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    Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/w elcome 22PFL3404/78 26PFL3404/78 EN User manual PT -BR Manual do Usuário[...]

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    1 8 Product information 22 Suppor ted display resolutions 22 T uner/Reception/T r ansmission 2 2 Remote control 22 P ow er 2 2 Suppor ted TV mounts 2 2 9 T r oubleshooting 23 General TV issues 2 3 TV channel issues 23 Picture issues 23 Sound issues 24 HDMI connection issues 24 Computer connection issues 24 Contact us 24 10 Index 25 Contents 1 Notic[...]

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    2 Compliance with EMF Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V . manufactures and sells many products targeted at consumer s, which, like any electronic apparatus, in general have the ability to emit and receiv e electromagnetic signals. One of Philips’ leading Business Principles is to take all necessar y health and safety measures for our products, [...]

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    3 R isk of i nju r y o r da mage t o th e T V ! • T wo p eop le a re r eq ui re d to lif t an d • ca r r y a T V tha t weig hs mo re t han 55 lbs . W hen s t a nd mo unt ing t he T V , us e • on ly th e sup pli ed s t an d. S ecur e t he s t and t o th e T V ti ght ly. Place t he T V o n a flat , le vel su r f ace t hat c an su ppo r t th e [...]

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    4 Disposal of your old pr oduct and batteries Y ou r pr od uc t is d es ign ed an d ma nuf ac tu r ed with high quality materials and c omponents , wh ich c an b e re c ycled a nd r eu se d. W hen t hi s cro sse d- ou t w he el ed bi n sy mb ol is at t ache d to a pr od uc t i t me ans t ha t the pr od uc t is cove re d by th e Eur op ean D ir ec t[...]

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    5 Remote contr ol 1 4 6 9 10 11 12 13 7 8 2 3 21 22 17 16 15 14 20 19 18 5 3 TV ov er vie w This section gives y ou an over view of commonly used TV controls and functions. Side contr ols and indicators a POWE R : Swit ch es t he prod uct o n or of f. T he prod uc t is not p owered off completely unless it is ph ysically unplug ged. b P /C H +/ -: [...]

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    6 n SOUN D(Smart Sound) L aun che s th e sou nd me nu . o +/- ( V o lu me +/-) Increa ses or decr eases volume. p BA CK A / CH Re tur n s to a pr ev iou s scr ee n. • Re tur n s to th e pr evi ous ly v iewe d • channe l. q B ROWS E Swi tch es be t wee n cha nn el gr i d and progr am lis t. r CC Displa ys cl osed cap tions settings. s TV /P C T [...]

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    7 Note If yo u ca nn ot lo ca te you r r em ote co ntr o l and • wan t to s wi tc h on t he T V f ro m s t an dby, pr es s P/CH +/- or SOU R CE at t he s id e of th e T V. Switch channels Press • CH + /- on t he r e mote co nt ro l or P/CH +/- on th e sid e of th e T V . Press • OK to u se t he cha nn el ma tr i x . En ter a c han ne l num be[...]

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    8 Press • to mu te t he s oun d. Press • ag ain t o re s tor e th e sou nd . T o adju st he adph one volu me Press • +/- . Press • VOL U ME +/- on t he s id e of the T V . Note W he n hea dp ho nes a r e plu g ged i nt o th e T V , • the l oud s pe ak er s a re a u tom at ic all y mu te d. W atch connected devices Note Sw it ch on t he d [...]

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    9 Change pictur e and sound settings Change picture and sound settings to suit your preferences. Y ou can apply pre-defined settings or change settings manually . Use smart picture Use s ma r t pic t ur e to a ppl y pr e -d efi ne d pic tur e se t ti ngs . 1 Press PICTURE . The » [Smart picture] menu appear s. 2 Press to se le c t one of t he fo[...]

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    10 Summar y of pictur e formats Th e foll owi ng pic t ur e se t ti ngs c an be confi gured . Note De pe nd ing o n th e for m at of t he p ic tu re • sou rce , so me pi c tu re s et t ing s ar e no t avai la ble . [Super zoom ] (No t for H D an d PC mo de .) Re moves t he bl ack ba r s on th e sid e of 4:3 b ro adc a s ts . Ther e is minimal di[...]

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    11 • [ V ol leveler] Au to mat ic all y r edu ces sudden volume changes , f or ex am ple , w he n sw it chi ng cha nn els . W hen e na ble d , thi s pr odu ces a mo re consistent audio volume. • [Delta volume ] Leve ls ou t vol ume di f fer e nces b et we en ch an ne ls or con nec t ed d evi ces . Swi tc h to th e con nec t ed d evi ce befo re [...]

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    12 3 Press OK to en ter [ S how favo rit e ch . ] . 4 Press to se le c t a favor i te l is t an d pr es s OK to ent er t he li s t . 5 Press to ch oose t he ch an nel t ha t you w ish to r e move fr om t he li s t . 6 Press OPTIONS . 7 Press to se le c t [Unmark as fa v . ] . 8 Press OK . The channel is remov ed from the » fav or ite list. Use tim[...]

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    13 5 Re - en te r the s a me cod e in t he n ew dia log box for co nfi r mat io n. If the code is set successfully , the » dialog box will disappear . Howev er , if the code cannot be set, you will be prompted to re-enter the code . 6 If yo u wa nt to ch ang e the co de , se le c t [Features ] > [Chang e code] . 7 En ter yo ur cur r e nt cod e[...]

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    14 View closed ca ptions (subtitles) The caption ser vice displays transmitted closed caption text. The captioned text can be display ed per manently or onl y when the TV is muted. Note This television provides a displa y of television • cl ose d ca pti on ing t ha t confo r ms w it h t he EI A - 60 8 s t an da rd a nd i n acco rd an ce wi th S e[...]

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    15 • [E-sticker ] For s hop m ode o nl y . Se t s th e loc at ion of t he e -s t icke r . 4 Press to se le c t your p r efer e nce . 5 Press OK . 6 Press MENU to exi t . Star t a TV demo 1 Press MENU . 2 Select [Fe atures ] > [Demo] . The » [Demo] menu appear s. 3 Pr es s th e to se le c t a de mo. • [Dig. Cr ystalClear] Digi t all y ad jus[...]

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    16 3 Press to e nte r [Antenna/Cable] . 4 Press to se le c t th e sou rce of T V br oad ca s t - [A ut o] , [A nt e n n a] , o r [C ab l e] an d pr ess OK to co nfi r m th e sel ec t io n. 5 Press to se le c t [Au t o p ro g r a m] . 6 Select [Star t ] and pr e ss OK to re- ins tall channe ls. As the system seaches for channels, » you ha ve the o[...]

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    17 6 Press MENU to exi t . Fine tune analog channels 1 Press MENU . 2 Select [Inst allation] > [C hannel install. ] > [Analog: Manual] . The » [Analog: Manual] menu appear s. 3 Press to se le c t and e nt er [Fine - tune ] . 4 Press to a djus t frequency . 5 Press OK when done. 6 Press MENU to exi t . Skip channels 1 Press MENU . 2 Select [I[...]

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    18 Rename channels Channels can be renamed so that a name of your choice appears whenever the channel is selected. 1 W hen w at chi ng T V , p re ss OK to dis play th e cha nn el gr i d . 2 Se le c t the c han ne l you wa nt to r e nam e . 3 Press OPTIONS . The channel options menu appear s. » 4 Press to se le c t and e nt er [Rename chan. ] . A t[...]

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    19 f CV I 1/CVI 2 ( Y Pb Pr a nd AUD IO L /R) An alo g aud io a nd vi de o inp u t fr om an alo g or d igi t al d evi ces su ch a s DVD pl ayer s o r game c onsoles . g HDMI 1 Di gi ta l aud io a nd vi de o inp u t fr om hi gh - de fin it io n dig it al d ev ices s uch a s B lu - r ay players . Back connector for 26 inch TV a SE RV . C For s of t [...]

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    20 Connect a computer with one of the fol lowi ng c onnectors : Note Co nn ec t ion s vi a DVI or VG A r eq ui re a n • additional audio cable. • HDMI cable • DV I - H D M I c a bl e • HD MI c abl e and H DM I - D V I ada pto r DVI PC AUDIO IN/ PC IN(AUDIO) DV I PC AUDIO IN/ PC IN(AUDIO) g HDMI 1 Di gi ta l aud io a nd vi de o inp u t fr om[...]

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    21 Use one-touch standby 1 Pr es s and h old Standby on th e T V ’s or de vice’s r em ote co ntr ol fo r at l ea s t th re e seconds. The TV and all connected HDMI » devices switch to standby . Use a K ensington lock There is a Kensington security slot at the back of the TV . Prevent theft b y looping a Kensington lock between the slot and a p[...]

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    22 T uner/Reception/ T ransmission An ten na in pu t : 75oh m F-t y pe • T V s ys t em: PAL M , P A L N , NTS C M • Vi de o play bac k : NT SC , PAL ( al l ver s ion s ) • Remote contr ol Ty p e : P F 0 1 L 0 9 B • Ba t te r ie s: 2 x A A A (L R03 t y pe) • Powe r Ma ins powe r : 1 10 -2 4 0V , 50 - 6 0 Hz • St and by power : < 0. 3 [...]

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    23 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 . Pictur e issues The TV is on, but there is no pictur e: Check that the antenna i s proper ly • con ne c ted t o the T V . Check that the c or rec t devic e is selec ted • a s th e T V so ur ce. There i[...]

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    24 Computer connection issues The computer displa y on the TV is not stable: Check that a suppor ted resolut ion and • r efr es h r ate is se lec ted o n th e comp u ter. Set the T V pictur e format to un scaled. • Contact us If you c an not r es olve yo ur pr ob le m, r efer t o th e F AQs for t hi s pro du c t at w w w.ph ilip s. com /su pp o[...]

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    25 one-touch pla y 21 one-touch standby 21 environmental care 4 F facto ry setti ngs 15 fav orite list select 1 1 set up 1 1 H HDMI cable troubles hooting 2 4 I install channels automatic 1 6 manual 1 6 K Kensington lock 21 L location 14 lock Kens ing ton 21 M menu main menu 9 O One-touch play 21 On e- to uch s ta ndby 21 P picture form at p ict ur[...]

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    26 R rece ption 23, 1 7 rem ote con trol over vi ew 5 technical specifications 22 S sleep timer 12 Smart se t tin gs 9, 11 sound set t ings 11 T technical specifcations 22 timer on t ime r 1 3 sta nd b y 1 2 troubleshooting 23 tune channels 17 TV adjus t v olume 8 menu 9 scr e en c ar e 4 s t and by 7 switc h cha nnel s 7 s wi tch of f 7 switc h o[...]

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    © 2009 K oninklijke Philips Electr onics N.V . All rights reserved. Document order number: Q41G2202813 6C Q41G2202813 6C[...]