Philips 42PFL9803 manual

EN LCD television ________________________________ DE LCD-Fernsehgerät ________________________________ FR Téléviseur LCD ________________________________ NL LCD televisie ________________________________ IT T elevisor e LCD ________________________________ ES T elevisor LCD ________________________________ PT T elevisor LCD ____________________[...]

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Ta b le of contents 1 Important 3 1.1 Safety 3 1.2 Care of the scr een 3 1.3 Recycling 3 2Y our TV 4 2.1 T elevision ov er vie w 4 2.2 Product highlights 5 3 Getting started 5 3.1 Position the TV 5 3.2 W all mounting - VESA 6 3.3 Remote control batteries 7 3.4 Antenna cable 7 3.5 Po wer cable 7 3.6 First time installation 7 4 Use your TV 8 4.1 Swit[...]

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ENGLISH Impor tant 3 1 Impor tant Read this user manual before y ou star t to use this product. Pa y attention to this section and closely follo w the instr uctions. The warr anty does not apply to damage caused by not taking into account the instr uctions. 1.1 Safety •T o av oid shor t circuit, do not expose the product to rain or water . •T o[...]

2Y our TV This section gives y ou an over view of the controls and functions of this TV . 2.1 T ele vision o verview Controls 1 LightGuide 2 Indicator light 3 Remote control sensor 4V olume up and down 5 Menu 6 Program/Channel up and down 7P ow er switch Connectors 1 Back connector s 2 Side connector s For more info see section 7 Connections. Remot[...]

ENGLISH 2.2 Pr oduct highlights Y our new TV is equipped with some of the most modern audio or video innovations. Y our TV offer s the follo wing advantages ... Full High Definition LCD displa y A full HD resolution of 1920x1080p, the highest resolution of HD sources. It offers a br illiant flicker - free progressive scan picture with optim um brig[...]

6 Y our TV 3.2 W all mounting - VESA ) Caution Consider the TV’ s weight when you wall mount it. Improper mounting can result in severe injur y or damage . K oninklijke Philips Electr onics N.V . bears no responsibility f or improper mounting or mounting that results in accident or injury . Y our TV is prepared for VESA compliant wall mounting. T[...]

3.3 Remote contr ol batteries ‡ Open the batter y cover on the back of the remote control. ® Inser t the 3 batteries supplied (T ype AAA- LR03-1,5V). Make sure the + and - ends of the batteries line up cor rectly (inside of case is mar ked.) Ò Close the cov er . r Note Remov e the batter ies if not using the remote control for an extended perio[...]

4 Use y our TV Learn how to oper ate y our TV for daily use . 4.1 T urn on or off - Standby r Note The TV may take up to 15 seconds to turn on. To turn on the TV: • Press B Power at the r ight of the TV if the standby indicator is off. • Press B on the remote control if the standb y indicator is on. The LightGuide flashes during star t up and t[...]

9 ENGLISH 4.2 W atch TV 4.2.1 Switch channels ‡ To switch TV channels: • Press a number (1 to 999) or press P+ or P- on your remote control. • Press Pr ogram/Channel - or + on the side controls of the TV . ® Press R to return to the previously viewed TV channel or connected device . 4.2.2 Adjust volume ‡ To adjust the volume: • Press V +[...]

4.5 W atch a D VD ‡ Switch on your D VD player . ® Inser t a D VD disc in your play er . The D VD picture automatically appear s on the screen. Ò Press Pla y π on the DVD pla yer . If the picture does not appear : ‡ Press the Source v key . ® Press o or œ to select where you connected y our D VD play er . Ò Press OK . W ait a f ew seconds[...]

11 ENGLISH Use your TV 4.7 Change Ambilight mode Y ou can adjust the speed at which Ambilight responds to the on-screen images. Adjust the Ambilight mode: ‡ Press Ambilight to switch on. ® Press Mode to adjust Ambilight between a relaxed and a dynamic setting. The Mode settings are only a vailable if Ambilight colour is set to Active mode in the[...]

5 Use mor e of y our TV This section helps you perf or m advanced TV operations including how to: • use the menus • adjust picture , sound and Ambilight settings • make use of T eletext • create fav our ite channel lists • make advantage of Electronic Programme Guide • set locks and timer s • set subtitles and select a subtitle langua[...]

13 ENGLISH Use more of your TV 13 Number k eys To select a TV channel. 14 Clock To display the time on screen. 15 Ambilight To switch Ambilight on or off. 16 Mode To adjust the dynamic effect of Ambilight 17 Pre vious channel R To retur n to the previously view ed channel 18 +P- Channel up or down To switch to the next or previous channel in the ch[...]

If you entered a kno wn code , all universal mode k eys will blink to conf ir m the selection. If y ou entered an unknown code, all univer sal mode k eys will light up for 2 seconds. Repeat Step 2 with a different code. Ò P oint the remote control at the device , and press B to test if the code is kno wn for your device . If successful tr y whethe[...]

• Digital or Satellite receiv er No change of functions. • Home Theatre System Menu k ey = HTS Disc menu V k ey = HTS volume P+/- = HTS Next/Previous 5.1.6 Remote contr ol setup codes See the end of this manual. 5.2 LightGuide brightness The LightGuide at the front of the TV indicates the star t up of the TV . After star t up the LightGuide is [...]

- to use the connection assistant which will help y ou to connect your devices to the TV . 5.3.2 Use of the menu Learn to use the menus with this example . ‡ Press Men u Ï . The TV menu appear s on the screen. ® Press o or œ to select Picture . Ò Press π to enter the picture settings. † Press œ to select Brightness. º Press π to enter t[...]

5.4.3 Picture settings This section describes how to adjust all picture settings individually . ‡ Press Men u Ï . ® Select Pictur e and press π to enter the list. Ò Press o or œ to select a setting. • Contrast Changes the level of bright par ts in the picture b ut keeps the dar k par ts unchanged. • Brightness Changes the level of light [...]

5.4.4 Widescreen pictur e format Av oid black bar s on the sides or on top and bottom of the picture . Change the picture for mat to a format that fills the screen. ‡ Press q to switch on the Picture f or mat menu. ® Press o or œ to select an availab le picture for mat. Ò Press OK . † Press o to shift the picture upwards if subtitles are hid[...]

• V olume – Visually impaired (UK only) Changes the volume of the selected Visually impaired audio language in the Setup, Installation menu. See section 6.1 Automatic installation . • Balance Sets the balance of the left and right loudspeaker s to f it best your listening position. • Audio language A list of audio languages for the current [...]

5.6 T elete xt Y our TV has a 1200 pages memor y that stores broadcasted teletext pages and subpages to reduce waiting time . To select a teletext page see section 4.6 Select a T eletext page . 5.6.1 Select a teletext langua ge Some digital TV broadcaster s offer the possibility to select your pref er red teletext language. See section 6.1 Automati[...]

• Language Some languages use a different set of character s. Switch to the other group to show the text correctly . ‡ Press T eletext . ® Press Men u Ï . Ò Press o or œ to select an option. † Press OK to change a setting. º Press Men u Ï to quit the teletext menu. ◊ Press T eletext to switch off teletext. 5.6.8 Digital text services [...]

5.7.3 Select a channel fr om a fav ourite list ‡ Press OK . The last selected channel list appear s. ® Use o or œ 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 fav our ite list. • With the number keys y ou can still select channels which are not mar ked as [...]

® Use the colour keys to activate the a vailable actions at the bottom of the screen. • Next : to show information about the next programme . • Remind : to mar k or unmar k a programme as a reminder . • W atch : to watch or listen to a cur rent programme . • J ump to .. .: to jump to the next or previous day . • Info : to display inf or [...]

Use more of your TV 5.9 Timers and locks This section describes how to switch the TV on or off at a specified time and to lock or unlock the TV . 5.9.1 Automatically switch to standb y Sleeptimer switches the TV to standby after a time. ‡ Press Men u Ï on the remote control and select Features > Sleeptimer and press π to enter the sleeptimer[...]

Set an age rating to a digital programme Some digital broadcaster s ha ve their programmes r ated (depending on your countr y). When the r ating is higher than your child’ s age , the programme will be locked. ‡ Select Custom lock . ® Press π to enter . Ò Press o or œ to select Parental rating . † Press π . º Press o or œ to select an [...]

Use more of your TV 5.11.3 W atch y our pictures, start a slidesho w and pla y music Look up your pictures in the Picture alb um of your USB device . ‡ Select the Picture folder for the picture f iles you hav e stored on your USB device. ® Press π to enter the Picture f older . Ò Press o or œ to select a picture or a picture album. † Press [...]

W atch a slideshow with backgr ound music W atch a slidesho w of your stored pictures accompanied with your stored background m usic . ‡ Select an album of songs f ir st and press OK . ® Highlight the Picture folder and select an album of pictures and press OK . 5.11.4 W atch photos or listen to music fr om y our PC To watch photos and listen to[...]

Use more of your TV 5.13 Software update Philips continually tries to improv e its products. T o benefit, update the TV software regular ly . T o update y our TV software you need a USB Memor y device (not supplied). Ve r ify that your USB memor y device has at least 128Mb free space . Make sure the wr ite protection is switched off. Some USB devic[...]

Use more of your TV † The update process star ts automaticall y . Please wait. The update is finished when the message ‘ Operation successful ’ appear s on the screen. º Remov e the USB memor y device from the TV . ◊ Press B on the remote control. Do not press more than once and do not use the Power B switch on the TV . ‹ The TV switches[...]

Channel installation 6 Channel installation The first time you turned on your TV •y ou ha ve selected the language of the TV menus and the countr y where you are located • all the availab le TV Channels have been installed. This chapter provides instructions on how to reinstall channels as well as other useful channel installation features. r N[...]

Step 3: Select Antenna or Cable This selection is only a vailable when this TV is prepared to receive D VB-C channels in your countr y . Select Antenna to install all digital terrestr ial (D VB- T) and analogue channels availab le . Select Cable to install all digital cab le (DVB-C) and analogue channels availab le . ‡ Press o or œ to select Ant[...]

Channel installation 6.2 Analogue: Manual installation Y ou can tune-in analogue TV channels channel by channel manually with Man ual installation. 6.2.1 Select the system ‡ Press Men u Ï and select Setup > Installation > Channel installation > Analogue: Manual installation . ® Press π to enter the Man ual installation menu. System is[...]

Ò Press o or œ in the channel list to select the channel you want to uninstall or reinstall. † Press the green key to uninstall or reinstall the channel. º Press Men u Ï to quit the menu. 6.3.3 Reorder the channels Change the order of the stored channels. ‡ Press Men u Ï and select Setup > Installation > Channel installation > Rea[...]

Connections 34 7 Connections 7.1 Connection o ver view Side connectors 1 Headphones Stereo Mini jack 2 Audio L/R Audio L/R input to be used together with Video or S-Video on the side of the TV . 3 Video Video input to be used together with the Audio L/R on the side of the TV . 4 S-Video S-Video input to be used together with the Audio L/R on the si[...]

7.2 About connections 7.2.1 What y ou need to know Connect your device with the highest possib le quality connection. Look for the highest quality connection on y our device . Use that connection to your TV . HDMI - Highest quality ★★★★★ An HDMI connection has the best picture and sound quality . One cab le combines video and audio signal[...]

Connections Video - Basic quality ★ Use a Video (cinch) cable together with an Audio L/R (cinch) cable. Match the cable colour s when y ou connect. Combined Video - yellow and Audio L/R cable - red and white 7.2.2 HDMI with EasyLink Connected devices that are compliant with the HDMI CEC standard can work together . ‡ Press Men u Ï > Setup &[...]

7.4.1 D VD pla yer Use a scar t cab le to connect the device to the EXT1 input at the back of the TV . 7.4.2 D VD Recorder or Digital Receiv er Use a scar t cab le and 2 antenna cables. 7.4.3 D VD Recorder and Digital Receiv er Use 3 scar t cab les and 3 antenna cables. Connections 37 ENGLISH EXT 3 VGA SERVICE UART OUT YP b Pr L R L R EXT 2 EXT 1 A[...]

Connections 7.4.4 D VD Recorder and Home Theatr e System Use a scar t cab le , 2 antenna cab les and 1 digital audio (cinch) cable. 7.4.5 D VD Recorder and D VD Home Theatre System Use 2 scar t cab les, 2 antenna cables and 1 digital audio (cinch) cable. 7.4.6 Satellite receiv er Use a scar t cab le and 2 antenna cables. 38 EXT 3 VGA SERVICE UART O[...]

Connections 7.4.7 HD Digital receiv er / HD satellite r eceiv er Use an HDMI cable and 2 antenna cab les. 7.4.8 D VD-R, Home Theatre System and Digital receiv er Use 3 scar t cab les, 3 antenna cables and 1 audio (cinch) cable. 7.4.9 Blu-ra y Disc pla yer Use an HDMI cable. 39 ENGLISH LR HDMI 1 HDMI 2 HDMI 3 AUDIO HDMI [] DVI NETWORK IN Blu-ra y Di[...]

Connections 7.4.10 Game console The most practical connections for a game console are at the side of the TV . Connected at the side of the TV Use the HDMI connection or the S-Video and Audio L/R connections or the Video and Audio L/R connections. Connected at the back of the TV Use an HDMI connection or the EXT3-YPbPr and Audio L/R connections for [...]

Connections 7.4.12 P ersonal Computer Y ou can connect your PC directly to the TV . The TV wor ks as a monitor of y our PC . For more features y ou can connect your PC in a PC network. See section 7.7 PC network . As a monitor the PC can be connected at the side with a D VI to HDMI adaptor or with a PC to TV cable. Alternatively you can connect the[...]

Connections 7.5 Connection setup The TV needs to know what connections you ha ve made and which device is connected to which connector . If you ha ve used the Connection assistant the connection setup is already done . 7.5.1 Naming y our devices Name the connected devices for easy selection and best signal handling. Assign the type of device (D VD [...]

Connections 7.6 Preparing f or digital ser vices Scrambled digital TV channels can be decoded with a Conditional Access Module (C AM) and a Smar t card provided b y a digital TV ser vice operator . The C AM may enab le several ser vices depending on the operator you choose (e .g. P ay TV). Contact your digital TV ser vice oper ator for more informa[...]

Connections 7.7 PC network Y ou can link up your TV on a PC networ k in your home . Watch y our photos and listen to your music from any linked PC on the TV . The PC networ k f eature of this TV is DLNA cer tif ied. Y ou can use Microsoft Windows XP or Vista, Intel Mac OSX or Linux. An example of a home PC network. 7.7.1 What you need To set up you[...]

Connections 45 ENGLISH 7.7.4 Media ser v er settings Media ser ver s need to be set for sharing their files and folder s. Follow the instr uctions closely to set y our specific ser ver . Windo ws Media Pla yer v11on Windows Vista Set f or netw ork sharing In Windo ws Media Play er select Library from the menu and select Media sharing . In the Media[...]

With Advanced Options open, y ou can add specific f older s to the list to share . Click Add . In the Add Folder windo w select a folder with m usic, photos or videos you want to share with other devices (your TV). Click OK . In the Add T o Librar y window the newly added f older is shown. Y ou can add more folders to share . Click the OK b utton t[...]

In the Media Sharing window , check the Share m y media box. When the TV is connected, by the router , to the PC and ever ything is switched On, the Media sharing window will sho w the TV as an Unkown Device . Select the device and click Allow . Y ou can open the Settings window to change par ticular settings on sharing. When the device icon (the T[...]

Now ev er ything is set to enjo y music, photos and videos on your TV . TV ersity v .0.9.10.3 on Windo ws XP Set f or netw ork sharing Click the Settings tab and click the Start Sharing b utton. A pop-up window tells y ou that the media ser ver ser vice is star ted. Click OK . Click the Sharing tab. Set f olders for sharing Click the green plus ico[...]

Tw onky Media v4.4.2 on Macintosh OS X Set f or netw ork sharing In Tw onky Media click Basic Setup > First steps . In this window y ou can change the ser v er name that appear s on your TV . Click Basic Setup > Clients/Security . Check the box next to Enable sharing f or new clients automatically . Set f olders for sharing Click on Basic Set[...]

50 T echnical data 8T echnical data Picture / Displa y • Display type: LCD Full HD W -UXGA •P anel resolution: 1920x1080p •P erfect Pix el HD picture enhancement • 1080p 24/25/30/50/60Hz processing • 100 Hz Clear LCD (if present) Supported display r esolutions • Computer formats Resolution Refresh rate 640 x 480p 60Hz (V GA/HDMI) 600 x [...]

T echnical data 51 ENGLISH Powe r • Mains pow er : A C 220-240V (±10%) •P ow er and standby po wer consumption: See technical specification on www .philips.com • Ambient temperature: 5°C - 35°C Specifications are subject to change without notice. For more specification details of this product see www .philips.com/suppor t. Dimensions and w[...]

52 T roubleshooting 9T r oubleshooting T elevision and remote contr ol The TV does not switch on •V erify the mains cord connection. •V erify if the batter ies of the remote control are not empty or weak. V er ify their + / - orientation. Y ou can use the keys on the TV to switch the TV on. • Unplug the mains cord, wait a minute and plug it b[...]

T roubleshooting 53 ENGLISH •V erify the sound has not been muted with the ¬ key . •V erify if all cables are connected proper ly . • If no sound signal is detected, the TV automatically switches off the sound. This is proper operation and is not a malfunction. The sound is poor •V erify if the sound is set to Stereo. •V erify the Equali[...]

54 Index 10 Index 100 Hz Clear LCD 5,17 Active control 17 Advanced sharpness 17 Ambilight active mode 19 LoungeLight 11 menu / settings 19 modes 19 Analogue manual installation 31 TV channels 31 Antenna cable 7 connect 7 with devices 34 Audio setup 42 Auto clock mode 31 Auto format 18 Automatic installation 30 Auto surround 19 Auto V olume levellin[...]

Index 55 ENGLISH Language subtitle 25 LightGuide 15 Light sensor 17 Location 47 Locks 24 LoungeLight 11 Menu key 13 Mono 19 Movie expand 18 MPEG ar tefact reduction 17 Music 25 Mute key 12 Naming devices 42 Network setup 44 Noise reduction 17 OK key 12 On timer 24 P erfect Pixel HD 17 Pe r sonal Computer connect 41 display resolutions 50 Photo view[...]

Inf ormation about how to r e-tune y our TV during the digital TV switcho v er . K e e p t hi s use r m a n ua l sa f e - y ou'll need it . ......................................... T elevision in the UK is going digital, br inging us all more choice and new ser vices. Star ting in late 2007 and ending in 2012, television ser vices in the UK w[...]

57 ENGLISH When does switcho v er ha pp en ? * Calls char g ed at BT rate of 3 p p r minute da y time an d 1 p p er minute evenin g s and weekends. Rates ma y var y f o r ca ll s fr o m n o n-BT lin es. Visit us at digitaluk.co .uk Ca ll us o n 08 4 5 6 50 50 50 * * Co p eland switches on October 17, 200 7 The exact date y ou switch depends on the [...]

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D VD Codes PHILIPS 0000, 0001, 0002, 0003, 0013, 0021, 0030, 0049, 0100, 0105, 0107, 0111, 0123, 0127, 0131, 0135, 0145, 0150, 0153, 0154,0155, 0156, 0161, 0163, 0164, 0177, 0193, 0197, 0204, 0221, 0225, 0226, 0231, 0232, 0233, 0258, 0260, 0271, 0273, 0275, 0288, 0289, 0295, 0301, 0310, 0311, 0312, 0318, 0320, 0325, 0333, 0341, 0342, 0343, 0354, 03[...]

NAD 0044 Naiko 0144 Nakamichi 0048 Neufunk 0051 NU-TEC 0050 Omni 0053 Onkyo 0025, 0049, 0100, 0182 Optim 0054 Optimus 0019, 0103 Orava 0060 Orion 0185 Oritron 0024 P&B 0060 Pacific 0126 Palsonic 0052 Panasonic 0015, 0165, 0184, 0198, 0199, 0200, 0243, 0244, 0245,0246, 0247, 0248, 0249, 0250, 0251, 0252, 0253, 0254, 0266, 0267, 0274, 0291, 0294,[...]

Axiel 0122 Axis 0010, 0013, 0021, 0077, 0082, 0108, 0115, 0405 Barcom0009 Best 0009, 0010, 0108, 0115 Blaupunkt 0017, 0066, 0113 Blue Sky 0123, 0128 Boca 0037, 0059, 0085, 0091, 0123, 0222, 0225, 0237, 0242, 0251 Boston 0122, 0222 Brain W ave 0019, 0075, 0094 Brandt 0049, 0334, 0335, 0336 Broadcast 0018, 0076 Broco 0082, 0123 BSkyB 0101, 0155, 0183[...]

Hirschmann 0017, 0033, 0066, 0078, 0079, 0081, 0084, 0113, 0115, 0116, 0119, 0122, 0127, 0165, 0322, 0323, 0328, 0389, 0413 Hisawa 0019, 0075 Hitachi 0003, 0020, 0212, 0313 HNE 0222 Houston 0025, 0069 Humax 0157, 0161, 0163, 0190, 0215, 0217, 0296, 0346 Huth 0005, 0018, 0019, 0021, 0025, 0033, 0069, 0072, 0075, 0076, 0077, 0085, 0119, 0130, 0222, 0[...]

Panasoic 0003, 0020, 0044, 0101, 0155, 0192, 0318 Panda 0003, 0007, 0061, 0064, 0113, 0119 Patriot 0122, 0222 Phoenix 0021, 0031, 0068, 0077 Phonotrend 0003, 0005, 0025, 0033, 0072, 0346 Pioneer 0109, 0114, 0197, 0373, 0405, 0415, 0416 P olsat 0055 Pol ytr on 0022 Predki 0019, 0075 Preisner 0078, 0085, 0091, 0222 Premier e 0025, 0047, 0073, 0109, 0[...]

Thomson 0003, 0011, 0027, 0046, 0049, 0055, 0073, 0110, 0114, 0119, 0122, 0123, 0168, 0172, 0173, 0177, 0178, 0180, 0181, 0290, 0330, 0391, 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404 Thorens 0024 Thorn 0003, 0007, 0020, 0289, 0291 Tioko 0022, 0222 T okai 0105 T onna 0003, 0018, 0025, 0076, 0116, 0123 T orx 0432 TPS 0048 T riad 0014, 0015, 0032, 0074, 0312 T riasat 003[...]

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Pr inted in Belgium Contact information T ype no . Product no . België / Belgique 078 250 145 € 0.06/min Danmark 3525 8759 Local Deutschland 01803 386 852 € 0.09/min France 0821 611 655 € 0.09/min E§§A™ 0 0800 3122 1280 ¢ˆÚÂ¿Ó España 902 888 784 € 0.10/min Ireland 01 601 1777 Local Italia 8403 20086 € 0.08/min Lux embourg 40 6[...]