About this User Manual EN This manual contains all information you will need to initially install and operate your new TV. Also read the help texts which are being displayed at the bottom of the screen. If this instruction manual does not give an answer or if ‘Troubleshooting’ does not solve your TV problem, you can call your Local Philips Customer or Service Centre. See the supplied Worldwide guarantee booklet.
Safety warnings EN General Do not insert the power plug in a wall socket or hang the TV to the wall before all connections are made. • Place or hang the TV wherever you want, but make sure that air can circulate freely through the ventilation slots. • Do not install the TV in a confined space such as a book case or a similar unit. • To prevent any unsafe situations, no naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed in the vicinity.
Getting started EN Before you start Warning: do not insert the mains cord into the mains at the bottom of the TV and in a wall socket or hang the TV on the wall before all connections are made. Before you switch on your TV, connect all your peripheral equipment. See To make video and audio connections, p. 37. Overview of the rear connector panel There is a wide range of audio and video equipment that can be connected to your TV. See To make audio and video connections, p. 37.
Getting started (Continued) EN Overview of the side connector panel - To connect a camera, camcorder or game, see To make video and audio connections, p. 38. USB - To connect a headphone, see To make video and audio connections, p. 38. - To connect a USB device, see Multimedia browser, p. 32. Connect the antenna < Insert the aerial plug firmly into the aerial socket x at the bottom of the TV. Tip: for best quality use the suppressor cable supplied.
Use of the remote control RC4401/01 EN B Standby Press to switch the TV from or to standby mode. When switched to standby, a red indicator on the TV lights up. Attention: the TV is never powered off completely unless it is physically unplugged. TV Press to select TV mode. DVD STB VCR AUX Press one of these keys to set your remote control to operate a peripheral device. See Audio and Video equipment keys, p. 47. DEMO Press to switch the Demo menu on or off.
Use of the remote control RC4401/01 (Continued) EN +P- Channel selection - to browse through the TV channels and sources stored and marked in the Favourite channels lists; - to select a page in Teletext mode; - to quickly browse through the lists in the menus; - to switch the TV on from standby mode. 0/9 Digit keys To select a TV channel between 0 and 999. AV Select your peripherals See Installation menu, Select your connections, p. 29.
Use of the OPTION key EN The OPTION key allows you to display the Quick access menu which will give you direct access to some features and menu options. 1. Press the OPTION key. > The Quick access menu appears. 2. Press the cursor up/down to select a menu item. 3. Press the OK key to jump to the selected menu item in the TV menu. (Except for the Clock option). 4. Use the cursor keys to make a selection. 5. Press the OPTION key to exit. Subtitles: a See Adjust feature menu settings, p. 22.
Switch the TV on EN < < Press the power switch B at the side of the TV. > An indicator on the front of the TV lights up and the screen comes on. If the TV is in standby mode, press the -P+ keys or the B key on the remote control. Note: the first time (and only the first time) you switch on your TV, you see a Welcome screen followed by the installation procedure. See First time installation, p. 9.
First time installation (Continued) EN Step 1: select your on-screen language After the Welcome screen you are asked to select a language of the TV's on-screen menus.The text of the header and the info on screen continuously change language. 1. Press the cursor up/down to highlight your language. 2. Press the OK key on the remote control. 3. Follow the instructions on screen to proceed. a Step 2: complete the initial TV installation procedure 1.
First time installation (Continued) EN Step 3: Settings assistant: select your TV settings PHILIPS Installation This will help you to complete the Settings assistant. Television Settings assistant Previous Next Skip Stop PHILIPS Settings assistant Please select your location before continuing: Home Shop By means of several split screens/full screens you are prompted to select your preferred picture, sound and ambilight settings, to finally arrive at a complete setting which satisfies you. 1.
How to navigate through the menus EN Introduction A lot of guiding instructions, help texts and messages will be displayed on your TV when you use the menus or when you try to execute an action. Read the help texts which are being displayed on the specific item highlighted. The colour keys at the bottom of the screen refer to the different actions which may be executed. Press the corresponding colour key on the remote control to perform the required or desired action.
How to navigate through the menus (continued) EN TV menu TV settings Features Installation Exit TV settings Settings assistant Reset to standard Picture Sound Ambilight Info 5. Press the cursor right to enter the highlighted menu item. > The content of the right panel is moved to the left panel and the right panel now shows the content of the newly highlighted item in the left panel. Note: in some cases it is important that the picture can be watched while you adjust the settings.
Use of the TV menu settings (continued) EN A. Change settings in an easy-to-use manner with the Settings assistant. Each time you've made a selection, press the green key to confirm your selection. 1. Select Settings assistant and press the cursor right. > By means of several split screens/full screens you are prompted to select your preferred Picture and Sound settings to finally arrive at a complete setting which satisfies you.
Adjust picture menu settings EN TV menu TV settings Features Installation Exit TV settings Settings assistant Reset to standard Picture Sound Ambilight The picture menu contains the settings that affect the quality of the picture. 1. Press the MENU/BROWSE key on the remote control. > The main menu appears. 2. Select TV menu and press the cursor right. > The TV menu is moved to the left. 3. Select TV settings and press the cursor right. > The TV settings menu is moved to the left panel. 4.
Adjust picture menu settings (Continued) TV menu TV settings Settings assistant Reset to standard Picture Sound Ambilight Info Picture ............. Custom tint Pixel Plus Digital Natural Mo.. Dynamic contrast DNR ............. EN Custom tint (only when Tint is set to Custom) Fine tunes the white point (WP) and black level (BL) of the picture. 1. Select Custom tint and press the cursor right. 2.
Adjust picture menu settings (Continued) EN TV menu TV settings Settings assistant Reset to standard Picture Sound Ambilight Picture ............. DNR MPEG artefact red. Colour enhancem.. Active control Light sensor Picture format Info MPEG artefact reduction MPEG artefact reduction On smoothens the transitions on digital content. < Select On or Off. Colour enhancement Automatically controls green enhancement and blue stretch. It makes the colours more vivid. < Select Off, Minimum, Medium or Maximum.
Adjust sound menu settings TV menu TV settings Settings assistant Reset to standard Picture Sound Ambilight Sound Equalizer Volume Balance Dual I/II Mono/Stereo Surround mode ............. Info EN The sound menu contains the settings that affect the quality of the sound. 1. Press the MENU/BROWSE key on the remote control. > The main menu appears. 2. Select TV menu and press the cursor right. > The TV Menu is moved to the left. 3. Select TV settings and press the cursor right.
Adjust sound menu settings (Continued) EN Headphone volume TV menu TV settings Settings assistant Reset to standard Picture Sound Ambilight Info Sound ............. Mono/Stereo Surround mode Headphone volume AVL Delta volume Auto surround Allows you to control the level of sound through the headphones. AVL (Automatic Volume Leveler) Automatically reduces the volume differences between channels and programmes, providing a more constant overall level.This will also reduce the dynamics of sound.
Enjoy Ambilight TV menu TV settings Settings assistant Reset to standard Picture Sound Ambilight Info Ambilight Ambilight Brightness Mode Colour Custom colour Separation ............. EN The ambilight menu contains the settings for controlling the ambient lighting. Using ambient light gives a more relaxed viewing experience and improves perceived picture quality. Analysis of the picture content adapts the colours continuously. But the lights can also be set to any fixed colour and many shades of white.
Enjoy Ambilight (Continued) EN Mode Allows you to choose for constant background lighting or for background lighting that matches the images displayed on the screen. TV menu TV settings Settings assistant Reset to standard Picture Sound Ambilight Info Ambilight ............. Mode Colour Custom colour Separation Balance < Use the cursor keys to select Colour, Relaxed, Moderate or Dynamic. - Colour: this will show constant light according to the settings in the Colour menu below.
Enjoy Ambilight (Continued) Custom colour TV menu TV settings Settings assistant Reset to standard Picture Sound Ambilight EN Ambilight ............. Mode Colour Custom colour Separation Balance Note: only available when Custom has been selected in the Colour menu. < < Allows you to customise the ambilight colour. Select Palette to select the general colour of the light output. Select Saturation to adjust the colourfulness of the light.
Adjust feature menu settings EN The Features menu allows you to control the settings of special TV functions, features and accessory equipments. TV menu TV settings Features Installation Exit Info Features Subtitle Sleeptimer Childlock Set/Change code On timer Demo 1. Press the MENU/BROWSE key on the remote control. > The main menu appears. 2. Select TV menu and press the cursor right. > The TV Menu is moved to the left. 3. Select Features and press the cursor right.
Adjust feature menu settings (Continued) TV menu TV settings Features Installation Exit Info Features Subtitle Sleeptimer Childlock Set/Change code On timer Demo EN Childlock With a 4-digit code, you are able to lock TV channels and external sources to prevent children from watching certain programmes. 1. Select Childlock. 2. Press the cursor right to enter the Childlock menu. 3. Enter your 4-digit code. Note: you have to re-enter your code each time you enter the Childlock menu. 4.
Adjust feature menu settings (Continued) EN TV menu TV settings Features Installation Exit Features Subtitle Sleeptimer Childlock Set/Change code On timer Demo On timer From standby, this automatically switches the TV to the specified channel number, at a specified time. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Info 8. 9. Select On timer. Press the cursor right to enter the On timer menu. Select Timer and press the cursor right. Select On.
How to search for and store TV channels EN Tip: you will need this chapter only if you want to change the installation settings. Installation menu Television TV menu TV channels This menu will adjust settings related to the installation of the TV channels, language and country and to the initial installation of your TV. Multimedia TV menu TV settings Features Installation Exit Installation Languages Country Channels Preferences Connections Decoder .............
How to search for and store TV channels (Continued) EN Store TV channels TV menu Installation Channels Autom. installation Languages Manual installation Country Rearrange Channels Preferences Connections Decoder Factory settings Software upgrade Info After language and country are set correctly, you can now search for and store the TV channels. < Select Channels in the TV, Installation menu. Automatic installation The TV will scan the entire frequency spectrum based on the selected country.
Rearrange the channel number list TV menu Installation Languages Country Channels Preferences Connections Decoder Factory settings Software upgrade Channels Autom. installation Manual installation Rearrange < This allows you to rename, to reshuffle and to uninstall or reinstall the stored channels. Press the corresponding colour keys and follow the on screen instructions. Reshuffle 1. 2. 3. Info EN 4. This allows you to change the order of the stored TV channels.
Set your preferences EN TV menu Installation Languages Country Channels Preferences Connections Decoder Factory settings Software upgrade Info Preferences Location Teletext 2.5 OSD Programme title This menu contains items that can set or adjust various special TV functions and that will typically be accessed only occasionally. Select your location This allows you to select the location of your TV. If you choose for Shop it will result in fixed settings of picture, sound and ambilight.
Select your connections This allows you to select the peripheral equipment you have connected to the audio and video connectors. TV menu Installation Languages Country Channels Preferences Connections Decoder Factory settings Software upgrade EN Connections EXT1 EXT2 EXT3 HDMI 1 HDMI 2 Side Digital Audio IN 1. Select Connections. 2. Press the cursor right. 3. Select the input to which the peripheral equipment is connected.
Reset the Factory settings EN This allows you to reset most of the predefined factory states. TV menu Installation Factory settings Language Reset Country Channels Preferences Connections Decoder Factory settings Software upgrade 1. Select and press the cursor right. 2. Press the OK key to erase settings and reset them to their default values. Info How to upgrade the TV software TV menu Installation Software upgrade Current softw.
Create your favourite list EN This allows you to select up to four favourite channels lists with your preferred TV channels and radio stations. For example, each member of your family can create his/her own favourite list. In addition to the favourite channel lists you may also select a list with only digital TV channels or a list with only the radio channels or a list with only the analogue channels.
Multimedia Browser EN The Multimedia browser lets you display pictures, movies or play audio files stored on a USB device.The Multimedia browser application is invoked from the main menu. -Following file formats can be reproduced: for pictures: JPEG for audio: MP3, MP3 Pro, LPCM for video: MPEG1, MPEG2 - Only FAT/DOS-formatted memory devices are supported. - Philips can not be held responsible if your USB device is not supported.
Multimedia Browser (Continued) Television Multimedia Browser menu TV menu TV channels Multimedia USBDevice 1 Picture Music London 2005 Picture The Beatles Movies Xmas2004.alb arnold.jpg USBDevice 1 Picture London 2005 London2005 pic001.jpg The Beatles pic002.jpg Xmas2004.alb pic003.jpg arnold.jpg pic004.jpg USBDevice 1/Picture/London2005 London2005 pic001.jpg pic001.jpg pic002.jpg pic003.jpg pic004.jpg USBDevice 1/Picture/London2005 London2005 pic001.jpg pic001.
Multimedia Browser (Continued) EN Function keys at the bottom of the screen Details to display a description of the selected file or directory Transitions to select if you like to apply a transition during a slide show Slide time to select the duration a picture will be displayed in a slide show Rotate to rotate a picture Repeat one/all to repeat the playback of a music file Shuffle to shuffle music collections in a random way Zoom to select one of the zoom magnifications (x1, x2, x4) with th
Teletext EN Note:Teletext is not available via equipment connected to the HDMI connector. Most TV channels broadcast information via teletext. This TV has a 1200 pages memory that will store most broadcasted pages and subpages to reduce waiting time. After each programme change, the memory is refreshed. < Press b to switch the teletext on. > The main index page appears on the screen. a Select a Teletext page < < Enter the desired page number with the digit keys or with the -P+ key.
Teletext (Continued) EN Hypertext With hypertext you can quickly jump to a pagenumber or search for a specific word shown on the current teletext page. a 1. Press the OK key to highlight the first word or a number on the page. 2. Use the cursor up/down, left/right to select any other word or number you want to search for. 3. Press the OK key to confirm.The search starts. > A message appears at the bottom of the screen to indicate the searching, or that the word or page is not found. 4.
To make video and audio connections EN Tip: use the inputs that are available on your equipment that provide the best video or audio performance, as below. Note: your TV comes with all types of connectors with the exception of the DVI connector but some of your equipment may be equipped with this type. In this case you'll need a DVI to HDMI adapter or a HDMI to DVI cable and separate audio cables, all available at your local dealer.
To make video and audio connections - Side panel overview EN Camera, Camcorder, Game USB 2 3 1 1. Connect your camera, camcorder or game as shown. 2. Connect to VIDEO 2 and AUDIO L 3 for mono equipment. For stereo equipment also connect AUDIO R 3. S-VHS quality with an S-VHS camcorder is obtained by connecting the S-VHS cables with the S-VIDEO input 1 and AUDIO inputs 3. Warning: do not connect cable 1 and 2 at the same time.This may cause picture distortion ! Headphone 1.
To make video and audio connections - Rear panel overview Y Pb EN Pr G B R AUDIO L/R V H EXT3 EXT2 EXT1 VCR 75 COMMON INTERFACE o o o HDMI 1 HDMI 2 ANTENNA o 75 DIGITAL AUDIO IN L o AUDIO OUT o R DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED o DIGITAL OUT AUDIO DVD player VGA Satellite receiver PC - VGA Cable box CABLE 1 DVD recorder - 1 VCR 2 DVD recorders 2 VCRs Y Pb Pr G B R AUDIO L/R V H EXT3 VCR EXT2 EXT1 Decoder Decoder CE 75 FACE o o o HDMI 1 HDMI 2 ANTENNA o 75 DIGITAL
Connect a VCR or DVD recorder EN Warning: do not place your recorder too close to the screen as some recorders may be susceptible for signals from the display. Keep a minimum distance of 0,5 m from the screen. EXT2 With a eurocable EXT1 EXT 1/2 CABLE 1 75 o o ANTENNA DIGITAL AUDIO IN 75 L o AUDIO OUT o R DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED o DIGITAL OUT AUDIO 1. Connect the aerial cables 1 and 2 as shown. 2. Connect the eurocable 3 as shown. 3.
Connect two VCRs or VCR and DVD recorder EN Note: you can not record signals from equipment connected to the YPbPr input. With eurocables EXT2 EXT1 EXT 1/2 CABLE 75 o o ANTENNA 75 DIGITAL AUDIO IN L o AUDIO OUT o R DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED o DIGITAL OUT AUDIO 1. Connect the aerial cables 1, 2 and 3 as shown. 2. Connect your VCRs or DVD-recorder to EXT1 and 2 with the eurocables 4 and 5. 3. Select the equipment you have connected in the Installation menu, Select your connections, p.
Connect a DVD player, Cable box or game console EN Tip: if necessary, you can adjust the picture position to the centre of the screen with the cursor keys. With a HDMI connector HDMI 1/2 HDMI is the leading new standard for Digital video and audio interconnection. 75 o o o HDMI 1 HDMI 2 ANTENNA 75 1. Connect your equipment with the HDMI connector. 2. Select the equipment you have connected in the Installation menu, Select your connections, p. 29, and link it to HDMI 1 or 2.
Connect a DVD player, a satellite receiver or Cable box EN Tip: if necessary, you can adjust the picture position to the centre of the screen with the cursor keys. With Component Video Connectors Y EXT3 : AUDIO L/R Pb Pr G B R AUDIO L/R V H 1. Connect the three separate component video cables 1 to the YPbPr jacks on the DVD player and to the Y, Pb and Pr jacks of EXT3 on the TV. 2. Connect the audio cable 2 to the digital out of the equipment and to the DIGITAL AUDIO IN connector of the TV. 3.
EN Connect a PC Notes: - only a PC with digital sound can be connected to the HDMI connection; - if your PC does not have digital sound output, connect your PC via a VGA connector; - before connecting your PC to the TV, select your PC monitor settings to a refresh frequency of 60 Hz; - supported PC monitor modes: VGA 640 x 480 SVGA 800 x 600 XGA 1024 x 768 Y Pb PC equipped with a DVI connector: Pr G B R AUDIO L/R V H EXT3 EXT2 EXT1 HDMI 1/2 75 o o o HDMI 1 HDMI 2 ANTENNA o DIGITAL AUDIO
Connect a Home Cinema amplifier Y Pb EN Pr Digital Home Cinema amplifier G B R AUDIO L/R V H < EXT3 EXT2 EXT1 Connect a digital Home Cinema amplifier to the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT connector 1 at the bottom of the TV. Tip: to avoid visible delay between picture and sound, use this DIGITAL AUDIO OUT connector to connect your Home Cinema amplifier.
Select connected equipment EN a Before operating your connected equipment you have to make a selection in the Installation, Select your connections menu, p. 29. Press the MENU/BROWSE key. Select TV menu and press the cursor right. Select Installation. Press the cursor right. Select Connections. Press the cursor right. Select the input to which the peripheral equipment is connected. 8. Press the cursor right again to enter the list of types of peripherals connected to the selected input 9.
Audio- and video equipment keys EN Most of the audio and video equipment from our range of products can be operated with the remote control of your TV. Press one of the keys after you pressed one of the mode keys (DVD, STB, VCR, AUX) according to the equipment you want to operate with this remote control. See Use of the Remote control, p. 5-6.
Troubleshooting EN Symptom Possible cause/Remedy No picture < Verify if the supplied cables are connected properly. (The aerial cable to the TV, the other aerial to your recorder, the power cables, ..) < Verify if you selected the correct source. < Verify if the child lock has been switched off. Poor picture < Verify in the Manual installation menu if you have selected the correct TV system.
Annex 1:To set the remote control to work a Philips DVD or DVD/R Your TV remote control gives you the opportunity to control your Philips DVD or DVD/R. 1. Press the DVD mode key for 4 seconds until the LED lights up constantly 2. Enter the code 500 with the digit keys for a Philips DVD player. Enter the code 542 with the digit keys for a Philips DVD recorder. > All mode LEDs will blink fast for 3 seconds as a confirmation you entered the correct code.
Annex 2 - Philips TV software upgrade with portable memory EN Introduction Philips offers software upgrade capability for your TV using portable memory. After you have completed a software upgrade, your TV will typically perform better. What improvements are made depends on the upgrade software you are using as well as the software your TV contained before the upgrade. You can execute the software upgrade procedure yourself.
Annex 2 (Continued) EN Automatic software upgrade procedure Software Upgrade Application Upgrade busy... Software Id: TL32E-234 Loading Done Validating Done 1. Switch off your TV and remove all memory devices. 2. Insert the USB portable memory that contains the downloaded software upgrade. 3. Switch on your TV with the power key B at the side of the TV. 4. At startup the TV will scan the USB portable memory until it finds the update content.The TV will automatically go to the upgrade mode.
EN Annex 2 (Continued) Manual software upgrade procedure TV menu Installation Languages Country Channels Preferences Connections Decoder Factory settings Software upgrade Info Software upgrade Current softw. info Local upgrades Announcement For a manual software upgrade copy the “autorun.upg” file in a directory called “Upgrades” located in the root of the USB portable memory.You can rename the file if you like but keep the .upg extension. 1.
Annex 3 - Philips TV-Slideshow Format with background music Notes: - the latest version of this document can be found on the Philips support website (www.philips.com/support). Use the type number of your TV to find this documentation and other related files. - Philips can’t be held responsible for any problems that may occur as a result of the content in this document. Errors reported to Philips will be adapted and published on the Philips support website as soon as possible.
EN Annex 3 (Continued) Supported XML-tags The following table gives a description of the XML syntax. Tag Name Use philips-slideshow mandatory Description Philips slideshow signature including the version. title optional The title of the playlist. audio optional The audio-URL following this tag will define the music playing in the background during the slideshow. A single song or playlist (.m3u & .pls) are the only valid audio references. Other reference will not result in any audio playback.
Annex 4 - Philips TV - Digital camera and USB issues EN Notes: - the latest version of this document can be found on the Philips support website (www.philips.com/support); - the software of your TV is upgradeable. If you have problems first check if you have the latest software installed on your TV. The latest software, together with instructions, can be found on the Philips support website. Use the type number of your TV to find this documentation and other related files.
EN Annex 5 - Issues referring to connected peripherals with a HDMI connector Note: teletext will not be available via equipment connected to a HDMI connector.
Index active control ........................... 16 ambilight .................................... 19 antenna......................................... 4 audio receiver .......................... 45 audio equipment keys............. 47 auto format............................... 16 automatic installation.............. 26 avl (audio volume leveller)..... 18 balance ....................................... 17 batteries ................................ 4, 58 brightness ..................................
Recycling EN Recycling Disposal of batteries R The packaging of this product is intended to be recycled. Apply to the local authorities for correct disposal. 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. Disposal of your old product Your product is designed and manufactured with highly quality material and components, which can be recycled and reused.