Philips 32PF9966 79, 32PF9966 98, 42PF9966 79, 42PF9966 98, 50PF9966 79 User Manual

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Contents

Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Keys on the right side of the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Use of the remote control RC4302 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

To use the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Select the menu language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Store TV channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Automatic installation 5 Manual installation 6 Give name 6 Reshuffle the programme list 6 Select Favourite TV channels 6

TV Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

General 7 Source 9

Demo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

TV menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Picture menu 10 Active Control 11 Sound 11 Ambilight 12 Features menu 13

Dual screen / PIP / Multipip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Teletext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Switch Teletext on and off 15 Select a Teletext page 15 Previously selected teletext page 15 Select the index teletext page 15 Select subpages 15 Picture/Teletext 15 Enlarge a Teletext page 15 Hypertext 15

Teletext menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Connect Accessory Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Recorder (vcr-dvd+rw) 17 Recorder and other A/V devices 17 DVD Player or other accessory digital source devices 18 Multi channel Surround receiver 18 HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) connector 19 Connect extra subwoofer 19 Side connections 20 To select connected peripherals 20

Record with your recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Audio- and video equipment keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

R End of life directives

Philips is paying a lot of attention to producing environmentally-friendly in green focal areas. Your new TV contains materials which can be recycled and reused. At the end of its life specialised companies can dismantle the discarded TV to concentrate the reusable materials and to minimise the amount of materials to be disposed of.

Your TV contains a (tolerated) small amount of mercury. Please ensure you dispose of your old

TV according to local regulations.

Help?

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: 32PF9966/79

32PF9966/98 42PF9966/79 42PF9966/98 50PF9966/79 50PF9966/98

Product No: ...........................................

Care of the screen

See Tips, p. 22.

& Wall mounting instructions/Stand

How to mount the supplied stand and/or wall mount bracket, see the supplied separate Quick Start Guide. 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 20 kg (32PF9966); 42 kg (42PF9966); 58 kg (50PF9966).

é Place or hang the TV wherever you want, but make sure that air can

circulate freely through the ventilation slots. Do not install the TV in a confined space such as a book case or a similar unit. To prevent any unsafe situations, no naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed 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.

‘ To connect your computer, see p. 19.

To connect other peripherals, see p. 17. In order to obtain the best result, please use only the supplied aerial cable between the TV and recorder, and between recorder and aerial connector.

( Insert the mains cord supplied into the mains at the bottom of the TV and

in the wall socket. Check that the mains supply voltage corresponds to the voltage printed on the sticker at the rear of the TV. 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.

è Switch the TV on :Press the power switch B at the right side of the TV.

An indicator on the front of the TV lights up and the screen comes on. If the TV is in standby mode, press the

-P+ keys or the B key on the remote

control.

Should your remote be lost or broken you can still change some of the basic settings with the keys on the right side of your TV.

Press:

• the

+ V - key to adjust the volume;

• the

+ P/CH - key to select the TV channels or sources.

Press the

MENU key to summon the main menu without the remote control.

Use:

• the

+ V - key and the + P/CH - key to select menu items in the directions

as shown;

• the

MENU key to confirm your selection.

Note: When activated via the

MENU key on the right side of the TV, only Exit lets you

remove the menu. Navigate to

Exit and press the MENU key.

MENU P/CHV

Setup

Demo

Install

Exit

Picture Sound Ambilight Features

Keys on the right side of the TV

Preparation

Note: For most keys pressing a key once will activate the function. Pressing a second time will de-activate it. When a key enables multiple options, a small list will be shown. Press repeatedly to select the next item in the list. The list will be removed automatically after 6 seconds or press

OK to remove immediately.

Remark: in HDMI mode only some keys are valid.

bæ

Select

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MODEON/OFF

Ambilight

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Active Control

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See ‘Audio- and Video equipment keys’, p. 21.

v Select your peripherals

See p. 20.

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Audio and Video equipment keys, see p. 21.

U Time display

The time is displayed on the screen.

Q Surround mode

Incredible surround

With stereo transmission, and when Incredible surround is selected, it seems as though the loudspeakers are spread further apart from one another.

Virtual Dolby Surround

Optimal with Dolby Surround signals. Enables you to experience the effect of Dolby Surround Pro Logic, reproducing a rear sound effect. See Sound menu, 3D effect, p. 11.

Note:You can make the same selection in the Sound menu, surround mode, p. 11.

no function

æ no function

S Freeze

To freeze the picture. Dependent on the input signal, the function may not be possible.

i On Screen information

Press to display (when available) information about the selected TV channel and programme.

Menu info

When a menu is on screen, press i to display info on the selected menu item.

B Standby

Press to switch the TV on or off from or to standby mode. When switched off, a red indicator on the TV lights up.

x Pixel Plus 2 demo on/off

•Press to switch the Pixel Plus 2 demo on or off. In the right part of the screen Pixel Plus 2 is switched on.

•Press longer to display the list of digital options settings. Use the cursor up/down to select one of the settings. See also Picture menu, Digital options, p. 10.

b Teletext On/Off see p. 15

Cursor keys

Press the cursor keys up/down, left/right to navigate through the menus.

OK Press this key

• to activate your choice, when in the menus.

• to display the programme list.

MENU Main menu on/off see p. 5

V To adjust the volume.

¬ Interrupt the sound or restore it.

PProgramme selection

To browse through the TV channels and sources stored in the favourite list.

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.

Use of the remote control RC4302

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Select

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MODEON/OFF

Ambilight

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Active Control

0 Smart surf

With this key you can easily switch between 2 up to 9 different TV channels or sources. See General, Smart surf, p. 7. Press the

OK key or wait for the time out to dismiss the Smart surf display.

b Dual screen / PIP / Multipip See p. 7 and 14.

h Active control see p. 11.

q Picture format

Press this key repeatedly or press the cursor up/down to select another picture format:Auto format, Super zoom, 4:3, Movie Expand 14:9, Movie Expand 16:9, Subtitle zoom or Wide screen.

Auto format makes the picture fill the screen as much as possible. In case of subtitles in the bottom black bar Auto format makes the subtitles visible. In case of a broadcaster logo in the corner of the top black bar, the logo disappears from the screen.

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

When in Movie Expand 14:9, Movie Expand 16:9, Super zoom or Subtitle zoom picture format, you can make subtitles visible with the cursor up/down.

Note: With signals via the

HDMI connector or HD signals via AV1 or AV2 less picture

formats are selectable.

Ambilight see also p. 12.

•

ON/OFF Press to switch Ambilight on or off.

•

MODE Press repeatedly to select one of the predefined ambient

light settings.

Note: When the TV is switched to standby, and you switch Ambilight On,

Ambilight will be active. Only then less modes are available.

Auto format Super zoom 4:3 Movie expand 14:9

Movie expand 16:9 Subtitle zoom Wide screen

& Press the MENU key on the remote control to summon the main menu.At

any moment you can exit the menu by pressing the

MENU key again.

é Use the cursor in the up/down direction to select the TV, Setup, Demo or

Install menu.

Use the cursor left/right to select

Picture, Sound, Ambilight or Features.

Note: Sometimes not all the menu items are visible on the screen (indicated by a cluster of blue balls). Use the cursor down or right to reveal all items.

“ Use the cursor in the left/right direction to select the menu item. ‘ Use the cursor up/down again to select the control you want to select or

to adjust.

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

Select

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cursor to select adjustments

OK key to

activate

return or switch main menu on/off

Press the i key to get information about the selected menu item.

Setup

Demo

Install

Picture Sound Ambilight Features

Install

Language Automatic Manual Give name Reshuffle Favourite

install install channels

The installation menu contains the following items:

& Press the MENU key on the remote control. é Use the cursor down to select Install. “ Use the cursor right to select Language.

Follow the instructions on screen.

‘ Use the cursor up/down to select your preferred language and press the

OK key to confirm your selection.

( Proceed with the Install menu.

Language

English Français Chinese

Install

Select the menu language

Installation

To use the menus

After language is set correctly, 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 with the cursor right.

Automatic install

Install Start

Install

Automatic installation

Store TV channels

& Select Automatic install in the Install menu.

Note: All channels must be unlocked in order to autoprogram. If requested, enter your code to unlock all channels. (See TV, Features menu, Childlock, p. 13.)

é Press the cursor down.

The autoprogramming option label

Start appears.

“ Press the cursor right. ‘ The message Searching appears and the progress of autoprogramming is

displayed.

You can change the order of the stored TV channels. You can use Reshuffle to renumber them. See p. 6.

Searching for and storing TV channels is done channel by channel. You must go

through every step of the Manual Installation menu.

& Select Manual install in the Install menu. é Press the cursor down.

Follow the instructions on screen.

Search or direct selection of a TV channel:

If you know the frequency, enter the 3 or 2 digits of the frequency directly with the digit keys 0 to 9 (e.g. 048).

Repeat to search for another TV channel after you have stored the selected TV channel.

Manual install

Install

System

Channel

Fine tune

(Antenna level)

Store

It is possible to change the name stored in the memory or to assign a name to a TV channel or external for which a name has not yet been entered.A name with up to 5 letters or numbers can be given to the channel numbers 0 to 99.

& Select Give Name in the Install menu and press the cursor down. é Select the channel number.

Note: keep the cursor up/down pressed to scroll through the channel list quickly.

“ Press the cursor right.

A keyboard appears on the screen.

Note: Only European characters are displayed.

Press the cursor right to enter the keyboard. Press the cursor up/down, left/right to select the first character and press

OK. Repeat for every character you want to enter.

Select

Space to enter a space; Delete to erase the highlighted character in

the name entered;

Shift to display upper- or lowercase characters on the

keyboard;

Special to display special characters on the keyboard.

Press

OK to confirm.

‘ Press the cursor left repeatedly when you have finished the name giving. ( Select another channel number and repeat steps “ to ‘.

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® Space ® Delete

ABCDEFG 123 HIJKLMN 456 OPQRSTU 789 VWXYZ 0

® Shift ® Special

Give name

Install

BBC1

BBC2

CNN

.....

You can change the order of the stored TV channels.

& Select Reshuffle in the Installation menu.

é Follow the instructions on screen.

& Select Favourite channels in the Install menu.

é Select your channel number with the cursor up/down.

“ Select Ye s or No with the cursor right.

‘ Repeat é and “ for every TV channel or external you want to make a

favourite or a non-favourite TV channel or external.

Reshuffle

Install

BBC1

BBC2

CNN

ITV

NEWS

Favourite channels

Install

Ye s

BBC1

BBC2

CNN

ITV

NEWS

....

Select Favourite TV channels

Reshuffle the programme list

Give name

Manual installation

The Setup menu contains items that control the settings of the TV’s functions, features, services and peripherals you may have connected.

The

General menu allows you to change settings that will typically be accessed

only occasionally. The

Source menu allows you to select a source.

Press the i key to get information about the selected menu item.

This menu allows you to change various settings that are presumably adjusted less frequently than most other settings.

Menu background

Select

Ye s or No to turn the menu background on or off.

Smart surf

& Select Smart surf. é With the cursor left/right, select

•

2 channels if you want the 0 key to toggle between the current and the

previously selected channel,

•

9 channels if you want the 0 key to summon a list of up to 9 channels

which can be selected.

To add/remove a channel or source to the 9 channels list:

Tune to the channel or source you wish to add or remove. Press the 0 key and press the cursor right to add or remove.

Note: If there are already 9 channels/sources in the list, the one at the bottom of the list will be removed.

PIP format

This menu allows you to select the preferred format which can then be displayed toggling the b key on and off.

& Select PIP format with the cursor down. é Press the cursor right. “ Select Dual screen, PIP, PIP 3 or PIP 6 with the cursor down.

When Dual screen mode is activated with the remote control b key, and when

•

Dual screen is selected, the TV splits the screen into two equally sized

screens.

•

PIP is selected, the TV shows a full screen of video with a pip window of

video on top if it;

•

PIP3 or PIP6 is selected, the TV will display the main screen together with

3 or 6 pip screens. See also p. 14.

Factory settings

This resets the picture and sound settings to their predefined factory values, but maintains the channel installation settings.

OSD (On Screen Display)

& Select OSD. é Select Normal to activate the continuous display of the programme

number and extended display of TV channel and programme information on screen.

Minimum to activate the display of reduced channel information.

Note: When subtitles is switched on, see Features, p.13, display of the channel number is not possible

General

TV Setup

General Source

Setup

Demo

Install

General

Menu background

Smart surf

PIP format

Factory settings

OSD

Programme title

Teletext 2.5

Auto surround

Subwoofer

Set/Change code

Colour

PLL

Audio recovery

Setup

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