Philips 25PT8703/58 Manual Download Page 9

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U

Time display

The time, downloaded from the TV channel

(with teletext) stored on programme number

1 or under the lowest favourite programme

number, is displayed on the screen.

This function is not available when continuous

subtitles have been switched on.

f

Reveal 

(in teletext mode)

Press to reveal/conceal the hidden

information, such as solutions to riddles and

puzzles.

h

Zoom 

(in teletext mode)

Press repeatedly to display the upper part,

the lower part and then to return to the

normal page size.

®

Instant record/stop

If your video recorder has the EasyLink

function the 

INSTANT

®

key for record can

be operated in the TV mode. 

Press again to stop.

X

Bilingual choice and sound

mode selection

Press this key 

• to switch from 

Stereo 

to 

Mono 

sound, in

case of stereo transmission, or from

Digital Sound

to 

Digital Sound

available

, in case of digital transmission;

• to choose between language 

Y

(Dual 

Y

)or

language 

Z

(Dual 

Z

), in case of bilingual

transmission.

The setting is stored for each TV channel
separately.

P

Dyn. Noise Reduction

To reduce the image noise and improve
picture quality when receiving weak signals.
Press this key to select 

Off

or 

Automatic.

When 

Automatic

is selected, the image

noise reduction is set automatically.

fi

Strobe

Press this key to reproduce the picture image
by image.
Press the 

fi

key to have a faster speed.

Press 

fi

again to switch off the strobe

function.

Smart Keys

To select predefined picture and sound

settings.

a

Smart Picture

Each time it is pressed, a different picture

setting is selected, corresponding with a

specific predefined setting of Contrast,

Colour, Sharpness and Dynamic Contrast.

M  

Smart Sound

Each time it is pressed, a different sound

setting is selected, corresponding with a

specific predefined setting of Treble, Bass or

Loudness.

Automatic 

refers to the settings

automatically selected according to the

programme being broadcast.

Personal 

refers to the personal preference

setting of picture and sound which you have

stored with Store Pers. pref. in the Setup

menu, p. 7.

The smart picture and sound settings are set

to 

Manual 

until the personal adjustments are

stored and you switched off the TV and on

again. 

q

Picture format

Press this key to switch to a wide screen
format.
A black bar appears at the top and the
bottom of the screen.

The TV has an automatic switching function via
eurocable. Video recorders or programmes carrying
special signals will automatically switch the TV to
the correct screen format, if connected with a
eurocable.

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Summary of Contents for 25PT8703/58

Page 1: ...________________________________7 Operation Use of the remote control __________________________________8 9 Use of the menus Picture menu __________________________________________10 Sound menu___________________________________________10 Features menu ______________________________________11 12 Teletext_______________________________________________14 15 Connect peripheral equipment______________...

Page 2: ...yLink p 20 INSTANT recording start stop b teletext on off p 14 j continuous subtitles p 8 cursor to select your choice p 4 OK activate your choice Installation p 4 V volume up down p 8 temporarily sound switch off p 8 P programme selection p 8 Peripherals p 18 w selection of EXT1 EXT2 EXT3 or FRONT TV TV selection VCR Video recorder selection DVD DVD selection SAT Satellite selection Colour keys P...

Page 3: ... supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium Nevertheless in many countries exhausted batteries may not be disposed of with your household waste Please ensure you dispose of exhausted batteries according to local regulations Switch TV on Press the power switch A on the front of your TV A green indicator and the screen light up If the indicator is red press the P key on the remote ...

Page 4: ... language and your country Select the menu Language and press the OK key in the centre of the cursor é Select your language and press the OK key in the centre of the cursor Select Country and press the OK key in the centre of the cursor Select the country where you are now located and press the OK key in the centre of the cursor Select Other when none of the countries applies You can now search fo...

Page 5: ...is only present and lights up if the country you selected also offers the channel option C channels for aerial channels S channels for cable channels You can choose either channel or frequency mode Select the TV system Select the country or part of the world from where you want to receive the TV channel If you are connected to a cable system select your country é Enter the programme number with th...

Page 6: ...f the cursor when finished Press the red key to return to the INSTALLATION menu A space numbers or other special characters are located between Z and A Give name After leaving the installation you can browse through the TV channels by pressing the P key Only those TV channels which are in the favourite list will be displayed The non favourite TV channels can still be selected with the digit keys S...

Page 7: ...r the selection of a TV programme or after pressing the i key on the remote control a TV channel which broadcasts teletext may transmit the name of the TV channel or the programme name or another message which appears briefly in the information line on the screen When selected Off the information line will only appear after pressing the i key and not after the selection of a TV channel Installatio...

Page 8: ...nergy in the standby mode Energy consumption contributes to air and water pollution We advise to switch off your TV overnight instead of leaving it on standby You save energy w Select peripherals Press this key repeatedly to select EXT1 EXT2 EXT3 or FRONT according to where you connected your peripherals see p 18 TV VCR DVD SAT TV Video recorder DVD or Satellite operation Press one of this keys to...

Page 9: ...on is set automatically fi Strobe Press this key to reproduce the picture image by image Press the fi key to have a faster speed Press fi again to switch off the strobe function Smart Keys To select predefined picture and sound settings a Smart Picture Each time it is pressed a different picture setting is selected corresponding with a specific predefined setting of Contrast Colour Sharpness and D...

Page 10: ...ween darker and brighter picture parts more noticeable select the Med setting In certain circumstances it may be preferred to select Min or Off Sound menu Switch Loudness on or off When Loudness On is selected the low and high frequencies are amplified so that the natural balance is restored when listening at a low volume The selected setting for Loudness is stored for all TV channels Headphone Se...

Page 11: ...appear on screen You can always switch off your set earlier or change the set time Child Lock If the child lock is on the TV can only be switched on with the remote control The and keys on top of the TV cannot be used to select a TV channel In this way you can prevent unauthorised use of your TV If the message Child Lock On appears the child lock must be switched off before you can use the and key...

Page 12: ...he way the message will be displayed Wipe Slide Fall or Fade The Fade display is a randomly selection of the three other display types Run Press the cursor left right to select the display frequency Continuous Once or No Display message Switch the TV to standby The message appears on the screen when the TV is switched on again If you selected Once the message will disappear from the screen after 3...

Page 13: ...ss æ for 2 seconds to store the selected page Press b again to switch off teletext Every time you press the æ key the programme guide page of the selected TV channel will be available Press cursor up down or the P key to run through the previous or the following pages and subpages Press the b key again to switch the page off For every TV channel the programme guide page should be stored separately...

Page 14: ...ge or the page appears immediately when the page number has been stored in the memory A message appears when you have entered a non existent or an incorrect page number Page numbers beginning with 0 or 9 do not exist Choose another number With the option line Select with the colour keys corresponding to the coloured options at the bottom of the screen the desired subject Quickly run through the te...

Page 15: ...are available while the teletext page is on screen Select with the cursor left right the previous or the following subpage 2 With the U key Enter the subpage number yourself Press U Enter the desired subpage with the digit keys e g 3 for the third page of seven subpages The TV searches for the selected subpage Automatically rotating subpages Press U again to cancel the entered digit key for the su...

Page 16: ...ion Searching for and storing TV channels Manual Installation p 5 Store the test signal either under programme number 0 or between 90 and 99 Replace the aerial cable in the aerial socket x of your video recorder after you have stored the test signal Decoder and video recorder Connect a eurocable 4 to your decoder and to the special euroconnector of your video recorder See also the video recorder h...

Page 17: ...onnect the audio cables to the audio input of your audio equipment and to AUDIO L and R at the back of your TV You can listen to your TV sound via your audio equipment Headphone Insert the plug into the headphone socket L at the right side of the TV Press on the remote control to switch off the internal loudspeakers of the TV The headphone impedance must be between 8 and 4000 Ohm The headphone soc...

Page 18: ... d VCR TV DVD SAT w Video recorder DVD and Satellite keys VCR DVD SAT 2 1 3 5 4 6 8 7 9 0 B w b æ Q b S j i c d TV VCR DVD SAT V P 0 Ò π U X P fi f yÚ h ZOOM INSTANT INSTANT Ò π Most of the audio and video equipment from our range of products can be operated with the remote control of your TV Press the VCR DVD or SAT key according to the equipment you want to operate with this remote control Video...

Page 19: ...order Set your video recorder to record You record what you are watching on the screen Do not switch programme numbers or do not switch off your TV when you are recording using a eurocable connected to the euroconnector EXTERNAL 1 With a video recorder connected to EXTERNAL 1 you can only record a TV channel Select the programme number on the TV Select the right external on your video recorder Swi...

Page 20: ...f what is being recorded appears at the bottom of the screen The video recorder starts recording the programme you are watching Press the INSTANT record key again to stop the recording When recording a programme from a peripheral connected to EXTERNAL 1 3 or FRONT you can not select another TV programme on the screen To watch TV programmes again press the programme number you want to select twice ...

Page 21: ...wrong menu Press the same key again to exit from the menu No solution Switch your TV off and then on again Never attempt to repair a defective TV yourself Check with your dealer or call a TV technician End of life directives Your new TV contains materials which can be recycled and reused At the end of life specialised companies can dismantle the discarded TV to concentrate the reusable materials a...

Page 22: ...oor signal areas and when viewing poor quality video tapes Easy Link Digital intelligent ESI bus system between audio components in HiFi systems and between TV and VCR Scart connection required Turns source selection and control into a one button operation Easy Text Teletext memory that automatically memorises Teletext pages and gives you instant access to them Euroconnector A 21 pins connector sy...

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