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Tips
Care of the screen
Clean the TV with a slightly damp soft cloth.
Do not use abrasive solvent as it can damage
the TV screen coating layer.
No stable or not synchronised
S/VGA picture
Check if you have selected the correct
display mode in your PC or MAC
Z
.
See table p. 5.
Distorted picture with your Macintosh
computer
Check if you connected the right adapter
and/or if the DIP switches are put in the
right positions. See p. 4.
Poor Picture
Have you selected the correct TV system ?
Is your TV set or house aerial located too
close to loudspeakers, non-earthed audio
equipment or neon lights, etc. ?
Mountains or high buildings can cause
double pictures or ghost images.
Sometimes you can improve the picture
quality by changing the direction of the
outside aerial.
Is the picture or teletext unrecognisable ?
Check if you have entered the correct
frequency. See Installation, p. 8.
Are brightness and contrast out of
adjustment ? Press the
M
key.
Switch off your TV overnight with
A
of the
TV.
Sometimes poor picture quality is possible
when having activated a S-VHS camera or
camcorder connected to the front of your
TV and another peripheral is connected to
A/V 4
or
A/V 3
at the same time. In this case
switch off one of the other peripherals.
Poor text in S/VGA or MAC mode
Try out another picture setting with the
Smart Controls key
PICTURE
on the door of
the remote control.
No picture
Is the aerial connected properly ? Are the
plugs tightly connected in the aerial socket ?
Is the aerial cable in good condition and
does it have suitable plugs ?
Are the connection facilities to a possible
second TV in good condition ? If in doubt,
consult your dealer.
Also see Picture mute, p. 12.
No picture
means that the aerial peripheral
equipment is transmitting no picture.
Have you pressed the correct keys on the
remote control ? Try once more.
Did you press
a
again after switching on
teletext ?
Has the child lock been switched off ?
See Features, p. 18.
Sound
Did you perhaps interrupt the sound with
the
c
key ? Were the internal
loudspeakers switched off by the switch on
the back of your TV set ? See Extra
loudspeakers, p. 30. Is the sound coming
out of only one loudspeaker ? Is the balance
perhaps set to one extreme ? See
SOUND
menu, p. 16.
Select
Spatial On
in the Sound menu if
there is no sound coming out of the extra
loudspeakers at the back. See Spatial, p. 17.
Remote control
If your TV no longer responds to the
remote control. Check whether the
remote control is in the TV operation
position. Press the
TV
key once more.
Perhaps the batteries are exhausted. See
Preparation, p. 3.
Menu
Have you selected the wrong menu ? Press
MENU
again to exit from the menu.
Connections
Check whether your peripheral equipment
is properly connected. See p. 28.
Have you switched on the peripheral
equipment ?
No solution
Switch your TV set off and then on again.
Never attempt to repair a defective
TV yourself.
Check with your dealer or call a TV
technician when in doubt.
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 and to minimise the amount of materials to be disposed of.
Please ensure you dispose of your old TV set in accordance with any local regulations.
How to dispose of exhausted batteries ?
The Philips batteries 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.
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