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- Page 1 • First Time Setup, and • Feature Operation. Do not attempt to return this product to the store. For fast help, call us first! Model No.: 1-800-531-0039 Serial No.: Thank you for making Philips a part of your home! 3121 235 20422...
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Page 2: Welcome/Registration Of Your Tv
And we’ll do everything in our power to keep you happy with your purchase for many years to come. As a member of the PHILIPS “family,” you’re entitled to protection by one of the most comprehensive war- ranties and outstanding service networks in the industry. - Page 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment Read these instructions. 16. Damage Requiring Service - The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: Keep these instructions. A. The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or Heed all warnings.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Auto Lock™, Auto Picture™, Auto Sound™, QuadraSurf™ are all registered trademarks of Philips Consumer Electronics Company. AutoLock™ Blocking Options .....26 Copyright ©... -
Page 5: Features
TV programs broad- Active Control, APAC, AutoPicture, AutoSound, AutoChron, cast in stereo sound. and Incredible Surround are trademarks of Philips Consumer Electronics Company. Copyright 2001 Philips Consumer QuadraSurf™ Buttons allow you to store up to 40 of your Electronics. -
Page 6: Jack Panel Descriptions And Required Cables
ANEL ESCRIPTIONS AND EQUIRED ABLES he television is equipped with external input and output jacks for use with optional accessory devices such as VCRs, DVD Player, Gaming Units, Video Cameras, etc. The follow- ing gives a brief explanation of the different types of jacks available and the type of cables needed to make connections. -
Page 7: Using The Av 1 Input Jacks
SING THE NPUT ACKS he TV’s audio/video input jacks are for NOTE: Repeatedly pressing the AV button on the remote control will toggle the direct picture and sound connections picture source from the current channel, the AV channel, then the CVI channel. between the TV and a VCR (or similar device) that has audio/video output jacks. -
Page 8: Using The Cvi Jacks (Component Video Input)
CVI (C SING THE OMPONENT IDEO NPUT ACKS omponent Video inputs provide for the highest possible color and picture resolu- tion in the playback of digital signal source material, such as with DVD players. The color difference signals (Pb, Pr) and the lumi- The CVI connection will be dominate nance (Y) signal are connected and received over the AV in Video Input. -
Page 9: Using The Av Output Jacks
AV O SING THE ACKS he AV (Audio/Video) out jacks are great for recording with a VCR or used to con- JACK PANEL nect an external audio system for better sound Located on the back of the TV reproduction. ANT 75‰ For Audio System Connection: Monitor out AV1 in... -
Page 10: Picture
DJUSTING THE ICTURE ONTROLS o adjust your TV picture controls, select a channel and follow these steps. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. PIC- TURE will be highlighted. Picture Brightness Press the CURSOR RIGHT button and Sound Color Features... -
Page 11: How To Use The Dnr (Noise Reduction) Control
DNR (D OW TO SE THE IGITAL OISE EDUCTION ONTROL or reasons such as poor cable reception, the picture can sometimes appear slightly “speckled” (or has signal noise shown in the picture). The DNR (Dynamic Noise Reduction) control can help eliminate this type of interfer- ence and improve the quality of the picture. -
Page 12: How To Use The Contrast+ (Black Stretch) Control
+ (B OW TO SE THE ONTRAST LACK TRETCH ONTROL he Contrast + (Black Stretch) control helps to “sharpen” the picture quality. The black portions of the picture become richer in darkness and the whites become brighter. Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu. -
Page 13: Adjusting The Treble Control
DJUSTING THE REBLE ALANCE ONTROLS esides the normal volume level control, your TV also has individual sound-adjust- ment controls. The TREBLE (high frequen- cy), BASS (low frequency), and Speaker BAL- ANCE may all be used to adjust the sound playback of TV programs. Main Press the MENU button on the remote Picture... -
Page 14: How To Use The Avl Control
AVL (A OW TO SE THE UTOMATIC OLUME EVELER ONTROL n most cases, the volume levels coming from broadcast programming or commer- cials are never the same. With the AVL (Audio Volume Leveler) control turned ON, you can have the TV level out sound that is being heard. -
Page 15: How To Use The Incredible Surround Control
OW TO SE THE NCREDIBLE URROUND ONTROL he Incredible Surround feature adds greater depth and dimension to both mon- aural (MONO) and stereo TV sound. With the control set to INCR. SURROUND (Incredible Surround), the TV’s speakers can add even wider sound separation to normal broadcasts. -
Page 16: How To Set The Tv To Receive Secondary Audio Programming, Also Known As The Sap Control
SAP (S ETTING THE ECONDARY UDIO ROGRAMS SAP signal is an additional part of the stereo broadcast system. Sent as a third audio channel, a SAP signal can be heard apart from the current TV program sound. TV sta- tions are free to use SAP for any number of pur- poses. -
Page 17: How To Set The Stereo Control
ETTING THE ECEIVE TEREO ROGRAMMING ou can receive broadcast stereo TV pro- grams. The TV has both an amplifier and twin speakers through which the stereo sound can be heard. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. -
Page 18: How To Use The Timer Controls
OW TO SE THE IMER ONTROLS he Timer Controls allow you to use your TV as an alarm clock if set to turn itself on and off at a specific time. It also can be set to tune to a specific channel at a specific time. Press the CLOCK button on the remote. -
Page 19: How To Use The Autolock™ Controls: Understanding The Autolock™ Feature
™ F NDERSTANDING THE EATURE he AutoLock™ feature receives and processes data sent by broadcasters or ovie Rating other program providers that contain pro- V Rating gram content advisories. When programmed V-Y7 by the viewer, a TV with AutoLock™ can PG-13 respond to the content advisories and block V-PG... -
Page 20: Setting Up An Autolock™ Access Code
™ A ETTING P AN CCESS utoLock allows parents to block out or “censor” any channels they think children should not watch. A channel blocked by the Picture Brightness Sound Color AutoLock control cannot be viewed until a Features Picture Install Sharpness correct access code is used to unlock the chan-... -
Page 21: How To Block All Channels At The Same Time
™ OW TO LOCK HANNELS SING fter your personal access code has been set (see the previous page), you are ready to select the channels or inputs you want to block out or censor. Press the NUMBERED (or CH +, –) Picture Brightness buttons to tune the channel you wish... -
Page 22: How To Block Channels
™ OW TO LEAR LOCKED HANNELS SING arious onscreen messages will appear when someone tries to view blocked pro- gramming. The message is determined by how the current programming is blocked. You may view the blocked programming and turn OFF Picture Brightness Sound... -
Page 23: How To Clear All Blocked Channels At The Same Time
OW TO LOCK HANNELS AT THE here may come a time when you want to Block All the television’s channels. Maybe you don’t want your children to watch TV for a given time. With the Block All control, ALL available channels (including the A/V Inputs) can be set to block at the same time Picture Brightness... -
Page 24: Blocking Programming Based On Movie Ratings
OW TO LOCK ROGRAMMING ASED ON OVIE ATINGS fter your personal access code has been set, you can select specific movie ratings that you want to censor. Press the MENU button on the remote Picture Brightness to display the on-screen menu. Sound Color Features... -
Page 25: Blocking Programming Based On Tv Ratings
TV R OW TO LOCK ROGRAMMING ASED ON ATINGS his portion of the AutoLock features cover program ratings based on the TV Industry rating system. This is known as TV Ratings within AutoLock. After selecting the Autolock feature and enter- ing your personal access code, the AutoLock AutoLock options screen appears;... -
Page 26: Autolock™ Blocking Options
™ B SING THE LOCKING PTIONS utoLock offers the viewer other blocking features as well. With these Blocking Picture Brightness Options, the censoring can be turned ON or Sound Color OFF. Features Picture Install Sharpness Picture Timer Tint Sound AutoLock Press the MENU button on the ore... -
Page 27: How To Use The Closed Captioning Control
OW TO USE THE LOSED APTIONING ONTROL losed Captioning (CC) allows you to read the voice content of television pro- grams on the TV screen. Designed to help the hearing impaired, this feature uses on-screen “text boxes” to show dialogue and conversa- tions while the TV program is in progress. -
Page 28: Control
OW TO ET THE LEEP IMER ONTROL ave you ever fallen asleep in front of the TV, only to have it wake you up at two in the morning with a test pattern sound screeching in your ears? Well, your TV can enable you to avoid that discomfort by auto- matically turning itself off. -
Page 29: Using The Autopicture™ Control
™ C OW TO SE THE ICTURE ONTROL hether you’re watching a movie or a video game, your TV has automatic video control settings that will match with your current program source or content. AutoPicture™ quickly resets your TV’s video controls for a number of different types of programs and viewing conditions that you may have in your home. -
Page 30: Using The Autosound™ Control
™ C OW TO SE THE OUND ONTROL utoSound™ allows you to select from three factory-set controls and a personal control that you set according to your own preferences through the onscreen Sound menu. The three factory-set controls (Voice, Music, and Theatre) enable you to tailor the TV sound so as to enhance the particular pro- gram you are watching. - Page 31 SING THE UADRA UTTONS “list” or series of previously viewed channels can be selected with the Quadra SURF (colored) buttons on your remote con- trol. With this feature you can easily switch between different TV programs that currently interest you. The Quadra Surf control allows Select List! you set up four different personal Surf lists using the colored buttons (on the remote con-...
- Page 32 SING THE UADRA UTTONS he Quadra Surf buttons on your remote control allow you to store up to 10 chan- nels per button (40 total). This is a great fea- ture if you want to store all your favorite Sports channels, Movie channels, or News channels in one surf list.
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Page 33: Eneral Nformation Troubleshooting
ROUBLESHOOTING No Power Remote Does Not Work • Check the TV power cord. Unplug the TV, wait 10 seconds, • Check the batteries. If necessary, replace them with AA then reinsert the plug into the outlet and push the POWER Heavy Duty (Zinc Chloride) or Alkaline batteries. -
Page 34: Care And Cleaning
ARE AND LEANING WARNING Concerning Stationary Images on the TV LACEMENT OF THE Screen: • To avoid cabinet warping, cabinet color changes, and Do not leave stationary or letterbox images on screen increased chance of set failure, do not place the TV where for extended periods of time. -
Page 35: Glossary Of Terms
LOSSARY OF ELEVISION ERMS Alternate Channel • Allows you to toggle between the last two Menu • An onscreen list of feature controls available for you to channels viewed by pressing the A/CH button on the remote adjust or set. control. -
Page 36: Index
NDEX Alternate Channel Control ......33 Jack Panel Input/Output Connections AutoLock™ Controls Audio/Video Cables ....... .6 Access Code . -
Page 37: Limited Warranty
RENEWED 90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY...