Philips 32TA1600 manual

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    3 1 38 15 5 2 47 81 Model No. : Seri al No . : 2 6 / 32 T A 1 6 0 0 L CD T V U s e r ` s M a n u a l English 中文[...]

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    Kn ow th ese sa fet y sy mb ols Th is “b olt o f lig ht nin g” i ndi cat es un ins ula te d mat er ial w it hi n your u nit may c au se an e lec t ric al s hoc k . For t he sa fet y o f ever yo ne in yo ur hou se hol d, p le ase d o not r em ove prod uc t cover ing . Th e “excl am ati on p oin t” c all s at te nt ion to f eat ure s for w hi[...]

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    IM POR T ANT SAF ETY IN STR UC TIO NS R E AD BEF ORE OPE RA TI NG EQUI PME NT Re ad th ese i ns tr uc ti ons . Kee p th es e ins tr uc ti on s. He ed a ll w arn in gs . Fo llo w all i ns tr uc ti ons . Do n ot us e th is ap pa r atu s ne ar w ate r . Cl ea n onl y wi th a d r y cl oth . Do n ot bl oc k any of t he v ent il at ion o pe ni ng s. In s[...]

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    4 A DD I T IO N A L S A F ET Y P R E C A U TI O N S • E NS U R E t h a t LC D T V s t an d i s t ig h t en e d pr o p e rl y t o t h e s e t ( S e e Q u i ck G u i de o n t he r i g ht w a y o f t i gh t e ni n g of t h e sc r e w o f t h e s t a n d t o t h e se t . I m pr o p e r t ig h t en i n g o f s cr e w ma y r e nd e r t he s et u n sa f[...]

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    C O NTE NTS NO TE: This manual co vers different v ersions and models. Not all features described in this manual will match those of y our LCD TV . This is normal and does not requir e you contacting your dealer or r equesting ser vice. Y our new LCD TV and its packaging contain materials that c an be recycled and r e used. Specialized companies ca[...]

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    6 H E LP F U L H I NT H E LP F U L H IN T H E L PF U L H Press the MENU button on the remote control to open the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR DOWN but ton to hi ghlight the I NST ALL menu. Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to Highlight L ANGUA GE . Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to enter L ANGUA GE . Press C URSOR DOWN but ton to select English or Si[...]

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    7 A UT O P ROG RAM (S ETT ING U P C HAN NELS ) Y o ur L CD T V c a n au t o ma t i c a l l y Y o ur L CD T V c a n au t o ma t i c a l l y Y se t i t s e l f f o r lo c a l a re a ( or c a bl e T V ) c h a nn e l s . Th i s ma k es i t e a sy Y a re a ( or c a bl e T V ) c h a nn e l s . Th i s ma k es i t e a sy Y f or y ou t o se l e c t o nl y t[...]

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    8 M AN U AL S T ORE OF TV C H ANN EL Y o u c a n a ls o c ho o s e t o t u ne y o ur T V c h an n e ls . Y o u c a n a ls o c ho o s e t o t u ne y o ur T V c h an n e ls . Y M an u a l t u n in g a l lo w s yo u t o s to r e e ac h Y M an u a l t u n i ng a l lo w s yo u t o s to r e e ac h Y pr o g ra m me m a nu a l l y. Press the MENU button on[...]

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    9 C HA NNE L S ETT ING A/CH AV i + MAIN CONTROLS PICTURE AUDIO FEATURES INSTALL LANGUAGE AUTO PROGRAM MANUAL STORE FACTORY RESET CHANNEL SETTING CHANNEL EDIT CHANNEL SKIPPED CHANNEL SETTING CHANNEL EDIT CHANNEL SWAP INSTALL LANGUAGE AUTO PROGRAM MANUAL STORE CHANNEL EDIT FACTORY RESET CHANNEL SWAP NAME EDIT CHANNEL SORT CHANNEL SETTING 1 5 2 3 4 2 [...]

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    10 F A CT OR Y R ES ET Y o ur T V c a n be r e s et t o t he o r i gi n a l Y o ur T V c a n be r e s et t o t he o r i gi n a l Y fa c t o r y s et ti n g s Y fa c t o r y s et ti n g s Y b y p e r f or m i n g t h e f ol l o wi n g s te p s . Press the MENU button on the remote control to s ee the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR DOWN but ton to h[...]

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    P RE SENT A TI ON O F T HE L C D T V 1 6 7 8 9 10 5 4 2 3 I D ENT IFY ING A L L C ONN ECT O R ( B A CKS IDE ) P o si t i o n in g t h e L C D T V. . P l ac e t he L C D T V on a s ol i d , s t ab l e s ur f a ce . B e s ur e t h e s ur f a ce i s s t r on g e no u gh t o h an d l e t h e we i g h t o f t h e L C D T V. . Tr y to l e a ve a t le a s[...]

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    12 I N ST ALL ING L C D TV ON T H E W AL L Th e s tan d of y our LC D TV co mpli es wit h VE SA sta nda r d, i f y ou int end to in sta ll the LCD TV on the wa ll, pl eas e co nsu lt a pr o fes sio nal tec hni cia n f or pr ope r i nst all ing . Th e m anu fac tur e acc epts no li abi lit y f or ins tal lat ions no t p erf orm ed by pr of ess ion a[...]

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    2 5 - V olume + - Channel + Menu 4 3 1 6 8 7 A/CH AV i + Plu g th e power c ab le int o AC inle t on LCD T V se t . Plu g th e power cor d int o an ou tle t and s wi tch T V s et on . Press POWER to turn on the L C D T V . Press VOLUME + to increase the s ound le vel, o r press VOL U M E – to de crease the sound level. Press CHANN EL +/ – to se[...]

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    14 R E MO TE C O NTR OL A/CH A V i + A / C H bu tt on Pre ss t o go to p revi ou sly s ele ct ed ch an nel . Sl ee p but t on Pre ss t o set t he LC D T V to t urn it se lf of f w it hin a c er t ai n tim e. T ele te xt key s (P . 22 ) Sm ar t So und b ut to n Pre ss re pe at edl y to se le ct a mon g th e 4 set t in gs ; Per so nal , Voice , Mu si[...]

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    15 T I MER M E NU C O NTR OLS Press the SLEEP but ton on the remote control to show t he onscreen menu. Press the SLEEP button repeatedly to select your requiring sleep timing. 1 2 SLEEP 240 MIN. SLEEP 15 MIN. SLEEP OFF A/CH A V i + 1 2 IMPORT ANT For the Timer to func tion, the set must not be turned of f. Once the set is turned off, the Timer is [...]

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    16 Pre ss t he M EN U b ut to n to se e t he on scre en m en u. Wh en P IC TU RE m enu i s hig hli gh ted , pre ss t he C UR SO R RI GHT b ut t on to en te r th e PIC TU R E men u. Pre ss t he C UR SO R DOWN t o ch oose th e it em you w an t to ad ju st : S ma r t Pi ct ure , Br ig ht nes s, Co lor , C ont r as t , Sh ar pne ss . Pre ss t he C UR S[...]

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    17 TV S OU ND M EN U C ONTR OL S T o ad j u s t y o ur L C D T V S ou n d , se l e c t a c ha n ne l a nd f ol l o w t h e s e s t e p s . Pre ss t he M EN U b ut to n to se e t he me nu . Pre ss t he C UR SO R DOWN b ut t on to hig hl igh t th e AUD IO m enu . Pre ss t he C UR SO R RI GHT b ut t on t o ent er th e AUD IO m en u. Pre ss t he C UR S[...]

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    18 Press the SMAR T PICTURE but ton on the remote control. The current Sm art P ic ture setting wi ll appear on the scr e en. Press the SMAR T PICTURE but ton repeatedly to select eit her Personal, Rich, Natural, Sof t , or Multimedia. S M AR T P IC TURE C O NTR OL W he t h e r y o u’r e wa t c h i ng a m ov i e o r a v i d e o W he t h e r y o u[...]

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    A U T O L OCK A CC ESS C O DE 19 A U T O L OCK T he A U TO L o c k f e a t ur e a l lo w yo u t o lo c k c ha n n el s , a n d p r ev e n t y o ur c h i ld r e n fr o m wa t c h in g u ns u i t ab l e c on t e nt o f T he A U TO L o c k f e a t ur e a l lo w yo u t o l oc k c ha n n el s , a n d p r e ve n t y o ur c h i ld r e n fr o m wa t c h i [...]

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    2 0 A U T O L OCK P R OGR AM A f t e r y o ur p e r so n a l a c c es s c o de h a s b e e n se t ( se e t h e pr e v i ou s p ag e ) , y o u a r e r e a d y t o se l e c t t h e ch an n e l s o r i np u t s y ou w a nt t o b l o c k o ut o r c e n so r. Press the MENU button to see the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR DOWN but ton to hi ghlight the[...]

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    21 Y o u c a n c ha n ge t h e pi c t u r e f o r ma t s i ze t o m a t c h Y o u c a n c ha n ge t h e pi c t u r e fo r ma t s i ze t o ma t c h Y t he t yp e of p r og r a m y o u ar e wa t c h i ng . Y t he t yp e of p r og r a m y o u ar e wa t c h i ng . Y S el e c t t h e n or m a l 4 : 3 , W I DE S C R E E N , ZO OM 14 : 9, ZO OM 16 : 9, S [...]

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    2 2 T EL ETE XT T e le t e x t i s a n i n f or m a t io n s y s te m b r oa d c as t b y ce r t a i n c ha n ne l s w hi c h c an b e c on s u l te d l i ke a ne w s pa p e r. I t T e le t e x t i s a n i n f or m a t io n s y s te m b r oa d c as t b y ce r t a i n c ha n ne l s w hi c h c a n b e c on s u l te d l i ke a ne w s p ap e r. It T a [...]

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    2 3 PC P I CTU RE C O NTR OLS T h is T V c a n a ls o b e us e d as a P C M on i t o r. A P C v id e o si g na l m us t b e pr e s en t o r t he T V w i l l go i nt o s t a nd b y mo d e . Th e P C Pi c t u r e co n t r ol s a l l ow y ou t o ad j u st t h e pi c t u r e . Press the MENU button on the remote control to see the onscreen menu. When t[...]

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    2 4 PC A UD IO C ON TRO LS T h is T V c a n a ls o b e us e d as a PC Mon i tor . A T h is T V c a n a ls o b e us e d as a PC Mon i tor . A T P C v i de o s ig n al m u s t b e p re s e nt o r t he T V T v i de o s ig n al m u s t b e p re s e nt o r t he T V T w i l l g o i nt o s t a nd b y mo d e . Th e AU D I O co n t r o ls a l l ow y ou t o [...]

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    2 5 U S ING PC PIP (P ICT URE I N P I CTU RE ) F EA TUR E P I P ( P i c t ur e - i n - Pi c t u r e ) f e a t ur e a l lo w s yo u t o ca l l u p a s u bs c r e en w h en y o u a r e u si n g yo u r T V a s a mo n i t or. Press the MENU button to see the onscreen menu. Press CUR SOR DOWN button to highlight the FEA TUR ES me nu. Press the CURSOR RI[...]

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    2 6 2 6 / 3 2TA 16 0 0 ( 26 / 32 ” L C D T V ) S E TTI NG U P T HE PC M O DE (P E RSO NAL C O MPUT ER M ON IT OR ) No Resolution Mode V . Frequency ( Hz) H. F requency (kHz) 1 640 x 48 0 VG A V E SA 6 0 59.9 4 0 31.4 69 2 8 0 0 x 6 0 0 S VG A V E SA 5 6 56 . 25 0 35 .156 3 S VG A V E SA 6 0 6 0 . 31 7 37.8 9 7 4 1 024 x 768 XG A V E S A 6 0 6 0 .[...]

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    27 T R OUB LE S HO O TIN G T IP S No Po wer • Check the T V power cord. Unplug the T V , wait 1 0 seconds, then reinsert the plug into the outlet and push t he PO W ER button ag ain. PO W ER but ton ag ain. PO W ER • Check that the o ut let is no t on a w all switch. • B e sure the fus e is not blown o n the AC power str ip, if one is being u[...]

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    2 8 C A RE A ND C L EAN ING W ARN ING co ncerning stationary images on the TV Screen: Do not leave fi xed im ages on t he screen for ex tended periods of time. This can cause unev en aging of the L CD panel. Norm al use of the T V should invol ve vi ewing o f pro gr ams that ha ve constant ly moving or changing i m ages. Do not leave still images [...]

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    29 I ND EX A Auto Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 , 2 7 B Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 , 24 Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 , 24 Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]