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1 1 Contents Safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Use of the remote contr ol RC4350 . . . . . . . . . 5 Use of the option k ey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ke ys at the right side of the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Switch the TV on . . . . . .[...]
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2 Do not insert the pow er plug in a wall socket or hang the TV to the wall befor e all connections are made. • Place or hang the TV where ver y ou want, but make sur e that air can circulate fr eely through the v entilation slots. • Do not install the TV in a confined space such as a book case or a similar unit. • T o prev ent any unsafe sit[...]
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3 Getting started EN Befor e you switch on y our TV , connect all your peripheral equipment. See T o mak e video and audio connections, p. 34. There is a wide range of audio and video equipment that can be connected to y our TV . See T o make audio and video connections, p. 34. AV 1 can handle YPbPr , S-VIDEO , RGB+HB or CVBS and Audio L/R; AV 2 ca[...]
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-T o connect a camera, camcorder or game, see T o mak e video and audio connections, p. 34. -T o connect a headphone, see T o mak e video and audio connections, p. 34. -T o connect a USB device, see Multimedia browser , p. 29. < Inser t the aerial plug firmly into the aerial sock et x at the bottom of the TV . < Inser t the mains cor d suppli[...]
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EN 5 B Standby Press to s witch the TV from or to standby mode. When switched to standby , a r ed indicator on the TV lights up . D VD/R SA T TV VCR AUX Press the SELECT ke y repeatedl y to select one of the system modes in which the remote contr ol can be used. If no action is being undertaken within 60 seconds, the r emote contr ol returns to TV [...]
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6 b T eletext On/Off V V olume Press + or - to adjust the v olume. ¬ Mute key : interrupt the sound or restore it. +P- Channel selection - to br owse through the TV channels and sources stored and mark ed in the Fav ourite channels lists; - to select a page in T eletext mode; - to quickly br owse thr ough the lists in the menus; - to switch the TV[...]
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EN 7 The OPTION ke y allows y ou to displa y the Quick access menu which will give y ou direct access to some featur es and menu options. 1. Press the OPTION key . > The Quick access menu appears. 2. Press the cursor up/down to select a men u item. 3. Press the OK ke y to jump to the selected menu item in the TV menu. (Except for the Clock optio[...]
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EN 8 Switch the TV on < Press the pow er switch B at the right side of the TV . > An indicator on the front of the TV lights up and the screen comes on. < If the TV is in standby mode, press the -P+ ke ys or the B ke y on the remote contr ol. Note : the first time (and only the first time) you s witch on your TV , you see a W elcome scr ee[...]
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The first time (and only the first time) y ou switch on your TV , y ou see a W elcome screen follow ed by the installation procedur e. The installation procedur e consists of a series of screens that will guide you thr ough the installation of your TV . F ollow the instructions on scr een. After the W elcome scr een you ar e asked to select a langu[...]
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EN 10 First time installation (Continued) By means of sev eral split screens/full scr eens you are prompted to select y our pref erred pictur e and sound settings, to finally arriv e at a complete setting which satisfies y ou. 1. Press the gr een colour ke y on your remote contr ol to enter the Settings assistant men u. 2. Select your Location with[...]
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EN 11 A lot of guiding instructions, help texts and messages will be displa yed on y our TV when you use the menus or when y ou tr y to ex ecute an action. Read the help texts which are being displa yed on the specific item highlighted. The colour k eys at the bottom of the screen r efer to the differ ent actions which may be ex ecuted. Press the c[...]
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EN 12 5. Press the cursor right to enter the highlighted menu item. > The content of the right panel is mov ed to the left panel and the right panel now shows the content of the ne wly highlighted item in the left panel. 6. Press the MENU/BRO WSE ke y to exit the main menu. Note : in some cases it is impor tant that the pictur e can be watched w[...]
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EN 13 Use of the TV menu settings (continued) Info TV menu TV settings Settings assistant Reset to standard Picture Sound TV settings Features Installation Exit Each time you'v e made a selection, press the gr een ke y to confirm your selection. 1. Select Settings assistant and press the cursor right. > By means of sev eral split screens/fu[...]
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The picture men u contains the settings that affect the quality of the picture. 1. P r ess the MENU/BR O WSE ke y on the remote contr ol. > The main menu appears. 2. Select TV menu and pr ess the cursor right. > The TV menu is mov ed to the left. 3. Select TV settings and pr ess the cursor right. > The TV settings menu is mov ed to the lef[...]
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Custom tint (only when Tint is set to Custom) Fine tunes the white point (WP) and black lev el (BL) of the picture. 1. Select Custom tint and press the cursor right. > The right panel will mov e to the left to rev eal the Custom sliders in the right panel. 2. Use the cursor ke ys to select and adjust the settings of: R-WP : allows you to customi[...]
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MPEG artefact reduction MPEG reduction On smoothens the transitions on digital content. < Select On or Off Colour enhancement Automatically contr ols green enhancement and blue str etch. It mak es the colours more vivid. < Select Off , Minimum , Medium or Maximum . Active contr ol The TV continuously measur es and corrects all incoming signal[...]
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The sound menu contains the settings that affect the quality of the sound. 1. Press the MENU/BR O WSE ke y on the remote contr ol. > The main menu appears. 2. Select TV menu and pr ess the cursor right. > The TV Menu is mov ed to the left. 3. Select TV settings and pr ess the cursor right. > The TV settings menu is mov ed to the left panel[...]
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EN 18 Adjust sound menu settings (Continued) 18 18 18 Headphone volume Allows y ou to control the lev el of sound through the headphones. A VL (Automatic V olume Leveler) Automatically r educes the volume differ ences between channels and programmes, providing a mor e constant overall lev el. This will also reduce the dynamics of sound. Delta volum[...]
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The Featur es menu allows y ou to control the settings of special TV functions, features and accessory equipment. 1. Press the MENU/BRO WSE ke y on the remote contr ol. > The main menu appears. 2. Select TV menu and pr ess the cursor right. > The TV Menu is mov ed to the left. 3. Select F eatures and press the cursor right. > The Featur es[...]
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Childlock With a 4-digit code, you are able to lock TV channels and external sources to pr ev ent children fr om watching cer tain programmes. 1. Select Childlock . 2. Press the cursor right to enter the Childlock menu. 3. Enter your 4-digit code. 4. Select one of the menu items of the Childlock menu and press the cursor right: - Lock to lock all c[...]
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Adjust featur e menu settings (Continued) On timer From standb y , this automatically switches the TV to the specified channel number , at a specified time . 1. Select On timer . 2. Press the cursor right to enter the On timer menu. 3. Select Timer and press the cursor right. 4. Select On . 5. Select Channel and then the TV channel you want your TV[...]
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This menu will adjust settings r elated to the initial installation of y our TV . 1. Press the MENU/BRO WSE ke y on the remote contr ol. > The main menu appears. 2. Select TV menu and pr ess the cursor right. > The TV Menu is mov ed to the left. 3. Select Installation and press the cursor right. > The Installation menu is mov ed to the lef[...]
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Manual installation This gives y ou the possibility to manually install (tuning-in channel by channel) TV channels. 1. Select Manual installation and pr ess the cursor right. 2. Select System . 3. Select Sear ch and press the cursor right. 4. Select the red or gr een colour ke y to proceed. 5. Press the cursor left to stor e the channel found or to[...]
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This allows y ou to rename, to reshuffle and to uninstall or r einstall the stor ed channels. < Press the corr esponding colour ke ys and follow the on screen instructions. Reshuffle This allows y ou to change the order of the stored TV channels. 1. Select the channel you want to change place. 2. Press the y ellow colour ke y to move up a single[...]
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This menu contains items that can set or adjust various special TV functions and that will typically be accessed only occasionally . Select your location This allows y ou to select the location of your TV . If you choose f or Shop it will result in fix ed settings of picture and sound. The location Home will give full flexibility to change any pred[...]
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This allows y ou to select the peripheral equipment you ha ve connected to the audio and video connectors. 1. Select Connections . 2. Press the cursor right. 3. Select the input to which the peripheral equipment is connected. > When you select AV 1 , AV 2 , AV 3 , HDMI 1 , HDMI 2 , Side or Digital Audio In ,a list appears which allows y ou to id[...]
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Reset the Factory settings EN 27 This allows y ou to upgrade your TV software using a USB device. USB de vice upgrade It is possible to initiate an upgrade procedur e from a USB device befor e you start up the TV . The memory device must be filled with the appr opriate upgrade image (and structure) which can be found on the www . philips.com/softwa[...]
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Create y our fa vourite list EN 28 ® ® ® ® MHEG CANCEL v † π ‡ Ò FAV ® FAV 2564.1 en 04-09-2006 14:19 Pagina 28 This allows y ou to select up to four fa vourite channels lists with y our pr eferr ed TV channels and radio stations. For example, each member of your famil y can create his/her own fa vourite list. In addition to the fa vouri[...]
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The Multimedia bro wser lets you displa y pictures or pla y audio files stored on a USB de vice . The Multimedia browser a pplication is inv oked fr om the main menu. - Following file f ormats can be repr oduced: f or pictures: JPEG f or audio: MP3, MP3 Pro f or video: MPEG2 - Only F A T/DOS-formatted memory devices ar e suppor ted. - Philips can n[...]
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Multimedia Bro wser menu 1. Inser t a USB de vice . 2. Select the USB device under Multimedia with the cursor up/down. > The Multimedia bro wser allows you to br owse content stored on the inserted USB device. > The 2-panel bro wser will be shown with the left panel containing the content types (Music, Pictures, Video). > The right panel w[...]
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Function k eys at the bottom of the screen Details to displa y a description of the selected file or directory T ransitions to select if you lik e to apply a transition during a slide show Slide time to select the duration a picture will be displa yed in a slide show Rotate to rotate a pictur e Repeat one/all to repeat the pla yback of a music file[...]
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T eletext EN 32 Most TV channels broadcast inf ormation via teletext. This TV has a 1200 pages memor y that will stor e most broadcasted pages and subpages to r educe waiting time. After each programme change, the memor y is r efreshed. < Press b to s witch the teletext on. > The main index page appears on the scr een. Select a T eletext pag [...]
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Hypertext With h yper text y ou can quickly jump to a pagenumber or search f or a specific word sho wn on the current teletext page. 1. Press the OK ke y to highlight the first word or a n umber on the page. 2. Use the cursor up/down, left/right to select any other w ord or number y ou want to search for . 3. Press the OK ke y to confirm. The searc[...]
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To make video and audio connections EN 34 S-VIDEO HDMI VIDEO 75 AUDIO L / R DIGIT AL AUDIO IN L Pr R Pb Y /R /B /G AV 1 DIGITAL AUDIO IN AUDIO L Pr R Pb Y /R /B /G AV 1 DIGITAL AUDIO IN AUDIO AUDIO L / R L Pr H R Pb V Y /R /B /G AV 1 VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO IN AUDIO VGA (PC) via RGB-HV L Pr R Pb Y /R /B /G AV 1 DIGITAL AUDIO IN AUDIO L R AUDIO AUDIO L [...]
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1 2 3 USB Camera, Camcorder , Game 1. Connect your camera, camcorder or game as shown. 2. Connect to VIDEO 2 and A UDIO L 3 for mono equipment. For ster eo equipment also connect A UDIO R 3 . S-VHS quality with an S-VHS camcorder is obtained by connecting the S-VHS cables with the S-VIDEO input 1 and A UDIO inputs 3 . Headphone 1. Inser t the plug [...]
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L Pr H R Pb V Y /R /B /G Pr Pb L Y R S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO AV2 AV3 AV1 VIDEO VIDEO 75 DIGITAL AUDIO IN AUDIO VGA (PC) via RGB-HV HDMI 1 HDMI 2 ANTENNA 75 o DIGITAL AUDIO OUT o DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED o o o o o AUDIO LR VIDEO OUT MONITOR L Pr H R Pb V Y /R /B /G Pr Pb L Y R S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO AV 2 AV 3 AV 1 VIDEO VIDEO 75 DIGITAL AUDIO IN AUDIO VGA [...]
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L Pr H R Pb V Y /R /B /G Pr Pb L Y R S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO AV 2 AV3 AV1 VIDEO VIDEO 75 DIGITAL AUDIO IN AUDIO VGA (PC) via RGB-HV ANTENNA 75 o DIGITAL AUDIO OUT o DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED o o o AUDIO LR VIDEO OUT MONITOR CABLE RECORDER OUT IN OUT 3 AV2 : L + R + VIDEO W arning : do not place your recor der too close to the screen as some recor ders ma [...]
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75 ANTENNA 75 o L Pr H R Pb V Y /R /B /G Pr Pb L Y R S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO AV2 AV3 VIDEO VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO IN AUDIO VGA (PC) via RGB-HV AV1 RECORDER OUT IN CABLE OUT IN 5 1 4 3 2 AV1 : L + R + VIDEO AV2 : L + R + VIDEO Note :y ou can not r ecord signals from equipment connected to the YPbPr input. Connect two VCRs or VCR and D VD r ecorder EN 38 [...]
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L Pr H R Pb V Y /R /B /G Pr Pb L Y R S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO AV 3 VIDEO VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO IN AUDIO VGA (PC) via RGB-HV AV 2 AV 1 DVD / STB A V1/A V2 : S-VIDEO 1 2 AV 1 / AV 2 : L + R Tip : if necessar y , you can adjust the picture position to the centr e of the screen with the cursor k eys. Connect a D VD pla y er , a satellite receiver or Cab le [...]
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Connect a D VD pla y er , a satellite receiver or Cab le bo x (cont.) AV 1 L Pr H R Pb V Y /R /B /G Pr Pb L Y R S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO AV2 AV3 AV1 VIDEO VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO IN AUDIO VGA (PC) via RGB-HV 75 ANTENNA 75 o 1 3 CABLE 4 5 AV 1 : YPbPr AV 1 : L + R - with analogue audio : 1. In case of a D VD pla yer with analogue audio , connect the three [...]
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Connect a D VD pla y er or Cable bo x With a HDMI connector HDMI is the leading new standar d for Digital video and audio interconnection. 1. Connect your equipment with the HDMI connector . 2. Select the equipment you ha ve connected in the Installation menu, Select your connections, p. 26, and link it to HDMI 1 or 2 . HDMI 75 HDMI 1 HDMI 2 ANTENN[...]
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PC equipped with a D VI connector : 1. Use a D VI to HDMI cable to connect to one of the HDMI connectors of your TV 1 . 2. Connect the audio cable 2 to the DIGIT AL A UDIO IN connector of the TV . 3. Select the equipment you ha ve connected in the Installation menu, Select your connections, p. 26, and link it to HDMI 1 or 2 . 4. Also select Digital[...]
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DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED o o o AUDIO LR VIDEO OUT MONITOR DIGITAL AUDIO OUT o Connect a Home Cinema amplifier EN 43 Digital Home Cinema amplifier < Connect a digital Home Cinema amplifier to the DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT connector 1 at the bottom of the TV . Analogue Home Cinema amplifier < Connect your Home Cinema amplifier to the A UDIO OUT L and R co[...]
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Record with y our recorder Befor e operating your connected equipment you ha ve to mak e a selection in the Installation, Select your connections menu, p. 44. 1. Press the MENU/BRO WSE key . 2. Select TV Menu and press the cursor right. 3. Select Installation . 4. Press the cursor right. 5. Select Connections . 6. Press the cursor right. 7. Select [...]
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Most of the audio and video equipment from our range of products can be operated with the r emote control of y our TV . Press one of the k eys after you pr essed the SELECT key r epeatedly accor ding to the equipment you want to operate with this remote contr ol. See Use of the remote contr ol, p. 4. B to switch to standby º f or pause, ® f or re[...]
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Symptom P ossible cause/Remedy No picture < V erify if the supplied cables are connected properl y . (The aerial cable to the TV , the other aerial to your r ecorder , the power cables, ..) < V erify if you selected the correct sour ce . < V erify if the child lock has been switched off. P oor picture < V erify in the Manual installatio[...]
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Introduction Philips offers softwar e upgrade capability for your TV using portable memor y . After you ha ve completed a softwar e upgrade, your TV will typically perform better . What impro vements ar e made depends on the upgrade software y ou are using as w ell as the software y our TV contained befor e the upgrade . Y ou can ex ecute the softw[...]
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Automatic software upgrade pr ocedure 1. Switch off your TV and r emove all memory devices. 2. Inser t the USB portable memor y that contains the downloaded softwar e upgrade . 3. Switch on your TV with the pow er ke y B at the side of the TV . 4. At star tup the TV will scan the USB portable memor y until it finds the update content. The TV will a[...]
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Manual softwar e upgrade procedur e F or a manual softwar e upgrade cop y the “autorun.upg” file in a directory called “Upgrades” located in the r oot of the USB portable memor y . Y ou can rename the file if y ou like but k eep the .upg extension. 1. Inser t the portable memor y that contains the downloaded software upgrade. 2. Select Soft[...]
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Introduction This document explains how to mak e a Philips slideshow file with backgr ound audio. Be a ware that the content of this document is addr essing technical or software skilled users. To star t the slideshow open the slideshow file in the Multimedia br owser of y our TV . 1. Press the MENU/BRO WSE ke y on the remote contr ol after having [...]
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Supported XML-tags The following table giv es a description of the XML syntax. Annex 2 (Continued) 51 EN Ta g Name philips-slideshow title audio slide-duration slides slide Use mandator y optional optional optional mandator y optional Description Philips slideshow signatur e including the version. The title of the pla ylist. The audio-URL following[...]
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Annex 3 - Philips TV - Digital camera and USB issues 52 EN Notes : - the latest version of this document can be f ound on the Philips suppor t w ebsite (www .philips.com/suppor t); - the software of y our TV is upgradeable. If you ha ve pr oblems first check if you ha ve the latest software installed on y our TV . The latest softwar e , together wi[...]
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The HDMI IN connector allows the follo wing TV and monitor display modes: HD Standar d Definition TV (SDTV) 640x480i 720x480i 720x576i Enhanced Definition TV (EDTV) 640x480p 720x480p 720x576p High Definition TV (HDTV) 1920x1080i 1280x720p PC VG A 640x480 SV GA 800x600 XGA 1024x768 - If necessar y , you can adjust the picture position to the centr e[...]
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active contr ol ........................... 16 antenna ......................................... 4 audio receiv er .......................... 43 audio equipment k eys ............. 45 auto format ............................... 16 automatic installation.............. 22 auto search mode.................... 47 auto surr ound mode ................18 [...]
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-Y our TV consumes energ y in standby mode. Energy consumption contributes to air and water pollution. V ery low standby pow er consumption. - Specifications: see the product leaflet on www . philips. com/support. - If you need further assistance, please call the customer suppor t service in your countr y . - The corr esponding telephone numbers an[...]
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