Tips - Philips 36PW9618/05 User Manual

Tips

Care of the screen
Poor Picture
No picture
Digital distortion
No sound
No Surround
sound
No solution found
for your picture or
sound problem ?
Remote control
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Clean the TV with a slightly damp soft cloth. Do not use abrasive solvent as it can
damage the TV screen.
• Have you selected the correct TV system in the manual installation menu ?
• Is your TV or house aerial located too close to loudspeakers, non-earthed audio
equipment or neon lights, etc.?
• Mountains or high buildings can cause double pictures or ghost images.
Sometimes you can improve the picture quality by changing the direction of the
aerial.
• Is the picture or teletext unrecognisable? Check if you have entered the correct
frequency. See Installation, p. 7.
• Are brightness, sharpness and contrast out of adjustment? Select Factory
settings in the Setup, General menu, p. 10.
• Sometimes poor picture quality is possible when having activated an S-VHS
camera or camcorder connected to the right side of your TV and another
peripheral is connected to one of the externals at the same time. In this case
switch off one of the other peripherals.
• Is the aerial connected properly?
• Are the plugs tightly connected in the aerial socket?
• Is the aerial cable in good condition and does it have suitable plugs?
The low quality of some digital picture material may be the cause of digital image
distortion. In this case select the Soft setting using the Picture menu, Smart
Picture, without changing the picture settings manually.
• No sound on any channel? Check the volume isn't at minimum.
• Is the sound interrupted with the mute key ¬? Check if your speaker
configuration corresponds with the selections made in the Setup menu,
Speakers, p. 9.
• No sound from the connected audio receiver? Select Centre input Off in the
Source menu, see p. 11.
• Perhaps the channel is not broadcasting good quality surround sound.
• No sound from the rear speakers or the centre speakers? Select an appropriate
surround mode, according to the broadcasted sound signal or adjust the volume
or check if the wireless transmitter is properly connected. See Surround Modes,
p. 14.
• To avoid interfered picture the wireless transmitter might be automatically
switched off. Use the wired back up solution, p. 22.
Switch your TV off and then on again once. Never attempt to repair a defective
TV yourself. Check with your dealer or call a TV technician.
• If your TV no longer responds to the remote control, the batteries may be
dead.
• Check if your remote control is in the correct mode.
• You can still use the
Have you selected the wrong menu? Press the
menu.
key and the -/+ keys at the top of your TV.
M
key again to exit from the
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