Philips 37-42PF9731D/10 manual

Safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Use of the remote contr ol RC4401/4420/01 . . 5 Use of the option k ey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Ke ys at the right side of the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Introduction: Digital TV . . . . . . . . [...]

2 EN Safety warnings 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 wherev er you want, but mak e sure that air can cir culate freely thr ough the v entilation slots. • Do not install the TV in a confined space such as a book case or a similar unit. • T o pre [...]

Befor e you switch on y our TV , connect all your peripheral equipment. See T o mak e video and audio connections, p . 46. 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. 46. EXT1 can handle CVBS, RGB and Audio L/R; EXT2 can handle CVBS, S-VIDEO , RGB, Audio L/R; EX[...]

< Insert the aerial plug firmly into the aerial socket x at the bottom of the TV . Getting started (Continued) EN 4 -T o connect a camera, camcorder or game , see T o mak e video and audio connections, p. 47. -T o connect a headphone, see T o mak e video and audio connections, p . 47. -T o connect a USB device or memory card, see Multimedia bro [...]

B Standby Press to s witch the TV from or to standby mode. When switched to standby , a red indicator on the TV lights up . TV Press to select TV mode . D VD STB VCR AUX Press one of these k eys to set y our remote contr ol to operate a peripheral device. See Audio and Video equipment ke ys, p. 57. DEMO Press to s witch the Demo menu on or off. Col[...]

V V olume Press + or - to adjust the v olume. ¬ Mute k ey : interrupt the sound or r estore it. +P- Channel selection - to bro wse through the TV channels and sour ces stored and mark ed in the Fav ourite channels lists; - to select a page in T eletext mode; - to quickly br owse through the lists in the men us; - to switch the TV on fr om standby [...]

b Dual screen/PIP Press the b ke y to switch on or off Dual scr een or PIP , according to the format selection made in the PIP f ormat list. See p. 24. PIP allows y ou to call up a subscreen within the main screen enabling you to watch tw o TV channels or a TV channel and pictures fr om a peripheral at the same time. Dual screen allo ws you to divi[...]

EN 8 Digital audio languag e : See Adjust sound menu settings, p. 19. Digital subtitle languag e : See Adjust featur e menu settings, p. 24. Subtitles : See Adjust featur e menu settings, p. 24. Picture f ormat : See Use of the TV menu settings, Adjust picture menu settings, p . 18. Equalizer : See Use of the TV menu settings, Adjust sound menu set[...]

Intr oduction: Digital TV EN 9 Note : if the TV has already been installed befor e and/or you want to change the First time installation settings, proceed with Use of the TV menu settings, p. 14. Besides traditional analogue broadcasts, you can also r eceive digital broadcasts via a r oof or loft mounted digital antenna in countries where those sig[...]

First time installation (Continued) EN 10 After the W elcome screen y ou are ask ed to select a language of the TV's on-screen menus. The text of the header and the info on screen contin uously change language. Also the digital audio and subtitle language will be set to the selected menu language. 1. Press the cursor up/do wn to highlight your[...]

First time installation (Continued) EN 11 By means of sev eral split screens/full scr eens you are prompted to select y our pref erred pictur e , sound and ambilight settings, to finally arrive at a complete setting which satisfies you. 1. Press the gr een colour ke y on your r emote control to enter the Settings assistant menu. 2. Select your Loca[...]

Ho w to na vigate thr ough the menus EN 12 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 y ed on the specific item highlighted. The colour k eys at the bottom of the screen r efer to the differ ent actio[...]

Ho w to na vigate thr ough the menus (continued) EN 13 4. Use the cursor up/down to select a menu item. - TV settings allows y ou to adjust your pref erred pictur e, sound and ambilight settings -F eatures allows y ou to control the settings of special TV f eatures - Installation allows y ou - to select your language pr eferences; - to search f or [...]

EN 14 Each time you'v e made a selection, press the gr een ke y to confirm your selection. 1. Select Settings assistant and pr ess the cursor right. > By means of sev eral split screens/full scr eens you are prompted to select y our pref erred pictur e , sound and ambilight settings to finally arriv e at a complete setting which satisfies y[...]

Use of the TV menu settings (continued) EN 15 < Select Picture, Sound or Ambilight and press the cursor right. > A menu appears which allo ws you to fine tune the picture, sound and ambilight settings. > To adjust the Picture settings, see Adjust picture menu settings, p . 16. > To adjust the Sound settings, see Adjust sound menu settin[...]

The picture men u contains the settings that affect the quality of the picture. 1. Press the MENU/BR O WSE ke y on the remote contr ol. > The main menu appears. 2. Select TV men u and press 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 [...]

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 pr ess the cursor right. 2. Use the cursor k eys to select and adjust the settings of: R-WP : allows y ou to customise the colour tint by adjusting the red whitepoint of the pictur e. G-WP : allows y ou to cu[...]

DNR DNR automatically filters out and r educes the image noise . This impro ves pictur e quality when receiving weak signals. < Select Off , Minim um , Medium or Maximum accor ding to the image noise in the picture. MPEG artefact reduction MPEG artefact reduction On smoothens the transitions on digital content. < Select On or Off . Colour enh[...]

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 men u and press 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[...]

Adjust sound menu settings (Continued) EN 20 Dual I/II Allows y ou to select, per channel, Dual I or Dual II , when dual sound transmission is a vailable . Mono/Stereo Allows y ou to select, per TV channel, Mono or Stereo sound when stereo br oadcasts are a vailable. Surr ound mode Allows y ou to select the modes for more spatial or surr ound sound[...]

Enjo y Ambilight EN 21 The ambilight menu contains the settings for contr olling the ambient lighting. Using ambient light gives a more r elaxed viewing experience and impr oves per ceived pictur e quality . Analysis of the pictur e content adapts the colours continuously . But the lights can also be set to any fix ed colour and many shades of whit[...]

Enjo y Ambilight (Continued) EN 22 Colour Allows y ou to select or adjust the colour of the light to y our own personal choice. - W arm white is matched to that of most normal lightbulbs. Select this setting if you want the Ambilight to fit best with normal living room lighting. - Cool white is matched to that of normal da ylight (6500K). Select th[...]

Enjo y Ambilight (Continued) EN 23 Custom colour Allows y ou to customise the ambilight colour . < Select P alette to select the general colour of the light output. < Select Saturation to adjust the colourfulness of the light. Separation Allows y ou to define the stereo effect in case, Relax ed, Moderate or Dynamic has been selected in the Mo[...]

The Featur es menu allows y ou to control the settings of special TV functions, features and accessory equipments. 1. Press the MENU/BR O WSE ke y on the remote contr ol. > The main menu appears. 2. Select TV men u and press the cursor right. > The TV Menu is mov ed to the left. 3. Select F eatures and pr ess the cursor right. > The Featur[...]

Sleeptimer This sets a time period after which the TV automatically s witches to standby . 1. Select Sleeptimer . 2. Press the cursor right. 3. Select a value with the cursor up/down. > The list will ha ve values fr om 0 to 180 minutes. When 0 is selected, the sleeptimer is switched off. Child lock With a 4-digit code, you are able to lock TV ch[...]

Adjust featur e menu settings (Continued) EN 26 Set code/Change code This allows y ou to set or change the personal 4-digit access code that is used in the differ ent lock functions of the TV . < Select Set or Change code . > If no PIN-code exists yet, the menu item is set to Set code .F ollow the instructions on screen. > If a PIN-code ha[...]

Adjust featur e menu settings (Continued) EN 27 Common interface This allows y ou to access common interface applications defined by the service provider of the Common Interface (CI) module. The Common Interface (CI) module can contain one or more a pplications, which are used to communicate with the CI ser vice pr ovider and pr ovide some addition[...]

Ho w to sear ch for and stor e TV channels EN 28 This menu allows y ou to select your pr eferr ed language for menu, audio and subtitle . Menu languag e This allows y ou to select your menu language out of the list of the a vailable languages. Pref erred audio langua ge (only with Digital TV broadcasting) This allows y ou to select your audio langu[...]

Ho w to sear ch for and stor e TV channels (Continued) EN 29 After language and countr y ar e set correctl y , you can now search f or and store the TV channels. < Select Channels in the TV , Installation menu. Automatic installation The TV will scan the entire fr equency spectrum based on the selected countr y . > All a vailable digital and [...]

Ho w to sear ch for and stor e TV channels (Continued) EN 30 Analogue: manual installation This gives y ou the possibility to manually install (tuning-in channel by channel) analogue channels. Manual installation will not find nor store an y D VB-T (digital) channels. 1. Select Analo gue: manual installation and press the cursor right. 2. Select Sy[...]

This allows y ou to rename, to reshuffle and to uninstall or r einstall the stor ed channels. < Press the cor responding colour k eys 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 k ey to mov e up a singl[...]

Set y our pref erences Manual netw ork installation EN 32 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, sound and ambil[...]

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 EXT1 , EXT2 , EXT3 , HDMI 1 , HDMI 2 , VG A , Side , A UDIO IN L/R or DIGIT AL A UDIO IN ,a list appear[...]

Reset the Factory settings Select a Decoder channel number EN 34 This allows y ou to define one or more channel numbers as decoder channel numbers when a decoder or a descrambler is connected to EXT1 or EXT2 . 1. Select the channel number under which y ou hav e stored the programme that comes fr om your decoder or descrambler . 2. Select Status . 3[...]

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 memor y de vice must be filled with the appr opriate upgrade image (and structure) which can be found on the www . philips.com/suppor t w ebsite. How to upload a ne[...]

EN 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 vourite channel lists y ou ma y also select a list with only digital TV channels or a list with only the radio channels or a [...]

EPG (Electr onic Pro gramme Guide) (only with Digital TV broadcasting) When the All channels list is displa yed or selected y ou ma y filter the list and select a list with only the TV channels or a list with only the radio channels. 1. Press the FA V key . > The last selected channel list appears. 2. Press the cursor left. 3. Select the All cha[...]

2. Press the gr een colour ke y on the remote contr ol to watch/listen to the selected programme cur rently on air . 3. Press the r ed colour ke y to mark/unmark a reminder on the selected programme. Y ou can set up to a maximum of 10 reminders. > The TV will wake up automaticall y or displa y a message when the programme is about to start. Foll[...]

The Multimedia bro wser lets you displa y pictures and/or mo vies or pla y audio files stored on a USB de vice or a memor y card. The Multimedia bro wser application is inv oked fr om the main menu. Y our TV is also equipped with the possibility to connect your computer or home network and to access and vie w your personal multimedia files. See the[...]

Multimedia Br o wser (Continued) EN 40 To r emov e the Memor y car d/USB device 1. Press the MENU/BR O WSE ke y on the remote contr ol to s witch off the main menu. 2. Remov e the Memor y card/USB de vice . Card data pr otection • Do not remo ve the card/USB de vice when the content is being read or when br owsing. Such action ma y damage the mem[...]

Multimedia Bro wser men u 1. Insert a USB device. 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 wil[...]

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[...]

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 refr eshed. < Press b to switch the teletext on. > The main index page appears on the scr een. Select a T eletext pag e < Enter the [...]

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 wor d or a number on the page. 2. Use the cursor up/down, left/right to select any other wor d or number y ou want to search for . 3. Press the OK ke y to confirm. The sear [...]

Some digital channels offer dedicated digital text services (for example BBCi). 1. Press b to switch Digital text on. 2. T o use the digital text, follow the instructions on screen. 3. Depending on the ser vice, you ma y be asked to use the cursor k eys, the OK ke y, the colour ed ke ys, the teletext ke y and sometimes the digit k eys. 4. When you [...]

To make video and audio connections EN 46 Tip : use the inputs that are a vailable on y our equipment that provide the best video or audio performance, as below . Note :y our TV comes with all types of connectors with the exception of the D VI connector but some of your equipment ma y be equipped with this type. In this case you'll need a D VI[...]

Camera, Camcorder , Game 1. Connect your camera, camcorder or game as shown. 2. Connect to VIDEO 2 and A UDIO L 3 fo r mono equipment. For stereo 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. Insert the plug into the he[...]

Pr Pb Y DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO HDTV & Progressive DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i IN IN L R EXT3 AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT L R DIGITAL AUDIO OUT HDMI 1 HDMI 2 ANTENNA 75 o o o PC-VGA EXT2 EXT1 o o AUDIO IN L/R Pr Pb Y DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO HDTV & Progressive DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i IN IN L R EXT3 AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT L[...]

Connect a VCR or D VD recor der EN 49 W arning : do not place y our recorder too close to the scr een as some recor ders may be susceptible f or signals fr om the display . K eep a minimum distance of 0,5 m fr om the screen. ANTENNA EXT2 EXT1 ANTENNA 75 o EXT2 EXT1 2 RECORDER 1 CABLE 3 EXT 1/2 With a eurocab le 1. Connect the aerial cables 1 and 2 [...]

Connect two VCRs or VCR and D VD recor der With eurocab les 1. Connect the aerial cables 1 and 2 as shown. 2. Connect your VCRs or D VD-recor der to EXT1 and 2 with the eur ocables 4 and 5 . 3. Select the equipment you ha v e connected in the Installation menu, Select your connections, p. 33 and link it to EXT1 or 2 . With aerial cables only 1. Con[...]

Connect a D VD pla y er or HD r eceiver Connect a D VD pla y er , HD receiver or game console EN 51 With a D VI connector 1. Connect the D VI to HDMI cable 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 v e connected in the Installation menu, S[...]

Pr Pb Y DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO HDTV & Progressive DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i IN IN L R EXT3 AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT L R DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 1 EXT3 : YPbPr EXT3 : AUDIO IN R / L 3 DVD / STB 2 DIGIT AL AUDIO IN Connect a D VD pla y er , a satellite receiver or HD r eceiv er EN 52 With Component Video Connectors 1. Connect the three separ[...]

Notes: - only a PC with digital sound can be connected to the HDMI connection; - if your PC does not ha v e digital sound output, connect your PC via a V GA connector or via HDMI 2 and the L/R AUDIO input of the TV; - befor e connecting your PC to the TV , select your PC monitor settings to a refr esh frequency of 60 Hz; - supported PC monitor mode[...]

P ersonal computer to the home network connector EN 54 Connect a Home Cinema amplifier 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 < According to the type of connector cables and the connector input a vailable on your Hom[...]

COMMON INTERFACE HDMI 1 HDMI 2 o o ETHERNET o COMMON INTERFACE TO P oo To r eceive scrambled DTV signals y ou will need a CA (Conditional Access) module and a Smar t car d pro vided by the ser vice pr ovider . A CA module can enable additional ser vices, for example Pa y TV . Contact your Common Interface service provider to get more inf ormation a[...]

Record with y our r ecorder Befor e operating your connected equipment you ha v e to make a selection in the Installation, Select your connections menu, p. 33. 1. Press the MENU/BR O WSE key . 2. Select TV men u and press the cursor right. 3. Select Installation . 4. Press the cursor right. 5. Select Connections . 6. Press the cursor right. 7. Sele[...]

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 y ou pressed one of the mode k eys ( DV D , STB , VCR , AUX ) accor ding to the equipment you want to operate with this remote contr ol. See Use of the Remote control, p . 5-6. B to switch to standby ?[...]

Tr oubleshooting 58 EN Symptom P ossible cause/Remedy No picture < V erify if the supplied cables are connected properly . (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 t[...]

EN 59 Symptom P ossible cause/Remedy The remote does < V erify if the remote is set cor rectly for the equipment y our are using. not function < V erify if the batteries are not dead. Replace the batteries. Y ou can still use the k eys at the left side of the TV . < Select TV mode on your remote contr ol. < When pressing a k ey and some[...]

Introduction Philips continuously tries to impr ov e its products and it wants you to pr ofit of that ev en after your pur chase . Theref ore it allows y ou to upgrade your TV software using a USB memor y de vice (not supplied). Y ou can ex ecute the software upgrade pr ocedure y ourself. Annex 1 - Philips TV software upgrade with portable memor y [...]

Upgrade the TV software 1. Switch off your TV and remove all memory devices. 2. Insert the USB por table memory that contains the downloaded softwar e upgrade . 3. Switch on your TV with the power k ey B at the side of the TV . 4. The upgrade process starts automatically . After a few seconds the status of the upgrade procedur e is displa yed. 5. W[...]

EN 62 Local software upgrade pr ocedure New softwar e , or the currentl y installed software v ersion, can also be obtained from the www .philips.com/suppor t w ebsite. 1. Go to www .philips.com/support using the web br owser of your PC. 2. Follow the pr ocedure to find the inf ormation and the software r elated to your TV . 3. Select the latest so[...]

Annex 2 - Philips TV -Slideshow F ormat with backgr ound music 63 EN 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 slidesho w open the slideshow file in the Multimedia bro wser of your TV [...]

Annex 2 (Continued) 64 EN Supported XML-tags The following table giv es a description of the XML syntax. 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[...]

Annex 3 - Philips TV - P or table memory and USB issues 65 EN Digital Content Issues • See the supplied separate Connected Planet guide, Annex 4: Suppor ted file formats Po r table Memor y Issues • The following memory cards are supported by the digital media r eader : - CompactFlash Card (T ype I & II) (CF) - IBM Microdriv e - Memor y Stic[...]

Annex 4 - Issues r eferring to connected peripherals with a HDMI connector 66 EN The HDMI IN connector allows the follo wing TV and monitor display modes: HD Standard 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 X[...]

active contr ol ........................... 18 ambilight ......................................21 analogue: manual installation . 30 antenna ......................................... 4 audio receiv er .......................... 54 audio equipment k eys ............. 57 auto format ............................... 18 automatic installation...........[...]

R The packaging of this product is intended to be recycled. Apply to the local authorities for corr ect disposal. Disposal of your old pr oduct Y our pr oduct is designed and manufactured with highly quality material and components, which can be recycled and r eused. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product, it means the pr[...]

1 Contents What is Connected Planet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What y ou need to enjo y Connected Planet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Step 1: Installing the Philips Media Manager . . . . . .[...]

2 & Insert the supplied CD into your computer’ s CD drive. If the CD does not start automatically, double-click My Computer , then the CD-ROM drive icon and finally star t.htm to start the CD . é Please select your language, click on Install Media Manag er and follow the on-screen instructions. Notes: - If the screen Product Configuration ap[...]

3 Adding files in the Philips Media Manag er (PMM) & Select the PMM from y our Windows Start-menu or double-click on the PMM symbol in the task bar . é Click on Music , Pictures or Mo vies at the top of the PMM window . “ Select Ad d Music , Add Pictures or Add Mo vies . ‘ Click on Add Files or F olders... . ( Select a folder or one or mor[...]

4 W e will focus on the two main PC configurations f ound in modern households toda y . OR Step 2: Identifying your PC configuration Configuration A Befor e connecting your TV Configuration B Befor e connecting your TV Y ou ha ve • a router • one or more PCs connected to the r outer • one free Ethernet connector on the r outer Go to Connectin[...]

Configuration B Mak e sure DHCP/Auto IP (automatic network addr essing) is enabled on your PC. On most of the recentl y purchased PCs, automatic network ad dressing is already enabled. Y ou can check this on y our PC with the Network Utility on the supplied CD . Connecting your TV & Push one end of a crossed Ethernet cable ( a crossed cab le ) [...]

6 Mak e sure the PC with Philips Media Manager installed on it (see p . 2) is switched on. & Switch on your TV . é Press the BR O WSE/MENU ke y on the remote contr ol to displa y the Bro wse menu. “ Select your PC fr om which you want to access the content and press the cursor right. Note: It may take up to 2 minutes after switching on the T[...]