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    26PFL3606H 22PFL3606H 19PFL3606H Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/w elcome EN User manual[...]

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    België/ Belgique 0800 80 190 Gratis/Gr atuit ß CHA T www .philips.com/suppor t  00800 11 544 24  800 142 840 Bezplatný hov or  3525 8759 Lokalt opkald ß CHA T www .philips.com/suppor t  0800 000 7520 (kostenfrei) ß CHA T w[...]

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    1 English 6 Install channels 25 Automatically install channels 25 Manually install channels 25 Rename channels 26 Rearr ange channels 26 T est digital reception 27 Access C AM ser vices 27 7 Connect devices 28 Back connections 28 Side connections 30 Connect a computer 30 Use a Conditional Access Module 31 Use Philips EasyLink 32 Use a Kensington lo[...]

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    2 Pixel characteristics Th is LCD pr od uc t ha s a hig h nu mb er of col our p ixe ls . Al t hou gh i t ha s ef fe c ti ve pi xel s of 99 .9 99 % or mo r e, b lac k dot s o r br ig ht poi nt s of li ght (re d, g r ee n or b lue) may ap pea r con s ta nt ly o n th e scr e en . T his i s a s tr uc t ur a l pr op er t y of th e di spl ay ( w i th in [...]

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    3 English Copyright Ken sin g to n and M icr o S aver a re r eg is te r ed U S tr a de ma r k s of ACCO W or l d cor p or a ti on wi t h iss ue d re gi s tr a tio ns a nd pe nd ing ap pli ca ti ons i n ot he r coun tr i es t hr ou gh ou t th e wor ld . Ma nu fa c tu re d un de r lice nce f ro m Do lby L ab or a tor i es . Do lby a nd t he d oub le [...]

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    4 Ri sk of i njur y o r da ma ge to t he T V !  T wo peo ple a r e re qu ir ed to l if t an d ca r r y a T V t ha t weig hs mo re t ha n 25 k g o r 55 lbs.  W he n s ta nd m ou nti ng t he T V, use on ly th e su ppl ied s t a nd . Se cur e th e s ta nd t o         ?[...]

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    5 English Scr een car e  Avoi d s ta ti ona r y im ages a s m uch a s possible. Stationar y images ar e imag es that remain on-screen for ex tended pe r io ds of ti me . E x am ple s inc lud e: on -s cr ee n me nu s, b lac k bar s an d ti me di spl ays . If yo u mus t u se s t at io nar y im age s , re du ce scr e en co nt r a s t an d br i g[...]

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    6 Environment al ef for t s Philips c ontinuously foc uses on lo wer ing th e env ir on me nt al i mpa c t of i ts i nn ova ti ve con sum er p r odu c t s . W e a im ou r ef fo r t s to wards en vironmental i mprov ements during manufactur ing, reduc tion o f harmful     [...]

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    7 English R e mote c ont r ol a (St and by- On)  Swi tc h the T V on o r to s t an dby. b Play buttons  Control video or music. c FIND  Acces s t he me nu t o sel ec t a T V channel lis t. d (Home )  Ac cess the home menu. e CH - / C H + (Pre vious/Next )  Swi tc h chan ne ls or n avig ate t hr ou gh me nu pa ges , t r[...]

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    8 R e mote c ont r ol usage W he n you us e th e re mo te con tr ol , ho ld i t clo se to t he T V an d poi nt i t at t he r e mote con tr ol s ens or . M ake s ur e th at t he li ne - of- sig ht be t wee n t he r em ote co nt ro l an d T V is n ot bl ocke d by fur ni tu re , w all s or ot he r obj ec t s . ~5m ~30˚ f SOURCE  Select connecte[...]

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    9 English Switch y our T V to st andb y  Pr es s ( Standby- On ) on th e r em ote c ontrol aga in. » T he r em ote co nt ro l se nso r on t he T V switc he s t o red. Switch y our T V of f  Pr es s th e powe r sw i tch on t he T V ag ai n. » T he r em ote co nt ro l se nso r on t he T V swit che s o ff. » Th oug h th e T V co nsu me [...]

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    10 View channel preview Y o u ca n vi ew a pr ev ie w of all av ai lab le cha nn el s wi th t he c han ne l gr i d.  Pr es s FIND . » Th e cha nn el g r id a pp ear s . » T o p r evi ew a cha nn el , se le c t it . » T o w at ch a cha nn el , se le c t it , t he n press OK . W atch connected devic e s Note  Be for e yo u se le c t a d e[...]

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    11 English Use tel etext 1 Press TE XT . » The main index page appear s . 2 Se le c t a pag e wi th o ne of t he fol low ing :  Pr es s th e Numeric buttons to e nte r a page number .  Pr es s or to vie w th e nex t o r prev ious page.  Pr es s th e Colour buttons to s el ec t a col ou r cod ed i te m .  Pr es s (BA CK) to [...]

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    12 Change pic ture and sound set ti ngs Ch ang e pic t ur e an d sou nd s et t in gs to s ui t                set tings or change set tings manually . Note  Wh il e you w at ch T V or e x t er n al d ev ice s , pr es s[...]

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    13 English  [ Gamma] : Adju s t th e mid t one in ten si t y in t he p ic tu r e. B la ck a nd wh it e ar e not af fe c te d.  [P C mod e] : Adj us t t he pi c tu re w he n a P C is co nne c te d to t he T V vi a HD M I or DVI .  [Picture forma t] : Cha nge t he pi c tu re for m at .  [Screen edges ] : Adj us t t he vi ew in[...]

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    14 [Movie expa nd 1 6:9] : (N ot for H D a nd P C mod e . ) S ca le 4: 3 for ma t to 1 6:9 . [ Wide scree n ] : S ca le 4 :3 for m at to 16:9 . [Unscale d] : Fo r H D an d PC m ode o nl y , an d in se le c te d mod el s on ly. All ow ma xi mu m sharpness . Some dis tor tion may be present du e to t he br oa dc as te r’s s ys te ms . S et you r PC[...]

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    15 English Use the universal access menu Y o u ca n s wi tch o n or of f v is ual ly i mpa ir ed a nd hearing impaired options for enhanc ed visual or audio cues . 1 W hil e you wa tch T V , pr e ss . 2 Selec t [Setup ] > [ Chann el settings ] > [Langu age ] . 3 Se le c t on e of th e follow in g opt ion s , the n press OK .  [Hearing i[...]

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    16 Sele ct T .O . P . telet ext broadcast s Ju mp f r om on e su bje c t to a not he r wi t hou t en te r ing p age nu mb er s wi t h T a bl e Of P ages ( T .O . P .) teletex t br oadca st s . T .O.P . tele tex t br oad ca s t s a re av ai lab le o n sel ec t ed T V channe ls. 1 Press TE XT . » Th e te le tex t sc re en a pp ea r s . 2 Press OPTIO[...]

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    17 English Use the Elec tronic Programme Guide Th e pr og r am me g ui de is a n on -s cr ee n gu ide ava ila bl e for di gi t al ch an nel s . It a llow s you to:  Vi ew a li s t of dig i ta l pr og r am me s bei ng broadcast  Vi ew u pco mi ng pr og r am me s  G ro up pr og r a mme s by ge nr e  Se t r em ind er s wh en p [...]

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    18 Display the T V clock 1 W hil e you wa tch T V , pr e ss OPTIONS . » Th e opt io ns me nu is d isp layed . 2 Selec t [Clock ] . 3 Press OK . Note  T o di sa bl e th e cl ock , re p ea t th e pr oce d ur e . Change t he clock mode 1 Press . 2 Selec t [Setup ] > [ T V set t ing s] > [Pre fere nces] > [ Clock ] > [ Auto clock ] . 3 [...]

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    19 English Lock unsuit able content Y o u ca n pr eve nt yo ur ch ild r en f ro m wa tchi ng cer t ai n pr ogr a m mes o r cha nn el s by loc ki ng th e T V co nt r ols . Se t or chan ge code 1 Press . 2 Selec t [Setup ] > [ Chann el settings ] > [ Child lock ]. 3 Selec t [Set co de ] or [ Ch ange co de] . » The [Set code ] / [Chan ge code] [...]

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    20 Change l angu age De pe nd ing o n your b ro adc a s te r , you ca n change the audio lang uage, subt itle lang uage, or b oth , for a T V ch an nel . Multiple audio languages, subtitles, or both, ar e b ro adc a s t th ro ugh t el ete x t o r DVB - T di gi ta l br oa dc as t s . D ua l sou nd b roa dc as t s: Wi t h dig i ta l br oad ca s t s ,[...]

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    21 English Play photos and music on U SB stor age devices Cautio n  Philips is not r esponsible if the USB s torage device is not suppor ted, nor is i t r esponsible for damage or lo ss of d at a f ro m t he d ev ice . Co nn ec t a U SB s t or ag e dev ice t o play p hoto s or music s tored on it. 1 Swi tch o n th e T V . 2 Co nn ec t t he U SB [...]

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    22 Change mu sic set tings  W hil e you pl ay mus ic , pr es s OPTIONS to acce ss o ne of th e fol lowi ng se t ti ngs , t he n pr es s OK .  [Stop pla yback ] : Stop m us ic pl ay .  [Repeat] : Play a so ng on ce or repeatedly.        /        : Pl ay s[...]

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    23 English 4 T o r e tur n, p re ss OK . 5 T o e xi t , pr e ss . Ste p 2: Download and upd ate the late st sof t w are version 1 Co nn ec t a U SB s t or ag e dev ice . 2 Press . 3 Selec t [Setup ] > [Up dat e sof t ware] . 4            ?[...]

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    24  [ Auto switch off ] : T o cons er ve en er g y , se t th e T V t o sw i tch of f au to mat ic all y af te r a pe r io d of inac tivity.  [ Channel informa tion s ize ] : Change th e t yp e of info r ma tio n th at is dis pl ayed wh en yo u sw i tch cha nn els .  [Audi o out d el ay ] : A ut oma ti ca lly s yn c the i ma ge on [...]

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    25 English Upd ate the c hannel lis t Y o u ca n en ab le au to ma tic u pd ate of c han ne ls wh en yo ur T V is in s t and by mo de . T he cha nn els s tor e d in you r T V a re u pd ate d eve r y mo r ni ng acco rd ing t o th e cha nn el in for ma ti on in t he b ro adc a s t . 1 Press . 2 Selec t [Setup ] > [ Chann el settings ] > [ Chann[...]

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    26 R ename chann els Y ou can r ename channels. The name appear s wh en yo u se lec t th e cha nne l . 1 W hil e you wa tch T V , pr e ss FIND . » Th e cha nn el ma tr i x me nu is d isp layed . 2 Se le c t th e cha nn el to r e na me . 3 Press OPTIONS . » The channel options menu appear s. 4 Selec t [Rename channel] , th en p re ss OK . » A te [...]

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    27 English T est digit al r e ception Y o u ca n che ck t he q ual it y a nd s ign al s t re ng th of di gi ta l cha nn el s. T hi s all ows yo u to r epo si ti on a nd te s t your a nte n na or s ate lli te dish. 1 Press . 2 Selec t [Setup ] > [ Chann el settings ] > [ Channel installation ] > [Digit al: Rec eption test ] , the n pr es s [...]

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    28 b E X T 1 (RGB a nd C VB S) A nal ogu e au dio a nd v id eo in pu t fr o m an alo gu e or d igi t al d ev ices s uch a s DVD play e rs or game c onsoles . c S PDI F O UT Di gi t al au di o ou tp ut t o hom e th ea tr es an d oth er d igi t a l aud io s ys t ems . d S ERV . U Fo r use by s er v ice pe r so nn el o nly. SPDIF OUT 7 Connect de vice[...]

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    29 English g E X T 2 ( Y P b Pr an d AUD IO L / R) A nal ogu e au dio a nd v id eo in pu t fr o m an alo gu e or d igi t al d ev ices s uch a s DVD play e rs or game c onsoles . h (Headphone) Stereo audio ou tput to hea dphones or ear phones. e PC I N ( VGA a nd AUD IO I N) Au dio a nd v id eo i npu t f ro m a com pu te r . f HDMI 1 Di gi t al au d[...]

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    30 Connect a co mputer Before you connect a computer to the TV  Se t th e scr e en r ef re sh r a te on yo ur com pu te r to 60 H z.  Se le c t a su ppo r te d scr e en r es olu t ion o n your computer . Connect a computer with one of the fol lowi ng c onnecto rs: Note  Co nn ec t io ns v ia DV I or VG A r eq ui r e an a dd i ti ona [...]

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    31 English Use a Conditional Access Modul e A Co ndi t io nal A ccess M od ul e ( C A M ) is pr ovi de d by dig it a l T V s er v ice op er a tor s to de cod e di gi t al T V cha nn el s . Note  Ref er t o th e do cu me nt a ti on f ro m you r se r vi ce op er a to r on h ow to i ns er t a s ma r t ca r d in to t he Conditional Acc ess Module. I[...]

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    32 Switch on or of f E as yLink W he n you pl ay an H DM I - C EC co mp lia nt de vice , t he T V s wi tc hes o n fr om s t a nd by , a nd s wi tc hes t o th e cor r e c t so ur ce . Note  If yo u do n ot i nte n d to us e Ph il ips E a s yL in k , s wi t ch it off. 1 Press . 2 Selec t [Setup ] > [ T V set t ing s] > [EasyLink] > [EasyL[...]

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    33 English Retain pic ture qualit y If yo ur T V p ic t ur e qu ali t y is af fe c ted by t he pic ture- processin g features o f other devic es, s wi tch o n Pi xel Pl us L in k . 1 Connec t an HDM I- CEC c ompliant device to t he H D MI co nn ec t or . 2             [...]

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    34 Multim edia  Su pp or t ed s to r age d ev ice: U S B ( onl y NT FS , FA T o r F A T 32 US B s to r age de vi ces ar e s up por ted )                Im age s: J PE G  Aud io: M P3 T uner / R eception / T ransmission  A[...]

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    35 English               change wi thou t notice. 26PFL3 606H  Wi t hou t T V s t an d  Di me nsi on ( Wx Hx D ): 6 48 . 5 x 4 14. 5 x 79 . 1 (mm )  W e[...]

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    36 T V ch annel issues Prev iou sly in st al led c ha nne ls do n ot ap pe ar in t he ch an nel l is t:  Check that the c or rec t c hannel list is selec ted. No d igi t al ch an nel s were fo und d uri ng th e install ation :  Check that the TV suppor ts D VB - T , DVB - T Li t e or DVB - C in yo ur co unt r y . So me ch an nel s are n ot au[...]

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    37 English HDM I connect ion issues The re are p robl em s wi th H DM I dev ice s:  Not e that HDCP (Hi gh- bandwi d th Digital Content Protection ) suppor t can dela y th e ti me t ake n for a T V to d is play co nte nt fr om a H D MI d ev ice .  If t he T V do es no t re cogn is e th e HD M I de vice a nd n o pic t ur e is di sp layed , tr [...]

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    38 D demo 24 devices watch 10 digital channels digit al r adio 23 langua ge, change 20 su bt it le s 21 dimensions 35 E EasyLink enable 32 he ar f ro m oth er s pea ker s automatica lly 3 2 pic ture quality , ret ain 3 3 El ec tro nic P rogr am me G uide 17 environmental care en d of us e 6 recy cl e 6 wh ile yo u wa tch T V 6 EPG, menu 17 F facto [...]

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    39 English S scree n care 5 set tin gs pic ture 12 13 sound 14 15 shop mode 24 sleept imer 19 smar t picture 12 sm ar t soun d 14 sof t ware di gi ta l br oa dc as t u pd ate 24 ver s ion 2 3 sound se tt ing s 14 15   34 standby 9 subti tle, l anguage 21 subti tles 21 switch 9 switch TV on or of f 9 9 T telete[...]

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    40 EN Information about how to re-tune your TV during the digital TV switchover. Television in the UK is going digital, bringing us all more choice and new services. Starting in late 2007 and ending in 2012, television services in the UK will go completely digital, TV region by TV region. Please see the next page to find out when your area switches[...]

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    41 English EN * * Digital UK, th e body leading th e digital TV switchover , will advise you when you n eed to re-tun e during th e switchover . If you do n ot re-tune your chann els when advised to do so by Di gital UK, you may lose some or all o f your channels until you d o re-tun e. Y ou should re-tun e your TV every few mon ths to check f or a[...]

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