Televisions¶

The Lounge TV¶

The lounge TV can be operated using two separate remote control devices. The first is a conventional remote control with ‘Panasonic TV’ printed at the bottom that looks like the following:

To turn on the TV simply press the button at the top left marked ‘1’ in the diagram. Ordinarily the TV will immediately display the Freesat signal. If it does not then press the mode button labelled ‘TV’ and numbered ‘15’ in the diagram. This will display a number of options:

• Freesat
• DVB
• Analogue
• Other Sat.

Select the ‘Freesat’ option. You are now watching a signal transmitted by satellite. This is usually of higher quality than the Freeview service found on most UK televisions - the service includes many channels broadcast in high definition (‘HD’). You may then choose a television channel, either by using the numeric buttons (‘12’) to enter the channel number, or using the channel up/down buttons (‘23’). The main Freesat channels are:

The user guide for the television is built-in and can be accessed by pressing the eHelp button marked ‘?’ (‘13’), then use the cursor buttons (‘19’) and ‘OK’ button (‘6’) to navigate around the manual.

For quick access to the TV guide press the ‘Guide’ (‘3’) button; to operate the Smart TV features press ‘APPS’ (‘5’).

TV controller for Smart TV features¶

There is a second controller for the lounge TV:

This controller incorporates a touch pad (‘4’) which makes it easier to operate some of the interactive features of the TV.

TVs in kitchen and bedrooms¶

The televisions in the kitchen and in all bedrooms are similar models: the screen in bedroom 2 is 40 inches while all others are 22 inches. In bedroom 3 the television is located inside the wardrobe. All are Smart TVs and have remote controls like the following:

These televisions operate using Freeview; please note that the channel numbering is different from that of the Freesat TV in the lounge. The main Freeview channels are:

To turn on the TV, ensure that it is switched on at the mains socket, then press the red, top left TV power on button on the remote control. After a few seconds the TV channels should be shown. Use the channel up/down buttons to step through channels or press ‘GUIDE’ (below the channel up/down keys) to view the programme guide.

To access Smart TV feaures press the coloured ‘Smart Hub’ button in the centre of the remote control. This should cause the display to show options in a bar across the bottom, such as the following:

Use the cursor and ‘OK’ buttons to select applications.