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Philips 21PT2217 manual

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    Real Flat T ele vision User Manual 21PT2217 21PT2327[...]

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    Safety information and Tips ................................................................................................. Befor e calling Customer Ser vice ........................................................................................ Getting started .....................................................................................[...]

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    Safety information • remo ve mains plug when : – the red light belo w the TV screen is ashing continuously . – a bright white line is displa yed across the scr een. – cleaning the TV screen. Nev er use abrasive cleaning agents such as scouring powder . Use a slightly damp chamois leather or soft cloth. – there is a lightning storm. –[...]

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    Below is a list of fr equently occurr ed symptoms. Before y ou call for service , make these simple checks. Some of these symptoms can easily be r ectied if y ou know what to do . BEFORE CALLING CUST OMER SER VICE Symptoms What y ou should do Colour patch (unev e- ness) - Switch off the TV from the mains pow er button. W ait for 20 minutes befor[...]

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    Connecting the antenna • Connect the aerial plug to the antenna sock et on the backcov er . • Insert the mains plug into the wall socket. Connecting the mains • For corr ect mains voltage, refer to type stick er at the rear of the TV set • Consult your dealer if mains suppl y is differ ent. Note :This diagram is not repr esentative of the a[...]

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    Y ou can view the pla yback of VCR tapes (Video Disc pla yers, camcorders, etc .) by using the AUDIO and VIDEO INPUT sock ets on the rear of the TV . – Connect the video and audio RCA cables from the VIDEO and AUDIO IN on the r ear of the TV to the AUDIO and VIDEO OUT of the VCR. CONNECTING A UDIO/VIDEO (PLA YBA CK) OUT OUT AUDIO VIDEO L R L R VI[...]

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    CONNECTING A UDIO/VIDEO (RECORDING) – Connect the RF cable from the OUTput of the set top bo x to the Antenna IN of the VCR. From the VCR’ s Antenna OUT , connect the RF cable to the Antenna sock et on the rear of the TV . – Connect the video and audio RCA cables from the VIDEO and AUDIO IN sockets of the VCR to the MONIT OR OUT on the rear o[...]

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    FUNCTIONS OF THE REMO TE CONTROL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 This TV features a full-function r emote control. Its compact design is the result of ha ving many of the buttons with multiple functions. PO WER button T o turn on the TV or switch it to Standby mode. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 F A V button T o browse the channels y ou set in [...]

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    FUNCTIONS OF THE TV CONTROL P ANEL The TV controls are on the fr ont panel just below the screen. & Mains Po wer button Press to turn on or turn off TV . If TV is in Standby mode , press: - CH or CH on the TV front panel or - PO WER button on the remote control to turn on TV . é Standby light indicator Indicator is lit when standby mode is act[...]

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    SELECTING THE MAIN MENU The User Manual explains the operation of the TV set using the buttons on the remote contr ol unless otherwise stated. Please read the f ollowing instructions car efully and follo w the steps as shown to familiarise y ourself with installation and other featur es a vailable for your TV set. TIP: Y ou ma y encounter instabili[...]

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    SELECTING Y OUR MENU LANGU A GE The Languag e option lets you set y our language for the TV’ s on-screen displa y menus. Enter main menu. Step Press button Result on screen Press r epeatedly until the Settings submenu is selected. Exit menu fr om screen. MENU V OL+ Or V OL- Press r epeatedly until the FEA TURE main menu is selected. CH+ Or CH- OK[...]

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    TUNING Y OUR CHANNELS AUT OMA TICALL Y Step Press button Result on screen Y ou can search f or all active channels automaticall y with the Auto Store f eature. Enter main menu. T o stop auto searching. MENU V OL+ Or V OL- Press r epeatedly until the PRESET main menu is selected. Press r epeatedly until the Auto Store submen u is selected. CH+ Or CH[...]

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    Y ou can manually sear ch your channel from an y frequency band and select your pr eferred channel number with the Manual Stor e feature. Step Press button Result on screen Press r epeatedly until Preset main men u is selected. Select the frequency band (VHFL/VHFH/UHF). TUNING Y OUR CHANNELS MANU ALL Y Enter main menu. MENU V OL+ Or V OL- CH+ Or CH[...]

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    Step Press button Result on screen TUNING Y OUR CHANNELS MANU ALL Y Press r epeatedly until Manual Stor e submenu is selected. CH+ Or CH- V OL+ Or V OL- Press V OL+ to star t search upwar ds or V OL- to search do wnwards from the cur rent posi- tion and frequency band. Press V OL- to stop manual sear ching upwards or V OL+ to stop manual sear ching[...]

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    FINE TUNING Y OUR CHANNELS This featur e lets you adjust the pictur e reception in places where the r eception is weak. Step Press button Result on screen Enter main menu. MENU V OL+ Or V OL- Press r epeatedly until the PRESET main menu is selected. Press r epeatedly until Fine T une submenu is selected. CH+ Or CH- V OL+ Or V OL- Press V OL+ to [...]

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    CHANGING THE SY STEM SETTINGS The Settings featur e lets you set the colour system, sound system and Auto V olume Level ( A VL ). A VL enables the volume to remain at a pr edetermined level to pr event sudden changes in volume le vels during commercial br eaks or when you are surng the channels. Step Press button Result on screen Enter main menu[...]

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    ADJUSTING THE TV PICTURE The Picture f eature lets y ou ne tune your TV picture such as the contrast, brightness, colour , sharpness and colour temperature. Step Press button Result on screen Enter main menu. MENU V OL+ Or V OL- Press r epeatedly until the PICTURE main menu is selected. Press r epeatedly to select Contrast , Bright ness, Color ,[...]

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    SW APPING Y OUR TV CHANNELS After auto or manual sear ching of channels, you can reor der the channel numbers using the Channel Swap featur e . Step Press button Result on screen Enter main menu. MENU V OL+ Or V OL- Press r epeatedly until the FEA TURE main menu is selected. Press r epeatedly until CH Swap submenu is selected. CH+ Or CH- OK The CH [...]

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    SKIPPING CHANNELS Step Press button Result on screen 1. Repeat Steps 1 to 5 described abov e. 2. Press V OL+ or V OL- repeatedly until Skip is Off . Example: Channel 15 is restor ed. 3. Press MENU to exit. REST ORING SKIPPED CHANNELS Enter main menu. MENU V OL+ Or V OL- Press r epeatedly until the PRESET main menu is selected. Press r epeatedly unt[...]

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    ST ORING Y OUR F A V OURITE CHANNELS This featur e lets you stor e up to six fav ourite channels which you can view or br owse using the F A V button on the r emote control. Step Press button Result on screen Enter main menu. MENU V OL+ Or V OL- Press r epeatedly until the FEA TURE main menu is selected. Press r epeatedly until F A V . Ch submenu i[...]

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    SETTING THE TIMER The Timer feature lets y ou program the TV to turn on and turn off at a specic time and channel. Step Press button Result on screen Enter main menu. MENU V OL+ Or V OL- Press r epeatedly until the TIMER main menu is selected. Example: T o set time to 18:00 hrs. Press r epeatedly until Time is 18:00. V OL+ Or V OL- Example: T o [...]

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    SETTING THE TIMER Step Press button Result on screen Example: T o set TV to turn on channel 11 at 22:59 hrs once. Press r epeatedly until Start Time is selected. CH+ Or CH- Press r epeatedly until Once is selected. V OL+ Or V OL- Press so that 0:00 is selected. CH- Press r epeatedly until 22:59 is selected. V OL+ Or V OL- Press so that Channel is s[...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS Product type 21PT2217 21PT2327 Picture Displa y screen type Real Flat picture tube Visible diagonal screen size 51 cm Aspect ratio 4:3 Picture enhancements Sharpness Adjustment, Black Stretch, Smar t Picture Sound Loudspeakers 2 x 5 W 200 W PMPO (/94) 5 W Sound system Eco A V Stereo Mono Sound enhancements Auto V olume Leveller Conv[...]

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    3139 187 57401 Specifications are subject to change withoutnotice. T rademarks are the property of K oninklijke Philips Electronics N.V . or their respective owners. 2004 © K oninklijke Philips Electr onics N.V . All rights reserved. www .philips.com[...]