Philips 28PW960B/58 User Manual

English

About this handbook

This is a handbook to help you with the installation and operation of

your new menu TV.

With a menu TV, menus can be called up on the screen. These menus

provide information either about operations to be carried out or about functions you can select.

This handbook consists of two parts :

Installation

This part helps you with installing your TV, selecting your menu language, locating and storing your TV channels and composing your favourite list of programme numbers. To do this, follow the directions of the

SYSTEM INSTALLATION menu very closely.

The installation menu is shown as it will appear on your screen.

Operation

After you have stored the TV channels, you can call them up on the screen. You can adjust the picture and sound via the main menu. The MAIN MENU is shown here as it will appear on the screen. Feel free to try out all the different possibilities of your TV. Use this part of the handbook to help you do this.

MAIN MENU 2

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MAIN MENU 1

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sound

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programme list

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special features

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SYSTEM INSTALLATION

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tv installation

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4 This circle in front of a sentence indicates that you have to do

something.

5 This arrow in front of a sentence indicates the result of what you have

done.

In the stripe under each menu you are told which keys you can press and how you can switch the menus off again.

Contents

Installation

Preparation.......................................................3

Switching TV on...............................................4

Selecting your Menu language.......................5

Searching for and Storing TV channels :

- Automatic ..................................................6

- Manual .......................................................7

Operation

Operation........................................................14

Main Menu .....................................................15

Other Functions..............................................20

Pip Picture in Picture......................................24

Teletext ...........................................................26

Peripheral Equipment....................................29

Tips..................................................................35

Index ..............................................................36

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VCR TUNER CD TAPE

SAT LD

off

satellite selection in combination with a satellite tuner only

standby - switch-off

picture format

. programme selection . favourite TV channel selection digit keys previous programme video recorder function

0...9

temporarily switch off the sound volume key

txt on/off stop seeking txt page solution to riddles interrupt txt page mix txt and tv picture enlarge time display

switch pip on/off select connections switching screens still picture moving pip screen

p q r s t

stop play record rewind wind programme timer

M G F

personal preference on screen info bilingual choice brightness

J e

enter or leave a menu selection of your choice in the menus switch off all menus

a...e

h m

F H u

freeze the picture noise reduction mosaic screen

(for TV sets with PiP)

TV selection source selection connect

off

Source selection

PiP - picture in picture

(for TV sets with PiP)

TXT - Teletext

Other functions

Video recorder

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Preparation

Place the TV on a solid surface. For ventilation, leave a space of at least 5 cm free all around the set.

This TV requires a mains voltage of 220 V - 240 V.

Insert the aerial plug tightly into the aerial socket

g at the back

of the TV with an aerial cable of good quality. You can improve the picture quality by using the suppressoraerial-cable supplied.

Remote control

This remote control has been developed to operate your TV. However some main functions of your audio and video equipment from our product programme are controllable as well.

Tear off the label, written in your language from the label sheet, supplied with these instructions, click it onto the inside surface of the door of the remote control. Remove the cover of the battery compartment on the back of the remote control. Insert the 2 batteries supplied (type R03G-1,5V). Click the cover back into place.

The Philips batteries supplied with the remote control unit of your new TV set 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 ensure you are aware of any local regulations governing the disposal of exhausted batteries.

4 Press the TV key below the display. 5 In the window of the remote control the letters TV appear in a

grey block.

You can now operate your TV with your remote control.

Go on to 2.

Insert the mains plug in the wall socket.

Installation

CABLE

VCR

SAT LD

TUNER CD TAPE

5 A green or red lamp lights up on the front of

your TV set.

green .........................................................

5 The TV is switched on.

The screen lights up.

Go on to 3.

red .............................................................

The TV is switched on but the screen stays dark. Your TV is on standby.

4 Press a digit key on the remote control. 5 The green lamp lights up and blinks every

time you press a key on the remote control.

5 The TV switches on.

The screen lights up.

Go on to 3.

Switching TV on

4 Press the switch A on the left side of your TV set.

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Selecting your menu language

You can choose for yourself the language of the menus - the instructions and the various possible choices - which you call up on your screen.

4 Press the INSTALL key on the right side of your TV set.

If the message

CHILD LOCK ON appears, the child lock should be switched

off. See Special Features, p. 18.

5 The SYSTEM INSTALLATION menu appears on the screen.

It is also possible to enter the installation menu via the main menu. See Main Menu, p. 15.

4 Press the red key a on the remote control. 5 The language menu appears on the screen.

4 Press the colour key of your language choice. 4 Press the corresponding colour key for >>>>> if the language you

want does not appear on the first language menu.

5 LANGUAGE STORED appears for a moment at the top of the menu.

The language menu disappears and the SYSTEM INSTALLATION menu appears again. From this point on, all menus are presented in the language of your choice.

Go on to 4.

Have you pressed the wrong key ? Press the red key a for language again and make a new choice.

SYSTEM INSTALLATION

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Deutsch

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Français

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Italiano

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a■Español b

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Nederlands

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Português

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Svenska

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>>>>>

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a■Norsk b

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Suomi

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Dansk

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ENGLISH

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INSTALL

VOLUME

PROGRAM

SYSTEM INSTALLATION

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Searching for and storing TV channels

After you have switched on your TV and selected your menu language, you can search for and store your TV channels. This can be done in two different ways : automatically or manually.

TV INSTALLATION

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manual

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programme name

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programme sort

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preselection preferences

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Automatic installation....................................

All TV channels are searched for and stored automatically. As far as it is transmitted by the cable company a programme number and a name are attributed automatically as well as filled in the programme list. If desired you can modify the allocation of the channel numbers and the name of one or more stored TV channels afterwards and delete or insert TV channels.

Manual installation.........................................

The manual installation is characterised by the possibility to select the way of searching with frequencies. You yourself must assign a number and a name of your choice to the TV channel located.

Follow very closely and step by step the instructions of the Manual Installation procedure. You must go through every step.

Go on to page 7.

4 Press the green key b in the SYSTEM INSTALLATION menu. 5 The TV INSTALLATION menu appears.

Automatic installation

4 Press the red key a. 5 AUTOMATIC lights up. 4 Press MENU + to select YES. 5 SEARCHING, PLEASE WAIT appears and the TV is searching all the channels

you can receive.

The automatic installation can be interrupted by pressing the

MENU or OFF key.

5 Every time a channel is found it is automatically stored in the memory

under the next programme number in the programme list.

5 When all channels are found the message TV INSTALLATION COMPLETED is

displayed briefly on top of the menu. The programme list is automatically filled with all the programme numbers of the TV channels transmitted.

When a cable company is recognised which transmits a teletext page with the frequencies and the programme names of all the TV channels which can be received, the searching 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 displays an own broadcasted selection menu. Layout and items are defined by the cable company. Make your choice of the presented teletext pages by entering the corresponding digit key.

5 The menu TV INSTALLATION appears again.

Go on to 5, page 9.

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Installation

step Searching for a TV channel

step Selecting the TV system

The television picture is not broadcast in the same way in all countries.

We speak of different television systems (PAL, SECAM, NTSC, ....).

Now you must select the TV system yourself.

Manual TV installation

4 Press the green key b in the menu TV INSTALLATION. 5 The menu MANUAL TV INSTALLATION appears.

MANUAL TV INSTALLATION

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programme

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store

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4 Press the red key a.

5 The SELECTING THE SYSTEM menu appears.......

1 You have your own aerial.

4 Press the colour key of the country or part of

the world from where you want to select the TV channel.

5 The MANUAL TV INSTALLATION menu now

appears.

5 Your selection lights up.

2 You are connected to the cable system.

4 Press the colour key of the country or part of

the world where you now are located.

5 The MANUAL TV INSTALLATION menu now

appears.

5 Your selection lights up.

Go on to step b.

ONLY ONE SYSTEM AVAILABLE appears ................

You have a set that can receive only one system. You do not need to make any selection.

Go on to step b.

4 Press the green key b. 5 SEARCHING appears and the TV is searching for a channel. 5 The frequency increases until a channel is found.

Go to step c if you want to store the channel that has been found.

4 Press J under the door of the remote control to recognise which

programme is being broadcast.

5 The MANUAL TV INSTALLATION menu disappears temporarily.

Do you want a different channel or is the reception poor?

4 Press the green key b again.

Is the reception still poor? See Tips, p. 35.

Fine-tuning :

You may be able to improve the reception of picture and sound of a TV channel. Adjust the frequency yourself with the

MENU - or + key on the

remote control.

Direct selection of a TV channel :

If you know the frequency of a TV channel, you can enter it directly with the digit keys on the remote control and in this way call up the TV channel. Ask for a list of the frequencies at your cable company or at your dealer.

4 Enter the 5 digits of the desired frequency. 4 For frequencies under 100 MHz, first enter a 0. For example : 063.25.

Have you entered a wrong number? First complete the frequency with arbitrary numbers and then start again.

Go on to step c.

If you have pressed the wrong key, then repeat step a.

step Entering the programme number

Now you must assign a number of your choice to the TV channel located. In this way you decide for yourself the order of all your TV channels. With the assigned programme number you can call up your TV channel again later.

4 Press the yellow key c. 5 Hold down the P - or + key or use the digit keys on the remote control

until the desired programme number appears in the menu.

Go on to step d.

step Storing steps a to c

Now the TV system, the located TV channel and its programme number must be stored in the memory.

4 Press the blue key d. 5 PROGRAMME STORED appears briefly at the top of the menu. 5 The TV channel is stored in the memory.

Do you want to store another TV channel?

4 Repeat steps a to d.

Are you connected to the cable system?

4 Begin immediately with step b. You have already selected the TV

system in step a for all channels.

Have you finished locating TV channels?

4 Press MENU. 5 The TV INSTALLATION menu appears again.

Go on to 5.

repeat

out

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Entering or modifying a programme name

It is possible that to change the name transmitted by the broadcaster or to assign a name to the TV channels of which no name is filled in yet. A name of maximum 5 letters or numbers can be given to the programme numbers 0 to 99. For example SUPER, BBC1, ...

4 Press the yellow key c. 5 The PROGRAMME NAME menu and the programme list appear.

Also the frequency of the current TV channel is displayed.

4 Press J under the door of the remote control to recognise which

programme is being broadcast.

5 The menu PROGRAMME NAME disappears temporarily. 4 Press the red key a. 4 Select the TV channel of which you want to change the name or to

which you want to assign a name with the digit keys or with P - or +. External sources can not be selected with P - or +.

In the list you can now modify or enter the name of the TV channel. With the arrow under the letter and number line you select which letter or number in the list above you wish to enter . In the list there is a red or white block next to the chosen programme number.

4 Hold as desired , either the green key b down to move the arrow to

the left, or else the yellow key c to move the arrow to the right.

5 The letter or number that you indicate with the arrow appears in the

block.

4 Press the blue key d. 5 The block moves over one space.

Now you can choose a following letter or number with the arrow.

4 Place the arrow between Z and 0 for a space.

Did you fill in a wrong letter or number? Press repeatedly on the blue key d until the block is back in the place where you want to make a change. Now choose with the arrow the correct letter or number.

Are the complete names filled in?

4 Press MENU. 5 The TV INSTALLATION menu appears again.

Go on to 6.

Installation

pr.name pr.name pr.name

01020 1 ... 11 21 21222 31323 41424 51525 61626 71727 81819 91929

frequency : xxx.xx MHz

ABCDEFGHIJK....XYZ 012345...89

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PROGRAMME NAME

Modifying the programme list

According to your preference you can modify the programme list of the stored TV channels by swapping, deleting or inserting certain TV channels.

4 Press the blue key d. 5 The PROGRAMME SORT menu appears.

a. swap

With the swap-function you can modify the allocation of the stored TV channels.

4 Press the red key a. 5 FIRST SELECTION lights up. 4 Select the programme number of the TV channel of which you want to

modify the programme number with the digit keys or with P - or +.

4 Press the green key b. 5 SECOND SELECTION lights up. 4 Select the programme number of the TV channel which you want to

swap with the programme number selected in your first selection.

4 Press the yellow key c. 5 PROGRAMMES SWAPPED appears briefly at the top of the menu. 5 The TV channels and their names selected in the first and the second

selection are swapped.

4 Repeat this for all the other TV channels you want to replace.

b. delete

With the delete-function you can remove the TV channels you do not like to have in the programme list anymore.

4 Select, with the digit keys or with P - or +, the programme number you

want to delete .

4 Press the blue key d. 5 DELETE lights up and the programme number and name of the TV channel

to be deleted starts flickering in the FIRST or SECOND SELECTION line.

4 Press MENU + to select YES. 5 DELETING PROGRAMME appears briefly at the top of the menu. 5 The selected TV channel is deleted , its place is taken by the next

programme and the subsequent programme numbers are shifted up one place.

4 Repeat this for all the other TV channels you want to delete.

pr.name pr.name pr.name

01020

1 .... 11 21

21222 31323 41424 51525 61626 71727 81819 91929

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PROGRAMME SORT

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c. insert

You can add a TV channel at the place you like in the programme list with the insert-function of the programme sort menu.

4 Press the red key a. 5 FIRST SELECTION lights up. 4 Select, with the digit keys or with P - or +, the programme number where

you want to create an empty place to insert a new TV channel.

4 Press the white key e. 5 INSERT lights up. 4 Press MENU + to select YES. 5 INSERTING PROGRAMME appears briefly at the top of the menu. 5 All the programmes starting from the one indicated in the programme

list are shifted one place downwards. The programme number of the empty place appears in red. You can now insert a new TV channel with the MANUAL TV INSTALLATION method. See earlier.

Are all the TV channels allocated as you like ?

5 Press MENU. 5 The TV INSTALLATION menu appears again.

Go on to 7.

Favourite TV channels

4 Press the white key e in the TV INSTALLATION menu. 5 The PRESELECTION PREFERENCES menu appears. 4 Press the red key a. 5 PROGRAMME NUMBER lights up. 4 Select the programme number of a TV channel with P - or + or with the

digit keys.

4 Press the green key b. 5 FAVOURITE STATUS lights up. 4 Press MENU - or + to select NO or YES.

In this way you decide whether you want to keep the selected TV channel as a favourite TV channel or not.

4 Repeat this for each programme number.

Decoder

In case you have connected a decoder, see Decoders p. 32, you can define one or more programme numbers as a decoder preselection.

4 Press the red key a in the PRESELECTION PREFERENCES menu. 5 PROGRAMME NUMBER lights up. 4 Select the programme number under which you want to store the

programme coming from your decoder with P - or + or with the digit keys.

4 Press the yellow key c. 5 DECODER lights up. 4 Press MENU - or + repeatedly until the designation EXT1 or EXT2 appears

according to the euroconnector to which you connected your decoder. This is not possible with a decoder connected to

EXT3.

Select

NO if you do not want the selected programme number being

activated as a decoder preselection.

4 Press MENU twice. 5 The SYSTEM INSTALLATION menu appears again.

Preselection preferences

All the stored TV channels have been automatically placed into the programme list. In the PRESELECTION PREFERENCES menu you yourself should indicate for each stored TV channel if you want to keep that programme number as a favourite. You can do this also for a programme number you want to reserve for the programmes you receive from your decoder. This will make selecting your favourite TV channels a lot easier and faster. When you run quickly through the TV channels by holding the P - or + key pressed down, only those TV channels which are in the favourite list will be displayed. When you select a TV channel with the digit keys, the indication of the selected TV channel will be displayed in white characters when it is a TV channel from the favourite list, in red characters when it is a TV channel which is not in the favourite list.

TV INSTALLATION

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