Philips 37PF9631D User Manual Download

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Page 3: ...lifier 50 Select connected equipment 51 Record with your recorder 51 Audio and video equipment keys 52 Troubleshooting 53 Annex 1 To set the remote control to work a Philips DVD or DVD R 54 Annex 2 Philips TV software upgrade with portable memory 55 Annex 3 Philips TV Slideshow Format with background music 58 Annex 4 Philips TV Digital camera and USB issues 60 Annex 5 Issues referring to connected...

Page 4: ...ck bars when black bars appear at the left and right side of the screen it is recommended to change to a picture format so that the picture fills the entire screen TV channel logo present a problem if they are bright and stationary Moving or low contrast graphics are less likely to cause uneven aging of the screen Stock market stickers presented at the bottom of the TV screen Shopping channel logo...

Page 5: ...e mains cord into the mains at the bottom of the TV and in a wall socket or hang the TV on the wall before all connections are made Warning disconnect all power sources before making any connections Tip Use the supplied scart to cinch adaptor to connect peripheral equipment to EXT1 or EXT2 See p 45 Before you start Overview of the rear connector panel Pr Pb Y R B G AUDIO L R H V EXT3 EXT1 EXT2 EXT...

Page 6: ...ning verify that the mains supply voltage corresponds to the voltage printed on the sticker at the rear of the TV USB Overview of the side connector panel Connect the antenna Connect the mains Insert the mains cord supplied into the mains at the bottom of the TV and in the wall socket Remote control Insert the 2 batteries supplied Type R6 1 5V Be sure the and ends of the batteries line up correctl...

Page 7: ... in teletext press repeatedly to enlarge the teletext page display See Teletext p 41 aTo open and close the Electronic Programme Guide See EPG Electronic Programme Guide p 36 Cursor keys Press the cursor keys up down left right to navigate through the menus OK To activate a setting Starts playing content in the Multimedia Browser application To display the channel list BROWSE MENU To open and clos...

Page 8: ...joy Ambilight p 20 MODE Press this key repeatedly to toggle through the Ambilight modes Ò π Audio and Video equipment keys See Audio and Video equipment keys p 52 See Multimedia browser functional keys p 39 CANCEL no function no function iOn screen information Press to display when available information about the selected TV channel and programme bDual screen Press the b key to show teletext on th...

Page 9: ...ed menu item in the TV menu Except for the Clock option 4 Use the cursor keys to make a selection 5 Press the OPTION key to exit a Note digital related menu items will only be accessible in case of digital TV broadcasting Use of the OPTION key Quick access Digital audio language Digital subtitle language Subtitles Picture format Equalizer Clock In case your remote is lost or broken apart from chan...

Page 10: ... you live in See www philips com support for the list of supported countries digital broadcasting Australia www dba org au Switch the TV on Press the power switch B at the side of the TV An indicator on the front of the TV lights up and the screen comes on If the TV is in standby mode press the P keys or the B key on the remote control Note the first time and only the first time you switch on your...

Page 11: ...rt the Automatic channel installation All available digital TV and radio channels and analogue TV channels are searched for and stored automatically This will take a few minutes When the search is complete the menu will indicate the number of digital and analogue channels found 4 Press the red colour key again when the search is completed Step 2 complete the initial TV installation procedure Previ...

Page 12: ...otal The Settings assistant will step sequentially through the following settings Picture Sound and Ambilight 5 Press the green colour key twice to store all the settings and to return to the TV installation menu 6 Press the red colour key to finish the First time installation procedure and to display the first stored TV channel First time installation Continued EN 10 Note when you skip or stop th...

Page 13: ...bout individual digital TV programmes According to the type of Electronic Programme Guide it also allows you to access the table of scheduled Digital TV programmes and easily select and tune to a desired programme See EPG Electronic Programme Guide p 36 Multimedia allows you to access the Multimedia browser application It lets you display your personal multimedia files Multimedia is only present w...

Page 14: ... TV software 5 Press the cursor right to enter the highlighted menu item The content of the right panel is moved to the left panel and the right panel now shows the content of the newly highlighted item in the left panel 6 Press the MENU BROWSE key to exit the main menu Note in some cases it is important that the picture can be watched while you adjust the settings This means that when the highlig...

Page 15: ...l The main menu appears on the screen 2 Select TV menu and press the cursor right The TV menu is displayed 3 Select TV settings and press the cursor right The TV settings menu is moved to the left 4 Press the MENU BROWSE key to exit the menu To make it easier to change the settings of the TV there are 3 ways of doing it Adjust viewing and listening settings The TV menu allows you to access and cha...

Page 16: ...tings for viewing and listening Current shows your current settings for viewing and listening If you select Natural it allows you to set your picture sound and ambilight settings to the recommended standard values In most cases this will give the best balanced viewing experience If you select Vivid it allows you to set your picture sound and ambilight settings to rich values making use of the TV c...

Page 17: ...tensity of bright parts in the picture but keep the dark parts unchanged Brightness Adjusts the light output of the complete picture which will mainly affect the darker areas of the picture Colour Adjusts the saturation level of the colours to suit your personal preference Hue Compensates for the colour variations in NTSC encoded transmissions Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of fine details in the...

Page 18: ...ting as it fully processes the image to make every single pixel the best it can be improving contrast sharpness picture depth and colour reproduction and brilliance from every source including High Definition Select On or Off to activate de activate Pixel Plus Digital Natural Motion Reduces the field and line flicker and reproduces smooth movement especially in movies Select Off Minimum or Maximum...

Page 19: ...g picture formats Auto format Super zoom 4 3 Movie Expand 14 9 Movie Expand 16 9 or Wide screen Auto format makes the picture fill the screen as much as possible In case of subtitles in the bottom black bar Auto format makes the subtitles visible In case of a broadcaster logo in the corner of the top black bar the logo disappears from the screen Super zoom removes the black bars on the sides of 4 ...

Page 20: ...f the right and left speakers to obtain the best stereo reproduction for your listening position Digital Audio language only with Digital TV broadcasting Allows you to select an audio language out of the list of the available broadcasted languages for the current digital programme EN 18 Note dependent on the input signal one or more menu items may not be selectable Tip this function is also access...

Page 21: ...me leveling Automatically reduces the volume differences between channels and programmes providing a more constant overall level This will also reduce the dynamics of sound Delta volume Allows you to correct for any permanent volume differences between TV channels or external sources Auto surround When switched On this allows the TV to automatically switch to the best surround sound mode the broad...

Page 22: ...to select the Ambilight menu items 6 Press the cursor right to enter the selected Ambilight menu item 7 Use the cursor keys to adjust the settings 8 Press the cursor left to return to the Ambilight menu Ambilight Allows you to switch the lights On or Off at the rear of the TV Select Off to switch off the ambient lights and downlight all other ambilight menu items Select On to switch on the ambient...

Page 23: ...s limited as not to cause uncomfortable sensations according to the selection made some Ambilight menu items will be downlighted and can not be selected Enjoy Ambilight Continued EN 21 Colour Allows you to select or adjust the colour of the light to your own personal choice Warm white is matched to that of most normal lightbulbs Select this setting if you want the Ambilight to fit best with normal...

Page 24: ...ilight can be used to provide a unique ambience for the room Press the Ambilight key on the remote control to switch between Ambilight On or Off See Use of the remote control p 6 Press the MODE key repeatedly to toggle through the Ambilight modes Enjoy Ambilight Continued EN 22 Note only available when Custom has been selected in the Colour menu Note when the TV is switched to standby and you swit...

Page 25: ...e proper subtitle page from the index 2 Switch off teletext 3 Select Subtitle On to display the subtitles on the selected TV channels On during mute to automatically display the subtitles only when the sound has been muted with the key on the remote control Adjust feature menu settings EN 23 Digital subtitle language only with Digital TV broadcasting This allows you to temporarily select your pref...

Page 26: ...ct On to set the lock Press the cursor left Select Time and press the cursor right Enter the time with the cursor up down and right Channel lock to lock a certain TV channel or external Press the OK key to activate deactivate Parental rating to set a rating to a digital programme if the programme is rated Press the cursor right and select a rating with the cursor up down Select Unlock to disable a...

Page 27: ...mer 2 Press the cursor right to enter the On timer menu 3 Select Timer and press the cursor right 4 Select On 5 Select Channel and then the TV channel you want your TV to switch to on a selected time and day 6 Select Day and then a day of the week or select Daily 7 Select Time and enter the time with the digit keys or with the cursor up down 8 Press the OK key to activate 9 Press the cursor left t...

Page 28: ...ess the OK key to start the demo The selected demo is played once 5 Press the red colour key to stop the demo and to return to the demo menu 6 Press the red colour key to exit the demo menu Info TV menu Features Demo Pixel Plus Ambilight Settings assistant Active control Subtitle Digital subtitle lan Sleeptimer Childlock Set Change code On timer Demo 2558 1 _austr qxd 08 08 2006 16 05 Pagina 26 ...

Page 29: ...d to the installation of the TV channels and language and to the initial installation of your TV 1 Press the MENU BROWSE key on the remote control The main menu appears 2 Select TV menu and press the cursor right The TV Menu is moved to the left 3 Select Installation and press the cursor right The Installation menu is moved to the left panel 4 Use the cursor up down to select the Installation menu...

Page 30: ...n the search is complete the menu will indicate the number of digital and analogue channels found Select the time zone This allows you to select your local time zone so that the clock display shows the correct time Store TV and radio channels Info TV menu Installation Channels Preferences Connections Factory settings Software upgrade TV settings Features Installation Exit Info TV menu Installation...

Page 31: ...V broadcasting This allows you to see the quality and the strength of the signal reception for a digital frequency This enables you to find the antenna position that gives the best reception Select Digital test reception and press the cursor right You obtain an indication of the actual channel frequency the network name the signal quality and strength If the signal quality and strength is poor you...

Page 32: ...frequency has shifted a bit or when interference of another frequency occurs Adjust the frequency with the cursor up down in case of poor reception of the channel found 7 Select Store current channel if you want to store the fine tuned frequency under the current channel number Press the cursor right and confirm with the OK key Select Store as new channel if you want to store the fine tuned freque...

Page 33: ... This also allows you to reinstall an earlier uninstalled channel 1 Select the channel you want to uninstall 2 Press the green colour key to uninstall the selected channel The uninstalled channel is indicated in the list by an icon in front of the uninstalled channel 3 Press the green colour key again to reinstall the uninstalled channel Rearrange the channel number list EN 31 Notes press the yell...

Page 34: ...lection made is valid for all the channels which broadcast Teletext 2 5 Select the On Screen Display OSD This allows you to select the display of the volume bar 1 Select OSD 2 Press the cursor right to select Minimum or Normal Normal to activate the temporarily display of the volume bar Display a Programme title This allows you to display the programme title according to the transmitted informatio...

Page 35: ... this with a single cable to the TV s DIGITAL AUDIO IN connector In the Connections menu assign the Digital Audio In to the corresponding external input to which your peripheral equipment is connected In addition to accepting audio input via Digital Audio In the TV can output encoded Dolby Digital audio via the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT connector to an external amplifier or receiver If your amplifier or r...

Page 36: ...ress the green colour key on your remote control to confirm you have read the message Once you have confirmed the message will not pop up again If however you want to see the last broadcasted announcement again select Announcement in the Software upgrade menu This allows you to reset most of the predefined factory states 1 Select and press the cursor right 2 Press the OK key to erase settings and ...

Page 37: ...ck the highlighted channel and to add it to or remove it from your selected favourite list 8a Press the green colour key again to leave the Edit mode The modified favourite channel list appears Press the FAV key again to exit With the P key you will be able to browse through the TV channels of the selected list 8b Press the red colour key to remove the channel list Create your favourite list Note ...

Page 38: ...time to acquire EPG data The EPG screen updates automatically if the EPG data is acquired successfully If not the EPG screen remains blank Information about the selected programme appears Use the coloured keys to activate the available EPG features displayed at the bottom of the screen 2 To quit the Programme Guide page press the a key again EN 36 a a EPG Electronic Programme Guide only with Digit...

Page 39: ...ital camera connect it to the USB connector at the side See To make video and audio connections Side panel overview p 43 When a USB device is inserted the Multimedia browser menu is displayed automatically See further To remove the USB device 1 Press the MENU BROWSE key on the remote control to switch off the main menu 2 Remove the USB device Multimedia Browser a To view content from a USB device ...

Page 40: ...e remote control Multimedia Browser Continued Note press the green colour key to display all the image files in the current directory as thumbnails when browsing pictures Press the green key again to display the image files in a list Tip the blue colour key can if necessary be used to let the colour keys reappear Notes your TV supports slide shows with background music See Annex 3 Philips TV slide...

Page 41: ...ions x1 x2 x4 with the cursor up down Additionally you can shift the selected zoom window over the screen with the cursor keys Full small screen to toggle between a full or a small screen Multimedia function keys on the remote control Ò to fast rewind displaying content to stop playing content π to play a single file start a slide show playback of a folder or other collection to pause playing cont...

Page 42: ...s i A T O P overview of the teletext subjects available is displayed Select with the cursor up down left right the desired subject and press the OK key Select subpages When a selected teletext page consists of different subpages a list of available subpages appears on the screen Press the cursor left or right to select the next or previous subpage Picture Teletext 1 Press the b key 2 Press the b k...

Page 43: ... return to the normal teletext page size Teletext Continued The Teletext menu offers various functions to control teletext 1 Switch teletext on and press the MENU BROWSE key to activate the menu 2 Press the cursor up down to select the menu items 3 Press the OK key to activate 4 Press the MENU BROWSE key to leave the teletext menu Reveal Reveals conceals hidden information on a page such as soluti...

Page 44: ...HDMI to DVI cable and separate audio cables all available at your local dealer Warning be sure to connect the DVI output connector first then connect to the HDMI input on your TV Notes cables are often colour coded to connectors Connect red to red white to white component video YPbPr connection is necessary to view video sources for example digital broadcastings coming from a settop box in 1080i 7...

Page 45: ... plug into the headphone socket L as shown 2 The headphone impedance must be between 8 and 4000 Ohm The headphone socket has a 3 5 mm jack In the Sound menu select Headphone volume to adjust the headphone volume USB See Multimedia browser p 37 To make video and audio connections Side panel overview 1 2 3 USB Warning do not connect cable 1 and 2 at the same time This may cause picture distortion Ti...

Page 46: ...GITALAUDIOIN L o AUDIOOUTo R OUT AUDIO o DIGITAL 75 o o o o VGA DVI DVI DVI CABLE VCR DVD player Satellite receiver 1 DVD recorder 1VCR 2 DVD recorders 2VCRs PC DVI PC VGA DVD player Cable box DVD player Cable box Cable box VCR Digital Home Cinema amplifier Analogue Home Cinema amplifier Analogue Home Cinema amplifier Game console To make video and audio connections Rear panel overview 2558 1 _aus...

Page 47: ... 2 Tune in your recorder s testsignal and store the testsignal under programme number 0 See Analogue manual installation p 30 See also the handbook of your recorder Warning do not place your recorder too close to the screen as some recorders may be susceptible for signals from the display Keep a minimum distance of 0 5 m from the screen ANTENNA DIGITALAUDIOIN L o AUDIOOUTo R OUT AUDIO o DIGITAL 75...

Page 48: ...programme number 0 See Analogue manual installation p 30 See also the handbook of your recorder Connect two VCRs or VCR and DVD recorder EXT2 EXT1 ANTENNA DIGITALAUDIOIN L o AUDIOOUTo R OUT AUDIO o DIGITAL 75 o o 1 3 EXT 1 2 2 With a eurocable 1 Connect the aerial cables 1 and 2 as shown 2 Connect your satellite receiver to EXT1 and 2 with a eurocable 3 3 Select the equipment you have connected in...

Page 49: ...e screen with the cursor keys Connect a DVD player or Cable box With a DVI connector 1 Connect the DVI to HDMI cable to one of the HDMI connectors of your TV 1 2 Connect the audio cable 2 to the DIGITAL AUDIO IN connector of the TV 3 Select the equipment you have connected in the Installation menu Select your connections p 33 and link it HDMI 1 or 2 4 Also select Digital audio in in the same Conne...

Page 50: ... EXT2 EXT1 EXT3 DIGITALAUDIOIN L o AUDIOOUTo R OUT AUDIO o DIGITAL o ANTENNA DIGITALAUDIOIN L o AUDIOOUTo R OUT AUDIO o DIGITAL 75 o o 2 1 DIGITAL AUDIO IN EXT3 YPbPr 3 EXT3 AUDIO L R SAT STB CABLE 4 5 Tip if necessary you can adjust the picture position to the centre of the screen with the cursor keys Notes cables are often colour coded Connect red to red white to white etc the labels for the com...

Page 51: ...Use a DVI to HDMI cable to connect to one of the HDMI connectors of your TV 1 2 Connect the audio cable 2 to the DIGITAL AUDIO IN connector of the TV 3 Select the equipment you have connected in the Installation menu Select your connections p 33 and link it to HDMI 1 or 2 4 Also select Digital audio in in the same Connections menu Pr Pb Y R B G AUDIO L R H V EXT2 EXT1 EXT3 EXT3 RGB H V 1 EXT3 AUDI...

Page 52: ...he type of connector cables and the connector input available on your Home Cinema amplifier connect your receiver to the AUDIO OUT L and R connectors 3 or to EXT1 or 2 2 at the bottom or the rear of the TV Pr Pb Y R B G AUDIO L R H V EXT2 EXT1 EXT3 DIGITALAUDIOIN L o AUDIOOUTo R OUT AUDIO o DIGITAL o L o AUDIOOUTo R EXT 1 2 2 AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT 1 3 Tip to avoid visible delay between picture and s...

Page 53: ...s connected to the selected input 9 Select the peripheral equipment with the cursor up down Select connected equipment a Record a TV programme You can record a TV programme using your recorders tuner without affecting your TV 1 Select the channel number on your recorder 2 Set your recorder to record See the handbook for your recorder Note when recording analogue progammes switching channel numbers...

Page 54: ... disc CD cursor left right to select the previous or following track CD 0 to select a DVD title chapter index AUX b to select your choice of subtitle language DVD Normal mode if no action is being undertaken within 30 seconds the remote control returns to TV mode Expert mode in Expert mode the remote will stay in the selected mode even when the 30 seconds time out is elapsed To select between Norm...

Page 55: ...e TV No digital channels Contact your dealer about Digital Terrestrial transmission signal availability in your country The remote does Verify if the remote is set correctly for the equipment your are using not function Verify if the batteries are not dead Replace the batteries You can still use the keys at the left side of the TV Select TV mode on your remote control When pressing a key and some ...

Page 56: ...eys for a Philips DVD recorder All mode LEDs will blink fast for 3 seconds as a confirmation you entered the correct code If you entered a wrong code all mode LEDs will stay on for 2 seconds Redo Step 2 Your remote control is in the DVD or DVD R mode To cancel the selected mode Press the DVD mode key for 4 seconds The remote control will return to TV mode Annex 1 To set the remote control to work ...

Page 57: ...browser on your PC 2 Follow the procedure to find the information and the software related to your TV 3 Select the latest software upgrade file and download it to your PC 4 Decompress the ZIP file and copy the file autorun upg to the root directory of the USB portable memory To verify the version of the TV software Before you start the software upgrade procedure it is advised to check what the cur...

Page 58: ...the USB portable memory during the software upgrade procedure in case of a power drop during the upgrade procedure don t remove the USB portable memory from the TV The TV will continue the upgrade as soon as the power comes back if you try to upgrade to a software version lower than the current version a confirmation will be asked Downgrading to older software should only be done in case of real n...

Page 59: ...ur key to start the upgrade Your TV will restart and will automatically go to the upgrade mode After a few seconds it will display the status of the upgrade procedure 4 When the software upgrade was successful remove the USB portable memory and restart your TV with the power switch B at the side of the TV Your TV will start up with the new software Annex 2 Continued Warning if you try to upgrade t...

Page 60: ...ecommendation It is preferable that URL s referencing PM content are based on a relative path starting from the directory where the slideshow is stored This path includes the device or drive name of the PM An absolute path to content will also be supported relative path pictures test1 jpg tamper jpg new bird jpg absolute path USB1 pictures1 foo_bar jpg C f1 jpg organization jpg General Format The ...

Page 61: ...slideshow A single song or playlist m3u pls are the only valid audio references Other reference will not result in any audio playback If a single song is referenced the song will be repeated forever If a playlist is referenced the playlist will be played in sequence with a repeat at the end of the playlist The default display time in 0 1 second of a slide The TV application isn t obliged to suppor...

Page 62: ... contact the reseller of your camera to find out the correct setting USB Memory Device Issues Devices connected to the USB port of your TV must be Mass Storage Class compliant If your device digital camera MP3 player portable harddisk is not Mass Storage Class compliant it will not be detected by the content browser of the TV The following subsets of the Mass Storage Class specification are suppor...

Page 63: ...d It provides a secure digital link between a video source DVD PC etc and your TV Content is encrypted at the source peripheral equipment to prevent unauthorised copies from being made Proper working is only guaranteed with HDMI compliant consumer products Limit the cable length to maximum 5 m Digital peripheral equipments from different manufacturers have the possibility of differing output stand...

Page 64: ...nu 27 language preferences 27 light sensor 17 location 32 manual installation 30 menu key 11 MPEG reduction 17 multimedia browser 37 mute key 5 navigate through the menus 11 on screen language 9 on screen information 6 on timer 25 option key 7 OK key 5 PC 49 picture adjustment menu 15 picture format 17 PIN code 25 pixel plus 16 preferences menu 32 preferred audio language 27 preferred subtitle lan...

Page 65: ... prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium Please check on how to dispose of exhausted batteries according to local regulations Recycling Recycling Product information Your TV consumes energy in standby mode Energy consumption contributes to air and water pollution Very low standby power c...

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Page 68: ...thout notice Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V or their respective owners 2006 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V All rights reserved www philips com Printed in Belgium cover 2558 1 02 08 2006 10 53 Pagina 4 ...

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