Contents Installation Your remote control 2 Preparation 3-4 Keys on top of the TV 4 Select the installation menu 5 Use the menus 5 Store TV channels 5 Select the menu language and country 5 Automatic installation 6 Manual installation 6 Give name 7 Reshuffle the programme list 7 Select favourite TV channels 7 Install TV setup 8-9 Operation Use of the remote control 10-12 Use of the menus Picture menu 13 Sound menu 14-16 Features menu 17 Dual Screen 18-19 NEXTVIEW 20-24 Teletext 25-26 Connect peripheral equipment Connecting and selecting equipment 27-31 Remote control functions for peripherals 32 Recording 33 Help? If this instruction manual does not give an answer or if `Tips' do not solve your TV problem, you can call your Local Philips Customer or Service Centre. See the supplied World-wide guarantee booklet. Please, have the Model and Product number which you can find at the back of your television set or on the packaging, ready, before calling the Philips helpline. Model: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Product No: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tips 34 Index 35 Glossary 35 EasyLink features are based on the "one touch operation" approach. This means that a sequence of actions are executed at the same time in both the television and the video cassette recorder, provided both are fitted with the EasyLink function and connected with the eurocable supplied with your video recorder. 1 English Installation Your remote control Peripherals p. 31 w selection of EXT1, EXT2, EXT3, EXT4 or FRONT TV, videorecorder (VCR), DVD, Satellite (SAT), TUNER, CD, TAPE or cd-recordable (CDR) selection. w B switch to standby p. 10 B TV VCR DVD SAT TUNER CD TAPE CDR O S Q no function freeze the picture p. 10 hold teletext page p. 26 surround modes p. 10 S MOVIE SPORT CHILD Q NEWS PIXEL PLUS ® Ò Colour keys b Ï teletext on/off p. 25 main menu on/off p. 13 select TV channels by theme p. 12 direct teletext page or subject selection p. 25 Pixel Plus p. 12 æ b on/off p. 10 OK activate your choice NEXTVIEW æ OK MENU Ï V ¬ P Audio and Video equipment p. 31-32 volume up/down p. 10 sound mute p. 10 programme selection p. 10 V ¬ P o p oe 1 4 7 i 0 on screen info p. 10 previous programme p. 10 video recorder function p. 10 i 2 5 8 0 SMART yÚ SMART ZOOM 3 6 9 cursor to select your choice p. 13 0 U M X ® f q h a PICTURE yÚ U f INSTANT SOUND q P Installation p. 5 X bilingual choice/sound info p.12 TXT language group selection p. 25 Teletext p. 26 U time display/subpage selection f solution to puzzles display PDC/VPS code h enlarge P reduce image noise p. 12 EasyLink p. 12 ® INSTANT recording q picture format p. 12 SMART ACTIVE SMART SOUND CONTROL PICTURE Zoom p. 12 h zoom on/off M b h c a fi Smart Controls M h a smart sound p. 11 active control p. 11 smart picture p. 11 d Dual Screen p. 18-19 b dual screen on c swap screens (only for 32-36PW9767) d still picture fi multipip p. 11 (only for 32-36PW9767) fi strobe p. 11 (only for 28-32PW9617) 2 Preparation Preparation & Place the TV on a solid surface. ` Wireless surround speaker system. Supplied and separately packed with your TV are: - a wireless transmitter module with an integrated cable - 2 surround loudspeakers - connection cable Wireless transmitter module Attach the wireless module to the back of the TV as shown. Connect the attached cable to the wireless module connector. Note: Make sure you only switch the TV on after you have plugged in the wireless module. · min. 1m · For ventilation, leave at least 5 cm free all around the TV. Do not place the TV on a carpet. To prevent any unsafe situations, do not place any objects on top of the TV. Avoid heat, direct sunlight and exposure to rain or water. Keep mobile telephones at a safe distance to avoid disturbances in picture and sound. é Insert the aerial plug firmly into the aerial socket x at the back of the TV. For best picture quality use the suppressor-aerial cable supplied. WIRELESS MODULE ( Insert the mains plug of the TV in the wall socket having a mains voltage of 220V-240V. To prevent damaging the mains (AC) cord which could cause a fire or electric shock, do not place the TV on the cord. Switch the TV on : Press the power switch A on the front of your TV. A green indicator on the front of the TV lights up and the screen comes on. If the indicator is red, press the - P + keys on the remote control. The green lamp blinks every time you press a key on the remote control. When you switch on your set for the first time, the menu LANGUAGE automatically appears on the screen. The explanation appears in different languages one at a time. Choose your own language and press the OK key on the remote control. " Remote control: Remove the cover of the battery compartment. Insert the 2 batteries supplied (Type R6-1,5V). Press the TV key to be sure your remote control is in the TV mode. § R6 / 1,5V The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium. Nevertheless in many countries exhausted batteries may not be disposed of with your household waste. Please check on how to dispose of exhausted batteries according to local regulations. Note: this remote control functions with TVs and other equipment which use the RC6 signalling standard. Preparation 3 Surround loudspeakers There are two surround loudspeakers supplied. One is the active loudspeaker A.The other loudspeaker B is a passive one which has to be connected with the active loudspeaker. A · · The slide channel switch 1 at the bottom of the active loudspeaker has been set default to channel 1 in the factory. See also Sound Setup, p. 9. Connect the active to the passive loudspeaker with the supplied speaker cable 2. Insert the marked wire into the openings of the same coloured connector clips on both speakers. Do not insert the wires too far. The Surround sound loudspeakers can be located behind or to either side of the listener.The front of the loudspeakers do not have to face the listener. The distance between the TV and the surround speakers should not exceed 15 m. Note: In rare occasions people moving around close to the TV may interfere with the sound transmission. Set the position switch 3 to the right if the active loudspeaker is positioned to the right side of the listener, to the left if it is positioned to the left side of the listener (seen from the point of view of watching the TV). Connect the active loudspeaker to the mains with the mains cable 4. Switch on the active loudspeaker with the POWER switch 5. The red indicator at the front of the active surround speaker shows that the speaker is in standby. During sound transmission the indicator turns to green. 10-15 min. after the sound transmission of the TV has stopped, the indicator turns back to red to indicate the low power standby. To switch the active speaker off, use the POWER switch. 1 · B A · · 5 2 3 4 · Keys on top of the TV Press the M key repeatedly to select Volume, Brightness, Colour, Contrast, Treble and Bass. Press the P - or + keys to carry out the selected adjustment. When the menu adjustment is not displayed, the P- or + keys enable you to select the TV channels, the V - or + keys to adjust the volume. M V P The selected adjustment automatically switches off when no action has been executed for 10 seconds. Should your remote control be lost or broken you can still change some of the basic picture settings with the keys on top of the TV. 4 Preparation Select the INSTALLATION menu i 0 yÚ ZOOM 0 & é Open the door of the remote control. Press U and f at the same time. U X ® f h P INSTANT q To use the menus & w Use the cursor in the up/down, left/right directions to select a menu item. Press the OK key to activate. Use the Ï key to return or to switch the menu off. B TV VCR DVD SAT é " TUNER CD TAPE CDR S Q MOVIE SPORT CHILD NEWS PIXEL PLUS æ b MENU TITLE OK MENU Ï return or switch main menu off select menu item activate V ¬ P Subject Subject Subject J Subject Subject Subject 1 2 3 4 5 6 o p L M o p oe oe 1 2 3 Store TV channels After the new or extra TV channels have been stored, the TV automatically transfers those TV channels to the video recorder if it is equipped with the EasyLink function. The message EasyLink : Downloading ...... appears on the screen. The programme list of the video recorder is now the same as the one of the TV. If the TV is connected to a video recorder which supports the NEXTVIEWLink function, the TV also automatically transfers the language and country selections to the video recorder. Select the menu language and country First, select your language and country. J MENU TITLE INSTALLATION Menu language & é " ` Select Menu language and press the OK key. Select your language and press the OK key. Use the cursor up/down to scroll through the list and to bring up other languages which are not displayed on the screen at present. Select Country and press the OK key. Select the country where you are now located and press the OK key. Use the cursor up/down to scroll through the list and bring up other countries which are not displayed on the screen at present. Select Other when none of the countries applies. You can now search for and store the TV channels in two different ways: using automatic installation or manual installation (tuning-in channel by channel). Select your choice and press the OK key. J MENU TITLE Menu language English .... .... J MENU TITLE Country UK .... .... Installation 5 Automatic installation In the Automatic Installation menu select Start and press the OK key to activate the searching. All TV channels are searched for and stored automatically. Automatic installation J Start Stop K Manual installation Searching for and storing TV channels is done channel by channel. You must go through every step of the Manual Installation menu. Selection mode is only present and lights up if the country selected also offers the channel option (C-channels for aerial, S-channels for cable channels). You can choose either channel or frequency mode. TV is searching One moment please ... Manual installation If a cable system which broadcasts ACI (Automatic Channel Installation) or a TV channel transmitting a teletext page with the frequencies and programme names of all the TV channels which can be received, is detected, the search is stopped and a programme list appears. The programme list is automatically filled with all the programme numbers and names of the TV channels transmitted. Automatic installation Start J Stop 1 BBC1 2 BBC2 3 CNN .... .... K (Selection mode) J System System K Programme no. Search Fine tune Store & Select the TV system Select the country or part of the world from where you want to receive the TV channel. If you are connected to a cable system, select your country or part of the world where you are now located. Press the cursor down and enter the programme number with the digit keys. Search for a TV channel Press the cursor left/right. The frequency or the channel number increases until a TV channel is found. Direct selection of a TV channel If you know the frequency, the C- or S-channel number, enter it directly with the digit keys 0 to 9. Ask for a list from your cable company or dealer, alternatively consult the Table of frequencies on the inside backcover of this handbook. é " It is possible that the cable company or the TV channel displays a broadcast selection menu. Layout and items are defined by the cable company or the TV channel. Make your choice with the cursor and press the OK key. To exit from the menu press the Ï key on the remote control. Go on to page 7. ` Fine tune In case of poor reception, you can improve the reception by adjusting the frequency with the cursor left/right. To store your TV channel, select Store and press the OK key. Repeat steps ( & to ( to store another TV channel. § To exit from the menu press the Ï key on the remote control. 6 Installation Give name It is possible to change the name stored in the memory or to assign a name to a TV channel which has not yet been entered. A name with up to 5 letters or numbers can be given to the programme numbers 0 to 99. For example SUPER, BBC1,... Between 99 and 0 you can also name any peripherals that are connected to a euroconnector. INSTALLATION Menu language Country Automatic installation Manual installation J Give Name name Reshuffle Favourite programmes SETUP Give name EXT1 EXT2 EXT3 EXT4 FRONT J0 1 BBC1 2 BBC2 3 .... 4 .... 5 .... & é " ` ( § è ! Select Give name in the INSTALLATION menu and press the OK key. Select the programme number. Press the OK key. Select the character with the cursor up/down. Select the following position with the cursor right. Select the following character. Press the OK key when finished. Press the Ï key t ...