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Rear-projection TV with HD Input
43PP8545
50PP8545
User manual
3141 085 20041
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Contents Thank you for purchasing this television set. You are now the proud owner of a Philips TV, which promises full value to you as a customer. Please read this manual carefully and thoroughly for help with installation and operation. Setup and Installation Peripheral Equipment Product Highlights ..................................................................................................... 3 Connecting Peripheral Equipment ........................................................22-24
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Product Highlights See it as an eyewitness • Progressive Scan – double the visible picture lines for better resolution • 100Hz Digital Scan eliminates flicker and line jitter for stable picture • HDTV Monitor – HDTV is the latest and best television signal available • Acclearium™ Digital Optics maximizes picture quality on all inputs • Saphlon™ Screen – better picture and scratch resistance Technology made simple • Active Control measures signal to produce best picture • Auto IntelliSense™ Focu
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Installing the TV The major benefit of this projection television is its large viewing screen. To see the large screen at its best, test various locations in the room to find the optimal spot for viewing. 15 cm Be sure to allow a minimum of 15 cm of space around the TV. Do not place To avoid cabinet warping, cabinet colour changes, and the TV in direct increased chance of set failure, do not place the TV where sunlight or temperatures can become excessively hot – for example, in 15 c
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Using the TV Keys MAINS POWER KEY POWER Switches the mains power Switches the TV on or on or off. activates standby mode. VOLUME % REMOTE SENSOR The key adjusts the sound volume Receives infrared commands softer. The % key adjusts the sound to activate controls when volume louder. the remote control handset is aimed at it and remote keys are pushed. CHANNEL % MENU The key selects channels in descending Press to activate the on-screen order. The % key selects channels in menu. as
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Using the Remote Control Keys . (STANDBY) • Switches the set off temporarily to standby mode. (The red light indicator lights up when the set is in standby mode.) • To switch the set on from standby mode, press the Standby, CH +/–, or Digit (0-9) keys. Allows you to switch from stereo to mono sound during stereo transmission or to choose between language or language during dual sound transmission. A/CH (Alternate Channel) Allows you to alternate between the last viewed channel and
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OSD (STATUS/EXIT) ∏ (FORMAT) • Displays the channel number, sound and colour transmission Each press selects another picture format. For AV1, CVI, modes, status of the sleep timer, channel name (if the AV2, or AV3, the options are 4:3, Auto, and Expand 4:3. channel has been named) and the current time (if the time For AV4 and AV5 1080i signal sources, the options are 4:3 has been set). and Compress 16:9. For AV4 and AV5 480p or 576p signal sources, no screen format options are availab
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Using the Menus: Install Selecting the Menu Language Note: The menu languages available vary by model. Press the MENU key. Select INSTALL with the cursor down. Press the cursor right to select LANGUAGE. Press the cursor right again. Select your language with the cursor up/down. From this point on, all onscreen displays will appear in the language that you have chosen. Now you can search for and store the TV channels in two different ways: with Auto Store or Manual Store (tuning in chan
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Select CHANNEL. Key in the desired channel number with the digit keys or with the cursor left/right. Press the cursor down. In case of poor reception, you can improve the reception by adjusting the frequency using FINE TUNE. Select FINE TUNE and press the cursor left/right to adjust. In rare cases, certain TV channels may reproduce distorted or unstable pictures. Select PLL (Phase Locked Loop) to switch to the setting 2 with the cursor left/right to restore the picture for the respec
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Using the Menus: Install Editing Channels This feature allows you to edit or skip channels from the channel list that have bad or weak signals or channels that you do not watch often. Note: Once a channel is skipped, you cannot select it with the CH – or + key. You can only access the channel with the digit keys. Select CHANNEL EDIT in the INSTALL menu. Press the cursor right to enter the channel list. Select the channel you want to skip with the cursor up/down. Press the cursor right to
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Using the Menus: Picture Accessing the Menu Press the MENU key to display the main menu. Select PICTURE. Press the cursor right to access the PICTURE submenu. Use the cursor in the up/down directions to select an item. Use the cursor in the left/right directions to make adjustments or settings. Press the MENU key to return or press the OSD key to switch the menu off. Picture Menu Items Brightness Allows you to adjust the brightness levels of the picture. Colour Allows you to adjust the c
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Using the Menus: Picture ® Using Auto IntelliSense Your projection TV has three colour projection tubes: one for red, one for green, and one for blue. When mixed in proper proportion, the beams of light coming from the tubes can produce any colour. To create a clear picture, however, these colour beams must be precisely aligned. This alignment is called convergence. Bumps and vibrations, moving the set, or the presence of magnetic fields can cause the colour beams to become improperly alig
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Using Manual Converge: Multipoint Red/Blue The Multipoint Red/Blue convergence controls allow you to adjust picture convergence at specific points on the TV screen. Note: Allow the TV to warm up for 20 minutes before adjusting convergence. Adjust Converge Red or Converge Blue before using the Multipoint Red/Blue controls. See the previous page. Select MULTIPOINT RED or MULTIPOINT BLUE in the MANUAL CONVERGE menu. Press the cursor right to enter navigate mode. Use the cursor left, right, u
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Using the Menus: Sound Accessing the Menu Press the MENU key to display the main menu. Select SOUND with the cursor down. Press the cursor right to access the SOUND submenu. Use the cursor in the up/down directions to select an item. Use the cursor in the left/right directions to make adjustments or settings. Press the MENU key to return or press the OSD key to switch the menu off. Sound Menu Items Treble Attenuates or amplifies the high-frequency response of the audio output signal. Ba
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Using the Menus: Features Accessing the Menu Press the MENU key to display the main menu. Select FEATURES with the cursor down. Press the cursor right to access the FEATURES submenu. Use the cursor in the up/down directions to select an item. Use the cursor in the left/right directions to make settings. Press the MENU key to return or press the OSD key to switch the menu off. Activating the Timer The Timer feature allows you to set the timer to switch to another channel at a specified ti
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Using the Menus: Features Using the cursor right, select ONCE or DAILY, according to if you want to activate the timer on the selected channel and the selected time every day or only once. Displaying the Time Select DISPLAY with the cursor down. Press the cursor right to select ON or OFF, according to if you want to display the current time on the TV screen or not. Press the MENU key to return or the OSD key to switch the menu off. Activating the Child Lock The Child Lock feature allows
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For AV1, CVI, AV2, Selecting the Screen Format or AV3 Sources: The TV’s Screen Format options allow you flexibility in viewing video sources. Select a screen format using the cursor up/down keys or the onscreen menu. To use the onscreen menu: Select FORMAT in the FEATURES menu. Press the cursor right repeatedly to cycle through the different screen formats and select your desired format. The options vary by input source (see specifics to the right): • 4:3 format displays the 4:3 picture
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Using Smart Surf Adding Channels to the Surf List You can select a list or series of previously viewed channels with the SURF key. This feature allows you to switch between different TV programmes that currently interest you. You can have up to 10 channels in the SURF list. Five channels are shown in the list at one time. Cursor down/up as necessary to see all the channels in the list. Select a channel you want to add to the Surf list. Press the SURF key. Cursor right to add the selected
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Using Smart Picture and Smart Sound The Smart Picture feature offers you a choice of five picture settings: Personal, Rich, Natural, Soft and Multimedia. Smart Sound offers you a choice of four sound settings: Personal, Voice, Music and Theatre. Press the SMART ` Picture or SMART ± Sound key on the remote control repeatedly to cycle through the settings and select your desired mode. Note: The values shown in the Picture/Sound Setting diagrams are sample values only. Your television’s value
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Using Teletext (if provided) Many TV channels broadcast information via teletext. Each channel that broadcasts teletext transmits a page with information on how to use its teletext system. Look for the teletext page with the main index (usually p. 100). Depending on the TV channel, teletext is transmitted in different systems. The colours used in the options line correspond with the colour keys of your remote control. About Teletext Easy Text considerably reduces the waiting time (on condit
