Philips 27PT41B1 Quick Use And Installation Manual

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QUICK USE AND INSTALLATION GUIDE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Getting Started

Warning/Precautions..................................1

Hooking Up Your TV ................................1

Basic TV and Remote Control Operation .................2

How to Use the Install Controls ...........................3–4

Using the Language Control......................................3

Setting the Tuner Mode.............................................3

Setting the TV to Auto Program Channels................3

Using the Channel Edit Control ................................4

Setting the Channel Name Control............................4

How to use the AutoChron™ control ........................4

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• For details on product registration, warranty,
and service, refer to the other literature included

with your TV information packet.
Please retain all these materials and keep them

handy for future reference.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO
RAIN OR EXCESSIVE MOISTURE.

Model 27PT41B1

Color Television and Remote Control

NOTE: This Quick Use Guide may be used with
other models. Some of the features listed may or
may not apply to your TV.

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ANT 75Ω

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OUT

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our Cable TV input into

your home may be a
single (75 ohm) cable or a
converter box installation.
In either case, the connec­tion to the TV is very easy.
Just put the threaded end
of the cable signal to the
TV's antenna plug and
screw it down tightly.

C

ABLE TV

CABLE INPUT/CONVERTER

OR

OUT TO TV

IN FROM ANT.

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F

ollow the steps to the

right to connect a
basic antenna or cable TV
signal to a VCR, and then
the VCR to the TV. For
information on other
hookups (possible when
cable/descrambler boxes
are included), refer to the
owner’s manuals for the
VCR and the cable con­verter.

TV TO VCR

BASIC CONNECTION

If your Cable TV signal

is a single, round cable

(75 ohm), then you're ready to
connect to the TV.

If you have a cable converter
box, connect the cable TV signal

to the cable signal IN(put) plug
on the converter.

Connect the cable TV cable to the

ANTENNA/CABLE plug on the TV.

If you have a cable converter box,

connect the OUT(put) plug from the
converter to the 75Ω (ohm) plug on the
TV.

BEGIN

Connect your anten­na or cable TV signal to the
IN FROM ANT(enna) plug on

the VCR.

Connect the OUT TO

TV plug on the VCR to the
75Ω (ohm) plug on the TV

(connecting cable supplied
with the VCR).

BEGIN

Back of TV

Round Cable

75Ω (Ohm)

Cable TV Converter

Box Connection

Cable TV Company

Remember
to set the TV for the
type signal to which
you've just connect­ed (see the “Tuner”
section on page 3).

To select only the
channel numbers on
your cable system,
see “Auto Program”
(page 3). If you use a
cable converter box,
set the TV to the
same channel as the
converter's CH 3/4
switch (on the back
of the converter).

SMART

HELP

Cable TV Signal Input

Round Cable

75Ω (Ohm) Supplied with VCR

Outdoor

VHF/UHF

Antenna

300Ω (Ohm) to

75Ω (Ohm) Adapter

Cable TV signal

Back of TV

Refer to the owner's

manual included with your

VCR for other possible con­nections and TV/VCR operat­ing details.

OR

NOTE: The connecting cable
for the converter is supplied
by the cable TV company.

VCR

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A

combination antenna

receives normal broad­cast channels (VHF 2–13
and UHF 14–69). Your
connection is easy because
there is only one 75Ω
(ohm) antenna plug on the
back of your TV, and that’s
where the antenna goes.

ANTENNA

COMBINATION UHF/VHF

Remember, be
sure to set the TV for
the type of signal to
which you've connected
(see the “Tuner” section
on page 3).

To set the TVto select
only the channel numbers
in your area, see how to
“Program” or “Add”
channels in memory on
page 3 (“Auto Program”
section).

Contact your dealer,
or call our Parts
Information Center at
1-800-851-8885 to order
the following acces­sories:

• 300Ω (ohm) to 75Ω

(ohm) adapter

• Combination
VHF/UHF antenna.

S

MART

HELP

If your antenna has a

round cable (75 ohm) on the end,

then you're ready to connect it to
the TV.

If your antenna has flat, twin­lead wire (300 ohm), you first need

to attach the antenna wires to the
screws on a 300- to 75-ohm
adapter.

Push the round end of the

adapter (or antenna) onto the
75Ω (ohm) plug on the back of
the TV. If the round end of the
antenna wire is threaded, screw
it down tightly.

300Ω (Ohm) to

75Ω (Ohm) Adapter

Combination VHF/UHF

Antenna

(Outdoor or Indoor)

Twin–Lead

Wire

Round Cable

75Ω (Ohm)

Back of TV

BEGIN

OR

NOTE: For homes with separate UHF and
VHF antennas, you will need an optional com­biner to connect to the TV.

ANT 75Ω

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U/V

Combiner

300- to 75-Ohm Adapter

Back of TV

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SLEEP

POWER

ON/OFF

POSITION

FREEZE

SWAP

SOURCE

PICTURE

VOL CH

MUTE

MENU

M-LINK

SOUND

STATUS/EXIT

SOURCE

CC

CLOCK

4

A/CH

TV/VCR

PIP

SURF

HOME

ITR/REC

HOME

PERSONAL

VIDEO

MOVIES

PROGRAM LIST

OK

OPEN/CLOSE

INCR. SURR.

– VOL +

CH

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REMOTE SENSOR WINDOW

MENU

TV AND REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION

TELEVISION

T

o load the supplied batteries into the remote:

1. Remove the battery compartment lid on the back of the remote.

2. Place the batteries (2-AA) in the
remote. Be sure the (+) and (–) ends

of the batteries line up correctly (the
inside of the case is marked).

3. Reattach the battery lid.

BATTERY INSTALLATION

Press the POWER

button to turn the TV ON.

Press the VOL(+) button
to increase the sound level or
the VOL(–) button to lower

the sound level.

Pressing both buttons at the
same time will display the

onscreen menu. After you are in
the menu, use these buttons to
make adjustments or selections.

Press the CH ▼ (down) or

▲ (up) button to select TVchan-

nels. Use these buttons to make
adjustments or selections in the
onscreen menu.

NOTE: Press three number
buttons on the remote control

for channels 100 or above. For
example: Press 1 then 2 then 5
for channel 125.

REMOTE

Point the remote control

toward the remote sensor win­dow on the TV when operat­ing the TV with the remote.

SLEEP

TV/VCR ON/OFF POSITION FREEZE

SWAPSURF

SOUND PICTURE

MENU

CH

MUTE

SOURCE

SOURCE CC CLOCK

ITR/REC HOME HOME PERSONAL

VIDEO MOVIES

PROGRAM LIST

OPEN/CLOSE

POWER

A/CH

PIP

M-LINK

VOL

STATUS/EXIT

OK

INCR. SURR.

Power Button

Press to turn the TV ON and OFF.

PIP Buttons

Press to operate Picture-In-Picture features. See the PIP
section in the Instructions for Use manual for details.

Light Button

Press to back-light the buttons on the remote control.

Number Buttons

Press the number buttons to select TV channels. When
selecting single-digit channels, press the number of the
desired channel. The TV will pause for a few seconds and
then tune to the selected channel. (Note: You can press 0,
then the number also.) For channels 100 and above, first
press 1 then the next two numbers of the desired channel.

Picture Button

Press to select an AutoPicture™ control. Choose from four
factory-set controls (MOVIES, SPORTS, WEAK SIGNAL,
and MULTI MEDIA) and a PERSONALcontrol that you
set according to your own preferences through the onscreen
PICTURE menu. The four factory-set controls will tailor
the TV picture so as to enhance the particular type of pro­gram you are watching, or to improve the picture of the a
program that has a weak signal.

M-Link Button

Press to access the onscreen menu for the M-Link feature.
(See the M-Link Instructions for Use that came with your
TV for details and instructions.)

Channel (+) or (–) Buttons

Press to change the tuned channel.

CC Button

Press to select Closed Captioning options within the menu.
(See the Instructions for Use manual for details.)

Clock Button

Press the CLOCK button to access the onscreen Clock
menu.

Personal Button

After you’ve followed the easy steps for recording a macro
(a set of up to eight actions) within the M-Link feature, press
this button to have M-Link run the macro. (See the M-Link
Instructions for Use that came with your TV for details and
instructions.)

Home Movies Button

After you’ve followed the easy steps for setting up your
DVD to work with the M-Link feature, you can press this
button to play your DVD discs. (See the M-Link Instructions
for Use that came with your TV for details and instructions.)

Home Video Button

After you’ve followed the easy steps for setting up your
VCR to work with the M-Link feature, you can press this
button to play videotapes on your VCR. (See the M-Link
Instructions for Use that came with your TV for details and
instructions.)

Open/Close Button

Press to open or close the DVD drawer for easy loading
and unloading of DVD discs.

VCR §§, ■, ©, ©©, II Buttons

Press to rewind, stop, play, fastforward, or pause a
videotape.

Sleep Button

Press to set the TV to automatically turn itself OFF. Press to
set the TV to automatically turn itself OFF after a period of
time. Choose 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180, or 240 minute
before the TV will automatically turn off.

TV/VCR (A/CH) Button

TV/VCR – Press while in the VCR mode (the VCR indicator

on the front of the VCR will light) to view the playback of a
tape. Press again to place in the TV position (the VCR indica­tor light will go off) to view one program while recording
another program.
A/CH – Press to toggle between the currently viewed chan­nel and the previously viewed channel.

Incr. Surr. Button

Press to set various factory Surround Sound listening modes.

Surf Button

Press to select previously viewed channels. You can place up to
10 channels in memory. Then by pressing the SURF button you
can quickly view the select channels. (See the “Using the
Channel Surf Control” section in your Instructions for Use
manual to see how to select a series of channels using the Surf
button.)

Sound Button

Press to select an AutoSound™ control. Choose from three
factory-set controls (VOICE, MUSIC, and THEATRE) and a
PERSONAL control that you set according to your own pref­erences through the onscreen Sound menu. The three factory­set controls will tailor the TV sound so as to enhance the par­ticular type of program you are watching.

Menu Button

Press for the onscreen menu to appear. Pressing the menu
button after menu selections are made will eliminate the
menu from the display.

Cursor Buttons (Left, Right, Up, Down)

Press these buttons to highlight, select, and adjust items on
the TV's onscreen menu.

Volume (+) or(–) Buttons

Press to adjust the TV sound level.

Mute Button

Press to turn the TV sound OFF. Press again to return the
sound to its previous level.

Source Button

Press repeatedly to select the different signal sources con­nected to the A/V inputs on the TV.

Status/Exit Button

Press to see the current channel number on the TV screen.
Also press to clear the TV screen after control adjustments.

ITR/REC Button

After you’ve followed the easy steps for setting up your
VCR to work with the M-Link feature, you can press this
button to record TV programs with your VCR. (See the
M-Link Instructions for Use that came with your TV for
details and instructions.)

Program List/OK Button

Press to display a list of channel numbers and their names
(see the “Tuner,” “Auto Program,” “Channel Edit,” and
“Name” sections on pages 3 and 4 for proper setup). Each
channel will appear as a selectable menu item. The current
channel will be highlighted by default. Only five channels
will be shown onscreen at one time; press the CURSOR UP
or CURSOR DOWN button to scroll the list and highlight a
channel. Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to tune to the
highlighted channel. Channels marked “Skipped” in the
“Channel Edit” control will not appear in the list. Each
channel that is being blocked by AutoLock™ will appear
with a padlock icon to indicate that the channel is not view­able. PROGRAM LIST/OK also works as a
confirmation/select button for VCR use.

SMART HELP

Remember, you can press

any button on the front of

the TV to turn the TV ON.

The tuned channel number will
always briefly appear on the screen
when the TV is first turned ON
(and when the channel is changed).

You also can press the
STATUS/EXIT button (on the
remote control) to see what chan­nel the TV is on.