Philips 42PF7520G/98 User manual

English

Thank you for purchasing this television set.

This handbook has been designed to help you install and operate your TV set.

We strongly recommend that you read it thoroughly.

Introduction

Table of Contents

Recycling

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for correct disposal.

Disposal of your old product

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which can be recycled and reused. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached

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Please inform yourself about the local separate collection system for electrical and

electronic products.

Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose off your old products with

your normal household waste. The correct disposal of your product will help prevent

potential negative consequences for the environment and human health.

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Safety Information

Avoid placing your TV set under direct sunlight

or heat.

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose

your TV to rain or moisture.

Take care not to connect too many equipment

to the same mains socket as it may cause

overloading resulting in fire or electric shock. Pull the power lead by the plug. Do not pull on

the power lead. Do not use a poor fitting mains

socket. Insert the plug fully into the mains. If it is

loose, it may cause arching and result in fire.

When cleaning the surface or the screen of the

set, wipe gently with absorbent cotton or cloth

or other soft material like chamois. Do not use

too wet a cloth which is dripping with water.

Do not use acetone, toulene or alcohol to

clean the TV. As a safety precaution, unplug the

power cord from the mains.

As a safety precaution, do not touch any part of

the TV, power lead or aerial lead during lightning

storms.

Installation of the TV set on the wall should be

carried out by qualified serviceman. Improper

and incorrect installation may render the set

unsafe.

Avoid placing vase filled with water on the TV.

Water spilled into the set could result in electric

shock. Do not operate set if water is spilled into

it. Have it checked immediately by a qualified

serviceman.

Leave at least 10 cm around each side of the

TV set to allow for proper ventilation. Place

the set on a stable, level surface. Never cover

the ventilation slots of the TV with a cloth or

other material. It may cause overheating. Do not

insert anything in the ventilation holes. If metal

or something flammable is inserted in these

holes, it may result in fire or electric shock.

Using the Remote Control

Pull out the plastic sheet from the

battery to

enable the remote control to operate.

Switching on the TV set

• To switch on the TV set, press the POWER

key. A green indicator comes on and the

screen lights up.

• If the TV set remains in standby mode (red

indicator), press the PROGRAM – /

+ key on

the keyboard or the P – / + key on the

remote control.

Preparation / Getting started

10 cm

Positioning the TV set

Place your TV set on a solid stable surface,

leaving a space of at 10 cm around the set.

Connections

• Insert the aerial plug into the 75Ω :

socket at the bottom of the set.

• Insert the mains plug into a wall socket

(220-240V / 50/60Hz).

NOTE

For more details on other

connections,

refer to the

connection guide “CONNECT”.

Do not remove the protective sheet until you have completed the stand/wallmounting and

connections. Please handle with care. Use only the soft cloth provided to clean the glossy

black front of the TV.

Televison keys and connectors

NOTE

For more details on connections,

refer to the guide “CONNECT”.

1 POWER .key: to switch the TV on and

off. A little power remains on even when the

Power switch is turned off.

2 VOLUME –/+ key: to adjust sound level.

3 MENU key: to access or close menus.

The PROGRAM –/+ keys can be used to

select a menu item and the VOLUME –/+

keys to enter into the selected menu item

and make adjustments.

4 PROGRAM –/+ key: to select programmes.

POWER socket :

Insert the mains plug into

a wall socket.

DVI Audio In socket: for connecting a HD

(high definition) equipment or computer with

DVI output.

Component Video Inputs - 2 / VGA / Audio

In sockets: to connect to equipment like VCR,

Set-Top box, games console and other devices

or to an Analogue PC which have the same

sockets.

AV sockets: to connect to equipment like VCR,

Set-Top box, games console and other devices

which have the same sockets.

Component Video Inputs - 1 / Audio In

sockets: to connect to equipment like DVD,

Set-Top box which have the same sockets.

Connect the audio inputs of the TV to the

outputs of the device together with the

Component Video Inputs.

socket :

Insert the aerial plug into

the 75 Ω : socket.

HDMI 1 /HDMI 2 sockets : to connect to

set-top boxes, DVD player/recorder, High

Definition equipment or Personal Computer.

For service use only.

Side sockets: for connecting to devices like

camera or camcorder. Also allows you to

connect your headphone for your personal

listening pleasure.

MAINS ~

CAUTION : This

a Class 1

apparatus.

It must be connected

to a MAINS socket

out with a protective

earthing connection.

6710

CVI-1

(AUDIO IN)CVI-2 / VGA

DVI (AUDIO IN)

HDMI 2 HDMI 1

Pr Pb

VIDEO IIN

SERV U SERV C

AUDIO IIN

Standby

To set the TV to standby mode. To switch the

TV set on again, press , to ,

P – / + or key.

Pixel Plus

Offers a unique combination of ultimate

sharpness, increased depth impression, true

natural detail, brilliant and vivid colours. Press

key for a Pixel Plus demonstration. Press key

again to exit demonstration.

DVD / AUX

(see “Remote Control (DVD or AUX) on

page 7).

Surround Sound

To turn on or off the surround sound effect.

In stereo, this gives an audio experience the

speakers are further apart. For models equipped

with Virtual Dolby Surround, you can enjoy

Dolby Surround Pro Logic sound effects

Telextext keys (see page 15).

To display Source List to select TV or peripheral

equipment connected to AV, SIDE/SVHS, CVI 1,

CVI 2/VGA, HDMI 1 or HDMI 2.

Active Control (

ee page 14).

To call up or exit the TV menus.

Cursors

These 4 keys are used for selection and adjustment

of menu items.

Conﬁrms selection.

Volume ( + VOL – )

Increases or decreases the sound level.

12 Smart Picture /Sound

Used to access a series of predeﬁned picture

and sound settings (see page 14).

Remote Control keys

AUX

Remote Control keys

13 / Numerical keys

For direct selection of channels. For a 2

digit channel number, the 2nd digit must

be entered before the dash disappears.

14 Screen information

To display/remove the channel number,

the sound mode, the remaining time of the

sleeptimer and the *signal strength indicator.

Press key for more than 5 seconds to

permanently display the channel number on

screen. to remove channel number, press key

again for more than 5 seconds.

Mode

Select between TV, DVD and AUX mode (see

“Remote Control (DVD or AUX) on page 7).

Programme List

To display / clear the list of programmes.

Press Î ï keys to select a programme and

Æ key to display it.

Picture-in-Picture

To display a PIP window on the TV screen (see

pages 20-21 on “PIP (Picture-in-Picture) feature”.

18 Sound mode

Used to force programmes in Stereo

and Nicam Stereo to Mono or, for

bilingual programmes, to choose between

Dualå or Dual». The Mono indication is red

when in forced position.

Screen Format (see page 13).

DVD / AUX

(See “Remote Control (DVD or AUX) on page 7).

Mute

Press key to turn off sound and press again

to turn on sound again.

22 Selecting TV programmes (P – / +)

To select the next or previous programme.

The number and the sound mode

are displayed for a few seconds. For some

TV programmes, the title of the programme appears

at the bottom of the screen.

Previous/Present programme

To alternate between the last viewed and

present programme.

* The signal strength indicator shows

the signal strength of the reception

of the programme you are watching.

AUX

Menu Language

Before you proceed to do Auto Store of

channels, select your desired TV menu language.

1 Press key on the remote control

to access the TV menu on the screen.

2 Press Î ï keys repeatedly until Install

is selected.

3 Press Æ / key to access Install menu.

(Language is highlighted).

4 Press Í Æ keys to select your language.

5 To return to previous menu, press

key.

6 To exit the menu, press the key.

TV Menu

Picture

Sound

Features

Install

Language

Auto Store

Manual Store

Sort

Name

Channel Edit

English

* Selecting the language

If you have selected the wrong language for one

reason or another and do not understand the

language to operate the set, do the following to

bring you back to your preferred language :

– press key to exit the existing menu.

– press key to access the TV menu.

– press

ï key repeatedly until the FOURTH

item in the TV menu is highlighted.

– press

Æ / key to go into the Install

menu.

– press Í Æ keys to select your preferred

language (the menu will now appear in the

chosen language). You can proceed to install

the TV channels automatically.

Remote Control keys (DVD or AUX)

The remote control also allows you to control the main functions of some Philips DVD players.

Press the key to select the required mode: DVD or AUX.

The remote control indicator lights up to display the selected mode. It switches off automatically

after 20 seconds if left idle. The mode automatically returns to TV mode.

The following keys are operational, depending on the equipment:

standby

fast rewind

stop

play

fast forward

record

pause

display and exit menu

programme selection

navigation and adjustments,

confirms selection

digit keys

Note : Functions not available to DVD-R device.

Auto Store

3 Press ï key repeatedly until Auto Store

is selected.

4 Press Æ / key to start automatic

tuning of channels. All the available TV

channels will be stored. The display shows

the progress of the search and the number

of channels found. This operation will take

a few minutes to complete.

To exit or interrupt the search before it is

completed, press

key. Important : If

you interrupt the search during auto store, not

all

channels

will be stored. For all channels

to be stored, you need to do a complete auto

store search again.

1 Press key.

2 Press Î ï keys repeatedly until Install

is selected and press Æ / key to

access Install menu.

TV Menu

Picture

Sound

Features

Install

Language

Auto Store

Manual Store

Sort

Name

Channel Edit

Start

Manual Store

You can choose to tune your channels manually.

Manual tuning allows you to store each

programme manually.

1 Press key.

2 Press Î ï keys repeatedly until Install

is selected and press Æ / key to

access Install menu.

3 Press ï key repeatedly until Manual Store

is selected and press Æ / key to

access Manual Store menu.

4 Press Î ï keys to select a setting.

– Colour System

Press Í Æ to select Auto, (automatic

detection), PAL, NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43

or SECAM.

– Sound System

Press Í Æ to select Auto, (automatic

detection), BG, I, DK or M.

– Search

Press Í Æ to start manual tuning of channel.

Searching stops once a transmitting channel is

found.

– Channel

Press Í Æ or to keys to key in

the channel.

– Fine Tune

If the channel reception is not satisfactory,

press Í Æ to adjust accordingly.

5 To return to previous menus, press

key.

6 To exit the menu, press key.

TV Menu

Picture

Sound

Features

Install

Language

Auto Store

Manual Store

Sort

Name

Channel Edit

• Colour System

• Sound System

• Search

• Channel

• Fine Tune

Manual Store

Colour System

Sound System

Programme

Fine Tune

AUTO

Name

Name feature allows you to enter a name for

any channel you select.

1 Press key.

2 Press Î ï keys repeatedly until Install

is selected and press Æ / key to

access Install menu.

3 Press Æ / key to access Install menu.

4 Press ï key repeatedly until Name is

selected and press Æ / key to access

Name mode.

5 Press Î ï keys to select the channel you

want to name.

6 Press Æ key to move to the first character

display area and press Î ï keys to key in

the first character.

7 Press Æ key to move to the next character

display area and continue to key the next

character with the Î ï keys. (You can

key up to a maximum of 5 characters).

8 Press Æ key to store name. The name is

now indicated on the top left corner.

9 To return to previous menu, press

key.

10 To exit the menu, press key.

TV Menu

Picture

Sound

Features

Install

Language

Auto Store

Manual Store

Sort

Name

Channel Edit

ELLIE

Sort

Sort feature allows you to change the channel

number for a particular TV station

1 Press key.

2 Press Î ï keys repeatedly until Install

is selected and press Æ / key to

access Install menu.

3 Press ï key repeatedly until Sort is selected

and press Æ / key to access sort

mode.

4 Press Î ï keys to select the channel

number you want to sort to and press

Æ/ key to enter sorting mode

(The arrow cursor now points to the left).

5 Press Î ï keys to select the new

channel number and confirm with the

Í / key. (The arrow points to

the right and sorting is completed).

6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each

channel number you wish to re-number.

7 To return to previous menu, press

key.

8 To exit the menu, press key.

TV Menu

Picture

Sound

Features

Install

Language

Auto Store

Manual Store

Sort

Name

Channel Edit

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Æ • 1

Æ • 2

Æ • 3

Æ • 4

Æ • 5

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