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    EN User manual Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/w elcome 19PFL3205H/12 26PFL3205H/12 Downloaded From TV-Manual.com Manuals[...]

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    Österreich 0800 180 016 België/Belgique 80080190 България 00800 11 544 24 Hrvatska 01 6403 776 Lokalni poziv Česká republika 800142840 Bezplatný hovor Danmark 3525 8759 Lokalt opkald Estonia 6008600 kohalik kõne tariifi Suomi 09 2311 3415 paikallispuhelu France 0805 025 510 numér o sans frais Deutschland 0800 000 7520 gebührenfr eie[...]

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    1 6 Install channels 27 Automatically install channels 27 Manually install channels 28 Rename channels 29 Rearr ange channels 29 T est digital reception 30 7 Connect devices 31 Back connector 31 Side connector 32 Connect a computer 34 Use a Conditional Access Module 35 Use Philips EasyLink 36 Use a Kensington lock 37 8 Product inf ormation 38 Suppo[...]

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    2 Pixel characteristics Th is LCD pr o duc t ha s a hig h nu mb er of colo ur p ixe ls . A lt ho ug h it h a s ef fec tiv e pi xels of 9 9 .99 9% o r mo re , b lac k dot s o r br i gh t poi nt s of lig ht (re d, g r ee n or b lu e ) may a ppe ar co ns t a nt ly o n th e scr e en . Th is is a s tr u c tu r al p ro pe r t y of th e di sp lay (wi th i[...]

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    3 M ain s fus e (U K on ly) Th is T V is fi t te d wi t h an a pp rove d mou ld ed p lug . Sh oul d i t be come ne cess a r y t o re pl ace t he ma ins f us e , th is mu s t be r e pla ced w it h a f use of t he s a me va lu e as i nd ic ate d on t he p lug (exa mp le 10A) . 1 Rem ove fus e cover a nd f use . 2 The r e pl ace me nt f use mus t com[...]

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    4 Ri sk of i njur y or da ma ge to t he T V! T wo p eo ple a r e r eq uir e d to li f t a nd c ar r y • a T V t ha t weig hs mo r e th an 2 5 k g. W he n s t an d mou nt ing t he T V , us e onl y • th e su ppl ied s ta nd . Se cur e t he s t a nd to th e T V t ig htl y. Place t he T V on a fla t , leve l su r face t ha t ca n su ppo r t t he c[...]

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    5 Disposal of your old pr oduct and batteries Y ou r pr od uc t is de sig ne d an d ma nuf ac t ur e d with high quality materials and c omponent s, wh ich c a n be r ec ycl ed a nd r eu se d. W he n th is cr oss ed - ou t w he el ed b in s y mbo l is at t ach ed to a p ro du c t i t me ans t ha t th e pr od uc t i s cover ed by t he E ur op ea n D[...]

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    6 th e Eur o pea n Ecol ab el fo r i ts e nv ir on me nt al qualities . Energy ef ficiency f eatures • Energy sa ving Th e en e r g y sav in g se t ti ng of t he T V combines sever al T V settings that result in s avi ng e ne r g y. See t he s ma r t se t ti ng s in th e se tu p me nu . • Low st a ndby p ower con sum pt ion Th e cla ss - lea d[...]

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    7 Remote contr ol a (St andby- O n) Swi tc hes t he T V to s t a ndby i f i t is on . • Swi tc hes o n th e T V if it i s in s t a nd by . • b MENU T og g le s th e mai n me nu o n or of f . c MHEG /TE LETE X T T og g le s tel et ex t on or of f. d SOURCE Select s c onnec ted de vices. 1 22 4 5 7 6 10 11 12 13 14 8 9 2 3 21 18 17 16 15 20 19 3 [...]

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    8 r GUIDE Swi tc hes b et we e n cha nn el gr id an d progr am me list . s SU BTITLE (For RF Digital T V only) Enables or disables subtitles . t DE M O (U sed i n sel ec te d mod el s onl y) T og g le s th e de mo ns t r at io n me nu on o r of f. u FORMA T Se le c t s a pic tur e fo r mat . v INCR. SURR Enables Incredible Surround for s tereo sou [...]

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    9 Note If yo u ca n not l oc at e you r r em ote co nt r ol a nd • wa nt t o s wi tc h on t he T V fr om s t a nd by, pr es s P/CH +/- o n t he s id e of th e T V. Switch channels Press • P +/ - o n th e re m ote co nt ro l or P/CH +/- on t he s id e of th e T V. En ter a c ha nne l nu mb er u si ng t he • Numeric buttons . Press • OK to us[...]

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    10 Use teletext 1 Press M HEG/ TELE TE XT . The main index page appear s. » 2 Sel ec t a p age a s fol lows : Pr es s th e • Numeric buttons to e nte r a page number Press • P +/ - to v ie w th e ne x t o r previous page Pr es s th e • Colour buttons to s el ec t a col ou r cod ed i te m Press • BA CK to r e tu r n to a prev iously viewed [...]

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    11 Rename devices fr om the home menu After adding a new device to the home menu, you can rename it to y our preference. 1 Press MENU . 2 Press to se le c t a de vi ce to r en am e . 3 Press OPTIONS . The options menu appear s. » 4 Press to se le c t [Rename device ] , th en press OK . A text input box appears. » 5 Press to se le c t cha r a c te[...]

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    12 • [Energ y saving] : A ppl ies l ow- e ne r g y set tings. • [Natur al] : A ppl ies t he b es t p ic t ur e qualit y . • [ Custom ] : Li s t s cus to mi sed p ic t ur e set tings. 3 Press OK to co nfir m your c hoi ce . The selected smar t picture setting is » applied. Manually adjust pictur e settings 1 Press MENU . 2 Press to se le c t[...]

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    13 [Aut o for mat] : (Not for PC mode .) Automatically displays the suitab le picture format. If not, widescreen is applied. [Super zoom] : (Not for H D an d PC m od e.) Re moves t he b lac k bar s on th e si de of 4 :3 br oad ca s t s . Ther e is minimal distor tion. [4:3] : Sh ows t he cla s si c 4:3 for m at . [S ub ti tl e zoo m ] : Displa ys 4[...]

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    14 • [Bal ance ] : Ad jus t s t he b ala nce of t he r i gh t and left speakers . • [ Audi o languag e ] : Ava il ab le for d ig it a l cha nn el s , wh en m ul ti pl e lan gu age s ar e br oad c as t . L is ts av ail ab le a udi o la ngu age s . • [Dual I- II] : Sel ec t s au di o la ngu age s if d ual sou nd b ro ad ca s t is av ai lab le .[...]

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    15 Use advanced teletext featur es Access the teletext options menu Acces s th e te le tex t fea tu re s th r oug h th e teletex t options menu. 1 Press M HEG/ TELE TE XT . The teletext screen appear s. » 2 Press OPTIONS . The teletext options menu appear s. » 3 Press to se le c t on e of th e foll owi ng options. • [Rev eal] : H id es or r eve[...]

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    16 View all channels Y ou c a n ex it a f avou r i te li s t , an d vi ew al l inst alled channels. 1 Wh en w atc hi ng T V, pre ss OK . The channel grid appear s. » 2 Press OPTIONS . The channel options menu appear s. » 3 Press to se le c t [Se lect list] , the n press OK or to en ter . 4 Select [A ll ] , t he n pr e ss OK . All channels are dis[...]

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    17 Use EPG 1 Wh en w atc hi ng T V, pre ss GUIDE . The EPG planner screen appear s. » 2 P r ess MENU . The program guide menu appear s. » 3 Press to se le c t an o pt ion , a nd t he n press OK to co nfi r m . 4 Press MENU to ex i t th e EP G me nu . Note On ly t he c ha nn el s in t he • [P re fer re d EP G channels ] list appear in the EPG m[...]

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    18 Change the clock mode 1 Press MENU . 2 Press to select [Setup ] > [Inst allation ] > [ Clock] > [ Auto clock mode ] . 3 Press to se le c t [A u t om a t i c] or [Manual] . 4 Press OK to co nfi r m. Change the time zone 1 Press MENU . 2 Press to select [Setup ] > [Inst allation ] > [ Clock] > [T ime zo ne] . 3 Press to select y[...]

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    19 Automatically switch the TV on (on timer) Y ou c a n sw i tch t he T V to a s pec ifi ed ch an ne l at a s pec ifi ed t ime , f ro m s t an dby o r powe r - on mode. 1 Press MENU . 2 Press to se le c t [Setup ] > [Features ] > [O n t i me r] . 3 Press to en te r th e [O n t i me r] menu . • [Ac ti v a t e] : Se le c t s how of ten t he[...]

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    20 Lock the TV for a specific time 1 Press . 2 Press to se le c t [Setup ] > [Features ] > [Lock after] . Y ou are prompted to enter your PIN » code . 3 Ente r you r cod e us ing Numeric but tons . 4 Select [O n] . The feature menu appears. » 5 Select [Ti m e ] , the n pr es s OK . 6 Ente r t he t ime w i th t he N umeric buttons or t he N[...]

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    21 6 Select [O n] to di sp lay su bt it le s al way s or [On du rin g mut e] to dis pl ay sub ti t les o nl y wh en a ud io is m u ted . 7 Press OK to enable subtitles . 8 Rep ea t thi s pr oce du re t o en ab le su bt i tl es on each analogue c hannel. Tip Select • [Subtitle mode] > [O f f ] to disable subtitles. Enable subtitles on digital T[...]

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    22 View a slide sho w of your photos 1 Wh en a f ull s cr ee n im age of a p hot o is dis playe d, p r ess OK . A slide show begins from the selected » photo. 2 Pr ess t he fo llow in g bu t t ons t o cont r ol t he sli de s how : • OK to paus e th e sl ide s how. • to go ba ck or m ove for wa r d to the nex t image. • BA CK to s top t he s [...]

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    23 Disconnect a USB storage device Caution Fo llo w th is pr o ced ur e to a voi d da ma ge to yo ur • US B s to r ag e de vi ce. 1 Press BACK to e xi t t he U SB b row se r . 2 W ai t fo r fiv e seco nd s th en d is conn ec t the US B s to r ag e de vi ce. Listen to digital radio channels If digital broadcasting is a vailable , digital radio ch[...]

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    24 Update using a USB device Co nn ec t yo ur U SB s t or a ge de vi ce to th e T V. 1 If th e sof t wa r e upd at e scr e en d oe s not appear automatically , select [Setup ] > [Software updat e] > [Local updates ] > [USB] . 2 Press OK to u pda te t he T V sof tw a re manually . 3 Foll ow th e on -sc r ee n ins t r u c ti ons t o complete[...]

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    25 Access decoder channel Y ou can map channels provided through a decoder or descrambler to your TV channel selection. In this way , you can select these channels by using the RC of y our TV . The decoder or a descrambler must be connected to EXT1 (SC ART). Set decoder channel Ma p cha n nel s fr o m a de code r o r des cr a mb le r . 1 Press MENU[...]

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    26 Star t a TV demo Y ou c a n use d e mon s tr ati ons t o be t te r un de r s t an d th e fea tu re s of your T V . So me de mos a r e not av ai lab le o n cer t a in m ode ls . Ava ila bl e de mos a r e di spl ayed i n th e me nu li s t . 1 Press DE MO on th e re m ote con tr o l. 2 Press to se le c t a de mo a nd p r ess OK to v iew i t . 3 Pre[...]

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    27 Step 3 Install channels Automatic ally inst alls the a vailable analogue an d dig i ta l T V chan ne ls a nd di gi t al r a di o channe ls. 1 Fro m th e cha nn el i ns t al lat io n gu id e screen , select [Full installation ] . 2 Press OK to co nfi r m . The TV star ts to search and store all » the availab le channels. 3 Wh en i ns t al la ti[...]

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    28 6 Press BACK w he n th e new c ha nne l is fou nd . 7 Press to se le c t [Store as n ew channel] to s tor e t he n ew ch an ne l und e r a new c ha nne l nu mb er. 8 Press OK to e nte r [Store as ne w channel] , th e n pr es s OK . 9 Press to r etu r n to t he [Channel install ation ] menu. Step 3 Fine-tune analogue channels 1 Press MENU . 2 Pre[...]

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    29 Rearrange channels After you install channels, you can rearr ange the order in which they appear . 1 Wh en w atc hi ng T V, pre ss OK to di sp lay th e cha nn el g r id . 2 Press OPTIONS . The channel options menu appear s. » 3 Press to se le c t [Reor der ] , t he n pr es s OK . 4 Sel ec t t he c ha nn el to r e ar r a nge , t he n press OK . [...]

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    30 T est digital r eception Y ou can check the quality and signal strength of digital channels. This allows you to reposition and test your antenna or satellite dish. 1 Press MENU . 2 Press to select [Setup ] > [Inst allation ] > [ Channel installation ] > [Manual channel search ] . 3 Press to en te r th e me nu . 4 Press to e nte r th e f[...]

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    31 b E X T 2 ( Y P b Pr a nd AU DI O L /R) An al ogu e au dio a nd v id eo i np ut f r om an alo gu e or d igi t al d ev ice s suc h a s DVD players or game c onsoles. c TV AN TE N NA Si gna l in pu t f ro m an a nte n na , c ab le or satelli te. TV ANTENNA 7 Connect de vices This section describes how to connect devices with different connectors. [...]

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    32 Side connector a COM MO N INT ER FA CE Sl ot for a C on di ti on al Acce ss M od ul e (C A M ). d E X T 1 (CV B S and RGB) An al ogu e au dio a nd v id eo i np ut f r om an alo gu e or d igi t al d ev ice s suc h a s DVD players or game c onsoles. e S PDI F OU T Di gi t al au di o ou t pu t to ho me t he at r es an d oth er d ig it a l au dio s [...]

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    33 f HDM I ( Available only in 26 inch TV ) Di gi t al au di o an d vi de o inp u t fr om h ig h- de fin i tio n di gi t al d ev ices s uc h as B l u -r ay players . b AUD IO L / R Aud io i np u t fr om a na log ue d ev ices connected to VIDEO . c VIDEO Co mpo si te v id eo in pu t f ro m an al ogu e de vi ces su ch a s VCR s . d USB Dat a i np u [...]

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    34 • HD MI c ab le an d HD MI - D V I ada pto r • VGA ca ble DV I PC AUDIO IN/ PC IN(AUDIO) VGA PC AUDIO IN/ PC IN(AUDIO) VGA Connect a computer Befor e you connect a computer to the TV Se t th e scr e en r ef r es h r ate o n you r • com pu te r to 6 0 H z. Se le c t a su pp or te d scr e en r e sol u tio n on • your computer . Connect a c[...]

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    35 Access C AM ser vices 1 Af te r in se r ti ng an d ac t iv at in g th e C AM , press MENU . 2 Press to se le c t [Setup ] > [Features ] > [ Common interf ace ] . Applications provided b y the digital TV » ser vice operator appear on the screen. Note Th is m en u op ti on i s ava il ab le o nl y if t he C A M • is i nse r te d an d ac t [...]

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    36 Enable or disable EasyLink Note Do n ot e na bl e Ph ili ps E a sy L in k if yo u do n ot • in te nd to u se i t . 1 Press MENU . 2 Press to se le c t [Setup ] > [Inst allation ] > [Pre fere nces] > [EasyLink] . 3 Select [O n] or [Of f ] . Use one-touch pla y 1 Af te r e na bli ng E as y Li nk , pr es s play o n you r dev ice . The TV[...]

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    37 Use a K ensington lock There is a Kensington security slot at the back of the TV . Prevent theft by looping a Kensington lock between the slot and a permanent object, such as a heavy tab le . Set TV speakers to EasyLink mode W he n you pl ay con ten t fr o m an E a sy L in k com pli an t hom e t hea te r , th e T V s pe ake r s a r e automatical[...]

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    38 Multimedia Su pp or te d s to r age d ev ice : US B (Onl y • FA T o r FA T 32 US B s to r ag e dev ice s ar e suppor ted) Suppor ted multimedia file formats: • Ima ges: JPE G • Audio: MP3 • Note Mu l ti me di a fil e nam es m us t n ot e xcee d 1 28 • char acte r s. T uner / Reception / T ransmission Ae r ial i np ut : 75o hm co a xi[...]

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    39 Pr oduct specification Design and specifications are subject to change without notice . 1 9PFL3 205H Wi t hou t T V s t an d • Dimension (WxHxD ): • 455 x 303 .7 x 49 . 6 ( m m ) W e igh t : 3.1 6 k g • Wi t h T V s ta nd • Dimension (WxHxD ): • 455 x 328 .7 x 1 37 .9 ( mm) W e igh t : 3. 32 k g • 26PFL3 205H Wi t hou t T V s t an [...]

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    40 TV channel issues Pre viously installed channels do not appear in the channel list: Check that the c or rec t channel lis t is • selected . No digital channels wer e found during the installation: Check that the T V suppor ts DVB- T , • DVB - T L i te o r DVB - C in you r cou nt r y. Some channels are not automaticall y installed on m y TV: [...]

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    41 HDMI connection issues There ar e problems with HDMI de vices: Note that HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital • Content Protection ) suppor t can dela y th e ti me t a ken fo r a T V t o dis play co nte nt fr om a H D M I dev ice . If t he T V do es no t re cog nis e th e H DM I • dev ice a nd n o pic tur e is d isp layed , t r y s wi tc hin g th e [...]

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    42 Condition al Access Module 35 conne ct antenna 3 1 PC 4 1, 34 con nectors HDMI 4 1 , 31 over vi ew 31 USB 22 cont en t rat ing s 20 country 27 D decoder 25 default settings 26 demo 26 devices 10 devices add t o home menu 1 1 connect 31 remo v e 1 1 rena me 1 1 watch 10 digital channel subtitles 21 tes t re cep tio n 30 digital radio 23, 27 digit[...]

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    43 M menu language 27 main menu 1 1 teletex t 1 5 universal acc ess 1 5 MHEG teletext 10 MPEG artifact red uctio n 12 multimedia 38 music digital r adio 23 USB 23 with slideshow 23 mute TV speakers 37 O OA D 24 on timer 19 one-touch play 36 one - to uch s t and by 36 P paren t al rating 20 PC con ne c t 34 , 41 resolu tion 38 picture for mat change[...]

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    44 T T a bl e of P age s 16 technical specifications 38 teletext feat ur es 15 menu 1 5 subpages 1 5 T a bl e of Page s 1 6 use 1 0 timer on t im er 1 9 sleep timer 1 9 sta nd b y 1 9 transmission 38 , 40 transpor ting 4 troubleshooting 40 TV l oc k lock channels 20 lo ck con ne c te d dev ice s 20 PIN co de 20 rat i ng s lo c k 2 0 TV o v erv i e[...]

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    45 EN Downloaded From TV-Manual.com Manuals[...]

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    46 EN To fin d out on ho w to re-tune your TV,check the user manual online for details Downloaded From TV-Manual.com Manuals[...]

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