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Table of contents

1

Important  3

1.1

Safety  3

1.2

Care of the screen  3

1.3

Recycling   3

2

Your TV  4

2.1

Television overview  4

2.2

Product highlights  5

3

Getting started  5

3.1

Position the TV  5

3.2

Wall mounting - VESA  6

3.3

Remote control batteries  9

3.4

Antenna cable  9

3.5

Connect the mains  9

3.6

First time installation  9

4

Use your TV  10

4.1

Switch on or off - Standby  10

4.2

Watch TV  11

4.3

Watch channels from a digital receiver  11

4.4

Watch connected devices  11

4.5

Watch a DVD  12

4.6

Select a Teletext page  12

4.7

Change Ambilight mode  13

5

Use more of your TV  14

5.1

Remote Control  14

5.2

TV menu overview  17

5.3

Picture and sound settings  19

5.4

Ambilight  23

5.5

Teletext  23

5.6

Create favourite channel lists  25

5.7

Timers and locks  26

5.8

Subtitles  27

5.9

View and play photos, MP3... 28

5.10

Software update  30

6

Channel installation  32

6.1

Automatic channel installation  32

6.2

Manual channel installation  32

6.3

Rearrange stored channels  33

6.4

Automatic channel management  34

6.5

Factory settings  34

7

Connections (DVD, receiver, ...)  35

7.1

Connections overview  35

7.2

About connecting  36

7.3

Connect your devices  38

7.4

Connections setup  43

8

Technical data  44

9

Troubleshooting  45

10

Index  47

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Table of contents

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ENGLISH

2664.1 eng_aurea_AP  27-09-2007  12:32  Pagina 1

Summary of Contents for AUREA 42PFL9900

Page 1: ... 5 1 Remote Control 14 5 2 TV menu overview 17 5 3 Picture and sound settings 19 5 4 Ambilight 23 5 5 Teletext 23 5 6 Create favourite channel lists 25 5 7 Timers and locks 26 5 8 Subtitles 27 5 9 View and play photos MP3 28 5 10 Software update 30 6 Channel installation 32 6 1 Automatic channel installation 32 6 2 Manual channel installation 32 6 3 Rearrange stored channels 33 6 4 Automatic chann...

Page 2: ...f 3 years after the date 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 electroma...

Page 3: ...loosened mains plugs 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 screen permanently To avoid deformations and colour fading w...

Page 4: ...rs To connect the antenna DVD VCR or other device Remote control 1 Standby or On 2 DVD STB device selection 3 Colour keys 4 Navigation key up down left right OK 5 Teletext key 6 Menu key 7 Programme up or down 8 Volume up or down 9 Ambilight on or off Find more on your remote control in section 5 1 Remote control overview 4 Your TV OK LIST OPTION B v DVD STB HTS TV a GUIDE DEMO MENU V P b BROWSE M...

Page 5: ...play your photos or music 3 Getting started This section helps you with the positioning and the first time installation of the TV 3 1 Position the TV Warning Carefully read the safety precautions in section 1 1 Safety before you position the TV Large screen TVs are heavy Carry and handle the TV with at least two persons Connect your devices first before you position your TV or mount it on the wall...

Page 6: ... only be performed by qualified personnel Wall mounting the TV should meet safety standards according to the TV s weight Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V bears no responsibility for improper mounting or mounting that results in accident or injury Read also the safety precautions in section 1 1 Safety before you position the TV Collect the parts for wall mounting Insert just a little bit both se...

Page 7: ... wall mount bracket and fix the bracket firmly to the wall Connect all cables See section 7 Connections Lift the TV into the wall mount bracket ÚSecure the TV in the bracket by screwing in the 2 already fitted screws Your TV 7 ENGLISH 1 1121 121mm 715mm 79 mm 260 5 mm 42 30kg 2 2664 1 eng_aurea_AP 27 09 2007 12 32 Pagina 7 ...

Page 8: ...responsibility for improper mounting or mounting that results in accident or injury The TV is prepared for VESA compliant mounting This bracket is not included Use a VESA compliant bracket with code VESA MIS F 600 400 8 Prepare the TV for VESA compliant mounting Locate the VESA screwholes on the back of the TV Should the plastic discs obstruct the VESA bracket you can unscrew these 4 discs 8 Your ...

Page 9: ...at the back of the TV Do not insert the mains cord if the voltage is different Insert the mains cord tightly The TV is never powered off completely unless the mains cord is physically unplugged Therefore the mains plug must be accessible at all time 3 6 First time installation The first time and only the first time the mains cord is inserted the installation procedures starts up automatically Foll...

Page 10: ... remote control To switch on from standby without remote control Press B Power at the side of the TV to switch off first and press B Power again to switch on To switch off Press B Power at the side of the TV rNote Energy consumption contributes to air and water pollution As long as the mains cord is plugged in the TV consumes energy This TV has a very low standby power consumption Use your TV B v ...

Page 11: ...ontrol of your digital receiver to select TV channels If the picture does not appear Press v on the remote control Press v repeatedly to select the device Wait a few seconds until the picture appears Ò Press OK Use the remote control of the digital receiver to select TV channels 4 4 Watch connected devices Switch on the device The picture from your device might appear automatically If the picture ...

Page 12: ...e only English Teletext is supported China does not support this function due to no Teletext available To watch Teletext Press b The main index page appears To select a page of your choice Enter the page number with the number keys Press P or P or navigation key up or down to view the next or the previous page Press a colour key to select one of the colour coded items at the bottom of the screen à...

Page 13: ...epeatedly to toggle through the Ambilight modes Ò Press OK For more information on Ambilight see section 5 4 Ambilight à Tip To fully enjoy Ambilight switch off or dim the room lights To change the light intensity of Ambilight Slide the Aurea Ambilight switch up or down to change the light intensity TV standby with Ambilight When the TV is in standby you can switch Ambilight on Press Ambilight on ...

Page 14: ...13 Audio and video keys Ò π To use with connected devices 14 Widescreen Picture format q To select a picture format 15 Dual screen b To show teletext on the right and the picture on the left of the screen 16 Mode To toggle through the Ambilight modes 17 Ambilight AUREA To change the light intensity of Ambilight 5 Use more of your TV This section deals with the more advanced use of your TV how to u...

Page 15: ...here are two ways to programme the remote control for a device of a particular manufacturer You can enter a manufacturer s code or start an auto search The manufacturer s setup codes contain for DVD DVD DVD R HDD DVD R Blu ray for STB Satellite tuners Settop box tuners decoders Cable tuners decoders for HTS Home Theater Systems Audio Video systems The setup codes for most used Philips devices are ...

Page 16: ...off press OK to stop the search Press B to switch on your device Use the remote control keys to try if all functions can be operated If not all functions can be operated press OK again to continue the automatic search for a correct code If all functions can be operated press the currently selected device mode key to confirm and to quit the automatic search rNote To pause the automatic search press...

Page 17: ...ate the device you need The B key will blink a few times to confirm the selection 5 1 6 Remote control entry codes tables See the end of this manual 5 2 TV menu overview With the on screen menus you install your TV adjust picture sound and Ambilight settings and access features This section gives an overview of the menus and describes how to navigate 5 2 1 The menu Press Menu on the remote control...

Page 18: ...s navigation key left to return to the Picture settings or press Menu to quit the menu OK LIST OPTION a GUIDE DEMO MENU b BROWSE MENU BROWSE Television Multimedia TV menu Channel list TV settings Picture Contrast Brightness Perfect Pixel HD Colour Hue Sound Ambilight Sharpness Tint Reset to standard Picture Picture Contrast Colour Hue Sharpness Tint Brightness 90 52 0 4 47 Contrast Picture Brightn...

Page 19: ...nd Ambilight settings in an easy way Press Menu on the remote control and select TV menu TV settings Settings assistant and press navigation key right to enter Press OK Ò Press the green key on the remote control to start the assistant Press navigation key left or right to select the left or right side to make your choice º Press the green key to go to the next setting You will go through several ...

Page 20: ...Motion Reduces the field and line flicker and reproduces smooth movement especially in movies Set the level to Minimum Maximum or Off 100 Hz Clear LCD Switches 100 Hz Clear LCD on or off Dynamic contrast Enhances the contrast in the picture as the image on the screen changes Set the level to Minimum Medium Maximum or Off The level medium is recommended Noise reduction Filters out and reduces the n...

Page 21: ...e screen Subtitles remain visible Super zoom Not for HD Removes the black bars on the side of 4 3 broadcasts There is a minimal distortion 4 3 Not for HD Shows the classical 4 3 format Movie expand 14 9 Not for HD Scales classical 4 3 format to 14 9 Movie expand 16 9 Not for HD Scales classical 4 3 format to 16 9 Wide screen Stretches 4 3 format to 16 9 Unscaled Only for HD and PC Maximum sharpnes...

Page 22: ...casted you can choose between two different languages Mono stereo If stereo broadcasting is available you can select Mono or Stereo per TV channel Surround mode To select a more spatial sound if broadcasted or if available from a connected device Headphone volume Changes the volume of the headphone You can mute the TV speakers with on the remote control Automatic volume leveller Reduces sudden vol...

Page 23: ...ext pages and subpages to reduce waiting time To select a teletext page see section 4 6 Select a Teletext page 5 5 1 Select pagenumber subpages A teletext page number can hold several subpages The pages are shown on a bar next to the main pagenumber Press b Select a teletext page Ò Press navigation key left or right to select a subpage 5 5 2 Dual screen teletext View the TV channel and teletext ne...

Page 24: ...es are available for the selected page you can make subpages cycle automatically Language Some languages use a different set of characters Switch to the other group to show the text correctly Press b Press Menu Ò Press navigation key up or down to select an option Press OK to change a setting º Press Menu to quit the teletext menu Press b to switch off teletext 5 5 6 Teletext 2 5 If broadcasted by...

Page 25: ...ourite lists Ò Press navigation key up or down 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 navigation key up or down 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 ...

Page 26: ...de Set or change your code Press Menu on the remote control and select TV menu Features Set or Change code and press navigation key right 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 navigation key right Ò Enter the overriding code 8 8 8 8 En...

Page 27: ...Teletext subtitle page must be stored for each TV channel separately 5 8 2 Activate or deactivate subtitling Press Menu on the remote control and select TV menu Features Subtitle and press navigation key right to enter the list Press navigation key up or down 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 co...

Page 28: ... 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 Press the blue key to stop the show and to see more functions If the function bar at the bottom disappeared press any colour key to let it reappear Press navigation k...

Page 29: ...vigation key right to enter the Music folder Ò Press navigation key up or down to select a song or a music album Press OK to play the selected song or to play a song followed by the next song in the same album Music settings Details Shows the file name Repeat one all Repeat all songs in the album until you stop a song or only repeat the one song selected until you stop the song Shuffle Play songs ...

Page 30: ...he USB memory device œ Press the green key again to finish πRemove the USB memory device from the TV 5 10 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 The software update is downloaded on the USB memory device Re...

Page 31: ...ds Please wait The TV switches back on again The update is done 5 10 4 Verify the current software version Updating software is only possible if the version of the new available software is different from the current one You can verify your current software version Select Software update in the TV menu Press navigation key right Ò Press navigation key up or down to select Current software info The...

Page 32: ...tart now Press OK º Press the green key to start The installation may take a few minutes When the channel search is completed press the red key to return to the Installation menu Press Menu to quit the TV menu If you want to rename reorder or uninstall stored channels see section 6 3 Rearrange channels 6 2 Manual installation You can tune in TV channels channel by channel manually with Manual inst...

Page 33: ...nnel list Ò Press navigation key up or down in the channel list to select the channel you want to rename Press the red key º Press navigation key left or right to select a character or navigation key up or down 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 With the yellow key all characters can be deleted W...

Page 34: ...pdate menu Ò Press OK Press the green key to start The update starts and may take a few minutes º When the update is completed press the red key to return to the Channel installation menu Press Menu to quit the menu 6 5 Factory settings If you are lost in the picture sound and Ambilight settings you can reset the TV to the factory settings of picture sound and Ambilight Press Menu on the remote co...

Page 35: ...Disc player HD digital receiver or HD game console etc 10 HDMI 2 In Second HDMI in connector 11 HDMI 3 In Third HDMI in connector 12 Antenna input Side connectors 13 USB USB connector 14 Headphones Stereo Mini Jack 15 Audio L R in Audio L R for camcorder game console etc 16 Video Video input cinch connector to be used together with Audio L R connectors for camcorder game console etc 17 S Video S V...

Page 36: ...ts HDCP High bandwidth Digital Contents Protection HDCP is a copy protection signal that comes with HD content DVD disc or Blu ray Disc 7 2 2 HDMI control if present HDMI with Consumer Electronics Control CEC adds to the normal HDMI advantages It offers easy operation of the TV and connected devices These devices also have to be equipped with HDMI with CEC Press Menu on the remote control and sele...

Page 37: ... colours when you connect Combined Video yellow and Audio L R cable red and white 7 2 6 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 3 4 and 7 3 8 Do not connect the audio signal of a DVD player digital receiver or other audio video device directly to the Home Theatre ...

Page 38: ...N ANTENNA DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO OUT MONITOR OUT Y Pb Pr VIDEO S VIDEO L R AV 1 AV 2 AV 3 Y Pb Pr AUDIO L AUDIO R VIDEO L R AUDIO ANALOG AUDIO IN Receiver Cable box DVD Recorder AV3 YPbPr AV3 AUDIO L R OUT IN IN OUT AV1 AUDIO L R AV1 YPbPr DVD Player HDMI 3 HDMI 1 HDMI 2 L R L R OUT IN ANTENNA DIGITAL AUDIO Y Pb Pr VIDEO S VIDEO L R AV 1 AV 2 AV 3 Y Pb Pr AUDIO L AUDIO R VIDEO L R AUDIO AUDIO OUT MON...

Page 39: ... OUT MONITOR OUT Y Pb Pr VIDEO S VIDEO L R AV 1 AV 2 AV 3 Y Pb Pr AUDIO L AUDIO R VIDEO L R AUDIO ANALOG AUDIO IN Home Theatre System DVD Recorder DIGITAL AUDIO IN OUT AV1 AV3 AUDIO L R YPbPr AV1 AV3 IN DIGITAL AUDIO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO HDMI 3 HDMI 1 HDMI 2 L R L R OUT IN ANTENNA AUDIO OUT MONITOR OUT Y Pb Pr VIDEO S VIDEO L R AV 1 AV 2 AV 3 Y Pb Pr AUDIO L AUDIO R VIDEO L R AUDIO ANALOG AUDIO IN Ho...

Page 40: ...L R AUDIO AUDIO OUT MONITOR OUT ANALOG AUDIO IN AUDIO L R YPbPr AV1 AV3 AV1 AV3 HD Digital receiver HD Satellite receiver HDMI HDMI 3 HDMI 1 HDMI 2 L R L R OUT IN ANTENNA DIGITAL AUDIO Y Pb Pr VIDEO S VIDEO L R AV 1 AV 2 AV 3 Y Pb Pr AUDIO L AUDIO R VIDEO L R AUDIO AUDIO OUT MONITOR OUT ANALOG AUDIO IN OUT IN AUDIO HDMI 3 HDMI 1 HDMI 2 L R L R OUT IN ANTENNA AUDIO OUT MONITOR OUT Y Pb Pr VIDEO S V...

Page 41: ...n for a camcorder is at the side of the TV More qualitative connections are at the back of the TV Connected at the side of the TV Use the Video and Audio L R cinch connectors or use the S Video and Audio L R connectors Connected at the back of the TV Use a HDMI or the YPbPr AV1 or AV3 input for HD quality HDMI 3 HDMI 1 HDMI 2 L R L R OUT IN ANTENNA DIGITAL AUDIO Y Pb Pr VIDEO S VIDEO L R AV 1 AV 2...

Page 42: ...o L and R jacks of ANALOG AUDIO IN of the TV In the Connections menu link this AUDIO IN L R to the HDMI connector you are using See section 7 4 Connections setup Connected at the side of the TV If your PC has no DVI connection use the S Video and Audio L R cinch connectors at the side of the TV This connection is only suited for applications like Windows Media Center or similar à Tip Change the TV...

Page 43: ...menu Installation Connections Audio In L R Press navigation key right to enter the list Ò Press navigation key up or down to select the connector used by the device 7 4 3 Naming your devices Name the connected devices for easy selection and best signal handling Assign the type of device DVD VCR Game to the connector you use for that device Press Menu on the remote control and select TV menu Instal...

Page 44: ... height depth weight Sound Sound system Virtual Dolby Digital BBE Multimedia Connection USB Playback formats MP3 LPCM Slideshow alb JPEG Remote control Type RC4490 Batteries 3 Size AAA LR03 type Connectivity AV1 Audio L R CVBS in YPbPr S Video AV2 Audio L R CVBS in AV3 YPbPr Audio L R in HDMI 1 HDMI 2 HDMI 3 HDMI control 1 3a Analog Audio L R out display synchronised Analog Audio L R in Digital Au...

Page 45: ...es º Press navigation key up or down to select your language Press OK Press Menu to quit the menus TV channels Some TV channels are gone Verify if the correct channel list is chosen A channel could be uninstalled in the Rearrange menu Picture There is no picture Verify if the antenna is connected properly Verify if the correct device is selected The sound is on but there is no picture Verify the c...

Page 46: ...e device to verify the output settings If that does not help connect an additional audio cable If an HDMI to DVI adaptor is used verify if an additional audio connection is in place to complete the DVI connection 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 software Unfortunately this softw...

Page 47: ...22 Device connecting 38 naming 43 watch 11 Digital audio out 37 receiver 38 Dual I II 22 Dual screen 14 DVD connect 38 playback 11 player 38 recorder 38 Dynamic contrast 20 Equalizer 22 External 1 2 3 AV 35 Factory settings 34 Favourite channel lists 25 Fine tune 33 Game console 41 HDCP 36 HDMI connection 36 HD digital receiver 40 HD natural motion 20 Headphone connect 4 35 volume 22 Home location...

Page 48: ...pness 20 Sleeptimer 26 Software update 30 Sound menu 22 surround mode 22 Standby 14 26 Super zoom 21 Stationary images 3 Stereo 22 Subtitle 27 shift 21 Switch on 10 Technical data 44 Teletext 23 teletext 2 5 24 dual screen 23 menu 24 page 23 Timers 27 Tint 20 Troubleshooting 45 TV settings menu 17 USB connector 35 device 28 photo viewer 28 VCR connect 38 Video cable 37 Video formats 44 Volume key ...

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