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    Use dual scr een teletext Th e se c tio n “ Us e dua l scr ee n te let ex t ” in th is us er ma nu al in s tr uc ts yo u to pr es s Du al scree n to di spl ay nor m al te le tex t wh en d ua l scr e en te le tex t is e nab le d. Af t er u pda ti ng th e T V sof t wa r e (to ver s io n 6 4. 67 . 3 or hig he r), Du al scr een c an n o lo nge r be[...]

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    Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome EN USER MANU AL[...]

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    T able of contents 1 Important � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 3 1.1 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.2 Screen care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.3 Envir onmental care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Y our TV � � � � � � � � � � ?[...]

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    2008 © Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V . All rights reser ved. Specications are subject to change without notice. T r ademarks are the proper ty of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V . or their respective owners. Philips reser ves the r ight to change products at any time without being obliged to adjust earlier supplies accordingly . The m[...]

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    EN-3 ENGLISH 1 Impor tant Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! Read this user manual before you star t to use this pr oduct. Pa y close attention to this section and follow the safety and scr een car e instructions. The product warranty does not appl y if damage is caused by failing to follow these instructions. T o fully benefi[...]

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    EN-4 Unplug the mains cord from the pow er 3. connector at the back of the TV . Alwa ys pull the mains cord by the plug. Do not pull the mains cor d. Permanent hearing loss can occur if you use • earphones or headphones at high volumes. Though high volume may sound normal ov er time, it can damage your hearing. T o protect your hearing, limit [...]

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    EN-5 ENGLISH 2 Y our TV This section gives you an overview of commonly-used TV controls and functions. 2�1 TV o v er vie w Side controls and indicators 1 2 4 3 POWER PROGRAM MENU VOLUME 5 PO WER 1. PROGRAM +/- 2. MENU 3. V OLUME +/- 4. Po wer indicator/Remote contr ol sensor 5. Side connectors Use the TV side connectors to connect to mobile de vi[...]

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    EN-6 ST ANDBY 1. SOURCE 2. TELETEXT 3. COLOUR KEY S 4. From left: Red, green, yellow , blue NA VIGA TION KEY S 5. Up Î , Down ï , Left Í , Right Æ , OK MENU 6. PROGRAM +/- 7. V OLUME +/- 8. For advanced information about the r emote control, see Section 5.1 Remote control over view . Remote control OK EXIT MENU P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 BROWSE BACK[...]

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    EN-7 ENGLISH 3 Get star ted This section helps you position and install the TV and supplements the information pro vided in the Quick Start Guide . Note D Refer to the Quick Start Guide for stand mounting instructions. 3�1 P osition the TV In addition to r eading and understanding the safety instructions in Section 1.1 , consider the following be[...]

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    EN-8 Step 2 Remo v e the TV stand Note D These instructions are onl y applicable to TV models with mounted stands. If y our TV stand is not mounted, skip to Step 3 Connect cables . TV stands ma y differ in sha pe on some TV models. Carefull y place the TV face down on a 1. flat, stable surface that is cover ed by soft cloth. The cloth should be thi[...]

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    EN-9 ENGLISH 3�3 Connect the antenna cable Locate the 1. TV ANTENNA connector at the back of the TV . Connect one end of an antenna cable 2. (not supplied) to the TV ANTENNA connector . Use an adaptor if the antenna cable does not fit. Connect the other end of the antenna 3. cable to your antenna outlet, ensuring that the cable is tightly secured[...]

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    EN-10 Slide the cover back into position. 3. Note D Remov e the batteries if not using the remote contr ol for an extended period of time. 3�6 Switch on the TV The first time you switch on the TV , check that the mains cord is properly connected. When ready , turn on the mains (if mains switch is a vailable), then press PO WER on the side of the [...]

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    EN-11 ENGLISH 4 Use y our TV This section helps you perf orm basic TV operations. Instructions on advanced TV opera- tions are pr ovided in Section 5 Use more of your TV . 4�1 Switch y our TV on/off or to standb y 4�1�1 Switch on y our TV 1 2 4 3 POWER PROGRAM MENU VOLUME 5 If the power indicator (1) is off, pr ess • PO WER on the side o[...]

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    EN-12 4�2 W atch TV 4�2�1 Switch channels Press a number (1 to 999) or press • P + / - on your remote control. Press • PROGRAM +/- on the side controls of the TV . Press • on the remote control to return to the previousl y-view ed TV channel. 4�2�2 Switch channels (digital r eceiver) Switch on the digital r eceiver . 1. Pre[...]

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    EN-13 ENGLISH 4�4 Use teletext Most TV channels broadcast information via teletext. Press 1. TELETEXT on the remote control. The main index page appears. T o select a page with the remote control: 2. • Enterthe page numberwith the number k eys. • Press P + / - or Î / ï to view the next or the pre vious page . ?[...]

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    EN-14 5 Use mor e of y our TV This section helps you perform advanced TV operations. 5�1 Remote contr ol o verview This section provides a detailed overview of remote control features. OK EXIT MENU P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 BROWS E BAC K GUIDE DEMO MHEG CANCE L TE LET EX T SO URC E S UB TIT L E I NFO OPT IO N 1 2 3 4 5 7 10 8 9 11 13 14 12 6 15 16 18[...]

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    EN-15 ENGLISH 5�2 Use TV menus On-screen menus help you install your TV , adjust picture and sound settings and access other features. This section describes how to na vigate the menus. 5�2�1 Access the main menu Press 1. MENU on the remote control to displa y the main menu. T elevision Multimedia TV menu Channel list Programme guide Press 2.[...]

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    EN-16 Press 4. ï to select Picture . HD Natural Motio n Picture Contrast Brightness Pi xe l Plus Colour Hue Sharpness Tint TV settings Sound Settings assistant Reset smart settings Picture Press 5. Æ to enter the Pictur e settings. Picture Contrast Colour Hue Pi xe l Plus HD Natural Motio n Sharpness Tint Brightness 90 52 0 4 47 Contrast Press 6.[...]

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    EN-17 ENGLISH Clock and press OK to displa y the clock permanently . Quick access Subtitle Audio language Subtitle language Equalizer Picture format Clock Press 2. OPTION and press Î or ï to select Clock again. Press 3. OK to hide the clock. 5�3 Adjust picture and sound settings This section describes how to adjust pictur e and sound settings. [...]

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    EN-18 • Custom tint If Custom is selected in the Tint menu, follow the on-screen instructions to change the value of: - R-WP (Red White Point) - G-WP (Gr een White Point) - B-WP (Blue White Point) - R-BL (Red Black Lev el) - G-BL (Gr een Black Level) • Pix el Plus Enables or disables Pix el Plus, which fine tunes each pixel to match surro[...]

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    EN-19 ENGLISH 5�3�4 Chang e picture format Change the picture format to suit your content. Press 1. PICTURE FORMA T on your remote control. Alternatively , press MENU and select TV menu > TV settings > Picture > Picture format . Press 2. Î or ï to select one of the following picture formats: Auto format • (Not for PC) Enlarges t[...]

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    EN-20 5�3�5 Adjust sound settings This section describes how to adjust sound settings. Press 1. MENU on the remote control and select TV menu > TV settings > Sound . Press 2. Æ to enter the list. Sound Equalizer Volume Balance Audio language Surround mode Headphone volume Dual I/II Mono/Stere o Au to volume leveling Delta volume Au to su[...]

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    EN-21 ENGLISH 5�4 Change to Shop or Home mode Press 1. MENU on the remote control and select TV menu > Installation > Pref erences > Location . Press 2. Æ to enter the Location menu. Use 3. Î or ï to select the TV mode: Shop • Sets smar t settings to Vivid , ideal for a shop environment. The flexibility to change settings is limi[...]

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    EN-22 5�5�5 Enlarg e teletext pag es For more comfor table reading, you can enlarge the teletext page . Press 1. TELETEXT on the remote control and select a teletext page. Press 2. OPTION on the remote control to enlarge the top part of the page . Press 3. OPTION again to view the enlarged low er part of the page . Press 4. Î or ï to scr oll [...]

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    EN-23 ENGLISH Press 1. MENU on the remote control and select TV menu > Installation > Pref erences > T eletext 2�5 . Press 2. Æ to enter the list. Select 3. On or Off . Press 4. OK to change the option. 5�6 Create fa vorite lists Use the All channels list or setup a fav ourite list of your own with preferr ed TV channels and radio sta[...]

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    EN-24 5�7 Use the Electr onic Pr ogramme Guide EPG is an on-screen guide that displays scheduled digital TV programmes. This guide is not available with analogue channels. Y ou can na vigate , select and view programmes by time , title or genre. There are two types of EPG, ‘ No w and Next ’ and ‘ 7 or 8 day ’ EPG. ‘Now and Next ’ is a[...]

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    EN-25 ENGLISH Press 1. GUIDE on the remote control. Press 2. MENU on the remote control. The Pr ogramme guide menu appears. Programme guide What's on 12:30 South T oday 13:00 In aller Freund 11:50 Working Lunch 11:55 Melrose Place Preferred EPG ch... Acquire EPG data What's on Search by genre Scheduled remind... Press 3. Î or ï to selec[...]

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    EN-26 T o enter the Child lock menu Press 1. MENU on the remote control and select TV menu > Featur es > Child lock and press Æ to enter your code. Enter y our code with the number ke ys. 2. T o lock or unlock all channels and connected devices In the 1. Child Lock menu, select Lock or Unlock . Press 2. OK . T o lock a programme or all chann[...]

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    EN-27 ENGLISH TV menu Features Subtitle Subtitle language Sleeptimer Child lock Set/Change code On timer Common interface Demo Features Installation Software update TV settings Press 7. Î or ï to select On to displa y subtitles alwa ys or On during mute to displa y subtitles only when the sound is muted with the k ey on the remote control. Press [...]

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    EN-28 5�10�3 View y our photos After connecting your USB storage 1. device to the TV , press Æ to enter the Multimedia menu. Picture is highlighted. USB Picture Afrika_2001 Paris_2006 My_car .jpg Jean.jpg Mary .jpg Music Picture Press 2. Æ to enter the Pictur e folder . Press 3. Î or ï to select a picture or a picture album on the USB devic[...]

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    EN-29 ENGLISH Music folder . Press 3. Î or ï to select a song or a music album. Press 4. OK to play the selected song or album. Music settings No details/Mor e details • Displa ys the file name . Repeat one/all • Repeat a song or an album. Shuffle • Pla y songs in a random sequence. 5�10�6 View a slide sho w with music Y ou can[...]

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    EN-30 5�12�4 Update software (analo gue broadcasts) Note D Befor e performing this pr ocedure be sure to: Set aside some time to complete the entir e • update. Ha ve a vailable a USB storage device with at • least 64MB of storage space . Ha ve access to a computer with a USB • port and internet access. Press 1. MENU on the remote[...]

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    EN-31 ENGLISH 6 Install channels The first time you setup your TV , you will be pr ompted to select an appropriate menu language and to perform automatic installation of all TV and digital radio channels (if available). This chapter pro vides instructions on how to reinstall channels as well as other useful channel installation features. Note D Re-[...]

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    EN-32 Press 4. OK to confirm. Press 5. Î or ï to select your countr y . Press 6. Next . Step 3 Select Antenna or Cable (D VB-C only) Note D This option appears only if y our countr y supports D VB-C (Digital Video Broadcasting-Cable). Skip to Step 4 Install channels if D VB-C is not a vailable in your countr y . Press 1. Î or ï to select Antenn[...]

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    EN-33 ENGLISH Step 2 Search and stor e new TV channels Press 1. MENU on the remote control and select TV menu > Installation > Channel installation > Analogue: Manual installation > Sear ch . Press 2. Æ to enter the Sear ch menu. Press the red k ey and use the number k eys 3. on the remote control to manually enter the thr ee digit fre[...]

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    EN-34 installation > Digital: T est reception . Press 2. Æ to enter the Digital: T est reception menu. Press 3. OK . Press the green k ey to automatically star t the 4. test or manually enter the fr equency of the channel you want to test. If the signal quality and strength is poor , reposition the antenna or satellite dish and retest. When com[...]

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    EN-35 ENGLISH 7 Connect de vices 7�1 Connection o verview Back connectors EXT 1 1. First SCAR T connector for D VD pla yers, VCRs, digital receiv ers, game consoles and other SC AR T devices. Suppor ts Audio L/R, CVBS in/out, RGB. EXT 2 2. Second SC AR T connector . Supports Audio L/R, CVBS in/out, RGB. EXT 3 3. Component video (Y Pb Pr) and Audi[...]

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    EN-36 Side connectors Headphones 9. Stereo mini-jack. AUDIO L/R 10. Audio L/R input connectors for composite and S-Video devices. VIDEO 11. Video input cinch connector for composite devices. S-VIDEO 12. S-Video input connector for S-Video devices. USB 13. USB connector for storage devices. HDMI 14. Additional HDMI connector for mobile high-definiti[...]

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    EN-37 ENGLISH 7�2�4 S-Video - Good quality An analogue connection, S-Video provides better pictur e quality than composite video. When connecting your device with S-Video, plug the S-Video cable to the S-Video connector on the side of the TV . Y ou must connect a separate Audio L/R cable from the de vice to the red and white Audio L/R connector[...]

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    EN-38 7�3 Connect de vices This section describes how to connect various devices with different connectors and supplements examples provided in the Quick Start Guide . Caution C Disconnect the mains cord befor e connecting devices. Note D Differ ent types of connectors ma y be used to connect a device to y our TV , depending on a vailability and [...]

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    EN-39 ENGLISH 7�3�3 Satellite r eceiver T o receive analogue channels via antenna and digital channels via a satellite receiv er , connect an antenna cable and SC AR T cable as illustrated: Satellite receive r 7�3�4 HD digital r eceiver T o receive analogue channels via antenna and digital channels via a HD digital r eceiver , connect two a[...]

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    EN-40 7�3�5 Combined D VD recor der and digital receiv er T o receive analogue channels via antenna and recor d programs on a combined D VD recorder and digital receiver , connect two antenna cables and one SC AR T cable as illustrated: DVD Recorder / Digital receiver IN OU T 7�3�6 Separate D VD recor der and receiv er T o receive analogue [...]

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    EN-41 ENGLISH 7�3�7 D VD recor der and home theatre system T o receive analogue channels via antenna, output sound to a home theatre system and recor d programmes on a DVD recor der , connect two antenna cables, one SC AR T cable and two digital audio cables as illustrated: Note D If using a home theatre or other audio system, the best synchr o[...]

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    EN-42 Note D Y ou must assign the A UDIO IN mini-jack connector to the HDMI connector as described in Section 7.4.3 Assign the AUDIO IN mini-jack connector . 7�4 Setup de vices When all devices are connected, you must select the type of de vice attached to each connector . 7�4�1 Assign de vices to connectors For easy selection and best signal[...]

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    EN-43 ENGLISH Press 2. Æ to enter the list. Press 3. ï or Î to select a connector . Press 4. Æ to enter the list. Press 5. ï or Î to select the device attached to the connector . Press 6. OK to select the de vice. Repeat the procedur e until all devices are 7. corr ectly assigned to connectors. Press 8. MENU to exit. 7�4�2 Assign the A UD[...]

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    EN-44 7�6 Prepar e TV for digital ser vices Scrambled digital TV channels can be decoded with a Conditional Access Module (C AM) and a Smar t card pro vided by a digital TV ser vice operator . The CAM ma y enable sev eral digital services, depending on the operator and ser vices you choose (for example , pa y TV). Contact your digital TV ser vice[...]

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    EN-45 ENGLISH 8 T echnical specifications Supported displa y resolutions Computer formats • Resolution Refr esh rate 640 x 480 60Hz 800 x 600 60Hz 1024 x 768 60Hz 1920 x 1080i 60Hz 1920 x 1080p 60Hz • Video formats Resolution Refr esh rate 480i 60Hz 480p 60Hz 576i 50Hz 576p 50Hz 720p 50Hz, 60Hz 1080i 50Hz, 60Hz 1080p 24Hz, 25Hz, 30Hz 1080[...]

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    EN-46 9 T roub leshooting This section describes commonly-encounter ed issues and accompanying solutions. 9�1 General TV issues The TV does not switch on: Unplug the mains cord, wait for one minute • and plug in the mains again. V erify that the mains cord is properly • connected and that the mains are power ed. The r emote control is n[...]

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    EN-47 ENGLISH V erify if the corr ect TV system is selected • for your region.See Section 6.2 Manually install channels . If r eception on only one channel is poor , • tr y to fine tune this channel. See Section 6.2.1 Fine tune channels . Y ou r eceive poor picture quality fr om connected devices: Check that the devices are connected •?[...]

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    EN-48 9�8 Contact us If y ou cannot resolve your problem, refer to the F AQ for this TV at www .philips.com/ support. If the problem remains unresolved, contact the Customer Suppor t Centre in y our countr y as listed in this user manual. W ARNING B Do not attempt to repair the TV yourself. This ma y cause sever e injur y , irreparable damage to [...]

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    EN-49 ENGLISH Rename 33 T est digital reception 34 Uninstall 33 Update channel list 34 Child lock Lock all channels/devices 26 Lock fr om a certain time 26 Lock one or more channel/device 26 Set/change code 25 Set par ental rating 26 Clock 16 Colour enhancement 18 Component cable 37 Composite 37 Conditional Access Module (CAM) Insert 44 Menu 44 Con[...]

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    EN-50 Assign channel decoder 43 Assign to connectors 42 Side connectors 36 Contrast 17 Countr y Selection 31 Custom tint 18 D Decoder 43 Delta v olume 20 Demo 34 Devices W atch 12 Digital Radio 29 T eletext 22 Dual I/II 20 Dual scr een teletext 21 Dynamic contrast 18 E Electronic Programme Guide Use 24 Envir onmental care 4 Equalizer 20 F Factor y [...]

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    EN-51 ENGLISH Brightness 17 Colour 17 Colour enhancement 18 Contrast 17 Custom tint 18 Dynamic contrast 18 HD Natural Motion 18 Hue 17 Light sensor 18 MPEG ar tefact r eduction 18 Noise reduction 18 Pix el Plus HD 18 Sharpness 17 Tint 17 Change format 19 Use Settings assistant 17 Use smar t settings Curr ent 18 Movie 18 Standard 18 Vivid 18 Pix el [...]

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    EN-52 Surr ound mode 20 V olume 20 Stereo sound 20 Subtitles Analogue TV 26 Digital TV 27 Language 27 Surr ound sound Auto 20 Mode 20 S-Video 37 Switch TV Off 11 On 10 , 11 On fr om standby 11 T o standby 11 System selection 32 T T echnical specifications 45 T eletext Advanced use Cycle subpages 22 Digital teletext 22 Dual scr een 21 Enlarge 22 Lan[...]

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    EN-53 ENGLISH Basic use 13 Timers On timer 25 Sleeptimer 25 V olume 12 W all mount 7 W atch Channels 12 Devices 12 U Uninstall channels 33 USB de vice Connect 27 Disconnect 27 V VESA wall bracket 7 Video formats 45 V olume Adjust 12 , 20 Automatic leveling 20 Delta 20 Headphone 20 W W all mount TV 7 Y Y Pb Pr 37[...]

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    © 2008 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. All rights reserved. Document order number: 3139 125 3940 3[...]