Philips 42PF9831D/10 - Manuals

B StandbyPress to switch the TV from or to standby mode.When switched to standby, a red indicator on the TV lights up. TV Press to select TV mode. DVD STB VCR AUX Press one of these keys to set your remote control tooperate a peripheral device.See Audio and Video equipment keys, p. 57. DEMO Press to...

V VolumePress + or - to adjust the volume. ¬ Mute key: interrupt the sound or restore it. +P- Channel selection - to browse through the TV channels and sources stored and marked in the Favourite channels lists; - to select a page in Teletext mode;- to quickly browse through the lists in the menus;- ...

b Dual screen/PIP Press the b key to switch on or off Dual screen or PIP, according to the format selection made in the PIP formatlist. See p. 24.PIP allows you to call up a subscreen within the main screenenabling you to watch two TV channels or a TV channel andpictures from a peripheral at the sam...

EN 8 Digital audio language: See Adjust sound menu settings, p. 19. Digital subtitle language: See Adjust feature menu settings, p. 24. Subtitles: See Adjust feature menu settings, p. 24. Picture format: See Use of the TV menu settings, Adjust picture menusettings, p. 18. Equalizer: See Use of the T...

Introduction: Digital TV EN 9 Note: if the TV has already been installed before and/or youwant to change the First time installation settings, proceedwith Use of the TV menu settings, p. 14. Besides traditional analogue broadcasts, you can also receivedigital broadcasts via a roof or loft mounted di...

First time installation (Continued) EN 10 After the Welcome screen you are asked to select a language ofthe TV's on-screen menus. The text of the header and the infoon screen continuously change language. Also the digital audioand subtitle language will be set to the selected menu language. 1. Press...

First time installation (Continued) EN 11 By means of several split screens/full screens you areprompted to select your preferred picture, sound andambilight settings, to finally arrive at a complete settingwhich satisfies you. 1. Press the green colour key on your remote control to enter the Settin...

How to navigate through the menus EN 12 A lot of guiding instructions, help texts and messages will bedisplayed on your TV when you use the menus or when you tryto execute an action.Read the help texts which are being displayed on the specificitem highlighted.The colour keys at the bottom of the scr...

How to navigate through the menus (continued) EN 13 4. Use the cursor up/down to select a menu item. - TV settings allows you to adjust your preferred picture, sound and ambilight settings - Features allows you to control the settings of special TV features - Installation allows you- to select your ...

EN 14 Each time you've made a selection, press the green key toconfirm your selection. 1. Select Settings assistant and press the cursor right. > By means of several split screens/full screens you areprompted to select your preferred picture, sound andambilight settings to finally arrive at a com...

Use of the TV menu settings (continued) EN 15 < Select Picture, Sound or Ambilight and press the cursorright. > A menu appears which allows you to fine tune thepicture, sound and ambilight settings. > To adjust the Picture settings, see Adjust picture menusettings, p. 16. > To adjust the...

The picture menu contains the settings that affect the quality ofthe picture. 1. Press the MENU/BROWSE key on the remote control. > The main menu appears. 2. Select TV menu and press the cursor right. > The TV menu is moved to the left. 3. Select TV settings and press the cursor right. > Th...

Custom tint (only when Tint is set to Custom) Fine tunes the white point (WP) and black level (BL) of thepicture. 1. Select Custom tint and press the cursor right.2. Use the cursor keys to select and adjust the settings of: R-WP : allows you to customise the colour tint by adjusting the red whitepoi...

DNR DNR automatically filters out and reduces the image noise. This improves picture quality when receiving weak signals. < Select Off, Minimum, Medium or Maximum accordingto the image noise in the picture. MPEG artefact reduction MPEG artefact reduction On smoothens the transitionson digital con...

The sound menu contains the settings that affect the quality ofthe sound. 1. Press the MENU/BROWSE key on the remote control. > The main menu appears. 2. Select TV menu and press the cursor right. > The TV Menu is moved to the left. 3. Select TV settings and press the cursor right. > The TV...

Enjoy Ambilight EN 21 The ambilight menu contains the settings for controlling theambient lighting. Using ambient light gives a more relaxedviewing experience and improves perceived picture quality.Analysis of the picture content adapts the colours continuously.But the lights can also be set to any ...

Enjoy Ambilight (Continued) EN 23 Custom colour Allows you to customise the ambilight colour. < Select Palette to select the general colour of the lightoutput. < Select Saturation to adjust the colourfulness of the light. Separation Allows you to define the stereo effect in case, Relaxed,Moder...

The Features menu allows you to control the settings of specialTV functions, features and accessory equipments. 1. Press the MENU/BROWSE key on the remote control. > The main menu appears. 2. Select TV menu and press the cursor right. > The TV Menu is moved to the left. 3. Select Features and ...

Sleeptimer This sets a time period after which the TV automaticallyswitches to standby. 1. Select Sleeptimer.2. Press the cursor right.3. Select a value with the cursor up/down. > The list will have values from 0 to 180 minutes. When 0is selected, the sleeptimer is switched off. Child lock With a...

Adjust feature menu settings (Continued) EN 26 Set code/Change code This allows you to set or change the personal 4-digit accesscode that is used in the different lock functions of the TV. < Select Set or Change code. > If no PIN-code exists yet, the menu item is set to Setcode. Follow the ins...

Adjust feature menu settings (Continued) EN 27 Common interface This allows you to access common interface applicationsdefined by the service provider of the Common Interface(CI) module.The Common Interface (CI) module can contain one ormore applications, which are used to communicate with theCI ser...

How to search for and store TV channels EN 28 This menu allows you to select your preferred language formenu, audio and subtitle. Menu language This allows you to select your menu language out of the listof the available languages. Preferred audio language (only with Digital TV broadcasting) This al...

How to search for and store TV channels (Continued) EN 29 After language and country are set correctly, you can nowsearch for and store the TV channels. < Select Channels in the TV, Installation menu. Automatic installation The TV will scan the entire frequency spectrum based onthe selected count...

How to search for and store TV channels (Continued) EN 30 Analogue: manual installation This gives you the possibility to manually install (tuning-inchannel by channel) analogue channels. Manual installationwill not find nor store any DVB-T (digital) channels. 1. Select Analogue: manual installation...

This allows you to rename, to reshuffle and to uninstall orreinstall the stored channels. < Press the corresponding colour keys and follow the onscreen instructions. Reshuffle This allows you to change the order of the stored TVchannels. 1. Select the channel you want to change place.2. Press the...

Set your preferences Manual network installation EN 32 This menu contains items that can set or adjust various specialTV functions and that will typically be accessed onlyoccasionally. Select your location This allows you to select the location of your TV.If you choose for Shop it will result in fix...

This allows you to select the peripheral equipment you haveconnected to the audio and video connectors. 1. Select Connections.2. Press the cursor right.3. Select the input to which the peripheral equipment is connected. > When you select EXT1 , EXT2 , EXT3 , HDMI 1 , HDMI 2 , VGA , Side, AUDIO IN...

Reset the Factory settings Select a Decoder channel number EN 34 This allows you to define one or more channel numbers asdecoder channel numbers when a decoder or a descrambler isconnected to EXT1 or EXT2 . 1. Select the channel number under which you have stored the programme that comes from your d...

This allows you to upgrade your TV software using a USBdevice. USB device upgrade It is possible to initiate an upgrade procedure from a USBdevice before you start up the TV. The memory device mustbe filled with the appropriate upgrade image (and structure)which can be found on the www. philips.com/...

EN This allows you to select up to four favourite channels lists withyour preferred TV channels and radio stations. For example, eachmember of your family can create his/her own favourite list.In addition to the favourite channel lists you may also select a listwith only digital TV channels or a lis...

EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) (only with Digital TV broadcasting) When the All channels list is displayed or selected you may filterthe list and select a list with only the TV channels or a list withonly the radio channels.1. Press the FAV key. > The last selected channel list appears. 2. Pres...

2. Press the green colour key on the remote control to watch/listen to the selected programme currently on air. 3. Press the red colour key to mark/unmark a reminder on the selected programme. You can set up to a maximum of10 reminders. > The TV will wake up automatically or display a messagewhen...

The Multimedia browser lets you display pictures and/or moviesor play audio files stored on a USB device or a memory card.The Multimedia browser application is invoked from the mainmenu.Your TV is also equipped with the possibility to connect yourcomputer or home network and to access and view yourp...

Multimedia Browser (Continued) EN 40 To remove the Memory card/USB device 1. Press the MENU/BROWSE key on the remote control to switch off the main menu. 2. Remove the Memory card/USB device. Card data protection • Do not remove the card/USB device when the content is being read or when browsing. Su...

Multimedia Browser menu 1. Insert a USB device.2. Select the USB device under Multimedia with the cursor up/down. > The Multimedia browser allows you to browse contentstored on the inserted USB device. > The 2-panel browser will be shown with the left panelcontaining the content types (Music, ...

Most TV channels broadcast information via teletext.This TV has a 1200 pages memory that will store mostbroadcasted pages and subpages to reduce waiting time. Aftereach programme change, the memory is refreshed. < Press b to switch the teletext on. > The main index page appears on the screen. ...

Hypertext With hypertext you can quickly jump to a pagenumber orsearch for a specific word shown on the current teletextpage. 1. Press the OK key to highlight the first word or a number on the page. 2. Use the cursor up/down, left/right to select any other word or number you want to search for. 3. P...

Some digital channels offer dedicated digital text services (forexample BBCi). 1. Press b to switch Digital text on. 2. To use the digital text, follow the instructions on screen.3. Depending on the service, you may be asked to use the cursor keys, the OK key, the coloured keys, the teletext key and...

To make video and audio connections EN 46 Tip: use the inputs that are available on your equipment that provide the best video or audioperformance, as below. Note: your TV comes with all types of connectors with the exception of the DVI connector butsome of your equipment may be equipped with this t...

Camera, Camcorder, Game 1. Connect your camera, camcorder or game as shown. 2. Connect to VIDEO 2 and AUDIO L 3 for mono equipment. For stereo equipment alsoconnect AUDIO R 3 . S-VHS quality with an S-VHS camcorder isobtained by connecting the S-VHS cables withthe S-VIDEO input 1 and AUDIO inputs 3 ...

Pr Pb Y DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO HDTV & Progressive DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i IN IN L R EXT3 AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT L R DIGITAL AUDIO OUT HDMI 1 HDMI 2 ANTENNA 75 o o o PC-VGA EXT2 EXT1 o o AUDIO IN L/R Pr Pb Y DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO HDTV & Progressive DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED 480p, 576p...

Connect a VCR or DVD recorder EN 49 Warning: do not place your recorder too close to the screen as some recorders may be susceptiblefor signals from the display. Keep a minimum distance of 0,5 m from the screen. ANTENNA EXT2 EXT1 ANTENNA 75 o EXT2 EXT1 2 RECORDER 1 CABLE 3 EXT 1/2 With a eurocable 1...

Connect two VCRs or VCR and DVD recorder With eurocables 1. Connect the aerial cables 1 and 2 as shown. 2. Connect your VCRs or DVD-recorder to EXT1 and 2 with the eurocables 4 and 5 . 3. Select the equipment you have connected in the Installation menu, Select your connections,p. 33 and link it to E...

Connect a DVD player or HD receiver Connect a DVD player, HD receiver or game console EN 51 With a DVI connector 1. Connect the DVI to HDMI cable to one of the HDMI connectors of your TV 1 . 2. Connect the audio cable 2 to the DIGITAL AUDIO IN connector of the TV. 3. Select the equipment you have co...

Pr Pb Y DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO HDTV & Progressive DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i IN IN L R EXT3 AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT L R DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 1 EXT3 : YPbPr EXT3 :AUDIO INR / L 3 DVD / STB 2 DIGITALAUDIOIN Connect a DVD player, a satellite receiver or HD receiver EN 52 With Component Vide...

Notes:- only a PC with digital sound can be connected to the HDMI connection;- if your PC does not have digital sound output, connect your PC via a VGA connector or via HDMI 2 and the L/R AUDIO input of the TV; - before connecting your PC to the TV, select your PC monitor settings to a refresh frequ...

Personal computer to the home network connector EN 54 Connect a Home Cinema amplifier Digital Home Cinema amplifier < Connect a digital Home Cinema amplifier tothe DIGITAL AUDIO OUT connector 1 at the bottom of the TV. Analogue Home Cinema amplifier < According to the type of connector cables ...

COMMON INTERFACE HDMI 1 HDMI 2 o o ETHERNET o COMMON INTERFACE TO P o o To receive scrambled DTV signals you will need aCA (Conditional Access) module and a Smart cardprovided by the service provider.A CA module can enable additional services, forexample Pay TV.Contact your Common Interface service ...

Record with your recorder Before operating your connected equipment you have to makea selection in the Installation, Select your connections menu,p. 33. 1. Press the MENU/BROWSE key. 2. Select TV menu and press the cursor right.3. Select Installation.4. Press the cursor right.5. Select Connections.6...

Most of the audio and video equipment from our range ofproducts can be operated with the remote control of your TV.Press one of the keys after you pressed one of the mode keys( DVD , STB , VCR , AUX ) according to the equipment you want to operate with this remote control.See Use of the Remote contr...

Troubleshooting 58 EN Symptom Possible cause/Remedy No picture < Verify if the supplied cables are connected properly. (The aerial cable to theTV, the other aerial to your recorder, the power cables, ..) < Verify if you selected the correct source. < Verify if the child lock has been switch...

Introduction Philips continuously tries to improve its products and itwants you to profit of that even after your purchase.Therefore it allows you to upgrade your TV software using aUSB memory device (not supplied).You can execute the software upgrade procedure yourself. Annex 1 - Philips TV softwar...

Upgrade the TV software 1. Switch off your TV and remove all memory devices.2. Insert the USB portable memory that contains the downloaded software upgrade. 3. Switch on your TV with the power key B at the side of the TV. 4. The upgrade process starts automatically. After a few seconds the status of...

EN 62 Local software upgrade procedure New software, or the currently installed software version,can also be obtained from the www.philips.com/supportwebsite. 1. Go to www.philips.com/support using the web browser of your PC. 2. Follow the procedure to find the information and the software related t...

Annex 2 - Philips TV-Slideshow Format with background music 63 EN Introduction This document explains how to make a Philips slideshow file with background audio.Be aware that the content of this document is addressing technical or software skilled users.To start the slideshow open the slideshow file...

Annex 2 (Continued) 64 EN Supported XML-tags The following table gives a description of the XML syntax. Tag Name philips-slideshow title audio slide-duration slides slide Use mandatory optional optional optional mandatory optional Description Philips slideshow signature including the version. The ti...

Annex 3 - Philips TV - Portable memory and USB issues 65 EN Digital Content Issues • See the supplied separate Connected Planet guide, Annex 4: Supported file formats Portable Memory Issues • The following memory cards are supported by the digital media reader: - CompactFlash Card (Type I & II) ...

Annex 4 - Issues referring to connected peripherals with a HDMI connector 66 EN The HDMI IN connector allows the following TV and monitor display modes: HD Standard Definition TV (SDTV) 640x480i720x480i720x576i Enhanced Definition TV (EDTV) 640x480p720x480p720x576p High Definition TV (HDTV) 1920x108...

active control ........................... 18ambilight ......................................21analogue: manual installation . 30antenna......................................... 4audio receiver .......................... 54audio equipment keys ............. 57auto format ...............................

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1 Contents What is Connected Planet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1What you need to enjoy Connected Planet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Step 1: In...

2 & Insert the supplied CD into yourcomputer’s CD drive. If the CD does not start automatically, double-click My Computer , then the CD-ROM drive icon and finally start.htm to start the CD. é Please select your language, click on Install Media Manager and follow the on-screen instructions. Notes...

3 Adding files in the Philips Media Manager (PMM) & Select the PMM from your Windows Start-menu ordouble-click on the PMM symbol in the task bar. é Click on Music , Pictures or Movies at the top of the PMM window. “ Select Add Music , Add Pictures or Add Movies . ‘ Click on Add Files or Folders....

4 We will focus on the two main PC configurations found in modern households today. OR Step 2: Identifying your PC configuration Configuration A Before connecting your TV Configuration B Before connecting your TV You have • a router• one or more PCs connected to the router• one free Ethernet connect...

Configuration B Make sure DHCP/Auto IP (automatic networkaddressing) is enabled on your PC. On most of the recently purchased PCs,automatic network addressing is alreadyenabled. You can check this on your PC with the NetworkUtility on the supplied CD. Connecting your TV & Push one end of a cross...

6 Make sure the PC with Philips Media Manager installed on it (see p. 2) is switched on. & Switch on your TV. é Press the BROWSE/MENU key on the remote control to display the Browse menu. “ Select your PC from which you want to access the content andpress the cursor right. Note: It may take up t...