Summary of Contents for Philips 32PT6441/37, 26PW6341/37, 30PW6341/37
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.
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Cable Box Connection ...2 Channel Edit ....14 Active Control, AutoPicture, AutoSound, and Incredible Surround are trademarks of Philips Consumer Electronics Company. Copyright 2001 Philips Consumer Electronics.*Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
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ASIC NTENNA AND our home’s signal input might come from a single (75 ohm) round cable, a Converter Box, or from an antenna. In either case the connec- tion to the TV is very easy. If your Cable TV signal or Antenna signal is a round cable (75 ohm) then you're ready to connect to the TV.
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ABLE f your cable signal uses a cable box or decoder, follow the easy steps below to complete the connec- tion. Cable Box (w/RF In/Outputs): This connection will be mono. Connect the Cable Company supplied cable to the signal IN(put) plug on the back of the Cable Box.
ASIC EMOTE Press the POWER button to turn the TV ON. Note: You can also press any button on the front of the TV to turn the TV ON. Press the VOLUME + button to increase the sound level, or the VOLUME –...
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PLAY button to view the tape on the television. ELPFUL Audio and video cables are not sup- plied with the TV, but are available from Philips or electronics retailers. NPUT ONNECTION Back of TV Monitor out AV1 in...
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AV C udio and Video Side Inputs are available for a quick connec- tion of a VCR, to playback video from a camera, or attach a gam- ing device. Use the AV button on the remote control to tune these inputs.
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(S-V IDEO he S(uper)-Video connection on the rear of the TV can provide you with better picture detail and clarity for the playback of accessory sources such as DBS (digital broad- cast satellite), DVD (digital video discs), video games, and S-VHS VCR (video cassette recorder) tapes than the normal antenna picture connec- tions.
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OMPONENT IDEO omponent Video inputs provide for the highest possible color and picture resolution in the play- back of digital signal source materi- al, such as with DVD players. The color difference signals (Pb, Pr) and the luminance (Y) signal are con- nected and received separately, which allows for improved color bandwidth information (not possible...
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ONITOR he Audio/Video (Monitor) Output jacks are great for recording with a VCR or used to connect an exter- nal audio system for better sound reproduction. AUDIO SYSTEM CONNECTION: Connect one end of the R(ight) and L(eft) AUDIO (Monitor Out) jacks on the TV to the R and L audio input jacks on your amplifier or sound sys- tem.
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EMOTE ONTROL UTTON ESCRIPTIONS QUADRASURF Buttons (Red, Green, Yellow, Blue) Allows you to store and surf up to 10 channels you choose for each colored button. SMILEY Button - Press to add channels to the “QuadraSurf” lists. Works with all colored buttons.
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EMOTE ONTROL UTTON ESCRIPTIONS POWER Button - Press to turn the TV on or off. FROWNIE Button - Allows you to delete channels from the “Quadra Surf” lists for the colored buttons. Works with all colored buttons. AUTO PICTURE Button - Press repeatedly to choose from 5 different factory predefined pic- ture settings.
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OW TO SE THE or French and Spanish speaking TV owners an onscreen Language option is present. With the Language control you can set the TV’s on-screen menu to be shown in English, French, or Spanish. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu.
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OW TO USE THE he TUNER MODE control allows you to change the TV’s input signal to either ANTENNA, CABLE, or AUTO mode. It’s important for the TV to know what type of signal to look for (Cable TV or an Antenna). In the AUTO mode, when the AUTO PROGRAM feature is activated, the TV will automatically choose...
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UTOMATICALLY our TV can automatically set itself for local area (or Cable TV) channels. This makes it easy for you to select only the TV sta- tions in your area when the CHANNEL (+), (–) buttons are pressed. Note: Make sure the antenna or cable signal connection has been completed before AUTO PRO- GRAM is activated.
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HANNEL hannel Edit makes it easy for you to ADD or DELETE channels from the list of channels stored in the TV’s memory. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR UP 2 2 or DOWN 9 9 buttons to scroll though the onscreen menu until the word Install is highlighted.
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ICTURE o adjust your TV picture con- trols, select a channel and use the Picture Menu Controls listed below: Brightness Control - Press the CURSOR 6 6 or 5 5 buttons until the darkest parts of the picture are as bright as you pre- fer.
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OUND o adjust your TV sound, select and use the Sound Menu Controls listed below: Treble: Press the CURSOR 6 6 or 5 5 buttons to adjust the con- trol. The control will enhance the high frequency sounds. Bass: Press the CURSOR 6 6 or 5 5 buttons to adjust the con- trol.
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OW TO USE THE n rare cases the video supplied to the TV screen might show slightly tilted one way or another. The Tilt Adjust control will allow you to cor- rect the problem by adjusting the screen in a clockwise or counterclock- wise direction.
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OW TO USE THE our television comes with an onscreen clock. The TV can also be set to turn on or off at a specific time and tune to a specific channel when it powers itself on. Press the MENU button on the remote control to display the onscreen menu.
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OW TO USE THE IMER Make adjustments to the selected items by following the steps below. Time: Enter the current time using the Numbered buttons. Use the CURSOR RIGHT 6 6 or CURSOR LEFT5 5 but- tons to toggle the AM and PM setting.
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CTIVE he Active Control monitors and adjusts incoming video signals to help provide the best picture quality. When you choose to turn the Active Control On, the picture sharpness and noise reduction are controlled automatically. Active Control adjusts these picture set- tings continuously and automati- cally.
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NDERSTANDING he AutoLock™ feature is an inte- grated circuit that receives and processes data sent by broadcasters, or other program providers, that contain program content advisories. When pro- grammed 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 situ-...
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ETTING ver the next few panels you’ll learn how to block channels and get a better understanding of the rating terms for certain pro- gramming. First, let’s start by learning how to set a personal access code: Press the MENU button on the remote to display the onscreen menu.
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LOCK fter your personal access code has been set (see previous page), you are now ready to select the channels or the A/V Inputs you want to block out or censor. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: Press the CURSOR UP 2 2 or DOWN 9 9 buttons until the...
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BLOCK CLEAR ALL CHANNELS AT THE SAME TIME fter blocking specific channels there may come a time when you want to block or clear all the channels at the same time. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: Press the CURSOR UP 2 2 or DOWN 9 9 buttons to select...
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OVIE he AutoLock™ feature can block programming based on the Movie Industry ratings. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: Press the CURSOR UP 2 2 or DOWN 9 9 buttons to high- light the words Movie Rating.
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TV R he AutoLock™ feature can block programming based on the TV Industry ratings. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: Press the CURSOR UP 2 2 or DOWN 9 9 buttons to high- light the words TV Rating.
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BLOCKING OPTIONS utoLock™ offers the viewer other blocking features as well. With these Blocking Options, the censor- ing can be turned ON or OFF. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: Press the CURSOR UP 2 2 or DOWN 9 9 buttons until the words Block Options are high- lighted.
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OW TO USE THE Format Options for models: 26PW6341/37 and 30PW6341/37 any times while watching movies from a DVD player the image is shown in “letter box” for- mat. This is the format that is shown in movie theaters. when shown on a TV screen, the image will have areas of black on top and bottom of the screen.
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LOSED 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 “text boxes” to show dia- logue and conversations while the TV program is in progress. Press the CC button on the remote to display the current Closed Caption setting.
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hether you’re watching a movie or a sporting event, your TV has automatic video con- trol settings matched for your cur- rent program source or content. Press the AUTO PICTURE button on the remote control. The current Auto Picture set- ting will be displayed on the screen.
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UADRA he QuadraSurf™ control allows you set up four different person- al channel Surf lists using the col- ored buttons (on the remote con- trol), each holding up to ten chan- nels in its quick viewing“list.” Press the CHANNEL (+) or (–) buttons (or the NUMBER buttons) to select a channel to add to one of the SURF lists.
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UADRA he Quadra Surf buttons on your remote control allow you to store up to 10 channels per button (40 total). You can even program the A/V Input channels for each button making them a “source” button. Assuming channels have now been added to the four Quadra Surf lists (the four colored buttons, see the previous page), let’s review how the...
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EMOTE f your remote control will not operate your accessory devices, look up the four- digit code listed by your brand on panels 35-37. Please read through steps 1-5 before beginning. Place the TV/VCR/ACC Mode Switch in the proper position. Press the VCR •...
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EMOTE EARCH he Search Method of programming your remote can take as long as 12 minutes to perform so we recommend you use it as a last resort. Please read all the steps below before begin- ning. Press the POWER button on the device your are attempting to program to turn it ON.