34PT8420 Operating Instructions 1 Eng/p1 1 5/21/02, 2:26 PM
TABLE OF CONTENTS Thank you for purchasing this televison set.You are now the proud owner of a PHILIPS TV set which promises full value to you as a customer. Please read the instruction manual carefully and thoroughly to help you install and operate your TV set. Introduction Safety Information/Useful Tips .................................................................................................. 3 Before Calling Service ................................................................................
SAFETY INFORMATION AND USEFUL TIPS Safety Information • – – – Disconnect mains plug when : the red light below the TV screen is flashing continuously. a bright white line is displayed across the screen. cleaning the TV screen. Never use abrasive cleaning agents. Use a slight damp chamois leather or soft cloth. – there is a lightning storm. – the set is left unattended for a prolonged period of time. • No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on top of the TV or in the vicinity.
BEFORE CALLING SERVICE Below is a list of frequently occurred symptoms. Before you call for service, make these simple checks. Some of these symptoms can easily be rectified if you know what to do. Symptom What you should do Colour patch (uneveness) • Switch off the TV by the mains power button. Wait for 20 minutes before switching on again. • Check the TV is not placed too near speakers or magnetic objects. No power • Check the TV’s AC power cord is plugged into the mains socket.
HOOKING UP YOUR TV (BASIC CONNECTION) Antenna Connection • Connect the aerial plug to the antenna socket ¬ on the backcover. • Insert the mains plug into the wall socket. Mains Connection • For correct mains voltage, refer to type sticker at the rear of the TV set • Consult your dealer if mains supply is different. Note : This diagram is not representative of the actual plug and socket. Switching on the Set • Press the main power button to switch on/ off the TV.
CONNECTING THE AUDIO/VIDEO SOCKETS (PLAYBACK) Monitor out AV1 in AV sockets on rear of TV AV2 in VIDEO Y L/Mono S-VIDEO Pb AUDIO R Pr COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT OUT OUT OUT ANTENNA VIDEO R AUDIO L IN IN IN Back of VCR VCR (Equipped with Video and Audio Output sockets You can view the playback of VCR tapes (Video Disc players, camcorders, etc.) by using the AUDIO and VIDEO INPUT sockets on the rear of the TV.
CONNECTING THE AUDIO/VIDEO SOCKETS (PLAYBACK) Camcorder Connect headphone jack to socket for personal listening For more convenient direct playback connections, the Side Audio/Video Input sockets allow for quick and easy connections, particularly Camcorder tape recordings. – Connect the S-VIDEO socket (if available) from the Camcorder to the Side S-VIDEO socket of the TV. You need not connect the Side VIDEO IN socket of the TV if the S-VIDEO socket is connected.
CONNECTING THE AUDIO/VIDEO SOCKETS (RECORDING) Connection for recording from the TV channel Monitor out AV1 in AV2 in VIDEO Y L/Mono S-VIDEO Pb AUDIO R AV sockets on rear of TV Pr COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT OUT OUT OUT ANTENNA VIDEO R AUDIO L IN IN IN VCR (Equipped with Video and Audio Input sockets – Connect the corresponding INPUT sockets of the VCR to the MONITOR OUTPUT sockets on the rear of the TV.
FUNCTIONS OF REMOTE CONTROL & SLEEPTIMER Allows you to select a time period after which the set will switch to standby mode automatically. é A/CH (Alternate Channel) Allows you to alternate between the last viewed channel and the present channel. “ FORMAT You can have a choice of different formats for your viewing pleasure, namely : - Auto, 4:3 mode, EXPAND 4:3 mode and COMPRESS 16:9 mode ‘ DIGIT (0 -9) Allows you select a channel.
FUNCTIONS OF REMOTE CONTROL 3 STANDBY B D PI P A/CH æ ß q © UP S ê PIP CH 4 DN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SMART SMART 0 M 3 MENU a 5 SURF 6 7 8 9 ¬ V CH AV i X b h g C U PROGRAM LIST ◊ f DOLBY.V ACTIVE CONTROL h î 20 21 22 23 24 25 – Switch set off temporarily to standby mode. (The red light indicator lights up when set is on standby mode). – To switch on set from standby mode, press Channel Up/Down, Digit (0 -9) or Standby button.
FUNCTIONS OF TV CONTROLS ‘ ( VOLUME + – CHANNEL + ➩ – ➩ A & Not Applicable é“ & Mains Power button Switch mains power on or off. é Standby Light indicator Indicate red light when standby mode is activated. “ Remote Sensor Acts as a sensor for activating the controls of the TV when remote control handset is aimed at it. ‘ Volume + / – button Adjust sound volume louder/softer. ( Channel + / – button Select channel in ascending/descending order.
SELECTING THE MENU LANGUAGE AND AUTOMATIC TUNING OF CHANNELS Operating instructions generally explains the operation of the TV set using the buttons on the remote control unless otherwise stated. Please read the following instructions carefully and follow the steps as shown to familiarise yourself with the installations and all features available in your set. Before you tune in the channels by the AUTO STORE method, select the menu language of your choice.
SELECTING THE MENU LANGUAGE AND AUTOMATIC TUNING OF CHANNELS Step Result on screen Press button Enter LANGUAGE mode. Select desired language. OR Exit from language mode. INSTALL Ñ LANGUAGE •É ENGLISH • AUTO STORE B.MELAYU • MANUAL STORE • SORT • CHANNEL EDIT INSTALL Ñ Ñ LANGUAGE •▲ AUTO STORE •É MANUAL STORE • SORT • CHANNEL EDIT ▲ • É ENGLISH B.MELAYU ▼ Select AUTO STORE.
MANUAL TUNING OF CHANNELS Manual tuning allows you to store each programme manually. Step Result on screen Press button Enter main menu. MENU Press button repeatedly until INSTALL is selected. Enter INSTALL menu. Press button repeatedly until MANUAL STORE is selected.
SELECTING THE COLOUR /SOUND SYSTEM This feature allows you to select your desired COLOUR and SOUND system. If AUTO is selected, the respective colour and sound system will be automatically selected according to the transmission system. Note : Select your desired colour and sound system manually if reception is poor at AUTO mode. Step Result on screen Press button Repeat step 1 to step 5 as in “MANUAL TUNING OF CHANNELS” COLOUR SYSTEM is selected. Enter COLOUR SYSTEM mode.
FINE TUNING OF CHANNELS This feature allows you to adjust picture reception in areas of weak reception. MENU MENU SURF MENU SURF SURF ➠ ➠ ➠ INSTALL Ñ Ñ LANGUAGE • AUTO STORE •▲É MANUAL STORE • SORT • CHANNEL EDIT ▲ • ENGLISH B.MELAYU É ▼ ▼ 1. Enter main menu. 2. Select INSTALL. 3. Enter install menu. Step Result on screen Press button Press button repeatedly until MANUAL STORE is selected.
SORTING OF CHANNELS This feature allows you to change the channel number to your choice for a particular TV station. MENU SURF MENU MENU SURF ➠ SURF ➠ ➠ INSTALL Ñ Ñ LANGUAGE •▲ AUTO STORE •É MANUAL STORE • SORT • CHANNEL EDIT ▲ • ENGLISH B.MELAYU É ▼ ▼ 1. Enter main menu. 2. Select INSTALL. 3. Enter install mode. Step Result on screen Press button Press button repeatedly until SORT is selected.
EDITING OF CHANNELS This feature allows you to edit or skip channels which have bad or weak TV signal or channels that you do not watch often. Note : Once a channel is skipped, you cannot have access to it by the CHANNEL + or – button. You can only access the channel by the DIGIT (0 -9) button. MENU MENU SURF MENU SURF SURF ➠ ➠ ➠ INSTALL Ñ Ñ LANGUAGE • AUTO STORE •▲É MANUAL STORE • SORT • CHANNEL EDIT ▲ • ENGLISH B.MELAYU É ▼ ▼ 1. Enter main menu. Step 2. Select INSTALL. 3.
NAMING OF CHANNELS This feature allows a selection of 10 channels of pre-defined names. It also allows you to enter a new name or modify an existing name of a channel for 40 channels including external channels. MENU MENU SURF MENU SURF SURF ➠ ➠ ➠ INSTALL Ñ Ñ LANGUAGE •▲ AUTO STORE •É MANUAL STORE • SORT • CHANNEL EDIT ▲ • ENGLISH B.MELAYU É ▼ ▼ 1. Enter main menu. Step 2. Select INSTALL. 3. Enter install mode.
USING THE PICTURE/SOUND MENU The picture and sound menus allow you to make adjustments to the picture and sound. It also allow you to select and activate other features in the menu. 1. Press the MENU (MENU) button to enter main menu. 2. Use the or (CURSOR UP/DOWN) buttons to select the items on the PICTURE/SOUND menu. 3. Use the Picture menu items or (CURSOR LEFT/RIGHT) buttons to access the sub-menus. Activities ➠ Increase or decrease brightness level. Colour Increase or decrease color level.
USING THE ACTIVE CONTROL FEATURE This feature automatically adjust settings for optimal picture quality continuously under any signal conditions. To activate the Active Control feature, select the “ON” option in the Active Control menu. How to access the Active Control function MENU 1. Press the (MENU) button to enter main menu and press the (CURSOR DOWN) button repeatedly until FEATURES is selected. 2. Press the (CURSOR RIGHT) button to enter FEATURES menu.
ACTIVATING THE TIMER The Timer feature allows you to set the timer to switch to another channel at a specified time while you are watching another channel or when the TV is on standby mode. Note : For the timer to function, the set must not be switched off. Once the set is switched off, the timer is disabled. Step Result on screen Press button Enter TIMER menu. C FEATURES TIMER Ñ • • • • ▲ • --:-- TIME START TIME STOP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVATE É ▼ ▼ Enter TIME mode.
ACTIVATING Step Press button 12 MENU THE TIMER Result on screen Exit from STOP TIME mode. FEATURES TIMER • • • Select CHANNEL. Ñ • ▲ TIME START TIMEE STOP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVATE • É 3 ▼ ▼ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Key in the channel you want to switch to. 0 FEATURES TIMER • • • Ñ • ▲ TIME START TIMEE STOP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVATE • É 8 ▼ ▼ FEATURES TIMER Select ACTIVATE. • • • • Ñ TIME START TIMEE STOP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVATE ▲ • É OFF ▼ ▼ Activate timer.
ACTIVATING THE CHILD LOCK (ACCESS CODE) The Child Lock feature allows you to lock channels to prevent your children from watching programmes you deem undesirable. Note : You cannot have access to the locked channels via the top controls of the TV set. You can only have access to the locked channels via the remote control. Keep the remote control out of reach so as to prevent your children from having access to it.
ACTIVATING Step THE CHILD LOCK (CHANGE CODE) Result on screen Press button Select CHANGE CODE. 9 10 Enter CHANGE CODE mode. 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 7 Key in the access code of your choice. FEATURES CHILD LOCK • LOCK CHANNEL Ñ CHANGE CODE • CLEAR ALL ENTER NEW CODE – – – – FEATURES CHILD LOCK • LOCK CHANNEL Ñ CHANGE CODE • CLEAR ALL ENTER NEW CODE x x x x FEATURES CHILD LOCK • LOCK CHANNEL Ñ CHANGE CODE • CLEAR ALL CONFIRM CODE x x x x 0 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 7 Confirm access code.
ACTIVATING MENU ➠ SURF THE CHILD LOCK (LOCK CHANNEL) MENU SURF ➠ MENU SURF ➠ FEATURES ▲ É ▼ • • • • • TIMER ACTIVE CONTROL CHILD LOCK PIP FORMAT TIME START TIME STOP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVATE 1. Enter main menu. 2. Select FEATURES. 3. Enter FEATURES menu. Step Result on screen Press button Select CHILD LOCK . FEATURES • • • • • ▲ É ▼ TIMER ACCESS CODE ACTIVE CONTROL - - - CHILD LOCK PIP FORMAT Enter ACCESS CODE mode. FEATURES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Key in access code .
ACTIVATING THE CHILD LOCK (CLEAR ALL) To unlock channels that you have locked, enter the Child Lock menu and activate the CLEAR ALL mode. MENU SURF MENU SURF ➠ MENU SURF ➠ ➠ FEATURES ▲ É ▼ • • • • • TIMER ACTIVE CONTROL CHILD LOCK PIP FORMAT TIME START TIME STOP TIME CHANNEL ACTIVATE 1. Enter main menu. 2. Select FEATURES 3. Enter FEATURES menu. Step Result on screen Press button Select CHILD LOCK. FEATURES • • • • • ▲ É ▼ Enter ACCESS CODE mode.
USING THE SURF CONTROL A list or series of previously viewed channels can be selected with the SURF button. This feature allows you to switch between different TV programmes that currently interest you. You can set up to a maximum of ten channels in the SURF list. How to add a channel to the surf list Step Result on screen Press button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Select a channel you want to add to the surf list. 8 0 SURF SURF Enter SURF menu.
USING THE SCREEN FORMAT You can have a choice of different formats for your viewing pleasure, namely : - Auto, 4:3 mode, EXPAND 4:3 mode and COMPRESS 16:9 mode through the FORMAT menu. How to access the Screen Format 1. Press the (MENU) button to enter main menu and press the (CURSOR DOWN) button repeatedly until FEATURES is selected. MENU • PICTURE • SOUND • FEATURES • INSTALL ▲ É ▼ 2. Press the (CURSOR RIGHT) button to enter FEATURES menu. TIMER ACTIVE CONTROL CHILD LOCK PIP FORMAT 3.
USING THE ROTATION FEATURE Due to the earth’s magnetic field and positoin of the TV set, slight tilting of the picture to the left or right may occur when the set is switched on. When this phenomenon occurs, select ROTATION in the FEATURE menu and adjust accordingly by the Cursor Right or Left button. How to use the Rotation Feature MENU 1. Press the (MENU) button to enter main menu and press the (CURSOR DOWN) button repeatedly until FEATURES is selected. • PICTURE • SOUND • FEATURES • INSTALL 2.
USING THE BLUE MUTE FEATURE Blue Mute feature indicates to you the absence of signalwhen the TV screen turns blue. To activate the Blue Mute feature, select the “ON” option in the Blue Mute menu. How to access the Blue Mute function MENU 1. Press the (MENU) button to enter main menu and press the (CURSOR DOWN) button repeatedly until FEATURES is selected. 2. Press the (CURSOR RIGHT) button to enter FEATURES menu. 3. Press the (CURSOR DOWN) button repeatedly until BLUE MUTE is selected.
SMART PICTURE AND SMART SOUND CONTROL SMART PICTURE feature offers you a choice of 5 picture settings, namely, RICH, NATURAL, SOFT, PERSONAL and MULTIMEDIA. SMART SOUND feature offers you a choice of 4 sound settings, namely, THEATRE, MUSIC, VOICE and PERSONAL. Note : If you want to view the pre-set settings for Brightness, Colour, Contrast and Sharpness levels, for Smart Picture and pre-set settings for Treble and Bass levels for Smart Sound, you must press the i (OSD) button for 5 seconds.
ACTIVATING THE PIP (PICTURE-IN-PICTURE) AND DOUBLE WINDOW CONTROL Picture-in-Picture feature allows you to call up a subscreen within your main screen enabling you to watch two channels at the same time. Double Window feature allows you to divide the main screen into two sub-screens enabling two channels to be watched simultaneously. Note : PIP and Double Window features cannot be activated when teletext mode is on.
ACTIVATING THE PIP (PICTURE-IN-PICTURE) CONTROL How to select a PIP channel B D PI P A/CH æ ß q © UP • Press the æ (PIP On/Off) button to switch on PIP screen. 2 S ê PIP CH DN 3 B D PI P A/CH æ ß q © UP S ê • Press the UP (PIP Up) or DN (PIP Down) button to select a PIP channel in ascending or descending order. 4 PIP CH DN How to freeze the PIP screen B D PI P A/CH æ • Press the æ (PIP On/Off) button to switch on PIP screen.
ACTIVATING THE PIP (PICTURE-IN-PICTURE) CONTROL How to position the PIP screen ß q © UP S ê PIP CH DN PI P æ S ê ß PIP CH q © UP DN ➠ ➠ B D A/CH • Press the ß (PIP Position) button repeatedly to your desired position. (You can choose the PIP screen to be on the top left corner, top right corner, bottom right corner or the top bottom left corner). ➠ PI P æ ➠ B D A/CH • Press the æ (PIP On/Off) button to switch on PIP screen.
USING THE TELEXTEXT Applicable to model 29PT8420 ONLY If a TV channel broadcast contains teletext information, each channel that broadcasts teletext transmits a page (index page) with information on how to use the teletext system, usually on page 100. The system transmitted is indicated in the option line at the bottom of the screen.
USING THE TELETEXT Press button 7 Hold 8 Selecting a sub-page For a teletext page with sub-pages, press the Cursor Left or Right button to access the previous subpage or the next subpage. PI P æ S ê ß 9 Subcode/ Time Display By adding a sub-code, you can call up a sub-page and hold it. Enter the teletext page number (the teletext page must have sub- pages in it). Press the button and “* * * * “ is displayed at the upper left hand corner. Enter the subpage with 4 digits : e.g.
SPECIFICATIONS 34PT8420 Picture tube screen size 850 mm Picture tube visible area 800 mm Audio Output : Speaker Subwoofer 2 x 10 W 10 W TV System NTSC M PAL B/G PAL D/K PAL I SECAM B/G SECAM D/K SECAM K1 Playback System NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43, PAL 60 Set Dimensions : Width Depth Height 895 mm 587 mm 699 mm Net Weight of Set (approximate ) approximate 69 kg Note For Operating Voltage, Frequency, Power Consumption and Version Number, refer to the type number at the rear of the set.
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