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Philips 28PW6816/05 manual

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    1 Intr oduction T able of Contents Thank you f or purchasing this tele vision set. This handbook has been designed to help you install and operate y our TV set. W e would str ongly r ecommend that you r ead it thoroughly . W e hope our technology meets entirely with y our satisfaction. Installation Installing your tele vision set . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    The television set has 4 k eys which ar e located on the top of the set. The V OLUME - + (- ” +) keys ar e used to adjust sound lev els. The PR OGRAM - + (- P +) k eys ar e used to select the requir ed programmes. T o access the men us, simultaneously hold down the ” - and ” + k eys. The PR OGRAM - + k eys ma y then be used to select an adjus[...]

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    3 The r emote contr ol k eys List of pro grammes T o displa y / clear the list of programmes. Use the ke ys IJ to select a programme and the k ey L to displa y it. The symbol + is displayed alongside all programmes which are lock ed (p.8) or ? if they are not locked. K ey not used Mode selector (p. 15) T o activate the remote contr ol in TV , VCR ([...]

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    4 Quick installation Sor ting pr ogrammes The first time you s witch on the television, a menu appears on the scr een and the tuning starts automatically . If the menu does not appear , hold down the ” - and ” + keys on the set for 5 seconds to start the tuning. The operation tak es several min utes. A displa y shows the sear ch status and the [...]

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    TV VCR DVD 1 4 ` ı Ø MENU MENU MENU 5 Using other menus Choosing a languag e and countr y Automatic tuning & Press the H k ey to displa y the main menu. é Select INST ALL ( J ), then press L . The INST ALL menu appears. The LANGUA GE option is activated. “ Press L to g o into the LANGUA GE menu. ‘ Select your language with the IJ k eys. [...]

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    6 Manual tuning Pr ogramme name This menu allows y ou to store the programmes one b y one. & Press H . é Select INST ALL ( J ), then press L . The INST ALL menu appears. “ Select MANUAL ST ORE ( J ) then pr ess L . The menu appears : ‘ Press L to g o to the SYSTEM menu. Use IJ to choose EUR OPE (automatic detection*) or manual detection wi[...]

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    7 Adjusting the pictur e Adjusting the sound & Press H then L . The PICTURE menu appears : é Use IJ k eys to select a setting and KL k eys to adjust. Note: the menu is a scroll-down menu. Keep the k ey J held down to access the settings hidden at the bottom of the screen. “ Once the necessar y adjustments ha ve been made, select the option S[...]

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    8 Timer function Locking the set This menu allows y ou to use your TV as an alarm clock. & Press H . é Select FEA TURES ( J ) and press L twice. The TIMER menu appears : “ Press L to enter and exit the sub-men us and use k eys IJ to adjust: ‘ TIME: enter current time. Note: the time is updated automatically each time the set is switched on[...]

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    9 T eletext T eletext is an information system, broadcast by certain channels, which can be read lik e a newspaper . It also pro vides subtitles for people with hearing difficulties or those who are unfamiliar with the language in which a particular programme is being br oadcast (cable networks, satellite channels, etc .). Switch teletext on/off T [...]

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    10 16:9 F ormats The pictures y ou receiv e ma y be transmitted in 16:9 format (wide screen) or 4:3 f ormat (conv entional screen). 4:3 pictures sometimes ha v e a black band at the top and bottom of the screen (letterbox format). This function allows y ou to optimise the picture displa y on scr een. Automatic switching This TV set is also equipped[...]

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    11 ZOOM 16 : 9 4 : 3 SUPERWIDE SUBTITLE ZOOM WIDE SCREEN Subtitles 4 : 3 ZOOM 14 : 9 Selecting the corr ect mode Differ ent modes can be selected to suit different pictur e formats, use the following diagrams as a guide to which mode to use. ZOOM 16 : 9 & 4:3 Picture There ar e 5 possible modes for this type of pictur e é 4:3 Picture Letterbo [...]

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    12 Using the built-in D VD pla y er Inser ting a disk The built-in D VD pla yer allo ws you to pla y D VD video disks as well as video and audio CDs (including finalised CD-Rs and CD-R Ws). The disks can be recognised b y their logo on the packaging. Note: Generally , D VD films are not placed on the market at the same time in the various regions o[...]

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    13 Pla ying a D VD or video CD w T o access the D VD functions you m ust first switch the mode selector located on the side of the remote contr ol to the D VD position. Pla y Once the disk has been inserted and the draw er closed, play begins automatically . Certain disks will ask you to select a heading from a men u. Use the buttons 09 or IJ KL th[...]

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    14 Pla ying an audio CD w First you m ust switch the mode selector located on the side of the remote contr ol to the D VD position. Pla y Once the disk has been inserted and the draw er has closed, play begins automatically . A special menu appears on the scr een, indicating the number of tracks, the total length of the disk, the current track and [...]

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    15 OSD menu Using the OSD menu This menu allows y ou to access all the special functions of the D VD pla yer . Press the Q k ey (k ey R ). A menu bar appears at the top of the scr een with symbols for each setting. Use the KL IJ k eys to select and mak e settings. Description of symbols: A Pref erential settings T Titles C Chapters / sequences B Au[...]

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    16 Pr efer ential settings Press Q . On the menu bar , select A and press J to displa y the pr eferential settings menu: Imag e prefer ences: F Y ou can set: • TV format; to choose the scr een format (your TV must be set to 16:9 ), • Black le vel shift; to highlight the le vels of black in the image (only w orks with NTSC images), • Video shi[...]

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    17 Access contr ol and lock This function allows y ou to access various lev els of security for the pla yer . & Press Q . Select A and pr ess J until select menu O . é Press L twice to enter the Access contr ol menu. “ Enter the access code of your choice. Y ou will be ask ed to enter it a second time to confirm. The Access control men u app[...]

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    I.S. ù Ë ` Ø 18 Connecting peripheral equipment The television has 2 external sock ets situated at the back of the set (EXT1 and EXT2). The EXT1 socket has audio and video inputs/outputs and RGB inputs. The EXT2 socket has audio and video inputs/outputs and S-VHS inputs. Video recor der (only) Carry out the connections featured opposite. Use a g[...]

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    19 TV / VCR / D VD mode selector Carry out the connections featured opposite. Using the N k ey , select EXT3 for a VHS or 8mm camcorder and S-VHS3 * for an S-VHS or Hi-8 camcor der . * Only available on certain versions . For a mono set, connect the sound signal to the AUDIO L (or AUDIO R) input. The sound automatically comes out of the left and ri[...]

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    20 Tips Glossar y P oor reception The pro ximity of mountains or high buildings ma y be responsible f or ghost pictures, echoing or shadows. In this case, tr y manually adjusting your pictur e: see "fine tuning" (p.6) or modify the orientation of the outside aerial. Does your antenna enable y ou to receiv e broadcasts in this frequency ra[...]