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Philips 21PT1664/00S manual

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  • Page 1

    1 Intr oduction When setting up y our television set for the first time, we advise y ou to use the quick installation guide included belo w . Please r ead the following instructions carefully to familiarise y ourself with all the featur es available on y our set. W e hope our technology meets entir ely with your satisfaction. Installation Installin[...]

  • Page 2

    2 æ P ositioning the television set Place y our TV on a solid, stable surface, leaving a space of at least 5 cm ar ound the appliance . T o a v oid accidents, do not put anything on the set such as a cloth or co ver , a container full of liquid (vase) or a heat source (lamp). The set m ust not be exposed to water . Â Connections • Inser t the a[...]

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    3 T uning in to channels Quick installation (first use) The follo wing operations are all described in the enclosed quick installation guide. W e advise y ou to use it. The first time y ou switch on the television, a menu appears on the screen. This men u asks you to choose the language of the other menus. If the menu does not appear , hold down th[...]

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    4 æ Pr ess . The main menu is displa yed on-scr een. Â Pr ess once to select INST ALLA TION and press . The INST ALLA TION men u appears. ê Use to select a setting and to adjust. • LANGUAGE : to change the menu language. • COUNTR Y : to select the country you are in (GB f or Great Britain). This setting affects the automatic pr ogramme sor t[...]

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    5 Using other men us T o adjust a menu: æ Displa y the menu. Â Select a setting. ê Adjust. Note: the menus disappear automatically after 30 seconds if no further adjustments are made . T o exit from the menus, press (or to come back to the previous stage). Y ou can store y our own sound and picture settings. æ First carr y out y our menu settin[...]

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    6 This function (only available on cer tain models) allo ws you to lock the set in order to limit its use completely or partially . K ey lock æ Pr ess , select TV LOCK ( ) and press . Â Set the LOCK to ON . The ke ys are locked. ê Switch off the set and put the r emote control out of sight. The set cannot be used (it can onl y be switched on usi[...]

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    7 The k e ys on the r emote contr ol Depending on the model, there are 2 diff erent v ersions of the remote contr ol. T o set the TV to standby mode. The red indicator lights up . T o switch the set back on, press P , P or to . Brings up the previous or follo wing pr ogramme . For dir ect access to pr ogrammes For a 2-digit programme n umber , the [...]

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    8 T elete xt T eletext is an inf ormation system, br oadcast by cer tain channels, which can be read like a ne wspaper . It also pr ovides subtitles for people with hearing difficulties or those who ar e unfamiliar with the language in which a par ticular pr ogramme is being broadcast (cable netw orks, satellite channels, etc .). Pr ess: T o obtain[...]

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    9 T o select connected equipment Press to select EXT (1) and, on models with 2 euroconnector sock ets: EXT2 and Y/C2 ( S-VHS signal on EXT2 ). The switch is automatic on most appliances (decoder s, etc .). Depend ing on th e model, s o c k e t s ar e on the fr o n t (s o metimes under a fla p) or o n the right-hand s ide of the set. Headphones When[...]

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    10 P oor reception or no pictur e The pro ximity of mountains or high buildings can cause ghost pictur es, echoing or shadows. If this is the case, try tuning the picture using FINE TUNE (p. 4). Do y ou hav e the right system (p. 4)? C h eck that t he ae rial pl ug or eur o c o n n e c t o r plug is pr operly connected. Check also that your aerial [...]