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Color TV
Color TV
Directions for Use
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N I H T I W D E D E E N N O I Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the benefits you’re entitled to. Once your PHILIPS purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a PHILIPS product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once. And take advantage of these important benefits. Warranty Owner Model Verification Confirmation Registration Registering your product within Your completed
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment 1. Read these instructions. 16. Damage Requiring Service - The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: 2. Keep these instructions. A. The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or 3. Heed all warnings. B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the appli- 4. Follow all instructions. ance; or 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. C. The appliance has been exposed to rain; or 6. Clean o
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION REMOTE CONTROL RELATED FEATURES Welcome/Registration of Your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 How to set the Sleep Timer Control . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Safety/Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–3 Using the AutoPicture™ Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Using the AutoSound™ Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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FEATURES Audio/Video Jack Panel allows direct connections with VCRs, Items Included with This TV DVDs, or other devices, providing quality TV picture and sound playback. As you unpack your TV, please note that this Directions for Use manual contains safety-tip information and Audio Volume Leveler (AVL) Control keeps the TV sound at Factory Service Center locations, as well as a Warranty an even level. Peaks and valleys that occur during program Registration Card, remote control, and batteries f
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JACK PANEL DESCRIPTIONS AND REQUIRED CABLES he television is equipped with external Tinput and output jacks for use with optional accessory devices such as VCRs, DVD Player, Gaming Units, Video Cameras, etc. The follow- ing gives a brief explanation of the different types of jacks available and the type of cables needed to make connections. 75 75Ω RF - Cable/Antenna Input connec- tion jack. Located on the back of the tel- 1 evision. L AV in - Audio/Video connection jacks. AUDIO Located on the
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USING THE AV IN (INPUT) JACKS he TV’s audio/video input jacks are for NOTE: Repeatedly pressing the AV button on the remote control will toggle the Tdirect picture and sound connections picture source from the current channel, the AV channel, then the CVI channel. between the TV and a VCR (or similar device) that has audio/video output jacks. Follow the easy steps below to connect your accessory device to the AV in Jacks located on the back of the TV. BACK OF TV Connect the VIDEO (yellow) cable
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USING THE CVI (COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT) JACKS omponent Video inputs provide for the Chighest possible color and picture resolu- tion in the playback of digital signal source material, such as with DVD players. The color difference signals (Pb, Pr) and the lumi- The CVI connection will be dominate nance (Y) signal are connected and received over the AV in Video Input. When a Component Video Device is connected separately, which allows for improved color BACK OF TV as described, it is best not to h
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USING THE AV OUT(PUT) JACKS he AV (Audio/Video) out jacks are great Tfor recording with a VCR or used to con- JACK PANEL nect an external audio system for better sound Located on the back of the TV reproduction. ANT 75‰ Monitor out AV1 in AV2 in For Audio System Connection: VIDEO Y L/Mono Connect one end of the R(ight) and Pb AUDIO L(eft) AUDIO (Monitor Out) jacks on S-VIDEO 1 the TV to the R and L audio input jacks R Pr COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT on your amplifier or sound system. Set the audio sy
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ADJUSTING THE PICTURE CONTROLS o adjust your TV picture controls, select a Tchannel and follow these steps. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen menu. PIC- 1 TURE will be highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT button and the menu will shift to the left. BRIGHT- 2 NESS will be highlighted and an adjust- ment bar will be shown to the right. Use the CURSOR LEFT or CURSOR RIGHT button to adjust the BRIGHT- 3 NESS level of the picture. After adjusting the BRIGHTNESS con
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HOW TO USE THE DNR (DIGITAL NOISE REDUCTION) CONTROL or reasons such as poor cable reception, Fthe picture can sometimes appear slightly “speckled” (or has signal noise shown in the picture). The DNR (Dynamic Noise Reduction) control can help eliminate this type of interfer- ence and improve the quality of the picture. Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu. 1 Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button until the word PIC- 2 TURE is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RI
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HOW TO USE THE CONTRAST + (BLACK STRETCH) CONTROL he Contrast + (Black Stretch) control Thelps to “sharpen” the picture quality. The black portions of the picture become richer in darkness and the whites become brighter. Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu. 1 Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button until the word PIC- 2 TURE is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the PICTURE menu fea- 3 tures. Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to sc
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ADJUSTING THE TREBLE, BASS, AND BALANCE CONTROLS esides the normal volume level control, Byour TV also has individual sound-adjust- ment controls. The TREBLE (high frequen- cy), BASS (low frequency), and Speaker BAL- ANCE may all be used to adjust the sound playback of TV programs. Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu. 1 Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button until the word SOUND 2 is highlighted. Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the SOUND menu fe
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HOW TO USE THE AVL (AUTOMATIC VOLUME LEVELER) CONTROL n most cases, the volume levels coming Ifrom broadcast programming or commer- cials are never the same. With the AVL (Audio Volume Leveler) control turned ON, you can have the TV level out sound that is being heard. This makes for a more consis- tent sound by reducing the peaks and valleys that occur during program changes or com- mercial breaks. To turn the AVL ON, follow these steps. Press the MENU button on the remote control to sho
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HOW TO USE THE INCREDIBLE SURROUND CONTROL he Incredible Surround feature adds Tgreater depth and dimension to both mon- aural (MONO) and stereo TV sound. With the control set to INCR. SURROUND (Incredible Surround), the TV’s speakers can add even wider sound separation to normal broadcasts. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen 1 menu. Press the CURSOR DOWN button once to highlight SOUND. 2 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button and the menu will shift to the left. 3
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SETTING THE TV FOR SAP (SECONDARY AUDIO PROGRAMS) SAP signal is an additional part of the Astereo broadcast system. Sent as a third audio channel, a SAP signal can be heard apart from the current TV program sound. TV sta- tions are free to use SAP for any number of pur- poses. If a SAP signal is not present with a selected program, the SAP option cannot be selected. Also, if SAP is selected on a channel (with SAP) and you select another channel, when you return to the original channel, SAP wil
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SETTING THE TV TO RECEIVE STEREO PROGRAMMING ou can receive broadcast stereo TV pro- Ygrams. The TV has both an amplifier and twin speakers through which the stereo sound can be heard. Press the MENU button on the remote control to show the onscreen 1 menu. Press the CURSOR DOWN button once to highlight SOUND. 2 Press the CURSOR RIGHT button and the menu will shift to the left. 3 TREBLE will be highlighted and an adjustment bar will be shown to the right. Press the CURSOR DOWN button re
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HOW TO USE THE TIMER CONTROLS he Timer Controls allow you to use your TV Tas an alarm clock if set to turn itself on and off at a specific time. It also can be set to tune to a specific channel at a specific time. Press the CLOCK button on the remote. The Timer menu will appear on 1 the screen. Press the CURSOR UP or CURSOR DOWN button to highlight one of the 2 Timer controls you wish to set (Time, Start Time, Stop Time, Channels, Activate, or Display).. Press the CURSOR RIGHT bu
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UNDERSTANDING THE AUTOLOCK™ FEATURE he AutoLock™ feature receives and Tprocesses data sent by broadcasters or other program providers that contain pro- gram content advisories. When programmed by the viewer, a TV with AutoLock™ can respond to the content advisories and block program content that may be found objection- able (such as offensive language, violence, sexual situations, etc.). This is a great feature to censor the type of programming children may watch. In the AutoLock™ section,
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SETTING UPAN AUTOLOCK™ ACCESS CODE TM utoLock allows parents to block out or A“censor” any channels they think children should not watch. A channel blocked by the TM AutoLock control cannot be viewed until a correct access code is used to unlock the chan- nel for viewing. First, let’s set your AutoLock access code. Press the MENU button on the remote to display the on-screen menu. 1 Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN but- 2 ton until the word FEATURES is high- 2 lighted. 4 1 Press the CUR
