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LCD TV

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Page 1: ... tions about your new product We can guide you through Connections First time Setup or any of the Features We want you to start enjoying your new product right away FOR FAST HELP PLEASE CALL 1 800 531 0039 or Visit us on the web at www philips com Important Return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days See why inside ...

Page 2: ...ause an elec trical shock For the safety of everyone in your household please do not remove product cov ering 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 EQUIP MENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION To prevent electric shock match wide...

Page 3: ... 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 recommended international global safety standards for tilt and stability properties of its cabinet design Do not compromise these design standards by applying exces sive pull force to the front or top of the cabinet which could ulti mately over...

Page 4: ... handle the weight of the LCD TV Try to leave at least 6 of space around each side of the LCD TV cabinet to allow for proper ventilation Do not place the LCD TV near a radiator or other sources of heat Do not place the LCD TV where it can be exposed to rain or excessive moisture Recycling Procedure End of Life Disposal To minimize harm to the environment the batteries supplied with the LCD TV do n...

Page 5: ...g quality TV picture and sound playback Audio Volume Leveler AVL Control keeps the TV sound at an even level Peaks and valleys that occur during program changes or commercial breaks are reduced making for a more consistent com fortable sound AutoChron automatically sets the right time of day and main tains it with digital precision through brownouts power failures and even Daylight Savings Time ad...

Page 6: ...SOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to select ENGLISH ESPANOL Spanish or FRANCAIS French 6 Press the STATUS EXIT button to clear the menu from the screen HOW TO USE THE LANGUAGE CONTROL PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL LANGUAGE TUNER MODE AUTO PROGRAM CHANNEL EDIT AutoChron LANGUAGE TUNER MODE AUTO PROGRAM CHANNEL EDIT AutoChron ENGLISH...

Page 7: ...utton to highlight the tuner options 6 Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to select CABLE ANTENNA or AUTO If TUNER MODE is set to AUTO Auto Program see below will detect whether or not cable input is present 7 Press the STATUS EXIT button to clear the menu from the screen HOW TO USE THE TUNER MODE CONTROL PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE SOUND F...

Page 8: ...he STATUS EXIT button to clear the menu from the screen HOW TO AUTO PROGRAM TV CHANNELS PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL LANGUAGE TUNER MODE AUTO PROGRAM CHANNEL EDIT AutoChron LANGUAGE TUNER MODE AUTO PROGRAM CHANNEL EDIT AutoChron ENGLISH FRANCAIS ESPANOL LANGUAGE TUNER MODE AUTO PROGRAM CHANNEL EDIT AutoChron SEARCH INSTALL IN...

Page 9: ...ou ve marked SKIPPED will not appear when you are changing from channel to channel while watching TV NOTE When you want to add a channel that has been marked SKIPPED press the CUR SOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to highlight the channel then press the CUR SOR RIGHT button to remove the word SKIPPED HOW TO ADD OR DELETE CHANNELS CHANNEL EDIT CONTROL PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICT...

Page 10: ...HOW TO USE THE AUTOCHRON CONTROL Setting AutoChron Manually LANGUAGE TUNER MODE AUTO PROGRAM CHANNEL EDIT AutoChron 1_ _ _ AM ENTER TIME INSTALL PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL LANGUAGE TUNER MODE AUTO PROGRAM CHANNEL EDIT AutoChron LANGUAGE TUNER MODE AUTO PROGRAM CHANNEL EDIT AutoChron ENGLISH FRANCAIS ESPANOL LANGUAGE TUNER M...

Page 11: ...gh Z 0 through 9 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button and repeat for the second third fourth and fifth characters 7 After you have selected a name for the channel press the MENU button to save the name in the TV s memory 8 Press the STATUS EXIT button to clear the menu from the screen HOW TO USE THE NAME CONTROL CHANNEL LABEL PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE ...

Page 12: ... TINT BRIGHTNESS COLOR 30 PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE 30 SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS 4 TINT PICTURE BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT 0 PICTURE COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT DNR ON PICTURE PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT DNR CONTRAST ON PICTURE 5 4 2 3 1 3 4 BRIGHTNESS 30 COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE Remember when the bar scale is cente...

Page 13: ... 5 Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN buttons to highlight any of the frequen cy options 6 Press the CURSOR RIGHT or LEFT buttons to adjust the control slider to the level desired 7 Once all the Equalizer controls have been set press the STATUS EXIT but ton to clear the menu from the screen HOW TO USE THE EQUALIZER CONTROLS PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE SO...

Page 14: ...trol 5 Press CURSOR RIGHT or LEFT but tons to adjust the sound between the right and left speakers 6 Press the STATUS EXIT button to remove the menu from the screen HOW TO USE THE BALANCE CONTROL PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT EQUALIZER BALANCE AVL INCR SURROUND STEREO 120HZ 500HZ 1500HZ 5KHZ 10KHZ EQUALIZER BALANCE AVL INCR SURROUND STEREO 0 SOUND SOUND 2 4...

Page 15: ...N to high light SOUND 3 Press the CURSOR RIGHT and the menu will shift to the left EQUALIZ ER will be highlighted and an adjust ment bar will be shown to the right 4 Press the CURSOR DOWN repeated ly until AVL is highlighted 5 Press the CURSOR RIGHT or LEFT to toggle AVL ON or OFF 6 Press the STATUS EXIT button to remove the menu from the screen HOW TO USE THE AVL CONTROL PICTURE SOUND FEATURES IN...

Page 16: ...t STEREO or INCR SURROUND If signal is MONO Select MONO or SPATIAL 6 Press the STATUS EXIT button to remove the menu from the screen 7 You can also change the INCR SUR ROUND onscreen menu control set tings by pressing the SURR sur round SOUND button on the remote control HOW TO USE THE INCREDIBLE SURROUND CONTROL PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT EQUALIZER BALA...

Page 17: ...ss the CURSOR RIGHT or LEFT to toggle the STEREO control to Stereo or Mono 6 Press the STATUS EXIT button to remove the menu from the screen HOW TO SET THE TV TO RECEIVE STEREO PROGRAMMING PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL EQUALIZER BALANCE AVL INCR SURROUND STEREO EQUALIZER BALANCE AVL INCR SURROUND STEREO 120HZ 500HZ 1500HZ 5KHZ...

Page 18: ...broadcasted on the select ed program your watching NOT AVAIL ABLE will appear in the onscreen menu option 6 Press the STATUS EXIT button to remove the menu from the screen HOW TO SET THE TVTO RECEIVE SAP SECONDARY AUDIO PROGRAMMING PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL EQUALIZER BALANCE AVL INCR SURROUND STEREO EQUALIZER BALANCE AVL I...

Page 19: ...up time for the TV to turn on or tune a specific chan nel STOP TIME Use the Numbered but tons to enter a time for the TV to shut itself off CHANNEL Use the Numbered but tons or the CH or buttons to select a specific channel for the TV to tune to at the specific Start Time ACTIVATE Set the Timer to preform it s function ONCE or DAILY DISPLAY Set to ON or OFF When ON the time will be displayed ALL t...

Page 20: ...repeated ly until MODE SELECT is highlighted 5 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to shift the menu to the left FM RADIO will be highlighted 6 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to activate the FM Radio mode 7 Press the STATUS EXIT button to remove the menu from the screen HOW TO USE THE MODE SELECT CONTROL PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL...

Page 21: ...his 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 intense violence V inten...

Page 22: ...ND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP TIMER MODE SELECTL AutoLock CLOSED CAP OFF ACCESS CODE FEATURES TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP OFF TIME START TIME STOP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVATE FEATURES TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP FEATURES ACCESS CODE TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP FEATURES ACCESS ...

Page 23: ...ARPNESS TINT PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP OFF ACCESS CODE FEATURES TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP OFF TIME START TIME STOP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVATE FEATURES TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP FEATURES ACCESS CODE TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP FEATURES ACCESS CODE X X X X 2 4 8 3 5 7 9 1 10 6 AutoLock FEATU...

Page 24: ... the STATUS EXIT button to remove the menu from the screen HOW TO CLEAR ALL BLOCKED CHANNELS AT THE SAME TIME PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP OFF ACCESS CODE FEATURES TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP OFF TIME START TIME STOP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVATE FEATURES TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP FEATURES ACCESS CODE TIM...

Page 25: ...utton to remove the menu from the screen BLOCKING PROGRAMS BASED ON MOVIE RATINGS PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP OFF ACCESS CODE FEATURES TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP OFF TIME START TIME STOP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVATE FEATURES TIMER MODE SELECT Aut...

Page 26: ...tings with the main rating selected press the CURSOR RIGHT Then repeat steps 9 and 10 to turn the sub ratings ON or OFF Press the STATUS EXIT button to remove the menu from the screen BLOCKING PROGRAMS BASED ON TV RATINGS PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP ...

Page 27: ...CKING will be highlighted Or choose BLOCK UNRATED or NO RATING 9 Press the CURSOR RIGHT or LEFT to toggle BLOCKING BLOCK UNRATED or NO RATING ON or OFF Press the STATUS EXIT button to remove the menu from the screen OTHER AUTOLOCK BLOCKING OPTIONS PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP TIMER MODE S...

Page 28: ... selections 2 After a few seconds the settings will leave the screen automatically or you can press the STATUS EXIT button a third time to remove them from the screen USING THE AUTOLOCK REVIEW SCREEN MOVIE RATING R NC17 X BLOCK UNRATED NO RATING TV RATING Y7 PG 14 MA ON ON 1 2 The AutoLock Status screen will only appear if the BLOCKING option is set to ON For details see previous page for details ...

Page 29: ... COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL TIMER MODE SELECT Auto Lock CLOSED CAP TIMER MODE SELECT Auto Lock CLOSED CAP OFF CAPTION MODE CC DISPLAY CAPTION MODE CC DISPLAY CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 CC MUTE CAPTION MODE CC DISPLAY CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 CC MUTE OFF CAPTION MODE CC DISPLAY OFF CC DISPLAY ON OR TIMER MODE SELECT AutoLock CLOSED CAP OFF TIME START TIME STOP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVATE FEA...

Page 30: ...am you re watch ing Select the normal 4 3 EXPAND 4 3 or COMPRESS 16 9 aspect ratios 1 Press the FORMAT button repeated ly to toggle among the three screen for mat sizes 4 3 EXPAND 4 3 or COM PRESS 16 9 HOW TO USE THE SCREEN FORMAT CONTROL 1 4 3 EXPAND 4 3 COMPRESS 16 9 ...

Page 31: ...t one and whether it have AutoLock turn on or off 1 Press the PROGRAM LIST button on the remote control to show the cur rent list of installed channels the cur rent channel will be highlighted 2 Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN buttons to scroll the list of channel highlighting the one you want to acti vate 3 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to activate the channel The TV will tune to that channel 4 Press...

Page 32: ...e control The SLEEP timer onscreen display will appear in the upper part of the screen 2 Within five seconds press the SLEEP button repeatedly to pick the amount of time 15 minute increments up to 60 minutes then 30 minute increments up to 90 minutes then 60 minute increments up to 240 minutes before the TV will turn itself off An onscreen countdown will appear during the last minute before the TV...

Page 33: ...he TV s brightness color picture sharpness tint and color tem perature levels The Personal AutoPicture settings are the ones that you made through the PICTURE options within the onscreen menu 1 Press the PICTURE button on the remote control The current AutoPictureTM setting will appear in the middle of the screen 2 Press the PICTURE button repeat edly to select either PERSONAL MOVIES SPORTS WEAK S...

Page 34: ... select any of the options 1 Press the SOUND button on the remote control The current AutoSoundTM setting will appear in the middle of the screen 2 Press the SOUND button repeatedly to toggle among the four settings PERSONAL VOICE MUSIC or THEATRE Remember only the PERSONAL control can be changed by the viewer This changes the settings in the main onscreen menu s SOUND controls HOW TO USE THE AUTO...

Page 35: ...ST EMPTY The num ber of the current channel will be shown with ADD to the right 3 While the SURF list message or the SURF channel list appears on the screen press the CURSOR RIGHT button to add the present channel to the SURF list 4 If you want to delete the present channel from the SURF list press the CURSOR RIGHT button again Repeat steps 1 through 3 to add more chan nels up to 10 to the SURF li...

Page 36: ...ill allow you to rearrange your stored FM sta tions in the order you prefer NAME You can label or apply a name to your programmed FM radio stations Add your own personal name or choose one from the predefined list 4 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to adjust or select items within the highlighted feature sub menu 5 Press the STATUS EXIT button to remove the onscreen menu from the TV screen when finis...

Page 37: ...e INSTALL menu options to highlight the word SORT 9 Press the CURSOR RIGHT to shift the menu left FROM will be highlight ed Press the CURSOR RIGHT button repeatedly to select one of the channel references FM1 to FM40 you wish to move Press the CURSOR DOWN button to highlight TO Press the CURSOR RIGHT button repeatedly to select one of the channel references FM1 to FM40 you want to swap the referen...

Page 38: ...ere be sudden peaks and valleys in sound levels during commercial breaks or channel changes INCREDIBLE SURROUND Allows the user to select a predefined Incredible Surround setting or Stereo when the sig nal is stereo or Spatial and Mono when the signal is being received in mono STEREO Select Stereo or Mono If the signal is being received in Mono the control cannot be placed in Stereo 5 Press the ST...

Page 39: ...cific channel you want the FM Radio to tune to when it powers on ACTIVATE Once the Time and chan nel controls have been adjusted set Activate to ONCE or DAILY ONCe will activate the process one time while DAILY will activate the TIMER con trols every week day DISPLAY If set to ON the Display control will display the current time on the TV screen when in the FM Mode 5 Press the STATUS EXIT button t...

Page 40: ...e CURSOR RIGHT button to change the FM Radio Mode to the TV Mode option The TV will automatically switch to the TV Mode of operation 5 Press the STATUS EXIT button to remove the onscreen menu from the TV screen when finished Or let the display time out and the menu will disappear after a few second SETTING UP THE FM MODE FM RADIO MODE SELECT CONTROL SOUND FEATURES INSTALL EQUALIZER BALANCE AVL INC...

Page 41: ...URSOR RIGHT or LEFT button to toggle the Screensaver control ON or OFF With the Screensaver control set to ON the display will shift around the screen pausing in one place for a brief moment 6 Press the STATUS EXIT button to remove the onscreen menu from the TV screen when finished Or let the display time out and the menu will disappear after a few second SETTING UP THE FM MODE FM RADIO SCREENSAVE...

Page 42: ... SOUND button on the remote control to display the first AutoSound option on the screen 2 Press the AUTO SOUND button repeatedly to toggle through the factory pre defined setting for the following musical styles CLASSICAL JAZZ POP ROCK or PERSONAL the way you set the equalizer AUTOSOUND CONTROLS 1 2 120HZ 500HZ 1500HZ 5KHZ 10KHZ 11 2 0 6 3 PERSONAL 120HZ 500HZ 1500HZ 5KHZ 10KHZ 4 12 0 1 9 POP 120H...

Page 43: ... TV should involve the showing of pictures that contain constantly moving and changing images that fill the screen Be careful not to leave nonmoving images on screen for extended periods of time or to display the same images on screen too frequently because subtle ghost images can be left on the picture tubes Sources of stationary images may be DVD disks laser disks video games CD i disks videotap...

Page 44: ...o Input An input in which all the components required for displaying the onscreen image are combined in one signal High definition Television HDTV High resolution digital television Incredible Surround False acoustic management of the audio signal that produces a dramatic expansion of the wall of sound that surrounds the listener and heightens overall viewing pleas ure Menu An onscreen list of fea...

Page 45: ...Controls AutoChron Control 10 AutoLock Controls Access Code 22 Block Channels 23 AutoLock Controls continued Blocking Options 27 Clear All Blocked Channels 24 Movie Ratings 25 Review Screen 28 TV Ratings 26 Understanding the AutoLock Control 21 AutoSound Control 34 Auto Program Control 8 AutoPicture Control 33 AVL Auto Volume Leveler Control 15 Balance Control 14 Channel Edit Add or Delete Channel...

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Page 48: ... 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 your sales receipt or other document showing proof of purchase Attac...

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