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Contents 1 Notice 2 2 Important 3 Product Disposable Guidelines 4 3 Use your TV 5 4 Use more of your TV 9 5 3D Feature 21 6 Use of Internet 22 7 Play photos, music and videos on USB storage devices 23 8 Troubleshooting 25 9 Product information 27 10 Consumer Guideline 30 11 Warranty 31 EN 1
1 Notice Pixel characteristics This LCD/LED product has a high number of color pixels. Although it has effective pixels of 99.999% or more, black dots or bright points of light (red, green or blue) may appear constantly on the screen. This is a structural proper ty of the display (within common industr y standards) and is not a malfunction. Warranty No components are user serviceable. Do not open or remove covers to the inside of the product.
2 Important Risk of injury or damage to the TV! • Two people are required to lift and carry a TV that weighs more than 25 kg or 55 lbs. Read and understand all instructions before you • When stand mounting the TV, use only use your TV. If damage is caused by failure to the supplied stand. Secure the stand to follow instructions, the warranty does not apply. the TV tightly. Place the TV on a flat, level surface that can suppor t the combined weight of the TV and the stand.
Risk of damage to the TV! • Before you connect the TV to the power outlet, ensure that the power voltage matches the value printed on the back of the TV. Never connect the TV to the power outlet if the voltage is different. Risk of injury, fire or power cord damage! • Never place the TV or any objects on the power cord. • To easily disconnect the TV power cord from the power outlet, ensure that you have full access to the power cord at all times.
3 Use your TV Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips. To fully benefit from the suppor t that Philips offers, register your TV at www.philips.com/welcome. 3.
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> (Standby-On) Switch the TV ON or OFF. The TV is not powered off completely unless it is physically unplugged. FAVORITE • Access the favorite channels in DTH menu. > 1 • 2 3 X EXIT • Exit from any ATV or DTH menu in one click. 4 ADJUST • Access the menu to adjust settings. 5 CH+/ CH• Switch channels. 6 • Return to the previous menu. • Mute or restore audio. 7 8 +/• Adjust volume. 9 0-9 Numeric buttons • Select channels. 10 ACTIVE • View the Active Services in DTH.
3.4 Battery Installation 1. Remove the battery compartment door. 2. Install 2 “AAA” or UM-4 (1.5V) batteries or equivalent with the correct polarity as indicated. 3. Refix the battery compartment door. NOTE: Remove batteries when they are exhausted or if the remote control is not to be used for a long time. BATTERY PRECAUTIONS: Incorrect use of batteries can cause electrolyte leakage which will corrode the remote handset or cause the batteries to burst. • • Replace both batteries at the same time.
4 Use more of your TV 4.1 Main Menu 3 Add device to the home menu. After you connect a device, add it to the home menu. • Press . • Select [Add new device] . • Follow the onscreen instructions to add the device to the home menu. » The device is displayed in the home menu. Menus help you to install channels, change picture and sound settings and access other features. 1 Press » The menu screen appears. • • To watch the device, switch it on, then select it in the home menu.
4.3 Remove devices from the home menu If a device is no longer connected to the TV, remove it from the home menu. 1 Press . 2 Select a device to remove. 3 Press 4 Select [Remove device] , then pressOK. 5 Select [Remove] , then pressOK . » The selected device is removed from the home menu. 4.5 Use settings assistant Use the settings assistant to guide you through the picture and sound settings. 1 Press .
• • • [Noise reduction]: Filter and reduce noise in an image. • [Temporal Noise reduction]: Recommended for analog sources. • [MPEG Noise reduction]: Recommended for digital sources. [Color Temperature] : Adjust the color balance in an image. [Perfect Pixel HD :To ] enhance the picture quality. Press 2 Select[Smart picture] , then pressOK . 3 Select one of the following settings, then press OK . • [Personal] : Apply your customised picture settings. • [Cinema] : Ideal settings for movies.
4.10 Use picture shift [Only in VGA] 1 2 3 Press 4.11 Manually adjust sound settings ADJUST. Select [Picture shift] , then press OK Shift the picture , then press OK 1 2 3 Note • This menu can be accessed only in VGA source. • • • • • • Press . Select [Setup] >[TV settings] >[Sound] then pressOK Select one of the following settings, then press OK . [Smart sound] : Access predefined smar t sound settings. [Reset] : Reset to factor y default settings.
1 2 3 Press ADJUST. Select [Smart sound] , then press OK Select one of the following settings, then press OK [Cinema] : Ideal settings for movies. [Standard] : Settings that suit most environments and types of audio. [News] : Ideal settings for spoken audio, such as news. [Personal] : Apply the settings that were customised in the sound menu. • • • • Note • Press any key (except vol +/- and mute) on remote to release the set from mutescreen. 4.
4.15 View all channels You can exit the favorite list, and view all installed channels. 1 . While you watch TV, press OK » The channel matrix menu is displayed. 2 Press 3 Select [Select list] >[All] , then press OK . » All channels are displayed in the channel grid. 4.18 Use timers You can set sleep timers to switch the TV to standby at a specified time. Tip • Set the TV clock before you use timers. OPTIONS . Note 4.
4.20 Lock unsuitable content You can prevent your children from watching cer tain programmes or channels by locking the TV controls. 4.23 Lock or unlock front panel 1 Press >[Setup] >[Channel settings] > [Child lock] >[Front Panel lock]. 2 Select ON and press OK. » The front panel is locked now. Only remote can be used for operation. Note • Set will get released from standby using touchpad even if front panel lock is ON. 4.24 Set or change code 4.
4.25 View Scenea • You can display a default picture as the wallpaper on your TV. If the sleep timer is off, the wallpaper is displayed for 240 minutes. Otherwise, it is displayed for the duration of the sleep timer. • 4.26 Switch on Scenea 1 2 Press . Select [Scenea] then press OK. » The default picture is displayed. • • • • [Location] : Optimise TV settings for your location - home or shop. [E-sticker] : (For shop mode only) Switch the e-sticker on or off.
4.29 Reset the TV to factory settings 4.32 Manually install channels You can restore the default picture and sound settings of your TV. The channel installation settings remain the same. Step 1 Search and store new TV channels 1 Press 2 Select [Setup] >[TV settings] > [Factory settings] , then press OK . 3 Enter the PIN code(with a default value of 8888) select RESET, press OK to star t resetting previous settings.
Step 2 Fine-tune analogue channels 4.34 Rearrange channels After you install channels, you can rearrange the order in which they appear. Press 2 Select [Setup] > [Channel settings] > [Channel installation] > [Analogue: manual install] >[Fine-tune], then press OK . 4 Press to fine-tune the channel. When fine tune is complete,Select [Done] ,then press OK. > 3 > 1 4.33 Rename channels You can rename channels. The name appears when you select the channel. 1 While you watch TV, press OK.
4.35 Use Philips EasyLink Get the most out of your HDMI-Consumer Electronic Control (CEC) compliant devices with Philips EasyLink enhanced control features. If your HDMI-CEC compliant devices are connected through HDMI, you can control them at the same time with your TV remote control.
4.38 Switch the device ON in sync 4.40 Search the connected devices with TV Search the HDMI-CEC compliant devices connected to your TV and list them using Device list. When an HDMI-CEC compliant device is connected and it is switched On, then the TV gets turned ON automatically. 1 Press 1 Press 2 2 Select [Setup] > [TV settings] > [EasyLink] > [Dynamic TV ON ] .
• [Play]/ [Pause]: Play or Pause the Program. • • [Fast Forward]/ [Fast Rewind]: Forward or Reverse the Program. [3D Video Depth] : This function is used to change 3D Depth when you convert 2D content into 3D. Note • 3D Video Depth is applicable only for Auto 2D 5 3D Feature 1 2 Press . 3 Select one of the following settings, then press OK . [3D Mode] : Switch On/Off or Convert 2D content into 3D. • [Off] : Turn Off the 3D mode. • to 3D mode and applicable only in RF, AV & YPbPr sources.
6 Use of Internet 6.2 Connect to Network 1 Press . 2 Select [Setup] > Select [Connect to Network] • [Mail] : This function is used to check emails. Follow the onscreen instruction to view emails. • [Chat] : This function is used to do chat with preloaded Chat Options. Also user can add New Chat account in this function. • [Web] : This function is used to surf the Web. User can access any website through Web Browser. 6.1 Network Settings 1 2 Press .
7 Play photos, music and videos on USB storage devices 7.2 Listen to music Caution Philips is not responsible if the USB storage device is not suppor ted, nor is it responsible for damage or loss of data from the device. 1 In the USB browser, select[Music] , then press OK . 2 Select a music track or album, then press OK to play. Note When USB is connected,TV set will go to USB source after ever y stand-by. 7.3 Change music settings 7.1 Connect a USB storage device to play photos, music or videos.
7.5 Watch video 7.9 Change slide show settings 1 In the USB browser, select[Video], then press OK. 1 2 3 Press OK to play. To control play, press the play buttons: • OK to play/pause. • or to play the previous or next video. While you view a slide show, press OPTIONS . » The slide show options menu is displayed. 2 Select one of the following, then press OK . • [Start/Stop slideshow]: Star t or stop slideshow. • [Slideshow transitions] : Set the transition from one picture to the next.
8 Troubleshooting 8.2 TV channel issues This section describes commonly encountered issues and accompanying solutions. Previously installed channels do not appear in the channel list: • Check that the correct channel list is selected. 8.1 General TV issues 8.3 Picture issues The TV does not switch on: • Disconnect the power cable from the power outlet. Wait for one minute then reconnect it. • Check that the power cable is securely connected.
8.4 Sound issues 8.7 DTH connection issues There is a picture but no sound is there: The DTH display not come on TV screen : Note • If no audio signal is detected, the TV automatically switches the audio output off this does not indicate malfunction. • Check that all cables are properly connected. • Check that the volume is not set to 0. • Check that the sound is not muted. There is a picture but the sound quality is poor: • Check that the sound settings are correctly set.
9 Product information Product information is subject to change without notice. For detailed product information, go to www.philips.com/suppor t. 9.2 Tuner/Reception/ Transmission Antenna input: 75ohm coaxial (IEC75) TV system: PAL,B/G Video playback: NTSC, SECAM, PAL Tuner Bands: UHF, VHF 9.3 Remote control 9.
9.5 Multimedia Supported storage device: USB (only FAT or FAT32 USB storage devices are supported).
9.6 Supported TV mounts To mount the TV, purchase a Philips TV mount or a compatible TV mount. Warning Follow all instructions provided with the TV mount. PE Electronics Ltd. bears no responsibility for improper TV mounting that results in accident, injur y or damage. 42PFL7977/V7 • With TV stand • Dimension(WxDxH): 980x 205 x 635 (mm) • Weight: 15.8 kg • Without TV stand • Dimension(WxDxH): 980 x 51.5 x 596 (mm) • Weight: 13.
Consumer Guidelines 1. Kindly ensure that the dealer fills up Warranty card correctly. 2. To avail the Warranty please register your product with the Philips• Log on to www.Philips.com OR • Contact Philips Consumer Care Centre 3 .In the unlikely event of a defect developing in the TV set contact the Philips Customer Care Centre for obtaining warranty ser vice and inform of the defect obser ved in the set, the type no. and serial no. of the set. 4.
WARRANTY This TV receiver is covered under warranty against any defect arising out of faulty or defective material or workman ship for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase. Should a defect develop in this set during the period of warranty ,PE Electronics Limited under takes to get the set repaired free of charge either From whom the set has been purchased or through an Authorised Ser vice Center for warranty ser vice.
