Colour OWNER’S MANUAL

ME06

Please read this manual carefully before operating your set. Retain it for future reference. Record model number and serial number of the set. See the label attached on the back cover and quote this infor- mation to your dealer when you require service.

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P/NO : MFL61961214-EN (CW81A/B,3840VA0028B)(0910-REV02) Installation Power expose you to very high voltage and other hazards. If This set operates on an AC mains supply, the volt- the set does not operate properly, unplug it and call age is as indicated on the label on the back cover. your dealer. Never apply DC power to the set. In the event of Aerial thunderstorms or powercuts, please pull out the Connect the aerial cable to the socket on the back aerial and mains plugs. cover. For the best reception an outdoor aerial Press the POWER button on the front panel or should be used. side panel to turn off the TV when the TV set is not Location being used for a long time.It is recommended to Position your set so that no bright light or sunlight remove the plug from the wall outlet(Power point). falls directly onto the screen. Care should be Disconnecting device from mains taken not to expose the set to any unnecessary Mains plug is the disconnecting device. The plug vibration, moisture, dust or heat. Also ensure that must remain readily operable the set is placed in a position to allow a free flow of air. Do not cover the ventilation openings on the Warning back cover. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the set to rain or moisture. Note (option): Do not place anything containing liquid on top of the set, To remove dirt or fingerprint on the surface of your this may cause a fire or could give an electric shock. TV, please rub with a line-free cloth supplied in the accessory.Do not pose too much pressure in Service cleaning so as to prevent any risk of damage to Never remove the back cover of the set as this can the product. Connection of external equipment Aerial socket want to keep on watching TV mode, press the 1. Connect the RF out socket of the VCR to the D / E or NUMBER buttons.Otherwise press aerial socket on the back of the set. the TV/AV button on the remote control 2. Connect the aerial cable to the RF aerial in handset to select AV 1 The VCR playback pic- socket of the VCR. ture appears on the screen. 3. Store the VCR channel on a desired pro- You can also record programmes received by the gramme number using the ‘Manual pro- TV on tape. gramme tuning’ section. 4. Select the programme number where the Note : Signal type RGB, i.e. the signals red, green VCR channel is stored. and blue can only be selected for the Euro scart 5. Press the PLAY button on the VCR. socket. These signals are transmitted, for exam- ple, by a pay TV decoder, game machine or photo Audio/Video in/out sockets (option) CD unit, etc. 1. Connect the audio/video out sockets of the VCR to audio/video in sockets of the set and in sock- Component in sockets (option) ets of the VCR to RF OUT sockets of the set. 1. Connect the COMPONENT video output 2. If the VCR is connected to the AV sockets on the sockets (Y Cb Cr, Y Pb Pr or Y B-Y R-Y) of the set, press the TV/AV button to select AV 1 or AV 2 . COMPONENT () to the COMPONENT 3. Press the PLAY button on the VCR.The VCR INPUT sockets (Y PB PR) on the set. playback picture appears on the screen. 2. Connect the audio cable from the COMPO- You can also record programmes received by the NENT to AUDIO IN sockets of AV IN2. TV on video tape via audio/video out sockets. 3. Press the TV/AV button to select COMPONENT. Note : If you have a mono VCR, connect the 4. Press the PLAY button on the COMPONENT. audio cable from the VCR to the AUDIO L/MONO The COMPONENT playback picture appears socket of the set. on the screen. Euro scart socket (option) Headphone socket (option) 1. Connect the Euro scart socket of the VCR to You can listen to the sound through the head- the Euro scart socket of the set. phones. To adjust the headphone volume, press 2. Press the PLAY button on the VCR. the F / G button. If your VCR outputs a switching voltage when If you press the MUTE button, the sound from the connected to Euro scart socket, the set will headphone’s is switched off. switch to AV 1 mode automatically. But if you Location and function of controls Battery installation use the remote control handset for an extended period of time The remote control handset is powered by AAA type batteries.Install batteries as indicated by the polarity symbols ( + and - ) marked inside the compartment. or Note : To avoid damage from possible battery leakage, remove the batteries if you do not plan to

2 Location and function of controls Remote control handset STILL freezes motion of the sub picture. Before you use the remote control handset, POSITION please install the batteries. See the next page. relocates the sub picture in clockwise direction. 8. FAVOURITE 1 selects a favorite programme. 9. EYE/ (option) 10 11 switches* the eye function on or off. 13 10. MUTE 14 switches the sound on or off. 11. TV/AV selects TV or AV mode. 2 switches the set on from standby. exits the mode. 12. I/II/ 3 8 selects* the language during dual language broadcast. 5 selects the sound output (option). 13. Q.VIEW (or YELLOW) 4 returns to the previously viewed programme. 14. LIST (or BLUE) displays the programme table. : No function 5 COLOURED* BUTTONS : These buttons are 6 used for teletext (only TELETEXT models) or pro- 7 gramme edit. 9 12 Front panel 1. POWER switches the set on from standby or off to MAIN POWER (ON/OFF) standby. switches the set on or off. 2. NUMBER BUTTONS POWER/STANDBY INDICATOR Switches the set on from standby or directly illuminates brightly when the set is in standby select a number. mode.dims when the set is switched on. 3. MENU REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR selects a menu. Note : Only use the supplied remote control handset. (When you use others, they will not 4. D / E (Programme Up/Down) selects a programme or a menu item. be able to function.) switches the set on from standby. MENU F / G (Volume Up/Down) selects a menu. adjusts the volume. OK adjusts menu settings. accepts your selection or displays the current mode. OK F G accepts your selection or displays the current / (Volume Down/Up) mode. adjusts the volume. adjusts menu settings. 5. TELETEXT BUTTONS (option) D E These buttons are used for teletext. / (Programme Up/Down) For further details, see the ‘Teletext’ section. selects a programme or a menu item. switches the set on from standby. 6. SLEEP sets the sleep timer. EYE (option) 7. PIP BUTTONS (option) adjusts picture according to the surrounding PIP conditions. switches the sub picture on or off. Note : PR +/- What is shown here may be somewhat dif- selects a programme for the sub picture. ferent from your set or can not be supplied SWAP on your area. alternates between main and sub picture. INPUT selects the input mode for the sub picture. SIZE adjusts the sub picture size. 3 Basic operation On and off to AV (or AV 1 ) mode when an AV signal is input. But if you want to keep on watching TV mode, press the 1. Press the main power button to switch the set on. D / E or NUMBER buttons. Press the TV/AV button 2. If the set is in standby mode, press the to return to AV modes. POWER, D / E, TV/AV or NUMBER buttons on the remote control handset to switch it on fully. Child lock 3. Press the POWER button on the remote con- trol handset. The TV can be set so that the remote control hand- The set reverts to standby mode. set is needed to control it. This feature can be used 4. Press the main power button again to switch to prevent unauthorized viewing. the set off. With the lock on, the display Child lock on appears on the screen if any button on the front Note : If, while the set is switched on, the mains panel is pressed while viewing the TV. plug is disconnected the set will switch to standby or power on when the mains plug is replaced in Degaussing the mains power socket. Due to the super large Tube in the set. The colour Mute function purity of the picture may be affected by other mag- Press the MUTE button. The sound is switched off netic influences such as speakers. Stripes may and the display W appears. appear on the screen or there may be colour You can cancel it by pressing the MUTE, F / G, patches. I/II/*(option), button. On screen language selection Note : If you cannot adjust the screen condition by The menu can be displayed on the screen in degaussing, try it again after about 4 minutes. desired language. First select your language. Games (option) 1. Press the MENU button and then D / E but- ton to select the Special menu. Game is an optional function, only a set with game can 2. Press the G button to select Language. perform this function by using the remote control handset. 3. Press the G button and then D / E button to select your desired language. You can enjoy the game by using the GAME All the on screen displays will appear in the owner’s manual. selected language.Press the OK or F button Note : to select the Special menu. a. Press the TV/AV or MENU button to return to 4. Repeatedly press the MENU button to return the normal TV viewing. to normal TV viewing. b. If you want a new game, press the RED button to start during the game. TV and AV modes Sleep timer AV mode is used when a video cassette recorder (VCR), or other equipment is connected to the set. Note : When a VCR is connected via the aerial You don’t have to remember to switch the set off socket the set is used in TV mode. See the before you go to sleep. The sleep timer automati- ‘Connection of external equipment’ section. cally switches the set to standby after the preset AV1 : VCR connected to the Euro scart socket or AV IN 1 sockets on the set time elapses. AV2 : VCR connected to the AV IN 2 sockets Repeatedly press the SLEEP button to select the on the set.(option) number of minutes. The display r- - - will appear COMPONENT : DVD Player connected to the on the screen, followed by 10, 20, 30, 60, 90, 120, COMPONENT sockets on the set (option) 180 and 240. The timer begins to count down from Alternatively you can select the TV or AV mode by pressing the TV/AV button. the number of minutes selected. In AV mode, to return to TV mode, press the D / Note : E or NUMBER buttons. a. To view the remaining sleep time, press the Monitor Out SLEEP button once. Note: If you connect VIDEO IN jack to the TV b. To cancel the sleep time, repeatedly press the that is displayed COMPONENT mode, the SLEEP button until the display r - - - second TV or the monitor displays AV I N mode. appears. Auto AV switching (option) c. When you switch the set off, the set releases If your VCR outputs switching voltage when it is the preset sleep time. switched to playback with the VCR connected to the Euro scart socket. The set is automatically switched

4 On screen menus Setting up TV stations The dialogue between you and your set takes Auto programme tuning place on screen with an operator menu. The but- All stations that can be received are stored by this tons required for the operating steps are also dis- method. It is recommended that you use auto pro- played. gramme during installation of this set. Menu selection System : BG :(Asia/NewZealand/ M.East/Africa/Australia) 1. Press the MENU button and then D / E but- ton to display each menu. I :(/) 2. Press the G button and then D / E button to DK :(East Europe/China/Africa/CIS) select a menu item. L :(SECAM L/L’ () (option) 3. Press the G button to display the sub menu or M : (USA/Korea/Philippines) (option) the pull-down menu. Note : a.Turbo search is faster than Normal 4. Change the setting of an item in the sub or search and in some models, these searches will pull-down menu with the F / G or D / E. automatically store all receivable sttions. You can move to the higher level menu with b.If the programmed station has poor quality and the OK or F button and to move to the lower sound, select the system again in the Manual level menu press the G button. programme menu. Note : Manual programme tuning a. In the teletext mode, menus are not displayed. Manual programme lets you manually tune and b. In some models, Turbo Snd., AV L , Balance, arrange the stations in whatever order you desire. X-WAVE or Treble, Bass will not display in the Also you can assign a station name with five char- Sound menu. acters to each programme number. c. In some models, Language, Game will not Booster (option) display in the Special menu. If the reception is poor at the fringe area of the TV Station Auto prog. signal, select Booster to On. System { AutoOprog. { System { BG Fine tuning Manual { Storage { I Normally fine tuning is only necessary if reception Prog.Oedit { Normal { DK Favourite { Turbo { L is poor.The finely tuned programme will be indi cated by yellow number during programme selection. Programme edit Deleting a programme ( ( )O}i{OOKOMENU )O}i{OOKOMENU or 1. Select a programme to be deleted with the D / Station menu E or F / G button. Picture BG 2. Press the RED button twice. I PSM { DK The selected programme is deleted, and all the XD { M following programmes are shifted up one position. CSM { Contrast { Copying a programme Brightness { 1. Select a programme to be copied with the D / E Colour { or F / G button. Sharpness { 2. Press the GREEN button. ( All the following programmes are shifted down )O}i{OOKOMENU Prog. edit one position. Picture menu Sound OOOOCO1DOOOO5OOSO69 Moving a programme SSM { O1OOCO03OOOO6OOSO17 1. Select a programme to be moved with the D O2OOCO12OOOO7OOSO22 / TurboOSnd. { O3OOSO66OOOO8OOCO09 E or F / G button. AVL { O4OOSO67OOOO9OOCO11 Balance { 2. Press the YELLOW button. Treble { DeleteOOOCopy 3. Move the programme to the desired pro- Bass { MoveOOOOOSkip F G ( gramme number with the D / E or / button. X-WAVE { )O}i{OOKOMENU 4. Press the YELLOW button again to release this function. ( O}i{OOKOMENU Skipping a programme number ) 1. Select a programme number to be skipped with Time Sound menu the D / E or F / G button. Clock { 2. Press the BLUE button. The skipped pro- OffOtime { gramme turns to blue. OnOtime { 3. Press the BLUE button again to release the AutoOoff { skipped programme. When a programme number is skipped it means that you will be unable to select it using the D / E button dur- ( ing normal TV viewing. If you want to select )O}i{OOKOMENU the skipped programme, directly enter the pro- Special Time menu gramme number with the NUMBER buttons or select it in the programme edit or table menu. Language { Input { Repeatedly press the MENU button to return to ChildOlock { normal TV viewing. Calling the programme table You can check the programmes stored in the memory by displaying the programme table. Note :a.You may find some blue programmes. ( )O}i{OOKOMENU They have been set up to be skipped by auto pro- Special menu gramming or in the programme edit mode. b.Some programmes with the channel number TV programme shown in the programme table indicate there is no station name assigned.

5 Picture adjustment Time Setting Note: Picture menu options are not available for Setting the On/Off timer the RGB input source. By using this function, the set automatically PSM (Picture Status Memory) switches on or off at a preset time. You must set The picture Dynamic, Standard, Mild and Game are programmed for good picture repro- the time correctly before using the on/off time duction at the factory and cannot be changed. function. XD Note : You can enjoy the vivid and hi-definition picture with a. On time works only in standby mode. LG’s excellent Digital Reality processor technology. b. To view the remaining on/off time, select the Eye (option) Time menu. When the eye function is on, the most suitable pic- c. When you switch the main power off, the ture is automatically adjusted according to the sur- Clock is reset . rounding conditions. At this time the display in green does not Auto off appear continuously but the display in yellow If you select On on the Auto off pull-down menu, appears each time the picture condition changes. the set will automatically switch itself to standby Note:a.The eye function is automatically switched off. mode approximately ten minutes after a TV sta- b.EYE function is not available for RGB input source. tion stops broadcasting. Sound adjustment SSM (Sound Status Memory) gramme number and station name disappear. Sound Frequency Adjustment Broadcast On Screen Display Press the G button in User to display the User sub menu. Mono MONO The sound Flat, Music, Movie and Sports are programmed for good sound reproduction at the Stereo STEREO factory and cannot be changed. Dual DUAL I Turbo sound selection When this function is on, the sound will be more Mono sound selection emphasized and amplified than normal sound. In stereo reception if the stereo signal is weak, you can switch to mono by pressing the I/II/ but- Sound adjustment ton twice. In mono reception the depth of sound* is You can adjust balance,Treble, Bass, AVL (Auto improved. To switch back to stereo, press the Volume Leveler), AVL automatically keeps on an I/II/ button twice again. equal volume level even if you change pro- Language* selection for dual language broadcast grammes. The Turbo sound creates an all around If a programme is received in two languages (dual sound as in a concert hall. language), you can switch to DUAL I, DUAL II or DUAL I+II by pressing the I/II/ button repeatedly. X-WAVE (Wireless Sound) (option) DUAL I sends the primary broadcast* language to You can also listen to the sound through the FM receiver. the loudspeakers. Note: DUAL II sends the secondary broadcast lan- a. If the reception is poor or weak, select a dif- guage to the loudspeakers. ferent frequency. DUAL I+II sends a separate language to each b. For best results, there should be no more than loudspeaker. 5m (16.4ft) between the TV and FM Receiver. c. In certain areas, the FM transmitter ability may NICAM reception (option) be weak, such as near a broadcast tower. d. The reception sensitivity may depend on the If your set is equipped with the receiver for NICAM kinds of receiver(FM radio). reception, the high quality NICAM (Near Instantaneous Audio Multiplex) digi- Sound output selection tal sound can be received. In AV mode, you can select output sound for the Sound output can be selected according to the left and right loudspeakers. type of received broadcast by pressing the I/II/ Repeatedly press the I/II/ button to select the button repeatedly. * sound output. * L+R :Audio signal from audio L input is sent to left 1. When NICAM mono is received, you can loud-speaker and audio signal from audio R select NICAM MONO or FM MONO. input is sent to right loud-speaker. 2. When NICAM stereo is received, you can L+L :Audio signal from audio L input is sent to left select NICAM STEREO or FM MONO. If the and right loud-speakers. stereo signal is weak, switch to FM mono. R+R:Audio signal from audio R input is sent to 3. When NICAM dual is received, you can select left and right loud-speakers. NICAM DUAL I, NICAM DUAL II or Stereo/Dual reception NICAM DUAL I+II or MONO. When FM When a programme is selected, the sound infor- mono is selected the display MONO appears mation for the station appears after the pro- on the screen.

6 PIP operation (option) Option : ture programme selection is available when the PIP (Picture in Picture) displays a picture within a sub picture is TV mode.) picture. Sub picture size On and off Repeatedly press the SIZE button to select the Press the PIP button to switch on the sub picture. Press this button again to switch it off. desired sub picture size. The sub picture appears as below. Input mode selection for sub picture Press the INPUT button to select the input mode 1/16 size of the main picture for the sub picture. 1/9 size Programme number AV 1 AV 2 Sub picture freeze Press the STILL button to freeze motion of the Swapping between main and sub pic- sub picture. tures Press this button again to restore motion. Press the SWAP button to exchange the main Sub picture position change and sub pictures. Press the POSITION button repeatedly until Programme selection for sub picture desired position is achieved. The sub picture Press the PR +/- buttons to select a programme moves clockwise. for the sub picture. (In some models, the sub pic- Troubleshooting check list Symptoms

No picture, no sound Sound OK, poor picture Picture OK, poor sound Picture blurred Lines or streaks in picture Poor reception on some channels No colour Poor colour Remote control does not work Check these items and try to adjust these The mains plug-(plugged in and switched on) Is the TV switched on Try another channel (weak signal) Check aerial (plugged into TV?) Check aerial (broken lead?) Check aerial Check for local interference Adjust contrast Adjust brightness Adjust colour Adjust volume Check the batteries in remote control Check Audio/Video sockets (VCR only)

7 Teletext (option) Teletext (or TOP text) is an optional function, Direct page selection therefore only a set with the teletext system can Corresponding to the SIMPLE teletext mode, you receive the teletext broadcast. can select a page by entering it as a three digit Teletext is a free service broadcast by most TV number using the NUMBER buttons in TOP mode. stations which gives up-to-the-minute information on news, weather, television programmes, share FASTEXT prices and many other topics. The teletext decoder of this TV can support the The teletext pages are colour coded along the bot- SIMPLE, TOP and FASTEXT systems. SIMPLE tom of the screen and are selected by pressing (standard teletext) consists of a number of pages the corresponding coloured button. which are selected by directly entering the corre- Page selection sponding page number. TOP and FASTEXT are 1. Press the i button to select the index page. more modern methods allowing quick and easy 2. You can select the pages which are colour selection of teletext information. coded along the bottom line with the same Switch on/off coloured buttons. 3. Corresponding to the SIMPLE teletext mode, Press the TEXT button to switch to teletext. The initial page or last page appears on the you can select a page by entering its three screen.Two page numbers, TV station name, date digit page number with the NUMBER buttons and time are displayed on the screen headline. in FASTEXT mode. The first page number indicates your selection, 4. The D / E button can be used to select the while the second shows the current page dis- preceding or following page. played.Press the TEXTor TV/AV button to switch off teletext. The previous mode reappears. Special teletext functions REVEAL SIMPLE text Press this button to display concealed informa- Page selection tion, such as solutions of riddles or puzzles. 1. Enter the desired page number as a three digit Press this button again to remove the information number with the NUMBER buttons. If during from the display. selection you press a wrong number, you must complete the three digit number and SIZE then re-enter the correct page number. Selects double height text. 2. The D / E button can be used to select the Press this button to enlarge the top half of the preceding or following page. page.Press this button again to enlarge the bot- tom half of the page.Press this button again to Programming a colour button in LIST mode (option) return to the normal display.

Press the M button to switch to LIST mode. UPDATE Four teletext page numbers of your choice can be Displays the TV picture on the screen while waiting colour coded and easily selected by pressing the for the new teletext page. The display will corresponding coloured button on the remote con- appear at the top left hand corner of the screen. When trol handset. the updated page is available then the display 1. Press a coloured button. will change to the page number. Press this button to 2. Using the NUMBER buttons, select the page view the updated teletext page. you wish to programme. HOLD 3. Press the OK button. Then the selected page Stops the automatic page change which will occur is stored as the selected page number with if a teletext page consists of 2 or more sub pages. blinking once. From now on, you can select The number of sub pages and the sub page dis- this page with the same coloured button. played is, usually, shown on the screen below the 4. The three other coloured buttons are pro- time. When this button is pressed the stop symbol grammed in the same way. is displayed at the top left-hand corner of the screen and the automatic page change is inhibit- TOP text (option) ed.To continue press this button again. The user guide displays four fields-red, green, yel- MIX low and blue at the bottom of the screen. The yel- low field denotes the next group and the blue field Displays the teletext pages superimposed on the indicates the next block. TV picture.To switch the TV picture off press this button again. Block / group / page selection 1. With the blue button you can progress from TIME block to block. When viewing a TV programme, press this button to 2. Use the yellow button to proceed to the next display the time at the top right hand corner of the group with automatic overflow to the next block. screen. Press this button again to remove the display. 3. With the green button you can proceed to the In the teletext mode, press this button to select a sub next existing page with automatic overflow to page number. The sub page number is displayed at the next group. the bottom of the screen. To hold or change the sub Alternatively the D button can be used. page, press the RED/GREEN, D / E or NUMBER 4. The red button permits to return to previous buttons. Press again to exit this function. selection. Alternatively the E button can be used.