Philips 42PFL7432D/37 manual

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Note to the CA TV system installer : this reminder is pr ovided to call the CA TV system installer’ s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that pro vides guidelines for pr oper grounding and, in particular , specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the gr ounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entr y as prac[...]

Content 1 Safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.2 Care of the scr een . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.3 W arning concerning stationary images on the TV screen . . . 2 1.4 Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.5 Electric[...]

2 _________________________ HD pr ogramming Y ou must get HD pr ogramming to get an HD picture ! Call your Cable or Satellite service to order HDTV Pr ogramming. _________________________ 1 Safety warnings _________________________ 1.1 General ç Do not insert the power plug in a wall sock et or hang the TV to the wall befor e all connections are m[...]

3 ENGLISH _________________________ 1.6 Pix el characteristics Y our TV displa y is made with high-precision technology with a high n umber of color pix els. Although it has effective pix els of 99,999% or more, black dots or bright points of light (red, green or blue) ma y appear constantly on the scr een. This is a structural pr operty of the dis[...]

4 _________________________ 2.1 Connection o v er vie w There is a wide range of audio and video de vices that can be connected to your TV . See Chapter 11 Ho w to connect and operate accessor y de vices . _________________________ 2.1.1 Back connections 1-2-3 A V1 - A V2 - A V3 To connect devices with - an S-Video connector and L and R audio cable[...]

5 ENGLISH _________________________ 2.1.3 Connect to the TV Y our Philips Digital TV will allow you to enjo y digital pr ograms directly from y our cable or off air . Connect directl y to the TV or connect via your curr ent cable box or Satellite Receiver bo x. _________________________ 2.1.3.1 Directl y to the TV (y ou will not be able to receiv e[...]

_________________________ 3 Use of the remote contr ol RC 4451 Due to the sensitivity of the remote contr ol, you ma y experience a dela yed operation at start up of the TV . After a shor t while y our remote control will w ork smoothly . 1 PO WER Pr ess to turn the TV on/off. 2 SELECT/INPUT Press r epeatedly to select AV 1 , AV 2 , AV 3 , HDMI 1 ,[...]

ENGLISH _________________________ 3.1 Use of the OPTION button The OPTION button allo ws you to displa y the Quick access men u which will give y ou direct access to some f eatures and menu options. ‡ Press the OPTION button. > The Quick access menu appears. ® Press the cursor up/do wn to select a menu item. Ò Press the OK button to jump to [...]

_________________________ 4 First time installation The installation procedur e consists of a series of screens that will guide y ou thr ough the installation of your TV . Follow the instructions on screen. ç If the TV has already been installed befor e and/or you want to change the First time installation settings, proceed with Chapter 5.2 Use of[...]

ENGLISH _________________________ 5H ow to navigate thr ough the men us _________________________ 5.1 Introduction A lot of guiding instructions, help texts and messages will be display ed on y our TV when y ou use the menus or when you try to execute an action. Read the help texts which are being displa y ed on the specific item highlighted. The c[...]

A. Change settings in an easy-to-use manner with the Settings assistant Each time you'v e made a selection, press the green color button to confirm your selection. ‡ Select Settings assistant and pr ess the cursor right. > By means of sev eral split screens/full scr eens you ar e prompted to select your pr eferr ed picture, sound and ambi[...]

ENGLISH P erfect Pixel HD P erf ect Pixel HD is the most ideal setting as it full y processes the image to mak e every single pixel the best it can be, improving contrast, sharpness, picture depth, color reproduction and brilliance fr om ev er y source, including High Definition. < Select On or Off to activate/de-activate Perf ect Pixel HD . 120[...]

Headphone volume Allows y ou to control the le vel of sound thr ough the headphones. Auto V olume Lev eling Automatically r educes the volume differ ences between channels and programs, pro viding a more constant ov erall lev el. This will also reduce the dynamics of sound. Delta volume Allows y ou to correct f or any permanent v olume differences [...]

_________________________ 6 Adjust F eature men u settings The Featur es menu allows y ou to control the settings of special TV functions, features and accessory equipment. ‡ Press the MENU button on the r emote control. > The main menu appears. ® Select TV men u and press the cursor right. > The TV Menu is mov ed to the left. Ò Select F [...]

- Background Select this option to select the character background color or one of the background opacity options of ca ption displa y according to y our own pr efer ence. < Select a color and one of the opacity options. - Edge type Allows y ou to select the edge type of caption displa y according to y our own pr efer ence. < Select a type. -[...]

ENGLISH When All has been selected, all items in the age-based and in the contents-based lists are lock ed. If, while All is selected, any other item, either an age-based or content- based item, is unselected, then All is automatically unselected. No rating is the selection for items that either ha ve no rating information or ha ve a rating of None[...]

_________________________ 6.6.5 Region ratings lock (if present) This allows y ou to control access to individual pr ograms based on their broadcasted r egional rating. ‡ Select Region ratings lock with the cursor do wn. > A list appears, showing all valid region ratings. ® Press the cursor right to enter the list. Ò Select a region rating w[...]

ENGLISH ________________________ 7H ow to search for and stor e TV channels à Y ou will need this chapter only if y ou want to change the installation settings. _________________________ 7.1 Installation menu This menu will adjust settings r elated to the installation of the TV channels. ‡ Press the MENU button on the r emote control. > The m[...]

Channel tuning ç After the installation of the TV channels has been done , alwa ys mak e a selection in the Installation menu, Installation mode between Antenna or Cable whether you want to watch Antenna TV channels or Cable TV channels. ) If you mak e use of a signal splitter do not forget to put the switch in the corr esponding position. A vaila[...]

ENGLISH _________________________ 7.4 Set y our prefer ences This menu contains items that can set or adjust various special TV functions and that will typically be accessed only occasionall y . _________________________ 7.4.1 Select y our location This allows y ou to select the location of your TV . If you choose f or Retail shop it will result in[...]

If your amplifier or r eceiver has a matching connector f or Digital Audio In, you can connect it with a single cable to the TV’ s digital audio out. See Chapter 11.1 T o mak e Video and Audio connections , Home theater amplifier . _________________________ 7.6 Set y our clock This allows y ou to set the time and da y . ç Adjusting the clock is [...]

ENGLISH ________________________ 8C r eate y our fa vorite list This allows y ou to select up to four fa vorite channels lists with y our pref erred TV channels. F or example, each member of your famil y can create his/her own fa vorite list. ç When the OK/LIST button is pressed the first time after you ha v e finished the installation, it will br[...]

_________________________ 9 Electr onic Pr ogram Guide (only with Digital TV broadcasting) The Electronic Pr ogram Guide shows y ou detailed information about the curr ent program and also about the next pr ogram (if this information is a vailable). ‡ Press the MENU button. ® Select Pr ogram guide and press the cursor right. > The EPG screen [...]

ENGLISH Ò Press the cursor right to enter the content. † Press the cursor up/do wn to select a content. º Press the cursor right to enter the content. ◊ Press the cursor up/do wn to select a file or a directory . à Press the gr een color button to displa y all the image files in the curr ent directory as thumbnails when browsing pictur es. P[...]

_________________________ 11 Ho w to connect and operate accessor y de vices ‡ Connect your accessory A V device. See following pages. ® Link your de vices to the connections in the Installation menu. See Chapter 7.5 Select your connections . ç In case of Digital audio connection also link the DIGIT AL AUDIO IN to the corr esponding input. In c[...]

ENGLISH _________________________ 11.2 T o mak e video and audio connections ç Use the inputs that are a vailable on y our device that pr ovide the best video or audio performance, as below . à - If you experience a discolored line on the left or right side of the set, adjust the picture position to the center of the screen with the cursor button[...]

_________________________ 11.3 Connect a recor der (VCR / D VD-R) ) Do not place your r ecorder too close to the scr een as some r ecor ders ma y be susceptible for signals. ________________________ 11.4 Connect a recor der (VCR / D VD-R) and a second A/V device If your r ecorder has an S-VHS video jack: for impr oved pictur e quality , connect a S[...]

ENGLISH ________________________ 11.7 Connect a D VD pla yer with a S-VIDEO connector ç When using the S-VIDEO connector , do not connect any de vice to the AV VIDEO input that you ar e usting. ________________________ 11.8 Connect a recor der and Set top bo x with RF output ___________________ 11.9 Connect a satellite receiv er or Set top bo x wi[...]

________________________ 11.11.2 With ANALOG AUDIO ________________________ 11.12 Connect a Home Theater Amplifier ________________________ 11.12.1 Digital Home Theater Amplifier ________________________ 11.12.2 Analog Home Theater Amplifier ç Due to legal requir ements, it is possible that with cer tain cop y protected PCM audio qualities fr om a[...]

29 ENGLISH ________________________ 12 Pr oblems “Ghost” or double imag es • This ma y be caused by obstruction to the antenna due to high rise buildings or hills. Using a highly directional antenna ma y impr ov e the picture. No po wer •V erify that the TV’ s AC po wer cor d is plugged into the mains socket. • Unplug the television, wa[...]

30 ________________________ 13 Glossar y 1080i/p A 1080 screen uses the highest a vailable r esolution to displa y both 1080i and 1080p signals in the highest possible image quality without loss of resolution 720p Displa ys images using progr essive scanning with 720 horizontal lines. A TSC Digital antenna signals with HDTV programming. NTSC Analog[...]

31 ENGLISH Annex 1 - Philips TV Slidesho w F ormat with backgr ound music ç Philips can’ t be held responsible f or any pr oblems that ma y occur as a r esult of the content in this document. Errors r eported to Philips will be adapted and published as soon as possible. Introduction This document explains how to mak e a Philips slideshow file wi[...]

32 Annex 2 - Philips TV - Digital camera and USB issues ç - The software of y our TV is updatable . If you ha ve pr oblems first check if you ha v e the latest software installed on y our TV . The latest software, together with instructions, can be found on the Philips support website. Use the type number of your TV to find this documentation and [...]

33 ENGLISH Annex 3 - Issues r eferring to connected accessory devices with a HDMI or Component Video output connector The HDMI IN and Component Video connectors allow the follo wing TV and monitor modes: HD Standar d Definition TV (SDTV) 640x480i 60 Hz 720x480i 60 Hz 720x576i 50 Hz Enhanced Definition TV (EDTV) 640x480p 60 Hz 720x480p 60 Hz 720x576[...]

Annex 4 - Softwar e update ________________________ 7.8 Ho w to update the TV software _________________________ 7.8.1 Use of the Update assistant Philips continuously tries to impr ov e its products and it wants y ou to profit of that e ven after y our purchase. Theref ore it allows y ou to update your TV softwar e using a USB memor y de vice (not[...]

◊ Press the PO WER button on the remote contr ol. Do not press more than once. ç Do not use the PO WER s witch on the TV . ‹ The TV turns off. The scr een sta ys black for about 10 seconds. Please , wait. ≈ The TV turns back on again. The update is done. Ú Once the upgrade is finished, use your PC to remov e the TV software fr om your USB p[...]

36 ________________________ Index Autoprogram 17 Auto surr ound 12 Alternate audio 11 Antenna 5 Auto volume le velling 11 Balance 11 Batteries 5,30 Button cursor 6 MENU 6 MUTE 6 OK 6 PO WER 6 Brightness 10 Cable 5 Caption service 13 Care of the scr een 2 Clock 20 Closed captions 13 Camera 24 Channels uninstall 18 edit 18 installation 17 store 17 Co[...]

37 ENGLISH Need help ? Online help www .philips.com/w elcome www .philips.com/support (outside USA) USA 1 888 PHILIPS (744 5477) Mo-Sat 7am-11pm, Sun 8am-11pm 7 da ys a week, except public holida ys. Canada 01 800 363 7278 English 01 800 661 6162 Français Please, hav e the Model and Serial Number r eady before y our call. Y ou can find these numbe[...]

38 W ARRANTY CO VERA GE: PHILIPS warranty obligation is limited to the terms set forth below . WHO IS CO VERED: Philips warrants the pr oduct to the original purchaser or the person r eceiving the pr oduct as a gift against defects in materials and w orkmanship as based on the date of original pur chase (“W ar ranty period”) from an Authorized [...]