Philips CRT TV 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,[...]

Contents 3 American Preparation .....................................................................................................4 Pronto r emote control .........................................................................5-10 Use of the menus and the menu system ........................................11-12 K eypad on top of the TV ......[...]

4 Pr eparation Do not insert the pow er plug in a wall socket bef ore all connections are made. & Place the TV on a solid surface. For v entilation, leav e at least 2” free all ar ound the TV . Do not place the TV on a carpet. T o pre vent an y unsafe situations, do not place any objects on top of the TV . Av oid heat, direct sunlight and exp[...]

5 Pr eparation The Pronto r emote contains touchscreen displa ys for TV and other device related contr ols. In this instruction manual w e will only deal with the TV control panels. For instructions on other de vices you can use the Pr onto for , refer to the Pronto man ual supplied. Use the Pronto ’ s touchscreen buttons to access and adjust the[...]

Home When Pronto is ne w , it is the first displa yed panel. From Home, you can choose de vices to control. T ap name of device to displa y device ’ s control panels. If you get lost, you can alwa ys go Home, just t ap . 6 Pr onto remote contr ol Pr onto remote contr ol Backlight button Press to s witch on the control panel backlight. In low-ligh[...]

7 Pr onto remote contr ol When you first ta p the touchscreen, Home is displa yed. Here y ou ’ ll find a button for selecting the devices that Pr onto is set up to operate. If you get lost, you can alwa ys go Home. Just tap the button. T ap one of the buttons to choose a device. T ap the TV button. 1/3 This is the first control panel of thr ee Ma[...]

8 Pr onto remote contr ol 2/3 This is the second control panel of thr ee T ap the up/down cursor to select a list item. T ap the right cursor button to adjust the selected list item. T ap the OK button to activate the selection made or to switch off the Active Control men u. q T ap this button to summon a list of availab le displa y formats for sho[...]

9 Pr onto remote contr ol active contr ol Active Contr ol is a pro-activ e and automatic system. The TV continuously measures and cor rects all incoming signals in order to pr ovide the best pictur e possible. Thanks to the Ambient Light Sensor which measures the light conditions of the room in which the TV is situated, the contrast, dynamic contra[...]

10 Pr onto remote contr ol 3/3 This is the third contr ol panel of three T ap the up/down, left/right cursor buttons to move up or do wn the list of controls and to mak e adjustments to the selected controls. T ap any of the diagonal cursor buttons up right, up left,down right or down left to exit the curr ent menu branch. T ap the OK button to act[...]

11 Use of the menus T o use the menus and the menu system & T ap the menu button on the third touchscr een TV contr ol panel of the Pronto to summon the main men u. Note: Should your Pronto remote control be lost or broken you can still use the k eys on top of the TV . E.g. press the M key to summon the Main menu. The M key functions as both Me[...]

12 Use of the menus List controls A list control is used to select one or mor e items from a list of options. For instance, the Displa y Format option list with 4:3, Movie Expand 14:9, etc. T ap the right button to move the puck into the list. At least one item is the curr ent value and is highlighted as such. Moving the puck up or down with the up[...]

13 Installation & Select the third TV control panel on the Pr onto . é T ap the menu button. When you tur n on your TV for the fir st time and no channels are stored so far , the TV displays a menu near ly identical to the Install menu, but disconnected from the rest of the menu system. This menu also has an additional item e xit with which th[...]

14 Use of the menus T ap the menu button on the touchscreen TV control panel of the Pr onto (3/3 TV Control panel) to summon the main menu. Note: When the main menu is accessed from the keypad on top of the TV , it has an additional Exit item, which lets you dismiss the menu. TV menu Picture men u Select the menu item with the cursor up/down and ad[...]

15 Use of the menus Displa y Format (not selectable for digital signals via A V4) This menu item performs the same as the q button on the Pr onto Remote Control. See Use of the Pronto Remote Contr ol, p. 6. Color Enhancement (not availab le for digital signals via A V4) When activated, this feature automaticall y controls gr een enhancement and blu[...]

16 Use of the menus & Select Sound Mode with the cursor up/down. é Enter the list of Sound modes with the cursor right. As you select an item of the list, a graphic appears to the right, illustrating the speak ers configuration. The illustration is updated accor ding to the chosen speak er setup and the selected sound mode . “ Select the sou[...]

17 Use of the menus Alt Audio When you tune a channel wher e SAP (Second Audio Program) is a vailable, you can toggle betw een Main and SAP . T ap the cursor right to enter the list and make y our prefer red audio selection with the cursor up/down. If SAP is not a vailable , only Main is selected. 3D Surr ound Effect When you ha ve selected 3D Surr[...]

18 Use of the menus TV Ratings Lock Y our TV is equipped with a V -chip . This allows y ou to contr ol access to individual programs based on their mo vie and TV ratings. All settings appl y to all A V inputs (except A V4), TV and external sour ces. The program content advisory data are sent by the br oadcaster or pr ogram pro vider . & Select [...]

19 Use of the menus Mo vie Ratings Lock This function allows y ou to control access to individual movies 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 T ap the cursor right to enter the list. “ Select a movie [...]

20 Use of the menus Set/Change PIN This function allows y ou to create or change a P ersonal Identification Number (PIN) in the menu. & Select Set or Change PIN with the cursor down. é If no PIN exists yet, the menu item is set to Set PIN . Follow the instructions on screen. If a PIN has pre viously been entered, the menu item is set to Change[...]

21 Use of the menus Settings menu This menu allows y ou to access to settings that are typically set onl y once or are changed rar ely and which are not r elated to the installation of the TV channels. The Speak ers menu reflects the speak er -related contr ols. The General menu allows y ou to change settings that will typically be accessed only oc[...]

22 Use of the menus T est T one and T rim Contr ols The menu item T est T one enables you to ha ve a refer ence of the speak ers loudness and to adjust the lev el of each until they are balanced in loudness. The speak ers activated light up in the screen graphic. & Select T est tone with the cursor down. é T ap the cursor right. “ Select On [...]

23 Use of the menus General This menu allows y ou to change various settings that are pr esumably adjusted less frequentl y than most other settings. Menu Backgr ound & Select Menu Backgr ound with the cursor do wn. é T ap the cursor right. “ Select On or Off to turn the Menu Background on or off. Surf With this featur e you can switch betw [...]

24 Use of the menus Multi-PIP Format (not a vailable for digital signals via A V4) Multi-PIP format allows you to vie w multiple channels or sources at one time, hearing audio from the main scr een through the speak ers. In this menu y ou can select which format you pr efer to see in Multi-PIP: PIP 3, PIP 8 or PIP 12, referring to the n umber of PI[...]

25 Use of the menus Closed Captions Closed Captioning allows y ou to read the v oice content of television programs on the TV screen. Designed to help the hearing impaired, this featur e uses on-screen ‘ text box es ’ to show dialogue and conv ersations while the TV program is in pr ogress. Captions will appear on the scr een during captioned b[...]

26 Use of the menus Sleep Timer With the Sleep Timer function you can set a time period after which the TV will turn itself off. & Select Sleep Timer with the cursor down. é T ap the cursor right to set the time . The counter runs from 0 up to 180 mins (in 5-min incr ements). When set to 0, the sleep timer is turned off. One minute befor e the[...]

27 Use of the menus Da ylight Sa ving Da ylight sa ving time is automatically set by specially br oadcasted signals. This menu item allows y ou to disable the automatic setting of da ylight sa ving time. This is useful if y ou live in an ar ea or state where da ylight sa ving is not applied, but you r eceive channels fr om other areas wher e da yli[...]

28 Use of the menus Sour ce This menu allows y ou to select and/or name the accessor y device y ou connect to one of the A V inputs. & Select Source with the cursor right. The Source men u items appear . é T ap the cursor down to select the menu items. When you select Select , a list appears, showing the available sour ces. Selecting a source [...]

29 Dual Scr een / PIP T ap the b button on the 3/3 TV control panel of the Pr onto remote contr ol to turn on or off Dual Screen or Single PIP , according to the format selection made in the Dual Screen F ormat list in the General menu. See Settings, General, p . 23. Audio from the main scr een (the left screen in Dual Scr een and the full size scr[...]

30 Multi-PIP PIP 12 In the Settings menu, General, p . 24 you selected which Multi-PIP format y ou pref er to see in Multi-PIP . & T ap the fi button on the 3/3 TV control panel of the Pr onto remote contr ol to toggle the selected format on or off . Notes: - TV or Movie r atings: when Multi-PIP is activated, a message with a PIN entr y is sum[...]

31 Connect Accessor y De vices Connect Accessor y De vices There is a wide range of audio and video de vices that can be connected to your TV . The follo wing connection diagrams show you ho w to connect them. & Connect the cable TV cable 1 to the RF IN sock et of your VCR. é Connect another RF cable 2 from the output OUT of y our VCR to the T[...]

32 Connect Accessor y De vices & Interconnect y our VCR with an extra RF cable 2 . é T o obtain better picture quality , also connect the Video, Audio left and Audio right (only for ster eo devices) cables 3 to the VIDEO , L and R AUDIO input A V2 IN jacks. Note: See Connect V ideo Cassette Recorder on previous page. Note: A V 1 IN can handle [...]

33 Connect Accessor y De vices & Connect the cable TV cable 1 to the RF IN sock et of your VCR. é Connect another RF cable 2 from the output of y our VCR to the TV ’ s ANT ./CABLE jack. “ Connect the satellite antenna cable 3 to the satellite receiv er ’ s SA TELLITE IN jack. ‘ Connect the A V cables 4 to the satellite receiv er ’ s [...]

34 Connect Accessor y De vices P eripherals connected to A V3 There ar e three possible wa ys to connect your Accessor y Devices to the AV 3 input. & • In case of a peripheral with CVBS output, connect the video cable to the video input of the TV . • In case of a peripheral with S-VHS output, connect the video cable to the S-VIDEO input of [...]

35 Connect Accessor y De vices Headphones & Insert the plug into the headphone socket L at the right side of the TV . é Press the ¬ button on the right side on the r emote control to s witch off the internal speak ers of the TV . The headphone impedance must be between 8 and 4000 Ohms . The headphone socket has a 3.5 mm mini stereo jack. In t[...]

36 Connect Accessor y De vices Stereo amplifier and tw o extra FRONT speak ers T o enhance the sound reproduction of y our TV you can connect two extra speak ers via an external amplifier . & Connect the audio cables to the audio input of your amplifier and to the AUDIO OUT L and R jacks at the back of your TV . The output lev el is controlled [...]

37 Record T o record S-VHS quality , connect an S-VHS peripheral directly to the VCR. Record a TV pr ogram Y ou can recor d a TV program using y our VCR ’ s tuner without affecting y our TV . & Select the channel number on y our VCR. é Set your VCR to recor d. See the handbook for y our VCR. Switching channel numbers on your TV does not dist[...]

38 Befor e calling Ser vice Please mak e these simple checks before calling service . These tips may sa ve you time and mone y since charges for television installation and adjustments of customer controls ar e not cov ered under your war ranty . Befor e Calling Ser vice Items to Check and Actions to follow • This ma y be caused by obstruction to[...]

39 Tips & Index This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide r easonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy an[...]

40 Glossar y Active Contr ol A set of automatic picture impr ov ement algorithms applied to the video image. Aspect Ratio The proportions of a rectangular displa y screen. NTSC television has a 4:3 ratio; HDTV is 16:9. Audio/Video Inputs Located on the rear of the TV these connectors (RCA phono type plug) are used for the input of audio and video s[...]

41 • • ★ Miami/SE Florida • Chicago Cleveland/ N Ohio • • Tampa/W Florida ★ Ft. Myers/SW Florida • • San Francisco/Metro Area • Detroit/Toledo ★ Pittsburgh/WV Area • • • Philadelphia/S New Jersey • See Reverse Side for More Details. Atlanta/N Georgia Houston/Galveston Beaumont/Austin San Antonio Knoxville/E Tennessee ?[...]

42 Quality ser vice is as close as your telephone! Simpl y look over the list belo w for the number of a Factor y Service Center near you. Y our product will r eceive efficient and expedient carry-in, mail-in, or in-home ser vice , and you will receiv e peace of mind, knowing y our product is being giv en the exper t attention of Philips ’ Factor[...]

43 WHO IS CO VERED? Y ou must hav e proof of pur chase to receiv e warranty ser vice. A sales receipt or other document sho wing that you purchased the product is consider ed proof of pur chase. WHA T IS CO VERED? W arranty coverage begins the da y you buy y our product. For one year ther eafter , all par ts will be repair ed or replaced and labor [...]