Philips 32PF9996 78, 50PF9966 78 User Manual

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with a dry cloth.

7. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

10. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

11. Use only with a cart, stand,tripod, bracket, or

table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with

the apparatus.When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

12. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

13. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

14. This product may contain lead or mercury. Disposal of these materials may be regulated due to environmental considerations. For disposal or recycling information, please contact your local authorities.

15. Damage Requiring Service - The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when:

A. The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the

appliance; or

C. The appliance has been exposed to rain; or D. The appliance does not appear to operate normally or

exhibits a marked change in performance; or

E. The appliance has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.

16. Tilt/Stability - All televisions must comply with recommended international global safety standards for tilt and stability properties of its cabinets design.

• Do not compromise these design standards by applying

excessive pull force to the front, or top, of the cabinet which could ultimately overturn the product.

• Also, do not endanger yourself, or children, by placing

electronic equipment/toys on the top of the cabinet. Such items could unsuspectingly fall from the top of the set and cause product damage and/or personal injury.

17. Wall or Ceiling Mounting - The appliance should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer.

18. Power Lines - An outdoor antenna should be located away from power lines.

19. Outdoor Antenna Grounding - If an outside antenna is connected to the receiver, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges.

20. Objects and Liquid Entry - Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings.

21. Battery Usage CAUTION - To prevent battery leakage that may result in bodily injury, property damage, or damage to the unit:

• Install all batteries correctly, with + and - alignment as

marked on the unit.

• Do not mix batteries (old and new or carbon and alkaline,

etc.)

• Remove batteries when the unit is not used for a long time.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read before operating equipment

Note to the CATV system installer: this reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40

of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and,in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE (NEC)

GROUND CLAMP

ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE

ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (

NEC SECTION 810-20)

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS

(NEC SECTION 810-21)

GROUND CLAMPS

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM

(NEC ART 250, PART H)

ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT

Contents

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 specialized companies can dismantle the discarded TV to concentrate the reusable materials and to minimize the amount of materials to be disposed of. Please ensure you dispose of your old TV according to local regulations.

Help?

If this instruction manual does not give an answer or if ‘Before Calling Service’ do not solve your TV problem, you can call your Local Philips Customer or Service Centre. See the supplied Worldwide 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. (0800-701-02-03)

Model: 32PF9996/78 *

50PF9966/78

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

Care of the screen

See Tips, p. 25.

* NXT®is a trademark of New Transducers Limited

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

Use of the remote control RC4307 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Buttons on top or on the right side of the TV . . . . . . . . . . 5

To use the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Select the menu language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Store TV channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Settings menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

General 8 Clock 10 Source 10

Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

TV menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Picture menu 11 Active Control 12 Sound 12 Ambilight 13 Features menu 14 Channels menu 14

Dual screen / PIP / Multipip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Connect Accessory Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Recorder (vcr-dvd+rw) 18 Recorder and other A/V devices 18 Recorder and Cable Box with output 19 Satellite Receiver / Cable Box with AV outputs 19 Recorder and Satellite Receiver / Cable Box with AV outputs 19 DVD Player or other accessory digital source devices 20 HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) connector 21 Multi channel Surround receiver 21 Connect extra subwoofer 22 Side connections 22 To select connected devices 22

Audio- and video equipment buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Record with your recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Before Calling Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Due to continuous product improvements this manual is subject to change without notice.

Do not insert the power plug in a wall socket before all connections are made.

& Wall mounting instructions/Table stand

How to mount the supplied 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 20 Kg (32PF9996); 58 Kg (50PF9966). How to mount the supplied stand, see the separate leaflet.

Note: Not supplied stands are optional accessories. Consult your dealer.

é Place or hang the TV wherever you want, but

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 and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on it.

“ Infrared interference on external devices

To avoid bad infrared remote control reception, place your external devices out of sight of the ambient lights of your TV set.

Note: Ambilight does not function well when the room temperature is less than 15°C.

‘ 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 other accessory devices, see p. 18.

In order to obtain the best result, please use only the supplied aerial cables between the TV and recorder, and between recorder and aerial connector.

§ Insert the power plug supplied into the mains

at the bottom of the TV and in the wall socket. Refer to the back of the TV set for the correct operation voltage. Consult your local dealer if your AC power supply is different.To prevent damaging the power (AC) cord which could cause a fire or electric shock, do not place the TV on the cord.

è Remote control: Insert the 2 batteries

supplied (Type AA-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.

! Turn the TV on : Press the POWER button at

the top or side (according to the type of your set) of your TV. A blue LED and the screen light on.

The blue LED blinks every time you press a button on the remote control. When you turn on your set for the first time, the menu language automatically appears on the screen. Alternately the explanation appears in different languages.

Preparation

CBLDVD/R TV VCR AUX

MUTE

PIP

VOL CH

MODEON/OFF

Ambilight

123

456

789

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†

INFO

POWER

TV CC

SCREEN

SURF

FORMAT

SURR

SELECT

PIXEL PLUS

CONTROL

ACTIVE

CLOCKSAP

AV+

POWER

Press to turn on/off the TV from or to standby mode.

The TV is never powered off completely unless it is physically unplugged.

PIXEL PLUS 2

Pixel Plus 2 demo on/off

In the right part of the screen Pixel Plus 2 is turned on. Keep the button pressed a bit longer to set the different modes for flicker reduction, motion compensation and resolution enhancement.

SURR Sound 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 Surround effect, p. 12.

Note:You can make the same selection in the Sound menu, Sound mode, p. 12.

HD Press this button to use the

remote control directly in the HD mode for HD devices (eg. Set Top box).

0/9 Digit buttons

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

Note: For most buttons pressing a button once will activate the function. Pressing a second time will de-activate it. When a button 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.

DVD/R CBL TV VCR AUX

Press the Select button 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.

INFO Display information

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

Menu/Remote control info

When a menu is on screen, press the

INFO button to display info

on the selected menu item. While the menu info is displayed, press any button (except the

MENU and digit buttons) to

display remote control info.The normal function of the button is not executed.

® º Ò ‡ π †

Audio and Video equipment buttons. See p. 23.

TV For direct selection of antenna

input e.g. to easily swap between the HD input and your TV channels.

CC Closed Caption

On/Off/On during mute

OK Press this button to activate

your choice or to confirm when in the menus.

PIP Dual screen/PIP/Multipip

See p. 8 and p. 17.

VOL

Volume

Press + or - to adjust the volume.

MUTE Interrupt the sound or

restore it.

Use of the remote control RC4307

CBLDVD/R TV VCR AUX

MUTE

PIP

VOL CH

MODEON/OFF

Ambilight

123

456

789

Ò®‡π

†

INFO

POWER

TV CC

SCREEN

SURF

FORMAT

SURR

SELECT

PIXEL PLUS

CONTROL

ACTIVE

CLOCKSAP

AV+

SURF

With this feature you can easily switch between different TV channels/sources that currently interest you. In the menu system, you can set surf to two- or nine-channel. (See Settings, General, Surf, p. 8.) Press this button to select the previously viewed TV channel or source in case of a Two channel surf, or to select the surf ring in case of a Nine channel surf. In case of a Nine channel surf, a list appears at the right side of the screen. On top, the most recently channel is displayed. The puck is on the channel number or source currently viewed. Press the

SURF button to turn to the next channel or source in the list

or press cursor up/down to immediately select the desired TV channel or source of the list. To add a new channel or source to the 9 channel list: tune to the channel or source you wish to add. Press the

SURF button. Press the cursor right to add.

If there are already nine channels/sources in the list, the one at the bottom of the list will be removed. To remove a channel or source: select the channel number you want to remove. Press the

SURF button. Press the cursor right to remove.

Press the

OK button or wait for the time out to dismiss the Surf display.

SCREEN FORMAT

Press this button to summon a list of available display formats for showing video images in the traditional 4:3 proportions. Press this button repeatedly or press the cursor up/down to select another picture format:Automatic, Super zoom, 4:3, Movie expand 14:9, Movie expand 16:9, 16:9 subtitle or Wide screen.

Automatic makes the picture fill the screen as much as possible. 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 or Super zoom picture format, you can make subtitles visible with the cursor up/down.

Note: in HDMI mode press the SCREEN FORMAT button to switch between a 4:3 or a Wide screen picture format. With HD sources not all screen formats will be available.

MENU Main menu on/off. See p. 6.

CH Channel selection

To browse through the TV channels or sources stored.

Automatic Super zoom 4:3 Movie expand 14:9

Movie expand 16:9 16:9 subtitle Wide screen

MODEON/OFF

Ambilight

789

CONTROL

ACTIVE

CLOCKSAP

AV+

AV+ Keep this button pressed and then press repeatedly to select AV1 , AV2,

HDMI (AV3), SIDE or TV when in TV mode, according to where you

connected the accessory devices (p. 22).

- To type the dot (.) for digital channels.

SAP When you tune a channels where SAP (Second Audio Program) is

available, you can toggle between Main and sap. If not available only Main can be selected.

ACTIVE CONTROL See p. 12.

CLOCK Time display, see p. 10.

Ambilight see also p. 13.

•

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 in standby mode, and you turn on Ambilight,Ambilight will be active. Only then less modes are available.

Should your remote be lost or broken you can still change some of the basic settings with the buttons on top or on the right side (according to the type of your set) of your TV.

Press:

• the

- V + button to adjust the volume;

• the

- P/CH + button to select the TV channels or

sources.

Press the

MENU button to summon the main

menu without the remote control.

Use:

• the

- V + button and the - P/CH + button to

select menu items in the directions as shown;

• the

MENU button to confirm your selection.

Note: When activated via the

MENU button on top or the

right side of the TV, only

Exit lets you remove the menu.

Navigate to

Exit and press the MENU button.

MENU P/CHV

Settings

Demo

Install

Exit

Picture Sound Ambilight Features Channels

Buttons on top or on the right side of the TV

& Press the MENU button 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 button to confirm your selection.

( Proceed with the Install menu.

The installation menu contains the following items:

Language

English

Français

Español

Português

Install

Language Autoprogram

& Press the MENU button on the remote control to summon

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

MENU button again.

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

Settings, Demo or Install menu.

Use the cursor left/right to select

Picture, Sound,

Ambilight, Features or Channels.

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.

( Press OK to activate.

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

CBLDVD/R TV VCR AUX

MUTE

PIP

VOL CH

Ò®‡π

†

INFO

POWER

TV CC

SCREEN

SURF

FORMAT

SURR

SELECT

PIXEL PLUS

cursor to select adjustments

OK button to

activate

return or switch main menu on/off

Press the INFO button to get information about the selected menu item.

Settings

Demo

Install

Picture Sound Ambilight Features Channels

Select the menu language

Installation

To use the menus

+ 22 hidden pages