Philips 55PL9524 manual

3135 035 22903 HD TV Monitor H D T V Monitor ™ 55PL9224 55PL9524 62PL9524 Refer to the Quick Use and Setup Guide (supplied with y our TV) for information on basic connections, remote contr ol button descriptions, on-screen menu languag e, and Autopro gram. Highlights • Liquid-cr ystal-on-silicon (LCOS) High-definition Imaging • High-resolutio[...]

2 Registering your model with PHILIPS mak es you eligible for all of the valuable benef its listed below , so don't miss out. Complete and return your Pr oduct Registration Car d at once to ensure: Return y our Pr oduct Registration Car d toda y to g et the v er y most fr om y our pur chase . F or Customer Use Enter below the Serial No . which[...]

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep 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 ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. [...]

4 Contents I NTRODUCTION W elcome/Registration of Y our TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Safety/Pr ecautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Featur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 C ONNECTING A CCESSOR Y D EVICES TO Y OUR TV Information about TV Signals . . .[...]

5 Items Included with This TV F eatures Compact design with lo w weight The unique Philips single-panel liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCOS) technology allows for a large screen TV with a very low depth and low weight. This TV will find a place in any living room without occupying a large area, and it can be easily handled by two persons. Philips Singl[...]

6 W a ys TV Signals Can Come to Y our Home Analog Signal Digital Signal TV Antenna at Y our Home Cable TV Company For Dir ect Connection to Y our TV or to a Cable Box, VCR, or Satellite Receiver Cable TV Signal (Analog) Satellite TV Company Satellites T elephone Line Home Satellite Dish Satellite Receiver at Y our Home POWER SELECT GUIDE INFO HIGH [...]

7 Descriptions of Jacks, Cables, and Connectors TUNER V G S-VIDEO This page contains descriptions and illustrations of jacks, cables, and connectors you might use in making connections. The cables and connectors are not supplied with your TV , but you can pur- chase at your electronics dealer . Or you can order them by calling our Customer Care Cen[...]

8 P anel Jack Compatibility Information 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 DVI G S-VIDEO G S-VIDEO RLV RL RL RL V Pr Pb Y RL RL Pr Pb Y Pr Pb Y RL V STANDARD/ HD INPUTS STANDARD/ HD INPUTS TUNER RGB+HV AV 5 AV6 AV 1 MON SUB OUT A V2 AV 3 AV 4 OUT SERVICE 1 2 C 5 8 9 10 Jack Panel Located on the Left Side of the TV SIDE JACK P ANEL Signals accepted: NTSC (480i). Inputs [...]

9 Pr e-connection Recommendations P ositioning the TV Before connecting accessory devices—VCR, DVD player , or HD satellite receiver , for exam- ple—please keep the following in mind: • Place the TV on a flat surface. An unlevel sur- face may adversely affect picture perform- ance. • Do not place the TV on shag carpet or any surface that wi[...]

10 1 Connect the incoming antenna or cable TV signal to the ANT IN jack on the back of the VCR. 2 Using a coaxial cable, connect to the OUT jack on the back of the VCR and to the TUNER jack on the back of the TV . 3 Using A/V cables, connect from the AUDIO and VIDEO OUT jacks on the back of the VCR to the corresponding A V2 audio (L and R) and vide[...]

11 Connecting a VCR and Cab le Bo x ® ® ® ® SAP CONTROL TIMER ACTIVE SLEEP CLOCK AV + PIP SCREEN FORMAT SURF TV SURR HD INFO SELECT DNM CC AUTO AUTO P AUDIO ANT OUT IN VIDEO L R OUT IN CH3 CH4 IN OUT DVI G S-VIDEO G S-VIDEO RLV RL RL RL V Pr Pb Y RL RL Pr Pb Y Pr Pb Y RL V STANDARD/ HD INPUTS STANDARD/ HD INPUTS TUNER RGB+HV AV5 AV 6 AV1 MON SU[...]

12 1 Using an S-V ideo cable, connect to the S-V ideo output on the back of the S-V ideo device and to the A V2 S- VIDEO input. 2 Using Stereo Audio cables, connect to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the back of the S-V ideo device and to the correspon- ding A V2 audio inputs (L and R). 3 Press the A V+ button on the remote control to access the Source list[...]

13 1 Using Audio/V ideo cables, connect to the YPbPr jacks on the back of the standard DVD player and to the A V1 YPbPr jacks on the back of the TV . 2 Using Stereo Audio cables, connect to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the back of the DVD player and to the correspon- ding A V1 audio (L and R) jacks on the back of the TV . 3 Press the A V+ button on the r[...]

14 1 Using Audio/V ideo cables, connect to the YPbPr jacks on the back of the pro- gressive-scan DVD player and to the A V3 or A V4 YPbPr jacks on the back of the TV . 2 Using Stereo Audio cables, connect to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the back of the DVD player and to the correspon- ding A V3 or A V4 audio (L and R) jacks on the back of the TV . 3 If y[...]

15 1 Using Component V ideo cables, con- nect to the YPbPr jacks on the back of the HD satellite receiver and to the cor- responding A V3 or A V4 YPbPr jacks on the back of the TV . 2 Using Stereo Audio cables, connect to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the back of the HD satellite receiver and to the cor- responding A V3 or A V4 audio (L and R) jacks on th[...]

16 1 Using a DVI cable, connect to the DVI jack on the back of the HD satellite receiver and to the corresponding A V6 DVI jack on the back of the TV . 2 Using Stereo Audio cables, connect to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the back of the HD satellite receiver and to the corresponding A V6 audio (L and R) jacks on the back of the TV . 3 Refer to the user m[...]

17 Connecting Surr ound Sound Equipment ® ® ® ® PIP SCREEN FORMAT SURF TV SURR HD INFO SELECT DNM CC DVI G S-VIDEO G S-VIDEO RLV RL RL RL V Pr Pb Y RL RL Pr Pb Y Pr Pb Y RL V STANDARD/ HD INPUTS STANDARD/ HD INPUTS TUNER RGB+HV AV5 AV6 AV1 MON SUB OUT AV2 AV3 AV4 OUT SERVICE 1 2 C + - + - Audio Input Phase 180 0 4 4 1 3 DVI G S-VIDEO G S-VIDEO [...]

18 1 Using the Audio/V ideo cable supplied with your video game system, connect to the back of the game system and to the corresponding S-VIDEO and AUDIO (L and R) jacks in the Side panel of the TV . NOTE: If your game system cable does not have an S-V ideo plug, you can instead make a regular V ideo connection. 2 Press the Source button on the TV [...]

19 Labeling the Audio/Video Input Sources ® ® ® ® SAP CONTROL TIMER ACTIVE SLEEP CLOCK AV + PIP SCREEN FORMA T SURF TV SURR HD INFO SELECT DNM CC AUTO AU TO P Source Settings AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 Source Settings AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4 Source Settings AV1 --- Cable DVD SAT Recorder --- Source Settings AV1 --- Other TV AV1:D VD AV2:Recorder AV3:SA T AV4:HD A[...]

20 ® ® ® ® SAP CONTROL TIMER ACTIVE SLEEP CLOCK AV + PIP SCREEN FORMA T SURF TV SURR HD INFO SELECT DNM CC AUTO AU TO P Select (CBL VCR D VD SA T AMP) and Backlight Press this button to cycle across the accessory mode dial. Stop pressing when the mode you desire is lighted. The light will stay on for 2 seconds and then begin blinking to indicat[...]

21 Standby–On (Power) Press to turn the TV on or of f. NOTE: The TV is never powered of f completely unless it is physically unplugged from the power source. DNM Press to turn the Digital Natural Motion function on or off. VCR/DVD Mode When in the remote control is in the VCR (DVD) mode of operation, these buttons will allow you record, rewind, s[...]

22 Pr ogramming the Remote Contr ol ® ® ® ® SAP CONTROL TIMER ACTIVE SLEEP CLOCK AV + PIP SCREEN FORMA T SURF TV SURR HD INFO SELECT DNM CC AUTO AUT O P 3 2 2 OPEN/CLOSE STANDBY-ON STOP PREV NEXT PLAY PAUSE DVD619 DVD/CD PLAYER POWER SELECT GUIDE INFO HIGH DEFINITION POWER Y our TV remote control can operate accesso- ry devices such as cable bo[...]

23 Pr ogramming the Remote Contr ol ® ® ® ® SAP CONTROL TIMER ACTIVE SLEEP CLOCK AV + PIP SCREEN FORMA T SURF TV SURR HD INFO SELECT DNM CC AUTO AUT O P 4 OPEN/CLOSE STANDBY-ON STOP PREV NEXT PLAY PAUSE DVD619 DVD/CD PLAYER 5 Y ou can change the duration of the time-out mode by simultaneously pressing the Select button and a digit button, 1–4[...]

24 Pr ogramming the Remote Contr ol: Setup Codes Amplifier Carver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0296 Curtis Mathes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0327 GE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0105 JVC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0358 Linn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

25 Pr ogramming the Remote Contr ol: Setup Codes VCR (continued) Magnin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0267 Marantz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0108, 0062 Marta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0064 Matsushita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0062, 0189 Memorex . . . . . . . . . .0131, 0074[...]

26 Operating Accessor y De vices with the TV Remote ® ® ® ® SAP CONTROL TIMER ACTIVE SLEEP CLOCK AV + PIP SCREEN FORMA T SURF TV SURR HD INFO SELECT DNM CC AUTO AU TO P 1 POWER SELECT GUIDE INFO HIGH DEFINITION POWER 2 Point the front of the remote toward the front of the accessory device, then press the necessary buttons to per- form the funct[...]

Operating Accessor y De vices with the TV Remote 27 VCR Mode ® ® ® ® SAP CONTROL TIMER ACTIVE SLEEP CLOCK AV + PIP SCREEN FORMAT SURF TV SURR HD INFO SELECT DNM CC AUTO AUTO P Po wer On/Off Pause Pla y Fast-Forwar d Channel +, – Digits PIP AutoPicture ™ *Point remote at TV when using this button. Mode Select Displa y Rewind Stop Record Curs[...]

28 ® ® ® ® SAP CONTROL TIMER ACTIVE SLEEP CLOCK AV + PIP SCREEN FORMA T SURF TV SURR HD INFO SELECT DNM CC AUTO AU TO P Active Control Off Minimum Medium Maximum INFO+ Active Control : Minimum Auto Picture Dynamic Contrast Sharpness DNR P ersonal i 10 51 4 2 2 3 4 4 Active Control Off Minimum Medium Maximum 1 Active Control™ Plus monitors inc[...]

29 Selecting an AutoPicture ™ Option ® ® ® ® SAP CONTROL TIMER ACTIVE SLEEP CLOCK AV + PIP SCREEN FORMA T SURF TV SURR HD INFO SELECT DNM CC AUTO AU TO P Picture Sound F eatures Channels TV Settings Demo Install Picture Sound F eatures Channels TV Auto Picture Contrast Brightness Color Auto Picture Contrast Brightness Color Picture TV P erson[...]

30 T o adjust your TV picture controls, select a chan- nel and follow these steps. 1 Press the Menu button on the remote con- trol to show the on-screen menu. 2 Press the Cursor Right button to select “Picture.” 3 Press the Cursor Down button to select one of the picture adjustments: “Contrast,” “Brightness,” “Color ,” “Sharpness,[...]

31 The Digital Processing control gives you a choice of different picture scanning modes. Progr essive Scan doubles the number of pic- ture lines, eliminating line flicker and provid- ing a jitter-free picture. Movie Plus provides motion compensation to increase clarity around moving images in the picture. 1 Press the Menu button on the remote to d[...]

32 The Dynamic Contrast control allows you to sharpen the picture quality by making dark portions of the picture darker and light por- tions of the picture more noticeable. Normally , you will probably want to select Medium. In certain circumstances, however , you may prefer Minimum or Maximum. 1 Press the Menu button on the remote to display the o[...]

33 For many reasons, one of which is poor cable reception, the picture can sometimes appear slightly “speckled” (an indication of signal noise in the picture). The DNR (Dynamic Noise Reduction) control can help eliminate this type of interference and improve the quality of the picture. 1 Press the Menu button on the remote to display the on-scr[...]

34 The Color Enhancement control can improve the picture quality of pictures with a high sat- uration of color . This control works in four ways: Dynamic Blue Stretch corrects the white col- ors toward a more bluish-colored white with- out changing the other colors. Improves the sharpness of the picture. Green Enhancement of fers a more saturated g[...]

35 Y our TV’ s wide screen (16:9 aspect ratio) delivers a home-cinema experience that isn’t possible with a conventional (4:3 aspect ratio) set. The 16:9 format of high-definition (HD) programs and other widescreen-format video sources appear more lifelike, dramatic, and theatrical. Black or gray bars are diminished or eliminated. As the televi[...]

36 ® ® ® ® SAP CONTROL TIMER ACTIVE SLEEP CLOCK AV + PIP SCREEN FORMA T SURF TV SURR HD INFO SELECT DNM CC AUTO AU TO P Picture Sound F eatures Channels TV Settings Demo Install Picture Sound F eatures Channels TV Contrast Brightness Color Sharpness 2 4 1 6 Picture TV Contrast Brightness Color Sharpness 40 Picture TV Color enhancement Tint Auto[...]

37 Besides the normal volume level control, your TV also has a headphone volume control. This control can be adjusted when using headphones without having to adjust the main volume control for the TV cabinet speakers. T o control the television volume: 1 Press the V olume + button on the remote control to increase the televi- sion volume level. 2 P[...]

38 AutoSound™ allows you to select from four factory-set controls and a personal control. The personal control consists of settings you adjust through the on-screen Sound menu. The four factory-set controls—Speech, Music, Movie, or Multimedia—enable you to tailor the TV sound to enhance the particular program you are watching. Follow these st[...]

39 ® ® ® ® SAP CONTROL TIMER ACTIVE SLEEP CLOCK AV + PIP SCREEN FORMA T SURF TV SURR HD INFO SELECT DNM CC AUTO AU TO P 2 4 5 1 6 Picture Sound F eatures Channels TV Settings Demo Install 5 Sound F eatures Channels TV V olume Equalizer Balance Loudness Headphone volume Sound TV Equalizer Auto Sound: Speech 120 Hz 500 Hz 1.5 kHz 5 kHz 10 kHz Sou[...]

40 ® ® ® ® SAP CONTROL TIMER ACTIVE SLEEP CLOCK AV + PIP SCREEN FORMA T SURF TV SURR HD INFO SELECT DNM CC AUTO AU TO P Sound F eatures Channels TV V olume Equalizer Balance Loudness Headphone volume Sound AV1 TV V olume Equalizer Balance Loudness Headphone volume 1 5 2 4 Picture Sound F eatures Channels TV Settings Demo Install 4 3 2 Sound AV1[...]

41 ® ® ® ® SAP CONTROL TIMER ACTIVE SLEEP CLOCK AV + PIP SCREEN FORMA T SURF TV SURR HD INFO SELECT DNM CC AUTO AU TO P 1 5 Picture Sound F eatures Channels TV Settings Demo Install 2 4 3 Off • On Sound On • Off Sound F eatures Channels TV Auto sound Equalizer V olume Balance Loudness Headphone volume Sound TV Auto sound Equalizer V olume B[...]

42 Selecting a Sound Mode Option ® ® ® ® SAP CONTROL TIMER ACTIVE SLEEP CLOCK AV + PIP SCREEN FORMA T SURF TV SURR HD INFO SELECT DNM CC AUTO AU TO P 2 4 1 6 Picture Sound F eatures Channels TV Settings Demo Install Sound TV Sound mode Alt Audio Mono/Stereo Off Incr. Surround Dolby Virtual Sound F eatures Channels TV V olume Equalizer Balance L[...]

43 ® ® ® ® SAP CONTROL TIMER ACTIVE SLEEP CLOCK AV + PIP SCREEN FORMA T SURF TV SURR HD INFO SELECT DNM CC AUTO AU TO P 1 5 2 4 Picture Sound F eatures Channels TV Settings Demo Install Sound F eatures Channels TV V olume Equalizer Balance Loudness Headphone volume Sound TV Sound mode Alt audio Mono/Stereo Main • SAP Sound TV Sound mode Alt a[...]

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