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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - Read before operating equipment This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, however, some installation and operation pre- cautions which you should be particularly aware of. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated.
Infrared Remote (IR) Blaster works with the M-Link feature to enable your TV to ÒlearnÓ the remote-control commands of new Philips devices or multibrand devices that you have connected to your TV. After the com- mands are learned, you can use your TV remote control to operate and control all of the devices.
o adjust your TV picture controls, select a channel and follow these steps. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. PICTURE will be highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT button and the menu will shift to the left. BRIGHTNESS will be highlighted and an adjustment bar will be shown to the right.
URNING ue to many reasons, such as poor cable reception, the pic- ture can sometimes appear slightly ÒspeckledÓ (an indication of signal noise in the picture). The DNR (Dynamic Noise Reduction) control can help eliminate this type of interference and improve the quali- ty of the picture.
URNING mageMaxª helps you sharpen the picture quality by making dark portions of the picture darker and light portions of the picture brighter. Follow these steps to turn ImageMaxª ON. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu.
SING THE losed Captioning (CC) allows you to read the voice content of television programs on the TV screen. Designed to help the hear- ing impaired, this feature uses onscreen Òtext boxesÓ to show dia- logue and conversations while the TV program is in progress.
ELECTING THE ou can change the screen for- mat size to match the type of program youÕre watching. Select the normal 4:3 aspect ratio or expand the 4:3 aspect ratio to com- pletely fill the screen. There also is a compressed 16:9 aspect ratio, which allows movies to be viewed in their full width (known as letter- box style).
CTIVATING THE he Blue Mute feature will elimi- nate annoying snow from the screen when no video signal is pres- ent by displaying a pleasent blue screen. This occurs in cases such as when a VCR tape is removed or an antenna signal is broken.
ave you ever fallen asleep in front of the TV, only to have it wake you up at two in the morning with a test pattern sound screeching in your ears? Well, your TV can enable you to avoid that discomfort by automatically turning itself off.
our television comes with an on- screen clock. During normal oper- ation, the clock appears on the screen when the STATUS/EXIT button is pressed or if the TIMER DISPLAY control is turned ON. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu.
ust as you would an alarm clock, you can set the TV to turn itself ON once or at the same time every day. Follow these steps to set the Start Time. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu.
se the START TIME control to set the TV to turn itself ON once or at the same time every day (see page 14 for details). The fol- lowing steps will guide you in set- ting the TV to turn itself OFF once or at the same time every day.
ou can select a specific channel that the television will tune to when the timer turns the set ON. Follow these steps to select the channel. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR DOWN button twice to highlight FEA- TURES.
hrough the START TIME fea- ture, you can select either TUNER A or TUNER B to be the main signal source when the TV is powered ON. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the on- screen menu.
IMER fter you have set the Time, Start Time, Stop Time, and Start Channel, the timer must be set to come on ONCE or DAILY, or turned OFF through the ACTIVATE control. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu.
– T IMER fter the TVÕs clock has been set, you can use your TV as a clock. The TIMER DISPLAY control allows you to permanently display the time in the upper right corner of the screen. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu.
he AutoLock™ feature receives and processes data sent by broadcasters or other program providers that contain program con- tent advisories. When programmed by the viewer, a TV with AutoLock™ can respond to the content advisories and block program content that may be found objectionable (such as offensive language, violence, sexual situations, etc.).
utoLock allows parents to block out or ÒcensorÓ any channels they think children should not watch. A channel blocked by the AutoLock control cannot be viewed until a correct access code is used to unlock the channel for viewing. First, letÕs set your AutoLock access code.
fter your personal access code has been set (see the previous page), you are ready to select the channels or inputs you want to block out or censor. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu.
fter your personal access code has been set (see page 21), you can select specific movie ratings that you want to censor. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR DOWN button twice to highlight FEA- TURES.
ou also can select specific TV ratings that you want to censor by following these steps. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR DOWN button twice to highlight FEA- TURES. Press the CURSOR RIGHT button and the menu will shift to the left.
™ – T he BLOCKING control is what can be thought of as the Òmas- ter switchÓ for AutoLockª. This control affects the settings you have chosen for blocking programs according to movie ratings or TV ratings, or for blocking programs that have no rating or are unrated.
n addition to blocking specific ratings or channels, you may choose to block all programming that is unrated. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR DOWN button twice to highlight FEA- TURES.
™ – B LOCKING ome programming is not encod- ed with content advisory data by the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) or the tele- vision broadcasters (see the expla- nation on page 20). To block such programming, follow these steps. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu.
o remind you which ratings you have blocked and which Block Options you have selected, a review screen is available to review your AutoLock settings. To access this screen follow the steps below. BEGIN Press the STATUS/EXIT but- ton on your remote control twice. Your AutoLock settings will appear on the screen.
™ – V arious onscreen messages will appear when someone tries to view blocked programming. The message is determined by how the current programming is blocked. You may view the blocked program- ming and turn OFF the AutoLock™ feature by clearing all blocking options or by entering your access code.
– A OUND DJUSTING THE esides the normal volume level control, your TV also has indi- vidual sound-adjustment controls. The TREBLE (high frequency), BASS (low frequency), and Speaker BALANCE may all be used to adjust the sound playback of TV programs.
OUND se the Volume Bar control to see the TVÕs volume level settings on the TV screen. The Volume Bar will be seen each time the VOLUME buttons (on the TV or remote con- trol) are pressed. BEGIN Press the VOLUME (+) or (Ð) button on the remote control to show the VOLUME bar display on the screen.
– U OUND n most cases, the volume levels coming from broadcast program- ming or commercials are never the same. With the AVL (Audio Volume Leveler) control turned ON, you can have the TV level out sound that is being heard. This makes for a more consistent sound by reducing the peaks and valleys that occur during program changes or commercial...
– U OUND he Incredible Surround feature adds greater depth and dimen- sion to both monaural (MONO) and stereo TV sound. With the control set to INCR. SURROUND (Incredible Surround), the TVÕs speakers can add even wider sound separation to normal broad- casts.
– S OUND ou can receive broadcast stereo TV programs. The TV has both an amplifier and twin speakers through which the stereo sound can be heard. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR DOWN button once to highlight the SOUND menu.
– S OUND ETTING THE f you have connected the TVÕs AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the AUDIO INPUT jacks on a stereo receiver, set AUDIO OUT to either VARIABLE or FIXED to determine whether you adjust the volume at the stereo or at the TV. If you select VARIABLE, change the vol- ume at the TV using the TVÕs remote control.
– U OUND SING THE ould you like to hear TV pro- grams through your audio hi- fi system? The TVÕs Audio Output jacks and TV Speaker ON/OFF control work together to offer you this TV sound option. BEGIN Connect the R(ight) and L(eft) AUDIO OUT jacks on the TV to the R and L audio input jacks on your amplifier or sound...
– U OUND SING THE URROUND y adding optional external speakers to the TVÕs sound sys- tem, you can create the feeling of reflected sound that surrounds you at a movie theater or concert hall. BEGIN Connect both external speak- ers to the speaker wire terminals on the TV.
– U OUND UDIO IDEO NPUTS he TVÕs audio/video input jacks are for direct picture and sound connections between the TV and a VCR (or similar device) that has audio/video out- put jacks. BEGIN Connect the VIDEO (yellow) cable to the VIDEO AV1 jack on the back of the TV.
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– U OUND SING THE IDEO NPUT he S(uper)-Video connection on the rear of the TV can pro- vide you with better picture detail and clarity for the playback of accessory sources such as DBS (digital broadcast satellite), DVD (digital video discs), video games, and S-VHS VCR (video cassette recorder) tapes than the normal antenna picture connections.
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– U OUND SING THE OMPONENT IDEO NPUTS omponent Video inputs pro- vide for the highest possible color and picture resolution in the playback of digital signal source material, such as with DVD play- ers. The color difference signals (Pb, Pr) and the luminance (Y) signal are connected and received separately, which allows for improved color bandwidth infor-...
EMOTE hether you’re watching a movie or a video game, your TV has automatic video control set- tings that will match with your cur- rent program source or content. AutoPicture™ quickly resets your TV’s video controls for a number of different types of programs and viewing conditions that you may have in your home.
EMOTE utoSound™ allows you to select from three factory-set controls and a personal control that you set according to your own pref- erences through the onscreen Sound menu. The three factory-set controls (Voice, Music, and Theatre) enable you to tailor the TV sound so as to enhance the particular program you are watching.
EMOTE list or series of previously viewed channels can be select- ed with the SURF button on your remote control. With this feature, you can easily switch between dif- ferent TV channels that currently interest you. The SURF control allows you to set up to ten channels in its quick viewing list.
icture-In-Picture (PIP) is the showing of two pictures on the TV screen at the same time (one main screen picture and one small picture, or PIP). For your ease and convenience, this TV has two sepa- rate inputs (ANTenna A and PIP ANTenna B) for your homeÕs Antenna and/or Cable TV system signal.
PIP – S ELECTING THE he picture for the PIP win- dow can come through either the ANT/CABLE or any of the external Audio/Video connections at the rear of the TV. PIP SOURCE simply tells the TV which one of these sources it is to show in the PIP window.
PIP – R y using the PIP buttons on the remote control, you can change the size of the PIP win- dow and move and swap the PIP picture with the main screen. The PIP picture also can be frozen within the PIP window. BEGIN Press the PIP ON/OFF but- ton to show the PIP window.
PIP – A he Picture-in-Picture (PIP) COLOR and TINT controls are used to make fine-tune adjustments to the picture settings for PIP (when shown on the TV screen). BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu.
Cable Box and VCR Connections his page shows how to hook PIP up with a cable box and a VCR. BEGIN First, use an optional signal splitter and connect the original cable TV signal to both the CABLE IN on the cable converter and the ANTENNA plug on the back of the television.
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PIP – M VCR and DVD Connections he steps for hooking up a VCR (video cassette recorder), DVD (digital video disc player), or simi- lar device to work with PIP are shown here. BEGIN First, connect the original cable TV signal or antenna signal to the ANTENNA IN jack on the back of the VCR.
lease make these simple checks before calling for service. Because charges for TV installa- tion and adjustment of customer controls are not covered under your warranty, these tips can save you time and money. No Power No Picture No Sound Remote Does Not Work TV Displays Wrong...
LOSSARY OF Alternate Channel ¥ The feature that allows you to toggle between the last two channels viewed by pressing the A/CH but- ton on the remote control. Auto Programming ¥ The feature that, when activated, scans for all available channels from regular antenna or cable signals and stores only active broadcast stations in the TVÕs memory.
Indicates In-Home/Carry-In Service NOTE: If you reside in one of our Philips Factory Service Branch areas (see directory on back), you can contact the nearest Service Branch to obtain efficient and expedient repair for your product. If your product is In-Warranty, you should have proof-of-purchase to ensure No Charge Service.
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DE RÉCEPTION DE PRODUITS À RÉPARER À TRAVERS LE PAYS: CONTACTER LE CENTRE DE SERVICE AUX CONSOMMATEURS LE PLUS PROCHE POUR SAVOIR L’EMPLACEMENT DE CES DÉPÔTS CÓMO OBTENER UN SERVICIO OPORTUNO Y EFICIENTE POR CORREO, EN CASA O EN PERSONA PARA SU PRODUCTO A TRAVÉS DE UN CENTRO PHILIPS DE SERVICIO. MAS DE 600 SITIOS POR...
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