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FAVORITES

FORMAT

VIEW

AV+

SCREEN

Record a TV program

You can record a TV program using your recorders tuner without affecting your TV.

Select the channel number on your recorder.

Set your recorder to record.
See the handbook for your recorder.

Switching channel numbers on your TV does not disturb recording !

Record a program from

MONITOR OUT

You can record a program on your recorder from the TV tuner via

MONITOR OUT

Select the correct channel on your TV and the correct input on your recorder.

Set your recorder to record.

Do not switch channels or turn off your TV when you are recording through

MONITOR OUT

Notes:
- When a TV channel or AV source is blocked because of a rating set via the Channels menu (see p. 24), also the record output picture and

sound are muted.

- In case of an analog copy protected recording the audio outputs are

not

muted.

Record with your recorder

Press the

AV+

button repeatedly or select

Source

in the Settings menu

(see p. 16) to select

AV1

AV2

AV3

HDMI1

HDMI2

Side

, according

to where you connected your devices.

Press the cursor up/down.

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Press

To select connected devices

Summary of Contents for 42PF9730A/96

Page 1: ...tion Card at once 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 reduce ...

Page 2: ...d international global safety standards for tilt and stability properties of its cabinets design Do not compromise these design standards by applying excessive pull force to the front or top of the cabinet which could ultimately overturn the product Also do not endanger yourself or children by placing electronic equipment toys on the top of the cabinet Such items could unsuspectingly fall from the...

Page 3: ...deo equipment buttons 38 Setting the remote control to work accessory devices 39 Code setup 39 To cancel the selected mode 39 Learnable remote control 41 To put the remote control function buttons back to the factory mode 42 Before Calling Service 43 Tips 44 Glossary 45 Annex 1 Philips TV software upgrade with portable memory 46 Annex 2 Philips TV Slideshow Format with background music 48 Annex 3 ...

Page 4: ... Preparation Your new TV is provided with a special slot called a CableCARD which means that you do not need a separate set top box to receive digital cable SDTV and HDTV programs However it is still possible to connect a set top box to your TV The CableCARD which will be available from your cable system operator is designed only for that particular digital cable TV system If you need to get digit...

Page 5: ...upply stereo sound to the TV if it is being broadcast by the station you are watching Cable box with RF IN OUT Connect the incoming cable TV signal to the cable IN jack 1 on the back of the cable box Connect a coaxial cable not supplied from the TO TV jack on the back of the cable box to the CABLE ANTENNA 75 Ω x jack 2 at the bottom of the TV Note Your cable box may have a different label for the ...

Page 6: ...nd to the TV if it is being broadcast by the station you are watching Direct Broadcast Satellite DBS Satellite systems offer many of the same premium channels as cable systems and often at a lower price To get these channels you ll need to install a small dish antenna outside There are 2 main DBS systems DirecTV DishNetwork These systems require separate proprietary set top receiver boxes to decod...

Page 7: ...ER _ OK SWIVEL The motorized swivel can turn and 30 degrees and can be operated with the remote control of your TV Manual rotation remains possible too Preparation Insert the DC cable of the swivel transformer into the DC input of the swivel é Insert the power cord to the swivel transformer Insert the mains plug of the swivel transformer in the wall socket Operation First press the SWIVEL button a...

Page 8: ...o display the My Content menu on or off see p 5 SWIVEL button To control the motorised swivel only with 42PF9830A in combination with the cursor buttons See p 5 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 10 starts playing content in the Home Network Browser application p 28 MENU Settings menu on off Se...

Page 9: ...ible Super zoom 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 Note With HD sources not all screen formats will be available FAVORITES VIEW To display a list of all channels marked as favorite incl subchannels To add or remove a channel in the...

Page 10: ... o M N O 6 m n o etc 7 p q r s P Q R S 7 p q r s etc 8 t u v T U V 8 t u v etc 9 w x y z W X Y Z 9 w x y z etc 0 0 0 etc RC button Default Multi tap Alphanumeric entry order RC_CURSOR_UP a b c d A B C D 1 2 3 0 space _ RC_CURSOR_DOWN _ space 0 9 8 7 Z Y X z y x c b a Button Default RC_CURSOR_UP RC_CURSOR_DOWN Alphanumeric Entry Order The My Content menu and the underlying Multimedia content browse...

Page 11: ...ft panel and the right panel shows the content of the newly highlighted item in the left panel Note In some cases it is important that the picture can be watched while adjusting the settings This means that when the highlight is on the right side panel the other menu items hide away When the cursor left is pressed again the hidden menu items re appear and the highlight moves to the left panel Pres...

Page 12: ...nna signals and will search for antenna TV NTSC and ATSC channels available in your local area When Cable is selected the TV will detect cable company supplied signals and will search for cable TV NTSC ATSC QAM modulated channels available in your area Make sure that registration with your cable TV provider and connection of equipment are completed Press the green button Next on the remote control...

Page 13: ...der a single major channel number which can be selected by pressing the digit remote control direct acces channel number entry Important After the installation of the TV channels has been done always make a selection in the Installation menu between Antenna or Cable whether you want to watch Antenna TV channels or Cable TV channels If you make use of a signal splitter do not forget to put the swit...

Page 14: ...screen of video with a pip window of video on top of it Dual screen is selected the TV splits the screen into two equally sized screens Press the cursor left right to highlight the PIP window or the left right screen in Dual screen Press the CH PAGE button to change the broadcast channel or the AV button to change the HDMI source in the highlighted screen Note Audio only plays from the main when P...

Page 15: ...ansmitted T 1 2 3 or 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 See Closed Caption in the TV Features menu see p 22 to turn the Caption service On or Off Note This television p...

Page 16: ...lt 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 this option to select the text color or the opacity of the text box of caption display according to your own prefe...

Page 17: ... allows a cable operator to disseminate emergency alert information related to state and local level emergencies and warnings in a cost effective and efficient way while minimizing disruption of programming An Emergency alert message will have one of the following priorities Low Medium High or Maximum The Emergency alert message with priority High or Maximum will always be presented Low or Medium ...

Page 18: ...is routed appropriately Once you have selected the source type e g DVD this source will automatically be selected when your remote control is in DVD mode see p 6 and when you press the AV button on the remote control Digital Audio Select Digital Audio In when the TV expects digital audio for a connected device to come from a Digital audio input Make your selection of the source to which the device...

Page 19: ...ith the cursor buttons select and enter the correct time and day If Auto clock mode Manual has been selected and no clock search has been done the system will keep the entered time and day Time zone only available when Auto clock mode is set to Automatic This function allows you to select your local time zone Broadcasted time information will correct the clock display for your local time Select Ti...

Page 20: ...ARD You may also be able to order call ahead pay per view events Note do not insert a PCMCIA card into the CableCARD interface slot Insert your CableCARD é Select CableCARD applications in the Settings menu Press the cursor right to enter the list of available CableCARD applications offered by the cable provider A CableCARD application is initiated when you select an application item and when you ...

Page 21: ...one that best suits your own viewing conditions Most consumers will find that Natural is the correct choice Contrast This will adjust the intensity of bright parts in the picture but keep the dark parts unchanged Brightness This will adjust the light output of the complete picture which will mainly affect the darker areas of the picture Color This will adjust the saturation level of the colors to ...

Page 22: ...s the cursor right é Select On or Off in order to activate de activate Color enhancement with the cursor right Tint Allows you to select the color mix hue of the picture Picture format This menu item performs the same as the SCREEN FORMAT button on the remote control See Use of the remote control p 7 Active Control The TV continuously measures and corrects all incoming signals in order to provide ...

Page 23: ... to obtain the best stereo reproduction for your listening position Headphone volume This controls the level of sound through the headphones Sound mode This selects 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 This gives you the possibility to swap ...

Page 24: ...Features preferences menu p 14 This text can either be permanently displayed assuming that the service is available in the broadcast or only when mute is active Press the cursor right after having selected Closed captions é Select On Off or On during mute Sleeptimer This sets a time period after which the TV automatically turns to standby Select Sleeptimer é Press the cursor right Select a value w...

Page 25: ...ons Ambience Relaxed Movie and Action will dynamically match brightness and color to the screen content The mode selection made will effect the speed and or saturation and or intensity which determines the viewing impression E g in Relaxed mode the rate of brightness and color change is smoothly and soft which gives you a more immersive yet relaxed viewing Ambience is the rate of brightness and co...

Page 26: ...V is equipped with a V chip This allows you to control access to individual 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 Select TV ratings lock with the cursor down A list appears showing the age based TV ratings and a corresponding content based ratings list é Press th...

Page 27: ...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 TV PG programs contain el...

Page 28: ... 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 Preferred channels A channel when installed is marked as preferred by default and added to the channel list This feature provides the ability to remove a channel number from the channel list Select Preferred channels with the cursor down é Press the curso...

Page 29: ... a card in the correct direction Failure to do so may result in damage to the card and the unit Do not subject the card to excessive pressure or strong impacts Malfunctions of the unit or card may result in data loss or damage to the card Philips shall not accept any liability for damage or loss of stored data Warning Memory cards can be swallowed by young children Do not allow children to handle ...

Page 30: ...evice or memory card under Multimedia with the cursor up down The Multimedia browser will allow the user to browse content stored on the inserted USB device or memory card Press the cursor right The 2 panel browser will be shown with the left panel containing the content types Music Picture The right panel will display the content that is available of the selected content type Press the cursor up ...

Page 31: ...V3 YPbPr and Digital Audio Side VIDEO or S VIDEO and L R Audio L Pr H R Pb V DIGITAL AUDIO IN Y Pr Pb L Y R S VIDEO S VIDEO AV2 AV3 AV1 VIDEO VIDEO Cable CARD INTERFACE HDMI HDMI 1 2 ANTENNA CABLE 75 Cable CARD INTERFACE HDMI HDMI 1 2 ANTENNA CABLE L Pr H R Pb V Y R L Pr Pb L Y R S VIDEO S VIDEO AV2 AV3 MONITOR OUT AV1 VIDEO IROUT VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO OUT VIDEO 75 DIGITAL AUDIO IN R L MONITOR OUT V...

Page 32: ...al splitter and or Cable TV converter box 1 to the RF IN socket of your recorder é Connect another RF cable 2 from the output OUT of your recorder to the TV s CABLE ANTENNA 75 Ω x jack Better playback quality can be obtained if you also connect the Video Audio Left and Right only for stereo devices AV cables 3 to the VIDEO AUDIO L and R input jacks of AV2 If your recorder has an S VHS video jack F...

Page 33: ...ur recorder p 37 Connect the RF antenna cable 1 of the RF IN socket of your other AV device é Connect the RF output of the AV device to the RF input of the recorder 2 Connect another RF cable 4 from the output OUT of your recorder to the TV s input CABLE ANTENNA 75 Ω x jack To obtain better quality also connect theVideo or S Video Audio left and Audio right cables of both devices to AV1 VIDEO or S...

Page 34: ... optional signal splitter é Connect one of the cable TV signal splitter outputs 1 to the cable box s IN jack Connect the other cable TV signal splitter output 2 to the CABLE ANTENNA 75 Ω x plug on the bottom of the TV Connect the cable box s OUT jack 3 to the recorders RF IN socket Connect the Video Audio Left and Right only for stereo sound recorder AV cables 4 to the VIDEO audio L and R input AV...

Page 35: ... AV1 jacks as described above Connect another RF cable 3 from the output out of your recorder to the TV s input CABLE ANTENNA x jack Connect the satellite antenna cable or the Cable TV cable 1 to the satellite receiver s or cable box s IN jack é Connect the Video Audio left and right AV cables 2 to the VIDEO L and R audio input jacks of AV1 If your satellite receiver or cable box has an S Video ja...

Page 36: ... H and V jacks of AV1 2 é Connect the audio cables to the L and R AUDIO jacks of AV1 3 Devices with an S Video connector Connect an S Video cable to the AV1 or AV2 S VIDEO input 1 Note When using the S VIDEO connector do not connect any device to the AV VIDEO input that you are using é Connect the audio cables to the device s AUDIO L and R jacks and to the L and R audio AV1 or AV2 jacks 2 on the T...

Page 37: ...20 x 480i Enhanced Definition TV EDTV 640 720 x 480p High Definition TV HDTV 1920x1080i 1280x720p PC VGA 640x480 60 Hz SVGA 800x600 60 Hz XGA 1280x768 60 Hz Notes If necessary you can adjust the picture position to the center of the screen with the cursor keys Due to legal requirements it is possible that with certain copy protected PCM audio qualities from a device connected to the HDMI input the...

Page 38: ... the S VIDEO input 1 and AUDIO inputs 3 Do not connect cable 1 and 2 at the same time This may cause picture distortion Headphone Insert the plug into the headphone socket L as shown é Press the MUTE button on the remote control to switch off the internal loudspeakers of the TV The headphone impedance must be between 8 and 4000 Ohm The headphone socket has a 3 5 mm jack In the Sound menu select He...

Page 39: ...rect channel on your TV and the correct input on your recorder é Set your recorder to record Do not switch channels or turn off your TV when you are recording through MONITOR OUT Notes When a TV channel or AV source is blocked because of a rating set via the Channels menu see p 24 also the record output picture and sound are muted In case of an analog copy protected recording the audio outputs are...

Page 40: ...st 2 seconds the remote control is in Expert mode and the remote control remains in the mode selected If the LED blinks 4 times after pressing the SELECT button with the OK button for at least 2 seconds the remote control is in Normal mode and the remote control returns to TV mode after 60 seconds Direct selection of a connected device When the remote is in TV Expert mode you may directly select a...

Page 41: ... mode If you entered a wrong code the mode LED will stay on for 2 seconds Redo step Now you will try to use the TV remote with the accessory device Press the SELECT button repeatedly to select the desired mode The selected mode LED will stay on for 2 seconds and then begin blinking The blinking means that the remote is in the accessory mode you have selected Within 60 seconds from the time the bli...

Page 42: ... 024 028 Sylvania 003 Symphonic 002 Toshiba 001 002 025 Wards 002 003 022 Zenith 028 TV VCR Action 001 Precision 001 Realistic 002 Remote Control Direct Entry Codes for Accessory Devices This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter...

Page 43: ... function is copied the LED is lit again Repeat steps to again to copy other functions è To exit the learnable mode Press the button at the side of your TV remote control for about 2 seconds Your remote control will remain the last selected mode Note If a code from the remote control of your external device is not recognized by the TV remote control the LED of the selected source will blink for a ...

Page 44: ...T LEDS will light up Press the SELECT button 1x DVD R is lit up 2x CBL is lit up 3x VCR is lit up 4x AUX is lit up 5x DVD R CBL VCR AUX are lit up Press the OK button when one or all mode LEDS are lit The function buttons which were learned will be erased or from the selected destination source or from all the external devices at once All the buttons from the TV remote control will have their fact...

Page 45: ...ut 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 play or in poor quality only No sound Increase the VOLUME Check that the TV is not muted press the mute button on the remote control When no signal is detected the TV automatically switches off the sound This is proper ...

Page 46: ...ehold waste Please ensure you dispose of batteries according to local regulations Standby Your TV consumes energy in the standby mode Energy consumption contributes to air and water pollution Energy Star Compliance No CableCARD installed 1 W With CableCARD installed 15 W After improper shutdown If your TV has been shutdown in an improper way e g power drop power cord plug out starting up the TV ag...

Page 47: ...inal devices such as digital STV digital TV receivers and digital VCRs It allows a cable operator to disseminate emergency alert information related to state and local level emergencies and warnings NTSC Analog signals PBS Public Broadcast System POD Cable Card Point Of Deployment module process scrambled information Glossary Your TV is equipped with a Kensington Security Slot to prevent it from g...

Page 48: ...Digital Card Mini SD Card SmartMedia Card MultiMedia Card Note Only FAT DOS formatted portable memory is supported New software can be obtained from your dealer or can be downloaded from the www philips com support website Go to www philips com support using the web browser on your PC é Follow the procedure to find the information and the software related to your TV Select the latest software upgr...

Page 49: ...re Automatic software upgrade procedure Power off your TV and remove all memory devices é Insert the USB portable memory that contains the downloaded software upgrade Switch on your TV with the POWER button on your remote control At startup the TV will scan the USB portable memory until it finds the update content The TV will automatically go to the upgrade mode After a few seconds it will display...

Page 50: ...your portable memory Select the slideshow file and press the OK button to start the slide show To stop a slide show press the button General Rules The slideshow will use plain ASCII XML syntax to allow the creation and editing of the slideshow files using simple tools All references to network content must be based on the global address of the content Content on a Portable Memory PM doesn t have a...

Page 51: ...ag The TV application can force the use of one or multiple predefined display times Identifies the slides to show Identifies the URL of the individual slide xml version 1 0 encoding ISO 885h9 1 philips slideshow version 1 0 title Philips AlbumFile title audio Music Nature mp3 audio slide duration 50 slide duration slides slide Images Image01 jpg slide slide Images Image02 jpg slide slide Images Im...

Page 52: ... Portable Memory Issues The following memory cards are supported by the digital media reader CompactFlash Card Type I II CF IBM Microdrive Memory Stick Memory Stick Pro SecureDigital Card SD SmartMedia Card SM MultiMedia Card MMC XD cards are supported through an external XD compatible card reader not supplied with the TV connected to the USB connector The same holds for other future memory cards ...

Page 53: ...23 2003 including all documents referenced by the document The document can be found on the USB standardisation website www usb org Full support of the USB Mass Storage Class Bulk Only Transport bInterfaceProtocol 50h Full support of SubClass Code 05h SFF 8070i spec Full support of SubClass Code 06h SCSI transparent command set For large USB memory devices when you are in the Content Browser it ma...

Page 54: ...of receipt can be provided A product used for commercial or institutional purposes including but not limited to rental purposes Product sold AS IS or RENEWED CARRY IN SHIP IN WARRANTY For Carry In warranty repair take the product to a Philips authorized service center for repair When the product has been repaired you must pick up the unit at the center For Ship In warranty repair ship the product ...

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