OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS LCD19-915 COLOUR TELEVISION WITH REMOTE CONTROL For assistance, please call our Tesco Electrical Helpline on 0845 4566767
Contents Package Contents .................................................. 2 Features ................................................................. 2 Preparation ............................................................. 2 Safety Precautions ................................................. 2 Power Source ..................................................... 2 Power Cord ......................................................... 2 Moisture and Water ............................................
Package Contents Introduction Thank you for choosing this product. This manual will guide you for the proper operation of your TV. Before operating the TV, please read this manual thoroughly. INFO SLEEP SCREEN SOURCE PRESETS Please do keep this manual in a safe place for future references. FAV LANG. SUBTITLE EPG / This device is intended to receive and display TV programs.
needs to be replaced, it should be done by qualified personnel. Moisture and Water Do not use this device in a humid and damp place (avoid the bathroom, the sink in the kitchen, and near the washing machine). Do not expose this device to rain or water, as this may be dangerous and do not place objects filled with liquids, such as flower vases, on top. Avoid from dripping or splashing.
Warning Do not leave your TV in standby or operating mode when you leave your house. The Standby / On button doesn´t separate this device completely from mains. Moreover the device consumes power in the standby operation. In order to separate the device completely from mains, the mains plug has to be pulled from the mains socket.
Overview of the Remote Control 1. Standby 2. Image size INFO 3. Sleep timer 4. Numeric buttons SLEEP SCREEN SOURCE PRESETS 5. Return / Exit / TXT Index 6. Cursor up / TXT up page 7. Cursor left 8. Programme up / Page down (in DTV mode) 9. Programme down / Page up (in DTV mode) 10. FAV (*) (Favourite Selection)(in DTV mode) 11. Mono-Stereo / Dual I-II MENU RETURN 12. Previous programme 13. Electronic programme guide (in DTV mode) 14. No function 15. No function 16. Stop (in DTV mode). 17.
LCD TV and Operating Buttons FRONT and REAR VIEW SIDE VIEW Control Buttons 1. Up button 2. Down button 3. Programme/Volume / AV selection button 4. Standby/On button Note:You can use “+/-” buttons to change volume. If you want to change channels, press P/V/AV button once and then use “+/-” buttons. If you hold the P/V/AV button about a few seconds, source OSD will be displayed. Main menu OSD cannot be displayed via control buttons. Viewing the Connections- Back Connectors HDMI 1.
Viewing the Connections - Side Connectors 1. CI Slot is used for inserting a CI card. A CI card allows you to view all the channels that you subscribe to. For more information, see “Conditional Access” section. 2. USB Input (Functional in DTV mode only. Note that programme recording feature is available via this USB input only). You can connect external hard disk drives to this input. 3. Video Input is used for connecting video signals of external devices.
USB Connection • You can connect a USB hard disk drive or USB memory stick to your TV by using the USB input of the TV. This feature allows you to play files stored in a USB drive or record programmes. • 2.5” and 3.5” inch (hdd with external power supply) external hard disk drives are supported. • Note that recording feature is available only through the USB input located on the left - hand side (from front view) of the TV.
Connecting the LCD TV to a PC For displaying your computer’s screen image on your LCD TV, you can connect your computer to the TV set. • Power off both computer and display before making any connections. • Use 15-pin D-sub display cable to connect a PC to the LCD TV.Use an audio cable between audio inputs of the TV (side) and audio output of your PC to enable sound connection. • When the connection is made, switch to PC source. See “Input selection” section.
Using Side AV Connectors You can connect a range of optional equipment to your LCD TV. Possible connections are shown below. Note that cables shown in the illustration are not supplied. • For connecting a camcorder, connect to the VIDEO IN socket and the AUDIO SOCKETS. For selecting the related source, see the section “Input selection” in the following parts.
Input Selection Once you have connected external systems to your TV, you can switch to different input sources. • Press SOURCE button on your remote control for directly changing sources. or • Select “Source” option from the main menu by using “ ” or “ ” button. Use then “ ” or “ ” button to highlight an input and press “ ” button to select. Note: You can mark desired source options by pressing the OK button.
Timeshifting IMPORTANT: To record a programme, you should first connect a USB disk to your TV while the TV is switched off. You should then switch on the TV to enable recording feature. Otherwise, recording feature will not be available. After Automatic Search is completed, the following message asking for analogue channel search appears on the screen: To search for analogue channels, select “Yes”. TV switches to the analogue TV mode. The menu is displayed to search for analogue channels.
Press (STOP) button to stop a playback and return to return to Recordings Library. Slow Forward If you press (PAUSE) button while watching recorded programmes, slow forward feature will be available. You can use button to slow forward. button consecutively will change slow Pressing • Press (STOP) button to cancel instant recording. The following OSD will be displayed: Select Yes by using “ ” or “ ” / OK buttons to cancel instant recording.
Programme Options In EPG menu, press the OK button to enter the “Programme Options” menu. Digital Teletext (** for UK only) Select Channel In EPG menu, using this option, you can switch to the selected channel. • Press the “ ” button. • The digital teletext information appears. • Operate it with the coloured buttons, cursor buttons and OK button. The operation method may differ depending on the contents of the digital teletext.
IDTV Menu System Press the “ M ENU” button. Main menu will be displayed. • Press “ ” or “ ” buttons to select the “Move” item on Channel List menu. Following OSD will be displayed next to “OK” item to indicate that enter a number by using the numeric buttons on the remote control and press “OK” to confirm. Note: If you enter the same programme number of the channel that you want to move, “.... channel services will be replaced. Do you want to continue?” OSD will be displayed.
How to Add a Channel to a Favourites List Now pressing “ ” or “ ” button moves to the previous/ next character. Pressing “ ” or “ ” button toggles the current character, i.e., ‘b’ character becomes ‘a’ by “ ” and ‘c’ by “ ”. Pressing the numeric buttons ‘0...9’ replaces the highlighted character with the characters printed above the button one by one as the button is pressed. Press the “MENU” button to cancel the editing or OK button to save the new name.
Editing a Recording Timer Select a timer in the Recording Tiners menu by pressing “ ” or “ ” button. Press GREEN button on the remote control and Modify Timer OSD will be displayed on the screen. You can press RED button to set this recording as discarded when the disk is full. You can set desired preferences and when completed, you can press GREEN button to save your settings. The green line at the bottom of the screen displays available disk space. Red line indicates used disk space.
Recordings Library IMPORTANT: To view recordings library, you should first connect a USB disk to your TV while the TV is switched off. You should then switch on the TV to enable recording feature. Otherwise, recording feature will not be available. To view the list of recordings, press the M button to display the main menu and use the “ ” or “ ” button to highlight the “Recordings Library” line and press the OK button. Recordings Library will then be displayed with available recordings.
Configuration You can configure the settings of your TV. Select Configuration from Setup menu and press “OK” to view this menu. Press the “EXIT” button on the remote control to exit. The following options are available for adjustments: Start Early (*) You set recording timer’s starting time to start earlier by using this setting. (*) Available only for EU country options. End Late (*) You set recording timer’s starting time to start later by using this setting. (*) Available only for EU country options.
Receiver Upgrade Over Air Download (OAD) This feature helps to keep your TV updated. It works automatically and searches for new information when available. Note that this setting is inactive to be modified ed.. Please ensure that the TV is set to standby mode. The TV automatically powers up at 3.00 A.M. each day and searches for any new information which may be broadcasted and will download this to your receiver automatically. This operation will normally take approximately 30 minutes.
Relative Volume (Optional) Current Using this option, the Audio Description volume level can be increased or decreased relatively, according to the general volume. • Audio: if audio language is supported change the audio language by pressing “ ” or “ ” buttons • Subtitle: if subtitle is backed up, alter the subtitle language with “ ” or “ ” buttons. The chosen language will be seen in subtitles.
Automatic Channel Scan Automatic channel scan is started by pressing “OK” button while Automatic channel scan item is highlighted. The following message appears on the screen: Highlight Yes or No by using “ ” or “ ” buttons and press “OK” button to confirm. After APS is finalized, the programme table will appear on the screen. In the programme table you will see the programme numbers and names assigned to the programmes.
buttons, select the desired language option, and press OK button to activate. Afterwards “First time installation” OSD will appear on the screen. By pressing “ ” or “ ” buttons, select the Country you want to set and press “OK” button (* only for EU countries). Play This (OK button) : Plays the selected file. Press the “OK” button to start installation. After search is completed for digital channels, a message asking whether to search for analogue channels appears on the screen.
YELLOW: Toggles media browser viewing style. MENU: Exits media browser. • In order to display movie subtitles correctly, you should set a “Movie Subtitle” language. See the section, “Movie Subtitle” in “Language Settings” for selecting Movie Subtitle language. RETURN: Returns to the previous menu. Press “STOP” button to switch back to previous menu. Slideshow Options Recordings Pause ( Use “ ” or “ ” button and press OK to select Recordings option. button) : Pause the slideshow.
Analogue TV Menu System Picture Menu Press “ ” or “ ” button to set this feature On or Off. Turn this feature on when you are watching. films to see the fast motion scenes clearly. Game Mode (optional) Select Game Mode by pressing “ ” or “ ” button. Use “ ” or “ ” button to set Game Mode as On or Off. When Game Mode is set to On, specific game mode settings, which are optimized for better video quality, will be loaded.
Store Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Store. Press “ ” or OK button to store the settings. “Stored...” will be displayed on the screen. Feature Menu Press “ ” or “ ” button to change the preset. In equalizer menu, the preset can be changed to Flat, Classic, User, Music, Movie and Speech. Select the desired frequency by pressing “ ” or “ ” button and increase or decrease the frequency gain by pressing “ ” or “ ” button. Press the “MENU” button to return to the previous menu.
Install Menu Blue Background If the signal is weak or absent, the TV will automatically change to a blue screen. To enable this, set Blue Background to On. By pressing “ ” or “ ” button, select Blue Background. Press “ ” or “ ” button to set Blue Background as On or Off. Menu Background Press “ ” or “ ” button to select Menu Background. You can set menu background level by pressing “ ” or “ ” button. Menu Timeout To set a specific display timeout for menu screens, set a value for this option.
Install Menu in AV Modes The following screen appears in the install menu when the TV is in AV modes. Note that limited options will be available. Switch to TV mode for viewing complete version of the Install menu. The first letter of the selected name will be highlighted. Press “ ” or “ ” button to change that letter and “ ” or “ ” button to select the other letters. By pressing the RED button, you can store the name. Move Select the programme which you want to move by navigation buttons.
Source Menu Select the sixth icon by pressing “ ” or “ ” button. Source menu appears on the screen: PC Mode Menu System See “Connecting the LCD TV to a PC” section for connecting a PC to the TV set. For switching to PC source, press “SOURCE” button on your remote control and select PC input. You can also use “Source” menu to switch to PC mode. Note that PC mode menu settings are available only while the TV is in PC source. PC Position Menu Select the first icon by pressing “ ” or “ ” button.
Select Phase item by using “ ” or “ ” buttons. Use “ ” or “ ” button to adjust the value. Dot Clock Dot Clock adjustments correct the interference that appear as vertical banding in dot intensive presentations like spreadsheets or paragraphs or text in smaller fonts. Select Dot Clock item by using “ ” or “ ” buttons. Use “ ” or “ ” button to adjust the value. PC Picture Menu Zoom Modes You can change the aspect ratio (image size) of the TV for viewing the picture in different zoom modes.
Teletext Teletext system transmits information such as news, Cinema This zooms up the wide picture (16:9 aspect ratio) to the full screen. sports and weather on your TV. Note that if the signal degrades, for example in poor/adverse weather conditions, some text errors may occur or the teletext mode may be aborted. Teletext function buttons are listed below: “ Subtitle This zooms up the wide picture (16:9 aspect ratio) with subtitles to the full screen.
Remote Control Tips Image Persistence Please note that ghosting may occur while displaying a persistent image. LCD TVs’ image persistence may disappear after a short time. Try turning off the TV for a while. To avoid this, do not leave the screen in still picture for extended periods. No Power If your TV system has no power, please check the main power cable and connection to the mains socket outlet. Your TV no longer responds to the remote control. Perhaps the batteries are exhausted.
Appendix A: PC Input Typical Display Modes The display has a maximum resolution of 1600 X 1200. The following table is an illustration of some of the typical video display modes. Your TV may not support different resolutions. Supported resolution modes are listed below. If you switch your PC to an unsupported mode, a warning OSD will appear on the screen. Resolution Frequency Hor Ver Ver (Hz) Hor (KHz) Standard Supported Zoom Modes 1 640 480 60 31.5 VESA 16:9, 4:3 2 640 480 72 37.
Appendix B: AV and HDMI Signal Compatibility (Input Signal Types) Source EXT-1 (SCART) FAV YPbPr HDMI1 Supported Signals Available PAL 50/60 O NTSC 60 O RGB 50 O RGB 60 O PAL 50/60 O NTSC 60 O 480I 60Hz O 480P 60Hz O 576I 50Hz O 576P 50Hz O 720P 50Hz O 720P 60Hz O 1080I 50Hz O 1080I 60Hz O 1080P 50Hz O 1080P 60Hz O 480I 60Hz O 480P 60Hz O 576I 50Hz O 576P 50Hz O 720P 50Hz O 720P 60Hz O 1080I 50Hz O 1080I 60Hz O 1080P 24Hz O 1080P 2
Appendix D: Supported File Formats for USB Mode Media File Extension .mpg/ .dat/ .vob Remarks Audio MPEG1 MPEG Layer 1/2/3 MPEG2 XviD PCM/MP3 MPEG4 PCM/MP3 MS ISO MPEG4 PCM/MP3 Support SP and ASP - - PCM Sample Rate: 8K ~ 48KHz .mp3 - Layer 1/2/3 (MP3) (optional) .avi XviD Verson up to: 1.1.2 MPEG 1/2 Baseline JPEG Photo (Maximum resolution/Bit rate etc.) MPEG2 Movie Music Format Video .jpg Progressive JPEG .srt External Subtitles .smi (optional) .
Specifications TV BROADCASTING PAL/SECAM B/G D/K K’ I/I’ L/L’ RECEIVING CHANNELS VHF (BAND I/III) UHF (BAND U) HYPERBAND MHEG-5 ENGINE compliant with ISO/IEC 13522-5 UK engine Profile 1 Object carousel support compliant with ISO/IEC 135818-6 and UK DTT profile Frequency range: 474-850 MHz for UK models Digital Reception 170-862 MHz for EU models Transmission standard: DVB-T. MPEG-2 Demodulation: COFDM with 2K/8K FFT mode FEC: all DVB modes Video: MP@ML, PAL, 4:3/16:9 Audio: MPEG Layer I&II 32/44.
Important Instruction For your own safety read following instruction carefully before attempting to connect this unit to the mains supply.
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