Technicolor - Thomson TV/DVD: Everyday use

Everyday use

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The explanations given on this page will enable you to adjust the image of your TV/DVD set and to program your device to alarm-

clock or self-stopping mode. The channel list will show you , by 10-channel pages, the channels stored in your TV/DVD set, and

will allow you to access them directly. 

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TV

Most of the features described in this section are available in the TV mode

only.

Display SUMMARY with the tv menu key and select the Sound, Picture or

Time menu. Confirm with ok.

SOUND 

See page 8.

PICTURE 

• Picture preset enables you to optimise the picture depending on the kind of

programme you are viewing (Film,Studio,Sport,Standard or Personal).

On some models, the only available options are Standard and Personal.

• Brightness, Colour, Contrast, and Sharpness adjust the picture to your

liking.These adjustments are enabled every time you choose Personal (see

above).

• Contrast expand adjusts the picture according to the surrounding brightness

(strong or weak).

• Tone adjusts the colour balance (warm, neutral or cold).

• Noise reduction improves the quality of the picture in case of poor reception.

TIME 

• Sleep timer sets an interval before the TV/DVD is automatically put into

stand-by. Set it to --:-- to cancel.

• Current time enables the time to be adjusted if it is not correct.

• Wake-up timer enables you to set the time at which you want to be woken

up by the TV/DVD.Tick the box to display the menu options. Key in the wake-

up time. Choose the channel that you want to wake you up.Tick the Daily

box for a daily wake-up call. Leave the menu with exit. Put the TV/DVD into

stand-by with the remote control unit’s 

B

B

key.The TV/DVD’s red indicator

flashes.The TV/DVD comes on automatically at the programmed time. If you

do not use the remote control unit it goes off one hour later.

Locking the TV/DVD: It is possible to prevent the TV/DVD from being turned

on using the buttons on the set.The remote control unit is required for it to be

used.You can lock the TV/DVD in 3 ways:

• by pressing the remote control unit’s stand-by key 

B

B

for more than 3 seconds,

• by programming an automatic stop sleep timer (see above),

• by putting it on stand-by after programming a wake-up time.

The flashing red “on” indicator indicates that the TV/DVD is locked. It can only be turned

on by the remote control unit. Press any number key on the remote control unit to unlock it.

Turning the TV/DVD on and off: the TV/DVD is turned on and

off by pressing the 

A

A

key on its front.

A green indicator on the front indicates that the TV/DVD is on.

Going to and from stand-by: switching the TV/DVD on standby

is performed with the key 

B

on the remote control.This key allows

you to switch off your TV/DVD with the remote control.The status

“on standby” is signalled by the red indicator lamp on the

front side of the TV/DVD set.

To switch on your TV/DVD set again, press any of the remote

control number keys or the ok key.

When you control the TV/DVD with the remote control unit, the

indicator on the front flashes orange.This allows you to check

that the remote control unit is working and the condition of the

batteries.

pr + and pr -: to choose a channel with the remote control unit or

with the TV/DVD. (Pr 01, Pr 02,… Pr99, AV1,…)

Number keys: to choose a channel with the 1, 2, 3, etc. keys.

For the 2-digit channels, first press the 0 key (e.g. for 12, press 012).

Zoom: you are able to enlarge pictures broadcast in 4/3 or

letterbox format (black strips at the top and bottom of the screen)

so as to get rid of areas with no picture. First press exit if a menu

is on the screen and select the magnification required with the

or

keys:

ZOOM 0 

4/3 picture (black strips at the sides).

ZOOM 1

for pictures in letterbox centred on the

screen (without sub-titles).

ZOOM 1 (ST) for pictures in letterbox offset to see

sub-titles.

CINERAMA

4/3 picture Filling the screen.

Display of information: pressing the info key displays on-screen

the number and name of the channel, the time, the zoom and type

of sound. If the channel you are currently watching broadcasts

Program Info, the name of the programme and its start and end

time will be displayed.

Sound and Picture preference: display the menu with the red

key, select the line wanted and adjust to your liking. On some

models, press the red key once to recall the standard settings.

Freeze: briefly press the ok key when there is no menu on the screen

to freeze the picture. Press any key to cancel.

List of channels: press the list key on the remote control unit to

display the LIST. It contains 10 pages at most and gives the name

and number of each channel.An 11th page is dedicated to

equipment connected via the AV sockets.

To watch one of the channels on the page displayed, key into the

remote control unit the last figure of the channel number (e.g. 5 for

25). The list leaves the screen and pictures from the channel

appear.

Leave the menu with exit.

PICTURE

Return

Picture preset 

Film

Brightness

Colour

Contrast

Sharpness

Contrast expand

Low

Tone

Neutral

Noise reduction

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TIME

Return

Sleep timer

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--:--

Current time

11:28

Wake-up timer

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Wake-up time

07:07

Programme number

08 EURO

Daily

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