Philips 29PFL4908/F7 manual

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2 English Contents 1N o t i c e 5 2I m p o r t a n t 7 Positioning the TV 7 Regulatory notices 7 Environmental care 7 3G e t s t a r t e d 8 Features 8 Supplied accessories 8 Symbols used in this User Manual 8 Stand assembly 9 Attaching the base 9 Managing cables 10 Installing the remote control batteries 10 Remote control 11 Control panel 12 Termi[...]

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1. Read these instr uctions. 2. Keep these instr uctions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dr y cloth. 7. Do not block any v entilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instr uctions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiator s, he[...]

T rademar ks are the proper ty of Koninklijke Philips N.V . or their respective o wner s. P&F USA reser ves the r ight to change products at an y time without being obliged to adjust earlier supplies accordingly . The material in this User Manual is believed adequate for the intended use of the system. If the product or its individual modules o[...]

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• Large screen TVs are hea vy . 2 people are required to car r y and handle a large screen TV . • Make sure to hold the upper and bottom frames of the unit fir ml y as illustr ated. • Install the unit in a horizontal and stable position. • Do not install the unit in direct sunlight or in a place subject to dust or strong vibration. • Depe[...]

8 English 3G e t s t a r t e d Fea tu res • DTV / TV / C A TV Y ou can use y our remote control to select channels which are broadcast in Digital format and conventional Analog format. Also, c able subscr ibers can access their cable TV channels. • Information displ ay Y ou ca n display the title, conte nts and other information of the cur rent[...]

9 English Stand assembly Attaching the base Y ou must attach the base to the unit to ha ve it as a table top unit. Be sure the front and rear of th e base match the prope r direction. For lar ge screen TVs, at least 2 pe ople are required for these steps. 1 2 1 2 3 50PFL3908 / 46PFL3908 / 46PFL3608 / 40PFL4908 / 39PFL2908 / 39PFL2608 × 4 [50PFL390[...]

10 English Managing cables Route your antenna cable and all other cables through the cable management tie* at the back of the TV . The holder helps keep y our cabl es tidy and easil y manageable . 1 Attach the cable management tie as illustrated below . 2 Pass cab les through the cab le management tie to a void tangles. * The cable management tie i[...]

11 English Remote contr ol a (PO WER) T ur ns the TV On from Standby or Off to Standby . b VUDU Access to VUDU directly . c EasyLink(HDMI CEC) buttons E / D Searches Backward or Forward thr ough the disc . ► F Star ts, pauses or resumes playback. C Stops the Disc playback. d FORMA T Adjusts the Picture size on the TV screen. e (MENU ) Displays th[...]

12 English Contr ol panel a VO L ◄ / ► Adjusts the V olume . In the Menu screen, moves the Cursor Left ( ◄ ) / Right ( ► ). VO L ◄ : V olume Down VO L ► : V olume Up b CH ▲ / ▼ Selects a Channel. In the Menu screen, mo ves th e Cur sor Up ( ▲ ) /Down ( ▼ ). c MENU Opens the Main On-screen Menu. d SOURCE Selects Connected devices[...]

13 English Connecting the ante nna or the cable Be sure your ante nna or other devi ce is connected properly before plugging in the A C pow er cord. If you connect to an antenna through RF cable Any DTV pr ogr ams that are broadcasted in your area can be receiv ed for free through an antenna connection. If you connect a set-top box thr ough RF cab [...]

14 English Befor e you connect A C power cord: Be sure other devices are connected properly before plugging in the A C power cord. Selecting y our connection quality HDMI - Highest quality Suppor ts high-definition Digital si gnals and gives highest picture and sound quality . Video and audio si gnals are combined in one cable. Y ou must use HDMI f[...]

15 English HDMI-ARC connection HDMI-ARC allows you to use EasyLink to output TV Audio directly to a connecte d Audio device , without th e need for an additional Digital Audio cable. Component Analog Video Connection Component Analog Video connection offer s better picture quality for video devices connected to the unit. If you connect to the unit?[...]

16 English Connecting the TV to the Internet using a wir eless LAN Digital Audio Output Connection If you connect this unit to an exter nal Digital Audio device , y ou can enjoy m ulti-channel audi o like 5.1ch Digital broadcasting sound. Use a Digital Audio coaxial cable to connect the unit to exter nal Digital Audio devices. PC connection HDMI co[...]

17 English The following video signals can be display ed: Other formats or non-standard signals will not be displayed correctly . * 50PFL3908 / 46PFL3908 / 46PFL3608 / 40PFL4908 / 39PFL2908 / 39PFL2608 only . USB Memor y Stick This unit offer s easy playback of picture (JPEG), music (MP3) and video files. Inser t the USB Memor y Stick into the USB [...]

18 English Initial setup This section will guide you through the un it’ s initial setti ng which includes selecting a language for your on-s creen menu, count r y , location and AutoProgram, which automaticall y scans and memorizes viewable channels. Y ou can also set the netw or k connection in this setting. Befor e you begin: Make sure the unit[...]

19 English 9 Use ◄► to select your preferred energy efficiency level, then press OK . 10 Use ◄► to select y our preferred sound setting, then press OK . 11 Press OK to finish Settings assistant . • Network up dates will appear after Connection test succeeds. Use ◄► to select Ye s , then press OK . • When the initial setup is complet[...]

20 English 4U s e y o u r T V Switching on y our TV and putting it in Standby mode T o T urn the TV On fr om Standby or Off to Standby • Press (3 r aised dots on the Re ar panel or Front pan el or the Remote control). Adjusting v olume T o decrease or increase v olume • Press VO L ◄ / ► (1 r aised dot on the Rear panel) or Front panel or pr[...]

21 English W atching channels fr om an external device Switching Each Input Mode can easi ly switch with the remote control between TV (DT V or Analog TV) and external devices when they are connecte d to the unit. 1 T ur n On a set-top box or the connected device . • The picture from y our set-top box or the connected device might appear automati[...]

22 English Using auto mode 1 Press OPTIONS and select Auto picture or Auto sound to set your TV to a predefine d pict ure and sound setting. 2 Use ▲▼ to select one of the following settings: Cr eate and use lists of fav orite channels Y ou can create lists of your pref er red TV channels so that y o u can f ind those channels easily . Select a [...]

23 English Changing pictur e format Display modes can be selected when y our TV receives a 16:9 or 4:3 video signal. Three types of display modes can be selected for a PC Input signal. Press FORMA T repeatedly to switch the TV aspect ratio. For 16:9 video signal * This par t differ s depending on the product you ha ve. •" Unscaled " f o[...]

24 English USB Y our TV is fi tt ed with a USB connectio n that enab les you to view photos, listen to music or watch video f ile s stored on a USB Memor y Stick. 1 Connect the USB Memor y S tick to the USB termin al on the side of you r TV . 2 Press ( MENU ) and use ▲▼◄► to select Br owse USB , then press OK . 3 Use ▲▼ to select the Pi[...]

25 English Music (MP3) 1 Use ▲▼ to select a f ile or a folder . 2 Press OK or ► F to play the selected files. • Press OK or ► F to pause , then press OK or ► F again to resume . • Press D to skip to the next file. • Press E to retur n to the beginning of the f ile cur rently playing. • Press C to stop pla yback. • Press OP TIONS[...]

26 English 5 Use mor e of y our TV This section descr ibes the o ver view of the Setup menu display ed when you press ( MENU ) and use ▲▼◄► to select Setup . The Setup menu consists of the function setting items below . 1 Press ( MENU ) to displa y the Home menu. 2 Use ▲▼◄► to select Setup , then press OK . 3 Use ▲▼ to select th[...]

27 English Befor e you begin: Yo u m u s t S e t Home in Location . ➟ p. 35 Otherwise , personalized Picture and Sound settings will not be Memor iz ed after the unit goes into Standby mode . 1 Press ( MENU ) and use ▲▼◄► to select Setup then press OK . 2 Use ▲▼ to select Setti ngs assistant , then press OK . 3 Press OK to begin Setti[...]

28 English Y ou can set a par ticular about picture quality in Advanced settings . *1 50PFL3908 / 46PFL3908 / 46PFL3608 / 40PFL4908 / 39PF L2908 / 39PFL2608 onl y . *2 50PFL3908 / 46PFL3908 / 46PFL3608 / 40PFL4908 onl y . Mode selection PC to T urn Off image enhancement features which mak es the TV to act purely as a monitor HDTV to enable image en[...]

29 English Before you begin: Y ou must set Home in Location . ➟ p. 3 5 Otherwise , personalized Pictur e and Sound settings will not be memor iz ed after the unit goes into Standby mode . 1 Press ( MENU ) and use ▲▼◄► to select Setup then press OK . 2 Use ▲▼ to select Sound , then press OK . 3 Use ▲▼◄► to select the item you w[...]

30 English 1 Press ( MENU ) and use ▲▼◄► to select Setup then press OK . 2 Use ▲▼ to select Featu res , then press OK . 3 Adjust the following items. Caption settings Closed Captioning displays the audio por tion of progr amming as text superimposed over the video . 1 Use ▲▼ to select Ca ption settings , then press OK . In addition [...]

31 English Sleeptimer Sleep timer can set the unit to go into Standby mode after an incremental period of time . 1 Use ▲▼ to select Sleeptimer , then press OK . 2 Use ► repeatedly to change the amount of time (increases the time by 5 minutes up to 180 minutes). • Each press of ◄ wil l decrease the time by 5 minutes. • Press INFO once to[...]

32 English Channel lock Par ticular channels or exter nal In put modes can be invisible in this function. 3 Use ▲▼ to select Ch annel lock , then press OK . 4 Use ▲▼ to select the par ticular channels or exter nal Input, then press OK repeatedly to switch betw een view and block. • indicates that the channel or Input Source is locked. •[...]

33 English Canadian English or Canadian Fr ench ratings Y ou can select the rating f or Canadian English or Canad ian French broadcasting. 3 Use ▲▼ to select Can adian English rating or Canadian French rating , then press OK . 4 Use ▲▼ to select the desired rating, then press OK repeatedly to switch between view and b lock. • indicates th[...]

34 English Channel installation Be sure the RF cable is correctly connected to this unit and you are registered with your cable TV pro vid er when you insta ll cable channels. Autopr ogram If you switch wires (e .g. between antenna and CA TV) or if you mo ve the unit to a different area after the ini t ial setting, or if you restore the DTV channel[...]

35 English Pr efer ences Y ou can set the unit to reduce the po wer consumption or adjust the backlight br ightness in Location setting . In TV placement setting, you can set the un it placement in or der to obtain the best sound effect. EasyLink allows y ou to oper ate your connected EasyLink device . Setting your location to home Choosing Home gi[...]

36 English EasyLink (HDMI CEC) This function allows y ou to oper ate the linked functions between our brand devices with a EasyLink featur e and this unit connecting through an HDMI cab le . Y ou mu st connect this unit to our br and EasyLink devices and be sure its EasyLink setting is also set to On. 1 Use ▲▼ to select Pr eferenc es , then pre[...]

37 English Netw ork Set up networ k connection settings in order to use Net TV or network upgr ade function. 1 Use ▲▼ to select Netw ork , then press OK . Network settings assistant Before yo u proceed to Connection test or other settings in Netw ork sectio n, ru n th e Network settings assist ant to connect the TV to y our networ k . 2 Use ▲[...]

38 English Wireless netw ork setting This menu is display ed only when y ou set Wireless in Netw ork selection . In order to use a wireless netw or k, you must set up a connection to the AP (e .g. wireless router). 3 Use ▲▼ to select Wi reless netw ork setting , then press OK . Auto Search for wireless networks automati cally and select the SSI[...]

39 English IP configuration In following ca ses, select IP configuration to set each setting as necessar y . – When connection test failed with the setting of Connection test . – When instr ucted by y o ur Internet ser vice provider to make specif ic settings in accordance with your network environment. 3 Use ▲▼ to select IP conf iguration [...]

40 English Setting status Y ou can check the status of networ k settings. 2 Use ▲▼ to select Setting sta tus , then press OK . • Netw or k setting list will be displayed. • MA C address of this unit will be displa yed in the list. Home network Y ou can turn your TV into Digita l Media Renderer (DMR), which can play video, music and photo fi[...]

41 English Upgrading the softwar e USB upgrade Y ou can upgr ade the software by using USB Memor y St ick. 1 Connect your USB Memor y Stick with the upgr ade file to the USB terminal on the side of your TV . 2 Use ▲▼ to select Softwar e upd ate , then press OK . 3 Use ▲▼ to select USB , then press OK . 4 Use ▲▼ to select the desired Upd[...]

42 English Netflix ESN Displays the ESN information. 1 Use ▲▼ to select Netfl ix ESN , then press OK . • Displa ys the ESN (Electronic Ser i al Number) to get any ser vices from Netflix. VUDU deactivation Displays the deactivation setting for VUDU . 1 Use ▲▼ to select VUDU deactivation , then press OK . 2 Use ▲▼ to select the desired [...]

43 English Philips Wir elessconnect Y ou can enjoy y our TV as a PC monitor wirelessly usi ng y our home networ k. Make sure y ou download th e Philips Wirelessc onnect soft ware and install it on your PC bef ore you perform the steps below . Install Philips Wirelessconnect 1 Display Setup using Home menu and use ▲▼ to select Softwar e , then p[...]

44 English Guide to DLNA a Home ser ver list b Folder / medi a icon c Group (folder) / file list d Image e Cur rent f ile info View y our pictu r es using DLNA 1 Press ▲▼ to select a file or a folder . 2 Press OK or ► F to star t a Slide show of the f iles. • Press OK or ► F to pause the Slide show . The F icon appear s. • Press E or D [...]

45 English Net TV Net TV offer s Internet ser vices for your TV . Use the TV remote control to browse the Net TV pages. Y ou can play movies, listen to m usic and much m ore , all from y o ur T V screen. – B ec a u se N e t T V i s a n o nl i n e s y s te m , it c a n b e m od i fi e d ove r t im e t o better ser ve its purpose . – Some Net TV [...]

46 English Enjo ying vT uner With this unit, you can enjo y video and Inter net radio with vT uner via the Internet. In order to watching video and listen to I nternet r adio , you must connect this unit to the Inter net. Video pla yback After you set up the netw or k connec tion, follow the procedure below to watch the video. Guide to the pla yer [...]

47 English Internet radio playback After you set up the netw or k connec tion, follow the procedure below to listen to Inter net radio. Guide to the pla yback screen e.g .) Lo cati on a Curr ent hierarchy (total number of items) b C urr en t s ta ti on i nf orm at io n (Information will be changed when INFO is pressed) c Apps buttons ( red / green [...]

48 English Reset the station list Y ou can remo ve all stations / folder s in Recentl y Play ed , Fa vor ites and My Added Stations . 1 Follow step 1 in Internet radio pla yback. ➟ p.4 7 2 Use ▲▼ to select Reset , then press OK . 3 Use ◄► to select Ye s , then press OK . • All stations / f older s in Recently Pla yed , Fa vorites and My[...]

49 English 6U s e f u l t i p s FAQ Question Answ er My rem ote con tro l do es n ot work . What should I do? • Check the antenna or cable connection to the main unit. • Check the batteries of the remote cont rol. • Check if there is an obstacle between the infrared sensor window and the remote control. • T est the signal Output use IR Sign[...]

50 English T roubleshooting If the unit does not perfor m pr oper l y when oper ated as inst ructed in this User Manual, check the f ollowing T roubleshooting tips and all connections once befor e calling for service. Pow er No power • Make sure the A C power cord is plugged in. • Make sure that the A C outlet supp lies the proper voltage , plu[...]

51 English Software update “Software update failed. ” message a ppear s when the unit is turned On. • The unit will not work cor rectly unless the software upgrade is completed. Tr y Recovery update . ➟ p. 41 Network Cannot co nnect to the netw or k. • Check if the Ethernet cable connection is proper ly made . T ur n On the modem or broad[...]

52 English 7I n f o r m a t i o n Glossar y Analog TV (NTSC) Acronym that stands f or National T elevi sion Systems Committee and the name of Analog broadcasting standards. Off the air NTSC signals are no longer be ing sent by major broadcasting stations in the USA. ARC (Audio Return Channel) (HDMI 1 only) HDMI-ARC allows you to use Philips EasyLin[...]

53 English 8 Specifi cations • Specifications are subj ect to change without prior notice . Model # 50PFL3908 46PFL3908 / 46PFL3608 40PFL4908 39PFL2908 / 39PFL2608 32PFL4908 29PFL4908 Picture Ty p e FHD (1920 x 1080 pixels 60Hz) WXGA (1366 x 768 pi x els 60Hz) Diagonal scr een size / Aspect ratio 49.5"/ 16:9 46.0"/ 16:9 40.0"/ 16:9[...]

54 English 9 W arranty PHILIPS LIMITED WARRANTY ONE (1) YEAR WARRANTY COVERAGE: PHILIPS warranty obligation is limited to the terms set forth below. WHO IS COVERED: Philips warrants the product to the original purchaser or the per- son receiving the product as a gift against defects in materials and workmanship as based on the date of original purc[...]

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