Page 1: Table Of Contents
Use of the menus Picture menu 10 Sound menu 10 Features menu 11 12-15 Teletext 16-18 The keys on top of the TV 18 Connect peripheral equipment Connecting and selecting equipment 19-22 Remote control functions for peripherals 22-23 Recording 24 Tips 25...
Page 2: Installation
Preparation Installation p. 4 yÚ MODE DVD/Satellite selection p. 23 Videorecorder selection p. 22 æ /TXT guide on/off p. 12 main menu on/off MENU p. 10 volume up/down p. 8 ¬ sound mute p. 8 programme selection p. 8 Peripherals p. 22 selection of EXT1, EXT2 or FRONT smart sound p.
Page 3: Preparation
Switch the TV on : Press the power switch A on the front of your TV. A red indicator on the front of the TV lights up and the screen comes on. If the TV is in standby mode (see p. 8), press the - P+ key on the remote control.
Page 4: Installation
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.
Page 5: Automatic Installation
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.
Page 6: Give Name
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,...
Page 7: 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. The Setup menu contains items that control the settings of the TV’s functions, features, services and peripherals you may have connected.
Page 8: Operation
To select a TV channel. For a two digit programme number, enter the second digit within 2 seconds. To switch immediately to a selected one digit TV channel, keep the digit key pressed a bit longer. Previous programme The previously selected TV channel is displayed.
Page 9: Use Of The Remote Control
SMART ACTIVE CONTROL Active control Active control is a pro-active and automatic system.The TV continuously measures and corrects all incoming signals in order to provide the best picture possible. Press the h key to select the Active Control values Off or On.
Page 10: Use Of The Menus
Tint Select the colour temperature: Digital Scan (Line Flicker Reduction) (if provided) In certain circumstances while watching TV programmes it may be preferable to switch off the digital scan line flicker reduction. Press the cursor left/right to select Dynamic Contrast...
Page 11: Features Menu
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.
Page 12: Teletext Guide
The broadcaster is responsible for the contents of the information. The TV is responsible for the capture of that information and for the presentation to the user. Use of the Teletext Guide/ &...
Page 13 Video Programming via Teletext (VPT) requirements. Every time you press the æ key, the programme guide page of the selected TV channel will be available if the TV channel does not support The function items record, remind and info, corresponding with the coloured keys, become highlighted if the displayed programme page satisfies the Video Programming via Teletext (VPT) requirements.
Page 14: Nex Tv Iew
- a message will be displayed 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. Note: Recordings and reminders are not possible when the broadcaster does not transmit dates and times of the programmes.
Page 15 Upload video recorder overview (only with Philips sets) When the TV is switched on, the timer recordings are uploaded to the TV to check if any manual addition or deletions have been done.This is shown in the overview.
Page 16: Teletext
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 •...
Page 17: Select The Index Teletext Page
Press i. A T.O.P. overview of the teletext subjects available is displayed. Not all TV channels broadcast T.O.P. teletext.When the teletext system is not T.O.P. teletext, a message appears at the top of the screen. Select with the cursor up/down, left/right the desired subject and press the OK key.
Page 18: Teletext
When the menu adjustment is not displayed, the P- or + keys enable you to select the TV channels, the V - or + keys to adjust the volume. The selected adjustment automatically switches off when no action has been executed for 10 seconds.
Page 19: Connect Peripheral Equipment
& Unplug the aerial cable 1 from the aerial socket x of your video recorder. é 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.
Page 20 Connect Peripheral Equipment Camera & camcorder & Connect your camera or camcorder to sockets at the right side of your TV. é Connect the equipment to equipment. Press the X key repeatedly to select the sound coming from one or both loudspeakers of your TV.
Page 21 é Audio equipment / Amplifier AUDIO Insert the plug into the headphone socket L at the right side of the TV. Press ¬ on the remote control to switch off the internal loudspeakers of the TV. The headphone impedance must be between 8 and 4000 Ohm.
Page 22: Remote Control Functions For Peripherals
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.
Page 23 These keys function with equipment which use the RC5 signalling standard. DVD player Press the OK simultaneously with the digit key 2. Now you can operate your DVD player with the remote control of your TV. Keep the key on the left side of the remote control pressed and...
Page 24: Recording
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.
Page 25: Tips
TV screen. Poor Picture • Have you selected the correct TV system? • Is your TV or house aerial located too close to loudspeakers, non-earthed audio equipment or neon lights, etc.? • Mountains or high buildings can cause double pictures or ghost images.
Page 26: Glossary
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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