Philips Color TV - Manuals

5 Y our home’s signal input might comefrom a single (75 ohm) round cable, a Converter Box or from an antenna. Ineither case the connection to the TV isvery easy. 1 If your Cable TV signal orAntenna signal is a round cable(75 ohm) then you're ready to con-nect to the TV. If your antenna has flat twin...

6 C ABLE B OX C ONNECTIONS I f you cable signal uses a cable box ordecoder, follow the easy steps below to complete the connection. Cable Box (w/RF In/Outputs):This connection will be mono. 1 Connect the Cable Company sup-plied cable to the signal IN(put)plug on the back of the Cable Box. 2 Using a ...

8 B ASIC TV AND R EMOTE O PERATION 4 VOL 1 1 Press the POWER button toturn the TV ON. Note: You can also press anybutton on the front of the TV toturn the TV ON. 2 Press the VOLUME + button toincrease the sound level, or theVOLUME – button to lower thesound level. Pressing both buttons at the sameti...

9 AV1 A UDIO /V IDEO I NPUT C ONNECTION 5 T he TV’s audio/video input jacks are fordirect picture and sound connections between the TV and a VCR (or similardevice) that has audio/video output jacks.Follow the easy steps below to connect anaccessory device to the AV 1 Input Jackslocated on the back o...

11 S-V IDEO I NPUT C ONNECTION T he S(uper)-Video connection on therear of the TV can provide you with better picture detail and clarity for theplayback of accessory sources such asDBS (digital broadcast satellite), DVD(digital video discs), video games, andS-VHS VCR (video cassette recorder)tapes t...

12 M ONITOR O UTPUT C ONNECTIONS 8 T he Audio/Video (Monitor) Output jacksare great for recording with a VCR or used to connect an external audio systemfor better sound reproduction. AUDIO SYSTEM CONNECTION: 1 Connect one end of the R(ight) andL(eft) AUDIO (Monitor Out) jackson the TV to the R and L...

13 M ONITOR O UTPUT C ONNECTIONS 9 SECOND VCR CONNECTION: NOTE: Refer to panel number 5 for theproper hookup of the first VCR. Followthe instructions on how to tune to the AV1 channel to view a pre-recorded tape. The following steps allow you to con-nect a second VCR to record the pro-gram while you...

14 R EMOTE C ONTROL B UTTON D ESCRIPTIONS 10 1 - POWER button - Press the Power button to turn the TV on or off. 2 - QUADRA SURF Buttons - (Red, Green, Yellow, Blue) Allows you to store andsurf up to 10 channels for each colored button. 3 - SMILEY Button - Press to add channels in the “Quadra Surf” ...

16 Main Picture Sound Features Install Brightness Color Picture Sharpness Color Temp Conrast+ Main Picture Sound Features Install Language Tuner Mode Auto Program Channel Edit Main Picture Sound Features Install AutoLock Format Main Picture Sound Features Install Treble Bass Balance AVL Incr. Surrou...

17 Install Language Tuner Mode Auto Program Channel Edit English Channel Edit Channel No. Skipped 12 Channel Edit Program No. Skipped On or Off Tuner Mode Antenna or Cable or Auto Auto Program Channel 12 Language English or Espanol or Francias T HE INSTALL M ENU C ONTROLS 13 Y our TV has several con...

18 T HE PICTURE M ENU C ONTROLS 14 Picture Brightness Color Picture Sharpness Tint Color Temp. 50 Brightness 65 Color 50 Picture 50 Sharpness 50 Color Temp. Normal Warm or Cool Contrast + On Off Tint 0 T o adjust your TV picture controls, select a channel and use the Picture Menu Controls listed bel...

19 T HE S OUND M ENU C ONTROLS 15 T o adjust your TV sound, select and use the Sound Menu Controls listed below: 1 TREBLE: Press the CURSORLEFT or RIGHT buttons to adjust the control. The control willenhance the high frequency sounds. 2 BASS: Press the CURSOR LEFT or RIGHT buttons to adjust the cont...

20 T HE 4:3 E XPAND F ORMAT C ONTROL 16 4:3 Expand 4:3 Format 4:3 Expand Features AutoLock Format 4:3 VOL 6 2 4 3 5 15 M any times while watching moviesfrom a DVD player the image is shown in “letter box” format. This is theformat that is shown in movie theaters.when shown on a TV screen, the imagew...

21 U NDERSTANDING THE A UTO L OCK ™ F EATURE 17 T he AutoLock™ feature is an integrated circuit that receives and processes data sent by broadcasters, or other programproviders, that contain program content advi-sories. When programmed by the viewer, aTV with AutoLock™ can respond to the con-tent ad...

22 C REATING AN A CCESS C ODE FOR A UTO L OCK ™ 18 O ver the next few panels you’ll learnhow to block channels and get a better understanding of the rating terms for cer-tain programming. First, let’s start by learning how to set apersonal access code: 1 Press the MENU button on theremote to display...

23 H OW TO B LOCK C HANNELS WITH A UTO L OCK ™ 19 A fter your personal access code hasbeen set (see previous page), you are now ready to select the channels or the A/VInputs you want to block out or censor.Once you’ve entered your access codeand the AutoLock™ features are dis-played on the screen: 1...

24 A fter blocking specific channels theremay come a time when you want to block or clear all the channels at thesame time. Once you’ve entered your access codeand the AutoLock™ features are dis-played on the screen: 1 Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN buttons to select eitherCLEAR ALL or BLOCK ALL. 2 If ...

25 B LOCK P ROGRAMS B ASED ON M OVIE R ATINGS 21 T he AutoLock™ feature can block programming based on the Movie Industry ratings. Once you’ve entered your access codeand the AutoLock™ features are dis-played on the screen: 1 Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN button to highlight the words MOVIE RATING. 2 ...

26 B LOCK P ROGRAMS B ASED ON TV R ATINGS 22 T he AutoLock™ feature can block pro- gramming based on the TV Industry rat- ings. Once you’ve entered your access code andthe AutoLock™ features are displayed on thescreen: 1 Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN button to highlight the words TV RATING. 2 Press th...

28 U SING THE C LOSED C APTION C ONTROL 24 C losed Captioning (CC) allows you toread the voice content of television programs on the TV screen. Designed tohelp the hearing impaired, this featureuses on-screen “text boxes” to show dia-logue and conversations while the TVprogram is in progress. 1 Pres...

29 U SING THE S LEEPTIMER C ONTROL Sleep 15 Sleep 30 Sleep 45 Sleep 60 Sleep 90 Sleep 120 Sleep 180 Sleep 240 Sleep 15 Sleep off VOL 1 2 25 Y our TV can be set to automatically turn itsef off at a given amount oftime. 1 Press the SLEEP button on theremote control and the SLEEP timerdisplay will appr...

30 U SING THE A UTO P ICTURE ™ C ONTROL 26 W hether you’re watching a movie ora sporting event, your TV has auto- matic video control settings matched for your current program source or content. 1 Press the AUTO PICTURE buttonon the remote control. The currentAuto Picture setting will be displayedon...

31 U SING THE A UTO S OUND ™ C ONTROL T he Auto Sound feature allows the lis- tener to select between four different factory set sound options. 1 Press the AUTO SOUND buttonon the remote control. The currentAuto Sound setting will appear in themiddle of the screen. 2 Press the AUTO SOUND buttonrepea...

32 H OW TO U SE THE Q UADRA S URF ™ B UTTONS 28 T he QuadraSurf™ control allows youset up four different personal channel Surf lists using the colored buttons (onthe remote control), each holding up toten channels in its quick viewing“list.” 1 Press the CHANNEL (+) or (–) but-tons (or the NUMBER but...

36 L IMITED W ARRANTY COLOR TELEVISION - 90 Days Free Labor, One Year Free Replacement of Parts (Two Years Free Replacement on Color Picture Tube) Must be carried in for service. WHO IS COVERED? You must have proof of purchase to receive warrantyservice. A sales receipt or other document showingthat...