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    Real Flat T ele vision 29/34PT88 4 5 User manual[...]

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    IMPOR T ANT Befor e you begin: Mak e sure y our package includes the following items:TV and mains cord, remote contr ol, user manual, antenna cable (optional) and Coaxial cable (optional). Attention: 1 . Read your manual first – y our Philips TV comes with a well-designed remote contr ol and onscreen displa y to ensure your TV is easy to ope rate[...]

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    T able of Contents General Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Useful Tips . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Wh a t’ s Hot Picture Scanning mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 YPbPr Digital High Definition input . . . . . . . . 3 Installation Installing your tele visi[...]

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    Safety information • Remove mains plug when : – the indicator light below the TV screen is flashing continuously . – a bright white line is displa yed acr oss the screen. – there is a lightning storm. – the set is left unattended for a pro longed period of time. • cleaning the TV screen. Never use abrasiv e cleaning agents such as scour[...]

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    What’ s Hot Pictur e scanning Y our Philips TV has been built with scanning features to enhance y our TV viewing. All y ou need is to select your desir ed mode to enjoy sharper and clea r er pictures. The description below will help y ou make your choice. Auto If you ar e undecided of which mode to choose , select Auto and let your TV decide for [...]

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    Installing your tele vision set P ositioning the television set Remote contr ol Place your TV on a solid, stable surface , lea ving a space of at least 10 cm around the appliance. Connections 10 cm 10 cm 10 cm • Insert the aerial plug into the socket at the rear of the set. If you are using an indoor aerial, reception may be difficult in certain [...]

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    Remote contr ol ke ys (Choose the right remote control that came with your TV set) P ersonal Zapping Y ou can surf up to 10 personal channels for each ke y (p. 1 4 ) Sleeptimer Not applicable. Add P ersonal Zapping list Adds and stores channels into Personal Zapping list (p . 1 4 ) Smart Sound Used to access a series of stored settings: Theatre, Mu[...]

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    Remote contr ol ke ys (Choose the right remote control that came with your TV set) T eletext /P ersonal Zapping In teletext mode; the colour keys allows direct access to an item or corresponding pages ( p 15-16 ) In Personal Za pping mode; you can surf up to 10 personal channels for each k ey (p 14) Not applicable. Add P ersonal Zapping list Adds a[...]

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    Languag e When there is no signal input to the TV , you may encounter instability of the screen display. In this instance , please use the Ø k ey to select an A V c hannel. (On screen display may differ from actual TV) The Language feature is used to change the displa y language for menus. MENU & Press the k ey . é With the cursor , select th[...]

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    Manual Stor e (applicable to certain TV models only) This menu is used to store channels one at a time. MENU & Press the k ey . é With the cursor , select the Install menu and followed by the Manual . “ Colour Sys(tem) : use the or ke y to select the desired colour system; Auto, P AL , NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43 and SECAM. ‘ Sound Sys(tem) : use[...]

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    Channel edit This featur e allows you to skip or edit channels which h a ve bad or weak TV signal or channels y ou do not watch often. Once a channel is skipped, you cannot have access to it by the Channel + or – k ey.Y ou can only access the channels by the digit (0-9) k eys . ( On screen display may differ from actual TV ) MENU & Press the [...]

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    Picture settings MENU & Press then . The Picture menu will be called up. ( On screen display may differ from actual TV ) é Use the or ke ys to select a setting and the or keys to adjust. Note: during the picture adjustment, only the selected line remains displayed. Press or to display the menu again. “ Press Ë to exit. MENU & Press , se[...]

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    Child Lock ( applicable to certain TV models only ) Y ou can block cer tain channels or prevent use of the TV set completely . Note :Y ou can only access the locked channels via the remote control. K eep the remote control in a sa fe place. MENU & Press , use the key to select F eatures and press the k ey . The F eatures menu is displa yed. é [...]

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    F ormat This feature enhances y our viewing pleasure by pr oviding you with a choice of two pictur e formats:- 4:3 and Expand 4:3 . MENU & Press , use the or k ey to select F eatures and pr ess the ke y . The Featur es menu is displa yed. é Use the ke y to select Format and press the key to select 4:3 or Expand 4:3 . “ Press the Ë k ey to e[...]

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    Demo The split screen displa y shows the image The sc reen is split to dramatically sho w the per formance befor e and after enhancements comparati ve images side by side. to p resent clearl y the effects of the picture enhancement features. & Enter Featur es menu as described in “Featur es settings” on the previous page. é Use the key to [...]

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    ( applicable to certain TV models only ) P ersonal Zapping A list or series of fa vourite TV programs can T o delete channels: be selected and stored in the 4 colour ed keys & Select and press a colour k ey that has with the Personal Zapping f eature. With this stored channels r epeatedly to select the feature y ou can easily view up to a total[...]

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    T eletext T eletext (applicable to TV with T eletext function only) T eletext is an information system br oadcast by certain channels which can be consulted like a newspaper . It also offers access to subtitles for vie wers with hearing problems or who ar e not familiar with the transmission language (cable netw orks, satellite channels, etc .). Pr[...]

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    16 T eletext (applicable to TV with T eletext function only) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Press: Y ou will obtain: Stop sub-pag e Certain pages contain sub-pages acquisition which are automaticall y displayed successively . This key is used to stop or resume sub-page acquisition. The indication HOLD appears on the top left. Hidden T o displa y or hide the c[...]

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    Connecting peripheral equipment The television has 4 sets of external sockets situated at the back of the set (A V1 in, A V2 in, YPbPr and Monitor out). The A V1 in has Y , Pb, Pr and audio and video inputs. The A V2 in has S-Video, audio and video inputs. The Y , Pb, Pr has Y , Pb, Pr input (refer to details in “What’s Hot” section). The Mon[...]

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    18 Connecting peripheral equipment Other equipment & Carry out the connections shown opposite. é T o optimise picture quality , connect the equipment which produces the video signals (digital decoder , games, etc) to A V1 in and equipment which produces the S-VHS signals (S-VHS and Hi-8 video recor ders, certain DVD drives to A V2 in and all o[...]

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    Tips P oor reception The p ro ximity of mountains or high buildings ma y be responsible for ghost pictu res, echoing or shadows. In this case , tr y manually adjusting your pictur e: see Fine T uning (p. 8) or modify the orienta- tion of the outside aerial . Does your antenna enable you to r eceive broadcasts in this f requency range (UHF or VHF ba[...]

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    Glossar y 4:3 Refers to the ratio between the length and the height of the screen. Wide screen televisions ha ve a ratio of 16:9 while conv entional televisions ha ve a ratio of 4:3. 4:3 Expand The images recor ded in “letterbox” format are expanded to fill the entir e screen and the black horizontal bars at the top and bottom are r emoved. Act[...]

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    Specification Product type 29PT8845, 34PT8845 P ICTURE • Picture screen diameter : 34” (850 mm) 29” (720 mm) • Visible screen size: 32” (800 mm) 27” (680 mm) • Picture T ube: Real Flat 4:3 • 100 Hz • Progr essive Scan (Auto Switching with manual ov erride) • Scan V elocity Modulation • 3D Digital Combfilter • 3:2 Pulldown ?[...]

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