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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment Read these instructions. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the appli- ance; or Keep these instructions. C. The appliance has been exposed to rain; or Heed all warnings. D. The appliance does not appear to operate normally or Follow all instructions.
ONTENTS How to use the AutoLock™ Controls: NTRODUCTION Understanding the AutoLock™ Feature ....26 Welcome/Registration of Your TV .....2 Safety/Precautions .
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Active Control, APAC, AutoPicture, AutoSound, AutoChron, the edges of curved or angled surfaces. and Incredible Surround are trademarks of Philips Consumer Infrared Remote Control works your TV and other remote- Electronics Company. Copyright 2001 Philips Consumer controlled devices, such as VCRs, DVD players, cable convert- Electronics.
OW TO SE THE ANGUAGE ONTROL or or Spanish- and French-speaking TV owners, an onscreen LANGUAGE option is present. The LANGUAGE control enables you to set the TV’s onscreen menu to be shown in either English, Spanish, or French. Press the MENU button on the PICTURE BRIGHTNESS SOUND...
OW TO SE THE UNER ONTROL he TUNER MODE feature allows you to change the TV’s signal input to CABLE, ANTENNA, or AUTO mode. It’s important for the TV to know if you want to receive chan- nels from a cable TV signal or a normal antenna signal.
OW TO UTOMATICALLY ROGRAM HANNELS our TV can automatically set itself for local area (or cable TV) channels. This makes it easy for you to select only the TV stations in your area by pressing the CHAN- NEL (+) or (–) button. PICTURE BRIGHTNESS Press the MENU button on the...
OW TO DD OR ELETE HANNELS HANNEL EDIT makes it easy for you to add or delete channels from the list of channels stored in the TV’s memory. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. BRIGHTNESS PICTURE Press the CURSOR DOWN button...
OW TO UTOMATICALLY ROGRAM HANNELS he channel NAME feature allows you to list the “call” letters of your favorite stations beside their channel numbers when they appear on the screen. The TV has in memory a list of the 50 most popular channel names (for example, ABC, NBC, FOX, etc.).
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™ OW TO ET THE LOCK WITH HRON utoChron can automatically set the TV’s onscreen clock. Because the time is received from a broadcast signal, you must be sure that a cable TV or antenna signal is pres- ent before you attempt to use the AutoChron feature.
DJUSTING THE ICTURE ONTROLS o adjust your TV picture controls, select a chan- nel and follow these steps. Press the MENU button on the remote con- trol to show the onscreen menu. PICTURE PICTURE BRIGHTNESS SOUND COLOR will be highlighted. PICTURE FEATURES PICTURE...
DJUSTING THE REBLE ALANCE ONTROLS esides the normal volume level control, your TV also has individual sound-adjust- ment controls. The TREBLE (high frequen- cy), BASS (low frequency), and Speaker BAL- ANCE may all be used to adjust the sound playback of TV programs. PICTURE TREBLE SOUND...
AVL C OW TO SE THE ONTROL n most cases, the volume levels coming from broadcast programming or commer- cials are never the same. With the AVL (Audio Volume Leveler) control turned ON, you can have the TV level out sound that is being heard.
OW TO SE THE NCREDIBLE URROUND ONTROL he Incredible Surround feature adds greater depth and dimension to both mon- aural (MONO) and stereo TV sound. With the control set to INCR. SURROUND (Incredible Surround), the TV’s speakers can add even wider sound separation to normal TREBLE PICTURE broadcasts.
OW TO ET THE TEREO ONTROL ou can receive broadcast stereo TV pro- grams. The TV has both an amplifier and twin speakers through which the stereo sound can be heard. PICTURE TREBLE SOUND BASS Press the MENU button on the FEATURES BALANCE SOUND...
OW TO SE THE UDIO ONTROL f you have connected the TV’s AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the AUDIO INPUT jacks on a stereo receiver (see page 12 for connec- tion instructions), set AUDIO OUT to either VARIABLE or FIXED to determine whether PICTURE TREBLE you adjust the volume at the stereo or at the...
TV S OW TO URN THE PEAKERS N OR sing the TV’s Audio (Monitor) Output jacks and TV Speaker ON/OFF control an external audio system can be used to hear the sound coming from the TV. The Speaker Control will allow you to turn the television’s PICTURE TREBLE SOUND...
TV C ETTING THE LOCK SING THE IMER ONTROL our television comes with an on-screen clock. During normal operation, the clock appears on the screen when the STATUS/EXIT button is pressed or if the TIMER DISPLAY control is turned ON. PICTURE TIMER SOUND...
ETTING THE TSELF SING THE TART ONTROL ust as you would an alarm clock, you can set the TV to turn itself ON once or at the same time every day. Follow these steps to set the Start Time. Press the MENU button on the PICTURE TIMER remote control to show the onscreen...
ETTING THE TSELF SING THE ONTROL he following steps will guide you in set- ting the TV to turn itself OFF at a specific time. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen PICTURE TIMER SOUND ACTIVE CTRL menu.
ETTING THE TARTUP ON A PECIFIC HANNEL SING THE HANNEL ONTROL ou can select a specific channel that the television will tune to when the timer turns the set ON. Follow these steps to select the channel. Press the MENU button on the PICTURE TIMER remote control to show the onscreen...
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OW TO CTIVATE THE IMER ONTROL SING THE CTIVATE ONTROL fter you have set the Time, Start Time, Stop Time, and Start Channel, the timer must be set to come on ONCE or DAILY, or turned OFF through the ACTIVATE Control. PICTURE TIMER Press the MENU button on the...
OW TO IEW THE SING THE ISPLAY ONTROL fter the TV’s clock has been set, you can use your TV as a clock. The TIMER DIS- PLAY control allows you to permanently dis- play the time in the upper right corner of the screen.
OW TO SE THE CTIVE ONTROL he Active Control monitors and adjusts incoming video signals to help provide the best picture quality. When you choose to turn the Active Control ON, the picture sharpness and noise reduc- TIMER PICTURE tion are controlled automatically. Active SOUND ACTIVE CTRL FEATURES...
™ F NDERSTANDING THE EATURE he AutoLock™ feature receives and processes data sent by broadcasters or other program providers that contain pro- AutoLock AutoLock gram content advisories. When programmed MOVIE RATING TV RATING by the viewer, a TV with AutoLock™ can TV-Y respond to the content advisories and block TV-Y7...
™ A ETTING P AN CCESS utoLock allows parents to block out or “censor” any channels they think chil- dren should not watch. A channel blocked by PICTURE TIMER the AutoLock control cannot be viewed until SOUND ACTIVE CTRL a correct access code is used to unlock the FEATURES AutoLock FEATURES...
™ OW TO LOCK HANNEL SING fter your personal access code has been set (see the previous page), you are ready to select the channels or inputs you want to block out or censor. PICTURE TIMER SOUND ACTIVE CTRL Press the MENU button on the FEATURES AutoLock FEATURES...
OW TO LOCK ROGRAMMING ASED ON OVIE ATINGS fter your personal access code has been set, you can select specific movie ratings that you want to censor. Press the MENU button on the TIMER PICTURE SOUND ACTIVE CTRL remote control to show the onscreen FEATURES AutoLock FEATURES...
TV R OW TO LOCK ROGRAMMING ASED ON ATINGS ou can select specific TV ratings that you want to censor by following these steps. Press the MENU button on the PICTURE TIMER remote control to show the onscreen SOUND ACTIVE CTRL FEATURES AutoLock menu.
THER LOCKING PTIONS LOCKING ONTROL he BLOCKING control is what can be thought of as the “master switch” for AutoLock™. This control affects the settings PICTURE TIMER you have chosen for blocking programs SOUND ACTIVE CTRL according to movie ratings or TV ratings, or FEATURES AutoLock FEATURES...
THER LOCKING PTIONS NRATED AND ATING ome programming is not encoded with content advisory data by the MPAA PICTURE TIMER (Motion Picture Association of America) or SOUND ACTIVE CTRL the television broadcasters (see the explana- FEATURES AutoLock FEATURES tion on page 26). To block unrated or no rat- INSTALL TIMER TIME...
™ S OW TO EVIEW THE TATUS CREEN o remind you which ratings you have blocked and which Block Options you MOVIE RATING TV RATING have selected, a review screen is available to review your AutoLock settings. To access this screen follow the steps below. NC17 Press the STATUS/EXIT button on BLOCK UNRATED...
OW TO USE THE LOSED APTIONING ONTROL losed Captioning (CC) allows you to NOTE: Not all TV programs and product commercials are broadcast with Closed read the voice content of television pro- Captioning (CC). Nor are all Closed Captioning MODEs (CAPTION 1–4 or grams on the TV screen.
OW TO SE THE CREEN ORMAT ONTROL ou can change the screen format size to match the type of program you’re watching. Select the normal 4:3 aspect ratio or any of the PICTURE TIMER zoom or wide screen aspect ratios. SOUND ACTIVE CTRL FEATURES...
OW TO USE THE OTATION ONTROL n rare cases the video supplied to the TV screen might show slightly tilted one way or another. The Tilt Adjust control will allow you to correct the problem by adjusting the screen in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Press the MENU button on the PICTURE TIMER...
OW TO SET THE ONTROL ormally, the television would display a “snowy” looking screen with a lot of static sounds when the signal is lost. The Blue Mute control will automatically set the screen to a pleasant blue background when it detects PICTURE TIMER no signal available if turned on.
OW TO ET THE LEEP IMER ONTROL ave you ever fallen asleep in front of the TV, only to have it wake you up at two in the morning with a test pattern sound screeching in your ears? Well, your TV can enable you to avoid that discomfort by auto- matically turning itself off.
OW TO SE THE REEZE ONTROL ave you ever wished you could freeze the picture on the television broadcast to write down a special telephone number or to capture a needed address? Your television will allow you to do just that with the press of just one button on the remote control.
™ C OW TO SE THE ICTURE ONTROL hether you’re watching a movie or a video game, your TV has automatic video control settings that will match with your current program source or content. AutoPicture™ quickly resets your TV’s video controls for a number of different types of programs and viewing conditions that you may have in your home.
™ C OW TO SE THE OUND ONTROL utoSound™ allows you to select from three factory-set controls and a personal control that you set according to your own preferences through the onscreen Sound menu. The three factory-set controls (Voice, Music, and Theatre) enable you to tailor the TV sound so as to enhance the particular pro- gram you are watching.
OW TO ONTROL LTERNATE HANNEL list or series of previously viewed chan- nels can be selected with the SURF button on your remote control. With this feature, you can easily switch between different TV chan- SURF nels that currently interest you. The SURF ADD? control allows you to set up to ten channels in its quick viewing list.
ELPFUL It is recommended that you use Philips brand external accessory devices with your Philips television to insure proper remote control functions. If you are using Philips...
SING THE EMOTE WITH CCESSORY EVICES NTRY ow that you have looked up the four-digit Satellite Receiver remote-control Direct-entry Code for your brand of accessory device, you are ready to follow the simple steps shown below to program your TV remote. Please read through all the steps before beginning.
SING THE EMOTE WITH CCESSORY EVICES EARCH our TV remote can be set to work various Satellite Receiver accessory devices (VCRs, cable convert- ers, and satellite receivers, for example) by what is called the Search Method. NOTE: The Search Method works only with devices equipped with channel-display indica- tors on the devices themselves or the ability to show channel numbers on the TV screen.
ONTROL WITH CCESSORY EVICES he chart below provides you with common accessory-device functions associated POWER PAUSE with the buttons on your Philips TV remote control. FAST FORWARD REWIND NOTES: Functions can vary according to the STOP PLAY manufacturer’s specifications for each acces- sory device.
PIP – S ELECTING THE IGNAL OURCE he picture for the PIP window can come MAIN SCREEN PICTURE PIP PICTURE through either the ANT/CABLE or any of the external Audio/Video connections at the rear of the TV. PIP SOURCE simply tells the AV 1 TV which one of these sources it is to show in the PIP window.
PIP – R EMOTE ONTROL UTTONS y using the PIP buttons on the remote control, you can change the size of the PIP window and move and swap the PIP pic- ture with the main screen. The PIP picture also can be frozen within the PIP window. Press the PIP button to show the PIP window.
PIP – A PIP W DJUSTING THE INDOW IZE AND OUBLE INDOW The PIP Window can be viewed in four differ- ent formats. There is a “large” PIP window, a “small” PIP window, a double PIP window, and a double PIP window in the 16:9 aspect ratio.
PIP – A DJUSTING THE OLOR AND he Picture-in-Picture (PIP) COLOR and TINT controls are used to make fine-tune adjustments to the picture settings for PIP (when shown on the TV screen). Press the MENU button on the remote PICTURE TIMER control to show the onscreen menu.
ROUBLESHOOTING No Power Remote Does Not Work Continued • Check the TV power cord. Unplug the TV, wait 10 seconds, • Clean the remote control and the remote control sensor win- then reinsert the plug into the outlet and push the POWER dow on the TV.
ARE AND LEANING WARNING Concerning Stationary Images on the TV LACEMENT OF THE Screen: • To avoid cabinet warping, cabinet color changes, and Do not leave stationary or letterbox images on screen increased chance of set failure, do not place the TV where for extended periods of time.
LOSSARY OF ELEVISION ERMS Active Control • Active Control continuously measures and cor- High-definition Television (HDTV) • High-resolution digital tele- rects the incoming signals to provide the best picture possible. vision. Alternate Channel • Allows you to toggle between the last two Incredible Stereo (or Surround) •...
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