Contents 7 TV connections Rearconnections Side connections Connecting to a computer Use Philips EasyLink 1 Caution 8 Product information 2 Important Display resolutions Safety Multimedia Sound power Inherent resolution 3 Your TV Tuner / Reception / Transmission Control Panel Remote Control...
If the fuse is lost, contact your dealer Errors reported to Philips will be adapted and in order to verify the correct type. published on the Philips support website as Refit the fuse cover.
TV and wall mount. TP Vision Europe into the TV, disconnect the TV from the B.V. bears no responsibility for improper power outlet immediately. Contact Philips wall mounting that results in accident, Consumer Care to have the TV checked injury or damage.
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Risk of swallowing batteries! • Risk of damage to the TV screen! Never • The product/remote control may contain a touch, push, rub or strike the screen with coin-type battery, which can be swallowed. any object. Keep the battery out of reach of children To avoid deformations and color fading, •...
3 Your TV Remote Control Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, register your TV at www.philips.com/welcome. Control Panel a Volume-: When there is no keyboard menu, lower the volume function;When the keyboard menu appears, move the appropriate options to the left / right.
(Home) Remote control usage Access the home menu. INFO When you use the remote control, hold it close Display information about current activity. to the TV and point it at the remote control sensor. Make sure that the line-of-sight between (Navigation buttons) the remote control and TV is not blocked by Navigate through menus and select items.
4 Use your TV Switch channels This section helps you perform basic TV operations. Switch TV on or off Standby indicator Press CH +/- on the remote control or • the lower right part of the TV. • Enter a channel number using the numeric buttons on the remote control.
Watch connected devices Adjust TV volume Note • Switch on the device before selecting it as an external signal source. Use the Source button SOURCE. Press » The source list appears. Press to select a device. To increase or decrease volume Press OK to select.
5 Other uses of Change the picture and the TV sound setup Change the picture and sound setup to suit your preferences. You can either use the presets or manually change the setup. Accessing the TV menu Adjusting the picture setup The menu can help you to set up channels, ADJUST and select [Picture].
[Color Temperature]: [Personal]: Provides user • • • [Cool]: Bluish white tint. customization functions in order • [Normal]: White tint. Users can to optimize all sound effect personalize the white tint inPCmode. parameters and achieve the best • [Warm]: Reddish white tint. experience.
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• [Sleep Timer]: Sets the duration the Summary of picture formats TV remains idle before it automatically enters standby mode. Adjust Configuration of the picture setup listed below. the time with the sleep button on the remote control. Options: Notes Off/10/20/30/60/90/120/180 minutes.
Locking channels Use timer ADJUST and select [Parental]. Press You can set the timer to switch the TV to standby Enter the password and select [Channel mode at a set time. Lock]. Choose a channel. Press OK to lock or unlock the channel. • Repeat this step to lock or unlock multiple Before using the timer, please set the sleep timer. channels.
• [H.Position]: Adjusts the horizontal Viewing photos and playing audio and position. video files • [V.Position]: Adjusts the vertical position. Turn on the TV. • [Phase]: Adjusts the phase frequency Connect the USB storage device to the of the VGA signal. USB port on the side of the TV.
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Changing slide show playback setup Watching video When you want to start playing a slide show, press In the USB browser, select [Movie], then (Home) and select one of the following options, press OK. then press OK. Press OK to play the video. [Pause/Play]: Start or stop playback •...
Wait for approximately five minutes before removing the USB storage device. Updating the TV software Philips constantly strives to improve its products, so we recommend that you update your TV software whenever an update becomes available. Please visit the website at www.philips.com/support to find out whether...
6 Setting up Select [Start frequency (MHz) / End Frequency (MHz)] and use the number channels keys to enter the three-digit channel frequencies. Select [Start Search] and press OK. (Home) Exit. This chapter explains how to reconfigure and Press fine-tune channels. Skipping channels Setting up channels Press ADJUST.
Renaming channels You can rename channels. Selecting a channel will display its name. Press ADJUST. Press Select [TV] > [Channels] > [Channel Edit]. » The [Channel Edit] menu will be displayed. Press Select the channel you wish to rename, then press the OK button. Press Select the channel name, then press the OK button to enter the editing interface.
7 TV connections This chapter explains how to connect devices with different interfaces. Note • You can use different connection types to connect devices to the TV. Rearconnections a HDMI Digital audio and video input from Blu-ray AUDIO L/R players and other high definition devices Side connections a AV input b PC inputs (VGA and audio)
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b Component signal input c Headphones q Audio and video input from DVD players, Stereo sound output for headphones. game consoles and other analog or digital devices Note • The TV speakers will automatically be muted when headphones are plugged in. d Antenna/cable TV Input for an antenna, cable or satellite signal.
Connecting to a computer AUDIO L/R Before connecting the computer to the TV: • Set the computer screen refresh rate to 60Hz. • Select a supported resolution on the computer. Connect to the computer using one of the following connections: Notes •...
Once an HDMI-CEC-compatible device is turned on, the TV will automatically turn on and switch to the correct signal source. Notes • If you do not want to use Philips EasyLink, please do not turn this function on. Press ADJUST. Press Select [EasyLink].
8 Product Sound power information • 32PHA4509: 5W x 2 • 40PFA4509: 10W x 2 50PFA4509: 10W x 2 • Product information is subject to change without notice. For detailed product information, please visit Inherent resolution www.philips.com/support. • 32PHA4509: 1366 x 768...
Supported TV mounts To mount the TV, please purchase a Philips TV mount or any TV mount compliant with the VESA standard. To prevent damage to cables and connectors, be sure to leave a clearance gap of at least 2.2 inches or 5.5cm between the back of the TV to the wall.
Wait for the TV to cool down before If possible, try to improve the reception reconnecting the power cable. If the light quality by changing the antenna direction continues to blink, please contact Philips or moving devices away from the TV. Customer Care Centre. •...
Please make a note of your TV model and serial number Digital Content Protection) support can before you contact Philips Customer Service Centre. These numbers are printed on the back/bottom of the delay the time taken for a TV to display TV and on the packaging.
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Environmental Protection Use Period This logo labelled on the product itself indicates that the Environmental Protection Use Period thereof is 10 years. The Environmental Protection Use Period of electrical information products refers to the time period during which the toxic and hazardous substances or elements contained within the product will not leak or suddenly spoil, and users of such products will not cause any serious environmental pollution or serious damage to human and property.
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