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Philips 29PT8811 manual

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    Real Flat T ele vision User manual 29PT8811 29PT8841 29PT8842[...]

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    IMPOR T ANT Befor e you begin: Mak e sure your package includes the follo wing items:TV and mains cord, remote contr ol, user manual, antenna cable (optional) and Coaxial cable (optional). Attention: 1 . Read your manual first – y our Philips TV comes with a w ell-designed remote contr ol and onscreen displa y to ensure y our TV is easy to operat[...]

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    1 T able of Contents General Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Useful information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wht’ s Hot Picture Scanning mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YPbPr Digital High Definition input . . . . . . . . Installation Installing your tele vision set . . . . . .[...]

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    Safety information • Disconnect mains plug when : – the indicator light below the TV screen is flashing continuously . – a bright white line is displa yed acr oss the screen. – there is a lightning storm. – the set is left unattended for a pr olonged period of time . – cleaning the TV screen. Never use abrasiv e cleaning agents. Use a s[...]

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    Pictur e scanning Y our Philips TV has been built with scanning features to enhance y our TV viewing. All you need is to select your desir ed mode to enjoy sharper and clea r er pictures. The description below will help you mak e your choice. Auto If you ar e undecided of which mode to choose , select Auto and let your TV decide for you automatical[...]

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    P ositioning the television set Installing your tele vision set Place your TV on a solid, stable surface, lea ving a space of at least 10 cm around the appliance. Connections • Insert the aerial plug into the socket at the rear of the set. If you are using an indoor aerial, reception may be difficult in certain conditions . Y ou can impro ve rece[...]

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    Remote contr ol k eys Standb y Lets you place the TV set on standby . T o turn on the TV , press CH + or –, , A V , A/CH or digit keys. A V channel selection Press several times to select A V1, CVI, A V2, YPbPr or Side. P ersonal Zapping Y ou can surf up to 10 personal channels for each ke y (p. 1 2 ) Delete P ersonal Zapping list Deletes stored [...]

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    Languag e The Languag e feature is used to change the displa y language for menus. & Press the k ey . é With the cursor , select the Install menu and follow by the Languag e . “ Use the key to select a language of your choice. ‘ T o quit the menus, press . This menu is used to store all a vailable channels automatically . & Press the k[...]

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    Manual Stor e ‘ Sound Sys(tem) : use the or ke y to select the desired sound system; Auto , BG or DK . ( Search : Press . The sear ch starts. Once a channel is found, the scanning stops. Go to the next step. If no picture is f ound, consult the possible solutions found on the Tips section. § Channel : enter the requir ed channel with the , or di[...]

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    Channel edit This featur e allows you to skip or edit channels which ha ve bad or weak TV signal or channels y ou do not watch often. Once a channel is skipped, you cannot have access to it by the Channel + or – k ey. Y ou can only access the channels by the digit (0-9) k eys . & Press the ke y . The Main menu is displa yed on the screen. é [...]

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    Picture settings & Press then . The Picture menu will be called up. Description of the adjustments: • Brightness : this changes picture brillance. • Colour : this changes the intensity of the colour . • Contrast : this changes the difference between the light and dark tones. • Sharpness : this changes the picture definition. • Hue : t[...]

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    Child Lock Y ou can block cer tain channels or inhibit use of the TV set completely . Note: Y ou can only access the lock ed c hannels via the remote control. K eep the remote control in a safe place. & Press , use the key to select F eatures and press the k ey . The F eatures menu is displa yed. é Use the key to select Child Lock and pr ess t[...]

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    Activ e Control The Active Control monitors and adjusts incoming video signals to help provide the best picture quality .When you choose to turn the Active Contr ol to On or Displa y On, the Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Contrast+ and NR (noise reduction) featur es are controlled automatically . Activ e Control adjusts these picture settings con[...]

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    T o delete channels: & Select and press a colour k ey that has stored channels r epeatedly to select the channel you want to delete. é Press to display list. “ Press to remov e channel. ‘ Repeat steps & to “ delete more channels. ( Press to exit. P ersonal Zapping A list or series of fa vourite TV programs can be selected and stored [...]

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    Connecting peripheral equipment & é “ T urn on the TV and D VD pla yer . Set the TV to CVI and the D VD background scr een will be displayed on the screen. Y ou can now play y our disc s . Note: Y ou need to select the channel CVI manually to playback DVD disc . & é “ T urn on the TV and VCR play er . Set the TV to channel A V2. Y ou [...]

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    Connecting peripheral equipment & Carry out the connections as shown. é T o optimise picture quality , connect the equipment which produces the video signals (digital decoder , games, etc) to A V1 IN and equipment which produces the S-VHS signals (S-VHS and Hi-8 video recor ders, certain D VD driv es to A V2 IN and all other equipment to eithe[...]

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    15 Tips P oor reception The pro ximity of mountains or high buildings ma y be responsible for ghost pictures, echoing or shadows. In this case , tr y manually adjusting your picture: see Fine T uning (refer to section on Manual Store ) or modify the orientation of the outside aerial. Does your antenna enable you to r eceive broadcasts in this frequ[...]

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    Glossar y 4:3 Refers to the ration between the length and the height of the screen. Wide scr een televisions ha ve a ration of 16:9 while conv entional televisions ha ve a ratio of 4:3. 4:3 Expand The images recor ded in “letterbox” format are expanded to fill the entir e screen and the black horizontal bars at the top and bottom are r emoved. [...]

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    Specification Product type 29PT8811, 29PT8841, 29PT8842 P ICTURE • Picture screen diagonal: 29” (720 mm) • Visible screen size: 27” (680 mm) • Picture T ube: Real Flat 4:3 • 100 Hz • Progr essive Scan (Auto Switching with manual ov erride) • Scan V elocity Modulation • 3:2 Pulldown • EDDI - Smoothing Edge De-interlacer • Contr[...]

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    313912536223 Specifi cations are subject to change without notice. Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. or their respective owners. www.philips.com[...]