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Page 1: ...TURE CAUTION To prevent electric shock match wide blade of plug to wide slot and fully insert ATTENTION Pour éviter les chocs électriques introduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqu au fond CAUTIO 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 R...

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: ...ck 18 Set Change PIN 19 Settings menu Speakers 20 21 General 22 26 Source 27 Keypad on top of the TV 27 Dual Screen PIP 28 Multi PIP 29 Connect Accessory Devices Connecting accessory devices 30 35 Setting the Remote Control to work accessory devices 36 Selecting accessory devices 37 VCR Control buttons 37 Record with your VCR 38 Remote Control Direct Entry Codes for accessory devices 39 40 Before ...

Page 4: ...to browse through pre defined list of programs p 10 VCR Controls p 37 no function CC Closed Caption on off p 24 Ï Menu on off p 12 cursor to select your choice VOL Volume Up Down p 10 Sound Mute p 10 CH Channel Up Down p 10 SOURCE SELECT p 9 selection of AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 or SIDE Mode buttons p 9 TV HD CBL SAT VCR DVD AMP or CD selection Color buttons NATURAL MOTION Natural Motion p 12 DNR Digital N...

Page 5: ...Remote Control Remove the cover of the battery compartment Insert the 2 batteries supplied Type AA 1 5V Press the TV button to be sure your remote control is in the TV mode The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium Nevertheless in many areas exhausted batteries may not be disposed of with your household waste Please check on how to dispose of exhausted batteries ac...

Page 6: ... ball indicating the user s current position in the menu hierarchy The puck is always present when the menu system is displayed The puck is divided into 4 wedge shaped regions They correspond to the directional controls up down left right on the remote control In this way users can navigate through the menu hierarchy to arrive at the control they wish to adjust Pressing a valid button on the remot...

Page 7: ...uch Moving the puck up or down with the up down button causes the list to move down or up A single value list allows only one item to be selected at one time and de selects another In a multi value list any number of items can be selected even allowing more to be selected They are represented by a checkmark in the box next to the label E g TV Ratings lock Confirmation prompt or OK buttons A confir...

Page 8: ...oprogramming with the automatic method choose for Antenna or Cable whether antenna or cable signals are present When Automatic is selected the TV will automatically detect whether or not cable signal input is present When Antenna is selected the TV will detect antenna signals and will search for all antenna TV channels available in your local area When Cable is selected the TV will detect cable si...

Page 9: ...e sides of 4 3 programs with minimal distortion When in Movie Expand 14 9 16 9 or Superzoom display format you can make subtitles visible with the cursor up down S Freeze Format See Settings menu General Freeze format p 23 where you can select among three modes to be displayed when the freeze button is pressed on the remote control Freeze Replay Photo Finish When the mode is Freeze press the S but...

Page 10: ...s button on the right side of the remote control The backlighting of the buttons VOL CH and the digit buttons stays on for 5 seconds after pressing the button VOL Volume Press or to adjust the volume Mute Temporarily interrupt the sound or restore it CH Channel selection To browse through the TV channels or sources stored NATURAL MOTION Press this button repeatedly to select Off On Progressive or ...

Page 11: ...See Settings General menu p 22 and Dual Screen PIP p 28 c Switching screens in Dual Screen or PIP See Settings General menu p 22 and Dual Screen PIP p 28 fi Multi PIP Press fi to turn on off Multi PIP The Multi PIP format that launches on the button press is determined by the selection you made in the Multi PIP Format list in the General menu see Settings General p 23 and Multi PIP Format p 29 Note ...

Page 12: ...ure Tint not available for digital signals via AV4 and Y Pb Pr via AV3 This control allows you to adjust the color mix hue of the picture Contrast This control allows you to adjust the contrast levels of the picture Dynamic Contrast not available for digital signals via AV4 This feature automatically makes the contrast in the darker and the brighter picture areas more noticeable as the image on sc...

Page 13: ...See Use of the Remote Control p 9 Color Enhancement not available for digital signals via AV4 When activated this feature automatically controls green enhancement and blue stretch It makes the colors more vivid Press the cursor right to enter the list é Select On or Off in order to activate de activate Color Enhancement with the cursor up down Press the cursor left or the OK button to return to th...

Page 14: ...ings of the speaker related controls and to Connect Accessory Devices Connect external speakers p 35 for the speaker configuration In order to receive the full reproduction capability of true Dolby Pro Logic Sound you should include the proper use and arrangement of surround speakers not supplied When item Surround speakers in the speakers menu is set to No the Sound Modes Hall and Pro Logic are g...

Page 15: ...vel of 3D Surround Effect in the Sound menu Pro Logic with Dolby Surround broadcasting In addition to the left and right internal speakers the center and the rear surround speakers reproduce the Dolby Surround Pro Logic sounds This 4 channel sound is always present in the movie or program marked with G Dolby Surround This mode is especially recommended for such programs or movies With two extra fr...

Page 16: ...ress the diagonal cursor button upright or upleft or press the Ï menu button Channels menu Channel Lock This feature provides the ability to prevent the viewing of a selected channel Blocked channels can still be tuned with the digit buttons only but the picture is blanked and the audio is muted Select Channel Lock with the cursor down é Press the cursor right A list with all stored channel number...

Page 17: ...t either have no rating information or have a rating of None When this is selected programs without a rating will be locked When an item on the age based list is selected all items below that item of the same group are locked as well When you select a content based rating all identical content based ratings in the younger age based categories are also selected TV Y appropriate for children of all ...

Page 18: ... movie ratings list become selected All movies are locked If while All is selected any other item is unselected then All is automatically unselected When NR has been selected no other item is selected When any other item has been selected all ratings below are selected as well thus all movies with those ratings will be locked NR not rated G movies with a mild content suitable for all ages PG movie...

Page 19: ... from 0000 to 9999 are valid numbers The Channels menu reappears with a message confirming that the PIN has been created Important You have forgotten your PIN Select Change PIN in the Channels menu é Press OK Press the cursor right Enter the overriding code 0 7 1 1 Press the cursor again and enter a new personal 4 digit PIN code The previous PIN is erased and the new PIN is stored Note The overrid...

Page 20: ...playback Each trim control can be adjusted to match test tone levels Depending on the output mode and sound mode see Main Menu TV Sound Sound mode p 14 selected some menu items may be grayed out and are not selectable Center Mode See Connect Accessory Devices External Speakers Amplifier p 35 If no External Front Speakers are connected do not change the predefined factory settings which is Center M...

Page 21: ...ual active speakers in a clockwise direction and is meant to be used with the adjustable trim controls Once turned on the Test Tone will continue to circulate through the Left Center Right and both Rear speakers if present Press the cursor left Press the cursor up down to select the desired speaker for individual volume level adjustment Press the cursor left right to adjust the trim level è Contin...

Page 22: ...udio from the main screen through the speakers and audio from the other screen through the headphones This menu allows you to select the preferred format which can then be displayed toggling the b button on and off See Dual Screen PIP p 28 Select Dual Screen Format with the cursor down é Press the cursor right Select Dual Screen Large PIP Medium PIP or Small PIP with the cursor up down When Dual S...

Page 23: ...P 3 PIP 8 or PIP 12 with the cursor up down See Multi PIP p 29 how to operate Freeze Format not available for digital signals via AV4 Freeze Format allows you to select among three options Freeze Replay Photo Finish to be activated when you press the S button on the remote control See p 9 In this menu you can select which option you prefer In Dual Screen or PIP mode the highlighted screen is froze...

Page 24: ...V will display the currently selected Caption Service when the mute function is active When the mute function is not active the TV will not display Closed captions information Note When Dual Screen Format is selected Closed Captioning if activated appears for the main screen only and it covers the full screen When Multi PIP 12 is activated Closed Caption is disabled Caption Service Select Caption ...

Page 25: ... will turn on at the channel which was tuned when it was turned off Select On Timer with the cursor down é Press the cursor right Select Once Daily or Off to set the On Timer for one time operation daily operation or Off When you have selected Once or Daily press the cursor right Enter the time with the digit buttons or with cursor up down Also enter AM A or PM P with the cursor up down Invalid di...

Page 26: ...aylight saving time based on specially broadcasted signals Select Off to disable automatic clock correction based on the specially broadcasted signals Tilt Adjust This function allows you if necessary and to compensate for the Geomagnetic field to rotate the picture shown on the screen clockwise or counterclockwise Select Tilt Adjust with the cursor down é Press the cursor left or right to adjust ...

Page 27: ... on the remote control Press the menu Ï button on the remote control to turn off all menus on screen Press the SOURCE SELECT button on the remote control The Source Select menu appears in which you may select a source or peripheral connected to be displayed on screen Source Select AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 Side Settings TV Side Name AV1 Name AV2 Name AV3 Name AV4 Name Should your Remote Control be temporari...

Page 28: ...xiliary screen and PIP screen Press the channel up down button the digit buttons or the z button in order to change the TV channels in the highlighted screen Deactivating Dual Screen mode Press the b button again to return to a full main screen picture The TV tunes to the picture which was highlighted in Dual Screen mode Notes TV or Movie ratings When Dual Screen mode is activated a message with a...

Page 29: ...hannels or sources selected in the Surf list from top to bottom followed by the channels from the channel map from the lowest to the highest numbered é Press the cursor left right up down or in case of PIP 12 also cursor diagonal to highlight a PIP screen When the highlight is on one of the PIP screens it begins playing video and the other PIPs freeze The main screen always continues playing audio...

Page 30: ...aisy chaining or to record programs from your TV See Record with your VCR p 38 If your VCR has an S VHS video jack For improved picture quality connect a S video cable with the S VIDEO input instead of connecting the VCR to the VIDEO jack of AV1 IN S Video does not provide audio so audio cables must still be connected to provide sound CABLE VCR R AUDIO L AUDIO VIDEO AV 1 IN OUT OUT IN AV 2 IN MONI...

Page 31: ... Y C VCR with other AV peripherals CABLE VCR R AUDIO L AUDIO VIDEO AV 2 IN OUT AV 1 IN MONITOR OUT S VIDEO OUT OUT IN OUT IN 3 ANT CABLE Connect the satellite antenna cable 1 to the satellite receiver s SATELLITE IN jack é Connect the Video Audio left and right only for stereo devices AV cables 2 to the VIDEO L and R AUDIO input AV1 IN or AV2 IN jacks If your satellite receiver has an S VHS video ...

Page 32: ...e DVD player s AV OUT jacks and to the TV s AV3 IN jacks Connect an S VIDEO cable with the S VIDEO input instead of connecting the DVD player to the video jack DVD player with Component Video Output Connectors Connect the three separate component video cables to the DVD player s Y Pb and Pr jacks and to the Y Pb and Pr AV3 IN jacks on the TV é Connect the audio cable to the DVD player s audio L an...

Page 33: ...he L and R AUDIO jacks Connect a Set top Box with 2Fh Pr Pb Y output to the Pr Pb and Y jacks and to the L and R AUDIO jacks See also the manual of your High Definition Set top Box Note This television is designed to accept high definition signal standards 480p and 1080i as specified by the Electronic Industries Association standard EIA770 3 Set top boxes from different manufacturers have the poss...

Page 34: ...one volume to adjust the headphone volume L Connect your camera or camcorder to the AV inputs at the right side of your TV é Connect the device to VIDEO 2 and AUDIO L 3 for mono devices For stereo devices also connect AUDIO R 3 S Video quality with an S VHS Hi 8 or Digital camcorder is obtained by connecting the S Video cables with the S VIDEO input 1 instead of VIDEO 2 and AUDIO inputs 3 Note If ...

Page 35: ...he Dolby surround output S in the AUDIO OUT grouping at the rear of your TV as shown opposite There is only one cinch output for both speakers Use a mono to stereo adapter to connect two surround speakers Note Turn off the TV and the rear speakers before connecting them Rear Surround speakers should always be located behind or to either side of the listener at about 1 yard above the seated listene...

Page 36: ...your device operates with the remote If after repeated attempts the code number method does not work for your accessory device try the Auto Search method following Auto Search method Turn on the desired device VCR Cable box etc é Press the desired mode button to select the device which you need to search Point the remote control toward the accessory device Stand at least six feet away from the fro...

Page 37: ...products can be operated with the remote control of your TV Press the VCR DVD SAT HD CD CBL or AMP button according to the devices you want to operate with this remote control See Use of the remote control p 9 VCR buttons After you pressed the VCR button press one of the VCR buttons under the door of the remote control for record C VCR timer º for pause Ò for rewind for stop π for play for fast fo...

Page 38: ...ers 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 and the correct input on your VCR Set your VCR to record You record the tuner channel of the TV even when you switch to an AV input using the SOURCE SELECT button on the remote control Do not swi...

Page 39: ...lifornia Audio Labs 0056 Carver 0184 0206 0464 DKK 0027 Denon 0030 0900 Emerson 0332 Fisher 0201 0206 Garrard 0420 0447 Genexxa 0059 0332 Harman Kardon 0200 0184 Hitachi 0059 JVC 0099 Kenwood 0055 0217 0853 0064 0653 0708 Krell 0184 LXI 0332 Linn 0184 MCS 0056 MTC 0447 Magnavox 0184 0332 Marantz 0184 0056 0207 Mission 0184 NSM 0184 Nikko 0201 Onkyo 0128 0895 Optimus 0447 0059 0206 0495 0464 0332 0...

Page 40: ... Technology 0267 MTC 0027 0267 Magnasonic 0305 Magnavox 0062 0108 0027 0066 0176 Magnin 0267 Marantz 0108 0062 Marta 0064 Matsushita 0062 0189 0481 Memorex 0131 0074 0027 0064 0075 0062 0073 0267 1064 0334 0066 0236 1189 1289 Minolta 0132 0069 Mitsubishi 0070 0088 0075 0094 Motorola 0062 0075 Multitech 0027 0099 NEC 0065 0068 0094 0131 Nikko 0064 Nikon 0061 Noblex 0267 Olympus 0062 Optimus 1089 11...

Page 41: ...akers Setting p 20 No sound from the rear speakers or the center speakers Select an appropriate Sound mode according to the broadcasted sound signal or adjust the volume see Sound Modes p 15 Adjust the contrast and brightness setting Try another auto picture setting Check the transmission system s color settings of this set Sometimes poor picture quality occurs when having activated an S VHS camer...

Page 42: ... exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada Regulatory Notices Federal Communications Commission Notice 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 End of life directives We are paying a lot of attention to using environmentally friendly production methods Your new TV contains materials which can be rec...

Page 43: ...TSC analog video signals National Television Standards Committee format devised for TV broadcasting signals in the 1940s 525 lines 60 Hz On Screen Displays OSD Refers to the wording or messages generated by the TV to help the user with specific feature controls color adjustment programming etc Picture Freeze TV mode which allows you to freeze a certain image in order to study a specific detail at ...

Page 44: ...r une preuve d achat pour bénéficier d un service sans frais Pour les produits non couverts par la garantie contactez le center 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 oportuna y eficaz de su producto Si su ...

Page 45: ...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 GEORGIA Philips Factory Service of Georgia 200 N Cobb Pkwy Suite 120 Marietta GA 30062 770 795 0085 FLORIDA Philips Factory Service of Florida 1911 US Highway 301 North Tampa FL 33619 813 621 8181 WESTERN U S A Philips Factory Service Western...

Page 46: ...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 ...

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