Introduction Thank you for your confidence in Philips TV. This handbook has been designed to help you install and operate your TV set with ease. We would strongly recommend that you read through it thoroughly. Do not discard packaging materials 1.
Installing your television set Positioning the television set 5 cm 5 cm 5 cm Place your TV on a solid, stable surface, leaving a space of at least 5 cm around the appliance. To avoid accidents, do not put anything on the set such as a cloth or cover, a container full of liquid (vase) or a heat source (lamp).The set must not be exposed to water.
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Teletext /Personal Zapping In teletext mode, the colour keys allows direct access to an item or corresponding pages (p.9) In Personal Zapping mode, you can surf up to 10 personal channels for each key (p.8) Add Personal Zapping list Adds and stores channels into Personal Zapping list (p.8) No function.
Language When there is no signal input to the TV, you may encounter instability of the screen display. In this instance, please use the key to select an AV channel. The Language feature is used to change the display language for menus. Press the key.
Manual store This menu is used to store channels one at atime. Press the key. With the cursor, select the Install menu and follow by the Manual Store: Mainge Man ual St or e ¥ P i ctur e ✔ C ol our Syst em ¥...
Picture settings Press then . The menu is Picture displayed: Pi ct ur e M ai ✔ B r i ghtn ess ✔Pi ct ur e -- I ------ 39 ¥ Sound ¥ Colour ¥ Feat ur es ¥ I nst all ¥...
Formats The pictures you receive may be transmitted in 16:9 format (wide screen) or 4:3 format (conventional screen). 4:3 pictures sometimes have a black band at the top and bottom of the screen (letterbox format).This function allows you to optimise the picture display on screen. Automatic switching This TV set is also equipped with automatic switching which will select the correct-screen format, provided the specific signals are transmitted with the programmes.
Signal Strength This feature displays the signal strength level at the bottom of the screen. Select the option On and it will appear each time you switch to a new channel. Press , use the key to select Features and press the key.
Teletext Teletext is an information system broadcast by certain channels which can be consulted like a newspaper. It also offers access to subtitles for viewers with hearing problems or who are not familiar with the transmission language (cable networks, satellite channels, etc.). Press : Teletext call Selecting a...
Connecting peripheral equipment The television has 3 external sock ets situated at the back of the set (AV1 in, AV2 in and Monitor out). The AV1 in socket has Y, Pb, Pr and audio and video inputs. The AV2 in socket has S-Video, audio and video inputs. The Monitor out socket has audio and video outputs.
Side connections Make the connections as shown opposite. With the key, select AV. For a monophonic device, connect the audio signal to the AUDIO L input. Use the key to reproduce the sound on the left and right speakers of the TV set. Headphones When headphones are connected, the sound on the TV set will be cut.The CH + or –...
Tips Poor reception The proximity of mountains or high buildings may be responsible for ghost pictures, echoing or shadows. In this case, try manually adjusting your picture: see Fine Tuning (p.5) or modify the orientation of the outside aerial. Does your antenna enable you to receive broadcasts in this frequency range (UHF or VHF band)? In the event of difficult reception (snowy...
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