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Instructions for use

This television contains;

Color Television

32PT91S1

3135 015 17561

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Summary of Contents for 27PT91B

Page 1: ...NSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CON NECTION WITH THE PROVISION OR USE OR ANY INFOR MATION EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES RELATING TO THE GUIDE PLUS SYSTEM VCR Plus C3 PlusCode and GUIDE Plus are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation The VCR Plus and GUIDE Plus systems are manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation and VCR Index Systems B V respectively Manufactured under lice...

Page 2: ...e an electrical shock For the safety of everyone in your household please do not remove product covering sThe exclamation point calls attention to features for which you should read the enclosed lit erature 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...

Page 3: ...ibed in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance 11 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords and plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the appliance 12 Cleaning The appliance should be cleaned only as recommende...

Page 4: ...und Sound External Speaker Connections 37 Sound Using the Audio Video Input Jacks 38 40 TABLE OF CONTENTS AutoChron AutoLock AutoPicture AutoSound M Link and ImageMax are trademarks of Philips Consumer Electronics Company Copyright 2000 Philips Consumer Electronics Company All rights reserved NOTE This owner s manual is used with several dif ferent television models Not all features and draw ings ...

Page 5: ...x set the TV to the same channel as the con verter s CH 3 4 switch on the rear of the converter To order accessories h th li t d SMART HELP A typical ANT enna A and PIP ANT B connection using a common signal source and an optional Signal Splitter If your Antenna or Cable TV signal has a round cable con nector 75 ohm on the end then you re ready to connect it to the 75ohm Signal Splitter If your an...

Page 6: ...highlighted and an adjustment bar will be shown to the right Use the CURSOR RING LEFT or CURSOR RING RIGHT to adjust the BRIGHTNESS level of the picture After adjusting the BRIGHTNESS control press the CURSOR RING DOWN to select another picture adjust ment COLOR PICTURE SHARP NESS TINT OR COLOR TEMP Press the CURSOR RING LEFT or CURSOR RING RIGHT to adjust the selected control NOTE The menu will s...

Page 7: ...NR ON or press the CURSOR RING LEFT to switch DNR OFF Press the STATUS EXIT button to remove the menu from the screen TURNING ON THE DYNAMIC NOISE REDUCTION CONTROL BEGIN PICTURE SOUND FEATURES INSTALL BRIGHTNESS COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT BRIGHTNESS 30 COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT PICTURE PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT COLOR TEMP DNR IMAGEMAX ON ON OR IMAGEMAX OFF 1 2 1 3 5 4 6 8 7 9 0 OK M MEDIA TUNER...

Page 8: ...CURSOR RING DOWN to select a CAPTION MODE CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 CC MUTE TXT1 TXT2 TXT3 or TXT4 CC DISPLAY turns text OFF or ON if the TV station broadcasting on the channel is making CLOSED CAP TIONING available With CC DIS PLAY highlighted press the CUR SOR RING RIGHT to toggle Closed Captioning ON or OFF NOTE You also can press the CC button on the remote control to turn the CC TEXT option ON or OFF P...

Page 9: ...al 4 3 aspect ratio or expand the 4 3 aspect ratio to com pletely fill the screen There also is a compressed 16 9 aspect ratio which allows movies to be viewed in their full width known as letter box style Press the MENU button 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 and the menu will shift to the left Pre...

Page 10: ...the screen when no video signal is pres ent by displaying a pleasent blue screen This occurs in cases such as when a VCR tape is removed or an antenna signal is broken To turn the Blue Mute feature ON or OFF fol low the steps below Press the MENU button 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 and the menu ...

Page 11: ...ystem a short but informative demonstration is available Press the MENU SELECT but ton on the remote to show the onscreen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT and the menu will shift to the left TIMER will be highlighted Press the CURSOR RING DOWN to highlight the Guide Plus DEMO control Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again The GUIDE Plus Demonstrat...

Page 12: ...lly switch the TV OFF after a period of time you choose 15 minute increments up to 60 minutes then 30 minute increments up to 90 min utes then 60 minute increments up to 240 minutes Press the SLEEP button on the remote control The SLEEP timer onscreen display will appear in the upper part of the screen Within five seconds press the SLEEP button repeatedly to pick the amount of time 15 minute incre...

Page 13: ...OR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT and the menu will shift to the left TIMER will be highlighted With TIMER selected press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again to shift the display left and highlight the TIME control Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again to highlight the time indicator area Press the CURSOR RING LEFT or CURSOR RING RIGHT to select the position or digit you wi...

Page 14: ...once or at the same time every day Follow these steps to set the Start Time Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT and the menu will shift to the left TIMER will be highlighted Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again to shift the display left Then press the CURSOR RING DOWN once to highligh...

Page 15: ...ils The fol lowing steps will guide you in set ting the TV to turn itself OFF once or at the same time every day Press the MENU button 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 and the menu will shift to the left TIMER will be highlight ed Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again to shift the display left Then pres...

Page 16: ...7 2 4 6 5 4 3 6 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 channel Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT and the menu will shift to the left TIMER will be highlighted Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT ...

Page 17: ...R RECORD HOME VIDEO HOME MOVIES PERSONAL BLUE GREEN INFO 1 6 5 2 4 5 4 3 Through the START TIME fea ture you can select either TUNER A or TUNER B to be the main signal source when the TV is powered ON Press the MENU button 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 and the menu will shift to the left TIMER wi...

Page 18: ...o come on ONCE or DAILY or turned OFF through the ACTIVATE control Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT and the menu will shift to the left TIMER will be highlight ed Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again to shift the display to the left Then press the CUR SOR RING DOWN repeatedly until...

Page 19: ...s been set you can use your TV as a clock The TIMER DISPLAY control allows you to permanently display the time in the upper right corner of the screen Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT and the menu will shift to the left TIMER will be highlighted Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again to shif...

Page 20: ...e 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 language or suggestive dialogue R Restricted This programming is specifi cally designed for adults Anyone under the age of 17 should view this programming only with an accompanying...

Page 21: ...PARENTS It isn t possible for your child to unblock a channel without know ing your access code or changing it to a new one If your code has been changed without your knowledge then you will become aware that blocked channels may have been viewed AutoLockTM allows parents to block out or censor any channels they think children should not watch A channel blocked by the AutoLockTM control cannot be ...

Page 22: ... This stops the viewing of VCR DVD and other sources that can be shown through the A V input jacks Select AV1 AV2 or AV3 and then select BLOCK After your personal access code has been set see the previous page you are ready to select the channels or inputs you want to block out or censor Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highl...

Page 23: ...select specific movie ratings that you want to censor Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT and the menu will shift to the left 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 ACCE...

Page 24: ...ific subratings for violence sexual content dia logue or fantasy violence are avail able for 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 CURSOR RING LEFT to turn the block on the subrating ON or OFF Press the STATUS EXIT but ton to re...

Page 25: ... 3 6 8 4 3 8 7 5 The BLOCKING control is what can be thought of as the mas ter switch for AutoLock This control affects the settings you have chosen for blocking programs according to movie ratings or TV ratings or for blocking programs that have no rating or are unrated When the BLOCKING control is OFF the blocking or censoring of programs is disabled When the BLOCKING control is ON block ing wil...

Page 26: ...O 1 10 9 2 3 6 8 4 3 9 7 5 In addition to blocking specific ratings or channels you may choose to block all programming that is unrated Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT and the menu will shift to the left Then press the CURSOR RING DOWN once to highlight the AutoLock control Pre...

Page 27: ... ed with content advisory data by the MPAA Motion Picture Association of America or the tele vision broadcasters see the expla nation on page 19 To block such programming follow these steps Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT and the menu will shift to the left Then press the CURSOR RING D...

Page 28: ...ove them from the screen BEGIN SMART HELP Remember the review screen will appear only if BLOCKING is set to ON For details see page 25 MOVIE RATING R NC17 X BLOCK UNRATED NO RATING TV RATING Y7 PG 14 MA ON OFF MOVIE RATINGS Shows all blocked movie ratings that were set within the MOVIE RATING feature Some or all may be blocked at one time NOTE If a lower rating is blocked higher ratings also will ...

Page 29: ...he current programming is blocked You may view the blocked program ming and turn OFF the AutoLock feature by clearing all blocking options or by entering your access code Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT and the menu will shift to the left Then press the CURSOR RING DOWN once to highlig...

Page 30: ...ll be used to adjust the sound playback of TV programs Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN once to highlight SOUND Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT and the menu will shift to the left TREBLE will be highlight ed and an adjustment bar will be shown to the right Use the CURSOR RING RIGHT or CURSOR RING LEFT to adjust the TREBLE high frequency l...

Page 31: ...l to show the onscreen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN once to highlight SOUND Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT and the menu will shift to the left TREBLE will be highlighted and an adjustment bar will be shown to the right Press the CURSOR RING DOWN repeatedly until AVL is highlighted Then press the CUR SOR RING RIGHT or CURSOR RING LEFT to toggle AVL ON or OFF Press the STATUS EXIT but ton to remove ...

Page 32: ...und This feature gives a 3D sound effect like at theaters NOTE If the TV signal is being received from a mono source press ing the INCR SURR button will cause either MONO or SPATIAL to appear on the the screen SPATIAL widens the sound simu lating a broader fuller sound Onscreen menu options for Incredible Surround in MONO mode Onscreen menu options for Incredible Surround in STEREO mode The Incred...

Page 33: ...ETTINGS To adjust the sound volume and balance of your headphones follow these steps Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN once to highlight SOUND Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT and the menu will shift to the left Press the CURSOR RING DOWN repeatedly until HEAD PHONE is highlighted Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT and the menu will shift to the left VOLU...

Page 34: ...EFT or CURSOR RING RIGHT to select STEREO or MONO When STEREO has been selected the television will reproduce any stereo broadcast signal it receives Press the STATUS EXIT but ton to remove the menu from the screen An SAP is an additional part of the stereo broadcast system Sent as a third audio channel an SAP can be heard apart from the current TV pro gram sound TV stations are free to use SAP fo...

Page 35: ...O OUTPUT jacks to the AUDIO INPUT jacks on a stereo receiver set AUDIO OUT to either VARIABLE or FIXED to determine whether you adjust the volume at the stereo or at the TV If you select VARIABLE change the vol ume at the TV using the TV s remote control If you select FIXED adjust the volume at the stereo using the stereo s controls To select FIXED or VARIABLE follow these steps Press the MENU but...

Page 36: ...ect the R ight and L eft AUDIO OUT jacks on the TV to the R and L audio input jacks on your amplifier or sound system Set the audio system s volume to a normal listening level Turn the TV and audio sys tem ON You can now adjust the sound level coming from the audio system with the VOLUME or button on the TV or remote control To hear the TV sound from only the audio system speakers Press the MENU b...

Page 37: ... viewing area is between the TV and the rear surround speakers See overhead view drawing Turn the TV ON The rear Surround Sound speakers will not be heard at the same volume level as the front TV speakers Adjust the sound level with the Volume buttons After setup whenever a stereo sig nal is received the audio will be heard in Surround Sound REAR SURROUND SOUND SPEAKER TERMINALS SMART HELP Remembe...

Page 38: ... 5 9 are not illustrated on this page If AV1 did not appear onscreen as one of the choices available to you by pressing the M MEDIA button press the M Link button on the remote control to display the M Link onscreen menu Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT or CURSOR RING LEFT button to highlight CVI Press the CURSOR RING UP to toggle from CVI to AV1 Press the STATUS EXIT button to remove the M Link menu f...

Page 39: ...f the TV Connect the S VIDEO CABLE to the S VIDEO output jack on the accessory device Then connect the red and white AUDIO cables to the AUDIO left and right output jacks on the rear of the accessory device Turn the accessory device ON Press the M MEDIA button on the remote control to tune the AV2 channel You are now ready to view the tape or disc on the TV AUDIO IN RED WHITE SMART HELP The S VIDE...

Page 40: ...5 9 are not illustrated on this page If CVI did not appear onscreen as one of the choices available to you by pressing the M MEDIA button press the M Link button on the remote con trol to display the M Link onscreen menu Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT or CURSOR RING LEFT to highlight AV1 Press the CURSOR RING UP to toggle from AV1 to CVI Press the STATUS EXIT but ton to remove the M Link menu from th...

Page 41: ...sets your TV s video controls for a number of different 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 factory to automatically adjust the TV s brightness color picture sharp ness tint and color temperature levels The Personal AutoPicture settings are the ones that you made through th...

Page 42: ...ences through the onscreen Sound menu The three factory set controls Voice Music and Theatre enable you to tailor the TV sound so as to enhance the particular program you are watching Follow these steps to select any of the options Press the SOUND button on the remote control The current AutoSoundTM setting will appear in the middle of the screen Press the SOUND button repeatedly to toggle among t...

Page 43: ... Press the SURF button on the remote control The onscreen dis play may read SURF LIST EMPTY The number of the cur rent channel will be shown with ADD to the right While the SURF list message or the SURF channel list appears on the screen press the CURSOR RING RIGHT to add the present channel to the SURF list If you want to delete the present channel from the SURF list press the CURSOR RING RIGHT a...

Page 44: ...E OPEN CLOSE SURF ITR RECORD HOME VIDEO HOME MOVIES PERSONAL BLUE GREEN INFO 1 6 5 3 2 USING THE VCR PLUS SYSTEM FEATURE Within the GUIDE Plus GOLD system there is an option to set a timer recording using the VCR Plus system This system works with your local TV Guide or program ming information printed in a special magazine or your local newspaper The broadcasters have listed a multiple digit num ...

Page 45: ...Antenna or Cable TV signal to the single 75 ohm input plug on a two way signal splitter not supplied Connect two lengths of RF coaxial cable F type connectors on both ends to the two output plugs on the two way signal splitter Connect the twin OUTPUT plugs on the signal splitter to the ANT A and PIP ANT B inputs on the rear of the TV SMART HELP For other possible PIP connections see the More Conne...

Page 46: ... the PIP window Turn the TV and VCR or other device hooked to the exter nal A V connections ON Press the PIP ON OFF but ton on the remote control The PIP window should appear in the upper right hand portion of the screen Press the SOURCE button on the remote control to toggle among the different external con nections The PIP SOURCE may come from the following AV1 AV2 AV3 S VIDEO for picture signal...

Page 47: ...ontrol to stop the action within the PIP window Press the FREEZE button again to resume the normal view ing action Press the PIP CH annel UP DN buttons on the remote control to choose a different channel or a different PIP source Press the SWAP button to swap the main screen picture with the PIP picture Pressing the SWAP button again will return the main picture to the screen BEGIN AV 1 28 26 24 2...

Page 48: ...e to show the PIP Window The PIP window will appear in the LARGE format Press the PIP ON OFF but ton on the remote again and the PIP Window will reduce in size to the SMALL format Pressing the PIP ON OFF button on the remote a third time will show a Double Window PIP The main picture source will be show on the left and the PIP picture source on the right Note These picture sources can be swapped a...

Page 49: ...to make fine tune adjustments to the picture settings for PIP when shown on the TV screen Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight FEA TURES Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT and the menu will shift to the left Press the CURSOR RING DOWN twice to highlight PIP Press the CURSOR RING RIGHT again to shift the display to the COLOR ad...

Page 50: ... IN on the cable converter and the ANTENNA plug on the back of the television Connect the CABLE OUT on the converter to the ANTENNA IN on the VCR Connect the VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR to the VIDEO IN jack on the TV Also connect the AUDIO OUT right and left jacks from the VCR to the AUDIO IN jacks on the television PIP MORE CONNECTIONS BEGIN BACK OF TV AUDIO CABLES RED AND WHITE VIDEO CABLE YELLOW ...

Page 51: ...n the VCR to the AV1 in put VIDEO jack on the TV Then con nect the red and white audio cables from the AUDIO OUT jacks L and R on the VCR to the AV1 in put AUDIO jacks on the back of the TV Connect the yellow video cable from the VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD or similar device to the AV2 in put VIDEO jack on the TV Then connect the red and white audio cables from the AUDIO OUT jacks L and R on the DVD...

Page 52: ...e CHANNEL EDIT control into the TV s memory Check to be sure the TUNER MODES are set to the CABLE option and run the Auto Program feature to find all available channels Please make these simple checks before calling for service Because charges for TV installa tion and adjustment of customer controls are not covered under your warranty these tips can save you time and money CAUTION A video source s...

Page 53: ...o signal that produces a dramatic expansion of the wall of sound that surrounds the listener and heightens overall viewing pleasure Menu An onscreen listing of feature controls that are available for you to adjust Multichannel Television Sound MTS The broadcast stan dard that allows for stereo sound to be transmitted with the TV picture Onscreen Displays OSD The wording or messages generated by th...

Page 54: ...xternal Speaker Connections 37 Features 5 Format Screen Control 9 Guide Plus Demo 11 Headphone Controls 33 Glossary of Television Terms 53 ImageMax 7 Incredible Surround 32 Language Control Q U 3 M Link specific Remote Control Buttons M Link ITR REC Home Video Home Movies Personal Q U 2 Picture Adjustment Controls 6 PIP Picture in Picture Color Tint Control 49 Connections 45 50 51 Remote Control B...

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