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LCD TV
LCD TV
Directions for Use
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N I H T I W D E D E E N N O I Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the benefits you’re entitled to. Once your PHILIPS purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a PHILIPS product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once. And take advantage of these important benefits. Warranty Owner Model Verification Confirmation Registration Registering your product within Your completed
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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: • Do not shift or move the LCD TV around when it is powered on. • Do not connect any AC/DC adapter to your LCD TV that does not originally come with the television. Only use the recommended part or parts that are approved by Philips Consumer Electronics. • Caution: Do not use any cover or enclose the AC/DC adapter with any objects like a cloth or box which might shorten the life of the equipment. • Do not touch, push or rub the surface of the LCD screen
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CONTENTS Introduction HD (High Definition) Mode Welcome/Registration of Your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 How to use the HD Mode and it’s Features . . .53-56 Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 PC Mode Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 How to use the PC Mode Features . . . . . . . . . .57-58 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Gen
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HOW TO USE THE LANGUAGE CONTROL or or Spanish- and French-speaking TV Fowners, an onscreen LANGUAGE option is present. The LANGUAGE control enables you to set the TV’s onscreen menu to be shown in either English, Spanish, or French. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen 1 PICTURE BRIGHTNESS menu. SOUND COLOR FEATURES PICTURE Press the CURSOR DOWN button INSTALL SHARPNESS PICTURE LANGUAGE repeatedly until INSTALL is highlight- TINT 2 SOUND TUNER MODE ed. FEATURES AUTO
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HOW TO USE THE TUNER MODE CONTROL he TUNER MODE allows you to change Tthe TV’s signal input to CABLE, ANTEN- NA, or AUTO mode. It’s important for the TV to know if you want to receive channels from a cable TV signal or a normal antenna signal. NOTE: The AUTO mode setting helps the TV determine the type of signal or channels being received when AUTO PROGRAM is activat- PICTURE BRIGHTNESS ed. COLOR SOUND FEATURES PICTURE Press the MENU button on the INSTALL SHARPNESS PICTURE LANGUAGE remote contr
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HOW TO AUTO PROGRAM TV CHANNELS our TV can automatically set itself for Ylocal area (or cable TV) channels. This makes it easy for you to select only the TV stations in your area by pressing the CHAN- NEL (+) or (–) button. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen 1 PICTURE BRIGHTNESS menu. SOUND COLOR FEATURES PICTURE Press the CURSOR DOWN button INSTALL SHARPNESS LANGUAGE PICTURE repeatedly until INSTALL is highlight- TINT 2 SOUND TUNER MODE ed. FEATURES AUTO PROGRAM I
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HOW TO ADD OR DELETE CHANNELS (CHANNEL EDIT CONTROL) HANNEL EDIT makes it easy for you to Cadd or delete channels from the list of channels stored in the TV’s memory. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 1 Press the CURSOR DOWN button PICTURE BRIGHTNESS repeatedly until INSTALL is highlight- 2 SOUND COLOR ed. FEATURES PICTURE INSTALL SHARPNESS PICTURE LANGUAGE Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to TINT SOUND TUNER MODE shift the menu to the left. LANGUAGE FEATURES A
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HOW TO USE THE AUTOCHRON™ CONTROL TM utoChron can automatically set the TV’s PICTURE BRIGHTNESS Aonscreen clock. Because the time is SOUND COLOR received from a broadcast signal, you must be FEATURES PICTURE sure that a cable TV or antenna signal is pres- INSTALL SHARPNESS PICTURE LANGUAGE TM TINT ent before you attempt to use the AutoChron SOUND TUNER MODE FEATURES AUTO PROGRAM feature. INSTALL CHANNEL EDIT AutoChron Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu. 1 Press the CU
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HOW TO USE THE NAME CONTROL (CHANNEL LABEL) he channel NAME feature allows you to list Tthe “call” letters of your favorite stations beside their channel numbers when they appear on the screen. The TV has in memory a list of the 50 most popular channel names (for PICTURE BRIGHTNESS example, ABC, NBC, FOX, etc.). You also can SOUND COLOR enter a custom name (up to five characters). FEATURES PICTURE INSTALL SHARPNESS PICTURE LANGUAGE TINT Tune to a specific channel that you want to SOUND TUNER M
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HOW TO USE THE PICTURE ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS o adjust your TV picture controls, select a Tchannel and follow these steps. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. PIC- 1 PICTURE BRIGHTNESS TURE will be highlighted. SOUND COLOR Press the CURSOR RIGHT and the menu FEATURES PICTURE PICTURE SHARPNESS INSTALL will shift to the left. BRIGHTNESS will be BRIGHTNESS 30 2 TINT highlighted and an adjustment bar will be COLOR PICTURE shown to the right. SHARPNESS Use the CURSOR L
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HOW TO USE THE EQUALIZER CONTROLS The Equalizer Controls allow you to adjust the sound frequencies to suit the type of program- ming be watched. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 1 Press the CURSOR DOWN button PICTURE BRIGHTNESS repeatedly until SOUND in highlighted. SOUND COLOR 2 FEATURES PICTURE INSTALL SHARPNESS Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to PICTURE EQUALIZER TINT SOUND BALANCE shift the menu to the left. EQUALIZER 3 FEATURES AVL will be highlighted. I
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HOW TO USE THE BALANCE CONTROL he Balance Control will allow you to adjust Tthe sound levels between the right and left speaker output. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. PIC- 1 TURE will be highlighted. PICTURE BRIGHTNESS Press the CURSOR DOWN button SOUND COLOR repeatedly until SOUND in highlighted. FEATURES PICTURE 2 INSTALL SHARPNESS PICTURE EQUALIZER TINT BALANCE Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to SOUND FEATURES AVL shift the menu to the left. EQUALIZER 3 I
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HOW TO USE THE AVL CONTROL n most cases, the volume levels coming Ifrom broadcast programming or commer- cials are never the same. With the AVL (Audio Volume Leveler) control turned ON, you can have the TV level out sound that is being heard. This makes for a more consis- tent sound by reducing the peaks and valleys that occur during program changes or com- PICTURE BRIGHTNESS mercial breaks. To turn the AVL ON, follow SOUND COLOR these steps. FEATURES PICTURE INSTALL SHARPNESS PICTURE EQUALIZ
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HOW TO USE THE INCREDIBLE SURROUND CONTROL he Incredible Surround feature adds Tgreater depth and dimension to both mon- aural (MONO) and stereo TV sound. With the control set to INCR. SURROUND (Incredible Surround), the TV’s speakers can add even wider sound separation to normal broadcasts. PICTURE BRIGHTNESS SOUND COLOR Press the MENU button on the FEATURES PICTURE remote control to show the onscreen INSTALL SHARPNESS PICTURE EQUALIZER 1 TINT menu. SOUND BALANCE FEATURES AVL Press the CURSOR
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HOW TO SET THE TV TO RECEIVE STEREO PROGRAMMING ou can receive broadcast stereo TV pro- Ygrams. The TV has both an amplifier and twin speakers through which the stereo sound can be heard. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen 1 menu. PICTURE BRIGHTNESS SOUND COLOR Press the CURSOR DOWN to high- FEATURES PICTURE light SOUND. INSTALL SHARPNESS 2 PICTURE EQUALIZER TINT SOUND BALANCE Press the CURSOR RIGHT and the FEATURES AVL menu will shift to the left. EQUALIZ- INSTALL
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HOW TO SET THE TV TO RECEIVE SAP (SECONDARY AUDIO PROGRAMMING) AP is an additional part of the stereo Sbroadcast system. Sent as a third audio channel, an SAP can be heard apart from the current TV program sound. TV stations are free to use SAP for any number of purposes. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen 1 PICTURE BRIGHTNESS menu. SOUND COLOR FEATURES PICTURE Press the CURSOR DOWN to high- INSTALL SHARPNESS PICTURE EQUALIZER light SOUND. 2 TINT SOUND BALANC
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HOW TO USE THE AUDIO OUT CONTROL f you have connected the TV’s AUDIO IOUTPUT jacks to the AUDIO INPUT jacks on a stereo receiver (see the Quick Use Guide for connection instructions), set AUDIO OUT to either VARIABLE or FIXED to determine whether you adjust the volume at the stereo PICTURE BRIGHTNESS or at the TV. If you select VARIABLE, change COLOR SOUND the volume at the TV using the TV’s remote FEATURES PICTURE INSTALL SHARPNESS control. If you select FIXED, adjust the vol- PICTURE EQUALIZ
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HOW TO TURN THE TV SPEAKERS ONOR OFF sing the TV’s Audio (Monitor) Output Ujacks or the External Speaker connec- tions, the TV speakers can be turned off allowing the television sound to be heard only from the external audio system or the external speakers. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen PICTURE BRIGHTNESS 1 COLOR menu. SOUND FEATURES PICTURE Press the CURSOR DOWN to high- INSTALL SHARPNESS PICTURE EQUALIZER light SOUND. TINT SOUND BALANCE 2 FEATURES AVL Press
