PHILIPS 47PFL9703, 52PFL9703, 42PFL9703 User Manual

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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

7 Connections (DVD, receiver, ...) 27

7.1 Connections overview 27

7.2 About connections 28

7.3 Connect your devices with the Connection assistant 29

7.4 Connect your devices without the Connection assistant 29

7.5 Connection setup 35

7.6 PC network 36

8Technical data 37

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3 Getting started 5

3.1 Position the TV 5

3.2 Wall mounting - VESA 6

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 8

4.3 Watch channels from a digital receiver 8

4.4 Watch connected devices 9

4.5 Watch a DVD 9

4.6 Select a Teletext page 9

5 Use more of your TV 10

5.1 Remote Control 10

5.2 LightGuide brightness 11

5.3 TV menus 11

5.4 Picture and sound settings 12

5.5 Teletext 15

5.6 Create favourite channel lists 17

5.7 Timers and locks 18

5.8 Subtitles 19

5.9 Watch and play photos, MP3... 19

5.10 Software update 22

9Troubleshooting 39

10 Index 41

Remote control setup codes at the end of this book.

6 Channel installation 24

6.1 Automatic channel installation 24

6.2 Manual channel installation 25

6.3 Rearrange stored channels 26

6.4 Factory settings 26

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2008 © Koninklijke Philips

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 and do not insert objects in the ventilation slots or insert objects not suitable for the specific connectors. 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.

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Compliance with EMF

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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 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.

DLNA®, the DLNA logo and DNLA Certified™ are trademarks, service marks, or certification marks of the Digital Living Network Alliance.

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 machinereadable copy of the corresponding

All other registered and unregistered trademarks are the proper ty of their respective owners.

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.

•To prevent damage, do not insert any object into 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, do not place the TV, or anything else, on the cord. Damage the cord may cause a fire or electric shock.

• 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.

• 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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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.

Important 3

2Your TV

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

2.1 Television overview

Controls

1 LightGuide 2 Indicator light 3 Remote control sensor 4Volume up and down 5 Menu 6 Program/Channel up and down 7Power switch

Connectors

Remote control

1 Switch On or switch to Standby 2 Programme guide 3Volume up + or down 4 Program/Channel up + and down 5 Menu On or Off 6Navigation key

7 Colour keys 1 Back connectors 2 Side connectors For more info see section 7 Connections.

4 Your TV

For more info see section 5.1 Remote control

overview.

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 of HD sources. It offers a brilliant flickerfree progressive scan picture with optimum brightness and superb colours.

Perfect Pixel HD

Offers perfect picture quality from any source.

100Hz Clear LCD (if available) 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.

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.

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

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

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HDMI connectors

HDMI connectors for highest quality high definition connectivity.

USB connection / PC network connection

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

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

) Caution

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

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

Your TV is prepared for VESA compliant wall mounting.This bracket is not included. You need one of the VESA codes hereunder to purchase the bracket that fits your TV.

42” / 107cm VESA MIS-F 300, 300, 8 47” / 119cm VESA MIS-F 400, 400, 8 52” / 132cm VESA MIS-F 400, 400, 8

Ask your dealer for more info on stands and wallmount brackets

The VESA fixation points

Locate the four fixation points at the back of the TV.

® Unscrew the screws.

ÒLift the TV off the stand.

Unmount the TV stand

‡ Locate the four screws of the TV stand.

6 Your TV

3.3 Remote control batteries

3.5 Power cable

‡ Open the battery cover on the back of the

remote control.

® Insert the 2 batteries supplied (Type AAA-

LR03-1,5V). Make sure the + and - ends of the batteries line up correctly (inside of case is marked.)

ÒClose the cover.

rNote

Remove the batteries if you do not 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 x socket.

Keep the mains plug at the wall socket accessible at all time. The TV is never powered off completely and consumes energy unless the mains cord is physically unplugged. Although this TV has a very low standby power consumption, unplug the mains cord if you do not use the TV for a long time to save energy. ‡ Ver ify 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.

3.6 First time installation

The first time the mains cord is inserted, the installation starts up automatically. Follow the instructions on screen.

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à Tips

• If you have selected a wrong language, press the red key.

•To rearrange the stored channels after the installation is finished, see section 6.3 Rearrange stored channels.

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4 Use your TV

4.2 Watch 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 of the TV if the

standby led is off.

• Press B on the remote control if the standby led is on. The LightGuide flashes during start up and switches on completely when the TV is ready for use.

To switch to standby:

• Press B on the remote control. The LightGuide switches off and the standby led is on.

To switch off:

• Press B Power at the side of the TV. Both the LightGuide and the standby led switch off.

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

® Press R to return to the previously viewed TV

channel or connected device.

4.2.2 Adjust volume

‡ To adjust the volume:

• Press V + or - on the remote control

• Press Volume + or - on the side controls

® To m ute the sound:

• Press ¬ on the remote control

• Press ¬ again to restore the sound.

Program/Channel - or + on the side

controls of the TV.

of your TV.

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.

8 Use your TV

If the picture does not appear: ‡ Press the Source v key on the remote

control.

If the picture does not appear: ‡ Press the Source v key on the remote

control.

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® Press o or œ to select where you connected

your digital receiver.

ÒPress

OK.

† Use the remote control of the digital receiver

to select TV channels.

rNote

When you did not connect your devices yet, press

MENU > Setup > Installation > Connection

assistant and follow the instructions on screen

4.4 Watch connected devices

‡ Switch on the device.

The picture from your device might appear automatically.

If the picture does not appear: ® Press the Source v key on the remote

control.

ÒPress o or œ to select where you connected

your device.

† Press º Use the remote control of your device to select

rNote

When you did not connect your devices yet, go to

MENU > Setup > Installation > Connection

assistant and follow the instructions on screen.

OK.

TV channels.

® Press o or œ to select where you connected

your DVD player.

ÒPress

OK.

Wait a few seconds until the picture appears.

† Press Play π.

4.6 Select a Teletext page

TV channels often broadcast information via Teletext. If Teletext is available only English Teletext is supported. China does not support this function due to no Teletext available. To watch Teletext:

‡ Press

® To select a page of your choice:

TELETEXT.

The main index page appears.

• Enter the page number with the number keys.

• Press P- or P+ or o or œ or the g key 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.

4.5 Watch a DVD

‡ Switch on your DVD player. ® Insert a DVD disc in your player.

The DVD picture might automatically appear on your screen.

ÒPress Play πon the DVD player.

The picture from your player appears automatically on your screen.

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Press R to return to the previously viewed page.

ÒPress

TELETEXT again to switch Teletext off.

For more information on teletext, see section 5.5 Teletext.

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 and sound settings

• more about Teletext (if available)

•how to create favourite channel lists

5.1 Remote control

5.1.1 Remote control overview

•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 or from your PC or PC network.

1 Standby B

To switch the TV on or back to standby.

2 Source v

•To switch the Source menu on or off.

•To select a connected device or to return to TV.

TELETEXT

To switch teletext on or off.

4 Demo

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

5 Colour keys

• Easy selection of teletext pages.

• Easy selection of tasks.

6 Guide a

no function

7 Navigation key

To navigate (o, œ, p, π) to go through lists or settings.

•To display the channel list.

•To activate a setting.

9 Back key g

To select the previous programme or the previous TXT page. To remove the channel list.

10 Volume V

To adjust the volume.

11 Mute ¬

To m ute the sound or restore it.

12 Number keys

To select a TV channel.

MHEG cancel no function

14 Previous channel R

To return to the previously viewed channel

15 +P- Channel up or down

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

To switch the menu on or off

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17 On screen information INFO

To show channel or programme information if available.

18 Dual screen b

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

SUBTITLE

To activate or deactivate the subtitle mode.

20 Widescreen Picture format q

To select a picture format.

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

5.2 LightGuide brightness

The LightGuide at the front of the TV indicates the start up of the TV. After start up the LightGuide is lit constantly.You can set the light intensity or let it switch off after start up.

‡ Press

® Press π to enter the list. ÒPress o or œ to select the brightness level

MENU > Setup > Installation >

Preferences > LightGuide brightness.

from 0 (off) to 4.

5.3 TV menus

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

5.3.1 The menu

‡ Press

® Press

The TV menu offers the following items:

MENU on the remote control to show

the TV menu.

MENU to quit the TV menu.

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• Smart settings

Select this item to set the TV to one of the predefined settings. Each setting combines picture and sound.

• Picture

Select this menu item to adjust all picture settings.

• Sound

Select this menu item to adjust all sound settings.

• Settings assistant

Use the Settings assistant to guide you through basic picture and sound settings in an easy way.

• Features

Select this item for other feature settings.

• Setup

Select this item

-for installation and for updating the TV software;

- to make use of the connection assistant which will help you to connect your devices to the TV.

5.3.2 Use of the menu

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Learn to use the menus with this example. ‡ Press

MENU on the remote control.

The TV menu appears on the screen.

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5.4 Picture and Sound settings

The first time you switched on your TV you have selected your preferred settings for picture and sound.The following sections describe how to modify or readjust those settings.

5.4.1 Smart settings

Sets the TV to one of the predefined settings. Each setting combines picture and sound.

‡ Press

® Press π to enter the list. ÒPress o or œ to select a setting. † Press OK. º Press

Smart settings: Personal,Vivid, Standard, Movie, Energy saving, Game.

5.4.2 Settings assistant

Use the Settings assistant to guide you through basic picture and sound settings in an easy way.

‡ Press

® Press the green key on the remote control to

ÒPress p or π to select the left or right side to

† Press the green key to go to the next setting.

º Press the green key to store all your settings.

MENU on the remote control and select

Smart settings.

MENU to quit the TV menu.

MENU on the remote control, select

Settings assistant and press π to enter.

start the assistant.

make your choice.

You will go through several settings. When finished the TV will ask you to store these settings.

º Press π to enter the brightness setting.

Brightness

◊Press o or œ to adjust the setting. ‹Press p to return to the Picture settings or

press

MENU to quit the TV menu.

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This section describes how to adjust all picture settings individually. ‡ Press

MENU on the remote control and select

Picture.

® Press π to enter the list. ÒPress o or œ to select a setting.

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• Contrast

Changes the level of bright parts in the picture but keeps the dark parts unchanged.

• Brightness

Changes the level of light of the total picture.

• Colour

Changes the level of saturation.

• Hue

If NTSC is broadcasted, this level compensates the colour variations.

• Sharpness

Changes the level of sharpness of fine details.

• Noise reduction

Filters out and reduces the noise in the picture. Set the level to Minimum, Medium, Maximum or Off.

• Tint

Sets the colours to Normal, Warm (reddish) or Cool (bluish). Select Custom to make a setting of your own in the Custom menu.

•Custom

Press the green key to select each bar to change the value of:

- R-WP red whitepoint

- G-WP green whitepoint

- B-WP blue whitepoint

- R-BL red blacklevel

- G-BL green blacklevel

• Perfect Pixel HD

Controls the advanced settings of the Perfect Pixel HD Engine, resulting in best sharpness, contrast, colour and motion.

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- HD Natural Motion

Removes motion judder and reproduces smooth movement especially in movies.

- 100 Hz Clear LCD (if present)

Results in superior sharpness of motion reproduction, better black level, high contrast with a flicker-free, quiet image and a larger viewing angle.

- Advanced sharpness

Enables superior sharpness, especially on lines and contours in the picture.

- Dynamic contrast

Sets the level at which the TV automatically enhances the details in dark, middle and light areas of the picture.

- Dynamic backlight

Sets the level at which power consumption can be reduced by dimming the brightness intensity of the screen. Choose for the best power consumption or for the picture with the best brightness intensity.

- MPEG artefact reduction

Smoothens the transitions on digital contents.

- Colour enhancement

Makes the colours more vivid and improves the resolution of details in bright colours

• Active control

Corrects all incoming signals in order to provide the best picture possible. Switches Active control on or off.

• Light sensor

Adjusts the picture settings on the lighting conditions of the room. Switches Light sensor on or off.

• Picture format See section 5.4.4 Widescreen picture format.

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