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UNNING

M

ACROS

VCR ON

CH

MUTE

SOURCE

CC

CLOCK

ITR/REC

HOME

HOME

PERSONAL

VIDEO

MOVIES

INCR. SURR.

PROGRAM LIST

SURF

OPEN/CLOSE

VOL

STATUS/EXIT

TUNER A/B

OK

1

VCR DELAY

AMP ON

VCR PLAY

DVD ON

CH

MUTE

SOURCE

CC

CLOCK

ITR/REC

HOME

HOME

PERSONAL

VIDEO

MOVIES

INCR. SURR.

PROGRAM LIST

SURF

OPEN/CLOSE

VOL

STATUS/EXIT

TUNER A/B

OK

1

DVD DELAY

AMP ON

INCR. SURR ON

VCR ON

CH

MUTE

SOURCE

CC

CLOCK

ITR/REC

HOME

HOME

PERSONAL

VIDEO

MOVIES

INCR. SURR.

PROGRAM LIST

SURF

OPEN/CLOSE

VOL

STATUS/EXIT

TUNER A/B

OK

VCR DELAY

AMP ON

INCR. SURR ON

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Press the HOME MOVIE but-

ton on the remote control to run the
Home Movie macro.  The series of
functions will be carried out, one
after another.  The name of each
function will flash on the screen as
it is activated.  Use the SCAN
NEXT, SCAN PREV., or other but-
tons on your TV remote control to
work the the various functions of
your DVD, LD, or VCD player.

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UNNING THE

H

OME

M

OVIE

M

ACRO

Press the HOME VIDEO button

to run the Home Video macro.  The
series of steps will be carried out, one
after another.  The name of each
function will flash on the screen as it
is activated.  Use the BACK, STOP,
PLAY, FORWARD, and other but-
tons on your TV remote control to
work the the various VCR functions. 

R

UNNING THE

H

OME

V

IDEO

M

ACRO

Press the PERSONAL button

on the remote control to run the
Personal macro.  The series of func-
tions that you have programmed
into your Personal macro will be
carried out, one after another.  The
name of each function will flash on
the screen as it is activated.

R

UNNING THE

P

ERSONAL

M

ACRO

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Before you press

the HOME VIDEO

macro button, you must
have a VCR tape inserted
and rewound in the VCR
player, and the VCR and TV
must be in standby mode.
When you press the HOME
VIDEO macro button, the
VCR will turn ON and
begin playing.  The macro
may not work for an acces-
sory device that is not
turned ON by the
POWER/STBY button on
the device’s remote control.

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MART

H

ELP

Before you press

the HOME MOVIE

macro button, you must place
a disc in the accessory device
you’ve set up with M-Link to
play movies (DVD, LD,
VCD), and the device must
be in the standby mode.
When you press the HOME
MOVIE macro button, the
accessory device will turn
ON and begin playing.  The
button may not work for an
accessory device that is not
turned ON by the
POWER/STBY button on the
device’s remote control.

S

MART

H

ELP

NOTE:   “VCR not configured”
will appear on the screen when
you press the HOME VIDEO
button if you have not set up a
VCR to work with M-Link

.

NOTE:   “DVD not configured”
will appear on the screen when
you press the HOME MOVIE
button if you have not set up a
DVD or similar accessory
device to work with M-Link

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Summary of Contents for M-Link 27PT81S1

Page 1: ...Instructions for use 3135 015 21201 ...

Page 2: ...l of TV sound features will be turned ON if no external amplifier is present ITR REC macro button will automatically turn the TV and a VCR ON and allow you to begin recording a program or to set a time to record a program on the VCR Personal macro button will activate a series of accessory device functions that you creative ly program yourself If you want automate the functions that you use often ...

Page 3: ... From the M Link System 15 Reviewing Macro Functions 16 Programming Your Personal Macro 17 Deleting Functions from Your Personal Macro 20 Running Macros 21 Tables for Recording Multibrand Remote Control Functions 24 Troubleshooting 26 Index 28 Intelligent Control the feature that allows your TV to talk to the external multimedia devices Learning the ability of the M Link microprocessor to learn an...

Page 4: ...d then to the IR sensor windows of the accessory devices you have connected to your TV After acces sory devices have been set up to work with M Link the transmis sion from the IR Blaster will enable you to use your TV remote control to work the accessory devices IR Shooters are used to more directly transfer the IR signal from the IR Blaster to the accessory devices You may need IR Shooters if you...

Page 5: ... devices choose from cable box satellite VCR DVD LD VCD or an STB and one output device external amplifi er stereo hi fi at one time This page presents only hookup exam ples the order of hookup and devices you choose may vary Also please refer to the owner s manual for each device for proper connec tions For a basic hookup connect the signal coming from your antenna satellite or cable company to a...

Page 6: ...Models 27PT41B1 32PT41B1 36PT41B1 Used with Models 27PT71B1 32PT71B1 36PT71B1 27PT81S1 32PT81S1 Used with Models 27PT91B1 32PT91B1 MENU When you re in M Link mode this allows you to exit a menu to the previous level M LINK Allows you to access or exit the M Link menu CURSOR LEFT Allows you to access the menus and adjust the settings CURSOR UP Allows you to select the previous item on the menu CURS...

Page 7: ...ps contained in each of the following sections Selecting the Device Choosing the Source and Choosing the Brand and Testing Remotes to set up the device Press the M LINK button on your remote control to enter the M Link menu Then press the CURSOR LEFT or CURSOR RIGHT button until SETUP is highlighted Press the CURSOR DOWN button once to highlight SELECT DEVICE Press the CURSOR LEFT or CURSOR RIGHT ...

Page 8: ... to choose a source pro ceed to the next section Choosing the Brand and Testing Remotes While in the SETUP menu press the CURSOR DOWN but ton once to highlight CHOOSE SOURCE Press the CURSOR LEFT or CURSOR RIGHT button to enter the CHOOSE SOURCE menu The CHOOSE SOURCE menu will shift to the left Press the CURSOR DOWN or CURSOR UP button repeatedly until the source you want to select is highlighted...

Page 9: ...p and insert a disc or tape to play Be sure the device is in the STOP mode Press the CURSOR LEFT or CURSOR RIGHT button to test the first REMOTE REMOTE 0 to see if M Link will make the Philips device play and stop NOTE If the device responded to the commands play and stop press the CURSOR RIGHT button to select YES Then press the CUR SOR LEFT button to store the REMOTE command The Philips name wil...

Page 10: ...steps contained in each of the following sections Selecting the Device Choosing the Source and Choosing the Brand and Learning Remote Commands to set up the device Press the M LINK button on your remote control to enter the M Link menu Then press the CURSOR LEFT or CURSOR RIGHT button until SETUP is highlighted Press the CURSOR DOWN button once to highlight SELECT DEVICE Press the CURSOR LEFT or C...

Page 11: ...nds While in the SETUP menu press the CURSOR DOWN but ton once to highlight CHOOSE SOURCE Press the CURSOR LEFT or CURSOR RIGHT button to enter the CHOOSE SOURCE menu The CHOOSE SOURCE menu will shift to the left Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button repeat edly until the source you want to select is highlighted For example if you have connected the device to the side jack panel inputs recog n...

Page 12: ...anual or automatic mode Manual mode If you press the CURSOR UP DOWN RIGHT or LEFT button within three seconds of entering the LEARN menu you can manually control the learning process that is you can then press the CUR SOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to highlight a remote function POWER STBY PLAY STOP etc of your choice and then press the CUR SOR LEFT or CURSOR RIGHT but ton to select the function the...

Page 13: ...esn t recog nize the button code the sound feedback will not occur After you ve had M Link learn all the functions you want press the M LINK button button to remove the menu from the screen The next section will tell you how to test the remote control commands of your accessory devices to ensure that they are working properly with M Link 17 18 It is important that you have M Link learn the functio...

Page 14: ...te the highlighted function NOTE If the device did not respond to the command to perform the function in step 4 go back to either the section on Setting Up a Philips Device or Setting Up a New or Multibrand Device and perform the steps again If the device performed the POWER STBY function press the CURSOR DOWN button to high light other functions MENU SPEED SLOW etc Then press the CURSOR RIGHT but...

Page 15: ...R AV3 VCR AV3 SETUP DELETE DEVICE VCR AV3 2 DELETING ACCESSORY DEVICES FROM THE M LINK SYSTEM You can remove any accessory device you have set up to work in the M Link system by following these steps Press the M LINK button on your TV remote control to enter the M Link menu Press the CURSOR LEFT or CURSOR RIGHT button until SETUP is highlighted Press the CURSOR DOWN button repeatedly until DELETE ...

Page 16: ...dible Surround and TV V Dolby sound features will be turned ON ITR REC turn the TV ON start recording a pro gram on your VCR or set start and stop times for the later recording of a program PERSONAL can be used to turn ON or OFF all the accessory devices connected Or you can pro gram this button to carry out other steps of your choice such as recording from DVD to VCR for example See page 17 for i...

Page 17: ...ample you can set up your Personal macro to record DVD movies to your VCR Or perhaps you d like to program it to turn ON or OFF all of the accessory devices connected to your TV Try it Creatively program your Personal macro to enhance your home cine ma experience Follow these steps to program your Personal macro Press the M LINK button Then press the CURSOR LEFT or CURSOR RIGHT button until you en...

Page 18: ...n white As each step function is recorded its correspon ding number at the bottom of the screen will be shown in red Press the CURSOR DOWN or CURSOR UP button to highlight the action you want to record Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to record the function in your PERSONAL macro RECORDING will flash at the bottom of the screen NOTE A default delay time of two seconds will occur between each function...

Page 19: ... enter the M Link menu Press the CURSOR LEFT or CURSOR RIGHT button until you enter the SETUP menu NOTE For this example the light ing functions will be learned in with the list of DVD functions Thus the following steps assume that you have already had M Link learn the remote functions of the DVD NOTE See the section Setting Up a New or Multibrand Accessory Device beginning on page 10 as a refresh...

Page 20: ...ome mistakes The following instructions will show you how to delete accessory device functions steps from your Personal macro Press the M LINK button Then press the CURSOR LEFT or CURSOR RIGHT button until you enter the MACRO menu Press the CURSOR DOWN button twice to highlight RECORD Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to enter the RECORD menu of your PERSONAL macro Press the CURSOR DOWN button to high...

Page 21: ...NING THE HOME VIDEO MACRO Press the PERSONAL button on the remote control to run the Personal macro The series of func tions that you have programmed into your Personal macro will be carried out one after another The name of each function will flash on the screen as it is activated RUNNING THE PERSONAL MACRO 21 Before you press the HOME VIDEO macro button you must have a VCR tape inserted and rewo...

Page 22: ...position to enter the STOP TIME Press the CURSOR RIGHT or CURSOR LEFT button to move to each spot in which time numbers can be input Then press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to input the time or press the number buttons to do so After inputting the STOP TIME press the CURSOR RIGHT button TRANSMIT CODE and GO will appear on the screen Then press the CURSOR RIGHT button again to begin recordin...

Page 23: ...er you ve entered the START TIME press the CURSOR RIGHT button The STOP TIME menu will appear To choose to record till the end of the tape press the CURSOR RIGHT button Then press the CURSOR RIGHT button again to send your set tings to M Link OR To input a STOPTIME press the CURSOR DOWN button to highlight the STOP TIME input area Then press the CURSOR RIGHT button Press the CURSOR RIGHT or CURSOR...

Page 24: ...GHT FRAME STEP OPEN CLOSE MENU DISC MENU LEFT RIGHT UP DOWN OK OSD DISPLAY STATUS EXIT USA ONLY 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHAPTER TITLE LAST PLAY SUBTITLE AUDIO USER1 USER2 USER3 LD M Link New or Multibrand POWER STBY PLAY STOP SCAN NEXT SCAN PREV PAUSE SKIP LEFT SKIP RIGHT FRAME STEP OPEN CLOSE MENU LEFT RIGHT UP DOWN OK OSD DISPLAY STATUS EXIT USA ONLY 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHAPTER SIDE A B AUDIO USER1 ...

Page 25: ...d POWER STBY CH UP CH DOWN TV VIDEO MENU LEFT RIGHT UP DOWN OK OSD DISPLAY STATUS EXIT 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 GUIDE USER1 USER2 USER3 USER4 USER5 VCD M Link New or Multibrand POWER STBY PLAY STOP SCAN NEXT SCAN PREV PAUSE SKIP LEFT SKIP RIGHT FRAME STEP OPEN CLOSE MENU LEFT RIGHT UP DOWN OK OSD DISPLAY STATUS EXIT USA ONLY 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHAPTER AUDIO USER1 USER2 AMP M Link New or Multibrand POW...

Page 26: ... set up may not be preprogrammed into M Link because the device is new Go to the section Setting up a New or Multibrand Accessory Device and follow the steps to set up your Philips accessory device Ensure that all of the setup steps have been followed for each accessory device For the Home Video macro to work a VCR must be setup for the Home Movie macro a DVD LD or VCD player and for the ITR video...

Page 27: ...rogram the macro steps See Programming Your Personal Macro on page 17 Ensure that the source inputs CVI AV2 AV3 for example to which you ve connected accessory devices match with the sources you chose in the onscreen menu during setup You may need to delete a device that is not responding and set it up with M Link again See the sections Deleting Accessory Devices from the M Link System page 15 and...

Page 28: ... Video Macro running 21 IR Blaster hooking up 4 ITR macro running 22 macros reviewing functions 16 Parts Information Center phone number 4 5 26 Personal macro programming 17 adding time delays between steps 18 running 21 remote control buttons 6 remotes Philips accessory devices testing 9 source choosing 8 11 testing learned accessory device remote control functions 14 ...

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