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Summary of Contents for Epic 50PF9966

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Page 2: ...n sult your dealer Important This apparatus is fitted with an approved moulded 13AMP plug Should it become necessary to replace the mains fuse this must be replaced with a fuse of the same value as indicated on the plug 1 Remove fuse cover and fuse 2 The replacement fuse must comply with BS 1362 and have the ASTA approval mark If the fuse is lost make contact with your retailer in order to verify ...

Page 3: ...ment keys 22 Tips 23 Configuration of the Cinema Link peripherals 27 Preparation and Operation 27 Activating CinemaLink 28 Receiver menu 28 Sound menu 28 Surround menu 29 Speakers menu 29 Automatic installation 30 Manual installation 30 Give name Reshuffle 30 R End of life directives Philips is paying a lot of attention to producing environmentally friendly in green focal areas Your new TV contain...

Page 4: ...e use only the supplied aerial cable between the TV and recorder and between recorder and aerial connector Insert the mains cord supplied into the mains at the bottom of the TV and in the wall socket having a mains voltage of 198 264V 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 Insert the 2 batteries supplied Type ...

Page 5: ...elected TV channel and programme Menu Remote control info When a menu is on screen press i to display info on the selected menu item While the menu info is displayed press any key except the menu or digit keys to display remote control info The normal function of the key is not executed B Standby Press to switch the TV on or off from or to standby mode When switched off a red indicator on the TV l...

Page 6: ... Movie Expand 16 9 Subtitle zoom 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 3 programs with minimal distortion When in Movie...

Page 7: ... key to activate return or switch main menu on off Press the i key to get information about the selected menu item TV Setup Demo Install Picture Sound Ambilight Features Install Language Country Automatic Manual Give name Reshuffle Favourite install install programmes The installation menu contains the following items EasyLink If your recorder has an EasyLink function during installation the langu...

Page 8: ... Make your choice with the cursor and press the OK key Searching for and storing TV channels is done channel by channel You must go through every step of the Manual Installation menu Select Manual install in the Install menu é Press the cursor down Follow the instructions on screen Note Search or direct selection of a TV channel If you know the frequency the C or S channel number enter the 3 or 2 ...

Page 9: ... to display upper or lowercase characters on the keyboard Special to display special characters on the keyboard Press OK to confirm Press the cursor left repeatedly when you have finished the name giving Select another programme number and repeat steps to p π Space Delete ABCDEFG 123 HIJKLMN 456 OPQRSTU 789 VWXYZ 0 Shift Special Give name Install VCR1 BBC1 BBC2 CNN TVE You can change the order of ...

Page 10: ...ou want the 0 key to quickly select TV programmes if NEXTVIEW with defined themes is broadcast See p 15 To add remove a channel or source to the 9 programmes list Tune to the channel or source you wish to add or remove Press the 0 key and press the cursor right to add or remove Note If there are already 9 channels sources in the list the one at the bottom of the list will be removed Factory settin...

Page 11: ...o take advantage of this feature Press the cursor right again to select Teletext 2 5 Off if you like the more neutral teletext layout The selection made is valid for all channels which broadcast teletext 2 5 Note It may take a few seconds before teletext broadcast switches over to Teletext 2 5 Auto Surround Sometimes the broadcaster transmits special signals for Surround Sound encoded programmes T...

Page 12: ...me Status Setup The Demo menu allows to demonstrate the TV features separately or in a loop Note Toggling through all the Ambilight modes will display each mode for 10 seconds each Before switching to the next mode the light will first fade to off and then fade up in the next mode If Auto demo has been selected the demo will automatically present the features sequentially in a loop Press one of th...

Page 13: ...en set at the factory to look best in bright store environments which use fluorescent lighting As your home will likely not be as well lit as a store we recommend you that you cycle through the various Smart picture modes to find the one that best suits your own viewing conditions Most consumers will find that Natural is the correct choice Digital options Pixel Plus 2 is the most ideal setting dou...

Page 14: ...tched off in the right part it is switched on Note Dependent on the input signal one or more Dual screen demos may not be selectable Press the h key again to switch off the Active Control menu Press the cursor right to select Sound é Select the menu items in the Sound menu with the cursor up down and adjust the settings with the cursor left right Remember control settings are at normal mid range l...

Page 15: ...Select Mode and press the cursor right to select Colour Ambiance Relaxed Movie or Action Colour this will show constant light according to the settings in the Ambilight colour menu See below The options Ambiance Relaxed Movie and Action will dynamically match brightness and colour to the screen content The mode selection made will effect the speed and or saturation and or intensity which determine...

Page 16: ...e child lock menu Important You have forgotten your code See p 9 Select one of the menu items of the child lock menu Lock if you want to lock all channels and externals Custom lock and press the cursor right The items Age lock and Category lock are only available when NEXTVIEW broadcast is available Select Age lock if you want to lock programmes related to a certain age off 2 4 16 Lock after if yo...

Page 17: ...n overview of all programmes that are broadcast by a single channel during one day With the Date guide you can choose a specific date The Theme guide displays a list of all programmes at the selected date that matches with the selected category Going through the menu guide the TV is collecting the sorting criteria to finally display a list of programme events é Press the OK key to select the guide...

Page 18: ...to show NEXTVIEW Teletext guide on the right of the screen é Use the cursor keys to select a TV channel Press the b key to switch off dual screen Teletext Guide Enter with the digit keys the teletext page number that contains the programme information for the current channel é Press the cursor right to move the puck over the selection ball Use the cursor up down to scroll through the different pro...

Page 19: ...the cursor left or right to select the next or previous subpage Picture Teletext Press the b key Press the b key to show Teletext on the right of the screen é Press the b key to switch off dual screen Enlarge a Teletext page Press q repeatedly to display the upper teletext part the lower teletext part and then to return to the normal teletext page size When the teletext page is enlarged you can sc...

Page 20: ...r capital characters Special to display special characters on the keyboard and press the OK key Press the cursor left repeatedly to return to the Teletext menu again Searching a word Type in the word on screen or select a word from the history list on the right and press OK é Select Accept and press OK again The message Searching appears To cancel the searching or to search for a new word select K...

Page 21: ...ined by connecting the S VHS cables with the S VIDEO input 1 and AUDIO inputs 3 Do not connect cable 1 and 2 at the same time This may cause picture distortion Headphone Insert the plug into the headphone socket L as shown é Press on the remote control to switch off the internal loudspeakers of the TV The headphone impedance must be between 8 and 4000 Ohm The headphone socket has a 3 5 mm jack In ...

Page 22: ... via the multi channel Surround receiver Note No sound will be heard when a TV channel or external source is blocked via the Child lock menu see p 14 2 CENTRE IN AUDIO OUT L R 1 AUDIO DVI L R 1 2 The DVI connector allows the following TV and monitor display modes EDTV 640 720 x 480p 720p x 576p HDTV 1920 x 1080i 1920 x 1152i 1280 x 720p VGA 640 x 480 60 Hz SVGA 800 x 600 60 Hz XGA 1024 x 768 60 Hz...

Page 23: ...recorder or DVD can be operated with the remote control via the Recorder or DVD menu on screen Press the MENU key on the remote control é Select the Recorder or DVD menu with the cursor up down Press the cursor left right up down to select one of the recorder or DVD functions The key for recording can be operated in the TV mode If your EasyLink recorder has the system standby function when you pre...

Page 24: ...AUX MENU MODE ON OFF Ambilight º Active Control OK B to switch to standby ºæ for pause VCR DVD CD RDS news TA AMP to shuffle play CD R for record Ò for rewind VCR CD search down DVD AMP for stop π for play for fast forward VCR CD search up DVD AMP S for pause CD R b RDS display AMP to select your choice of subtitle language DVD i display information MENU to switch the menu on or off P for chapter ...

Page 25: ... the display the power cables Has the child lock been switched off Is your PC switched on Do you see a black screen and the indicator in front of the TV lights up blue this means that the display mode is not supported Switch your VGA source to a correct display mode In case of weak or bad signal consult your dealer Digital distortion The low quality of some digital picture material may be the caus...

Page 26: ... screen it is recommended to change to a picture format so that the picture fills the entire screen PIP and Multipip do not view for long periods of time using the PIP function or Multipip function 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 t...

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Page 28: ...T VCR IN TV VCR 2 EXT CENTRE IN AUDIO OUT 2 EXT CENTRE IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO TV IN TV VCR AUDIO OUT 1 3 CENTRE OUT 2 VCR IN CINEMA LINK 4 DIGITAL IN Recorder DVD 2 CENTRE OUT 1 3 CINEMA LINK 4 DIGITAL IN Recorder DVD TV IN ...

Page 29: ...ate centre speaker unnecessary By pressing the standby key B on the remote control for at least 3 seconds the complete Cinema Link system will be switched to standby Note The Cinema Link functionality is only available with devices of the Cinema Link P50 3 generation Recommended Do not use the AC outlet at the back of the audio receiver to power the DVD or the video recorder in a Home Cinema confi...

Page 30: ...The TV will then send a play command to the Cinema Link recorder if present The recorder will start playing and the audio receiver selects the best Cinema Link sound If no recorder source is connected or tape is loaded the TV will select the last watched TV channel Sound Surround Speakers Automatic Manual Give name Reshuffle installation installation TV DVD Recorder Receiver Setup Demo Install Sou...

Page 31: ...ance from your usual listening position to the available speakers each front centre and rear speakers This defines the delay time for the surround sound Speakers menu Dependent on the audio receiver speakers configuration you may not be able to select certain menu items Adjustment of the volume level of the loudspeakers Note the test tone function is automatically cancelled by the audio receiver w...

Page 32: ... station is found If you know the 3 digit frequency enter it directly with the digit keys 0 to 9 Select Preset to enter the preset number using a three digit entry with the digit keys To store your radio station select Store and press the OK key Repeat steps to to store another radio station To assign or change a name to a radio station or to change the order of the stored radio stations according...

Page 33: ...PE CHANNEL FREQ MHz E2 48 25 E3 55 25 E4 62 25 E5 175 25 E6 182 25 E7 189 25 E8 196 25 E9 203 25 E10 210 25 E11 217 25 E12 224 25 S1 105 25 S2 112 25 S3 119 25 S4 126 25 S5 133 25 S6 140 25 S7 147 25 S8 154 25 S9 161 25 S10 168 25 S11 231 25 S12 238 25 S13 245 25 S14 252 25 S15 259 25 S16 266 25 S17 273 25 S18 280 25 S19 287 25 S20 294 25 H1 303 25 H2 311 25 H3 319 25 H4 327 25 H5 335 25 H6 343 25...

Page 34: ...ions are subject to change without notice Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V or their respective owners 2005 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V All rights reserved www philips com ...

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