Philips 32PFL3508 manual

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2 English Contents 1N o t i c e 5 2I m p o r t a n t 6 Positioning the TV 6 Regulatory notices 6 Environmental care 6 3G e t s t a r t e d 7 Features 7 Supplied accessories 7 Symbols used in this User Manual 7 Stand assembly 8 Attaching the base 8 Managing cables 9 Installing the remote control batteries 9 Remote control 10 Control panel 11 Termina[...]

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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[...]

5 English 1N o t i c e 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 manual is believed adequate for the intended use of the system. If the product or its in[...]

• 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[...]

7 English 3G e t s t a r t e d Fea tu res • DTV / Analog TV / C A TV Y ou can use your remote control to select channels which are broadcast in Digital format and conventi onal Analog format. Also, cable sub scr ibers can access their cable TV channels. • Information displ ay Y ou can display the ti t le, contents (DTV only) and other inform at[...]

8 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 1 2 50PFL3708 / 46PFL3708 / 40PFL4708 / 39PFL2708 × 4 [50PFL3708 / 46PFL3708] × 3 [...]

9 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 is[...]

10 English Remote contr ol a (PO WER) T ur ns the TV On from Standby or Off to Standby . b EasyLink(HDMI CEC) buttons Æ Begins or Restar ts the Disc playback. Δ Pauses the Disc pla yback. C Stops the Disc playback. E / D Searches Backward or Forward thr ough the disc . c SAP Selects Audio mode (MONO/STEREO/SAP) / Audio language. d (MENU ) Display[...]

11 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[...]

12 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 [...]

13 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[...]

14 English 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’s Comp onent Video (Y/Pb/Pr) Input jacks, connect Analog Audio cables to the Analog Audio (L/R) Input jacks. Composite Analog Video Connection Composite Analog Video conn[...]

15 English PC connection HDMI connection This unit can be c onnected to your PC that has a HDMI terminal. Use an HDMI cable f or this Digital connection. HDMI-D VI connection This unit can be connected to your PC that has a DVI te r minal. Use an HDMI-D VI conversion cab le for this Video Digital connection and it requires Stereo mini 3.5mm plug Au[...]

16 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 and autoprogram, which automatically scans and memo rizes viewable channels. Befor e you begin: Make sure the unit is connected to antenna or cab le . 1 After making all the necessar y connections[...]

17 English After an initial setup is completed... • If y ou want to scan the channels automatically again. Autopr ogram ➟ p. 24 • Y ou can add the desired ca ble and Analog channels unmemor ized by autoprogr am. Add channels ➟ p.2 5 • If y ou want to change to another language. Language ➟ p.3 1 • If y ou want to change the location se[...]

18 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 panel or the Remote control). Adjusting v olume T o decrease or incr ea se v olume • Press VO L ◄ / ► (1 raised dot on the Rear panel or Front pan el) or p[...]

19 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[...]

20 English EasyLink options If yo u hav e our br and pro ducts such as Blu-ray disc pla yer or D VD recorder that are compat ib le with EasyLink functions, connect them to this unit via an HDMI cable so yo u can simply ope r ate various items from this unit’ s remote control. Befor e you begin: Y ou must set O n in Device control and EasyLink co [...]

21 English TV scr een information Y ou can display the currently selected channel or other information such as the aspect ratio on the TV screen. In the Digital mode , the detailed broadcasting information for the current off the air channel such as progr am title and program guides are display ed. 1 Press INFO . a Progr am title b Broadcast statio[...]

22 English 5 Use mor e of y our TV This section descr ibes the o ver view of the Main Menu display ed when you press . The Main Menu consists of the function setting items below . Displa ying the Main Menu 1 Press to display the Main Menu. 2 Use ▲▼ to select the desired Menu and an item, then press OK or use ▲▼◄► to deter mine the setti[...]

23 English Befor e you begin: Yo u m u s t S e t Home in Location . ➟ p.31 Otherwise , personalized Picture and Sound settings will not be Memor iz ed after the unit goes into Standby mode . 1 Press and use ▲▼ to select Pictur e then press OK . 2 Use ▲▼◄► to select the item you want to adjust , then press OK . *1 50PFL3708 / 46PF L370[...]

24 English Befor e you begin: Y ou must set Home in Location . ➟ p.31 Otherwise , personalized Picture and Sound settings will not be memorized after the unit goes into Standby mode. 1 Press and use ▲▼ to select Sound , then press OK . 2 Use ▲▼◄► to select the item you want to adjust, then press OK . Adjust the tonal quality for each [...]

25 English • When the scanning and memor izing channels are completed, the low est memor ized channel will be displayed. Channel list The channels selected here can be skipped when select ing the channels using CH + / − . Those channels can still be selected with the NUMBER buttons . 1 Use ▲▼ to select Ch annel list , then press OK . 2 Use [...]

26 English 1 Press and use ▲▼ to select Featu res , then press OK . 2 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 . 2 Use ▲▼◄► to select the item you want to adjust , then press OK[...]

27 English Child and ratings lock Y ou can prevent y our children from watching c er tain programs or cer tain channels b y locking the TV controls and by using ratings. 1 Use ▲▼ to select Ch ild lock , then press OK . 2 Use the NUMBER buttons to enter the 4-digit number s for y our PIN code. • W hen you ha ve not set up your PIN c ode , ente[...]

28 English Setting US movie and TV ratings US movie ratings lock is the rating system created by MP AA. US TV ratings lock has controlled access to individual progr ams based on their age ratings and content r ating. 3 Use ▲▼ to select US movie ratings lock or US TV ratin gs lock , then press OK . 4 Use ▲▼ to select the desired rating, then[...]

29 English Canadian English or Canadian Fr ench ratings Y ou can select the rating for Canadian En glish or Canadian 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 tha[...]

30 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 EasyLink , then press OK[...]

31 English Setting y our location to home Yo u c a n s e t t h e Location of y our TV to Home or Retail . Cho osing Home gives y ou full flexibility to change predefined settings for picture and sound. 1 Use ▲▼ to select Location , then press OK . 2 Use ▲▼ to select Home or Retail , then press OK . E-stick er When you set Location to Retail[...]

32 English Y our TV is fitted with a USB connect ion that e nables you to vie w photos or watch Motion JPEG files 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 and use ▲▼ to select USB , then press OK . • The highlighted text will mo ve to the name of your USB Memor y St[...]

33 English 6 Upgrade y our TV softwar e Philips continuously tries to improve its products and we strongly recommend that y ou up grade the TV software when upgr ades are availab le . New software can be downloaded from our w ebsite at www.philips.com/suppor t using the model number of your TV to find information. Checking yo ur current softwar e v[...]

34 English 7U 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[...]

35 English T r oubleshooting 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 , pl[...]

36 English 8I n f o r m a t i o n Glossar y Analog TV (NTSC) Acronym that stands for National T elevision Systems Committee and the name of Analog broadcasting standards. Off the air Analog TV signals are no longer being sent b y major broadcasting stations in the USA. Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Conventional TVs a[...]

37 English 9 Specifi cations • Specifications are subj ect to change without prior notice . Model # 50PFL3708 46PFL3708 40P FL4708 40PFL1708 39PFL2708 32PF L3508 32PFL4508 29PFL4508 24PFL4508 Picture Ty p e FHD (1920 x 1080 pixels 60Hz) WXGA (1366 x 768 pix els 60Hz) Diagonal scr een size / Aspect ratio 49.5"/ 16:9 46.0"/ 16:9 40.0"[...]

38 English 10 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 pur[...]

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