General information---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Special features of your television set
7You can receive and watch digital TV channels using your television set (via
– including High Definition programmes (HD). However, the reception of digital TV channels in HD is currently limited to a few countries in Europe.
7Although this television set complies with the current
August 2010), the compatibility with future ter- restrial
7Your television set can receive and process all analogue and
7The electronic TV guide (for digital channels only) informs you about any schedule changes at short notice, and provides an overview of all the broadcasters' schedules for the next few days. Detailed information on the individual television programmes are – when provided by the broadcasting station – are also avail- able in the electronic TV guide.
7You can connect various data media, such as an external hard drive, a USB memory stick or a digital camera, to the USB socket. Using the file browser, you can then select and play the file formats of your choice (for example, MP4, MP3 or JPEG data).
Receiving digital channels
7You require a digital roof antenna or indoor antenna (passive or active indoor antenna with its own power supply) to receive digital television channels
7If you wish to receive digital television chan- nels via your cable system
7Unlike analogue broadcasting, not every channel has its own transmission frequency. Instead, several channels are grouped into what are known as bouquets on a regional or national level. You can find the current trans- mission information on teletext from various broadcasters, or by consulting a current TV guide or the Internet.
7Various digital television channels from private broadcasters are encrypted
The range of channels available from the pub- lic broadcasting institutions (ARD with EinsEx- tra, EinsFestival or ZDF with ZDF Info and all third party broadcasters) are not encrypted and can be received without a SmartCard.
