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    22HFL4372D/10 26HFL4372D/10 32HFL4372D/10 42HFL4372D/10 EN User Manual Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/w elcome[...]

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    Österreich 0810 000205 €0.07 pro Minute België/Belgique 078250145 €0.06 Per minuut/Par min ute България +3592 489 99 96 Местен разговор Hrvatska 01 6403 776 Lokalni poziv Česká republika 800142840 Bezplatný hovor Danmark 3525 8759 Lokalt opkald Estonia 6008600 local Suomi 09 2311 3415 paikallispuhelu France 0821 61165[...]

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    1 English EN Contents 1 Notice 2 2 Important 4 3 TV ov er view 6 Side controls and indicator s 6 Guest remote control 8 Basic TV menus 10 4 Use your pr oduct 12 Switch your TV on / off or to standby 12 Switch channels 12 Adjust TV volume 13 W atch connected devices 13 5 Use more of y our pr oduct 14 Use teletext 14 Fav our ite channels 15 Use EPG 1[...]

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    2 EN Pixel characteristics Th is LCD pr od uc t ha s a hig h num be r of colo ur pi xels . A lt hou gh i t ha s ef fec ti ve pi xels of 9 9 .99 9% o r mor e , blac k dot s or br ig ht po int s of lig ht (red , gr ee n or b lue) may a ppe ar cons t a ntl y on th e scr ee n. Th is is a s t r uc tu ra l pr ope r t y of th e dis play (wi thi n comm on [...]

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    3 English EN Cop yright VE SA , FD MI a nd t he VE SA M oun tin g Co mpl ian t logo a re t r ade ma r k s of the V id eo Elec tronics Standar ds Association. ® Kensington and Micro Sav er are registered US trademar ks of A CCO W or ld corpor ation with issued registrations and pending applications in other countries throughout the world. Manufactu[...]

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    4 EN Ri sk of in jur y or d ama ge to t he T V! • T wo pe opl e ar e re qu ir ed to li f t an d ca rr y a T V t hat we igh s mor e th an 2 5 kg. • W hen s t an d mou nti ng th e T V , us e onl y th e sup pli ed s t and . Se cur e th e s ta nd to th e T V ti ght ly. Place t he T V o n a at , l evel su r fa ce tha t ca n sup por t th e comb in[...]

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    5 English EN Disposal of your old pr oduct and batteries Y ou r pr odu c t is de sig ned a nd ma nuf ac tu re d wi th h igh q ual it y ma ter i als a nd com pon ent s , wh ich c an b e re cycl ed an d re use d. W hen t his c ros sed - ou t wh eel ed bi n sy mb ol is at t ach ed to a pr od uc t i t mea ns th at th e pr odu c t is cove re d by the E [...]

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    6 EN Side contr ols and indicators For 22.26.32 inch TV 2 1 3 4 2 1 3 4 a +/- : Incre as es or de cre ase s volu me. In t he ho me me nu, p ress t he se but t ons to m ove horiz ont all y . b ME N U : Acce sses t he ho me me nu. Pre ss ag ain t o lau nch a n act ivi t y in th e hom e men u. c P/CH +/- : Swit che s to t he ne xt or prev ious c han n[...]

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    7 English EN For 42 inch TV 2 1 3 4 a +/- : Incre as es or de cre ase s volu me. I n the h ome me nu , pres s the se bu tt ons t o move hor izon ta lly. b ME N U : Acce sses t he ho me me nu. Pre ss ag ain t o lau nch a n act ivi t y in th e hom e men u. c P/CH +/- : Swit che s to t he ne xt or prev ious c han nel . In t he hom e men u, pre ss th e[...]

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    8 EN a (St andby- On) • Swi tc hes t he T V t o st a ndby i f it i s on. • Swi tc hes o n the T V if i t is i n st a ndby. b E PG/ TELETE X T Acces ses t he b row se me nu to s ele c t T V cha nn el lis t , t he El ec tr on ic Pr ogr a mm e Guide and teletex t . c AL ARM Lauches [Ala rm time ] me nu . ( O nly applicable in [Hospitalit y ] mod e[...]

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    9 English EN Remote contr ol usage When using the remote control, hold it close to the TV and point it at the remote control sensor . Make sure that the line-of-sight between the remote control and TV is not blocked by furniture , walls or other objects. For 22.26.32 inch TV ~5m ~30˚ For 42 inch TV ~5m ~30˚ o +/- ( Vol um e +/-) Increa ses or dec[...]

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    10 EN B rowse The browse menu giv es you easy access to: • Elec tronic progr amme guide • T V chann el list • Te l e t e x t T o access the browse menu, while watching TV , press . 1 Pr es s the N avigation buttons to se le ct a n ite m: • [Programme g u id e] : A ccess es th e Elec tronic Progr amme Guide. • [ Channel l is t] : Acces ses[...]

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    11 English EN Setup [Setup] in the home menu allows y ou to change most of the TV settings, including: • Pic t ur e or s ound settings • Inst allation or u pda te of T V ch an nel s • Up dat e of T V sof t wa re • O th er special f eatures 1 In t he ho me m enu , se lec t [ Setup ] , the n pr es s OK . 2 S ele c t an i te m wi th t he N avi[...]

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    12 EN T o sw itc h to s ta ndby • Pr es s ( St and by- On ) o n the r e mote con tr ol . » The standb y indicator switches to red. T o sw itc h of f • Pr es s ( P OW E R) a t the s id e of the T V . » The standb y indicator switches off. Note • T hou gh yo ur T V co nsu me s ver y li t tl e pow er wh en i n s ta nd by , e ne rg y co nt inu [...]

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    13 English EN W atch connected devices Add ne w device Note • B efo re w atc hin g a con nec t ed de vi ce, yo u mu st ad d it t o the h om e me nu. • H DM I AR C com pli ant d ev ices co nn ec te d to th e H DM I A RC con ne c tor o n th e T V ar e automatically added to the home menu. 1 Co nne c t and s wi tc h on th e dev ice . 2 Pr es s . 3[...]

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    14 EN Ac cess tel etext opti ons 1 W hen i n tel ete x t , pr es s . 2 Selec t an option: • [Fre eze p age] / [U nfre eze pa ge] : Fr ee zes or u nfr ee zes th e cur r en t page . • [Du al sc ree n ] / [Fu ll scre en] : En ables or d isa ble s dua l scr ee n te let ex t , w hich sp li ts t he cu rr e nt cha nne l or s our ce to th e lef t of t [...]

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    15 English EN Use T e lete xt 2 . 5 T el ete x t 2 . 5 of fer s m or e colou r s an d bet t er gr a phi cs t han n or mal t ele tex t . If T el ete x t 2 . 5 is b roa dca s t by a cha nn el, i t is s wi tc hed o n by default . T o sw itch T elet ext 2 . 5 on or of f 1 Pr es s . 2 Se lec t [Setup] > [T V settings ] > [Pre feren ces] > [ Te [...]

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    16 EN Use locks Parental rating So me di gi ta l br oadc a st er s r at e th eir pr ogr a mm es accor di ng to ag e. Y o u ca n set you r T V to di spl ay onl y pr ogr a mme s wi th ag e r at ings h igh er t han yo ur ch ild ’s age . 1 Pr es s . 2 Se lec t [Setup] > [ Channel settings ] or [Satellite settings ] > [ Child lock] > [Parent [...]

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    17 English EN Use subtitles (channel content dependent) On ana logue channels 1 Swi tc h the T V to a n ana log ue T V ch an nel . 2 Pr es s , t hen s ele c t [ Te x t ] a nd pr es s OK . 3 En ter t he t hr ee nu mb er pag e num be r of th e sub ti tl es pag e ( u sua lly ‘ 8 88 ’) . 4 Pr es s to ex i t tel ete x t . Su bti tl es di spl ay if a[...]

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    18 EN W atch video Pr es s the N avigation buttons to se le ct a vi deo  le , th en pr es s OK . • Pre ss ◄ or ► t o rew in d or fa s t for wa r d a l e. • Pre ss t o exi t t he cont ent b row se r . Du r ing v ide o play back , pr es s to a ccess th e foll owin g set t ing s: • [S how i n f o] : Dis play s the  le information. ?[...]

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    19 English EN Adjust volume f or the visually impaired 1 In t he [U niversa l access ] me nu , pr ess t he yel low bu t to n to se lec t [Mixed vo lume] . 2 Pr es s the N avigation buttons to mov e th e sli de r up or d own , th en pr es s OK . 3 Pr es s to ex i t. Audio feedback for the visuall y impaired Th is fea tur e e nab les a udi o feed bac[...]

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    20 EN • [Photo] : Ide al se t ti ngs for v iew ing photos . • [ Custom ] : A llow s you to cu s tom ise an d s tor e pe r sona l pic t ur e set t ing s . 4 Press O K to conrm your choice. 5 Press to exit. More pictur e settings 1 Pr es s . 2 Pr es s ▲▼ ◄ ► to se lec t [ Setup ] > [ T V settings ] > [Pict ure ] , the n pr es s O[...]

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    21 English EN Summar y of pictur e formats The following picture settings can be congured. Note • D ep end ing o n th e for m at of t he pi c tur e so ur ce, so me pi c tur e se t ti ngs a r e not av ail ab le . [Aut o ll] : (No t for PC mode. ) Automatically dis play s th e sui t abl e pic t ur e for ma t . If no t, w ide scr ee n is appli[...]

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    22 EN Smart sound settings Use the [Smart sound] exper ience bar to access frequently-used sound settings. 1 Pr es s . 2 S e lec t [ Setup ] > [ TV settings ] > [Soun d] > [Sm art sound] , t he n pr ess OK . 3 Select one of the following settings: • [Personal] : Se ts t he T V t o your personal pref erences. • [S tan dard ] : Adj us t [...]

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    23 English EN Change channel settings Reorder cha nnels Af t er in s ta llat io n, you m ay wan t to r eor de r th e cha nne l lis t to s ui t your p refe r ence . 1 W hile w atc hin g T V , p re ss . 2 Se lec t [ Chan nel list ] , t hen p re ss O K . 3 In t he ch ann el li s t, p re ss . 4 Se lec t [ Reor der ] , the n pr es s OK. 5 Se lec t t he [...]

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    24 EN Install channels Automatic install W hen t he T V w a s sw it ched o n for t he r s t t ime , a fu ll ins t al lat ion of c han nel s wa s pe r fo r med . Y ou c an r edo t his f ull i ns t alla ti on ag ain to s et you r la ngua ge , coun tr y a nd in s ta ll all a vai lab le T V ch ann els . Note • T he P ri me Sui te T V is c apa bl e[...]

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    25 English EN Inst all digital ch annels Y ou c an r ep osi tio n your a nte nn a to imp rov e th e re cept ion . Y ou n eed t o kn ow th e cor re c t fr eq ue nc y to tun e . For be s t re sul t s, co nt ac t th e se r vi ce pr ovid er o r get a p rofes sio nal i n s t a l l e r. 1 Pr es s . 2 Se lec t [Setup] > [ Channel settings ] > [ Chan[...]

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    26 EN Men u langu age 1 W hile w atc hin g T V , p re ss . 2 Se lec t [Setup] > [T V settings ] > [Pre feren ces] > [M enu language] . 3 Se lec t a m en u lang uag e fr om th e lis t , t hen pr es s OK . Change other settings Ene rg y-e f cient set ti ngs 1 W hile w atc hin g T V , p re ss t he gr ee n bu tto n. 2 Se lec t o ne of t he [...]

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    27 English EN T V loc ation A r ang e of T V se t tin gs ar e a ppli ed to s ui t the loc at ion of t he T V. Sho p or home mode Th e e xib ili t y to cha nge se t ti ngs is l imi te d if th e T V lo cat ion i s set t o [ S h o p] mo de . Se t the T V lo ca tio n to [Home ] mod e to acce ss al l T V settings . 1 W hile w atc hin g T V , p re ss [...]

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    28 EN Reinstall the TV Re ins t all ing you r T V r ese ts a ll pi c tur e an d sou nd se t ti ngs , an d re ins t al ls all T V cha nn els . 1 Pr es s . 2 Se lec t [Setup] > [ T V set t ing s ] > [Reinstall T V ], then press OK . 3 Fol low th e on -sc re en in s tr uc t ion s. Update softwar e T V : Che ck version 1 Pr es s . 2 Selec t [Setu[...]

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    29 English EN 7a Pr ofessional mode instruction Intr oduction Included in this TV is a special functional mode that allows the TV to be congured for commerical application. This feature is called Professional mode. This section has been designed to help install and operate this TV in Professional mode. Before reading this section, please read se[...]

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    30 EN Pr ofessional mode options This paragr aph descr ibes the functionality of each item in the Prof essional mode setup menu. Enter the next lay er by pressing OK, or ►. Retur n to a previous level b y pressing ◄. Navigate in the current lay er by pressing ▲, or ▼. La yer 1 La yer 2 La yer 3 La yer 4 PBS Setup PBS Setup menu language Eng[...]

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    31 English EN La yer 1 La yer 2 La yer 3 La yer 4 PBS Setup Feature settings Vsecure self test <Action> Program Info Frequency , Medium, Ser vice ID , ONID , NID , TSID , Symbol Rate , Modulation Erase key option Shared key , Odd key , Even key , All Erase key Speaker settings TV Speaker Enable Off / On Independent Main Speaker Mute Off / On [...]

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    32 EN Setup settings PBS Setup [PBS Setup menu language] Select menu language to be English, French, German or Italian. [PBS mode] Enables / disab les the Professional mode. • [O n] : A ll se t tin gs in t he Pr ofes sio nal m ode Se tup m en u ar e in ef fe c t. • [O f f ]: The T V op er a tes a s a nor m al (c o n s u m e r ) T V. Only if set[...]

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    33 English EN • [OS D displa y] : Se t th is fu nc ti on to s how or h ide s cre en information. [O f f ] : Scr ee n inf or mation i s suppressed. [O n] : No r mal s cre en i nfor ma ti on is displayed. • [Hi gh secur ity mod e ] : [O f f ] : Prof ess iona l mod e se tup m enu can be accessed by bo th G ues t r em ote con tr ol (Press [3, 1, 9,[...]

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    34 EN • [Enable Subtitles ] : Enables or dis ab les t he us e of sub ti tl es in a DV B broadcast channel: [O f f ] : No subti tles ser vices available (Pr ison M o d e) [O n] : Subtitles ser vices a vailable [Po wer settings] • [Pow er o n] : Th e powe r on fu nc t ion all ows t he T V t o ent er a s peci c mode ( [ O n] or [ St a nd b y] )[...]

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    35 English EN [Featur e settings] • [Multi RC ] : T hi s fun c tio n all ows th at up t o fou r tel evis ion s ca n be inst alled in a r oo m wh er ea s eve r y T V w ill l is ten t o it s ow n RC . O nce t he T V is s et , al so eve r y RC c an be set to r e mem be r it s con nec t ed T V: [O f f ] : Thi s fun c tio n is not u sed ; all T Vs wil[...]

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    36 EN • [Pro gr am I n f o] : [A c t i on] : T his f unc t ion i s to se t the necessar y DVB pa r am ete r s to lo cat e th e pr ope r VS ecur e R F cha nn el to lo ad th e VS ecur e R F St ati c or R F Dy na mic k e y (s) : [Frequency] Frequency of MUX (0362) [Medium] Cable or Antenna (D VB T/C) [Ser vice ID] # # # # # (00001) [ONID] # # # # # [...]

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    37 English EN TV Setup Th e T V S etu p ena bl es a mod e to ma ke cha nges t o th e T V se t tin gs (i .e . cha nne l inst allations, br ightnes, and other s ). B efor e ac ti va te th is ac t ion , s tor e cha nge d settings . Channel Setup The Cha nn el S etu p fun c tio n de pen ds on t he state of th e PBS M od e: Channel Conguration [Chann[...]

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    38 EN [MyChoice setup] Th e My Ch oice se tup f eat ur e ena ble s th e con gu ra ti on of th e th e My Cho ice Pay T V cha nn el lis t a nd ‘ t he ot he r’cha nne ls lis t . In the event that the MyChoice function is activated and a valid PIN code is received, the channels in R0 will become availab le to the guest. In the event that the MyC[...]

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    39 English EN 7b Guest mode instruction Intr oduction When this television is congured as a professional television, the guest is having no access to TV functionality that can inuence TVs expected behavior . The guest will not hav e access to menus that can change the channel conguration, nor can he , as example , put the TV on a louder au[...]

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    40 EN Activate the television a (S t an dby) • Swi tc hes t he T V t o st a ndby i f it i s on. • Swi tc hes o n the T V if i t is i n st a ndby. b (Home) Acces ses t he ho me m enu . Th e hom e me nu gi ves ea s y acces s to wa tch T V, sel ec t conn ec te d dev ices a nd to ma ke T V s et ti ngs ( pic t ur e, s oun d), se t th e sle ep t ime [...]

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    41 English EN 8 Connect de vices This section describes how to connect various devices with different connector s and supplements examples provided in the Quick Star t. Note • D if fe re nt t y pes of co nn ec to r s may be u se d to con ne ct a d ev ice to yo ur T V, de pe ndi ng on availabili ty and your nee ds. Back connector EXT 1 (RGB/CVBS) [...]

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    42 EN Side connector 1 2 3 a CO M M O N IN T E R FAC E Sl ot for a C ond it ion al Acces s Mod ul e (C A M ) . b USB Dat a in pu t fr om U SB s to r age de vice s. c HD MI 1 Di gi ta l aud io an d vid eo in pu t fr om h igh - de ni ti on di gi ta l dev ices s uch a s B lu -r ay pl ayer s . Co nne c tio ns vi a DVI or VG A re qui re a n additiona[...]

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    43 English EN • DV I - H D M I c a b le DV I PC AUDIO IN/ PC IN(AUDIO) • HD MI c abl e and H DM I- DVI ad ap tor DV I PC A UDIO IN/ PC IN(AUDIO ) • VG A c ab l e VG A PC AUDIO IN/ PC IN(AUDIO) VG A c HD MI Di gi ta l aud io an d vid eo in pu t fr om h igh - de ni ti on di gi ta l dev ices s uch a s B lu -r ay pl ayer s . Connect a computer[...]

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    44 EN Access C AM services 1 Af t er in ser ti ng an d ac ti vat ing t he C A M, pr es s . 2 Pr es s ▲▼ ◄ ► to se lec t [Common interface ] . » Applications pro vided by the digital TV ser vice oper ator appear on the screen. Note • T his m en u opt io n is ava ila bl e on ly if t he C A M is inser ted and ac tivated correc tly . Use Phi[...]

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    45 English EN Use one-touch pla y 1 Af t er e nab ling E a sy Lin k , pr es s play on you r dev ice . » The TV automatically switches to the correct source . Use one-touch standby 1 Pr es s and h old ( S ta ndby ) on t he T V ’s or d evi ce’s re mote con tr ol for a t le as t th re e seco nds . » The TV and all connected HDMI devices switch t[...]

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    46 EN 9 Pr oduct information Product information is subject to change without notice . For detailed product information, go to www .philips.com/suppor t. Suppor ted displa y r esolutions Computer formats • Resolution - refresh r ate: • 6 40 x 4 80 - 6 0 Hz • 8 0 0 x 60 0 - 6 0 Hz • 102 4 x 768 - 60 Hz • 1 28 0 x 1024 - 60 Hz ( For F ull H[...]

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    47 English EN 10 T r oubleshooting This section describes commonly encountered issues and accompanying solutions. General TV issues The TV does not switch on: • D isco nne c t th e powe r cab le f rom t he powe r ou tl et . Wait fo r one m inu te t he n reconnect it . • C he ck tha t th e powe r cab le is s ecu re ly connected. The remote contr[...]

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    48 EN The picture does not t the scr een; it is too big or too small: • T r y us ing a di f fer en t pic tu r e for mat . The picture position is incor rect: • P ic tu re s ign als f ro m som e dev ices may not  t t he scr ee n cor r ec tl y . C heck t he sig nal o ut pu t of th e dev ice . Sound issues There is a pictur e but sound quali[...]

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    49 English EN 11 Attachment A This section describes commonly encountered issues when installing D VB-T channels. D VB-T installation issues[...]

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    50 EN 12 Index A Analogue 29 Fin e tune 29 ANT ENNA 4 1 B B at ter ies 5, 4 8 B lue mu te 38 C CA M 45 Channel list Channel deco der 27 f avo ur it e 18 G ri d 10 In st all 28 Automa tic 28 M anu al 29 MyChoice channel 40 Rearrange 30 Renam e 30 T est digital r eception 30 T roubleshooting 50 Up dat e 28 Clock 20 Computer Con nec t 4 4 Dis pl ay re[...]

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    51 English EN M MENU M ain me nu 1 2 Prof ess ion al mod e setu p men u 32 T eletext 1 7 Multimedi a Prod uc t infor mat ion 48 U S B 24 Multi remote control 39 Mu sic 25 Mute 1 1 My Choi ce 39, 40 O OA D 26 On e- tou ch pl ay 46 On e- tou ch st an dby 46 On t ime r 21 P Photo Sl ide sh ow 24 U S B 24 Pic tu re form at 15 Picture set tings 1 4 PI N[...]