7 Useful Tips; Faq - Philips 40PFL4709C User Manual

7 Useful tips

FAQ

Question
My Remote Control does not
work.
What should I do?
How come the initial setup
appears every time I Turn On
this unit?
Why can I not watch some RF
signal TV programs.
How come there is no image
from the connected external
devices?
When I enter a channel
number, why does it change
automatically?
My PIN code no longer works,
how can I change the Child
Lock setting?
Answer
• Check the antenna or cable connection to the main unit.
• Check the Batteries of the Remote Control.
• Check if there is an obstacle between the infrared sensor window and the Remote Control.
• Test the signal Output use IR Signal Check.
• Aim the Remote Control directly at the infrared sensor window on the front of the unit.
• Reduce the distance to the unit.
• Re-insert the Batteries with their polarities (+/–) as indicated.
• When there is an infrared-equipped device such as PC near this unit, it may interrupt the Remote Control signal of this unit. Move
the infrared-equipped device away from this unit, change the angle of the infrared sensor or Turn Off the infrared communication
function.
• Make sure to complete the initial setup before the unit goes into Standby mode.
• Channel installation must be completed when you set up the unit for the first time or move it to a location where previously
unavailable channels are broadcast.
• Make sure channel installation has been completed.
• The selected channel may not be broadcasting.
• When channel installation is interrupted and not completed, some channels will not be received. Make sure to complete the
channel installation. p. 31
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• The selected channel or program cannot be viewed by the parental rating or channel lock setting.
• The unit requires some kind of antenna Input. An indoor antenna (Digital or VHF / UHF), an external antenna (Digital or VHF / UHF)
or an RF coaxial cable from your wall cable/satellite box needs to be plugged into the unit.
• Check if the correct Input mode is selected by pressing
• Check the antenna, cable or other Input connection to the unit.
• When using the Component Video Connection check that the Green (Y), Blue (Pb/Cb) and Red (Pr/Cr) connectors are connected
to their corresponding colored jacks on the unit.
• Many Digital channels have alternate channel numbers. The unit changes the numbers automatically to the ones signifying the
broadcasting station channel number. These basic numbers used for previous Analog broadcasts. (e.g., Input Digital ch# 30
Automatically changes to Digital ch# 8.1)
• The PIN code will be required once you set a PIN code in Child Lock.
When you forget your PIN code, enter 0711 in Change PIN to reset the PIN code.
p. 36 If okay, then possible infrared sensor trouble.
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SOURCE. Watching Channels from an External Device
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