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    Register your product and get suppor t at www .philips.com/welcome 32PFL7403 42PFL5603 47PFL5603 42PFL5403 EN LCD television ________________________________ cover 2727.1 17-04-2008 15:46 Pagina 1[...]

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    Ta b le of contents 1 Important 3 1.1 Safety 3 1.2 Care of the scr een 3 1.3 Recycling 3 2Y our TV 4 2.1 T elevision ov erview 4 2.2 Product highlights 5 3 Getting started 5 3.1 Position the TV 5 3.2 W all mounting - VESA 6 3.3 Remote control batteries 7 3.4 Antenna cable 7 3.5 Po wer cable 7 4 Use your TV 8 4.1 T urn on or off - Standby 8 4.2 W at[...]

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    2008 © Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V . All rights reser v ed. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Tr ademar ks are the proper ty of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V . or their respective owners. Philips reser ves the right to change products at any time without being obliged to adjust earlier supplies accordingly . The ma[...]

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    ENGLISH Impor tant 3 1 Impor tant Read this user manual before y ou star t to use this product. Pa y attention to this section and closely follo w the instr uctions. The warr anty does not apply to damage caused by not taking into account the instr uctions. 1.1 Safety •T o av oid shor t circuit, do not expose the product to rain or water . •T o[...]

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    2Y our TV This section gives y ou an ov er view of the controls and functions of this TV . 2.1 T ele vision o ver view Control 1P ow er switch 2 Program/Channel up and down 3 Menu 4V olume up and do wn 5 Remote control sensor Connectors 1 Back connector s 2 Side connector s For more info see section 7 Connections. Remote control 1T urn On or switch[...]

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    ENGLISH 2.2 Pr oduct highlights Y our new TV is equipped with some of the most modern audio or video innovations. Y our TV offer s the follo wing advantages ... Full High Definition LCD displa y (42-47PFL5603D only) A full HD resolution of 1920x1080p, the highest resolution of HD sources. It offers a br illiant flicker - free progressive scan pictu[...]

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    6 Y our TV 3.2 W all mounting - VESA ) W arning W all mounting of the TV should only be performed by qualified installer s. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V . bear s no responsibility for improper mounting that results in accident or injur y . Step 1 Purchase a VESA-compatible wall brack et Depending on the size of y our TV screen, purchase one [...]

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    3.3 Remote contr ol batteries ‡ Open the batter y cover on the back of the remote control. ® Inser t the 2 batteries supplied (T ype AAA- LR03-1,5V). Make sure the + and - ends of the batteries line up cor rectly (inside of case is mar ked.) Ò Close the cov er . r Note Remov e the batter ies if not using the remote control for an extended perio[...]

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    4 Use y our TV Learn how to oper ate y our TV for daily use . 4.1 T urn on or off - Standb y r Note The TV may take up to 15 seconds to turn on. To turn on the TV: • Press B Power at the r ight of the TV if the standby indicator is off. • Press B on the remote control if the standb y indicator is on. To switch to standby: • Press B on the rem[...]

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    9 ENGLISH 4.3 W atch channels fr om a digital receiv er ‡ Switch on the digital receiver . The picture from your receiv er automatically appear s on the screen. ® Use the remote control of your digital receiv er to select TV channels. If the picture does not appear : ‡ Press the Source v key . ® Press o or œ to select where you connected y o[...]

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    5 Use mor e of y our TV This section helps you perf or m advanced TV operations including how to: • use the menus • adjust picture and sound settings • make use of T eletext • create fav ourite channel lists • make advantage of Electronic Programme Guide • set locks and timer s • set subtitles and select a subtitle language • view y[...]

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    17 Back ke y To select the previous programme or the previous TXT page. To remov e the channel list. 18 Guide a To switch on or off the Electronic Programme Guide . 19 Demo To switch the Demo menu on and to get a demonstration of the features of the TV . 20 T eletext To switch teletext on or off. 21 Dual screen b To show teletext on the right and t[...]

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    12 Use more of your TV TV m e n u TV settin g s Settin g s assistan t Reset smart settin g s Pi c t u r e Soun d F ea t u r es Software u p dat e In s t a ll a ti on settin g s TV settin g s Settin g s assistan t Start no w Soun d Reset smart settin g s Pi c t u r e TV settin g s Pi c t u r e C ontras t Bri g htness ... C olou r H ue Soun d Shar p [...]

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    Use more of your TV 13 ENGLISH • Subtitle language See section 5.8.3 Select a digital subtitle language . • Subtitle See section 5.8 Subtitles . • Picture f ormat See section 5.3.4 Widescreen picture format . • Equalizer See section 5.3.5 Sound settings . • Clock Displa y the clock ‡ Press OK to displa y the clock per manently . ® Pres[...]

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    14 Use more of your TV • Sharpness Changes the level of sharpness of fine details. • Tint Sets the colour s to Normal, W ar m (reddish) or Cool (bluish). Select Custom to make a setting of y our own in the Custom men u. • Custom Press the green key to select each bar to change the value of: - R-WP red whitepoint - G-WP green whitepoint - B-WP[...]

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    Use more of your TV 15 ENGLISH Unscaled (Only for HD and PC .) Maximum sharpness. Distor tion ma y appear on border s. Black bars may appear with pictures from y our PC . r Note Do not forget to name the connection in the Connection menu. See section 7.4.1 Assign de vices to connectors . 5.3.5 Sound settings This section describes how to adjust all[...]

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    16 Use more of your TV 5.4 T eletext Y our TV has a 1200 pages memor y that stores broadcasted teletext pages and subpages to reduce waiting time . To select a teletext page see section 4.6 Select a T eletext page . 5.4.1 Select a teletext langua ge Some digital TV broadcaster s offer the possibility to select your pref er red teletext language. Se[...]

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    Use more of your TV 17 ENGLISH • Language Some languages use a different set of character s. Switch to the other group to show the text correctly . ‡ Press T eletext . ® Press Men u . Ò Press o or œ to select an option. † Press OK to change a setting. º Press Men u to quit the teletext menu. ◊ Press T eletext to switch off teletext. 5.4[...]

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    18 Use more of your TV 5.6 Electr onic Pro gramme Guide - EPG - The Electronic Programme guide is an on screen guide to scheduled digital TV progr ammes. Y ou can navigate , select and view progr ammes by time , title or genre . There are two types of EPG, ‘Now and Next’ and ‘7 or 8 day’ EPG. When digital channels are installed and broadcas[...]

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    Use more of your TV 19 ENGLISH 5.7 Timers and locks This section describes how to switch the TV on or off at a specified time and to lock or unlock the TV . 5.7.1 Automatically switch to standb y Sleeptimer switches the TV to standby after a time. ‡ Press Men u on the remote control and select Features > Sleeptimer and press π to enter the sl[...]

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    20 Use more of your TV Set an age rating to a digital programme Some digital broadcaster s ha ve their programmes r ated (depending on your countr y). When the r ating is higher than your child’ s age , the programme will be locked. ‡ Select Custom lock . ® Press π to enter . Ò Press o or œ to select Parental rating . † Press π . º Pres[...]

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    Use more of your TV 21 ENGLISH 5.9 View and pla y: photos, MP3, ... W atch pictures or listen to m usic stored on a USB device (not supplied with the TV). W atch your pictures as a slideshow or listen to a self made m usic playlist. r Note Philips can not be held responsible if y our USB device is not suppor ted nor shall Philips accept an y liabil[...]

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    22 Use more of your TV ‡ Select a picture album. ® Press π to enter the picture list. Ò Press the green key . † Press o , œ , p , π to highlight a picture . º Press OK to view the picture. ◊ Press p to return to the thumbnail ov er view . ‹ Press the green key again to go back to the picture list. Listen to music Find your songs in th[...]

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    Use more of your TV 23 ENGLISH 5.11 Software update Philips continuously tries to improv e its products. It may be recommended for y ou to update the TV’ s software . T o update your TV software you need a USB Memor y device (not supplied). r Note The device must ha ve at least 48Mb free space. Make sure the write protection is tur ned off. Some [...]

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    24 Use more of your TV Ò The update process star ts automaticall y . Please wait. The update is finished when the message ‘ Operation successful ’ appear s on the screen. † Remov e the USB memor y device from the TV . º Press B on the remote control. r Note Do not press more than once and do not use the Powe r B switch on the TV . ◊ The T[...]

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    25 ENGLISH Channel installation 6 Channel installation The first time you switched on your TV you’ve selected the language of the TV menus and allthe a vailable channels ha ve been installed. This chapter will help you if y ou find it necessar y to re-do the initial installation or if you want to tune in a new analogue TV channel. r Notes : -Y ou[...]

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    26 Channel installation 6.2 Analogue: Manual installation Y ou can tune-in analogue TV channels channel by channel manually with Man ual installation. 6.2.1 Select the system ‡ Press Men u on the remote control and select TV menu > Installation > Channel installation > Analogue: Manual installation . ® Press π to enter the Manual insta[...]

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    27 ENGLISH Channel installation 6.3.2 Uninstall or r einstall a channel To uninstall a stored channel so that it is no longer possible to tune to . Reinstall an ear lier uninstalled channel. ‡ Press Men u on the remote conrol and select TV menu > Installation > Channel installation > Rearrange . ® Press π to enter the channel list. Ò [...]

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    28 Connections 7 Connections 7.1 Connection o ver view Back connectors 1 EXT 1 Fir st SC AR T connector for D VD play er s, VCRs, digital receivers, game consoles and other SC AR T devices. Suppor ts Audio L/R, CVBS in/out, RGB . 2 EXT 2 Second SC AR T connector . Suppor ts Audio L/R, CVBS in/out, RGB . 3 EXT 3 Component video (Y Pb Pr) and Audio L[...]

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    29 ENGLISH Connections 7.2 About connections 7.2.1 What y ou need to know Connect your device with the highest possib le quality connection. Look for the highest quality connection on y our device . Use that connection to your TV . HDMI - Highest quality ★★★★★ An HDMI connection has the best picture and sound quality . One cab le combines[...]

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    30 Connections S-Video - Good quality ★★ Use an S-Video cable together with an Audio L/R (cinch) cable. Match the cable colour s when y ou connect. An S-Video cable Audio L/R cable - Red, White Video - Basic quality ★ Use a Video (cinch) cable together with an Audio L/R (cinch) cable. Match the cable colour s when y ou connect. Combined Video[...]

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    31 ENGLISH Connections 7.3 Connect y our de vices The connections shown in this section are recommendations for the most used cases. Other solutions are possible. When a device is connected the TV needs to know what connection you made. See section 7.5 Setup devices. 7.3.1 Blu-ra y Disc pla y er For full high-definition video , connect a HDMI cable[...]

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    32 Connections 7.3.3 Satellite receiv er To receive analogue channels via antenna and digital channels via a satellite receiver , connect an antenna cable and SC AR T cable as illustrated: 7.3.4 HD digital receiv er To receive analogue channels via antenna and digital channels via a HD digital receiver , connect two antenna cables and HDMI cab le a[...]

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    33 ENGLISH Connections 7.3.6 Separate D VD recor der and receiv er To receive analogue channels via antenna and record programmes on a separ ate D VD recorder and receiver , connect three antenna cables and three SC AR T cables as illustrated. 7.3.7 D VD recor der and home theatre system To receive analogue channels via antenna, output sound to a h[...]

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    34 Connections 7.3.8 Game console or camcorder The most practical connection for a mobile game console or camcorder may be at the side of the TV . Y ou can, for example , connect the game console or camcorder to VIDEO/S-Video and AUDIO L/R connnector s at the side of the TV . A HDMI connector is also available f or high-definition devices. A perman[...]

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    35 ENGLISH Connections 7.4.2 Assign the AUDIO IN mini-jack connector If you connect audio from a PC to the AUDIO IN mini-jack connector at the back of the TV , y ou must associate it to the HDMI connector . ‡ Press Men u and select TV menu > Installation > Connections > Audio In L/R . ® Press π to enter the list. Ò Press œ or o to se[...]

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    36 T echnical data 8T echnical data Supported display r esolutions • Computer formats Resolution Refresh rate 640 x 480 60Hz 800 x 600 60Hz 1024 x 768 60Hz 1920 x 1080i 60Hz (not for 32PFL7403D) 1920 x 1080p 60Hz (not for 32PFL7403D) • Video formats (via HDMI/DVI input) Resolution Refresh rate 480i 60Hz 480p 60Hz 576i 50Hz 576p 50Hz 720p 50Hz, [...]

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    37 ENGLISH T roubleshooting 9T r oubleshooting Te le vision and remote contr ol The TV does not switch on •V er ify the mains cord connection. •V er ify if the batter ies of the remote control are flat or weak. V erify their + / - or ientation. Y ou can use the keys on the TV to switch the TV on. • Unplug the mains cord, wait for one minute a[...]

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    38 T roubleshooting with the navigation k ey left, right or up,down on the remote control. Check the signal output of the device . Sound There is a pictur e but no sound •V er ify the volume is not set to 0. •V er ify the sound has not been muted with the ¬ key . •V er ify if all cables are connected proper ly . • If no sound signal is det[...]

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    39 ENGLISH Index 10 Index 100 Hz Clear LCD 5,14 Active Control 14 All channels list 17 Analogue Channel installation 26 Fine tune channels 26 Antenna Connect 7 Assign Devices 35 Audio language 15 Automatic Channel installation 25 Surround 15 V olume leveling 15 Back connector s 4 Balance Sound 15 Brightness 13 Care Environment 3 Screen 3 Channels A[...]

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    40 Index P arental rating 20 Philips EasyLink 30 Photos and music Connect USB device 26 Listen to music 22 View photos 21 View slide show with m usic 22 Picture Adjust settings Active Control 14 Brightness 13 Colour 13 Colour enhancement 14 Contrast 13 Custom tint 14 Dynamic contrast 14 Hue 13 Light sensor 14 Noise reduction 14 Sharpness 13 Tint 13[...]

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    Stand 6 Subtitles 20 Switch Off 8 On 8 On from standby 8 To standby 8 T eletext Advanced use 16 Basic use 9 Timer s On timer 19 Sleeptimer 19 V olume 8 W all mount 6 W atch Channels 9 Devices 9 Uninstall channels 27 USB device Connect 21 Disconnect 21 VESA wall bracket 6 Video formats 36 V olume Adjust 8, 15 Automatic leveling 2115 Delta 15 Headpho[...]

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