User manual PHILIPS FTR9955

CVBS 1 CVBS 2 Y/C Y Cb/Pb DVD/HD1 Cr/Pr VGA 2 R/Cr/Pr G/Y B/Cb/Pb RGB/DVD/HD2 MAINS INLET HD VD DVI 3 EXTERNAL CONTROL CVBS B/Pb/Cb H VGA 1 VGA 2 RC-OUT VIDEO 1 (AV1) MAINS INLET L R L R AUDIO IN L Y CVBS AV1 Y/C S-VHS CVBS AV3 AUDIO AV4 AV2 RS232 ~ MAINS DVI-D Y/C S-VHS VIDEO 2 (AV2) G/Y/Y R/Pr/Cr VIDEO 3 (AV3) V VGA IN R AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT VGA OUT Cb Cr CVBS B/Pb/Cb H L L L VGA 1 R RS232 ~ MAINS DVI-D VGA 2 AUDIO VGA 2 RC-OUT 3 R R G/Y/Y R/Pr/Cr AV3 V AUDIO IN VGA 1 DVI-D AUDIO IN AUDIO IN Y/C S-VHS AV2 AV1 3 2 2 2 CABLE 1 EXTERNAL 5 ANTENNA EXTERNAL 3 EXTERNAL 4 Y AUDIO Pb L AUDIO OUT R L CENTER IN NO FUNCTION ~ MAINS EXTERNAL 1 EXTERNAL 2 Pr R PL/MAC IN L L MONITOR OUT AUDIO AUDIO R R 4 Contents Remark : The featuring dealt with in this instruction manual does not necessarily match with your type of TV. Installation Your remote control 2 Preparation 3-4 To use the menus and the menu system 4 Select the menu language 5 Store TV channels Automatic installation 6 Manual installation 6 Give name 7 Reshuffle the programme list 7 Select Favourite TV channels 7 Select TV setup 8-11 Operation Use of the remote control 12-14 Keys in front of the TV receiver box 14 TV menu Picture menu 15-16 Sound menu 16-17 Features menu 18-19 Dual screen/PIP (FTR9964 only) 20 Multipip (FTR9964 only) 21 Teletext Guide 22-24 Teletext 25-27 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: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Connect Peripheral Equipment Connecting and selecting equipment 28-31 Remote Control functions for peripherals 32-33 Recording 34 Tips 35 Index 35 Glossary 36 1 English Installation Your remote control w Peripherals p. 31 Source selection of EXT1, EXT2, EXT3, EXT4, EXT5, FRONT,VGA or TV channels Mode keys p. 12 TV,VCR, DVD, SAT,TAPE, CD, TUNER or CDR selection w B TV VCR DVD SAT B Switch to standby p. 12 TAPE CD TUNER CDR b Dual screen/PIP on/off p. 20 S Ì æ OK b ® Ò S Ì NEWS OTHER (FTR9964 only) Freeze format on/off p. 12 (FTR9964 only) No function Teletext Guide on/off p. 22 Activate your choice p. 12 MOVIE SPORT CHILD Colour keys b Ï Teletext on/off p. 25 Main menu on/off p. 4 - direct teletext page or subject selection p. 25 - basic functions selection in Teletext Guide p. 23 Audio- and Video equipment p. 32-33 æ b OK MENU Ï V ¬ P Volume Up/Down p. 12 Sound mute p. 12 Programme selection p. 12 V ¬ P o p oe 1 4 7 i 0 Screen information p. 12 Smart surf key p. 13 Video recorder function p. 32 i 2 5 8 0 SMART SMART ZOOM 3 6 9 Cursor to select your choice 0 U M Q ® fi q h a PICTURE INSTANT SOUND q c U fi h c Q Surround mode p. 13 ® EasyLink - instant recording p. 13 q Picture format p. 13 Time display p. 13 Multipip on/off p. 21 (FTR9964 only) Enlarge in TXT p. 26 Zoom on/off p. 13 Swapping screens p. 20 (FTR9964 only) ACTIVE SMART CONTROL SMART M h a Smart Controls M h a Smart sound p. 14 Active control p. 14 Smart picture p. 14 2 Preparation & Place the receiver box wherever you want, but make sure that air can circulate freely through the ventilation slots. Do not install the receiver box in a confined space such as a book case or a similar unit. To prevent any unsafe situations, no naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on or in the vicinity. Avoid heat, direct sunlight and exposure to rain or water. The equipment shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on it. Connect the supplied aerial cable 1 and the VGA cable with trailing audio cinch connectors 2 as shown in the inside frontcover of this handbook. Make sure all screws of the cable 2 are tightened well. TV receiver box with speakerless monitor In case you connect your TV receiver box with a speakerless monitor, and without having connected an audio receiver, all references made in this instruction book to sound reproduction, volume control, and audio connections, are not applicable (except for a headphone connection). The keys on the remote control referring to sound have no function either. min. 1m é w TV B TV VCR DVD SAT " TAOE CD TUNER CDR b S Ì NEWS OTHER MOVIE SPORT CHILD æ b To connect your computer, see the separate supplied instruction manual with your monitor. To connect other peripherals, see p. 28. In order to obtain the best result, please use only the supplied antenna cables between the receiver box and videorecorder, and between videorecorder and antenna connector. Insert the mains cord supplied 3 into the MAINS at the back of the monitor and the mains cord 4 at the back of the receiver. Put both in the wall sockets. Remote control: Remove the cover of the battery compartment. Insert the 2 batteries supplied (Type R6AA-1.5V). Press the TV key to be sure your remote control is in the TV mode. The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium. Nevertheless in many countries batteries may not be disposed of with your household waste. Please check on how to dispose of batteries according to local regulations. Switch the TV on : Press the power key B at the right side of the monitor and the one on the front of the receiver box. A green indicator lights up both on the monitor and on the receiver box and the screen comes on. If the indicator is red, press the - P+ key or one of the digit keys on the remote control. The green indicator 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. Follow the instructions on screen. ` ( R6AA - 1,5V § B Preparation 3 To use the menus and the menu system w B TV VCR DVD SAT Attention: point the remote control to the indicator of the monitor. TAPE CD TUNER CDR b S Ì NEWS OTHER & MOVIE SPORT CHILD Press the MENU Ï key on the remote control to summon the main menu. Which items appear in the main menu depends on the peripherals connected. In case of an EasyLink VCR the menu item VCR is present, see p. 28. Note: The Main menu contains the item Exit to dismiss the menu, only when you switch on your TV for the first time, or when the Main menu is summoned with the MENU key in front of the TV receiver. æ b OK MENU Ï switch main menu on/off cursor to select adjustments OK key to activate V ¬ P é Use the cursor in the up/down direction to select the TV, (DVD), (VCR), (Receiver), Setup or Install menu. 1 4 2 5 3 6 Note: Sometimes not all the menu items are visible on the screen. Press the cursor down to reveal all items. Picture Sound Features TV (DVD) (VCR) (Receiver) Setup Install (Exit) " ` ( Use the cursor in the left/right direction to select the menu item. Use the cursor up/down again to select the control you want to select or to adjust. For instance, see Picture menu. Press the MENU Ï key again to turn off the main menu. The menu system Pipes, balls and a puck The hierarchy of menus and controls is represented by an animated visual mechanism of pipes, balls and a puck. Unlike a map, however, the animated mechanism constantly shows the current whereabouts and continually expands the view of the immediate neighbourhood. puck pipes balls The puck represents the user's point of focus, by surrounding the ball indicating the user's current position in the menu hierarchy. The puck is always present when the menu system is displayed. The puck is divided into 4 wedge-shaped regions.They correspond to the directional controls (up/down, left/right) on the remote control.The arrows on the cursor indicate which directions to choose. In this way users can navigate through the menu hierarchy to arrive at the control they wish to adjust. Pressing a valid key on the remote control shifts focus from the current ball to the next one connected by a pipe in that direction. Balls represent a branch of the menu hierarchy. All menu items are represented by balls. Each ball is identified with an identifying text label. When items (balls) of a menu level are more numerous than can fit comfortably on the TV display, only a portion of the items are shown as balls along the pipe.Those omitted are indicated by a cluster of balls which indicates that there are `more'. Pipes connect balls together and show the path the user can traverse through the menu structure. Pipes represent individual branches of the menu hierarchy. Picture TV Sound Interaction Every pathway in the menu structure leads eventually to a point, where users can set levels, change values or adjust some aspect of system performance. Auto format Super zoom 4:3 Movie Expand 14:9 Movie Expand 16:9 Subtitle zoom Wide screen Picture format List controls A list control is used to select one or more items from a list of options. For instance, the Picture format option list with 4:3, Movie Expand 14:9, etc. Press the right key to move the puck into the list. At least one item is the current value and is highlighted as such. Moving the puck up or down with the up/down key causes the list to move down or up. A single-value list allows only one item to be selected at one time and de-selects another. 4 Preparation w B TV VCR DVD SAT Select the menu language & Press the MENU Ï key on the remote control. Picture Sound Features TAPE CD TUNER CDR b S Ì NEWS OTHER MOVIE SPORT CHILD TV æ b OK MENU return or switch main menu on/off cursor to select adjustments OK key to activate (DVD) (VCR) (Receiver) Setup Install Ï V ¬ P 1 2 3 When you turn on your TV for the first time and no channels are stored so far, the TV displays a menu nearly identical to the Install menu, but disconnected from the rest of the menu system. This menu also has an additional item exit with which the menu can be dismissed. The menu Language automatically appears on the screen. The explanation appears in different languages one at a time. Choose your preferred language and press the OK key on the remote control. Proceed with the Install menu. Language Install English Deutsch Français é " ` ( Use the cursor down to select Install. Use the cursor right to select Language. Follow the instructions on screen. Use the cursor up/down to select your preferred language and press the OK key to confirm your selection. Proceed with the Install menu. Installation 5 Store TV channels 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 with the cursor right. 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. Automatic installation Automatic installation Install Install Start & Select Automatic installation in the Install menu. Note: All channels must be unlocked in order to autoprogram. If requested, enter your PIN code to unlock all channels. (See TV, Features menu, Childlock, p. 18.) é " ` Press the cursor down. The autoprogramming option label Start appears. Press the cursor right. The message Searching appears and the progress of autoprogramming is displayed. When the Automatic installation is complete, the puck navigates to Install again. If a cable system or a TV channel 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 the programme list appears. The programme list is automatically filled with all the programme numbers and names of the TV channels transmitted. 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. Manual installation Manual installation Install Selection mode System Programme Search Fine tune Store Searching for and storing TV channels is done channel by channel. You must go through every step of the Manual Installation menu. & é Select Manual installation in the Install menu. Press the cursor down. Follow the instructions on screen. Note: Search or direct selection of a TV channel If you know the frequency, the C- or S-channel number, enter the 3 digits of the frequency directly with the digit keys 0 to 9 (e.g. 048). Press the cursor down to proceed. Repeat to search for another TV channel. 6 Installation Give name Give name ® Space A H O V B I P W C J Q X D K R Y E L S Z FG MN TU ® Delete 1 4 7 0 2 5 8 3 6 9 VCR1 BBC1 BBC2 CNN TVE ..... p ® Shift ® Special & é " It is possible to change the name stored in the memory or to assign a name to a TV channel for which a name 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,... Before programme number 0 you can also enter a name for the peripherals that are connected to a euroconnector. Note: it is not possible to rename the VGA source. Select Give Name in the Install menu and press the cursor down. Select the programme number. Note: keep the cursor up/down pressed to scroll through the programme list and to avoid that the TV tunes to each channel passed by. Press the cursor right. A keyboard appears on the screen. Press the cursor up/down, left/right to select the first character and press OK. Select Space to enter a space; Delete to erase the highlighted character in the name entered; Shift to display upper- or undercast characters on the keyboard; Special to display special characters on the keyboard. Press OK to confirm. Press the cursor left repeatedly when you have finished the name giving of the selected channel or peripheral. Select another programme number and repeat steps ` ( § " to (. To exit the Give name menu, keep the cursor up pressed. Reshuffle the programme list According to your preference you can change the order of the stored TV channels. & é Select Reshuffle in the Install menu. Follow the instructions on screen. Select favourite TV channels A VGA source always belongs to the list of Favourite programmes. & é " ` ( Select Favourite programmes in the Install menu. Select your programme number with the cursor up/down. Select Yes or No with the cursor right. Repeat é and " for every TV channel or external you want to make a favourite or a non-favourite TV channel or external. To exit the Favourite programmes menu, keep the cursor up pressed. Installation 7 Select TV setup General Setup Menu background Smart surf (Dual screen format) (Multipip format) (Freeze format) Factory settings OSD Programme title Teletext level 2.5 Set/Change code Centre mode The Setup menu allows you to adjust initial settings, i.e. those which are not related to the installation of the TV channels. The Setup menu contains items that control the settings of the TV's functions, features, services and peripherals you may have connected. General This menu allows you to change various settings that are presumably adjusted less frequently than most other settings. Menu Background & é " Select Menu Background with the cursor down. Press the cursor right. Select On or Off to turn the Menu Background on or off. Smart surf General Setup Smart surf 2 programmes 9 programmes & é Select Smart surf with the cursor down. Select 2 programmes or 9 programmes with the cursor right. Select 2 programmes if you want the 0 key to toggle between the current and the previously selected channel. Select 9 programmes if you want the 0 key to summon a list of up to 9 channels which can be selected. (See Use of the Remote Control, p. 13.) Dual screen format (FTR9964 only) The Dual screen and PIP functions allow you to view two TV channels or sources at one time, hearing audio from the main screen through the speakers and audio from the other screen through the headphones. This menu allows you to select the preferred format which can then be displayed toggling the b key on and off. See Dual screen/PIP, p. 20. General Setup Dual screen format Dual screen Large PIP Medium PIP Small PIP & é " Select Dual screen format with the cursor down. Press the cursor right. Select Dual screen, Large PIP, Medium PIP or Small PIP with the cursor up/down. When Dual screen is selected, and Dual screen mode is activated with the remote control b key, the TV splits the screen into two equally sized screens. When a PIP mode is selected, and Dual screen mode is activated with the remote control b key, the TV shows a full screen of video with a small, medium or large window of video on top of it. Note: Continuing to hold the b key down will also cycle the TV through the various formats (Dual screen, Large PIP, Medium PIP, Small PIP) launching a new format after each second the key is hold. Changing the format this way does not store the selected format. 8 Installation General Setup Multipip format (FTR9964 only) Multipip format allows you to view multiple channels or sources at one time, hearing audio from the main screen through the speakers. In this menu you can select which format you prefer to see in Multipip: PIP 3, PIP 8 or PIP 12, referring to the number of PIP screens being displayed pressing the fi key on the remote control. PIP 3 PIP 8 PIP 12 Multipip format Note: Continuing to hold the fi key down will also cycle the TV through the various formats. Changing the format this way does not store the selected format. & é " Select Multipip format with the cursor down. Press the cursor right. Select PIP 3, PIP 8 or PIP 12 with the cursor up/down. See Multipip, p. 21 how to operate. General Setup Freeze format (FTR9964 only) This function is not possible with a VGA source. Freeze format allows you to select among three options: Freeze, Replay, Photo finish, to be activated when you press the S key on the remote control. See p. 12. In this menu you can select which option you prefer. Note: Continuing to hold the S key down will also cycle the TV through the various formats. Changing the format this way does not store the selected format. Freeze format Freeze Replay Photo finish & é " Select Freeze format with the cursor down. Press the cursor right. Select Freeze, Replay, Photo finish with the cursor up/down. Factory settings This function allows you to reset most of the picture and sound settings to their predefined factory values. & é Select Factory settings with the cursor down. Press OK to erase settings and reset them to their default values. OSD (On Screen Display) General Setup & é Select OSD with the cursor down. Press the cursor right to select Normal or Minimum. Normal to activate extended display of TV channel and programme information on screen. Minimum to activate the display of reduced channel information. See Use of the Remote Control, p. 12, i On screen information. Note: When Subtitles is switched on, see Features, p. 18, display of the programme number is not possible. OSD Normal / Minimum Installation 9 General Setup & é Yes / No Programme title Select Programme title with the cursor down. Press the cursor right to select Programme title Yes or No. When selected Yes, after the selection of a TV programme or after pressing the i key on the remote control, a TV channel which broadcasts teletext may transmit the name of the TV channel or the programme title. When selected No, the programme title will only appear after pressing the i key, and not after the selection of a TV channel. Teletext level 2.5 Some broadcasters offer the opportunity to see more colours, other background colours and nicer pictures in the teletext pages. Programme title General Setup & é " On / Off Select Teletext level 2.5 with the cursor down. Press the cursor right to select Teletext level 2.5 On to take advantage of this feature. Press the cursor right again to select Teletext level 2.5 Off if you like the more neutral teletext layout. The selection made is valid for all channels which broadcast teletext. Note: It may take a few seconds before teletext broadcast switches over to Teletext level 2.5. Set/Change code The Child lock feature (see TV, Features, p. 18) allows you to lock channels to prevent children from watching certain programmes. To watch locked channels, you need to enter an access code. The Set/Change code menu item allows you to create or change a Personal Identification Number (PIN). Teletext level 2.5 General Setup & é Select Set/Change code with the cursor down. If no code exists yet, the menu item is set to Set code. Follow the instructions on screen. If a code has previously been entered, the menu item is set to Change code. Follow the instructions on screen. All number combinations from 0000 to 9999 are valid numbers. The General menu reappears with a message confirming that the code has been created. Important:You have forgotten your code ! Set/Change code " & é " ` ( General Setup Select Set/Change code in the General menu. Press OK. Press the cursor right. Enter the overriding code 8-8-8-8. Press the cursor again and enter a new personal 4-digit code. The previous code is erased and the new code is stored. Centre mode (not available in combination with a speakerless monitor) When you have connected a multi channel audio receiver to the receiver box (see Connect peripheral equipment, p. 30) and you have selected Centre mode Yes, the loudspeakers of the monitor will act as centre speaker, making a separate centre speaker unnecessary. Centre mode Yes / No 10 Installation Source Source Setup EXT1 EXT2 EXT3 EXT4 EXT5 Front This menu allows you to select the peripheral you connected to one of the external inputs. & é " ` Select Source with the cursor right. Press the cursor down to select one of the external inputs. Press the cursor right to enter the list of types of peripherals attached to the selected input. Select the peripheral device with the cursor up/down. Once you have selected the source, e.g.VCR, this source will automatically be selected when your remote control is in VCR mode, see p. 12, and you press the w key on the remote control. Installation 11 Operation Use of the remote control Note : In case you connect your TV receiver box with a speakerless monitor, and without having connected an audio receiver, all references to sound reproduction, volume control, and audio connections, are not applicable (except for a headphone connection). The keys on the remote control referring to sound have no function either. Select your computer or other peripherals Press this key repeatedly to select EXT1, EXT2, EXT3, EXT4, EXT5, FRONT, VGA or TV channels, according to where you connected your peripherals (see p. 31). Remark: in VGA mode only some keys are valid. See VGA menu, p. 31. Menus and on screen information will disappear if you select VGA. TV VCR DVD SAT TAPE CD TUNER CDR w Press one of these keys to use the remote control directly in the TV, video recorder, DVD or satellite mode. A green indicator lights up. Press the same key again within 3 seconds to use the remote control in the mode indicated below the key (tape, CD, tuner or CD-recordable). A red indicator lights up. Press the key again within 3 seconds to return to the function named above the key. Standby The set is switched off and the red indicator lights up. To switch the TV on again, press - P + or the digit keys. If your EasyLink video recorder has the system standby function and you press the standby key for 3 seconds, both the TV and video recorder are switched to standby. B b Dual screen/PIP on/off (FTR9964 only) See Setup, General menu, p. 8, and Dual screen/PIP, p. 20. æ Teletext Guide on/off see p. 22 w S B TV VCR DVD SAT OK Press this key to activate your choice, when in the menus. Volume Press + or - to adjust the volume. Sound Mute Temporarily interrupt the sound or restore it. P Programme selection To browse through the TV channels and sources stored. Only those channels which are in the favourite list can be selected with the -P+ keys. See p. 7. Freeze Press the S key to activate/de-activate a frozen picture. V TAPE CD TUNER CDR b ® Ò S Ì NEWS OTHER MOVIE SPORT CHILD ¬ æ b OK MENU Ï V ¬ P 1 2 5 8 0 ACTIVE SMART CONTROL SMART 3 6 9 Digit keys To select a TV channel. For a two digit channel number, enter the second digit within 2 seconds. To switch immediately to a selected one digit TV channel, keep the digit key pressed a bit longer. 0/9 4 7 i 0 M SOUND h a PICTURE Freeze format on/off (FTR9964 only) This function is not available with a VGA source. See Setup menu, General, Freeze format, p. 9 where you can select among three modes to be displayed when the freeze key is pressed on the remote control: Freeze, Replay, Photo finish. When the mode is Freeze: press the S key to activate/de-activate a frozen picture.The audio continues to play. When the mode is Replay: press the S key to redisplay a few seconds of stored video in a PIP window. Press the OK key to display a few seconds of a new stored video picture. Press the S key again to switch off. When the mode is Photo finish: press the S key to display 12 PIP windows of stored video pictures. Press the OK key to display a new series of frozen pictures. Press the S key again to switch off. Note: Continuing to hold the S key down will cycle the TV through the various modes (Freeze, Replay, Photo Finish). Ì No function S i Screen information Press to display information about the selected TV channel and programme, e.g. the time, the sound reception, the picture settings, the remaining time set with the sleeptimer, the reminder set in Teletext Guide or the On timer settings. b Ï Teletext on/off see p. 25 Main menu on/off see p. 4 12 Use of the remote control Q Surround mode on/off w