Philips 25HT, 21HT, 29HT User Manual

iL01-2K3

Instruction for Use

21HT21HT

21HT

25HT25HT

25HT

29HT29HT

29HT

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Safety Information/Useful Tips .................................................................................................. 3

Before Calling Service ................................................................................................................ 4

Basic Installation/Functions

Hooking Up Your TV (Basic Connection)................................................................................ 5

Use/Care of Remote Control ...................................................................................................5

Back Connectors ......................................................................................................................... 6

Remote Controls .........................................................................................................................7

TV Installation

Activating TV Setup Menu ........................................................................................................ 8

TV Setup Main Menu .................................................................................................................. 9

TV Setup Sub-menus ................................................................................................................... 10

TV Installation Menu ................................................................................................................... 11

TV Setup Sub-menus (cont’d).................................................................................................... 12

Other Features

Alarm .............................................................................................................................................. 18

Low Battery Check .................................................................................................................... 18

Teletext ......................................................................................................................................... 18

Note : Specification in this manual is subjected to change without notification.

Recycling Directive – To minimise harm to the environment, the batteries supplied
with the TV set do not contain mercury or nickel cadmium. If possible, when disposing
of batteries, use recycling means available to you.
Your TV set uses materials which are reusable or which can be recycled. To minimise
the amount of waste in the environment, specialist companies recover used sets for
dismantling and collection of reusable materials (contact your dealer).

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SAFETY INFORMATION AND USEFUL T IPS

SAFETY INFORMATION

• Disconnect mains plug when :
– the red light below the TV screen is flashing continuously.
– a bright white line is displayed across the screen.
– cleaning the TV screen. Never use abrasive cleaning agents. Use a slightly damp chamois

leather or soft cloth.
– there is a lightning storm.
– the set is left unattended for a prolonged period of time.

• No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on top of the TV or in the

vicinity.

• Do not place your TV set under direct sunlight or heat.

• Leave at least 5 cm around each side of

• Avoid placing your set where it is likely to be exposed to rain or water (e.g. near the

window).

• No objects filled with liquids should be placed on top the TV so as to avoid dripping or

splashing of liquids on the set.

USEFUL T IPS

• Do not leave your set on standby mode for a prolonged period of time. Switch off set to

allow it to be demagnetised. A demagnetised set supports good picture quality.

• Do not shift or move the set around when it is switched on. Uneveness in colour in some

parts of the screen may occur.

• Never attempt to repair a defective TV yourself. Always consult a skilled service personnel.

TV set for ventilation to avoid over-heating.

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BEFORE CALLING SERVICE

Below is a list of frequently occurred symptoms. Before you call for service, make these simple
checks. Some of these symptoms can easily be rectified if you know what to do.

Symptom What you should do

Colour patch • Switch off the TV by the mains power button. Wait for 20
(uneveness) minutes before switching on again.

• Check the TV is not placed too near speakers or magnetic
objects.

No power • Check the TV’s AC power cord is plugged into the mains

socket. If there is still no power, disconnect plug. Wait for 60
seconds and re-insert plug. Switch on the TV again.

No picture • Check the antenna connection at the rear of the TV.

• Possible TV station problem. Try another channel.

Good picture • Try increasing the volume.
but no sound • Check that the sound is not muted. If it is muted, press the

Mute button on the remote control to restore sound.

Good sound but poor • Try increasing the contrast and brightness setting.
colour or no picture

Snowish picture and • Check antenna connection at the rear of the TV.
noise

Horizontal dotted lines • Possible electrical interference e.g. hairdryer, vacuum

cleaner, etc. Switch off appliances.

Double images or • Possible poor positioning of antenna. Using a highly directional
“Ghost” images antenna may improve reception.

TV not responding to • Check life span of batteries of remote control handset.
remote control handset • Aim remote control handset directly at remote control sensor

lens on the TV.

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HOOKING UP YOUR TV (BASIC CONNECTION)

ANTENNA CONNECTION

• Connect the aerial plug to the antenna socket ¬
on the backcover.

MAINS CONNECTION

• For correct mains voltage, refer to type sticker at

the rear of the TV set.

• Consult your dealer if mains supply is different.

SWITCHING ON THE SET

• Press the main power button to switch on/off

the TV.
If the set is on standby (indicator is red), press the
Power button on the remote control to switch on
the set.

USE/CARE OF REMOTE CONTROL

To load the supplied batteries into the remote control :

– Remove the battery compartment lid at the back of

the remote control.

– Insert the correct type of batteries into the

compartment.

– Ensure the (+) and (–) ends of the batteries are

placed in the right position.

– Reattach the battery compartment lid.

Note
Always remove the batteries from the remote control handset if handset is not used for a long
period. This can help prevent damage to handset from possible battery leakage.

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BACK CONNECTORS

* WARNING - RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMOVE THIS COVER.

- DO NOT CONNECT TELEPHONE CABLE TO SMART PLUG (RJ12) CONNECTOR.

➘

Smart Card slot

Monitor

Component Video Input

Out

Ext Spk

L

RJ 12

R

For “Y” models

Monitor

Component Video Input

Out

Ext Spk

L

RJ 12

R

For “R” models

Y

Video In

Audio

L

Pb

S-video

R

Pr

Y

Video In

Audio

L

Pb

S-video

R

Pr

Note:

1. Do not connect Video In and S-Video
concurrently.

2. When a Smart Card with Audio/Video and
S-Video inputs are installed into the Smart Card
slot, the inputs on the Smart Card cannot be
connected concurrently with the Video In or
S-Video and Audio L/R In of the TV set or vise
versa. In this case, you can only use either the
inputs on the Smart Card or TV set.

Note:

Do not connect Video In and S-Video concurrently.

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Monitor

AV1

Out

in

VIDEO

L/Mono

Audio

R

For “Z” models

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REMOTE CONTROLS

12

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

CHVOL

M

A/CH

SLEEP

POWER

SMARTTEXT

CC

GUIDE

H

RECALL

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RESET CH

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GUEST

EFG

DCM

SETUP

ABCD

CLOCK A

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V

Three types of remote controls could be used for setup purpose:

RC2886

(RC19335018/01)

RC2887

(RC19335025/01)

RC2573GR

(optional)

For the purpose of explanation, RC2886/RC2887 is used. Remote control RC2573GR is optional
and can be purchased separately. Refer to its accompanying guide “RC2573GR Remote Control
Instructions” for details of its operation.

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ACTIVATING TV SETUP MENU

WITH REMOTE CONTROL RC2886/RC2887

(only when SECURITY in the TV SETUP menu is set to LOW).

To activate TV Setup menu.

Select a channel number.

Key in 3 1 9 7 5 3.

H

.

Press

The above sequence should be done within 20 seconds and TV SETUP menu will appear.

WITH REMOTE CONTROL RC2573GR

(only in TV Commercial mode)

Part A: To check TV’s mode.

Set the remote control selectable switch to SETUP.

Press RECALL key and the TV Status menu will appear.

Check line 10 of the menu to see if the TV is in the Commercial or Consumer
mode.

If the TV is in the Commercial mode, then proceed to Part B to activate the TV
Setup menu. Otherwise, go to Part C to change the TV mode to Commercial.

Part B: To activate TV Setup menu.

Press the RECALL key to clear the menu.

Press the M key to activate the TV Setup menu.

Part C: To select Commercial mode, if
Consumer mode, if

the TV is in Commercial mode).

Press the RECALL key to clear the menu.

the TV is in Consumer mode (or to select

Press 0 2 4 9 9 5.

Press M key and the TV Mode menu appears.

Press +or -key to select Commercial mode.

Highlight STORE and press theÉkey to store the change. TV will then go to
standby mode.

Press any numeric key to switch on the TV again and follow the procedure in
Part B, step 2 to activate the TV Setup menu.

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TV SETUP MAIN MENU

Below shows the structure of the menu items

TV SETUP

* LANGUAGE ENGLISH

NO. OF CHANNELS É
* INSTALLATION É
* CLOCK SETUP É
* BRIGHTNESS
* COLOUR
* CONTRAST
* SHARPNESS
* TINT
* ROTATION
* SCAVEM YES

HS OFFSET

VSH OFFSET

VA OFFSET
* FORCED MONO NO
* BALANCE
* TREBLE
* BASS
* AVL NO

AUDIO OUT VOLUME
* SPATIAL YES
* ULTRA BASS YES
* AUDIO I/II STEREO
* SLEEPTIMER OFF

VOLUME FIXED NO

VOLUME BAR YES

MIN VOLUME

MAX VOLUME

SWITCH ON VOLUME
* BUZZER VOLUME

SWITCH ON CHANNEL TV 1

POWER ON STANDARD
* LNA OFF

STEP TUNING NO

DIGIT TIMEOUT 3.0SEC

BLANKING TIME 960MS

CHANNEL DISPLAY ALL

KEYBOARD LOCK NO

FREE PROTECTED NO

ESP 10HR

INTERFACE NO

AUDIO/VIDEO MUTE OFF
* AUDIO/VIDEO OUT MUTE NO

MONITOR OUT RF NO

WELCOME MESSAGE É

CHANNEL GUIDE NO

REMINDER NO

TELETEXT ACCESS YES

SECURITY LOW

Note: *denotes item which appears in both the Commercial and Consumer mode depending on
specific models.

Only 8 items will be displayed at one time.

1) To see more items, press the
highlight it with the

( ¸ )key and execute with the ( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key.

( ¸ ) key on the remote control. To alter any item on the menu,

2) To highlight any item in a menu, press either the
coloured bar until it rest on the item.

3) To select options or to execute an item in the menu, press the ( ˝ ) or ( ˙ )key.

MENU

4) To exit, press the

key.

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(only for stereo models)
(only for stereo models)

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(only for specific models)

(only for specific models)

(only for SmartConnect/SmartCard-R/Y models)

(only for models with Teletext feature)

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TV SETUP SUB-MENUS

LANGUAGE

When you first enter the TV SETUP menu, LANGUAGE is highlighted. You may select
other languages available with the

NO. OF CHANNELS

Show the number of channels under each category type. Enter the TV SETUP menu and
highlight NO.OF CHANNELS.

LANGUAGE ENGLISH
NO. OF CHANNELS É
INSTALLATION É
CLOCK SETUP É
BRIGHTNESS
COLOUR
CONTRAST
SHARPNESS

Note: Use the ( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key to select its sub menu.

TV 35
PAYTV 5
INFO 5

RADIO 5
STORE É

Highlight the item you wish to change. Edit with the digit keys. To store changes in the memory,
highlight STORE and confirm with the
exceed 125. After storing is completed,

( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key.

TV SETUP

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( ˙ ) key. The total number of channels cannot

TV will go into standby mode.

TV INSTALLATION (for countries other than Philippines)

Highlight INSTALLATION in the TV SETUP menu and enter its sub menu with the
( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key. Installation menu via local control is not available in Consumer/

Commercial modes.

INSTALLATION

+ INPUT FRONT END

COLOUR STANDARD AUTO*
SOUND STANDARD AUTO*
AUTO STORE É
MANUAL SEARCH 175 MHZÉ
CHANNEL TV 1
STORE É
FINE TUNE
PROTECTION NO
LABEL É
TELETEXT LANGUAGE W
VIDEO BLANK NO
AUDIO MUTE NO

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Note:
+ only for
commercial
mode.
* TV system
dependant

(only for models with Teletext feature)

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TV INSTALLATION MENU

INPUT

This menu item selects the input source to be assigned per channel. The selectable sources are
FRONT END, AV1, AV2, AV3, CVI, AV2YC or AV3YC (dependent on model). To select
press the

COLOUR STANDARD/SOUND STANDARD (not available for single system TV)

Selects the colour and sound system of transmission.

AUTO STORE

When this is activated, the TV will start at the lowest valid frequency to search for a signal.
Highlight AUTO STORE and press the
is displayed indicating that the process is in progress. When a valid station is found, the next
available channel number is assigned to it. The word will disappear once the process is
completed.

MANUAL SEARCH

This item could be used if you wish to search for signal station by station or if you wish to key in
the frequency directly with the digit keys on the remote control. Highlight MANUAL SEARCH
and press the
searching for you to proceed to the next item.

CHANNEL

Press the ( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key to select the type of channel:- TV, PAYTV, INFO, CVI,
AV3YC or RADIO. Then key in the channel number with the digit keys. (Not applicable if AV3YC

or CVI are selected)

( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key.

( ˙ ) key to start. The word SEARCHING

( ˙ ) key to start searching. Once a station is found, the TV will stop

STORE

Press the ( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key to store any changes you have done.
Note: Each change in a channel needs to be stored individually.

FINE T UNE

Press the ( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key to fine tune the displayed frequency.

PROTECTION

Used to lock each channel individually. To lock, select YES. In normal operation, if user tries to
access this channel, the picture and sound are muted.
“LOCKED” message will be displayed for 3 seconds.
Note: To unlock protection for all channels at one time, go to FREE PROTECTED in
TV SETUP menu and press the

( ˙ ) key to execute.

Teletext cannot be activated and the

LABEL

Input a maximum of 8 characters for the channel’s label. Press the ( ˙ ) key to start the
first character input or to go to the next character and the
character.
A to Z, 0 to 9,
To exit, press the

To input characters, press the (

❜

, –, •,/, :, =, ?, ;, <, >, @ or space. To edit, go into the character’s space and re-input.

MENU

key.

˚

) or ( ¸ ) key to select from the list:-

( ˝ ) key to go to previous

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TELETEXT LANGUAGE (only for models with Teletext feature)

This option allows toggling between different Teletext languages.
for Arabic. The default selection is W. For models without Teletext feature, selection of W or A
has no effect.

W for Western English or A

VIDEO BLANK

To blank out picture of the channel, select YES.

AUDIO MUTE

To switch off the sound of the channel, select YES.

TV SETUP SUB-MENUS (CON’TD)

CLOCK SETUP

To set time for display on the top right hand corner. Highlight CLOCK SETUP.

TV SETUP

LANGUAGE ENGLISH
NO. OF CHANNELS É
INSTALLATION É
CLOCK SETUP É
BRIGHTNESS
COLOUR
CONTRAST
SHARPNESS

Press the ( ˙ ) key to enter clock setup menu.
Use digit keys to key in desired time, starting from hour then minutes. For single digit, key in 0
follow by the digit.
To display time, highlight DISPLAY and select YES.

TV SETUP

DISPLAY YES
TIME SETTING 12:10
TELETEXT TIME DOWNLOAD NO

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CLOCK SETUP VIA T ELETEXT T IME DOWNLOAD (will only work for models with

Teletext feature only)
Alternatively, if there are channels broadcasting teletext, you could download the teletext time

to your clock. In this way the displayed time will follow that of

Teletext transmission.

Highlight TELETEXT TIME DOWNLOAD and select YES.

DISPLAY YES
TIME SETTING 00:00
TELETEXT TIME DOWNLOAD YES
DOWNLOAD CHANNEL TV 5
TIME OFFSET

TV SETUP

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Highlight DOWNLOAD CHANNEL and select a teletext transmission channel number with
the digit keys. If there is a difference in the time zone from the teletext time, highlight TIME
OFFSET and using the
display the time, highlight DISPLAY and select YES. To exit, press the

The downloaded time will only take effect the next time you switch on the TV.

Note:

( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key enter the difference in time. To

MENU

key.

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TV SETUP SUB-MENUS...CON’TD

BRIGHTNESS/COLOUR/CONTRAST/SHARPNESS/TINT

Enter the TV SETUP menu and highlight accordingly. Preset the TV by adjusting the
brightness, colour, contrast, sharpness or tint (applicable for NTSC signal only) of the picture.
All these 5 items are also accessible to users via the

ROTATION (only for 29HT model)

Adjust the tilt effect of the picture on screen.

SCAVEM (only for 29HT model)

Scan Velocity Modulation feature produces sharper and crispier picture. However, this feature
may cause text display to be too sharp, hence more difficult to read. Thus, the option to select
YES to activate the feature or NO to deactivate the feature is provided.

HS/VSH/VA OFFSET (only for SmartCard-Y models)

HS (Horizontal Shift), VSH (Vertical Shift) and VA (Vertical Amplitude) Offset items are for the
purpose of display orientation adjustment that may be needed for video signals generated by
smart cards. However, depending on the specific smart card design for RGB insertion, the
adjustment range for some parameters may be limited or in some cases, some parameters may
have no effect at all. Press the

( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key to adjust.

FORCED MONO (available in stereo sets only)

Switch this on to force stereo mode to mono.

BALANCE (for stereo signal)

Balances the sound output from the TV’s speakers. Use the

MENU

key for personal settings.

( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key to adjust.

TREBLE/BASS (for stereo signal)

Adjust the treble or bass of sound output. Use the ( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key to adjust.

AVL (AUTO V OLUME LEVELLER)

This feature if switched on, will automatically adjust any sudden changes in the TV’s volume to a
preset level.

AUDIO OUT V OLUME

Set the volume for the external audio output connector. Use the ( ˝ ) or ( ˙ )
key to adjust.

SPATIAL (for Stereo models only)

This option toggles the TV’s sound spatializer feature ON or OFF. If turned ON, the TV sound
will have a surround-sound theatre effect.

ULTRA BASS (for Stereo models only)

This option toggles the Ultra BASS feature ON or OFF. If turned ON, the TV sound will have
stronger bass effects.

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AUDIO I/II (only for Stereo models)

This menu item is to enable the switching from Stereo or Nicam Stereo to Mono, or to choose
between Dual I or Dual II in case of bilingual transmission. When the sound mode is switched
to Mono, the indication is displayed in red. Press the
the required audio mode.

( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key to select

SLEEP T IMER

This menu item is to select an automatic period for the TV to switch to Standby when the TV
does not receive any commands from the user. This is a useful feature for energy saving if hotel
guests have left the room with the TV still in On mode. The available periods are 15 mins, 30
mins, 45 mins, 60 mins, 90 mins, 120 mins, 180 mins, 240 mins and OFF. Press the ( ˝ ) or

( ˙ ) key to select the required period.

VOLUME FIXED

Sets a fixed volume level everytime the TV is switched on. The selections are:
a) NO – volume level set in SWITCH ON VOLUME in the TV Setup menu.
b) YES – volume remain fixed at the SWITCH ON VOLUME level and cannot be

adjusted.

VOLUME BAR

To display volume bar when adjusting volume, select YES. To hide bar, select NO.

MIN V OLUME

Sets the limit for the minimum volume of the TV. Use the ( ˝ ) or ( ˙ )key to
adjust.

MAX V OLUME

Sets the limit for the maximum volume of the TV. Use the ( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key to
adjust.

SWITCH ON V OLUME

Sets the TV’s switch on volume. Use the ( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key to adjust.

BUZZER V OLUME (only for specific models)

Sets the volume of the TV’s internal buzzer.
alarm function (if activated)

The buzzer is used as part of the TV’s wake up

SWITCH ON CHANNEL

Sets the TV’s switch on channel. Use the ( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key to select the type of
channel.

switching on, the TV will select the last viewed channel.

Key in the channel number with the digit keys. If STANDARD is selected, upon

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POWER ON

Select STANDARD, STANDBY, FORCED or ON mode. The different modes are as explained below:

STANDARD: TV will be automatically switched to the last status (STANBY or ON)
whenever the mains power is turned ON or resumed after a power interruption.
STANDBY: TV will be automatically switched to STANBY(even if the last status was ON)
whenever the mains power is turned ON or resumed after a power interruption.
FORCED: TV will be automatically switched to ON whenever the mains power is turned ON

or resumed after a power interruption. Note that the remote control STANDBY key will no
longer function when TV is set to this mode.
ON: Similar function as “FORCED” but the remote control STANDBY key function is enabled
when TV is set to this mode.

LNA (LOW NOISE A MPLIFIER) (only for specific models)

Select OFF, ON or AUTO.
applied to incoming signals.
apply the LNA feature if necessary. By default, the LNA setting is OFF.

If ON is selected, the LNA feature in the TV set will always be

If set to AUTO, the TV set will first analyze incoming signals and

STEP T UNING

For calling up or changing channels. When this feature is switched YES, the TV will respond
immediately to the change of channel upon keying in the first digit. If this feature is switched
NO, one has to either wait for a few seconds after keying in the first digit or complete keying in
2 digits before TV changes channel.
Note: When an external set-top box is connected to the RJ12 port for IR link, choose either
YES/NO for optimum channel switching performance.

DIGIT TIMEOUT

Selects the digit entry timeout period via digit key entry from 1.0 SEC to 9.9 SEC. This allows
the response time between the 1st digit entry and the 2nd digit entry to be adjusted when
2-digit entry is needed.

BLANKING T IME (only for specific models)

Sets the blanking interval between the switching of channels.
is 900 to 960ms.

The recommended default setting

CHANNEL DISPLAY

Selects the ways of displaying the information for a channel. The options are: ALL (display the
number and label of a channel), NONE (do not display any information), NUMBER (display
only the number of a channel) and LABEL (display only the label of a channel).

KEYBOARD LOCK

To lock TV control keys, select YES. To unlock, select NO.

FREE PROTECTED

Remove PROTECTION features for all channels set under TV SETUP menu. All channels
are not protected when select YES.

ESP (ENERGY SAVING PROGRAMMABLE)

This feature selects a time when the TV will automatically turn off. The TV must remain on
continuously during the period of time you select. If the power is switched off, the ESP timer will
be re-initialised. Highlight ESP, then key in the required time with the digit keys. Select 0 if you do
not wish to use this feature. If sleeptimer is selected, it would have priority over ESP time.

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INTERFACE (for SmartConnect/SmartCard-R/Y models only)

Enables the communication of the TV with the DCM when YES is selected.
applicable to the Interactive System TV, providing the interactivity feature between a DCM card
of the Service Provider and the dedicated System TV.

This is specifically

AUDIO/VIDEO MUTE

To blank the screen when no signal is received. Select OFF (no blanking), BLACK (blank the
screen black) or BLUE (blank the screen blue).

AUDIO/VIDEO OUT MUTE

Disables all output from the TV to the external Audio and Video output connectors if YES is
selected. The default setting is NO.

MONITOR OUT RF

Select YES to switch all output from the TV to the external Audio/Video output connectors
to the same as the input RF signal. Select NO to switch all output from the TV to the external
Audio/Video output connectors to the same source as what is displayed on the TV. The default
setting is NO.

WELCOME MESSAGE

This item is used to create, edit or delete a welcoming message. You can input up to 2 lines,
with a maximum of 20 characters (inclusive of space) per line. Highlight WELCOME
MESSAGE in the TV SETUP menu and enter its sub menu by pressing

Note: During creating, editing or deleting a message, you may wish to move from LINE 1 to

MENU

LINE 2 or vice versa. Press the key

to exit from the present line. Highlight the new line and

proceed.

( ˙ ).

MESSAGE

DISPLAY OFF
LINE 1 É

LINE 2 É
CLEAR É

TO CREATE MESSAGE WITH LINE 1:

Highlight LINE 1 with the ( ¸ ) key. Press the ( ˙ ) key to begin. The cursor
will appear in the first character position. To input characters, press the ( ˚ ) or

( ¸ ) key to select from the list:- A to Z, 0 to 9, ❜ , –, •,/, :, =, ?, ;, <, >, @ or space. Press the

( ˙ ) key to go to the next character position or the ( ˝ ) key to go to the

previous character position.

TO EXIT LINE 1:

Press the

MENU

key.

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TO CREATE MESSAGE WITH LINE 2:

˚

Highlight LINE 2 with the ( ¸ ) key. Press the ( ˙ ) key to begin. The cursor
will appear in the first character position.

To input characters, press the (

) or

( ¸ ) key to select from the list:- A to Z, 0 to 9, ❜ , –, •,/, :, =, ?, ;, <, >, @ or space. Press
the ( ˙ ) key to go to the next character position or the ( ˝ ) key to go to the
previous character position.

TO EXIT LINE 2:

Press the

MENU

key.

TO EDIT MESSAGE:

Highlight the message line that you wish to delete. Press the ( ˙ ) key to begin. Move

the cursor to the character position that you wish to edit. Press the ( ˚ ) or ( ¸ )
key to select a new character from the list. Exit with the

MENU

key after you have finished.

TO DELETE ENTIRE MESSAGE:

Highlight CLEAR and press the ( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key.

TO SWITCH ON/OFF MESSAGE:

Highlight DISPLAY and select YES to display message the next time the TV is switched on
or NO to not display message.

TO EXIT FROM MESSAGE MENU:

Press the

MENU

key.

CHINESE W ELCOME MESSAGE

This option is only available when the Language option is set to Chinese. This option allows a
fixed welcome message in Chinese to be displayed with or without the English welcome

message. Highlight

( ) and use the ( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key to turn On or Off

the Chinese welcome message.

CHANNEL GUIDE

Select YES to see list of channel that has been programmed. For users to see the list, press

MENU

the

key to enter user’s menu. Highlight CHANNEL GUIDE and press the ( ˝ )

or

( ˙ ) key to enter it. Press the ( ˚ ) or ( ¸ ) key to select a channel.

To enter the channel, press the ( ˝ ) or ( ˙ ) key.

REMINDER

Select YES if a permanent display of the channel number and label on the top of the screen is
desired.

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TELETEXT A CCESS (for models with Teletext feature only)

Select YES to enable the Teletext feature or NO to disable the Teletext feature. For models
without Teletext feature, selection of YES or NO has no effect.

SECURITY

Select HIGH and only remote control RC2573GR can be used to enter TV Setup menu.

OTHER FEATURES

ALARM

The Alarm feature will require the time to be set correctly according to the CLOCK SETUP
procedure in page 12.
To set the alarm, press the
not been previously set, the “NOT AVAILABLE” message will appear on the TV screen.

Use the remote control numeric keys to enter the desired ALARM
been entered, the ALARM
used to cut off the alarm buzzer.

To deactivate the alarm, press the key on the remote control.

LOW BATTERY CHECK

Press the OK key for approximately 5 seconds. The following appears:

SERVICE
1 REMOTE BATTERY OK

If battery is low, the word LOW will appear in place of OK.
It is an indication that you need to replace the batteries in the remote control.

key to enter the ALARM menu as shown below. If the time has

12:30

ALARM

ALARM TIME
ALARM STATUS OFF

STATUS will change to ON. Any key on the remote control can be

--:--

TIME. Once the time has

TELETEXT (for models with Teletext feature only)

To enter Teletext mode, press the b key.

Function RC2886/RC2887 keys

Page up

Page down

Select a page Digit

Direct access to a subject

To select Teletext subpage

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TV

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( ˝ ) or ( ˙ )

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