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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. A. B. C. D. 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.
PANEL LAYOUT Side 1 MODEL REGISTRATION INFORMATION PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL 2 3 SAFETY PANEL PANEL INFO 4 5 9 8 14 15 PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL 10 11 16 17 PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL 1 COVER Side 2 LIMITED WARRANTY (Panel 38) 6 7 12 13 18 19 PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL 20 21 26 27 32 33 PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL 22 23 28 29 34 35 PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL PANEL 24 25 30 31 36 37 Panel Sequence and Panel Index PANE
1 Y BASIC ANTENNA AND CABLE CONNECTIONS Antenna Connection our home’s signal input might come from a single (75 ohm) round cable, a Converter Box, or from an antenna. In either case the connecCombination tion to the TV is very easy. VHF/UHF Antenna (Outdoor or Indoor) ANT 75‰ Monitor out AV1 in AV2 in VIDEO Y 1 2 L/Mono If your Cable TV signal or Antenna signal is a round cable (75 ohm) then you're ready to connect to the TV.
2 I CABLE BOX CONNECTIONS f your cable signal uses a cable box or decoder, follow the easy steps below to complete the connection. Cable Box (w/RF In/Outputs): Cable Signal IN from the Cable Company Cable Box (w/RF In/Outputs): This connection will be mono. Connect the Cable Company supplied cable to the signal IN(put) plug on the back of the Cable Box. Jack Panel Back of Cable Box Using a separate round coaxial cable, connect one end to the OUT(put) (TO TV) plug on the 75 ⍀ back of the Cable Box.
3 BASIC TV AND REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION Example of Models 27PT6441/37 and 27PT6442/37 1 2 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. Press the VOLUME + button to increase the sound level, or the VOLUME – button to lower the sound level. Pressing both buttons at the same time will display the onscreen menu. Once in the menu, use these buttons to make adjustments or selections.
4 AV (AUDIO/VIDEO) INPUT CONNECTION 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.
5 A SIDE AV CONNECTIONS 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 2 Front 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.
6 T S-VIDEO (S-VHS) INPUT CONNECTIONS 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.
7 COMPONENT VIDEO (CVI) INPUT CONNECTIONS omponent Video inputs provide C for the highest possible color and picture resolution in the play- back 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 SVideo connections).
8 MONITOR OUT(PUT) CONNECTIONS AUDIO SYSTEM CONNECTION: he Audio/Video (Monitor) Output jacks are great for recording with a VCR or used to connect an external audio system for better sound reproduction. AUDIO SYSTEM CONNECTION: Connect one end of the R(ight) and L(eft) AUDIO Back of TV (Monitor Out) jacks on the TV to the R and L audio input jacks Audio Cables on your amplifier or sound sys(Red and White) tem. Set the audio system’s volume to a normal listening level. Turn the TV and audio system ON.
9 REMOTE CONTROL BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS QUADRASURF Buttons (Red, Green, Yellow, Blue) Allows you to store and surf up to 10 channels you choose for each colored button. AV Button Press to select an accessory signal input from the front AV Inputs. SMILEY Button Press to add channels to the “QuadraSurf” lists. Works with all colored buttons. AUTO SOUND Button Press repeatedly to choose from different factory pre-defined sound settings.
10 REMOTE CONTROL BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS POWER Button Press to turn the TV on or off. A/CH Button (Alternate Channel) Press to toggle between the last viewed channel and the channel presently being viewed. FROWNIE Button Allows you to delete channels from the “Quadra Surf” lists for the colored buttons. Works with all colored buttons. AUTO PICTURE Button Press repeatedly to choose from 5 different factory predefined picture settings.
11 F HOW TO USE THE LANGUAGE CONTROL or French and 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 English, French, or Spanish. 1 2 3 4 Main Picture Sound Features Install Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the on-screen menu. Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to scroll though the on-screen menu until the word Install is highlighted.
12 HOW TO USE THE TUNER MODE CONTROL he TUNER MODE control T allows you to change the TV’s input signal to either ANTENNA, Main Picture Sound Features Install CABLE, or AUTO mode. It’s important for the TV to know what type of signal to look for (Cable TV or an Antenna). In the AUTO mode, when the AUTO PROGRAM feature is activated, the TV will automatically choose the correct mode. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 button to display the Install menu features.
13 Y AUTOMATICALLY PROGRAM 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. Main Picture Sound Features Install 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 onscreen menu.
14 CHANNEL EDIT hannel Edit makes it easy for you to C ADD or DELETE channels from the list of channels stored in the TV’s memory. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Main Picture Sound Features Install Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to scroll though the on-screen menu until the word Install is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 button to display the Install menu features.
15 PICTURE MENU CONTROLS o adjust your TV picture controls, select a channel and use the T Picture Menu Controls listed below: 1 Brightness Control - Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 or LEFT 1 buttons until the darkest parts of the picture are as bright as you prefer. 2 3 4 5 6 Color Control - Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 or LEFT 1 buttons to add or eliminate color. 7 8 Picture Control - Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 or LEFT 1 buttons until lightest parts of the picture show good detail.
16 SOUND MENU CONTROLS o adjust your TV sound, select and T use the Sound Menu Controls listed below: 1 Treble: Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 or LEFT 1 buttons to adjust the control. The control will enhance the high frequency sounds. 2 Bass: Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 or LEFT 1 buttons to adjust the control. The control will enhance the low frequency sounds. 3 Balance: Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 or LEFT 1 buttons to adjust the level of sound coming from the left and right speakers.
17 HOW TO USE THE 4:3 EXPAND FORMAT CONTROL any times while watching M 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 Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to select one of the two options 4:3 or Expand 4:3. 4:3 - Standard format for the TV.
18 S ETTING THE TV CLOCK USING THE TIMER CONTROL our television comes with an on-screen clock. During norY mal operation, the clock appears Main Picture Sound Features Install on the screen when the STATUS/EXIT button is pressed or if the Timer Display control is turned On. 1 2 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu. 3 4 5 6 7 Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 button to display the Features menu.
19 SETTING TV TO TURN ON OR OFF USING START OR STOP CONTROLS ou can set your TV to turn itself on or off. You can set the TV to Y turn itself On or Off once or at Main Picture Sound Features Install the same time everyday. Follow the steps below to set the Start and Stop Time. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to scroll through the on-screen menu until the word Features is highlighted.
20 S ETTING TV TO STARTUP ON A SPECIFIC CHANNEL ou can select a specific channel Y that the television will tune to when the timer turns the set On. Main Picture Sound Features Install Follow these steps to select the channel. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to scroll through the on-screen menu until the word Features is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 button to display the Features menu.
21 ACTIVATE CONTROL fter you have set the Time, Start A Time, Stop Time, and Start Channel, the timer must be set to Main Picture Sound Features Install come on Once or Daily, or turned Off through the Activate control. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to scroll through the on-screen menu until the word Features is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 button to display the Features menu.
22 H OW TO VIEW TIME USING THE DISPLAY CONTROL A fter the TV’s clock has been set, you can use your TV as a clock. The Display control allows you to permanently display the time in the upper right corner of the screen. 1 2 3 4 Main Picture Sound Features Install Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to scroll through the on-screen menu until the word Features is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 button to display the Features menu.
23 ACTIVE CONTROL OPTIONS T he Active Control monitors and adjusts incoming video signals to help provide the best picture quality. When you choose to turn the Active Control On, the picture sharpness and noise reduction are controlled automatically. Active Control adjusts these picture settings continuously and automatically. NOTE: Active Control is only available in models 27PT6441/37 and 27PT6442/37. 1 2 Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu.
24 UNDERSTANDING AUTOLOCK CONTROLS he AutoLock™ feature is an integrated circuit that receives and processes T 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.
25 SETTING UP AN ACCESS CODE ver the next few panels you’ll O 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: Press the MENU button on the remote to display the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons until the word Features is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 button to display the Features menu options.
26 A BLOCK CHANNELS fter your personal access code has been set (see previous page), you are now ready to select the channels or the A/V Inputs you want to block out or censor. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: 1 Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons until the words Block Channel are highlighted. 2 Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 button to turn blocking ON or OFF for that channel. When ON is selected the channel will be blocked.
27 A BLOCK/CLEAR ALL CHANNELS AT THE SAME TIME fter blocking specific channels there may come a time when you want to block or clear all the channels at the same time. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: 1 Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to select either Clear All or Block All. 2 If Clear All is selected, press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 button to clear all blocked channels. All channels will be viewable.
28 MOVIE RATINGS T he AutoLock™ feature can block programming based on the Movie Industry ratings. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: 1 2 Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to highlight the words Movie Rating. 3 Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to highlight any of the Movie Rating options. When highlighted, all these options can be turned On (which will allow blocking) or Off (which will allow viewing).
29 TV RATINGS T he AutoLock™ feature can block programming based on the TV Industry ratings. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to highlight the words TV Rating. Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 button to display the TV Rating options (TV-Y, TV-Y7, 1 2 TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, or TVMA). 3 Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to highlight any of the TV Rating options.
30 BLOCKING OPTIONS utoLock™ offers the viewer other blocking features as well. With these Blocking A Options, the censoring can be turned ON or AutoLock Setup Code Clear All Block All Movie Rating TV Rating Block Options OFF. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: 1 2 Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons until the words Block Options are highlighted.
31 C CLOSED CAPTIONING 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 onscreen “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. Press the CC button repeatedly to choose from the four Closed Caption options (CC Off, CC1, CC2, CC Mute).
32 W AUTO PICTURE 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. 1 2 Personal Press the AUTO PICTURE button repeatedly to select either Personal, Movies, Sports, Weak Signal, or MULTIMEDIA picture settings. Movies Sports Press the AUTO PICTURE button on the remote control. The current Auto Picture setting will be displayed on the screen.
33 QUADRASURF T he QuadraSurf™ control allows you set up four different personal channel Surf lists using the colored buttons (on the remote control), each holding up to ten channels in its quick viewing“list.” Press the CHANNEL (+) or (–) buttons (or the NUMBER buttons) to select a channel to add to one of the SURF lists. Press the SMILEY button on the remote control to ADD the channel to one of the SURF lists.
34 QUADRASURF T he Quadra Surf buttons on your remote control allow you to store up to 10 channels per button (40 total). You can even program the A/V Input channels for each button making them a “source” button. Assuming channels have now been added to the four Quadra Surf lists (the four colored buttons, see the previous page), let’s review how the feature works. Press one of the pre-programmed COLORED buttons on the remote (Red, Green, Yellow or Blue).
35 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.
36 CARE AND CLEANING WARNING Concerning Stationary Images on the TV Screen: Do not leave stationary or letterbox images on screen for extended periods of time. This can cause uneven picture-tube aging. 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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PHILIPS LIMITED WARRANTY 90 Days Labor & One (1) Year 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.
