Philips 29PT9111-01 User Manual

English

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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,

a

EXT2, EXT3 or FRONT.

selection of connected

M

peripheral equipment
TV operation

TV

TV

TUNER

TAPE

DCC

CD

B

a

M

TV

VCR 1

VCR 2

SAT

AMP

p.13

B switch to standby

Menu p.13

menu on/off

MENU

B

B

B

select your choice

B

activate your choice

OK

Picture In Picture

[for TV-sets with pip]

p.13

p.24

p.32

Teletext

p.30

p.25

p.28

volume key

a

sound temporarily

c

switched off

vertical squeeze

E

bilingual choice

e

continuous subtitles

c

teletext on/off

a

direct txt page or
subject selection
txt index page

j

interrupt txt page

g

mix tv/txt picture

b

enlarge

h

solution to riddles

f

time display

m

A brightness

p

switch pip on/off

q

select connections

r

switch screens

s

still picture

t

move pip screen

0

channel selection of
pip screen

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TV-channel selection

J 2info on screen

previous programme

Video recorder

L

stop

G

rewind

B

play

F

wind

N

programme timer

M

record

F

freeze the picture

H

reduce image noise

u

mosaic screen

M

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.

R

REAR

FRONT

L

8

mm

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.

4

TV

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LL

VCR 1
VCR 2

SAT

AMP

TUNER
TAPE
DCC
CD

M

a

0

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KK

B

OK

MENU

B

B

B

B

TV

TV

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.

or

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

INSTALLATION

COUNTRY

UK

•••

••• •••

••• Other

VCR 1
VCR 2

SAT

AMP

TUNER
TAPE
DCC
CD

TV

B

B

B

B

OK

M

a

0

a

K

K

B

TV

MENU

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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.

or

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.

or

MANUAL
INSTALLATION

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

Selection Mode
System
Search
Programme No.
Store

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MENU

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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.

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repeat

end

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MENU

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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

90

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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VCR 2

SAT

AMP

TUNER
TAPE
DCC
CD

TV

B

B

B

B

OK

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a

K

L

K

L

B

TV

MENU

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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

VCR 1
VCR 2

SAT

AMP

TUNER
TAPE
DCC
CD

TV

B

B

B

B

OK

M

a

0

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K

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B

TV

MENU

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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

No

Yes

Rear

L & R

Yes

Yes
Yes

Dolby 3 Stereo

Normal

Phantom
Wide

Yes

Yes
Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

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

No
No
No

(with Pro Logic
broadcasting)

(with stereo
broadcasting)

(with mono
broadcasting)

No

No

No

No

Normal

Phantom
Wide

Yes

Yes
Yes

No

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.