Contents Installation Your remote control 2 Preparation 3 Installation 4 Store TV channels 4 Select the menu language and country 4 Automatic installation 5 Manual installation 5 Give name 6 Reshuffle the programme list 6 Select favourite TV channels 6 Install TV setup 7 Operation Use of the remote control 8-10...
Preparation Installation p. 4 yÚ MODE DVD/Satellite selection p. 24 Videorecorder selection p. 23 æ /TXT guide on/off p. 13 main menu on/off MENU p. 11 volume up/down p. 8 ¬ sound mute p. 8 programme selection p. 8 Peripherals p. 23 selection of EXT1, EXT2, EXT3 or FRONT smart sound p.
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Preparation & Place the TV on a solid surface. For ventilation, leave at least 5 cm free all around the TV. Do not place the TV on a carpet. To prevent any unsafe situations, do not place any objects on top of the TV. Avoid heat, direct sunlight and exposure to rain or water.
INSTANT ® Ò ‡ π † yÚ æ MENU return or switch main menu off INSTANT ® Ò ‡ π † yÚ activate æ MENU select menu item ¬ ◊ INSTALLATION MENU TITLE Menu language Menu language MENU TITLE English Country MENU TITLE United Kingdom...
Automatic installation Start Stop Stop TV is searching One moment please ... Automatic installation Start Start Stop 1 BBC1 2 BBC2 3 CNN Manual installation (Selection mode) System System Programme no. Search Fine tune Store Automatic installation In the Automatic installation menu select activate the searching.
INSTALLATION Menu language Country Automatic installation Manual installation Give name Give name Reshuffle Favourite programmes SETUP Give name EXT1 EXT2 EXT3 FRONT 1 BBC1 2 BBC2 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... Reshuffle EXT1 EXT2 EXT3 FRONT 1 CNN 1 CNN 2 BBC2 3 ...
INSTALLATION Menu language Country Automatic installation Manual installation Give name Reshuffle Favourite programmes SETUP SETUP SETUP Digital Sources Digital sources Decoder/Descrambler (Picture tilt) Information line Factory settings Auto format yes/no INSTALLATION Decoder/Descrambler Programme Programme Decoder status Install TV Setup The Setup menu allows you to adjust initial settings, i.e. those which are not related to the installation of the TV channels.
® Instant record If your video recorder has the EasyLink ® key for record can function the INSTANT be operated in the TV mode. ®Ò‡π† Video recorder see p. 23 æ /TXT guide on/off Main menu on/off see p. 11 MENU OK Press this key to activate your choice, when in the menus.
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Bilingual choice and sound mode selection Press this key • to switch from sound, in Stereo Mono case of stereo transmission, or from Nicam Stereo Nicam available of digital transmission; • to choose between language Y (Dual Y) or language Z (Dual Z), in case of bilingual transmission.The setting is separately stored for each TV channel.
Smart Keys To select predefined picture and sound settings. Smart Sound Each time it is pressed, a different sound setting is selected, corresponding with specific factory setting of treble and bass. Smart Picture Each time it is pressed, a different picture setting is selected, corresponding with specific factory settings of Contrast, Colour, Sharpness and Dynamic Contrast.
return or switch INSTANT main menu on/off ® Ò ‡ π † yÚ æ OK key to activate MENU cursor to select adjustments ¬ MAIN MENU Contrast PICTURE SOUND FEATURES PROGRAMMES PICTURE Contrast Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Tint Digital Scan Dynamic Contrast SOUND Volume...
return or switch INSTANT main menu on/off ® Ò ‡ π † yÚ OK key to activate æ MENU cursor to select adjustments ¬ FEATURES Sleeptimer Child lock Subtitle Use of the menus Features menu & Press the key to display/cancel the MENU é...
selection INSTANT æ yÚ æ cursor to select MENU adjustments MENU ¬ ◊ Teletext Guide Record Remind 11.03 Info 14.35 17.50 “ Enter the proper programme guide page number with the digit keys or with the – P + keys. ‘...
Channel Theme BBC 1 BBC 2 p 01 02 ... p.202 Record BBC 2 Remind 11.03 Info 14.35 ... 226/3 17.50 ... 231 One moment please Monday 9 Oct Channel Theme BBC1 Record BBC1 Remind Info Monday 9 Oct Channel Theme Culture Movie...
Date time CHANNEL THEME OVERVIEW Record 11.03 Travel Guide Remind 14.35 World news Info pOnceπ Daily Weekly Clear 17.50 Insight Info block Basic functions The functions Record, Remind and Info can be activated with the corresponding colour keys on the remote control. If the function is not available, then the text is shown at reduced brightness.
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INSTANT ® Ò ‡ π † æ yÚ æ MENU ¬ ◊ SMART ACTIVE CONTROL Select Picture/ -Teletext Guide Press the æ key. Press the b key. The screen is divided into two parts: the left side for the normal main picture, the right side for /Teletext Guide.
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colour keys to select INSTANT yÚ æ MENU MENU OK key to activate cursor to select pages ¬ ◊ SMART ACTIVE CONTROL Teletext Most TV channels broadcast information via teletext. Each channel which broadcasts teletext transmits a page with information on how to use its teletext system.
INSTANT ® Ò ‡ π † yÚ æ MENU OK to activate MENU cursor to select subpages ¬ ◊ SMART ACTIVE CONTROL INSTANT ® Ò ‡ π † yÚ æ MENU MENU ¬ ◊ SMART ACTIVE CONTROL Teletext Select the index teletext page Press the white colour key to display the main index (usually p.100).
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. Switch off teletext.
CABLE EXTERNAL VCR 1 CABLE EXTERNAL VCR 1 Connect Peripheral Equipment Connect Peripheral Equipment There is a wide range of audio and video equipment that can be connected to your TV.The following connection diagrams show you how to connect them. Video recorder Connect the aerial cables 1, 2 and, to obtain the optimum picture quality, eurocable 3 as shown opposite.
Camera & camcorder & é “ Digital equipment (DVD, digital satellite tuner,...) EXTERNAL 1/2/3 & é “ Connect your camera or camcorder to sockets at the right side of your TV. 2 and Connect the equipment to VIDEO equipment. Press the X key repeatedly to select the sound coming from one or both loudspeakers of your TV.
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AUDIO Connect Peripheral Equipment Headphone & Insert the plug into the headphone socket L at the right side of the TV. 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.
◊ SMART ACTIVE CONTROL INSTANT ® ® Ò ‡ π † yÚ Ò æ ‡ MENU π † ¬ ◊ ◊ SMART ACTIVE CONTROL 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.
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INSTANT ® Ò ‡ π † yÚ æ MENU MENU ¬ ◊ SMART ACTIVE CONTROL Connect Peripheral Equipment Satellite receiver Press the OK key simultaneously with the digit key 1. Ò Now you can operate your satellite receiver with the remote control of your ‡...
INSTANT ® INSTANT ® Ò ‡ π † yÚ æ MENU ¬ Record with your video recorder To record S-VHS quality, connect an S-VHS peripheral directly to the video recorder. Record a TV programme & Select the programme number on your video recorder. é...
TV yourself. Check with your dealer or call a TV technician. End of life directives Philips is paying a lot of attention to produce environmentally-friendly in green focal areas.Your new TV contains materials which can be recycled and reused. At the end of its life specialised companies...
Glossary 100 Hz 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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