Philips 32PW8807, 28PW8807 User Manual

English

Your remote control 2 Preparation 3 Installation 4 Store TV channels 4

Select the menu language and country 4 Automatic installation 5

Manual installation 5 Give name 6 Reshuffle the programme list 6 Select favourite TV channels 6 Install TV setup 7-8

Installation

Operation

Use of the remote control 9-10 Use of the menus

Picture menu

Sound menu 12

Features menu 13 Dual Screen 14

NEXTVIEW 15-18

Teletext 19-21

The keys on top of the TV 21

Connect peripheral equipment

Connecting and selecting equipment 22-24 Remote control functions for peripherals 24-25 Recording 26

Tips 27 Index 27 Glossary 28

EasyLink features are based on the “one touch operation” approach.This means that a sequence of actions are executed at the same time in both the television and the video cassette recorder,

provided both are fitted

with the EasyLink function

and connected with the eurocable

supplied with your video recorder.

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 Ser vice 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: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

2 Preparation

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MODE

VCR

Installation p. 4

DVD/Satellite selection p.25

Videorecorder selection p.24

NEXTVIEW/TXT guide on/off æ

p. 15

main menu on/off

p. 11

Peripherals p. 24 w

selection of EXT1, EXT2,

EXT3 or FRONT

volume up/down p.9 V

sound mute p.9 ¬

programme selection p.9 P

Q surround modes p.9

smart sound p.10

smart picture p.10 a

switch to standby p.9

EasyLink p. 26 ® INSTANT recording

Teletext p.19-20

b teletext on/off C time display

subpage selection

f solution to puzzles h enlarge

h Zoom p. 9

Cursor to select your choice p.4

OK activate your choice

Colour keys

- NEXTVIEW selection p. 15

- direct teletext page or subject selection, p.19

Audio/video equipment

p.24-25

on screen info p.9

previous programme p. 9

◊

video recorder function

X bilingual choice / sound info p.10

TXT language group selection p.19

S freeze the picture p.10

hold teletext page p.20

b dual screen p. 14

q picture format, p. 10

h active control on/off p.10

Your remote control

& Place the TV on a solid surface.

For ventilation,leave at least 5 cm free all around the TV. Do not place the TV on a carpet. To prevent any unsafe situations, do not place any objects on top of the TV. Avoid heat,direct sunlight and exposure to rain or water.

é Insert the aerial plug firmly into the aerial socket x at the back of the

TV.

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

To prevent damaging the mains (AC) cord which could cause a fire or electric shock,do not place the TV on the cord.

‘ Remote control:Remove the cover of the battery compartment.

Insert the 2 batteries supplied (Type R6-1.5V).

The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercur y and cadmium. Nevertheless in many countries exhausted batteries may not be disposed of with your household waste. Please check on how to dispose of exhausted batteries according to local regulations.

Note: this remote control functions with TVs which use the RC6 signalling standard.

( Switch the TV on : Press the power switch A on the front of your TV.

A green indicator on the front of the TV lights up and the screen comes on. If the TV is in standby mode (see p.9), press the

P+

key on the remote

control.

The red lamp blinks every time you press a key on the remote control. When you switch on your set

for the first time, the menu LANGUAGE automatically appears on the screen.The explanation appears in different languages one at a time. Choose your own language and press the

OK key on the remote

control.

Go on to page 4,Store TV channels.

3Preparation

Preparation

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First,select your language and country.

& Select Menu language and press the OK key. é Select your language and press the OK key.

Use the cursor up/down to scroll through the list and to bring up other languages which are not displayed on the screen at present.

“ Select Country and press the OK key. ‘ Select the country where you are now located and press the OK key.

Use the cursor up/down to scroll through the list and bring up other countries which are not displayed on the screen at present.

Select

Other when none of the countries applies.

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 and press the

OK key .

MENU TITLE Menu language

J INSTALLATION

MENU TITLE United Kingdom

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J Country

MENU TITLE English

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J Menu language

Press U and h at the same time.

& Use the cursor in the up/down, left/right directions to select a menu item. é Press the OK key to activate. “ Use the MENU key to return or to switch the menu off.

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MENU TITLE Subject 1

Subject 2 Subject 3

J Subject 4

Subject 5 Subject 6

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After the new or extra TV channels have been stored,the TV automatically transfers those TV channels to the video recorder if it is equipped with the EasyLink function. The message

EasyLink : downloading ...... appears on the screen. The

programme list of the video recorder is now the same as the one of the TV. If the TV is connected to a video recorder which supports the

NEXTVIEWLink function,

the TV also automatically transfers the language and countr y selections to the video recorder.

Select the menu language and country

Store TV channels

To use the menus

Select the

INSTALLATION

Installation

Searching for and storing TV channels is done channel by channel. You must go through ever y step of the Manual installation menu.

Selection mode is only present and lights up if the country selected also

offers the channel option (C-channels for aerial channels,S-channels for cable channels). You can choose either channel or frequency mode.

& Select the TV system

Select the country or part of the world from where you want to receive the TV channel. If you are connected to a cable system,select your countr y or part of the world where you are now located.

é Press the cursor down and enter the programme number with the digit keys. “ Search for a TV channel

Press the cursor left/right. The frequency or the channel number increases until a TVchannel is found.

Direct selection of a TV channel

If you know the frequency, the C- or S-channel number,enter it directly with the digit keys 0 to 9. Ask for a list from your cable company or dealer,alternatively consult the Table of frequencies on the inside backcover of this handbook.

‘ Fine tune

In case of poor reception,you can improve the reception by adjusting the frequency with the cursor left/right.

( To store your TV channel,select Store and press the OK key.

Repeat steps

& to ( to store another TV channel.

§ To exit from the menu press the MENU key on the remote control.

In the Automatic installation menu select

Start and press the OK key to

activate the searching. All TV channels are searched for and stored automatically.

If a cable system which broadcasts ACI (Automatic Channel Installation) 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 with the cursor and press the

OK key.

To exit from the menu press the MENU key on the remote control. Go on to page 6.

5Installation

Automatic installation Start

Stop

TV is searching One moment please ...

J Stop K

Automatic installation Start

Stop

1 BBC1 2 BBC2 3 CNN

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J Start K

Manual installation (Selection mode)

System Programme no. Search Fine tune Store

J System K

Manual installation

Automatic installation

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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 up to 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 to a euroconnector.

& Select Give name in the INSTALLATION menu and press the OK key. é Select the programme number. “ Press the OK key. ‘ Select the character with the cursor up/down. ( Select the following position with the cursor right.

§ Select the following character. è Press the OK key when finished. ! Press the MENU key to return to the INSTALLATION menu.

Space, numbers and other special characters are located between Z and A.

According to your preference you can change the order of the stored TV channels.

& Select Reshuffle in the INSTALLATION menu and press the OK key. é Select the programme number you want to exchange. “ Press the OK key. ‘ Select the new number you want to exchange it with. ( Press the OK key.

Repeat the operation until all TV channels are allocated as you like.

§ Press the MENU key to return to the INSTALLATION menu.

After leaving the installation you can browse through the TV channels by pressing the

- P + key.Only those TV channels which are in the favourite list will be displayed.Non-favourite TV channels can still be selected with the digit keys.By default all stored channels are added to the favourite list.

& Select Favourite programmes in the INSTALLATION menu and press

the

OK key .

é Select your favourite programme number. “ Select Yes or No with the cursor left/right. ‘ Repeat for every TV channel you want to make a favourite or a

non-favourite TV channel.

( Press the MENU key to return to the INSTALLATION menu.

In order for NEXTVIEW to function proper ly, the fir st TV channel from the favour ite list should also broadcast the correct local date and time via teletext.

INSTALLATION Menu language

Country

Automatic installation Manual installation Give name Reshuffle Favourite programmes

SETUP

J Give name

Give name

EXT1 EXT2 EXT3 FRONT 0 1 BBC1 2 BBC2

3 ....

4 ....

5 ....

J 0

Reshuffle

EXT1 EXT2 EXT3 FRONT 0 1 CNN 2 BBC2

3 ....

4 ....

5 ....

J 1 CNN

Favourite programmes

0 ... No 1 ... Yes 2 ... No

3 .... No

4 .... Yes

5 ....

J 2 ... Yes

Select Favourite TV channels

Reshuffle the programme list

Give name

7Installation

INSTALLATION Menu language

Country

Automatic installation Manual installation Give name Reshuffle Favourite programmes

SETUP

J SETUP

Decoder/Descrambler Programme

Decoder status

J Programme

SETUP

Digital Sources

Decoder/Descrambler Picture tilt Information line Factory settings Auto format yes/no Auto Surround INSTALLATION

J Decoder/Descrambler

The Setup menu allows you to adjust initial settings,i.e . those which are not related to the installation of the TV channels. The Setup menu contains items that control the settings of the TV’s functions, features,services and peripherals you may have connected.

& Use the cursor in the up/down, left/right directions to select the menu item. é Use the OK key to activate. “ Use the MENU key to return or switch menu off.

Digital sources (for future use)

Define Decoder/Descrambler programme numbers

If a decoder or a descrambler is connected,see p. 22 you can define one or more programme numbers as decoder programme numbers.

Press the cursor left/right to select the input used to connect to your decoder

Off, EXT1 or EXT2.

Select

Off if you do not want the selected programme number being

activated as a decoder programme number.

Select EXT2 when the decoder is connected to your EasyLink video recorder. When selecting the decoder,the message

EasyLink: downloading presets....

appears on the screen.

Picture tilt

Select Picture tilt with the cursor up/down. Keep the cursor left/right pressed to adjust the rotation of the picture.

Information line

Select On and after the selection of a TV programme or after pressing the i key on the remote control,a TV channel which broadcasts teletext may transmit the name of the TV channel, the programme name or another message.This is displayed on screen next to information about sound and picture format. When selected

Off,only sound and picture format information is displayed

after the selection of a TV channel or after pressing the

i key.

Factory settings

Select Factory settings and press the OK key to restore picture and sound settings,predefined in the factory.

Auto format

Selecting Yes causes the screen to automatically fill as much of the picture as possible when TV programmes are not carrying special signals detecting the correct screen format. With the

q key on the remote control you can still select other picture

formats.See p.10.

Install TV Setup

Installation

SETUP

Digital Sources

Decoder/Descrambler Picture tilt Information line Factory settings Auto format yes/no Auto Surround INSTALLATION

J Auto Surround

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

Auto Surround

Sometimes the broadcaster transmits special signals for Surround Sound encoded programmes.In that case, the TV automatically switches to the best Surround Sound mode when Auto Surround is switched on. Virtual Dolby* Surround will be reproduced, see p.9. Overruling this surround mode remains possible .

Installation Select Installation and press the OKkey to return immediately to the

INSTALLATION menu.

‘ To exit from the menu press the MENU key repeatedly.

9Use of the remote control

Use of the remote control

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B Standby

The set is switched off.To switch the TV on again,press

- P + or the digit keys. If your EasyLink video recorder has the system standby function and you press the standby key for 3 seconds,both the TV and video recorder are switched to standby.

Your TV consumes energy in the standby mode. Energy consumption contributes to air and water pollution.We advise to switch off your TV overnight instead of leaving it on standby.You save energy.

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® Instant record

If your video recorder has the EasyLink

function the

INSTANT ® key for record can

be operated in the TV mode.

æ NEXTVIEW/TXT guide on/off

see p.15

MENU Main menu on/off see p. 11

OK Press this key to activate your choice ,

when in the menus.

Q Surround modes

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)

Virtual Dolby Surround enables you to experience the effect of Dolby Surround Pro Logic, reproducing a rear sound effect. See Sound menu,Virtual Dolby effect, p.12.

i Screen information

Press for 5 seconds to activate/de-activate

the extended or reduced display of TV

channel and programme information on the

screen.

Press briefly to display information about the

selected TV channel and programme, the sound reception,picture settings and the

remaining time set with the sleeptimer.

0/9 Digit keys

To select a TV channel.

For a two digit programme number,enter the second digit within 2

seconds.

To switch immediately to a selected one digit TV channel,keep the digit

key pressed a bit longer.

0 Previous programme

The previously selected TV channel is displayed.

The

◊ indication is only video recorder.

b Teletext on/off see p.19 fh Teletext functions see p.20

h Zoom

Press the ZOOM h key repeatedly to select one of the zoom magnifications (x1,x4, x9, x16). Additionally you can shift the selected zoom window over the screen with the cursor. Press

i to activate/de-activate the continuous display of the zoom magnification. The zoom window is reset after: selecting another TV channel, another picture format or when another picture format is selected automatically.

Zooming is disabled in Dual screen mode.

U Time display

The time, downloaded from the TV channel (with teletext) stored on programme number 1 or the lowest favourite programme number, is displayed on the screen.

This function is not available when continuous subtitles have been switched on.

V Volume

Press + or - to adjust the volume.

¬ Mute

Temporarily interrupt the sound or restore

it.

P Programme selection

To browse through the TV channels

activated in the Favourite Programme menu.

Use of the remote control

Operation

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Philips 32PW8807, 28PW8807 User Manual

Contents

Your remote control

Preparation

Installation

Store TV channels

To use the menus

Manual installation

Automatic installation

Give name

Select Favourite TV channels

Reshuffle the programme list

Install TV Setup

Use of the remote control

Operation