Information for users in the UK (Not applicable outside the UK) Positioning the TV For the best results, choose a position where light does not fall directly on the screen, and at some distance away from radiators or other sources of heat. Leave a space of at least 5 cm all around the TV for ventilation, making sure that curtains, cupboards etc. cannot obstruct the air flow through the ventilation apertures.
Contents Help? If this instruction manual does not give an answer or if ‘Tips’ do not solve your TV problem, you can call your Local Philips Customer or Service Centre. See the supplied World-wide guarantee booklet. Please, have the Model and Product number which you can find at the back of your television set or on the packaging, ready, before calling the Philips helpline. Model: 32PF9966/10 42PF9966/10 50PF9966/10 Product No: ........................................... Care of the screen See Tips, p. 23.
Preparation & Wall mounting instructions/Stand é “ ‘ ( § è According to the type of TV you’ve purchased a wall mount bracket and/or stand may be supplied. How to mount the supplied stand and/or wall mount bracket, see the supplied separate leaflet. Make sure that the wall mount is being fixed securely enough so that it meets safety standards. The weight of the TV (excl. packaging) is about 20 kg (32PF9966); 42 kg (42PF9966); 58 kg (50PF9966).
Use of the remote control RC4302 Note: For most keys pressing a key once will activate the function. Pressing a second time will de-activate it. When a key enables multiple options, a small list will be shown. Press repeatedly to select the next item in the list. The list will be removed automatically after 6 seconds or press OK to remove immediately. Remark: in DVI mode only some keys are valid. AMP DVD/R TV SAT AUX B Standby Press to switch the TV on or off from or to standby mode.
b Dual screen & Press the b or æ key. Press the b key to show Teletext or Teletext Guide on the right half of the B screen. AMP DVD/R TV SAT AUX † v Select Ò ‡ π ® Ì º b æ OK Press this key repeatedly or press the cursor up/down to select another picture format: Auto format, Super zoom, 4:3, Movie Expand 14:9, Movie Expand 16:9, Subtitle zoom or Wide screen.
To use the menus & Press the MENU key on the remote control to summon the main menu. At any moment you can exit the menu by pressing the MENU key again. Note: If you have connected equipment with Cinema Link, more menu items are present. Picture B Sound Ambilight Features TV AMP DVD/R TV SAT AUX Setup Demo Install † v Select Ò ‡ π ® º b æ cursor to select adjustments é Use the cursor in the up/down direction to select the TV, Setup, Demo or Install menu.
Store TV channels After language and country are set correctly, you can now search for and store the TV channels in two different ways: using Automatic Installation or Manual Installation (tuning-in channel by channel). Select your choice with the cursor right. Automatic installation & Select Automatic install in the Install menu. Automatic install Install Install Start Note: All channels must be unlocked in order to autoprogram. If requested, enter your code to unlock all channels.
Give name Give name Install VCR1 BBC1 BBC2 CNN TVE ..... ® Space p ® Delete π ABCDEFG HIJKLMN OPQRSTU VWXYZ ® Shift 123 456 789 0 ® Special It is possible to change the name stored in the memory or to assign a name to a TV channel or external for which a name has not yet been entered. A name with up to 5 letters or numbers can be given to the programme numbers 0 to 99 and to the externals. & Select Give Name in the Install menu and press the cursor down. é Select the programme number.
TV Setup General Setup Menu background Smart surf Factory settings (NEXTVIEW provider) OSD Programme title Teletext 2.5 Auto surround Subwoofer Set/Change code General Press the i key to get information about the selected menu item. The Setup menu contains items that control the settings of the TV’s functions, features, services and peripherals you may have connected. The General menu allows you to change settings that will typically be accessed only occasionally.
Teletext 2.5 Some broadcasters offer the opportunity to see more colours, other background colours and nicer pictures in the teletext pages. & Select Teletext 2.5. é Press the cursor right to select Teletext 2.5 On to take advantage of this feature. “ Press the cursor right again to select Teletext 2.5 Off if you like the more neutral teletext layout. The selection made is valid for all channels which broadcast teletext 2.5.
Decoder Decoder Setup Programme Status If a decoder or a descrambler is connected, see p. 19, you can define one or more programme numbers as decoder programme numbers. & Select Decoder with the cursor right. é Select Programme. “ Select the programme number under which you have stored the programme coming from your decoder. ‘ Select Status. • Select the input used to connect your decoder: None, EXT1 or EXT2.
TV menu Press the i key to get information about the selected menu item. Press the MENU key on the remote control to summon the main menu. Note: Dependent on the input signal, one or more menu items may not be selectable. Picture menu Picture Sound Ambilight Features TV Smart picture Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Tint Digital options Dynamic contrast DNR Colour enhancement (Hue) Picture format & Press the cursor right to select Picture.
Active Control The TV continuously measures and corrects all incoming signals in order to provide the best picture possible.The ambient light sensor adjusts the settings according to the viewing conditions in the room (only when having selected the Active control value Maximum). & Press the h key on the remote control. Note: Switch off all menus on screen. é The Active Control menu appears. “ Press the cursor up/down to select the Active Control values Off, Minimum, Medium or Maximum.
Ambilight Ambilight TV Ambilight Brightness Mode (Colour) (Palette) (Saturation) Ambilight is an innovative lighting concept using light with fully adjustable colours at the back of the TV to enhance the viewing experience. Analysis of the picture content adapts the colours continuously, or the lights can be set to any fixed colour and many shades of white.
Features menu & Press the cursor right to select Features. Features é Select the menu items with the cursor up/down and adjust the settings TV Programme list Subtitle Sleeptimer Child lock On timer with the cursor left/right. Off On On during mute Programme list Press the OK key to switch over to the selected TV channel or external. Select subtitles The subtitle page must be stored for each TV channel: Switch on teletext and select the proper subtitle page from the index. Switch off teletext.
NEXTVIEW / Teletext guide NEXTVIEW is an electronic guide that allows you to look up programmes as you would in a newspaper or a TV magazine. You can sort the programmes by subject (films, sport...), obtain detailed information and programme your recorder if it comes with the NEXTVIEWLink function. Additional consequences: The NEXTVIEW provider menu item and the option Themes in the Smart surf menu appear in the General Setup menu. See p. 8.
Picture/NEXTVIEW - Teletext guide & Press the æ key. Press the b key to show NEXTVIEW/Teletext guide on the right of the screen. é Use the cursor keys to select a TV channel. “ Press the b key to switch off dual screen. Teletext Guide & Enter with the digit keys, the teletext page number that contains the programme information for the current channel. é Press the cursor right to move the puck over the selection ball. “ Use the cursor up/down to scroll through the different programmes.
Teletext Most TV channels broadcast information via teletext.This TV has a 1200 pages memory that will store most broadcasted pages and subpages to reduce waiting time. After each programme change, the memory is refreshed. Switch Teletext on and off Picture/Teletext Press b to switch the teletext on. 102 & Press the b key. Press the b key to show Teletext on the «03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12» BBC CEEFAX 102 Mon 05 Feb 16.35.
Searching a word Teletext menu & Press the MENU key to activate the menu. é Press the cursor up/down to select the menu items. “ Press the cursor right to activate. Reveal Reveals/conceals hidden information on a page, such as solutions to riddles and puzzles. Press the cursor right to activate. Favourite You may create a list of eight favourite teletext pages in total, selected from various TV channels. & é “ ‘ To add a favourite page to the list: Select a favourite teletext page.
Connect Peripheral Equipment There is a wide range of audio and video equipment that can be connected to your TV. The following connection diagrams show you how to connect them. Note: EXT1 can handle CVBS and RGB; EXT2 CVBS, Y/C and RGB; EXT3 CVBS; DVI can handle VGA, SVGA, XGA (not for 42PF9966) and 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i and 1152i. It is preferable to connect peripherals with RGB output to EXT1 or EXT2 as RGB provides a better picture quality.
Multi channel Surround receiver & Connect the audio cable to the multi channel Surround receiver and to AUDIO OUT L and R at the bottom of your TV 1. é If you want the loudspeakers of your TV to act as centre speaker, also connect an audiocable to the multi channel Surround receiver and to the CENTRE IN at the bottom of your TV 2. “ Select Centre Input On in the Source menu. See p. 9.
Cinema Link surround receiver See the separate supplied Cinema Link instruction manual, p. 25. Attention: the sound info on screen will not correspond with the actual sound reproduction. To select connected equipment Press the v key on the remote control repeatedly to select EXT1, EXT2, EXT3, Side or DVI according to where you connected your equipment. Remark : Most equipment (decoder, recorder) carries out the switching itself, when it is switched on.
Audio- and video equipment keys This system remote control operates the following Philips equipment:TV,VCR, DVD, DVD/R, SAT (RC5/RC6), AMP (+TUNER), CD, CD/R. B AMP DVD/R TV SAT AUX † v Select Ò ‡ π ® º b æ ® ® OK ® ® S MENU + + V Press the Select key to operate any of the equipment indicated in the display (AUX = CD; DVD/R = DVD, SAT = SAT (RC5). Another device can be selected by pressing Select repeatedly within 2 seconds.The led will blink slowly to indicate the device.
Tips Care of the screen Do not touch, push or rub or strike the screen with anything hard as this may scratch, mar or damage the screen permanently. And please do not rub with dust clothes with chemical treatment. Do not touch the surface with bare hands or greasy cloth (some cosmetics are detrimental to the screen). Unplug the TV before cleaning the screen. When the surface becomes dusty, please wipe gently with absorbent cotton or other soft materials like chamois soaks.
Warning concerning stationary images on the TV screen A characteristic of Plasma Display Panels is that displaying the same image for a long time can cause a permanent after-image to remain on the screen.This is called phosphor burn in. 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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TV VCR VCR IN AUDIO OUT EXT 2 AUDIO OUT CENTRE IN AUDIO DIGITAL IN CINEMA VCR LINK IN CENTRE OUT 2 3 1 4 Recorder TV DVD VCR AUDIO OUT TV IN EXT 2 AUDIO DIGITAL IN 3 CINEMA LINK 4 TV IN CENTRE OUT 2 1 Recorder 26 DVD AUDIO OUT CENTRE IN
Note: The Cinema Link functionality is only available with devices of the Cinema Link (P50.3) generation ! Recommended: Do not use the AC outlet at the back of the audio receiver to power the DVD or the video recorder in a Home Cinema configuration. Cinema Link is a new Philips feature in which the TV, the audio receiver and other video peripherals communicate with each other (on condition they all are equipped with the Cinema Link functionality and are connected via a eurocable).
Activating CinemaLink Continue to press the Ì-key on the remote control for more than 4 seconds. & The TV sends a play command to the Cinema Link DVD player, if present. é The DVD player will start playing and the audio receiver automatically switches to the best Cinema Link sound. “ If no DVD player is connected or if the DVD player has no disc loaded, the command can not be executed. ‘ The TV will then send a play command to the Cinema Link recorder, if present.
Night mode (only functional with Dolby Digital sound broadcasting input) The loud parts of the sound are lowered and the soft passages are raised. You can enjoy surround sound without disturbing sleeping children or neighbours. Audio only This control enables you to blank the TV picture if the TV is used as centre speaker in the Cinema Link system and if the audio receiver is reproducing sound unrelated to a TV picture. Switch Audio only On to only hear the sound and to switch off the picture.
Automatic installation Automatic install Receiver Install Start In the Automatic installation menu select Start to activate the automatic searching of all radio stations which can be received. The programme list is automatically filled with all the numbers and names of the radio stations transmitted. Manual installation Manual install You can also search for a known radio station by keying in the frequency.
Table of TV frequencies. Frequenztabelle der Fernsehsender. Liste des fréquences des émetteurs. Frequentietabel TV-Zenders. Tabella delle frequenze delle trasmittenti. Lista de las frecuencias de las emisoras. Lista das frequências dos emissores. Liste over TV senderne. Tabell over TV-frekvenser. Tabell över TV-frekvenser. TV-taajuustaulukko. Kατάλογος συχνοτήτων ποµπών. Spisok hastot peredathikov. A televizió−adóállomások frekvenciáinak a listája. Lista częstotliwości stacji nadawczych.
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