Philips 37PFL9632D User Manual

Ta b le of contents

1 Important 3

1.1 Safety 3

1.2 Care of the screen 3

1.3 Recycling 3

2Your TV 4

2.1 Television overview 4

2.2 Product highlights 5

3 Getting started 5

3.1 Position the TV 5

3.2 Wall mounting - VESA 5

3.3 Remote control batteries 7

3.4 Antenna cable 7

3.5 Connect the mains 7

3.6 First time installation 7

4 Use your TV 8

4.1 Switch on or off - Standby 8

4.2 Watch TV 9

4.3 Watch channels from a digital receiver 9

4.4 Watch connected devices 9

4.5 Watch a DVD 10

4.6 Select a Teletext page 10

4.7 Change Ambilight mode 11

5 Use more of your TV 12

5.1 Remote Control overview 12

5.2 TV menu overview 13

5.3 Picture and sound settings 15

5.4 Ambilight 18

5.5 Teletext 19

5.6 Create favourite channel lists 20

5.7 Electronic Programme Guide 21

5.8 Timers and locks 22

5.9 Subtitles 23

5.10 View and play photos, MP3... 24

5.11 Listen to digital radio channels 26

5.12 Software update 26

6 Channel installation 28

6.1 Automatic channel installation 28

6.2 Manual channel installation 29

6.3 Rearrange stored channels 29

6.4 Automatic channel management 30

6.5 Digital reception test 30

6.6 Factory settings 30

7 Connections (DVD, receiver, ...) 31

7.1 Connections overview 31

7.2 About connecting 32

7.3 Connect your devices 34

7.4 Connections setup 38

7.5 Preparing for digital services 39

8Technical data 40

9Troubleshooting 41

10 Index 43

Register your product and get support at
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2007 © Koninklijke Philips Electronics
N.V. All rights reserved. Specifications
are subject to change without notice.
Tr ademarks are the property of
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. or
their respective owners.

Philips reserves the right to change
products at any time without being
obliged to adjust earlier supplies
accordingly.
The material in this manual is believed
adequate for the intended use of the
system. If the product, or its individual
modules or procedures, are used for
purposes other than those specified
herein, confirmation of their validity and
suitability must be obtained. Philips
warrants that the material itself does
not infringe any United States patents.
No further warranty is expressed or
implied.

Warranty

No components are user-serviceable.
Do not open or remove covers to the
inside of the product. Repairs may only
be done by Philips Service Centres and
official repairshops. Failure to do so shall
void any warranty, stated or implied.
Any operation expressly prohibited in
this manual, any adjustments, or
assembly procedures not recommended
or authorised in this manual shall void
the warranty.

Pixel characteristics

This LCD product has a high number of
colour pixels. Although it has effective
pixels of 99,999% or more, black dots or
bright points of light (red, green or blue)
may appear constantly on the screen.This
is a structural proper ty of the display
(within common industry standards) and
is not a malfunction.

Open source software

This television contains open source
software. Philips hereby offers to deliver
or make available, upon request, for a
charge no more than the cost of
physically performing source distribution,
a complete machine-readable copy of
the corresponding source code on a
medium customarily used for software
interchange.
This offer is valid for a period of 3 years
after the date of purchase of this
product.To obtain the source code,
write to
Philips Innovative Applications N.V.
Ass. to the Development Manager
Pathoekeweg 11
B-8000 Brugge
Belgium

Compliance with EMF

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
manufactures and sells many products
targeted at consumers, which, like any
electronic apparatus, in general have the
ability to emit and receive
electromagnetic signals.
One of Philips’ leading Business Principles
is to take all necessary health and safety
measures for our products, to comply
with all applicable legal requirements and
to stay well within the EMF standards
applicable at the time of producing the
products.
Philips is committed to develop, produce
and market products that cause no
adverse health effects.
Philips confirms that if its products are
handled properly for their intended use,
they are safe to use according to scientific
evidence available today.
Philips plays an active role in the
development of international EMF and
safety standards, enabling Philips to
anticipate further developments in
standardisation for early integration in its
products.

Mains fuse (UK only)

This TV is fitted with an approved
moulded plug. Should it become
necessary to replace the mains fuse, this
must be replaced with a fuse of the
same value as indicated on the plug
(example 10A).

1. Remove fuse cover and fuse.

2. The replacement fuse must comply
with BS 1362 and have the ASTA
approval mark. If the fuse is lost,
contact your dealer in order to verify
the correct type.

3. Refit the fuse cover.

In order to maintain conformity to the
EMC directive, the mains plug on this
product must not be detached from the
mains cord.

Copyrights

VESA, FDMI and the VESA

Mounting Compliant logo are
trademarks of the Video Electronics
Standards Association.

Manufactured under license

from Dolby Laboratories.
‘Dolby’,‘Pro Logic’ and the double D
symbol

G, are trademarks of Dolby

Laboratories.

Manufactured under license

from BBE Sound, Inc.
Licensed by BBE, Inc under one or more
of the following US patents: 5510752,

5736897. BBE and BBE symbol are
registered trademarks of BBE Sound Inc.

Windows Media is either a registered
trademark or trademark of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or
other countries

® Kensington and MicroSaver are
registered US trademarks of ACCO
Wor ld Corporation with issued
registrations and pending applications in
other countries throughout the world.
All other registered and unregistered
trademarks are the proper ty of their
respective owners.

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Important 3

1 Important

Read this user manual before you start to use this
product.

Pay attention to this section and closely follow the
instructions. The warranty does not apply to
damage caused by not taking into account the
instructions.

1.1 Safety

•To avoid short circuit, do not expose the product
to rain or water.

•To avoid a risk of fire or electric shock do not
place naked flame sources (e.g. lighted candles)
close to the TV.

• Leave a space of at least 10cm (4 inches) all
around the TV for ventilation.

• Keep away from radiators or other heat sources.

• Do not install the TV in a confined space such as
a book case. Make sure that curtains, cupboards
and so on cannot obstruct the air flow through
the ventilation slots.

• Make sure the TV can not fall down. Place the TV
on a solid and flat surface and only use the stand
provided with the TV.

•To prevent damaging the mains cord which may
cause a fire or electric shock, do not place the TV
on the cord or anything else that can pinch te
cord.

• When mounted on a swivel stand or VESA wall
bracket avoid force coming on the mains plugs.
Partly loosened mains plugs can cause arcing or
fire.

1.2 Care of the screen

• Unplug the TV before cleaning.

• Clean the surface with a soft damp cloth. Do not
apply any other substance (chemical or
household cleaning agent).This may damage the
screen.

• Do not touch, push or rub or strike the screen
with anything hard as this may scratch, mar or
damage the screen permanently.

•To avoid deformations and colour fading, wipe off
water drops as soon as possible.

• Stationary images
Avoid stationary images as much as possible. If
you can not, reduce screen contrast and
brightness to prevent damage to the screen.
Stationary images are images that remain on the
screen for a long time. Examples of stationary
images are: on screen menus, teletext pages, black
bars, stock market information,TV channel logos,
time displays, and so on.

1.3 Recycling

•Take the packaging to your local recycling centre.

• Dispose old batteries safely according local
regulations.

• This product is designed and manufactured for
material recycling and re-use.

• This product should not be disposed with other
household waste. Inform yourself or ask your
dealer about local environmentally safe recycling
and local regulations. Uncontrolled waste disposal
harms the environment and human health.
(EEC 2002/96/EC)

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2Your TV

This section gives you an overview of the controls
and functions of this TV.

2.1 Television overview

Side controls

1Volume up and down
2 Menu
3 Program or Channel up and down
4Power switch
5 Led indicator (Blue: On; Red: Standby)
6 Remote control sensor

Side connectors

To connect a camera, game console, headphone or
a USB memory device.

Back connectors

To connect the antenna, DVD, VCR or other device.

Remote control

1 Standby or On
2DVD,VCR, ... device selection
3 Colour keys
4Navigation key (up o,down œ, left p,

right π)

OK and LIST

5Teletext key
6 Menu key
7 Programme up or down
8Volume up or down
9 Ambilight on or off

Find more on your remote control in section 5.1
Remote control overview.

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2.2 Product highlights

Your new TV is equipped with some of the most
modern audio or video innovations.
Your TV offers the following advantages ...

Full High Definition LCD display

A full HD resolution of 1920x1080p, the highest
resolution HD broadcast can transmit. It offers a
brilliant flicker-free progressive scan picture with
optimum brightness and superb colours.

Ambilight

For a more relaxed viewing experience and
improved perceived picture quality.

Perfect Pixel HD

Offers perfect picture quality from any source.

100Hz Clear LCD (if present)
100Hz Clear LCD results in superior sharpness of
motion reproduction, better black level,high
contrast with a flicker-free, quiet image and a larger
viewing angle.

DVB-T integrated tuner

Next to normal analogue TV broadcast your TV
receives digital terrestrial TV and radio broadcasts.

Electronic Programme Guide - EPG

The EPG shows the scheduled digital TV
programmes on screen.The guide can remind you
when programmes start, switch the TV on, etc.

HDMI connectors

3 HDMI connectors for highest quality high
definition connectivity.

USB connection

Multimedia connection for instantly view or play
your photos or music.

3 Getting started

This section helps you with the positioning and the
first time installation of the TV.

3.1 Position the TV

) Warning

Carefully read the safety precautions in section 1.1
Safety before you position the TV.

Large screen TVs are heavy. Carry and handle the
TV with at least two persons.

Connect your devices first before you position your
TV or mount it on the wall.

The ideal viewing distance for watching TV is three
times its screensize.

For ideal viewing conditions, position the TV where
light does not fall directly on the screen.

Best Ambilight effect is watched in a room with
dimmed lighting conditions.

For the best Ambilight effect, position the TV 10 to
20 cm away from the wall. Position the TV where
sunlight does not fall directly on the TV.

Kensington Security Slot

Your TV is equipped with a Kensington Security Slot
at the back of the TV for an anti-theft lock.
An anti-theft Kensington lock has to be purchased
separately.

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3.2 Wall mounting - VESA

Your TV is prepared for VESA compliant wall
mounting.This bracket is not included.
Use a VESA compliant bracket with code
VESA MIS-F, 600, 400 M8.

ç Warning

Consider the TV’s weight if you wall mount it.
Improper mounting could result in severe injury or
damage. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. bears

no responsibility for improper mounting that
results in accident or injury.

‡ Locate the 4 small discs at the back of the TV.

® Unscrew the discs and use the free holes (M8)

for fixing the VESA wall bracket.

ÒTo remove the TV stand locate the 4 screws of

the TV stand.

† Unscrew the 4 screws.

º Lift the TV off the stand.

◊Make all connections at the back of the TV

before you wall mount the TV. See section 7
Connections.

Now go on with the instructions supplied with the
VESA wall bracket.

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3.3 Remote control batteries

‡ Open the battery cover on the back of the

remote control.

® Insert the 2 batteries supplied (Type AA-R6-

1,5V). Make sure the + and - ends of the
batteries line up correctly (inside of case is
marked.)

ÒClose the cover.

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Remove the batteries if you don’t use the remote
control for a long time.

3.4 Antenna cable

‡ Locate the antenna connection at the back of

the TV.

® Insert the antenna cable tightly into the antenna

socket x Antenna.

3.5 Connect the mains cord

‡ Verify that your mains voltage corresponds with

the voltage printed on the sticker at the back of
the TV. Do not insert the mains cord if the
voltage is different.

® Insert the mains cord tightly.

The TV is never powered off completely unless the
mains cord is physically unplugged.Therefore the
mains plug must be accessible at all time.

3.6 First time installation

The first time, and only the first time, the mains
cord is inserted, the installation procedures star ts
up automatically. Follow the instructions on screen.

à Tips

• If you notice you have selected a wrong language,
press the red key on the remote control to
return to the language selection menu.

•To rearrange the stored channels, see section 6.3
Rearrange stored channels.

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4 Use your TV

Learn how to operate your TV for daily use.

4.1 Switch on or off - Standby

To switch on the TV:

• Press B Power at the right side of the TV if the
standby led is off.

• Press B on the remote control if the standby
led in on.

To switch to standby:

• Press B on the remote control.

To switch on from standby without remote control:

• Press B Power at the side of the TV to switch
off first and press B Power again to switch on.

To switch off:

• Press B Power at the side of the TV.

rNote

Energy consumption contributes to air and water
pollution. As long as the mains cord is plugged in,
the TV consumes energy.This TV has a very low
standby power consumption.

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4.2 Watch TV

4.2.1 Switch channels

‡ To switch TV channels:

• Press a number (1 to 999) or press P+ or P-

on your remote control.

• Press

Program/Channel - or + on the side

controls of the TV.

® Press R to return to the previously viewed TV

channel .

4.2.2 Adjust volume

‡ To adjust the volume:

• Press V + or - on the remote control

• Press Volume + or - on the side controls

of your TV.

® To m ute the sound:

• Press ¬ on the remote control

• Press ¬ again to restore the sound.

4.3 Watch channels from a

digital receiver

‡ Switch on the digital receiver.

The picture from your receiver might appear
automatically on your screen.

® Use the remote control of your digital receiver

to select TV channels.

If the picture does not appear:

‡ Press v on the remote control.

® Press v repeatedly to select the device. Wait

a few seconds until the picture appears.

ÒPress

OK.

† Use the remote control of the digital receiver

to select TV channels.

4.4 Watch connected devices

‡ Switch on the device.

The picture from your device might appear
automatically.

If the picture does not appear:

® Press v on the remote control.
ÒPress v repeatedly to select the device. Wait

a few seconds until the picture appears.

† Press

OK.

º Use the remote control of your device to select

TV channels.

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4.5 Watch a DVD

‡ Insert a DVD disc in your player.
® Press Play π.

The picture from your player appears
automatically on your screen.

If the picture does not appear:

‡ Press v on the remote control.

® Press v repeatedly to select the DVD player.

Wait a few seconds until the picture appears.

ÒPress

OK.

† Press Play π.

4.6 Select a Teletext page

Most TV channels broadcast information via
Teletext.
To watch Teletext:
‡ Press b.

The main index page appears.

® To select a page of your choice:

• Enter the page number with the number keys.

• Press P- or P+ or o, œ to view the next or

the previous page.

•Press a colour key to select one of the colour
coded items at the bottom of the screen.

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Press R to return to the previously viewed page.

ÒPress b again to switch Teletext off.

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Only for UK: some digital TV channels offer
dedicated digital text services (for example BBC1).

For more information on teletext, see section 5.5
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4.7 Change Ambilight mode

You can choose among four Ambilight modes:

• Colour

Sets Ambilight to a constant colour.

• Relaxed

Sets Ambilight to change soft and smoothly with
the images on screen.

• Moderate

Sets Ambilight between Relaxed and Dynamic.

• Dynamic

Sets Ambilight to change quick and responsive.

To change the Ambilight mode:

‡ Press Ambilight to switch on or off.

® Press Mode repeatedly to toggle through the

Ambilight modes.

ÒPress

OK.

For more information on Ambilight, see section 5.4
Ambilight.

à Tip

To fully enjoy Ambilight, switch off or dim the room
lights.

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5.1 Remote control overview 1 Standby B

To switch the TV on or back to standby.

2 Input v

To select a connected device or to return to
TV.

3 Dual screen b

To show teletext on the right and the picture
on the left of the screen.

4 Widescreen Picture format q

To select a picture format.

5 Colour keys

• Easy selection of teletext pages.

• Easy selection of tasks.

6 Guide a

To switch on or off the Electronic Programme
Guide.

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OK/List

•To display the channel list.

•To activate a setting.

8 Navigation keys pπoœ

To navigate the menu.

9 Teletext b

To switch teletext on or off.

10 +P- Channel up or down

To switch to the next or previous channel in
the channel list.

11 Mute ¬

To m ute the sound or restore it.

12 Number keys

To select a TV channel.

13 Previous channel R

To return to the previously viewed channel.

14 Mode

To toggle through the Ambilight modes

15 Ambilight

To switch Ambilight on or off.

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To show channel or programme information if
available.

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5 Use more of your TV

This section deals with the more advanced use of
your TV:

•how to use the menus

• to adjust the picture, sound and Ambilight
settings

• more about Teletext

•how to create favourite channel lists

• the advantages of Electronic Programme Guide

•how to set locks and timers

• to set subtitles and select a subtitle language

•how you can view your photos or play your
favourite music from a USB memory device.

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Use more of your TV

17 Volume up or down V

To adjust the volume.

18 Menu

To switch the menu on or off.

19 Option

To switch the Quick access menu on or off.

20 Demo

To switch the Demo menu on and to get a
demonstration of the features of the TV.

21 Subtitles j

To activate or deactivate the subtitle mode.

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To cancel only Digital text or Interactive
services.

See section 10 Index to find the section in the
manual about a specific remote control key.

5.2 TV menu overview

With the on screen menus you install your TV,
adjust picture, sound and Ambilight settings and
access features.This section gives an overview of
the menus and describes how to navigate.

5.2.1 The menu

‡ Press Menu on the remote control to show the

main menu.

® Press Menu to quit the menu.

The main menu offers the following items:

• TV menu
Select this menu for installation, picture and
sound settings, Ambilight and other feature
settings.

• Channel list
Select this item to show the Channel list.
Create your Favourite channel lists here.

•Programme guide

Available when digital channels are installed, this
item shows information about the digital
programmes.
According to the type of Electronic Programme
Guide, you can also access the table of scheduled
Digital TV programmes and easily select and tune
to a desired programme. See section 5.7
Electronic Programme Guide.

• Multimedia
Select this item to view photos or play music
stored on a USB device. See section 5.10 View

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5.2.2 Use of the menu

Learn to use the menus with this example.
‡ Press Menu on the remote control.

The main menu appears on the screen.

® Press π to enter the TV menu.

ÒPress π to enter the TV settings menu.

† Press œ to select Picture.

º Press π to enter the picture settings.

◊Press œ to select Brightness.

‹Press π to enter the Brightness setting.

≈Press o or œ to adjust the setting.
ÚPress p to return to the Picture settings or

press Menu to quit the menu.

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