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2718.1 EN (P4C) 21-04-2008 14:28 Pagina 1 Table of contents 1 Important 3 7 Connections (DVD, receiver, ...) 30 1.1 Safety 3 7.1 Connections overview 30 1.2 Care of the screen 3 7.2 About connections 31 1.3 Recycling 3 7.3 Connect your devices with the Connection assistant 32 2Your TV 4 7.4 Connect your devices without the 2.1 Television overview 4 Connection assistant 32 7.5 Connection setup 38 2.2 Product highlights 5 7.6 Preparing for digital services 39 7.7 PC network 40
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2718.1 EN (P4C) 21-04-2008 14:28 Pagina 2 years after the date of purchase of this 2008 © Koninklijke Philips Electronics Copyrights product. N.V. All rights reserved. Specifications To obtain the source code, write to are subject to change without notice. Philips Innovative Applications N.V. VESA, FDMI and the VESA Ass. to the Development Manager Trademarks are the property of Mounting Compliant logo are Pathoekeweg 11 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. or trademarks of the Video Electron
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2718.1 EN (P4C) 21-04-2008 14:28 Pagina 3 1 Important • Stationary images Read this user manual before you start to use this Avoid stationary images as much as possible. If product. you cannot, reduce screen contrast and brightness to prevent damage to the screen. Pay attention to this section and closely follow the Stationary images are images that remain on the instructions.The warranty does not apply to screen for a long time. Examples of stationary damage caused by not taking into account
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2718.1 EN (P4C) 21-04-2008 14:28 Pagina 4 2Your TV This section gives you an overview of the controls and functions of this TV. 2.1 Television overview Remote control Controls 1 B INPUT VOLUME 2 v MHEG j b q CANCEL 3 DEMO MENU GUIDE OPTION a 4 PROGRAM - OK LIST 5 POWER 6 MENU b BROWSE 7 1 Indicator light ¬ 2 Remote control sensor V P 8 3Volume up and down 9 4 Menu 1 2 3 5 Program/Channel up and down 4 5 6 6Power switch 7 8 9 Connectors i 0 1 Switch On or switch to Standby 2Wa
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2718.1 EN (P4C) 21-04-2008 14:28 Pagina 5 2.2 Product highlights 3 Get started Your new TV is equipped with some of the most modern audio or video innovations. This section helps you with the positioning and the Your TV offers the following advantages ... first time installation of the TV. Full High Definition LCD display A full HD resolution of 1920x1080p, the highest 3.1 Position the TV resolution of HD sources. It offers a brilliant flicker- free progressive scan picture with optimum Caref
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2718.1 EN (P4C) 21-04-2008 14:28 Pagina 6 Unmount the TV stand 3.2 Wall mounting - VESA ‡ Locate the four screws of the TV stand. ) Caution Consider the TV’s weight when you wall mount it. Improper mounting can result in severe injury or damage. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. bears no responsibility for improper mounting or mounting that results in accident or injury. Your TV is prepared for VESA compliant wall mounting.This bracket is not included. You need one of the VESA codes hereun
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2718.1 EN (P4C) 21-04-2008 14:28 Pagina 7 3.3 Remote control batteries 3.5 Power cable ‡ Open the battery cover on the back of the Keep the mains plug at the wall socket accessible at remote control. all time. ® Insert the 2 batteries supplied (Type AA-R6- The TV is never powered off completely and 1,5V). Make sure the + and - ends of the consumes energy unless the mains cord is physically batteries line up correctly (inside of case is unplugged. marked.) Although this TV has a very low stand
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2718.1 EN (P4C) 21-04-2008 14:28 Pagina 8 4.2 Watch TV 4 Use your TV Learn how to operate your TV for daily use. 4.2.1 Switch channels ‡ To switch TV channels: • Press a number (1 to 999) or press P+ or P- 4.1 Turn on or off - Standby on your remote control. • Press Program/Channel - or + on the side rNote controls of the TV. The TV may take up to 15 seconds to turn on. ® Press R to return to the previously viewed TV channel or connected device. BROWSE To turn on the TV: • Press B Power at t
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2718.1 EN (P4C) 21-04-2008 14:28 Pagina 9 4.3 Watch channels from a If the picture does not appear: digital receiver ‡ Press the v key. ® Press o or œ to select where you connected ‡ Switch on the digital receiver. your DVD player. Ò Press The picture from your receiver automatically OK. appears on the screen. Wait a few seconds until the picture appears. ® Use the remote control of your digital receiver † Press Play π. B to select TV channels. INPUT v If the picture does not appear: v MHEG
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2718.1 EN (P4C) 21-04-2008 14:28 Pagina 10 5 Use more of your TV This section helps you perform advanced TV • make advantage of Electronic Programme Guide operations including how to: • set locks and timers • use the menus • set subtitles and select a subtitle language •how you can view your photos or play your • adjust picture and sound settings favourite music from a USB memory device or • make use of Teletext from your PC or Home network. • create favourite channel lists 5.1 Rem
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2718.1 EN (P4C) 21-04-2008 14:28 Pagina 11 16 Menu 5.2 TV menus To switch the menu on or off 17 Option With the on screen menus you install your TV, To switch the Quick access menu on or off. adjust picture and sound settings and access 18 Demo features.This section gives an overview of the To switch the Demo menu on and to get a menus and describes how to navigate. demonstration of the features of the TV. 19 Subtitle j To activate or deactivate the subtitle mode. 5.2.1 The menu 20 MHEG Cance
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2718.1 EN (P4C) 21-04-2008 14:28 Pagina 12 5.2.2 Use of the menu rNote: Learn to use the menus with this example. More choices come available when digital channels ‡ Press Menu. are installed and broadcasted. The TV menu appears on the screen. 5.2.3 Quick access menu TV menu The Quick access menu gives direct access to some Smart settings often needed menu items. Picture When digital channels are installed and broadcasted Sound the relevant digital options are shown in the menu. Settings assi
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2718.1 EN (P4C) 21-04-2008 14:28 Pagina 13 5.3 Picture and Sound settings • Contrast Changes the level of bright parts in the picture but keeps the dark parts unchanged. The first time you switched on the TV you have • Brightness selected your preferred settings for picture and Changes the level of light of the total picture. sound.The following sections describe how to • Colour modify or read just those settings. Changes the level of saturation. • Hue If NTSC is broadcasted, this level compe
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2718.1 EN (P4C) 21-04-2008 14:28 Pagina 14 • Auto format (Not for PC.) - Dynamic contrast Enlarges the picture automatically to fill the Sets the level at which the TV automatically screen. Subtitles remain visible.You can set Auto enhances the details in dark, middle and light format in two different modes. areas of the picture. ‡ In the TV menu, select Picture > Auto format - Dynamic backlight mode. Sets the level at which power consumption can ® Select Auto-fill to fill the be reduced by d
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2718.1 EN (P4C) 21-04-2008 14:28 Pagina 15 • TV speakers 5.3.5 Sound settings If you have connected an audio system to your This section describes how to adjust all sound TV, you can switch off the TV speakers. settings. This option is only available if EasyLink is set to ‡ Press Menu and select Sound. On. See Menu > Setup > Installation > ® Press π to enter the list. Preferences > EasyLink. Ò Press o or œ to select a setting. Select Automatic (EasyLink) to have the sound TV menu Sound from y
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2718.1 EN (P4C) 21-04-2008 14:28 Pagina 16 5.4 Teletext 5.4.4 Dual screen teletext (not available for channels with Digital Text services) Your TV has a 1200 pages memory that stores View the TV channel and teletext next to each broadcasted teletext pages and subpages to reduce other. waiting time. ‡ Press b for Dual screen teletext. ® Press b again to show normal teletext. To select a teletext page see section 4.6 Select a Ò Press b to switch off teletext. Teletext page. 5.4.5 Search teletex
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2718.1 EN (P4C) 21-04-2008 14:28 Pagina 17 • Language 5.5 Create favourite channel Some languages use a different set of characters. lists Switch to the other group to show the text correctly. View the All channels list or set up a Favourite list ‡ Press b. of your own with your preferred TV channels and ® Press Menu. radio stations. Ò Press o or œ to select an option. † Press OK to change a setting. º Press Menu to quit the teletext menu. 5.5.1 Select a favourite list ◊Press b to switch off
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2718.1 EN (P4C) 21-04-2008 14:28 Pagina 18 5.5.3 Select a channel from a favourite list ‡ Press OK. The last selected channel list appears. ® Use o or to highlight a channel. Ò Press OK. The TV tunes to that channel. à Tip • Use -P+ to go through the TV channels of the selected favourite list. • With the number keys you can still select channels which are not marked as favourite. BROWSE V ¬ P P 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 - 9 7 8 9 i 0 Ambilight MODE 18 Use more of your TV
