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2721.3 EN 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 1 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 Important 3 Safety 3 Care of the screen 3 Recycling 3 7 7.1 7.2 7.3 2 2.1 2.2 Your TV 4 Television overview 4 Product highlights 5 7.4 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Getting started 5 Position the TV 5 Wall mounting - VESA 6 Remote control batteries 7 Antenna cable 7 Power cable 7 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.
2721.3 EN 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 2 2008 © Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. All rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. or their respective owners. Philips reserves the right to change products at any time without being obliged to adjust earlier supplies accordingly. The material in this manual is believed adequate for the intended use of the system.
1 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 3 Important Read this user manual before you start to use this product. Pay attention to this section and closely follow the instructions. The warranty does not apply to damage caused by not taking into account the instructions. 1.1 Safety • To avoid short circuit, do not expose the product to rain or water. • To avoid a risk of fire or electric shock do not place naked flame sources (e.g. lighted candles) close to the TV.
2721.3 EN 2 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 4 Your TV This section gives you an overview of the controls and functions of this TV. 2.
2.2 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 5 Product highlights Your new TV is equipped with some of the most modern audio or video innovations. Your TV offers the following advantages ... Full High Definition LCD display (42PFL7623D only) A full HD resolution of 1920x1080p, the highest resolution of HD sources. It offers a brilliant flickerfree progressive scan picture with optimum brightness and superb colours. Ambilight For a more relaxed viewing experience and improved perceived picture quality.
2721.3 EN 3.2 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 6 Wall mounting - VESA Unmount the TV stand ‡ Locate the four screws of the TV stand. ) Caution Consider the TV’s weight when you wall mount it. Improper mounting could result in severe injury or damage. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. bears no responsibility for improper mounting or mounting that results in accident or injury. Your TV is prepared for VESA compliant wall mounting. This bracket is not included.
3.3 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 7 Remote control batteries ‡ Open the battery cover on the back of the remote control. ® Insert the 2 batteries supplied (Type AA-R61,5V). Make sure the + and - ends of the batteries line up correctly (inside of case is marked.) Ò Close the cover. 3.5 Power cable Keep the mains plug at the wall socket accessible at all time. The TV is never powered off completely and consumes energy unless the mains cord is physically unplugged.
2721.3 EN 4 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 8 Use your TV Learn how to operate your TV for daily use. 4.1 Switch on or off - Standby rNote The TV may take up to 15 seconds to switch on. To switch on the TV: • Press B Power at the right of the TV if the standby indicator is off. • Press B on the remote control if the standby indicator is on. The LightGuide flashes during start up and switches on completely when the TV is ready for use. To switch to standby: • Press B on the remote control.
4.2 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 9 Watch TV 4.3 4.2.1 Switch channels ‡ To switch TV channels: • Press a number (1 to 999) or press P+ or Pon your remote control. • Press Program/Channel - or + on the side controls of the TV. ® Press R to return to the previously viewed TV channel or connected device. BROWSE V ¬ P Watch channels from a digital receiver ENGLISH 2721.3 EN ‡ Switch on the digital receiver. The picture from your receiver automatically appears on the screen.
2721.3 EN 4.5 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 10 Watch a DVD 4.6 ‡ Switch on your DVD player. ® Insert a DVD disc in your player. The DVD picture automatically appears on the screen. Ò Press Play πon the DVD player. If the picture does not appear : ‡ Press the v key. ® Press o or œ to select where you connected your DVD player. Ò Press OK. Wait a few seconds until the picture appears. † Press Play π. Select a Teletext page Most TV channels broadcast information through Teletext.
4.7 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 11 Change Ambilight mode ENGLISH 2721.3 EN You can adjust Ambilight between a relaxed to a dynamic setting so that it changes soft and smoothly to quick and responsive with the images on screen. Adjust the Ambilight mode: ‡ Press Ambilight to switch on. ® Press Mode to adjust Ambilight between a relaxed and a dynamic setting. i Ambilight MODE Ambilight MODE The Mode settings are only available if Ambilight colour is set to Active mode in the Ambilight menu.
2721.3 EN 23-06-2008 5 15:15 Pagina 12 Use more of your TV This section helps you perform advanced TV operations including how to: • use the menus • adjust picture, sound and Ambilight settings • make use of Teletext • create favourite channel lists 5.1 Remote control 5.1.
23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 13 17 Volume V To adjust the volume. 18 Menu To switch the menu on or off 19 Option No function. 20 Demo To switch the Demo menu on and to get a demonstration of the features of the TV. 21 Subtitle j To activate or deactivate the subtitle mode. 22 MHEG Cancel (only for UK) To cancel only Digital text or Interactive services. 5.3 TV menus ENGLISH 2721.3 EN With the on screen menus you install your TV, adjust picture, sound and Ambilight settings and access features.
2721.3 EN 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 14 5.3.2 Use of the menu Learn to use the menus with this example. ‡ Press Menu. The TV menu appears on the screen. rNote: More choices come available when digital channels are installed and broadcasted. 5.4 TV menu Smart settings Picture Picture and Sound settings The first time you switched on your TV you have selected your preferred settings for picture, sound and Ambilight. The following sections describe how to modify or readjust those settings.
23-06-2008 15:15 TV menu Picture Smart settings Picture Contrast Brightness Sound Colour Ambilight Hue Pagina 15 Sharpness Features Noise reduction Setup Tint Perfect Pixel HD Active control Light sensor Picture format Auto format mode • Colour Changes the level of saturation. • Hue If NTSC is broadcasted, this level compensates the colour variations. • Sharpness Changes the level of sharpness of fine details. • Noise reduction Filters out and reduces the noise in the picture.
2721.3 EN 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 16 • Auto format (Not for PC.) Enlarges the picture automatically to fill the screen. Subtitles remain visible. You can set Auto format in two different modes. ‡ In the TV menu, select Picture > Auto format mode. ® Select Auto-fill to fill the screen as much as possible. Select Autozoom to keep the original picture format but black bars may be visible. 5.4.5 Sound settings This section describes how to adjust all sound settings. ‡ Press Menu and select Sound.
23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 17 • TV speakers If you have connected an audio system to your TV, you can switch off the TV speakers. This option is only available if EasyLink is set to On. See Menu > Setup > Installation > Preferences > EasyLink. Select Automatic (EasyLink) to have the sound from your TV automatically reproduced by your audio system. • Surround mode To select a more spatial sound if broadcasted or if available from a connected device. • Headphone volume Changes the volume of the headphone.
2721.3 EN 23-06-2008 5.6 Teletext 15:15 Pagina 18 5.6.4 Your TV has a 1200 pages memory that stores broadcasted teletext pages and subpages to reduce waiting time. To select a teletext page see section 4.6 Select a Teletext page. 5.6.1 Select a teletext language Some digital TV broadcasters offer the possibility to select your preferred teletext language. See section 6.1 Automatic installation. 5.6.2 Select pagenumber subpages A teletext page number can hold several subpages.
23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 19 • Language Some languages use a different set of characters. Switch to the other group to show the text correctly. ‡ Press b. ® Press Menu. Ò Press o or œ to select an option. † Press OK to change a setting. º Press Menu to quit the teletext menu. ◊Press b to switch off teletext. Teletext menu Reveal Off Cycle subpages Off Language Gr. II 5.7 Create favourite channel lists ENGLISH 2721.
2721.3 EN 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 20 5.7.3 Select a channel from a favourite list ‡ Press OK. The last selected channel list appears. ® Use o or to highlight a channel. Ò Press OK. The TV tunes to that channel. à Tip • Use -P+ to go through the TV channels of the selected favourite list. • With the number keys you can still select channels which are not marked as favourite. BROWSE V ¬ P P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 i 0 Ambilight 0 - 9 5.
-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 21 Programme guide Tue., 12 Sep Around 09:55 Next BBC ONE 07:50 Commonwealth 12:30 Commonwealth BBC TWO 09:50 Tweenies 10:15 Something Special five 09:00 The Wright Stuff 10:30 Trisha Goddard BBC THREE 05:32 This is BBC THREE 05:32 This is BBC FOUR 12:00 This is BBC FOUR abc1 09:20 Moonlighting 10:15 Daddio Remind Watch Timers and locks This section describes how to switch the TV on or off at a specified time and to lock or unlock the TV.
2721.3 EN 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 22 † Enter a new personal code. º Confirm your new entered code. The previous code is erased and the new code is stored. 5.9.4 Activate or deactivate Child lock Set your code and you can: • Lock all channels and devices, • Lock specific channels and devices, • Set a time after which all channels and devices are locked, • Set the maximum allowed parental rating for digital channels that are installed and broadcast. ‡ Press Menu.
23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 23 5.10.3 Select a digital subtitle language If subtitle broadcasting is available with digital channels, you can select a preferred subtitle language out of a list of broadcasted languages. The preferred subtitle languages set in the Installation menu are overruled temporarily. ‡ Press Menu. ® Select Features > Subtitle language and press π to enter the list of available languages. Ò Press o or œ to select a subtitle language. † Press OK.
2721.3 EN 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 24 • Start/Show/Pause To stop, pause and restart the slideshow. Afrika_2001 — USB — Thumbnails Watch the pictures of a selected album in an overview. ‡ Select a picture album. ® Press π to enter the picture list. Ò Press the blue key. † Press o or œ, p or π to highlight a picture. º Press OK to watch the picture. ◊Press p to return to the thumbnail overview. ‹ Press the blue key again to go back to the picture list. Kenya.jpg Kenya.
23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 25 5.13 Software update Philips continually tries to improve its products. To benefit, update the TV software regularly. To update your TV software you need a USB Memory device (not supplied). Verify that your USB memory device has at least 128Mb free space. Make sure the write protection is switched off. Some USB devices do not work with our TV. See section 8 Technical data for the USB formats supported. 5.13.
2721.3 EN 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 26 † The update process starts automatically. Please wait. ≈The TV switches back on again. The update is done. USB The update is finished when the message ‘Operation successful’ appears on the screen. Pr g Operation Successful! Re USB º Remove the USB memory device from the TV. 5.13.2 Software update by digital broadcast Your TV might receive new software from the digital broadcast system automatically.
6 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 27 Channel installation The first time you turned on your TV • you have selected the language of the TV menus and the country where you are located • all the available TV Channels have been installed. This chapter provides instructions on how to reinstall channels as well as other useful channel installation features. rNote: Re-installation updates the All channels list and new added channels will not be added to any favourite list. 6.
2721.3 EN 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 28 Step 3: Install TV and radio channels Your TV will search for and store all available digital and analogue TV channels and all available digital radio channels. ‡ Press the green key to start. The installation may take a few minutes. ® When the channel search is completed, press the red key to return to the Installation menu. Ò Press Menu to quit the menu. à Tip When digital TV channels are found, the list of installed channels may show some empty channel numbers.
23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 29 6.2.3 Fine tune a channel Fine tune a found channel when the reception is poor. ‡ Press Menu. ® Select Setup > Installation > Channel installation > Analogue: manual installation > Fine tune. Ò Press π to enter the Fine tune menu. † Press o or œ to adjust the frequency º Press p when you finished fine tuning. ◊Select Store current channel to store the fine tuned channel under the current channel number. ‹ Press π to enter. ≈Press OK. Done appears.
2721.3 EN 6.5 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 30 Digital reception test If you receive Digital TV broadcasting you can verify the quality and signal strength of a specific channel. ‡ Select a channel. ® Press Menu. Ò Select Setup > Installation > Channel installation > Digital:Test reception. † Press π to enter º Press OK. ◊Press the green key to start the test. Information on the quality and the signal strength of this channel is shown.
23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 31 7 Connections 7.1 Connection overview ENGLISH 2721.3 EN Side connectors 1 Headphones Stereo Mini jack 2 Audio L/R Audio L/R input to be used together with Video or S-Video on the side of the TV. 3 Video Video input to be used together with the Audio L/R on the side of the TV. 4 S-Video S-Video input to be used together with the Audio L/R on the side of the TV. 5 USB USB connector.
2721.3 EN 7.2 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 32 About connections 7.2.1 What you need to know Connect your device with the highest possible quality connection. Look for the highest quality connection on your device. Use that connection to your TV. HDMI - Highest quality ★★★★★ An HDMI connection has the best picture and sound quality. One cable combines video and audio signals. Use HDMI for HD ( High Definition) TV signals.
23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 33 Video - Basic quality ★ Use a Video (cinch) cable together with an Audio L/R (cinch) cable. Match the cable colours when you connect. 7.2.3 Display synchronised audio out For the best match of image and sound in speech on screen, connect a Home Theatre System to Audio Out L/R or Digital Audio outputs. See diagrams 7.4.4 and 7.4.8. Do not connect the audio signal of a DVD player, digital receiver or other audio/video device directly to the Home Theatre System. 7.
2721.3 EN 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 34 7.4.1 DVD player Use a scart cable to connect the device to the EXT1 input at the back of the TV. EXT 3 SERVICE UART EXT 2 VGA VGA + Y Pb Pr Y EXT 1 Pb Pr DIGITAL AUDIO L L AUDIO VGA / Y Pb Pr AUDIO OUT OUT R R DVD Player 7.4.2 DVD Recorder or Digital Receiver Use a scart cable and 2 antenna cables.
2721.3 EN 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 35 DVD Recorder and Home Theatre System Use a scart cable, 2 antenna cables and 1 digital audio (cinch) cable. EXT 3 SERVICE UART EXT 2 VGA VGA + Y Pb Pr Y ENGLISH 7.4.4 EXT 1 Pb Pr L L AUDIO VGA / Y Pb Pr AUDIO DIGITAL DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO OUT OUT OUT R R OUT DIGITAL AUDIO IN IN DVD Recorder Home Theatre System 7.4.5 DVD Recorder and DVD Home Theatre System Use 2 scart cables, 2 antenna cables and 1 digital audio (cinch) cable.
2721.3 EN 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 36 7.4.7 HD Digital receiver / HD satellite receiver Use an HDMI cable and 2 antenna cables. L HDMI OUT R AUDIO IN [ DVI HDMI ] HDMI 1 HDMI 2 HDMI 3 OUT IN HD Digital receiver / HD Satellite receiver 7.4.8 DVD-R, Home Theatre System and Digital receiver Use 3 scart cables, 3 antenna cables and 1 audio (cinch) cable.
23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 37 7.4.10 Game console The most practical connections for a game console are at the side of the TV. 7.4.11 Camcorder The most practical connection for a camcorder is at the side of the TV. rNote To prevent picture delay, set the TV in game mode. Press Menu > TV menu > Smart settings > Game. Connected at the side of the TV Use the HDMI connection or the Video and Audio L/R connections or use the S-Video and Audio L/R connections.
23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 38 7.4.12 Personal Computer You can connect your PC directly to the TV. The TV works as a monitor of your PC. As a monitor the PC can be connected at the side with a DVI to HDMI adaptor or with a PC to TV cable. Alternatively you can connect the PC at the back with the VGA connection. VGA connection Use a VGA cable to connect the PC to the EXT3 connection at the back of the TV. Connect the Audio L/R to the EXT3 Audio L/R.
7.5 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 39 Connection setup The TV needs to know what connections you have made and which device is connected to which connector. If you have used the Connection assistant the connection setup is already done. 7.5.1 Naming your devices Name the connected devices for easy selection and best signal handling. Assign the type of device (DVD, VCR, Game, ...) to the connector you use for that device. ‡ Press Menu. ® Select Setup > Installation> Rename devices.
2721.3 EN 7.6 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 40 Preparing for digital services Scrambled digital TV channels can be decoded with a Conditional Access Module (CAM) and a Smart card provided by a digital TV service operator. The CAM may enable several services depending on the operator you choose (e.g. Pay TV). Contact your digital TV service operator for more information and terms. 7.6.1 Insert a Conditional Access Module CAM ) Warning Switch off the TV before inserting the CAM.
8 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 41 Technical data Picture / Display • Display type: LCD Full HD W-UXGA • Panel resolution: 1920x1080p (42/47PFL7623) 1366x768p (32PFL7623) • Perfect Pixel HD picture enhancement • 1080p 24/25/30/50/60Hz processing Supported display resolutions • Computer formats Resolution Refresh rate 640 x 480p 60 Hz (VGA/HDMI) 600 x 800p 60Hz (VGA/HDMI) 1024 x 768p 60 Hz (VGA/HDMI) 1280 x 768p 60 Hz (VGA/HDMI) 1360 x 765p 60 Hz (VGA/HDMI) 1360 x 768p 60 Hz (VGA/HDMI) 1280 x 1024p 60 Hz(HDMI
2721.3 EN 9 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 42 Troubleshooting Television and remote control The TV does not switch on • Verify the mains cord connection. • Verify if the batteries of the remote control are not empty or weak.Verify their + / - orientation. You can use the keys on the TV to switch the TV on. • Unplug the mains cord, wait a minute and plug it back in.Try again to switch on. The TV does not react on the remote control • Verify if the batteries of the remote control are not empty or weak.
23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 43 Sound USB connection There is a picture but no sound • Verify the volume is not set to 0. • Verify the sound has not been muted with the ¬ key. • Verify if all cables are connected properly. • If no sound signal is detected, the TV automatically switches off the sound. This is proper operation and is not a malfunction. The TV does not show the USB device content • Set your device (camera) to ‘Mass Storage Class’ compliant. • The USB device may need specific driver software.
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23-06-2008 15:15 M Menu key 13 Mono 16 Movie expand 16 MPEG artefact reduction 15 Music 23 Mute key 12 N Naming devices 39 Noise reduction 15 O OK key 12 On timer 21 P Perfect Pixel HD 15 Personal Computer connect 38 display resolutions 41 Photo viewer 23 Picture album 23 format 15 menu 15 Position the TV 5 Power cable 7 Preferred audio format 27 R Radio channel 24 Rearrange channels 29 Recorder 34 Recycling 3 Remote control batteries 7 overview 12 Rename 29 Reorder 29 S Safety 3 Satellite receiver
2721.3 EN 23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 46 Information about how to re-tune your TV during the digital TV switchover. Keep this user manual safe - you'll need it. ......................................... Television in the UK is going digital, bringing us all more choice and new services. Starting in late 2007 and ending in 2012, television services in the UK will go completely digital, TV region by TV region. Please see the next page to find out when your area switches to digital.
23-06-2008 15:15 Pagina 47 Digital UK, the body leading the digital TV switchover, will advise you when you need to re-tuner during the switchover. If you choose to connect your TV to satellite or cable with a digital box then it will no be affected by switchover, and you won't need to re-tune. If you have any questions, please contact your equipment supplier or call Digital UK on ... 0845 6 50 50 50 or visit www.digitaluk.co.uk How to re-tune: ENGLISH 2721.
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