Manual installation 5 Give name 6 Reshuffle the programme list 6 Select favourite TV channels 6 Install TV setup 7-8 Keys on top of the TV 8 Operation Use of the remote control 9-11 Use of the menus Picture menu 12...
CONTROL SMART h active control p. 10 switch to standby p. 9 Colour keys select TV channels by theme p. 11 direct teletext page or teletext on/off p. 23 subject selection p. 24 main menu on/off p. 12 Audio- and video equipment p.
TV. æ A green indicator on the front of the TV lights up and the screen comes on. If the indicator is red, press the - P+ keys on the remote control. The green lamp blinks every time you press a key on the remote control.
TV channels to the video recorder if it is equipped with the EasyLink function. The message EasyLink : Downloading ... appears on the screen. The programme list of the video recorder is now the same as the one of the TV. If the TV is connected to a video recorder which supports the also automatically transfers the language and country selections to the video recorder.
If a cable system which broadcasts ACI (Automatic Channel Installation) or a TV channel transmitting a teletext page with the frequencies and programme names of all the TV channels which can be received, is detected, the search is stopped and a programme list appears.
It is possible to change the name stored in the memory or to assign a name to a TV channel which has not yet been entered. A name with up to 5 letters or numbers can be given to the programme numbers 0 to 99. For example SUPER, BBC1,...
The Setup menu allows you to adjust initial settings, i.e. those which are not related to the installation of the TV channels. The Setup menu contains items that control the settings of the TV’s functions, features, services and peripherals you may have connected.
TV channels which broadcast menus will not be available. If you select a programme number of a TV channel stored in the favourite list provider, the selected TV channel will provide and additional information of its own broadcasts as well as from other (non selected) TV channels.
TV is switched to full standby after a period of max. 1 hour and the red indicator lights up. To switch the TV on again, press - P + or the digit keys. If your EasyLink video recorder has the...
Press A menu line Select the desired function with the cursor left/right and press the OK key. Scan: a scan of the TV channels placed in the favourite list is performed. Press the continuation of the list. Photo Finish: the main picture is displayed in successive frozen picture.
MOVIES SPORTS NEWS The TV switches to the first TV channel broadcasting a programme of the selected theme. At the same time a list of all the TV channels currently transmitting a programme of the selected theme appears on the screen.
In certain circumstances it may be preferred to select The modified adjustments for Contrast, Brightness, Colour, Sharpness,Tint, Digital options and Dynamic Contrast are automatically stored for all TV channels. Select in the Setup menu to restore the predefined factory Factory settings settings, see p.
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Setup menu, p. 7. Note: you can select only those surround modes which can be used with the broadcasted signal. The graphical representation of the TV speakers is displayed and updated according to the selected surround mode. Speakers which are active are highlighted.
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Setup menu. See Connect Peripheral Equipment, Extra loudspeakers, p. 27 • and Install TV Setup, p. 7. • If no extra front or rear speakers are connected do not change the predefined factory settings of Extra Front and Rear speakers.
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With two extra front loudspeakers connected To enhance the sound reproduction of your TV you may connect two extra front loudspeakers via an external amplifier. See Connect Peripheral Equipment, Extra loudspeakers/Amplifier, p. 27.
If the message appears, the child lock must be switched off Child lock On before you can use the P - and + keys on top of the TV to select a TV channel. Subtitle TV channels with teletext often transmit certain programmes with subtitling.
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Teletext Guide/ about programmes if provided by the broadcaster. The broadcaster is responsible for the content of the information. The TV is responsible for the capture of that information and for the presentation to the user. selection cursor to select...
Menu If in the Setup menu, see p. 8, you have selected a TV channel as provider which also supports be selected.The selected TV channel is responsible for this menu. menu appears when 18:03 Use the cursor up/down to select a menu item.
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15 minute intervals starting from the current time of the current day. The default order is based on the programme list of the favourite TV channels as stored in the installation of the TV.TV channels not marked as favourite TV channels will not appear.
- a message will appear on the screen the moment the tagged programme with ! starts, when watching the TV later on. - the TV switches on the moment the tagged programme with ! starts, when the TV is in standby.
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Upload video recorder overview When the TV is switched on, the timer recording are uploaded to the TV to check if any manual addition or deletions have been done.This is shown in the overview.
ACTIVE CONTROL SMART SMART Press + P - in order to change the TV channels in the main screen. Press c to exchange the picture in the main screen and the one in the pip screen. Press d to freeze the picture in the pip screen or to make a snapshot of the main screen.
About Easy Text Easy Text considerably reduces the waiting time (on condition that the teletext broadcast of the particular TV channel is received for at least half a minute) by : • a direct selection of previous and following pages which are in transmission and of the pages referred to in the options line •...
Select Continuous Subtitles TV channels with teletext often transmit programmes with subtitling. For each TV channel you can store a subtitle page which will be displayed continuously if the programme being broadcast is transmitted with subtitles. Switch on teletext and select the proper subtitle page from the index.
Search for and store the test signal of the video recorder Unplug the aerial cable Switch on your TV and put the video recorder on the test signal. (See the handbook for your video recorder.) Search for the test signal of your video recorder in the same way as you searched for and stored the TV signals.
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EXTERNAL 1/2/3 Connect Peripheral Equipment Camera & camcorder Connect your camera or camcorder to sockets at the right side of your TV. Connect the equipment to equipment. Press the key repeatedly to select the sound coming from one or both loudspeakers of your TV.
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Connect Extra loudspeakers / Amplifier Stereo amplifier and two extra FRONT speakers To enhance the sound reproduction of your TV you can connect two extra speakers via an external amplifier. Connect the audio cables to the audio input of your amplifier and to AUDIO L The output level is controlled by the volume control of your TV.
Connect Peripheral Equipment To select connected equipment If the TV is connected to a video recorder with the EasyLink function, in some cases the TV will be switched on, even when it was in standby. (E.g. playback tape,...) This is not possible when Child Lock On is selected.
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These keys function with equipment which use the RC6 signalling standard and with Philips DVD players. Satellite receiver keys Press one of the TV keys after you have pressed the These keys function with equipment which use the RC5 signalling standard. Tuner, CD,Tape and CDR keys Press one of the following keys after you have pressed the key.
S-VHS quality from an S-VHS peripheral connected to the right side of the TV. (E.g. from an S-VHS camcorder.) In TV mode, it is possible to start a direct recording of the programme which is being displayed on the TV screen.
Never attempt to repair a defective TV yourself. Check with your dealer or call a TV technician. 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.
100 Hertz provides a superior solution to the problem of picture flicker which is particularly noticeable with larger screen sizes. In a conventional TV, the picture area is scanned 50 times a second (50 Hertz) – a frequency which is still detectable by the human eye in the form of a flickering picture.
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