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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 manufacturer s instructions.
FEATURES CONTENTS Welcome/Registration of Your TV Safety/Precautions A Guide to Digital TV Quick Tips Before You Start 2 2/3 5 5 GETTING STARTED Description of Remote Control Buttons Basic TV and Remote Control Operation First Time You Turn On The TV 6 7 8 INSTALLATION MENU Auto Channel Search How To Use The Language Control How To Use The Signal Type Control Channel Edit & Name Favorite List Picture Menu Controls Sound Menu Controls 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 FEATURES MENU Understanding Parental Controls A
A GUIDE TO DIGITAL TV What is Digital Television (DTV)? Digital Television (DTV) is a relatively new type of broadcasting that promises to transform television viewing into a whole new experience. Digital technology is used to capture images and sound to deliver a better picture quality. There are many levels of digital television quality. The most common are: Standard Definition TV (SDTV) SDTV is the basic level of quality display and resolution for both analog and digital.
DESCRIPTION OF REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS POWER Button - Press to turn the TV On or put on Standby mode. TV channels or enter values in the onscreen menu. For single channel entries, press the numbered button for the channel you desire. The TV will pause for a second or two before changing to the chosen channel. Picture Preset menu. menu directly. or decrease the TV sound level. channels in ascending or descending order. in the onscreen menu and to activate the channel list.
BASIC TV AND REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION Press POWER button on the TV to turn it on. Press the VOLUME + to increase the sound level and VOLUME - to lower the sound level. Press CHANNEL + or - to select TV channels. Point the remote control towards the remote sensor window on the front of the TV when using the remote control. Press MENU button on the remote to display the onscreen menu. REMOTE CONTROL H ow to load the supplied batteries into the remote control.
FIRST TIME YOU TURN ON THE TV T he first time you turn on the new TV set, you will see a screen that helps you to auto install the programs. Auto installation starts with the analogue channels followed by the digital channels. The time taken for installation depends on the number of channels available. You can stop the first auto installation by pressing the POWER button on the remote control. The auto installation is stopped and the TV goes into standby mode.
AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH Y ou can auto install programs on your TV. This makes it easy for you to select only the TV stations in your area when the CHANNEL (+) or (-) buttons are pressed. Follow these steps for Digital Mode and Analog Mode. MAIN MENU Complete the antenna or cable signal connection before activating AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH. ,, See How to make the best connection guide for details.
HOW TO USE THE LANGUAGE CONTROL F or ,Spanish speaking TV owners an onscreen language option is present. With the language control you can set the TV s onscreen menu to be shown in English or Spanish. Follow these steps for Digital Mode and Analog Mode. MAIN MENU Press MENU button on the remote control to display onscreen menu. Exit Sound Picture Setup Parental Control Time Press CURSOR or to scroll through the onscreen menu until you see Setup highlighted. Press CURSOR features.
HOW TO USE THE SIGNAL TYPE CONTROL T he SIGNAL TYPE control lets you change the TV input signal to ANTENNA or CABLE mode. It is important that you know which type of signal to look for (Cable or Antenna). Follow these steps for Digital Mode and Analog Mode. MAIN MENU Press MENU button on the remote control to display onscreen menu. Exit Sound Picture Setup Parental Control Time Press CURSOR or to scroll through the onscreen menu until you see Setup highlighted. Press CURSOR features.
CHANNEL EDIT & NAME C hannel Edit & Name allows you to skip or not a channel and assign a name to the channel. Follow these steps for Digital Mode and Analog Mode. MAIN MENU Press MENU button on the remote control to display onscreen menu. Exit Sound Picture Setup Parental Control Time Press CURSOR or to scroll through the onscreen menu until you see Setup highlighted. Press CURSOR or to display the SETUP menu features.
FAVORITE LIST F avorite List allows you to set up to 6 channels to your favorite in Digital mode or Analog mode each. By pressing FAV button repeatedly, you can easily access all the favorite channels you have set. Follow these steps for Digital Mode and Analog Mode. Press MENU button on the remote control to display onscreen menu. MAIN MENU Exit Sound Picture Setup Parental Control Time Press CURSOR or to scroll through the onscreen menu until you see Setup highlighted.
PICTURE MENU CONTROLS T Follow these steps for Digital Mode and Analog Mode. MAIN MENU Press MENU button on the remote control to display onscreen menu. Exit Sound Picture Setup Parental Control Time Press CURSOR or to scroll through the onscreen menu until you see Picture highlighted. Press CURSOR features.
SOUND MENU CONTROLS Press MENU button on the remote control to display onscreen menu. MAIN MENU Press CURSOR or to scroll through the onscreen menu until you see Sound highlighted. Press CURSOR features. or Exit Sound Picture Setup Parental Control Time to display the SOUND menu Press CURSOR or to scroll through the sound features and use CURSOR or to adjust Tone Control- allows you to select your desired sound mode and adjust the equalizer sliders.
UNDERSTANDING PARENTAL CONTROLS P arental control is a feature that lets the TV receive and process data sent by broadcasters or other program providers with program content advisory. When programmed by the viewer, a TV with Parental Control can respond to the content advisory and block program content that may be found objectionable (such as offensive language, violence, sexual situations, etc.). This feature is useful for adults to prevent certain types of programs from being viewed by children.
ACTIVATE PARENTAL CONTROL arental control allows you to block out any channels. A channel blocked by the Parental Control cannot be viewed until a correct password is used to unblock the channel for viewing. Parental control is defaulted without password protection. The first time you use the TV, create a password to activate Parental Control. Follow these steps for Digital Mode and Analog Mode. MAIN MENU Press MENU button on the remote control to display onscreen menu.
MOVIE RATINGS T he parental control feature can block programs based on the Movie Industry ratings. Once you have entered your password, the Parental Control features are displayed on the screen. NOTE: the following menu illustrations are given for Analog mode only. Follow these steps for Digital Mode and Analog Mode. PARENTAL CONTROL Press CURSOR or until you see Settings highlighted. Press CURSOR or to display the PARENTAL CONTROL SETTINGS menu. Press CURSOR or until you see USA V-chip highlighted.
TV RATINGS T he parental control feature can block programs based on the TV Industry ratings. Once you have entered your password, the Parental Control features are displayed on the screen. NOTE: the following menu illustrations are given for Analog mode only. Follow these steps for Digital Mode and Analog Mode. PARENTAL CONTROL Press CURSOR or until you see Settings highlighted. Press CURSOR or to display the PARENTAL CONTROL SETTINGS menu. Go Back Lock Settings Change Passwd.
UNRATED AND NO RATING T he parental control feature can block programs with no content advisory data. Once you have entered your password, the Parental Control features are displayed on the screen. PARENTAL CONTROL NOTE: the following menu illustrations are given for Analog mode only. Go Back Lock Settings Change Passwd. Follow these steps for Digital Mode and Analog Mode. Press CURSOR or until you see Settings highlighted. Press CURSOR or to display the PARENTAL CONTROL SETTINGS menu. Par.
CHILD LOCK arental control includes a Child Lock feature. This option allows you to enable or disable the buttons on the front panel of TV. When the buttons on the front panel are disabled, you can operate the TV with the remote control only. Once you have entered your password, the Parental Control features are displayed on the screen. NOTE: the following menu illustrations are given for Analog mode only. PARENTAL CONTROL Press CURSOR or until you see Settings highlighted.
DOWNLOADABLE V-CHIP T his TV supports downloadable V-chip which allows you to block programs with a new, different rating region code of 0x05. This feature is ONLY available in Digital mode and if the stream contains the regional ratings table. If you are watching a digital signal with a regional ratings table, you can follow the procedures below. Once you have entered your password, the Parental Control features are displayed on the screen.
HOW TO USE THE TIME MENU CONTROLS Follow these steps for Digital Mode and Analog Mode. MAIN MENU Press MENU button on the remote control to display onscreen menu. Press CURSOR or to scroll through the onscreen menu until you see Time highlighted. Exit Sound Picture Setup Parental Control Time Press CURSOR or to display the TIME menu. Press CURSOR or to scroll through the time features until you see Time highlighted.
TIME ZONE his feature allows you to select the time zone you are in. However, this feature can work only after you set a time (refer to the previous page). MAIN MENU Follow these steps for Digital Mode and Analog Mode. Press MENU button on the remote control to display onscreen menu. Press CURSOR or to scroll through the onscreen menu until you see Time highlighted. Press CURSOR or to display the TIME menu features. Press CURSOR or to scroll through the time features until you see Time Zone highlighted.
TV SWITCHING OFF T he TV Switching Off feature allows you to set a timer to automatically turn the TV off after a period of time you choose - ranging from 15 minutes up to 4 hours in 15 minute intervals. Follow these steps for Digital Mode and Analog Mode. MAIN MENU Press MENU button on the remote control to display onscreen menu. Press CURSOR or to scroll through the onscreen menu until you see Time highlighted.
ANALOG CLOSED CAPTION CONTROLS M any Analog programs are encoded with closed-captioning information. The Analog Closed Caption feature lets you display the audio portion of a program as text on the TV screen. Follow these steps for Analog Mode. Press MENU button on the remote control to display onscreen menu. Press CURSOR or to scroll through the onscreen menu until you see Setup highlighted. Press CURSOR or to display SETUP menu.
DIGITAL CLOSED CAPTION CONTROLS M any Digital programs are encoded with closed-captioning information. The Digital Closed Caption feature lets you display the audio portion of a program as text on the TV screen. Follow these steps for Digital Mode. Press CURSOR or to scroll through the SETUP menu until you see Closed Caption highlighted. Press CURSOR or followed by CURSOR or to highlight CC Preset. Press CURSOR or to select Default or Custom.
HOW TO USE ZOOM CONTROL T he Zoom Control feature allows you to select the picture format mode. Selecting a Picture Format Using the Remote Control Press ZOOM button on the remote control once to display the current picture format mode. Press ZOOM button repeatedly on the remote control to select one of the screen format options. In Digital mode, press ZOOM to toggle among 4:3, Stretch 4:3 and Compress 16:9. In Analog mode, press ZOOM to toggle between 4:3 and 16:9.
INFORMATION BANNER he Channel Banner displays information of the program that is being transmitted by broadcasters. By pressing INFO button on the remote control, you can see Information Banner appear on the screen. Digital information banner is different from that for Analog. See the descriptions below: Information Banner 1-1 Flower 11:20 AM 9:00AM 12:00AM Unrated In Digital Mode HD Stereo program name 1-1 Flower: displays the digital channel no.
GLOSSARY Aspect Ratio The ratio between the width and height of the TV picture on the screen. In a normal TV set the aspect ratio is 4 to 3 (4:3). The aspect ratio in HDTV is 16:9, which resembles the aspect ratio in a movie theatre (Widescreen). New TV systems support both 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratio and can automatically switch between them.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS Check the List of Symptoms and Suggested Steps To Take before requesting Service. You may be able to solve the problem yourself. If you face problems connecting the TV to external devices, please refer to the User Guide of the external device or call their service centers for help. Charges for TV installation and adjustments of customer controls are not covered under your warranty. SYMPTOMS , SUGGESTED STEPS TO TAKE Installation Can t get the AV channels on the TV screen.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS SYMPTOMS Settings Error messages appear on the screen of TV: No Signal SUGGESTED STEPS TO TAKE Check that the antenna / cable is connected properly and that you have selected the correct source type (refer to page 11). No Program There could be temporarily no transmission on the selected channel. When transmission is resumed or when available, your TV will receive it. Audio Only The current channel has only audio transmission. Sound Sound is not in Stereo.
CLEANING AND CARE WARNING Concerning stationary images on the TV Screen: Placement of the TV To avoid cabinet warping, cabinet color changes, and increased chance of set failure, do not place the TV where temperatures can become excessively hot, for example, in direct sunlight or near a heating appliance. Do not leave stationary or letterbox images on screen for extended periods of time. This can cause uneven picture-tube aging.
SPECIFICATIONS 27PT9007D PICTURE / DISPLAY Aspect ratio : 4:3 Picture Display Picture Enhancement 27 Real Flat Picture Tube 2D Comb Filter Auto Picture (5 modes) Tint, Color, Sharpness, Color Temperature Control SOUND Sound Power (Output RMS) 2 x 2w Sound Enhancement Auto Sound (4 modes) Balance, Equalizer CONVENIENCE ON SCREEN DISPLAY LANGUAGES CONNECTIVITY Rear Side Auto Install Easy toggle Digital / Analog modes Closed Caption teletext Parental Lock Sleep Timer Clock English and Spanish Compo
PHILIPS LIMITED WARRANTY 90 Days Labor & One (1) Year Parts & Two (2) Years 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.
INDEX Accessories List 5 Downloadable V-chip 22 Auto Channel Search 9 Movie Ratings 18 TV Ratings 19 Unrated and No Rating 20 Auto Volume Leveller Control 15 Balance Control 15 Basic TV and Remote Control Operation 7 Picture Control 14 Brightness Control 16 Quick Tips 5 Channel Edit & Name 12 Registration of TV Information 2 Cleaning and Care 33 Closed captioning in Analog Mode Safety / Precautions 2/3 26 Second Audio Programming 15 Closed captioning in Digital Mode 27
