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Philips 21PT2325 manual

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  • Page 1

    21PT3324 3139 125 34801 cover new english 1/10/05, 11:14 AM 1[...]

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    IMPOR T ANT Befor e you begin: Mak e sure your package includes the follo wing items: TV and mains cord, remote contr ol, Instruction manual, antenna cable (optional) and Coaxial cable (optional). Attention: 1. Read your manual first – y our Philips TV comes with a w ell-designed remote contr ol and onscreen displa y to ensur e your TV is easy to[...]

  • Page 3

    General Operating instruction 1 T able of Contents Installation Installing your tele vision set .............................................................................. 3 The k eys on the TV set ...................................................................................... 3 Remote control k eys .......................................[...]

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    2 Operating instruction General Safety inf ormation • Disconnect mains plug when : – the indicator light below the TV screen is flashing continuously . – a bright white line is displa yed acr oss the screen. – there is a lightning storm. – the set is left unattended for a pr olonged period of time. • cleaning the TV screen. Never use ab[...]

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    Installation Operating instruction 3 Place your TV on a solid, stable surface, lea ving a space of at least 10 cm around the appliance. Connections 10 cm 10 cm 10 cm • Insert the aerial plug into the x socket at the rear of the set. If you are using an indoor aerial, reception may be difficult in certain conditions . Y ou can impro ve reception b[...]

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    4 Operating instruction Installation (Choose the right remote contr ol that comes with your TV) Standb y Lets you place the TV set on standby . T o turn on the TV , press CH + or –, 2 , A V , A/CH or digit keys T eletext k eys (p . 10) Delete P ersonal Zapping list Deletes stored channels fr om Personal Zapping list (p . 9) T eletext /P ersonal Z[...]

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    Installation Operating instruction 5 Remote contr ol k eys Standb y Lets you place the TV set on standby . T o turn on the TV , press CH + or –, 2 , A V , A/CH or digit keys. A V channel selection Press se veral times to select A V1, A V2, FR ONT or CVI. P ersonal Zapping Y ou can surf up to 10 personal channels for each k ey (p . 9) Delete P ers[...]

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    6 Operating instruction Installation When there is no signal input to the TV , you may encounter instability of the screen display . In this instance , please use the k ey to select an A V channel. The Languag e feature is used to change the displa y language for menus. & Pr ess the MENU key . é With the cursor , select the Install menu and fo[...]

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    Installation Operating instruction 7 ‘ Sound System : use the or key to select the desired sound system; Auto , BG , I, DK or M . ( Sear ch : Press MENU . The search starts. Once a channel is found, the scanning stops. Go to the next step. If no picture is f ound, consult the possible solutions (p. 14) § Channel : enter the requir ed channel wit[...]

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    8 Operating instruction Operation Pictur e settings & Pr ess MENU then . The Picture menu is displa y ed: Sound settings & Pr ess MENU , select Sound ( ) and press . The Sound menu is displa yed. ge (On screen displa y ma y differ from actual TV) Description of the adjustments: • Brightness : this changes picture brillance. • Colour : t[...]

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    Operation Operating instruction 9 & Pr ess MENU , use the or key to select Featur es and press the key . é Use the ke y to select 4:3 or Expand 4:3. “ Pr ess the ke y to exit. 4:3 Letterbox Expand 4:3 Signal Str ength This featur e displays the signal str ength lev el at the bottom of the screen. Select the option On and it will appear each [...]

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    10 Operating instruction Operation Active Control Monitoring Screen T o view channels: Select and pr ess a colour key that has stor ed channels r epeatedly to select the channel you want to view . (applicable to certain TV models only) (applicable to certain TV models only) Activ e Contr ol The Active Contr ol monitors and adjusts incoming video si[...]

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    Operation Operating instruction 11 0 9 T eletext T eletext is an information system br oadcast by certain channels which can be consulted like a newspaper . It also offers access to subtitles for view ers with hearing problems or who ar e not familiar with the transmission language (cable netw orks, satellite channels, etc .). Press: Y ou will obta[...]

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    12 Operating instruction Operation T elete xt Press: Y ou will obtain: Stop sub-pag e Certain pages contain sub-pages acquisition which are automaticall y display ed successively . This key is used to stop or resume sub-page acquisition. The indication 2 appears on the top left. Hidden T o displa y or hide the concealed information information (gam[...]

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    Peripherals Operating instruction 13 D VD pla y er Video r ecorder (Diagrams ar e for illustration only . May differ fr om actual TV sets) Connecting peripheral equipment The television can ha v e the following external sock ets situated at the back of the set (depending on the TV models). The A V1 in sock et has Y , Pb, Pr and/or audio/video input[...]

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    14 Operating instruction Peripherals Satellite r eceiver , decoder , games, etc. & Car r y out the connections shown opposite. é T o optimise pictur e quality , connect the equipment which pr oduces the video signals (digital decoder , games, etc) to A V1 in and equipment which pr oduces the S-VHS signals (S-VHS and Hi-8 video recor ders, cer [...]

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    Practical information Operating instruction 15 Tips P oor reception The pro ximity of mountains or high buildings ma y be responsible for ghost pictures, echoing or shadows. In this case, tr y manually adjustingyour pictur e: see Fine T uning or tr y skipping channels with bad or weak TV signals or modify the orientation of the outside aerial. Does[...]

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    16 Operating instruction Practical inf ormation Glossar y 4:3 Refers to the ratio betw een the length and the height of the screen. Wide scr een televisions ha ve a ratio of 16:9 while conv entional televisions ha ve a ratio of 4:3. 4:3 Expand The images recor ded in “letterbox” format are expanded to fill the entir e screen and the black horiz[...]

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    Practical information Operating instruction 17 Specification Product type 21PT2115 21PT2325 21PT3324 Picture Picture scr een diameter 525 mm 525 mm 520 mm Visible scr een size 510 mm 510 mm 510 mm Smart Picture Modes x x x Brightness Contr ol x x x Colour Control x x x Contrast Control x x x Sharpness Control x x x Colour T emperature Control x x x[...]

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    Video pla yback NTSC 4.43/3.58 x x x NTSC Pla yback x x x P AL 60* x x x Sound Systems A V Stereo x Bisonic x x T eletext* Reception standards: T OP x x x Smar t text: 1 page memor y x x x Connectors Front Headphone out (3.5 mm) x Mono Audio/Video input x Side Headphone out (3.5 mm) x Mono Audio/Video input x Stereo headphone out (3.5 mm) x Stereo [...]