Philips 42PF9945 - annexe 1 User manual

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Contents
Preparation ...................................................................................... 2
Keys on top of the TV ................................................................... 2
Your remote control .................................................................. 3-4
To use the menus ........................................................................... 5
Select the menu language ............................................................. 5
Store TV channels .......................................................................... 6
Automatic installation ............................................................6
Manual installation................................................................... 6
Give name ................................................................................. 7
Reshuffle the programme list................................................. 7
Select favourite TV channels ................................................. 7
TV setup menu ............................................................................... 7
General ...................................................................................... 8
Source ........................................................................................ 9
Demo ............................................................................................... 9
Installation
TV menu
Picture menu .................................................................... 10-11
Sound menu ........................................................................... 11
Features menu ................................................................. 11-12
Teletext ..................................................................................... 13-14
Connect peripheral equipment
Connecting and selecting equipment ............................... 15-18
Audio and Video equipment keys ............................................. 19
Record with your recorder with Easy Link ........................... 19
Tips .......................................................................................... 20-21
Operation
EasyLink features are based on the “one touch operation” approach.This
means that a sequence of actions are executed at the same time in both the
television and the video cassette recorder, provided both are fitted with the
EasyLink function and connected with the eurocable supplied with your video
recorder.
REnd of life directives
Philips is paying a lot of attention to
producing environmentally-friendly in
green focal areas.Your new TV contains
materials which can be recycled and
reused. At the end of its life specialised
companies can dismantle the
discarded TV to concentrate the
reusable materials and to minimise
the amount of materials to be
disposed of.
Please ensure you dispose of your old
TV according to local regulations.
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: 42PF9945
Product No: ............................................
EnglishFrançaisChinese
Care of the screen
See Tips, p. 20.
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Preparation
&Wall mounting instructions
For the wall mounting instructions follow the
separate template.
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 40 kg.
Note: not supplied stands are optional accessories.
Consult your dealer.
éPlace or hang the TV wherever you want, but
make sure that air can circulate freely through
the ventilation slots. Do not install the TV in a
confined space such as a book case or a
simular unit.
To prevent any unsafe situations, no naked
flame sources, such as lighted candles, should
be placed on or in the vicinity. Avoid heat,
direct sunlight and exposure to rain or water.
The equipment shall not be exposed to
dripping or splashing and no objects filled with
liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on it.
“Insert the aerial plug firmly into the aerial
socket xat the bottom of the TV. For best
picture quality use the suppressor-aerial cable
supplied.
‘To connect your computer, see p. 18.
To connect other peripherals, see p. 17.
In order to obtain the best result, please use
only the supplied antenna cables between the
TV and videorecorder, and between
videorecorder and antenna connector.
(Insert the mains cord supplied into the mains
at the bottom of the TV and in the wall socket
having a mains voltage of 220-240V.
To prevent damaging the power (AC) cord
which could cause a fire or electric shock, do
not place the TV on the cord.
§Remote control:Insert the 2 batteries
supplied (Type R6-1,5V).
The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy
metals mercury and cadmium. Please check on how
to dispose of exhausted batteries according to local
regulations.
èSwitch the TV on :Press the power switch B
at the right side of the TV.
An indicator on the front of the TV lights up
and the screen comes on. If the TV is in
standby mode, press the -P+ keys or the B
key on the remote control.
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min.
Keys on top of the TV Should your remote be lost or broken you can still
change some of the basic settings with the keys on top
of your TV.
Press:
•the V-or +key to adjust the volume;
•the -P/CH+ keys to select the TV channels or sources.
The MENU/OK key can be used to summon the main
menu without the remote control.
Use:
•the V- and + keys and the P/CH- and P/CH+ keys
to select menu items in the directions as shown;
•the MENU/OK key to confirm your selection.
Note:
When activated via the MENU/OK key on top of the TV,
only Exit lets you dismiss the menu.
Navigate to Exit and press the MENU/OK key.
MENU/OK- V + - P/CH +
TV
Setup
Demo
Install
Exit
Picture Sound Features
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Use of the remote control RC2080
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BStandby
Press to switch the TV on or off.
When switched off, a red indicator on
the TV lights up.
vSelect peripherals (p. 17)
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Audio- and Video equipment keys
(p. 19)
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 4 seconds or press OK to remove immediately.
Remark: in VGA mode only some keys are valid.
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®Record
See Record with your recorder
with EasyLink, p. 19
UTime display
The time is displayed on the
screen.
æno function.
OK Press this key
• to activate your choice, when in the
menus.
• to display the programme list.
VTo adjust the volume.
¬Interrupt the sound or restore
it.
iOn Screen information
Press to display (when available)
information about the selected
TV channel and programme.
Menu/Remote control info
When a menu is on screen, press
ito display info on the
selected menu item. For
information on the remote
control functions, while the
menu info is displayed, press any
key on the remote control.
The normal function of the key is
not executed.
QSurround mode
Incredible surround
With stereo transmission, and
when Incredible surround is
selected, it seems as though the
loudspeakers are spread further
apart from one another.
Virtual Dolby surround
Optimal with Dolby surround
signals. Enables you to experience
the effect of Dolby surround Pro
Logic, reproducing a rear sound
effect. See Sound menu, 3D effect,
p. 11.
Note:You can make the same
selection in the Sound menu,
surround mode, p. 11.
Ìno function.
PIXEL PLUS no function
bTeletext on/off p. 13
ÏMain menu see p. 5
PProgramme selection
To browse through the TV
channels and sources stored in
the favourite list.
0/9 Digit keys
To select a TV channel.
For a two digit programme
number, enter the second digit
within 2 seconds.To switch
immediately to a selected one
digit TV channel, keep the digit key
pressed a bit longer.
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0Previous TV channel
Press to display the previously selected TV channel.
bDual screen
&Press the bor ækey.
Press the bkey to show Teletext or Teletext Guide on the right half of
the screen.
éMove the puck to the blue ball in the left screen.
Press +P- to select another TV channel.
“Press the qkey to select a vertical squeezed or a non vertical squeezed
picture size.
‘Press the bkey to switch off Dual screen.
Active screen selection
When in dual screen picture/teletext, enter the desired page number with
the -P+ key, then press the MENU key, then select the left screen (with
the blue ball at the top).
You can now select a compressed or full screen view of picture/teletext
with the qkey.
hActive control see p. 11
q Picture format
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.
Auto format makes the picture fill the screen as much as possible.
In case of subtitles in the bottom black bar,Auto format makes the
subtitles visible. If subtitles are only partly visible, press cursor up.
In case of a broadcaster logo in the corner of the top black bar, the logo
disappears from the screen.
Super zoom removes the black bars on the sides of 4:3 programs with
minimal distortion.
When in Movie Expand 14:9, 16:9, Super zoom or Subtitle zoom picture
format, you can make subtitles visible with the cursor up/down.
Note: With signals via the VGA IN connector less picture formats are
selectable.
SFreeze
To freeze the picture.
Dependent on the input signal, the function may not be possible.
Auto format Super zoom 4:3 Movie Expand 14:9
Movie Expand 16:9 Subtitle zoom Wide screen
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To use the menus &Press the MENU Ïkey on the remote control to summon
the main menu.At any moment you can exit the menu by
pressing the MENU Ïkey again.
éUse the cursor in the up/down direction to select the TV,
Setup,Demo or Install menu.
Use the cursor left/right to select Picture,Sound or
Features.
Note: Sometimes not all the menu items are visible on the screen
(indicated by a cluster of blue balls). Use the cursor down or right
to reveal all items.
“Use the cursor in the left/right direction to select the menu
item.
‘Use the cursor up/down again to select the control you
want to select or to adjust.
Note: Items temporary not available or not relevant are displayed
in a light grey colour and cannot be selected.
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OK key to
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return or switch
main menu on/off
TV
Setup
Demo
Install
Picture Sound Features
Press the ikey to get
information about the selected
menu item.
Installation
&Press the MENU Ïkey on the remote control.
éUse the cursor down to select Install.
“Use the cursor right to select Language.
Follow the instructions on screen.
‘Use the cursor up/down to select your preferred language
and press the OK key to confirm your selection.
(Proceed with the Install menu.
Install
Language Automatic Manual Give name Reshuffle Favourite
install install programmes
The installation menu contains the following items:
EasyLink
If your video recorder has an EasyLink function, during installation, the language and available channels are
automatically transmitted to the video recorder.
Language
English
Deutsch
Français
Install
Select the menu language
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&Select Automatic install in the Install menu.
Note: All channels must be unlocked in order to autoprogram. If
requested, enter your code to unlock all channels. (See TV, Features
menu, Childlock, p. 12.)
éPress the cursor down.
The autoprogramming option label Start appears.
“Press the cursor right.
‘The message Searching appears and the progress of
autoprogramming is displayed.
When the Automatic installation is complete, the puck navigates
to Install again.The channel list is automatically filled with all the
channels numbers of the TV channels transmitted.
Note: Channels numbers and names will always be written in Latin
characters, even when a language has been selected which uses other
characters.
After language is 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 install
Install Start
Install
Manual installation
Automatic installation
Searching for and storing TV channels is done channel by
channel.You must go through every step of the Manual
Installation menu.
&Select Manual install in the Install menu.
Note: If requested, enter your code to unlock all channels.
(See TV, Features menu, Childlock, p. 12.)
éPress the cursor down.
Follow the instructions on screen.
Note: Search or direct selection of a TV channel.
If you know the frequency, the C- or S-channel number, enter the 3
or 2 digits of the frequency or the channel number directly with
the digit keys 0 to 9 (e.g. 048). Press the cursor down to proceed.
Repeat to search for another TV channel.
Manual install
Install
Selection mode
System
Programme
Search
Fine tune
Store
Store TV channels
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It is possible to assign a name to a TV channel.
A name with up to 5 letters or numbers can be
given to the programme numbers 0 to 99.
Note : It is not possible to rename the VGA source.
&Select Give Name in the Install menu and
press the cursor down.
éSelect the programme number.
Note: keep the cursor up/down pressed to scroll
through the programme list quickly.
“Press the cursor right.
A keyboard appears on the screen.
Press the cursor right to enter the keyboard.
Press the cursor up/down, left/right to select
the first character and press OK.Repeat for
every character you want to enter.
Select Space to enter a space; Delete to erase
the highlighted character in the name entered;
Shift to display upper- or lowercase characters
on the keyboard; Special to display special
characters on the keyboard. Press OK to
confirm.
‘Press the cursor left repeatedly when you have
finished the name giving.
(Select another programme number and repeat
steps “to ‘.
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Reshuffle the programme list
You can change the order of the stored TV
channels.
&Select Reshuffle in the Installation menu.
éFollow the instructions on screen.
Select Favourite TV channels
A VGA source always belongs to the list of
Favourite programmes.
&Select Favourite programmes in the Install
menu.
éSelect your programme number with the
cursor up/down.
“Select Ye s or No with the cursor right.
‘Repeat éand “for every TV channel or
external you want to make a favourite or a
non-favourite TV channel or external.
TV Setup
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.
The Source menu allows you to select a source.
General
Menu background
Factory settings
OSD
Programme title
Teletext 2.5
Auto surround
Set/Change code
Setup
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General
Menu background
Select Ye s or No to turn the menu background
on or off.
Factory settings
This resets the picture and sound settings to
their predefined factory values, but maintains
the channel installation settings.
OSD (On Screen Display)
See Use of the remote control, p. 3, iOn
screen information.
&Select OSD.
éSelect Normal to activate the continuous
display of the programme number.Also TV
channel and programme information are
extended. Minimum will display reduced
channel information.
Note: When subtitles is switched on, see Features,
p.12, continuous display of the programme number
is not possible.
Programme title
Select Programme title Yes or No.
When selected Ye s ,after the selection of a TV
programme or after pressing the ikey on
the remote control, a TV channel which
broadcasts teletext may transmit the name of
the TV channel or the programme title.
When selected No,the programme title will
only appear after pressing the ikey, and not
after the selection of a TV channel.
Teletext level 2.5
Some broadcasters offer the opportunity to see
more colours, other background colours and
nicer pictures in the teletext pages.
&Select Teletext level 2.5.
éPress the cursor right to select Teletext level
2.5 On to take advantage of this feature.
“Press the cursor right again to select Teletext
level 2.5 Off if you like the more neutral
teletext layout.
The selection made is valid for all channels
which broadcast teletext level 2.5.
Note: It may take a few seconds before teletext
broadcast switches over to Teletext level 2.5.
Auto Surround
Sometimes the broadcaster transmits special
signals for Surround Sound encoded
programmes.
The TV automatically switches to the best
surround sound mode when Auto Surround is
switched On.
Set/Change code
The Child lock feature (see TV, Features, p. 12)
allows you to lock channels to prevent others
from watching certain programmes.To watch
locked channels, a 4-digit code must be entered.
The Set/Change code menu item allows you to
create or change a Personal Identification
Number (PIN).
&Select Set/Change code.
éIf no code exists yet, the menu item is set to
Set code.
If a code has previously been entered, the menu
item is set to Change code.Follow the
instructions on screen.
Important:You have forgotten your code !
&Select Change code in the General menu and
press OK.
éPress the cursor right and enter the overriding
code 8-8-8-8.
“Press the cursor again and enter a new
personal 4-digit code.The previous code is
erased and the new code is stored.
This menu allows you to change various settings that are presumably adjusted less frequently than
most other settings.
Press the ikey on the remote control to get information about the selected menu item.
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Source
This menu allows you to indicate the peripheral
you connected to one of the external inputs.
&Press the cursor right to enter the list of types
of peripherals attached to the selected input.
éSelect the peripheral device with the cursor
up/down.
Once you have selected the source type, e.g. DVD,
this source will automatically be selected when
your remote control is in DVD mode, see p. 3, and
when you press the vkey on the remote
control.
Centre input - Centre in volume
When you have connected a surround receiver
to the TV, see p. 17, the loudspeakers of the TV
can act as centre speaker, making a separate
centre speaker unnecessary.
Select Centre input On.When having selected
On you can adjust the Centre in volume with
the cursor left/right to correct volume level
differences of the external audio receiver and
speakers.
Source
EXT1
EXT2
EXT3
YPbPr
Centre input
Centre in volume
Setup
Demo The Demo menu allows to demonstrate the TV
features separately or in a continuous loop.
If Auto demo has been selected the demo will
automatically present the features sequentially in a
loop. Press one of the cursor keys to stop the Auto
demo.
If one of the features has been selected, this
particular feature demo will run only once, and the
Demo menu will reappear.
Note:The Dealer demo is not part of the automatic
sequence and can only be activated separately.
Auto demo
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Dealer demo - Dig natural motion
- Light sensor
- Comb filter
TV
Setup
Demo
Install
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&Press the cursor right to select Picture.
éSelect the menu items in the Picture menu with the cursor
up/down.
“Adjust the settings with the cursor left/right or enter the list of
submenu items with the cursor right. Select a submenu item
with the cursor up/down.
Note:To remove the menu background before adjusting the picture
settings, see Select TV setup, General, p. 8.
Smart picture
Select Smart picture to display a list of predefined picture
settings, each corresponding with specific factory settings.
Personal refers to the personal preference settings of picture in
the picture menu.
Dig natural motion
Line doubling eliminates line flicker, motion compensation
reduces jitter and offers smooth, yet sharp motion reproduction
in movie broadcasts.
Select On or Off to really see the difference in picture quality.
Dynamic contrast
Sets the level at which the TV automatically enhances the details
in dark, middle and light areas of the picture.
DNR
This sets the level at which noise is measured and reduced in
the picture.
Colour enhancement
This makes the colours more vivid and improves the resolution
of details in bright colours.
Hue
This compensates for the colour variations in NTSC encoded
transmissions.
Picture format
This will adjust the size of the picture dependent on the
broadcast format and your preferred setting.
TV menu
Press the MENU Ïkey on the remote control to summon the main menu.
Note: Dependent on the input signal, one or more menu items may not be selectable.
Press the ikey on the remote control to get information about the selected menu item.
Picture Sound Features
Smart picture
Contrast
Brightness
Colour
Sharpness
Tint
Dig natural motion
Dynamic contrast
DNR
Colour enhancement
(Hue)
Picture format
TV
Picture menu
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