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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.
CONTENTS Introduction Here are a few of the features built into your new Television: Welcome/Registration of Your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 QuadraSurf™ A remote control feature that allows you to store and view up to ten of your favorite channels per button (4 buttons - 40 channels total).
BASIC TELEVISION AND REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION TELEVISION 1 Press the POWER button to turn the TV ON. Note: You can also press any button on the front of the TV to turn the TV ON. 2 Press the VOLUME + button to increase the sound level, or the VOLUME – button to lower the sound level. 3 Press the CHANNEL UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ button to select TV channels. REMOTE CONTROL 4 Point the remote control toward the remote sensor window on the TV when operating the TV with the remote.
BASIC ANTENNA TELEVISION CONNECTION A combination antenna receives normal broadcast channels (VHF 2–13 and UHF 14–69). Your connection is easy because there is only one 75Ω (ohm) antenna plug on the back of your TV, and that’s where the antenna goes. 1 2 If your antenna has a round cable (75 ohm) on the end, then you're ready to connect it to the TV. If your antenna has flat, twin-lead wire (300 ohm), you first need to attach the antenna wires to the screws on a 300- to 75-ohm adapter.
BASIC CABLE BOX/DECODER CONNECTION I f you cable signal uses a cable box or decoder, follow the easy steps below to complete the connection. Cable Box (w/RF In/Outputs): This connection will NOT supply Stereo sound to the TV. The sound from the cable box will be mono. 1 Connect the open end of the round Cable Company supplied cable to the cable signal IN(put) plug on the back of the Cable Box.
USING THE AV1 T he TV’s audio/video input jacks are for direct picture and sound connections between the TV and a VCR (or similar device) that has audio/video output jacks. Both the AV1 and AV2 Input Jack connections are shown on this page, but either one can be connected alone. Follow the easy steps below to connect your accessory device to the AV1 and AV2 in Jacks located on the back of the TV.
USING THE S-VIDEO INPUT JACKS T he S(uper)-Video connection on the rear of the TV can provide you with better picture detail and clarity for the playback of accessory sources such as DBS (digital broadcast satellite), DVD (digital video discs), video games, and S-VHS VCR (video cassette recorder) tapes than the normal antenna picture connections. NOTE: The accessory device must have an S-VIDEO OUT(put) jack in order for you to complete the connection on this page.
USING THE CVI (COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT) JACKS C omponent Video inputs provide for the highest possible color and picture resolution in the playback of digital signal source material, such as with DVD players. The color difference signals (Pb, Pr) and the luminance (Y) signal are connected and received separately, which allows for improved color bandwidth information (not possible when using composite video or S-Video connections).
USING THE MONITOR OUT(PUT) JACKS T he Monitor (Audio/Video) out jacks are great for recording with a VCR or used to connect an external audio system for better sound reproduction. JACK PANEL Located on the back of the TV For Audio System Connection: 1 Connect one end of the R(ight) and L(eft) AUDIO (Monitor Out) jacks on the TV to the R and L audio input jacks on your amplifier or sound system. Set the audio system’s volume to a normal listening level. 2 Turn the TV and audio system ON.
USING THE SIDE AUDIO/VIDEO INPUTS A udio and Video Side Inputs are available for a quick connection of a VCR, to playback video from a camera or attach a gaming device. Use the AV button on the remote control to tune these inputs. 1 Connect the video (yellow) cable from the Video output on the Camera (or accessory device) to the Video (yellow) Input located on the SIDE of the TV.
HOW TO USE THE LANGUAGE CONTROL F or our Spanish speaking TV owners an onscreen LANGUAGE option is present. With the LANGUAGE control you can set the TV’s on-screen menu to be shown in either English, French or Spanish. 1 2 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. 3 4 Press the CURSOR RIGHT Æ button to display the INSTALL menu features. 5 Press the CURSOR RIGHT Æ button repeatedly to select ENGLISH, FRANÇAIS(French) or ESPAÑOL (Spanish).
HOW TO USE THE TUNER MODE CONTROL T he TUNER MODE control allows you to change the TV’s signal input to either ANTENNA, CABLE or AUTO mode. It’s important for the TV to know what type of signal to look for. (From a Cable TV signal or a normal Antenna signal.) In the AUTO mode, when the AUTO PROGRAM feature is activated, the TV will automatically choose the correct mode. 1 2 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu.
HOW TO AUTOMATICALLY PROGRAM CHANNELS Y 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 when the CHANNEL (+), (–) buttons are pressed. Note: Make sure the antenna or cable signal connection has been completed before AUTO PROGRAM is activated. 1 2 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. 3 4 Press the CURSOR RIGHT © button to display the INSTALL menu features.
HOW TO ADD OR DELETE CHANNELS C hannel Edit makes it easy for you to ADD or DELETE channels from the list of channels stored in the TV’s memory. 1 2 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. 3 4 Press the CURSOR RIGHT © button to display the INSTALL menu features. 5 6 Press the CURSOR RIGHT © button to display the CHANNEL EDIT options. 7 8 Using the CURSOR DOWN ▼ button, scroll the menu to highlight the word SKIPPED.
HOW TO USE THE PICTURE ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS T o adjust your TV picture controls, select a channel and follow the steps shown below: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Main Picture Sound Features Install Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu. Press the CURSOR UP Î or DOWN ï buttons until the word PICTURE is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT Æ button to display the PICTURE menu features.
HOW TO USE THE SOUND ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS B esides the normal volume level control, your TV also has Treble Boost, Bass Boost, Balance, AVL (automatic volume leveler), and Sound (Stereo/Mono) controls. 1 2 3 4 Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu. 5 6 Press the CURSOR RIGHT © or LEFT ß button to turn the adjust or turn the control On or Off. Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or CURSOR DOWN ▼ button until the word SOUND is highlighted.
HOW TO USE THE FORMAT CONTROL M any times while watching movies from a DVD player the image is shown in “letter box” format. This is the format that is shown in movie theaters. when shown on a TV screen, the image will have areas of black on top and bottom of the screen. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Main Picture Sound Features Install Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu. Press the CURSOR DOWN ▼ button until the word FEATURES is highlighted. Brightness Color Picture Sharpness Tint More...
UNDERSTANDING THE AUTOLOCK™ CONTROLS T he AutoLock™ feature is an integrated circuit that receives and processes data sent by broadcasters, or other program providers, that contain program content advisories. When programmed by the viewer, a TV with AutoLock™ can respond to the content advisories and block program content that may be found objectionable (such as offensive language, violence, sexual situations, etc.). This is a great feature to censor the type of viewing children may watch.
SETTING UP AN AUTOLOCK™ ACCESS CODE O ver the next few pages you’ll learn how to block channels and get a better understanding of the rating terms for certain programming. First, let’s start by learning how to set a personal access code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu. Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ button until the word FEATURES is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT © button to display the FEATURES menu options.
HOW TO BLOCK CHANNELS A fter your personal access code has been set (see previous page), you are now ready to select the channels you want to block out or censor. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Press the NUMBERED (or CH +, –) buttons to tune the channel you wish to block or censor. 8 Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ buttons until the words BLOCK CHANNELS are highlighted. 9 Press the CURSOR RIGHT © button to turn blocking ON or OFF for that channel. When ON is selected the channel will be blocked.
HOW TO CLEAR ALL BLOCKED CHANNELS AT THE SAME TIME A fter blocking specific channels there may come a time when you want to clear all the channels so they can be viewed. The following steps explain how to CLEAR ALL blocked channels. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ button until the word FEATURES is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT © button to display the FEATURES menu options.
HOW TO BLOCK ALL CHANNELS AT THE SAME TIME T here may come a time when you want to Block All the television’s channels. Maybe you don’t want your children to watch TV for a given time. With the Block All control, ALL available channels (including the A/V Inputs) can be set to block at the same time. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ button until the word FEATURES is highlighted.
BLOCKING PROGRAMS BASED ON MOVIE RATINGS T here are two types of program ratings within the AutoLock™ feature. One is based on the Movie Industry ratings while the other is based on the TV Industry ratings. Both can be used to block or censor programming that has been rated in either manner. Let’s first look at the Movie Rating options of AutoLock™: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu.
BLOCKING PROGRAMS BASED ON TV RATINGS T his portion of the AutoLock™ features cover program ratings based on the TV Industry rating system. This is known as TV Ratings within AutoLock™. After selecting the Autolock™ feature and entering your personal access code, the AutoLock™ options screen appears; 1 2 Scroll the menu using the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ buttons until the words TV RATINGS are highlighted. 3 4 Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ button to highlight the desired rating.
OTHER AUTOLOCK™ BLOCKING OPTIONS A utoLock™ offers the viewer other blocking features as well. With these Blocking Options, the censoring can be turned ON or OFF. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Main Picture Sound Features Install Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. Brightness Color Picture Sharpness Tint More... Press the CURSOR UP ▲ or DOWN ▼ button until the word FEATURES is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT Æ button to display the FEATURES menu options.
SETTING THE SLEEPTIMER CONTROL H 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 screeching in your ears? Well, your TV can save you all that trouble by automatically turning itself off. 1 2 Press the SLEEP button on the remote control and the SLEEP timer display will appear on the screen.
HOW TO USE THE CLOSED CAPTIONING CONTROL C losed Captioning (CC) allows you to read the voice content of television programs on the TV screen. Designed to help the hearing impaired, this feature uses on-screen “text boxes” to show dialogue and conversations while the TV program is in progress. 1 2 Press the CC button on the remote to display the current Closed Caption setting.
SETTING THE AUTOPICTURE™ CONTROL W hether you’re watching a movie or a sporting event, your TV has automatic video control settings matched for your current program source or content. The AutoPicture™ feature quickly resets your TV’s video controls for a number of different types of programs and viewing conditions you may have in your home.
SETTING THE AUTOSOUND™ CONTROL T he AutoSound™ feature allows the listener to select between four different factory set sound options. Personal (which can be set by the user), Theatre (for movie viewing), Music (for musical type programming) and Voice (when the program is mainly dialogue). These setting affect the Sound menu’s Bass, Treble, AVL, and Incredible Surround controls To select any of the options follow the directions below. 1 Press the AUTO SOUND button on the remote control.
USING THE QUADRASURF™ BUTTONS A “list” or series of previously viewed channels can be selected with the QuadraSurf™ (colored) buttons on your remote control. With this feature you can easily switch between different TV programs that currently interest you. The QuadraSurf™ control allows you set up four different personal Surf lists using the colored buttons (on the remote control), each holding up to ten channels in its quick viewing“list.
USING THE QUADRASURF™ BUTTONS T he QuadraSurf™ buttons on your remote control allow you to store up to 10 channels per button (40 total). This is a great feature if you want to store all your favorite Sports channels, Movie channels, or News channels in one surf list. Family members can have there own favorite list of channels. You can even program the external A/V Input jacks (Front channel) for one of the buttons making it a “source” button for your external accessory devices.
TROUBLESHOOTING No Power • Check the TV power cord. Unplug the TV, wait 10 seconds, then reinsert the plug into the outlet and push the POWER button again. • Check that the outlet is not on a wall switch. • Be sure the fuse is not blown on the AC power strip, if one is being used. No Picture • Check antenna connections. Are they properly secured to the TV's ANT 75Ω plug? • Check the TUNER MODE control for the correct tuner setting. • Try running the Auto Program feature to find all available channels.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS Auto Programming • The procedure of adding or deleting channel numbers into the Television’s memory circuits. In this way the Television “remembers’’ only the locally available or desired channel numbers and skips over any unwanted channel numbers. Quadra Surf • The feature that allows the programming of four separate Surf lists holding up to 10 channels each.
INDEX Alternate Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Color Temperature Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Antenna TV Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Component Video Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Audio/Video Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Contrast + Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PHILIPS LIMITED WARRANTY 90 Days Labor & One (1) Year Parts & One (1) Year Display PHILIPS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS warrants this product against defect in material or workmanship, subject to any conditions set forth as follows: PROOF OF PURCHASE: You must have proof of the date of purchase to receive warranted repair on the product. A sales receipt or other document showing the product and the date that you purchased the product as well as the authorized retailer included, is considered such proof.
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