Operating instructions. ■ Aventos 3781 ZW ■ Aventos 3981 ZW TV. ■ Mimo 32 ■ Vitros 6381 ZW ■ Xelos 5381 ZW 233–29804.025 1 Contents Remote control – TV functions 3 Daily handling 10 What to do if … 21 – 22 Switching on/off 10 Control panels 4 – 5 Changing channels 10 Technical data 23 General menu operation 11 Mechanical data Rear connections 5 Adjusting the sound 11 Electrical data Adjusting the picture 11 Welcome 6 Operation on the set 11 Accessories available 24 Thank you TV equipment Modes of operation 12 – 17 Service addresses 25 Setup TV mode 12 Cleaning Picture in picture 13 EPG mode 14 –15 For your own safety 7 – 8 Teletext mode 16 Video mode 17 Initial installation 9 Batteries – remote control Operating additional equipment 18 – 20 Connection Logging in and connecting Switching on AV equipment 18 Initial installation Video playback 19 Loewe video recorders and direct operation of Loewe DVD players 20 2 Remote control – TV functions Radio mode on/off Indicator: Operate VCR VTR Control 150 Indicator: operate DVD DVD Picture menu Direct operation Switch on/off select for VCR/DVD/TV – in standby mode ✳ SV LP 000 PIP operation on/off V= Sound off/on (Mute) Video operation with EPG operation on/off video operating line on/off 1 2 3 4 5 6 Select programme directly /in the menu: numeric input 7 8 9 0 Call up menu Blend in programme, time, title of the broadcast /in the menu: back /in the menu: blend out menu M E Teletext mode on/off T i Call up main information /in the menu: switch info texts on/off Select programme up/down Call programme overview /in the menu: select up/down /in the menu: confirm OK Set volume – / + /in the menu: select or adjust left/right Personal teletext pages Programme info on/off on/off Set picture format Last programme You can assign other functions to these keys for TV operation. Assign these functions in the TV menu under – Settings – Function Keys. ✳ only in sets with Picture In Picture function 3 3 Control panels Connections on the right side of the TV set Aventos Audio input (white=left, – + red= right) Video input AVS (CVBS) Channel up/down On/Off key Standby indicator /in a menu: adjust Video input AVS (Y/C, CVBS) Operating indicator To display menu Headphones socket Connections on the right side of the TV set Mimo To display menu Channel up/down /in a menu: adjust – + On/Off key Video input AVS Audio input Operating indicator (Y/C, CVBS) (white=left, red= right) Standby indicator Headphones socket Video input AVS (CVBS) Connections on the right of the TV base Vitros On/Off key To display menu M Channel up/down – + /in a menu: adjust Video input AVS Audio input (Y/C, CVBS) (white=left, Operating indicator Standby indicator red= right) Headphones socket Video input AVS (CVBS) 4 Connections on the right of the TV base Xelos — + Video input AVS Audio input Channel up/down (Y/C, CVBS) (white=left, On/Off key Standby indicator /in a menu: adjust red= right) Operating indicator To display menu Headphones socket Video input AVS (CVBS) Rear connections ✳ VGA-input Service Sockets for video and output for socket/ recorder, DVD, remote control signal Connection decoder etc. (RC5/RC6) Loewe audio systems (Euro-AV) ✳ DIG IN Antenna socket 2nd satellite tuner RC5/RC6 1 Digital tone inputs ✳ SAT ✳ Connection for IR link SERVICE Dolby digital module IR 2 ✳ Digital tone output Antenna socket 1st satellite tuner ✳ Dolby digital module SAT A/D VGA DIG OUT AUDIO IN External audio input AV1 AV2/RGB AV3 R Audio output sockets Antenna socket for antenna or cable system. AUDIO OUT Connection for active If no PIP tuner is fitted, insert antenna plug VHF/UHF L center speaker of your antenna or cable installation here. SUR ✳ ✳ Dolby digital module If a PIP tuner is fitted, insert antenna plug Connection for active from PIP tuner (splitter) here. C R surround speakers ✳ ✳ SUBWOOFER Dolby digital module Antenna socket for picture-in-picture (PIP). STAND SUB L Insert antenna plug of your antenna or cable installation here. Connection for subwoofer in the stand, Connection for Loewe active loudspeaker systems special subwoofer ✳ or Home Automation Dolby digital module ✳ depending on equipment and type of set or retrofittable 5 Welcome Thank you, TV equipment Cleaning for choosing a Loewe product. This operating manual describes the maximum Clean the TV set only with a damp, soft, clean We are very happy to have you as a cus- equipment. cloth (never use aggressive or abrasive cleaning tomer. Functions marked by ✳ are not available in agents). all TV sets. Loewe combines high quality in technology, The illustrated menu contents may vary de- Disposal design and user friendliness. This applies pending on the TV equipment. equally for TV, video and accessories. You can find out what equipment your TV Packaging and boxes Neither the technology nor the design are an has in the main information – ”Technical You have chosen a very high-quality, long- end in themselves but serve to give our cus- spec. of TV set”. lasting piece of technical equipment. In compli- tomers pure watching and listening enjoy- ance with national regulations, we have paid a ment. Setup fee to authorized disposal companies who will We have not allowed ourselves to be led collect the packing from the dealers. Neverthe- astray by short-lived fashion trends in the Handholds are provided on the front right and less we recommend that you keep the original design. You have, after all, purchased a high- left sides of the Vitros und Mimo TV sets. Use box and packing material so that the TV set has quality piece of equipment which you don’t these handholds to carry the TV set. Do not optimum protection if you have to transport it. want to get tired of looking at tomorrow or carry the Vitros set by the base, as the decora- the day after. tive grid could be damaged. The set Please consult your dealer for environmentally About the set Please note that the feet of the TV set could friendly disposal of the TV set. We have designed the TV set in such a leave marks on soft wood furniture (e.g. deal, way that it is easy to operate with pine, fir etc.) due to the weight and moving the menus. If you need information about set about. how to operate it, just display the info The plastic material of the feet contains texts with the i button, you will soon softeners which could in some cases etch the get a grasp of the relationships. surfaces of furniture. In such cases you should place a firm under- You will find the answers to many tech- lay about the same size as the base of the TV nical questions in the index of your TV set underneath it. set. If it’s a matter of operating the TV, you can access a function directly from Please also read and observe the safety in- the index. This saves you from having to structions on the following pages. read through detailed operating instruc- tions and is the reason why this operat- Make sure no bright light or sunlight falls on ing manual you are reading only explains the screen and impairs the picture by reflec- the most important operating steps. tions. With the remote control, you can operate three Loewe units, this TV, a Loewe video recorder and a Loewe DVD player. 6 For your own safety For your own safety and in order to avoid • Like every piece of electronic equipment, • Avoid dropping metal objects, needles, unnecessarily damaging your TV set, please your TV needs air for cooling. Obstructing paper clips, liquids, wax or similar into the read and observe the following safety the air supply to the set can cause fires. The air vents at the back of the set. This causes instructions: air vents on the back of the TV set must short circuiting of the set and could start a always be kept free. Do not leave fire. If anything should get inside the set, • This TV set is designed exclusively for newspapers or cloths lying on the TV set. switch it off immediately, pull out the plug receiving and reproducing audio and visual The air supply is also impaired when the TV and call the after-sales service to check it. (AV) signals. set is placed on a blanket or a thick pile carpet. • It is designed for the home or office and If the TV set is placed in a cabinet or on a may not be used in rooms with high humidity (e.g. bathroom, sauna) or a high concentration of dust (e.g. workshops). If the unit is used in the open air ensure 10 cm that it is protected against moisture (rain, dripping or splashing water, or dew). Do not place containers filled with water, such as vases, on the TV set. High moisture and dust concentrations produce creep currents in the set which can lead to danger of electric 5 cm 5 cm shock or fire. The manufacturer’s warranty is only valid for use of the TV set in the specified permissible environment. shelf, at least 5 cm clearance at the sides and at least 10 cm at the top must be left to • This set may only be connected to a power allow air to circulate. Do not place vases filled with water, lighted supply with the voltage and frequency Stand the TV set in a place where it is not candles etc.