Philips 29PT9111-01 User Manual

English

Contents

Installation

Preparation ________________________________________________3 Switch TV on ______________________________________________4 Select your Menu language____________________________________5 Search for and Store TV channels

Automatic installation ___________________________________6

Manual installation ______________________________________7 Reshuffle the programme list _________________________________9 Select favourite TV channels _________________________________10 Install TV configuration _____________________________________10 Define decoder/descrambler programme numbers _______________12

Operation

Operation ________________________________________________13 Main Menu _______________________________________________14 Adjust the picture__________________________________________14 Adjust the sound __________________________________________16 Features _________________________________________________20 Other Functions ___________________________________________24 PiP - Picture in Picture ______________________________________28 Teletext _________________________________________________30

Connect peripheral equipment ___________________________33 Tips ____________________________________________________39 Index ___________________________________________________40

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p.36

Your remote control

selection of EXT1,

EXT2, EXT3 or FRONT.

selection of connected

peripheral equipment TV operation

TUNER

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DCC

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B switch to standby

Menu p.13

menu on/off

select your choice

activate your choice

Picture In Picture

[for TV-sets with pip]

p.13

p.24

p.32

Teletext

p.30

p.25

p.28

volume key

sound temporarily

switched off

vertical squeeze

bilingual choice

continuous subtitles

teletext on/off

direct txt page or subject selection txt index page

interrupt txt page

mix tv/txt picture

enlarge

solution to riddles

time display

A brightness

switch pip on/off

select connections

switch screens

still picture

move pip screen

channel selection of pip screen

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TV-channel selection

J 2info on screen

previous programme

Video recorder

stop

rewind

play

wind

programme timer

record

freeze the picture

reduce image noise

mosaic screen

personal preference

p.13

p.24, 25

p.38

p.27

SMART CONTROLS

PICTURE SOUND

SMART

CONTROLS

picture and sound settings

p.14, 16

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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. To prevent any fault and unsafe situations, please do not place any objects on top of the set.

Insert the aerial plug tightly into the aerial socket

g at the back of the TV

with an aerial cable of good quality.

4 Check if the loudspeaker switch at the back of the TV is in the l position.

Surround Sound loudspeakers

4 Connect the two Surround Sound rear loudspeakers supplied to the connector

clips at the back of the TV. Always connect both Surround Sound loudspeakers.

4 Connect the left rear loudspeaker at REAR L and the right rear loudspeaker at

REAR R at the back of the set.

4 Push the connector clip down and insert the end of the wire into the opening :

the positive wire (the one with the black line) to the red loudspeaker connection; the negative wire to the black loudspeaker connection. Do not insert the wires too far.

The Surround Sound loudspeakers should always be located behind or to either side of the listener. If preferred you can also hang the loudspeakers on the wall.

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

REAR

FRONT

CABLE

Installation

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 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 inform yourself on how to dispose of exhausted batteries according to local regulations.

4 Press the TV key next to the display. 5 In the display of the remote control the letters TV appear in a black block for

a few seconds.

You can now operate your TV with the remote control.

Should your remote control be lost or broken you can still select TV channels, adjust the volume and modify some basic picture and sound adjustments with the keys

PROGRAM, VOLUME and LOCAL MENU behind the front door of your TV. See

page 19.

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Switch TV on

4 Press the power switch A on the front of your set. 5 A green or red lamp lights up on the front of your set.

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

5 The TV is switched on.

The screen lights up after a few moments.

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

5 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 TV switches on.

The screen lights up.

5 The green lamp blinks every time you press a key on the remote control.

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You can now choose which language the menus are presented in. When you switch on your set for the first time, the

MENU LANGUAGE

automatically appears on the screen. See the explanation on your screen. Alternately the explanation automatically appears in the different languages. If the

MENU LANGUAGE menu does NOT automatically appear on the screen,

proceed as follows :

4 Press MENU on the remote control. 5 The MAIN MENU appears on the screen.

4 Keep the key W pressed and select INSTALLATION. 5 INSTALLATION lights up. 4 Press OK. 5 The INSTALLATION menu appears and Menu Language lights up. 4 Press OK. 5 The MENU LANGUAGE appears. 4 Select the language of your choice with the keys V, W, B or C and press OK. 5 The INSTALLATION menu reappears.

From this point on, all menus are presented in the language of your choice.

Have you pressed the wrong key ? Press OK again and make a new choice.

Select the menu language

Select Country

4 Press the keys W or V to select Country. 5 Country lights up. 4 Press OK. 5 The COUNTRY menu appears. 4 Select the country where you are now located with the keys

W, V, C or B and press OK.

Select Other when none of the countries applies.

5 The INSTALLATION menu reappears.

Menu Language

Country Automatic Installation Manual Installation Give Name Reshuffle Favourite Programmes TV Configuration Decoder/Descrambler

MENU LANGUAGE

English ••• •••

••• ••• •••

MAIN MENU

PICTURE SOUND FEATURES PROGRAMMES

INSTALLATION

COUNTRY

•••

••• •••

••• Other

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Store TV channels

This can be done in two different ways : automatically or manually.

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

All TV channels are searched for and stored automatically. If connected to a cable system or a TV channel which transmits the correct information a programme number and a name is attributed automatically as well and filled in in the programme list. If you wish the order of programme numbers and names of stored TV channels can be modified afterwards. Follow very closely and step by step the instructions of the Automatic Installation.

Manual installation

With manual installation it is possible to select whether TV channels are searched for by frequency or channel number.

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 Select Automatic Installation with the keys V or W and press OK. 5 The menu AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION appears. 4 Press OK again. 4 Press the keys C or B to select On. 5 The message Searching appears as the TV searches for all the channels

available in your area.

The automatic installation can be interrupted by pressing the

MENU key.

5 Every time a TV channel is found it is automatically placed under the next free

programme number in the programme list.

5 The message Ready appears on the screen when the automatic installation is

complete. The programmes are stored in the programme list after the message has disappeared. If a cable system 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 of the presented possibilities with the keys

W or V

and press OK.

4 Press MENU. 5 The INSTALLATION menu reappears.

Go on to page 9.

Automatic installation

AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION

Automatic Installation

Searching 0 % ............. 100 %

Menu Language

Country

Automatic Installation

Manual Installation Give Name Reshuffle Favourite Programmes TV Configuration Decoder/Descrambler

INSTALLATION

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Manual installation

4 Select Manual Installation with the keys V or W and press OK. 5 The MANUAL INSTALLATION menu appears.

In the left upper corner of the screen a programme number, a system, a frequency or possibly a channel number are displayed.

5 Selection Mode is only present and lights up if the country you selected in

the

COUNTRY menu also offers the channel option.

In this case you can choose either channel or frequency mode.

4 Press the keys C or B to select frequency, C-channels (aerial channels) or

S-channels (broadcast by a cable company).

You have your own aerial.........................

4 Select the country or part of the world

from where you want to receive the TV channel with the keys

B or C.

Go on to 2.

You are connected to a cable system

4 Select the country or part of the world

where you are now located.

Select the TV system

Television pictures are not broadcast in the same way in all countries. We speak of different television systems (PAL, SECAM, NTSC,...).

4 Select System with the keys V or W.

Search for a TV channel

4 Select Search with the keys V or Wand press OK. 5 The TV searches for a channel. 5 The frequency or the channel number increases until a TV channel is found.

Dependent on the choice you made in the selection mode the searching stops at a frequency or at a channel number.

5 In the bar, which may appear briefly at the bottom of the screen, the

broadcaster may transmit its programme name or another message.

4 Press J of the remote control to recognise which programme is being

broadcast.

5 The menu MANUAL INSTALLATION disappears temporarily.

Is the reception poor ? You may be able to improve the reception of picture and sound of a TV channel by adjusting the frequency with the P - or + key on the remote control. The frequency is adjusted in the block shown in the upper left corner of the screen. Go on to 3 if you want to store the channel that has been found.

Do you want a different channel ?

4 Press OK again to restart the search.

No channel found ?

4 Interrupt the search by pressing the keys V or W or the MENU key.

Check that you have selected the correct TV system or that the aerial is connected properly. See Tips p. 39.

MANUAL INSTALLATION

05 10 16 11 27 12 38 13 4 9 ...

Selection Mode System Search Programme No. Store

.......

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Direct selection of a TV channel

If you know the frequency, or the C- or S-channel number, it can be entered directly with the digit keys on the remote control and in this way call up the TV channel. Ask for a list from your cable company or dealer, alternatively consult the Table of frequencies on the inside backcover of this handbook.

4 Select Search with the keys V or W. 4 Enter the 3 digits of the desired frequency or the 2 digits in case of

C-or S-channels.

4 For frequencies under 100 MHz, first enter a 0. For example : 063. 5 The frequency is automatically finetuned.

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

Go on to 3.

Enter the programme number

Now assign a number of your choice to the TV channel you have located. In this way you decide the order of all your TV channels.

4 Select Programme Number with the keys V or W. 4 Select with the keys C or B or with the digit keys the desired programme

number.

Go on to 4.

Store steps 1 to 3

Now the steps 1 to 3 must be stored in the memory.

4 Select Store with the keys V or W and press OK. 5 Stored appears briefly at the bottom of the screen. 5 The programme number and probably the programme name are stored in the

programme list after the message has disappeared.

If you want to store another TV channel.

4 Repeat & to ‘.

If you are connected to a cable system.

4 Begin immediately with é. You have already selected the TV system in &

for all channels.

If you have finished storing TV channels.

4 Press MENU. 5 The INSTALLATION MENU reappears.

repeat

end

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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 a maximum of 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.

4 Select Give Name with the keys V or W and press OK. 5 The GIVE NAME menu appears.

4 Select the TV channel to be modified or assigned a name with the keys V, W,

B or C and press OK.

5 A block appears on the first position of the name. 4 Select with the keys B or C the position of the letter or number you want

to change or to enter.

4 Select with the keys V or W the letter or number you want to enter or to

correct. A space, numbers or other special characters are located between Z and A.

Did you fill in a wrong letter or number ? Select with the keys

B or C the position of the letter or number you want to modify.

Select with the keys

V or W the correct letter or number.

When the complete name is filled in.

4 Press OK. 4 Select another TV channel to be modified or assigned a name with the keys

V, W, B or C and press OK.

4 Repeat as described above.

When you have finished entering or modifying programme names.

4 Press MENU. 5 The INSTALLATION menu reappears.

Reshuffle the programme list

According to your preference you can change the order of the stored TV channels. When you are satisfied with the order of the programme list, go to page 10.

4 Select Reshuffle with the keys V or W and press OK. 5 The menu RESHUFFLE appears.

4 Select the TV channel you want to change the programme number of with the

keys

V, W, C or B and press OK.

4 Use the keys C or B to select another column of the programme list. 5 The programme number and the name of the TV channel appear in a black

block.

4 Use the keys V, W, B or C to move to the number where you want to locate

the TV channel.

4 Press OK. 5 The TV channel moves to the selected programme number.

The TV channel which was located on that position automatically moves to the programme number of the TV channel you have modified.

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

When all the TV channels are allocated as you like.

4 Press MENU. 5 The INSTALLATION menu appears again.

GIVE NAME

EXT1 0 91 EXT2 1 BBC1 92 EXT3 2 BBC2

93 FRONT 3 ....

94 4 ....

95 5 ....

96 .......

97 98 99

RESHUFFLE

90 ...

0 ... 10 ... 91 1 BBC1 11 ... 92 2 BBC2 12 ... 93 3 ... 13 ...

94 ...... 14 ...

95 ...... 15 ...

96 ...... ......

97 98 99

Enter or modify a programme name

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Select Favourite TV channels

During the installation all the stored TV channels have automatically been placed into the favourite list. This will make selection of only your favourite TV channels a lot easier and faster. In the Favourite Programmes menu you can indicate for each TV channel if you want to keep that TV channel as a favourite. You can also do this for a programme number reserved for the programmes you receive from your decoder.

After leaving the installation you can quickly run through the TV channels by pressing the P - or +. Only those TV channels which are in the favourite list will be displayed. The non-favourite TV channels can still be selected with the digit keys.

4 Select Favourite Programmes with the keys V or W and press OK. 5 The FAVOURITE PROGRAMMES menu appears. 5 Programme Number lights up. 4 Select the programme number of a TV channel with the digit keys. 4 Select Favourite with the keys V or W. 4 Press the keys B or C to select Yes or No.

In this way you decide whether you want to keep the selected TV channel as a favourite TV channel or not. Repeat this for every TV channel you like to change into a favourite or a nonfavourite TV channel.

4 Press MENU again if you have finished selecting TV channels in the favourite list. 5 The INSTALLATION menu reappears.

FAVOURITE PROGRAMMES

EXT1 0 ... 10 ... EXT2 1 ... 11 ... EXT3 2 ... 12 ... FRONT 3 ... 13 ...

4 ... 14 ... 5 ... 15 ...

..... ......

Programme Number Favourite

Install TV Configuration

Different options can be selected depending on the different peripheral equipment you may have connected to your TV.

4 Select TV Configuration with the keys V or W and press OK. 5 The TV CONFIG. menu appears and Audio Output lights up.

Audio Output

If you have audio equipment or another external sound source connected to your TV, you can select two types of audio output.

4 Select Variable with the keys B or C if you want to adjust the volume of

your audio equipment via the TV. Select Constant if you want to adjust the volume with the volume control of your audio equipment.

Ext2 Output

See Record with your video recorder, p. 37.

CD-i/Photo CD

See Connect Peripheral Equipment, TV and a CD-i/Photo CD, p. 34.

TV CONFIG.

Audio Output Ext2 Output CD-i/Photo CD

Surround Mode Centre Mode Ext. Amplifier Information Line

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The following items deal with the installation of the Dolby Surround Sound possibilities.

4 Select with the keys V or W the desired menu possibility. 4 Select with the keys C or B the desired menu adjustment.

TV CONFIG.

Audio Output

Ext2 Output CD-i/Photo CD

Surround Mode Centre Mode

Ext. Amplifier Information Line

TV CONFIG.

Audio Output

Ext2 Output CD-i/Photo CD

Surround Mode Centre Mode

Ext. Amplifier Information Line

Surround Mode

Centre Mode

Ext. Amplifier

Pro Logic Normal

Phantom Wide

Front TV

L & R

Yes

Yes Yes

Loudspeakers active ?

Front TV

Centre

Yes

Rear

L & R

Yes

Yes Yes

Dolby 3 Stereo

Normal

Phantom Wide

Yes

Yes Yes

Yes

No No

Hall

(to select in Surr. mode Pro Logic or Dolby 3 Stereo)

Yes Yes Yes

No No No

Off Normal

Phantom Wide

(to select in Surr. mode Pro Logic or Dolby 3 Stereo)

Yes Yes Yes

No No No

(with Pro Logic broadcasting)

(with stereo broadcasting)

(with mono broadcasting)

Normal

Phantom Wide

Yes

Yes Yes

No No

Yes

Yes Yes

External amplifier

You have connected an audio amplifier to

AUDIO L and R at the back of your

TV. See Connect Peripheral Equipment, Audio equipment, p. 34.

4 Select • Surround Mode : Pro Logic or Dolby 3 Stereo

• Centre Mode : Normal or Wide

• Ext. Amplifier : Yes

Information Line

4 Select Information Line with the keys V or W and press OK. 4 Press the keys C or B to select On. 5 After the selection of a TV channel or after pressing the key J on the

remote control, a TV channel which broadcasts teletext may transmit the name of the TV channel or the programme name or another message which appears briefly in the information line at the bottom of the screen.

4 Press the keys C or B to select Off. 5 The information line will only appear after pressing the key J on the remote

control, see p. 24, and not after the selection of a TV channel.

4 Press MENU. 5 The INSTALLATION menu reappears.

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Define Decoder/Descrambler prog. numbers

If you have connected a decoder or a descrambler, see p. 35, you can define one or more programme numbers as decoder programme numbers.

4 Select Decoder/Descrambler with the keys V or W and press OK. 5 The DECODER/DESCRAMBLER menu appears.

4 Select Programme with the keys V or W. 5 Programme lights up. 4 Select the programme number under which you have stored the programme

coming from your decoder with the digit keys.

4 Select Decoder Status with the keys V or W. 5 Decoder Status lights up. 4 Press the keys B or C to select Off , EXT1 or EXT2, the euroconnector where

you connected your decoder. Select Off if you do not want the selected programme number being activated as a decoder programme number.

DECODER/ DESCRAMBLER

Programme

Decoder Status

Fast exit from the menus

4 Keep the MENU key pressed to switch off all menus.

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