Philips 55PP925 manual

Projection T elevision 43”/50”/ 55’’ Instructions for Use 43PP925 50PP925 55PP925 3135 015 22191[...]

2 I NTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing this television set. You are now the proud owner of a PHILIPS TV set, which promises full value to you as a customer. Please read the instruction manual carefully and thoroughly to help you install and operate your TV set. T ABLE OF C ONTENTS S AFETY I NFORMATION /U SEFUL T IPS ..............................[...]

3 S AFETY I NFORMATION /U SEFUL T IPS Safety Disconnect mains plug when : – the red light below the TV screen is flashing continuously. – a bright white line is displayed across the screen. – cleaning the TV screen. Never use abrasive cleaning agents. Use a slightly damp chamois leather or soft cloth. – there is a lightning storm. – the s[...]

4 I NSTALLATION Positioning of the TV set • Place your TV set on a solid base, strong enough to withstand the weight of the set. • Leave a space of at least 5 cm around each side of the TV set to allow for proper ventilation. • Do not place TV set near a radiator or other sources of heat. • Do not place TV set where it can be exposed to rai[...]

5 C ONNECTING THE A UDIO /V IDEO S OCKETS (P LAYBACK ) You can view the playback of VCR tapes (Video Disc players, camcorders, etc.) by using the AUDIO and VIDEO INPUT sockets on the rear of the TV. – Connect the VIDEO and AUDIO IN sockets on the rear of the TV to the AUDIO and VIDEO OUT sockets on the VCR. The S-Video connection on the rear of t[...]

6 C ONNECTING THE A UDIO /V IDEO S OCKETS (P LAYBACK ) For more convenient direct playback connections, the Side Audio/Video Input sockets allow for quick and easy connections, particularly Camcorder tape recordings. – Connect the S-VIDEO socket (if available) from the Camcorder to the Side S-VIDEO socket of the TV. You need not connect the Side [...]

7 C ONNECTING THE A UDIO /V IDEO S OCKETS (R ECORDING ) Connection for recording from the TV channel – Connect the corresponding INPUT sockets of the VCR to the MONITOR OUTPUT sockets on the rear of the TV. – To enhance the sound of your TV, connect the AUDIO L and R sockets to an external audio system instead of the VCR. For mono equipment, co[...]

8 E XTERNAL S PEAKER C ONNECTIONS Center Channel Amp Input By adding an external audio system, you can create the feeling of reflected sound that surrounds you at a movie theater or concert hall. – Connect the corresponding OUTPUT sockets of a receiver with Dolby Pro Logic* or Dolby Digital to the CENTER CHANNEL AMP INPUT sockets on the rear of t[...]

9 E XTERNAL S PEAKER C ONNECTIONS (C ONTINUED ) External Powered Subwoofer Connection – Connect the INPUT sockets of a powered subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER socket on the rear of the TV. You can use a y-shaped cable to make the connection. You can also use a single cable and connect to either the R or L Low Level Input sockets. Note • If you use a[...]

10 F UNCTIONS OF R EMOTE C ONTROL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 SLEEP Allows you to select a time period after which the set will switch to standby mode automatically. 2 OSD – Displays the channel number, sound and colour transmission mode, status of the sleeptimer, channel name (if channel is named) and the current time (if current time is being [...]

11 F UNCTIONS OF R EMOTE C ONTROL 24 13 16 21 20 22 23 14 15 17 19 18 13 STANDBY – Switch set off temporarily to standby mode. (The red light indicator lights up when set is in standby mode.) – To switch on set from standby mode, press Channel Up/Down, Digit (0-9) or Standby button. 14 CC (Closed Captioning) Button Allows the hearing impaired t[...]

12 6 MONO AUTO CH VOL MENU 4 5 6 9 3 8 2 7 1 F UNCTIONS OF TV C ONTROLS (43PP925) Note: When the Mains Power button has been pressed so that the TV is in Power/Standby mode, you can press any of the TV’s other controls to turn the set on. 1 Mains Power button Switch mains power on or off. 2 Power/Standby button Switch TV on or activate standby mo[...]

13 F UNCTIONS OF TV C ONTROLS (50PP925 AND 55PP925) VOL MENU CH STATUS/EXIT 6 MONO AUTO VOL MENU CH SOURCE SELECT 4 5 6 9 3 8 10 2 7 1 1 Mains Power button Switch mains power on or off. 2 Power/Standby button Switch TV on or activate standby mode. 3 Standby Light Indicator Indicates red light when standby mode is activated. 4 Remote Sensor Acts as [...]

14 MENU • PICTURE BRIGHTNESS • SOUND COLOUR • FEATURES CONTRAST • INSTALL SHARPNESS HUE É ▼ • PICTURE LANGUAGE • SOUND TUNER MODE • FEATURES AUTO PROGRAM • INSTALL CHANNEL EDIT MANUAL É ▲ OSD S ELECTING THE M ENU L ANGUAGE, T UNER M ODE AND A UTOMATIC T UNING OF C HANNELS Before you tune in the channels by the Auto Store metho[...]

15 F INE T UNING OF C HANNELS This feature allows you to adjust picture reception in areas of weak reception. 1. Enter main menu. 2. Select INSTALL . 3. Enter install menu. 4. Press button repeatedly until MANUAL is selected. 5. Enter MANUAL menu. 6. Start fine-tuning until desired picture and sound are obtained. 7. Select STORE . 8. Store last fin[...]

16 E DITING OF C HANNELS This feature allows you to edit or skip channels which have bad or weak TV signal or channels that you do not watch often. Note : Once a channel is skipped, you cannot have access to it by the CHANNEL + or – button. You can only access the channel by the DIGIT (0-9) button. 1. Enter main menu. 2. Select INSTALL. 3. Enter [...]

17 N AMING OF C HANNELS This feature allows a selection of 50 pre-defined names. It also allows you to enter a new name or modify an existing name according to your personal preference. 1. Enter main menu. 2. Select INSTALL. 3. Enter install mode. 4. Press button repeatedly until NAME is highlighted. 5. Enter NAME mode. 6. Select desired preset nam[...]

18 ➠ PICTURE BRIGHTNESS 38 • COLOUR • CONTRAST • SHARPNESS • HUE • • PICTURE • HUE • COLOUR TEMP • NR • INCR. PICTURE • CONVERGENCE É ▲ ▲ CONVERGE RED CONVERGE BLUE MULTIPOINT RED MULTIPOINT BLUE SAVE MULTIPOINT • • ➠ Picture Activities menu items Brightness Increase or decrease brightness level. Colour Increase o[...]

19 ➠ SOUND TREBLE 38 • BASS • BALANCE • AVL • HEADPHONE • • SOUND • INCR. SURROUND • HEADPHONE • AUDIO OUT • SPEAKERS BASS BOOST • OFF • • • MENU Sound Activities menu items Treble Increase or decrease the high frequency level. Bass Increase or decrease the low frequency level. Balance Adjusts the balance of the right [...]

20 C ONVERGENCE (C ONVERGE R ED /B LUE ) Due to the influence of magnetic fields and changes in the position of the TV, the red, blue, and green screen colours may not align properly. The result is that red or blue colours may appear around the edges of images. If various images on the entire picture have red outlines, adjust CONVERGE RED . Then if[...]

21 C ONVERGENCE (M ULTIPOINT R ED /B LUE ) If various images on the entire picture have red outlines, adjust CONVERGE RED . Then if any red outlines remain, adjust MULTIPOINT RED . If various images on the entire picture have blue outlines, adjust CONVERGE BLUE . Then if any blue outlines remain, adjust MULTIPOINT BLUE . Use UNDO MULTIPOINT if you [...]

22 C ONVERGENCE (M ULTIPOINT R ED /B LUE ) (C ONTINUED ) 7. Navigate to a cross image that has a colour outline. Note: To display three hidden cross images, navigate to bottom row. 8. Enter ADJUST mode. 9. Adjust cross image until colour outline is gone. 10. Return to NAVIGATE mode. Repeat steps 7 to 10 until all misaligned crosses have been adjust[...]

23 C ONVERGENCE (U NDO M ULTIPOINT ) UNDO MULTIPOINT allows you to restore the TV’s picture screen to the way it was before you made Multipoint adjustments. 1. Enter main menu. 2. Enter PICTURE menu. 3. Press button repeatedly until CONVERGENCE is selected. 4. Enter CONVERGENCE menu. 5. Press button repeatedly until UNDO MULTIPOINT is selected. 6[...]

24 A CTIVATING THE T IMER The Timer feature allows you to set the timer to switch to another channel at a specified time while you are watching another channel or when the TV is on standby mode. 1. Enter TIMER menu. 2. Enter TIME mode. 3. Key in the current time For example, if the current time is 12:30, key digit 1 and 2 in the hour column, follow[...]

25 A CTIVATING THE T IMER (C ONTINUED ) 12. Exit from STOP TIME mode. 13. Select CHANNEL . 14. Key in the channel you want to switch to. 15. Select ACTIVATE . 16. Activate timer. You can select to activate timer by DAILY or ONCE mode. 17. Select DISPLAY . 18. Select ON mode if you want to display the current time on the TV screen. 19. Exit menu fro[...]

26 A CTIVATING THE C HILD L OCK (A CCESS C ODE ) The Child Lock feature allows you to lock channels to prevent your children from watching programmes you deem undesirable. Note : You cannot have access to the locked channels via the TV set’s controls. You can only have access to the locked channels via the remote control. Keep the remote control [...]

27 A CTIVATING THE C HILD L OCK (C HANGE CODE ) 8. Select CHANGE CODE. 9. Enter CHANGE CODE mode. 10. Key in the access code of your choice. 11. Confirm access code. When the new code is confirmed, the message CORRECT will appear. 12. Exit menu from screen. Note : After you have exited menu from screen and you want to enter child lock menu again, y[...]

28 A CTIVATING THE C HILD L OCK (L OCK C HANNEL ) 1. Enter main menu. 2. Select FEATURES . 3. Enter FEATURES menu. 4. Select CHILD LOCK . 5. Enter ACCESS CODE mode. 6. Key in access code . 7. Enter LOCK CHANNEL mode. 8. Select the channel you want to block. 9. Activate blocking of channel. A keylock symbol will appear beside the channel number indi[...]

29 A CTIVATING THE C HILD L OCK (C LEAR A LL ) To unlock all channels that you have locked, enter the Child Lock menu and activate the CLEAR ALL mode. 1. Enter main menu. 2. Select FEATURES 3. Enter FEATURES menu. 4. Select CHILD LOCK . 5. Enter ACCESS CODE mode. 6. Key in access code. 7. Press button repeatedly until CLEAR ALL is selected. 8. Acti[...]

30 U SING THE C LOSED C APTIONING C ONTROL Closed Captioning (CC) allows you to read the voice content of television programmes on the TV. Designed to help the hearing impaired, this feature uses on-screen “text boxes” to show dialogue and conversations while the TV programme is in progress. 1.Enter main menu. 2. Select FEATURES . 3. Enter FEAT[...]

31 U SING THE C LOSED C APTIONING C ONTROL Darling, are sure you do not want anything to eat? Caption 1, 2, 3 or 4 During screening, dialogues (or descriptions) for the captioned television programme appear on the screen. The text can appear up to 4 rows simultaneously anywhere on the screen. Example of a CAPTION mode Example of a TEXT mode Closed [...]

32 U SING THE S URF C ONTROL A list or series of previously viewed channels can be selected with the SURF button. This feature allows you to switch between different TV programmes that currently interest you. You can set up to a maximum of ten channels in the SURF list. How to add a channel to the surf list 1. Select a channel you want to add to th[...]

33 MENU SURF MENU SURF MENU SURF ➠ ➠ A CTIVATING THE B LUE M UTE C ONTROL The Blue Mute feature indicates to you the absence of signal in the transmission when the “ ON ” option is activated. Upon the detection of absence of signal, the TV screen will turn blue in colour. 1. Enter main menu. 2. Select FEATURES . 3. Enter the FEATURES menu. [...]

34 S MART P ICTURE AND S MART S OUND C ONTROL SMART PICTURE feature offers you a choice of 5 picture settings, namely, PERSONAL, RICH, NATURAL , SOFT and MULTIMEDIA . SMART SOUND feature offers you a choice of 4 sound settings, namely, PERSONAL, VOICE, MUSIC and THEATRE . Press ( SMART PICTURE ) or ( SMART SOUND ) button repeatedly to cycle through[...]

35 A CTIVATING THE PIP (P ICTURE-IN- P ICTURE ) AND D OUBLE W INDOW C ONTROL Picture-in-Picture feature allows you to call up a sub-screen within your main screen, enabling you to watch two channels at the same time. Double Window feature allows you to divide the main screen into two sub-screens, enabling two channels to be watched simultaneously. [...]

36 A CTIVATING THE PIP (P ICTURE-IN- P ICTURE ) C ONTROL How to select a PIP channel • Press the ( PIP On/Off ) button to switch on PIP screen. • Press the ( PIP CH + ) or ( PIP CH – ) button to select a PIP channel in ascending or descending order. How to freeze the PIP screen • Press the ( PIP On/Off ) button to switch on PIP screen. • [...]

37 A CTIVATING THE PIP (P ICTURE-IN- P ICTURE ) C ONTROL How to position the PIP screen • Press the ( PIP On/Of f) button to switch on PIP screen. • Press the ( PIP Position ) button repeatedly to your desired position. (You can choose the PIP screen to be on the top left corner, top right corner, bottom right corner or the bottom left corner.)[...]

38 S PECIFICA TIONS 43PP925 50PP925 55PP925 Picture visible ar ea 109 cm 127 cm 140 cm Audio Output 2 x 15 W TV System NTSC M Set Dimensions Width 950 cm 1130 cm 1222 cm Depth 540 cm 613 cm 612 cm Height 1142 cm 1476 cm 1549 cm Net w eight of set appro x. 58 kg appro x. 83 kg appr ox. 90 kg Note For Operating V oltage , Frequency , Power Consumptio[...]