Philips S50 User Manual

Contents

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: 29PT9009

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

Due to continuous product improvements this manual is subject to change without notice.

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.

Installation

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

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

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

To use the menus .............................................................................. 4

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

Store TV channels ............................................................................ 5

Automatic installation ..............................................................5

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

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

Reshuffle the programme list.................................................. 6

Select favourite TV channels .................................................. 6

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

General .................................................................................... 7-8

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

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

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

Operation

TV menu

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

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

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

Teletext guide ................................................................................. 12

Teletext ...................................................................................... 13-14

Connect peripheral equipment

Connecting and selecting equipment ..................................15-16

Audio- and video equipment keys ............................................. 17

Tips .................................................................................................. 18

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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.

Preparation

MENU PROGRAMVOLUME

& Place the TV on a solid surface.

! 29PT9009: 47 kg !

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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 blue indicator on the front of the TV lights up and the screen comes on. If the TV is in standby mode (red indicator), press the

-P+

keys or the red B key on the remote control.

Setup

Demo

Install

Exit

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

VOLUME - or + key to adjust the volume;

• the

PROGRAM - or + key to select the TV

channels or sources.

Press the

MENU key to summon the main menu

without the remote control. Use:

• the

VOLUME - or + key and the PROGRAM -

or + key 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,

Use of the remote control RC4337

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SMART SMART

ACTIVE

CONTROL

SELECT

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

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Audio- and Video equipment keys (p. 17)

vSelect peripherals (p. 16)

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Audio- and Video equipment keys (p. 17)

UTime display

The time is displayed on the screen.

æTeletext guide on/off p. 12

OK Press this key

• to activate your choice, when in

• to display the programme list.

S Freeze To freeze the picture.

V To adjust the volume.

¬ Interrupt the sound or restore it.

iOn Screen information

the menus.

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.

Ma Smart keys

To select predefined picture and sound settings. Personel refers to the personal preference settings selected in the sound and picture menu.

OK to remove immediately.

B Standby

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

xPixel Plus demo on/off

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

bTeletext on/off p. 13

MENU Main menu on/off see p. 4

PProgramme 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.

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.

To use the menus

Auto format

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activate

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

cursor to select adjustments

return or switch main menu on/off

0 Smart 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.

b no function

h Active control see p. 10

q Picture format

Press this key repeatedly to select another picture format:Auto format, 4:3 or Vertical squeeze. Auto format makes the picture fill the screen as much as possible. Vertical squeeze squeezes the picture to a wide screen picture format.

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

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

pressing the

MENU key again.

Note: If you have connected equipment with Cinema Link, more

menu items are present.

Picture Sound Features

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

install install programmes

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

Install

Language

English Deutsch Français

Country

Install

Austria

Belgium

Croatia

& Press the MENU 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.

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. 11.)

é Press the cursor down. The autoprogramming

option label

“ Press the cursor right.

Automatic install

Install Start

Start appears.

‘ 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. 6.

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.

Manual installation

Manual install

Install

Selection mode System Programme Search Fine tune Store

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.

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.

& Select Give Name in the Install menu and

press the cursor down.

Give name

VCR1 BBC1 BBC2

CNN

TVE

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ABCDEFG 123 HIJKLMN 456 OPQRSTU 789 VWXYZ 0

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Reshuffle the programme list

You can change the order of the stored TV channels.

& Select Reshuffle in the Installation menu. é Follow the instructions on screen.

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 ‘.

Select Favourite TV channels

& Select Favourite programmes in the Install

menu.

é Select your programme number with the

cursor up/down.

“ Select Yes or No with the cursor right. ‘ Repeat é and “ for every TV channel or

external you want to make a favourite or a non-favourite TV channel or external.

TV Setup

Setup

Menu background

Smart surf

Factory settings

Programme title

Teletext level 2.5

Auto surround

Set/Change code

General

General Source Decoder

OSD

The Setup menu contains items that control the settings of the TV’s functions, features, services and peripherals you may have connected.

The

General menu allows you to change various settings that

are presumably adjusted less frequently than most other settings. The

Source menu allows you to select a source.

The

Decoder menu allows you to define one or more

programme numbers as decoder programme numbers.

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

Smart surf

& Select Smart surf. é With the cursor left/right, select

•

2 programmes if you want the 0 key to

toggle between the current and the previously selected channel,

•

9 programmes if you want the 0 key to

summon a list of up to 9 channels which can be selected,

To add/remove a channel or source:

Tune to the channel or source you wish to add or remove. Press the 0 key and press the cursor right to add or remove.

Note: If there are already 9 channels/sources in the list, the one at the bottom of the list will be removed.

Factory settings

This resets the picture and sound settings to their predefined factory values, but maintains the channel installation settings.

OSD (On Screen Display)

See Use of the remote control, p. 3, i On screen information.

& Select OSD. é Select Normal to activate the continuous

display of the programme number.Also TV channel and programme information are extended.

Minimum will display reduced

channel information.

Note: When subtitles is switched on, see Features, p.10, continuous display of the programme number is not possible.

Teletext level 2.5

Some broadcasters offer the opportunity to see more colours, other background colours and nicer pictures in the teletext pages.

& Select Teletext level 2.5. é Press the cursor right to select Teletext level

2.5 On

“ Press the cursor right again to select Teletext

level 2.5 Off

to take advantage of this feature.

if you like the more neutral teletext layout. The selection made is valid for all channels which broadcast teletext level 2.5.

Note: It may take a few seconds before teletext broadcast switches over to Teletext level 2.5.

Auto Surround

Sometimes the broadcaster transmits special signals for Surround Sound encoded programmes.The TV automatically switches to the best surround sound mode when

Surround

is switched On.

Auto

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