Setup Menu - Philips 42PFL7008 User Manual

Computer
You can connect your computer to the TV and use the TV as
a PC monitor.
With HDMI
Use an HDMI cable to connect the computer to the TV.
With DVI to HDMI
Alternatively, you can use a DVI to HDMI adapter to connect
the PC to HDMI and an audio L/R cable to AUDIO IN L/R
on the back of the TV.
Ideal monitor setting
If your computer is added as a Computer type of device in the
Source menu (list of connections), the TV is set to the ideal
Computer setting automatically.
If you use your computer to watch movies or use it to play
games, you might want to set the TV back to the ideal TV
watching or gaming setting.
To set the TV to the ideal setting manually . . .
Setting up / Setup menu
1 - Press h, select S Setup and press OK.
2 - Select TV settings > Picture > Game or computer and
press OK.
3 - Select Game (for gaming) or select Off (for watching a
movie) and press OK.
4 - Press b, repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu.
Remember to set the Game or computer setting back to
Computer when you stop playing the game.
Picture format - Unscaled
Additionally, you can also set the Picture format to Unscaled -
an expert pixel for pixel display mode (black bars may appear).
1 - Press o OPTIONS and select o Options in the menu
bar.
2 - Select Picture format > Unscaled and press OK.
In Help, press * List and look up Display resolutions, for an
overview of the supported PC resolutions.
Headphones
You can connect a set of headphones to the H connection
on the TV. The connection is a mini-jack 3.5mm. You can
adjust the volume of the headphones separately.
To adjust the volume . . .
1 - Press o OPTIONS and select j Picture and sound in
the menu bar.
2 - Press v (down) and select Headphones volume and press
OK.
3 - Press u (up) or v (down) to adjust the volume.
4 - Press b, repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu.
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Setup menu

Quick picture settings
With Quick picture settings you can set your basic picture
preferences in a few easy steps. The settings you made are
stored under the Picture style - Personal. You can return to
your picture preference if some settings were changed. You
can set a preferred picture setting for every TV activity or
connected device individually.
To return to your preferred picture setting, while watching a
TV channel, press o OPTIONS, select j Picture and
sound in the menu bar, select Picture style and select
Personal.
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