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User Manual
LCD TV
LCD TV
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Return your Product Registration Card today to get the very most from your purchase. Registering your model with PHILIPS makes you eligible for all of the valuable benefits listed below, so don't miss out. Complete and return your Product Registration Card at once to ensure: *Proof of *Product Safety *Additional Benefits Purchase Notification of Product Ownership Returning the enclosed card guarantees By registering your product, you'll receive Registering your product guarantees that that you
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment 1. Read these instructions. B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the appli- ance; or 2. Keep these instructions. C. The appliance has been exposed to rain; or 3. Heed all warnings. D. The appliance does not appear to operate normally or 4. Follow all instructions. exhibits a marked change in performance; or 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. E. The appliance has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged. 6. Clean
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PRECAUTIONS ADDITIONAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • ENSURE that LCD TV stand is tightened properly to the set (See Quick Guide on the right way of tightening of the screw of the stand to the set. Improper tightening of screw may render the set unsafe. • If LCD TV is installed on the wall, installation should be carried out by qualified servicemen. Improperor incorrect instal lation may render the set unsafe. • Disconnect mains plug when : — cleaning the TV screen, never use abrasive cleaning agent
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Features Welcome/Registration of Your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Active Control™ continuously measures and corrects all incoming signals to help provide the best picture quality. This feature moni- Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 tors and corrects both the sharpness control and noise reduction Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
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HOW TO USE THE INSTALLATION FEATURES LANGUAGE TV Menu or our Spanish and French-speaking TV own- TV Menu Picture Brightness Fers, an onscreen Language option is present. Sound Color The Language control enables you to set the TV's Picture Language Features Picture Sound Tuner Mode onscreen menu to be shown in either English, Install Sharpness Features Auto Program Mode Tint Spanish or French. Install Channel Edit Mode Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 1 Press
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HOW TO USE THE INSTALLATION FEATURES AUTO PROGRAM TV Menu our TV can automatically set itself for local area Y(or cable TV) channels. This makes it easy for Picture Brightness you to select only the TV stations in your area by Sound Color Features Picture pressing the CHANNEL (+) or (–) button. Install Sharpness Mode Tint Press the MENU button on the remote control to TV Menu show the onscreen menu. 1 Picture Language Press the CURSOR DOWN button repeatedly Sound Tuner Mode Features Auto Progra
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HOW TO USE THE PICTURE ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS o adjust your TV picture controls, select a channel Tand follow these steps. TV Menu Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. Picture Brightness 1 Sound Color Features Picture Press the CURSOR DOWN button to highlight Install Sharpness Picture. Mode Tint 2 Picture Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to enter the Brightness 48… Picture menu. Brightness will be highlighted. Color É 3 Picture É Sharpness É Press the CURSOR UP or CU
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HOW TO USE THE SOUND ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS o adjust your TV sound controls, select a channel and TV Menu Tfollow these steps. Picture Equaliser Press the MENU button on the remote control Sound Balance Features AVL to show the onscreen menu. Picture will be high- Install Dolby Virtual 1 lighted. Mode SAP Sound Press the CURSOR DOWN button to highlight Equalizer É 120 Hz Balance É 500 Hz Sound. AVL É 1500 Hz 2 Dolby Virtual É 5 KHz SAP É 10 KHz Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to enter the Sound É so
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HOW TO USE THE TIMER MENU CONTROLS our television comes with an onscreen clock. The YTV can also be set to turn on or off at a specific time and tune to a specific channel when it powers TV Menu itself on. Picture Timer Features Press the MENU button on the remote control to Sound Autolock Features Contrast + show the onscreen menu. Timer Time É 1 Active Control Install Autolock É Start Time Mode Contrast + É Stop Time Press the CURSOR DOWN button to highlight Channel No. Active Control É Fea
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UNDERSTANDING THE AUTOLOCK™ CONTROLS he AutoLock™ feature receives and Tprocesses data sent by broadcasters or Movie Rating TV Rating other program providers that contain pro- Ñ É GOn Ñ É TV-Y On gram content advisories. When programmed PG É TV-Y7 É by the viewer, a TV with AutoLock™ can PG-13 É TV-G É R É TV-PG É respond to the content advisories and block NC-17 É TV-14 É program content that may be found objection- X É TV-MA É able (such as offensive language, violence, sexual situations, etc
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SETTING UPAN AUTOLOCK™ACCESS CODE TM utoLock allows parents to block out or TV Menu A censor any channels they think childr en should not watch. A channel blocked by the TM Picture Timer AutoLock control cannot be viewed until a cor- Features Sound Autolock rect access code is used to unlock the channel Features Contrast + for viewing. First, let s set your AutoLock access Timer É Active Control Install code. Autolock É Mode Contrast + É Press the MENU button on the remote É Active Control con
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HOW TO BLOCK CHANNELS USING AUTOLOCK™ fter your personal access code has been Aset (see the previous page), you are ready to select the channels or inputs you want to TV Menu Features block out or censor. Picture • Timer Timer É Sound • Autolock Autolock É Features • Contrast + Press the MENU button on the Active Control Contrast + É Install 1 remote control to show the onscreen É Active Control Mode menu. Press the CURSOR DOWN button to highlight Features. 2 Features Press the CURSOR
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HOW TO LOCK A HD (HIGH DEFINITION) CHANNEL IN TV MODE ou can also lock the HD (High Definition) Ychannel while in TV Mode using the TV Menu AutoLock™ feature. Features Picture Timer Press the MENU button on the Sound Autolock Timer É Features Contrast + remote control to show the onscreen Autolock É 1 Active Control Install Contrast + É menu. Mode Active Control É Press the CURSOR DOWN button to highlight Features. 2 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the Features menu. Features 3 Timer
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HOW TO CLEAR ALL LOCKED CHANNELS AT THE SAME TIME arious onscreen messages will appear TV Menu Vwhen someone tries to view blocked pro- gramming. The message is determined by how Picture Timer the current programming is blocked. You may Sound Autolock Features view the blocked programming and turn OFF Features Contrast + Active Control Install Timer É the AutoLock™ feature by using the Clear All Mode Autolock É control or by entering your access code. Contrast + É Active Control É Press the M
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BLOCKING PROGRAMS BASED ON MOVIE RATINGS fter your personal access code has been TV Menu Aset, you can select specific movie ratings that you want to censor. Picture Timer Sound Autolock Features Features Contrast + Press the MENU button on the Install Active Control Timer É remote control to show the onscreen 1 Mode Autolock É menu. Contrast + É Active Control É Press the CURSOR DOWN button to highlight Features. 2 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the Features menu. 3 Features 3 Pres
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BLOCKING PROGRAMS BASED ON TV RATINGS ou can select specific TV ratings that you TV Menu Ywant to censor by following these steps. Picture Timer Sound Autolock Features Press the MENU button on the Features Contrast + remote control to show the onscreen Active Control Install Timer É 1 menu. Mode Autolock É Contrast + É Active ControlÉ Press the CURSOR DOWN button to highlight Features. 2 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the Features menu. 3 3 Features Press the CURSOR DOWN button to
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OTHER AUTOLOCK™BLOCKING OPTIONS he AutoLock™ control offers the viewer TV Menu Tother blocking options as well. With Picture Timer Block Options, the censoring can be turned Sound Autolock Features On or Off. Features Contrast + Active Control Install Timer É Press the MENU/SELECT button on Mode Autolock É the remote control to show the Contrast + É 1 onscreen menu. Active Control É Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to highlight Features. 2 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display th
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USING THE AUTOLOCK™REVIEW SCREEN o remind you wich rating you have locked Tand which Block Options you have selected, TV Rating a review screen is available to review your Movie Rating TM AutoLock settings. To access this screen follow G Off TV-7 Off the steps below. PG On TV - Y7 On PG - 13 On TV - G On R On Press the STATUS/EXIT button on the TV - PG On NC - 17 Off remote control TWICE. Your TV - 14 On X Off 1 MA On AutoLock™ settings will ap
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HOW TO USE THE CONTRAST+ CONTROL ne Contrast + function helps to sharpen the pic- TV Menu Tture quality. The black portions of the picture Picture • Timer become richer in darkness and the white portions Features Sound • Autolock become brighter. Features • Contrast + Timer Time É • Install Active Control Autolock É Start Time Mode Press the MENU button on the remote control Contrast + É Stop Time Active Control É Program No. to show the on-screen menu. 1 Activate Press the CURSOR DOWN to
