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Page 1: ...need to get started If you have any problems Philips Representatives can help you get the most from your new product by explaining Hookups First Time Setup and Feature Operation Do not attempt to return this product to the store For fast help call us first 1 800 531 0039 Thank you for making Philips a part of your home ...

Page 2: ...electri cal shock For the safety of everyone in your household please do not remove product covering s The exclamation point calls attention to features for which you should read the enclosed literature closely to prevent operating and maintenance problems WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION To prevent electric shock match wide blade of ...

Page 3: ... have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the appliance or C The appliance has been exposed to rain or D The appliance does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance or E The appliance has been dropped or the enclosure damaged 17 Tilt Stability All televisions must comply with recommend ed international global safety standards for tilt and stability properties of...

Page 4: ...mote Use with Accessory Devices Direct Method 33 Remote Use with Accessory Devices Code Entry 34 Remote Use with Accessory Devices Search Method 35 Remote Code Entry List 36 38 Remote VCR Related Buttons 39 General Information Troubleshooting Tips 40 Glossary of Terms 41 Index 41 Factory Service Location 42 43 Warranty 44 Let s Look Inside Here are a few of the special features built into this new...

Page 5: ...display the PICTURE menu features Press CURSOR UP or DOWN buttons to scroll the Picture features and highlight the control you wish to adjust Brightness Color Picture Sharpness Tint or Color Temp Press the CURSOR RIGHT or the CURSOR LEFT buttons to adjust the selected control or to make selections for the Color Temp control Normal Warm or Cool Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN buttons to select and adju...

Page 6: ... improve the quality of the picture Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on screen menu Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button until the word PICTURE is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the PICTURE menu features Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to scroll the Picture menu features until the word DNR is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button turn the ...

Page 7: ...h con trol helps to sharpen the picture quality The black portions of the pic ture become richer in darkness and the whites become brighter Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on screen menu Press the CURSOR UP or CUR SOR DOWN button until the word PICTURE is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the PICTURE menu features Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to s...

Page 8: ...e quency sound coming from the TV enhancing the highs while the BASS control effects only the low frequency sound coming from the TV enhancing the lows The Balance control adjusts the sound level being heard from each speaker Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on screen menu Press the CURSOR UP or CUR SOR DOWN button until the word SOUND is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button...

Page 9: ...e Leveler control turned ON you can have the TV level out sound that is being heard This makes for a more consistent sound by reducing the peaks and valleys that occur during program changes or com mercial breaks To turn the AVL ON follow these steps Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on screen menu Press the CURSOR UP or CUR SOR DOWN button until the word SOUND is highlighted Pres...

Page 10: ... button to display the SOUND menu features Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to scroll the Sound menu features until the words INCR SURROUND are high lighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to set the Incredible Surround control as follows MONO When in the Mono Sound Mode Incredible Surround can be set to Mono or Spatial STEREO When in the Stereo Sound Mode Incredible Surround can be set to ...

Page 11: ...ent with a selected program the SAP option cannot be selected Also if SAP is selected on a channel with SAP and you select anoth er channel when you return to the origi nal channel SAP will be OFF You will have to reselect the SAP feature Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on screen menu Press the CURSOR UP or CUR SOR DOWN button until the word SOUND is highlighted Press the CURSOR...

Page 12: ... on screen menu Press the CURSOR UP or CUR SOR DOWN button until the word SOUND is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the SOUND menu features Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to scroll the Sound menu features until the word SOUND is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to set the Sound control to Mono or Stereo When finished press the STATUS EXIT button to remove th...

Page 13: ...controls you wish to set Time Start Time Stop Time Channel Activate or Display Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to adjust the selected option TIME Enter the current time with the numbered buttons Use the Cursor Right button to move to the AM PM area and use the Cursor Left or Right buttons to toggle AM or PM START TIME Use the numbered buttons to enter a start up time for the TV to turn on or to tune...

Page 14: ...le for younger children This type of pro gramming contains one or more of the follow ing Moderate violence V some sexual situa tions S infrequent coarse language L or some suggestive dialogue D TV 14 Parents Strongly Cautioned This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age This type of programming contains one or more of the following...

Page 15: ...he on screen menu Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN button until the word FEA TURES is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the FEATURES menu options Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN button until the words AUTOLOCK are highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button The screen will read ACCESS CODE Using the NUMBERED buttons enter 0 7 1 1 XXXX appears on the Access Code screen as you press the numb...

Page 16: ...ss the CURSOR UP or DOWN button until the word FEA TURES is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the FEATURES menu options Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN button until the words AutoLock are highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button Enter the correct access code number XXXX shows on the Access Code display as you press the NUMBERED buttons AutoLock menu options will be displayed Press ...

Page 17: ...RES is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the FEATURES menu options Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN button until the words AutoLock are highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button Enter the correct access code number XXXX shows on the Access Code display as you press the NUMBERED buttons AutoLock menu options will be displayed Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN buttons until the words CLEAR A...

Page 18: ... Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN button until the word FEA TURES is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the FEATURES menu options Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN button until the words AutoLock are highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button Enter the correct access code number XXXX shows on the Access Code display as you press the NUMBERED buttons AutoLock menu options will be displayed Pr...

Page 19: ...e CURSOR RIGHT button to display the FEATURES menu options Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN button until AutoLock is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button The screen will prompt you for your Access Code Using the NUMBERED buttons on the remote enter your 4 digit Access Code The AutoLock menu options will be displayed Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN button to highlight the words MOVIE RATINGS Press the ...

Page 20: ... D or FV Press the CURSOR RIGHT button on the remote to turn the option ON or OFF TV Y All children This program is designed to be appropriate for all children Designed for a very young audience including children ages 2 6 This type of program ming is not expected to frighten younger children TV Y7 Directed to Older Children This program is designed for children age 7 and above It may be more appr...

Page 21: ...ptions Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN button until the words AutoLock are highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button Enter the correct access code number XXXX shows on the Access Code display as you press the NUMBERED buttons AutoLock menu options will be displayed Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN buttons until the words BLOCKING OPTIONS are highlight ed Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the Blockin...

Page 22: ... the captioned TV program will appear on screen if the tuned pro gram is broadcasting CC information When finished press the STATUS EXIT button to remove the menu from the TV s screen or let the option time out and disappear from the TV screen Not all TV programs and product commercials are made with Closed Caption CC information included Neither are all Closed Caption modes CC 1 or CC 2 necessari...

Page 23: ... red and white CABLES to the AV1 in AUDIO L and R left and right jacks on the rear of the TV Connect other end of the VIDEO yellow CABLE to the VIDEO OUT jack on the back of the VCR Then con nect the other ends of the AUDIO red and white CABLES to the AUDIO left and right OUT jacks on the rear of the VCR Turn the VCR and the TV ON Press the CH or buttons on the remote to scroll the channels until ...

Page 24: ...m the audio system Adjust the vol ume at the audio system to a comfort able listening level To connect a second VCR for record ing Connect one end of the yellow Video Cable to the Monitor Out VIDEO plug Connect the other end to the VIDEO IN plug on the second VCR Connect one end of the red and white Audio cable from the Monitor Out AUDIO L and R plugs on the TV to the AUDIO IN plugs on the VCR Tur...

Page 25: ... the TV Connect other end of the S VIDEO CABLE to the S VHS S Video OUT jack on the back of the VCR Then connect the other ends of the AUDIO red and white CABLES to the AUDIO left and right OUT jacks on the rear of the VCR Turn the VCR and the TV ON Press the CH or buttons on the remote to scroll the channels until SVHS appears in the upper left corner of the TV screen Slide the TV VCR ACC switch ...

Page 26: ... Audio L and R AV1 in put jacks on the TV Turn the TV and the DVD or dig ital accessory device ON Press the CH or buttons to scroll the available channels until CVI appears in the upper left corner of the TV screen Slide the TV VCR ACC Switch to the ACC position Insert a DVD disc into the DVD player and press the PLAY button on the remote Let s Look Inside AUDIO IN RED WHITE COMPONENT VIDEO CABLES...

Page 27: ... Side AUDIO L and R left and right jacks on the side of the TV Connect other end of the yellow VIDEO CABLE to the VIDEO OUT jack on the back of the camcorder Then connect the other ends of the AUDIO red and white CABLES to the AUDIO left and right OUT jacks on the rear of the camcorder Turn the camcorder and the TV ON Press the CH or buttons on the remote to scroll the channels until FRONT appears...

Page 28: ...5 60 90 120 180 or 240 minutes before the TV will turn itself off An on screen count down will appear during the last minute before the TV shuts itself off The on screen menu will time out and disappear from the screen when you finish or you can press the STATUS EXIT button to clear the menu from the screen After a Sleeptimer setting has been made pressing the STATUS EXIT but ton will display the ...

Page 29: ...ess the AUTO PICTURE button on the remote control The current Auto Picture setting will appear in the middle of the screen Press the AUTO PICTURE button repeatedly to select either PERSONAL MOVIES SPORTS WEAK SIGNAL or MULTI MEDIA picture settings Note The PERSONAL setting is the setting that you setup using the PIC TURE options within the on screen menu This is the only Auto Picture set ting that...

Page 30: ...ontrols To select any of the options follow the directions below Press the AUTO SOUND button on the remote control The current Auto Sound setting will appear in the middle of the screen Press the AUTO SOUND button repeatedly to toggle between the four settings Note Only the PERSONAL control can be changed by the viewer This changes the settings in the main on screen menu s sound controls THEATRE P...

Page 31: ...orresponding COL ORED Red Green Yellow or Blue button to add the channel to that button s Surf list Up to ten channels per button can be stored Repeat steps 1 through 3 to add addi tional channels up to 10 to each of the the SURF lists To remove a channel from one of the SURF lists Press the COLORED Quadra Surf button until the desired channel appears The screen will display the channel number wit...

Page 32: ...ote Red Green Yellow or Blue The screen will display a smiley face with the first programmed channel for that surf list While the colored smiley face still appears on the screen press the same COLORED button on the remote to tune the second channel programmed for that specific surf list Repeatedly pressing the same COL ORED button while the smiley face appears will tune all the programmed channels...

Page 33: ...s the remote turn the device ON If YES stop and try other function but tons on the remote If they also work the device then the remote is ready and no further steps are needed If NO continue Cable Converter Satellite Receiver VCR First look up a THREE DIGIT remote control number for your brand of Device before going through the sim ple steps on the following page Find your Three Digit Code on page...

Page 34: ...mote is now ready to send commands to the unit Point the remote at the Device Press the POWER button on the remote to turn the unit ON Cable Converter Satellite Receiver or DBS DVD VCR Remember if this doesn t work the first time repeat the steps using a different remote code number After a second try and the remote does not operate your device see if there is another three digit code number pages...

Page 35: ...accessory devices Press the VCR RECORD and the AUTO SOUND buttons simulta neously and hold them down As you continue to hold down the VCR RECORD and the AUTO SOUND buttons the remote will run through its programmed code list It will send out a command for every code it has com manding the VCR or DVD to STOP play For Cable Boxes and Satellite Receivers the command will be to CHANGE CHANNELS When th...

Page 36: ...7 Signal 042 067 Signature 038 Sprucer 048 StarSight 449 569 Starcom 030 042 Stargate 042 067 797 824 Starquest 042 Sylvania 028 TFC 337 TV86 090 Tadiran 067 Tandy 285 Tele 1 470 TeleCaption 248 Teleservice 308 Teleview 067 Texscan 028 Timeless 301 445 Tocom 039 040 086 Toshiba 027 Tudi 313 Tusa 042 Unika 049 180 234 United Artists 034 United Cable 030 Universal 049 066 083 180 218 234 Viewstar 05...

Page 37: ... 305 379 CCE 099 305 CGE 027 Calix 064 Canon 062 194 Capehart 047 Carver 108 173 Catron 047 Cimline 099 Cineral 305 Citizen 064 305 Clatronic 047 Colt 099 Combitech 379 Condor 047 Craig 064 074 099 267 298 Crown 047 099 305 Curtis Mathes 062 068 087 189 Cybernex 078 267 Cyrus 108 Daewoo 044 047 072 114 305 Dansai 099 Daytron 047 De Graaf 069 193 Decca 027 108 Denon 069 Dual 068 Dumont 027 108 131 ...

Page 38: ...08 173 SEG 267 349 SEI 031 108 STS 069 Saba 068 233 234 324 347 348 411 Saisho 031 063 115 235 236 Salora 070 073 102 133 470 Samsung 072 078 080 267 459 Sanky 066 075 Sansui 027 068 094 109 236 298 506 Sanyo 073 074 131 267 295 399 Saville 379 Schaub Lorenz 027 068 131 Schneider 027 099 108 137 Scott 070 072 148 211 237 238 239 Sears 027 062 064 069 073 074 081 084 093 131 132 Seleco 068 Semp 072...

Page 39: ...orward direction STOP BUTTON Press to stop the motion of a tape in playback rewind fast for ward etc CHANNEL BUTTONS Press to scan up or down through the VCR channel numbers PAUSE BUTTON II Press to temporarily stop the tape during a playback or recording Press again to release Pause NUMBER BUTTON Press buttons for direct VCR channel selections VCR SYSTEM SWITCH Set in the VCR position to send rem...

Page 40: ...the TV is unplugged from the electrical outlet before cleaning When cleaning the TV screen take care not to scratch or damage the screen surface avoid wearing jewelry or using anything abrasive Wipe the front screen with a clean cloth dampened with water Use even easy vertical strokes when cleaning Gently wipe the cabinet surfaces with a clean cloth or sponge dampened in a solution of cool clear w...

Page 41: ...viewed Status can also be used to clear the Television of on screen displays or information rather than waiting for the displays to time out or automatically dis appear from the screen Twin Lead Wire The more commonly used name for the two strand 300 Ohm antenna wire used with many indoor and out door antenna systems In many cases this type of antenna wire requires an additional adapter or balun i...

Page 42: ... garantie il suffira de présenter une preuve d achat pour bénéficier d un service sans frais Pour les produits non couverts par la garantie con tactez le centre le plus près de chez vous NOTA Si Ud reside en una de nuestras zonas para sucursales Philips de servicio al de fábrica ver directorio más abajo Ud puede comunicarse con la sucursal de servicio más cercana para obtener una reparación oportu...

Page 43: ...PAIS PARA LA RECEPCION DE PRODUCTOS NECESITADOS DE REPARACIONES COMUNICARSE CON EL CENTRO DE SERVICIO DE FABRICA MAS CERCANO PARA ESTOS LUGARES DENTRO DE UN RADIO DE 80 A 120 KM 50 A 75 MILLAS DEL CENTRO DE SERVICIO LOCAL ATLANTA Philips Factory Service 200 N Cobb Pkwy Suite 120 Marietta GA 30062 800 273 1501 TAMPA Philips Factory Service 1911 US Highway 301 North Tampa FL 33619 800 442 2027 SAN F...

Page 44: ... WHERE IS SERVICE AVAILABLE Warranty service is available in all countries where the product is offi cially distributed by Philips Consumer Electronics Company In coun tries where Philips Consumer Electronics Company does not distrib ute the product the local Philips service organization will attempt to provide service although there may be a delay if the appropriate spare parts and technical manu...

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