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Once your PHILIPS purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a
PHILIPS product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your
purchase at once, and take advantage of these important benefits.

Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure

you receive all the benefits you’re entitled to.

For Customer Use

Enter below the Serial No., which is
located on the rear of the cabinet. Retain
this information for future reference.

Model No. __________________________
Serial No. __________________________

Congratulations on your purchase, and
welcome to the “family!”

Dear PHILIPS product owner:

Thank you for your confidence in PHILIPS.You’ve selected one of
the best-built, best-backed products available today. And we’ll do
everything in our power to keep you happy with your 
purchase for many years to come.
As a member of the PHILIPS “family,” you’re entitled to 
protection by one of the most comprehensive warranties and
outstanding service networks in the industry.
What’s more, your purchase guarantees you’ll receive all the
information and special offers for which you qualify, plus easy
access to accessories from our convenient home shopping 
network.
And most importantly you can count on our uncompromising
commitment to your total satisfaction.
All of this is our way of saying welcome-and thanks for investing
in a PHILIPS product.

Sincerely,

Lawrence J. Blanford
President and Chief Executive Officer

P.S.

Remember, to get the most from your PHILIPS
product, you must return your Warranty
Registration Card within 10 days. So please mail
it to us right now!

Know these

safety 

symbols

This “bolt of lightning” indicates
uninsulated material within your unit
may cause an electrical shock. For the

safety of everyone in your household, please
do not remove product 
covering.

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 plug to wide slot, fully
insert.

ATTENTION: Pour éviter les choc
électriques, introduire la lame la plus large de
la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la
prise et pousser jusqu’au fond.

C A U T I O N

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT

REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS

INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

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Warranty
Verification

Registering your product within
10 days confirms your right to 
maximum protection under the
terms and conditions of your
PHILIPS warranty.

Owner
Confirmation

Your completed Warranty
Registration Card serves as
verification of ownership in the
event of product theft or loss.

Model
Registration

Returning your Warranty Registration
Card right away guarantees you’ll
receive all the information and special
offers which you qualify for as the
owner of your model.

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Summary of Contents for 27PT 8419

Page 1: ...r P S Remember to get the most from your PHILIPS product you must return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days So please mail it to us right now Know these safety symbols This bolt of lightning indicates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock For the safety of everyone in your household please do not remove product covering The exclamation point calls attentio...

Page 2: ... 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 recommended international global safety standards for tilt and stability properties of its cabinets design Do not compromise these design standards by app...

Page 3: ...nu Timer 11 12 AutoLock 13 Movie Ratings Lock 14 TV Ratings Lock 15 Block Options 16 Closed Captions 17 Screen format 18 Rotation 18 Blue mute 18 Active Control 18 PIP Dual Window 19 Connect accessory devices Connecting and selecting accessory devices 20 24 Setting the remote control to work accessory devices 25 27 Selecting connected devices 28 Recording 29 Before Calling Service 30 Tips 31 Index...

Page 4: ... to the rear of the TV set for the correct operation voltage Consult your local dealer if your AC power supply is different To prevent damaging the power AC cord which could cause a fire or electric shock do not place the TV on the cord Remote Control Remove the cover of the battery compartment Insert the 2 batteries supplied Type AA 1 5V The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy metals merc...

Page 5: ...nnels 2 69 are available Note Press the TV button to be sure your remote control is in the TV mode Press the MENU SELECT button to display the main menu é Use the cursor in the up down directions to select a menu item Note Sometimes not all the menu items are visible on the screen press the cursor down until all the items are displayed Use the cursor in the left right directions to access the sub ...

Page 6: ...nel The message SKIPPED is displayed Press the cursor up down to select another channel and repeat step Press the cursor left or the MENU SELECT button to return to the INSTALL menu or the STATUS EXIT button to switch menu off Note to add back channels to the list repeat steps to and press the STATUS EXIT button to switch menu off INSTALL LANGUAGE TUNER MODE AUTO PROGRAM CHANNEL EDIT NAME INSTALL ...

Page 7: ...harpness and Noise reduction are controlled automatically The picture settings are being adapted continuously and automatically The menu items cannot be selected d Freeze Press to freeze the main picture The Freeze functionality is not available when a device is selected connected to AV4 SOUND Press to select an Auto Surround control Choose from the factory set controls and a personal control that...

Page 8: ...y Surround enables you to experience the effect of Dolby Pro Logic Surround reproducing a rear sound effect Incredible Surround In Stereo sound mode when Incredible Surround is selected it seems as though the loudspeakers are spread further apart from one another In Mono sound mode this feature when turned on enables you to hear a spatial sound effect PROG LIST Press to display a list of channel n...

Page 9: ...turation of the picture Picture This control allows you to adjust the contrast levels of the picture Sharpness not available for digital signals via AV4 This control allows you to adjust the edge definition of the picture to improve details Tint not available for digital signals via AV4 or CVI This control allows you to adjust the color mix of the picture Color temperature This control allows you ...

Page 10: ... INCREDIBLE SURROUND it seems as though the TV s speakers are spread further apart from one another DOLBY VIRTUAL with Dolby Surround signals enables you to experience the effect of Dolby Pro Logic Surround reproducing a rear sound effect Headphone Allows you to adjust the volume and balance of the headphone Press the cursor right é Select VOLUME or BALANCE with the cursor up down Press the cursor...

Page 11: ...ration press the STATUS EXIT button to display the clock on the screen or turn on the timer display in the TIMER menu The timer feature also allows you to set the timer to switch to a selected channel at a specific time while you are watching another channel or when the TV is in standby mode Note The TV s clock settings may be lost when the TV is unplugged Select TIMER in the FEATURES menu é Press...

Page 12: ...lect DISPLAY with the cursor down é Press the cursor right to select ON or OFF according to if you want to display the current time permanently on the TV screen or not Press the MENU SELECT button to return or the STATUS EXIT button to switch menu off P P V V Should your remote control be lost or broken you can still change some of the basic picture and sound settings with the buttons on top of th...

Page 13: ...the instructions as described in Setting up the Access Code Change the Access Code This function allows you to change your personal Access Code Select SETUP CODE to enter an access code of your choice é Press the cursor right to enter the SETUP CODE mode Enter the access code of your choice and confirm it again The message CORRECT will appear and the AUTOLOCK menu reappears Activating the Autolock...

Page 14: ...rents may find unsuitable for younger children It may contain one or more of the following moderate violence some sexual situations infrequent coarse language or some suggestive dialogue PG 13 Parents Strongly Cautioned This programming contains material that parents may find unsuitable for children under the age of 13 It contains one or more of the following violence sexual situations coarse lang...

Page 15: ...ming is not expected to frighten younger children TV Y7 Directed to older children This program is designed for children ages 7 and above It may be more appropriate for children who have acquired the development skills needed to distinguish between make believe and reality This programming may include mild fantasy and comic violence FV TV G General Audience Most parents would find this program sui...

Page 16: ... assign a rating to the programming Press the MENU SELECT button to return to the AUTOLOCK menu Block programs with no ratings Some programming is not encoded with content advisory data by the MPAA or the TV broadcaster All programming with no content advisory data can be blocked if NO RATING is set to ON Select NO RATING in the BLOCK OPTIONS menu with the cursor down é Press the cursor left right...

Page 17: ...r the action on the captioned TV program shows on screen Usually CC 1 is the most used CC 2 may be used for alternate languages if they are being transmitted When CC MUTE is selected the TV will display the currently selected caption mode when the mute function is active When the mute function is not active the TV will not display Closed Captions information Note When a PIP or Dual Screen Format i...

Page 18: ... the screen are expanded thus filling up the entire TV screen COMPRESS 16 9 format compresses full screen movie images into letterbox format Black bars are displayed at the top and bottom of the screen Rotation if available Select ROTATION in the FEATURES menu é Keep the cursor left right pressed to adjust the rotation of the picture Press the STATUS EXIT button to switch menu off Activating Blue ...

Page 19: ...annels Turn the TV and VCR or other device hooked on the external AV connections on é Press the PIP button on the remote control Press the CH button to cycle through the TV channels in the left picture Press the buttons PIP CH UP DN to cycle through the channels in the right picture Moving the PIP screen Press the button POSITION on the door of the remote control Each time you press this button th...

Page 20: ...ur VCR p 29 If your VCR has an S VHS video jack For improved picture quality connect an S video cable with the S VIDEO input instead of connecting the VCR to the VIDEO jack of AV2 IN S Video does not provide audio so audio cables must still be connected to provide sound CABLE VCR OUT OUT IN AV 2 in AV 1 in Monitor out COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT VIDEO L Mono R Y Pb Pr AUDIO S VIDEO 3 75 CABLE VCR Cable ...

Page 21: ... in Monitor out COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT VIDEO L Mono R Y Pb Pr AUDIO S VIDEO 2 75 CABLE VCR AV 2 in AV 1 in Monitor out COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT VIDEO L Mono R Y Pb Pr AUDIO S VIDEO OUT OUT OUT IN TV x 4 1 3 Interconnect your video recorder with extra RF cables 3 é To obtain better picture quality also connect the Video Audio left and Audio right only for stereo devices cables to the VIDEO AUDIO L Mono...

Page 22: ...DEO connectors only Connect the video cables to the equipment s AV OUT jacks and to the TV s AV1 or AV2 IN jacks é Connect the audio cables to the equipment s AUDIO L Mono and R jacks and to the L Mono AUDIO and R AUDIO AV1 or AV2 jacks on the TV According to where you connected the video cables to AV1 or AV2 Equipment with an S VIDEO connector Connect an S VIDEO cable the AV2 S VIDEO input Note W...

Page 23: ...4 IN VIDEO 1080i or 2 Fh PROGRESSIVE input Connect the equipment with 2 Fh RGB output to the RGB connector and to the L and R AUDIO jacks Connect the equipment with 2Fh Y Pb Pr output to the Y Pb and Pr jacks and to the L and R AUDIO jacks See also the manual of your High Definition equipment Note This television is designed to accept high definition signal standards 1080i and 480p as specified by...

Page 24: ...hone to adjust the headphone volume and balance Note When PIP Dual Window is activated see p 19 if the main screen displays a TV channel picture you hear the sound from the PIP Dual Window picture through your headphone if the main screen displays a picture from an external source you hear the sound from the main screen through your headphone L Would you like to hear TV programs through your audio...

Page 25: ...first time repeat the steps using the same remote code number After second try and the remote does not operate your device see if there is another four digit code number listed for your device Repeat the steps above using the new number If after repeated attempts the remote does not work your device try the Auto Search method following Auto Search method Turn on the desired device by pressing the ...

Page 26: ...88 099 DX Antenna 068 Drake 091 272 045 176 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 0 1 Panasonic 179 728 Philips 227 749...

Page 27: ...intom 099 Shogun 078 267 Singer 099 Sony 060 061 059 280 027 038 062 Sunpack 280 Sylvania 062 108 027 070 130 137 Symphonic 027 TMK 063 235 267 Tatung 068 Teac 027 068 Technics 062 189 273 Teknika 027 062 064 079 Thomas 027 Tivo 0645 Toshiba 072 237 239 070 093 393 Totevision 064 267 Unitech 267 Vector 072 Vector Research 065 067 Video Concepts 067 072 088 248 Videosonic 267 Wards 062 087 089 027 ...

Page 28: ... remote control p 7 or Setting the remote control to work accessory devices p 25 VCR buttons After you pressed the VCR button press one of the VCR buttons of the remote control REC π for record º for pause Ò for rewind for stop π for play for fast forward CH for sequential channel selection from the video recorder tuner 0 to 9 to select a channel number from your video recorder tuner These buttons...

Page 29: ...o record See the handbook for your VCR Switching channel numbers on your TV does not disturb recording Record to VCR from MONITOR OUT You can record a program on your VCR from the TV tuner via MONITOR OUT Switch on the device é Select the correct channel on your TV Set your VCR to record You record the tuner channel of the TV Do not switch channels or turn off your TV when you are recording throug...

Page 30: ...check the audio jack connections Adjust the contrast and brightness setting Try another auto picture setting Sometimes poor picture quality occurs when having activated an S VHS camera or camcorder connected to the right side of of your TV and another peripheral is connected to AV1 or AV2 at the same time In this case switch off one of the other peripherals Check the antenna connection When select...

Page 31: ...e shock hazard be sure the TV is unplugged from the electrical outlet before cleaning When you are cleaning the TV 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 ...

Page 32: ...eature controls shown on the TV screen that are made available for user adjustments MPAA Motion Picture Association of America Multichannel Television sound MTS The broadcast standard that allows for stereo sound to be transmitted with the TV picture NTSC analog video signals National Television Standards Committee format devised for TV broadcasting signals in the 1940s 525 lines 30 Hz On Screen D...

Page 33: ... garantie il suffira de présenter une preuve d achat pour bénéficier d un service sans frais Pour les produits non couverts par la garantie contactez 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 oportun...

Page 34: ... 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 FRANCISCO ...

Page 35: ...ts and technical manual s are not readily available MAKE SUREYOU KEEP Please keep your sales receipt or other document showing proof of purchase Attach it to this owner s manual and keep both nearby Also keep the original box and packing material in case you need to return your product BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE Please check your owner s manual before requesting service Adjustments of the controls ...

Page 36: ...lock PIP Picture in Picture Dual Window Connect Accessory Devices Video Cassette Recorder VCR and Cable Box Video recorder and other A V devices Satellite Receiver Satellite Receiver with a VCR DVD Player or other accessory digital source equipment AV4 Digital High Definition input Camera and Camcorder Headphone Additional Audio Connections Setting the remote control to work accessory devices To s...

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