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Page 2: ... investing in a PHILIPS product Sincerely Lawrence J Blanford President and Chief Executive Officer Know these safetysymbols t This bolt of lightning indicates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an 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 enclos...

Page 3: ...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 its c...

Page 4: ...will necessarily match those found with your television set This is normal and does not require that you contact your dealer or request service WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZ ARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR EXCESSIVE MOISTURE ANTENNA OR CABLE TV Connect two lengths of RF coaxial cable to the two output plugs on the two way signal splitter The two lengths of RF coaxial cable must have ...

Page 5: ...nd twin speaker sys tem allows for the reception of TV programs broadcast in stereo sound Surf Button allows you to easily switch among only the channels that are of interest to you the ones that you have programmed into the TV s Surf control through the on screen menu Timer allows you to set your TV to turn itself on and off once or daily like an alarm clock Two Tuners enable you to connect two d...

Page 6: ...en menu Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to enter the PICTURE menu BRIGHT NESS will be highlighted and an adjust ment bar will be shown to the right Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT or LEFT to adjust the BRIGHTNESS level of the picture Or press the CUR SOR RING DOWN to select another picture control to adjust Press the STATUS EXIT button to remove the menu from the screen BEGIN Picture Menu Adjusting the Pi...

Page 7: ...HE DYNAMIC NOISE REDUCTION DNR CONTROL Because of poor cable reception or other difficulties the picture can sometimes appear slightly speck led The DNR Dynamic Noise Reduction control can help eliminate this type of interference and improve the quality of the picture Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to enter the PICTURE men...

Page 8: ...V VCR 5 3 4 2 1 TURNING ON THE IMAGEMAX CONTROL ImageMax helps you sharpen the picture quality by making dark por tions of the picture darker and light portions of the picture brighter Follow these steps to turn ImageMax on Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to enter the PICTURE menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN repeatedly until...

Page 9: ...ED control Then if any red outlines remain adjust the MULTI POINT RED control If various images on the entire picture have blue outlines adjust the CON VERGE BLUE control Then if any blue outlines remain adjust the MUL TIPOINT BLUE control Use the UNDO MULTIPOINT control if you want to restore the picture screen to the way it was before you made Multipoint adjustments NOTE After turning the TV set...

Page 10: ...t the MULTIPOINT RED control Likewise if various images on the entire picture have blue outlines adjust the CONVERGE BLUE con trol Then if any blue outlines remain adjust the MULTIPOINT BLUE con trol Use the UNDO MULTIPOINT control if you want to restore the picture screen to the way it was before you made Multipoint adjustments NOTE After turning the TV set on allow it to warm up for 15 minutes b...

Page 11: ... BLUE Press the STATUS EXIT button to enter the ADJUST mode Press the CURSOR RING LEFT RIGHT UP or DOWN to adjust the cross image until the color outline is gone Press the STATUS EXIT button to return to NAVIGATE mode Repeat steps 7 10 until all mis aligned crosses have been adjusted Press the MENU SELECT but ton to return to the CONVERGENCE menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN repeatedly until SAVE MU...

Page 12: ...IPOINT UNDO MULTIPOINT RESTORED PICTURE CONVERGENCE 2 4 6 UNDO MULTIPOINT The UNDO MULTIPOINT control allows you to restore the TV s pic ture screen to the way it was before you made Multipoint adjustments Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to enter the PICTURE menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN repeatedly until CONVER GENCE is s...

Page 13: ...TIMER DISPLAY control is turned ON Press the MENU SELECT button on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEATURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to enter the FEATURES menu Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again to shift the display left and high light the TIME control Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again to highlight the time indicator area Press the NUMB...

Page 14: ... ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to enter the FEATURES menu Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again Then press the CUR SOR RING DOWN once to high light the START TIME control Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again to highlight the time indicator area Press the NUMBER buttons to enter the correct time If y...

Page 15: ... will guide you in setting the TV to turn itself off Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to enter the FEATURES menu Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again Then press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight the STOP TIME control Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to highlight the time ...

Page 16: ...HE CHANNEL You can select a specific channel that the television will tune to when the timer turns the set on Follow these steps to select the chan nel Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to enter the FEATURES menu Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT Then press the CURSOR RING DOW...

Page 17: ...4 3 SELECTING THE TUNER Using the START TIME feature you can select either TUNER A ANT enna A or TUNER B PIP ANT enna B to be the main sig nal source when the TV is powered on Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to enter the FEATURES menu Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT Then p...

Page 18: ... to use the Timer Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to enter the FEATURES menu Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again Then press the CUR SOR RING DOWN repeatedly until the ACTIVATE control is highlighted Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again to set ACTIVATE to ONCE press the CURS...

Page 19: ... After you have set the TV s clock you can use your TV to keep up with the time The TIMER DISPLAY control allows you to permanently dis play the time in the upper right corner of the screen Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to enter the FEATURES menu Press the CURSOR RIN...

Page 20: ...ge of 13 Programs that are rated PG 13 have one or more of the following violence sexual situ ations coarse language or suggestive dia logue R Restricted specifically designed for adults Anyone under the age of 17 should view programs that are rated R only with an accompanying parent or adult guardian Such programs have one or more of the fol lowing intense violence intense sexual situ ations stro...

Page 21: ...nts to block channels they think children should not watch A channel blocked by the AUTOLOCK control cannot be viewed until a correct access code is used to unlock the channel for view ing Follow these steps to set up your Access Code Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT Th...

Page 22: ... After you have set your personal access code see the previous page you are ready to select the channels or program sources you want to block Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT Then press the CURSOR RING DOWN once to highlight the AUTOLOCK control Press the CURSOR RING RI...

Page 23: ...ie ratings Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT Then press the CURSOR RING DOWN once to highlight the AUTOLOCK control Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again to highlight ACCESS CODE Enter your four digit ACCESS CODE CORRECT will flash very briefly in red and the menu will move ...

Page 24: ... TV Y7 TV PG TV 14 and TV MA To access these subratings press the CURSOR RING RIGHT Press the CURSOR RING UP or DOWN to select the subrating that you want to block or unblock Then press the CURSOR RING RIGHT or LEFT button to turn the block on the subrat ing ON or OFF Press the STATUS EXIT button to remove the menu BEGIN 10 11 TV Y All Children designed to be appropriate for all children especiall...

Page 25: ...N UP SOURCE FREEZE SOUND MUTE SURF A CH POWER PICTURE STATUS EXIT POSITION VCR ACC MENU SELECT VOL CH TV VCR 1 2 3 6 4 3 7 8 9 5 The BLOCKING control can be thought of as the master switch for AutoLock Use it to turn on or off all of the settings you have chosen to block programming Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to h...

Page 26: ...Lock Unrated Access Code In addition to blocking rated pro grams or channels you may also choose to block all programming that is unrated Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT Then press the CURSOR RING DOWN once to highlight the AUTOLOCK control Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT ...

Page 27: ...eatures Menu The AutoLock Control Some programs contain no content advisories from the Motion Picture Association of America or the television broadcasters See page 20 for more on content advisories and ratings To block such programs fol low these steps Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RI...

Page 28: ...ce V Fantasy Violence FV Sexual Situations S Coarse Language L and Suggestive Language D If you turn off a main rating but turn on a subrating of that main rating control programs having the subrating will be blocked however the main rating will not appear within the AutoLock review menu because you did not turn it ON BLOCK UNRATED shows whether you have turned this control ON or OFF BLOCK NO RATI...

Page 29: ...ures Menu The AutoLock Control The CLEAR ALL control will allow you to remove all channel blocks that have been turned on through the BLOCK CHANNEL control To clear all channel blocks follow the simple steps below Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT Then press the CUR SOR ...

Page 30: ...ing CC allows you to read the voice content of television programs on the TV screen Designed to help the hearing impaired this feature uses on screen text boxes to show dialogue and con versations while the TV program is in progress Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to e...

Page 31: ...nd Speaker BALANCE to further adjust the sound playback of TV programs Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN once to highlight SOUND Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to enter the SOUND menu Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT or LEFT to adjust the TRE BLE level of the television s sound After adjusting the TREBLE con trol press the CURSOR RING...

Page 32: ...en program changes or at com mercial breaks The volume levels often vary considerably By turning ON the AVL Audio Volume Leveler control you can make your TV pro duce a more consistent volume level Follow these steps to turn the AVL ON Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN once to highlight SOUND Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to ent...

Page 33: ...der and fuller Set the INCREDIBLE SURROUND con trol to INCREDIBLE SURROUND to enhance stereo programs Or set the INCREDIBLE SURROUND control to SPATIAL to give a surround effect to mono programs Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN once to highlight SOUND Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to enter the SOUND menu Press the CURSOR RING D...

Page 34: ... RIGHT to enter the SOUND menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN repeatedly until the STEREO control is highlighted Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT or LEFT to select STEREO or MONO When STEREO has been selected the television will reproduce any stereo signal it receives Press the STATUS EXIT button to remove the menu from the screen BEGIN Sound Menu Stereo and SAP Second Audio Program SECOND AUDIO PROGRAM SA...

Page 35: ...ereo receiver set AUDIO OUT to either VARIABLE or FIXED to determine whether you adjust the volume at the at the TV or at the stereo If you select VARIABLE change the volume at the TV using the TV s remote control If you select FIXED adjust the volume at the stereo using the stereo s con trols Follow these steps to make your selection Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the...

Page 36: ...TV to the AUX TV INPUTs on your amplifier or sound system Set the audio sys tem s volume to a normal listening level Turn the TV and audio system ON You can now adjust the sound level coming from the audio system with the VOL ume buttons on the TV or remote control To hear the TV sound from only the audio system speakers Press the MENU SELECT button on the remote control to show the on screen menu...

Page 37: ...Sound Menu The Bass Boost Control The BASS BOOST control allows you to increase the low frequency range of the TV s sound This creates a deeper fuller sound Follow these steps to turn BASS BOOST ON Press MENU SELECT button on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN once to highlight SOUND Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to enter the SOUND menu Press the CURSOR RING DOW...

Page 38: ...esets your TV s video controls for a number of differ ent types of programs and viewing conditions that you may have in your home The Movies Sports Weak Signal and Multimedia AutoPicture controls have been preset at the facto ry to automatically adjust the TV s brightness color picture sharpness tint and color temperature levels The Personal AutoPicture settings are the ones that you made through ...

Page 39: ...ntrol The current AutoSound setting will appear in the middle of the screen Press the SOUND button repeat edly to cycle through the four set tings PERSONAL VOICE MUSIC or THEATRE BEGIN Remote Control AutoSound SMART HELP You determine the PER SONAL setting by adjust ments you make within the SOUND menu The other AutoSound set tings are made at the factory and cannot be adjusted AutoSoundworks only...

Page 40: ...t press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again Repeat steps 1 through 3 to add more channels up to 10 to the SURF list BEGIN SURF ALTERNATE CHANNEL A CH Your remote also has an A CH Alternate Channel button Pressing this button will toggle between the current channel and one previous channel Press the Program List button on your remote to display a list of channel numbers and their names see the Tuner Mode A...

Page 41: ...rol The Sleep Timer Control Have you ever fallen asleep in front of the TV only to be awak ened in the middle of the night by the screeching sound that accompanies the on screen test pattern of a station that s signed off Your TV can enable you to avoid that discomfort by auto matically turning itself off You choose the amount of time before the set turns off Press the SLEEP button on the remote c...

Page 42: ... 15 USING THE VOLUME BUTTONS Remote Control The Volume Buttons Press the VOL ume buttons on the remote and the volume adjustment bar will appear on screen The bar will move to show the adjust ments you make Press the VOL ume but tons on the remote control to show the VOLUME bar display on the screen Press the VOL ume but tons to adjust the TV s sound level BEGIN ...

Page 43: ... LIST INC SUR AV 1 AV 3 AV 2 CV1 AV 1 2 TUNER B 10 TUNER A USING THE AV BUTTON Remote Control The AV Button The AV button on your remote con trol allows you to choose from among the signal sources you have connected to your TV The possibili ties are TUNER A the ANT enna A input TUNER B the PIP ANT enna B input AV 1 CVI AV 2 and AV 3 your TV s side inputs Press the AV button on your remote to choos...

Page 44: ...so need to go to the sections on the Direct Access Method and the Search Method in the pages that follow Press the VCR or ACC essory mode button on the TV remote for the desired accessory device category NOTE pressing the ACC essory mode button allows access to the product codes for cable TV convert ers DVD players satellite receivers and laser disc players Point the TV remote toward the desired a...

Page 45: ...te Then press and hold down the MENU SELECT button at the same time for a brief moment Release the buttons The TV remote back light will switch on Within 30 seconds of pressing the VCR or ACC button and MENU SELECT button enter a three digit code for the accessory device see pages 47 and 48 Point the remote at the accessory device Then press the POWER but ton on the remote to turn the device on BE...

Page 46: ... for an accessory device other than a VCR mode button on the TV remote Then press and hold down the SURF button as you hold down the desired mode VCR or ACC button NOTE You must press and hold down the desired mode VCR or ACC button first and then press and hold down the SURF button second While holding down the SURF and the desired mode VCR or ACC buttons at the same time point the remote toward ...

Page 47: ...5 129 252 254 273 827 828 829 Penney 062 267 064 069 065 067 081 Pentax 069 092 132 Philco 062 236 506 Philips 108 062 089 137 830 831 Pilot 064 Pioneer 085 195 094 Polk Audio 108 Portland 047 Profitronic 267 Proscan 087 229 Protec 099 Pulsar 066 078 Quarter 073 Quartz 073 Quasar 062 189 104 481 828 RCA 087 176 229 069 132 062 075 092 104 133 267 304 Radio Shack 027 Radix 064 Randex 064 Realistic ...

Page 48: ...72 045 176 Echostar 307 802 175 186 296 Expressvu 802 General Instrument 388 896 574 581 654 Gould 082 HNS 644 HTS 802 Hitachi 846 Homecable 265 Hughes Network Systems 776 Hytek 122 IQ 237 IQ Prism 237 Intersat 070 JVC 802 Janeil 179 Jerrold 388 654 Legend 296 Macom 088 045 Magnavox 749 751 Memorex 296 751 Next Level 896 Norsat 031 Panasonic 179 728 Philips 227 749 751 Pico 102 Primestar 654 388 R...

Page 49: ...nal splitter not supplied Connect two lengths of RF coax ial cable to the two output plugs on the two way signal splitter Connect one of the RF coaxial cables coming from the two way signal splitter to the ANT enna A input on the back of the set Then connect the other RF coaxial cable coming from the two way sig nal splitter to the PIP ANT enna B input on the back of the TV Continue to the next pa...

Page 50: ...n the PIP window With a dedicated signal source connected to the PIP ANT enna B input on the back of the TV you can press the PIP CH annel DN UP buttons to change channels in the PIP window Details on the rest of the PIP remote buttons are on the next page You can connect accessory devices to the AV1 AV2 AV3 and S VIDEO inputs for viewing in the PIP window The Component Video Inputs cannot be show...

Page 51: ...window from the main screen Press the PIP ON OFF button to show the PIP window again Press the POSITION button to move the PIP picture to any of the four corners Press the FREEZE button to stop the action within the PIP window Press the FREEZE button again to resume normal viewing Press the SWAP button to swap the main screen picture with the PIP picture Press the SWAP button again to return the m...

Page 52: ...to make fine tune adjustments to the PIP picture settings Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote control to show the on screen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to enter the FEATURES menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight PIP Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again to shift the display to the COLOR adjustment bar Press the CURSOR RI...

Page 53: ...input on the back of the TV Connect the other RF coaxial cable from the two way splitter to the IN put on the cable box Use another RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT put on the cable box to the ANTENNA IN put on a VCR Use another RF coaxial cable to connect the ANTENNA OUT put on the VCR to the ANT enna A input on the back of the TV Use a video cable to connect the VIDEO OUT put on the VCR to th...

Page 54: ...e to connect the VIDEO OUT put on the VCR to the AV2 IN put for VIDEO on the back of the TV Also use audio cables to connect the AUDIO OUT puts L eft and R ight from the VCR to the AV2 IN puts for AUDIO on the back of the TV Use component video cables to connect the Component Video outputs Y Pb Pr on the back of the DVD to the Component Video inputs on the back of the TV Use audio cables to connec...

Page 55: ...o power Check the TV power cord Unplug the TV wait 10 seconds then reinsert the plug into the outlet and push the remote control power or TV power standby button again The location of the TV power standby button is illustrated on page S 2 Check that the outlet is not on a wall switch If you are using an AC power strip be sure the fuse on the power strip is not blown No picture Check antenna or cab...

Page 56: ...xample Picture in Picture The showing of two pictures on the TV screen at the same time one main screen picture and one small picture or PIP Programming The process of adding or deleting channel num bers in the television s memory circuits Through programming the TV remembers only the locally available or desired chan nel numbers and skips over any unwanted channel numbers PTV Projection Televisio...

Page 57: ...4 basic S 1 S 2 49 convergence controls red blue 9 multipoint red blue 10 11 save multipoint settings 10 11 undo multipoint 12 DNR dynamic noise reduction control 7 glossary 56 ImageMax 8 Incredible Surround 33 language control S 5 name control S 7 on screen menu controls S 4 picture adjustment controls 6 PIP picture in picture basic connections 49 color and tint controls 52 remote control buttons...

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Page 60: ... countries where the product is offi cially distributed by Philips Consumer Electronics Company In coun tries where Philips Consumer Electronics Company does not distribute the product the local Philips service organization will attempt to pro vide service although there may be a delay if the appropriate spare parts and technical manual s are not readily available MAKE SURE YOU KEEP Please keep yo...

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