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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.
If this instruction manual does not give an answer or if ‘Before Calling Service’ do not solve your TV problem, you can call your Local Philips Customer or Service Center. See the supplied World-wide guarantee booklet. Please, have the Model and Product number...
Make sure all screws of the cable 2 are tightened well. TV receiver box with speakerless monitor In case you connect your TV receiver box with a speakerless monitor, and without having connected an audio receiver, all references made in this instruction book to sound reproduction, volume control, and audio connections, are not applicable (except for a headphone connection).
Operation Source Select Press this button repeatedly to select when in TV mode, according to where you TV Channels connected the accessory devices (p. 24). Remark: in VGA mode only some buttons are valid. See VGA menu, p. 24. TV CBL VCR AMP HD SAT DVD CD Press one of these buttons to use the remote control in the TV, CBL,VCR or Amplifier mode as indicated above the button.
Ò ‡ π † ZOOM Should your remote be lost or broken you can still change television settings by using the buttons on the front of the TV receiver box. • Press the VOLUME • Press the - and + button to browse through the TV channels or CH/PR sources stored and to select them.
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Surf With this feature you can easily switch between different TV channels/sources that currently interest you. In the menu system, you can set surf to two- or nine-channel.(See Settings, General Surf, p. 10.) Press this button to select the previously viewed TV channel or source in case of a Two channel surf, or to select the surf ring in case of a Nine channel surf.
To use the menus and the menu system SOURCE SELECT POWER NATURAL INFO + DNR VCR Prog EXIT MOTION return or switch MENU main menu on/off Ï cursor to select ¬ adjustments OK button to activate Picture Sound Features Settings Install (Exit) puck...
Select the menu language SOURCE POWER SELECT NATURAL INFO + DNR VCR Prog EXIT MOTION return or switch MENU main menu on/off Ï cursor to select ¬ adjustments OK button to activate Language Install English Français Español Store TV channels Autoprogram Install Antenna...
Select TV settings The Settings menu allows you to adjust initial settings, i.e. those which are not related to the installation of the TV channels. It contains items that control the settings of the receiver’s functions, features, services and accessory devices you may have connected.
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Caption Service Closed Captioning allows you to read the voice content of television programs on the TV screen. Designed to help the hearing impaired, this feature uses on-screen ‘text boxes’ to show dialogue and conversations while the TV program is in progress. Captions will appear on the screen during captioned broadcasts.
TV menu SOURCE POWER SELECT NATURAL INFO + DNR VCR Prog EXIT MOTION switch main menu on/off MENU Ï cursor to select adjustments ¬ OK button to activate Picture menu Picture Sound Features Contrast Brightness Color Sharpness Tint Color Temperature Dig.
Color enhancement (not available for HD sources) When activated, this feature automatically controls green enhancement and blue stretch. It makes the colors more vivid. & Press the cursor right to enter the list. é Select in order to activate/de-activate Color Enhancement with the cursor right.
Features menu Features Closed Captions Sleep Timer On during mute On timer Closed Captions See Caption Service, Settings menu, General, p. 11. & Select with the cursor down. Closed Captions é Press the cursor right. “ Select On with Mute When is selected, the TV will display the currently displayed Caption Service, assuming that the service is...
Picture Sound Features Channels Channel List Install Channel Lock TV Ratings Lock Settings Movie Ratings Lock Channel Remove TV-Y TV-Y7 (D) Dialogue TV Ratings Lock TV-PG (L) Language TV-14 (S) Sex TV-MA (V) Violence Age-based Rating Content-based Rating none No Rating none TV-Y none...
Channels Movie Ratings Lock PG-13 NC-17 Use of the menus Movie Ratings Lock This function allows you to control access to individual movies based on their MPAA ratings (Motion Picture Association of America). & Select with the cursor down. Movie Ratings Lock A list appears, showing all valid MPAA content ratings.
SURF ACTIVE SOUND CONTROL PICTURE fi ZOOM Dual Screen/PIP Press the b button to turn on or off Dual Screen or Single PIP, according to the format selection made in the Dual Screen Format list in the General menu. See Select TV Settings, General, p. 10. Audio from the main screen (the left screen in Dual Screen and the full size screen in single PIP) plays to the speakers;...
PIP 3 PIP 8 PIP 12 Multipip Multipip In the Settings menu, General, p. 10 you selected which Multipip format you prefer to see in Multipip. & Press the fi button on the remote control to toggle the selected format on or off.
Connect Accessory Devices There is a wide range of audio and video devices that can be connected to your receiver.The following connection diagrams show you how to connect them to the back or the front side of the receiver. Note: In case of the monitor in a stand alone situation without the receiver box connected, see the instructions with the monitor. Video Cassette Recorder ANTENNA / CABLE Note: Do not place your video cassette recorder too close to the...
Satellite Receiver ≈ Satellite Receiver with a VCR AV 1 AV 2 S VIDEO ANTENNA / CABLE DVD Player AV 2 AV 1 VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO • VIDEO Connect Accessory Devices & AV 1 AV 2 VIDEO é VIDEO S VIDEO L AUDIO R AUDIO &...
& Connect the audio cable to the multi channel Surround receiver and to at the back of your TV receiver AUDIO OUT L box 1. Note: Turn off the TV and your surround receiver before connecting them. Set the Surround receiver’s volume to minimum.
Headphone Camera & camcorder Connect your computer See the separate supplied instruction manual with your monitor. Connect Accessory Devices & Insert the plug into the headphone socket L behind the door at the front side of the receiver. Press the center of the door to open.
Setting the remote control to work accessory devices Your remote control is set to work your TV and many infrared remote (IR) control VCRs, Cable TV Converter Boxes, DVD players, Satellite Receivers, etc. Press the accessory device you want to operate with this remote control. Toggle if needed by pressing more than one second until the correct colored LED lights up.
To select connected devices SOURCE SOURCE POWER SELECT SELECT NATURAL INFO + DNR VCR Prog EXIT MOTION VGA menu Picture 1 G Brightness, H Contrast, è Color temperature, @ Sharpness, Connect Accessory Devices Equipment connected to the rear or to the front side of the receiver box Press the button repeatedly to select SOURCE SELECT...
VCR Control buttons SOURCE SELECT POWER NATURAL DNR VCR Prog EXIT INFO + MOTION MENU Ï ¬ SURF ® º Ò ‡ π † Record with your VCR To record S-VHS quality, connect an S-VHS peripheral directly to the VCR. Record a TV program You can record a TV program using your VCR’s tuner without affecting your TV.
If your problem is not solved Turn your TV receiver off and then on again once. Never attempt to repair a defective TV yourself. Check with your dealer or call a TV technician. Before Calling Service Telephone number Philips Customer Care Center 800-531-0039...
Modifications - The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Philips Consumer Electronics may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Cables - Connections to this device must be made with shielded cables with metallic RFI/EMI connector hoods to maintain compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations.
Multichannel Television sound (MTS) The broadcast standard that allows for stereo sound to be transmitted with the TV picture. Natural Motion Philips Technology that makes movement on television less jerky and appear more natural. NTSC (analog video signals) National Television Standards Committee format devised for TV broadcasting signals in the 1940s (525 lines: 60 Hz.)
Philips is not liable under any circumstances for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, howsoever incurred, even if notified of the possibility of such damages.)
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