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EN User Manual Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome PFL30x7H PFL30x7T PFL30x7K PFL35x7H PFL35x7T PFL35x7K[...]
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EN 2 1 Get started 3 TV tour 3 TV controls 4 Important information 6 Sustainability 9 Help and support 11 2 Use your TV 12 Watch TV 12 View programme guide 15 View media 16 Browse Smart TV 18 3 Use more of your TV 19 Pause TV 19 Play games 20 View Text 21 Set locks and timers 22 Use EasyLink 23 View Scenea 26 4 Set up your TV 27 Picture and sound 2[...]
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EN 3 English 1 Get started TV tour High Definition TV If your TV is equipped with a High Definition (HD) display, you can watch HD video in the following ways and more: a Blu-ray disc player, connected with an HDMI cable, playing a Blu-ray disc an upscaling DVD player, connected with an HDMI cable, playing a DVD disc an over-the-air HD [...]
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EN 4 TV controls Rear controls 1. ( Standby ) : Switch the TV on or off. 2. CH +/- ( Channel +/- ) : Switch to the next or previous channel. 3. ( Source ) : Access a connected device. 4. +/ - ( Volume +/- ) : In crease or decrease volume. Sensors 1. Remote control sensor Point the remote control at the sensor. Make sure that the line- of -sight bet[...]
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EN 5 English 6. ( Home ) : Access t he Home m e nu. 7. OK : Confirm an entry or selection. 8. ( N avigati on buttons ) : Naviga te through menus and select items. 9. LIST: Access the TV channel list. 10. INFO: Display information a bout current activity. 11. ADJUST: Adjust TV s et tings. 12. OPTIONS: Access curren tly available options. 13. ( Back [...]
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EN 6 Important informat ion Safety Read and understand all instructions before you use your TV. If damage is caused by failure to follow the instructions, the warranty does not apply. Risk of electric shock or fire! Never expose the TV to rain or water. Never place liquid containers, such as vases, near the TV. If liquids are spilt on or into t[...]
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EN 7 English Risk of injury to children! Follow these precautions to prevent the TV from toppling over and causing injury to children: Never place the TV on a surface covered by a cloth or other material that can be pulled away. Ensure that no part of the TV hangs over the edge of the surface. Never place the TV on tall furniture, such [...]
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EN 8 Notice 2012 © Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V or their respective owners. Philips reserves the right to change products at any time without being obliged to adjust earlier supplies accordingl y. The[...]
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EN 9 English Trademarks and c opyrights Windows Media is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definitio n Multimedia Interfac[...]
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EN 10 End of use Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means that the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC. Please inform yourself about the local separate collection system for el[...]
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EN 11 English Help and sup port Use Help To access the onscreen Help menu, press the Yellow button . To switch between the Help menu and the TV menu, press the Yellow button . Visit the Philips websit e If you can't find what you need in the onscreen [Help] , visit the Philips support website at www.philips.com/support . On the Philips support[...]
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EN 12 2 Use your TV Watch TV Switch TV on or off Switch the TV on Press the power switch on the TV. If the TV is in standby, press on t he remote control. Note: There is a short delay before the TV responds. Tip: If you cannot find your remote control and want to switch on the TV from standby, press CH +/- on the TV. Switch TV to standby Pr[...]
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EN 13 English Switch TV channels Press CH +/- on the remote control or TV. Press the Numeric buttons to enter a channel number. Manage favourites You can view all channels or only a list of your favourite channels so that you can find them easily. Press LIST to acc ess the channel list. Create a list of your favourite channels 1. Press LIST[...]
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EN 14 Listen to digital radio If digital radio channels are available, you can listen to them. They are installed automatically when you install the TV channels. 1. While you watch TV, press LI ST . The channel list is displayed. 2. Press OPTIONS . 3. Select [Select list] > [Radio] , then press OK . 4. Select a radio channel, then press OK . Sel[...]
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EN 15 English Change picture format You can change the picture format to suit the video source. 1. Press FORM AT . 2. Select a picture format, then press OK to confirm. The available picture formats depend on the video source: [Auto fill] : Adjust the picture to fill the screen (subtitles remain visible). Recommended for minimal screen distorti[...]
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EN 16 View media What you can do You can play videos, photos and music on your TV from: Your computer connected through the home network (For models with network connector only) A USB device connected to the TV Play files from comp uter What you need Available on certain models only. A wired or wireless home network, connected with a Un[...]
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EN 17 English Play options Watch video Press the Navigation buttons to select a video file, then press OK . Press to pause. Press to stop. Press / t o search backward or forward. Press to exit t he content browser. Video playback options While you play video, press O P TIONS to access the following video options: [Subtitles] : S[...]
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EN 18 Browse Smart T V What you can do *Available on certain models only. With Internet Applications (Apps), which are specially adapted Internet websites for your TV, you can enjoy the following features: Watch videos online Catch up with TV programmes that you missed Note: Smart TV services and apps vary from country to country. A[...]
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EN 19 English 3 Use more of your TV Pause TV What you can do While you watch a digital channel, you can pause a programme to answer a phone call or to have a break. The broadcast is stored on a USB hard drive that is connected to the TV. You can resume playback of the programme at any time. Note: You can pause a programme for a maximum of 90 mi[...]
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EN 20 Pause a live TV broadca st 1. On a digital channel, press to pause a TV programme. 2. Press to continue watching. The status bar shows the following time indicators: A. When the programme was paused for the first time. B. Where the paused programme is currently playing. C. Where the live programme is currently broadcast. To watch the stor[...]
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EN 21 English View Text Select a page While you watch channels that broadcast text, you can view the text. 1. Select a channel that broadcasts text, then press TEXT . 2. Select a page in one of the following ways: Enter the page number with the Numeric buttons . Press CH + / CH - to view the next or previous page. Press the Colour butto[...]
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EN 22 Text 2.5 With Text 2.5, you can view text with more colours and better graphics than normal text. If Text 2.5 is broadcast by a channel, it is switched on by default. To switch Text 2.5 on or off 1. Press . 2. Select [Setup] > [TV settings] > [Preferences] . 3. Select [Text 2.5] > [On] or [Off] , then press OK . Set locks and t imers[...]
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EN 23 English Child lock To protect children from unsuitable TV programmes, you can lock the TV or block age rated programmes. Set or change the child lock code 1. Press . 2. Select [Setup] > [Channel settings] or [Satellite settings] > [Child lock] . 3. Select [Set code] or [Change code] . 4. Enter the code with the Numeric buttons . Tip: If[...]
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EN 24 Maximise display for subtitled video Some video subtitles can create a separate subtitle bar under the video, which limits the video display area. To maximise the video display area, you can switch on auto subtitle shift and display the subtitles on top of the video image. Listen to another device when TV is in standby You can listen to a con[...]
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EN 25 English Select speaker outp ut If a connected device is HDMI Audio Return Channel (HDMI ARC) compliant, you can output TV audio through an HDMI cable. Additional audio cables are not required. Ma ke sure you connect the device to the HDMI ARC connector on the TV. See Connect your TV > About cables > HDMI (Page 36 ). Configure TV speaker[...]
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EN 26 Listen to another device while TV is in standby You can listen to a connected HDMI- CEC compliant device through the TV speakers, even while the TV is in standby. 1. Press ADJUST to receive audio from the connected Philips EasyLink device. If available, audio only mode is switched on. 2. Accept the prompt on the TV to turn off the TV screen. [...]
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EN 27 English 4 Set up your T V Picture and s ound Settings assistant You can select picture and sound settings with the help of the settings assistant, which demonstrates the effect of your chosen setting immediately. 1. While you watch TV, press . 2. Select [Setup] > [Quick picture and sound settings] , then press OK . 3. Select [Continue] , t[...]
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EN 28 More sound settings You can change the settings in the Sound menu. 1. Press . 2. Select [Setup] > [TV settings] > [Sound] , then press OK . 3. Select a setting to change, then press OK : [Smart sound] : Access predefined smart sound settings. [Reset] : Reset to factory default settings. [Clear sound] : Enhance the sound qual[...]
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EN 29 English Channel setting s Automatic install When the TV was switched on for the first time, a full installation of channels was performed. To change your language, country and reinstall all available T V channels, you can run this full installation again. Start installation 1. Press . 2. Select [Setup] > [Search for channels] > [Reinsta[...]
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EN 30 Fine-tune analogue channels If the reception of an analogue TV channel is poor, you can fine-tune the TV channel. 1. Press . 2. Select [Setup] > [Channel settings] > [Channel installation] . 3. Select [Analogue: Manual antenna installation] > [Fine tune] , and then press OK . 4. Press or to fine-tune the cha nnel. 5. When you have se[...]
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EN 31 English Install satellite cha nnels Install satellite channels 1. While you watch TV, press . 2. Select [Setup] > [Search for satellite] > [Reinstall channels] . 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. 4. Once complete, select [Finish] , then press OK . Select connection type While you install satellite channel[...]
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EN 32 Language settings Menu language 1. While you watch TV, press . 2. Select [Setup] > [TV settings] > [Preferences] > [M e nu language] . 3. Select a menu language from the list, then press OK . Audio language Set default audio language For digital channels that are broadcast with multiple audio languages, you can set your preferred aud[...]
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EN 33 English Universal access setti ngs Switch on Some digital TV broadcasters provide spec ial audio and subtitle features for people who are hearing or visually impaired. You can switch these features on or off. 1. Press . 2. Select [Setup] > [TV settings] > [Preferences] . 3. Select [Universal access] > [On] or [Off] then press OK . He[...]
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EN 34 Other settings TV demo You can start a demo to find out more about the features on this TV. Note: Demos are not supported on MHEG channels. 1. While you watch TV, press . 2. Select [Setup] > [Watch demos] , then press OK . 3. Select a demo, then press OK . 4. Press to exit. Location To make sure that the correct TV settings are applied, yo[...]
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EN 35 English Update software Check version 1. Press . 2. Select [Setup] > [Software settings] > [Current software inf] , then press OK . The version of the current software is displayed. Caution: Do not install a lower version of software than the current version installed on your product. Philips cannot be held liable or be made responsible[...]
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EN 36 5 Connect your TV About cables Cable quality Overview Before you connect devices to the TV, check the available connectors on the device. Connect the device to the TV with the highest quality connection available. Good quality connectors transfer picture and sound better. The connections shown in this user manual are recommendations only. Oth[...]
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EN 37 English CVBS CVBS only transmits video. For sound, also connect to Audio Left/Right. CVBS connections provide standard picture quality. On certain models, the video input socket on your T V is labelled as VIDEO, AV IN or COMPOSITE. V GA You can connect VGA to display PC content on the TV. VGA only transmits video. For sound, also conn[...]
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EN 38 Connect devices B lu -ray or DVD disc player Connect the disc player to the TV with an HDMI cable. Connect the disc player to the TV with a component video cable (Y Pb Pr) and an audio L/R cable. Connect the disc player to the TV with a composite cable (CVBS) and an audio L/R cable. CVBS AUDIO L/R[...]
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EN 39 English TV receiver Connect the satellite or digital TV receiver to the TV with an antenna cable. (SAT is available on certain models only.) Connect the satellite or digital TV receiver to the TV with an HDMI cable. Connect the satellite or digital TV receiver to the TV with a SCART cable.[...]
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EN 40 Connect the satellite or digital TV receiver to the TV with a component video cable (Y Pb Pr) and an audio L/R cable. Connect the satellite or digital TV receiver to the TV with a composite cable (CVBS) and an audio L/R cable. CVBS AUDIO L/R Video recorder Connect the recorder to the TV with an antenna cable. (SAT is availab le on certa in mo[...]
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EN 41 English Connect the recorder to the TV with a SCART cable. Connect the recorder to the TV with a component video cable (Y Pb Pr) and an audio L/R cable. Connect the recorder to the TV with a composite cable (CVBS) an d an audio L/R cable. CVBS AUDIO L/R[...]
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EN 42 Game console Connect the game console to the TV with an HDMI cable. Connect the game console to the TV with a component video cable (Y Pb Pr) and an audio L/R cable. Connect the game console to the TV with a composite cable (CVBS) and an audio L/R cable. CVBS AUDIO L/R[...]
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EN 43 English Home theatre Connect the home theatre to the TV with an HDMI cable and an optical cable. Connect the home theatre to the TV with a SCART cable. Connect the home theatre to the TV with a component video cable (Y Pb Pr) and an audio L/R cable.[...]
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EN 44 Connect the home theatre to the TV with a composite cable (CVBS) and an audio L/R cable. CVBS AUDIO L/R Digital camera nPublish Connect the digital camera to the TV with a USB cable. (For certain c amera models only) Digital camcorder Connect the digital camcorder to the TV with an HDMI cable.[...]
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EN 45 English Connect the digital camcorder to the TV with a component video cable (Y Pb Pr) and an audio L/R cable. Connect the digital camcorder to the TV with a composite cable (CVBS) and an audio L/R c able. Connect more devices USB hard drive Connect the USB hard drive to the TV with a USB cable.[...]
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EN 46 Computer Connect the computer to the TV with an HDMI cable. Connect the computer to the TV with a DVI-HDMI cable and an audio cable. Connect the computer to the TV with a VGA cable and an audio cable.[...]
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EN 47 English Watch a connected device Add new device Before you can watch a connected device, Add its icon to the Home menu for easy access. See Connect your TV > Connect device (Page 38 ). Select from the Source menu. Note: If you connect an HDMI-CEC compliant device to the TV through the HDMI connector and switch it on, the device wil[...]
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EN 48 What you need Warning: This TV complies with the EMC directive only when you use a shielded Cat5 Ethernet cable. An Ethernet cable that is shorter than 3 metres. A computer network that includes: a) A universal plug-and-play (UPnP) router and b) A computer with one of the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows XP, M icrosoft W[...]
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EN 49 English Start wireless setup 1. Switch on your wireless network router. 2. Connect the Philips USB adapter PTA01 to a USB connector on the TV. The wireless installation starts automatically. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions. Tip: Keep the wireless USB adapter connected to the TV. WPS - Wi -Fi Protected Setup 1. If your router supports WPS [...]
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EN 50 Common interface What you can do You can watch scrambled digital TV channels with a Conditional Access Module (CAM). After the CAM is inserted and subscription fees are paid, you can watch the programme. This TV supports CI as well as CI+. CI+ supports premium HD digital programmes with a high level of copy protection. Note: The applications,[...]
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EN 51 English 6 Troubleshooti ng General issues The TV does not switch on: Disconnect the power cable from the power outlet. Wait for one minute then reconnect it. Make sure that the power cable is securely connected. The TV does not respond to remote control or front controls when switched on: The TV requires some time to start up. During [...]
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EN 52 You want to rearrange or reorder the channel list: After channels have been installed, they appear in the channel list. For information about managing channel lists, including rearranging channels, see Watch TV > Manage channel lists (Page 13 ) . Picture issues The TV is on, but there is no picture or the picture is distorted: Make sur[...]
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EN 53 English Sound issues There is a picture but sound quality is poor: If no audio signal is detected, the TV automatically switches the audio output off — this does not indicate malfunction. Make sure that all cables are properly connected. Make sure that the volume is not muted or set to zero. Make sure that the TV speaker setting[...]
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EN 54 Network issues This section is applicable to certain models only. You want to establish a wireless connection between your TV and home network: Refer to Connect your TV > Network and the Internet > Wi-Fi ready (Page 48 ) for instructions on how to connect your TV wirelessly to your home network. Smart TV does not work: (Smart TV isavail[...]
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EN 55 English 7 Product specifications Power and recept ion Product specifications are subject to change without notice. Power Mains power : AC 220-240 V~, 50 -60 Hz Standby power consumption : < 0.3 W Ambient temperature: 5 to 40 degrees Celsius For power consumption, see the product specifications at www.philips.com/support . T[...]
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EN 56 Display resoluti ons Computer formats - HDMI (Resolution - refresh rate) 640 x 480 - 60 Hz 800 x 600 - 60 Hz 1024 x 768 - 60 Hz 1280 x 720 - 60 Hz 1280 x 768 - 60 Hz 1280 x 1024 - 60 Hz 1360 x 768 - 60 Hz For Full HD TV only 1 68 0 x 1050 - 60 Hz 1 92 0 x 1080 - 60 Hz Computer formats - VGA (Resolution - refresh rate) 640 x 480 - 60 Hz 800 x [...]
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EN 57 English Supported audio/video files Multimedia file names must not exceed 128 characters. Supported audio/video files Multimedia file names must not exceed 128 characters. Supported DLNA-compliant media server software (DLNA is available on certain models only) Windows Media Player (for Microsoft Windows) Twonky Media (for Microsoft W[...]
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EN 58 SAT: F-pin (Satellite) (available on certain models only) Side Common Interface: CI USB (On certain models, there are 2 USB ports.) Headphones: stereo 3.5mm mini-jack HDMI HDMI features Audio Return Channel (HDMI 1 only) Supported TV m ounts You can mount your TV on the wall with a compatible TV mount (sold separately)[...]
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EN 59 English For PFL3507 - 32 inch TVs: Before you mount the TV on the wall, find the correct length of the screw. To find the length of screw, add the thickness of your wall mount to the screw length, as shown in the graphic. For PFL3517 - 32 inch TVs: Before you mount the TV on the wall, find the correct length of the screw. To find the length o[...]
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EN 60 8 Index A age rating - 23 amplifier, select output - 25 analogue channels, fine-tune - 30 analogue channels, subtitles - 32 audio language - 32 audio sync - 25 C CAM, enable - 50 CAM, insert - 50 CAM, see Conditional Access Module - 50 channel list - 13 channels - 13 channels, favourites - 13 channels, fine-tune (analogue) - 30 channels, inst[...]
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EN 61 English E EasyLink - 23 EasyLink, controls - 24 EasyLink, enable - 24 EasyLink, features - 23 EasyLink, onscreen control - 5 EasyLink, remote control buttons - 24 EasyLink, TV speakers - 25 end of use - 10 energy efficient, settings - 9 Energy label - 10 EPG, Electronic Programme Guide - 3 external hard disk - 45 F favourite channels, list - [...]
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EN 62 S safety - 6 satellite, add or remove - 31 satellite, install channels - 31 satellite, settings - 30 SCART - 36 Scenea, enable - 26 Scenea, load wallpaper - 26 screen care - 7 screen saver - 26 sensors - 4 settings, assistant - 27 settings, audio format - 28 settings, game - 20 settings, picture - 27 settings, sound - 28 shop mode - 34 sleept[...]
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12nc 3104 315 7671.1 date April 26, - 2010 name Bob V rank en product UK Swit ch Over leaflet R ecto f ormat / dimensions sheet 148x210mm material paper 70 gr . satin (maximum) colours - black UFD Brugge 148 V erso Information about how to re-tune your TV during the digital TV switchover. Info for UK only. Television in the UK is going digital, br[...]
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12nc 3104 315 7671.1 date April 26, - 2010 name Bob V rank en product UK Swit ch Over leaflet R ecto f ormat / dimensions sheet 148x210mm material paper 70 gr . satin (maximum) colours - black UFD Brugge 148 V erso Information about how to re-tune your TV during the digital TV switchover. Info for UK only. Television in the UK is going digital, br[...]
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