Philips 32PFL7404H/12 - Manuals

Page 3 - Contents

1 6 Install channels 32 Automatically install channels 32 Manually install channels 33 Manually update the channel list 34 Test digital reception 35 Change star tup message settings 36 7 Connect devices 37 Back connectors 37 Side connectors 39 Connect a computer 40 Use a Conditional Access Module 41...

Page 4 - Notice; Warranty

2 Pixel characteristics This LCD product has a high number of colour 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 industry stand...

Page 5 - Copyright

3 Copyright VESA, FDMI and the VESA Mounting Compliant logo are trademarks of the Video Electronics Standards Association. Windows Media is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. ® Kensington and Micro Saver are registered US ...

Page 6 - Important; Safety

4 When stand mounting the TV, use only • the supplied stand. Secure the stand to the TV tightly. Place the TV on a flat, level surface that can suppor t the combined weight of the TV and the stand. When wall mounting the TV, use only a • wall mount that can suppor t the weight of the TV. Secure the ...

Page 7 - Risk of hearing damage!; Screen care

5 Disposal of your old product and batteries Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means that the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/9...

Page 9 - Remote control; Your product; TV overview; Side controls and indicators; Front LED indicator

7 Remote control a (Standby-On) Switches the TV to standby if it is on. • Switches on the TV if it is in standby. • 1 28 234567 89 10 13 14 17 19 20 18 15 16 27 24 23 21 22 2625 12 11 3 Your product Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the suppor t that Phi...

Page 11 - Switch channels; Use your; Switch your TV on/off or to

9 Tip Though your TV consumes very little power • when in standby, energy continues to be consumed. When not in use for an ex tended period of time, disconnect the TV power cable from the power outlet. Note If you cannot locate your remote control and • want to switch on the TV from standby, press P...

Page 12 - Adjust TV volume; Watch connected devices; Add a device to the home menu; Switch channels with the channel grid

10 Adjust TV volume To increase or decrease volume Press • +/- . Press • VOLUME +/- on the side of the TV. To mute or unmute sound Press • to mute the sound. Press • again to restore the sound. Note Use the • [Sound] menu to adjust headphone volume (see ‘Adjust sound settings’ on page 17). Watch con...

Page 13 - Select a device via the source list; Use teletext; Select a device via the home menu

11 Select a device via the source list 1 Press SOURCE . The source list appears. » 2 Press the Navigation buttons to select a device. 3 Press OK to confirm your choice. The TV switches to the selected » device. Use teletext 1 Press MHEG/TELETEXT . The teletext screen appears. » 2 Select a page by: E...

Page 14 - Access the home menu; Use more of; Change language settings

12 • [Primary audio] / [Secondary audio] Select primary and secondary audio languages for digital channels. • [Primary subtitles] / [Secondary subtitles] Select primary and secondary subtitle languages for digital channels. • [Primary teletext] / [Secondary teletext] Select primary and secondary tel...

Page 15 - Remove devices from the home menu

13 Access the options menu The options menu gives you quick access to the picture and sound experience bar and other useful features such as [Status] . The [Status] menu gives you an over view of current TV information. 1 When watching TV, press OPTIONS . The options menu appears. » 2 Press the Navi...

Page 16 - Use settings assistant; Change picture and sound; Use smart settings

14 6 Press the Navigation buttons to select: • [Personal] Sets the TV to your personal preferences set in the [Picture] and [Sound] menus in [Setup] . • [Vivid] Rich and dynamic settings, ideal for daylight use. • [Natural] A natural picture setting. • [Cinema] Ideal settings for watching movies. • ...

Page 17 - Manually adjust picture settings; Use the picture and sound experience

15 6 Press OK to confirm your choice. The picture or sound setting is » applied and the [Picture and sound] experience bar reappears. 7 Press BACK to exit. The following settings can be configured via the [Picture and sound] experience bar. • [Smart settings] Applies pre-defined picture and sound se...

Page 18 - Change picture format; FORMAT; BACK

16 • [Colour enhancement] Makes colours more vivid and improves the resolution of details in bright colours. You can switch this feature on or off. • [PC mode] Enables picture settings adjustment when a PC is connected to the TV via HDMI. If enabled, you can select [Picture format] > [Unscaled] w...

Page 19 - Adjust sound settings

17 Adjust sound settings 1 Press SOUND . The » [Sound] menu appears. 2 Press the Navigation buttons and OK to select and adjust a sound setting. 3 Press BACK to exit. Tip The • [Sound] menu is also accessible via the [Setup] menu (see ‘Access the setup menu’ on page 13). The following sound settings...

Page 20 - Access the teletext options menu

18 Use advanced teletext features Access the teletext options menu Most of the advanced teletext features are accessed via the teletext options menu. 1 Press MHEG/TELETEXT . The teletext screen appears. » 2 Press OPTIONS . The teletext options menu appears. » 3 Press the Navigation buttons to select...

Page 21 - Enlarge teletext pages; Select teletext subpages; Search teletext

19 2 Press OK to highlight the first word or number. 3 Press the Navigation buttons to skip to the word or number to search. 4 Press OK to begin the search. 5 Press until no word or number is highlighted to exit the search. Enlarge teletext pages For more comfor table reading, you can enlarge the te...

Page 22 - Reorder/rearrange and; Reorder/rearrange channels; Create and use lists of

20 Add or remove channels from a favourite list Tip Select • [All] channels before adding a channel to a favourite list. 1 When watching TV, switch to the channel you want to add or remove from a favourite list. Alternatively, press OK to enter the channel grid and press the Navigation buttons to se...

Page 23 - Hide and unhide channels; Hide channels

21 6 Once complete, press the Navigation buttons to select [Done] . To clear the name entered, select • [Clear] . To cancel, select • [Cancel] . 7 Press OK to confirm your choice. 8 Press BACK to exit the channel grid. Hide and unhide channels Hide channels Hide channels from the grid, to prevent un...

Page 24 - Switch on EPG; View channel/programme information; NEXT; Use the Electronic

22 Switch on EPG Note The first time you use EPG, you may be • prompted to per form an update. Follow the on-screen instructions to per form the update. 1 When watching TV, press GUIDE . The EPG menu appears. » 2 Press: The • Navigation buttons to move around the screen. • INFO to view more informat...

Page 25 - Use timers; Automatically switch the TV to; Use the EPG options menu

23 Use timers You can set timers to switch the TV to standby at a specified time. Automatically switch the TV to standby (sleeptimer) Sleeptimer switches the TV to standby after a pre-defined period of time. Tip You can always switch off your TV earlier or • reset the sleeptimer during the countdown...

Page 26 - Enable parental ratings; Use child and rating locks; Set or change the child lock code; Lock or unlock the TV

24 4 Press the Navigation buttons to select [Features] > [Child lock] > [Lock] / [Unlock] . A message appears prompting you to » enter the child lock code. 5 Enter the child lock code with the Numeric buttons . The » [Child lock] menu appears. 6 Press the Navigation buttons to select [Lock] / ...

Page 27 - Enable or disable subtitles on digital; Set parental ratings; Use subtitles

25 Enable or disable subtitles on analogue TV channels 1 Switch to an analogue TV channel. 2 Press MHEG/TELETEXT . 3 Enter the three-digit page number of the subtitle page with the Numeric buttons . 4 Press MHEG/TELETEXT to switch off teletext. 5 Press SUBTITLE . The » [Subtitles] menu appears. Note...

Page 28 - Use the TV clock; Display the TV clock; Change the clock mode

26 Use the TV clock You can display a clock on the TV screen. The clock displays the current time using time data received from your TV ser vice operator. Display the TV clock You can display a clock on the TV screen, displaying the current time. 1 When watching TV, press OPTIONS . The options menu ...

Page 29 - Watch a slideshow of your photos; Enable or disable daylight saving; View photos, play music and

27 Connect a USB storage device and enter the content browser 1 While the TV is on, connect the USB device to the USB por t on the side of your TV. The USB content browser appears. » Note The USB content browser is also accessible by • selecting [Browse USB] in the home menu. If you connect multiple...

Page 31 - Update the TV software; Check the current software version; Listen to digital radio

29 5 Press OK . A list of available digital radio channels » appears in the channel grid. 6 Press the Navigation buttons to select a radio channel. 7 Press OK . The selected digital radio channel plays » through the TV speakers. Update the TV software Philips continuously tries to improve its produc...

Page 34 - Automatically install channels; Install channels

32 Caution Leave • [Settings] unchanged unless your DVB-C provider supplies values for [Network frequency] , [Network ID] or [Symbol rate] . Setting • [Frequency scan] to [Full scan] can ex tend installation time significantly. Note If you have access to DVB-T and DVB-C, and • want to view channels ...

Page 35 - Manually install channels; Step 1 Select your system; networks

33 Manually install channels This section describes how to search and store analogue TV channels manually. Step 1 Select your system Note Skip this step if your system settings are • correct. 1 When watching TV, press ( Home ). The home menu appears. » 2 Press the Navigation buttons to select [Setup...

Page 38 - Change startup message; Navigation buttons

36 5 Press OK . The » [Installation] menu appears. Note If you have fur ther problems with the • reception of your digital broadcast, contact a specialised installer. Change startup message settings Enable or disable messages that appear at the star tup to indicate whether a channel or installation ...

Page 39 - Back connectors; Connect devices; For best picture quality, we recommend you

37 Back connectors Note Back connectors on 19-22” models vary • slightly from the diagram. The number of HDMI connectors available • varies according to TV model. EXT 2 (RGB/CVBS) EXT 1 (RGB/CVBS) SPDIF OUT AUDIO VGA TV ANTENNA HDMI 3 AUDIO IN: LEFT / RIGHT HDMI 1 / DVI HDMI 2 / DVI HDMI 3 / DVI VGA...

Page 40 - SPDIF OUT

38 d VGA Video input from a computer. e AUDIO IN Audio input from devices that require a separate audio connection, such as a computer. f EXT 3 (Y Pb Pr and AUDIO L/R) Analogue audio and video input from analogue or digital devices such as DVD players or game consoles. VGA VGA AUDIO IN: LEFT / RIGHT...

Page 41 - Side connectors; VIDEO

39 Side connectors Refer to the correct connector diagram for your TV screen size: a AUDIO IN L/R Audio input from analogue devices connected to VIDEO or S-VIDEO . 1 2 6 34 5 78 26-52” 19-22” g HDMI 1/2/3 Digital audio and video input from high- definition digital devices such as Blu-ray players. No...

Page 42 - Connect a computer

40 g HDMI Digital audio and video input from high- definition digital devices such as Blu-ray players. h SERV. U For use by service personnel only. Connect a computer Before you connect a computer to the TV: Set the screen refresh rate on your • computer to 60Hz. Select a suppor ted screen resolutio...

Page 43 - Use a Conditional Access; provided by digital TV ser vice operators to; HDMI cable and HDMI-DVI adaptor

41 • HDMI cable and HDMI-DVI adaptor (side HDMI and AUDIO IN L/R) • VGA cable Use a Conditional Access Module A Conditional Access Module (CAM) is provided by digital TV ser vice operators to decode digital TV channels. Note If required, refer to documentation from your • operator on how to inser t ...

Page 44 - Insert and activate a CAM; Access CAM services

42 Assign a channel decoder Before using a SCART digital channel decoder, select the channel to decode and assign the decoder to EXT 1 or EXT 2 . 1 While watching TV, press ( Home ). The home menu appears. » 2 Press the Navigation buttons to select [Setup] . 3 Press OK . The » [Setup] menu appears. ...

Page 46 - Set TV speakers to EasyLink mode; Use a Kensington lock; Enable or disable EasyLink; Enable or disable remote control key

44 Set TV speakers to EasyLink mode When enabled, this feature automatically turns off TV speakers when content from an EasyLink-compliant home theatre system is played. Audio is played only from the home theatre system’s speakers. 1 When watching content from an EasyLink device, press OPTIONS . The...

Page 47 - Multimedia; Transmission; Product; Supported display resolutions; Computer formats

45 Multimedia Suppor ted storage device: USB (FAT • or DOS-formatted; Mass Storage Class compliant only) Suppor ted multimedia file formats: • Images: JPEG • Audio: MP3, LPCM • Video: MPEG1, MPEG2, H.264/ • MPEG-4 AVC Note Multimedia file names must not exceed 128 • characters. Tuner/Reception/ Tran...

Page 48 - EPG information; Supported TV mounts

46 EPG information 8 days EPG is only available in some countries Country 8 days EPG UK Yes France No Finland Yes Sweden Yes Denmark Yes Norway Yes Spain Yes Germany Yes Italy Yes Greece No Netherlands Yes Czech Republic Yes Belgium No Austria Yes Switzerland Yes Estonia Yes Lithuania Yes Croatia No...

Page 49 - Troubleshooting; General TV issues

47 The TV menu is in the wrong language. Change the TV menu to your preferred • language (see ‘Change language settings’ on page 12). When turning the TV on/off/to standby, you hear a creaking sound from the TV chassis: No action is required. The creaking sound • is normal expansion and contraction ...

Page 50 - Sound issues; HDMI connection issues

48 Sound issues There is a picture but sound quality is poor: 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 ...

Page 51 - Contact us; USB connection issues

49 Contact us If you cannot resolve your problem, refer to the FAQs for this TV at www.philips.com/ suppor t. If the problem remains unresolved, contact Philips Consumer Care in your country as listed in this user manual. Warning Do not attempt to repair the TV yourself. This • may cause severe inju...