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    Ta b le of contents 1 Important 3 1.1 Safety 3 1.2 Care of the scr een 3 1.3 Recycling 3 2Y our TV 4 2.1 T elevision ov erview 4 2.2 Product highlights 5 3 Getting started 5 3.1 Position the TV 5 3.2 W all mounting - VESA 5 3.3 Remote control batteries 9 3.4 Antenna cable 9 3.5 Connect the mains 9 3.6 First time installation 97 4 Use your TV 10 4.1[...]

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    2007 © Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V . All rights reser ved. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Tr ademar ks are the proper ty of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V . or their respective owners. Philips reser ves the right to change products at any time without being obliged to adjust earlier supplies accordingly . The mat[...]

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    ENGLISH Impor tant 3 1 Impor tant Read this user manual before y ou star t to use this product. Pa y attention to this section and closely follo w the instr uctions. The war r anty does not apply to damage caused by not taking into account the instr uctions. 1.1 Safety •T o av oid shor t circuit, do not expose the product to rain or water . •T [...]

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    2Y our TV This section gives y ou an ov er view of the controls and functions of this TV . 2.1 T ele vision o ver view Side controls 1V olume up and down 2 Menu 3 Program or Channel up and down 4P ow er switch 5 Led indicator (Blue: On; Red: Standby) 6 Remote control sensor Side connectors To connect a camera, game console , headphone or a USB memo[...]

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    ENGLISH 2.2 Pr oduct highlights Y our new TV is equipped with some of the most modern audio or video innovations. Y our TV off er s the following advantages ... Full High Definition LCD displa y A full HD resolution of 1920x1080p, the highest resolution of HD sources. It offer s a br illiant flicker - free progressive scan picture with optim um bri[...]

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    3.2 W all mounting Y ou can wall mount the TV with the supplied wall mount bracket. 3.2.1 Unmounting the TV stand The TV stand should be unmounted from the TV to allow the TV to be wall mounted. ‡ Unscrew the 4 screws that secure the stand to the TV . ® Lift the TV from the stand. 3.2.2 Mounting the wall mount brack et ) Caution W all mounting t[...]

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    † Mount the 2 spacer s on the 2 lower discs at the back of the TV . º Calculate your TV’ s ideal position. ◊ P osition and level the wall mount bracket and f ix the bracket firmly to the wall. ‹ Connect all cables. See section 7 Connections . ≈ Lift the TV into the wall mount br acket. Ú Secure the TV in the br acket by screwing in the [...]

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    3.2.3 VESA compliant mounting ) Caution Use a VESA compliant br acket that meets safety standards according to the TV’ s weight. Closely follo w the instr uctions that come with your VESA compliant bracket to mount the TV . K oninklijke Philips Electr onics N.V . bears no r esponsibility for impr oper mounting or mounting that results in accident[...]

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    Y our TV 9 ENGLISH 3.3 Remote contr ol batteries ‡ Open the batter y cover on the back of the remote control. ® Inser t the 3 batter ies supplied (T ype AAA- LR03-1,5V). Make sure the + and - ends of the batteries line up cor rectly (inside of case is mar ked.) Ò Close the cov er . r Note Remov e the batter ies if you don’t use the remote con[...]

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    10 4 Use y our TV Learn how to oper ate your TV for daily use. 4.1 Switch on or off - Standb y To switch on the TV: • Press B Powe r at the right side of the TV if the standby led is off. • Press B on the remote control if the standby led in on. To switch to standby: • Press B on the remote control. To switch on from standby without remote co[...]

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    11 ENGLISH 4.2 W atch TV 4.2.1 Switch channels ‡ To switch TV channels: • Press a number (1 to 999) or press P+ or P- on your remote control. • Press Program/Channel - or + on the side controls of the TV . ® Press R to return to the previously viewed TV channel . 4.2.2 Adjust v olume ‡ To adjust the volume: • Press V + or - on the remote[...]

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    12 Use your TV 4.5 W atch a D VD ‡ Inser t a DVD disc in y our play er . ® Press Pla y π . The picture from your pla yer appears automatically on y our screen. If the picture does not appear : ‡ Press v on the remote control. ® Press v repeatedly to select the D VD player . W ait a f ew seconds until the picture appear s. Ò Press OK . † P[...]

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    13 ENGLISH Use your TV 4.7 Change Ambilight mode Y ou can choose among three Ambilight modes and change the light intensity: • Relax ed Sets Ambilight to change soft and smoothly with the images on screen. • Moderate Sets Ambilight between Relaxed and Dynamic. • Dynamic Sets Ambilight to change quick and responsive. To change the Ambilight mo[...]

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    14 Use more of your TV 5.1 Remote contr ol 5.1.1 Remote contr ol o verview 1 Standby B To switch the TV on or back to standby . 2 Input v To select a connected device or to return to TV . 3 TV D VD STB HTS To control connected devices. 4 Colour k eys • Easy selection of teletext pages. • Easy selection of tasks. 5 Guide a To switch on or off th[...]

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    15 ENGLISH Use more of your TV 18 Ambilight To switch Ambilight on or off. 19 Subtitles j To activate or deactivate the subtitle mode . 20 ‡ MHEG cancel (only for UK) No function. 21 On screen inf ormation i To show channel or programme information if a vailable. 22 V olume up or down V To adjust the v olume . 23 Menu To switch the menu on or off[...]

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    Enter the setup code directl y ‡ Press the DV D , STB or HTS k ey for 4 seconds to select the device mode you need. The selected mode key will light up constantly . ® Enter the three-number code for the type and brand of your device . Most brands have more than one entr y code . If you entered the correct code , all mode keys will blink to conf [...]

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    • Philips Blu-ra y Disc pla yer (setup code 006) Option k ey = BD Home screen a k ey = BD Content menu Menu k ey = BD Disc menu • Digital or Satellite receiv er No change of functions. • Home Theatre System Option k ey = HTS Set up Menu k ey = HTS Disc menu V k ey = HTS volume P+/- = HTS Next/Previous 5.1.5 K eep the remote in the chosen mode[...]

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    18 Use more of your TV 5.2.2 Use of the menu Learn to use the menus with this example . ‡ Press Menu on the remote control. The main menu appear s on the screen. ® Press navigation k ey r ight to enter the TV menu . Ò Press navigation k ey r ight to enter the TV settings menu. † Press navigation k ey down to select Pictur e . º Press navigat[...]

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    19 ENGLISH Use more of your TV 5.2.3 Quick access menu The Quick access menu gives direct access to some often needed menu items. When digital channels are installed and broadcasted the relevant digital options are shown in the menu. ‡ Press Option on the remote control. ® Press navigation k ey up or down to select an option. Ò Press OK to show[...]

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    20 Use more of your TV 5.3.3 Pictur e settings This section describes how to adjust all picture settings. ‡ Press Menu on the remote control and select TV menu > TV settings > Picture and press navigation k ey r ight to enter the list. ® Press navigation k ey up or down to select a setting. • Contrast Changes the level of bright par ts i[...]

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    21 ENGLISH Use more of your TV 5.3.4 Widescr een picture format Av oid black bar s on the sides or on top and bottom of the picture . Change the picture for mat to a format that fills the screen. ‡ Press q to switch on the Picture format menu. ® Press navigation k ey up or down to select an a vailable picture f or mat. Ò Press navigation k ey u[...]

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    22 Use more of your TV 5.3.5 Sound settings This section describes how to adjust all sound settings. ‡ Press Menu on the remote control and select TV menu > TV settings > Sound and press navigation k ey r ight to enter the list. ® Press navigation k ey up or down to select a setting. • Equalizer Changes the bass and treble of the sound. [...]

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    23 ENGLISH Use more of your TV 5.4 Ambilight This section describes how to adjust Ambilight settings. ‡ Press Menu on the remote control and select TV menu > TV settings > Ambilight and press navigation k ey r ight to enter the list. ® Press navigation k ey up or down to select a setting. • Ambilight Switches Ambilight on or off. • Bri[...]

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    24 Use more of your TV 5.5.4 Sear ch teletext Quickly jump to a subject linked to a series of pagenumber s or search for specif ic words in teletext pages. ‡ Press b . ® Press OK to highlight the first word or number . Ò Press navigation k ey left, right or up, down to jump to the next word or number on the page. † Press OK to search a page w[...]

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    25 ENGLISH Use more of your TV 5.6 Create fa vourite channel lists View the All channels list or set up a Fav our ite list of your o wn with your pref er red TV channels and r adio stations. For example , each member of your family can create his or her own fa vour ite list. 5.6.1 Select a fa vourite list Learn how to select one of the fav our ite [...]

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    26 Use more of your TV 5.7 Electr onic Pro gramme Guide - EPG - The Electronic Programme guide is an on screen guide to scheduled digital TV progr ammes. Y ou can navigate , select and view progr ammes by time , title or genre . There are two types of EPG, ‘Now and Next’ and ‘7 or 8 day’ EPG. When digital channels are installed and broadcas[...]

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    27 ENGLISH Use more of your TV 5.8 Timers and locks This section describes how to switch the TV on or off at a specified time and to lock or unlock the TV . 5.8.1 Automatically s witch to standby Sleeptimer switches the TV to standby after a time. ‡ Press Menu on the remote control and select TV menu > Features > Sleeptimer and press naviga[...]

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    28 Use more of your TV Lock one or more channels and connected de vices ‡ Select Custom lock . ® Press navigation k ey r ight to enter . Ò Press navigation k ey up or down to select Channel lock . † Press navigation k ey r ight. º Press navigation k ey up or down to select the channel(s) you want to lock or unlock. ◊ Each time press OK to [...]

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    29 ENGLISH Use more of your TV 5.10 View and pla y: photos, MP3, ... W atch pictures or listen to m usic stored on a USB device (not supplied with the TV). W atch your pictures as a slideshow or listen to a self made m usic playlist. r Note Philips can not be held responsible if y our USB device is not suppor ted nor shall Philips accept any liabil[...]

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    30 Use more of your TV 5.10.4 Thumbnails View the pictures of a selected album in an ov er view . ‡ Select a picture album. ® Press navigation k ey r ight to enter the picture list. Ò Press the green key . † Press navigation k ey up or down, left or r ight to highlight a picture . º Press OK to view the picture . ◊ Press navigation k ey le[...]

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    31 ENGLISH Use more of your TV 5.11 Listen to radio channels If digital broadcasting is availab le , digital r adio channels will be installed during installation. To listen to a digital radio channel: ‡ Press OK on the remote control. The All channels menu is display ed. ® Use the number keys to select a radio channel. To reorder see section 6.[...]

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    32 Use more of your TV 5.12.2 Software do wnload from the PC to the USB de vice ‡ Inser t the USB memor y device into a PC linked to the internet. ® Locate and open the file “update.htm” on your USB device . Ò Read the instr uctions on screen and click on the Send ID b utton. The software update is downloaded on the USB memor y device . †[...]

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    Use more of your TV 33 ENGLISH ◊ The TV switches off. The screen stays b lack for about 10 seconds. Please , wait. ‹ The TV switches back on again. The update is done . 5.12.4 V erify the curr ent software v ersion Updating software is only possible if the v er sion of the new availab le software is different from the current one . Y ou can ver[...]

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    34 Use more of your TV 6 Channel installation The first time you switched on your TV y ou’ve selected the language of the TV menus and all the a vailable channels ha ve been installed. This chapter will help you if y ou find it necessar y to re-do the initial installation or if you want to tune in a new analogue TV channel. r Notes : -Y ou do not[...]

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    Use more of your TV 35 ENGLISH 6.2 Analogue: Manual installation Y ou can tune-in analogue TV channels channel b y channel manually with Man ual installation. 6.2.1 Select the system ‡ Press Menu on the remote control and select TV menu > Installation > Channel installation > Analogue: Manual installation . ® Press navigation k ey r igh[...]

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    36 Use more of your TV 6.3.2 Uninstall or r einstall a channel To uninstall a stored channel so that it is no longer possible to tune to . Reinstall an ear lier uninstalled channel. ‡ Press Menu on the remote control and select TV menu > Installation > Channel installation > Rearrange . ® Press navigation k ey r ight to enter the channe[...]

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    37 ENGLISH Back connectors 1 EXT1 Scar t connector for D VD , VCR, digital receiver , game console , etc . 2 EXT2 Second scar t connector . 3 EXT3 Component Video Y Pb Pr and Audio L/R connector s for D VD , digital receiver or game console , etc. 4 Common Interface Slot for Conditional Access Modules (C AM) Not currently suppor ted by ser vice pro[...]

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    38 Connections 7.2 About connecting Learn here how to make the best connection for y our device. Six connections are ready to use at the back of the TV - EXT1, EXT2, EXT3, HDMI1, HDMI2 and HDMI3. Connect your device with the highest possible quality connection. Look for the highest quality connection on your device. Use that connection to your TV .[...]

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    Connections 39 ENGLISH 7.2.4 Scar t - Good quality ★★★ One cable combines video and audio signals. Scar t connector s can handle RGB video but no HD TV signals. Scar t cable Use the supplied scar t to cinch adaptor with the switch in the IN position to connect devices to EXT 1 or 2. 7.2.5 S-Video - Good quality ★★ Use a S-Video cable toge[...]

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    40 Connections 7.3 Connect y our de vices The connections shown in this section are recommendations for the most used cases. Other solutions may be possib le . 7.3.1 D VD play er Use a scar t cable to connect the device to the EXT1 input at the back of the TV . 7.3.2 D VD Recorder or Digital Receiver Use a scar t cable and 2 antenna cables. 7.3.3 D[...]

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    Connections 41 ENGLISH 7.3.4 D VD Recorder and Home Theatre System Use a scar t cable , 2 antenna cables and 1 digital audio (cinch) cable. 7.3.5 D VD Recorder and D VD Home Theatre System Use 2 scar t cables, 2 antenna cables and 1 digital audio (cinch) cable. 7.3.6 Satellite receiver Use a scar t cable and 2 antenna cables. EXT 3 Y Pb Pr AUDIO L/[...]

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    42 Connections 7.3.7 HD Digital receiver / HD satellite r eceiv er Use a HDMI cable and 2 antenna cab les. 7.3.8 D VD-R, Home Theatre System and Digital receiv er Use 3 scar t cables, 3 antenna cables and 1 audio (cinch) cable. 7.3.9 Blu-ray Disc pla yer Use a HDMI cable. EXT 3 Y Pb Pr AUDIO L/ R HDMI 3 HDMI 1 HDMI 2 EXT 1 EXT 2 Blu-ra y Disc play [...]

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    Connections 43 ENGLISH 7.3.10 Game console The most practical connection for a game console is at the side of the TV . More qualitative connections are at the back of the TV . Connected at the side of the TV Use the Video and Audio L/R (cinch) connector s. Connected at the back of the TV Use a HDMI or the YPbPr (EXT3) input for HD quality . r Note [...]

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    44 Connections 7.4 Connections setup When all devices hav e been connected the TV needs to know what connections y ou hav e made , which device is connected to which connector . 7.4.1 Digital Audio In (if present) If you use the Digital Audio In connection, assign this connection, in the menu, to the device from where the sound comes from. ‡ Pres[...]

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    T echnical data 45 ENGLISH 8T echnical data Picture / Displa y • Display type: LCD Full HD W -UXGA •P anel resolution: 1920x1080p •P erf ect Pixel HD picture enhancement • 1080p 24/25/30/50/60Hz processing • 100 Hz Clear LCD Supported display r esolutions • Computer formats (via HDMI/DVI input) Resolution Refresh rate 640 x 480 60Hz 800[...]

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    46 T roubleshooting 9T r oubleshooting Te le vision and remote contr ol The TV does not switch on •V er ify the mains cord connection. •V er ify if the batter ies of the remote control are flat or weak. V er ify their + / - or ientation. Y ou can use the keys on the TV to switch the TV on. • Unplug the mains cord, wait for one minute and plug[...]

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    T roubleshooting 47 ENGLISH The picture position on scr een is not corr ect • Some picture signals from some devices do not f it the screen correctly . Y ou can shift the picture with the navigation k ey on the remote control. Check the signal output of the device . Sound There is a pictur e but no sound •V er ify the volume is not set to 0. ?[...]

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    48 Index 10 Index 100 Hz Clear LCD 20 Active Control 20 Ambilight menu / settings 23 modes 23 Analogue manual installation 35 TV channels 34 Antenna cable 9 connect 9 with devices 37 Auto format 21 Automatic installation 34 Auto surround 22 Automatic V olume Leveler 22 Balance sound 22 Batteries 3,9 Blacklevel 20 Blu-ray 37,38,42 Brightness 20 ambi[...]

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    Index 49 ENGLISH Naming devices 44 Noise reduction 20 OK key 14 On timer 27 P erfect Pix el HD 20 Pe r sonal Computer connect 43 display resolutions 45 Photo viewer 29 Picture for mat 20 menu 20 P osition the TV 5 P ow er 10 Programme up/down 14 Quick access menu 19 Radio channel 31 Rearr ange channels 35 Recorder 40 Recycling 3 Remote control batt[...]

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