Philips 55PP8745 manual

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2 C ONTENTS Setup and Installation Pr oduct Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Installing the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Using the TV k eys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Using the Remote Contr ol K eys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6–7 Operatio[...]

3 P RODUCT H IGHLIGHTS Active Control, AP AC, Saphlon, Acclearium, and IntelliSense are trademarks of Philips Consumer Electronics North America. IntelliSense is a registered trademark of Philips Consumer Electronics North America. Copyright 2002 Philips Consumer Electronics. *Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the [...]

1 The major benefit of this projection tel- evision is its large viewing screen. T o see the large screen at its best, test vari- ous locations in the room to find the optimal spot for viewing. Be sure to allow a minimum of 15 cm of space around the TV . T o avoid cabinet warping, cabinet color changes, and increased chance of set failure, do not p[...]

5 U SING THE TV K EY S MAINS PO WER KEY Switches the mains power on or off. REMO TE SENSOR Receives infrared commands to acti- vate controls when the remote-control handset is aimed at it and remote keys are pushed. V OLUME % % fi fi / MENU The fi fi key adjusts the sound volume softer . The % % key adjusts the sound volume louder . CHANNEL % %[...]

6 SLEEP TIMER Allows you to select a time period after which the set will automatical- ly switch to standby mode. Choose 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180, or 240 minutes. See page 25. A/CH (Alternate Channel) Allows you to alternate between the last viewed channel and the pres- ent channel. No Function These buttons are not used with your television. F[...]

7 ST ANDBY • Switches the set off temporarily to standby mode. (The red light indicator lights up when the set is in standby mode.) • T o switch the set on from standby mode, press the Standby , Channel +/–, or Digit (0–9) keys. FREEZE Press this button to freeze the picture on the TV screen. SMAR T PICTURE Allows you to select from four pr[...]

1 Press the MENU key to display/cancel the main menu. 2 Use the cursor in the up/down directions to select a menu item. Note : Sometimes not all the menu items are visible on the screen; press the cursor up/down until you can see the item you desire. 3 Use the cursor in the left/right directions to display the menu and adjust the settings. 4 Press [...]

9 T uning Channels Automatically 1 Select AUTO STORE in the INST ALL menu. 2 Press the cursor right to start the searching. All the TV channels are searched for and stored automatically . 3 When the tuning is completed, press the MENU key to return to the INST ALL menu or press the m key to switch the menu off. Note : Channel numbers will always be[...]

8 Select CHANNEL. 9 Key in the desired channel number with the digit keys or with the cursor left/right. 10 Press the cursor down. In case of poor reception, you can improve the reception by adjusting the frequency using FINE TUNE. 11 Select FINE TUNE and press the cursor left/right to adjust. 12 In rare cases, certain TV channels may reproduce dis[...]

11 Sorting Channels According to your preference, you can change the order of the stored TV channels. 1 Select SORT in the INST ALL menu. 2 Press the cursor right to enter the menu. 3 Key in the channel number in the FROM column you want to swap from. Use the digit keys or the cursor left/right. 4 Press the cursor down and select TO. 5 Key in the c[...]

12 Editing Channels This feature allows you to edit or skip channels from the channel list that have bad or weak signals or channels that you do not watch often. Note : Once a channel is skipped, you cannot select it with the CH – or + key . Y ou can only access the channel with the digit keys. 1 Select CHANNEL EDIT in the INST ALL menu. 2 Press [...]

13 Naming Channels It is possible to assign a name to a TV channel. This feature allows you to enter a name or modify an existing name of a channel, includ- ing peripherals. Note : Even when you have selected another language in the LANGUAGE menu, only the English language character set is offered to enter names to the TV channels stored. 1 Select [...]

U SING THE M ENUS :P ICTURE Picture Men u Items Brightness Allows you to adjust the brightness levels of the picture. Colour Allows you to adjust the colour saturation of the picture. Contrast Allows you to adjust the contrast levels of the picture. Sharpness Allows you to adjust the edge definition of the picture to improve details. Hue (only with[...]

15 U SING THE M ENUS :P ICTURE Using Auto IntelliSense ® Y our projection TV has three color projection tubes : one for red, one for green, and one for blue. When mixed in proper proportion, the beams of light coming from the tubes can produce any color . T o create a clear pic- ture, however , these color beams must be precisely aligned. This ali[...]

16 U SING THE M ENUS :P ICTURE Converge Red Converge Red PICTURE MANUAL CONVERGE G CONVERGE RED • ‰ • CONVERGE BLUE • MULTIPOINT RED • MULTIPOINT BLUE • SAVE MULTIPOINT • • Using Manual Con verg e : Conv erge Red/Blue Using the Auto IntelliSense ® feature, you can automatically adjust con- vergence in 20 seconds or less (see the pr[...]

17 U SING THE M ENUS :P ICTURE Using Manual Con verg e : Multipoint Red/Blue The Multipoint Red/Blue convergence controls allow you to adjust picture convergence at specific points on the TV screen. Note : Allow the TV to warm up for 20 minutes before adjusting convergence. Adjust Converge Red or Converge Blue before using the Multipoint Red/Blue c[...]

18 U SING THE M ENUS :S OUND Sound Menu Items T reb le Attenuates or amplifies the high-frequency response of the audio out- put signal. Bass Attenuates or amplifies the low-frequency response of the audio out- put signal. Balance Adjusts the balance of the right and left speaker ’ s sound output. A VL (Automatic V olume Le v eller) Automatically[...]

19 U SING THE M ENUS :F EA TURES Accessing the Menu 1 Press the MENU key to display the main menu. 2 Select FEA TURES with the cursor down. 3 Press the cursor right to access the FEA TURES submenu. 4 Use the cursor in the up/down directions to select an item. 5 Use the cursor in the left/right directions to make settings. 6 Press the MENU key to re[...]

20 Setting Start Time 1 Select ST ART TIME with the cursor down. 2 Press the cursor right to enter the ST ART TIME mode. 3 Key in the time you want the programme to be switched on. 4 Press the cursor left to exit ST ART TIME mode. Setting Stop Time 1 Select STOP TIME with the cursor down. 2 Press the cursor right to enter the STOP TIME mode. 3 Key [...]

Activating the Child Lock The Child Lock feature allows you to lock channels to prevent chil- dren from watching certain programmes. Entering the Access Code 1 Select CHILD LOCK in the FEA TURES menu. 2 Press the cursor right to enter the ACCESS CODE. 3 Key in the access code 071 1 (the default access code). A message INCORRECT will appear . 4 Key [...]

22 U SING THE M ENUS :F EA TURES Selecting the Screen F ormat The TV’ s Screen Format options allow you flexibility in viewing video sources. Select a screen format using the v or cursor up/down keys or the onscreen menu. T o use the onscreen menu : 1 Select FORMA T in the FEA TURES menu. 2 Press the cursor right repeatedly to cycle through the d[...]

23 U SING P ROGRAM L IST U SING S MAR T S URF The Program List feature allows you to navigate a list of installed channels, receive a quick overview of those available, and activate the channel you desire. 1 Press the PROGRAM LIST b key . 2 Cursor down to cycle through the list of installed channels and highlight the channel number you want to acti[...]

24 U SING S MAR T P ICTURE AND S MAR T S OUND The Smart Picture feature offers you a choice of five picture settings : Personal, Rich, Natural, Soft, and Multimedia. Smart Sound offers you a choice of four sound settings : Personal, V oice, Music, and Theatre. Press the SMAR T ` Picture or SMAR T ± Sound key on the remote control repeatedly to cyc[...]

25 U SING T ELETEXT ( IF PRO VIDED ) Many TV channels broadcast information via teletext. Each channel that broadcasts teletext transmits a page with information on how to use its teletext system. Look for the teletext page with the main index (usually p. 100). Depending on the TV channel, teletext is transmitted in different sys- tems. The colours[...]

26 U SING T ELETEXT ( IF PRO VIDED ) Quickly Running Thr ough the T eletext P ages Press the cursor up/down or the CH +/– keys to run through the previous or the following pages. Selecting the Index T eletext P age Press the m key to return to the main index (usually p. 100). Selecting Subpag es When a selected teletext page consists of different[...]

27 C ONNECTING P ERIPHERAL E QUIPMENT VIDEO Pb Pr VIDEO S-VIDEO L AUDIO L R AUDIO L R G/Y R/Pr B/Pb V H SYNC L R AUDIO L R AUDIO AV4-480p/1080i-60Hz, 576p-50Hz AV5-RGB, 480p/1080i-60Hz, 576p-50Hz INPUT -AV 2 SUBWOOFER MONITOR OUT INPUT -AV 1 Y REAR OF TV ANTENNA IN 75 Ω 3 5 5 2 8 4 4 6 1 SIDE OF TV G 4 7 5 3 Note : The side panel is A V3. Y ou ca[...]

28 C ONNECTING P ERIPHERAL E QUIPMENT VIDEO Pb Pr VIDEO S-VIDEO L AUDIO L R AUDIO L R G/Y R/Pr B/Pb V H SYNC L R AUDIO L R AUDIO AV4-480p/1080i-60Hz, 576p-50Hz AV5-RGB, 480p/1080i-60Hz, 576p-50Hz INPUT -AV 2 SUBWOOFER MONITOR OUT INPUT -AV 1 Y 2 1 REAR OF TV ANTENNA IN 75 Ω The A V4 and A V5 sockets allow you to connect digital equipment with 108[...]

29 C ONNECTING P ERIPHERAL E QUIPMENT Video Recorder : Pla yback 1 Connect the RF cable to the RF socket on your video recorder . 2 Connect another RF cable from the output of your video recorder to the ANTENNA IN 75 Ω socket on your TV . 3 Better playback quality can be obtained if you also connect the V ideo, Audio Left and Right (only for ster[...]

30 Video Recorder : Recording T o record S-VHS quality , connect an S-VHS peripheral directly to the video recorder . Recording a TV Pr ogramme 1 Select the channel number on your video recorder . 2 Set your video recorder to record. See the handbook for your video recorder . Switching channel numbers on your TV does not disturb r ecor ding. Record[...]

31 C ONNECTING P ERIPHERAL E QUIPMENT VIDEO Pb Pr VIDEO S-VIDEO L AUDIO L R AUDIO L R G/Y R/Pr B/Pb V H SYNC L R AUDIO L R AUDIO AV4-480p/1080i-60Hz, 576p-50Hz AV5-RGB, 480p/1080i-60Hz, 576p-50Hz INPUT-AV 2 SUBWOOFER MONITOR OUT INPUT-AV 1 Y REAR OF TV ANTENNA IN 75 Ω L REAR OF TV 4 1 VIDEO RECORDER CABLE A/V IN A/V OUT 3 RF OUT RF IN 2 5 A/V PER[...]

32 C ONNECTING P ERIPHERAL E QUIPMENT VIDEO Pb Pr VIDEO S-VIDEO L AUDIO L R AUDIO L R G/Y R/Pr B/Pb V H SYNC L R AUDIO L R AUDIO AV4-480p/1080i-60Hz, 576p-50Hz AV5-RGB, 480p/1080i-60Hz, 576p-50Hz INPUT-AV 2 SUBWOOFER MONITOR OUT INPUT-AV 1 Y REAR OF TV ANTENNA IN 75 Ω VIDEO Pb Pr VIDEO S-VIDEO L AUDIO L R AUDIO L R G/Y R/Pr B/Pb V H SYNC L R AUDI[...]

33 Additional Audio Connections : External Hi-fi If you would like to hear TV programmes through your audio hi-fi system, your TV offers this capability . 1 Connect the audio cables to the AUDIO L and R input sockets of your amplifier and to the AUDIO L (mono) and R MONITOR OUT sockets of the TV . 2 T urn the TV and audio system on. 3 Control the v[...]

34 C ONNECTING P ERIPHERAL E QUIPMENT Additional Audio Connections : Surround Sound Y our TV has extra sockets that allow you to connect to an external audio amplifier system and powered subwoofer . This connection will provide a surround-sound experience similar to a movie theatre or concert hall. 1 Connect audio cables from the AUDIO L and R MONI[...]

35 C ONNECTING P ERIPHERAL E QUIPMENT AV4 AV 5 • PICTURE LANGUAGE • SOUND AUTO STORE • FEATURES MANUAL STORE • ‰ INSTALL SORT CHANNEL EDIT G AV4 • ‰ RGB OR OR INSTALL • AUTO STORE • MANUAL STORE • SORT • CHANNEL EDIT G AV4 • ‰ YPbPr • For AV4: G AV5 • ‰ YPbPr OR INSTALL • AUTO STORE • MANUAL STORE • SORT • CH[...]

36 S ELECTING C ONNECTED E QUIPMENT FOR V IEWING Equipment Connected with an Aerial Cable Only Select the channel number under which you have stored the test signal with the digit keys. Equipment Connected to the back or to the side of the TV (A V3) Press the AV key repeatedly to select A V1, CVI, A V2, A V3, A V4, or A V5, according to where you c[...]

37 W ARNING Concerning Stationar y Images on the TV Screen : Do not lea ve stationar y or “ letterbo x ” images on scr een for e xtended periods of time . This can cause une ven pictur e-tube aging. Normal use of the TV should involve the showing of pictures that contain constantly moving and changing images that fill the screen. Be careful not[...]

38 B EFORE C ALLING S ER VICE m o t p m y S o d o t t a h W TV remote contr ol does not work • Check that the batteries are installed correctly . • Replace the batteries, if necessary . • Clean the remote control and the remote-sensor window on the TV . • Be no farther than 6 meters from the TV when using the remote control and aim the remo[...]

39 I NDEX *Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. a active contr ol, 7, 22 automatic tuning of channels, 9 b bilingual br oadcast (I-II k ey), 7 blue mute, 22 c camcorder , 34 child lock, 21 d dolby* virtual, 6 dual window , 25 DV D, 3 2 – 33 dynamic contrast, [...]

40 S PECIFICA TIONS These technical specifications are subject to change without notice. *The options of Auto, Progressive, Digital Scan, or 100Hz can be selected in the TV’ s onscreen Picture menu through the Digital Options item. **Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby La[...]

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