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    3121 235 20031 Read this manual first! Congratulations on purchasing this Philips product. We’ve included everything you need to get started. If you have any problems, Philips Representatives can help you get the most from your new product by explaining: • Hookups, • First Time Setup, and • Feature Operation. Do not attempt to return this p[...]

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    2 Once your PHILIPS purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a PHILIPS product. So complete and return the W arranty Registration Card enclosed with your pur- chase at once. And take advantage of these important benefits. Return your W arranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the benefits yo[...]

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    3 IMPORT ANT 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 instruction[...]

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    4 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS NOTE: It is possible that this owner's manual may be used with several different television models. Not all featur es (and drawings) discussed in this manual will necessarily match those found with your television sys- tem. This is normal and does not requir e you contact- ing your dealer or r equesting service. Auto Lock[...]

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    75 V IN OUT 75 V 2 1 Y our Cable TV input into your home may be a single (75 ohm) cable, or a Converter Box installa- tion. In either case the connection to the TV is very easy . Just put the thr eaded end of the cable signal to the TV's antenna plug and scr ew it down finger tight. If your Cable TV signal is a single round cable (75 ohm) then[...]

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    6 H OOKING U P Y OUR TV (B ASIC A NTENNA TV C ONNECTIONS ) 75 V 75 V 1 2 A combination antenna r eceives normal br oadcast channels (VHF 2-13 and UHF 14-69). Y our connection is easy since ther e is only one 75 Ω (ohm) antenna plug on the back of your TV - and that’ s wher e the antenna goes. If your antenna has a round cable (75 ohm) on the en[...]

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    7 H OOKING U P Y OUR TV (B ASIC TV T O VCR C ONNECTIONS ) 75 V 75 V OR OUT TO TV IN FROM ANT. 1 2 T he basic Antenna, or Cable TV , to VCR to TV connection is shown to the right. For mor e infor- mation on other hookups (possible when Cable Converter/Descrambler boxes ar e included) r efer to your accessory VCR and Cable Converter Owner's Manu[...]

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    VOL 4 8 B ASIC TV/R EMOTE O PERA TIONS VIDEO Remote Sensor Window Front A udio/Video Inputs (Mono) The Front A udio/Video Input Jac ks make it real easy to watch the playbac k of a video tape using a camcorder (or any accessory device) with Audio/Video Output Jac ks. – VOLUME + CHANNEL INSTALL/MENU AUDIO VIDEO – VOLUME + CHANNEL INST ALL/MENU A[...]

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    9 D ESCRIPTION OF R EMOTE C ONTROL B UTTONS VOL QUADRA SURF Buttons - (Red, Green, Y ellow , Blue) Allows you to store and surf up to 10 channels you choose for each colored button. A V Button - Press to select an accesso- ry signal input from the front A V Inputs. SMILEY Button - Press to add chan- nels in the “Quadra Surf” lists. W orks with [...]

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    10 U SING THE L ANGUAGE C ONTROL Main Picture Sound Features Install Brightness Color Picture Sharpness Tint More... VOL 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 2 Main Picture Sound Features Install Language T uner Mode Auto Prog ram Channel Edit Install Language T uner Mode Auto Prog ram Channel Edit English OR Instaler Idioma Sintonia Auto Prog rama Editar Canal Español [...]

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    11 H OW TO U SE THE T UNER M ODE C ONTROL M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e a t ur es I n st al l B r i gh tn es s C o lo r P i ct ur e S h ar p n es s T i nt M o re . . . VOL 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 2 M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e a t ur es I n st al l L a ng ua ge T un er M o de A u t o P ro g r am C h an ne l E d i t I n st al l L a ng ua ge T un er M o d[...]

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    H OW TO A UT OMA TICALL Y P ROGRAM TV C HANNELS 12 A u t o P ro g r am C h an ne l 12 M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e a t ur es I n st al l B r i gh tn es s C o lo r P i ct ur e S h ar p n es s T i nt M o re . . . VOL 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 2 M a in P ic tu r e S o un d F e a t ur es I n st al l L a ng ua ge T un er M o de A u t o P ro g r am C h an ne l E [...]

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    13 H OW TO A DD OR D ELETE TV C HANNELS C h an ne l E d i t C h an ne l N o . S k ip pe d 12 M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e a t ur es I n st al l B r i gh tn es s C o lo r P i ct ur e S h ar p n es s T i nt M o re . . . VOL 1 2 3 4 4 5 9 2 M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e a t ur es I n st al l L a ng ua ge T un er M o de A u t o P ro g r am C h an [...]

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    14 H OW TO U SE THE P ICTURE A DJUSTMENT C ONTROLS M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e a t ur es I n st al l B r i gh tn es s C o lo r P i ct ur e S h ar p n es s T i nt M o re . . . VOL 1 2 3 4 4 7 2 P i ct ur e B r i gh tn es s C o lo r P i ct ur e S h ar p n es s T i nt C o lo r T e m p . 5 0 P i ct ur e B r i gh tn es s C o lo r P i ct ur e S h ar [...]

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    15 H OW TO U SE THE DNR (N OISE R EDUCTION ) C ONTROL M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e a t ur es I n st al l B r i gh tn es s C o lo r P i ct ur e S h ar p n es s T i nt M o re . . . VOL 1 2 3 4 4 6 2 P i ct ur e B r i gh tn es s C o lo r P i ct ur e S h ar p n es s T i nt C o lo r T e m p . 5 0 P i ct ur e C o lo r P i ct ur e S h ar p n es s T i n[...]

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    16 H OW TO U SE THE C ONTRAST + (B LACK S TRETCH ) C ONTROL M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e a t ur es I n st al l B r i gh tn es s C o lo r P i ct ur e S h ar p n es s T i nt M o re . . . VOL 1 2 3 4 4 6 2 P i ct ur e B r i gh tn es s C o lo r P i ct ur e S h ar p n es s T i nt C o lo r T e m p . 5 0 P i ct ur e P i ct ur e S h ar p n es s T i nt C[...]

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    17 H OW TO S ET THE B ASS AND T REBLE B OOST C ONTROLS M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e a t ur es I n st al l B r i gh tn es s C o lo r P i ct ur e S h ar p n es s T i nt M o re . . . VOL 1 2 3 4 4 6 2 M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e a t ur es I n st al l T re b l e Bo os t B a ss B oo s t A V L P i ct ur e T re b l e Bo os t P i ct ur e S h ar p n [...]

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    18 H OW TO U SE THE A VL (A UTOMA TIC V OLUME L EVELER ) C ONTROL S o un d T re b l e Bo os t B a ss B oo s t A V L Of f M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e a t ur es I n st al l B r i gh tn es s C o lo r P i ct ur e S h ar p n es s T i nt M o re . . . VOL 1 2 3 4 4 6 2 M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e a t ur es I n st al l T re b l e Bo os t B a ss B o[...]

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    19 H OW TO THE T IMER C ONTROLS VOL 1 2 3 4 T i m e r T i m e S t a rt T i m e S t o p T i m e C h a nn el A c t iv at e D i s pl ay 1 0 :3 0 AM 2 T i m e r T i m e S t a rt T i m e S t o p T i m e C h a nn el A c t iv at e D i s pl ay 1 2 :3 0 PM T i m e r T i m e S t a rt T i m e S t o p T i m e C h a nn el A c t iv at e D i s pl ay 0 1 :3 0 PM T[...]

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    20 U NDERST ANDING THE A UTO L OCK C ONTROLS G: General Audience - All ages admitted. Most parents would find this program suit- able for all ages. This type of programming contains little or no violence, no strong lan- guage, and little or no sexual dialogue or situations. PG: Parental Guidance Suggested - This programming contains material that p[...]

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    21 S ETTING UP THE A UT O L OCK A CCESS C ODE M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e at ur e s I n st al l B r ig ht n e s s C o lo r P i ct ur e S h ar pn e s s T in t M o re .. . VOL 1 2 3 4 4 6 2 M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e at ur e s I n st al l T im e r A u to Lo c k F e at ur e s T im e r A u to Lo c k T im e S t ar t T im e S t op T im e C h an [...]

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    22 H OW TO B LOCK C HANNELS M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e at ur e s I n st al l B r ig ht n e s s C o lo r P i ct ur e S h ar pn e s s T in t M o re .. . VOL 2 3 4 5 5 1 3 M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e at ur e s I n st al l T im e r A u to Lo c k F e at ur e s T im e r A u to Lo c k T im e S t ar t T im e S t op T im e C h an ne l A c ti va t e[...]

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    23 H OW TO C LEAR A LL B LOCKED C HANELS A T THE S AME T IME VOL 1 2 3 4 4 6 2 5 7 7 9 8 A fter blocking specific channels ther e may come a time when you want to clear all the channels so they can be viewed. The following steps explain how to CLEAR ALL blocked channels. Press the MENU button on the remote to show the on-screen menu. Press the CURS[...]

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    24 H OW TO B LOCK A LL C HANNELS A T THE S AME T IME VOL M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e at ur e s I n st al l B r ig ht n e s s C o lo r P i ct ur e S h ar pn e s s T in t M o re .. . M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e at ur e s I n st al l T im e r A u to Lo c k F e at ur e s T im e r A u to Lo c k T im e r S t ar t T im e S t op T im e C h an ne l [...]

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    25 B LOCKING P ROGRAMMING B ASED ON M OVIE R A TINGS M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e at ur e s I n st al l B r ig ht n e s s C o lo r P i ct ur e S h ar pn e s s T in t M o re .. . VOL 1 2 3 4 4 6 2 M a in P i ct ur e S o un d F e at ur e s I n st al l T im e r A u to Lo c k F e at ur e s T im e r A u to Lo c k T im e S t ar t T im e S t op T im e [...]

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    26 VOL 1 2 3 3 1 A u to Lo c k B l oc k C h a n n e l S e tu p C o d e C l ea r Al l B l oc k Al l M o vi e R a t i n g T V R at i n g T V -Y T V -Y 7 T V -G T V -P G T V -1 4 T V -M A C h an ne l 1 2 B l oc ke d B y Au t o L o c k T V R at i n g A c ce ss C o d e - - - - O f f S t o p T im e C h an ne l A c ti va t e D i sp la y T V R at i n g T V[...]

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    27 U SING THE A UTO L OCK B LOCKING O PTIONS VOL M ai n Pi ct u r e So un d F ea tu r es I ns ta l l B ri gh t ne ss C ol or P ic tu r e S ha rp n es s T i n t Mo re . . . M ai n P ic tu r e So un d F ea tu r es I ns ta l l T i m e r A ut oL o ck F ea tu r es T i m e r Au to L o ck T im e S ta rt T im e S to p T im e C ha nn e l A ct iv a te D is p[...]

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    28 H OW TO U SE THE C LOSED C APTION C ONTROL VOL 3 C C O f f C C 1 C C 2 C C M ut e 2 1 C losed Captioning (CC) allows you to r ead the voice content of televi- sion pr ograms on the TV scr een. Designed to help the hearing impair ed, this featur e uses on-scr een “text boxes” to show dialogue and conversations while the TV pr ogram is in pr o[...]

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    29 S ETTING U P THE S LEEPTIMER O PTION 2 1 5 M in VOL 1 3 0 M in 4 5 M in 6 0 M in 9 0 M in 1 2 0 Mi n 1 8 0 Mi n 4 5 S ec G o o d B y e 9 S e c 2 4 0 Mi n H ave you ever fallen asleep in fr ont of the TV only to have it wake you up at two in the morning with a test pattern scr eeching in your ears? W ell, your TV can save you all that tr ouble by[...]

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    30 S ETTING THE A UTO P ICTURE C ONTROL P e r s on a l VOL M o v i es S p o r ts W e ak Si g na l 2 1 M u t l i M ed i a W hether you’r e watching a movie or a sporting event, your TV has automatic video contr ol settings matched for your curr ent pr ogram sour ce or content. The Auto Pictur e fea- tur e quickly r esets your TV’ s video con- tr[...]

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    31 S ETTING THE A UTO S OUND C ONTROL P e r s on a l VOL T h e a tr e M u s i c V o i c e 2 1 T he Auto Sound featur e allows the listener to select between four dif- fer ent factory set sound options. Personal (which can be set by the user), Theatr e (for movie viewing), Music (for musical type pr ogramming) and V oice (when the pr ogram is mainly[...]

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    32 U SING THE Q UADRA S URF B UTTONS 4 1 2 VOL 1 S e l e ct Li s t! 2 3 1 2 A d d e d! 1 2 1 2 5 6 R e m o v e It e m? - P re s s 1 2 A “list” or series of pr eviously viewed channels can be selected with the Quadra SURF (color ed) but- tons on your r emote contr ol. W ith this featur e you can easily switch between differ ent TV pr ograms that[...]

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    33 U SING THE Q UADRA S URF B UTTONS 1 2 1 2 1 8 2 2 2 8 3 5 3 9 4 1 5 6 9 9 1 2 R e m ov e I t em ? - Pr e ss 5 VOL 5 3 2 1 T he Quadra Surf buttons on your r emote contr ol allow you to store up to 10 channels per button (40 total). This is a gr eat featur e if you want to stor e all your favorite Sports channels, Movie channels, or News channels[...]

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    34 T ROUBLESHOOTING T IPS • Check the TV power cord. Unplug the TV , wait 10 seconds, then reinsert plug into outlet and push POWER button again. • Check that outlet is not on a wall switch. Be sure fuse is not blown on AC Power strip. • Check antenna connections. Are they properly secured to the TV's 75 Ω plug? • Check the TUNER MOD[...]

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    35 G LOSSAR Y TO T ELEVISION T ERMS Auto Picture Booster • A control that will automatically ampli- fy “weak video signals” to a point where they are acceptable for viewing. Auto Programming • The procedure of adding or deleting channel numbers into the T elevision’ s memory circuits. In this way the T elevision “remembers’ ’ only t[...]

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    36 I NDEX Alternate Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Antenna TV Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Auto Lock Features Access Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Block All Channels Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    RENEWED 90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY[...]