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    User Manual 14PT6441/37 20PT6441/37 20PT6341/37 20PT5441/37 Color TV Color TV Thank you for choosing Philips. Need help fast? Read your User Manual first for quick tips that your using your Philips product more enjoyable. If you have read your instructions and still need assistance you may access our online help at www.p4c.philips.com or call 1-800[...]

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    P ANEL I NDEX P anel Sequence and P anel Index CO VER SAFETY INFO MODEL REGISTRA TION INFORMA TION P ANEL 1 P ANEL 2 P ANEL 3 P ANEL 4 P ANEL 5 P ANEL 6 P ANEL 7 P ANEL 8 P ANEL 9 P ANEL 10 P ANEL 11 P ANEL 12 P ANEL 13 P ANEL 14 P ANEL 19 P ANEL 20 P ANEL 21 P ANEL 22 P ANEL 23 P ANEL 24 P ANEL 25 P ANEL 26 P ANEL 27 P ANEL 28 P ANEL 29 P ANEL 30 [...]

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

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    IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Read befor e operating equipment 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings . 4. F ollow 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 instructi[...]

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    B ASIC A NTENNA AND C ABLE C ONNECTIONS Y our home’s signal input might come from a single (75 ohm) round cable, a Converter Box, or from an antenna. In either case the connection to the TV is very easy. 1 If your Cable TV signal or Antenna signal is a round cable (75 ohm) then you're ready to con- nect to the TV. If your antenna has flat tw[...]

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    L VIDEO S-VIDEO CVI Y Pb Pr AUDIO TO TV/VCR CABLE IN IR USB DVD-D OUT AUDIO IN SPDIF VIDEO IN OUT S-VIDEO R L AUDIO OUT TV PASSCARD Y Pb Pr OPTICAL SPDIF 4 6 24 5 75‰ L R S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO CVI AV out Y Pb Pr AV in AV In AV O ut R C ABLE B OX C ONNECTIONS 2 I f you cable signal uses a cable box or decoder, follow the easy steps below to complete[...]

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    B ASIC TV AND R EMOTE C ONTROL O PERATION 3 1 Press the POWER button to turn the TV ON. Note: You can also press any button on the front of the TV to turn the TV ON. 2 Press the VOLUME + button to increase the sound level, or the VOLUME – button to lower the sound level. Pressing both buttons at the same time will display the on- screen menu. Onc[...]

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    AV (A UDIO /V IDEO ) I NPUT C ONNECTION 4 T he TV’s audio/video input jacks are for direct picture and sound connections between the TV and a VCR (or similar device) that has audio/video output jacks. Follow the easy steps below to connect an accessory device to the AV In Input Jacks located on the back of the TV. 1 Connect the VIDEO (yellow) cab[...]

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    F RONT AND S IDE AV C ONNECTIONS 5 A udio and Video Front (or Side) Inputs are available for a quick connection of a VCR, to playback video from a camera, or attach a gaming device. Use the AV button on the remote control to tune these inputs. 1 Connect the video (yellow) cable from the Video output on the Camera (or accessory device) to the Video [...]

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    S-V IDEO (S-V HS ) I NPUT C ONNECTIONS T he S(uper)-Video connection on the rear of the TV can provide you with better pic- ture detail and clarity for the playback of accessory sources such as DBS (digital broad- cast satellite), DVD (digital video discs), video games, and S-VHS VCR (video cassette recorder) tapes than the normal antenna pic- ture[...]

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    C OMPONENT V IDEO (CVI) I NPUT C ONNECTIONS C omponent Video inputs provide for the highest possible color and picture resolu- tion in the playback of digital signal source material, such as with DVD players. The color difference signals (Pb, Pr) and the luminance (Y) signal are connected and received separately, which allows for improved color ban[...]

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    AV (A UDIO /V IDEO ) O UT ( PUT ) C ONNECTIONS 8 T he Audio/Video Output jacks are great for recording with a VCR or used to connect an external audio system for better sound reproduction. A UDIO SYSTEM CONNECTION: 1 Connect one end of the R(ight) and L(eft) AUDIO jacks on the TV to the R and L audio input jacks on your amplifier or sound system. S[...]

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    R EMOTE C ONTROL B UTTON D ESCRIPTIONS 9 QUADRASURF Buttons (Red, Green, Yellow, Blue) Allows you to store and surf up to 10 channels you choose for each colored button. AV Button Press to select an accessory signal input from the front AV Inputs. SMILEY Button Press to add channels to the “QuadraSurf” lists. Works with all colored buttons. AUT[...]

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    R EMOTE C ONTROL B UTTON D ESCRIPTIONS 10 VOL POWER Button Press to turn the TV on or off. A/CH Button (Alternate Channel) Press to toggle between the last viewed channel and the channel presently being viewed. FROWNIE Button Allows you to delete channels from the “Quadra Surf” lists for the colored buttons. Works with all colored buttons. AUTO[...]

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    VOL Main Picture Sound Features Install Brightness Color Picture Sharpness T int More... Main Picture Sound Features Install Language T uner Mode Auto Program Channel Edit Install Language T uner Mode Auto Program Channel Edit English OR Instalar Idioma Sinton a Auto Programa Editar Canal Espa ol 6 2 4 3 5 1 2 4 Installation Langue Mode synt. Progr[...]

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    H OW TO USE THE T UNER M ODE C ONTROL 12 T he TUNER MODE control allows you to change the TV’s input signal to either ANTENNA, CABLE, or AUTO mode. It’s important for the TV to know what type of signal to look for (Cable TV or an Antenna). In the AUTO mode, when the AUTO PROGRAM feature is activated, the TV will automatically choose the correct[...]

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    A UTOMATICALLY P ROGRAM 13 Auto Program Channel 12 Main Picture Sound Features Install Brightness Color Picture Sharpness Tin t More... Main Picture Sound Features Install Language T uner Mode Auto Program Channel Edit Install Language T uner Mode Auto Program Channel Edit Auto Program Channel 13 Auto Program Channel 14[...]

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    C HANNEL E DIT 14 C hannel Edit makes it easy for you to ADD or DELETE channels from the list of chan- nels stored in the TV’s memory. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the on- screen menu. 2 Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to scroll though the on-screen menu until the word INSTALL is highlighted. 3 Press the CURSOR RI[...]

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    P ICTURE M ENU C ONTROLS 15 Picture Brightness Color Picture Sharpness T int Color T emp. 50 Brightness 65 Color 50 Picture 50 Sharpness 50 Color T emp. Normal W arm or Cool Contrast + On Off T int 0 T o adjust your TV picture controls, select a channel and use the Picture Menu Controls listed below: 1 BRIGHTNESS CONTROL - Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 [...]

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    S OUND M ENU CONTROLS 16 T o adjust your TV sound, select and use the Sound Menu Controls listed below: 1 TREBLE : Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 or LEFT 1 buttons to adjust the control. The control will enhance the high frequency sounds. 2 BASS : Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 or LEFT 1 buttons to adjust the control. The control will enhance the low frequency[...]

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    T HE 4:3 E XP AND F ORMA T C ONTROL 17 4:3 Expand 4:3[...]

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    U NDERSTANDING A UTO L OCK C ONTROLS 18 T he AutoLock™ feature is an integrated cir- cuit that receives and processes data sent by broadcasters, or other program providers, that contain program content advisories. When pro- grammed by the viewer, a TV with AutoLock™ can respond to the content advisories and block program content that may be fou[...]

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    S ETTING U PA N A CCESS C ODE 19 O ver the next few panels you’ll learn how to block channels and get a better understanding of the rating terms for certain programming. First, let’s start by learning how to set a per- sonal access code: 1 Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu. 2 Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 butto[...]

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    B LOCK C HANNELS 20 A fter your personal access code has been set (see previous page), you are now ready to select the channels or the A/V Inputs you want to block out or censor. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: 1 Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons until the words BLOCK CHANNELS a[...]

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    BLOCK / CLEAR ALL CHANNELS AT THE SAME TIME 21 A fter blocking specific channels there may come a time when you want to block or clear all the channels at the same time. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: 1 Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to select either CLEAR ALL or BLOCK ALL. [...]

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    M OVIE R ATINGS 22 T he AutoLock™ feature can block pro- gramming based on the Movie Industry ratings. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: 1 Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to highlight the words MOVIE RATING. 2 Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 button to display the MOVIE RATING options[...]

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    TV R ATINGS 23 T he AutoLock™ feature can block pro- gramming based on the TV Industry rat- ings. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: 1 Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons to highlight the words TV RATING. 2 Press the CURSOR RIGHT 2 button to display the TV RATING options ( TV-Y, TV[...]

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    BLOCKING OPTIONS 24 A utoLock™ offers the viewer other block- ing features as well. With these Blocking Options, the censoring can be turned ON or OFF. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock™ features are displayed on the screen: 1 Press the CURSOR UP 3 or DOWN 4 buttons until the words BLOCKING OPTIONS are highlighted. 2 Press[...]

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    C LOSED C APTIONING 25 C losed Captioning (CC) allows you to read the voice content of television pro- grams on the TV screen. Designed to help the hearing impaired, this feature uses on- screen “text boxes” to show dialogue and conversations while the TV program is in progress. 1 Press the CC button on the remote to display the current Closed [...]

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    A UTO P ICTURE 26 A UTO S OUND W hether you’re watching a movie or a sporting event, your TV has automat- ic video control settings matched for your current program source or content. 1 Press the AUTO PICTURE but- ton on the remote control. The cur- rent Auto Picture setting will be dis- played on the screen. 2 Press the AUTO PICTURE but- ton rep[...]

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    Q UADRA S URF 27 T he QuadraSurf™ control allows you set up four different personal channel Surf lists using the colored buttons (on the remote control), each holding up to ten channels in its quick viewing“list.” 1 Press the CHANNEL (+) or (–) buttons (or the NUMBER buttons) to select a channel to add to one of the SURF lists. 2 Press the [...]

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    Q UADRA S URF 28 T he Quadra Surf buttons on your remote control allow you to store up to 10 chan- nels per button (40 total). You can even pro- gram the A/V Input channels for each button making them a “source” button. Assuming channels have now been added to the four Quadra Surf lists (the four colored buttons, see the previous page), let’s[...]

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    T ROUBLESHOOTING No Power • Check the TV power cord. Unplug the TV, wait 10 seconds, then reinsert the plug into the outlet and push the POWER button again. •C heck that the outlet is not on a wall switch. • Be sure the fuse is not blown on the AC power strip, if one is being used. No Picture • Check antenna connections. Are they properly s[...]

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    F ACTORY S ERVICE 30 NOTE: If you reside in one of our Philips Factory Ser vice Branch areas (see directory on back), you can contact the nearest Service Branch to obtain efficient and expedient repair for your product. If your product is In-Warranty , you should have proof-of-pur chase to ensure No Charge Service. For Out-of-Warranty service, call[...]

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    F ACTORY S ERVICE 31 Q UALITY SERVICE IS AS CLOSE AS YOUR TELEPHONE ! S IMPL Y LOOK OVER THE LIST BELOW FOR THE NUMBER OF A F ACTORY S ERVICE C ENTER NEAR YOU . Y OUR PRODUCT WILL RECEIVE EFFICIENT AND EXPEDIENT CARRY - IN , MAIL - IN , OR IN - HOME SERVICE , AND YOU WILL RECEIVE PEACE OF MIND , KNOWING YOUR PRODUCT IS BEING GIVEN THE EXPERT A TTEN[...]

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    L IMITED W ARRANTY 32 COLOR TELEVISION - 90 Days Fr ee Labor , One Y ear Free Replacement of Parts (T wo Y ears Free Replacement on Color Pictur e T ube) Must be carried in for service . WHO IS CO VERED? Y ou must ha ve proof of pur chase to receive war ranty service . A sales receipt or other document showing that you pur chased the product is con[...]