Philips 55PP9910 manual

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A DVANCED R EMOTE F EATURES U SING S URF A fter you set up a list of your favorite signal sources in the SURF list, you can press the SURF button to see the list and quickly tune to a favorite signal source. Place up to 10 signal sources in the SURF list. 1 Once you are viewing the channel you want to add to the surf list, press the SURF button. Th[...]

A DVANCED R EMOTE F EATURES U SING DS URF D SURF locks the tuner into a “digi- tal only” mode. Like a “Caps Lock” button on a computer keyboard, DSURF limits channel selection to digi- tal channels only. 1 Press DSURF. 2 Use Channel + or - to select a channel. Only digital channels are available. A small icon, appears next to the channel to[...]

A DVANCED R EMOTE F EATURES U SING P ICTURE - IN -P ICTURE (PIP) T he Picture-In-Picture (PIP) feature allows you to display a subscreen within your main screen and watch two video sources at once. Because your set has one tuner, you need to use a VCR as a second tuner for your PIP picture. Tune to your favorite show on the main screen while scanni[...]

A DVANCED R EMOTE F EATURES U SING P ICTURE F ORMAT C ONTROL Y our TV’s wide screen (16:9 aspect ratio) delivers a home-cinema experience not possible with a conventional (4:3 aspect ratio) set. High-definition (HD) programs originating in 16:9 format and other widescreen-format video sources appear more lifelike, dramatic, and theatrical. Border[...]

A DJUSTING P ICTURE C ONTROLS T o adjust your TV picture controls, select a channel and follow these steps. See descriptions of the picture- adjustment options below. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 2 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button. BRIGHTNESS will be highlighted and an adjustment bar will be shown to the rig[...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES A DJUSTING C ONVERGENCE :C ONVERGE R ED /B LUE Y our projection TV has three color pro- jection tubes: one for red, one for green, and one for blue. When mixed in proper proportion, the beams of light coming from the tubes can produce any color. To create a clear picture, however, these color beams must be precisely aligne[...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES A DJUSTING C ONVERGENCE :M ULTIPOINT R ED /B LUE T he Multipoint Red/Blue Convergence controls allow you to adjust picture con- vergence at specific points on the TV screen. 1 Press the MENU button to show the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to enter the PICTURE submenu. Then press the CURSOR DOWN button repea[...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES S mart Sound allows you to choose preset sound settings. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 2 Press the CURSOR DOWN button once to highlight SOUND. 3 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to enter the SOUND submenu. 4 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to highlight SMART SOUND. 5 Press the CURSOR R[...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES U SING B ASS B OOST C ONTROL T he BASS BOOST control allows you to increase the low-frequency range of the TV’s sound. This creates a deep- er, fuller sound. Follow these steps to turn BASS BOOST ON. 1 Press MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 2 Press the CURSOR DOWN button once to high- light SO[...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES Y ou may have noticed the peaks and valleys of sound that occur between program changes or at commercial breaks. The volume levels often vary considerably. By turning on the AVL (Audio Volume Leveler) control, you can make your TV produce a more consis- tent volume level. Follow these steps to turn the AVL control on. 1 Pr[...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES S ELECTING THE S URROUND S OUND MODE B ased on the signal being received, you can select various surround- sound modes: MONO, SPATIAL, STEREO, INCR. SURROUND, or DOLBY* VIRTUAL (Virtual Dolby Surround). See descriptions below. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 2 Press the CURSOR DOWN [...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES U SING SAP, A LT A UDIO P ROGRAM 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 2 Press the CURSOR DOWN button once to high- light SOUND. 3 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to enter the SOUND submenu. 4 Press the CURSOR DOWN button repeatedly until the SAP control is high- lighted. 5 Press the CURSOR[...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES I f you have connected the TV’s AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the AUDIO INPUT jacks on an external audio sys- tem, you can turn off the TV Speakers. Once the TV Speakers are off, you can adjust the Audio Out to either constant or variable output. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 2 Press th[...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES U SING I NTELLITUNE , S MART P ICTURE B ecause broadcasters and cable compa- nies are transitioning to Digital TV they may broadcast digital channels at certain times or they may reorganize channels without notice. To make sure you do not miss a channel, Philips has developed Intellitune. When the TV is OFF (standby mode) [...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES S LEEP T IMER T he Sleeptimer feature allows you to set a timer to automatically switch the TV off after a period of time that you choose—15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180, or 240 minutes. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 2 Press the CURSOR BUTTONS to navigate to FEATURES then SLEEP. 3 [...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES S ETTING THE T IMER S TART /S TOP T IME Y ou can set the Timer to switch to a selected channel at a specific time while you are watching another channel, or when the TV is in standby mode. You can also set the TV to turn off at some time after the TV switches channels. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control to show [...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES S ELECTING THE T IMER C HANNEL F ollow t hese steps to select the chan- nel to which the Timer will switch the TV. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 2 Press the CURSOR DOWN button twice to highlight FEATURES. 3 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to enter the FEA- TURES submenu. Then press [...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES S ETTING THE T IMER A CTIVATE C ONTROL A fter you have set the TIME, START TIME, STOP TIME, and CHAN- NEL, you must activate the Timer for it to operate. Your options are to set the Timer to work ONCE or DAILY. Set ACTIVATE to OFF if you don’t want to use the Timer. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control to show t[...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES U NDERSTANDING A UTO L OCK C ONTROLS T he AutoLock™ feature is an integrated circuit that receives and processes data sent by broadcasters, or other program providers, that contain program content advi- sories. When programmed by the viewer, a TV with AutoLock™ can respond to the con- tent advisories and block program [...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES S ETTING UP THE A UT O L OCK ™ A CCESS C ODE Y our AutoLock™ access code allows you to enter the AutoLock™ sub- menus to set up or turn off blocking. Your access code is also the “key” that unlocks programs or channels that are being blocked by AutoLock™. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control to show th[...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES Y ou can use AutoLock to block pro- grams based on TV ratings, movie ratings, as well as programs which have no rating or are unrated. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. Then use the cursor buttons to navigate to AUTOLOCK in the FEATURES menu. 2 Enter your four-digit ACCESS CODE . 3 Pr[...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES T URNING THE A UTO L OCK B LOCKING ON OR O FF T he SET BLOCKING control can be thought of as the “master switch” for AutoLock™. Use it to turn ON or OFF all of the settings (based on rat- ings). This control does not affect chan- nel blocks. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 2 P[...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES A DJUSTING PIP S OURCE B efore using the PIP you need to select a source for it to display. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 2 Press the CURSOR DOWN button twice to highlight FEATURES. 3 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to enter the FEATURES submenu. 4 Press the CURSOR DOWN button repea[...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES U SING C LOSED C APTIONING C losed Captioning (CC) allows you to read the voice content of television programs on the TV screen. Closed Captioning is only available when the broadcaster supplies it. Even when the broadcaster supports Closed Captioning, it will not be available dur- ing all programs (most commercials are no[...]

U SING D IGITAL C APTIONING C losed Captioning (CC) allows you to read the voice content of television programs on the TV screen. Closed Captioning is only available when the broadcaster supplies it. Even when the broadcaster supports Closed Captioning, it will not be available dur- ing all programs (most commercials are not closed captioned). 1 Pr[...]

U SING THE P ICTURE -F ORMAT C ONTROL Y ou can also use the onscreen menu to access the Picture Format control. 1 Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 2 Press the CURSOR BUTTONS to navigate to FEATURES, then SCREEN FORMAT. 3 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button . Then press the CURSOR RIGHT or LEFT buttons to select the P[...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES C HANNEL E DIT T his feature allows you to edit or skip channels from the channel list that have bad or weak signals or channels you do not want to watch. 1 Press the MENU button. The onscreen menu appears. Then press the CURSOR DOWN button repeatedly until INSTALL is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to enter the[...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES U SING A UTOCHRON F ollow the steps below to set AutoChron™ to download the time from your PBS station to your TV. After successful setup, AutoChron™ will automatically maintain the correct time using your PBS station until you set the time using the AutoChron™ MANUAL option (see panel 30). 1 Press the MENU button. T[...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES S ETTING T IME M ANUALLY I n addition to using the AUTOCHRON setting, you can set the time manually. 1 Follow steps 1 – 3 in the sec- tion “ Setting Time Automatically ” above, then press the CURSOR DOWN button to highlight MANUAL and CURSOR RIGHT button to enter the MANUAL time input area. 2 Use the number buttons o[...]

U SING W EAK D IG S IGNAL B ecause Digital broadcasting is still new it is not uncommon for a broadcaster to only send out a digital signal for part of a day. You could also be on the limit of the signal strength and the reception comes and goes. If you program your channels when the signal is not being sent or is weak it will not be saved in your [...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES U se CH BANNER SIZE and VOL- UME DISPLAY to set the size of these displays on the screen. 1 Press the MENU button. The onscreen menu appears. Then press the CURSOR DOWN button repeatedly until INSTALL is highlighted. 2 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to enter the INSTALL submenu. Then press the CURSOR DOWN button repeatedly [...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES E MERGENCY A LERT S ETTING ( DIGITAL ONLY ) Y ou can select the level of Emergency Alert you would like to see. 1 Press the MENU button. The onscreen menu appears. Then press the CURSOR DOWN button repeatedly until INSTALL is highlighted. 2 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to enter the INSTALL submenu. Then press the CURSOR D[...]

A DVANCED M ENU F EATURES F ACT C H R ESET T he Factory Channel reset option is available in case you move or change cable providers and need to start your channel list all over from scratch. Only use it if you absolutely must because you will lose all of your channel program- ming. 1 Press the MENU button. The onscreen menu appears. Then press the[...]