Page 3 - Important 3
Table of contents 1 Important 3 1.1 Safety 3 1.2 Care of the screen 3 1.3 Recycling 3 2 Your TV 4 2.1 Television overview 4 2.2 Product highlights 5 3 Getting started 5 3.1 Position the TV 5 3.2 Wall mounting - VESA 6 3.3 Remote control batteries 7 3.4 Antenna cable 7 3.5 Power cable 7 4 Use your TV...
Page 5 - Important; Safety
ENGLISH Impor tant 3 1 Important Read this user manual before you star t to use thisproduct. Pay attention to this section and closely follow theinstr uctions. The warranty does not apply todamage caused by not taking into account theinstr uctions. 1.1 Safety • To avoid shor t circuit, do not expose...
Page 6 - Television overview; Controls; Connections; OK
2 Your TV This section gives you an over view of the controlsand functions of this TV. 2.1 Television overview Controls 1 LightGuide 2 Indicator light 3 Remote control sensor 4 Volume up and down 5 Menu 6 Program/Channel up and down 7 Power switch Connectors 1 Back connector s 2 Side connector s For...
Page 7 - Product highlights; Get started; Position the TV
ENGLISH 2.2 Product highlights Your new TV is equipped with some of the mostmodern audio or video innovations.Your TV offer s the following advantages ... Full High Definition LCD display (42PFL7623Donly) A full HD resolution of 1920x1080p, the highestresolution of HD sources. It offer s a brilliant...
Page 8 - Caution; Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. bears; The VESA fixation points; Locate the four screws of the TV stand.
6 Your TV 3.2 Wall mounting - VESA ) Caution Consider the TV’s weight when you wall mount it.Improper mounting could result in severe injur y ordamage. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. bears no responsibility for improper mounting ormounting that results in accident or injury . Your TV is prepar...
Page 9 - Remote control batteries; and; Antenna cable; Inser t the antenna cable tightly into the; Power cable; Inser t the mains cord tightly.
3.3 Remote control batteries ‡ Open the batter y cover on the back of theremote control. ® Inser t the 2 batteries supplied (Type AA-R6-1,5V). Make sure the + and - ends of the batteries line up correctly (inside of case ismar ked.) Ò Close the cover. r Note Remove the batteries if not using the rem...
Page 10 - Switch on or off - Standby; Note
4 Use your TV Learn how to operate your TV for daily use. 4.1 Switch on or off - Standby r Note 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.Th...
Page 11 - Watch TV; Switch channels; Volume; Watch channels from a; Watch connected devices
4.2 Watch TV 4.2.1 Switch channels ‡ To switch TV channels:• Press a number (1 to 999) or press P+ or P- on 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. 4.2.2 Adjust volume ‡ To adjust...
Page 12 - Watch a DVD; Play; Select a Teletext page
4.5 Watch a DVD ‡ Switch on your DVD player. ® Inser t a DVD disc in your player.The DVD picture automatically appear s on thescreen. Ò Press Play π on 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 ...
Page 13 - Change Ambilight mode; Adjust the Ambilight mode:; LoungeLight mode; Tip
4.7 Change Ambilight mode You can adjust Ambilight between a relaxed to adynamic setting so that it changes soft andsmoothly to quick and responsive with the imageson screen. Adjust the Ambilight mode: ‡ Press Ambilight to switch on. ® Press Mode to adjust Ambilight between a relaxed and a dynamic s...
Page 14 - Use more of your TV; Remote control; Remote control overview
Use more of your TV 5 Use more of your TV This section helps you perform advanced TVoperations including how to:• use the menus • adjust picture, sound and Ambilight settings • make use of Teletext • create favourite channel lists • make advantage of Electronic Programme Guide • set locks and timer ...
Page 15 - The menu
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 ademonstration 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...
Page 16 - Use of the menu; Picture and Sound settings; Smart settings
Use more of your TV 5.3.2 Use of the menu Learn to use the menus with this example. ‡ Press Menu . The TV menu appear s on the screen. ® Press o or œ to select Picture . Ò Press π to enter the picture settings. † Press œ to select Brightness. º Press π to enter the brightness setting. ◊ Press o or œ...
Page 17 - Widescreen picture format
Use more of your TV • Colour Changes the level of saturation. • Hue If NTSC is broadcasted, this level compensatesthe colour variations. • Sharpness Changes the level of sharpness of fine details. • Noise reduction Filter s out and reduces the noise in the picture.Set the level to Minimum, Medium, M...
Page 20 - Teletext; Teletext page; • Reveal
5.6 Teletext Your TV has a 1200 pages memor y that storesbroadcasted teletext pages and subpages to reducewaiting time. To select a teletext page see section 4.6 Select a Teletext page . 5.6.1 Select a teletext language Some digital TV broadcaster s offer the possibility toselect your preferred tele...
Page 21 - Digital text services; MHEG Cancel; Menu; Create favourite channel; Select a favourite list
• Language Some languages use a different set of character s.Switch to the other group to show the textcorrectly. ‡ 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. 5.6.8 Digital text...
Page 22 - Select a channel from a favourite list; Electronic Programme; ‘Now and Next’; Switch on EPG
5.7.3 Select a channel from a favourite list ‡ Press OK . The last selected channel list appear s. ® 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 c...
Page 23 - Timers and locks
® Use the colour keys to activate the availableactions at the bottom of the screen. • Next : to show information about the next programme. • Remind : to mar k or unmar k a programme as a reminder. • Watch : to watch or listen to a current programme. • Jump to.. .: to jump to the next or previous day...
Page 24 - Activate or deactivate Child lock; Subtitling from analogue TV channels
† Enter a new per sonal code. º Confirm your new entered code.The previous code is erased and the new codeis 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 device...
Page 25 - Select a digital subtitle language; Watch and play your; Slideshow settings
5.10.3 Select a digital subtitle language If subtitle broadcasting is available with digitalchannels, you can select a preferred subtitlelanguage out of a list of broadcasted languages. Thepreferred subtitle languages set in the Installationmenu are overr uled temporarily. ‡ Press Menu . ® Select Fe...
Page 26 - Details; Watch a slideshow with background music; Listen to digital radio; All channels
• Start/Show/Pause To stop, pause and restar t the slideshow. Thumbnails Watch the pictures of a selected album in anover view. ‡ 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. ◊ Pres...
Page 27 - Step 1: TV identification; Step 2: Software download from the PC to
5.13 Software update Philips continually tries to improve its products. Tobenefit, update the TV software regular ly. To updateyour TV software you need a USB Memor y device(not supplied). Verify that your USB memor y device has at least128Mb free space. Make sure the write protectionis switched off...
Page 28 - Software update by digital broadcast; Now
† The update process star ts automatically. Please wait. The update is finished when the message‘ Operation successful ’ appears on the screen. º Remove the USB memor y device from the TV. ◊ Press B on the remote control. Do not press more than once and do not usethe Power B switch on the TV. ‹ The ...
Page 29 - Channel installation; Automatic installation; Step 1: Menu language; Step 2: Select your country
6 Channel installation The fir st time you turned on your TV • you have selected the language of the TV menus and the countr y where you are located • all the available TV Channels have been installed.This chapter provides instr uctions on how toreinstall channels as well as other useful channelinst...
Page 31 - Rearrange stored channels; Channel management
6.2.3 Fine tune a channel Fine tune a found channel when the reception ispoor. ‡ Press Menu . ® Select Setup > Installation > Channelinstallation > 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...
Page 32 - Digital reception test; Factory settings
6.5 Digital reception test If you receive Digital TV broadcasting you can verifythe quality and signal strength of a specific channel. ‡ Select a channel. ® Press Menu . Ò Select Setup > Installation > Channelinstallation > Digital: Test reception . † Press π to enter º Press OK . ◊ Press t...
Page 33 - Connection overview; Stereo Mini jack; Digital Audio Out
7 Connections 7.1 Connection overview Connections 31 ENGLISH Side connectors 1 Headphones Stereo Mini jack 2 Audio L/R Audio L/R input to be used together with Videoor 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 i...
Page 34 - About connections; What you need to know; HDMI; DVI to HDMI – Higher quality; Component Video; Scart; Scar t cable
7.2 About connections 7.2.1 What you need to know Connect your device with the highest possiblequality connection.Look for the highest quality connection on yourdevice. Use that connection to your TV. HDMI - Highest quality ★★★★★ An HDMI connection has the best picture andsound quality. One cable co...
Page 35 - Connect with the
Video - Basic quality ★ Use a Video (cinch) cable together with an AudioL/R (cinch) cable. Match the cable colour s whenyou connect. Combined Video - yellow and Audio L/R cable - red and white 7.2.2 HDMI with EasyLink Connected devices that are compliant with theHDMI CEC standard can wor k together....
Page 36 - DVD player; Use a scar t cable to connect the device to the; DVD Recorder or Digital Receiver; Use a scar t cable and 2 antenna cables.; DVD Recorder and Digital Receiver; Use 3 scar t cables and 3 antenna cables.
7.4.1 DVD player Use a scar t cable to connect the device to the EXT1 input at the back of the TV. 7.4.2 DVD Recorder or Digital Receiver Use a scar t cable and 2 antenna cables. 7.4.3 DVD Recorder and Digital Receiver Use 3 scar t cables and 3 antenna cables. 34 Connections EXT 3 VGA SERVICE UART O...
Page 38 - Use an HDMI cable and 2 antenna cables.
7.4.7 HD Digital receiver / HD satellitereceiver Use an HDMI cable and 2 antenna cables. 7.4.8 DVD-R, Home Theatre System andDigital receiver Use 3 scar t cables, 3 antenna cables and 1 audio(cinch) cable. 7.4.9 Blu-ray Disc player Use an HDMI cable. 36 Connections L R HDMI 1 HDMI 2 HDMI 3 AUDIO HDM...
Page 40 - Set the TV picture format to
7.4.12 Personal Computer You can connect your PC directly to the TV.The TV wor ks as a monitor of your PC .As a monitor the PC can be connected at the sidewith a DVI to HDMI adaptor or with a PC to TVcable. Alternatively you can connect the PC at theback with the VGA connection. ç Caution Before con...
Page 41 - Connection setup; Naming your devices
7.5 Connection setup The TV needs to know what connections you havemade and which device is connected to whichconnector.If you have used the Connection assistant theconnection setup is already done. 7.5.1 Naming your devices Name the connected devices for easy selection andbest signal handling.Assig...
Page 42 - Warning; Gently inser t the C AM into the; Common interface menu; Press
7.6 Preparing for digital services Scrambled digital TV channels can be decoded witha Conditional Access Module (C AM) and a Smar tcard provided by a digital TV ser vice operator. TheC AM may enable several ser vices depending on theoperator you choose (e.g. Pay TV).Contact your digital TV ser vice ...
Page 44 - Television and remote control
9 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 minut...
Page 48 - digital
Information about how tore-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 allmore choice and new ser vices. Star ting in late 2007and ending in 2012, television se...
Page 49 - When does switchover happen?
When does switchover happen? * Calls charged at BT rate of 3p pr minute daytime and 1p per minute evenings and weekends. Rates may var y for calls from non-BT lines. Visit us at digitaluk.co.ukCall us on 0845 6 50 50 50* * Copeland switches on October 17, 2007 The exact date you switchdepends on the...
Page 52 - Printed in Belgium; Contact information; Local
Printed in Belgium Contact information Type no. Product no. België / Belgique078 250 145 € 0.06/min Danmark3525 8759 Local Deutschland01803 386 852 € 0.09/min France0821 611 655 € 0.09/min E§§A™ 0 0800 3122 1280 ¢ˆÚÂ¿Ó España902 888 784 € 0.10/min Ireland01 601 1777 Local Italia8403 20086 € 0.08/min...