Philips 28PT7104/12 User Manual

Contents

1

English

Your remote control 2
Preparation 3
Installation 4
Store TV channels 4

Select the menu language and country 4
Automatic installation 5

Manual installation 5
Give name 6
Reshuffle the programme list 6
Select favourite TV channels 6
Install TV setup 7

Installation

Operation

Use of the remote control 8-9
Use of the menus

Picture menu 10

Sound menu 10

Features menu 11
Teletext 12-14

The keys on top of the TV 14

Connect peripheral equipment

Connecting and selecting equipment 15-18
Remote control functions for peripherals 18-19
Recording 20

Tips 21
Index 21
Glossary 22

2 Preparation

Preparation

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DVD/Satellite selection p.19

Videorecorder selection p. 18

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selection of EXT1, EXT2

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programme selection p. 8 P

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smart sound p. 9

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Teletext p. 12-13

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C time display

subpage selection

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Cursor to select
your choice p. 4

OK activate your choice

Colour keys

- direct teletext page or
subject selection, p. 12

Audio/video equipment

p. 18-19

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sound info p. 9

S freeze the picture p. 9
b for future use

q picture format p. 9

h active control on/off p.9

& Place the TV on a solid surface.

For ventilation, leave at least 5 cm free all around the TV.
Do not place the TV on a carpet.
To prevent any unsafe situations, do not place any objects on top of the TV.
Avoid heat, direct sunlight and exposure to rain or water.

é Insert the aerial plug firmly into the aerial socket x at the back of the

TV.

“ Insert the mains plug in the wall socket having a mains voltage of 220V-240V.

To prevent damaging the mains (AC) cord which could cause a fire or electric
shock, do not place the TV on the cord.

‘ Remote control: Remove the cover of the battery compartment.

Insert the 2 batteries supplied (Type R6-1.5V).

The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium.
Nevertheless in many countries exhausted batteries may not be disposed of with
your household waste. Please check on how to dispose of exhausted batteries
according to local regulations.

Note: this remote control functions with TVs which use the RC6 signalling standard.

( Switch the TV on : Press the power switch A on the front of your TV.

A green indicator on the front of the TV lights up and the screen comes on.
If the indicator is red, press the -P+ key on the remote control.

The green lamp blinks every time you press a key on the remote control.
When you switch on your set for the first time, the menu

LANGUAGE

automatically appears on the screen.The explanation appears in different languages
one at a time. Choose your own language and press the OK key on the remote
control.

Go on to page 4.

3Preparation

Preparation

CABLE

R6 / AA

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Installation

Store TV channels

First, select your language and country.

& Select Menu language and press the OK key.

é Select your language and press the OK key.

Use the cursor up/down to scroll through the list and to bring up other
languages which are not displayed on the screen at present.

“ Select Country and press the OK key.

‘ Select the country where you are now located and press the OK key.

Use the cursor up/down to scroll through the list and bring up other
countries which are not displayed on the screen at present.

Select

Other when none of the countries applies.

You can now search for and store the TV channels in two different ways:
using automatic installation or manual installation (tuning-in channel by
channel).
Select your choice and press the OK key.

Select the menu language and country

MENU TITLE

Menu language
Country

Automatic Installation

J INSTALLATION

MENU TITLE

United Kingdom

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MENU TITLE

English

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Press U and h at the same time.

Installation

Select the

INSTALLATION

menu

& Use the cursor in the up/down, left/right directions to select a menu item.

é Press the OK key to activate.

“ Use the MENU key to return or to switch the menu off.

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Searching for and storing TV channels is done channel by channel.
You must go through every step of the Manual installation menu.

Selection mode is only present and lights up if the country selected also

offers the channel option (C-channels for aerial channels, S-channels for cable
channels).
You can choose either channel or frequency mode.

& Select the TV system

Select the country or part of the world from where you want to receive the
TV channel.
If you are connected to a cable system, select your country or part of the
world where you are now located.

é Press the cursor down and enter the programme number with the digit keys.

“ Search for a TV channel

Press the cursor left/right.
The frequency or the channel number increases until a TV channel is found.

Direct selection of a TV channel

If you know the frequency, the C- or S-channel number, enter it directly with
the digit keys 0 to 9.
Ask for a list from your cable company or dealer, alternatively consult the
Table of frequencies on the inside backcover of this handbook.

‘ Fine tune

In case of poor reception, you can improve the reception by adjusting the
frequency with the cursor left/right.

( To store your TV channel, select Store and press the OK key.

Repeat steps

& to ( to store another TV channel.

§ To exit from the menu press the MENU key on the remote control.

In the Automatic installation menu select

Start and press the OK key to

activate the searching. All TV channels are searched for and stored
automatically.

If a cable system which broadcasts ACI (Automatic Channel Installation) or a
TV channel transmitting a teletext page with the frequencies and programme
names of all the TV channels which can be received, is detected, the search is
stopped and a programme list appears.
The programme list is automatically filled with all the programme numbers
and names of the TV channels transmitted.

It is possible that the cable company or the TV channel displays a broadcast
selection menu. Layout and items are defined by the cable company or the TV channel.
Make your choice with the cursor and press the OK key.

To exit from the menu press the

MENU key on the remote control.

Go on to page 6.

5Installation

Manual installation

Automatic installation

Automatic installation

Start
Stop

TV is searching
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Automatic installation

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Manual installation

(Selection mode)
System
Programme no.
Search
Fine tune
Store

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6

Installation

Give name

It is possible to change the name stored in the memory or to assign a name
to a TV channel which has not yet been entered.A name with up to 5 letters
or numbers can be given to the programme numbers 0 to 99. For example
SUPER, BBC1,... Between 99 and 0 you can also name any peripherals that
are connected to a euroconnector.

& Select Give name in the INSTALLATION menu and press the OK key.
é Select the programme number.
“ Press the OK key.
‘ Select the character with the cursor up/down.
( Select the following position with the cursor right.

§ Select the following character.
è Press the OK key when finished.
! Press the MENU key to return to the INSTALLATION menu.

Space, numbers and other special characters are located between Z and A.

According to your preference you can change the order of the stored TV
channels.

& Select Reshuffle in the INSTALLATION menu and press the OK key.
é Select the programme number you want to exchange.
“ Press the OK key.
‘ Select the new number you want to exchange it with.
( Press the OK key.

Repeat the operation until all TV channels are allocated as you like.

§ Press the MENU key to return to the INSTALLATION menu.

Reshuffle the programme list

After leaving the installation you can browse through the TV channels by
pressing the - P + key. Only those TV channels which are in the favourite list
will be displayed. Non-favourite TV channels can still be selected with the digit
keys. By default all stored channels are added to the favourite list.

& Select Favourite programmes in the INSTALLATION menu and press

the OK key.

é Select your favourite programme number.
“ Select Ye s or No with the cursor left/right.
‘ Repeat for every TV channel you want to make a favourite or a

non-favourite TV channel.

( Press the MENU key to return to the INSTALLATION menu.

Select Favourite TV channels

INSTALLATION

Menu language
Country

Automatic installation
Manual installation
Give name
Reshuffle
Favourite programmes

SETUP

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Give name

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EXT2
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2 BBC2

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EXT2
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2 BBC2

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Favourite programmes

0 ... No
1 ... Yes
2 ... No

3 .... No

4 .... Yes

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7Installation

The Setup menu allows you to adjust initial settings, i.e. those which are not
related to the installation of the TV channels.
The Setup menu contains items that control the settings of the TV’s functions,
features, services and peripherals you may have connected.

& Use the cursor in the up/down, left/right directions to select the menu item.
é Use the OK key to activate.
“ Use the MENU key to return or switch menu off.

Digital sources

See Connect Peripheral Equipment, p. 16 to connect your digital equipment,
like a DVD, a digital satellite tuner or a similar digital device.

Define Decoder/Descrambler programme numbers

If a decoder or a descrambler is connected, see p. 15 you can define one or
more programme numbers as decoder programme numbers.

Press the cursor left/right to select the input used to connect to your
decoder

Off, EXT1 or EXT2.

Select

Off if you do not want the selected programme number being

activated as a decoder programme number.

Information line

Select

On and after the selection of a TV programme or after pressing the

i key on the remote control, a TV channel which broadcasts teletext may
transmit the name of the TV channel, the programme name or another
message.This is displayed on screen next to information about sound and
picture format.
When selected

Off, only sound and picture format information is displayed

after the selection of a TV channel or after pressing the i key.

Factory settings

Select

Factory settings and press the OK key to restore picture and sound

settings, predefined in the factory.

Installation

Select

Installation and press the OK key to return immediately to the

INSTALLATION menu.

‘ To exit from the menu press the MENU key repeatedly.

Install TV Setup

INSTALLATION

Menu language
Country

Automatic installation
Manual installation
Give name
Reshuffle
Favourite programmes

SETUP

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Decoder/Descrambler

Programme
Decoder status

J Programme

SETUP

Digital Sources
Decoder/Descrambler
Information line
Factory settings
INSTALLATION

J Digital sources