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Philips 20PT6245/37B User Manual

Philips 20PT6245/37B User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Manual Read your Quick Use Guide and/or Owner's Manual first for quick tips that make using your Philips product If you have read your instructions you may access our online help at www.usasupport.philips.com (and Model / Serial number) Model No Serial No Thank you for choosing Philips.
  • Page 2 Side 1 Panel Sequence Panel Index PANEL PANEL Side 2 PANEL PANEL PANEL Subject Antenna Basic Connection ...1 Audio/Video Connections AV Input Jacks ....4 Component Video Input Jacks .
  • Page 3 10 days. So please mail it to us right now! Once your PHILIPS purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a PHILIPS product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once. And take advantage of these important benefits.
  • Page 4: Important Safety Instructions

    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.
  • Page 5 ASIC our home’s signal input might come from a single (75 ohm) round cable, a onverter Box, or from an antenna. In either ase the connection to the TV is very easy. If your Cable TV signal or Antenna signal is a round cable (75 ohm) then you're ready to con- nect to the TV.
  • Page 6 f you cable signal uses a cable box or decoder, follow the easy steps below to omplete the connection. Cable Box (w/RF In/Outputs): his connection will be mono. Connect the Cable Company supplied cable to the signal IN(put) plug on the back of the Cable Box. Using a separate round coaxial cable, connect one end to the OUT(put) (TO TV) plug on the back of the...
  • Page 7 ASIC Press the POWER button to turn the TV ON. Note: You can also press any button on the front of the TV to turn the TV ON. Press the VOLUME + button to increase the sound level, or the VOLUME –...
  • Page 8 AV (A he TV’s audio/video input jacks are for direct picture and sound connections etween the TV and a VCR (or similar device) hat has audio/video output jacks. Follow the asy steps below to connect an accessory evice to the AV In Input Jacks located on the ack of the TV.
  • Page 9 RONT AND udio and Video Front (or Side) Inputs are available for a quick connection of a CR, to playback video from a camera, or ttach a gaming device. Use the AV button n the remote control to tune these inputs. Connect the video (yellow) cable from the Video output on the Camera (or accessory device)
  • Page 10 IDEO he S(uper)-Video connection on the rear of the TV can provide you with better pic- ure detail and clarity for the playback of ccessory sources such as DBS (digital broad- ast satellite), DVD (digital video discs), video ames, and S-VHS VCR (video cassette ecorder) tapes than the normal antenna pic- ure connections.
  • Page 11 OMPONENT omponent Video inputs provide for the highest possible color and picture resolu- on in the playback of digital signal source material, such as with DVD players. The olor difference signals (Pb, Pr) and the uminance (Y) signal are connected and eceived separately, which allows for mproved color bandwidth information (not ossible when using composite video or S-...
  • Page 12 he Audio/Video Output jacks are great for recording with a VCR or used to connect n external audio system for better sound eproduction. AUDIO SYSTEM CONNECTION: Connect one end of the R(ight) and L(eft) AUDIO jacks on the TV to the R and L audio input jacks on your amplifier or sound system.
  • Page 13 EMOTE QUADRASURF Buttons Red, Green, Yellow, Blue) Allows you to tore and surf up to 10 channels you choose or each colored button. AV Button ress to select an accessory signal input from he front AV Inputs. SMILEY Button ress to add channels to the “QuadraSurf” sts.
  • Page 14 EMOTE ONTROL UTTON ESCRIPTIONS POWER Button Press to turn the TV on or off. A/CH Button (Alternate Channel) Press to toggle between the last viewed channel and the channel presently being viewed. FROWNIE Button Allows you to delete channels from the “Quadra Surf”...
  • Page 15 OW TO or French and Spanish speaking TV owners an onscreen LANGUAGE option present. With the LANGUAGE control ou can set the TV’s on-screen menu to be hown in English, French, or Spanish. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the on-screen menu.
  • Page 16: Helpful Hints

    OW TO USE THE he TUNER MODE control allows you to change the TV’s input signal to either NTENNA, CABLE, or AUTO mode. It’s mportant for the TV to know what type of gnal to look for (Cable TV or an ntenna).
  • Page 17 our TV can automatically set itself for local area (or Cable TV) channels. This makes it easy for you to select only the TV tations in your area when the CHANNEL +), (–) buttons are pressed. Note: Make sure the antenna or cable sig- al connection has been completed before UTO PROGRAM is activated.
  • Page 18 hannel Edit makes it easy for you to ADD or DELETE channels from the list of chan- els stored in the TV’s memory. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the on- screen menu. Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to scroll though the on-screen menu until the word INSTALL is highlighted.
  • Page 19 o adjust your TV picture controls, select a channel and use the Picture Menu Controls sted below: BRIGHTNESS CONTROL - Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 or LEFT 1 buttons until the darkest parts of the picture are as bright as you prefer.
  • Page 20 o adjust your TV sound, select and use the Sound Menu Controls listed below: TREBLE: Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 or LEFT 1 buttons to adjust the control. The control will enhance the high frequency sounds. BASS: Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 or LEFT 1 buttons to adjust the control.
  • Page 21 any times while watching movies from a DVD player the image is shown in etter box” format. This is the format that shown in movie theaters. when shown on TV screen, the image will have areas of ack on top and bottom of the screen. Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu.
  • Page 22 NDERSTANDING he AutoLock™ feature is an integrated cir- cuit that receives and processes data sent by roadcasters, or other program providers, that ontain program content advisories. When pro- rammed by the viewer, a TV with AutoLock™ an respond to the content advisories and block rogram content that may be found objection- ble (such as offensive language, violence, sexual tuations, etc.).
  • Page 23 ver the next few panels you’ll learn how to block channels and get a better nderstanding of the rating terms for certain rogramming. irst, let’s start by learning how to set a per- onal access code: Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu.
  • Page 24 fter your personal access code has been set (see previous page), you are now eady to select the channels or the A/V nputs you want to block out or censor. Once you’ve entered your access code and he AutoLock™ features are displayed on he screen: Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons until the...
  • Page 25 BLOCK CLEAR ALL CHANNELS AT THE SAME TIME fter blocking specific channels there may come a time when you want to lock or clear all the channels at the same Once you’ve entered your access code and he AutoLock™ features are displayed on he screen: Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to select...
  • Page 26 he AutoLock™ feature can block pro- gramming based on the Movie Industry atings. nce you’ve entered your access code and he AutoLock™ features are displayed on he screen: Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to highlight the words MOVIE RATING. Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 button to display the MOVIE RATING options (G, PG, PG-13,...
  • Page 27 he AutoLock™ feature can block pro- gramming based on the TV Industry rat- nce you’ve entered your access code and the utoLock™ features are displayed on the creen: Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to highlight the words TV RATING.
  • Page 28: Blocking Options

    utoLock™ offers the viewer other block- ing features as well. With these Blocking Options, the censoring can be turned ON or OFF. Once you’ve entered your access code and he AutoLock™ features are displayed on he screen: Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons until the words BLOCKING OPTIONS are highlighted.
  • Page 29 losed Captioning (CC) allows you to read the voice content of television pro- rams on the TV screen. Designed to help he hearing impaired, this feature uses on- creen “text boxes” to show dialogue and onversations while the TV program is in rogress.
  • Page 30 hether you’re watching a movie or a sporting event, your TV has automat- video control settings matched for your urrent program source or content. Press the AUTO PICTURE but- ton on the remote control. The cur- rent Auto Picture setting will be dis- played on the screen.
  • Page 31 he QuadraSurf™ control allows you set up four different personal channel Surf ts using the colored buttons (on the emote control), each holding up to ten hannels in its quick viewing“list.” Press the CHANNEL (+) or (–) buttons (or the NUMBER buttons) to select a channel to add to one of the SURF lists.
  • Page 32 he Quadra Surf buttons on your remote control allow you to store up to 10 chan- els per button (40 total). You can even pro- am the A/V Input channels for each button aking them a “source” button. ssuming channels have now been added to e four Quadra Surf lists (the four colored uttons, see the previous page), let’s review ow the feature works.
  • Page 33 No Power Check the TV power cord. Unplug the TV, wait 10 seconds, then reinsert the plug into the outlet and push the POWER button again. Check that the outlet is not on a wall switch. Be sure the fuse is not blown on the AC power strip, if one is being used. No Picture Check antenna connections.
  • Page 34 (90) days, Philips will no longer be responsible r charges incurred. ARTS: For a period of one (1) year from the date of urchase, Philips will supply at no charge, new or rebuilt placement parts in exchange for defective parts. hilips authorized service centers will provide removal nd installation of the part under the specified labor arranty.