Real Flat Television 21PT5217 21PT5117 User manual
IMPORTANT Before you begin: Make sure your package includes the following items:TV and mains cord, remote control, Instruction manual, antenna cable (optional) and Coaxial cable (optional). Attention: 1. Read your manual first – your Philips TV comes with a well-designed remote control and onscreen display to ensure your TV is easy to operate. 2.
Table of Contents General Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Useful Tips . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installation Installing your television set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Remote control keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety information • – – – – Disconnect mains plug when : the indicator light below the TV screen is flashing continuously. a bright white line is displayed across the screen. there is a lightning storm. the set is left unattended for a prolonged period of time. • cleaning the TV screen. Never use abrasive cleaning agents. Use a slight damp chamois leather or soft cloth. • No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on top of the TV or in the vicinity.
Installing your television set Positioning the television set Remote control 10 cm 10 cm 10 cm Place your TV on a solid, stable surface, leaving a space of at least 10 cm around the appliance. Connections Insert the two R6-type batteries (supplied) making sure that they are the right way round. The batteries supplied with this appliance do not contain mercury or nickel cadmium. If you have access to a recycling facility, please do not discard your used batteries (if in doubt, consult your dealer).
Remote control keys Teletext /Personal Zapping In teletext mode; the colour keys allows direct access to an item or corresponding pages (p. 10) In Personal Zapping mode; you can surf up to 10 personal channels for each key (p.9) Add Personal Zapping list Adds and stores channels into Personal Zapping list (p.9) No function Smart Sound Used to access a series of stored settings: Theatre, Music,Voice or Personal. Menu To call up or exits menus. Volume To adjust the sound level. Mute To mute or restore sound.
Language When there is no signal input to the TV, you may encounter instability of the screen display. key to select In this instance, please use the an AV channel. The Language feature is used to change the display language for menus. & Press the key. é With the cursor, select the Install menu and follow by the Language. “ Use the key to select a language of your choice. . ‘To quit the menus, press Auto Store Auto Store This menu is used to store all available channels automatically. & Press the key.
Manual Store This menu is used to store channels one at a time. key. & Press the é With the cursor, select the Install menu and follow by the Manual Store. “ Colour System: use the or key to select the desired colour system; Auto, PAL, NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43 or SECAM. ‘ Sound System: use the or key to select the desired sound system; Auto, BG, I, DK or M. ( Search: Press . The search starts. Once a channel is found, the scanning stops. Go to the next step.
Picture settings & Press then Picture menu. . This will call up the é Use the or keys to select a setting and the or keys to adjust. Note: during the picture adjustment, only the selected line remains displayed. Press or to display the menu again. “ Press to exit. Description of the adjustments: • Brightness: this changes picture brillance. • Colour: this changes the intensity of the colour. • Contrast: this changes the difference between the light and dark tones.
Features settings & Press , select Features ( ) and press . This will call up the Features menu. Description of the features: • Format: see explanation on the next few pages. • Signal Strength : see explanation on the next few pages. Format This feature enhances your viewing pleasure by providing you with a choice of two picture formats:- 4:3 and Expand 4:3. & Press , use the or key to select Features and press the key. This will call up the Features menu.
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 or key to select Features and press the key. This will call up the Features menu. é Use the key to select Signal Strength. key to select On or Off. “ Use the key to exit.
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 : You will obtain: Teletext call 0 10 9 This is used to call teletext, change to transparent mode and then exit. The summary appears with a list of items that can be accessed.
Teletext Press : Operation p7-11_21PT5217_5117.p65 You will obtain: Stop sub-page acquisition Certain pages contain sub-pages which are automatically displayed successively. This key is used to stop or resume sub-page acquisition. The indication g appears on the top left. Hidden information To display or hide the concealed information (games solutions).
Connecting peripheral equipment The television has 3 external sockets situated at the back of the set (AV1 in, AV2 in and Monitor out). The AV1 in socket has audio and video inputs. The AV2 in socket has S-Video, audio and video inputs. The Monitor out socket has audio and video outputs. Video recorder & Connect the TV’s yellow, white and red (AV2 in) jacks to the corresponding Video and Audio jacks on the player. é Turn on the TV and VCR player. Set the TV to channel AV2.
Connecting peripheral equipment Other equipment Satellite receiver, decoder, games, etc. & Carry out the connections shown opposite. é To optimise picture quality, connect the equipment which produces the video signals (digital decoder, games, etc) to AV1 in and equipment which produces the S-VHS signals (S-VHS and Hi-8 video recorders, certain DVD drives to AV2 in and all other equipment to either AV1 in or AV2 in. Side connections (for 21PT5117) Make the connections as shown opposite.
Tips Poor reception The proximity of mountains or high buildings may be responsible for ghost pictures, echoing or shadows. In this case, try manually adjustingyour picture: see Fine Tuning (p. 6) 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 picture) switch the NR on the Picture menu to ON (p. 7).
Glossary 4:3 Refers to the ration between the length and the height of the screen. Wide screen televisions have a ration of 16:9 while conventional televisions have a ratio of 4:3. 4:3 Expand The images recorded in “letterbox” format are expanded to fill the entire screen and the black horizontal bars at the top and bottom are removed.
Specification Product type 21PT5217, 21PT5117 Picture • Picture screen diameter: 550 mm • Visible screen size: 510 mm • Smart Picture Modes • Contrast Control • Sharpness Control • Tint (in NTSC system) • Colour Temperature Control • Noise Reduction • Signal Strength Indicator Sound • Sound output: 2 x 5 W rms • Loudspeakers: Full range • Smart Sound Modes • Balance, Bass Boost/Bass, Treble Boost/ Treble • Auto Volume Leveller Reception • Tuning system: PLL tuning • Tuner: UV, S and Hyperband • Channel Sele
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