Philips 29PT8865 manual

Real Flat T ele vision User manual 29/34PT8805 29/34PT8825 29/34PT8865[...]

IMPOR T ANT Befor e you begin: Mak e sure your package includes the following items:TV and mains cor d, remote contr ol, Instruction manual, antenna cable (optional) and Coaxial cable (optional). Attention: 1 . Read your manual first – y our Philips TV comes with a well-designed remote contr ol and onscreen displa y to ensure your TV is easy to o[...]

T able of Contents General Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Useful Tips . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Wht’ s Hot Picture Scanning mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 YPbPr Digital High Definition input . . . . . . . . 3 Installation Installing your tele vision s[...]

Safety information • Disconnect mains plug when : – the indicator light below the TV screen is flashing continuously . – a bright white line is displa yed acr oss the screen. – there is a lightning storm. – the set is left unattended for a pr olonged period of time . • cleaning the TV screen. Never use abrasiv e cleaning agents. Use a s[...]

Pictur e scanning Y our Philips TV has been built with scanning features to enhance y our TV viewing. All you need is to select your desir ed mode to enjoy sharper and cleaner pictures. The description below will help you mak e your choice. Auto If you ar e undecided of which mode to choose , select Auto and let your TV decide for y ou automatical [...]

P ositioning the television set Installing your tele vision set Place your TV on a solid, stable surface, lea ving a space of at least 10 cm around the appliance. Connections • Insert the aerial plug into the socket at the rear of the set. If you are using an indoor aerial, reception may be difficult in certain conditions . Y ou can impro ve rece[...]

Remote contr ol ke ys Standb y Lets you place the TV set on standby . T o turn on the TV , press CH + or –, , A V , A/CH or digit ke ys. A V channel selection Press several times to select A V1, CVI , A V2, YPbPr or Side . P ersonal Zapping Y ou can surf up to 10 personal channels for each ke y (p. 12) Delete P ersonal Zapping list Deletes stored[...]

Languag e When there is no signal input to the TV , you may encounter instability of the screen display. In this instanc e , please use the k ey to select an A V c hannel. The Langu ag e feature is used to change the displ a y language for menus. & Press the k ey . é With the cursor , select the Install menu and follow by the Languag e . “ U[...]

Manual Stor e ‘ Sound Sys(tem) : use the or ke y to select the desired sound system; Auto , BG , I , DK or M . ( Sear ch : Press . The sear ch starts. Once a channel is found , the scanning stops . Go to the next step. If no pictu re is f ound, consult the possible solutions (p.15) § Channel : enter the required channel with the , or digit k eys[...]

Channel edit This featur e allows you to skip or edit channels which h a ve bad or weak TV signal or channels y ou do not watch often. Once a channel is skipped, you cannot have access to it by the Channel + or – k ey. Y ou can only access the channels by the digit (0-9) k eys . & Press the ke y . The Main menu is displ a yed on the screen. ?[...]

Picture settings & Press then . The Picture menu will be called up. Description of the adjustments: • Brightness : this changes pictur e brillance . • Colour : this changes the intensity of the colou r . • Contrast : this changes the difference bet ween the light and dark tones. • Sharpness : this changes the pictur e definition. • Hu[...]

Child Lock Y ou can block cer tain channels or inhibit use of the TV set completely . Note : Y ou can only access the lock ed c hannels via the remote control. Keep the r emote control in a sa fe place. & Press , use the key to select F eatures and press the k ey . The F eatures menu is displa yed. é Use the ke y to select Child Lock and pr es[...]

F ormat This feature enhances y our viewing pleasure by pr oviding you with a choice of two pictur e formats:- 4:3 and Expand 4:3 . & Press , use the or ke y to select F eatures and pr ess the k ey . The F eatures menu is displa yed. é Use the ke y to select Format and press the k ey to select 4:3 or Expand 4:3 . “ Pr ess the ke y to exit. D[...]

T o delete channels: & Select and press a colour k ey that has sto red channels r epeatedly to select the channel you want to delete. é Pr ess to displa y list. “ Pr ess to remov e channel. ‘ Repeat steps & to “ delete more channels. ( Pr ess to exit. P ersonal Zapping A list or series of fa vourite TV programs can be selected and st[...]

Connecting peripheral equipment The television has 4 sets of external sockets situated at the back of the set (A V1 in, A V2 in, YPbPr and Monitor out). The A V1 in has Y , Pb, Pr and audio and video inputs . The A V2 in has S-Video, audio and video inputs . The Y , Pb, Pr has Y , Pb, Pr input (refer to details in “What’ s Hot” section). The [...]

Connecting peripheral equipment & Carry out the connections shown opposite . é T o optimise picture quality , connect the equipment which p roduces the video signals (digital decode r , games, etc) to A V1 in and equipment which p roduces the S-VHS signals (S-VHS and Hi-8 video recor ders, certain D VD dri v es to A V2 in and all other equipme[...]

Tips P oor reception The pro ximity 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 uning (p . 7) or modify the orienta- tion of the outside aerial. Does your antenna enable you to r eceive broadcasts in this frequency range (UHF or VHF band)[...]

Glossar y 4:3 Refers to the ration between the length and the height of the screen. Wide scr een televisions ha ve a ration of 16:9 while conv entional televisions ha ve a ratio of 4:3. 4:3 Expand The images recor ded in “letterbox” format are expanded to fill the entir e screen and the black horizontal bars at the top and bottom are r emoved. [...]

Specification Product type 29PT8805, 34PT8805, 29PT8825, 34PT8825, 29PT8865, 34PT8865 P ICTURE • Picture scr een diameter : 34” (850 mm) 29” (720 mm) • Visible screen size: 32” (800 mm) 27” (680 mm) • Picture T ube: Real Flat 4:3 • 100 Hz • Progr essive Scan (Auto Switching with manual ov erride) • Scan V elocity Modulation • [...]

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