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Your TV

This section gives you an overview of the controls
and functions of this TV.

2.1

Television overview

Controls

LightGuide

Indicator light

Remote control sensor

Volume up and down

Program/Channel up and down

Power switch

Connectors

Back connectors

Side connectors

For more info see section 7 Connections.

Remote control

Switch On or switch to Standby

Programme guide

Volume up

or down

Program/Channel up

and down

Menu On or Off

Navigation key

Colour keys

For more info see section

5.1 Remote control

overview

Your TV

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Summary of Contents for 42PFL9703D

Page 1: ...5 6 Create favourite channel lists 17 5 7 Electronic Programme Guide 18 5 8 Timers and locks 19 5 9 Subtitles 20 5 10 Watch and play photos MP3 21 5 11 Listen to digital radio channels 22 5 12 Software update 23 6 Channel installation 25 6 1 Automatic channel installation 25 6 2 Manual channel installation 27 6 3 Rearrange stored channels 27 6 4 Channel management 28 6 5 Digital reception test 28 ...

Page 2: ...ate of purchase of this product To obtain the source code write to Philips Innovative Applications N V Ass to the Development Manager Pathoekeweg 11 B 8000 Brugge Belgium Compliance with EMF Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V manufactures and sells many products targeted at consumers which like any electronic apparatus in general have the ability to emit and receive electromagnetic signals One of...

Page 3: ...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 4: ...me up and down 5 Menu 6 Program Channel up and down 7 Power switch Connectors 1 Back connectors 2 Side connectors For more info see section 7 Connections Remote control 1 Switch On or switch to Standby 2 Programme guide 3 Volume up or down 4 Program Channel up and down 5 Menu On or Off 6 Navigation key 7 Colour keys For more info see section 5 1 Remote control overview 4 Your TV ...

Page 5: ...ramme Guide EPG The EPG shows the 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 ...

Page 6: ...y 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 VESA MIS F 300 300 8 47 119cm VESA MIS F 400 400 8 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...

Page 7: ...he 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 8: ...ote control The LightGuide turns off and the standby indicator is on To turn off Press B Power at the side of the TV Both the LightGuide and the standby indicator turn off 4 2 Watch TV 4 2 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 channe...

Page 9: ...o to section 7 Connections 4 5 Watch a DVD Switch on your DVD player Insert a DVD disc in your player The DVD picture automatically appears on the screen Ò Press Play πon the DVD player If the picture does not appear Press the Source 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 ...

Page 10: ...r to return to TV 3 Teletext To switch teletext on or off 4 Demo To switch the Demo menu on and to get a demonstration of the features of the TV 5 Colour keys Easy selection of teletext pages Easy selection of tasks 6 Guide a To switch on or off the Electronic Programme Guide 7 Navigation key To navigate o œ p π or turn left or right to go through lists or settings 8 OK To display the channel list...

Page 11: ...tness level from 0 off to 4 5 3 TV menus With the on screen menus you install your TV adjust picture and sound settings and access features This section gives an overview of the menus and describes how to navigate 5 3 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...

Page 12: ...s picture and sound Press Menu and select Smart settings Press π to enter the list Ò Press o or œ to select a setting Press OK º Press Menu to quit the TV menu Smart settings Personal Vivid Standard Movie Energy saving Game 5 4 2 Settings assistant Use the Settings assistant to guide you through basic picture and sound settings in an easy way Press Menu Select Settings assistant and press π to ent...

Page 13: ...h a flicker free quiet image and a larger viewing angle Advanced sharpness Enables superior sharpness especially on lines and contours in the picture Dynamic contrast Sets the level at which the TV automatically enhances the details in dark middle and light areas of the picture Dynamic backlight Sets the level at which power consumption can be reduced by dimming the brightness intensity of the scr...

Page 14: ...mat Movie expand 14 9 Not for HD Scales the format to 14 9 Movie expand 16 9 Not for HD Scales the format to 16 9 Wide screen Stretches the format to 16 9 Unscaled Only for HD and PC Maximum sharpness Distortion may appear on borders Black bars may appear with pictures from your PC rNote Do not forget to name the connection in the Connection menu See section 7 5 1 Naming your devices 5 4 5 Sound s...

Page 15: ...el to another Select on or off Delta volume Levels out volume differences between channels or connected devices Switch to the channel or device you want to level out the volume difference Select Delta volume in the Sound menu and change the volume level Auto surround Switches the TV automatically to the best surround sound mode dependant on the broadcast Select on or off 5 5 Teletext Your TV has a...

Page 16: ...he enlarged page º Press q again to return to the normal page size 5 5 7 Teletext menu With the options in the teletext menu you can reveal hidden info let cycle subpages automatically and change the character setting Reveal Hide or unhide hidden information on a page such as solutions to riddles or puzzles Cycle subpages If subpages are available for the selected page you can make subpages cycle ...

Page 17: ...d key to show all favourite lists Ò Press o or œ to select a list Press OK º Press the green key to enter the Edit mode The selected list brings up a full channel list Press o or œ to highlight a channel Press OK to mark or unmark the highlighted channel The channel is added to or removed from the selected list Press the green key again to leave the Edit mode The modified channel list appears agai...

Page 18: ...o a current programme Jump to to jump to the next or previous day Info to display information on a selected programme if available Ò Press a to quit the EPG 5 7 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 Pr...

Page 19: ...es Set or Change code and press π to enter your code Enter your 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 8 4 Activa...

Page 20: ...The Teletext subtitle page of analogue channels must be stored for each TV channel separately 5 9 2 Activate or deactivate subtitling Press Menu on the remote control and select Features Subtitle and press π to enter the list Press o or œ to select On to show the subtitles always or On during mute to show the subtitles only when the sound is muted with the key on the remote control Ò Press p to re...

Page 21: ...your USB device Press π to enter the Picture folder Ò Press o or œ to select a picture or a picture album Press OK to watch the picture or to start a slideshow of the pictures in the album º Press OK to pause the slideshow Press again to restart Press one of the colour keys on the remote control to perform the corresponding function shown at the bottom of the screen If the function bar at the bott...

Page 22: ...mpanied with your stored background music Select an album of songs first and press OK Highlight the Picture folder and select an album of pictures and press OK 5 10 4 Watch photos or listen to music from your PC To watch photos and listen to music from a connected PC make sure your router and PC are switched on a media server software is running on your PC See section 7 7 PC network Press the Sour...

Page 23: ...o the USB memory device œ Press the green key again to finish πRemove the USB memory device from the TV Step 2 Software download from the PC to the USB device Insert the USB memory device into a PC linked to the internet Locate and open the file update htm on your USB device Ò Read the instructions on screen and click on the Send ID button If new software is available the update is downloaded on t...

Page 24: ...nds Please wait The TV switches back on again The update is done 5 12 2 Software update by digital broadcast DVB T Your TV might receive new software from the digital broadcast system 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 reco...

Page 25: ...nguages as primary referred and secondary preferred language Hearing impaired Select On to display the hearing impaired subtitle version of your preferred audio or subtitle language when available Preferred audio format Select your preferred and available audio format to achieve the best sound reproduction Select Advanced for the best sound reproduction if a Home theatre system is connected to you...

Page 26: ...π to enter the Manual installation menu System is highlighted Ò Press π to enter the System list Press o or œ to select your country or part of the world where you are now located º Press p to return to the Manual installation menu 6 2 2 Search for and store a new channel Press Menu and select Setup Installation Channel installation Analogue manual installation Search Press π to enter the Search m...

Page 27: ... character or o or œ to change the characters Space numbers and other special characters are located between z and A Press the green key or OK to finish à Tip To delete all characters press the yellow key To delete the highlighted characters press the blue key 6 3 2 Uninstall or reinstall a channel To uninstall a stored channel so that it is no longer possible to tune to Reinstall an earlier unins...

Page 28: ... the Channel installation menu Press Menu to quit the menu 6 5 Digital reception test If you receive Digital TV broadcasting you can verify the quality and signal strength of a specific channel Select a channel Press Menu and select Setup Installation Channel installation Digital Test reception Ò Press π to enter Press OK º Press the green key to start the test Information on the quality and the s...

Page 29: ...oviders in Australia Back connectors 8 EXT1 EXT2 Scart connectors for DVD VCR Digital 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 ...

Page 30: ...her quality Use a DVI to HDMI adaptor if your device has 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 com...

Page 31: ...rough your audio system while the TV speakers are muted See section 5 4 5 Sound settings 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...

Page 32: ... cables and 3 antenna cables 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 VGA...

Page 33: ...na cables 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...

Page 34: ...ay Disc player Use an HDMI cable 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 IN O...

Page 35: ...Note Press p or π to shift the picture position to the centre of the screen if necessary 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 ...

Page 36: ...aled in the Picture format menu for maximal PC picture sharpness See section 5 4 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 t...

Page 37: ...elect Setup Installation Rename devices Press π to enter the list Ò Press o or œ to select the connector you used for the device you connected Press π º Press o or œ to select the type of device Press Menu to quit the menu 7 5 2 Audio setup If you use the Audio In L R DVI to HDMI connector for a device connected to HDMI at the back of the TV assign this Audio In to the HMDI 1 2 or 3 where the devi...

Page 38: ... In the media 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 Typ...

Page 39: ...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 40: ...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 40 Connections 1 2 1 1 2 ...

Page 41: ...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 42: ...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 42 Connections 1 2 1 1 2...

Page 43: ...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 44: ...a server software Windows 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 Wind...

Page 45: ...ure 5 C 35 C Specifications are subject to change without notice For more specification details of this product see www philips com support Dimensions and weights approx TV model 42PFL9703D 47PFL9703D width 1054mm 1167mm height 658mm 722mm depth 100mm 101mm weight 23 5kg 45kg TV stand width 1054mm 1167mm height 731mm 795mm depth 265mm 290mm weight 28kg 50kg ...

Page 46: ...ify if the antenna is connected properly Verify if the correct device is selected 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 direct...

Page 47: ...h the device Verify if the HDMI 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 de...

Page 48: ... 19 Custom tint 13 Daylight saving 26 Delta volume 15 Device connecting 30 naming 37 watch 7 DHCP 38 Digital audio out 29 subtitle language 20 receiver 32 test reception 30 Dual I II 15 Dual screen 11 DVB T 5 DVD connect 32 playback 9 player 32 recorder 32 33 Dynamic backlight 13 contrast 13 EasyLink 31 Electronic Programme Guide 18 Energy saving 12 Equalizer 14 External 1 2 3 EXT 29 Factory setti...

Page 49: ...leaning 3 Search channels 28 teletext pages 16 Set code 19 Settings assistant 12 Sharpness 13 Sleeptimer 19 Smart settings 12 Software update 23 Sound menu 14 surround mode 13 Standby 10 19 Super zoom 14 Stationary images 3 Stereo 15 Subtitle 20 language 20 shift 14 Switch on 8 Table of Pages T O P 15 Technical data 44 Teletext 15 dual screen 16 language 15 menu 16 page 15 teletext 2 5 16 Time zon...

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