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Philips BDS4231R/00 manual

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    1 English Installation Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Manual stor e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Program sort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    2 Care of the screen Do not touch, push or rub or str ike the screen with anything hard as this may scr atch, mar or damage the screen permanently. Do not rub with dust clothes with chemical treatment. Do not touch the surf ace with bare hands or greasy cloth (some cosmetics are detrimental to the screen). Unplug before cleaning the screen. When th[...]

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    3 English Use of the remote contr ol * Dolby’ ‘Pro Logic’ and the doub le-D G symbol are trademar ks of Dolby Labor atories Licensing Corporation. Manuf actured under license from Dolby Labor atories Licensing Corporation. x Pix el Plus demo on/off (Only available on certain versions .) •P r ess the x key . The screen is divided into 2 part[...]

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    4 MODE* Press this k ey to switch between TV , DV D and AUX . q 16:9 formats The pictures y ou receiv e may be transmitted in 16:9 format (wide scr een) or 4:3 format (conv entional scr een). 4:3 picture sometimes ha ve a black band at the top and the bottom of the screen (letterbo x format). This function allows y ou to optimise the picture displa[...]

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    5 English & Press the MENU key . The TV menu is displa yed on the scr een. é With the cursor , select the Install menu f ollow ed by the Sort menu. “ Select the programme y ou want to move using the k eys oœ and pr ess π . ‘ Then use the k eys oœ to select the ne w n umber and validate with cursor p . ( Repeat steps “ and ‘ f or eac[...]

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    6 & Press the MENU ke y and select the Install menu. é Languag e : to change the displa y language for the menus. “ Countr y : to select y our country ( GB f or Great Britain). This setting is used for the search, automatic programme sort and teletext display . If your countr y does not appear in the list, select “. . . ” ‘ Auto Store [...]

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    7 English & Press MENU , select Sound ( œ ) and press π . The Sound menu is displa yed. é Use the k eys oœ to select a setting and the ke ys pπ to adjust. “ Once the adjustments ha ve been made, select Store and pr ess π to stor e these changes. To store Equalizer settings , press MENU ,s elect Store and press π . ‘ To quit the menus[...]

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    8 T eletext is an information system br oadcast by certain channels which can be consulted like a newspaper . It also offers access to subtitles f or view ers with hearing pr oblems or who are not familiar with the transmission language (cable networks, satellite channels, etc .). T eletext Press: Y ou will obtain: b T eletext This is used to call [...]

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    9 English Note: Y ou must first of all connect the computer and adjust the resolution (see p.13). & Press the AV ke y on the remote contr ol to displa y the Sour ce list . é Use the k eys oœ to select PC and then press π to switch to PC mode ( DV I ). “ To r eturn to TV mode, r epeat steps & and é , but select TV instead. Using the PC[...]

  • Page 10

    The HD (High Definition) mode allows y ou to enjoy clear er and sharper pictur es through the D VI inputs if you ar e using a HD r eceiver/ equipment that can transmit high definition programming. Y ou must first of all connect the HD equipment (see p .13). & Press the AV ke y on the remote contr ol to displa y the Sour ce list . é Use the k e[...]

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    11 English Connecting P eripheral Equipment The television has 3 external sock ets situated at the back of the set ( EXT1 , EXT2 and DV I ) and sock ets on the side. Press the AV ke y on the remote contr ol to display the Sour ce list . Select TV or peripheral equipment connected to EXT1 , EXT2/SHVS2 , A V/SVHS3 , PC or HD . The EXT1 socket has aud[...]

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    12 3 2 1 SIDE AUDIO L R CVBS S-VIDEO Camcorder , videogames Mak e the connections as shown opposite. With the AV ke y, select A V/SVHS3 . For a mono set, connect the sound signal to the A UDIO L (or A UDIO R ) input. The sound automatically comes out of the left and r ight speakers of the set. EXT 1 EXT 2 DVI ANTENNA AUDIO 75 RECORDER DECODER CABLE[...]

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    13 English EXT 1 EXT 2 DVI ANTENNA AUDIO 75 DVI AUDIO .... .... 1 2 SIDE AUDIO L R CVBS S-VIDEO D VI connector DVI VGA YPbPr 4 3 The DV I connector allows the following displa y modes, via the AV ke y on the remote contr ol, for High Definition (HD) and computer (PC) equipment: Note: If necessar y, you can adjust the picture position to the centre [...]

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    14 Video recor der or D VD k eys The remote contr ol lets you control the main functions of the VCR of D VD . Press the MODE ke y to select the requir ed mode: DV D or AUX (video recor der). The remote contr ol indicator lights up to display the selected mode. It switched off automatically after 20 seconds if left idle. The remote contr ol automati[...]

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    15 English Tips P oor reception The proximity of mountains or high buildings ma y be responsible for ghost pictures, echoing or shadows. In this case , tr y manually adjusting y our picture: see Fine T une (p . 6) or modify the orientation of the outside aerial. If y ou are using an indoor aerial, reception ma y be difficult in certain conditions. [...]

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