Polish TV receiver

Instructions

Below are most of the actual instructions of a Polish TV receiver. They are pretty useless. I can almost understand the Polish instructions better, eventhough I never learned Polish. The translation is so bad that you can't get mad when trying to understand it, because you can't get mad while laughing. Some of the cutest and strangest mistakes are in red. I feel sorry for all those people with Polish TVs who don't speak Polish.

These instructions have been carefully retyped. They had to be. Otherwise mistakes could be accidentally corrected. I had to double check every instance of "program/programme" to type as the genius translator did. I must point out that there were almost no misspellings. They probably used a spell checker on the text and thought they didn't need a lector. If they didn't think so, this page wouldn't even exist.

Thank you very much for your purchase of this product - the most natural Colour Television Receiver.

To enjoy your set to the full from the beginning, read this manual carefully and keep it handy for ready reference.

INSTALLATION

CAUTION

Never tamper with any components inside your set, or any other adjustment controls not mentioned in this manual. All television receivers are high voltage instruments. Your PICTURE TUBE is highly evacuation. If broken, glass fragments will be violently expelled. Scratching, chipping or undue pressure is dangerous and should be avoided. When you clean up dust or stick of a water drop on the PICTURE TUBE FACE or CABINET, the power cord should be pulled out from the plug receptacle, then wipe the receiver with dried soft cloth. During thunder and lighting, unplug the power cord and antenna to prevent your set to damage. All "inside work" on your receiver should be performed only by the TV service personnel.

CONTROL LOCATION

  1. Main Switches
  2. Remote Sensor
    ...
  3. Preset
  4. Picture Function Down Button
  5. Picture Function Up Button
  6. Picture Function Selector
  7. Volume Down Button
  8. Volume Up Button
  9. Program Down Button
  10. Program Up Button
  11. AC Power Cord
  12. Peritelevision (Scart Jack)
  13. Terminal antenna

INPUT AND OUTPUT TERMINALS

VIDEO AND AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT TERMINALS
  1. Video / Audio Input for playback for VCR and Video Disc Player (VDP).
  2. Video / Audio output for TV program

STANDARD CONNECTION OF PERITELEVISION

  1. Audio Out of TV Programme Right channel "MONO"
  2. Audio in Right channel "Stereo"
  3. Audio Out of TV Programme Left channel "MONO"
  4. Ground "Audio"
  5. Ground of luminance signal "Blue"
    ...
  6. Ground of switching input
  7. Video Out of TV programme
  8. Video in
  9. Ground chassis

With a suitable Peritelevision plug, it can be connected to the following appliance: video-tape recorder, video camera, tape recorder and audio amplifier, etc......

OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

TO SWITCH ON THE RECEIVER

Push the Main Power Switch on the set, the power indicator will light and the programme number is displayed at the top right-hand side of the screen. It shows that the set has turned on.
The programme number appears on the screen for approx. 10 seconds.

TO CHANGE PROGRAM

Pressing Program Up button to select a higher program number and pressing Program Down button to select a lower program number, the program number will be displayed on screen.

CHANNEL SELECTION AND TUNING
  1. FULL AUTO PRESET TUNING
    1. Open the Control Compartment Door.
    2. By pressing the PRESET Key, Program number, Band and Tuning indication (...) are displayed at the bottom of the screen in this Preset Mode.
    3. Push the RECALL/FAS button (Full Auto-Search) once, it will select signals presenting on broadcast in sequence from lower band Vl to higher band U and the receiver set memories automatically, these selected channels storing them one by one into position one and subsequent positions.
    4. When it reaches the upper limit of high Band U, the full auto-search is completed, so that preset mode is released back to normal mode. The program number before the auto-search operation is re-presented. (Normal Mode).
    Remark: if another key is pressed during Auto-Search, the full auto-search function will stop and the tuning voltage is kept.
  2. SINGLE CHANNEL SELECTION AND TUNING
    You can select your favourite program by channel selection keys on the remote control handset unit or "PROGRAM UP/DOWN" Keys on the front of the receiver. To enjoy the program which is no preset, set the channel by following procedure.
    1. Open the Control Compartment Door.
    2. By pressing the PRESET Key, program number, Band and Tuning indication (...) are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
    3. Select your desired program number by the "PROGRAM UP/DOWN" key.
    4. Push the AUTO-SEARCH key (during search operation, channel information indicated at the bottom of the screen in this Preset Mode)
    5. When a program is detected, the search operation is stopped, and this TV channel is memorized automatically into the selected programme number. Repeat procedure c through e for the remaining channel settings.
    6. Push again the PRESET Key to set the TV back to Normal Mode.
    Note: Some program number may be skipped. You would recall the program number by handset. If you want to set your desired program to memorize on their program number. Please following procedure from c to e.
ON SCREEN DISPLAY RECALL

In Normal Mode. press RECALL/FAS Key to recall the programme no.. Press again to release it.

PICTURE SELECTION (PIC. SEL.)

Pressing PIC. SEL. in sequence, PIC indicator appears on the screen in following order.
COLOUR, BRIGHT, CONTRAST, COLOUR,...
PICTURE LEVEL DISPLAY
Max level 32 bars
MIn level 32 dots

  1. TO ADJUST BRIGHT
    1. Pressing th PIC key until "BRIGHT" and level display shown at the bottom of the screen.
    2. Press PIC +/- keys for natural brightness if the picture appears too dark or too light. For the best results, adjust the "BRIGHT" and "CONTRAST" together, until picture is clear and sharp.
...
TO ADJUST VOLUME (+/-)

Keep on pressing the Volume Up button for increase in volume, keep on pressing the Volume Down button for decrease in volume. Release the button at your desired volume level.

OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL

Before using the Remote Control unit, push the Main Power switch to turn on the TV set.

PROGRAMME SELECTION

The group of buttons (0-9, +10, +20, +30, +40) is for selecting programme position up to 44. From the tenth station upwards two keys must be pressed one after the other. For example: 29th position; press the "+20" "9" buttons. The programme selection can also be done by pressing the programm Button (+ or -)

VOLUME BUTTON (+ or -)

Press these buttons for your desired sound level.

SOUND MUTE

To cut of the sound, press this button once. In the meantime the colour of "Volume level Indication" at the bottom of the screen turn to red from green. To switch the sound back, press this button again. The coluor will turn to green from red.

BRIGHTNESS CONTROL (+ or -)

Press PIC. SEL. button to select "BRIGHT" displayed at the bottom of the screen. Press PIC. SEL. UP/DOWN buttons for a picture suited to the ambient light in the room.

CONTRAST CONTROL

Press PIC. SEL. button to select "COLOUR" displayed at the bottom of the screen. Press PIC. SEL. UP/DOWN buttons for desired picture quality if the picture does not show desire contrast between light and dark shades. A slight readjustment the "BRIGHT" may also be necessary.

COLOUR CONTROL

Press PIC. SEL. button to select "COLOUR" displayed at the bottom of the screen. Press PIC: SEL. UP/DOWN buttons for natural appearance on skin tones. ...

AUDIO/VIDEO

The function of this button is exactly the same as "TV/VIDEO" switch. (the "TV/VIDEO" switch is not mentioned anywhere else)

OFF-TIMER

UP to two hours, every 10 minutes can be set to the OFF-timer. Timer display appears for 3 seconds unless no key is pressed.

Cause of interference

Incorporated in your TV receiver are the most up-to-date devices to eliminate interference.

DIATHERMY
Herringbone pattern and partial picture loss can result from operation of diathermy equipment from a nearby doctor's surgery or hospital.

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