JP2013135368A - Video display device and setting method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the burden on a user when installing a video display device.SOLUTION: A control unit controls an OSD processing unit so as to display a list screen for selecting the language (S4). A user selects one language by viewing this screen (S5: language selection step). Subsequently, the control unit displays a handling manual corresponding to the language information thus input (S7: handling manual display step). The control unit reads the country information and broadcast infrastructure information corresponding to this language from the information of each country stored in a memory (S9). Subsequently, initial setting information based on the country information and broadcast infrastructure information thus read is displayed (S11). Thereafter, initial setting (channel search) of the television receiver is performed on the basis of the initial setting information (S15: setting step).

Description

  The present invention relates to a video display device that displays an image based on television broadcasting on a display (display unit), and a setting method thereof.

  For example, there are many countries in Europe, and the languages used, the channel settings for television broadcasting, the standards used for television broadcasting, and the like differ from country to country. A video display device (information recording / reproducing device) such as a television receiver or a DVD player used in such a case uses a device having the same hardware configuration, and the initial setting is performed according to each country. .

  For this reason, Patent Document 1 describes an information recording / reproducing apparatus (such as a DVD player) capable of automatically setting a language used for OSD (on-screen display: on-screen display). In this technique, a received television broadcast signal is analyzed to recognize its system (PAL-BG, PAL-I, SECAM), and the language to be used is automatically set accordingly. According to this technology, since the language to be used is automatically set, the installation work for the user becomes extremely easy.

JP 2008-5214 A

  However, in general, when installing such a device, it is assumed that the user first reads the instruction manual. For this reason, this instruction manual must be written in the standard language of the country or region to which the user belongs. However, as mentioned above, Europe has a particularly large number of countries, so there are nearly 30 languages. For this reason, in recent years, this instruction manual is not printed but is often provided in a form stored in a medium as a document file. In such a case, the user has to select a desired language from the data, and then read and work on it.

  For this reason, even if the language used in OSD is automatically selected as in the technique described in Patent Document 1, the load on the user at the time of installation is not necessarily reduced.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide an invention that solves the above problems.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following configurations.
The video display device setting method of the present invention has a configuration in which an image by television broadcasting is displayed on the display unit, and the instruction manual described in a plurality of languages is selected for each language and displayed on the display unit. A method for setting a video display device comprising: country information including broadcast infrastructure information in each of a plurality of countries corresponding to the plurality of languages in advance stored in the video display device; A language selection step for allowing the user to select one of the following, an instruction manual display step for displaying an instruction manual described in one language selected in the language selection step on the display unit, and the country information A setting step of performing a setting relating to reception of the television broadcast based on the broadcast infrastructure information in a country corresponding to the selected one language. .
In the video display device setting method of the present invention, the broadcast infrastructure information includes information on a broadcast standard of television broadcast used in each of the plurality of countries, and the language selection step in the setting step A channel in the television broadcast is set by selecting a signal that conforms to the broadcast standard of the television broadcast in a country corresponding to the one language selected in (1).
The video display device setting method of the present invention is characterized in that initial setting information including language information specifying one language selected in the language selection step is stored in the video display device.
According to the video display device setting method of the present invention, after the setting step is completed, the language information is read from the stored initial setting information by a user's operation, and the handling instruction is described in a language corresponding to the language information. The book is displayed on the display unit.
In the video display device setting method of the present invention, after the setting step, the language information is read from the stored initial setting information, and on-screen display is performed on the display unit in a language corresponding to the language information. Features.
In the video display device setting method of the present invention, the instruction manual document file described in a plurality of languages is stored in a storage medium separate from the video display device, and the storage medium is connected to the video display device. By doing so, the language selection step is started.
In the video display device setting method of the present invention, the video display device is a television receiver.
The video display device of the present invention has a configuration in which an image by television broadcasting is displayed on the display unit, and the instruction manual described in a plurality of languages is selected for each language and displayed on the display unit. A video display device, which stores in advance country information including broadcast infrastructure information in each of a plurality of countries corresponding to the plurality of languages, and one of the plurality of languages selected by a user An instruction manual written in a language is displayed on the display unit, the country information is read from the storage unit, and the television broadcast is based on the broadcast infrastructure information in a country corresponding to the selected one language. And a control unit configured to perform settings related to reception of.
In the video display device of the present invention, the broadcast infrastructure information includes information related to a broadcast standard of a television broadcast used in each of a plurality of countries corresponding to the plurality of languages, and the control unit includes Setting a channel in the television broadcast by selecting a signal conforming to the broadcast standard of the television broadcast in a country corresponding to one language selected by a user from a plurality of languages. Features.
In the video display device of the present invention, the storage unit stores initial setting information including language information for specifying the selected one language.
In the video display device of the present invention, the control unit reads the language information from the initial setting information stored in the storage unit by a user's operation, and reads the instruction manual in a language corresponding to the language information. It is displayed on the display unit.
In the video display device of the present invention, the control unit reads the language information from the initial setting information stored in the storage unit, and performs on-screen display on the display unit in a language corresponding to the language information. Features.
In the video display device of the present invention, the document file of the instruction manual described in a plurality of languages is stored in a storage medium separate from the video display device, and the control unit includes the storage medium that is the video display device. By being connected to, an operation for causing the user to select one of the plurality of languages is performed.
The video display device of the present invention is a television receiver.

  Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, the load of the user at the time of installation of a video display apparatus can be reduced.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the television receiver used as embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement after installation in the television receiver used as embodiment of this invention. It is an image displayed on the display part at the time of the operation | movement after installation in the television receiver used as embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement in the case of seeing an instruction manual again after initial setting in the television receiver used as embodiment of this invention.

  The video display apparatus and setting method thereof according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below. This video display apparatus uses an OSD (on-screen display: on-screen display), and here, a television receiver will be described. In this television receiver, its instruction manual written in multiple languages is used. The document file of this instruction manual is recorded on a storage medium separate from the television receiver main body.

  When installing this television receiver, the user connects this storage medium to the television receiver, selects the language, and then displays the instruction manual on the display (display unit) of the television receiver. I can read it. The information of the selected language is stored in the television receiver, and is used for initial setting of the television receiver and access to the instruction manual again performed thereafter. Thereby, a user's convenience can be improved.

  FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the television receiver 10. The entire television receiver 10 is controlled by a control unit (CPU) 11. Data exchange from the outside to the television receiver 10 is performed by an external input 20 via the external input unit 12. As the external input 20, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory or the like is used as a storage medium.

  In addition, the user can operate the television receiver 10 by appropriately operating the operation keys of the remote controller (remote control transmitter) 30 that is separate from the television receiver 10. The remote controller 30 emits a signal for controlling the television receiver 10 (for example, a power on / off signal, a channel control signal, a volume control signal, and various parameter setting signals) as an infrared signal, for example. The remote control light receiving unit 13 receives the infrared signal, generates a control signal corresponding to the received signal, and transmits the control signal to the control unit 11. The control unit 11 controls the television receiver 10 based on this control signal.

  Further, the video processing unit 14 demodulates the video signal and the audio signal from the television broadcast signal received from the antenna, and after the video signal is adjusted by the display control unit 15, the display based on the image signal is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit. (Display: display unit) 16. The television receiver 10 also includes a channel selection unit that selects a television broadcast signal to be received and an audio output unit that outputs an audio signal using an audio signal. However, these are not directly related to the present invention and are generally used. Therefore, the description in FIG. 1 is omitted.

  The liquid crystal display unit 16 can also display a display related to the control of the television receiver 10. For this purpose, the control unit 11 causes the OSD processing unit 17 to generate a video signal for display related to this control (OSD: on-screen display). This video signal is also input to the video processing unit 14 and is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 16 by switching to the image display based on the television broadcast or simultaneously with the image based on the television broadcast. Similarly, information (eg, instruction manual) obtained from the external input 20 can also be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 16 via the OSD processing unit 17.

  Various parameters in the television receiver 10 are stored in a memory (storage unit) 18. The memory 18 is composed of a nonvolatile memory, and stores these parameters even when the power is turned off. Therefore, every time the power of the television receiver 10 is turned on, the control unit 11 can read the stored information from the memory 18 and set the television receiver 10.

  The television receiver 10 is assumed to be used in a plurality of countries. For this reason, the language used for OSD is different in each country. When the television receiver 10 is first installed, a user (or an installer) first looks at the instruction manual for the television receiver 10. This instruction manual is stored as a document file in a USB memory (external input 20) separate from the television receiver 10. Therefore, the user can connect the external input 20 to the television receiver 10 and display and read the instruction manual on the liquid crystal display unit 16. The instruction manual describes various cable lines (antenna lines and signal lines), terminal connections, and the like for the television receiver 10. Even when these are not yet connected, the user can view the instruction manual on the liquid crystal display unit 16. Further, when each cable line and terminal are not correctly connected, the control unit 11 can recognize this and display the fact on the liquid crystal display unit 16.

  In the external input 20, the instruction manual is written in a plurality of languages. Alternatively, instruction manuals for a plurality of languages are stored in the external input 20 as document files. For this reason, for example, a setting can be made in which a document file of an instruction manual for each country is provided in a folder for each language. For example, when this television receiver 10 is used in Europe, the language types can be nearly 30. Therefore, one language is selected when the user reads this instruction manual. In the television receiver 10, information (language information) indicating which language is selected at this time is stored in the memory 18. This language information is used for initial setting of the television receiver 10 or when the user reads the instruction manual again.

  The memory 18 stores country information in advance before initial setting. The country information is information in which country information (for example, Italy corresponding to Italian) and broadcasting infrastructure information are associated with each language. Here, the broadcast infrastructure information is information relating to the television broadcast that can be received by the television receiver 10 in the corresponding country. For example, the presence or absence of analog broadcasting is used as information relating to the broadcast standard in the country. Digital broadcasting standards (DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-S, DVB-S2, etc.). This broadcast infrastructure information is used in the initial channel setting (channel search).

  In channel setting, after the television receiver 10 is in a state capable of receiving television broadcasting, the control unit 11 performs channel search by operating the channel selection unit and the like. In the channel search, the reception frequency is automatically scanned, and information (channel information) in which the frequency, channel, channel information (station name), etc. set in association with the frequency at which a television broadcast signal is recognized is stored in the memory 18. Remembered. After the channel information is stored, the channel selection operation is performed by the user selecting a channel based on the channel information.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation from when the television receiver 10 is installed until the power is turned on for the first time after installation and normal use is possible. FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the display state at this time. Here, an instruction manual is displayed first, and then an initial setting operation is performed.

  First, as shown in FIG. 3A, in the television receiver 10, most of the front surface thereof is composed of a liquid crystal display unit 16. When the television receiver 10 is first turned on (initial startup), an external input 20 (USB memory) is connected as shown in FIG. 3B (S1). Thereby, the control unit 11 recognizes that the external input 20 is connected (S2), and confirms that the document file of the instruction manual exists therein (S3). If the external input 20 cannot be recognized or the document file of the instruction manual is not confirmed in the external input 20, the liquid crystal display unit 16 indicates that an appropriate external input 20 (USB memory) should be connected without proceeding with the processing. Can be displayed.

  When the document file of the instruction manual is confirmed (S3), the control unit 11 recognizes in which language the document file corresponding to the document file of the instruction manual stored in the external input 20 exists. To do. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 3C, the control unit 11 controls the OSD processing unit 17 to display a list screen for selecting a language on the liquid crystal display unit 16 (S4). Note that although Japanese is used for display here for convenience, it is actually preferable to display all of the display in English or “English”, “German”, “Italian”, etc. in each language. The user views this screen and selects one language by operating, for example, an operation key of the remote controller 30, for example, a cross key (S5: language selection step). In FIG. 3D, Italian (Italian) is selected. The control unit 11 recognizes the selected data (language information) (S6).

  Thereafter, the control unit 11 loads a document file of an instruction manual corresponding to the input language information (here, Italian) into the main memory of the television receiver 10. The main memory is provided separately from the memory 18 and need not be non-volatile. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3E, an instruction manual displayed in Italian is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 16 (S7: instruction manual display step). In FIG. 3, the display after (e) uses Japanese for the sake of convenience, but in actuality, it is assumed that Italian is used for these displays.

  The user can read the instruction manual by scrolling the screen as appropriate using the cross key or the like of the remote controller 30. Here, when the user determines that the language selected here is not appropriate (S8), the user appropriately operates the operation keys of the remote controller 30 to select the language again (S5). You can also. This operation can be performed until a desired language is found.

  When it is recognized that the language is properly selected (S8), the control unit 11 reads out the country information and the broadcast infrastructure information corresponding to this language from the country information stored in the memory 18 (S9). Thereafter, the display of the instruction manual on the liquid crystal display unit 16 is terminated (S10), and the initial setting information based on the selected language, the read country information, and broadcast infrastructure information is displayed instead (S11). The initial setting information is various pieces of information that are effective for efficiently performing the initial setting of the television receiver 10. Since the external input 20 is not necessary thereafter, an instruction to remove the external input 20 may be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 16 here.

  FIG. 3F shows an example in which display related to the initial setting information is performed. The initial setting information used here includes (1) the country where it is installed, (2) the language, and (3) channel search conditions. From the country information stored in the memory 18, the control unit 11 indicates that the country corresponding to “Italian” is “Italy”, and that broadcast infrastructure information indicates that analog broadcasting is stopped in Italy, DVB− Recognizing that digital broadcasts adapted to the S standard can be received. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 3 (f), the control unit 11 controls the OSD processing unit 17, and the liquid crystal display unit 16 has (1) the country in which the television receiver 10 is installed. (2) Display that the language used in future displays is Italian. Also, (3) channel search conditions are set as defaults: (3-1) channel search corresponding to analog broadcasting is not performed, and (3-2) channel search according to DVB-S standard is performed. A message is displayed (S11). Further, the user is confirmed whether or not this setting is acceptable.

  If the user wants to change this setting, the user can change this setting (S12, S13). For example, if the display is in Italian but the country is in Germany, the cross key on the remote controller 30 can be operated to change the country setting to “Germany”. In this case, the control unit 11 reads data relating to Germany from the country information stored in the memory 18, and (1) the setting country is Germany, (3-1) (3-2), etc. The channel search range suitable for the broadcast that can be received in the same manner as in FIG. 3F is displayed again.

  Alternatively, in the display of FIG. 3F, for example, the displays of (1) and (2) may be (Italy, Italian) as they are, but (3-1) channel search corresponding to analog broadcasting is also to be performed. Even in this case, it is possible to set the channel search corresponding to the analog broadcast by operating the cross key in the remote controller 30 as described above.

  However, if the country information stored in advance in the memory 18 is appropriate, the probability that such a change is necessary is extremely low.

  When the display of FIG. 3F finally becomes as desired by the user (S12), if the user operates the determination key in the remote controller 30, the information as displayed is stored in the memory 18 as initial setting information. Stored (S14).

  Thereafter, the television receiver 10 is initially set (channel search) based on the initial setting information (S15: setting step). Here, if the initial setting information is as shown in FIG. 3 (f), the search corresponding to the analog broadcast is not performed, the broadcast signal conforming to the DVB-S standard is recognized, and the recognized broadcast signal and channel are identified. Channel information with a gap is created. Thereafter, the channel information is stored in the memory 18, and the initial setting of the television receiver 10 is completed. During this time, the liquid crystal display unit 16 displays that it is currently set (FIG. 3G). At this time, if the initial setting information is appropriately set, channel search can be performed efficiently.

  Thereafter, when the user operates the television receiver 10, the channel information is used and can be used normally (S16, FIG. 3 (h)). That is, an image of a television program selected by channel selection can be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 16.

  With the above procedure, in the television receiver 10, the operation up to the initial setting is performed reliably and efficiently only by the user selecting the language of the instruction manual. For this reason, the load of the user at the time of installation is significantly reduced.

  In addition, the user may need to review the instruction manual again after the initial setting is completed. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation in this case. In this case, as in FIG. 3B, when the external input 20 is connected again to the television receiver 10 (S21), the control unit 11 recognizes the external input 20 (S22), and handling instructions are included therein. It is confirmed that the document file of the certificate exists (S23). Thereafter, the control unit 11 can display the instruction manual stored in the external input 20 in a language corresponding to the language information in the initial setting information stored in the memory 18 (S24). That is, once the initial setting information is set by the user, the instruction manual can be appropriately displayed accordingly. In this case, when the initial setting information is stored in the memory 18 when the external input 20 is connected to the television receiver 10, the initial setting information is used instead of the language selection step. The language information can be read and set to start the instruction manual display process. In this case, there is no need to reset the language used for displaying the instruction manual.

  However, when the user wants to view the instruction manual in a language different from that at the time of initial setting (S25), the operation key on the remote controller 30 is appropriately operated to display the screen of FIG. The language can be reset to (S26). The instruction manual is displayed again on the liquid crystal display unit 16 in the newly set language (S27). Thereafter, only the language in the initial setting information in the memory 18 is reset and updated to this new language (S28), and then the display of the instruction manual is terminated (S29), and is normally used, that is, the channel selection. The image of the television program thus made can be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 16. If it is desired to view the instruction manual in a language different from that at the time of initial setting, updating of the initial setting information (S28) is unnecessary. It is also possible for the user to make this selection.

  As described above, in the television receiver 10, the language information in the initial setting information can be used not only at the time of initial setting but also after that. This language information is used not only when the instruction manual is read again, but also in various operations performed during normal use, such as volume adjustment, screen setting, and display (OSD) performed on the liquid crystal display unit 16. Can be displayed in the language used in the initial setting.

  In the above example, the example in which the channel search is performed in the setting step is described. However, if the setting content needs to be performed for each country, information on the setting content can be included in the country information. This clearly makes this setting particularly easy. It is also possible to include this information in the initial setting information and use this information after setting.

  On the contrary, if the purpose is simply to perform the initial setting, it is not necessary to store the initial setting information in the memory 18. A user can select a language, display an instruction manual in this language, read necessary initial setting information from each country information, and perform an operation of performing initial setting using this information.

  In addition, although the document file of the instruction manual is stored in the USB memory, it is obvious that the same configuration can be realized even with other storage media. The same applies to the case where a separate storage medium is not used and the document file of the instruction manual is stored in the main body of the video display device. In the above example, the USB memory is connected to the television receiver to start the language selection process (FIG. 2) and the instruction manual display process (FIG. 4). The operation can be set to perform other operations by the user, for example, by operating a specific operation key of the remote controller.

  In the above example, a television receiver including a liquid crystal display unit (display unit) is described. However, if the television receiver can be similarly received, an image in which the display unit is separated from the main body. It is clear that a similar configuration can be realized even with a display device. For example, the same applies to an information recording / reproducing apparatus (DVD player or the like) described in Patent Document 1.

10 Television Receiver 11 Control Unit (CPU)
12 External input unit 13 Remote control light receiving unit 14 Video processing unit 15 Display control unit 16 Liquid crystal display unit (display unit)
17 OSD processing unit 18 Memory (storage unit)
20 External input 30 Remote controller (remote control transmitter)

Claims (14)

A setting method of a video display device having a configuration in which images by television broadcasting are displayed on a display unit, and instruction manuals written in a plurality of languages are selected for each language and displayed on the display unit. And
Each country information including broadcast infrastructure information in each of a plurality of countries corresponding to the plurality of languages is stored in the video display device in advance,
A language selection step for allowing a user to select one of the plurality of languages;
An instruction manual display step for displaying an instruction manual described in one language selected in the language selection step on the display unit;
A setting step of reading the country information and performing settings related to reception of the television broadcast based on the broadcast infrastructure information in a country corresponding to the selected one language;
A method for setting a video display device, comprising: The broadcast infrastructure information includes information related to a broadcast standard for television broadcasting used in each of the plurality of countries.
In the setting step,
Setting a channel in the television broadcast by selecting a signal conforming to the broadcast standard of the television broadcast in a country corresponding to one language selected in the language selection step;
The video display device setting method according to claim 1.   3. The video display device setting method according to claim 1, wherein initial setting information including language information specifying one language selected in the language selection step is stored in the video display device. 4. .   After completion of the setting step, the language information is read from the stored initial setting information by a user operation, and the instruction manual is displayed on the display unit in a language corresponding to the language information. The method for setting a video display device according to claim 3.   5. The method according to claim 3, wherein after the setting step, the language information is read from the stored initial setting information, and on-screen display is performed on the display unit in a language corresponding to the language information. Setting method of video display device.   The instruction manual document file described in a plurality of languages is stored in a storage medium separate from the video display device, and the language selection step is started by connecting the storage medium to the video display device. The video display device setting method according to claim 1, wherein the video display device is set.   The video display device setting method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the video display device is a television receiver. An image display device having a configuration in which an image by television broadcasting is displayed on a display unit, and an instruction manual described in a plurality of languages is selected for each language and displayed on the display unit,
A storage unit that stores in advance country information including broadcast infrastructure information in each of a plurality of countries corresponding to the plurality of languages;
An instruction manual written in one language selected by the user from among the plurality of languages is displayed on the display unit, and the country information is read from the storage unit, and the selected one language is displayed. Based on the broadcast infrastructure information in the corresponding country, a control unit that performs settings related to reception of the television broadcast,
An image display device comprising: The broadcast infrastructure information includes information related to a broadcast standard for television broadcasting used in each of a plurality of countries corresponding to the plurality of languages.
The controller is
Setting a channel in the television broadcast by selecting a signal conforming to the broadcast standard of the television broadcast in a country corresponding to one language selected by the user among the plurality of languages;
The video display device according to claim 8.   The video display device according to claim 8, wherein the storage unit stores initial setting information including language information for specifying the selected one language. The controller is
The language information is read from the initial setting information stored in the storage unit by a user operation, and the instruction manual is displayed on the display unit in a language corresponding to the language information. 10. The video display device according to 10. The controller is
The video display according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the language information is read from the initial setting information stored in the storage unit, and on-screen display is performed on the display unit in a language corresponding to the language information. apparatus. The instruction manual document file described in a plurality of languages is stored in a storage medium separate from the video display device,
The control unit causes the user to select one of the plurality of languages when the storage medium is connected to the video display device. The video display device according to any one of the above.   The video display device according to claim 8, wherein the video display device is a television receiver.

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