Pixel Magic Plasma Enchancer PE1000 User manual

PRODUCT
MANUAL
Video Processor / Scaler PE1000

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Contents
Table of Contents
1 Introduction 3
About Plasma Enhancer® PE1000 4
Installation and Setup Overview 5
Familiarizing with Plasma Enhancer® PE1000
Front and Side Panels 6
Rear Panel 7
Remote Controls
Full Feature Remote Control 8
Spouse Friendly Remote Control - TV Commander 9
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2 Installation 10-14
Hardware Installation 10
Compatible Equipment 10
Power Connection 11
Display Device Connection 11
AV Device Connection 12
Antenna Connection 12
Alternative AV Receiver / Processor Connection 13
Audio Out Connection 14
Product Registration 14
3 Basic System Setup 15-17
Image Setup 15
Display Setup 16
TV Setup 17
System Setup 18
4 Advanced Setup 19-21
Image Setup 19
Input Select 19
Picture 19
Aspect Ratio 19
Deinterlacer 19
Overscan 19
Y/C Delay 20
Noise Reducer 20
TrueLife 20
NLS Config 20
Position 20
Profile 20

Table of Contents
Contents
System Setup 21
Spouse Remote 21
Audio Mapping 21
AV1 Config 21
Analog Output 21
Audio Channel 21
Information 21
TV Commander 22
Show Advanced Option 22
Factory Setting 22
5 Important Information 23-26
Troubleshooting 23
Technical Specifications 24
Safety Information 25
Support and Warranty Information 26
6 Note 27

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Plasma Enhancer PE1000, featuring the most
powerful video processing technologies by Pixel Magic Systems. This product
will deliver a high performance processing and scaling for the most life-like
picture quality and a superb home theatre viewing experience.
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The carton of your Plasma Enhancer should contain the following items:
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1. Plasma Enhancer®PE1000 Video Processor
2. Full Feature Remote Control
3. Spouse Friendly®Remote Control
4. Transformer with mains power lead
5. Plasma Enhancer®Vertical Stand
6. Audio and Video Cable
7. Plasma Enhancer®PE1000 Product Manual
Please contact your Plasma Enhancer retailer immediately if any of the above
items are missing.
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This product manual will help to familiarize with the; set-up, configuration, AV
device connection, and operation of your Plasma Enhancer .
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The Technical Specifications section at the end of this user guide summarizes
the key features and performance of the Plasma Enhancer .
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Should you have any questions during the setup or operation of this Plasma
Enhancer , you should first contact your authorized Plasma Enhancer reseller
for assistance. You can also contact Pixel Magic Systems directly for technical
assistance:
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Email [email protected]
Web www.pixelmagicsystems.com
Enjoy!

Overview About Plasma Enhancer® PE1000
Plasma Enhancer is a high performance video processor / scaler specially
designed to enhance video quality of Plasma TVs, LCD TVs, Projectors and
RPTVs.
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zDCDi™
zPhilips MK5TM high quality
analog tuner
zOff-Air-NoiseTerminator™
zSpouse Friendly™remote
control
zTV Commander™
zTrueLife™
Special Features include:
Special Features include:
Plasma Enhancer comprises cutting-edge digital video transmission,
processing, scaling and format conversion technologies to deliver
unprecedented high quality video in home theaters.
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Major technologies including Genesis Microchip’s Emmy award winning DCDi
and TrueLife are employed to provide impressive de-interlaced processing
and outstanding picture quality. Not only that, Plasma Enhancer is equipped
with the new Philips 5 generation high quality analog TV tuner MK5 .
Boasting a best-in-class noise figure of less than 5dB throughout the frequency
range, and with improved selectivity, Plasma Enhancer offers crystal clear
analog TV reception quality.
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Video Sources Display Devices

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Overview
Installation and Setup Overview
To install and set up your Plasma Enhancer PE1000, you can follow our
installation guidelines in this manual. The basic 5 key steps include:
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1 Display Device Connection: Connect your Plasma Enhancer®to your
display device(s) i.e. Plasma TV, LCD TV with reference to section 2,
Hardware Installation. An On-Screen Display (OSD) menu will be
shown on your display device for your setup.
2 AV Devices Connection: Connect your AV device(s) i.e. DVD Player,
TV cable box to your Plasma Enhancer®with reference to section 2,
Hardware Installation.
3 TV Setup: Connect a TV cable or antenna to your Plasma Enhancer®
with reference to section 2, Hardware Installation and section 3, Basic
System Setup.
4 Plasma Enhancer Configuration: Configure your Plasma Enhancer®
with reference to section 3, Basic System Setup, and section 4,
Advanced Setup.
5 Registration: Register your Plasma Enhancer®at
www.pixelmagicsystems.com to enjoy official warranty, technical
support, and software update from Pixel Magic Systems Ltd.
!!Caution!!
Ensure ALL devices are switched OFF before connecting your audio and
video systems to your Plasma Enhancer®
Refer to this product manual as and when required for detailed connection and
set up instructions, in addition to our corresponding safety precautions.

Familiarizing with Plasma Enhancer® PE1000
Overview
Plasma Enhancer PE1000 Front and Side Panels
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Front Panel Features
1 Power indicator LED Green - running mode
Red - standby mode
2 IR indicator LED Red - Receiving signal from remote control
3 Film indicator LED Blue - Film mode enabled
4 4-Digit LED display Display current status of the system
5 AV3: video audio input S-Video / Composite video with stereo audio input
6 Plasma Enhancer®
vertical stand
For placing your Plasma Enhancer® vertically

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Overview
Familiarizing with Plasma Enhancer® PE1000
Plasma Enhancer PE1000 Rear Panel
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Rear Panel Features
1 Power supply cable
entry
Connect with supplied transformer to your Plasma
Enhancer®
VIDEO / AUDIO INPUTS
2 RF In Antenna / 75-ohm coaxial input for analog TV tuner:
European (PAL & SECAM) or NTSC
3 AV1: video audio input Component / S-Video / Composite with stereo audio
4 AV2: video audio input S-Video with stereo audio
VIDEO / AUDIO OUTPUTS
5 DVI Out DVI-D digital video out
6 Analog Out Analog video out via DB15 connector – The DB15 analog
output can also be used as component (YPbPr) video
outputs (via optional adaptor)
7 Audio Out Stereo audio out
OTHER CONNECTIVITY
8 IR Emitter Infrared output jack to connect to an external infrared
transmitter (not included)
9 USB, RS232 & RJ45 RS232: For integration of Plasma Enhancer® into home
theatre control systems
USB & RJ45: Reserved for future application

Remote Controls
Overview
Full Feature Remote Control
Two remote controls are supplied with your Plasma Enhancer . One is a full
feature remote, another is a smaller and easy-to-use Spouse Friendly™
Remote Control specially designed for your family members.
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Full Feature Remote Control Features
1 Power ON & OFF
buttons
Press ON to switch on your Plasma Enhancer®& press OFF to
switch to standby mode.
Note: There will be a few seconds delay if switching immediately
between ON and OFF.
2 TV ON/OFF button
Switching your display device ON & OFF.
Note: Only applicable when you have programmed the TV
ON/OFF button to the Plasma Enhancer® with a remote module
connected to the back of the device.
3 AV SEL button Switch between the available video inputs of your display device.
Note: Only applicable when you have programmed the AV SEL
button to the Plasma Enhancer®with a remote module connected
to the back of the device.
4 MUTE button Mute and restore Plasma Enhancer®audio output
5 0 – 9 buttons Select and switch to a TV channel using 0-9 buttons
6 -/-- button Switch between 1-digit & 2-digit TV channel number
7 CH+ / CH- buttons Scan up and down through channels
8 VOL+ / VOL- buttons Adjust audio volume (sound system from audio out)
9 AUDIO button Select multi-channel TV sound (NICAM) options: stereo, dual
(main / sub channel) and mono
10 MENU / OK button Press MENU to call up OSD menu; OK to select item or confirm
setting
11 ESC button Exit and go back up one menu level
12 Aspect Ratio
buttons
Directly switch to common aspect ratio settings including 4:3, 16:9,
Natural NLS and 16:9 Letter Box
13 Picture adjustment
buttons
Direct access to Picture adjustment options, including BRIghtness,
CONtrast, COLor and SHArpness
14 RECALL PROFILE
button
Recall a stored user profile
15 INFO button Display current INFOrmation & status of Plasma Enhancer®on
4-digit LED
16 AUTO / VIDEO buttons SelectAUTO or VIDEO deinterlacing methods
17 Input Select
buttons
Directly select active video source including SDI, AV2, YPbPr1,
TV, VIDEO1, VIDEO3, S-VIDEO1, S-VIDEO3, HDMI1, HDM2, and
VGA
Note: not all labeled inputs are available on Plasma Enhancer®.
18 PASS
Note: Not applicable
to this model
Applicable to HDMI1, HDMI2, and VGA
Passthrough ON: no processing on input video
Passthrough OFF: processing applied to input video
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Note: Insert batteries to
remote control before using

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Spouse Friendly Remote Control
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The Spouse Friendly™ remote control provides a simple and user-friendly
interface for you and your family members to control and navigate the common
functions of your home theatre device(s). From now on, members of your family
can operate a Plasma Enhancer as easily as operating a TV.
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The Spouse Friendly™remote also allows direct source selection without first
calling up the OSD menu. See section 4, Input Select setup for the initial
configuration for this function.
Spouse Friendly®Remote Control Features
1 ON/OFF button Press ON to switch on your Plasma Enhancer®& press OFF to
switch it to standby mode.
Note: There will be a few seconds delay if switching immediately
between ON and OFF.
2 INPUT button Select from different video input sources.
E.g. Press <INPUT> followed by <1> for DVD input. The DVD
stands for user defined input source on spouse remote function.
3 0 – 9 buttons /
Input Select buttons Select and switch to a TV channel using 0-9 buttons
4 -/-- button Switch between 1-digit & 2-digit TV channel number
5 PICTURE button Directly call up Picture adjustment menu
6 Aspect Ratio
buttons Directly switch to 4:3, 16:9, Natural NLS aspect ratio
7 CH+ / CH- buttons Scan up and down through channels
8 VOL+ / VOL- buttons Adjust audio volume (same as item 17)
9 MENU button Call up and exit OSD setup menu
10 ENTER button Select item or confirm setting
11 ESC button Exit and go back up one menu level
12 INFO button Display current INFOrmation & status of Plasma Enhancer on
4-digit LED
13 AUDIO button Select multi-channel TV sound (NICAM) options: stereo, dual, &
mono
14 PASS
Note: Not applicable
to this model
Applicable to HDMI1, HDMI2, and VGA
Passthrough ON: no processing on input video
Passthrough OFF: processing applied to input video
15 MUTE Mute and restore Plasma Enhancer® audio output
TV Commander (only applicable when you have programmed the buttons to the Plasma
Enhancer and a remote module is connected to the back of the device)
16 ON/OFF button Switch ON & OFF your display device
17 VOL+ / VOL- buttons Adjust display device audio volume
18 AV SEL button Switch between the available video inputs of your display device.
Remote Controls
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Note: Insert batteries to the
remote control before use

Hardware Installation
Installation
Compatible Equipment
Plasma Enhancer is a high performance video processor and scaler designed
to process TV and video signals from your AV device(s) and transmits the
improved signals to your display device(s).
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Plasma Enhancer PE1000 is compatible with:
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Display Devices:
Analog or digital display device(s) capable of accepting input in the
form of:
zDigital video via DVI-D
zAnalog RGBHV or YPbPr (Component Video) via DB15 VGA
connector
AV Devices:
AV source device(s) capable of outputting:
zComponent (YPbPr)
zS-Video
zComposite Video
zAntenna for analog TV

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Power Connection
Connect your Plasma Enhancer to a power point using the transformer
provided.
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Display Device Connection
1 Preparation: Make sure your display device has either digital DVI-D
or analog VGA(DB15) terminals. Prepare the corresponding cable for
connection (use high quality cables for optimum picture quality).
2 Connection: Ensure your display device(s) are powered OFF;
connect your Plasma Enhancer®to your display device(s) with
appropriate terminals and cables.
3 Verification: Switch ON both of your Plasma Enhancer®and display
device(s); select the input on your display device that corresponds
with the Plasma Enhancer®connection. Ensure the On-Screen
Display (OSD) menu of your Plasma Enhancer®is displayed properly.
For best result, select the digital connection (DVI-D) of your display device(s)
when both digital (DVI-D) and analog (VGA) terminals are available. Generally,
digital terminal provides better processing and less interference over short/long
distance while the analog terminal cannot offer such result.
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ideo Out
Plasma TV / LCD
TV / Projector /
RPTV
Transformer
Power Point
DVI
VGA
Deciding which output terminal
to use for your display
device(s): (Best quality first)
1 DVI-D
2 Analog video out via DB15
connector – The DB15 analog output
can also be used as a Component
(YPbPr) Video output
Installation
Hardware Installation

Hardware Installation
Installation
AV Device Connection
Plasma Enhancer embraces a comprehensive set of input terminals that allow
you to connect to a wide range of video devices.
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Follow the below steps to install:
1 Preparation: List all AV devices that you wish to connect to Plasma
Enhancer®for outputting processed video.
2 Allocation: Decide which input terminals of your Plasma Enhancer®
to use for your AV device(s), and set aside the high quality terminals
to this source(s) i.e. DVD player with Component video output should
be connected to the Component terminal of AV1. Make sure all
required cables are available.
3 Connection: Ensure all devices are powered OFF; connect the AV
device(s) to your Plasma Enhancer®with the appropriate terminals
and cables.
4 Setup: Switch ON your Plasma Enhancer®, AV device(s), and display
device(s). Set up your Plasma Enhancer®according to the next
section, Basic System Setup.
Deciding which video input to
use for your AV device(s): (Best
quality first)
1 AV1: Component x 1, S-Video x 1,
Composite x 1 with stereo audio x 1
2 AV2: S-Video input x 1 with stereo
audio x 1
3 AV3 on side panel: S-Video x 1,
Composite x 1 with stereo audio x 1
(this is designed for convenient
connection to portable AV devices
such as DV recorder)
Tips: It is recommended that you
choose the interlaced output from
your AV devices, instead of
progressive (e.g. 480i instead of
480p). This leaves the conversion
from interlaced video to
progressive video to be performed
by Plasma Enhancer®, which has
sophisticated processing
dedicated to this task.
Optional AV Amplifier Connection
Antenna Connection
1 Ensure all devices are powered OFF; connect the VHF/UHF to your
Plasma Enhancer®with an antenna cable.
2 Switch ON your Plasma Enhancer®and set up TV channels
according to section 3, TV Setup.

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Hardware Installation
Installation
Alternative AV Receiver / Processor Connection
Depending on the quality and available input switching you may find it simpler
connecting all AV sources directly to your AV receiver and use the monitor
outputs as the input feed into the Plasma Enhancer . This allows a greater
number of source components to be connected.
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1 Preparation: Make all required audio and video connections between
source components and AV receiver. Use the best connection for
each source i.e. Component Video for the DVD player etc. If your
amplifier does not provide a component video input, connect your
DVD player directly to the Plasma Enhancer®.
2 Allocation & Connection: Ensure all devices are powered OFF; if
source components are connected via a mixture of: Composite Video,
S-Video & Component Video connections, feed all corresponding
Monitor output connections into the required inputs of the Plasma
Enhancer®.
3 Setup: Switch ON your Plasma Enhancer®, AV device(s) and display
device(s). Setup your Plasma Enhancer® according to the next
section, Basic System Setup.
Tips: If you connect the monitor outputs of your AV Receiver to the Plasma
Enhancer , ensure any available video signal conversion within the AV
receiver itself is switched off. The sophisticated processing and scaling
within the Plasma Enhancer is dedicated to this task.
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Hardware Installation
Installation
For extended
flexibility you may
consider connecting
your Plasma
Enhancer®to the
Monitor Outputs of
your AV
Receiver/Processor.
DVD Player Antenna
Sound System
VCR
Game Console /
DV Recorder
Audio
AV2: S
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Video
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V1: Component / S-Video /
Composite
RF
AV3: Component /
S-Video / Composite
Audio Out Connection
1 Ensure all devices are powered OFF; connect your Plasma
Enhancer®with a stereo audio cable to your sound system.
2 Switch ON both your Plasma Enhancer®and sound system and set
up your Plasma Enhancer®according to section 4, Audio Mapping.
Note:
Registration will just take a couple
of minutes. You will need your
serial number, so please make a
note of it prior to registration.
Product Registration
To enjoy 12-month warranty, you must register your Plasma Enhancer online
at www.pixelmagicsystems.com
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Basic Setup
Basic System Setup
SETUP
→IMAGE SETUP
DISPLAY SETUP
TV SETUP
SYSTEM SETUP
↑↓: SELECTION
ENTER: CONFIRM ESC: CANCEL
Image Setup (IMAG)
Image Setup is used to set the overall images from your AV devices to your
Plasma Enhancer . You can select your desired video input, adjust picture
quality etc. The basic setup will be introduced and illustrated here. The
advanced settings and configuration will be demonstrated in the next section.
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IMAGE SETUP
→INPUT SELECT ↑
PICTURE
ASPECT RATIO
DEINTERLACER
OVERSCAN
Y/C DELAY
NOISE REDUCER ↓
↑↓: SELECTION
ENTER: CONFIRM ESC: CANCEL
INPUT SELECT
→YPBPR 1
S-VIDEO 1
S-VIDEO 2
S-VIDEO 3
COMPOSITE 1
COMPOSITE 3
TV
↑↓: SELECTION
ENTER: CONFIRM ESC: CANCEL
OR
ASPECT RATIO
→4:3
16:9
FULL SCREEN
16:9 LETTER BOX
2.35:1
NATURAL NLS
↑↓: SELECTION
ENTER: CONFIRM ESC: CANCEL
Input Select (INPU)
This allows you to select the active video source.
1 Press MENU button of your remote control to call up OSD menu.
2 From the SETUP page, use ↑and ↓buttons to highlight IMAGE
SETUP, press ENTER button to continue.
3 Choose INPUT SELECT, press ENTER button to continue.
4 Choose the video input terminal that you want to display by using ↑
and ↓button, and then press ENTER button to confirm.
Tips: You may use the Input
Select button of your remote
controls to select the active
video source directly.
Aspect Ratio (AR)
This is to establish the ASPECT RATIO (AR) of the active video source.
DifferentAR setting can be saved for individual video input source and you may
required to modify this for the same source (i.e. DVD titles may have different
AR settings; you may check this from the DVD packaging accordingly).
5 Press MENU button of your remote control to invoke OSD menu.
6 Choose IMAGE SETUP, press ENTER button to continue.
7 Choose ASPECT RATIO, press ENTER button to continue.
8 Choose the suitable aspect ratio setting for the active video source by
using ↑and ↓buttons then press ENTER button to confirm.

Basic System Setup
Basic Setup
Display Setup (DISP)
DISPLAY SETUP
→RESOLUTION
ASPECT RATIO
↑↓: SELECTION
ENTER: CONFIRM ESC: CANCEL
RESOLUTION
→480p ↑
540p
576p
720p
1080i
1080p
640x480 ↓
↑↓: SELECTION
ENTER: CONFIRM ESC: CANCEL
Format of Resolution:
Resolution Formatshown
ontheLED
480p 480p
540p 540p
576p 576p
720p 720p
1080i 108I
1080p 108P
640 x 480 VGA
800 x 600 SVGA
848 x 480 PL01
852 x 480 PL02
856 x 480 PL03
1024 x 576 PL04
1024 x 768 XGA
1024 x 1024 ALIS PL05
1280 x 720 SXGA
1280 x 768 PL06
1280 x 1024 PL07
1360 x 768 PL08
1360 x 1024 PL09
1366 x 768 PL10
1368 x 768 PL11
1400 x 788 PL12
1400 x 1050 PL13
1920 x 1080 PL14
SETUP
IMAGE SETUP
→DISPLAY SETUP
TV SETUP
SYSTEM SETUP
↑↓: SELECTION
ENTER: CONFIRM ESC: CANCEL
This setting is of fundamental importance. This will ensure both the OSD menu
and video output of your Plasma Enhancer are displayed correctly on your
display device(s).
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Consult your dealer or the display device manual to establish the correct
resolution and aspect ratio settings.
Setting Resolution (RESO)
Resolution refers to the number of columns and rows of pixels your display
device has (for example 1280 x 720).
1 Press MENU button of your remote control to call up OSD menu.
2 From the SETUP page, use ↑and ↓buttons to highlight DISPLAY
SETUP, press ENTER button to continue.
3 Choose RESOLUTION, press ENTER button to continue.
4 Choose the resolution of your display device from the list and press
ENTER button to confirm.
Tips: Always check the native resolution of your display device
for best quality.
Setting Aspect Ratio (AR)
AR refers to the ratio of width to height of your display device. For example, if
your display is 16:9 LCD TV, AR of it is 16:9.
5 Press MENU button of your remote control to call up OSD menu.
6 From the SETUP page, use ↑and ↓buttons to highlight DISPLAY
SETUP, press ENTER button to continue.
7 Select ASPECT RATIO, press ENTER button to continue.
8Typically, the AR of your display has been set correctly as shown in
the OSD. Otherwise, you may choose the AR your display device(s)
from the list, and press ENTER button to confirm.

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Basic System Setup Basic Setup
TV Setup (TV)
SETUP
IMAGE SETUP
DISPLAY SETUP
→TV SETUP
SYSTEM SETUP
↑↓: SELECTION
ENTER: CONFIRM ESC: CANCEL
Plasma Enhancer is equipped with the latest Philips 5 generation high quality
analog TV tuner MK5™. This offers crystal clear analog TV reception quality.
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Tuner Setup (TUNE)
The Tuner Setup is operated for searching and creating a list of receivable TV
channels automatically. When setting up TV channels at first time, select
SEARCH ALL BAND to auto scan all receivable TV channels. (Refer to Tips on
the left below)
TV SETUP
→CHANNEL DETAILS
TUNER SETUP
PROFILE SETUP
↑↓: SELECTION
ENTER: CONFIRM ESC: CANCEL
1 Press MENU button of your remote control to invoke OSD menu.
2 From the SETUP page, use ↑and ↓buttons to highlight TV SETUP,
press ENTER button to continue.
TUNER SETUP
→SOUND SYSTEM: I
TUNER GAIN: 2
SEARCH VHF LOW BAND
SEARCH VHF HIGH BAND
SEARCH UHF
SEARCH ALL BAND
↑↓: SELECTION
ENTER: CONFIRM ESC: CANCEL
3 Choose TUNER SETUP, press ENTER button to continue.
4 Set the TV channels following the instructions shown on screen.
Tuner Gain
Turner gain can be employed in poor reception areas to boost the overall TV
signal.
Channel Details (CHAD)
Use Channel Details to fine tune, shift channels, and delete surplus channels.
5 Press MENU button of your remote control to invoke OSD menu.
6 From the SETUP page, use ↑and ↓buttons to highlight TV SETUP,
press ENTER button to continue.
Tips:
Tuning setup may take longer if
you are doubt with the bandwidth
you should tune from. If you are
familiar with the bandwidth, you
could select to tune directly from:
SEARCH VHFLOW BAND
SEARCH VHFHIGH BAND
SEARCH UHF
If you are not sure, select
SEARCH ALL BAND.
7 Choose CHANNEL DETAILS, press ENTER button to continue.
8 You can fine tune TV channels, move TV channels, and delete
unwanted TV channels.
Profile Setup (PROS)
The profile setting can be utilized to share or separate current video profiles
(aspect ratio, deinterlacer, picture, noise reducer and etc) between channels.

Basic System Setup
Basic Setup
Sound Mode
There are numerous sound mode applied to different countries, namely I, D/K,
M, and B/G. For Hong Kong, Iis the sound mode that is being used. You may
check with your sound systems user manual or consult your AV retailer for this
information.
System Setup (SYS)
System Setup is used for detailed configuration of your Plasma Enhancer . You
can configure and setup the Spouse Friendly™ Remote Control, video sources
of AV1, audio channels and audio mapping, TV commander™ and etc.
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Additional information of SYSTEM SETUP is available in section 4.