Philips 34PT8845 User Manual

Real Flat Television

User manual

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IMPORTANT

Before you begin:

Make sure your package includes the following items:TV and mains cord, remote control, user manual, antenna cable (optional) and Coaxial cable (optional).

Attention:

1. Read your manual first – your Philips TV comes with a well-designed remote control and onscreen display to ensure your TV is easy to operate.

2. The tips provided in this manual will save you time and money as charges for TV installation and adjustments of customer controls are not covered under the warranty.

3. For information outside of this manual, such as sales locations and other Philips products, please visit www.philips.com which will automatically link you to your local Philips website.

4. Please refer to the ‘Tips’ page before calling for service.

5. In case you need to call for service, we recommend that you call from your room where your TV set is and have your remote control, warranty card,TV model and serial number on hand.

6 Do not throw away packaging materials:

• without thorough inspection for parts and accessories that may be packed separately inside the carton.

• during the warranty period should you need to exchange the set.

Recycling:

The materials used in your set are either reusable or can be recycled. To minimise environmental waste, specialist companies collect used appliances and dismantle them after retrieving any materials that can be used again (ask your dealer for further details).

Disclaimer: Graphics in this manual are for illustration purpose and may not represent the actual product

Table of Contents

General

Safety Information . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Useful Tips . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

What’s Hot

Picture Scanning mode . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . 3

YPbPr Digital High Deﬁnition input . . . . . . . . 3

Installation

Installing your television set . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . 4

The keys on theTV set . . ... . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . 4

Remote control keys .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . 5

Language . . . . ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 7

Auto

Store . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . 7

Manual Store. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . 8

Sort . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . 8

Channel Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Operation

Picture settings . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Sound settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Features settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Child Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 12

Active Ctrl . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 12

Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Autopicture Booster

Personal Zapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. .

Peripherals

DVD player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Video recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other

equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ampliﬁer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Side connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Practical information

Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Glossa

Speciﬁcatio

ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Teletext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Safety information

• Remove mains plug when : – the indicator light below the TV screen is flashing continuously. – a bright white line is displayed across the screen. – there is a lightning storm. – the set is left unattended for a prolonged period of time.

• cleaning the TV screen. Never use abrasive cleaning agents such as scouring powder. Use a slightly damp chamois leather or soft cloth.

• No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on top of the TV or in the vicinity.

• Do not place your TV set under direct sunlight or heat.

• Leave at least 10 cm around each side of TV set to allow for proper ventilation.

• Avoid placing your set (e.g. near the window) where it is likely to be exposed to rain or water.

• No objects filled with liquids should be placed on top the TV so as to avoid dripping or splashing on the set.

Useful information

• Do not leave your set on standby mode for a prolonged period of time. Switch off set to allow it to be demagnetised. A demagnetised set supports good picture quality.

• Do not shift or move the set around when it is switched on. Unevenness in colour in some parts of the screen may occur.

• Never try to repair a defective TV yourself. Always check with a skilled service personnel.

What’s Hot

Picture scanning

Your Philips TV has been built with scanning features to enhance your TV viewing.All you need is to select your desired mode to enjoy sharper and clearer pictures.The description below will help you make your choice.

Auto

If you are undecided of which mode to choose, select Auto and let your TV decide for you automatically!

100 Hz Digital Scan (available only for PAL signal)

Working with three lines of picture information, the 3-line digital comb filter in the TV virtually eliminates both horizontally and vertically hanging dots, as well as dot crawl.

Progressive Scan

Doubles the vertical resolution of the image to produce a noticeably sharper picture.

How to access

& Press the

The Main Menu will be call up.

é Press the “ Use the ‘

To quit the menus, press .

key.

to select the Scan mode.

key to select Auto, 100 Hz or Prog Scan.

YPbPr Digital High Definition input

When you have a digital equipment with a 480p/576p/720p/1080p/1080i (PAL version) or

480p/720p/1080i/1080p (NTSC version) output (e.g. a digital set top box or Progressive

Scan DVD player), connect it to the HD 2Fh input.

How to access

& Connect the TV’s green, blue and red Y Pb Pr (HD in) jacks to the corresponding

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the equipment. é Connect the TV’s red and white (R and L) AUDIO IN jacks from AV2 IN to the

corresponding AUDIO OUT jacks on the player. Match the cable colour to the jacks’ colour.

The red jack is the Right audio channel and the white jack is the Left audio channel. “ Turn on the TV and the equipment. Set the TV to a channel displayed as YPbPr to playback.

Installing your television set

Positioning the television set Remote control

10 cm

Place your TV on a solid, stable surface, leaving a space of at least 10 cm around the appliance.

10 cm

Connections

• Insert the aerial plug into the socket at the rear of the set.

If you are using an indoor aerial, reception may be difficult in certain conditions. You can improve reception by rotating the aerial. If the reception remains poor, you will need to use an external aerial.

• Insert the mains plug into a wall socket.

Insert the two AA-sized batteries (supplied) making sure that they are the right way round.

The batteries supplied with this appliance do not contain mercury or nickel cadmium. If you have access to a recycling facility, please do

not throw away your used batteries (if in doubt,

consult your dealer).

Switching on

To switch on the set, press the on/off key.

A red indicator means that the television is on standby mode. Refer to the next page on ‘Remote

Control keys’ for the various keys that you can

use to switch on the set.An indicator light will flash when it is receiving signal from the remote control.

The keys on the TV set

The television set has 4 keys which are

located in front.

are located at the top of the set.

On some models, the keys

The VOLUME – + keys are used to adjust the sound louder or softer.The CHANNEL v keys are used to change the channels. To access or exit the main menu, press down the VOLUME – + keys, simultaneously. To select an item in the main menu, press the CHANNEL v or ^ key. To select an adjustment, press down the VOLUME – or + key.

Remote control keys

(Choose the right remote control that came with your TV set)

You can surf up to 10 personal

Personal Zapping

channels for each key (p. 14)

Sleeptimer

Not applicable.

Add Personal Zapping list

Adds and stores channels into

Personal Zapping list (p. 14)

Smart Sound

Used to access a series of stored

settings:Theatre, Music,Voice or

Personal.

To call up or exit menus.

Cursor

These 4 keys are used to move

around the menus or provide direct

access to the different picture

formats

Volume

To adjust the sound level.

Digit keys

Direct access to the channels. For

a 2-digit channel, enter the 2nd

digit before the dash disappears.

Alternate channel

Switches between the current

and the previous channel.

Standby

Lets you place the TV set on standby. To turn on the TV, press CH + or –,

, AV, A/CH or digit keys.

AV channel selection

POWER

Press several times to select AV1, CVI,AV2,YPbPr or Side.

Delete Personal Zapping list

Deletes stored channels from Personal Zapping list (p. 14)

Smart Picture

Used to access a series of stored settings: Rich, Natural, Soft, DVD/ VCD or Personal.

Incredible Surround

To enable/disable the Incredible Surround feature. In stereo, the speaker sounds appear further apart. In mono, a pseudo-spatial effect is obtained.

During stereo transmission, to

A/C

switch from Stereo to Mono. During dual sound transmission, to switch betwen language or . (For NTSC version: Select Mono, Stereo, or SAP).

Channel selection

To access the next or previous channel.The number and sound modes are displayed for a few moments whenever you select a new channel.

Mute

To turn on or turn off sound.

On screen display

To display/clear the on screen information. Hold down key for 3 seconds to activate permanent display of channel number.This key is also used to exit from the menu.

Remote control keys

(Choose the right remote control that came with your TV set)

Teletext /Personal Zapping

In teletext mode; the colour keys

allows direct access to an item or

corresponding pages (p 15-16)

In Personal Zapping mode; you can

surf up to 10 personal channels

for each key (p14)

Not applicable.

Add Personal Zapping list

Adds and stores channels into

Personal Zapping list (p. 14)

Not applicable.

Smart Sound

Used to access a series of stored

settings:Theatre, Music,Voice or

Personal.

To call up or exit menus.

Volume

To adjust the sound level.

Mute

To turn off or turn on sound.

Alternate channel

To switch between the current and

the previous channel.

During stereo transmission, to switch

from Stereo to Mono. During dual sound transmission, to switch between language and . (For NTSC version:

select Mono, Stereo, or SAP).

Digit keys

Direct access to the channels. For a

2-digit channel, enter the second

digit before the first digit disappears.

Sleeptimer

Not applicable.

Standby

Lets you place the TV set on standby. To turn on the TV, press CH + or –,

, AV, A/CH or digit keys

Teletext keys (p. 15-16)

Delete Personal Zapping list

Deletes stored channels from Personal Zapping list (p. 14)

Smart Picture

To access a series of stored settings: Rich, Natural, Soft, DVD/VCD or Personal.

Incredible Surround

To enable/disable the Incredible Surround feature. In stereo, the

speaker sounds appear further

apart. In mono, a pseudo-spatial effect is obtained.

Cursor

These 4 keys are used to move around the menus or provide direct access to the different picture formats.

Channel selection

To access the next or previous channel.The number and sound modes are displayed for a few moments whenever you select a new channel.

Teletext key (p. 15-16)

On screen display

To display/clear the on-screen information. Press the key for 5 seconds to activate permanent display of channel number.This key is also used to exit from the menu.

AV channel selection

Press several times to select

AV1, CVI,

AV2, YpbPr, or Side.

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