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Page 1: ...__________ NL LCD televisie ________________________________ IT Televisore LCD ________________________________ ES Televisor LCD ________________________________ PT Televisor LCD ________________________________ EL TËÏÂﬁÚ ÛË LCD ________________________________ Register your product and get support at www philips com welcome 42PFL7423 42PFL7433 ...

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Page 3: ...Programme Guide 19 5 7 Timers and locks 20 5 8 Subtitles 21 5 9 Watch and play photos and music 21 5 10 Listen to digital radio channels 23 5 11 Software update 23 6 Channel installation 26 6 1 Automatic channel installation 26 6 2 Manual channel installation 27 6 3 Rearrange stored channels 28 6 4 Channel management 28 6 5 Digital reception test 29 6 6 Factory settings 29 7 Connections DVD receiv...

Page 4: ...any products targeted at consumers which like any electronic apparatus in general have the ability to emit and receive electromagnetic signals One of Philips leading Business Principles is to take all necessary health and safety measures for our products to comply with all applicable legal requirements and to stay well within the EMF standards applicable at the time of producing the products Phili...

Page 5: ...acket avoid force coming on the mains plugs Mains plugs that are partly loosened can cause arcing or fire 1 2 Care of the screen Unplug the TV before cleaning Clean the surface with a soft damp cloth Do not apply any other substance chemical or household cleaning agent This may damage the screen Do not touch push or rub or strike the screen with anything hard as this may scratch mar or damage the ...

Page 6: ...e connectors For more info see section 7 Connections Remote control 1 Switch On or switch to Standby 2 Watch a connected device DVD VCR 3 Colour keys 4 Programme guide 5 Navigation key 6 Teletext key 7 Menu On or Off 8 Program Channel up and down 9 Volume up or down For more info see section 5 1 Remote control overview 4 Your TV MENU b P V 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 0 7 i B BROWSE DEMO OPTION GUIDE a OK LIST...

Page 7: ... scheduled digital TV programmes on screen The guide can remind you when programmes start switch the TV on etc HDMI connectors HDMI connectors for highest quality high definition connectivity USB connection PC network connection Multimedia connection for instantly view or play your photos or music MPEG4 broadcast if available A higher quality videostandard offered by HD transmitted broadcasts 3 Ge...

Page 8: ...ident or injury Your TV is prepared for VESA compliant wall mounting This bracket is not included You need one of the VESA codes hereunder to purchase the bracket that fits your TV 42 107cm Ask your dealer for more info on stands and wallmount brackets The VESA fixation points Locate the four fixation points at the back of the TV Unmount the TV stand Locate the four screws of the TV stand Unscrew ...

Page 9: ...e TV Insert the antenna cable tightly into the Antenna x socket 3 5 Power cable Keep the mains plug at the wall socket accessible at all time The TV is never powered off completely and consumes energy unless the mains cord is physically unplugged Although this TV has a very low standby power consumption unplug the mains cord if you do not use the TV for a long time to save energy Verify that your ...

Page 10: ...1 Switch channels To switch TV channels Press a number 1 to 999 or press P or P on your remote control Press Program Channel or on the side controls of the TV Press R to return to the previously viewed TV channel or connected device 4 2 2 Adjust volume To adjust the volume Press V or on the remote control Press Volume or on the side controls of your TV To mute the sound Press on the remote control...

Page 11: ...er The DVD picture automatically appears on the screen Ò Press Play πon the DVD player If the picture does not appear Press the v key Press o or œ to select where you connected your DVD player Ò Press OK Wait a few seconds until the picture appears Press Play π 4 6 Select a Teletext page Most TV channels broadcast information through Teletext To watch Teletext Press b The main index page appears T...

Page 12: ...us channel in the channel list 11 Mute To mute the sound or restore it 12 Number keys To select a TV channel 13 Previous channel R To return to the previously viewed channel 14 On screen information i To show channel or programme information if available 15 Volume V To adjust the volume Use more of your TV 10 5 Use more of your TV This section helps you perform advanced TV operations including how...

Page 13: ...avigate 5 2 1 The menu Press Menu to show the TV menu Press Menu to quit the TV menu The TV menu offers the following items Smart settings Select this item to set the TV to one of the predefined settings Each setting combines picture and sound Picture Select this menu item to adjust all picture settings Sound Select this menu item to adjust all sound settings Settings assistant Use the Settings as...

Page 14: ...Press OK to show the selected option menu Press o œ p π to adjust the settings in the menu º Press Option to quit the menu Audio language See section 5 3 5 Sound settings Subtitle language See section 5 8 3 Select a digital subtitle language Subtitles See section 5 8 Subtitles Picture format See section 5 3 4 Widescreen picture format Equalizer See section 5 3 5 Sound settings Clock Display the cl...

Page 15: ...hanges the level of light of the total picture Colour Changes the level of saturation Hue If NTSC is broadcasted this level compensates the colour variations Sharpness Changes the level of sharpness of fine details Noise reduction Filters out and reduces the noise in the picture Set the level to Minimum Medium Maximum or Off Tint Sets the colours to Normal Warm reddish or Cool bluish Select Custom...

Page 16: ...o a format that fills the screen Press q to switch on the Picture format menu Press o or œ to select an available picture format Ò Press OK Press o to shift the picture upwards if subtitles are hidden à Tip For minimal distortion select the Auto format setting Auto format Not for PC Enlarges the picture automatically to fill the screen Subtitles remain visible You can set Auto format in two differ...

Page 17: ...r TV channel TV speakers If you have connected an audio system to your TV you can switch off the TV speakers This option is only available if EasyLink is set to On See Menu Setup Installation Preferences EasyLink Select Automatic EasyLink to have the sound from your TV automatically reproduced by your audio system Surround mode To select a more spatial sound if broadcasted or if available from a c...

Page 18: ...s b again to show normal teletext Ò Press b to switch off teletext 5 4 5 Search teletext pages Quickly jump to a subject linked to a series of pagenumbers or search for specific words in teletext pages Press b Press OK to highlight the first word or number Ò Press p or π o or œ to jump to the next word or number on the page Press OK to search a page which holds the highlighted word or number º Pre...

Page 19: ...t 2 5 and press π to enter the list Select on or off 5 5 Create favourite channel lists View the All channels list or set up a Favourite list of your own with your preferred TV channels and radio stations 5 5 1 Select a favourite list You can select one of the favourite channel lists Press OK The first time after you have finished the installation the All channels list is shown In other situations...

Page 20: ... list appears Use o or to highlight a channel Ò Press OK The TV tunes to that channel à Tip Use P to go through the TV channels of the selected favourite list With the number keys you can still select channels which are not marked as favourite 18 P V 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 0 7 i Ambilight MODE BROWSE P 9 0 ...

Page 21: ...evious day Info to display information on a selected programme if available Ò Press a to quit the EPG 5 6 2 More on 7 or 8 day EPG Search by genre scheduled reminders etc are managed in the Programme guide menu Press a on the remote control Press Menu The Programme guide menu appears Ò Press o or œ to select a menu option Press π to enter º Press o or œ to make a selection Press OK to activate or ...

Page 22: ... code with the number keys The Features menu reappears with a message confirming that your code has been created or changed Did you forget your code Select Change code Press π Ò Enter the overriding code 8 8 8 8 Enter a new personal code º Confirm your new entered code The previous code is erased and the new code is stored 5 7 4 Activate or deactivate Child lock Set your code and you can Lock all ...

Page 23: ...adcasting is available with digital channels you can select a preferred subtitle language out of a list of broadcasted languages The preferred subtitle languages set in the Installation menu are overruled temporarily Press Menu Select Features Subtitle language and press π to enter the list of available languages Ò Press o or œ to select a subtitle language Press OK 5 9 Watch and play your photos ...

Page 24: ...iew Select a picture album Press π to enter the picture list Ò Press the blue key Press o or œ p or π to highlight a picture º Press OK to watch the picture Press p to return to the thumbnail overview Press the blue key again to go back to the picture list Listen to music Look up your songs in the Music album of your USB device Select the Music folder for the music files you have stored on your US...

Page 25: ...menu is displayed Use the number keys to select a radio channel available from channel number 400 onwards To reorder see section 6 3 3 Reorder the channels Ò Press OK 5 11 Software update Philips continually tries to improve its products To benefit update the TV software regularly To update your TV software you need a USB Memory device not supplied Verify that your USB memory device has at least 4...

Page 26: ... the update do not remove the USB memory device from the TV When the power retuirns the TV continues to update Switch on the TV Insert the USB memory device to the USB connector at the side of the TV Ò The TV switches off The screen stays black for about 10 seconds Wait and do not use the power switch B on the TV The update process starts automatically Please wait The update is finished when the m...

Page 27: ...em automatically If you receive an update message on screen it is strongly advised to update the software immediately select Now If you want to be reminded later on select Later Select Cancel to quit the update not recommended If you cancelled the update you can still update yourself from the TV menu Setup Software update Local updates Use more of your TV 25 ENGLISH ...

Page 28: ...ct On to display the hearing impaired subtitle version of your preferred audio or subtitle language when available Visually impaired UK only Select to hear the additional commentary audio if available in your selected audio language through the loudspeakers of your TV or through the headphones or through both rNote If both Visually impaired and Hearing impaired are enabled the Visually impaired la...

Page 29: ...ime summer 6 2 Analogue Manual installation You can tune in analogue TV channels channel by channel manually with Manual installation 6 2 1 Select the system Press Menu Select Setup Installation Channel installation Analogue Manual installation Ò Press π to enter the Manual installation menu System is highlighted Press π to enter the System list º Press o or œ to select your country or part of the...

Page 30: ...Press π to enter the channel list Press o or œ in the channel list to select the channel you want to uninstall or reinstall º Press the green key to uninstall or reinstall the channel Press Menu to quit the menu 6 3 3 Reorder the channels Change the order of the stored channels Press Menu Select Setup Installation Channel installation Rearrange Ò Press π to enter the channel list Press o or œ in t...

Page 31: ...cy to improve the signal or enter a new frequency directly with the digit keys Press the green key to store the frequency if the signal quality and strength are good ÚPress the red key to return to the Channel installation menu œ Press Menu to quit the menu à Tip To achieve the best results contact a specialised antenna installer 6 6 Factory settings You can want to return to the original factory ...

Page 32: ...receiver Game console etc 9 EXT3 Component Video Y Pb Pr and Audio L R connectors for DVD Digital receiver or Game console etc VGA and Audio L R connectors for a PC 10 Service UART For service only 11 Digital Audio Out Sound output cinch connector for a Home Theatre System etc 12 Audio Out L R Sound output cinch connectors for a Home Theatre System etc 13 Antenna input 14 Network Home network conn...

Page 33: ...as only a DVI connection Connect an Audio L R cable to Audio In L R DVI to HDMI for sound You need to assign this Audio In DVI to HDMI connector to the HDMI 1 2 or 3 connector you are using for this device See section 7 5 2 Audio setup r Note HDMI supports HDCP High bandwidth Digital Contents Protection HDCP is a copy protection signal that comes with HD content DVD disc or Blu ray Disc YPbPr High...

Page 34: ... TV speakers rNote Ensure that the System audio control in your HDMI CEC audio devices for ex Home Theatre System is properly set up 7 2 3 Display synchronised audio out For the best match of image and sound in speech on screen connect a Home Theatre System to Audio Out L R or Digital Audio outputs See diagrams 7 4 4 and 7 4 8 Do not connect the audio signal of a DVD player digital receiver or oth...

Page 35: ...na cables Connections 33 ENGLISH EXT 3 VGA SERVICE UART OUT Y Pb Pr L R L R EXT 2 EXT 1 AUDIO OUT AUDIO DIGITAL VGA Y Pb Pr AUDIO VGA YPbPr Receiver Cable box DVD Recorder IN OUT IN OUT EXT 3 VGA SERVICE UART OUT Y Pb Pr L R L R EXT 2 EXT 1 AUDIO OUT AUDIO DIGITAL VGA Y Pb Pr AUDIO VGA YPbPr DVD Player EXT 3 VGA SERVICE UART OUT Y Pb Pr L R L R EXT 2 EXT 1 AUDIO OUT AUDIO DIGITAL VGA Y Pb Pr AUDIO...

Page 36: ...tions EXT 3 VGA SERVICE UART OUT Y Pb Pr L R L R EXT 2 EXT 1 AUDIO OUT AUDIO DIGITAL VGA Y Pb Pr AUDIO VGA YPbPr Home Theatre System DVD Recorder DIGITAL AUDIO IN OUT IN DIGITAL AUDIO OUT EXT 3 VGA SERVICE UART OUT Y Pb Pr L R L R EXT 2 EXT 1 AUDIO OUT AUDIO DIGITAL VGA Y Pb Pr AUDIO VGA YPbPr Satellite receiver EXT 3 VGA SERVICE UART OUT Y Pb Pr L R L R EXT 2 EXT 1 AUDIO OUT AUDIO DIGITAL VGA Y P...

Page 37: ...an HDMI cable Connections 35 ENGLISH L R HDMI 1 HDMI 2 HDMI 3 AUDIO HDMI DVI NETWORK IN Blu ray Disc player OUT HDMI L R HDMI 1 HDMI 2 HDMI 3 AUDIO HDMI DVI NETWORK IN OUT HD Digital receiver HD Satellite receiver IN OUT HDMI EXT 3 VGA SERVICE UART OUT Y Pb Pr L R L R EXT 2 EXT 1 AUDIO OUT AUDIO DIGITAL VGA Y Pb Pr AUDIO VGA YPbPr Home Theatre System Digital Receiver DVD Recorder DIGITAL AUDIO IN ...

Page 38: ...nnections for HD quality 7 4 11 Camcorder The most practical connection for a camcorder is at the side of the TV Connected at the side of the TV Use the HDMI connection or the Video and Audio L R connections or use the S Video and Audio L R connections Connected at the back of the TV Use an HDMI connection or the EXT3 YPbPr and Audio L R connections for HD quality 36 Connections EXT 3 VGA Y Pb Pr ...

Page 39: ...imal PC picture sharpness See section 5 3 4 Widescreen picture format DVI to HDMI connection Use a DVI to HDMI adaptor to connect to the HDMI side connection Connect the Audio L R at the side for sound PC to TV connection Use a PC TV out cable to S Video and Audio L R cable to connect to the side of the TV VGA connection Use a VGA cable to connect the PC to the EXT3 connection at the back of the T...

Page 40: ...o HDMI at the back of the TV assign this Audio In to the HMDI 1 2 or 3 where the device is connected Press Menu Select Setup Installation Audio setup Ò Press π twice Press o or œ to select the HDMI connection to link with this Audio In 7 5 3 Decoder channels Decoders that decode an antenna channel are connected to EXT1 or EXT2 scart You have to assign the TV channel as a channel to be decoded Then...

Page 41: ...ncorrect insertion can damage the CAM and the TV Gently insert the CAM into the Common Interface slot at the side of your TV as far as it will go Leave the CAM in the Common Interface slot permanently It can take a few minutes before a CAM is activated Removing the CAM will deactivate the digital TV service 7 6 2 Common interface menu From this menu you access the CAM service you have installed Th...

Page 42: ...a server this TV will present itself as a number a MAC or IP number Have the TV and router switched on for this number to appear in the media server Select the TV number in the media server and set the server to share files with this number For media server software marked with an in sections 8 Technical data a step by step setting instruction is available in the online User manual Type in your TV...

Page 43: ...rk discovery to On Set File sharing to On Go back to the Media Sharing window in Windows Media Player and check the Share my media box Click OK When the TV is connected by the router to the PC and everything is switched On the Media sharing window will show the TV as an Unkown Device Select the device and click Allow You can open the Settings window to change particular settings on sharing When th...

Page 44: ...your TV Click OK In the Add To Library window the newly added folder is shown You can add more folders to share Click the OK button to add the files to the library Now everything is set to enjoy music photos and videos on your TV Windows Media Player v11 on Windows XP Set for network sharing In Windows Media Player select Library from the menu and select Media sharing 42 Connections 1 2 1 1 2 ...

Page 45: ...ing In Windows Media Player select Library from the menu and select Add to Library In the Add To Library window select My folders and those of others that I can access and click the Advanced Options button With Advanced Options open you can add specific folders to the list to share Click Add In the Add Folder window select a folder with music photos or videos you want to share with other devices y...

Page 46: ...lls you that the media server service is started Click OK Click the Sharing tab Set folders for sharing Click the green plus icon and select Add folder In the Add media pop up window click the Browse button In the Browse for Folder window select a folder with music photos or videos you want to share Click OK Now everything is set to enjoy music photos and videos on your TV 44 Connections 1 2 1 1 2...

Page 47: ...der a content location to be shared on the network click the Browse button In the blue frame click the hard disk name to browse to a folder with music photos or videos you want to share with other devices your TV Click Select to select the folder for sharing Now click Save Changes Then click Rescan content directories In some cases this might not make all files and folders available Click Support ...

Page 48: ...s Media Player 11 on Microsoft Windows XP or Vista PacketVideo Twonky Media 4 4 2 on PC Intel Mac OSX Sony Vaio media server on Microsoft Windows XP or Vista TVersity v 0 9 10 3 on Windows XP Nero 8 Nero MediaHome on Microsoft Windows XP DiXiM on Windows XP Macrovision Network Media Server on Windows XP Fuppes on Linux UShare on Linix Philips Media Manager on Microsoft Windows XP Philips NAS SPD80...

Page 49: ...ure 5 C 35 C Specifications are subject to change without notice For more specification details of this product see www philips com support Technical data 47 ENGLISH Dimensions and weights approx TV model 42PFL7433 42PFL7423 width 1046mm height 645mm depth 88mm weight 21kg TV stand width 1046mm height 716mm depth 262mm weight 25 5kg ...

Page 50: ...ur country See the label DigitalTV Country Compatibility on the back of theTV Picture The sound is on but there is no picture Verify the contrast or brightness setting in the menu The TV picture is poor Verify if the antenna is connected properly Non earthed audio devices neon lights high buildings or mountains can influence the picture quality Try to improve the picture by changing the antenna di...

Page 51: ... cable is properly connected Verify if Easylink is activated in the Setup Installation Preferences menu Ensure that the System audio control in your HDMI CEC audio devices is properly set up See the user manual that comes with your audio device USB connection The TV does not show the USB device content Set your device camera to Mass Storage Class compliant The USB device may need specific driver s...

Page 52: ...ntrast 13 Country selection 26 Custom lock 20 Custom tint 13 Daylight saving 27 Decoder channel 38 Delta volume 15 Device connecting 32 naming 38 watch 9 Digital audio out 30 subtitle language 21 receiver 33 text services 17 test reception 29 Dual I II 15 Dual screen 10 DVB T 5 DVD connect 33 playback 9 player 33 recorder 33 34 Dynamic backlight 14 contrast 14 EasyLink 32 Electronic Programme Guid...

Page 53: ...Set code 20 Settings assistant 13 Sharpness 13 Sleeptimer 20 Smart settings 11 Software update 23 Sound menu 15 surround mode 15 Standby 10 20 Super zoom 14 Stationary images 3 Stereo 15 Subtitle 21 language 21 shift 14 Switch on 8 Table of Pages T O P 16 Technical data 46 Teletext 16 digital 17 dual screen 16 language 17 menu 17 page 16 teletext 2 5 17 Time zone 27 Timers 20 Tint 13 Troubleshooti...

Page 54: ...gitalTV switchover in the UK Digital UK provides impartial information on what people need to do to prepare for the move to digital and when they need to do it How the switchover affects your TV equipment Your newTV has a digital tuner built in which means it is ready to receive the Freeview signal by simply plugging it into your aerial socket check if you can get digitalTV through your aerial now...

Page 55: ...e tuner during the switchover If you choose to connect yourTV to satellite or cable with a digital box then it will no be affected by switchover and you won t need to re tune If you have any questions please contact your equipment supplier or call Digital UK on 0845 6 50 50 50 or visit www digitaluk co uk To find out how to re tune yourTV check this user manual for details Go to section 6 1 Automa...

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