Philips 50PF9830 manual

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1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any of the v entilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur ers instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sour ces such as radiators,[...]

1 Contents Digital Cable TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 To operate the motorised swivel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Buttons on the right of th[...]

2 Cable CARD INTERF ACE 1394 * CableC ARD™ is a tr ademark of Cable T elevision Laboratories, Inc . Do not insert the pow er plug in a wall sock et or hang the TV to the wall befor e all connections are made. & Place the TV on a solid surface or place the TV on the supplied stand. F or the mounting instructions of the stand, see the separate [...]

3 W atching Cable TV programs that don’ t r equir e the cable bo x Since you’ v e connected the cable TV signal directl y to the TV’ s tuner , you can also watch the unscrambled programs b y simply tuning to the desired channel. Y ou must first use Autoprogram, how ev er , to store channels in the TV’ s memor y . See page 10. Note: This con[...]

4 First time installation Note: The first time (and only the fir st time) you turn on your set you see an installation introduction screen. The Installation procedure consists of a series of screens that guide you through the process . & After an introduction screen, you are asked to select a language of the TV’s on-screen-menus. (The text of[...]

5 VOLUME PR OGRAM/CHANNEL MENU POWER B Should your r emote be lost or br oken y ou can still change some of the basic settings with the buttons on the right side of your TV . Press the PO WER B button to switch the TV on. Press: • the + V OLUME - buttons to adjust the volume; • the + PR OGRAM/CHANNEL - buttons to select the TV channels or sourc[...]

6 .@ TUV PQRS WXYZ JKL GHI MNO ABC DEF ✓ MODE ON/OFF Ambilight + - + - DVD/R CBL TV VCR AUX PIP MENU 123 456 789 0 Ò ® ‡ π º † ® ® ® ® A/CH VIEW - FAVORITES - FORMAT INFO SELECT GUIDE DEMO CLOCK MY CONTENT VOL CH/ PAGE MUTE AV+ - POWER SCREEN OK = _- SWIVEL PO WER Press to turn on/off the TV from or to standby mode. The TV is never po[...]

7 .@ TUV PQRS WXYZ JKL GHI MNO ABC DEF ✓ MODE ON/OFF Ambilight + - + - DVD/R CBL TV VCR AUX PIP MENU 123 456 789 0 Ò ® ‡ π º † ® ® ® ® A/CH VIEW - FAVORITES - FORMAT INFO SELECT GUIDE DEMO CLOCK MY CONTENT VOL CH/ PAGE MUTE AV+ - POWER SCREEN OK = _- SWIVEL FORMA T Press this button to summon a list of a vailable displa y formats (dep[...]

8 Alphanumeric buttons on the r emote control The alphanumeric buttons on the r emote control can be used to enter digits and text. Multi-tap entry can be used to enter alphanumeric information when necessar y . The characters displa yed ar e dependent on the language selected in the Installation menu. See p. 8. T ext is entered similar to the meth[...]

9 The Demo men u allows the user to get an idea of the featur es that are part of the television. & Select Demo in the Settings men u and press the cursor right. é Highlight a desired demo with the cursor up/do wn. “ Press OK to start playing the highlighted demo . ‘ Press the r ed color button to exit the demo and to return to TV mode. No[...]

10 Notes: • When you have locked TV channels while initiating autoprogram, a message appears asking to enter your PIN code in order to complete autoprogramming. •A TSC channel information is updated automatically when the TV is in standby (after 3 minutes and ever y 3 hour s thereafter). • When interr upted, the updated channel infor mation i[...]

11 Note: Digital Channel selection delay Due to the tuning complexity of subchannel digital programming, the time to select and view a digital channel may take slightly longer than what the vie wer is normally accustomed to (as compared to analog channel programs). Digital channel broadcasts contain program and system data information that must be [...]

12 Notes: PIP format: PC formats via HDMI will always be displayed full screen. This menu is used to contr ol the settings of special TV functions, features and accessor y de vices. The Pr efer ences menu allows y ou to change settings that will typically be accessed only occasionally . The Sour ce menu allo ws you to select a sour ce. The Clock me[...]

13 Note: The captions do not always use correct spelling and grammar . Not all TV programs and product commercials are made for broadcast with Closed Caption informations included. Refer to your area’s TV program listings f or the TV channels and times of Closed Caption shows. The captioned programs are usually noted in the TV listings with ser v[...]

14 Digital caption options This allows y ou to modify how digital captions ar e displa y ed on your TV . Select from the f ollowing options to change the visual characteristics of y our TV’ s digital captioning. • Reset to default Select this option to reset the digital ca ption options back to the captions pr ovider default settings. Press the[...]

15 Note: Emergency Alert Signalling is not possible: - when content browsing; - with analogue video sources. Notes: -Y ou always have the possibility to remove the message from the screen. - The message display will overlap whatever menu element or other message is on the screen. Important: you ha v e forgotten y our PIN! & Select Chang e PIN i[...]

16 Sour ce This menu allows y ou to identify the accessory devices you ha v e connected to the external inputs/outputs. & Select Sour ce in the Setup menu. é Press the cursor right. “ Select the input to which the accessor y de vice is connected. ‘ Press the cursor right again to enter the list of types of de vices connected to the selecte[...]

17 Most of the TV channels are not transmitting clock information. There are few cable channels but they are at the end of the channel ring. There is no clock transmission in antenna channels. In such cases either clock extr action is taking a long time or there is no clock. Clock This allows y ou to use your TV as a clock. Note: Adjusting the cloc[...]

18 Inserting your CableCARD & Gently push the card, the bottom side facing the front of y our TV , into the slot with one hand. é Push the card with y our two thumbs until it locks into place. Remo ving y our CableCARD & T urn off the TV . é Pull the CableCARD straight out of the slot with both hands. A CableCARD is a removable card distr[...]

19 Press the MENU button on the r emote contr ol to summon the Settings menu. The TV menu gives y ou an overview of the menus y ou can select. Note: Depending on the input signal, one or more menu items may not be selectable. Picture men u Note: Some menu items are not available in case of HD sources. & Press the cursor right to select Pictur e[...]

20 Dynamic contrast Automatically mak es the contrast in the dark er and the brighter picture areas mor e noticeable as the image on the screen changes. Normally select Medium . It ma y be pr eferr ed to select Minimum , Maximum or Off . & Press the cursor right to enter the list. é Select one of the settings with the cursor up/down. “ Press[...]

21 Manufactured under license fr om Dolby Laboratories. ‘Dolby’ ‘Pro Logic’ and the double-D symbol ar e trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Sound menu & Select Sound in the TV Settings menu. é Press the cursor right to enter the sound men u. “ Select the menu items with the cursor up/down and adjust the settings with the cursor left/r[...]

22 F eatures men u & Select F eatur es in the TV Settings menu. é Press the cursor right to enter the F eatures men u. “ Select the menu items with the cursor up/down and adjust the settings with the cursor left/right. Closed captions This displa ys the transmitted CC- or CS-text on the screen accor ding to y our chosen CC or CS service in t[...]

23 Auto Color modes: • P ersonal : Select any color or hue to match to y our personal taste, e .g. your interior , the program content (sports, movie, etc .), the mood y ou ar e in, etc . • W arm white : The color is matched to that of most normal lightbulbs. Select this setting if you want the Ambilight to fit best with normal living r oom lig[...]

24 Channels menu This menu can contr ol special functions for the TV channels. & Select Channels in the TV settings menu with the cursor up/down. é Press the cursor right to enter the channels men u. “ Press the cursor up/do wn to select a channels menu item. Lock after Note: Lock after is only selectable if time and date are known. See Setu[...]

25 When All has been selected, all items in the age-based and in the contents- based lists are lock ed. If, while All is selected, any other item, either an age-based or content-based item, is unselected, then All is automatically unselected. No rating is the selection for items that either ha ve no rating information or ha ve a rating of None. Bot[...]

26 Mo vie Ratings Lock This function allows y ou to control access to individual mo vies based on their MP AA ratings (Motion Picture Association of America). & Select Mo vie ratings lock with the cursor down. A list appears, showing all valid MP AA content ratings. é Press the cursor right to enter the list. Y ou are ask ed to enter your code[...]

27 Multimedia bro wser lets you displa y pictures or pla y audio files stored on a USB device or a memory card. The Multimedia bro wser application is inv ok ed fr om the My Content menu (press the = button) b y selecting a device and pr essing the cursor right. Notes: - Following types of memor y cards can be read: Compact Flash I & II, Memor [...]

28 F ollo wing icons may a ppear : f older pictures m usic self made pla ylist/album Function buttons at the bottom of the screen Details to displa y a description of the selected file or directory; T ransitions to select if a transition during a slide show should be applied; Slide time to select the duration a picture will be displa yed in a slide[...]

29 There is a wide range of audio and video de vices that can be connected to your TV . The following connection diagrams sho w you how to connect them to the TV . AV 1 can handle YPbPr , S-VIDEO, RGB + HV or VIDEO and L/R Audio, AV 2 VIDEO or S-VIDEO and L/R Audio, AV 3 YPbPr and Digital Audio, Side VIDEO or S-VIDEO and L/R Audio. L Pr H R Pb V DI[...]

30 CABLE / ANTENNA L Pr H R Pb V DIGITAL AUDIO IN Y Pr Pb Y S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AV 2 AV 3 AV 1 VIDEO L R VIDEO R L MONITOR OUT VIDEO IR OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 75 CABLE RECORDER OUT IN OUT 3 AV2 : L + R + VIDEO Note: Do not place your recorder too close to the screen as some recorder s may be susceptible f or signals from the display . Keep a minimum dis[...]

31 L Pr H R Pb V DIGITAL AUDIO IN Y Pr Pb Y S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AV 3 AV 2 AV 1 VIDEO L R VIDEO HDMI 1 HDMI 2 75 L DIG AUDIO OUT CABLE / ANTENNA RECORDER OUT IN CABLE OUT IN VIDEO L/Mo n o R VIDEO L/Mo n o R 5 1 4 3 2 AV1 : L + R + VIDEO AV2 : L + R + VIDEO HDMI 1 HDMI 2 CABLE RF IN IR OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT R L MONITOR OUT VIDEO RECORDER OUT IN VIDEO L/[...]

32 NETWORK ACE HDMI 1 HDMI 2 75 L Pr H R Pb V DIGITAL AUDIO IN Y Pr Pb Y S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AV 2 AV 3 AV 1 VIDEO L R VIDEO R L MONITOR OUT VIDEO IR OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT CABLE / ANTENNA CABLE STB RECORDER OUT IN OUT IN SIGNAL SPLITTER 4 2 1 AV2 : L + R + VIDEO 3 & Use an optional signal splitter . é Connect one of the cable TV signal splitter out[...]

33 L Pr H R Pb V DIG AUDIO IN Y Pr Pb Y S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AV 2 AV 3 AV 1 VIDEO L R VIDEO AV 1 AV1 : L + R + VIDEO RECORDER OUT OUT IN IN VIDEO L/ Mono R 2 1 OUT STB OUT CABLE / ANTENNA 75 3 L Pr H R Pb V DIGITAL AUDIO IN Y Pr Pb Y S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AV 2 AV 3 AV 1 VIDEO L R VIDEO AV 1 STB IN CABLE OUT VIDEO L/ Mono R 2 CABLE / ANTENNA 75 AV1 : L + R + V[...]

34 L Pr H R Pb V Y Pr Pb Y S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AV 2 AV 3 AV 1 VIDEO L R VIDEO AV 1 AV 3 DVD / STB 2 1 DIGIT AL AUDIO IN 3 A V1/A V3 : YPbPr A V1 : L + R L Pr H R Pb V DIGITAL AUDIO IN Y Pr Pb Y S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AV2 AV3 VIDEO L R VIDEO DVD / STB A V1 : H + V A V1 : L + R 2 3 A V1 : YPbPr 1 AV 1 L Pr H R Pb V DIGITAL AUDIO IN Y Pr Pb Y S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AV [...]

35 HDMI HDMI 12 CABLE / ANTENNA 75 HDMI HDMI DVI DIGITAL AUDIO IN R L MONITOR OUT VIDEO IR OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT HDMI HDMI 12 CABLE / ANTENNA 75 L Pr H R Pb V Y Pr Pb Y S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AV 2 AV 3 AV 1 VIDEO L R VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO IN DIGITAL AUDIO OUT R L MONITOR OUT VIDEO IR OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Connect a Digital MultiChannel Surr ound receiv er t[...]

36 1 3 2 Camera, Camcorder , Game & Connect your camera, camcorder or game as shown. é Connect to VIDEO 2 and A UDIO L 3 f or mono equipment. For stereo equipment also connect A UDIO 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 A UDIO inputs 3 . Do not connect cable 1 and 2[...]

37 ✓ MODE ON/OFF Ambilight 789 0 Ò ® ‡ π º † - FAVORITES - FORMAT VIEW AV+ - SCREEN .@ Record a TV pr ogram Y ou can record a TV pr ogram using your r ecorders tuner without affecting y our TV . & Select the channel number on y our recor der . é Set your r ecorder to r ecord. See the handbook for y our recor der . Switching channel n[...]

38 ✓ MODE ON/OFF Ambilight + - + - DVD/R CBL TV VCR AUX PIP MENU 123 456 789 0 Ò ® ‡ π º † ® ® ® ® A/CH - FAVORITES - FORMAT VIEW INFO SELECT GUIDE DEMO CLOCK MY CONTENT VOL CH/ PAGE MUTE AV+ - POWER SCREEN = _- OK .@ TUV PQRS WXYZ JKL GHI MNO ABC DEF SWIVEL PO WER to s witch to standby º f or pause, ® f or recor d, Ò f or re wind [...]

39 Y our TV remote contr ol giv es you the opportunity to control all y our accessory devices with one single remote contr ol. This can be done by selecting the corr ect brand and type out of the list of Direct Entry codes for accessory devices. Press the SELECT button r epeatedly to select D VD/R , CBL (SA T) , VCR or A UX (CDR) according to the a[...]

40 Cable Bo x ABC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 008, 009 GE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 008, 009 General Instrument . . . . . . . 004, 009, 011 Hitachi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 009 Je rr old . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 009, 011 Motorola . . . . . . . . . . . 005, 006, 007, 015 Phili[...]

41 Y our TV remote contr ol supports a learnable function which makes it possible to r ead out codes coming fr om another remote contr ol from de vices fr om another brand. This mak es it possible to use only one remote contr ol to contr ol all y our other connected devices. F or the follo wing devices the highlighted buttons ar e programmable. Not[...]

42 To put the r emote contr ol function buttons back to the factor y mode & Press the SELECT button r epeatedly to select TV mode. é Press the OK button and the MUTE button sim ultaneously for at least 5 seconds. All the SELECT LEDS will light up . “ Press the SELECT button • 1x: D VD/R is lit up • 2x: CBL is lit up • 3x: VCR is lit up[...]

43 Symptoms Items to Check and Actions to follow “Ghost” or • This ma y be caused by obstruction to the antenna due to high rise buildings or hills. double imag es Using a highly dir ectional antenna ma y impro ve the pictur e. No po wer • Check that the TV’ s A C pow er cord is plugged into the mains sock et. • Unplug the television, w[...]

44 Care of the scr een Do not touch, push or rub or strike the scr een with anything har d as this ma y 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 gr easy cloth (some cosmetics are detrimental to the scr een). Unplug the TV befor e clea[...]

45 1080i Pro vides 1080 lines of resolution. Displa ys images using interlaced scanning. 1080i is one of the formats used by HDTV (via HDMI, YPbPr , 1394...). 720p Displa ys images using pr ogressiv e scanning. CS Caption Service DCC Digital Closed Caption DNS The Domain Name System is a distributed internet directory ser vice. DNS is used mostly t[...]

46 Intr oduction Philips offers softwar e upgrade capability for y our TV using por table memor y . After you ha v e completed a software upgrade, your TV will typically perform better . What impro vements ar e made depends on the upgrade software y ou ar e using as well as the softwar e your TV contained befor e the upgrade. Y ou can execute the s[...]

47 Manual softwar e upgrade pr ocedure F or a manual softwar e upgrade cop y the “autorun.upg” file in a directory called “Upgrades” located in the root of the USB portable memor y . & Insert the por table memory that contains the downloaded software upgrade. é Select Softwar e Upgrade in the Installation menu. Go to Local upgrades/app[...]

48 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-885h9-1" ?> <philips-slideshow version="1.0" > <title>Title of the slideshow</title> <audio>audio_url</audio> <slide-duration>30</slide-duration> <slides> <slide>slide_1_url</slide> <slide>slide_2_url</slide&[...]

49 Ta g Name philips-slideshow title audio slide-duration slides slide Use mandator y optional optional optional mandator y optional Description Philips slideshow signatur e including the version. The title of the pla ylist. The audio-URL following this tag will define the m usic pla ying in the background during the slidesho w . A single song or p[...]

50 Notes: -T he latest version of this document can be found on the Philips support website (www.philips.com/support). - The software of your TV is upgradeable. If you have problems fir st check if you have the latest softw are installed on your TV . T he latest software, together with instr uctions, can be found on the Philips suppor t website. Us[...]

51 USB Memor y De vice Issues •D e vices connected to the USB por t of your TV must be “Mass Storage Class” compliant. If your device (digital camera. MP3 pla yer , por table har ddisk, …) is not “Mass Storage Class” compliant it will not be detected by the content browser of the TV . • The following subsets of the Mass Storage Class [...]

Philips, P.O. Box 671539, Marietta, GA. 30006-0026 One (1) Year Labor & One (1) Year Parts & One (1) Year Display Repair PHILIPS LIMITED WARRANTY PHILIPS warrants this product against defect in material or workmanship, subject to any conditions set forth as follows: PROOF OF PURCHASE: You must have proof of the date of purchase to receive r[...]

Philips, P.O. Box 671539, Marietta, GA. 30006-0026 Un (1) año de mano de obra y un (1) año de piezas y un (1) año de reparación de la pantalla GARANTÍA LIMITADADE PHILIPS PHILIPS garantiza este producto contra defectos en el materi- al o en la mano de obra, sujeto a las condiciones que se establecen a continuación: COMPROBANTE DE COMPRA: Para[...]

Philips, P.O. Box 671539, Marietta, GA. 30006-0026 Un (1) an sur la main d’oeuvre et Un (1) an sur les pièce et Un (1) an sur la réparation d’un afficheur GARANTIE LIMITÉE PHILIPS PHILIPS garantit ce produit contre tout défaut de matière et de main d’œuvre, sous réserve de toutes les conditions énon- cées, comme suit : PREUVE D’ACH[...]