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    1 COVER L9 20PT30B1[...]

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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 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 you?[...]

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    3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - Read before operating equipment This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, however , some installation and operation pre- cautions which you should be particularly aware of. 1 . Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appl[...]

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    4 Introduction W elcome/Registration of Y our TV ............................2 Safety/Precautions .....................................................3 T able of Contents .......................................................4 Features ......................................................................4 Onscreen MENU ✧ Adjusting the TV Pictu[...]

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    5 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR SETUP © AutoLock REVIEW © BRIGHTNESS 30 COLOR 30 PICTURE 30 AutoLock REVIEW © BRIGHTNESS 30 COLOR 30 PICTURE 30 SHARPNESS 30 BRIGHTNESS 30 COLOR 30 PICTURE 30 SHARPNESS 30 TINT 0 COLOR 30 PICTURE 30 SHARPNESS 30 TINT [...]

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    6 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR 1 2 3 TINT 0 COL. TEMP . NORMAL CONTRAST PLUS 0FF NOISE REDUCTION ON VOLUME 15 TINT 0 COL. TEMP . NORMAL CONTRAST PLUS ON NOISE REDUCTION OFF VOLUME 15 T he Contrast Plus (Black Str etch) featur e helps to “sharpen” [...]

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    7 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR COL. TEMP . NORMAL CONTRAST PLUS ON NOISE REDUCTION OFF VOLUME 15 BALANCE 0 COL. TEMP . NORMAL CONTRAST PLUS ON NOISE REDUCTION ON VOLUME 15 BALANCE 0 2 1 3 A CTIV A TING THE N OISE R EDUCTION (P ICTURE ) C ONTROL F or r[...]

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    8 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR SET CLOCK - - :- - AM TIMER ACTIVE ON CHANNEL 12 SET CLOCK 10:00 AM TIMER ACTIVE ON CHANNEL 12 2 3 4 1 S ETTING THE TV’ S C LOCK Y our television comes with an onscr een clock. During normal operation the clock appears[...]

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    9 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR SET CLOCK 10:00 AM TIMER ACTIVE OFF CHANNEL 12 ST ART TIME - - : - - AM SET CLOCK 10:00 AM TIMER ACTIVE ON CHANNEL 12 ST ART TIME - - : - - AM 2 1 3 J ust like an alarm clock you can set the TV to turn itself on at the s[...]

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    10 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR SET CLOCK 10:00 AM TIMER ACTIVE ON CHANNEL 12 ST ART TIME - - : - - AM 3 1 2 U sed along with the Clock fea- tur es, you can select a specific channel that the television will tune to when the T imer Active contr ol is [...]

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    11 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR TIMER ACTIVE ON CHANNEL 12 ST ART TIME - - : - - AM TIMER ACTIVE ON CHANNEL 12 ST ART TIME 08:30 AM 12 8:30 2 3 4 1 CHANGING TO CHANNEL 6 IN 30 SECONDS U sed along with the Clock fea- tur e, you can select a specific ti[...]

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    12 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR CLOCK © CC MUTE SETUP © AutoLock REVIEW © CLOCK © CC 2 SETUP © AutoLock REVIEW © AutoLock © CLOCK © CC OFF SETUP © AutoLock REVIEW © CC - 1 AutoLock © CLOCK © CC 1 SETUP © AutoLock REVIEW © 4 2 1 3 4 C los[...]

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    13 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR 12 15 MIN 12 30 MIN 12 45 MIN 12 60 MIN 12 90 MIN 12 120 MIN 12 180 MIN 12 240 MIN 12 50 SEC 12 10 SEC GOODBYE 1 U SING THE S LEEP T IMER C ONTROL During the last 10 seconds of a SLEEP timer setting, an onscreen display[...]

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    14 U NDERST ANDING THE A UTO L OCK ™C ONTROL G OFF PG OFF PG-13 OFF RO N NC-17 ON XO N T he AutoLock featur e is an inte- grated cir cuit that r eceives and pr ocesses data sent by br oadcast- ers, or other pr ogram pr oviders, that contain pr ogram content advi- sories. When pr ogrammed by the viewer , a TV with AutoLock can r espond to the cont[...]

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    15 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR 2 1 3 6 5 7 4 INPUT © SLEEPTIMER OFF AutoLock © CLOCK © CC OFF AutoLock ACCESS CODE _ _ _ _ AutoLock ACCESS CODE X X X X AutoLock ACCESS CODE _ _ _ _ INCORRECT CODE BLOCK © CHANGE CODE © CHANGE CODE X X X X CONFIRM[...]

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    16 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR 1 2 7 4 3 6 5 8 INPUT © SLEEPTIMER OFF AutoLock © CLOCK © CC OFF AutoLock ACCESS CODE _ _ _ _ AutoLock ACCESS CODE X X X X BLOCK © CHANGE CODE © CHANNEL 5 BLOCKED BY CHANNEL BLOCKING ENTER CODE TO VIEW _ _ _ _ CHAN[...]

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    17 U NDERST ANDING THE A UTO L OCK ™C ONTROL (B LOCKING O PTIONS ) POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR 1 4 6 2 INPUT © SLEEPTIMER OFF AutoLock © CLOCK © CC OFF AutoLock ACCESS CODE _ _ _ _ AutoLock ACCESS CODE X X X X BLOCK © CHANGE CODE © BLOCKING OP[...]

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    18 U NDERST ANDING THE A UTO L OCK ™C ONTROL (M OVIE R A TINGS ) POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR INPUT © SLEEPTIMER OFF AutoLock © CLOCK © CC OFF AutoLock ACCESS CODE _ _ _ _ AutoLock ACCESS CODE X X X X BLOCK © CHANGE CODE © CHANNEL 5 BLOCKED BY [...]

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    19 U NDERST ANDING THE A UTO L OCK ™C ONTROL (P ARENT AL G UIDELINES ) POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR BLOCK © CHANGE CODE © CHANNELS BLOCKED © MOVIE RA TINGS © P ARENT AL GUIDELINE © TV-Y7 © TV-G OFF TV-PG © TV-14 © TV-MA © TV-Y OFF TV-Y7 © [...]

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    20 U NDERST ANDING THE A UTO L OCK ™C ONTROL (R EVIEW S CREEN ) POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR CC OFF SETUP © AutoLock REVIEW © BRIGHTNESS 30 COLOR 30 CHANNELS BLOCKED -- -- -- -- -- MOVIE RA TINGS -- -- -- -- -- P ARENTAL GUIDELINE -- -- -- -- -- B[...]

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    21 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR NOISE REDUCTION ON VOLUME 15 BALANCE 0 TREBLE 30 BASS 30 OR 2 3 1 VOLUME 15 BALANCE 0 TREBLE 30 BASS 30 INCREDIBLE SURR ON BALANCE 0 TREBLE 30 BASS 30 INCREDIBLE SURR ON SOUND STEREO OR B esides the normal volume level [...]

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    22 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR BASS 30 INCREDIBLE SURR ON SOUND STEREO SAP OFF AV L O N 1 3 2 BASS 30 INCREDIBLE SURR ON SOUND MONO SAP OFF AV L O N H OW TO S ET THE TV FOR S TEREO P ROGRAMS Y our TV can detect a ster eo sig- nal and will set itself [...]

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    23 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR 2 TREBLE 30 BASS 30 INCREDIBLE SURR OFF SOUND STEREO SAP OFF 3 1 TREBLE 30 BASS 30 INCREDIBLE SURR ON SOUND STEREO SAP OFF U SING THE I NCREDIBLE S URROUND F EA TURE T he Incr edible Surr ound feature adds gr eater dept[...]

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    24 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR CONTRAST PLUS ON NOISE REDUCTION ON VOLUME 15 BALANCE 0 TREBLE 30 VOLUME 15 OR 1 3 2 1 U se[...]

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    25 75 V VIDEO L/MONO AUDIO R out in 75 V VIDEO L/MONO AUDIO R out 1 in POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR SAP ON AV L O N INPUT © SLEEPTIMER OFF AutoLock © ANTENNA EXT 1 ANTENNA OUT ANTENNA IN VIDEO AUDIO IN IN OUT OUT L R 2 3 4 5 6 The TV’ s Audio/V id[...]

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    26 POWER – VOLUME + CHANNEL < < MENU AUX/TV INPUT PHONO INPUT R L 2 MUTE 75 V VIDEO L/MONO AUDIO R out in 1 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR 2 3 W ould you like to hear TV pr ograms thr ough your audio hi-fi system? The TV's Audio output jack[...]

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    27 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR WEAK SIGNAL SPORTS PERSONAL MOVIES 1 W hether you’r e watching a movie or a video game, your TV has automatic video contr ol set- tings matched for your curr ent pr o- gram sour ce or content. The AutoPictur e featur [...]

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    28 U SING THE A UTO S OUND ™C ONTROL POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR VOICE MUSIC PERSONAL THEA TER 1 SOUND STEREO SAP ON A VL OFF INPUT © SLEEPTIMER OFF SOUND STEREO SAP ON AV L O N INPUT © SLEEPTIMER OFF NOTE: When the VOICE mode of AutoSound is sel[...]

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    29 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR 2 1 5 5 ADDED 8 8 ADDED 10 10 ADDED 5 SURF 8 SURF 10 SURF A “list” or series of pr eviously viewed channels can be select- ed with the SURF button on your r emote contr ol. W ith this featur e you can easily switch [...]

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    30 6 1 SLEEP A/CH ST A TUS/EXIT CC AUTO TV VCR ACC 1 23 4 5 7 8 0 SLEEP POWER A/CH STATUS/EXIT CC CLOCK TV VCR ACC RECORD TV/VCR SMART PICTURE VOL CH MUTE MENU SURF 2 SMART SOUND RECORD SOUND S ETTING THE R EMOTE C ONTROL T O W ORK W ITH O THER D EVICES Y our r emote contr ol is set to work your TV and many infrar ed r emote (IR) control VCRs, Cabl[...]

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    31 S ETTING THE R EMOTE C ONTROL T O W ORK W ITH O THER D EVICES SLEEP POWER A/CH STATUS/EXIT CC CLOCK TV VCR ACC TV/VCR RECORD AUTO VOL CH MUTE MENU SURF POWER SLEEP A/CH ST A TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR 1 5 2 3 4 AUTO PICTURE SOUND AUTO SOUND AUTO PICTURE N ow that you have looked up the thr [...]

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    32 POWER SLEEP A/CH STA TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR 06 07 08 09 06 07 08 09 1 3 4 3 07 08 09 2 AUTO SOUND PICTURE S ETTING THE R EMOTE C ONTROL T O W ORK W ITH O THER D EVICES Y our TV r emote can be set to work various external devices such as VCRs, Cable Boxes, Satellite Receivers, DBS, [...]

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    33 R EMOTE C ONTROL D IRECT E NTR Y C ODES REMOTE VCR CODE NO. Admiral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .048 Advantz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .358 Adventure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 000 Aiko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Aiwa . . . . . . . . . . .000, 037, 307, 348, 352 [...]

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    34 R EMOTE C ONTROL D IRECT E NTR Y C ODES CABLE REMOTE CONVER TOR CODE NO. Eastern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .002, 274 Everquest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .015, 040 Filmnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443 Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400 France T elecom . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    35 POWER SLEEP A/CH ST A TUS/EXIT CC CLOCK RECORD TV VCR ACC AUTO AUTO SOUND PICTURE MENU SURF VOL CH MUTE 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 0 TV/VCR U SING THE R EMOTE ’ S VCR B UTTONS W hen using the TV remote with a VCR, first make cer- tain it is set to contr ol your VCR (by the REMOTE CODE or SEARCH method). Set the TV/VCR/ACC mode switch to VCR on the remote[...]

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    36 T IPS I F S OMETHING I SN ' T W ORKING • 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? ?[...]

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    37 G LOSSAR Y TO T ELEVISION T ERMS Coaxial Cable • A single solid antenna wire normally matched with a metal plug (F-type) end connector that screws (or pushes) directly onto a 75 Ohm input found on the T elevision or VCR. Closed Caption • Broadcast standard which allows you to read the voice content of television programs on the TV screen. De[...]

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    38 EL4482-3 Rev . AA 3135 015 07541 • • ★ 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 Sa[...]

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    39 MAC2929 1/99 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 TTENTION [...]

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    40 COLOR TELEVISION 90 Days Free Labor One Year Free Replacement of Parts (Two Years Free Replacement on Color Picture Tube) This product must be carried in for service. LIMITED WARRANTY WHO IS COVERED? You must have proof of purchase to receive warranty service. A sales receipt or other document showing that you purchased the product is considered[...]