0-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 1 Table of contents 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 Important 3 Safety 3 Care of the screen 3 Recycling 3 2 2.1 2.2 Your TV 4 Television overview 4 Product highlights 5 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Getting started 5 Position the TV 5 Wall mounting - VESA 6 Remote control batteries 7 Antenna cable 7 Connect the mains 7 First time installation 7 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 10-03-2008 14:27 2008 © Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. or their respective owners. Philips reserves the right to change products at any time without being obliged to adjust earlier supplies accordingly. The material in this manual is believed adequate for the intended use of the system.
1 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 3 Important Read this user manual before you start to use this product. Pay attention to this section and closely follow the instructions. The warranty does not apply to damage caused by not taking into account the instructions. 1.1 Safety • To avoid short circuit, do not expose the product to rain or water. • To avoid a risk of fire or electric shock do not place naked flame sources (e.g. lighted candles) close to the TV.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 2 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 4 Your TV This section gives you an overview of the controls and functions of this TV. 2.1 Television overview Controls 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Remote control LightGuide Indicator light Remote control sensor Volume up and down Menu Program/Channel up and down Power switch Connectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Back connectors 2 Side connectors For more info see section 7 Connections.
2.2 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 5 Product highlights Your new TV is equipped with some of the most modern audio or video innovations. Your TV offers the following advantages ... Full High Definition LCD display A full HD resolution of 1920x1080p, the highest resolution of HD sources. It offers a brilliant flickerfree progressive scan picture with optimum brightness and superb colours. Perfect Pixel HD Offers perfect picture quality from any source.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 3.2 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 6 Wall mounting - VESA ® Unscrew the screws. ) Caution Consider the TV’s weight when you wall mount it. Improper mounting could result in severe injury or damage. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. bears no responsibility for improper mounting or mounting that results in accident or injury. Your TV is prepared for VESA compliant wall mounting. This bracket is not included. You need one of the VESA codes hereunder to purchase the bracket that fits your TV.
3.3 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 7 Remote control batteries ‡ Open the battery cover on the back of the remote control. ® Insert the 2 batteries supplied (Type AAALR03-1,5V). Make sure the + and - ends of the batteries line up correctly (inside of case is marked.) Ò Close the cover. 3.5 Power cable Keep the mains plug at the wall socket accessible at all time. The TV is never powered off completely and consumes energy unless the mains cord is physically unplugged.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 4 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 8 Use your TV Learn how to operate your TV for daily use. 4.1 Switch on or off - Standby To switch on the TV: • Press B Power at the right of the TV if the standby led is off. • Press B on the remote control if the standby led is on. The LightGuide flashes during start up and switches on completely when the TV is ready for use. To switch to standby: • Press B on the remote control. The LightGuide switches off and the standby led is on.
10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 9 If the picture does not appear : ‡ Press the Source v key on the remote control. If the picture does not appear: ‡ Press the Source v key on the remote control. ® Press o or œ to select where you connected your digital receiver. Ò Press OK. † Use the remote control of the digital receiver to select TV channels. ® Press o or œ to select where you connected your DVD player. Ò Press OK. Wait a few seconds until the picture appears. † Press Play π.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 5 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 10 Use more of your TV This section deals with the more advanced use of your TV: • how to use the menus • to adjust the picture and sound settings • more about Teletext (if available) • how to create favourite channel lists 5.1 Remote control 5.1.
10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 11 17 On screen information INFO To show channel or programme information if available. 18 Dual screen b To show teletext on the right and the picture on the left of the screen. 19 SUBTITLE To activate or deactivate the subtitle mode. 20 Widescreen Picture format q To select a picture format. See section 10 Index to find the section in the manual about a specific remote control key. 5.2 5.3 TV menus ENGLISH VE08_AP EN.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 12 5.3.2 Use of the menu Learn to use the menus with this example. ‡ Press MENU on the remote control. The TV menu appears on the screen. TV menu 5.4 Picture and Sound settings The first time you switched on your TV you have selected your preferred settings for picture and sound. The following sections describe how to modify or readjust those settings. Smart settings Picture Sound Settings assistant Features Setup ® Press o or œ to select Picture.
10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 13 5.4.3 Picture settings This section describes how to adjust all picture settings individually. ‡ Press MENU on the remote control and select Picture. ® Press π to enter the list. Ò Press o or œ to select a setting. Picture Perfect Pixel HD ... Sharpness HD Natural Motion Tint 100 Hz Clear LCD Advanced sharpn... Perfect Pixel HD Dynamic contrast Active control Light sensor MPEG artefact red... TV menu Picture Picture format Colour enhance...
VE08_AP EN.qxd 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 14 5.4.4 Widescreen picture format Avoid black bars on the sides or on top and bottom of the picture. Change the picture format to a format that fills the screen. ‡ Press q to switch on the Picture format menu. • Movie expand 16:9 (Not for HD.) Scales the format to 16:9. • Wide screen Stretches the format to 16:9. • Unscaled (Only for HD and PC.) Maximum sharpness. Distortion may appear on borders. Black bars may appear with pictures from your PC.
10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 15 • Dual I/II If broadcasted, you can choose between two different languages. • Mono/stereo If stereo broadcasting is available, you can select Mono or Stereo per TV channel. • TV speakers If you have connected an audio system to your TV, you can switch off the TV speakers. If your audio system supports Easylink, see section 7.2.2 Easylink. Select Automatic to have the sound from your TV automatically reproduced by your audio system.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 16 5.5.4 Search teletext Quickly jump to a subject linked to a series of pagenumbers or search for specific words in teletext pages. ‡ Press TELETEXT. ® Press OK to highlight the first word or number. Ò Press p or π, o or œ to jump to the next word or number on the page. † Press OK to search a page which holds the highlighted word or number. º Press o until no word or number is highlighted to quit Search. 5.5.
5.6 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 17 Create favourite channel lists View the All channels list or set up a Favourite list of your own with your preferred TV channels. For example, each member of your family can create his or her own favourite list. 5.6.1 Select a favourite list Learn how to select one of the favourite channel lists. ‡ Press OK. The first time after you have finished the installation, the All channels list is shown. In other situations, it brings up the last selected favourite list. 5.6.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 5.7 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 18 Timers and locks This section describes how to switch the TV on or off at a specified time and to lock or unlock the TV. 5.7.1 Automatically switch to standby Sleeptimer switches the TV to standby after a time. ‡ Press MENU on the remote control and select Features > Sleeptimer and press π to enter the sleeptimer bar. ® Press o or œ to set the time up to 180 minutes in steps of 5 minutes. If set to 0 minutes, the Sleeptimer is switched off.
5.8 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 19 Subtitles For each TV channel, subtitles can be set, coming from Teletext (if available). 5.8.1 Subtitling from analogue TV channels ‡ Select a TV channel. ® Press TELETEXT to switch on Teletext. Ò Enter the three number pagenumber of the subtitle page. † Press TELETEXT to switch off Teletext. rNote The Teletext subtitle page must be stored for each TV channel separately. 5.8.
Pagina 20 Afrika_2001 Afrika_2001 Paris_2005 My_car.jpg Jean.jpg Kenya.jpg Congo.jpg Victoria.jpg Mary.jpg Cairo.jpg Afrika_2001 14:27 ‹ Press the blue key again to go back to the picture list. USB Afrika_2001 — Picture 10-03-2008 — VE08_AP EN.qxd Kenya.jpg Kenya.jpg Afrika_2001 Kenya.jpg Congo.jpg Victoria.jpg Dakar.jpg Kenya.jpg Cairo.jpg † Press OK to watch the picture or to start a slideshow of the pictures in the album. º Press OK to pause the slideshow. Press again to restart.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 21 ENGLISH ‡ Press the Source v key on the remote control. ® Select PC network and press π. Wait until the PC content comes on. Ò Select the content you want to watch or listen to and press π. † Use p or π, o or œ to go through the photo or music files or folders. º Press OK to watch or listen. ◊Press p to go back to the previous list. See section 9 Troubleshooting in case of problems playing files or in case your PC does not appear in the PC network menu.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 22 5.10 Software update Philips continually tries to improve its products. It may be recommended for you to update the TV’s software. To update your TV software you need a USB Memory device (not supplied). Verify that your USB memory device has at least 48Mb free space. Make sure the write protection is switched off. Some USB devices do not work with our TV. 5.10.1 Update assistant The Update assistant helps you to update the TV’s software.
10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 23 † The update process starts automatically. Please wait. ≈The TV switches back on again. The update is done. ENGLISH VE08_AP EN.qxd USB The update is finished when the message ‘Operation successful’ appears on the screen. Pr g Operation Successful! Re USB º Remove the USB memory device from the TV. USB ◊Press B on the remote control. Do not press more than once and do not use the Power B switch on the TV. ‹ The TV switches off.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 6 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 24 Channel installation The first time you switched on your TV you have selected the language of the TV menus and all the available channels have been installed. This chapter provides instructions on how to reinstall channels as well as other useful channel installation features. ◊When the channel search is completed, press the red key to return to the Installation menu. º Press MENU to quit the menu.
10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 25 6.2 Manual installation You can tune-in TV channels channel by channel manually with Manual installation. 6.2.1 Select the system ‡ Press MENU on the remote control and select Setup > Installation > Channel installation > Manual installation. ® Press π to enter the Manual installation menu. System is highlighted. Ò Press π to enter the System list. † Press o or œ to select TV system: PAL BG, PAL I, PAL DK or NTSC M. º Press p to return to the Manual installation menu.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 6.3 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 26 Rearrange stored channels To rename, reorder, uninstall or reinstall stored channels. º Press the blue key to move down the highlighted channel in your channel list. ◊Press MENU to quit the menu. 6.4 6.3.1 Rename a channel Assign or change a channel name to a channel for which a name has not yet been entered. ‡ Press MENU on the remote control and select Setup > Installation > Channel installation > Rearrange. ® Press π to enter the channel list.
10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 27 7 Connections 7.1 Connection overview ENGLISH VE08_AP EN.qxd Side connectors 1 Headphones Stereo Mini jack 2 Audio L/R Audio L/R input to be used together with Video or S-Video on the side of the TV. 3 Video Video input to be used together with the Audio L/R on the side of the TV. 4 S-Video S-Video input to be used together with the Audio L/R on the side of the TV. 5 USB USB connector.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 7.2 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 28 About connections 7.2.1 What you need to know Connect your device with the highest possible quality connection. Look for the highest quality connection on your device. Use that connection to your TV. HDMI - Highest quality ★★★★★ An HDMI connection has the best picture and sound quality. One cable combines video and audio signals. Use HDMI for HD ( High Definition) TV signals.
10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 29 7.2.2 HDMI with EasyLink Devices connected with HDMI and which have the HDMI CEC standard can work together. ‡ Press MENU > Setup > Installation > Preferences and press π to enter the list. ® Press o or œ to select EasyLink. Ò Press π to enter. † Press o or œ to select On or Off. º Select On to activate EasyLink. EasyLink might not work with devices from other brands. One touch play Insert a DVD disc and press Play.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 30 7.4.1 DVD player Use an YPbPr cable and an audio L and R (cinch) cable to connect the device to the AV1 or AV2 input at the back of the TV. AV1/AV2 YPbPr AV1/AV2 AUDIO L/R DVD Player 7.4.2 DVD Recorder or Digital Receiver Use an YPbPr cable and an audio L and R (cinch) cable and 2 antenna cables. AV1/AV2 YPbPr AV1/AV2 AUDIO L/R OUT IN DVD Player 7.4.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 31 DVD Recorder and Home Theatre System Use an YPbPr cable and an audio L and R (cinch) cable, 2 antenna cables and 1 digital audio (cinch) cable. ENGLISH 7.4.4 AV1/AV2 YPbPr DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AV1/AV2 AUDIO L/R OUT IN DVD Recorder DIGITAL AUDIO IN Home Theatre System 7.4.5 DVD Recorder and DVD Home Theatre System Use 2 YPbPr and 2 audio L and R (cinch) cables, 2 antenna cables and 1 digital audio (cinch) cable.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 32 7.4.7 HD Digital receiver / HD satellite receiver Use an HDMI cable and 2 antenna cables. NETWORK L HDMI OUT R AUDIO IN [ DVI HDMI ] HDMI 1 HDMI 2 OUT HDMI 3 IN HD Digital receiver / HD Satellite receiver 7.4.8 DVD-R, Home Theatre System and Digital receiver Use 3 YPbPr cables and 3 audio L and R (cinch) cables, 3 antenna cables and 1 audio (cinch) cable.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 33 ENGLISH 7.4.10 Game console The most practical connections for a game console are at the side of the TV. Connected at the side of the TV Use the HDMI connection or the S-Video and Audio L/R connections or the Video and Audio L/R connections. Connected at the back of the TV Use an HDMI connection or the YPbPr (AV1 or AV2) input and Audio L/R connections for HD quality.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 34 7.4.12 Personal Computer You can connect your PC directly to the TV. The TV works as a monitor of your PC. For more features you can connect your PC in a PC network. See section 7.6 PC network. As a monitor the PC can be connected at the side with a DVI to HDMI adaptor or with a PC to TV cable. Alternatively you can connect the PC at the back with the VGA connection. ç Caution Before connecting the PC, set the PC monitor refresh rate to 60Hz.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 14:27 Pagina 35 Connection setup ENGLISH 7.5 10-03-2008 The TV needs to know what connections you have made and which device is connected to which connector. If you have used the Connection assistant the connection setup is already done. 7.5.1 Naming your devices Name the connected devices for easy selection and best signal handling. Assign the type of device (DVD, VCR, Game, ...) to the connector you use for that device.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 7.6 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 36 PC network You can link up your TV on a PC network in your home. Watch your photos and listen to your music from any linked PC on the TV. The PC network feature of this TV is DLNA certified. You can use Microsoft Windows XP or Vista, Intel Mac OSX or Linux. † Some media server software needs a setting to share your files with the TV. In the media server this TV will present itself as a number - a MAC or IP number.
8 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 37 Technical data Picture / Display • Display type: LCD Full HD W-UXGA • Panel resolution: 1920x1080p • Perfect Pixel HD picture enhancement • 1080p 24/25/30/50/60Hz processing • 100 Hz Clear LCD Supported display resolutions • Computer formats Resolution Refresh rate 640 x 480 60Hz 800 x 600 60Hz 1024 x 768 60Hz 1280 x 768 60Hz 1360 x 765 60Hz 1920 x 1080i 60Hz 1920 x1080p 60Hz • Video formats Resolution Refresh rate 480i 60Hz 480p 60Hz 576i 50Hz 576p 50Hz 720p 50Hz, 60Hz 108
VE08_AP EN.qxd 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 38 Dimensions and weights (approx.
9 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 39 Troubleshooting Television and remote control The TV does not switch on • Verify the mains cord connection. • Verify if the batteries of the remote control are not empty or weak. Verify their + / - orientation. You can use the keys on the TV to switch the TV on. • Unplug the mains cord, wait a minute and plug it back in. Try again to switch on. The TV does not react on the remote control • Verify if the batteries of the remote control are not empty or weak.
VE08_AP EN.qxd 10-03-2008 14:27 Pagina 40 Sound Personal computer There is a picture but no sound • Verify the volume is not set to 0. • Verify the sound has not been muted with the ¬ key. • Verify if all cables are connected properly. • If no sound signal is detected, the TV automatically switches off the sound. This is proper operation and is not a malfunction. The PC display on my TV is not stable or is not synchronised • Verify if the correct resolution mode is selected on your PC.
10-03-2008 10 Index 100 Hz Clear LCD 13 A Active control 13 Advanced sharpness 13 Antenna cable 7 connect 7 with devices 30 Audio setup 35 Auto format 14 Automatic installation 24 Auto surround 15 Auto Volume levelling 15 AV1,2,3 27 B Balance sound 15 Batteries 3,7 Blacklevel 13 Blu-ray Disc 32 Brightness 13 C Cable HDMI 28 YPbPr 28 S-Video 28 Video 28 Camcorder 33 Camera (photo) 33 Care of the screen 3 Change code 18 Channel all channels list 17 favourite list 17 installation 24 lock 18 Channel previou
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ERRATUM 勘误 表 ﺧﻄﺄ 7.6 PC network DLNA®, the DLNA logo and DNLA Certified™ are trademarks, service marks, or certification marks of the Digital Living Network Alliance. This PC network feature is not present in this TV model. 7.6 电脑网络 DLNA®、DLNA 徽标 和 DNLA Certified™ 是 Digital Living Network Alliance 的商标、服务商标 或认证标志。 此电视 型号不提供该电脑网络功能。 ﺷﺒﻜﺔ ﺃﺟﻬﺰﺓ ﻛﻤﺒﻴﻮﺗﺮ ﺷﺨﺼﻲ 7.6 إن ﻣ ﻴﺰة ﺷ ﺒﻜﺔ أﺟﻬ ﺰة اﻟﻜﻤﺒﻴﻮﺗ ﺮ اﻟﺸﺨﺼ ﻲ ﻟﻴﺴ ﺖ ﻣﻀ ﻤﻨﺔ.