Haier TX-DM1420 Owner's Manual
Haier TX-DM1420 Owner's Manual

Haier TX-DM1420 Owner's Manual

Combined 14" tv and dvd player

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TX-DM1420
COMBINED 14" TV AND DVD PLAYER
OWNER'S MANUAL
Please read this manual carefully
before using this TV set and keep it
for future reference.

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  • Page 1 TX-DM1420 COMBINED 14" TV AND DVD PLAYER OWNER'S MANUAL Please read this manual carefully before using this TV set and keep it for future reference.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Warning and cautions...2 Installation...3 Aerial connection...3 Preparation of the remote control...3 Function buttons and external sockets...4 Front panel of the TV set...4 Rear panel of the TV set...4 Using the remote control...5 Basic operation Switching the TV set on/off...6 Watching TV ...7 Watching TV program...7...
  • Page 3: Warning And Cautions

    Warning and cautions CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. DANGEROUS VOLTAGE Uninsulated Dangerous Voltage, that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock, is present within the cabinet of this unit.
  • Page 4 TV set. If the TV set is not going to be used for a long time, or there is a severe thunder & Lighting storm, it is recommended that the TV set be disconnected from the AC power outlet and the aerial plug removed.
  • Page 5: Installation

    Installation Aerial connection To connect the aerial, plug the aerial lead into the aerial socket on the rear of the unit. You can use an outdoor aerial. However, if you use an indoor aerial the quality of the reception may be reduced and adjustment of the aerial may be required when changing programmes.
  • Page 6: Function Buttons And External Sockets

    Function Buttons and External Sockets Front panel the TV set Rear panel of the TV set Video input terminal Video output terminal Antenna/ CATV input socket Audio left channel output terminal Audio left channel input terminal COAXIAL Coaxial terminal Audio right channel input terminal...
  • Page 7: Using The Remote Control

    ZOOM D.CALL CAPTION Buttons on the remote control Stand By DVD Open/close Scan Former Program Mute Call Screen Display Program Number TV/AV Exchange Digital Selector H.LOCK TV/DVD Volume/Channel Selection MENU Exit Screen Display Picture Mode Calendar (Not available) P.STD Time...
  • Page 8: Switching The Tv Set On/Off

    Note 1 To turn the set off to Standby button on the remote control. AUTO 2 To turn off the TV fully, press the Power button and release. Auto switch-off function Should the signal input from the aerial be interrupted for more than 5 minutes, the TV will automatically switch to Standby .
  • Page 9: Watching Tv

    Watching TV Watching TV programs TV set to adjust the volume level. The range is 0~100. When MENU MENU How to select a TV programme Select the desired program 1 Using number buttons Directly enter the channel number with the numeric keypad on the remote control.
  • Page 10: Program Swap And Auto Scan Functions

    Auto program scan 1 Press the SCAN button to scan through all the memorised TV programs. The scan will pause for about 2 seconds on each channel. 2 If you want to stop the function during auto tunning, simply press the SCAN button again.
  • Page 11: Searching Channels

    Searching channels This TV set has three methods to set the channels, which are respectively full automatic, semi automatic and manual fine tune. In this section, how to use the remote control to set the channel is explained. You can also use the buttons on the TV to set the channel.
  • Page 12: Semi-Automatic Search

    Searching channels Continued Semi-automatic search MENU MENU To turn off the on-screen menu In general, after you press the MENU button, the menu display (PIC, SOU, within 30 seconds. If you want to eliminate these contents EXIT immediately, please press the EXIT button. Semi-automatic search 1 Press the P+/- buttons or the PROGRAMME NUMBER (0-9) to...
  • Page 13: Manual Fine Tune

    Searching channels Continued Manual fine tune 1 Press the P+/- buttons or PROGRAM NUMBER 0-9 button to choose the desired channel (e.g. channel 1). MENU MENU 4 Use the V-/+ buttons to manually fine tune the station until the best picture and sound are obtained.
  • Page 14: Program Skip

    Searching channels Continued Program skip MENU MENU MENU Program skip Channels can be set so that they are skipped during program selection. 1 Press the P+/- buttons or PROGRAM NUMBER 0-9 button to choose the desired channel (e.g. channel 1). Press the MENU button.
  • Page 15: Convenient Picture And Sound Control Functions

    V-/+ buttons to obtain the desired effect. MENU Note:The "Hue" item only appears when the colour system is NTSC. "STANDARD"," RICH", "USER","LISTEN", the TV screen when listening to music only channels; lighting; as daytime sport; tastes. I T E M...
  • Page 16: Black Stretch And Noise Reduce

    Convenient picture and sound control functions Continued Black Stretch Automatically increases the contrast range Noise Reduce Picture Noise & Grain Reduction Circuit. (Use only on poor reception) Black stretch and noise reduce How to select BLACK STRETCH Press the MENU button. The MAIN MENU will appear with the PIC (picture) icon flashing.Press the MENU button a further 2...
  • Page 17: Mute And Fade

    2 Press MUTE again to turn the sound back on. Fade When FADE is turned on, the TV will protect the tube by fading the picture in when the TV is switched on, and fading the picture out when the TV is switched off.
  • Page 18: Time Functions

    Clock setting and timer on/off functions Clock setting The clock will only work if the TV set if left turned on or in standby. When the set is disconnected from the power supply or is turned off by the main power on the front panel, the clock loses power and will need to be reset when the power is reconnected.
  • Page 19: Sleep Timer And Program Preset

    Time functions Continued Sleep timer and program preset Sleep timer The sleep timer switches the set to stand-by after the sleep time has elapsed. Sleep time can be set in 10 minute intervals up to TIME 180 minutes, as shown in the illustration.
  • Page 20: Setup Function

    Set up function Screen saver and Calendar How to start screen saver function When the background function is ON a bouncing 'NO SIGNAL' will be displayed on a blue back ground. with the PIC (picture) icon flashing. Press the MENU button a further 2 times until the FUN (function) icon is flashing.Press P- to enter the FUNCTION menu.
  • Page 21: Language And Avl

    Set up function Continued Language and AVL How to select the language on the screen Press the MENU button. The MAIN MENU will appear with the PIC (picture) icon flashing. Press the MENU MENU button a further 2 times until the FUN (function) icon is flashing.
  • Page 22: Organise Function

    MENU MENU ORGANISE This feature enables TV programmes that may be on a wrong program number to be moved to another number. This feature is very useful when Automatic Search Tuning has been used because programmes are stored in the order they are found, which is usually not the desired order.
  • Page 23: Seting The Lock

    Setting the Lock This TV set provides the option of locking various parts of the TV to guard against unauthorised viewing. Changing your password H.LOCK 2 Press the 0 button four times, and enter the menu of LOCK setting. Press P+/- button...
  • Page 24 3.When AV LOCK is set ON screen will 4.When the CHILD LOCK is set ON, if the buttons on the TV are pressed, the screen will indicate that the TV set is in the status of CHILD LOCK, and the buttons won't work.
  • Page 25: Basic Playback

    Basic Playback Basic Playback Preparations Press the DVD/TV button on the remote control or the TV to turn on the DVD player. Basic playback 1. Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray, place a disc on the disc tray. There are two different disc sizes. Place the disc in the correct guide on the disc tray.
  • Page 26: Advanced Playback

    Advanced Playback Advanced Playback IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL DESCRIBED FUNCTIONS ARE FOR DVD DISCS. IF YOU PLAY OTHER FORMATS, THE OPERATION AND DISPLAY ON SCREEN MAY VARY. CAPTION Press " CAPTION ", the screen will display "SUBTI- TLE 01/XX XXXXX", "01" indicates the ordinal number of this language;...
  • Page 27: Special Function Playback

    CD-R disc through disc recorder. It will be convenient for and direct to the students when teachers play the disc by TV set or other equipment in class. That reduces teachers' repetition work and good for reservation (information in disc can be reserved for more than 100 years);...
  • Page 28: Dvd System Setup

    16 9 You may select this if you have a widescreen (16:9) TV . Back bars may still appear above and below the picture even if using a widescreen TV. This is because some film directors prefer to use ultra widescreen aspect ratios e.g.
  • Page 29 DVD player is idle for more than 3 minutes . HDCD: When default setting is off, it will display "CD" by reading HDCD, for HDCD playback, please choose 44.1K or 88.2K. ..General Setup Page.. TV Display Angle Mark OSD Lang Spdif Output Captions Screen Saver Off HDCD ..General Setup Page..
  • Page 30 The Preference Page is only available when there is no disc in the player. These settings are applied consistently to all discs which are inserted and played. TV TYPE: This player supports different TV output, including MULTI(Auto), NTSC, and PAL systems.Usually please set to AUTO.
  • Page 31 DVD player back to the manufacturers original settings. Press ENTER to perform the reset. PLAY/ENTER Resets all settings Note: Some functions may not be available depending on the type of disc. ..Preference Page.. TV Type Auto Parental Password Reset Default...
  • Page 32: Playable Discs

    Playable Discs The following discs can be played: MPEG4 Support discs: DVD, VCD, CD-R, CD-RW, SVCD, DVCD, HDCD, JPEG,CD+G, MPEG-4, Kodak CD , W MA. You cannot play discs other than those listed above. You cannot play non-standardized discs, even if they may be labeled as above. The performance of CD-R or CD-RW disc is depend on the way of disc-burning.
  • Page 33: Disc Protection And Dvd Characteristics

    Disc Protection and DVD Characteristics Compare DVD disc with other discs: Encode Digital/MPEG method Single- Double side -side Capacity single- single -layer layer 4.7G 8.5G Playing Time minutes minutes 12cm/8cm Disc diameter Horizontal More than 500 line resolution Picture proportion Subtitle Language 8 kinds...
  • Page 34: Connection To The External Audio And Video Equipment

    There is also an AV input on the side of your television. Use the Left Audio input (white terminal on the TV), if you are connecting equipment with mono sound. The MONO sound will be delivered by both left and right speakers.
  • Page 35: Troubleshooting Guide

    2.The TV set must only be repaired by a qualified registered service person. Never attempt to remove the back cover as TV set has dangerous voltages inside that may cause a fatality or fire. 3. The cabinet may produce the occasional "snapping sound" This is normal and caused by the materials in the cabinet expanding with room temperature changes.
  • Page 36: Specifications

    Information that is recorded on a DVD disc. If the Region number described on the DVD disc does not correspond to the Region number of this DVD Player, this DVD player will not play that disc. This Region number of this DVD Player is . TX-DM1420...

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