Table of contents Important Your Digital Terrestrial Receiver What’s in the box? What you also need Digital Terrestrial Receiver overview Main menu overview How to read this manual Getting started Prepare Connect Install Using your Digital Terrestrial Receiver Watching live TV Using options Settings Video Settings...
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Your receiver is powered using an AC adaptor. The Digital Terrestrial Receiver has been manufactured to meet the appropriate safety standards, but the instructions below must be followed to operate it safely. These instructions must be kept for future reference. Danger •...
Your Digital Terrestrial Receiver Thank you for purchasing this product which has been designed and manufactured to give you many years of trouble-free service. What’s in the box? Digital Terrestrial Receiver SCART cable Smart card Caution Plastic bags can be dangerous. To avoid suffocation keep the bag away from babies and children.
What you also need Coaxial cable Digital Terrestrial Receiver overview Main Unit Main unit backside Remote control unit Your Digital Terrestrial Receiver Main unit A IR Receiver B Status led C Smart Card slot Main unit backside A TV B VCR C SPDIF E F G D L/R AUDIO OUT...
Main menu overview Press the MENU key to access the main menu. Use the arrow keys through the different options. Press OK to validate your choice. Note For menu full overview, see chapter 5. How to read this manual This User Manual contains all informations you need to: •...
Close the battery compartment. Note Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the front panel and select the desired function. Caution Do not mix batteries or keep them in the remote control for long periods of time without use. Batteries must not be disposed of with your household waste but to a local separate battery collection system.
Install Press B on the remote control and wait a few seconds to switch the receiver on. The receiver is on: the LED is green. The receiver is in standby mode: the LED is red. During a software loading: the LED is blinking. At the fi...
As soon as the scan is completed, a window is displayed. Press OK to close it. Press OK again. Now all the available channels are scanned and registered on your Digital Terrestrial Receiver. Note If the signal quality is poor, a message prompting you to check your antenna/cable is displayed.
Volume Control To decrease or increase the volume level, use the volume keys VOL +/-. A change of volume is shown on-screen using a bar graph. To mute the sound, press the icon in the bar graph indicates audio mute. This icon disappears after a few seconds.
Using options Some channels occasionally provide sound, subtitle and/or text options. If a channel provides one or more of these options, the respective symbol is displayed in the right corner of the information banner when calling up the channel. • for sound options •...
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Picture Scaling This option allows you to determine the scaling of the picture. The effect of a selected option is visible in the background instantly. If you have chosen 16:9 format, the next three picture scaling are available. Pillarbox Reduces the picture in 4:3 mode for 16:9 format TV to scale, and for this purpose inserts two black bars left and right on the screen.
TV Output Format For the video output TV, the formats RGB, Video (CVBS) and S-Video (Y/C) are provided. Here RGB is the correct selection in most cases. VCR Output Format Here you can choose between Video (CVBS) and S-Video (Y/C). AFD Automatic The broadcast picture format may deviate from the picture format to be displayed.
Info Banner Automatic When a new programme begins, the information banner is automatically shown as a default. If you want to remove this option, select Off. Note This option is only available if the value set under Info Banner Duration is at least 4 seconds.
Use more of your Digital Terrestrial Receiver This chapter gives a complete description of the functionalities of your Digital Terrestrial Receiver. Digital Terrestrial Receiver full overview Main unit Main unit backside Main unit A IR Receiver B Status led Green: the receiver is on Red: standby mode Blinking: software update in progress C Smart Card slot...
Remote control full overview Remote control unit Remote control unit - Switch on or to standby mode B c - Subtitle C TEXT (not applicable) / k Page up D l Page down E EPG - Open / Close the Programme Guide F Navigation keys - Move up/down, left/right OK: confi...
Using channel list Press LIST/FAV to call up the channel list. Note If no other window on the screen is opened, you can also call up the channel list by pressing the OK key. This list contains all TV channels the device has found and stored during automatic channel scan.
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Press the yellow key to access the fi lter options. You may fi lter the channel list by criteria such as free or scrambled broadcasts or by network / provider. You may sort the list by numbers or alphabetically. Use the arrow keys to navigate inside the Filter channels screen.
Extended installation Press the MENU key. Highlight the second menu item Search for Channels using the arrow key then press OK. After the fi rst installation (refer to chapter Install), it may be required to search for channels again or to add specifi c channels that are additionally broadcast.
Successively select the adjustable values using the arrow key or . • The desired Frequency is set with the arrow key • The frequency in MHz is entered via the numerical keys of the remote control. Choose whether All channels or channels that are Free to air only are to be searched for.
Timer By means of the timer setting, you can switch your Digital Terrestrial Receiver on and off at a specifi c time. For example, it can allow a recording with a recorder device. The device then automatically switches on in the standby mode.
Switching off current timer functions Note During a timer programme, no key is activated. To switch off the timer function: Press the Standby key A programme message is displayed. Press the OK key. A message telling that the Timer is deleted appears.
Carrying out software update Note For this purpose, your Digital Terrestrial Receiver has to be set to standby mode. Every night between 1 am and 5 am, your Digital Terrestrial Receiver checks whether a software update is available. If a new software is available, you will receive a message, at the next switch on of your Digital Terrestrial Receiver to accept the update.
Receiver Lock Set this option to On if you want to protect your complete device against unauthorized access. So, at the next switch on, the PIN code will be requested (the PIN code is set to 0000 at the factory). Menu lock Set this option to On if you want to protect your menus against unauthorized access.
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Accessories and connections Recorder connection Connect the supplied scart cable to the VCR scart socket at the rear of the Digital Terrestrial Receiver and to the scart input EXT1 of the recorder. Connect the aerial cable from the wall socket to the RF IN socket at the rear of the Digital Terrestrial Receiver.
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Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing this Philips product. For the Philips warranty applicable to this product, we refer you to the Philips website www.philips.com/guarantee. In the event you do not have an Internet connection, please contact your local Philips Consumer Care Centre.
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Technical data The product complies with the following European council Directive: 2006/95/CE. Specifi cations Connectivity •Terrestrial antenna interface: RF in, IEC 169-2, RF out, (bypass) IEC 169-2 •Audio Output - Digital: Optical (TOSLINK) •TV scart out: CVBS, RGB, Audio L/R •VCR scart out: Audio L/R, CVBS Convenience •Ease of Installation: Autoinstall...
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Frequently asked questions This chapter gives the most frequently asked questions and answers about your Digital Terrestrial Receiver. Connection On-screen display working but there is no reception Check the installation Intermittent reception Check all connections and cables The picture is not sharp and on-screen text is diffi...
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