Philips 26PW6341/37 User manual

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26PW6341/37
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read before operating equipment
1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions.
3. Heed all warnings.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Do not use this apparatus near water.
6. Clean only with a dry cloth
7. Do not block any of the ventilation openings.
Install in accordance with the nianufactuiers
instructions.
8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radia¬
tors, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus
(including amplifiers) that produce heat.
9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized
or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two
blades with one wider than the other. A grounding
type plug has two blades and third grounding
prong. The wide blade or third prong are provided
for your safety. When the provided plug does not
fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for
replacement of the obsolete outlet.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or
pinched particularly at plugs, convenience recep¬
tacles, and the point where they exit from the
apparatus.
11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the
manufacturer.
12. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, brack-
Ip&J et, or table specified by the manufacturer,
or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is
used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus
combination to avoid injury from tip-over.
13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning stomrs or
when unused for long periods of tim e.
14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus has been
danraged in any way, such as power-supply cord
or plug is danraged, liquid has been spilled or
objects have fallen into apparatus, the apparatus
has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not
operate nomially, or has been dropped.
15. This product may contain lead and mercury.
Disposal of these materials may be regulated due
to enviromiiental considerations. For disposal or
recycling information, please contact your local
authorities or the Electronic Industries Alliance:
www.eiae.org
16. Damage Requiring Service - The appliance
should be serviced by qualified service personnel
when:
A. The power supply cord or the plug has been dam¬
aged; or
B. Objects have fallen, or hquid has been sphled into
the appliance; or
C. The appliance has been exposed to rain; or
D. The appliance does not appear to operate normal¬
ly or er^bits a marked chmge in perfomiance; or
Note to the CATV system installer: This
reminder is provided to call the G^TV system
installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC
that provides guidelines for proper grounding and,
in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be
connected to the grounding system of the building,
as close to the point of cable entry as praaical.
E. T he appliance has been dropped, or the enclosure
danraged.
17. Till/StabUity - All televisions must comply with
reconmiended international global safety stan¬
dards for tilt and stability properties of its cabinet
design.
• Do not compronrise these design standards by
applying excessive pull force to the front, or top,
of the cabinet which could ultimately overturn the
product.
• Also, do not endanger yourself, or children, by
placing electronic equipment/toys on the top of
the cabinet. Such itenrs could unsuspectingly faU
from the top of the set and cause product damage
and/or personal injury.
18. Wall or Ceiling Mounting - The appliance
should be mounted to a wall or ceUmg only as
reconmiended by the manufacturer.
19. Power Lines - An outdoor antenna should be
located away from power lin es.
20. Outdoor Antenna Grounding - If an outside
antenna is connected to the receiver, be sure the
antenna system is grounded so as to provide some
protection against voltage surges and built up stat¬
ic charges.
Section 810 of the National Electric Code,
ANSI/NEPA No. 70-1984, provides i nf omration
with respect to proper grounding of the nrast and
supporting stmcture, grounding of the lead-in wire
to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding con¬
nectors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connec¬
tion to grounding electrodes, and requirements for
the grounding electrode. See Eigure below.
21. Object and Liquid Entry - Care should be taken
so that objects do not fall and liquids are not
spiked into the enclosure through openings.
a) Warning: To reduce the risk of fire or electric
shock, this apparatus should not be exposed to rain
or moisture and objects filled with liquids, such as
vases, should not be placed on this apparatus.
22. Battery Usage CAUTION - To prevent battery
leakage that nray result in bodily injury, property
danrage, or danrage to the unit:
• Install all batteries correctly, with -I- and -
ahgned as nrarked on the unit.
• Do not nrix batteries (old and new or carbon and
alkaline, etc.).
• Remove batteries when the unit is not used for a
long time.
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Panel Layout
Side 1
Side 2
Panel Index
Subject Panel No. Subject Panel No.
Active Control. . . .14 Language Controls .... .1
AutoLock ™ Controls Limited Warranty . .38
Access Code . . . .16 Picture Menu Controls . .5
Block All Channels. . . .18 QuadraSurF^. .26-27
Block Channels. . . .17 Remote Control Code Enty List 30-32
Clear All Blocked Channels . . . . .18 Remote Control Use
Movie Ratings.
. . .19
Code Entry Method . . .28
Other Blocking Options . . . .21 Search Method.
.29
TV Ratings . . . .20 Rotation Controls . .7
Understanding AutoLock ™ . . . . .15 Sleeptimer. .23
Automatically Programming TV . . .3 Sound Menu Controls . . .6
AutoPicture ™ Control . . . .24 Timer Controls
AutoSound ™ Control. . . .25 Activate Control. .12
Care and Cleaning. . . .34 Clock.
.9
Channel Edit. . . . .4 Display Control. .13
Closed Caption Control. . . .22 Specific Channel.
.11
Demo Mode. . . . .7 Start or Stop Time ....
.10
Factoiy Service Locations. 36-37 Troubleshooting .
.33
Format Control . . . . .8 Tuner Mode.
.2
Glossary . . . .35
MODEL
REGISTRATION
INFORMATION
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Active Control, AutoPicture, AutoSound, and Incredible Surround are trademarks of Philips
Consumer Electronics Company, Copyright 2001 Phihps Consumer
Electronics.^Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories, “Dolby” and the dou-
ble-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories,

How TO USE THE TUNER MODE CONTROL
J
'T'he TUNER MODE control
1. allows you to change the TV's
input signal to either ANTENNA,
CABLE, or AUTO mode. It's
important for the TV to know
what type of signal to look for
(Cable TV or an Antenna). In the
AUTO mode, when the AUTO
PROGRAM feature is activated,
the TV will automatically choose
the correct mode.
M Press the MENU button on
i the remote to show the
^ onscreen menu.
the Install features until the
words Tuner Mode is high¬
lighted.
Press the CURSOR
RIGHT ► ► button to select
either Antenna, Cable, or
Auto mode.
rn
\ ^ /
or DOWN ■ buttons to
3
scroll through the onscreen
menu until the word Install
is highlighted.
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Press the CURSOR
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play the Install menu fea¬
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tures.
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Press CURSOR UP ► o r
DOWN ■ buttons to scroll
When tinished, press the
STATUS /EXIT button to
remove the onscreen menu
from the TV’s screen.
When CABLE is selected, channels 1-
125 are available.
When ANTENNA is selected, chan¬
nels 2-69 are available.
When AUTO is selected, the TV will
automatically set itself to the correct
mode based on the type of signal it
detects when the AUTO PROGRAM
feature is activated.

F our TV can automatically set
itself for local area (or Cable
TV) channels. This makes it easy
for you to select only the TV sta¬
tions in your area when the
CHANNEL (+), (-) buttons are
pressed.
Note: Make sure the antenna or
cable signal connection has been
completed before AUTO PRO¬
GRAM is activated.
Press the MENU button on
I the remote to show the
onscreen menu.
Press the CURSOR UP ►
^ or DOWN ■ buttons to
scroll through the onscreen
menu until the word Install
is highlighted.
Press the CURSOR
^ RIGHT ► ► button to display
the Install menu features.
J Press CURSOR UP ► o r
DOWN ■ buttons to scroll
the Install features until the
words Auto Program are
highlighted.
^ Press the CURSOR
^ RIGHT ► ► button to start
the Auto Program scanning
of channels. Auto
Programming will store all
available channels in the
TV’s memory then tune to
the lowest available channel
when done.
# When finished, press the
STATUS /EXIT button to
remove the menu from the
TV’s screen.
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Helpful Hints
When CABLE is selected, channels 1 -
125 are available.
When ANTENNA is selected, chan¬
nels 2-69 are available.
When AUTO is selected, the TV will
automatically set itself to the correct
mode based on the type of signal it
detects when the AUTO PROGRAM
feature is activated.

C hannel Edit makes it easy for you to
ADD or DELETE ch annels from the
list of chan nels stored in the TVs memory.
M Press the MENU button on the
i remote control to show the onscreen
^ menu.
^ Press the CURSOR UP ► o r
^ DOWNS buttons to scroll though
^ the onscreen menu until the word
Install is highlighted.
Press the CURSOR RIGHT ► ►
% button to display the Install menu
features.
J Press the CURSOR UP ► or
DOWW ■ buttons to scroll
^ through the Install features until the
words Channel Edit are highlighted.
^ Press the CURSOR RIGHT ► ►
^ button to display the Channel Edit
^ options.
# With the Channel Edit options dis-
^ played, and Channel higMighted;
^ you can use the cursor buttons to
scroll through all available channels
that you wish to add (skipped OFF)
or delete (Skipped ON) from the
TV’s memory. You can also use the
NUMBERED buttons to go directly
to a specific numbered channel that
you want to add or skip. Or, you can
also use the CH+ or CH- to quickly
scan through the channels that have
not been sfipped.
^ Using the CURSOR DOWNH
^ button, scroU the menu to highlight
^ the word SKIPPED.
« Now use the CURSOR RIGHT
► ► button to toggle between On
^ or Off. If ON is selected the chan¬
nels is skipped when scrolling chan¬
nels with the CH-i- or CH- buttons. If
OFF is selected the channels is not
skipped when scrolling channels
wifti the CH-i- or CH- buttons.
When finished, press the STA-
TUS/EXTT button to remove the
menu from the screen.

r ' o adjust your TV picture con¬
trols, select a channel and use
the Picture Menu Controls listed
below:
M Brightness Control - Press the
^ CURSOR ► ► or ◄ ◄ buttons
^ until the darkest parts of the
picture are as bright as you pre¬
fer.
^ Color Control - Press the
# CURSOR ► ► or ◄◄ buttons
to add or eliminate color.
^ Picture Control - Press the
^ CURSOR ► ► or buttons
^ until lightest parts of the picture
show good detail.
Sharnness Control - Press the
Picture _
^Brightness
o Coior
❖ Picture
o Sharpness
oTsnt
o Coior Temp.
to improve detail in the picture.
Tint Control - Press the
CURSOR ► ► or ◄ ◄ buttons
to obtain natural skin tones.
Color Temn Control - Press
the CURSOR ► ► or ◄ ◄ but¬
tons to select Normal, Cool, or
Warm picture preferences.
(Normal will keep the whites,
white; Cool will make the
whites, bluish; and Warm will
make the whites, reddish.)
DNR Control - Press the
CURSOR ► ► or ◄◄ buttons
to turn DNR On or Off.
Dynamic Noise Reduction
helps to eliminate “noise” from
the picture.
V Brightness
V Color
V Sharpness
V Color feme

J 'o adjust your TV sound, select
and use the Sound Menu Controls
listed below:
M Treble : Press the CURSOR ► ►
i or ◄◄ buttons to adjust the con-
^ trol. The control will enhance
the high frequency sounds.
^ Bass : Press the CURSOR ► ►
# or ◄ ◄ buttons to adjust the con-
trol. The control will enhance
the low frequency sounds.
^ Balance : Press the CURSOR
^ or buttons to adjust the
^ level of sound coming from the
left and right speakers.
^ AVL : (Auto Volume Leveler)
Press the CURSOR ► ► or
^ buttons to turn the control On
or Off. When On, AVL wiU level
out the sound being heard when
sudden changes in volume occur
during commercial breaks or
channel changes.
Tncr. Surround: Press the
^ CURSOR ► ► or ◄ ◄ buttons to
^ select between Dolby Virtual or
Stereo settings (If Stereo), or
select Spatial or Mono (If
Mono).
# SAP: Press the CURSOR ► ►
or ◄◄ buttons to toggle this
control to On or Off. SAP is
short for Secondary Audio
Progranuning and is sent as a
third audio channel, a SAP sig¬
nal can be heard apart from the
current TV program sound.Note:
If SAP is not present on a select¬
ed show No SAP wiU appear on
the screen.
Sound : Press the CURSOR ► ► Or StereO
^ or ◄ ◄ buttons to select between
Stereo or Mono settings. Note: If
Stereo is not present on a select¬
ed show and the TV is placed in
the Stereo mode, the sound com¬
ing from the TV will remain in
the Mono mode.

Demo Mode
W ith Demo Mode On, a split
screen demo will be shown on
the screen. The Demo Mode will
show the right side with show a
shaiper image with more natural
motion.
M Press the DEMO/MUTE but-
i ton on the remote approximate-
^ ly 3^ seconds. The split screen
demo appears. After 20 sec¬
onds, the TV will automatically
return to normal operation.
Note: You can also turn the Digital
Picture Demo On or Off by using
onscreen menu.

How TO USE THE 4:3 Expand Format Control
M any times while watching
movies from a DVD player the
image is shown in “letter box'* for¬
mat. This is the format that is
shown in movie theaters, when
shown on a TV screen, the image
will have areas of black on top and
bottom of the screen. After the
desired format has been selected
you can shift or “nudge* the pic¬
ture by pressing the cursor to move
the picture up or down.
Press the CURSOR RIGHT
► ► or LEFT ◄ ◄ buttons to
select one of the toggle the
screen format options.
While in the format options,
you can press the CURSOR
UP ► or DOWN ■ buttons to
“nudge” the picture up or
down.
4:3
Zoom 14:9
Superwide
Widescreen
NOTE: “Nudge’’ does not
work in the Wide screen
Picture Format.

Setting the TV Clock Using The Timer Control
'^our television comes with an
JL onscreen clock. During normal
operation, the clock appears on
the screen when the STATU St EXIT
button is pressed or if the Timer
Display control is turned On.
Press the MENU button on
the remote to show the
onscreen menu.
^ Press the CURSOR UP ► or
DOWN ■ buttons to scroll
through the onscreen menu
until the word Features is
highlighted.
Press the CURSOR RIGHT
^ ► ► button to display the
^ Features menu.
Press the CURSOR RIGHT
► ► or CURSOR LEFT^
button to display the Timer
menu.
Enter the correct time by
using the Numbered but¬
tons.
Press the CURSOR RIGHT
► ► or CURSOR LEFT^^
buttons to change the AM or
PM setting.
When tinished, press the
I STATUS/EXIT button to
remove the onscreen menu
from the TV’s screen.
Ill
Remember, be sure to press “0” and
then the hour number for single digit
entries.
You can get to the Clock setting by
pressing the Clock button on the
remote control.
The TV’s clock settings may be lost
when the TV is unplugged or when AC
power to the set is interrupted.

Setting TV to Turn ON or OFF using Start or Stop Controls
turn itself On or Off once or at
the same time everyday. Follow
the steps below to set the Start and
Stop Time.
Press the MENU button on
the remote to show the
onscreen menu.
^ Press the CURSOR UP ► or
DOWN ■ buttons to scroll
through the onscreen menu
until the word Features is
highlighted.
Press the CURSOR RIGHT
^ ► ► button to display the
^ Features menu.
Press the CURSOR RIGHT
► ► button to display the Timer
^ menu.
^ Press the CURSOR UP ► or
^ DOWN ■ buttons to scroll
^ throng the Timer menu until
Start Time or Stop Time is
highlighted.
# Enter the correct time by
using the Numbered buttons.
^ Press the CURSOR RIGHT
I ► ► or CURSOR LEFT^^
buttons to change the AM or
PM setting.
^ When Wished, press the
M STATUS/EXITbutton to
^ remove the onscreen menu
from the TV’s screen.
NOTE: The Activate Control must
be set to Once or Daily for the tele¬
vision to turn On or Off at the speci¬
fied time. See panel 12 for more
details.
Helpful Hin ts
Remember, be sure to press “0” and then
the hour number for single digit entries.
You carpet to the Clock setting by press¬
ing the Clock button on the remote con¬
trol.
The TV’s clock settings may be lost when
the TV is unplugged or when AC power
to the set is interrupted.

when the timer turns the set On.
Follow these steps to select the
channel.
Press the MENU button on
the remote to show the
onscreen menu.
Press the CURSOR UP ► or
DOWN ■ buttons to scroll
through the onscreen menu
until the word Features is
highlighted.
Press the CURSOR RIGHT
^ ► ► button to display the
^ Features menu.
With Timer selected, press the
4^ CURSOR RIGHT ► ► but-
^ ton to display the Timer menu.
^ Press the CURSOR UP ► or
^ DOWN ■ buttons to scroll
^ through the Timer menu until
Channel is highlighted.
« #' Press the Numbered buttons
to enter the desired start-up
channel. Or, press the CUR¬
SOR RIGHT ► ► or CUR¬
SOR LEFT^^ buttons or the
CH-h or CH- buttons repeatedly
to enter the start-up channel
you want.
NOTE: The Activate Control must
be set to Once or Daily for this
Channel control to take effect.
When finished, press the
^ STATUS /EXIT button to
remove the onscreen menu
from the TV’s screen.

Activate Control
After you have set the Time, Stcu’t
l\Time, Stop Time, and Start
Channel, the timer must be set to
come on Once or Daily, or turned Oft^
through the Activate control.
M Press the MENU button on the
i remote to show the onscreen
^ menu.
Press the CURSOR UP ► o r
DOWN ■ buttons to scroll
through the onscreen menu until
the word Features is highlight¬
ed.
Press the CURSOR RIGHT
^ ► ► button to display the
^ Features menu.
J Press the CURSOR UP ► o r
DOWN ■ buttons to scroll
^ through the onscreen menu until
the word Timer is highlighted.
^ Press the CURSOR RIGHT
^ ► ► button to display the Timer
menu.
# Press the CURSOR UP ► o r
DOWN ■ buttons to high-
^ light the Activate Control.
^ Press the CURSOR RIGHT
I ► ► or CURSOR LEFT^^
^ buttons repeatedly to select
Once, Daily, or Off.
^ When finished, press the STA-
TUS/EXIT button to remove
^ the onscreen menu from the
TV’s screen.
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Digi. Pio. Demo
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* Stop Time
« Channel
Helpful Hints
Remember, before setting the Timer con¬
trols, the TV’s clock must be set to the
correct time, see panel 18 for details.
The TV’s clock settings may be lost when
the TV is unplugged or when AC power
to the set is intermpted.
You can get to the Clock setting by press¬
ing the Clock button on the remote con¬
trol.

A fter the TV's clock has been
l^set, you can use your TV as a
clock. The Display control allows
you to permanently display the
time in the upper right corner of
the screen.
M Press the MENU button on
I the remote to show the
^ onscreen menu.
Press the CURSOR UP ► o r
^ DOWN ■ buttons to scroll
through the onscreen menu
until the word Features is
highlighted.
Press the CURSOR RIGHT
^ ► ► button to display the
Features menu.
J Press the CURSOR UP ► o r
DOWN ■ buttons to scroll
^ through the onscreen menu
until the word Timer is high¬
lighted.
With Timer highlighted,
press the CURSOR RIGHT
► ► button to display the
Timer menu.
# Press the CURSOR UP ► o r
DOWN ■ buttons to high-
^ ^ light the Display Control.
^ Press the CURSOR RIGHT
^ ► ► or CURSOR LEFT^^
^ buttons repeatedly to select
On or Off.
8 When finished, press the
^ STATUS /EXIT button to
remove the onscreen menu
from the TV’s screen.

Active Control Options
! ^he Active Control monitors
A and adjusts Incoming video
signals to help provide the best
picture quality.
When you choose to turn the
Active Control On, the picture
sharpness and noise reduction are
controlled automatically. Active
Control adjusts these picture set¬
tings continuously and automati¬
cally.
Press the MENU button on
the remote to show the
onscreen menu.
Press the CURSOR UP ►
^ or DOWN ■ buttons to
scroll through the onscreen
menu until the word
Features is highlighted.
Press the CURSOR
^ RIGHT ► ► button to display
the Features menu.
Press the CURSOR UP^
or DOWN ■ buttons to
repeatedly until Active
Control is highlighted.
^ Press the CURSOR
I RIGHT ► ► or CURSOR
^ LEFT-^ buttons to toggle
the Active Control to On,
Off, or Light Sensor.
When finished, press the
STATUS/EXIT button to
remove the onscreen menu
from the TV’s screen.

he AutoLock ™ feature is an inte¬
grated circuit that receives and
processes data sent by broadcasters, or
other program providers, that contain
program content advisories. When pro¬
grammed by the viewer, a TV with
AutoLock ™ can respond to the content
advisories and block program content
that may be found objectionable (such as
offensive language, violence, sexual situ¬
ations, etc.). This is a great feature to
censor the type of viewing children may
watch.
AutoLock^^ offers various BLOCK¬
ING controls from which to choose:
Access Code - An Access Code must be
set to prevent children from unblocking
questionable or censored programming
set by their parents.
Channel Block - After an access code
has been programmed, you can block
individual channels including the PsfW
inputs.
Clear All - Allows you clear aU chan¬
nels being blocked from your viewing
set with die Channel Block Control.
Block All - Allows you to block ALL
channels and PsfW inputs at one time.
Movie Ratings - Certain blocking
options exist which wiU block program¬
ming based on ratings patterned by the
Motion Pictures Association of America.
TV Ratings - Just like the Movie
Ratings, programs can be blocked from
viewing using standard TV ratings set by
TV broadcasters.
MOVIE RATINGS
G: General Audience - All ages admit¬
ted. Most parents would find diis pro¬
gram suitable for aU ages.
PG: Parental Guidance Su^ested -
This programming contains material that
parents may find unsuitable for younger
children.
PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned -
This programming contains material that
parents may find unsuitable for children
under the age of 13.
MOVIE RATINGS Continued
R: Restricted - This is programming is
specifically designed for adults. Anyone
under the age of 17 should only view
this programming with an accompanying
parent or adult guardian.
NC-17: No one under the age of 17
will be admitted. - This type of pro¬
gramming should be viewed by adults
only.
X: Adults Only - This type of program¬
ming contains one or more of the fol¬
lowing: very graphic violence, very
graphic and explicit or indecent sexual
acts, very coarse and intensely sugges¬
tive language.
TV RATINGS
TV-Y — Designed for a very young
audience, including children ages 2-6.
TV-Y7 — It may be appropriate for chil¬
dren age 7 and above who have acquired
the development skills needed to distin¬
guish between make-believe and reality.
TV-G — Suitable for most audiences,
this type of programming contains little
or no violence, no strong language, and
little or no sexual dialogue or situations.
TV-PG - This program contains mate¬
rial that parents may find unsuitable for
younger children. Could contain
Moderate violence (V), some sexual sit¬
uations (S), infrequent coarse language
(L), or some suggestive dialogue (D).
TV-14 — This program contains some
material that many parents would find
unsuitable for children under 14 years of
age. This type of programming contains
one or more of the following: intense
violence (V), intense sexual situations
(S), strong coarse language (L), or
intensely suggestive dialogue (D).
TV-MA — This program is specifically
designed to be viewed by adults and
therefore may be unsuitable for children
under 17. This type of programming
contains one or more of the following:
graphic violence (V), explicit sexual sit¬
uations (S), or crude indecent language
(L).