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    Register your pr oduct and get support at 26PFL3403/94 EN User manual[...]

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    3 Use your TV as a PC monitor 24 Select your connection quality 24 9 T roubl es hoot ing 26 10 Product infor matio n 27 Contents 1 Notice 4 2 Im por t a nt 5 Safety 5 Screen care 6 Environmental care 6 3 Y our T V 7 TV ov er view 7 4 Ge t st ar t ed 9 P osition the TV 9 W all mount the TV 9 Connect the antenna cable 10 Connect the pow er cord 10 In[...]

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    4 for our products, to comply with all applicab le legal requirements and to stay w ell within the EMF standards applicable at the time of producing the products. Philips is committed to develop , produce and mar ket products that cause no adverse health effects. Philips con fi rms that if its products are handled proper ly for their intended use,[...]

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    5 TV for ventilation. Be sure air fl ow is not obstr ucted. If placing the TV on a fl at, solid surface be sure to use only the supplied stand. Do not mov e the TV if the stand is not proper ly screwed to the TV . W all mounting of the TV should only be performed by quali fi ed per sonnel. The TV must only be mounted on an appropriate wall brack[...]

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    6 Disposing of your used pr oduct Y our product is manufactured with high-quality materials and components that can be recycled and reused. When y ou see the crossed-out wheel bin symbol attached to a product, it means the product is cov ered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC: Do not dispose of your used product with household waste . Ask your d[...]

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    7 Back connectors Use the TV back connector s to connect to the antenna and permanent devices. a A V (CVBS) Composite video input to be used with Audio L/R connector s for camcorder , game console , etc. b Audio (input) S-video, CVI, and A V share the Audio-in L/R connector s. Make sure that the audio cables connected are that of the device to be u[...]

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    8 c Cycles through availab le picture formats. d INFO Displays channel information, if availab le . e OK Activates a selection or accesses the menu. f Navigates through the men us. g EXIT Exits a menu. h P + / - Switches to the next or previous channel. i Number buttons j Returns to the previously viewed channel. k Displays the list of channels. l [...]

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    9 W all mount the TV W arning Wall mounting of the TV should only be performed by quali fi ed installer s. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V . bear s no responsibility for improper mounting that results in accident or injur y . Depending on the size of y our TV screen, purchase one of the following wall brackets: Screen size VESA-compatible brac[...]

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    10 The location of the pow er connector varies according to TV model. 2 Inser t the pow er cord fully into the power connector . Connect the pow er cord plug to the power outlet. Ensure that the cord is tightly secured at both ends. Disconnect the TV from the po wer Caution Pull the power cord b y the plug; do not pull on the power cord. 1 Unplug t[...]

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    11 Precautions on using batteries: Use speci fi ed type of batter y . Do not mix new and used batteries. Do not use rechargeable batter ies. Do not expose batteries to excessive heat, throw them in a fi re, rechar ge them or tr y to open them. This could cause them to leak or explode . Switch on y our TV If the standby indicator (2) is off, press[...]

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    12 The [Manual installation] menu appear s. 3 Press or to select a standard. 4 If the picture is not clear , adjust the setting. Select [Fine tuning] . 5 Press or to adjust the tuning. The [Frequency] value changes and the [Store on n umber] star ts fl ashing. 6 T o con fi r m your change, select [Store on number] . 7 Press OK . Note If you do no[...]

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    13 Delete a channel 1 Press MENU . 2 Select [Installation] > [Rearrange] > [Select channel] . 3 Press P + / - , , , or the number buttons to display the number of the channel to be deleted. 4 Select [Delete channel] . 5 Press OK . De fi ne a list of fa vorite channels Y ou can de fi ne up to six fav or ite channels. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select [...]

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    14 Press P + / - or key in the number on the remote control. Press CHANNEL + / - on the side of the TV . Access y our fa vorite channels This function is only a vailable if a list of fa vorite channels has been de fi ned (see ‘De fi ne a list of fav or ite channels’ on page 13 ) . Limit channel list to fa vorite channels 1 Press SMAR T MODE .[...]

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    15 W atch connected de vices 1 Switch on the connected device . The picture from your connected device might appear automatically on the TV screen. 2 If the picture does not appear , press SOURCE . The video source list appear s. 3 Select a source . 4 Press OK . Use the remote control of the connected device to switch channels. Adjust v olume T o i[...]

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    16 Adjust pictur e and sound settings Adjust picture settings 1 Press MENU . 2 Select [Picture] . 3 Press OK . The [Picture] menu appear s. 4 Press or to select a setting. 5 Press or to adjust the settings. Description of picture options [Smart Picture] : Sets your TV to a pre- de fi ned picture setting. Press or to select a setting for the channe[...]

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    17 3 Press or to select a setting. The following are pre-de fi ned settings to suit different viewing en vironments: [Vivid] [Standard] [Movie] [Po wer sa ver] [Personal] contains settings customised in the picture menu. Note Y ou must select a pre-de fi ned setting for each connected device. Change picture f ormat Press repeatedly to cycle throu[...]

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    18 The following are pre-de fi ned settings to suit different listening en vironments: [Speech] [Music] [Movie] [Multimedia] [Personal] contains settings customised in the sound menu. Adjust the frequency range The graphic equalizer has fi ve frequency bands. Adjust each band in turn. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select [Sound] > [T one control] > [Fre[...]

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    19 Set dela y after which the TV goes into standby mode 1 Press MENU . 2 Select [Featur es] > [Timer] > [Sleep timer] . 3 Press or to set the timer to go off after a cer tain amount of time . Note Select [Off] to disable this function. Set a time at which the TV goes into standby mode 1 Press MENU . 2 Select [Featur es] > [Timer] > [T u[...]

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    20 De fi ne a PIN code 1 Press MENU . 2 Select [Featur es] > [Parental Contr ol] > [PIN code] . 3 Press OK . 4 Press the number buttons to enter y our four -digit code. The number s are replaced by asterisks on screen. 5 Key in the code again to con fi rm it. Reset your PIN code 1 Press MENU . 2 Select [Featur es] > [Parental Contr ol] .[...]

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    21 Lock TV buttons Note This function is only availab le if a PIN code has been de fi ned. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select [Featur es] > [Parental contr ol] . 3 Key in your PIN code. 4 Select [Lock front panel] . 5 Press or to check the box. Unlock the TV buttons 1 Press MENU . 2 Select [Feaur es] > [Parental contr ol] . 3 Key in your PIN code. 4 Se[...]

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    22 Unlock the Installation menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Select [Feaur es] > [Parental contr ol] . 3 Key in your PIN code. 4 Select [Lock Installation] . 5 Press or to uncheck the box. Customize y our TV Set pref erences Note When preferences are con fi gured, they remain in operation until they are recon fi gured. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select [Installatio[...]

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    23 channel or source . T o enable the mode, press , , or OK . Con fi gure sources Y ou can con fi gure your TV according to the device you connect to it. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select [Installation] > [Input settings] . The [Input settings] menu appear s. 3 Select the name of the connected device . 4 Press . 5 Assign a new name to the connected devi[...]

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    24 Note Philips HDMI suppor ts High-bandwidth Digital Contents Protection (HDCP). HDCP is a for m of Digital Rights Management that protects high de fi nition content in DVD or Blu-ray Discs. Component (Y Pb Pr) - High quality Component video cable (red/green/blue) and audio L/R cable (red/white) Suppor ts high-de fi nition signals but gives low [...]

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    25 Composite - Basic quality Composite video/audio cable (yello w/red/white) For analog connections. Composite cables usually combine a y ellow video cable with a red/white audio L/R cable. Match the cable color s when you connect to the TV . EN EN[...]

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    26 Ripples on the picture Usually caused by local interf erence such as car s, daylight lamps and hair drier s. Adjust the antenna to minimize the interf erence . Blank screen in V GA(PC) mode P erhaps the TV can not recognize the resolution set by the PC . Change to the best resolution or other standard resolutions of the PC system. Check the conn[...]

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    27 Connections Headphone out (stereo mini-jack) TV antenna S-Video CVBS YPbPr : Component video (CVI in) Audio L/R in A V out (suppor ts sources from RF , CVBS, and S-Video) V GA in HDMI V GA Audio in Powe r Mains pow er : A C 100V -240V (±10%) P ow er consumption: 100 W Standby po wer consumption: < 0.3 W Speci fi cations are subject to chang[...]

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    72-E340MS-X521A © 2008 K oninklijke Philips Electr onics N.V . All rights reserved. Document order number:[...]