Philips 29PT6961 Instructions For Use Manual Download

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Instructions for use

Colour Television

29PT6961

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Page 1: ...Instructions for use Colour Television 29PT6961 3139 125 28821 ...

Page 2: ...F THE SET The region code for this set is 3 Since it is usual for DVD movies to be released at different times in different regions of the world all players have region codes and disc can have an optional region code If you load a disc of a different region code to your player you will see the region code notice on the screen The disc will not play and should be unloaded TV SAFETY Disconnect mains...

Page 3: ...UND SYSTEM 18 FINE TUNING OF CHANNELS 19 SORTING OF CHANNELS 20 EDITING OF CHANNELS 21 NAMING OF CHANNELS 22 USING THE PICTURE SOUND MENU 23 ACTIVATING THETIMER 24 ACTIVATING THE CHILD LOCK Access Code 26 Change Code 27 Lock Channel 28 Clear All 29 USING THE SURF CONTROL 30 USING THE SCREEN FORMAT 31 USING THE ROTATION FEATURE 32 USING THE PROGRAM LISTING CONTROL 33 SMART PICTURE AND SMART SOUND 3...

Page 4: ...ction at the rear of theTV Possible TV station problem Try another channel Good picture Try increasing the volume but no sound Check that the sound is not muted If it is muted press the mute button on the remote control to restore sound Good sound but poor Try increasing the contrast and brightness setting colour or no picture Snowish picture and Check antenna connection at the rear of theTV noise...

Page 5: ...r phono input No audio at digital output Check the digital connections Check the settings menu to make sure the digital output is set to ALL or PCM Check if the audio format of the selected audio language matches your receiver capabilities Disc cannot be played Ensure the disc label is facing up Clean the disc Wipe the disc from the center out Note Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner comme...

Page 6: ...e mains Insert the mains plug into the wall socket For correct mains voltage refer to the type sticker at the rear of the set Note This diagram is not representative of the actual plug and socket Using the Remote Control Insert the correct type of batteries into the compartment Ensure the batteries are placed in the right direction Note Remove the batteries from the remote control handset if hands...

Page 7: ...m a normal antenna RF connection Connect the S VIDEO socket on the rear of theTV to the S VHS OUT socket on a S VHS VCR Connect the AUDIO IN sockets from the rear of theTV to the AUDIO OUT sockets on theVCR Note You need not connect the VIDEO IN socket of theTV if S VIDEO IN socket is connected AV sockets on rear of TV AV sockets on rear of TV Back of VCR VCR Equipped with Video and Audio Output s...

Page 8: ... Left from the Camcorder to the Side AUDIO IN sockets Side Audio Video Input sockets Camcorder Connect headphone jack to socket for personal listening CONNECTING TO THE AMPLIFIERWITHTWO CHANNEL DIGITAL STEREO PCM Connect the TV s digital audio out jack optical or coaxial to the corresponding in jack on your amplifier You will need to activate the player s diigital output See User Preferences ANTEN...

Page 9: ...ing sockets at either AV1 or AV2 Connect the sockets of the receivingVCR to the MONITOR OUTPUT sockets on the rear of theTV AV sockets on rear ofTV VCR Equipped with Video and Audio Output sockets ANTENNA OUT IN OUT IN AUDIO R L VIDEO IN OUT L Mono R S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO AV1 in AV2 in Monitor out OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM MPEG2 AC 3 DTS AV sockets on rear of TV VCR Equipped with Video a...

Page 10: ...trol If switch is at TV position functions of remote control for DVD operation will be disabled except for Sleeptimer Volume Mute and Smart Picture and Sound buttons Note If you want to adjust picture and sound settings or features while you are in DVD mode theTV DVD switch must be at the TV position to enable you to enter into the TV remote command mode Press the MENU button to enter into the mai...

Page 11: ...itch is atTV position Likewise when DVD is in operation switch must be in DVD position 5 DIGIT 0 9 Allows you select a channel Note For a 2 digit number the second digit must be entered before the sign disappears 6 SMART SOUND Allows you to select your desired sound setting from 4 types of sound settings 7 MENU Displays main menu Also exits menu from screen 8 CURSOR UP Allows you to select the nex...

Page 12: ...re setting from 5 types of picture settings 18 OK Refer to section on Functions of Remote Control DVD 19 CURSOR RIGHT Allows you to access the sub menus and adjust the settings 20 CURSOR DOWN Allows you to select the next item on the menu 21 CHANNEL Selects channel in ascending or descending order 22 MUTE Mutes sound To restore sound press button again 23 PROGRAM LIST Allows you to navigate throug...

Page 13: ...To confirm selection on the menu ANGLE Allows you to change the camera angle MENU Access menu of DVD TV DVD Switch TV mode or DVD mode selector BACKWARD Allows you to skip or rewind FORWARD Allows you to skip or fast forward PAUSE Allows you pause playback temporarily PLAY Allows you to activate playback mode STOP Allows you stop playback mode EJECT Allows you open close disc tray INCREDIBLE SURRO...

Page 14: ...ings 1 Mains Power button Switch mains power on or off 2 Standby Light indicator Indicate red light when standby mode is activated 3 Remote Sensor Acts as a sensor for activating the controls of theTV when remote control handset is aimed at it 4 Volume button Adjusts sound volume softer louder 5 Channel button Selects channel in descending ascending order 6 DVD Eject button Allows you to open clos...

Page 15: ... the channels by the Auto Store method select the menu language of your choice 1 Enter main menu 2 Press button repeatedly until INSTALL is selected 3 Enter INSTALL menu Pressbutton Result onTV Screen PICTURE BRIGHTNESS SOUND COLOUR FEATURES CONTRAST INSTALL SHARPNESS COLOUR TEMP É PICTURE LANGUAGE SOUND AUTO STORE FEATURES MANUAL STORE INSTALL SORT CHANNEL EDIT É INSTALL LANGUAGE ENGLISH AUTO STO...

Page 16: ... EDIT 048 31 MHZ INSTALL LANGUAGE AUTO STORE SEARCH MANUAL STORE SORT CHANNEL EDIT Ñ É SELECTINGTHE MENU LANGUAGE AND AUTOMATIC TUNING OF CHANNELS 4 Enter LANGUAGE mode 5 Select desired language 6 Exit from language mode 7 Select AUTO STORE 8 Start automatic tuning 9 When tuning is completed exit menu from screen É I N S T A L L L A N G U A G E E N G L I S H A U T O S T O R E M A N U A L S T O R E...

Page 17: ...steps 7 to 11 12 Exit menu from screen Pressbutton Result onTV Screen PICTURE LANGUAGE SOUND AUTO STORE FEATURES MANUAL STORE INSTALL SORT CHANNEL EDIT É INSTALL LANGUAGE COLOUR SYSTEM AUTO STORE SOUND SYSTEM MANUAL STORE SEARCH SORT CHANNEL CHANNEL EDIT STORE É Ñ INSTALL MANUAL STORE COLOUR SYSTEM SOUND SYSTEM SEARCH 048 31MHZ CHANNEL STORE É Ñ INSTALL MANUAL STORE COLOUR SYSTEM SOUND SYSTEM SEAR...

Page 18: ...tem 12 Exit from sound system mode 13 Press button repeatedly until STORE is selected 14 Store selected system 15 Exit menu from screen Pressbutton Result onTV Screen OR É Ñ INSTALL MANUAL STORE SCOLOUR SYSTEM AUTO SOUND SYSTEM PAL SEARCH SECAM CHANNEL STORE É É Ñ I N S T A L L M A N U A L S T O R E C O L O U R S Y S T E M S O U N D S Y S T E M A U T O S E A R C H B G C H A N N E L D K S T O R E É...

Page 19: ...LOUR SYSTEM AUTO STORE SOUND SYSTEM MANUAL STORE SEARCH SORT CHANNEL CHANNEL EDIT STORE É OR I N S T A L L L A N G U A G E E N G L I S H A U T O S T O R E B M E L A Y U M A N U A L S T O R E S O R T C H A N N E L E D I T Ñ É É INSTALL MANUAL STORE COLOUR SYSTEM AUTO SOUND SYSTEM PAL SEARCH SECAM CHANNEL STORE Ñ INSTALL MANUAL STORE SOUND SYSTEM SEARCH CHANNEL STORE FINE TUNE Ñ É Ñ INSTALL MANUAL S...

Page 20: ...olumn that is the channel you want to swap to 9 Select EXCHANGE 10 Activate exchange of channels 11 Exit menu from screen Press button Result on TV Screen INSTALL LANGUAGE FROM AUTO STORE TO MANUAL STORE EXCHANGE SORT CHANNEL EDIT É É INSTALL SORT FROM 8 TO EXCHANGE Ñ INSTALL SORT FROM TO EXCHANGE Ñ É 6 INSTALL SORT FROM TO EXCHANGE EXCHANGED Ñ É INSTALL SORT FROM TO EXCHANGE Ñ É I N S T A L L L A...

Page 21: ...w to add back channels Repeat steps 1 to 5 as in Editing of Channels Select the channel you want to add back by the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to activate adding back of channel Exit menu from screen by the OSD button I N S T A L L L A N G U A G E E N G L I S H A U T O S T O R E B M E L A Y U M A N U A L S T O R E S O R T C H A N N E L E D I T Ñ É INSTALL LANGUAG...

Page 22: ...to cycyle through the characters and select desired character Move to next character slot by the CURSOR RIGHT button and select in the next character You can enter up to a maximum of 5 characters 9 Store named channel 10 Exit menu from screen INSTALL AUTO STORE MANUAL STORE SORT CHANNEL EDIT NAME 8 É Ñ Ñ INSTALL AUTO STORE MANUAL STORE SORT CHANNEL EDIT NAME PERSONAL É Ñ INSTALL AUTO STORE MANUAL ...

Page 23: ...button to enter main menu 2 Use the or CURSOR UP DOWN buttons to select the items on the PICTURE SOUND menu 3 Use the or CURSOR LEFT RIGHT buttons to access the sub menus Sound Activities menu items Treble Increase or decrease the high frequency level Bass Increase or decrease the low frequency level Balance Adjusts the balance of the right and left speakers sound output AVL As variation in signal...

Page 24: ... digit 3 and 0 in the minute column 7 Exit from TIME mode 8 Select STARTTIME 9 Enter the STARTTIME mode 10 Key in the time you want the programme to be switched on 11 Exit from STARTTIME mode 12 Select STOPTIME FEATURES TIMER TIME CHILD LOCK START TIME FORMAT STOP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVATE É Pressbutton Result onTV Screen FEATURES TIMER TIME START TIME STOP TIME CHANNEL A CTIVATE Ñ É FEATURES TIMER TI...

Page 25: ... a message indicating the time left for the channel switch will appear on the screen To disable the channel switch press any button on the remote control Pressbutton Result onTV Screen FEATURES TIMER TIME START TIME STOP TIME 1 5 3 0 CHANNEL A CTIVATE Ñ É Ñ FEATURES TIMER TIME START TIME STOP TIME CHANNEL 3 A CTIVATE É É FEATURES TIMER TIME START TIME STOP TIME CHANNEL 8 A CTIVATE Ñ FEATURES TIMER...

Page 26: ...er ACCESS CODE mode 6 Key in access code 0711 0711 is the default access code A message INCORRECT will appear 7 Key in 0711 the second time When the message CORRECT appears the CHILD LOCK menu is now accessible You can now proceed to change the access code of your choice Pressbutton Result onTV Screen FEATURES TIMER TIME CHILD LOCK START TIME FORMAT STOP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVATE É FEATURES TIMER ACCE...

Page 27: ... If you have forgotten the new access code key in 0711 twice to enter the child lock menu Upon entering the child lock menu you can proceed to change code again Ñ FEATURES CHILD LOCK LOCK CHANNEL CONFIRM CHANGE CODE CODE CLEAR ALL X X X X Ñ FEATURES CHILD LOCK LOCK CHANNEL CONFIRM CHANGE CODE CODE CLEAR ALL XXXX CORRECT Pressbutton Result onTV Screen Ñ FEATURES CHILD LOCK LOCK CHANNEL ENTER CHANGE...

Page 28: ...access to the locked channels via the remote control If you attempt to enter the INSTALL menu after locking a channel a message Enter ACCESS CODE will appear on the screen You need to enter the ACCESS CODE to enable you to enter the INSTALL menu Pressbutton Result onTV Screen OR FEATURES TIMER TIME CHILD LOCK START TIME FORMAT STOP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVATE É FEATURES TIMER ACCESS CODE CHILD LOCK FORM...

Page 29: ...ANNEL menu Repeat step 1 to 7 as in ACTIVATINGTHE CHILD LOCK LOCK CHANNEL Select the channel you want to unlock by the or CURSOR UP DOWN buttons Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to unlock channel the keylock symbol will disappear Pressbutton Result onTV Screen FEATURES TIMER TIME CHILD LOCK START TIME FORMAT STOP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVATE É FEATURES TIMER ACCESS CODE CHILD LOCK FORMAT É Ñ FEATURES TIMER ...

Page 30: ... channels to the surf list exit menu from screen Note To view the selected channels in the surf list press the SURF button repeatedly to cycle through the channels How to delete a channel from the surf list 1 Press the SURF button to display surf list 2 Press the SURF button repeatedly to cycle through the surf list and select the channel you want to delete 3 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to delet...

Page 31: ...ly by the CURSOR UP and CURSOR DOWN buttons When to use the Screen Formats 4 3 format Select the 4 3 format if you want to display the 4 3 picture using the full surface of the screen Expand 4 3 format Select the Expand 4 3 format if you want to expand movie images recorded in the letterbox format When this format is selected the black horizontal bars at the top and bottom are expanded thus fillin...

Page 32: ...l FEATURES is selected 2 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to enter FEATURES menu 3 Press the CURSOR DOWN button repeatedly until ROTATION is selected 4 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button when picture is tilted to the left Press button until you deem picture is in normal position If picture is tilted to the right press the CURSOR LEFT button until you deem picture is in normal position Picture tilted to th...

Page 33: ...f installed programmes The current channel is highlighted 2 Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to cycle through the programme list and highlight the channel number you want to activate 3 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to activate the channel you have selected 4 Press the OSD button to exit menu from screen Ñ PROGRAM LIST 1 _ _ _ _ _ 2 _ _ _ _ _ 3 _ _ _ _ _ 4 _ _ _ _ _ 5 _ _ _ _ _ É Ñ PROGRAM...

Page 34: ... set to your preference RICH Emphasize very vibrant colours Suitable for AV mode in brightly lit room NATURAL Emphasize original colours SOFT Emphasize warm colours Suitable for dimly lit room condition and gives cinema like effect when light is switched off MULTIMEDIA Emphasize soft colours Suitable for playing computer games surfing etc Note The PERSONAL setting is the setting that you set up us...

Page 35: ...s The page number is displayed at the top left hand corner of the screen When the teletext page is located the counter stops searching If the counter keeps searching it means that the page is not available for selection If you make a mistake in keying the page number you have to complete keying the 3 digit number before re keying the correct page number 3 Accessing Press the CURSOR UP button to a ...

Page 36: ...g this button during normal viewing only applicable to those channels that is broadcasting teletext the time will be displayed at the top right hand corner of the screen 9 How to select your favourite page This feature allows you select 4 of your favourite or most commonly viewed page and stored them in the favourite page selection You can then access directly your favourite page by the colour but...

Page 37: ...Unless otherwise stated all operations can be carried out with the remote control Always aim the remote control directly at the player Ensure that there are no obstructions in the path of infrared beam Menu bar operation A number of operations can be carried out via the menu bar on the screen You can access the menu bar by the following buttons on the remote control OSD é T C AUDIO FTS ANGLE The f...

Page 38: ...EJECT button to close tray READ appears in the status window and on the player display and playback starts automatically Note If Child Lock is set to ON and the disc inserted is not in the child safe list not authorised the 4 digit must be entered and or the disc must be authorised see Access Control Default screen is displayed when the player is in STOP mode It may contain a Status Window and a T...

Page 39: ...tton to exit menu bar from screen Initial Setup General In Initial Setup you may have to set your preferences for some of the features Operation After switching on for the very first time the Initial Setup Screen will appear The menu for the first item to be set is displayed and the first option is highlighted Use the Cursor Up Down buttons to go through the options in the menu The icon of the sel...

Page 40: ...rent languages TV Shape If you have a wide screen 16 9 TV select 16 9 If you have a regular 4 3 TV select 4 3 If you have a 4 3TV you can also select between Letterbox for a wide screen picture with black bars top and bottom or Pan Scan for a full height picture with the sides trimmed If a disc has Pan Scan the picture then moves scans horizontally to keep the main action on the screen User Prefer...

Page 41: ... comprises the following features Child Lock When Child Lock is set to ON a 4 digit code needs to be entered in order to play discs Parental Control Allows the conditional presentation of DVDs containing Parental Control information See Access Control Status Window Displays the current status of the player and is displayed with the menu bar When the disc playback is stopped it is displayed with th...

Page 42: ...it code is necessary when the code is enterd for the very first time the code is changed refer to Changing the 4 digit code the code is cancelled refer to Changing the 4 digit code Authorising discs Insert the disc The child protect dialog will appear Enter your secret code for Play Once or Play Always If you select Play Once the disc can be played as long as it is in the player and the player is ...

Page 43: ...d De authorisng discs Insert the disc Playback starts automatically Press the C C C C C button while is visible The will appear and the disc is now de authorised Access Control Parental control DVD Video only Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for children Therefore disc may contain Parental Control information which applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc These s...

Page 44: ...trol is not activated The disc will be played in full Rating 1 to 8 The disc contains scenes not suitable for children If you set a rating for the player all scenes with the same rating or lower willl be played Higher rated scenes will not be played unless an alternative is available on the disc The alternative must have the same rating or a lower one If no suitable alternative is found play will ...

Page 45: ...to activate when playing DVD discs furnished with certain software coding made This is according to technical standards adopted by the set maker and the disc content industries Please note that the PARENTAL CONTROL system will not activate to the extent a DVD disc is not furnished with the appropriate software coding Note that at the time of release of thisTV DVD set certain aspects of the said te...

Page 46: ...rround compatible sound Play may stop at the end of theTitle and the player may return to the DVD menu To go on to the next title press É button To stop play at any other time press Ç button The default screen will appear giving information about the current status of the player You can resume play from the point at which you stopped play Press É button when you see the RESUME icon on the screen t...

Page 47: ...ee the RESUME icon on the screen then press the É button again The RESUME feature applies not only to the disc in the player but also to the last four discs you have played Simply reload the disc and press the É button When you see the RESUME icon on the screen press theÉbutton again General features Note Unless stated otherwise all operations described are based on remote control opration A numbe...

Page 48: ... motion in the menu bar Use the Cursor Down button to enter the Slow Motion menu The player will now go into PAUSE mode Use the Cursor Left Right button to select the required speed 1 1 2 1 4 or 1 8 backward or 1 8 1 4 1 2 or 1 forward Select 1 to play at normal speed again If 8 button is pressed the speed will be set to zero pause To exit slow motion mode press the 3 button Still Picture and Fram...

Page 49: ...m factor appears below the Zoom icon in the menu bar and Press OK to pan appears below the menu bar The picture will change accordingly Press the OK button to confirm the selection The panning icons appear on the screen Use the Cursor Up Down Left Right buttons to pan across the screen When OK button is pressed only the zoomed picture will be shown on the screen If you wish to zoom at any moment p...

Page 50: ...elect the required chaapter number Press the OK button to confirm the selection The title chapter selection will be added to the list of selections Press the OSD button to exit from Video Program c menu Erasing aVideo Program When disc playback is stopped select Video Program c in menu bar Use the Cursor Down button to select PROGRAM Use the Cursor Left Right buttons to select the required selecti...

Page 51: ...es the angle icon appears showing the number of available angles and the angle being shown currently You can then change the camera angle if you wish Use the Cursor Up Down buttons to select the required angle in the angle icon After a small delay play changes to the selected angle The Angle icon remains display until multiple angles are no longer available Changing the audio language Select Y Y Y...

Page 52: ...ward or backward through the disc at four times normal speed hold down 5I5 or 6 button for about one second during play Search begins and sound is partially muted To step up to eight times the normal press the 5I5 or 6 button again Search goes to eight times the normal speed and the sound is muted To return to four times the normal speed press the 5I5 or 6 button again If the TV is on search speed...

Page 53: ...cks The number of tracks and the playing time of the program will be shown on the screen and the player display When your FTS Program is complete press the 3 button to start or use the Cursor Up button to go back to Stop mode In either case the FTS Program will be automatically memorised Switching FTS ON OFF Use the Cursor Up Down button to move to the top Use the Cursor Left Right buttons to sele...

Page 54: ... I Middle East SECAM B G D K New Zealand PAL B G Australia PAL B G India PAL B G South Africa PAL I 29PT6961 Picture tube screen size 72 cm Picture tube visible area 68 cm Audio Output Speaker 2 x 10 W 10 W Set Dimensions Width 79 cm Depth 54 cm Height 59 cm Net Weight of Set approximate 45 kg Note For OperatingVoltage Frequency Power Consumption andVersion Number refer to the type number at the r...

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