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User Manual BDS4241R

6.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

6.1

TV CHANNEL CONTROLS

6.1.1

STORING TV  CHANNELS AUTOMATICALLY 

You can scan for the frequency ranges available (availability depends on
your country). Automatically allocated program numbers may not 
correspond to actual or desired program numbers. However you can
sort numbers manually and clear any channels you do not wish to
watch.

1

Press the 

MENU

button on the front panel or remote control.

2

Press the 

VOL+

or 

VOL-

button to select 

TV

.

Press the 

CH-

button to enter the selected menu group.

=> The 

Channel Settings

is selected.

3

Press the 

VOL+

button to enter the selected menu group.

4

Press the 

CH-

or 

CH+

button to select 

Country

.

Press the 

VOL+

or 

VOL-

button to select your country.

5

Press the 

CH-

or 

CH+

button to select 

Auto Search

.

Press the 

VOL+

or 

VOL-

button to start the search.

=> The scan starts.The scanned channels are automatically stored

in the order which reflects their position in the frequency range
(with lowest first and highest last). If you want to stop, press
the 

MENU

button.

6

After channel search is complete, the 

Program Table

is displayed.

You can edit channels.
For more details, refer to “EDITING TV CHANNELS” on page 26.

Image Screen

Setup  Audio  TV

Move [- CH +]     Select [- VOL +]     Exit [MENU]

Channel Settings

Program Edit

Image Screen

Setup  Audio  TV

Move [- CH +]     Select [- VOL +]     Exit [MENU]

Channel Settings

Auto Search

[-VOL+] to scan channels

Program Table

Country                                  AUSTRIA

Program Edit

Image Screen

Setup  Audio  TV

Move [- CH +]     Select [- VOL +]     Exit [MENU]

Channel Settings

Auto Search

[-VOL+] to scan channels

Program Table
Country

AUSTRIA

Program Edit

Channel Scan In Progress

Exit [MENU]

105.694 MHz

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Channels Found

Summary of Contents for BDS4241R

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Page 2: ...tons 13 3 3 3 Inserting the Batteries in the Remote Control 13 4 CONNECTIONS TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT 14 4 1 Connecting to an Aerial 14 4 2 Connecting External Equipment VCR DVD camcorder satellite receiver 14 4 2 1 Using SCART AV Socket Input 14 4 2 2 Using S Video Input 14 4 2 3 Using ComponentVideo Input 15 4 2 4 UsingVideo Input 15 4 2 5 Using Monitor Output 15 4 2 6 Using DVI Input 15 4 3 Extern...

Page 3: ... Factory Defaults 27 6 3 Sound Controls 28 6 3 1 Adjusting Sound Settings 28 6 3 2 Reset to the Factory Defaults 28 6 4 OSD Menu Language 29 6 5 Power Save Mode 29 6 6 Minimize Screen Sticking 30 6 7 Freezing the Current Picture 30 6 8 On Screen Display Timeout 30 6 9 Adjusting the Menu Transparency 30 6 10 Changing the Screen Size 31 6 11 Setting up the PC Input 31 6 12 Teletext 32 6 13 Viewing t...

Page 4: ...uipment or usage of an unshielded connecting cable may cause excessive interference Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions Improper adjustment of other controls can result in damage which often requires extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the unit to normal operation Use in well ventilated area and do not block any of the ventilation openings Inst...

Page 5: ...allen or liquid has been spilled into the appliance The appliance has been exposed to rain The appliance does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance The appliance has been dropped or the enclosure damaged Unit does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed Tilt Stability All displays must comply with recommended international global safety...

Page 6: ...OWTHESE SAFETY SYMBOLS This lightning flash with arrow head within a triangle indicates uninsulated material within your unit which can cause an electric shock For the safety of everyone in your household do not remove product cover For the safety of everyone in your household do not remove product cover The exclamation point within a triangle calls attention to features for which you must read th...

Page 7: ... Never use thinners insecticide sprays or other chemicals on or near the cabinet as they might cause permanent marring of the cabinet finish Do not allow a still image to be displayed for an extended period of time as this can cause a permanent after image to remain 1 4 END OF LIFE DISPOSAL This Philips product and its packaging contain materials that can be recycled and re used Specialized compan...

Page 8: ...he front of the product Since both glass can be broken and scraped easily the product has to be handled with care Never place the product with the glass faced down unless it is protected with pads After opening the carton ensure that the content is in good condition and complete 2 2 PACKAGE CONTENTS Please verify that you received the following items with your package content 1 PDP 2 Remote Contro...

Page 9: ...void installing the product in the kitchen bathroom or any other places with high humidity so as not to shorten the service life of the electronic components Please ensure the product is installed horizontally Any 90 degrees clockwise or counter clockwise installation may induce poor ventilation and subsequent component damage To protect the screen and avoid screen damage do not display a still pi...

Page 10: ...h the On Screen Display menu If an optional TV tuner is installed these buttons also function as Channel Up Down 5 Power Standby Button Turns power on off from standby mode There is a wait period between on off cycles 6 Status LED Not Illuminated No AC Power detected If the main power switch rear of panel is turned off this LED will not illuminate Red Standby Power OFF with AC power detected The L...

Page 11: ...orY Cb Cr for connecting to the component output jacks of a DVD player or Set Top Box 6 S Video input Connect S Video signals from external sources such asVCRs or DVD players 7 Monitor output Connect to the video and audio input of a recordingVCR or DVD Connect to the audio input of an audio system 8 Video input Connect to the video and audio output of an external device 9 SCART AV Connector Conne...

Page 12: ...the sound mode 10 FREEZE Freeze the display on the screen The playback system will continue playing 11 Number keypad Use number keypad to select the TV channel you want to watch 12 RECALL Display information 13 SLEEP Press this button to set timer off 14 PIP Function Buttons LOCATE Used to select a location of the sub picture It is avail able in PIP mode only SIZE Used to select a size of the sub ...

Page 13: ...ttom part of the screen and three times to return to normal display 6 Page Up MTS Displays the next TELETEXT page 7 FREEZE Freezes the current page preventing update and subpage display Press the HOLD POSITION button on the remote control to select this function Press the HOLD POSITION button again to cancel 8 Reveal Reveals hidden page information Press the Reveal button to show the information a...

Page 14: ...mage You must not use another general purpose cable Use the 3M 5M 7M cable supplied by your dealer An outdoor aerial A cable TV network 4 2 CONNECTING EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT VCR DVD CAMCORDER SATELLITE RECEIVER 4 2 1 USING SCART AV SOCKET INPUT 1 Connect the SCART socket of the external device to the SCART socket of the PDP 2 Connect the video recorder to the antenna wall socket or cable box 4 2 2 USI...

Page 15: ... 4 2 4 USINGVIDEO INPUT 1 Connect the jack of the external device to theVIDEO INPUT of the PDP 2 Connect the red R and white L audio jacks to the R and L audio in jacks located next to theVIDEO connector 4 2 5 USING MONITOR OUTPUT 1 Connect the jack of the DVD orVCR for recording or audio system to the MONITOR OUTPUT of the PDP 2 Connect the red R and white L audio jacks to the R and L audio in ja...

Page 16: ...N 4 3 1 CONNECTING EXTERNAL SPEAKER Connect the speaker audio cable to the external speaker output jack on the rear of the PDP matching the and ends of the cable with the diagram on the PDP Before connecting the speaker wire to the PDP turn off your PDP ...

Page 17: ...settings for a typical Windows based computer are shown below However the actual screens on your computer will differ depending on the version of Windows and video card equipped with the computer Even though the actual screen may look different from example displayed below basic set up routine will apply in most cases 1 Go to the Window s CONTROL PANEL by clicking START SETTINGS CONTROL PANEL The ...

Page 18: ...US LED will now turn green to indicate power on status 2 Turn off the power by pressing the POWER button on the front panel or the remote control again 5 2 SELECTING SIGNAL SOURCE Using Front Panel or Remote Control 1 Press the MENU button on the front panel or remote control 2 Pressing the CH or CH button will cycle the PDP through all available input signal sources in the following order TV SCAR...

Page 19: ... are turned off then the volume controls will not affect volume generated by the built in speaker 5 4 MUTE Using Remote Control 1 Press the MUTE button on the remote control The audio is cut off 2 Press the MUTE VOL or VOL button to turn the audio back on Image Screen Setup Audio Move CH Adjust VOL Exit MENU Volume 60 Treble 055 Bass 072 Balance 043 Mute ON OFF Audio Preset VOL to Preset Audio Ima...

Page 20: ...SPLAY INFORMATION Via Remote Control Press the RECALL button to display the channel information and set ting status Press again to exit Note The displayed information can differ depending on the selected source 001 ABC TIMER OFF TV ...

Page 21: ...our country 5 Press the CH or CH button to select Auto Search Press the VOL or VOL button to start the search The scan starts The scanned channels are automatically stored in the order which reflects their position in the frequency range with lowest first and highest last If you want to stop press the MENU button 6 After channel search is complete the ProgramTable is displayed You can edit channel...

Page 22: ...CH or CH button to select System Press the VOL or VOL button to select required system B G D K I or L 7 To store the channel and associated program number select Store Program by pressing the CH or CH button Press the VOL or VOL button Image Screen Setup Audio TV Move CH Select VOL Exit MENU Channel Settings Auto Search VOL to scan channels Program Table Country AUSTRIA Program Edit Program 001 Im...

Page 23: ...y of the picture and sound until you reach the optimal setting 6 To store your setting select Store Program by pressing the CH or CH button Press the VOL or VOL button Note If you are unable to fine tune a channel check that the System setting is correct Image Screen Setup Audio TV Move CH Select VOL Exit MENU Program Table Country Program Edit Program 001 Fine Tune 051 Channel 001 Image Screen Se...

Page 24: ...signed to a new name select Channel by pressing the CH or CH button Press the VOL or VOL button to select required channel 5 Press the CH or CH button to select Edit Labels Press the VOL button 6 Press the yellow or cyan button to select a letter A Z or a z a number 0 9 a symbol etc or a blank Move on to the previous or next field by pressing the VOL or VOL button Image Screen Setup Audio TV Move ...

Page 25: ...roup 4 Press the CH or CH button to select MTS Mode Press the VOL or VOL button to select required mode It is variable depending on the broadcast MONO A MONO B MONO AUTO MONO A MONO B STEREO AUTO BILINGUAL A BILINGUAL B BILINGUAL AUTO Note You can simply select required MTS mode by repeatedly pressing the MTS button on the remote control Image Screen Setup Audio TV Move CH Select VOL Exit MENU Cha...

Page 26: ... button 7 Press the CH CH VOL orVOL button to select another channel you wish to change Press the green button The channels are exchanged Image Screen Setup Audio TV Move CH Select VOL Exit MENU Channel Settings Program Edit Image Screen Setup Audio TV Move CH Select VOL Exit MENU Channel Settings Auto Search VOL to Scan Channels Program Table Country AUSTRIA Program E ram Edit 011 012 013 014 015...

Page 27: ...Contrast Phase Frequency Sharpness RGB PC mode 4 Press the VOL or VOL button to select the optimal setting 5 Press the MENU button to return to the previous menu 6 2 2 RESETTOTHE FACTORY DEFAULTS 1 Press the CH or CH button to select Image Preset 2 Press the VOL orVOL button to reset the picture settings to the factory defaults Image Screen Setup Audio Move VOL Select CH Exit MENU Brightness 083 C...

Page 28: ...ect the desired option Treble Bass Balance 5 Press the VOL orVOL button to adjust the settings 6 3 2 RESETTOTHE FACTORY DEFAULTS 1 Press the CH or CH button to select Audio Preset 2 Press the VOL orVOL button to reset the sound settings to the factory defaults Image Screen Setup Audio Move CH Adjust VOL Exit MENU Volume 60 Treble 055 Bass 072 Balance 043 Mute ON OFF Audio Preset VOL to Preset Audi...

Page 29: ...for a certain time the PDP will automatically go into sleep mode until signal is restored You can select a time period between 10 and 180 minutes 1 Press the MENU button on the front panel or remote control 2 Press the VOL orVOL button to select Setup 3 Press the CH button to enter the selected menu group 4 Press the CH or CH button to select SleepTimer 5 Press the VOL orVOL button to select the r...

Page 30: ... it again 6 8 ON SCREEN DISPLAYTIMEOUT You can select for how long the OSD will be shown 1 Press the MENU button on the front panel or remote control 2 Press the VOL orVOL button to select Setup 3 Press the CH button to enter the selected menu group 4 Press the CH or CH button to select OSD Settings 5 Press the Vol button to enter the selected menu group 6 Press the CH or CH button to select Timeo...

Page 31: ... 2 Press the VOL or VOL button to select Screen 3 Press the CH button to enter the selected menu group Adjusting the PC screen automatically 1 Press the CH or CH button to select Auto 2 Press the VOL or VOL button The screen quality and position are automatically adjusted Note You can adjust the PC screen automatically by simply pressing the AUTO button on the remote control Selecting the position...

Page 32: ...ress the TEXT button Œ on the remote control Teletext opens on the index page 100 3 Press the TEXT button again to exit Select a specificTeletext page 1 Enter the three digit Teletext page number using the numeric buttons The current page is displayed If the selected page is linked to with several secondary pages these pages are displayed in sequence 2 Press the FREEZE button to freeze the display...

Page 33: ...age by entering its number Subtitles Some channels provide subtitles for some of their program through Teletext The numbers of the relevant pages are specified on the Teletext index page 1 Enter the number of the relevant page to display the subtitles The subtitles appear in the TV picture The header disappears after a couple of seconds 2 Press any button on the remote control except TEXT or the v...

Page 34: ...T button repeatedly to select required mode The available modes are displayed in the following order NORMAL PIP PBP Selecting a location of the sub picture Press the LOCATE button Press the VOL VOL CH or CH button to select required loca tion It is available in PIP mode only Selecting a size of the sub picture Press the SIZE button Press the VOL or VOL button to select required size It is availabl...

Page 35: ...status of selected picture It is available in PIP and PBP mode only PIP Settings Max 480p 576p 1024x768 60Hz In the PIP mode the sub input source is differently defined for the default value scart1 or scart2 depending on your PDP model 6 14 REMOTE MANAGEMENT This display can be managed remotely through the RS232 9 pin port by using a Serial Interface Communication Protocol SICP The specifications ...

Page 36: ... sure that the PC screen is displayed through only the PDP Otherwise random signals might appear VGA WVGA SVGA XGA SXGA Standard Resolution Active Resolution H Pixels V Lines 640 848 800 1024 1280 480 480 600 768 1024 Refresh Rate 60 72 75 60 60 72 75 60 70 75 60 Pixel Rate 25 175 MHz 31 5 MHz 31 5 MHz 40 MHz 50 MHZ 49 5 MHz 65 MHz 75 MHz 78 5 MHz 108 MHz Aspect ratio 16 9 16 9 16 9 16 9 16 9 Stan...

Page 37: ...n RGB mode check PC power saving mode or cable connections The display settings table complies to the IBM VESA standards and based on the analog input The DVI support mode is regarded as same to the PC support mode The best timing for the vertical frequency to each mode is 60Hz ...

Page 38: ...ive Area Aspect ratio Number of pixels Pixel pitch Displayable Colors Brightness Contrast Ratio Color Temperature Viewing Angle Item Specifications 852 H x 480 V 1 080 H x 1 080 V mm 42 920 1 H x 518 4 V 0 5mm 16 9 1 billion Option 9500 K Over 160 degrees 1500 cd m 2 10 000 1 ...

Page 39: ... RGB TMDS MAX 720p 1080i 1280x1024 60Hz SXGA Audio 0 5V rms Normal 2Channel L R Analog RGB 0 7V p p 75Ω H CS V TTL 2 2kΩ SOG 1V p p 75Ω MAX 720p 1080i 1280x1024 60Hz SXGA Audio 0 5V rms Normal 2 Channel L R Y 1V p p 75Ω Pb Cb 0 7V p p 75Ω Pr Cr 0 7V p p 75Ω 480i 576i 480p 576p 720p 1080i Audio 0 5V rms Normal 2 Channel L R Video 1V p p 75Ω Audio 0 5V rms Normal 2 Channel L R Y 1V p p 75Ω C 0 286V ...

Page 40: ... Sound Pressure Frequency Response Specifications 113 mm x 626 6 mm x 82 2 mm 5 kg L R 2 Way 4 Speaker System 10 W RMS 8 Ohm 87 dB W M 45 Hz 20 KH z Type Input Impedance Output Sound Pressure Frequency Response Specifications 2 Way 2 Speaker System 10 W RMS 8 Ohm 88 dB W M 170 Hz 20 KHz Temperature Humidity Pressure Item Specifications Operational Storage Operational Storage Operational Storage 0 ...

Page 41: ...cloth or a soft line free cloth If the surface is particular dirty soak a soft line free cloth in a mild detergent solution Wring the cloth to remove excess liquid Wipe the surface of the display to remove dirt Then use a dry cloth of the same type to dry Do not scratch or hit the surface of the panel with fingers or hard objects of any kind Do not use volatile substances such as insert sprays sol...

Page 42: ... connected source signal cable 2 Volume is turned all the way down 3 MUTE is turned on Some pixels of the plasma display may not turn on A still picture is displayed for an over extended period of time 1 Plug in the power cord 2 Make sure the power switch is switched on 3 Connect a signal connection to the PDP Move the PDP to another location to see is the inter ference is reduced Make sure that t...

Page 43: ...unauthorized repair or other cause not within the control of Philips Consumer Electronics Europe reception problems caused by signal conditions or cable or antenna systems outside the unit a product that requires modification or adaptation to enable it to operate in any country other than the country for which it was designed manufactured approved and or authorized or repair of products damaged by...

Page 44: ...roduct BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE Please check your owner s manual before requesting service Adjustments of the controls discussed there may save you a service call TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE OR IFYOU HAVE QUESTIONS Please contact Philips at one of the telephone numbers below Austria 0820 901115 Belgium 070 253 010 Denmark 35 25 87 61 Finland 09 2290 1908 France 08 9165 0006 Germany 0180 5 007 532 Gre...

Page 45: ...el and serial numbers found on the product below Also please fill out and mail your warranty registration card promptly It will be easier for us to notify you if necessary MODEL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SERIAL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ wo _ _ _ ...

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