User Manual Color TV 26PW8402/37 30PW8402/37 34PW8402/37 30PW8502/37 34PW8502/37 30PW850H Thank you for choosing Philips. Need help fast? Read your User Manual and/or Quick-Use Guide first for quick tips that make using your Philips product more enjoyable. If you have read your instructions and still need assistance you may access our online help at www.p4c.philips.com or call 1-888-PHILIPS (1-888-744-5477) while with your product. Model No.: Serial No.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Features Active Control™ continuously measures and corrects all incoming signals to help provide the best picture quality. This feature monitors and corrects both the sharpness control and noise reduction control. Audio/Video Jack Panel allows direct connections with VCRs, DVDs, or other devices, providing quality TV picture and sound playback. Audio Volume Leveler (AVL) Control keeps the TV sound at an even level.
HOW TO USE THE INSTALLATION FEATURES LANGUAGE Menu or our Spanish and French-speaking TV owners, an onscreen LANGUAGE option is presF ent. The LANGUAGE control enables you to set Picture Sound Features Install the TV’s onscreen menu to be shown in either English, Spanish, or French. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Brightness Color Contrast Sharpness Color Temp. Press the MENU/SELECT button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR DOWN button repeatedly until Install is highlighted.
HOW TO USE THE INSTALLATION FEATURES AUTO PROGRAM Y Menu 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 by pressing the CHANNEL (+) or (–) button. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Picture Sound Features Install Brightness Color Contrast Sharpness Color Temp. Press the MENU/SELECT button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR DOWN button repeatedly until Install is highlighted.
HOW TO USE THE INSTALLATION FEATURES NAME CONTROL (PICK LIST) T he channel NAME feature allows you to list the “call” letters of your favorite stations beside their channel numbers when they appear on the screen. The TV has in memory a list of the 50 most popular channel names (for example: ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, etc.). You can also enter a custom name (up to five characters) see next page for details. Menu Picture Sound Features Install Brightness Color Contrast Sharpness Color Temp.
HOW TO USE THE INSTALLATION FEATURES NAME CONTROL (PERSONAL) T he channel NAME feature allows you to list the “call” letters of your favorite stations beside their channel numbers when they appear on the screen. You can enter a custom name (up to five characters) for each channel. Menu Picture Sound Features Install Brightness Color Contrast Sharpness Color Temp. Tune to the specific channel you want to name, then follow the steps below.
HOW TO USE THE PICTURE ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS T o adjust your TV picture controls, select a channel and follow these steps. 1 2 3 4 Press the MENU/SELECT button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to highlight PICTURE. 6 Brightness Color Contrast Sharpness Color Temp. Menu Picture Brightness Color Contrast Sharpness Color Temp. Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to enter the Picture menu.
HOW TO USE THE SOUND ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS T o adjust your TV sound controls, select a channel and follow these steps. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Menu Picture Sound Features Install Press the MENU/SELECT button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to highlight Sound. Menu Picture Sound Features Install Brightness Color Contrast Sharpness Color Temp. Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to enter the sound menu.
HOW TO USE THE TIMER MENU CONTROLS Y our television comes with an onscreen clock. The TV can also be set to turn on or off at a specific time and tune to a specific channel when it powers itself on. 1 2 Press the CLOCK button on the remote control to display the Timer onscreen menu. 3 4 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the menu for the selected item. 5 Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to highlight one of the Timer controls. These controls are Time, Start Time, Stop Time, Program No.
HOW TO USE THE TIMER MENU CONTROLS (CONT’D) AUTO CHRON A utoChron™ can automatically set the TV’s onscreen clock. Since the time is received from a broadcast signal, you must be sure that a cable TV or Antenna signal is present before you use the AutoChron™ feature. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Menu Features Timer Auto Lock Wide Screen Closed Caption Rotation Features Timer Time Start Time Stop Time Program No. Activate Time Start Time Stop Time Program No.
UNDERSTANDING THE AUTOLOCK™ CONTROLS T he AutoLock™ feature receives and processes data sent by broadcasters or other program providers that contain program content advisories. When programmed by the viewer, a TV with AutoLock™ can respond to the content advisories and block program content that may be found objectionable (such as offensive language, violence, sexual situations, etc.). This is a great feature to censor the type of programming children may watch.
SETTING UP AN AUTOLOCK™ ACCESS CODE A utoLockTM allows parents to block out or “censor” any channels they think children should not watch. A channel blocked by the AutoLockTM control cannot be viewed until a correct access code is used to unlock the channel for viewing. First, let’s set your AutoLock access code. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Menu Picture Sound Features Install Timer Auto Lock Wide Screen Close Caption Rotation Press the MENU/SELECT button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu.
HOW TO LOCK CHANNELS USING AUTOLOCK™ A fter your personal access code has been set (see the previous page), you are ready to select the channels or inputs you want to block out or censor. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Press the MENU/SELECT button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. Timer Auto Lock Wide Screen Close Caption Rotation Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to highlight Features. Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the Features menu.
HOW TO CLEAR ALL LOCKED CHANNELS AT THE SAME TIME V arious onscreen messages will appear when someone tries to view blocked programming. The message is determined by how the current programming is blocked. You may view the blocked programming and turn OFF the AutoLock™ feature by using the Clear All control or by entering your access code. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press the MENU/SELECT button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. 7 8 9 Press the CURSOR DOWN button to select Clear All.
BLOCKING PROGRAMS BASED ON MOVIE RATINGS A fter your personal access code has been set, you can select specific movie ratings that you want to censor. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Menu Picture Sound Features Install Press the MENU/SELECT button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. Timer Auto Lock Wide Screen Closed Caption Rotation Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to highlight Features. Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the Features menu.
BLOCKING PROGRAMS BASED ON TV RATINGS Y ou can select specific TV ratings that you want to censor by following these steps. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Press the MENU/SELECT button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. Menu Picture Sound Features Install Timer Auto Lock Wide Screen Closed Caption Rotation Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to highlight Features. Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the Features menu. Press the CURSOR DOWN button to highlight the AutoLock™ control.
OTHER AUTOLOCK™ BLOCKING OPTIONS T he AutoLock™ control offers the viewer other blocking options as well/ With Block Options, the censoring can be turned On or Off. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Press the MENU/SELECT button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. Menu Picture Sound Features Install Timer Auto Lock Wide Screen Closed Caption Rotation Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to highlight Features.
USING THE AUTOLOCK™ REVIEW SCREEN T o remind you wich rating you have locked and which Block Options you have selected, a review screen is available to review your AutoLockTM settings. To access this screen follow the steps below. 1 TV Rating Y7 TV-G TV-PG R TV-14 NC-17 TV-MA X Block Unrated Off No Rating Off Movie Rating Press the STATUS/EXIT button on the remote control TWICE. Your AutoLock™ settings will appear on the screen.
HOW TO USE THE WIDE SCREEN FORMAT CONTROLS Y ou can change the screen format size to match the type of program you’re watching. Select the normal 4:3, Zoom 14:9, and Subtitle aspect ratios. There also is 16:9, Superwide, and Wide Screen aspect ratios, which allows movies to be viewed in their full width (known as letter-box style).
HOW TO USE THE CLOSED CAPTION CONTROLS C losed Captioning (CC) allows you to read the voice content of television programs on the TV screen. Designed to help the hearing impaired, this feature uses onscreen “text boxes” to show dialogue and conversations while the TV program is in progress. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Timer Auto Lock Wide Screen Closed Caption Rotation Timer Auto Lock Wide Screen Closed Caption Rotation Press the MENU/SELECT button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu.
HOW TO USE THE ROTATION CONTROLS I n rare cases the video supplied to the TV screen might show slightly tilted one way or another. The Tilt Adjust control will allow you to correct the problem by adjusting the screen in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.
HOW TO USE THE DYNAMIC NR (NOISE REDUCTION) CONTROL T he Dynamic Noise Reduction feature can help eliminate slightly “speckled” pictures (an indication of signal noise in the picture). 1 2 3 4 5 6 Menu Picture Sound Features Install Timer Auto Lock Wide Screen Closed Caption Rotation Timer Auto Lock Wide Screen Closed Caption Rotation Press the MENU/SELECT button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. Power Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN twice to highlight Features.
HOW TO USE THE QUADRASURF CONTROLS A “list” or series of previously viewed channels can be selected with the QuadraSurf™ (colored) buttons on your remote control. With this feature you can easily switch between different TV programs that currently interest you. The QuadraSurf™ control allows you set up four different personal Surf lists using the colored buttons (on the remote control), each holding up to ten channels in its quick viewing“list.
HOW TO USE THE QUADRASURF CONTROLS T he QuadraSurf™ buttons on your remote control allow you to store up to 10 channels per button (40 total). This is a great feature if you want to store all your favorite Sports channels, Movie channels, or News channels in one surf list. Family members can have there own favorite list of channels. You can even program the external A/V Input jacks for one of the buttons making it a “source” button for your external accessory devices.
HOW TO USE THE PROGRAM LIST CONTROL T he Program List Control will allow you to quickly overview all the programmed channels that have been placed into the televisions memory (see the Auto Programming section of this manual for more details). program List will display the channel number, the name of the channel if you have given it one, and where it will have AutoLock turned On or Off. 1 2 3 4 Program No. 2____ Program No. 3 ____ Program No.
HOW TO USE THE SLEEPTIMER CONTROL Have you ever fallen asleep in front of the TV, only to have it wake you up at two in the morning with a test pattern sound screeching in your ears? Well, your TV can enable you to avoid that discomfort by automatically turning itself off.
HOW TO USE THE AUTOPICTURE™ CONTROL hether you’re watching a movie or a video game, your TV has automatic video conW trol settings that will match with your current program source or content. AutoPicture™ quickly resets your TV’s video controls for a number of different types of programs and viewing conditions that you may have in your home.
SETTING THE REMOTE CONTROL TO OPERATE ACCESSORY DEVICES MODE SELECTION T he remote control that is supplied with your television may also work with a variety of infrared controlled accessory devices such as VCRs, Cable Boxes, DVD Players, Satellite Receivers, etc. The following instructions explain how to change the remote mode for the type of accessory device you are using.
PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROL TO OPERATE ACCESSORY DEVICES CODE ENTRY METHOD T he remote control supplied with your TV can also be programmed by entering a specific code for your type of accessory device. Follow the instructions below to program the remote using one of the codes listed on pages 32-34. Note: You must be in TV mode to enter the programming setup. The remote is in TV mode when no LED device lights blink. 1 2 Look up the codes for your brand of accessory device.
REMOTE CONTROL DIRECT ENTRY CODES FOR ACCESSORY DEVICES VCR CODES Admiral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2027, 2052 Adventura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 Aiko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2059 Aiwa . . . . .2001, 2017, 2062, 2070, 2072 Akai . . . . .2021, 2029, 2038, 2060, 2063 Akiba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2034 Alba 2011, 2034, 2052, 2059, 2063, 2072 Ambassador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2011 American Action . . . . . . . . . . . .
REMOTE CONTROL DIRECT ENTRY CODES FOR ACCESSORY DEVICES VCR Codes Cont’d Otto Versand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2035 Palladium . . . . . .2005, 2017, 2021, 2034 Panasonic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2015, 2042, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2053, 2054, 2055, 2087 Pathe Cinema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2016 Pathe Marconi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2021 Penny 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2057 Pentax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2022 Perdio . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
REMOTE CONTROL DIRECT ENTRY CODES FOR ACCESSORY DEVICES Cable Box Codes Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3041 Oak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3009 Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3039 Panasonic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3001, 3013 Paragon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3001 Pioneer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3014, 3036 Pulsar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3001 PVP Stereo Visual Matrix . . . . . . .
REMOTE CONTROL ACCESSORY DEVICE RELATED BUTTONS W hen using the TV remote control with an external accessory device, first make certain the proper mode is selected and the remote has been programmed to control the device (see pages 30-31). 1 2 Press the SELECT button repeatedly to highlight the proper accessory mode (VCR, DVD, SAT, AMP, or ACC). Point the top of the remote toward the front of the accessory device’s remote sensor window when pressing buttons.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS No Power • Check the TV power cord. Unplug the TV, wait 10 seconds, then reinsert the plug into the outlet and push the POWER button again. • Check that the outlet is not on a wall switch. • Be sure the fuse is not blown on the AC power strip, if one is being used. Remote Does Not Work Continued • Clean the remote control and the remote control sensor window on the TV. • Check the TV power cord.
CLEANING AND CARE WARNING Concerning Stationary Images on the TV Screen: Placement of the TV • To avoid cabinet warping, cabinet color changes, and increased chance of set failure, do not place the TV where temperatures can become excessively hot; for example, in direct sunlight or near a heating appliance. • Be sure to allow a free flow of air to and from the perforated back cover of the set. Do not leave stationary or letterbox images on screen for extended periods of time.
INDEX Active Control™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Name Conrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-8 Alternate Channel Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Audio Out Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Permanent OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Picture Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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