Philips MG2 Service Manual

Contents

Installation

Your remote control ________________________________________2 Preparation ________________________________________________3 Installation_________________________________________________4 Store TV channels

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

Operation

Use of the remote control __________________________________8-9 Use of the menus

Picture menu __________________________________________10 Sound menu___________________________________________10 Features menu_________________________________________11

Dual Screen ______________________________________________12

NEXTVIEW______________________________________________13-15

Teletext_______________________________________________16-18

Connect peripheral equipment_________________________19-22

Tips ____________________________________________________24 Index ___________________________________________________24 Lexicon _________________________________________________25

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.

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Installation p. 4

DVD/Satellite selection p. 22

Videorecorder selection p. 21

NEXTVIEW/TXT Prog. Guide

on/off p. 13

Peripherals p. 21

selection of

EXT1, EXT2

or FRONT

volume up/down p. 8

sound mute p. 8

programme selection p. 8

incredible surround on/off p. 9

smart sound p. 9

smart picture p. 9

EasyLink p. 23

INSTANT recording

start/stop

B switch to standby p. 8

Teletext p. 16

b teletext on/off C time display

subpage selection

f solution to riddles h enlarge

Cursor to select your choice p. 4

OK activate your choice

Colour keys

PICTURE, SOUND, FEATURES menu

programme list, p. 8

- NEXTVIEW selection p. 13

- direct teletext page or subject selection, p. 16

Video Recorder p. 21

® record Ò rewind ‡ stop π play † wind

i on screen info p. 8 0 previous programme p. 8 ◊ video recorder/DVD function

X bilingual choice /

sound info p. 9

S freeze the picture p. 9 b dual screen on/off p. 12

q picture format p. 9

P reduce image noise p. 9

Preparation

& Place the TV on a solid surface.

For ventilation, leave at least 5 cm free all around the TV. To prevent any unsafe situations, do not place any objects on top of the TV.

é Insert the aerial plug tightly into the aerial socket x at the back of the TV.

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

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

Insert the 2 batteries supplied (Type R06-1,5V).

The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium. Nevertheless in many countries exhausted batteries may not be disposed of with your household waste. Please ensure you dispose of exhausted batteries according to local regulations.

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

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

A green indicator and the screen light up. If the indicator is red, press the - P + key on the remote control.

The green 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. Alternatively the explanation appears in the different languages. Choose your own language and press the OK key on the remote control. Go on to page 4.

CABLE

RO6 / AA

MENU TITLE

Menu language Country

Automatic Installation

J INSTALLATION

MENU TITLE

United Kingdom

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J COUNTRY

MENU TITLE

English

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J MENU LANGUAGE

Installation

Select the INSTALLATION MENU :

• Press U and h at the same time.

To use the menus

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

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MENU TITLE

Subject 1 Subject 2 Subject 3

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Subject 5 Subject 6

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Store TV channels

If the TV is connected to a video recorder with the EasyLink function, the TV automatically transfers the language and country selections to the video recorder. After the new or extra TV channel(s) ha(ve)s been stored, the TV automatically transfers that (those) TV channel(s) to the video recorder.

The message EasyLink : Downloading ...... appears on the screen.

The programme list of the video recorder is now equal to the one of the TV.

Select the menu language and country

First, you have to select your language and your country.

& Select the menu Language and press the OK key.

é Select your language and press the OK key.

“ Select Country and press the OK key.

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

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.

Automatic installation

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 red ® key on the remote control.

Go on to page 6

Manual installation

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

Selection Mode is only present and lights up if the country you 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 country.

é 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 TV channel is found.

Direct selection of a TV channel

If you know the frequency, or 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.

( Store steps & till ‘

• Select Store and press the OK key.

Repeat every step to store another TV channel.

To exit from the menu :

• Press the red ® key on the remote control.

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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Manual Installation

(Selection Mode) System Programme No. Search Fine tune Store

J System K

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 change. “ Press the OK key. ‘ Select the new number. ( Press the OK key.

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

§ Press the red ® key to return to the

INSTALLATION menu.

Reshuffle the programme list

Select Favourite TV channels

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.

& 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 left/right.

§ Select the following character. è Press the OK key when finished. ! Press the red ® key to return to the

INSTALLATION menu.

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

Give name

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. The non-favourite TV channels can still be selected with the digit keys.

& Select Favourite programmes in the

INSTALLATION menu and press the

OK key.

é Select your favourite programme number.

“ Select Yes or No. ‘ Repeat for every TV channel you want to change into a favourite or a non-

favourite TV channel.

( Press the red ® key to return to the

INSTALLATION menu.

If the TV is connected to a video recorder with the EasyLink function, the TV automatically transfers the reshuffled or modified TV channels to the video recorder. The message EasyLink : Downloading Presets ... appears on the screen. The programme list of the video recorder is equal again to the one of the TV.

INSTALLATION

Menu Language Country

Automatic Installation Manual Installation Give Name Reshuffle Favourite Programmes

SETUP

J Give Name

Give Name

EXT1 EXT2 FRONT 0 1 BBC1 2 BBC2

3 ....

4 ....

5 ....

J 0

Reshuffle

EXT1 EXT2 FRONT 0 BBC1 1 CNN 2 BBC2

3 ....

4 ....

5 ....

J 1 CNN

Favourite Programmes

0 .... No

1 .... Yes

2 .... Yes

3 .... No

4 .... No

5 .... Yes

J 2 .... Yes

Install TV Setup

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

Digital sources

See Connect Peripheral Equipment, p. 20 to connect your digital equipment, like a DVD, satellite tuner or a similar digital device.

Define Decoder/Descrambler programme numbers

If you have connected a decoder or a descrambler, see p. 19, you can define one or more programme numbers as decoder programme numbers.

• Press the cursor left/right to select Off, EXT1 or EXT2, the euroconnector

where you connected your decoder.

• 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 (only for 32” or 82 cm sets)

• Select Picture Tilt with the cursor up/down.

• Keep the cursor left/right pressed to adjust the rotation of the picture.

Information Line

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 or the programme name or another message which appears briefly in the information line on the screen. When selected Off, the information line will only appear after pressing the i key, and not after the selection of a TV channel.

Factory settings

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

Auto format

Selecting Auto format Yes, the screen will automatically be filled as much as possible with the picture 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. 9).

Installation Select Installation and press the OK key to return immediately to the

INSTALLATION menu.

To exit from the menu

‘ Press the red ® key on the remote control.

INSTALLATION

Menu Language Country

Automatic Installation Manual Installation Give Name Reshuffle Favourite Programmes

SETUP

J SETUP

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DVD Decoder/Descrambler (Picture tilt) Information Line Factory settings Auto format Yes/No INSTALLATION

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Decoder/Descrambler

Programme Decoder Status

J Programme

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Select the desired TV channel and press the

OK key.

æ NEXTVIEW/TXT Prog. guide on/off

see p. 13

w Select peripherals

Press this key repeatedly to select

EXT1, EXT2

or FRONT, according to where you connected

your peripherals (see p. 21).

V Volume

Press + or - to adjust the volume.

¬ Mute key

Temporarily interrupt the sound or restore it.

P Programme selection

To browse through the TV channels activated in

the Favourite Programme menu. See p. 6.

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.

This function is not available when continuous

subtitles have been switched on.

Press briefly to display information about the

selected TV channel and programme, the sound

reception, the selected DNR setting and the

remaining time set with the sleeptimer.

B Standby

The set is switched off and the red indicator (orange in the case of

NEXTVIEW info acquisition)

lights up. 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.

b Teletext on/off see p. 16.

U Time display

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

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

f Reveal (in teletext mode)

Press to reveal/conceal the hidden information, such as solutions to riddles and puzzles.

h Enlarge (in teletext mode)

Press repeatedly to display the upper part, the lower part and then to return to the normal page size.

0/9 Digit keys

To select a TV channel. For a two digit programme number, enter the second digit within 2 seconds.

0 Previous programme

The previously selected TV channel is displayed. The ◊ indication has a video recorder/DVD function.

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