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Preparation

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FREEZE

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CONTROL

POWER

Do not insert the power plug in a wall socket before all connections
are made.

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Place the TV on a solid surface.

For ventilation, leave at least 2” free all around the TV.
Do not place the TV on a carpet.
To prevent any unsafe situations, do not place any objects on top of the TV.
Avoid heat, direct sunlight and exposure to rain or water.

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Connect a cable TV signal, to the 

ANT./CABLE

jack at the back of the TV.

For best picture quality use the suppressor-aerial cable supplied.

Insert the power plug

in the wall socket. Refer to the rear of the TV set

for the correct operation voltage. Consult your local dealer if your AC power
supply is different.To prevent damaging the power (AC) cord which could
cause a fire or electric shock, do not place the TV on the cord.

Remote Control

Remove the cover of the battery compartment.
Insert the 2 batteries supplied (Type AA-1,5V).

The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium.
Nevertheless in many areas exhausted batteries may  not be disposed of with your
household waste. Please check on how to dispose of exhausted batteries according
to local regulations.

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Turn the TV on

Press the 

POWER

switch at the front of your TV or press the red 

POWER

button on the remote control.
A red LED on the front of the TV lights up and the screen comes on.

Preparation

ANT. / CABLE

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Summary of Contents for Matchline 30PW8859

Page 1: ...r P S Remember to get the most from your PHILIPS product you must return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days So please mail it to us right now Know these safety symbols This bolt of lightning indicates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock For the safety of everyone in your household please do not remove product covering The exclamation point calls attentio...

Page 2: ... appliance has been exposed to rain or D The appliance does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance or E The appliance has been dropped or the enclosure damaged 17 Tilt Stability All televisions must comply with recommended international global safety standards for tilt and stability properties of its cabinets design Do not compromise these design standards by app...

Page 3: ...atures menu Timer 11 12 AutoLock 13 Movie Ratings Lock 14 TV Ratings Lock 15 Block Options 16 Closed Captions 17 Screen format 18 Rotation 19 Blue mute 19 Active Control 19 PIP Dual Window 20 Connect accessory devices Connecting and selecting accessory devices 21 25 Setting the remote control to work accessory devices 26 28 Selecting connected devices 29 Recording 30 Before Calling Service 31 Tips...

Page 4: ...cket Refer to the rear of the TV set for the correct operation voltage Consult your local dealer if your AC power supply is different To prevent damaging the power AC cord which could cause a fire or electric shock do not place the TV on the cord Remote Control Remove the cover of the battery compartment Insert the 2 batteries supplied Type AA 1 5V The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy m...

Page 5: ...NNA is selected channels 2 69 are available Select Tuner Mode Note Press the TV button to be sure your remote control is in the TV mode Press the MENU SELECT button to display the main menu é Use the cursor in the up down directions to select a menu item Note Sometimes not all the menu items are visible on the screen press the cursor down until all the items are displayed Use the cursor in the lef...

Page 6: ... the selected channel The message SKIPPED is displayed Press the cursor up down to select another channel and repeat step Press the cursor left or the MENU SELECT button to return to the INSTALL menu or the STATUS EXIT button to switch menu off Note to add back channels to the list repeat steps to and press the STATUS EXIT button to switch menu off Editing of channels INSTALL LANGUAGE TUNER MODE A...

Page 7: ...harpness and Noise reduction are controlled automatically The picture settings are being adapted continuously and automatically The menu items cannot be selected d Freeze Press to freeze the main picture The Freeze functionality is not available when a device is selected connected to AV4 SOUND Press to select an Auto Surround control Choose from the factory set controls and a personal control that...

Page 8: ... indicate that the channel is not viewable REC Press this button simultaneously with the π button when in VCR mode for record SAP Press to select between Main and SAP Second Audio Program when you tune to a channel where SAP is available CC Press to switch Closed Caption on or off For Closed Captioning options see p 18 SLEEP Press to set the TV to automatically turn itself off after a period of ti...

Page 9: ... AV4 or CVI This control allows you to adjust the color mix of the picture Color temperature This control allows you to select the color temperature of the picture Select Normal Warm or Cool with the cursor left right Digital Options not available for digital signals via AV4 Progressive Progressive scan Line doubling eliminates line flicker motion compensation reduces jitter and offers smooth yet ...

Page 10: ...s enables you to experience the effect of Dolby Pro Logic Surround reproducing a rear sound effect Headphone Allows you to adjust the volume and balance of the headphone Press the cursor right é Select VOLUME or BALANCE with the cursor up down Press the cursor left right to adjust Press the MENU SELECT button to return Stereo Select MONO or STEREO with the cursor left right When STEREO has been se...

Page 11: ...ration press the STATUS EXIT button to display the clock on the screen or turn on the timer display in the TIMER menu The timer feature also allows you to set the timer to switch to a selected channel at a specific time while you are watching another channel or when the TV is in standby mode Note The TV s clock settings may be lost when the TV is unplugged Select TIMER in the FEATURES menu é Press...

Page 12: ... the cursor right to select ON or OFF according to if you want to display the current time permanently on the TV screen or not Press the MENU SELECT button to return or the STATUS EXIT button to switch menu off Should your remote control be lost or broken you can still change some of the basic picture and sound settings with the keys behind the door in front of the TV Push to open the door To disp...

Page 13: ...our choice é Press the cursor right to enter the SETUP CODE mode Enter the access code of your choice and confirm it again The message CORRECT will appear and the AUTOLOCK menu reappears Activating the Autolock Select BLOCK CHANNEL in the AUTOLOCK menu Note Enter the Access Code if requested See above é Press the cursor right to enter the BLOCK CHANNEL mode Use the cursor up down to select the cha...

Page 14: ...rents may find unsuitable for younger children It may contain one or more of the following moderate violence some sexual situations infrequent coarse language or some suggestive dialogue PG 13 Parents Strongly Cautioned This programming contains material that parents may find unsuitable for children under the age of 13 It contains one or more of the following violence sexual situations coarse lang...

Page 15: ...ming is not expected to frighten younger children TV Y7 Directed to older children This program is designed for children ages 7 and above It may be more appropriate for children who have acquired the development skills needed to distinguish between make believe and reality This programming may include mild fantasy and comic violence FV TV G General Audience Most parents would find this program sui...

Page 16: ... assign a rating to the programming Press the MENU SELECT button to return to the AUTOLOCK menu Block programs with no ratings Some programming is not encoded with content advisory data by the MPAA or the TV broadcaster All programming with no content advisory data can be blocked if NO RATING is set to ON Select NO RATING in the BLOCK OPTIONS menu with the cursor down é Press the cursor left right...

Page 17: ...ons for the action on the captioned TV program shows on screen Usually CC 1 is the most used CC 2 may be used for alternate languages if they are being transmitted When CC MUTE is selected the TV will display the currently selected caption mode when the mute function is active When the mute function is not active the TV will not display Closed Captions information Note When a PIP or Dual Screen Fo...

Page 18: ...reen With menu off you can make subtitles visible with the cursor up down ZOOM 16 9 the picture is enlarged to 16 9 format This format is recommended when displaying picture which have black bars at the top and the bottom letterbox format With menu off you can move the picture up or down with the cursor up down SUBTITLE ZOOM this format is used to display 4 3 pictures using the full surface of the...

Page 19: ...ng Blue mute not available for signals via AV4 The Blue mute feature indicates to you the absence of signal in the transmission when BLUE MUTE ON is activated The screen will turn blue in color when no signal is detected Select BLUE MUTE in the FEATURES menu é Press the cursor right to select ON to activate the blue mute feature Press the STATUS EXIT button to switch menu off Activating Active Con...

Page 20: ...annels Turn the TV and VCR or other device hooked on the external AV connections on é Press the PIP button on the remote control Press the CH button to cycle through the TV channels in the left picture Press the buttons PIP CH UP DN to cycle through the channels in the right picture Moving the PIP screen Press the button POSITION on the door of the remote control Each time you press this button th...

Page 21: ...our TV See Record with your VCR p 30 If your VCR has an S VHS video jack For improved picture quality connect an S video cable with the S VIDEO input instead of connecting the VCR to the VIDEO jack of AV2 IN S Video does not provide audio so audio cables must still be connected to provide sound CABLE VCR OUT OUT IN AV 2 in AV 1 in Monitor out COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT VIDEO L Mono R Y Pb Pr AUDIO S VI...

Page 22: ...page Note AV1 IN can handle CVBS and Y Pb Pr AV2 IN CVBS and Y C AV4 IN digital signals of a digital HD receiver AV3 front CVBS and Y C Connect the satellite antenna cable 1 to the satellite receiver s SATELLITE IN jack é Connect the Video Audio left and right only for stereo devices AV cables 2 to the VIDEO L Mono and R AUDIO input AV2 IN jacks If your satellite receiver has an S VHS video jack F...

Page 23: ...with a VCR Equipment with VIDEO connectors only Connect the video cables to the equipment s AV OUT jacks and to the TV s AV1 or AV2 IN jacks é Connect the audio cables to the equipment s AUDIO L Mono and R jacks and to the L Mono AUDIO and R AUDIO AV1 or AV2 jacks on the TV According to where you connected the video cables to AV1 or AV2 Equipment with an S VIDEO connector Connect an S VIDEO cable ...

Page 24: ...4 IN VIDEO 1080i or 2 Fh PROGRESSIVE input Connect the equipment with 2 Fh RGB output to the RGB connector and to the L and R AUDIO jacks Connect the equipment with 2Fh Y Pb Pr output to the Y Pb and Pr jacks and to the L and R AUDIO jacks See also the manual of your High Definition equipment Note This television is designed to accept high definition signal standards 1080i and 480p as specified by...

Page 25: ... jack In the SOUND menu select Headphone to adjust the headphone volume and balance Note When PIP Dual Window is activated see p 20 if the main screen displays a TV channel picture you hear the sound from the PIP Dual Window picture through your headphone if the main screen displays a picture from an external source you hear the sound from the main screen through your headphone L Additional Audio ...

Page 26: ...first time repeat the steps using the same remote code number After second try and the remote does not operate your device see if there is another four digit code number listed for your device Repeat the steps above using the new number If after repeated attempts the remote does not work your device try the Auto Search method following Auto Search method Turn on the desired device by pressing the ...

Page 27: ...88 099 DX Antenna 068 Drake 091 272 045 176 Echostar 307 802 175 186 296 Expressvu 802 General Instrument 388 896 574 581 654 Gould 082 HNS 644 HTS 802 Hitachi 846 Homecable 265 Hughes Network Systems 776 Hytek 122 IQ 237 IQ Prism 237 Intersat 070 JVC 802 Janeil 179 Jerrold 388 654 Legend 296 Macom 088 045 Magnavox 749 751 Memorex 296 751 Next Level 896 Norsat 0 1 Panasonic 179 728 Philips 227 749...

Page 28: ...intom 099 Shogun 078 267 Singer 099 Sony 060 061 059 280 027 038 062 Sunpack 280 Sylvania 062 108 027 070 130 137 Symphonic 027 TMK 063 235 267 Tatung 068 Teac 027 068 Technics 062 189 273 Teknika 027 062 064 079 Thomas 027 Tivo 0645 Toshiba 072 237 239 070 093 393 Totevision 064 267 Unitech 267 Vector 072 Vector Research 065 067 Video Concepts 067 072 088 248 Videosonic 267 Wards 062 087 089 027 ...

Page 29: ...emote control See Use of the remote control p 7 or Setting the remote control to work accessory devices p 26 VCR buttons After you pressed the VCR button press one of the VCR buttons of the remote control REC π for record º for pause Ò for rewind for stop π for play for fast forward CH for sequential channel selection from the video recorder tuner 0 to 9 to select a channel number from your video ...

Page 30: ...o record See the handbook for your VCR Switching channel numbers on your TV does not disturb recording Record to VCR from MONITOR OUT You can record a program on your VCR from the TV tuner via MONITOR OUT Switch on the device é Select the correct channel on your TV Set your VCR to record You record the tuner channel of the TV Do not switch channels or turn off your TV when you are recording throug...

Page 31: ...ok up auxiliary devices check the audio jack connections Adjust the contrast and brightness setting Try another auto picture setting Sometimes poor picture quality occurs when having activated an S VHS camera or camcorder connected to the front side of of your TV and another peripheral is connected to AV1 or AV2 at the same time In this case switch off one of the other peripherals Check the antenn...

Page 32: ...shock hazard be sure the TV is unplugged from the electrical outlet before cleaning When you are cleaning the TV take care not to scratch or damage the screen surface avoid wearing jewelry or using anything abrasive Wipe the front screen with a clean cloth dampened with water Use even easy vertical strokes when cleaning Gently wipe the cabinet surfaces with a clean cloth or sponge dampened in a so...

Page 33: ...und MTS The broadcast standard that allows for stereo sound to be transmitted with the TV picture NTSC analog video signals National Television Standards Committee format devised for TV broadcasting signals in the 1940s 525 lines 30 Hz On Screen Displays OSD Refers to the wording or messages generated by the TV to help the user with specific feature controls color adjustment programming etc Pictur...

Page 34: ... garantie il suffira de présenter une preuve d achat pour bénéficier d un service sans frais Pour les produits non couverts par la garantie contactez le centre le plus près de chez vous NOTA Si Ud reside en una de nuestras zonas para sucursales Philips de servicio al de fábrica ver directorio más abajo Ud puede comunicarse con la sucursal de servicio más cercana para obtener una reparación oportun...

Page 35: ...A LA RECEPCION DE PRODUCTOS NECESITADOS DE REPARACIONES COMUNICARSE CON EL CENTRO DE SERVICIO DE FABRICA MAS CERCANO PARA ESTOS LUGARES DENTRO DE UN RADIO DE 80 A 120 KM 50 A 75 MILLAS DEL CENTRO DE SERVICIO LOCAL ATLANTA Philips Factory Service 200 N Cobb Pkwy Suite 120 Marietta GA 30062 800 273 1501 TAMPA Philips Factory Service 1911 US Highway 301 North Tampa FL 33619 800 442 2027 SAN FRANCISCO...

Page 36: ...ts and technical manual s are not readily available MAKE SUREYOU KEEP Please keep your sales receipt or other document showing proof of purchase Attach it to this owner s manual and keep both nearby Also keep the original box and packing material in case you need to return your product BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE Please check your owner s manual before requesting service Adjustments of the controls ...

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