PHILIPS 36PW9308, 28PW9308 User Manual

Contents

Installation

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: 28/32/36PW9308

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

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.
Please ensure you dispose of your old
TV according to local regulations.

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

Keys on top of the TV .................................................................... 2

Your remote control ................................................................... 3-4

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

Select the menu language and country ....................................... 5

Store TV channels ............................................................................ 6

Automatic installation ..............................................................6

Manual installation.................................................................... 6

Give name .................................................................................. 6

Reshuffle the programme list.................................................. 7

Select favourite TV channels .................................................. 7

TV setup ............................................................................................. 7

General ....................................................................................... 7

Source .......................................................................................... 8

Decoder ...................................................................................... 8

Demo .................................................................................................. 8

Operation

TV menu

Picture menu .............................................................................. 9

Sound menu ............................................................................. 10

Features menu................................................................... 10-11

Teletext guide ........................................................................... 11-12

Teletext ...................................................................................... 12-13

Connect peripheral equipment

Connecting and selecting equipment ..................................14-15

Audio- and video equipment keys ............................................. 16

Tips .................................................................................................. 17

English

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.

1

Preparation

VOLUME

MENU

V

-+

PROGRAM

P

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MENU/OK

& Place the TV on a solid surface.

! 28PW9308: 41 kg; 32PW9308: 59 kg;
36PW9308: 79 kg !

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1m

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. For best
picture quality use the suppressor-aerial cable
supplied.

“ Insert the mains plug of the TV in the wall

socket having a mains voltage of 220V-240V.

Keys on top of the TV

‘ 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 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, press the

-P+ keys or the red B

key on the remote control.

TV

Setup

Demo

Install

Exit

2

2

Picture Sound Features

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

Press:

• the V - or + key to adjust the volume;

• the

-P+ keys to select the TV channels or sources.

The

MENU key can be used to summon the main

menu without the remote control.

Use:

• the V - and + keys and the

P- and P+ keys to

select menu items in the directions as shown;

• the

MENU key to confirm your selection.

Note:
When activated via the
only

Exit lets you dismiss the menu.

Navigate to

Exit and press the MENU key.

MENU key on top of the TV,

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Use of the remote control

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 4 seconds or press

OK to remove immediately.

vSelect peripherals (p. 15)

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Audio- and Video equipment keys
(p. 16)

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Audio- and Video equipment keys
(p. 16)

® Record

See Record with your recorder
with EasyLink, p. 16

UTime display

The time is displayed on the
screen.

æTeletext guide on/off p. 11

OK Press this key

• to activate your choice, when in
the menus.

• to display the programme list.

V To adjust the volume.

¬ Interrupt the sound or restore it.

iOn Screen information

Press to display information about
the selected TV channel and
programme.

Menu/Remote control info

When a menu is on screen, press

i to display info on the

selected menu item. For
information on the remote
control functions, while the menu
info is displayed, press any key on
the remote control.
The normal function of the key is
not executed.

B Standby

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

QSurround 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. 10.

Note:You can make the same
selection in the Sound menu,
surround mode, p. 10.

ÌCinema Go

See separate Cinema Link booklet
supplied.

x Pixel Plus demo on/off

In the right part Pixel Plus and
Digital Natural Motion are
switched on.

bTeletext on/off p. 12

ÏMain menu see p. 5

P Programme 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
within 2 seconds.To switch
immediately to a selected one
digit TV channel, keep the digit key
pressed a bit longer.

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0Smart surf

With this key you can easily switch between 2 up to 9 different TV
channels or sources.
Press the

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

display.

bDual screen

& Press the b or æ key.

Press the

b key to show Teletext or Teletext Guide on the right of the

screen.

é • Picture/Teletext Guide:

- Press the cursor left/right to select a TV channel.

- Press the cursor down to move the puck to the blue ball in the left
screen.

- Press

+P- to select another TV channel.

• Picture/Teletext:
See Active screen selection, p. 12.

“ Press the b key to switch off dual screen.

hActive control see p. 9

qPicture 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 Super zoom 4:3 Movie Expand 14:9

Movie Expand 16:9 Subtitle zoom 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. If subtitles are only partly visible, press cursor up.
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, 16:9, Super zoom or Subtitle zoom picture
format, you can make subtitles visible with the cursor up/down.

SFreeze

To freeze the picture.

4

To use the menus

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cursor to select
adjustments

return or switch
main menu on/off

OK key to

activate

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

& Press the MENU Ï key on the remote control to summon

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

MENU Ï key again.

Note: If you have connected equipment with Cinema Link, more
menu items are present.

Picture Sound Features

TV

Setup

Demo

Install

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 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.

Installation

The installation menu contains the following items:

Language Country Automatic Manual Give name Reshuffle Favourite

Install

EasyLink

If your video recorder has an EasyLink function, during installation, the language, country and available channels are
automatically transmitted to the video recorder.

Select the menu language and country

Language

English

Deutsch

Français

Country

Austria

Belgium

Croatia

Install

Install

install install programmes

& Press the MENU Ï 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

( Use the cursor right to select Country.

§ Select the country where you are now located and press the

OK key.

Select

è Proceed with the Install menu.

OK key to confirm your selection.

Other when none of the countries applies.

5

Store TV channels

After language and country are 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 installation

Install

& 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. 10.)

é Press the cursor down.

The autoprogramming option label
appears.

“ Press the cursor right.

Manual installation

Install

Automatic install

Install Start

Manual install

Selection mode
System
Programme
Search
Fine tune
Store

Start

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.

Note: Search or direct selection of a TV channel.
If you know the frequency, the C- or S-channel number, enter the 3 or
2 digits of the frequency or the channel number directly with the digit
keys 0 to 9 (e.g. 048). Press the cursor down to proceed.

Repeat to search for another TV channel.

‘ The message Searching appears and the

progress of autoprogramming is displayed.

If a cable system or a TV channel which broadcasts
ACI (Automatic Channel Installation) is detected, a
programme list appears.Without ACI broadcast, the
channels are numbered according your language
and country selection.You can use Reshuffle to
renumber them. See p. 7.

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.

Give name

Install

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

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Give name

VCR1
BBC1
BBC2

CNN

TVE

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ABCDEFG 123
HIJKLMN 456
OPQRSTU 789
VWXYZ 0

® Shift ® Special

& Select Give Name in the Install menu and

press the cursor down.

é Select the programme number.

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

“ Press the cursor right.

A keyboard appears on the screen.
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;
characters on the keyboard. Press

Special to display special

OK to

confirm.

‘ Press the cursor left repeatedly when you have

finished the name giving.

( Select another programme number and repeat

steps

“ to ‘.