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Summary of Contents for 42-PLASMA DIGITAL WIDESCREEN FLAT TV PIXEL PLUS 42PF5321D

Page 1: ...m our convenient home shopping network 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 P S To get the most from your PHILIPS purchase be sure to complete and return your Product Registration Card at once or register online at www philips com usasupport For Customer Use ...

Page 2: ...aged or B Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the appliance or C The 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 stabili...

Page 3: ...h your recorder 45 Select connected equipment 45 Audio and video equipment buttons 46 Before calling service 47 Glossary 48 Annex 1 Philips TV software upgrade with portable memory 49 Annex 2 Philips TV Slideshow Format with background music 51 Annex 3 Philips TV Digital camera and USB issues 53 Annex 4 Issues referring to connected peripherals with a HDMI connector 54 Index 55 Recycling 56 Produc...

Page 4: ... should not attempt to do the work yourself Philips bears no responsibility for improper mounting or mounting that results in accident or injury Make sure that the wall mount is being fixed securely enough so that it meets safety standards This TV provides the VESA mounting interface not supplied and is VESA compatible with the 4 supplied VESA studs to be inserted in the back of the TV 2 General C...

Page 5: ...rs integrators Do not connect RS232 without level shifter Supported video formats 480i 480p 720p 1080i Getting started Warning do not insert the power plug into the mains at the bottom of the TV and in a wall socket before all connections are made L Pr H R Pb V Y Pr Pb L Y R S VIDEO S VIDEO AV2 AV3 AV1 VIDEO VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO IN HDMI 1 UART SERVICE HDMI 2 ANTENNA 75 o DIGITAL AUDIO OUT o DISPLAY...

Page 6: ... See to make audio and video connections p 35 3 Select the source using the AV button on the remote control 4 Press the OK button to confirm your selection For more information please refer to your cable box or satellite receiver box manual Notes Broadcasters are in the middle of a transition from analog to digital TV This means that a given broadcaster will have two channels on the air one analog...

Page 7: ...f the batteries line up correctly inside of case is marked For most buttons pressing a button once will activate the function Pressing a second time will de activate it Note Watching Cable TV programs that don t require the cable box Since you ve connected the cable TV signal directly to the TV s tuner you can also watch the unscrambled programs by simply tuning to the desired channel You must fir...

Page 8: ...rough the menus OK to activate a setting to display the list of channels stored according to the selection made in the Installation mode Antenna or Cable p 14 starts playing content in the Multimedia Browser application p 32 Use of the remote control RC4345 TUV PQRS WXYZ JKL GHI MNO ABC DEF DVD R CBL TV VCR AUX PIP MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 SELECT DEMO CLOCK MY CONTENT VOL CH PAGE MUTE AV Ò π º POW...

Page 9: ...evices p 45 Type the dash for digital channels A CH Press to alternate between the currently viewed channel and the previously viewed channel INFO Display information Press to display when available information about the selected TV channel and program or accessory device RECORD no function FAVORITES VIEW To display a list of all channels marked as favorite incl subchannels 3 To add or remove a ch...

Page 10: ...om removes the black bars on the sides of 4 3 programs with minimal distortion When in Movie expand 14 9 Movie expand 16 9 or Super zoom picture format you can make subtitles visible with the cursor up down Use of the remote control RC4345 Continued 8 TUV PQRS WXYZ JKL GHI MNO ABC DEF DVD R CBL TV VCR AUX PIP MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 SELECT DEMO CLOCK MY CONTENT VOL CH PAGE MUTE AV Ò π º POWER FAV...

Page 11: ...t messages on a cellular phone When a letter or number has been entered the cursor automatically advances to the next character position after the specified time out or by pressing the cursor right Also the cursor up down can be used to enter alphanumeric information When finished press the OK button to confirm the entry Move to the left panel 1 space Ò 1 space Ò 1 etc 2 a b c A B C 2 a b c etc 3 ...

Page 12: ...p down to move the highlight up and down in the list of menu items 3 Press the cursor right to go deeper into the structure Television TV menu allows you to access the Settings menu See How to navigate through the menus p 12 TV channels leading to the list of TV channels the left panel will contain the analog channel numbers the one part channel numbers and the major channel numbers in case of two...

Page 13: ...on screen menus The text of the header and the info on screen continuously change language 2 Press the cursor up down to highlight your language 3 Press the OK button 4 Follow the on screen instructions to proceed Turn the TV on Press the power switch B at the right side of the TV An indicator on the front of the TV lights up Press the CH PAGE button or the POWER B button on the remote control Not...

Page 14: ...left panel The right panel shows the content of the highlighted menu item in the left panel 3 Use the cursor right to enter the right panel The content of the right panel is moved to the left panel and the right panel shows the content of the newly highlighted item in the left panel General Press the OK button on the highlighted item to activate and to dismiss the menu Press the cursor left to go ...

Page 15: ...enu will adjust settings related to the installation of the TV channels 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control The Settings menu appears 2 Select Installation and press the cursor right Select your language 1 Select Language and press the cursor right A list of available languages appears 2 Select your language and press the OK button to confirm your selection 3 Proceed with the Installatio...

Page 16: ...a message appears confirming the completion and the TV switches to the first installed TV channel Store TV channels Note Make sure that registration with your cable TV provider and connection of equipment are completed Note All channels must be unlocked in order to autoprogram If requested enter your PIN code to unlock all channels See Adjust Menu preferences in the Settings TV menu p 21 Notes Whe...

Page 17: ...ch Antenna TV channels or Cable TV channels Note Do not start Autoprogram but press the red color button Then press the MENU button If you make use of a signal splitter do not forget to put the switch in the corresponding position Notes Subchannel selections The new standards employed with digital broadcasting make it possible to receive multiple program channels under a single major channel numbe...

Page 18: ...ed and updated continuously as you rotate the antenna Info Settings TV Setup Installation Demo Exit How to upgrade the TV software This menu allows you to upgrade your TV software using a USB device The USB device must be filled with the appropriate upgrade image and structure which can be found on the www philips com support website How to upload a new software version on your portable memory dev...

Page 19: ... to change the broadcast channel or the AV button to change the HDMI source in the highlighted screen This menu is used to control the settings of special TV functions features and accessory devices The Preferences menu allows you to change settings that will typically be accessed only occasionally The Source menu allows you to select a source The Clock menu allows you to use your TV as a clock Th...

Page 20: ... 4 Often used for channel guide schedules bulletin board information for Closed Captions programs news weather informations or stock market reports Not all Caption services are necessarily being used by a TV channel during the transmission of a Closed Caption program 4 See Closed Caption in the TV Features menu see p 27 to turn the Caption service On or Off Use of the Setup menu Continued 18 Info ...

Page 21: ...firm Size Select this option to select the size of caption display according to your own preference Select Default Automatic Small Standard or Large and press the OK button to confirm Style Select this option to select the font style of caption display according to your own preference Select Default Monospaced serif Serif Monospaced sans serif Sans serif Casual Cursive or Small caps Text Select th...

Page 22: ...Low Medium High or Maximum The Emergency alert message with priority High or Maximum will always be presented Low or Medium will be present or ignored depending on the selected setting The Emergency Alert message display will contain following information The Emergency Alert text The start time date The end time date 1 Select Show Emergency Alerts in the Menu preferences menu 2 Press the cursor ri...

Page 23: ...een created Reset the AV settings This allows you to reset most of the picture and sound settings to their predefined factory states 1 Select Reset AV settings with the cursor down 2 Press the cursor right 3 Press the OK button to erase settings and reset them to their default values Use of the Setup menu continued 21 English User Manual Important you have forgotten your PIN 1 Select Change PIN in...

Page 24: ...ceiver If your amplifier or receiver has a matching connector for Digital Audio In you can connect it with a single cable to the TV s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT See To make Video and Audio connections Digital Surround receiver p 45 Use of the Setup menu continued 22 This allows you to use your TV as a clock Auto clock mode 1 Select Clock in the Setup menu 2 Press the cursor right to select the Auto clock m...

Page 25: ...u to disable the automatic setting of daylight saving time This is useful if you live in an area or state where daylight saving is not applied but you receive channels from other areas where daylight saving signals are broadcasted 1 Select Daylight saving with the cursor down 2 Press the cursor right to select Automatic for automatic clock correction for daylight saving time based on specially bro...

Page 26: ...l of the colors to suit your personal preference Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of fine details in the picture Color temperature Increases or decreases Warm red and Cool blue colors to suit personal preferences Select Cool to give the white colors a blue Normal to give the white colors a neutral Warm to give the white colors a red tint Adjust Picture menu settings 24 Note Some menu items are not ...

Page 27: ...Select Off Minimum Medium or Maximum according to the image noise in the picture Color enhancement Automatically controls green enhancement and blue stretch It makes the colors more vivid Select On or Off in order to activate de activate Tint Allows you to select the color mix hue of the picture Picture format This menu item performs the same as the FORMAT button on the remote control See Use of t...

Page 28: ...istening position Headphone volume Allows you to control the level of sound through the headphones Sound mode Allows you to select the modes for more spatial or surround sound reproduction dependent on the broadcast signals or signals from external inputs received Alternate audio only selectable with analog broadcast signals Gives you the possibility to swap between the Main and Second audio Progr...

Page 29: ...layed and gives an overview of the menus you can select 3 Select Features and press the cursor right The Features menu is moved to the left panel 4 Select the menu items with the cursor up down Adjust the settings with the cursor left right Closed captions This displays the transmitted CC or CS text on the screen according to your chosen CC or CS service in the Setup Features preferences menu p 18...

Page 30: ...dual programs based on their movie and TV ratings All settings apply to all AV inputs except HDMI The program content advisory data are sent by the broadcaster or program provider 1 Select TV ratings lock with the cursor down A list appears showing the age based TV ratings and a corresponding content based ratings list 2 Press the cursor right to enter the list 3 Select an age based TV rating with...

Page 31: ...ked TV Y appropriate for children of all ages with themes and elements suitable for children aged 2 6 TV Y7 programs designed for children age 7 and older TV Y7 FV programs include fantasy violence more intense than other programs in the TV Y7 category TV G programs suitable for all ages These programs contain little or no violence no strong language and little or no sexual dialogue or situations ...

Page 32: ...cted 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 movies for which parental guidance is recommended They may contain a few racy or violent scenes or maybe some ba...

Page 33: ...ith the cursor down A list appears showing all valid region ratings 2 Press the cursor right to enter the list You are asked to enter your PIN code See Set Change PIN p 21 If the code is correct the Region ratings lock menu reappears 3 Select a region rating with the cursor up down 4 Press the OK button to activate the selected rating 5 Select another region rating if you like and press OK again 6...

Page 34: ...ilips can not be held responsible if your USB device is not supported To insert a USB device lnsert a USB device to the USB connector at the left side of the TV When a USB device is inserted the Multimedia browser menu is displayed automatically See further To remove the USB device 1 First switch off the My Content menu To do so navigate to the Multimedia browser menu and press the my button to ex...

Page 35: ...t press the button on the remote control Multimedia Browser Continued 33 English User Manual Note press the green color button to display all the image files in the current directory as thumbnails when browsing pictures Press the green button again to display the image files in a list Tip the blue color button can if necessary be used to let the color buttons reappear Notes your TV supports slide ...

Page 36: ...played in a slide show Rotate to rotate a picture Repeat one all to repeat the playback of a music file Shuffle to shuffle music collections in a random way Multimedia function buttons on the remote control to stop playing content º to pause playing content π to play a single file start a slide show playback of a folder or other collection Multimedia Browser Continued 34 DVD R CBL TV VCR AUX TV GU...

Page 37: ... input on your TV S VIDEO HDMI VIDEO 75 AUDIO L R DIGITAL AUDIO IN L Pr R Pb Y R B G AV1 DIGITAL AUDIO IN AUDIO L Pr R Pb Y R B G AV1 DIGITAL AUDIO IN AUDIO AUDIO L R L Pr H R Pb V Y R B G AV1 VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO IN AUDIO VGA PC viaRGB HV L Pr R Pb Y R B G AV1 DIGITAL AUDIO IN AUDIO L R AUDIO AUDIO L R AV1 AV2 SIDE AUDIO L R AV1 AV2 SIDE L R AUDIO Pr Pb Y AV3 Warnings in case you notice scrolling ...

Page 38: ...internal loudspeakers of the TV Side panel overview Notes Cables are often color coded to connectors Connect red to red white to white Component video YPbPr connection is necessary to view video sources for example digital broadcastings coming from a settop box in 1080i 720p 480i or 480p The labels for the component video sockets may differ depending on the DVD player or the device connected Altho...

Page 39: ...O L R AV1 AV3 YPbPr DIGITAL AUDIO IN DIGITAL AUDIO IN HDMI HDMI Rear panel overview 37 VCR DVD player Satellite receiver Cable box DVD player Note Due to possible digital image distortion when displaying signals from connected digital equipment automatically the Auto picture setting Soft is selected if you selected Digital STB in the Source menu See Adjust Picture menu settings Auto picture p 24 C...

Page 40: ...ipment you have connected in the Setup menu Select your source p 22 and link them to the AV connectors you have connected your equipment to Warning do not place your recorder too close to the screen as some recorders may be susceptible for signals from the display Keep a minimum distance of 0 5 m from the screen Notes cables are often color coded to connectors Connect red to red white to white if ...

Page 41: ...dio right cables of both devices to AV1 or AV2 VIDEO AUDIO L and R 3 and 5 5 Select the equipment you have connected in the Setup menu Select your source p 22 and link them to the AV connectors you have connected your equipment to Notes cables are often color coded to connectors Connect red to red white to white if your recorder has an S VHS video jack For improved picture quality connect an S vid...

Page 42: ...y for stereo sound recorder AV cables 4 to the VIDEO AUDIO L and R input AV2 jacks on the TV 6 Select the equipment you have connected in the Setup menu Select your source p 22 and link it to the AV connector you have connected your equipment to Notes cables are often color coded to connectors Connect red to red white to white if your recorder has an S VHS video jack For improved picture quality c...

Page 43: ...L and R audio input jacks of AV1 4 Select the equipment you have connected in the Setup menu Select your source p 22 and link it to the AV connector you have connected your equipment to Notes cables are often color coded to connectors Connect red to red white to white if your satellite receiver or cable box has an S VHS video jack For improved picture quality connect an S video cable with the S VI...

Page 44: ... the TV 4 Connect another RF cable 3 from the output out of your recorder to the TV s input CABLE ANTENNA 75 Ω x jack 5 Select the equipment you have connected in the Setup menu Select your source p 22 and link it to the AV connector you have connected your equipment to Notes cables are often color coded to connectors Connect red to red white to white if your recorder has an S VHS video jack For i...

Page 45: ...ect your source p 22 and link it to the AV connector you have connected to L Pr H R Pb V DIGITAL AUDIO IN Y Pr Pb Y S VIDEO S VIDEO AV2 AV3 VIDEO L R VIDEO DVD Cable box AV1 H V AV1 L R 2 3 AV1 YPbPr 1 AV1 Devices with RGB Output L Pr H R Pb V DIGITAL AUDIO IN Y Pr Pb Y S VIDEO S VIDEO AV2 AV3 AV1 VIDEO L R VIDEO AV1 AV2 DVD Cable box AV1 AV2 S VIDEO 1 2 AV1 AV2 L R Devices with an S Video connect...

Page 46: ...any problems see Annex 4 Issues referring to connected equipment with a HDMI connector p 54 L Pr H R Pb V Y Pr Pb Y S VIDEO S VIDEO AV2 AV3 AV1 VIDEO L R VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO IN HDMI 1 HDMI 2 ANTENNA 75 o DIGITAL AUDIO OUT o DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED o o o o AUDIO OUT L R DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED HDMI AUDIO L R DVI DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 2 1 VGA AV1 RGB H V 4 3 PC equipped with a DVI connector 1 Use a DVI to HDM...

Page 47: ...ng channel numbers on your TV does not disturb recording Record with your recorder Note Due to legal requirements it is possible that with certain copy protected PCM audio qualities from a peripheral equipment connected to the HDMI input the Digital audio output signal is muted DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Select connected equipment Before operating your connected equipment you have to make a selection in th...

Page 48: ... the menu on or off CH PAGE for chapter channel track selection 0 to 9 digit entry tape index VCR select a DVD chapter select a frequency AMP cursor up down to select the next or the previous disc CD cursor left right to select the previous or following track CD Audio and video equipment buttons 46 TUV PQRS WXYZ JKL GHI MNO ABC DEF DVD R CBL TV VCR AUX PIP MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 SELECT DEMO CLOC...

Page 49: ...ght differences in output signals from different brands and types of HD sources boxes Note Most High Definition receiver boxes also have picture positioning controls in their menu systems If the TV cursor controls run out of range before the picture is correctly positioned the receiver box controls will need to be adjusted No photo music Check if the source complies with a supported code or video ...

Page 50: ...ealer or call a TV technician Telephone number Philips Customer Care Center 1 888 PHILIPS 744 5477 Please have the Model and Product number which you can find at the back of your television set ready before calling 1080i Provides 1080 lines of resolution Displays images using interlaced scanning 1080i is one of the formats used by HDTV via HDMI YPbPr 1394 720p Displays images using progressive sca...

Page 51: ...Follow the procedure to find the information and the software related to your TV 3 Select the latest software upgrade file and download it to your PC 4 Decompress the ZIP file and copy the file autorun upg to the root directory of the USB portable memory To verify the version of the TV software Before you start the software upgrade procedure it is advised to check what the current TV software is 1...

Page 52: ...oftware Id TL32E 234 Loading Done Validating Done Programming Software Upgrade Application Upgrade busy Manual software upgrade procedure For a manual software upgrade copy the autorun upg file in a directory called Upgrades located in the root of the portable memory 1 Insert the portable memory that contains the downloaded software upgrade 2 Select Software Upgrade in the Installation menu Go to ...

Page 53: ...ust be based on the global address of the content Content on a Portable Memory PM doesn t have a global address as a result content from a PM can never be referenced from a slideshow not stored on the PM itself To maintain portability a slideshow stored on a PM should ONLY reference content on the same PM Referencing global addresses can result in inconsistencies if the PM is used on a non network...

Page 54: ...ackground during the slideshow A single song or playlist m3u pls are the only valid audio references Other reference will not result in any audio playback If a single song is referenced the song will be repeated forever If a playlist is referenced the playlist will be played in sequence with a repeat at the end of the playlist The default display time in 0 1 second of a slide The TV application is...

Page 55: ...anually to a USB memory device using a personal computer Some digital cameras allow you to switch between PTP Picture Transfer Protocol or PC Link and USB Mass Storage Make sure that you select USB Mass Storage or PC Drive on your digital camera If your camera supports different interface settings be sure to try them one by one or contact the reseller of your camera to find out the correct setting...

Page 56: ... a system for protecting DVD content outputted via HDMI from being copied It provides a secure digital link between a video source DVD PC etc and your TV Content is encrypted at the source peripheral equipment to prevent unauthorised copies from being made Proper working is only guaranteed with HDMI compliant consumer products Digital peripheral equipments from different manufacturers have the pos...

Page 57: ...dynamic contrast 25 emergency alert signalling 20 favorite button 7 first time installation 11 game 36 getting started 3 4 glossary 48 HDMI connector 44 54 headphone 36 headphone volume 26 installation menu 13 kensington security lock 57 language 13 lock after 28 menu button 12 movie ratings lock 30 multimedia browser 32 mute button 7 navigate through the menus 12 13 ok button 6 pc 44 picture form...

Page 58: ...rence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving a...

Page 59: ...to the altitude and are common of all plasma displays Once the set is brought below aprox 6562 ft and or local air pressure equal or above 800 hPa its function will most likely return to normal Note Transportation at high altitudes has no negative effect on the set or picture performance Product information 57 English User Manual Your TV is equipped with a Kensington Security Slot to prevent it fr...

Page 60: ...arranty This warranty does not apply a to damage caused by accident abuse misuse misapplication or non Philips product b to damage caused by service performed by anyone other than Philips or Philips Authorized Service Location c to a product or a part that has been modified without the written permission of Philips or d if any Philips serial number has been removed or defaced or e product accessor...

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