Tips; Index - Philips 42PW9962 User Manual

Tips

Care of the screen
Clean the TV with a slightly damp soft cloth.
Do not use abrasive solvent as it can damage
the TV screen.
Plasma Display characteristics
When switching over to another picture
after having displayed the same still picture
for a long time (many hours), it may happen
that some parts from the previous picture
will remain on screen due to a kind of
memory effect. This ghost picture will
disappear after some time. To avoid this
effect change TV programs regularly.
Philips built in an automatic slight shift of the
picture every 15 minutes to avoid this
effect and to prolong the life of the screen.
Very incidentally and after a longer period of
unuse (approx. 1 year) the screen may
display some strange color deficiencies. This
is quite normal for plasma displays and these
effects will disappear after the set has been
turned on for some time.
A plasma display consists of more than 1,2
Million color pixels. It is within industry
standards that very few pixels (< 0,001%)
may be defective, even for a new set. There
is however no reason to doubt about the
quality of the set.
The plasma display technology operates with
rare gasses which are being influenced by air
pressure. Up to an altitude of 6000 ft above
sea-level, the display is functioning fine.
Operating the set at a higher altitude, the
picture becomes unstable and the picture
performance is deteriorating. Bringing the set
below 6000 ft it works fine again.
Transportation has no influence.

Index

a audio equipment,
20
automatic installation,
5
b bilingual broadcast,
9
c cable TV channels,
5
camcorder,
19
CD-i / Photo CD,
20
channel label,
6
closed caption,
16
color,
11
color temperature
11
cvbs/rgb input,
20
d daisy chaining,
22
DNR,
10
Dolby,
13
dual screen,
9
dvd keys,
24
dynamic contrast,
11
e extra speakers,
21
f favorite channels,
6
freeze,
10
frequency,
5
h headphone,
21
26
Poor Picture
Is your TV or house antenna located too
close to speakers, 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 outside antenna.
Are brightness and contrast out of
adjustment ? Press the s key.
Turn off your TV overnight using A on the
front of the receiver.
No picture or no sound
Are the supplied cables connected properly?
(The antenna cable to the TV, the other
antenna to your VCR, the power cable to
the display, the video cable, the subwoofer
cable, the cables to the surround speakers.)
The message No picture means that the
selected peripheral equipment is not
transmitting a picture.
Has the Lock been switched off ?
(p. 14). In case of weak or bad signal, consult
your dealer.
Connections
Make sure your peripheral equipment is
connected properly. See p. 18.
Have you turned on the peripheral
equipment?
Control of peripheral equipment
The infrared signals of the screen may
influence the reception sensibility of other
peripherals. Solution: replace the batteries of
the remote control or change position of
other equipment.
i info on screen,
9
interrupt the sound,
9
l language,
4
lock,
14
loudness,
12
m manual installation,
5
menu language,
4
message,
14
mono sound,
12
mosaic screen,
10
mute the sound,
9
o off-air TV channels,
5
p peripheral equipment,
18
permanent channel number,
personal preferences,
10
picture adjustments,
11
picture format,
9
r recording,
25
remote control,
2
s select TV channels,
9
select peripheral device,
setup,
7
Remote control
If your TV no longer responds to the remote
control, the batteries may be dead.
You can still use the
the front of your receiver.
Menu
Have you selected the wrong menu ? Press
the same key again to exit from the menu.
Black or blue screen
According to the selection made in the Setup
menu, the screen turns black or blue when
there is no signal available.
No solution
Switch your TV off and then on again.
Never attempt to repair a defective TV
yourself.
Check with your dealer or call a TV technician.
End of life directives
Your new TV contains materials which can
be recycled and reused.
At the end of life specialized companies can
dismantle the discarded TV to concentrate
the reusable materials and to minimize the
amount of materials to be disposed of.
Please ensure you dispose of your old TV
according to local regulations.
How to dispose of dead batteries ?
The batteries supplied do not contain the
heavy metals mercury and cadmium.
Nevertheless in many countries dead batteries
may not be disposed of with your household
waste. Please ensure you dispose of dead
batteries according to local regulations.
sharpness,
sleeptimer,
smart controls,
sound adjustments,
sound mode,
spatial,
speech,
standby,
stereo/SAP,
store TV channels,
subtitles,
surround mode,
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S VIDEO
t timers,
9
turn TV on,
v video recorder,
23
keys at
LOCAL MENU
11
14
9
12
12
12
12
9
11
4
16
13
,
19
15
3
18