Philips 29PT User manual

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Television Instruction Manual
Television Instruction ManualTelevision Instruction Manual

2
2Preparation
n
3
Installing the TV
• Place your TV set on a stable and strong
base.
• Leave at least a free space of 5 cm on both
sides and 10 cm from the top for good
ventilation of the TV set.
• Do not place anything on the TV set which
might damage it e.g. plants or heat sources.
Connecting the aerial
• Insert the aerial plug into the socket g at
the back of the TV.
Connecting the mains
• Insert the mains plug into the wall socket
and switch on.
Refer to the specification at the back of
the TV for the correct operating voltage.
(Picture is only a representation of the actual
plug and socket)
Switching on
• Press the on/off button at the front of the
TV to switch it on.
If the indicator is red, press either the digit,
channel, A/CH, AV or B key.
Installing the remote control
• Remove the cover at the back of the
remote control
• Insert the correct type and size batteries
into the compartment, making sure that
they are the right way around.
10 cm
5 cm
5 cm

3
3Useful Tips ✗
✗
✗
Avoid heat and direct sunlight.
Avoid direct exposure to rain or water.
✔
DO NOT leave your TV on standby for a
prolonged period. Switch off your TV if not
in use. This will allow the TV to be
demagnetised giving good picture.
Never repair the TV yourself – get a skilled
personnel!
Clean the TV’s screen with a slightly damp
soft cloth only when necessary.
Note : Do not use abrasive solvent as it can
damage the screen’s coating.

4
4Connecting peripheral equipment
VCR
VCD
1. Connect to AV sockets
• connect the corresponding sockets of
the equipment to that of the TV.
• to view the playback, select a channel
named AV1 (if connection is made to
sockets at VIDEO 1 in) or AV2 (if
connection is made to sockets at
VIDEO 2 in).
Note : If you have connected a computer
game set to VIDEO 1 in, select a channel
named GAME1 to playback. If your
connection is made to VIDEO 2 in, then
select GAME2 to playback.
2. Connect to aerial socket
(only for VCR)
The playback on your VCR is considered a
TV channel by your TV if you connect via
the aerial socket. You must tune in to
your VCR’s test signal and assign the
channel number 0 to it. Refer to your
VCR’s instruction manual for more
details.
• connect the RF cable to the VCR’s “RF
in” and connect the “RF out” of the VCR
to the aerial socket of the TV.
• select channel 0 and tune in to to your
VCR’s signal.
• to view the playback, select channel 0.
VCR
Laser disc
player
VIDEO 2
in
MONITOR
out
VIDEO 1
in
AUDIO
VIDEO
L
R
OR
g
Ω75
VIDEO 2
in
MONITOR
out
VIDEO 1
in
AUDIO
VIDEO
L
R
OR
Equipment such as VCR, Laser disc player, VCD etc. could be connected to
the video and audio (AV) sockets at the back of the TV. Switch off the TV and
equipment before making any connection.
Connection for playback

5
5
…connecting peripheral equipment
L
VIDEO 2
in
MONITOR
out
VIDEO 1
in
AUDIO
VIDEO
R
L
VIDEO 2
in
MONITOR
out
VIDEO 1
in
AUDIO
VIDEO
R
1. From the TV channel you are
watching
• connect the corresponding sockets of
the VCR to the sockets at MONITOR out.
2. From one VCR to another VCR
• connect the sockets of the VCR which
you wish to record from to the
corresponding sockets at either VIDEO
in 1 or VIDEO in 2.
• connect the sockets of the receiving
VCR to the corresponding sockets at
MONITOR out.
3. From the TV antenna
• connect the RF cable to the VCR’s “RF
in” and the “RF out” of the VCR to the
aerial socket of the TV.
g
Ω75
VIDEO 2
in
MONITOR
out
VIDEO 1
in
AUDIO
VIDEO
L
R
n
Connection for headphones
• connect the headphones to the socket
at the front of the TV.
The headphones impedance must be
between 8 and 4000 ohms.
Connection for recording

6
6The TV’s controls
For 25PT models
1. Mains power Switch on or off the TV.
2. Red light indicator When light is on, it indicates that the TV is on
standby. Note :If no signal is detected by the
TV after 10 minutes, it will switch to standby
automatically.
3. Remote control sensor For the remote control to work, it must be
activated within the operating range of this
sensor.
4. Headphone socket For connection of headphones.
5. Volume adjustment To adjust volume level. Press these 2 keys
simultaneously will call up the 1st level
menu. Press these 2 keys again will exit
menu. Works as cursor left (VOLUME L) or
right (VOLUME K) in a menu.
6. Channel selection To select a lower or higher channel number.
Works as cursor up (CHANNEL 6) or down
(CHANNEL 7) in a menu.
For 29PT models
n
VOLUME
LK
˙
˝˚
¸
CHANNEL ˚
¸
3
12
34
5
6
n
VOLUME
LK
4
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˝˚
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CHANNEL ˚
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3
12
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6

7
7Using the remote control
Press :
Screen
information
Standby
External
source
Mute
Menu
Channel
selection/
cursor up
or down
Result :
In TV mode : Display channel
number and sound mode
In a menu : Exit menu.
Switch off TV and a red indicator
lights up. To switch on TV again,
press either the
0
to
9
, CH ,
CH , A/CH
SURF , AV or 2key.
Select the external channels AV1
or AV2.
Switch off the sound of the TV.
Press again to switch on the
sound.
Call up the main menu. If there is
an existing menu, pressing this
key will bring you back to the
previous level menu. If you are
in the 1st level menu, pressing
this will exit the menu.
TV mode : Select a higher or
lower channel number .
In a menu : Scroll up or down.
GAME
VOL VOL
CH
CH
SMART
PICTURE SOUND
MENU
2
OSD
H
AV
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
A/CH
h
b
ey f
4
SURF
OSD
2
AV
MENU
H
CH
CH
GAME
VOL VOL
CH
CH
SMART
PICTURE SOUND
MENU
2
OSD
H
AV
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
A/CH
h
b
ey f
4
SURF
45 ° 45 °
10 m
For the remote control to work effectively, it has to be operated within the
recommended operating range to the remote control sensor on the TV.

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8
Press :
Volume
adjustment
/cursor
right or left
Digit
Surf or
alternate
channel
Teletext function:
Sound
mode
Game
Smart
controls
Result :
TV mode : Adjust the volume of
the TV set.
In a menu : Select or execute.
Key in numerals e.g. confidential
code in child lock and in channel
selection. For a 2-digit channel,
the second numeral must be
entered before the dash disap-
pears.
Surf mode : Add or delete
channel from the surf list. View
channel in the surf list.
A/CH mode : Return to the
previous channel.
Refer to the section on
“Teletext”.
Switch from stereo to mono
sound (for stereo transmission)
or choose between first lan-
guage or second language (for
bilingual transmission).
Select preset channels for
games.
Select the presets for sound and
picture.
…using the remote control
GAME
VOL VOL
CH
CH
SMART
PICTURE SOUND
MENU
2
OSD
H
AV
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
A/CH
h
b
ey f
4
SURF
A/CH
SURF
e4
GAME
SLEEPTIMER GAME
SMART
PICTURE SOUND
h
b
ey f
4
0
9
to
VOL
VOL
SMART
PICTURE SOUND

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9
To call up the 1st level menu :
• Press
MENU
key.
To use the menus:
• Press the cursor keys.
scroll up scroll down select or execute
To exit from a menu:
• Press
MENU
key to go back to the previous level.
OR
• Press
OSD
key to exit.
GAME
VOL VOL
CH
CH
SMART
PICTURE SOUND
MENU
2
OSD
H
AV
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
A/CH
h
b
ey f
4
SURF
Menus
1st level
BRIGHTNESS 44
COLOUR 28
CONTRAST 55
SHARPNESS 53
HUE 0
COLOUR TEMP COOL
CONTRAST PLUS OFF
VOLUME 19
BALANCE 0
TREBLE 50
BASS 50
INCREDIBLE ST OFF
AVL OFF
SLEEPTIMER OFF
CHILD LOCK B
SURF A/CH
INSTALLATION B
2nd level
CODE – – – –
CHANNEL 4
LOCK NO
LANGUAGE ENG
AUTO STORE B
SWAP B
SKIP B
MANUAL B
3rd level
FROM 3
TO 4
EXCHANGE B
CHANNEL 7
SKIP NO
SYSTEM AUTO
SEARCH VHF1B
FINE TUNE
CHANNEL 2
STORE B
VOL VOL
CH
CH
MENU
VOL VOL
CH
CH
MENU
VOL VOL
CH
CH
MENU
VOL VOL
CH
CH
MENU

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10
CHILD LOCK B
SURF A/CH
INSTALLATION B
BRIGHTNESS 44
COLOUR 28
Installing the TV
1. Call up 1st level menu with the
MENU
key.
2. Scroll up with the key to highlight
INSTALLATION.
3. Select INSTALLATION with the or
key.
LANGUAGE is highlighted.
4. Select the language of your choice with
the or key.
From now on, all menus and screen
information will be in the language that
you have chosen.
5. Exit with the
OSD
key.
CHILD LOCK B
SURF A/CH
INSTALLATION B
BRIGHTNESS 44
COLOUR 28
Tuning in the TV channels
There are 2 ways to tune in channels : automatically (by AUTO STORE) or
manually (by MANUAL menu).
Auto store
Use to tune in channels automatically.
1. Call up 1st level menu with the
MENU
key.
2. Scroll up with the key to highlight
INSTALLATION.
3. Select INSTALLATION with the or
key.
4. Scroll down with the key to
highlight AUTO STORE.
5. Select AUTO STORE with the or
key.
A tuning bar appears and the TV will
automatically store all available channels.
Channels will be stored starting from the
next channel number .
LANGUAGE ENG
AUTO STORE B
SWAP B
LANGUAGE ENG
AUTO STORE B
SWAP B
SKIP B
AUTO STORE 15
Selecting the menu language

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11
CHILD LOCK B
SURF A/CH
INSTALLATION B
BRIGHTNESS 44
COLOUR 28
…installing the tv
LANGUAGE ENG
AUTO STORE B
SWAP B
SKIP B
MANUAL B
FROM 2
TO 4
EXCHANGE B
Swap
After the automatic tuning of TV chan-
nels, you may wish to rearrange the
channel numbers according to your
preference.
1. Call up 1st level menu with the
MENU
key.
2. Scroll up with the key to highlight
INSTALLATION.
3. Select INSTALLATION with the or
key.
4. Scroll down with the key to
hightlight SWAP.
5. Select SWAP with the or key.
FROM is highlighted.
6. Select the channel you wish to change
with the or or digit key.
7. Scroll down with the key to
highlight TO.
8. Select the channel you wish to change
to with the or or digit key.
9. Scroll down with the key to
highlight EXCHANGE.
10. Press the or key to enter.
The word EXCHANGED appears to
confirm that the channel number is
changed.
To undo the above, press the or
key.
11. Exit with the
OSD
key.
2
FROM 2
TO 4
EXCHANGE B
FROM 2
TO 4
EXCHANGE B
FROM 2
TO 4
EXCHANGED
4

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12
CHILD LOCK B
SURF A/CH
INSTALLATION B
BRIGHTNESS 44
COLOUR 28
…installing the tv
Manual
This menu enables you to search and store
every available channel manually.
1. Call up 1st level menu with the
MENU
key.
2. Scroll up with the key to highlight
INSTALLATION.
3. Select INSTALLATION with the or
key.
4. Scroll down with the key to high-
light MANUAL .
5. Select MANUAL with the or key.
6. Scroll down with the key to high-
light SEARCH.
7. Select the band (UHF, VHF1 or VHF3)
with the key.
8. Press the key to start searching.
Searching stops once a channel is
available. If you decide to store the
channel, proceed to the next step. If not,
press the key to start searching
again.
9. If you wish to fine tune the channel,
scroll down to highlight FINE TUNE.
Press the or key to fine tune.
10. Scroll down with the key to high-
light CHANNEL and assign a channel
number to the channel that you found.
11. Scroll down with the key to high-
light STORE and press the or key
to store the channel.
12. Exit with the
OSD
key.
SWAP B
SKIP B
MANUAL B
SYSTEM AUTO
SEARCH VHF1B
FINE TUNE
SYSTEM AUTO
SEARCH VHF1B
FINE TUNE
CHANNEL 6
SYSTEM AUTO
SEARCH VHF1B
FINE TUNE
CHANNEL 6
STORE B
SEARCH VHF1B
FINE TUNE
CHANNEL 4
STORE B
FINE TUNE
CHANNEL 4
STORE B
FINE TUNE
CHANNEL 4
STORED

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13
…installing the tv
How to deal with poor picture reception
You can use these 3 ways to deal with poor picture reception of your TV
• Skip channels
• System selection (for multi and dual system sets only)
• Fine tuning
Do the following steps to go into INSTALLATION menu.
1. Call up 1st level menu with the
MENU
key.
2. Scroll up with the key to highlight INSTALLATION.
3. Select INSTALLATION with the or key.
Skip channels
This menu enables you to skip channels
which have bad reception or channels
which you do not watched often. Once a
channel is skipped, you will not be able to
select it with the CH or CH keys.
1. Scroll down with the key to
highlight SKIP.
2. Select with the or key.
CHANNEL is highlighted.
3. Enter a channel number.
4. Scroll down with the key to
highlight SKIP.
5. Select YES with the or key.
CHANNEL DELETED appears to
confirm that the channel is skipped.
To unskip channels, repeat step 3 to 5 but
select NO instead of YES.
6. Exit with the
OSD
key.
AUTO STORE B
SWAP B
SKIP B
MANUAL B
CHANNEL 6
SKIP NO
CHANNEL 6
SKIP NO
CHANNEL 6
SKIP YES
CHANNEL DELETED
CHILD LOCK B
SURF A/CH
INSTALLATION B
BRIGHTNESS 44
COLOUR 28

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14
SWAP B
SKIP B
MANUAL B
SEARCH VHF1B
FINE TUNE
CHANNEL 10
STORE B
SEARCH VHF1B
FINE TUNE
CHANNEL 10
STORE B
FINE TUNE
CHANNEL 10
STORE B
…installing the tv
System selection (not applicable for
single system sets)
For multi system sets:
This feature enables you to select either
PAL-BG, PAL-I, PAL-DK, SECAM-DK, NTSC
M or AUTO. If AUTO is selected, it means
that the system is automatically selected
according to the current transmission.
For dual system sets:
This feature enables you to select either
PAL-DK or PAL-I.
1. Scroll down with the key to
highlight MANUAL .
SYSTEM is highlighted.
2. Press the or key to select a
suitable system.
3. Exit with the
OSD
key.
Fine tuning
To fine tune the frequency of a channel.
1. Scroll down with the key to
highlight MANUAL .
2. Press the or key to select
MANUAL.
3. Scroll down with the key to
highlight CHANNEL. Enter a channel
number which you wish to fine tune.
4. Scroll up with the key to highlight
FINE TUNE.
5. Press the or key to start fine
tuning until you get the best picture
and sound.
6. Scroll down with the key to
highlight STORE. Press the or
key to store changes.
7. Exit with the
OSD
key.
SWAP B
SKIP B
MANUAL B
SYSTEM PAL-DK
SEARCH VHF1B
FINE TUNE

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15
SURF A/CH
INSTALLATION B
BRIGHTNESS 44
COLOUR 28
CONTRAST 55
Picture settings
INSTALLATION B
BRIGHTNESS 40
COLOUR 28
CONTRAST 55
SHARPNESS 53
BRIGHTNESS 40
COLOUR 30
CONTRAST 55
SHARPNESS 53
HUE 2
COLOUR 30
CONTRAST 50
SHARPNESS 53
HUE 2
COLOUR TEMP COOL
CONTRAST 50
SHARPNESS 50
HUE 2
COLOUR TEMP COOL
CONTRAST PLUS OFF
SHARPNESS 50
HUE 7
COLOUR TEMP COOL
CONTRAST PLUS OFF
VOLUME 19
HUE 7
COLOUR TEMP WARM
CONTRAST PLUS OFF
VOLUME 19
BALANCE 0
GAME
VOL VOL
CH
CH
SMART
PICTURE SOUND
MENU
2
OSD
H
AV
123
456
789
0
A/CH
h
b
eyf
4
SURF
Personal settings
You can do adjustment on BRIGHTNESS, COLOUR, CONTRAST,
SHARPNESS, HUE*, COLOUR TEMP and CONTRAST PLUS of a picture via
the 1st level menu. This adjustment will automatically be stored in the
PERSONAL mode of the SMART PICTURE feature.
(*for NTSC programmes only)
How to do adjustment
1. Call up 1st level menu with the
MENU
key.
2. Scroll up or down with the or key to highlight the item that you
wish to adjust.
3. Select or adjust with the or key.
4. Exit with the
OSD
key.

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16
…picture settings
RICH
NATURAL
SOFT
PERSONAL
GAME
VOL VOL
CH
CH
SMART
PICTURE SOUND
MENU
2
OSD
H
AV
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
A/CH
h
b
ey f
4
SURF
Very vibrant colours.
Natural and original
colours.
Smart Picture
These are some picture presets on the TV for your viewing pleasure. Press
the
SMART
PICTURE
key repeatedly to select RICH, NATURAL, SOFT or PERSONAL.
Warm colours and
gives a cinema like
effect when light is
switched off.
Your personal
picture settings.

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17 Sound settings
SURF A/CH
INSTALLATION B
BRIGHTNESS 44
COLOUR 28
CONTRAST 55
COLOUR 28
CONTRAST PLUS OFF
VOLUME 19
BALANCE O
TREBLE 50
VOLUME 30
BALANCE 10
TREBLE 50
BASS 50
INCREDIBLE ST OFF
BALANCE 10
TREBLE 40
BASS 50
INCREDIBLE ST OFF
AVL OFF
GAME
VOL VOL
CH
CH
SMART
PICTURE SOUND
MENU
2
OSD
H
AV
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
A/CH
h
b
ey f
4
SURF
SURF A/CH
INSTALLATION B
BRIGHTNESS 44
COLOUR 28
CONTRAST 55
TREBLE 40
BASS 50
INCREDIBLE ST OFF
AVL OFF
SLEEPTIMER OFF
TREBLE 40
BASS 50
INCREDIBLE ST ON
AVL OFF
SLEEPTIMER OFF
VOLUME 30
BALANCE O
TREBLE 50
BASS 50
INCREDIBLE ST OFF
Personal settings
You can do adjustment on VOLUME, BALANCE, TREBLE and BASS of a
picture via the 1st level menu. Adjustment on treble and bass will auto-
matically be stored in the PERSONAL mode of the SMART SOUND feature.
How to do adjustment
1. Call up 1st level menu with the
MENU
key.
2. Scroll up or down with the or key to highlight the item that you
wish to adjust.
3. Select or adjust with the or key.
4. Exit with the
OSD
key.
Incredible stereo
A feature to enhance stereo sound. Adjustment done will automatically be
stored in the PERSONAL mode of the SMART SOUND feature.
1. Call up 1st level menu with the
MENU
key.
2. Scroll down with the key to highlight INCREDIBLE ST.
3. Select ON with the or key.
4. Exit with the
OSD
key.

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18
AVL-Auto Volume Leveller
This feature if switched on will automatically adjust any sudden changes in
the TV’s volume to a preset level.
1. Call up 1st level menu with the
MENU
key.
2. Scroll down with the key to highlight AVL.
3. Select ON with the or key.
4. Exit with the
OSD
key.
SURF A/CH
INSTALLATION B
BRIGHTNESS 44
COLOUR 28
CONTRAST 55
BASS 50
INCREDIBLE ST OFF
AVL OFF
SLEEPTIMER OFF
CHILD LOCK B
BASS 50
INCREDIBLE ST OFF
AVL ON
SLEEPTIMER OFF
CHILD LOCK B
GAME
VOL VOL
CH
CH
SMART
PICTURE SOUND
MENU
2
OSD
H
AV
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
A/CH
h
b
ey f
4
SURF
VOICE
MUSIC
THEATRE
PERSONAL
…sound settings
Smart Sound
These are some sound presets on the TV for your viewing pleasure. Press
the
SMART
SOUND
key repeatedly to select VOICE, MUSIC, THEATRE or PERSONAL*.
(Note *: “NORMAL” for certain model)
Emphasizes speech frequency.
Emphasizes bass frequency
so that music is dynamic.
Emphasizes low and high
frequencies to give
sensation to the action and
a wider sound ambience.
Your personal sound
settings.

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19 Off air stereo sound (only available in certain models)
Switch to mono
Press the e4key to switch between
stereo and mono.
Select first or second language
Press the e4key to select first or second
language.
STEREO
MONO
f
g
If a TV programme is transmitted in NICAM* or STEREO*, you can switch to
MONO and back again. When there are two languages in simultaneous
transmission, you are able to select either one.
(*Dependant on the sound system in transmission)
Personal preference
This built in feature of the TV automatically store the picture and sound set-
tings that you last made to a particular channel in the PERSONAL mode of
Smart Picture or Smart Sound.
Personal preference settings
Group 1 :
For channel number 0 to 11, each channel has its own personal preference.
Group 2:
For channel number 12 to 99, one personal preference applies to all. If you
make changes to the picture or sound settings of any channel in this group,
this will be stored as the personal preference for all.
Group 3:
For channels AV1 and AV2, each channel has its own personal preference.

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20 Sleeptimer
SURF A/CH
INSTALLATION B
BRIGHTNESS 44
COLOUR 28
CONTRAST 55
INCREDIBLE ST OFF
AVL OFF
SLEEPTIMER OFF
CHILD LOCK B
SURF SURF
INCREDIBLE ST OFF
AVL OFF
SLEEPTIMER 30
CHILD LOCK B
SURF SURF
Child Lock
This feature enables you to lock channels which you do not wish others
e.g. children to watch. You have a choice to lock all channels (inclusive of
AV1 or AV2) or individual channel (up to a maximum of 5 channels). Once
a channel is locked:
• if you call channels up with the CHANNEL 7or 6keys on the TV, there
will be no picture and sound.
• access to the INSTALLATION sub-menu is disabled
You can only call up channels with your remote control. A message
“LOCKED” and “CODE –␣ –␣ –␣ –” appears on the screen each time you try to
call up a channel with the controls on the TV. To bypass the lock mode,
you will need to use your remote control to key in the 4-digit confidential
code that you have entered when you locked it.
To set timer
1. Call up 1st level menu with the
MENU
key.
2. Scroll down with the key to
highlight SLEEPTIMER.
3. Select time period with the or
key.
4. Exit with the
OSD
key.
Sets timer to switch TV to standby in steps of 15 minutes to a maximum of
120 minutes. To disable timer, set to “OFF”.