Philips PS1966C User Manual

Q/U-1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Getting Started

Warning/Precautions........................................1

Basic Television Hookups...............................1

Basic Television and Remote Operation.......................2

How to Use the Onscreen Menu Controls....................3

Setting Up Your Television for the First Time ..........3-4

• For details on product registration, warranty, and ser-

vice refer to the other literature (Owner’s Manual)
included with your TV information packet.

Please retain all these materials and keep them handy
for future reference.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZ­ARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR
EXCESSIVE MOISTURE.

NOTE: This owner's manual is used with several
different television models. Not all features (and
drawings) discussed in this manual will necessar­ily match those found with your television set.
This is normal and does not require you contact­ing your dealer or requesting service.

3135 015 10901

Quick Use and Setup Guide

Color Television

PS1966C1

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HOOKING UP YOUR TV (BASIC ANTENNA/CABLE TV CONNECTIONS)

75 V

IN

OUT

1

2

75 V

VIDEO

L/MONO
AUDIO
R

out

1

in

Y

our Cable TV input into

your home may be a
single (75 ohm) cable, or a
Converter Box installation.
In either case the connec­tion to the TV is very easy.
Just put the threaded end
of the cable signal to the
TV's antenna plug and
screw it down tight.

CABLE TV

CABLE INPUT/CONVERTER

75 V

75 V

VIDEO

L/MONO
AUDIO
R

out

1

in

OR

OUT TO TV

IN FROM ANT.

1

2

T

he basic Antenna, or

Cable TV, to VCR to
TV connection is shown to
the right. For more infor­mation on other hookups
(possible when Cable
Converter/Descrambler
boxes are included) refer to
your accessory VCR and
Cable Converter Owner's
Manual for details.

TV TO VCR

BASIC CONNECTION

If your Cable TV signal

is a single round cable (75

ohm) then you're ready to con­nect to the TV.

If you have a Cable
Converter Box:

Connect the Cable TV signal to
the Cable Signal IN(put) plug
on the Converter.

Connect the Cable TV cable to the

ANTENNA/CABLE plug on the TV.

If you have a Cable Converter Box:

Connect the OUT(put) plug from the
Converter to the 75Ω plug on the TV.

BEGIN

Connect your
Antenna or Cable TV signal
to the IN FROM ANT(enna)

plug on the VCR.

Connect the OUT TO

TV plug on the VCR to the
75Ω plug on the TV (connect-

ing cable supplied with the
VCR.)

Back of TV

Round Cable

75Ω Ohm

Cable TV Converter

Box Connection

Cable TV Company

Remember:
Set the TV for the
type signal you've
just connected (see
the “Tuner” section
on page 3 of this
Set-Up Guide.)

To select only the
channel numbers on
your Cable system
see “Auto Program"
(page 4). If you use a
Cable Converter box,
set the TV to the
same channel as the
converter's CH 3/4
switch (on the rear of
the converter.)

SMART

HELP

Cable TV Signal Input

Round Cable

75Ω Supplied with VCR

Outdoor

VHF/UHF

Antenna

300 to 75Ω

Ohm Adapter

Cable TV signal

Back of TV

Refer to the Owner's

Manual included with your

VCR for other possible con­nections and TV/VCR operat­ing details.

OR

NOTE: The connecting cable
for the Converter is supplied
from the Cable TV Company.

VCR

75 V

75 V

VIDEO

L/MONO
AUDIO
R

out

1

in

1

2

A

combination antenna

receives normal broad­cast channels (VHF 2-13
and UHF 14-69). Your
connection is easy since
there is only one 75Ω
(ohm) antenna plug on the
back of your TV - and
that’s where the antenna
goes.

ANTENNA

COMBINATION UHF/VHF

Remember,
be sure to set the TV
for the type signal
you've connected
(see the “Tuner”
section on page 3 of
this Set-Up Guide.)

To set the TV to
select only the chan­nel numbers in your
area see how to
“Program" or "Add"
channels in memory
on page 4 (Auto
Program section).

To order any option­al accessory contact
your dealer or call
the toll-free accesso­ry ordering number

(1-800-851-8885).

SMART

HELP

If your antenna has a

round cable (75 ohm) on the end,

then you're ready to connect it to
the TV.

If your antenna has flat twin-lead
wire (300 ohm), you first need to

attach the antenna wires to the
screws on a 300 to 75 ohm adapter.

Push the round end of the

adapter (or antenna) onto the
75Ω plug on the rear of the TV.
If the round end of the antenna
wire is threaded, screw it down
tight.

300 to 75Ω

Adapter

Combination VHF/UHF

Antenna

(Outdoor or Indoor)

Twin Lead

Wire

Round Cable

75Ω

Back of TV

BEGIN

OR

Note: For homes with separate UHF and VHF
antennas you will need an optional combiner
to connect to the TV.

U/V

Combiner

75-300 Ohm Adapter

Back of TV

BEGIN

SLEEP

POWER

A/CH

STATUS/EXIT

CC

CLOCK

TV

VCR

ACC

RECIRD

TV/VCR

SMART

SOUND

SMART

PICTURE

VOL CH

MUTE

MENU

SURF

3

4

POWER

VIDEO

L AUDIO R

– VOLUME + CHANNEL

<

<

INSTALL/

MENU

6

STEREO

Remote Sensor Window

POWER

VIDEO

L AUDIO R

– VOLUME + CHANNEL

<

<

MENU

1

2

3

Audio/Video Input Jacks
(Stereo Audio Jacks)

Headphone Jack

TV AND REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION

TELEVISION

T

o load the supplied bat-

teries into the remote:

1. Remove the battery
compartment lid on the

back of the remote.

2. Place the batteries (2­AA) in the remote. Be

sure the (+) and (-) ends
of the batteries line up
correctly (inside of case is
marked.)

3. Reattach the battery lid.

BATTERY INSTALLATION

Point the remote control toward the

remote sensor window on the TV when
operating the TV with the remote.

Press the POWER

button to turn the TV ON.

Press the VOLUME +
button to increase the sound
level or the VOLUME – but­ton to lower the sound level.

Pressing both buttons at the
same time will display the

onscreen menu. Once in the
menu, use these button to make
adjustments or selections.

Press the CHANNEL UP

▲ or DOWN ▼ button to
select TV channels.

REMOTE

Slide the TV/VCR/ACC

mode switch on the remote

control to the TV position and
point the remote at the front
of the TV when sending com­mands.

The remote's TV/VCR/ACC
Switch controls how buttons

on the remote are used.
For example:

With the switch in the "TV"
position:

the Menu, CURSOR ©,

©©

, §§ and ■ buttons

are used to select and
adjust onscreen TV
features.

With the switch in the
"ACC" position:

the Power, Channel
Number, and Channel
Up (+) /Down (–) buttons
on the remote work with
Cable TV Converters.

With the switch in the
"VCR" position:

the Menu, CURSOR ©,

©©

, §§ and ■ buttons

on the remote work Stop,
Play, and other VCR
features.

Note: For more details on
how the TV remote works
with VCRs and Cable
Converters, see the other
owner's manual supplied with
your TV.

TV/VCR/ACC MODE

SWITCH

POWER

SLEEP

A/CH STATUS/EXIT CC CLOCK

RECORD

TV

VCR

ACC

SMART

SMARTSMART

SOUND

PICTURE

MENU SURF

VOL

CH

MUTE

1

2 3

4

5

6

7

8 9
0

TV/VCR

Power Button

Press to turn the TV (or select VCR/
Cable Converter) ON and OFF.

CC Button

Press to select Closed Caption options
within the menu. (Refer to the Owner’s
Manual for details.)

Clock-TV/VCR Button

When used in the TV mode, the
CLOCK-TV/VCR button will access the
Clock menu options.
Press while in the VCR mode (VCR
indicator on the front of the unit will
light) to view the playback of a tape.
Press again to place in the TV position
(VCR indicator light will go off) to view
one program while recording another
program.

Number Buttons

Press the number buttons to select TV
channels. When selecting single digit
channels, press the number of the desired
channel. The TV will pause for a few
seconds then tune to the selected chan­nel. (Note: you can press "0", then the
number also.) For channels "100" and
above, first press "1" then the next two
numbers of the desired channel.

SmartPicture™ Button

Press to select from a list of
SmartPicture controls. (Factory preset
picture control levels set for different
types of viewing sources and pro­grams.)

Surf Button

Press to select previously viewed chan­nels. You can place up to 8 channels in
memory. Then by pressing the SURF but­ton you can quickly view the select chan­nels. See the “Surf" section (in your other
owner's manual) to see how to select a
series of channels using the Surf button.
When in the VCR mode, pressing this but­ton will pause the playback of a video
tape.

Channel (+), (–) Buttons

Press to change the tuned channel.

Sleep Button

Press to set the TV to automatically turn
itself OFF. Also can be used as an Enter but­ton when sending channel commands to
remote controlled cable converters or VCRs.

Status/Exit Button

Press to see the current channel number on the
TV screen. Also press to clear the TV screen
after control adjustments.

A/CH-Record Button

Press to toggle between the currently viewed
channel and the previously viewed channel.
When in the VCR mode, press to start the
recording of a video tape.

TV/VCR/ACC Mode Switch

Slide to TV position to control TV functions;
VCR to control VCR functions; and ACC for
Cable Converter, DBS, DVD, etc. functions.

SmartSound™ Button

Press to select from a list of SmartSound
controls. (Factory preset sound control levels
set for different types of listening, based on
the type of programming being used.)

Menu Button

Press for the onscreen menu to appear.
Pressing the menu button after menu selec­tions are made will eliminate the menu from
the display.

Cursor Buttons

Use these buttons to select and adjust the
TV's onscreen menu. Also used with a VCR
for PLAY, FASTFORWARD, REWIND, and
STOP.

Volume (+), (–) Buttons

Press to adjust the TV sound level.

Mute Button

Press to turn the sound OFF on the TV. Press
again to return the sound to its previous level.

SMART HELP

Remember, You can

press any button on the
front of the TV to turn the TV
ON.

The tuned channel number will
always briefly appear when the
TV is first turned ON (and with
channel changes.)

You can also press the STA­TUS/EXIT button (on the
remote) to see what channel the
TV is ON.

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BEGIN

CLOCK

POWER

SLEEP

CC

STATUS/EXIT

A/CH

SMART

SMART

PICTURE

MUTE

CH

VOL

TV

VCR

ACC

TV/VCR

RECORD

SOUND

MENU

SURF

1

3

5

2

4

CC OFF
CLOCK

©

SETUP

©

SMART LOCK REVIEW

©

BRIGHTNESS 30

LANGUAGE ENGLISH
TUNER CABLE
AUTO PROGRAM

©

LANGUAGE FRANCAIS
OR
LANGUAGE ESPANOL

SETTING UP YOUR TELEVISION FOR THE FIRST TIME

F

or our Spanish and

French speaking TV
owners an onscreen LAN­GUAGE option is present.
With the LANGUAGE con­trol you can set the TV’s
onscreen menu to be shown
in either English, Spanish, or
French.

LANGUAGE

Press the MENU but-

ton on the remote to show the

onscreen menu.

Press the CURSOR UP

© or DOWN ■ buttons to

scroll through the onscreen
menu until the word SETUP is
highlighted.

Press CURSOR UP©

or DOWN ■ buttons to

scroll the Setup features until
the word LANGUAGE is
highlighted.

Press the CURSOR
RIGHT ©© button repeat­edly to select ENGLISH,
ESPANOL (Spanish), or
FRANCAIS (French).

Press the CURSOR

RIGHT ©© button to display

the SETUP menu features.

Remember: The

Language control only
makes the TV’s onscreen MENU
items appear in English, Spanish,
or French text.

It does not change the other
onscreen text features such as
Closed Caption (CC) TV shows.

The onscreen menu will time out
and disappear from the screen
when you finish, or you can press
the STATUS/EXIT button to clear
the menu from the screen.

SMART HELP

CLOCK

POWER

SLEEP

CC

STATUS/EXIT

A/CH

SMAR

T

SMAR

T

PICTURE

MUTE

CH

VOL

TV

VCR

ACC

TV/VCR

RECORD

SOUND

MENU

SURF

1

3

2

SETUP

©

SmartLock REVIEW

©

BRIGHTNESS 30
COLOR 30
PICTURE 30

SHARPNESS 30
TINT 03
COL. TEMP. NORMAL
CONTRAST PLUS ON
NOISE REDUCTION ON

VOLUME 15
BALANCE 05
TREBLE 31
BASS 31
INCREDIBLE SURR ON

SOUND STEREO
SAP OFF
AVL ON
VOLUME LIMITER ON
INPUT EXT 1

SLEEPTIMER OFF
SmartLock

©

CC OFF
CLOCK

©

SETUP

©

HOW TO USE THE TV’S ONSCREEN MENU CONTROLS

F

eatures for your televi-

sion can be adjusted
from within a MENU shown
on the TV’s screen. A MENU
is nothing more than an 0n­screen list of features. Each
MENU item can be adjusted
by viewing the screen and
simply press a button.

MENU

Press the MENU but-

ton on the remote (or the

Volume (+) or (–) buttons
simultaneously on the TV) to
show the onscreen menu.

Press the CURSOR UP

© or DOWN ■ buttons on the

remote (or the Volume (+) or (–)
buttons on the TV) to pick any
of the onscreen menu features.

Press the

STATUS/EXIT button on the

remote to clear the screen after
an adjustment.

You can also just wait a few
seconds after you finish the
feature adjustment and the
MENU will disappear from
the screen automatically.

Press the CURSOR
RIGHT ©© or LEFT §§
buttons on the remote (or

Channel ▲ or ▼ buttons on the
TV) to adjust any highlighted
onscreen feature.

If you pass the feature

you want, press the CUR­SOR UP or DOWN button on the
remote to move back through the
MENU.

The MENU list is a continuous
loop. Once you come to the last
item in the list, scrolling down
will bring you back to the start of
the list again.

The onscreen menu will time out
and disappear from the screen
when you finish, or you can press
the STATUS/EXIT button to clear
the menu from the screen.

SMART HELP

CLOCK

POWER

SLEEP

CC

STATUS/EXIT

A/CH

SMART

SMART

PICTURE

MUTE

CH

VOL

TV

VCR

ACC

TV/VCR

RECORD

SOUND

MENU

SURF

1

3

5

2

4

CC OFF
CLOCK

©

SETUP

©

SMART LOCK REVIEW

©

BRIGHTNESS 30

LANGUAGE ENGLISH
AUTO PROGRAM

©

TUNER CABLE
CHANNEL EDIT

©

EXTERNAL

©

TUNER ANTENNA

TUNER AUTO

OR

T

he TUNER feature

allows you to change the
TV’s signal input to either
CABLE, ANTENNA or AUTO
mode. It’s important for the
TV to know if you want to
receive channels from a
Cable TV signal or a normal
Antenna signal.

Note: The AUTO mode set­ting helps the TV determine
the type of signal or channels
being received when AUTO
PROGRAM is activated.

TUNER

Press the MENU but-

ton on the remote to show the

onscreen menu.

Press the CURSOR UP

© or DOWN ■ buttons to

scroll through the onscreen
menu until the word SETUP is
highlighted.

Press the CURSOR
RIGHT ©© button to select
either CABLE, ANTENNA
or AUTO mode.

Press the CURSOR
RIGHT ©© button to display
the SETUP menu features.

Press CURSOR UP©

or DOWN ■ buttons to

scroll the Setup features until
the word TUNER is high­lighted.

Remember, when the

AUTO mode is selected the TV
will automatically choose the cor­rect type of signal or channels when
AUTO PROGRAM is activated.

When CABLE is selected, channels
1-125 are available. When ANTEN­NA is selected, channels 2-69 are
available.

The onscreen menu will time out
and disappear from the screen when
you finish, or you can press the
STATUS/EXIT button to clear the
menu from the screen.

SMART HELP

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BEGIN

BEGIN

BEGIN

CHANNEL 2
SAVED NO
CHANNEL DELETED

CC OFF
CLOCK

©

SETUP

©

SMART LOCK REVIEW

©

BRIGHTNESS 30

TUNER CABLE
AUTO PROGRAM

©

CHANNEL EDIT

©

EXTERNAL

©

OR

CHANNEL 2
SAVED YES
CHANNEL ADDED

CLOCK

POWER

SLEEP

CC

STATUS/EXIT

A/CH

SMART

SMART

PICTURE

MUTE

CH

VOL

TV

VCR

ACC

TV/VCR

RECORD

SOUND

MENU

SURF

1

3

5

2

4

6

7

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HOW TO USE THE SETUP FEATURES

C

hannel Edit makes it easy

for you to ADD or
DELETE channels from the
list of channels stored in the
TV’s memory.

CHANNEL EDIT

Press the MENU but-

ton on the remote to show the

onscreen menu.

Press the CURSOR UP

© or DOWN ■ buttons to

scroll through the onscreen
menu until the word SETUP is
highlighted.

Press the CURSOR UP

© or DOWN ■ buttons to

scroll the Setup features until
the words CHANNEL EDIT
are highlighted.

Press the CURSOR

RIGHT ©© button to dis-

play the CHANNEL EDIT
options.

Press the CURSOR
RIGHT ©© button to display
the SETUP menu features.

With the CHANNEL

EDIT options displayed, and

the word CHANNEL highlight­ed; enter the channel number
(with the NUMBERED or the

CURSOR RIGHT © or LEFT

§ buttons) you wish to ADD, or

DELETE from the TV’s memory.

Scroll down (using the

CURSOR UP © or DOWN

■ buttons) to highlight the
word SAVED.

Now use the CURSOR
RIGHT ©© button to toggle
between YES or NO.
If YES is selected the menu

reads “CHANNELADDED”
and the channel is added to the
TV’s memory. If NO is select-

ed the menu reads “CHAN­NEL DELETED” and the

channel is deleted from the
TV’s memory.

T

he External feature

allows you to rename
your input source selections.
When the Input feature (refer
to Owner’s Manual for
details) is accessed to change
audio/video jacks, your
source selection will be called
by the name you choose. This
name will also appear
onscreen when using the
audio/video inputs.

EXTERNAL

Press the MENU but-

ton on the remote to show the

onscreen menu.

Press the CURSOR UP

© or DOWN ■ buttons to

scroll through the onscreen
menu until the word SETUP is
highlighted.

Press the CURSOR
RIGHT ©© button to display
the SETUP menu features.

Press the CURSOR UP ©

or DOWN ■ buttons to scroll

the Setup features until the word

EXTERNAL is highlighted.

Press the CURSOR

RIGHT ©© button to acti-

vate the External feature.

Remember: This feature

will rename your external
signal source and appear onscreen
with the new name.

The onscreen menu will time out
and disappear from the screen
when you finish, or you can press
the STATUS/EXIT button to clear
the menu from the screen.

SMART HELP

With the External options

menu displayed, press the

CURSOR RIGHT ©© but­ton to select a name from the
list: EXT, GAM, DVD, VCD,
VCR, LD, or SAT.

Y

our TV can automatically

set itself for local area (or
Cable TV) channels. This
makes it easy for you to select
only the TV stations in your
area when the CHANNEL
(+), (–) buttons are pressed.

Note: Make sure the antenna
or cable signal connection has
been completed before AUTO
PROGRAM is activated.

AUTO PROGRAM

Press the MENU but-

ton on the remote to show the

onscreen menu.

Press the CURSOR UP

© or DOWN ■ buttons to

scroll through the onscreen
menu until the word SETUP is
highlighted.

Press the CURSOR
RIGHT ©© button to display
the SETUP menu features.

Press CURSOR UP© or

DOWN ■ buttons to scroll

the Setup features until the
words AUTO PROGRAM are
highlighted.

Press the CURSOR

RIGHT ©© button to start

the Auto Program scanning of
channels

Try it out. Press the

CHANNEL (+), (–) buttons
and see which channels have been
added to the TV’s memory.

If you want to delete any unwanted
channels from the TV’s memory, see
the CHANNEL EDIT section below.

The onscreen menu will time out
and disappear from the screen
when you finish, or you can press
the STATUS/EXIT button to clear
the menu from the screen.

SMART HELP

Auto Program will scan for
all available channels within
the Antenna/Cable signal.
When finished, the TV will
go back to the SETUP menu.

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TV

VCR

MENU

SOUND

ACC

SMART

SURF

CH

1

VOL

MUTE

2

4

BEGIN

CC OFF
CLOCK
SETUP
SMART LOCK REVIEW
BRIGHTNESS 30

SLEEP

A/CH

RECORD

PICTURE

STATUS/EXIT

SMART

POWER

CC

CLOCK

TV/VCR

3

5

©

©

©

LANGUAGE ENGLISH
TUNER CABLE
AUTO PROGRAM
CHANNEL EDIT
EXTERNAL

©

©

©

AUTO PROG 33

BEGIN

SLEEP

A/CH

TV

STATUS/EXIT

RECORD

VCR

MENU

SOUND

ACC

AUTO

AUTO

PICTURE

SURF

CH

3

1

VOL

MUTE

2

4

BEGIN

CLOCK
CC OFF
SETUP
AutoLock REVIEW
BRIGHTNESS 30

POWER

CC

CLOCK

TV/VCR

5

6

©

©

©

AUTO PROGRAM
CHANNEL EDIT
EXTERNAL

©

©

©

EXT 1 EXT

EXT 1 GAM
EXT 1 DVD
EXT 1 VCD

EXT 1 VCR
EXT 1 LD
EXT 1 SA T