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    Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/w elcome EN User manual 47PFL4606H 42PFL4606H 42PFL4506H 42PFL3606H 42PFL3506H 40PFL5606H 37PFL4606H 32PFL5606H 32PFL5406H 32PFL4606H 32PFL3606H 32PFL3506H 32PFL3406H Downloaded From TV-Manual.com Manuals[...]

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    België/ Belgique 0800 80 190 Gratis/Gr atuit ß CHA T www .philips.com/suppor t  00800 11 544 24  800 142 840 Bezplatný hov or  3525 8759 Lokalt opkald ß CHA T www .philips.com/suppor t  0800 000 7520 (kostenfrei) ß CHA T w[...]

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    1 6 Install channels 31 Automatically install channels 31 Manually install channels 32 Rename channels 32 Rearr ange channels 33 T est digital reception 33 Access C AM ser vices 33 7 Connect devices 34 Back connections 34 Side connections 36 Connect a computer 37 Use a Conditional Access Module 38 Use Philips EasyLink 39 Use a Kensington lock 42 8 [...]

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    2 Pix el characteristics This LCD product has a high number of colour pixels. Although it has effectiv e pixels of 99.999% or more , black dots or bright points of light (red, green or blue) may appear constantl y on the screen. This is a str uctural proper ty of the display (within common industr y standards) and is not a malfunction. Compliance w[...]

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    3 Cop yright Kensington and Micro Sa ver are registered US trademar ks of A CCO W orld cor por ation with issued registrations and pending applications in other countries throughout the wor ld. Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laborator ies. Dolby and the double D symbol are trademar ks of Dolby Labor atories.  ?[...]

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    4 Ri sk of i njur y o r da ma ge to t he T V !  T wo peo ple a r e re qu ir ed to l if t an d ca r r y a T V t ha t weig hs mo re t ha n 25 k g o r 55 lbs.  W he n s ta nd m ou nti ng t he T V, use on ly th e su ppl ied s t a nd . Se cur e th e s ta nd t o         ?[...]

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    5 Screen car e  Avoi d s ta ti ona r y ima ges a s m uch a s possible. Stationar y images ar e imag es that remain on-screen for ex tended pe r io ds of ti me . E x am ple s inc lud e: on -s cr ee n me nu s, b lac k bar s an d tim e di spl ays . If yo u mus t u se s t at io nar y im age s , re du ce scr e en co nt r a s t an d br i ght ne ss [...]

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    6 Envir onmental efforts Philips c ontinuously foc uses on lo wer ing th e env ir on me nt al i mpa c t of i ts i nn ova ti ve con sum er p r odu c t s . W e a im ou r ef fo r t s to wards en vironmental i mprov ements during manufactur ing, reduc tion o f harmful     [...]

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    7 For xxPFL4xx6 a +/- : Ad jus t volu me . b (Power): Sw itc h th e T V on or o f f. c (H ome): Acce ss t he ho me me nu . d CH + / -: Switch channels. For xxPFL3xx6 a +/- : Ad jus t volu me . b (H ome): Acce ss t he ho me me nu . c CH + / -: Switch channels. d (Power): Sw itc h th e T V on or o f f. 1 2 3 4 2 1 3 4 3 Y our TV Congratulations on yo[...]

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    8 f SOURCE  Select connected devic es. g  Mu te or res tore audio. h +/-  Ad jus t vo lum e . i 0-9 (Numeric buttons )  Select channels. j SU BTITLE  Enable or disable subtit les. k TE XT  Enable or disable teletex t. l OPTIONS  Acces s opt io ns for t he cu r r ent ac tivit y or selec tion. m  Re tur[...]

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    9 Remote contr ol usage When you use the remote control, hold it close to the TV and point it at the remote control sensor . Make sure that the line-of-sight between the remote control and TV is not blocked b y furniture , walls or other objects. For xxPFL5xx6 and xxPFL4xx6 For xxPFL3xx6 ~5m ~30˚ ~5m ~30˚ English EN Downloaded From TV-Manual.com [...]

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    10 For xxPFL4xx6 For xxPFL3xx6 If the TV is in standby  Pr es s ( Standby- On ) on th e r em ote con tr o l. 4 Use y our TV This section helps you perf or m basic TV operations. Switch y our TV on  Pr es s th e powe r sw i tch on t he T V . » There is a shor t delay before the TV responds. For xxPFL5xx6 EN Downloaded From TV-Manual.com[...]

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    11 Switch channels  Pr es s CH+ or CH- on th e r emo te con tr o l.  Pr es s CH + / - on th e T V . For xxPFL5xx6 and xxPFL4xx6 For xxPFL3xx6 Switch y our TV to standb y  Pr es s ( Standby- On ) on th e r em ote c ontrol aga in. » The remote control sensor on the TV switches to red. Switch y our TV off  Pr es s th e powe r [...]

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    12 W atch connected devices Note  B efo re yo u se le c t a de vi ce as a s ou rce , s w it ch th e de vi ce on . Select a device fr om the sour ce list 1 Press SO UR C E . » The source list appear s. 2 Press to s el ec t a d evi ce . 3 Press OK       » The TV switches to the[...]

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    13 Use teletext 1 Press TE X T . » The main index page appear s. 2 Se le c t a pag e wi th o ne of t he fol low ing :  Pr es s th e Numeric buttons to e nte r a page number .  Pr es s or to v iew t he n ex t or prev ious page.  Pr es s th e Colour buttons to s el ec t a col ou r cod ed i te m .  Pr es s (BA CK) to r e tur n[...]

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    14 Add de vice to the home menu After you connect a device, add it to the home menu. 1 Press . 2 Selec t [ Add new de vice ] . 3 Fol low t he on scr ee n in s tr u c ti ons t o add th e de vice t o th e hom e me nu . » The device is display ed in the home menu. 4 T o w at ch th e de vi ce, s w it ch i t on , th en se le c t it i n th e ho me me nu[...]

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    15 Use smart picture                pi c tur e s et t ing s . 1 Press ADJUST . 2 Selec t [Smart pi ctur e] , t he n pr es s OK . 3 Se le c t on e of th e follow in g set ti ngs , t he n press OK .  [Perso nal] : A pp ly you r cus [...]

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    16  [MPEG ar tifact reduction ] : Smooth ou t t r ans i tio ns o n dig it a l pic t ur es . Y o u ca n s wi tch t hi s feat ur e on o r of f.  [ Colour enhance ment ] : M ake col our s mor e v iv id an d im pr ove th e de t ail s in b r ig ht col ou r s . Y o u ca n s wi tch t hi s feat ur e on o r of f.  [ Gamma] : Adju s t th e [...]

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    17 Use smart sound               set tings. 1 Press ADJUST . 2 Selec t [Smart so und] , th en p r ess OK . 3 Se le c t on e of th e follow in g set ti ngs , t he n press OK .  [Perso nal] : A pp ly t he se t t ing s th[...]

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    18 Use the univ ersal access menu Y o u ca n ac t iv at e th e uni ve r sa l acce ss m en u                  ca n qu ick l y acce ss t he v isu all y im pai r ed an d he ar i ng im pai r ed me nu s wh en w [...]

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    19 Select teletext subpages A te let ex t pag e ca n cont a in se ver a l sub pa ges . Su bpa ges a r e dis playe d nex t to t he ma in pa ge number . 1 Press TE X T . » The teletext screen appear s. 2 Press or to selec t a teletex t page . 3 Press or to e nte r a su bpa ge . Select T .O .P . teletext broadcasts Ju mp f r om on e su bje c t to a n[...]

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    20 View all channels Y o u ca n ex i t the f avou r i tes li s t , an d vie w all inst alled ch annels . 1 W hil e you wa tch T V , pr es s FIND . » The channel matrix menu is displayed. 2 Press OP TIONS . 3 Selec t [Se lect list ] > [A l l] , t he n pr es s OK . » All channels are display ed in the channel grid. Note  Al l fav ou ri t e ch[...]

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    21 Change pr ogramme guide options Y o u ca n se t or cle ar r e min de r s , cha nge t he day, and a ccess o th er u sef ul op tio ns i n th e pr og r am me g uid e op tio ns me nu . 1 Press . 2 Selec t [Programme guide ] , th en p r ess OK . 3 Press OP TIONS . » The programme guide menu appear s. 4 Se le c t on e of th e follow in g opt ion s , [...]

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    22 Change the clock mode 1 Press . 2 Selec t [Setup ] > [ T V s et ti ng s ] > [Pre fere nces] > [ Clock ] > [ Auto clock ] . 3 Selec t [Au t o m a ti c] or [Manu al] , th en press OK . Change the time zone Note  This option is only a vailable if y ou select [A ut o clock] > [A ut o m at i c] (i n cou nt r ie s wi th c loc k trans[...]

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    23 Lock unsuitable content Y ou can prevent your children from watching cer tain progr ammes or channels by locking the TV controls. Set or change code 1 Press . 2 Selec t [Setup ] > [ Channel s ettings ] > [ Child lock ]. 3 Selec t [Set c ode ] or [Chan ge code] . » The [Set code] / [Change code] menu appear s. 4 En ter yo ur co de u sin g [...]

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    24 View Scenea Y ou can display a default picture as the wallpaper on your TV . Y ou can also load another picture as the wallpaper . If the sleeptimer is off, the wallpaper is display ed for 240 minutes. Otherwise , it is displayed for the duration of the sleeptimer . Switch on Scenea 1 Press . 2 Selec t [Scen ea ] , t he n pr es s OK . » If no p[...]

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    25 Show or hide subtitles 1 W hil e you wa tch T V , pr es s SU BTITLE . 2 Se le c t on e of th e follow in g, t he n pr es s OK .  [Subtitles on ] : Al way s di spl ay subtitles .  [Subtitles of f ] : Neve r dis play subtitles .  [On du rin g mut e] : Wh en a ud io is muted , displa y subtitles . Note  Repeat this procedure to[...]

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    26 Change slide show settings 1 W hil e you vi ew a sl id e show, pr es s OPTIONS . » The slide show options menu is display ed. 2 Se le c t on e of th e follow in g, t he n pr es s OK .  [St ar t/St op slideshow ] : Sta r t or s t op slideshow .  [Slideshow transitions ] : Se t th e tr a ns it io n fr om o ne pi c tu re t o th e nex t[...]

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    27 View a slidesho w with music Y o u ca n vi ew a pi c tu re s lid e sh ow wi t h backgr ound music. 1 Se le c t an a lb um of so ngs . 2 Press OK . 3 Press t o re tu r n to t he U SB co nt en t browser . 4 Se le c t an a lb um of pi c tu re s . 5 Press OK . » The slideshow begins. 6 T o e xi t , pr e ss . Disconnect a USB storage device Caution [...]

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    28 Download the latest softwar e version 1 Co nn ec t a U SB s t or ag e dev ice . 2 Press . 3 Selec t [Setup ] > [Soft war e up date assistant ] . 4               you r US B s tor age d evi ce . 5 Co nn ec t t he U[...]

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    29 Update at an y time through digital br oadcast Y o u ca n up dat e you r T V ma nu all y th ro ug h di gi ta l br oa dc as t s . 1 Press . 2 Selec t [Setup ] > [Soft war e up date ] > [Chec k on m ajor u pd ate s ] . 3 Fol low t he on -s cr ee n ins tr u c ti ons t o s ta r t the update. » The TV restar ts after the software update is com[...]

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    30 Star t a TV demo Y o u ca n us e de mon s tr a ti ons t o bet te r un de r s t an d th e feat ur es of you r T V. Som e de mos a r e not av ail ab le on ce r t ai n mo de ls . Ava ila bl e de mos a r e dis playe d in t he m enu l is t . 1 W hil e you wa tch T V , pr es s . 2 Selec t [Setup ] > [W a t ch de m o ] , OK . 3 Se le c t a de mo a n[...]

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    31 Update the channel list Y o u ca n en ab le au to ma tic u pd ate of c han ne ls wh en yo ur T V is in s t a nd by mod e . Th e cha nn els s tor ed i n you r T V a re u pd ate d eve r y mo r ni ng acco rd ing t o th e cha nn el in for ma ti on in t he b ro adc a s t . 1 Press . 2 Selec t [Setup ] > [ Channel s ettings ] > [ Channel install[...]

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    32 Step 3 Fine-tune analogue channels 1 Press . 2 Selec t [Setup ] > [ Channel s ettings ] > [ Channel installation ] > [Analogue: manual inst all] > [Fine -tune] , the n pr e ss OK . 3 Press         Rename channels Y ou can rename channels. The name appear s whe[...]

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    33 Access C AM ser vices 1 In se r t an d ac t iv ate t he C A M ( se e ‘ In se r t an d ac t iv ate a C A M ’ on pa ge 3 8). 2 Press OP TIONS . 3 Selec t [ Common interf ace ] . » Applications provided b y the digital TV ser vice operator are displayed. Note  T his m en u op ti on is a va ila bl e on ly i f th e C AM is i nse r te d an d a[...]

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    34 b E X T 1 (RGB an d CV BS ) A nal ogu e au dio a nd v id eo in pu t fr o m an alo gu e or d igi t al d ev ices s uch a s DVD play e rs or game c onsoles . c DIG IT AL AU DI O OU T Di gi t al au di o ou tp ut t o hom e th ea tr es an d oth er d igi t a l aud io s ys t ems . d SE R V . U (F or sel ec te d mod els) Fo r use by s er vi ce pe r so nn[...]

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    35 g HD MI 2 (F or se le ct ed mo del s ) Di gi t al au di o and v id eo i npu t f ro m hig h -                players . Co nn ec t ion s via DV I or VG A re qu ir e an additional audio cable ( see ‘Connec t a compu ter’[...]

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    36 d HDMI Di gi t al au di o and v id eo i npu t f ro m hig h -                players . e (Headphone) Stereo audio ou tput to hea dphones or ear phones. f COM MO N INTE RFACE Sl ot for a C on di ti ona l Acces s Mo du le (C[...]

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    37  HD MI c ab le and H DM I - DVI ad apt or  VGA ca ble DV I AUDIO IN LEFT/RIGHT VGA/D VI VGA VGA AUDIO IN LEFT/RIGHT VGA/D VI Connect a computer Befor e you connect a computer to the TV  Se t th e scr e en r ef re sh r a te on yo ur com pu te r to 60 H z.  Se le c t a su ppo r te d scr e en r es olu t ion o n your computer[...]

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    38 Access C AM ser vices 1 In se r t an d ac t iv ate t he C A M ( se e ‘ In se r t an d ac t iv ate a C A M ’ on pa ge 3 8). 2 Press OP TIONS . 3 Selec t [ Common interf ace ] . » Applications provided b y the digital TV ser vice operator are displayed. Note  T his m en u op ti on is a va ila bl e on ly i f th e C AM is i nse r te d an d a[...]

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    39 Use one-touch pla y 1 Af ter yo u s wi tch o n Ea s yL in k , p re ss p lay on yo ur d evi ce. » The TV automatically switches to the correct source . Use one-touch pla y contr ol If yo u con nec t mul t ipl e H DM I - C EC d evi ces th at su pp or t t hi s set ti ng , all s uch d ev ices r es pon d to t he pl ay cont r ol b ut ton s on t his T[...]

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    40 Se le ct sp ea ker ou tp ut wi th Ad jus t me nu If [E asyLink ] or [EasyLink autostar t ] ar e se le c ted , acce ss t he a dju s t me nu t o sw i tch t he T V audio. 1 W hil e you wa tch T V , pr es s AD JU ST . 2 Selec t [Speak er ] , t he n pr es s OK . 3 Se le c t on e of th e follow in g, t he n pr es s OK :  [TV] : On by d efau l t [...]

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    41 Switch other devices to standb y If yo u con nec t an E a sy L ink- co mpl ia nt d evi ce th at ha s s pea ker s , you ca n ge t the m os t ou t of th ose s pea ke r s if you l is te n to T V a ud io through them. If t he co nn ec te d de vi ce is H DM I - ARC com pli an t , an d you con ne c t th e de vi ce th r oug h an H D MI A RC con ne c to[...]

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    42 Use a K ensington lock There is a Kensington security slot at the back of the TV . Prevent theft by looping a Kensington lock between the slot and a permanent object, such as a heavy tab le . EN Downloaded From TV-Manual.com Manuals[...]

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    43 Multimedia                                ?[...]

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    44   7!>H2 D2 . 4 7PFL 4606H  G  2  )     7    [...]

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    +1 3 7PFL 4606H  G  2  )     7    G5 -5 7IB . 510 0 . B 5:+ . B   G  2  B A . ?  G  2 )     7    G5 -5 7IB . 5/?[...]

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    46 Cannot remo ve ‘e-sticker’ banner displa y ed on the TV .  T o r e move t he lo gos an d im ages , s et t he lo cat io n of your T V to ho me . 1. Pr ess . 2. Select [Setup ] > [ T V set t ing s ] > [Pre fere nces] > [Location ] . 3. Select [Home ] an d pr es s OK . TV channel issues Pre viously installed channels do not appear i[...]

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    47 Sound issues There is a pictur e but sound quality is poor : Note  If n o au di o sig na l is d ete c te d , th e T V au to ma ti ca lly s w i tch es t he au di o ou t pu t of f — th is d oe s not i nd ic ate m al fu nc t io n.  Check that all cables ar e properly connected.  Check that the volume is not set to 0 .  Check that the [...]

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    48 Computer connection issues The computer displa y on the TV is not stable:  Check that your PC uses the suppor ted r eso lu ti on a nd r efr e sh r a te .  Set the T V pictur e f or mat to unscaled. Contact us If yo u ca nnot r e sol ve your p ro bl em , re fer to th e F AQs fo r thi s pr od uc t a t w w w.p hi lips . com/ suppor t. If t he[...]

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    49 D demo 30 devices add 1 4 watch 1 2 digital channels di gi ta l r ad io 28 langua ge, change 25 su bt it le s 2 5 dimensions 44 display , w allpaper 24 E EasyLink con tr ol d ev ice s, f r om T V r em ote 39 enable 39 he ar f ro m oth er s pea ker s automatica lly 40 manually 4 1 pic ture quality , ret ain 4 1 subtitled video, maximise view 40 s[...]

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    50 S Sc ene a , se e scre en s aver 24 Scenea , switch on 24 screen s av er 24 set tin gs ass istant 1 5 pi c tur e 16, 1 5 sou nd 17 , 1 8 shop mode 30 sleept imer 23 smar t picture 15 sm ar t soun d 17 sof t ware di gi ta l br oa dc as t u pd ate 29 US B up da te 28 sound se tt ing s 17 , 18   43 standby 11 [...]

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    51 Information about how to re-tune your TV during the digital TV switchover. Info for UK only. Television in the UK is going digital, bringing us all more choice and new services. Starting in late 2007 and ending in 2012, television services in the UK will go completely digital, TV region by TV region. Please see the next page to find out when you[...]

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    52 * * Digital UK, th e body leadin g the di gital TV switchover , will advise you when you n eed to re-tun e durin g the switch over . If you do n ot re-tun e your channels wh en advised to do so by Di gital UK, you may lose some or all o f your channels un til you do re-tun e . Y ou should re-tun e your TV every few mon ths to ch eck for an y new[...]

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