Philips 23HF User Manual

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Instruction for Use

Care of the screen

Do not touch, push, rub or strike the screen with anything hard as this may scratch or damage the screen permanently. Do not rub with chemically treated cloth. Do not touch the surface with bare hands or greasy cloth. Unplug the TV before cleaning the screen. When the surface becomes dusty, please wipe gently with absorbent cotton or other soft materials like chamois. Do not use acetone, toluene and alcohol because they cause chemical damage.

Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Wipe off saliva or water drops from the screen as soon as possible as their long time contact with the screen may cause deformations and colour fading over time.

Warning concerning stationary images on the TV screen (For Plasma TV only)

characteristic of Plasma Display Panels is that displaying the same image for a long time can cause a permanent after-image to remain on the screen. This is called phosphor burn in. Normal use of the Plasma TV should involve the showing of pictures that contain constantly moving and changing images that fill the screen.

Warning concerning VGA/DVI display mode

s this product processes in VGA/DVI mode, some diagonal lines may be seen due to environmental interference. This will not affect the computer signal performance that displays in VGA/DVI mode.

Environmental

• Your television contains material that can be recycled and reused by specialized companies. Please

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find out about local regulations on the disposal of your old television set. Pay particular attention to the disposal of exhausted batteries.

Your television consumes energy in the stand-by mode. Energy consumption contributes to air and water pollution. We advise you to switch off your television overnight instead of leaving it in stand-by mode.

Wall mounting instructions/Table stand

According to the type of TV you’ve purchased a wall mount bracket and/or stand may be supplied. To mount the supplied stand and/or wall mount bracket, please refer to attached separate instructions. Make sure that the wall mount is fixed securely so that it meets safety standards.

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Make sure that air can circulate freely through the ventilation slots

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o prevent any unsafe situations, no naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on or in the vicinity. Avoid heat, direct sunlight and exposure to rain or water. The equipment should not be exposed to

ng or splashing and no objects filled with

dripp liquids, such as vases, should be placed on it. Insert the aerial plug firmly into the aerial socket at the bottom rear of the TV.

Connecting the Mains

Insert the mains plug into the wall socket and switch on. Please refer to the label on the back of the television for the correct operating voltage.

Installing the remote control

Remove the cover at the back of the remote control.

• Insert the correct battery type and size into the compartment making sure that the polarity orientation is correct.

• You can secure your batteries by fastening an appropriate screw into the hole of the battery cover.

Switch the TV on:

Press the power switch on the TV. An indicator on the front of the TV lights up and the screen

comes on. If the TV is in standby mode (red indicator), press the - TV+ keys or the remote control to switch on the TV.

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Accessing the Set-up Menu

When the set is in the High Security Mode, the Setup menu can be accessed only by the Institutional Set-up Remote Control (RG4172BK or RC2573) by pressing the M key. The Institutional Set-Up Remote Control is available as an option.

When the set is in the Standard Security Mode the Set-up Menu may be accessed with the standard guest remote control (RC2886) by a sequence of commands (3 1 9 7 5 3 MUTE).

RC2886 RG4172BK RC 2573 (Optional) (Optional)

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Navigation

The current menu item can be selected by means of the Up/Down keys. Submenus can be accessed from menu items indicated with a “>” symbol by pressing the Right key.

To exit any menu press “Menu” button

• Select “YES” to activate/enable a setting, “NO” to deactivate/disable.

• TELEVISION up/down, INFO up/down, PAY-TV up/down and RADIO up/down are active in Setup menu mode and the television reacts the same way as in TV mode.

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• Language: Select the language of the installation menu. Options are "ENGLISH" and "MELAYU".

• Communication: The Communication option is for enabling interactive applications. For more information consult the application notes. For stand-alone applications select “OFF” option under the Communication sub menu.

Important!

is set in Iconn1 mode, it will not respond to RC commands anymore. To regain control over the TV, press any key (except the Power key) on the Set-Up remote for about 4 seconds and while continuing to hold the key, press any key (except the Power key) on the local keyboard.

message “IR Loopback” will appear momentarily to indicate that the set has been released

from

• No. of Channels: This sub menu allows setting the number of TV, PAY-TV, Radio and Info channels.

• Channel Install: In the Channel Install sub-menu, various channel settings can be set. Please refer to the section on Channel Installation for further details.

• Configuration: In the Configuration menu, various settings and features of the TV can be adjusted. Please refer to the section on Configuration for further details.

Do not select

Iconn1

mode.

Iconn1

mode unless application is with Iconn 1 box. Once the T

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In the Channel Installation sub-menu, channel settings can be set. When this menu is open, all the protections are inactive.

Channel: The Channel type can be selected with the cursor Left/Right key. The available options are: "TV", "INFO", "PAYTV" and "RADIO".

Note: Use the numeric keys to enter the program number. For program number below 10, enter the first digit as “0” followed by the program number. Eg “01” for TV 1. Alternatively, enter the program number followed by Up/Down key. Program number “0” or “00” are not allowed.

• Input: The "Input" menu item selects the desired input source that will be assigned to the program. Possible values are Tuner, AV1, AV2, S-Video, CVI, RADIO, VGA, DVI, HD-A and HD-D. Note that some input sources may not be available on certain models.

• System: NTSC 3.58 BG/I/DK/M, NTSC 4.43 BG/I/DK, PAL 4.43 BG/I/DK, SECAM 4.43 BG/I/DK, and AUTO.

• Frequency: Digits can be entered for a frequency in MHz. Press the Right key to start the auto search; during frequency entry the digits not yet entered are displayed as dashes "-". Enter first digit as “0” for frequencies below 100 MHz.

• Label: This menu item will be used to add a label/name for each program.

o Press the Left/Right key to select the label digit; press the Up/Down key to insert

• Store: The Channel information is stored after pressing the Left/Right key. Press the Menu key to exit without storing.

• Fine Tune: Press the Left/Right key for fine-tuning.

• Mute: This item enables/disables picture and sound for the particular channel.

• Auto Install TV: This sub menu allows the TV channels to be scanned and set automatically.

• Protection: This function is to protect a selected program for Pay TV purpose. Press the

Left/Right key to toggle the protection between "YES" and "NO".

alphanumeric characters.

o Press the Menu button to exit the Label menu item.

o NONE: normal picture and sound enabled o VIDEO: picture is blanked for this channel (e.g. radio channel) o AUDIO: sound is muted for this channel (e.g. information channel)

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In the Configuration menu, various settings and features of the TV can be adjusted.

Switch On/OSD: In this submenu the Switch On characteristics and On Screen Display settings of the TV upon switched On can be configured.

• Picture/Sound: In this sub-menu, the Picture and Sound settings of the TV can be set.

• Security: In this sub-menu, the Security settings of the TV can be configured.

• Control: In this sub-menu, the Control settings of the TV can be configured.

In this sub menu the behavior of the TV after switching on and the behavior of the On Screen Display can be selected.

Welcome Message: Press Cursor Left/Right to display Welcome message entry menu:

o Welcome Message o Display Yes/No o Line 1 o Line 2 o Clear

With the Up/Down key you can set the message characters.

• Switch On Channel: This item sets the television’s channel at switch on.

• Switch On Volume: This item sets the television’s volume at switch on. Use the Right/Left key to adjust.

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