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Summary of Contents for Philips 42PF9986/93

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Select a Teletext page Previously selected teletext page End of life directives Select the index teletext page Philips is paying a lot of attention to Select subpages producing environmentally-friendly in Enlarge a Teletext page green focal areas.Your new TV contains...
  • Page 4: Preparation

    Preparation & “ Insert the aerial plug firmly into the aerial Wall mounting instructions/Table stand socket x at the bottom of the TV. For best According to the type of TV you’ve purchased a wall mount bracket and/or stand may be picture quality use the suppressor-aerial cable supplied.
  • Page 5: Use Of The Remote Control Rc4302

    Use of the remote control RC4302 Note: For most keys pressing a key once will activate the function. Pressing a second time will de-activate it. When a key enables multiple options, a small list will be shown. Press repeatedly to select the next item in the list. The list will be removed automatically after 6 seconds or press to remove immediately.
  • Page 6 i On Screen information Press to display (when available) information about the selected TV channel and programme. Menu info AMP DVD/R TV SAT AUX When a menu is on screen, press to display info on the selected menu † item. Select Ò...
  • Page 7: To Use The Menus

    To use the menus & Press the key on the remote control to summon the MENU main menu. At any moment you can exit the menu by pressing the key again. MENU Picture Sound Ambilight Features Setup AMP DVD/R TV SAT AUX Demo †...
  • Page 8: Store Tv Channels

    Store TV channels After language is set correctly, you can now search for and store the TV channels in two different ways: using Automatic Installation or Manual Installation (tuning-in channel by channel). Select your choice with the cursor right. Automatic installation Manual installation Automatic install Manual install...
  • Page 9: Reshuffle The Channel List

    Reshuffle the channel list You can change the order of the stored TV channels. Reshuffle Install BBC1 & Select in the Installation menu. Reshuffle BBC2 é Follow the instructions on screen. NEWS Select Favourite TV channels & Select in the Install menu. Favourite channels Favourite channels Install...
  • Page 10: Tv Setup

    TV Setup The Setup menu contains items that control the settings of the TV’s General Source functions, features, services and peripherals you may have connected. Setup Demo General menu allows you to change settings that will typically Install be accessed only occasionally. menu allows you to select a source.
  • Page 11 OSD (On Screen Display) Set/Change code & Select The Child lock feature (see TV, Features, p. 13) allows you to lock channels to prevent others é Select to activate the continuous Normal from watching certain programmes.To watch display of the programme number and locked channels, a 4-digit code must be extended display of TV channel and programme entered.The Set/Change code menu item...
  • Page 12: Source

    This menu allows you to indicate the peripheral you connected Source to one of the external inputs. Source & Press the cursor right to enter the list of types of peripherals Setup attached to the selected input. é Select the peripheral device with the cursor up/down. Once you have selected the source type, e.g.
  • Page 13: Tv Menu

    Personal the picture menu. Note: this Philips Flat TV has been set at the factory to look best in bright store environments which use fluorescent lighting. As your home will likely not be as well lit as a store, we recommend that you cycle through the various Smart Picture modes to find the one that best suits your own viewing conditions.
  • Page 14: Active Control

    Active Control Active control is a pro-active and automatic system.The TV continuously measures and corrects all incoming signals in order to provide the best picture possible.Thanks to the Ambient Light Sensor which measures the light conditions of the room, the contrast, dynamic contrast, brightness and colour picture settings are adjusted automatically.
  • Page 15: Features Menu

    Features menu Features Channel list Subtitle Sleeptimer On during mute Child lock On timer & Press the cursor right to select “ Select one of the menu items of the child lock Features menu: é Select the menu items with the cursor •...
  • Page 16: Dual Screen / Pip / Multipip

    Dual screen / PIP / Multipip Press the b key to switch on or one of the PIP Dual screen modes according to the format selection made in the PIP format list in the General menu. See Setup, General, p. 8. Press the b key again.The screen that has a yellow border will become the full main screen picture.
  • Page 17: Teletext

    Teletext Most TV channels broadcast information via teletext.This TV has a 1200 pages memory that will store most broadcasted pages and subpages to reduce waiting time. After each programme change, the memory is refreshed. Switch Teletext on and off Select subpages Press b to switch the teletext on.
  • Page 18: Teletext Menu

    Teletext menu “ & Press the key to activate the menu. Press the key to confirm each character MENU selected. é Press the cursor up/down to select the menu items. ‘ Select to cancel the word; Cancel Space enter a space; Delete to delete the last “...
  • Page 19: Connect Accessory Devices

    Connect Accessory Devices There is a wide range of audio and video devices that can be connected to your TV.The following connection diagrams show you how to connect them to the TV. can handle YPbPr,Y/C and CVBS; YPbPr (RGB), CVBS and Y/C; : CVBS and Y/C.
  • Page 20: Dvd Player Or Other Accessory Digital Source Devices

    DVD Player or other accessory digital source devices Devices with Component Video Output Connectors (YPbPr) Connect the three separate component video cables 1 Pr/R S-VIDEO & to the device having component video outputs ( YPbPr such as DVD-players, laser-disc players, videogame players, satellite receivers or other equipment, and to the Pb/B CVBS...
  • Page 21: Hdmi (High Definition Multimedia Interface) Connector

    HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) connector HDMI is the leading new standard for Digital High AUDIO HDMI IN Definition video and audio interconnection. Eg. with a Digital CENTRE Set top box, with HDMI-equipped devices like a PC, DVD-R, HDMI AV receiver... Note: the HDMI connector is compatible with DVI-devices and a SUBW.
  • Page 22: Side Connections

    Side connections Camera, Game or Camcorder & Connect your camera, game or camcorder as shown. 2 and 3 for mono é Connect to VIDEO AUDIO L equipment. For stereo equipment also connect AUDIO R S-VHS quality with an S-VHS camcorder is obtained by connecting the S-VHS cables with the input S-VIDEO...
  • Page 23: Audio- And Video Equipment Keys

    Audio- and video equipment keys This system remote control operates the following Philips equipment:TV,VCR, DVD, DVD/R, SAT (RC5/RC6), AMP (+TUNER), CD, CD/R. Press the Select key to operate any of the equipment indicated in the display = CD; = DVD, = SAT (RC5).
  • Page 24: Tips

    Tips Do not touch, push or rub or strike the screen with anything hard as this may Care of the screen scratch, mar or damage the screen permanently. And please do not rub with dust clothes with chemical treatment. Do not touch the surface with bare hands or greasy cloth (some cosmetics are detrimental to the screen).
  • Page 25 Warning concerning stationary images on the TV screen A characteristic of Plasma Display Panels is that displaying the same image for a long time can cause a permanent after-image to remain on the screen.This is called phosphor burn in. Normal use of the TV should involve the showing of pictures that contain constantly moving and changing images that fill the screen.

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