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Wall mounting instruction - Safety note See supplied booklet. Use the poster supplied as template to determine the location of the holes. Use at least two outside holes. The distance between the two outside holes is 16”. Failing to do this may cause instability resulting in injury. 1.
Your remote control p. 26 selection of VGA, A/V 1, A/V 2,A/V 3 peripheral selection TV selection p. 17 dual screen on/off p. 10 volume key sound mute p. 10 picture format p. 10 bilingual choice p. 11 continuous subtitles / subtitle language selection (DVD - Digital Video Disc) p.
EXTERNAL REAR FRONT SPEAKERS SPEAKERS RO3 / AAA Preparation Make sure that the wall mount (see wall mounting instructions supplied) is being fixed securely enough so that it can carry at least 50 kg. Do not insert the power plug in a wall socket before all connections are made.
Menu Language INSTALLATION Automatic Installation Manual Installation Give Name English Chinese MENU LANGUAGE Installation Select the Open the door of the remote control. Press at the same time. To use the menus Use the keys to select a menu or menu item. Press the OK key to activate.
AUTOMATIC Automatic Installation INSTALLATION Searching O%...100% AUTOMATIC Automatic Installation INSTALLATION MANUAL System INSTALLATION Search Channel No. Store Automatic installation In the Automatic Installation menu select On with the the searching. All TV channels are searched for and stored automatically. Wait until the Searching bar at the bottom of the screen has disappeared. Press one of the colour menu keys on the door of the remote control to return to the Installation menu.
Menu Language INSTALLATION Automatic Installation Manual Installation Give Name Reshuffle Favourite Channels Setup Audio Output SETUP CD-i/Photo CD Ext Amplifier Setup 1 Setup 2 Surround Mode SETUP 1 Centre Mode Install TV setup Select Setup in the INSTALLATION Use the red menu key to return or to switch the displayed menu off. Audio Output If you have audio equipment connected to your receiver, you can select two types of audio output.
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Surround Mode SETUP 1 Centre Mode Information Line SETUP 2 Picture mute Surround Mode According to the broadcast sound modes, select the Surround Sound possibilities: Pro Logic with Dolby Pro Logic broadcasting. Nice effects can be reached in Pro Logic mode with good stereo broadcasts. Dolby 3 Stereo if no surround speakers are connected or if oversynthesized sounds result in annoying surround effects.
The keys in front of the receiver box Should your remote be lost or broken you can still change some of the basic picture and sound settings. • Press the repeatedly to select Volume, Brightness, Colour or Contrast. • Press the Volume - or + key to adjust the chosen selection. Note: If the message Child Lock On appears, the child lock must be switched off LOCAL MENU...
Select your computer or external A/V sources Press this key repeatedly to select , according to A/V 1, A/V 2, A/V 3 A/V 4 where you connected your peripherals (see p. 26). Mode selection Press this key repeatedly to indicate the peripheral equipment you want to operate with the remote control.
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Continuous subtitles TV channels with teletext often transmit certain channels with subtitling. Switch on teletext and select the proper subtitle page from the index. Press to store the subtitle page. Switch off teletext. Every time a channel of the selected TV channel is subtitled, the subtitling will be available for that channel.
VCR 1 TUNER VCR 2 TAPE activate select adjustments channel list æ features menu sound menu picture menu Sleeptimer FEATURES Child Lock General PP store Message Timers VGA Input Contrast PICTURE Brightness Colour (Sharpness) Colour Temperature (VGA) Horizontal Shift Vertical Shift Use of the menus Press the red, green or yellow colour key to display/cancel the menu.
Balance SOUND Graphic Equalizer Sound Mode Spatial Headphone Dolby Pro Logic Install Bass Treble GRAPHIC EQUALIZER 0.1KHz 0.3KHz 1KHz 3KHz 10KHz Volume HEADPHONE Balance Source Sound menu • Store the modified adjustments for Balance, Treble and Bass values from the Graphic Equalizer menu and Spatial, as well as the headphone volume and balance for all TV channels with General PP store in the Graphic Equalizer...
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Balance SOUND Graphic Equalizer Sound Mode Spatial Headphone Dolby Pro Logic Install Left Right Centre Rear Test DOLBY Centre Volume PRO LOGIC Balance INSTALL Rear Volume Surround Mode Pro Logic Dolby 3 Stereo Hall Dolby* Pro Logic Install Adjust the volume balance level of the loudspeakers Most channels will sound good with the volume balance between the centre, left, right and rear loudspeakers in an equally loud position.
VCR 1 TUNER VCR 2 TAPE activate select adjustments æ features menu Sleeptimer FEATURES Child Lock General PP store Message Timers VGA Input Message ... Change MESSAGE Clear Features menu Press the yellow key to display/cancel the Use the key to select a menu item. Press the OK key to activate.
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Sleeptimer FEATURES Child Lock General PP store Message Timers VGA Input Actual Time TIMERS Channel Start Time Cancel Timer Timers With the Timers menu you can make your TV automatically switch to a specific channel number from standby or switch over to a different channel number at a specific time and date.
VCR 1 TUNER VCR 2 TAPE SELECT AUDIO EXT2 EXT 2 Dual Screen Press the b key to switch on Dual Screen. The TV screen will be divided in 2 different pictures. The picture on the left side is the selected TV channel. The picture on the right side is the picture from the TV channel in the favourite channel list following on the selected TV channel or from a peripheral.
VCR 1 TUNER VCR 2 TAPE æ 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. Look for the teletext page with the main index (usually p. 100). TV channels are sometimes subtitled for the hard of hearing.
VCR 1 TUNER VCR 2 TAPE SELECT AUDIO Select the index teletext page • Press the white colour key to display the main index (usually p. 100). Only for the T.O.P teletext broadcasts : T.O.P orders the pages in categories and adds other possibilities of enhancing ease of use.
Connect Peripheral Equipment There is a wide range of audio and video equipment that can be connected to your receiver. The following connection diagrams show you how to connect it to the back or the front side of the receiver. Video recorder Note: Do not place your video recorder too close to the screen as some video recorders may be susceptible for signals out of the display.
Video recorder and other A/V peripherals (except CD-i/Photo CD) CVBS AUDIO L/R VHS/UHF CABLE DVD,... • Interconnect your video recorder with extra antenna cables. • To obtain better picture quality, also connect the Video, Audio left and Audio right (only for stereo equipment) cables to the inputs of sockets.
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Audio Output SETUP CD-i/Photo CD Ext. Amplifier Setup 1 Setup 2 CVBS AUDIO L/R VIDEO AUDIO CD-i/Photo CD • Connect the cable of your CD-i/Photo CD CVBS AUDIO L/R CD-i • Press • Select CD-i/Photo CD in the Setup menu. •...
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EXTERNAL INTERNAL SPEAKERS SPEAKERS EXTERNAL CENTRE SPEAKERS EXTERNAL REAR FRONT SPEAKERS SPEAKERS External speakers You can replace the left, right and centre speakers of your set by three extra speakers, min. 8 Ohm. • Connect the three speakers to the connector clips at the back of the receiver.
Connect your computer • Connect one end of a VGA cable (not supplied) to the video card of the computer and the other end to the the receiver or at the VGA connector behind the door at the front of the receiver.
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Daisy chaining The Active Loop Thru facility makes it possible to make a daisy chain. Connect the monitors (max. 2) before inserting the mains plug in the wall socket. • Connect another VGA cable to the receiver and to the connector of a second VGA monitor.
VCR 1 TUNER VCR 2 TAPE ZOOM To select connected equipment Equipment connected with an aerial cable only : • Select the channel number under which you have stored the test signal of that equipment with the digit keys. Equipment connected with audio/video and multimedia cables •...
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These keys function with Philips video recorders. DVD keys • Press the M key repeatedly until the arrow in the display indicates your DVD.
Record with your video recorder If you have connected a S-VHS videorecorder you can only record quality from a S-VIDEO from a peripheral connected immediately to the S-VHS videorecorder. S-VIDEO (E.g. from a S-VHS camcorder) 1. Record a TV program using only an antenna cable •...
TV programs regularly or for PC use you can turn on a screen saver in your computer. Philips built in an automatic slight shift of the picture every 15 minutes to avoid this effect and to prolong the life of the screen.
International guarantee conditions This product is guaranteed by Philips for a period of one year after the date of purchase against defects due to faulty workmanship or materials. The guarantee covers both parts and labour. Service under guarantee is only provided upon presentation of reasonable evidence (e.g.
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Philips Consumer Service Customer Information Centre 3 Figtree Drive Homebush Bay NSW 2140 Phone (02) 131124 (02) 7467970 NEW ZEALAND Philips New Zealand Ltd. Consumer Help Desk 2 Wagener Place Mt. Albert P.O. Box 1041 Auckland Phone 0800 658 224 (toll free)
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Consumer Information Centres PAKISTAN Philips Electr. Ind. of Pakistan Ltd. Service Centre Mubarak Manzil 39 Garden Road Karachi-3 Phone (021) 7737411 16 (021) 7726504 Philips Consumer Service Centre 168-F Adamjee Road Rawalpindi Cantt. Phone (051) 580902 3 (051) 584944 PHILIPPINES Philips Electronics and Lighting Inc.
Power consumption Dimensions - width - height - depth Weight (approx. and excluding packaging) Note: the specification is subjected to change without notification. 42PW9982/69 42” 106 cm Wide screen (16:9) PAL BGDKI, SECAM BGDK NTSC M PAL, SECAM, NTSC, VGA...
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