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Color Television
36PT71B1
Instructions for use
This television contains;
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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 pur- chase at once. And take advantage of these important benefits. Warranty Owner Model Verification Confirmation Registration Registering your product within Your completed W
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - Read before operating equipment This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and 11. Power-Cord Protection - Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed safety standards. There are, however, some installation and operation pre- upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords and plugs, cautions which you should be particularly aware of. convenience receptacles, and the point where
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Remote Control Operation G Welcome/Registration of Your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 G Remote Control – Using AutoPicture™ . . . . . . . .41 G Safety/Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 G Remote Control – Using AutoSound™ . . . . . . . .42 G Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 G Remote Control – Using Channel Surf . . . . . . . . . . . .43 G Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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FEATURES Audio/Video Jack Panel allows direct connections with VCRs, DVDs, or QUICK USE AND INSTALLATION GUIDE other devices, providing quality TV picture and sound playback. Use the simple Quick Use and Installation Audio Volume Leveler (AVL) Control keeps the TV sound at an even Guide (supplied with your TV information level. Peaks and valleys that occur during program changes or commercial QUICK USE AND INSTALLATION GUIDE packet) for details on: breaks are reduced, making for a more consiste
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ADJUSTING THE PICTURE o adjust your TV picture controls, Tselect a channel and follow these steps. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. PICTURE will be highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT button and the menu will shift to the left. PICTURE BRIGHTNESS BRIGHTNESS will be highlighted and an SOUND COLOR adjustment bar will be shown to the right. FEATURES PICTURE PICTURE INSTALL SHARPNESS Use the CURSOR LEFT or CUR- BRIGHTNESS 30 TINT SOR RIGHT button to adjust
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TURNING ON THE DYNAMIC NOISE REDUCTION CONTROL ue to many reasons, such as Dpoor cable reception, the pic- ture can sometimes appear slightly ÒspeckledÓ (an indication of signal noise in the picture). The DNR (Dynamic Noise Reduction) control can help eliminate this type of interference and improve the quali- ty of the picture. PICTURE BRIGHTNESS SOUND COLOR BEGIN FEATURES PICTURE PICTURE INSTALL SHARPNESS Press the MENU button on BRIGHTNESS 30 TINT the remote to show the onscreen COLOR PICTURE
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TURNING ON THE IMAGEMAX™ CONTROL mageMaxª helps you sharpen Ithe picture quality by making dark portions of the picture darker and light portions of the picture brighter. Follow these steps to turn ImageMaxª ON. BEGIN Press the MENU button on PICTURE BRIGHTNESS the remote control to show the SOUND COLOR FEATURES PICTURE onscreen menu. PICTURE will be PICTURE INSTALL SHARPNESS highlighted. BRIGHTNESS 30 TINT COLOR Press the CURSOR RIGHT PICTURE SHARPNESS button and the menu will shift to TINT the
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USING THE CLOSED CAPTIONING CONTROL losed Captioning (CC) allows Cyou to read the voice content of NOTE: Not all TV programs and product commercials are broadcast with Closed television programs on the TV Captioning (CC). Nor are all Closed Captioning MODEs (CAPTION 1Ð4 or TEXT screen. Designed to help the hear- 1Ð4) necessarily being used by broadcast stations during the transmission of a pro- ing impaired, this feature uses gram offering Closed Captioning. Refer to your areaÕs TV program l
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SELECTING THE SCREEN FORMAT SIZE ou can change the screen for- Ymat size to match the type of program youÕre watching. Select the normal 4:3 aspect ratio or expand the 4:3 aspect ratio to com- pletely fill the screen. There also is PICTURE TIMER a compressed 16:9 aspect ratio, SOUND AutoLock which allows movies to be viewed FEATURES PIP FEATURES in their full width (known as letter- INSTALL CLOSED CAP TIMER TIME FORMAT box style). AutoLock START TIME PIP STOP TIME BEGIN CLOSED CAP CHANNEL FORMAT
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ACTIVATING THE BLUE MUTE CONTROL he Blue Mute feature will elimi- Tnate annoying snow from the screen when no video signal is pres- ent by displaying a pleasent blue screen. This occurs in cases such as when a VCR tape is removed or an PICTURE TIMER antenna signal is broken. To turn the SOUND AutoLock Blue Mute feature ON or OFF, fol- FEATURES PIP FEATURES low the steps below. CLOSED CAP INSTALL TIMER TIME FORMAT AutoLock START TIME BEGIN PIP STOP TIME CLOSED CAP CHANNEL Press the MENU button on
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USING THE SLEEP TIMER ave you ever fallen asleep in Hfront of the TV, only to have it wake you up at two in the morning with a test pattern sound screeching in your ears? Well, your TV can enable you to avoid that discomfort SLEEP OFF by automatically turning itself off. With the Sleep Timer feature, you can set a timer to automaticaly 15 MIN swtich the TV OFF after a period of time you choose (15-minute increments up to 60 minutes, then 2 30-minute increments up to 90 min- 1 POWER utes, then 6
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THE TIMER – SETTING THE CLOCK our television comes with an on- Yscreen clock. During normal oper- ation, the clock appears on the screen when the STATUS/EXIT button is pressed or if the TIMER DISPLAY control is turned ON. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the PICTURE TIMER remote control to show the onscreen SOUND AutoLock FEATURES menu. FEATURES PIP TIMER INSTALL CLOSED CAP TIMER TIME Press the CURSOR DOWN but- FORMAT AutoLock START TIME ton twice to highlight FEATURES. PIP STOP TIME CHANNEL CL
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THE TIMER – SETTING THE START TIME ust as you would an alarm clock, Jyou can set the TV to turn itself ON once or at the same time every day. Follow these steps to set the Start Time. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. PICTURE TIMER SOUND AutoLock Press the CURSOR DOWN FEATURES PIP FEATURES INSTALL CLOSED CAP button twice to highlight FEA- TIMER TIME FORMAT TURES. AutoLock START TIME PIP STOP TIME Press the CURSOR RIGHT CLOSED CAP CHANNEL FORMAT TUNER MO
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THE TIMER – SETTING THE STOP TIME se the START TIME control to Uset the TV to turn itself ON once or at the same time every day (see page 14 for details). The fol- lowing steps will guide you in set- ting the TV to turn itself OFF once or at the same time every day. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the PICTURE TIMER remote control to show the on- SOUND AutoLock FEATURES PIP screen menu. FEATURES INSTALL CLOSED CAP TIMER TIME FORMAT Press the CURSOR DOWN AutoLock START TIME button twice to highli
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THE TIMER – SELECTING THE CHANNEL ou can select a specific channel Ythat the television will tune to when the timer turns the set ON. Follow these steps to select the channel. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. PICTURE TIMER SOUND AutoLock Press the CURSOR DOWN FEATURES PIP FEATURES INSTALL CLOSED CAP button twice to highlight FEA- TIMER TIME FORMAT AutoLock START TIME TURES. PIP STOP TIME CLOSED CAP CHANNEL Press the CURSOR RIGHT FORMAT TUNER MODE butto
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THE TIMER – SELECTING THE TUNER hrough the START TIME fea- Tture, you can select either TUNER A or TUNER B to be the main signal source when the TV is powered ON. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the on- screen menu. PICTURE TIMER SOUND AutoLock Press the CURSOR DOWN FEATURES PIP FEATURES INSTALL CLOSED CAP button twice to highlight FEA- TIMER TIME FORMAT TURES. AutoLock START TIME PIP STOP TIME Press the CURSOR RIGHT CHANNEL CLOSED CAP FORMAT TUNER MODE button and the
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THE TIMER – SETTING ACTIVATE TO ON OR OFF fter you have set the Time, Start ATime, Stop Time, and Start Channel, the timer must be set to come on ONCE or DAILY, or turned OFF through the ACTIVATE control. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the PICTURE TIMER remote control to show the SOUND AutoLock onscreen menu. FEATURES PIP FEATURES INSTALL CLOSED CAP TIMER TIME Press the CURSOR DOWN FORMAT AutoLock START TIME button twice to highlight FEA- PIP STOP TIME TURES. CLOSED CAP CHANNEL FORMAT TUNER MOD
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THE TIMER – TURNING ON THE TIMER DISPLAY fter the TVÕs clock has been set, Ayou can use your TV as a clock. The TIMER DISPLAY control allows you to permanently display the time in the upper right corner of the screen. BEGIN Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen PICTURE TIMER SOUND AutoLock menu. FEATURES PIP FEATURES INSTALL CLOSED CAP Press the CURSOR DOWN TIMER TIME FORMAT button twice to highlight FEA- AutoLock START TIME PIP STOP TIME TURES. CHANNEL CLOSED CAP FORMAT TUNER
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UNDERSTANDING AUTOLOCK™ he AutoLock™ feature receives Tand processes data sent by broadcasters or other program providers that contain program con- AutoLock AutoLock tent advisories. When programmed MOVIE RATING TV RATING by the viewer, a TV with AutoLock™ can respond to the content advisories G ON TV-Y ON and block program content that may PG TV-Y7 be found objectionable (such as PG-13 TV-G offensive language, violence, sexual situations, etc.). This is a great fea- R TV-PG ture to censor the t
