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Select connected equipment

Before operating your connected equipment you have to make
a selection in the Installation, Select your connections menu,
p. 30.

1. Press the

MENU/BROWSE

key.

2. Select

TV MENU

and press the cursor right.

3. Select

Installation

.

4. Press the cursor right.
5. Select

Connections

.

6. Press the cursor right.
7. Select the input to which the peripheral equipment is

connected.

8. Press the cursor right again to enter the list of types of

peripherals connected to the selected input

9. Select the peripheral equipment with the cursor up/down.

a

Record a TV programme

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

1. Select the channel number on your recorder.
2. Set your recorder to record.

See the handbook for your recorder.

Record with your recorder

Note

: switching channel numbers on your TV does not

disturb recording !

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Summary of Contents for 42PF9831

Page 1: ...cted equipment 48 Record with your recorder 48 Audio and video equipment keys 49 Troubleshooting 50 Annex 1 To set the remote control to work peripheral equipment 51 Annex 2 Philips TV software upgrade with portable memory 52 Annex 3 Philips TV Slideshow Format with background music 55 Annex 4 Philips TV Digital camera and USB issues 57 Annex 5 Issues referring to connected peripherals with a HDMI...

Page 2: ...ey cause chemical damage Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners Wipe off saliva or water drops as soon as possible Their long time contact with the screen causes deformations and colour fading Philips Royal Electronics manufactures and sells many products targeted at consumers which like any electronic apparatus in general have the ability to emit and receive electro magnetic signals One o...

Page 3: ...ive DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED 480p 576p 720p 1080i IN IN L R EXT3 AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT L R DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COMMON INTERFACE COMMON INTERFACE AUDIO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO IN HDMI 1 HDMI ANTENNA VGA AUDIO in L R EXT2 EXT1 HDMI 2 ANTENNA 75 o o o PC VGA EXT2 EXT1 o o AUDIOINL R EXT3 Pr Pb Y DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO HDTV Progressive DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED 480p 576p 720p 1080i IN IN L R EXT3 AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT L R DI...

Page 4: ...ed Warning verify that the mains supply voltage corresponds to the voltage printed on the sticker at the rear of the TV Overview of the side connector panel Connect the antenna Connect the mains Insert the mains cord supplied into the mains at the bottom of the TV and in the wall socket Remote control Insert the 2 batteries supplied Type R6 1 5V Be sure the and ends of the batteries line up correc...

Page 5: ...ccess menu which contains a few frequently used options like Picture format When in teletext press repeatedly to enlarge the teletext page display See Teletext p 37 ano function Cursor keys Press the cursor keys up down left right to navigate through the menus OK To activate a setting Starts playing content in the Multimedia Browser application BROWSE MENU To open and close the main menu See How t...

Page 6: ...mbilight On or Off For the Ambilight settings see Use of the TV menu settings Enjoy Ambilight p 20 MODE press this key repeatedly to toggle through the Ambilight modes Ò π Audio and Video equipment keys See Audio and Video equipment keys p 49 See Multimedia browser functional keys p 36 CANCEL no function no function iOn screen information Press to display when available information about the selec...

Page 7: ...1 Press the cursor right to highlight the PIP screen 2 Press the red colour key on the remote control to select Position 3 Use the cursor keys to define the position of the PIP screen FAV To display the channels list You can create up to four favourite lists Use of the remote control RC4420 Continued EN 7 a v Note not all combinations might be possible In such a case a message appears on the scree...

Page 8: ...on 4 Use the cursor keys to make a selection 5 Press the OPTION key to exit a Use of the OPTION key Quick access Subtitles Picture format Equalizer PIP format Clock In case your remote is lost or broken apart from channel selection and volume adjustment you can still change some of the basic settings with the keys at the right side of your TV Press the power switch B to switch the TV on or off The...

Page 9: ...nd the screen comes on If the TV is in standby mode press the P keys or the B key on the remote control Note the first time and only the first time you switch on your TV you see a Welcome screen followed by the installation procedure See First time installation p 10 First time installation The installation procedure consists of a series of screens that will guide you through the installation of yo...

Page 10: ...ion in the TV menu Installation Channels p 26 to scan available channels 1 Press the green colour key on your remote control when Television is highlighted 2 Press the green colour key on your remote control to start the Automatic channel installation All available TV channels are searched for and stored automatically This will take a few minutes Step 2 complete the initial TV installation procedu...

Page 11: ...been completed and how many screens there are in total The Settings assistant will step sequentially through the settings of picture sound and ambilight 5 Press the green colour key again to store all the settings and to return to the TV installation menu 6 Press the green colour key again to finish the First time installation procedure and to display the first stored TV channel Note when you skip...

Page 12: ...cation It lets you display your personal multimedia files Multimedia is only present when a USB is connected See Multimedia browser p 33 2 Use the cursor up down to highlight and select a menu item 3 Use the cursor right to enter the highlighted menu item The right panel shows the content of the highlighted menu item 4 Use the cursor up down to select a menu item TV settings allows you to adjust y...

Page 13: ...panel 6 Press the MENU BROWSE key to exit the main menu Note in some cases it is important that the picture can be watched while you adjust 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 the hidden menu items reappear and the highlight moves to the left panel Info TV menu TV settings Settings assistant Reset...

Page 14: ...mbilight This allows you to reset your settings for viewing and listening to predefined factory settings 1 Select Reset to standard and press the cursor right A menu appears which allows you to select one of the standard settings for viewing and listening Current shows your current settings for viewing and listening If you select Natural it allows you to set your picture sound and ambilight settin...

Page 15: ...rk parts unchanged Brightness Adjusts the light output of the complete picture which will mainly affect the darker areas of the picture Colour Adjusts the saturation level of the colours to suit your personal preference Hue Compensates for the colour variations in NTSC encoded transmissions Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of fine details in the picture Tint Increases or decreases Warm red and Cool...

Page 16: ...image to make every single pixel the best it can be improving contrast sharpness picture depth and colour reproduction and brilliance from every source including High Definition Select On or Off in order to activate de activate Pixel plus Digital Natural Motion Reduces the field and line flicker and reproduces smooth movement especially in movies Select Off Minimum of Maximum in order to really se...

Page 17: ...w to navigate through the TV settings menu see p 13 Use of the TV menu settings Choose among the following picture formats Auto format Super zoom 4 3 Movie Expand 14 9 Movie Expand 16 9 or Wide screen Auto format makes the picture fill the screen as much as possible In case of subtitles in the bottom black bar Auto format makes the subtitles visible In case of a broadcaster logo in the corner of t...

Page 18: ... to change the frequency response of the sound to match your personal taste Volume Allows you to adjust the sound output level Balance Allows you to adjust the output of the right and left speakers to obtain the best stereo reproduction for your listening position Dual I II Allows you to select per channel Dual I or Dual II when dual sound transmission is available Mono Stereo Allows you to select...

Page 19: ...fferences between channels and programmes providing a more constant overall level This will also reduce the dynamics of sound Delta volume Allows you to correct for any permanent volume differences between TV channels or external sources Auto surround When switched On this allows the TV to automatically switch to the best surround sound mode the broadcaster transmits Settings assistant Reset to st...

Page 20: ... 5 Use the cursor up down to select the Ambilight menu items 6 Press the cursor right to enter the selected Ambilight menu item 7 Use the cursor keys to adjust the settings 8 Press the cursor left to return to the Ambilight menu Ambilight Allows you to switch the lights On or Off at the rear of the TV Select Off to switch off the ambient lights and downlight all other ambilight menu items Select O...

Page 21: ...manual fine tuning in the next Ambilight menu items The options Relaxed Moderate or Dynamic will dynamically match brightness and colour to the screen content The selection made will effect the speed which determines the viewing impression For example in Relaxed mode the rate of brightness and colour change as predefined in the factory is smoothly and soft which gives you an immersive yet relaxed ...

Page 22: ...ient lights will also be switched off When the TV is in standby mode ambilight can be used to provide a unique ambience for the room Press the Ambilight key on the remote control to switch between Ambilight On or Off See Use of the remote control p 6 Press the Ambilight MODE key repeatedly to toggle through the Ambilight modes Note only available when Custom has been selected in the Colour menu No...

Page 23: ...ently displayed or only when mute is active The teletext subtitle page must be stored for each TV channel 1 Switch on teletext and select the proper subtitle page from the index 2 Switch off teletext 3 Select Subtitle On to display the subtitles on the selected TV channels A symbol will indicate that the mode is on On during mute to automatically display the subtitles only when the sound has been ...

Page 24: ...the personal 4 digit access code that is used in the different lock functions of the TV Select Set or Change code If no PIN code exists yet the menu item is set to Set code Follow the instructions on screen If a PIN code has previously been entered the menu item is set to Change code Follow the instructions on screen Enter your code with the digit keys All number combinations from 0000 to 9999 are...

Page 25: ...u Features Sleeptimer Childlock Set Change code On timer Demo TV settings Features Installation Exit Demo This allows you to get an idea of the features that are part of the television 1 Select Demo 2 Press the cursor right 3 Select a desired demo 4 Press the OK key to start the demo The selected demo is played once 5 Press the red colour key to stop the demo and to return to the demo menu 6 Press...

Page 26: ...er the list of available languages with the cursor right 2 Select your language with the cursor up down 3 Press the OK key to confirm your selection After language is set correctly you can now search for and store the TV channels Select Channels in the TV Installation menu Automatic installation The TV will scan the entire frequency spectrum All available TV channels are searched for and stored au...

Page 27: ...t channel if you want to store the fine tuned frequency under the current channel number Press the cursor right and confirm with the OK key 8 Select Store as new channel if you want to store the fine tuned frequency under a new channel number Press the cursor right and confirm with the OK key 9 Use the rearrange menu to rename or reshuffle the channels See next page Tip if you know the frequency e...

Page 28: ...tall a stored channel or external so that it is no longer possible to tune to This also allows you to reinstall an earlier uninstalled channel 1 Select the channel you want to uninstall 2 Press the green colour key to uninstall the selected channel The uninstalled channel is indicated in the list by an icon in front of the uninstalled channel 3 Press the green colour key again to reinstall the uni...

Page 29: ...nformation Select Minimum to activate the display of reduced channel information Select Normal to activate the display of extended channel and programme information For example information on the programme input signal quality of connected peripheral equipment the screen format and sound mode selected audio language subtitle language ratings remaining time of the sleeptimer setting Display a Progr...

Page 30: ...digital audio output you can connect this with a single cable to the TV s Digital Audio In connector In the Connections menu assign the Digital Audio In to the corresponding external input to which your peripheral equipment is connected In addition to accepting audio input via Digital Audio In the TV can output encoded Dolby Digital audio via the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT connector to an external amplifie...

Page 31: ...ow to upload a new software version on your memory device see Annex 2 Philips TV software upgrade with portable memory p 52 Automatic software announcement When you switch on your TV a message may appear that a new software upgrade is available Press the red colour key on the remote control if you want to be reminded later on Press the green colour key on the remote control to confirm you have rea...

Page 32: ... select the channel you want to add to or skip from the list 7 Press the green colour key to mark or unmark the highlighted channel and to add it to or remove it from your selected favourite list 8 Press the FAV key again to exit With the P key you will be able to browse through the TV channels of the selected list Create your favourite list 32 32 AV1 None HDMI1 None 1 VRT 2 CNN 3 VTM 5 BBC 6 AllC...

Page 33: ... the memory card from your camera and insert it in the memory card slot Refer to www philips com support for more information Philips can not be held responsible if your USB device is not supported To insert a Memory card USB device Insert a memory card in one of the cardslots at the right side of the TV Insert it to be clicked in In case of a USB memory stick or a digital camera connect it to one...

Page 34: ...ys insert 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 Compact Flash I II Micro Drive Memory Stick Smart Media Card MultiMedia Card SD...

Page 35: ...o stop playing content press the key on the remote control Multimedia Browser Continued Note press the green colour key to display all the image files in the current directory as thumbnails when browsing pictures Press the green key again to display the image files in a list Tip the blue colour key can if necessary be used to let the colour keys reappear Notes your TV supports slide shows with bac...

Page 36: ...fications x1 x2 x4 with the cursor up down Additionally you can shift the selected zoom window over the screen with the cursor keys Full small screen to toggle between a full or a small screen Multimedia function keys on the remote control Ò to fast rewind displaying content to stop playing content π to play a single file start a slide show playback of a folder or other collection to pause playing...

Page 37: ...T O P overview of the teletext subjects available is displayed Select with the cursor up down left right the desired subject and press the OK key Select subpages When a selected teletext page consists of different subpages a list of available subpages appears on the screen Press the cursor left or right to select the next or previous subpage Picture Teletext 1 Press the b key 2 Press the b key to ...

Page 38: ...r teletext part and then to return to the normal teletext page size The Teletext menu offers various functions to control teletext 1 Switch teletext on and press the MENU BROWSE key to activate the menu 2 Press the cursor up down to select the menu items 3 Press the OK key to activate 4 Press the MENU BROWSE key to leave the teletext menu Reveal Reveals conceals hidden information on a page such a...

Page 39: ...ion is necessary to view video sources for example digital broadcastings coming from a settop box in 1080i 720p 576i 576p 480i or 480p PC equipped with a VGA connector see p 46 S VIDEO HDMI VIDEO 75 EUROCONNECTOR Pr Pb Y DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO HDTV Progressive 480p 576p 720p 1080i IN IN L R EXT3 Pr Pb Y DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO HDTV Progressive 480p 576p 720p 1080i IN IN L R EXT3 Pr Pb Y DIGITAL AUDIO AUD...

Page 40: ...h the S VIDEO input 1 and AUDIO inputs 3 Headphone 1 Insert the plug into the headphone socket L as shown 2 The headphone impedance must be between 8 and 4000 Ohm The headphone socket has a 3 5 mm jack In the Sound menu select Headphone volume to adjust the headphone volume USB See Multimedia browser p 33 40 1 2 3 Warning do not connect cable 1 and 2 at the same time This may cause picture distort...

Page 41: ... ANTENNA VGA EXT2 EXT1 AUDIO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO IN HDMI 2 ANTENNA 75 o o o PC VGA AUDIO IN L R o o EXT3 EXT2 EXT1 AUDIOINL R VGA DVI DVI DVI CABLE AUDIOINL R DIGITAL AUDIO IN YPbPr AUDIO IN To make video and audio connections Rear panel overview EN VCR DVD player Satellite receiver 1 DVD recorder 1VCR 2 DVD recorders 2VCRs PC DVI PC VGA DVD player Cable box DVD player Cable box Cable box VCR Digita...

Page 42: ...the TV s input CABLE ANTENNA 75 ø x jack 3 Better playback quality can be obtained if you also connect the eurocable 3 as shown 4 Make your selection of the source to which the recorder has been connected in the Installation menu Select your connections p 30 With the aerial cable only 1 Connect the aerial cables 1 and 2 as shown 2 Tune in your recorder s testsignal and store the testsignal under p...

Page 43: ...ocables 4 and 5 6 Select the equipment you have connected in the Installation menu Select your connections p 30 With aerial cables only 1 Connect the aerial cables 1 2 and 3 as shown 2 Tune in your recorder s testsignal and store the testsignal under programme number 0 See Manual installation p 27 See also the handbook of your recorder With a eurocable 1 Connect the RF antenna cable 1 to the RF IN...

Page 44: ...essive DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED 480p 576p 720p 1080i IN IN L R EXT3 AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT L R DIGITAL AUDIO OUT HDMI 1 HDMI DIGITAL AUDIO IN HDMI 2 o o PC VGA AUDIO IN L R o o EXT3 HDMI DVI DIGITAL AUDIO IN 1 3 2 Note in case of any problems see Annex 5 Issues referring to connected peripherals with a HDMI connector p 58 With a HDMI connector HDMI is the leading new standard for Digital video and audio ...

Page 45: ...sor keys Pr Pb Y DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO HDTV Progressive DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED 480p 576p 720p 1080i IN IN L R EXT3 AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT L R DIGITAL AUDIO OUT ANTENNA ANTENNA 75 o 1 EXT3 YPbPr EXT3 AUDIO IN R L SAT STB 2 DIGITAL AUDIO IN CABLE 4 5 3 Notes cables are often colour coded Connect red to red white to white etc the labels for the component video sockets may differ depending on the DVD player ...

Page 46: ...e TV 3 Select VGA in the Installation menu Select your connections p 30 and link it to VGA 4 Also select Analogue audio In in the same Connections menu PC equipped with a DVI connector With Digital audio 1 Use a DVI to HDMI cable to connect to one of the HDMI connectors of your TV 1 2 Connect the audio cable 2 to the DIGITAL AUDIO IN connector of the TV 3 Select the computer you have connected in ...

Page 47: ...connector 1 at the bottom of the TV Analogue Home Cinema amplifier Connect your Home Cinema amplifier to the AUDIO OUT L and R connectors 3 or to EXT1 or 2 2 at the bottom of the TV Tip to avoid visible delay between picture and sound use this DIGITAL AUDIO OUT connector to connect your Home Cinema amplifier Pr Pb Y DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO HDTV Progressive DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED 480p 576p 720p 1080i IN ...

Page 48: ...hich the peripheral equipment is connected 8 Press the cursor right again to enter the list of types of peripherals connected to the selected input 9 Select the peripheral equipment with the cursor up down a Record a TV programme You can record a TV programme using your recorders tuner without affecting your TV 1 Select the channel number on your recorder 2 Set your recorder to record See the hand...

Page 49: ...revious disc CD cursor left right to select the previous or following track CD 0 to select a DVD title chapter index AUX b to select your choice of subtitle language DVD Normal mode if no action is being undertaken within 30 seconds the remote control returns to TV mode Expert mode in Expert mode the remote will stay in the selected mode even when the 30 seconds time out is elapsed To select betwe...

Page 50: ...mote is set correctly for the equipment your are using not function Verify if the batteries are not dead Replace the batteries You can still use the keys at the right side of the TV Select TV mode on your remote control When pressing a key and some key leds are blinking with a higher speed and lower intensity than in a normal working condition and your TV does not react on the key press remove the...

Page 51: ...500 with the digit keys for a Philips DVD player Enter the code 542 with the digit keys for a Philips DVD recorder All mode LEDs will blink fast for 3 seconds as a confirmation you entered the correct code If you entered a wrong code all mode LEDs will stay on for 2 seconds Redo step 2 Your remote control is in the DVD or DVD R mode Press the DVD mode key for 4 seconds The remote control will retu...

Page 52: ...ing the web browser on your PC 2 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 ...

Page 53: ...remove the USB portable memory during the software upgrade procedure in case of a power drop during the upgrade procedure don t remove the USB portable memory from the TV The TV will continue the upgrade as soon as the power comes back if you try to upgrade to a software version lower than the current version a confirmation will be asked Downgrading to older software should only be done in case of...

Page 54: ...version and press the red colour key to start the upgrade Your TV will restart and will automatically go to the upgrade mode After a few seconds it will display the status of the upgrade procedure 4 When the software upgrade was successful remove the USB portable memory and restart your TV with the power switch B at the side of the TV Your TV will start up with the new software Warning if you try ...

Page 55: ...PM content are based on a relative path starting from the directory where the slideshow is stored This path includes the device or drive name of the PM An absolute path to content will also be supported relative path pictures test1 jpg tamper jpg new bird jpg absolute path USB1 pictures1 foo_bar jpg C f1 jpg organization jpg General Format The format and syntax below will be used to create the sli...

Page 56: ...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 isn t obliged to su...

Page 57: ... 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 Do not apply excessive force when inserting a memory card into the digital media reader If the memory card doesn t fit or i...

Page 58: ...orts different interface settings be sure to try them one by one or contact the reseller of your camera to find out the correct setting USB Memory Device Issues Devices connected to the USB port of your TV must be Mass Storage Class compliant If your device digital camera MP3 player portable harddisk is not Mass Storage Class compliant it will not be detected by the content browser of the TV The f...

Page 59: ...VD 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 Limit the cable length to max 5 m Digital peripheral equipments from different manufacturers have...

Page 60: ...27 menu key 12 menu language 26 MPEG reduction 17 multimedia browser 33 mute key 5 navigate through the menus 13 on screen language 10 on screen information 6 on timer 25 option key 8 OK key 5 OSD 29 PC 46 picture adjustment menu 13 picture format 17 PIN code 24 pixel plus 16 preferences menu 29 previous channel 6 programme title 29 quick access menu 8 rear panel overview 41 rearrange channel list...

Page 61: ...ith your normal household waste The correct disposal of your old product will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium Please check on how to dispose of exhausted batteries according to local regulations Recycling Product information Your TV consumes energy in standby mode Energy con...

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