Philips 23PF9956 manual

LCD TV LCO4 AP p1-5 4/16/04, 11:12 AM 1 17PF9946 23PF9956 23PF9946 26PF9956 26PF9946 Operating Instructions[...]

2 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS S AFETY I NFORMATION ...................................................................................................................... 3 F UNCTIONS OF R EMOTE C ONTROL ................................................................................................. 4 – 5 A CCESSING THE TV M AIN M ENU AND S UB -M ENUS ..[...]

3 S AFETY I NFORMA TION • Disconnect mains plug when : – the red light below the TV screen is flashing continuously . – cleaning the TV scr een. Nev er use abrasiv e cleaning agents. – there is a lightning storm. – the set is left unattended for a prolonged period of time. • No naked flame sour ces, such as lighted candles, should be pl[...]

4 F UNCTIONS OF R EMO TE C ONTROL & Standby button Switch set off to standby mode. T o switch on set from standby mode, press Channel +/– or Digit (0 -9) button. é Sound mode / 4 4 4 4 4 button –I n TV mode, it allows you to force pr ogramme in Stereo and Nicam Stereo to Mono or to choose between Dual 5 or Dual 6 . (The Mono indication on [...]

5 F UNCTIONS OF R EMO TE C ONTROL 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 20 2 Picture-in-Picture (PIP)button When in PC mode , you can call up a PIP windo w for the PC . Lik ewise , when you are in PC mode, you can call up a PIP window for TV (See section on “Using the PIP for more information). 3 Mode Selector button Press button r epeatedly to select the required [...]

6 A CCESSING THE TV M AIN M ENU AND S UB -M ENUS MENU button Press this button to enter the TV main menu. You can also use this button exit menu on the screen. Cursor Up Cursor Do wn Cursor Right Cursor Left OSD button Use this button to displa y or exit screen informa- tion (channel number , sound mode, time re- maining on the timer , if any). Pre[...]

7 Install Language Auto Store É Start Manual Store É Sort É Name É Channel Edit É Ñ É Install Language English Auto Store É Manual Store É Sort É Name É Channel Edit É Ñ É Step Press button S ELECTING THE M ENU L ANGU A GE AND A UT OMA TIC I NST ALLA TION OF TV C HANNELS Auto Store Channel É 2 TV É 196.MHz Ñ É The TV Install menu [...]

8 M ANU AL T UNING OF TV C HANNELS Y ou can also choose to tune your TV channels. Manual tuning allows you to store each programme man ually . Repeat Steps 1 to 3 as in “ Automatic Installation of TV Channels ” ‘ Select Manual Stor e and enter Manual Stor e menu. ( Colour System is highlighted. Select the appr opriate colour system. § Select[...]

9 S OR TING OF TV C HANNELS This Sort function allows you to change channel number of y our choice for a par ticular TV station. Step Press button Repeat Steps 1 to 3 as in “ Automatic Installation of TV Channels ”. ‘ Select Sort and enter sor t mode by the Cursor Right button. ( Select the programme y ou want to change channel number . § En[...]

10 E DITING OF TV C HANNELS This feature allo ws you to edit or skip channels ha ve bad or weak TV signal or channels that you do not watch often. Note : Once a channel is skipped, you cannot ha ve access to it by the CHANNEL + or – button. Y ou can only access the channel by the DIGIT (0 - 9) button. Step Press button Repeat Steps 1 to 3 as in ?[...]

11 U SING THE P ICTURE AND S OUND S ETTINGS The Picture and Sound menus allo w you to choose or make adjustments to the pictutr e and sound settings. & Enter the main menu. é Select Picture or Sound. “ Enter Picture or Sound menu. ‘ Select Picture or Sound item you want to adjust. ( Adjust Picture or Sound menu item. Step Press button Soun[...]

12 U SING THE T IMER The Timer featur e allows you to set the timer to switch to another channel at a specified time while you ar e watching another channel. For the timer to function, the set must not be s witched off. Once the set is switched off, the timer is disabled. & Press (Men u) button to enter the main menu. é Press (Cursor Do wn) bu[...]

13 U SING THE C HILD L OCK The Child Lock feature allo w y ou to lock channels to pr ev ent your childr en from watching programmes y ou deem undesirable. Ho w to Access the Child Lock menu & Enter the main menu. é Select F eatures .. “ Enter F eatures menu.. ‘ Select Child Lock. ( Enter Child Lock mode. § Ke y in access code 0711 .A mess[...]

14 The Child Lock menu allows y ou to : lock Individual or All TV channels, lock HD (High Definition) channel, change Access Code and clear Individual or All TV channels. Repeat Steps 1 to 5 as in “ Using the Timer” and ke y in access code by the (Digit 0 - 9) buttons. I n the Child Lock menu, use the Menu and Cursor Up / Do wn / Right and Left[...]

15 U SING THE C ONTRAST + AND N OISE R EDUCTION F EA TURE The Contrast+ feature allo ws y ou to optimise the total contrast of the pictur e for impro ved picture visibility . The NR (Noise Reduction) feature allows y ou to impr ov e “noisy” picture (little dots on picture) due to w eak signal transmission. Select the “ On ” option to activa[...]

16 U SING THE PIP (P ICTURE - IN -P ICTURE ) F EA TURE The f eature allows y ou call up a PIP (Picture-in-Picture) window of the PC. For the PIP to function, the DVI input of the LCD TV must be connected to the DVI output of the PC (see Quick Guide for connection). & Press button to enter the main menu. é Press button repeatedl y until F eatur[...]

17 U SING THE M ODE F EA TURE This LCD TV also offers the use of your TV as a FM Radio, PC monitor and a High Definition TV . The Mode feature allows y ou to switch fr om TV mode to FM Radio, PC or HD mode to access the benefits in the chosen mode. Note : For the FM Radio , PC or HD to function, the a ppr opiate and right connections must be made ([...]

18 Screen F ormat function allows y ou a choice of differ ent f ormats for y our vie wing pleasure, namely : - 4:3 , Zoom 14:9 , Zoom 16:9 , Subtitle Zoom, Super Zoom , Widescreen and Full Screen . Press the ( Scr een Format ) button r epeatedly to cycle through the various scr een f ormats and select the format of y our choice . Y ou can also use [...]

19 U SING THE P ROGRAM L IST F EA TURE Program List f eature allo ws you to an ov er view of the listing of all the installed TV channels and at the same time to let you select the channel y ou want to watch. & Press ( Pro gram List ) button to displa y the list of the installed TV channels é Press button to scroll thr ough the list of channel[...]

20 Smart Picture f eature off ers y ou a choice of 5 picture settings, namely , Rich, Natural , Soft , D VD/VCD and P ersonal . Smart Sound f eature offers y ou a choice of 4 sound settings, namely , Theatre, Music , V oice and P ersona l . Press ( Smart Picture ) or ( Smart Sound ) button repeatedly to cycle thr ough the settings to select y our d[...]

21 If a TV channel br oadcast contains teletext information, each channel that broadcasts teletext transmits a page (index page) with information on how to use the teletext system, usually on page 100. The system transmitted is indicated in the option line at the bottom of the screen. & On/Off teletex t Press the button once to switch on and te[...]

22 U SING THE T ELETEXT è Hold When a dual page is displa yed, use this button to toggle between the dual page. Once an active page is selected, the other page will be on hold mode . If the page has sub-pages, use the Cursor Right or Left button to access the next or pre vious page ! Rev eal/ Press the button once to r eveal hidden Conceal informa[...]

23 U SING THE LCD TV AS A FM R ADIO This LCD TV also provides y ou an FM Radio for y our listening pleasure. Connect the radio aerial lead to the FM Antenna sock et located at the bottom of the TV . Selecting the FM Radio Mode Press the ( FM Radio ) button on the r emote control to change fr om the existing mode (TV/PC/HD) to FM Radio mode . T o re[...]

24 U SING THE LCD TV AS A FM R ADIO Using the FM Radio Sound Settings The Sound menu allows y ou to choose or make adjustments to the sound settings. The menus w ork in exactly the same wa y as the TV menus. Use the MENU and Cursor Down buttons, enter the FM Radio main menu and select Sound . Use the Cursor Up/Do wn/Left/Right buttons to select, ad[...]

25 U SING THE LCD TV AS A PC M ONIT OR This LCD TV also be used as a PC Monitor . For the PC mode to function, connect the VGA cable if your PC has onl y analogue option and the D VI cable if our PC has only digital option (ref er to Quick Guide for connection). Selecting the PC Mode Press the ( PC ) button on the remote contr ol to change from the[...]

26 U SING THE LCD TV AS A PC M ONIT OR Using the F eatures Items Use the Cursor Up/Do wn/Left/Right buttons to select, adjust or activate picture men u items, namely : Phase , Clock, Format, PIP and Auto Adjust . Phase/Clock : allows y ou to eliminate the horizontal (Phase) and vertical (Clock) interfering lines. F ormat : allows you to choose betw[...]

27 U SING THE LCD TV AS A PC M ONIT OR Using the Reset to Factory Featur e This featur e allows you to r eset the TV settings to the factor y settings. Use the Cursor Up/Down buttons to select Reset to Factory . Use the Cursor Right button to enter Reset to Factory mode and pr ess the Cursor Up/Down button to select Ye s or No option. If Ye s optio[...]

28 Below is a list of fr equently occur red symptoms. Befor e y ou call for service , make these simple checks. Some of these symptoms can easily be rectified if you know what to do . Symptom What you should do No power • Check the TV’ s AC po w er cord is plugged into the mains sock et. If there is still no po wer , disconnect plug. W ait for [...]

29 17PF9946 23PT9946 / 23PT9956 26PF9946 / 26PF9946 Pictur e tube scr een size 450 mm 590 mm 660 mm Audio Output : 2 x 3 W 2 x 5 W 2 x 5 W TV System NTSC M (3.58 – 4.5) NTSC (4.43 – 5.5) P AL B/G P AL D/K P AL I SEC AM B/G SEC AM D/K SEC AM K1 Pla yback System NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43, P AL 60 Set Dimensions : Width 528 mm 690 mm 788 mm Depth 375 m[...]

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