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.
With a suitable Peritelevision plug, it can be connected to the following appliance: video-tape recorder, video camera, tape recorder and audio amplifier, etc......
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.
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.
In Normal Mode. press RECALL/FAS Key to recall the programme no.. Press again to release it.
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
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.
Before using the Remote Control unit, push the Main Power switch to turn on the TV set.
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 -)
Press these buttons for your desired sound level.
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.
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.
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.
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.
...The function of this button is exactly the same as "TV/VIDEO" switch.
(the "TV/VIDEO" switch is not mentioned anywhere else)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.
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