Contents Help? If this instruction manual does not give an answer or if ‘Tips’ do not solve your TV problem, you can call your Local Philips Customer or Service Centre. See the supplied World-wide guarantee booklet. Please, have the Model and Product number which you can find at the back of your television set or on the packaging, ready, before calling the Philips helpline. Model: 42PF9986/93 32/42/50PF9966/93 Product No: ........................................... Care of the screen See Tips, p. 24.
Preparation & Wall mounting instructions/Table stand “ Insert the aerial plug firmly into the aerial According to the type of TV you’ve purchased a wall mount bracket and/or stand may be supplied. How to mount the supplied stand and/or wall mount bracket, see the supplied separate leaflet. Make sure that the wall mount is being fixed securely enough so that it meets safety standards. The weight of the TV (excl. packaging) is about 35 kg (42PF9986); 20 kg (32PF9966); 42 kg (42PF9966); 58 kg (50PF9966).
Use of the remote control RC4302 Note: For most keys pressing a key once will activate the function. Pressing a second time will de-activate it. When a key enables multiple options, a small list will be shown. Press repeatedly to select the next item in the list. The list will be removed automatically after 6 seconds or press OK to remove immediately. Remark: in HDMI mode only some keys are valid. B Standby Press to switch the TV on or off. When switched off, a red indicator on the TV lights up.
i On Screen information Press to display (when available) information about the selected TV channel and programme. B B AMP DVD/R TV SAT AUX † v Select Ò ‡ π ® Ì º b æ ® ® OK Menu info When a menu is on screen, press i to display info on the selected menu item. 0 Smart surf With this key you can easily switch between 2 up to 9 different TV channels or sources. See General, Smart surf, p. 8. Press the OK key or wait for the time out to dismiss the Smart surf display.
To use the menus & Press the MENU key on the remote control to summon the main menu. At any moment you can exit the menu by pressing the MENU key again. Picture B Sound Ambilight Features TV Setup Demo Install AMP DVD/R TV SAT AUX † v Select Ò ‡ π ® b æ é Use the cursor in the up/down direction to select the TV, cursor to select adjustments º Setup, Demo or Install menu.
Store TV channels After language is set correctly, you can now search for and store the TV channels in two different ways: using Automatic Installation or Manual Installation (tuning-in channel by channel). Select your choice with the cursor right. Automatic installation Manual installation Automatic install Manual install Install Install Install System Channel Search Fine tune (Antenna level) Store Start & Select Automatic install in the Install menu.
Reshuffle the channel list Reshuffle You can change the order of the stored TV channels. Install BBC1 BBC2 CNN ITV NEWS & Select Reshuffle in the Installation menu. é Follow the instructions on screen. Select Favourite TV channels Favourite channels Install BBC1 BBC2 CNN ITV NEWS .... Yes Yes No Yes Yes No & Select Favourite channels in the Install menu. é Select your channel number with the cursor up/down. “ Select Yes or No with the cursor right.
TV Setup TV General Setup Demo Install General General Setup Menu background Smart surf PIP format Factory settings OSD Programme title Teletext 2.5 Auto surround Subwoofer (Intelligent lights) Set/Change code Colour PLL Source The Setup menu contains items that control the settings of the TV’s functions, features, services and peripherals you may have connected. The General menu allows you to change settings that will typically be accessed only occasionally.
OSD (On Screen Display) & Select OSD. é Select Normal to activate the continuous display of the programme number and extended display of TV channel and programme information on screen. Minimum to activate the display of reduced channel information. Note: When subtitles is switched on, see Features, p.13, display of the channel number is not possible Programme title Select Programme title Yes or No.
This menu allows you to indicate the peripheral you connected to one of the external inputs. Source Source Setup AV1 AV2 HDMI Side Centre input & Press the cursor right to enter the list of types of peripherals attached to the selected input. é Select the peripheral device with the cursor up/down. Once you have selected the source type, e.g. DVD, this source will automatically be selected when your remote control is in DVD mode, see p. 3, and when you press the v key on the remote control.
TV menu Press the MENU key on the remote control to summon the main menu. Note: Dependent on the input signal, one or more menu items may not be selectable. Press the i key on the remote control to get information about the selected menu item. Picture menu Picture Sound Ambilight Features TV Smart picture Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Tint Digital options Dynamic contrast DNR Colour enhancement (Hue) Picture format & Press the cursor right to select Picture.
Active Control Active control is a pro-active and automatic system.The TV continuously measures and corrects all incoming signals in order to provide the best picture possible.Thanks to the Ambient Light Sensor which measures the light conditions of the room, the contrast, dynamic contrast, brightness and colour picture settings are adjusted automatically. The light sensor is active when the Active control function is switched to Medium or Maximum.
Features menu Features TV Channel list Subtitle Sleeptimer Child lock On timer Off On On during mute & Press the cursor right to select Features. é Select the menu items with the cursor up/down and adjust the settings with the cursor left/right. Use the on-screen Menu-Info i for more information about the menu items. Channel list Press the OK key to switch over to the selected TV channel or external.
Dual screen / PIP / Multipip Press the b key to switch on Dual screen, PIP or one of the PIP modes according to the format selection made in the PIP format list in the General menu. See Setup, General, p. 8. Press the b key again.The screen that has a yellow border will become the full main screen picture.
Teletext Most TV channels broadcast information via teletext.This TV has a 1200 pages memory that will store most broadcasted pages and subpages to reduce waiting time. After each programme change, the memory is refreshed. Switch Teletext on and off Select subpages Press b to switch the teletext on. 102 «03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12» BBC CEEFAX 102 Mon 05 Feb 16.35.
Teletext menu & Press the MENU key to activate the menu. é Press the cursor up/down to select the menu Reveal Reveals/conceals hidden information on a page, such as solutions to riddles and puzzles. Press the cursor right to activate. Favourite You may create a list of eight favourite teletext pages in total, selected from various TV channels. é “ ‘ selected. ‘ Select Cancel to cancel the word; Space to items. “ Press the cursor right to activate.
Connect Accessory Devices There is a wide range of audio and video devices that can be connected to your TV.The following connection diagrams show you how to connect them to the TV. AV1 can handle YPbPr,Y/C and CVBS; AV2 YPbPr (RGB), CVBS and Y/C; HDMI (AV3) ; Side: CVBS and Y/C. MONITOR OUT AV2 ANT IN 75 AV1 AUDIO RECEIVER AV3 R Pr/R Y/G V S-VIDEO R Pr Y R CENTRE R R L Pb/B CVBS H S-VIDEO L Pb VIDEO L SUBW.
DVD Player or other accessory digital source devices AV2 AV1 R Pr/R Y/G L Pb/B CVBS 1 V S-VIDEO R Pr H S-VIDEO L Pb 3 2 Y Devices with Component Video Output Connectors (YPbPr) & Connect the three separate component video cables 1 to the device having component video outputs (YPbPr), such as DVD-players, laser-disc players, videogame players, satellite receivers or other equipment, and to the Y, Pb and Pr jacks of AV1 or AV2 on the TV.
HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) connector AUDIO CENTRE R HDMI IN R HDMI SUBW. L L 2 1 1 HDMI is the leading new standard for Digital High Definition video and audio interconnection. Eg. with a Digital Set top box, with HDMI-equipped devices like a PC, DVD-R, AV receiver... Note: the HDMI connector is compatible with DVI-devices and a HDMI to DVI conversion cable is included. (Then also connect the audio cables.
Side connections Camera, Game or Camcorder & Connect your camera, game or camcorder as shown. é Connect to VIDEO 2 and AUDIO L 3 for mono equipment. For stereo equipment also connect AUDIO R 3. S-VHS quality with an S-VHS camcorder is obtained by connecting the S-VHS cables with the S-VIDEO input 1 and AUDIO inputs 3. Do not connect cable 1 and 2 at the same time. This may cause picture distortion ! AUDIO VIDEO 2 S•VIDEO 1 Headphone 3 & Insert the plug into the headphone socket L as shown.
Audio- and video equipment keys This system remote control operates the following Philips equipment:TV,VCR, DVD, DVD/R, SAT (RC5/RC6), AMP (+TUNER), CD, CD/R. B AMP DVD/R TV SAT AUX † v Select Ò ‡ π ® º b æ Press the Select key to operate any of the equipment indicated in the display (AUX = CD; DVD/R = DVD, SAT = SAT (RC5). Another device can be selected by pressing Select repeatedly within 2 seconds.The led will blink slowly to indicate the device.
Tips Care of the screen Do not touch, push or rub or strike the screen with anything hard as this may scratch, mar or damage the screen permanently. And please do not rub with dust clothes with chemical treatment. Do not touch the surface with bare hands or greasy cloth (some cosmetics are detrimental to the screen). Unplug the TV before cleaning the screen. When the surface becomes dusty, please wipe gently with absorbent cotton or other soft materials like chamois soaks.
Warning concerning stationary images on the TV screen A characteristic of Plasma Display Panels is that displaying the same image for a long time can cause a permanent after-image to remain on the screen.This is called phosphor burn in. Normal use of the TV should involve the showing of pictures that contain constantly moving and changing images that fill the screen.
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