Philips 42PF9946/93, 30PF9946/93 User Manual

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If this instruction manual does not give an answer or if ‘Tips’ do not solve your TV problem, you can call your Local Philips Customer or Service Centre. See the supplied World-wide guarantee booklet. Please, have the Model and Product number which you can find at the back of your television set or on the packaging, ready, before calling the Philips helpline.

Model: 30/42PF9946/93 Product No:

Care of the screen

Do not touch, push or rub or strike the screen with anything hard as this may scratch, mar or damage the screen permanently. Do not rub with dust clothes with chemical treatment. Do not touch the surface with bare hands or greasy cloth (some cosmetics are detrimental to the screen). Unplug the TV before cleaning the screen. When the surface becomes dusty, please wipe gently with absorbent cotton or other soft materials like chamois soaks. Do not use acetone, toluene and alcohol because they cause chemical damage. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Wipe off saliva or water drops as soon as possible. Their long time contact with the screen causes deformations and colour fading.

Warning concerning stationary images on the TV screen

A characteristic of Plasma Display Panels is that displaying the same image for a long time can cause a permanent after-image to remain on the screen.This is called phosphor burn in. Normal use of the TV should involve the showing of pictures that contain constantly moving and changing images that fill the screen.

Preparation

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& Wall mounting instructions/Table stand

According to the type of TV you’ve purchased a wall mount bracket and/or stand may be supplied. How to mount the supplied stand and/or wall mount bracket, see the supplied separate leaflet. Make sure that the wall mount is being fixed securely enough so that it meets safety standards. The weight of the TV (excl. packaging) is about 18 kg (30PF9946); 42 kg (42PF9946).

Note: Other (not supplied) stands are optional accessories. Consult your dealer.

é Make sure that air can circulate freely through

the ventilation slots.

To prevent any unsafe situations, no naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on or in the vicinity. Avoid heat, direct sunlight and exposure to rain or water. The equipment shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing.

“ Insert the aerial plug firmly into the aerial

socket x at the bottom of the TV. For best picture quality use the suppressor-aerial cable supplied.

‘ Insert the mains cord supplied into the mains

at the bottom of the TV and in the wall socket having a mains voltage of 160-276V. To prevent damaging the power (AC) cord which could cause a fire or electric shock, do not place the TV on the cord.

( Remote control: Insert the 2 batteries

supplied (Type R6-1,5V).

The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium. Please check on how to dispose of exhausted batteries according to local regulations.

§ Switch the TV on :Press the power switch B

at the right side of the TV. A blue indicator on the front of the TV lights up and the screen comes on. If the TV is in standby mode (red indicator), press the

-P+

keys or the B key on the remote control.

To use the menus

& Press the MENU key on the remote control to

summon the main menu.At any moment you can exit the menu by pressing the again.

é Use the cursor up/down to select Picture,

Sound, Features, Install or Mode.

“ Use the cursor in the right direction to select

the menu item.

MENU key

‘ Use the cursor up/down again to select the

control you want to select or to adjust.

( Press the OK key to activate.

Note: Items temporary not available or not relevant are displayed in a light grey colour and cannot be selected.

TV menu

TV Menu

Picture π Brightness

Sound Colour

Features Contrast

Install Sharpness Mode Colour Temp

TV Menu

Picture Brightness

Sound π Colour

Features Contrast

Install Sharpness Mode Colour Temp

* Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby’ ‘Pro Logic’ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

Picture

Brightness π

pπ

Colour

Contrast

Sharpness

Hue

Colour Temp.

Sound

Equalizer π 120 Hz

Balance 500 Hz

AVL 1500 Hz

Dolby Virtual

Picture menu:

• Brightness: this changes picture brilliance.

•

Colour: this changes the intensity of the

colour.

•

Contrast: this changes the difference

between the light and dark tones.

•

Sharpness: this changes the picture

definition.

•

Hue: this adjusts the picture to obtain

natural skintones.

•

Colour Temp.: this changes the colour

rendering:

Warm

Cool

(redder).

(bluer),

Normal

(balanced)

Sound menu:

•

Equalizer: to adjust the sound tone (from

bass 120 Hz to treble 10 kHz).

•

Balance: this balances the sound on the left

and right speakers.

•

AVL (Automatic Volume Leveller): this is

used to limit increases in sound, especially on programme change or advertising slots.

Dolby Virtual

•

: simulates the surround sound experience from two speakers using Dolby Pro Logic* providing the listener with the sensation of being surrounded by additional

speakers.

TV Menu

Picture Brightness

Sound Colour

Child Lock Start Time

Features π Contrast

Install Sharpness Mode Colour Temp

Install menu:

see p. 9

Features

Timer π Time

Contrast+ Stop Time

NR Channel

PIP Activate

Display

Features menu:

•

Timer, Child Lock and PIP: see p. 10-11.

•

Contrast+: automatic adjustment of the

picture contrast which permanently sets the darkest part of the picture to black.

•

NR: attenuates picture noise (snow) in

difficult reception conditions.

Use of the remote control RC4333

VCR DVD TV SAT AMP

MENUPIP

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789

†

SLEEP

SMART SMART

SELECT

Ò‡

TV PC HD

Note: For most keys pressing a key once will activate the function. Pressing a second time will de-activate it.

Remark: in VGA mode only some keys are valid.

VCR DVD TV SAT AMP

Press the SELECT key repeatedly to select one of the system modes in which the remote control can be used. If no action is being undertaken within 2 seconds, the remote control returns to TV mode. After an action in the selected system mode the remote control will remain in this mode for 60 seconds and will then return to TV mode.

v Select your peripherals

See p. 8.

†®Ò‡πº

Audio and Video equipment keys.

TV / PC / HD

Press one of these keys to switch the television between TV or PC mode (p. 11) or to select your connected Digital High Definition device.

PIP (Picture in Picture) On/Off

See p. 11.

V To adjust the volume.

i On Screen information

To display/remove the programme number, the name (if it exists), the time, the sound mode and the time remaining on the timer. Hold down for 5 seconds to permanently display the programme number on the screen.The volume level and the smart control adjustments are then displayed each time they are used.

D Sleeptimer

To select the length of time before the set automatically switches to standby (from 0 to 240 minutes).

B Standby

Press to switch the TV on or off.

b Teletext On/Mix/Off see p. 12

Colour keys, see Teletext, p. 12.

OK Press this key

- to activate your choice, when in the menus;

- to display the channel list.

MENU Main menu on/off see p. 9

¬ Interrupt the sound or restore it.

PProgramme selection

To move up or down a programme. The number, (the name) and the sound modes are displayed for a few seconds.

For some TV programmes the title of the programme appears at the bottom of the screen.

0/9 Digit keys

To select a TV channel. For a two digit programme number, enter the second digit before the dash disappears.To switch immediately to a selected one digit TV channel, keep the digit key pressed a bit longer.

0 Previous TV channel

Press to display the previously selected TV channel.

:g Teletext keys, see p. 12.

X Sound mode

To s witch from Stereo or Nicam Stereo to Mono, or to choose between Dual

Y or Dual Z in case

of bilingual transmission.

When the sound mode is Mono,the indication is displayed in red.

h Active control On/Off/On with

Sensor

Optimizes the quality of the picture according to the quality or reception.

7 8 9

SLEEP

SMART SMART

q 16:9 formats

The pictures you receive may be transmitted in 16:9 format (wide screen) or 4:3 format (conventional screen). 4:3 picture sometimes have a black band at the and the bottom of the screen (letterbox format). This key allows you to optimise the picture display on screen.

Using the different formats

Press this key to summon a list of available display formats for showing video images in the traditional 4:3 proportions. Press this key repeatedly or press the cursor left/right to select another picture format: Super Zoom, 4:3, Zoom 14:9, Zoom 16:9, Subtitle Zoom, Fullscreen or Widescreen (30PF9946 only)

Super Zoom 4:3 Zoom 14:9 Zoom 16:9

Subtitle Zoom

Fullscreen

Wide screen (30PF9946 only)

Super Zoom removes the black bars on the sides of 4:3 programs with minimal distortion.

Note: in HDMI mode press the q key to switch between a 16:9 or a Widescreen picture format.

Ma Smart keys

To select predefined picture and sound settings. Personal refers to the personal preference settings selected in the sound and picture menu.

Note: In case of weak RF/AV signals, please select the Soft Smart picture mode.

This Philips TV has been set at the factory to look best in bright store environments which use fluorescent lighting. As your home will likely not be as well lit as a store, we recommend you that you cycle through the various Smart picture modes to find the one that best suits your own viewing conditions.

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