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42PFL7403S/60

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  • Page 1 Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome 42PFL7403S/60 LCD television ________________________________ Téléviseur LCD ________________________________ LCD-Fernsehgerät ________________________________ РУС ЖК-TB ________________________________...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Watch and play photos and music 20 5.10 Listen to digital radio channels 22 5.11 Software update 22 Register your product and get support at Channel installation 25 www.philips.com/welcome. Automatic channel installation 25 Manual channel installation 27 Rearrange stored channels 27 Channel management 28...
  • Page 4 Microsoft cause no adverse health effects. Do not open or remove covers and Corporation in the United States Philips confirms that if its products are do not insert objects in the ventilation and/or other countries handled properly for their intended...
  • Page 5: Important

    Important Read this user manual before you start to use this • Stationary images product. Avoid stationary images as much as possible. If you cannot, reduce screen contrast and Pay attention to this section and closely follow the brightness to prevent damage to the screen. instructions.
  • Page 6: Your Tv

    Your TV This section gives you an overview of the controls and functions of this TV. Television overview Remote control Controls VOLUME MENU PROGRAM POWER Indicator light Remote control sensor Volume up and down Menu Program/Channel up and down Power switch Connectors Switch On or switch to Standby Programme guide...
  • Page 7: Product Highlights

    Product highlights Get started Your new TV is equipped with some of the most modern audio or video innovations. This section helps you with the positioning and the Your TV offers the following advantages ... first time installation of the TV. Full High Definition LCD display Position the TV A full HD resolution of 1920x1080p, the highest...
  • Page 8: Wall Mounting - Vesa

    ) Caution Consider the TV’s weight when you wall mount it. Improper mounting can result in severe injury or damage. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. bears no responsibility for improper mounting or mounting that results in accident or injury. Your TV is prepared for VESA compliant wall mounting.
  • Page 9: Remote Control Batteries

    Remote control batteries Power cable ‡ Open the battery cover on the back of the Keep the mains plug at the wall socket accessible at remote control. all time. ® Insert the 2 batteries supplied (Type AA-R6- The TV is never powered off completely and 1,5V).
  • Page 10: Use Your Tv

    Watch TV Use your TV Learn how to operate your TV for daily use. 4.2.1 Switch channels ‡ To switch TV channels: • Press a number (1 to 999) or press P+ or P- Turn on or off - Standby on your remote control.
  • Page 11: Watch Channels From A Digital Receiver

    Watch channels from a If the picture does not appear: digital receiver ‡ Press the Source v key. ® Press o or œ to select where you connected ‡ Switch on the digital receiver. your DVD player. Ò Press The picture from your receiver automatically appears on the screen.
  • Page 12: Use More Of Your Tv

    Use more of your TV This section helps you perform advanced TV • make advantage of Electronic Programme Guide operations including how to: • set locks and timers • use the menus • set subtitles and select a subtitle language •...
  • Page 13: Tv Menus

    TV menus 15 +P- Channel up or down To switch to the next or previous channel in the channel list. With the on screen menus you install your TV, 16 Menu adjust picture and sound settings and access To switch the menu on or off features.
  • Page 14: Picture And Sound Settings

    rNote: 5.2.2 Use of the menu Learn to use the menus with this example. More choices come available when digital channels ‡ Press Menu. are installed and broadcasted. The TV menu appears on the screen. Picture and Sound settings TV menu Smart settings The first time you switched on the TV you have Picture...
  • Page 15 - Advanced sharpness Enables superior sharpness, especially on lines TV menu Picture and contours in the picture. Smart settings Contrast - Dynamic contrast Picture Brightness Sets the level at which the TV automatically Sound Colour enhances the details in dark, middle and light areas of the picture.
  • Page 16 • Auto format (Not for PC.) 5.3.5 Sound settings Enlarges the picture automatically to fill the This section describes how to adjust all sound screen. Subtitles remain visible. You can set Auto settings. ‡ Press Menu and select Sound. format in two different modes. ®...
  • Page 17: Teletext

    Teletext • Surround mode To select a more spatial sound if broadcasted or if available from a connected device. Your TV has a 1200 pages memory that stores • Headphone volume broadcasted teletext pages and subpages to reduce Changes the volume of the headphone. waiting time.
  • Page 18 5.4.4 Dual screen teletext (not available for • Language channels with Digital Text services) Some languages use a different set of characters. View the TV channel and teletext next to each Switch to the other group to show the text other.
  • Page 19: Create Favourite Channel Lists

    Create favourite channel 5.5.3 Select a channel from a favourite list lists ‡ Press The last selected channel list appears. ® Use o or to highlight a channel. View the All channels list or set up a Favourite list Ò Press of your own with your preferred TV channels and radio stations.
  • Page 20: Electronic Programme Guide

    Electronic Programme Programme guide Tue., 12 Sep Guide - EPG - Around 09:55 Next BBC ONE 07:50 Commonwealth 12:30 Commonwealth The Electronic Programme guide is an on screen 09:50 Tweenies 10:15 Something Special BBC TWO guide to scheduled digital TV programmes. 09:00 The Wright Stuff 10:30...
  • Page 21: Timers And Locks

    Timers and locks Ò Enter the overriding code 8-8-8-8. † Enter a new personal code. º Confirm your new entered code. This section describes how to switch the TV on or off at a specified time and to lock or unlock the TV. The previous code is erased and the new code is stored.
  • Page 22: Subtitles

    5.8.1 Subtitling from analogue TV channels ‡ Select an analogue TV channel. Philips is not responsible if your USB device is not ® Press Teletext to switch on Teletext. supported nor shall Philips accept any liability for Ò Enter the three number pagenumber of the damage or loss of stored data.
  • Page 23 5.9.3 Watch your pictures, start a • Slide time slideshow and play music Sets the time lag for the picture transitions: Look up your pictures in the Picture album of your Short, Medium or Long. USB device. • Rotate ‡ Select the Picture folder for the picture files you To rotate a picture.
  • Page 24: Listen To Digital Radio Channels

    π Remove the USB memory device from the TV. 5.11 Software update Step 2: Software download from the PC to Philips continually tries to improve its products. To the USB device ‡ Insert the USB memory device into a PC linked benefit, update the TV software regularly.
  • Page 25 ‡ Switch on the TV. ® Insert the USB memory device to the USB connector at the side of the TV. ‹ The TV switches off. The screen stays black for about 10 seconds. Please, wait. Ò The TV switches off. The screen stays black for about 10 seconds.
  • Page 26: Channel Installation

    • Preferred teletext languages Channel installation Select one of the available teletext languages as primary referred and secondary preferred The first time you turned on your TV language. • you have selected the language of the TV menus • Hearing impaired and the country where you are located Select On to display the hearing impaired subtitle •...
  • Page 27 6.2 Analogue: Manual installation If you want to rename, reorder or uninstall stored channels, see section 6.3 Rearrange channels. You can tune-in analogue TV channels channel by channel manually with Manual installation. Step 4 Clock, time zone and daylight saving selection Only available when the country selected supports 6.2.1...
  • Page 28: Rearrange Stored Channels

    Ò Press π to enter the channel list. 6.2.3 Fine tune a channel † Press o or œ in the channel list to select the Fine tune a found channel when the reception is poor. channel you want to uninstall or reinstall. ‡...
  • Page 29: Digital Reception Test

    Digital reception test If you receive Digital TV broadcasting you can verify the quality and signal strength of a specific channel. ‡ Select a channel. ® Press Menu. Ò Select Setup > Installation > Channel installation > Digital:Test reception. † Press π to enter º...
  • Page 30: Connections (Dvd, Receiver

    Connections Connection overview Side connectors Headphones Stereo Mini jack Audio L/R Audio L/R input to be used together with Video or S-Video on the side of the TV. Video Video input to be used together with the Audio L/R on the side of the TV. S-Video S-Video input to be used together with the Audio L/R on the side of the TV.
  • Page 31: About Connections

    About connections YPbPr – Higher quality Use the Component Video YPbPr connections 7.2.1 What you need to know together with Audio Left and Right. Match the cable Connect your device with the highest possible colours when you connect. quality connection. YPbPr can handle HD TV signals.
  • Page 32: Connection Assistant

    Video - Basic quality 7.2.3 Display synchronised audio out Use a Video (cinch) cable together with an Audio For the best match of image and sound in speech L/R (cinch) cable. Match the cable colours when on screen, connect a Home Theatre System to you connect.
  • Page 33 7.4.1 DVD player Use a scart cable to connect the device to the EXT1 input at the back of the TV. EXT 3 EXT 2 EXT 1 SERVICE UART Y Pb Pr DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO DVD Player 7.4.2 DVD Recorder or Digital Receiver Use a scart cable and 2 antenna cables.
  • Page 34 7.4.4 DVD Recorder and Home Theatre System Use a scart cable, 2 antenna cables and 1 digital audio (cinch) cable. EXT 3 EXT 2 EXT 1 SERVICE UART Y Pb Pr DIGITAL DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO DVD Recorder Home Theatre System 7.4.5 DVD Recorder and DVD Home...
  • Page 35 7.4.7 HD Digital receiver / HD satellite receiver Use an HDMI cable and 2 antenna cables. HDMI AUDIO HDMI HDMI 1 HDMI 2 HDMI 3 HD Digital receiver / HD Satellite receiver 7.4.8 DVD-R, Home Theatre System and Digital receiver Use 3 scart cables, 3 antenna cables and 1 audio (cinch) cable.
  • Page 36 7.4.10 Game console The most practical connections for a game console are at the side of the TV. Connected at the side of the TV Use the HDMI connection or the S-Video and Audio L/R connections or the Video and Audio L/R connections.
  • Page 37 7.4.12 Personal Computer VGA connection You can connect your PC directly to the TV. Use a VGA cable to connect the PC to the EXT3 The TV works as a monitor of your PC. connection at the back of the TV. As a monitor the PC can be connected at the side Connect the Audio L/R to the EXT3 Audio L/R.
  • Page 38: Connection Setup

    Connection setup 7.5.3 Decoder channels Decoders that decode an antenna channel are The TV needs to know what connections you have connected to EXT1 or EXT2 (scart). made and which device is connected to which You have to assign the TV channel as a channel to connector.
  • Page 39: Preparing For Digital Services

    Preparing for digital services Scrambled digital TV channels can be decoded with a Conditional Access Module (CAM) and a Smart card provided by a digital TV service operator. The CAM may enable several services depending on the operator you choose (e.g. Pay TV). Contact your digital TV service operator for more information and terms.
  • Page 40: Technical Data

    24Hz, 25Hz, 30Hz • Power and standby power consumption: 1080p 50Hz, 60Hz See technical specification on www.philips.com • Ambient temperature: 5°C - 35°C Tuner / Reception / Transmission • Antenna input: 75ohm coaxial (IEC75) Specifications are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    Picture Troubleshooting The sound is on, but there is no picture • Verify the contrast or brightness setting in the menu. Television and remote control The TV picture is poor The TV does not switch on • Verify if the antenna is connected properly. •...
  • Page 42 TV shows the picture from a call our Consumer Care or consult our website device. www.philips.com/support. • If the TV does not recognise the device and the screen shows no picture, try switching from one Find the Consumer Care telephone numbers on the device to another and back again to restart the back cover of this manual.
  • Page 43: 10 Index

    10 Index External 1,2,3 (EXT) 29 100 Hz Clear LCD 5,13 Child lock 19 Clock 26 Code 19 Factory settings 28 Active control 13 Colour Favourite channel lists 17 Advanced sharpness 13 enhancement 13 Fine tune 27 Analogue menu 12 manual installation 27 keys 4,10 TV channels 27...
  • Page 44 Mute key 10 Sound menu 14 surround mode 15 Naming devices 37 Standby 10,19 Noise reduction 13 Super zoom 14 Stationary images 3 Stereo 14 OK key 10 Subtitle 20 On timer 19 language 20 shift 14 Switch on 8 Personal Computer connect 36 display resolutions 39...
  • Page 46 Contact information Type no. Product no. België / Belgique Italia Svenska 078 250 145 0.06/min 8403 20086 0.08/min 08 5792 9100 Local Danmark Luxembourg Suomi 3525 8759 Local 40 6661 5644 Locale 09 2311 3415 Local Deutschland Nederland United Kingdom 01803 386 852 0.09/min 0900 8407...

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