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End of life directives
Philips is paying a lot of attention to
producing environmentally-friendly in
green focal areas.Your new TV contains
materials which can be recycled and
reused. At the end of its life specialized
companies can dismantle the
discarded TV to concentrate the
reusable materials and to minimize
the amount of materials to be
disposed of.
Please ensure you dispose of your old
TV according to local regulations.
Help?
If this instruction manual does
not give an answer or if ‘Before
Calling Service’ do not solve your
TV problem, you can call your
Local Philips Customer or Service
Centre. See the supplied World-
wide guarantee booklet.
Please, have the Model and
Product number which you can
find at the back of your
television set or on the
packaging, ready, before calling
the Philips helpline.
(800-531-0039)
Model: 42/50PF9956/37
Product No: ............................................
Care of the screen
See Tips, p. 26.
Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Buttons on the right side of the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Use of the remote control RC4306 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
To use the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Select the menu language
5
Store TV channels
6
Settings menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
General
6
Clock
8
Source
9
Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
TV menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Picture menu
10
Active Control
11
Sound
12
Features menu
12
Channels menu
13
Connect Accessory Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Recorder (vcr-dvd+rw)
16
Recorder and other A/V devices
16
Recorder and Cable Box with RDF output
17
Satellite Receiver / Cable Box with AV outputs
17
Recorder and Satellite Receiver / Cable Box with AV outputs 17
DVD Player or other accessory digital source devices
18
HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) connector
19
Multi channel Surround receiver
19
Connect extra subwoofer
20
Side connections
20
To select connected devices
20
Audio- and video equipment buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Record with your recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Setting the remote control to work accessory devices . . 22
Before Calling Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
