Philips 15PF9925/12S manual

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    LCD 15” LCD 15” 268E(15")cover 1997/04/03 9:20 AM Page 1[...]

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    Once your PHILIPS purchase is registered, you’ re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a PHILIPS product. So complete and retur n the W ar r anty Registr ation Card enclosed with your purchase at once, and take advantage of these important benefits . Return y our W arranty Registration car d toda y to ensur e y ou r eceive all the ben[...]

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    1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean onl y with a dr y cloth. 7. Do not block any of the v entilation openings. Install in accor dance with the manufacturers instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sour ces such as radiato[...]

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    English Contents Installation Buttons in front of the TV 7 Picture men u 8 Sound menu 8 Closed Caption 9 Parental contr ol functions 10 Setting up blocking 10-11 Preparation 4 Use of the remote contr ol 5 T o use the menus 6 Setup menu 6 Program/Erase channels 6 Auto programming channels 6 Memorizing/Erasing curr ent channel 7 Connect peripheral eq[...]

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    Preparation Please, mak e sur e to connect the po wer plug to the wall outlet sock et after connecting the TV to the adapter! & Place the TV on a solid surface. Ensur e that the TV is placed in a position to allow fr ee flow of air . Do not cover the ventilation openings on the back co ver . T o pre vent any unsaf e situations, no naked flame s[...]

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    0/9 Digit buttons T o select a TV channel. 0 Pre vious pr ogram T o displa y the pre viousl y selected TV channel. MENU Pr ess r epeatedl y to displa y each men u. OK Press this k ey to activate your choice, when in the menus. Use of the remote contr ol 5 Use of the r emote control B MENU OK CH V ¬ 5 1 3 2 4 6 7 9 8 0 0 CC E XT SL EE P EXT Sour ce[...]

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    & Pr ess the MENU button to select the channel men u. é Press the OK button. The Auto Program function memorizes the channels which ar e being r eceiv ed at that time. Note: If you press the MENU button in auto programming, the functions will stop and only channels programmed up to that time will remain. “ After auto pr ogramming is finished[...]

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    Installation 7 Fine tune In case of poor r eception, y ou can impr ove the reception b y fine tuning. TV channels br oadcast by a cable company Some cable systems operate with fr equency offsets that are as m uch as + 2 MHz or - 2 MHz. See Conv ersion tables, p . 19. Off-air channels The frequencies f or TV channels used by a cable company ma y dif[...]

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    Y ou can adjust picture contrast, brightness, color , tint and sharpness to the levels y ou pref er . Press the OK button to stor e the adjustments. The message Stored a ppears. Press the EXT button if y ou want to exit the menu A VL Switch A VL On to maintain constant volume le vels when switching TV channels. Equalizer & Select Equalizer and [...]

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    T urning Closed Caption On/Off & Select the desired TV program (Not a block ed channel or PC). é Press the MENU button once. “ Select Captions with the cursor up/do wn. ‘ Press the cursor left/right to select Ca ptions On , EZ mute or Off . EZ mute : Select this mode if y ou want the captions to a ppear automaticall y when the mute button [...]

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    P ar ental contr ol function Input TV Language English Captions Off Caption/Text CC1 Parental ctl oœ OK MENU Parental ctl 10 P ar ental control The Parental contr ol function (V -chip) is used to block pr ogram viewing based on the ratings sent by the br oadcaster . The default setting is to allow all pr ograms to be view ed. Viewing can be block [...]

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    F or Mo vies pre viously sho wn in theaters: • Mo vie Ratings : Unblock ed G and abov e (general audience) PG and abov e (par ental guidance suggested) PG-13 and abov e (13 years and up) R and abov e (r estricted) NC-17 and abov e (18 years and up) X (adult) If you set PG-13 and abo ve: G and PG movies will be a vailable , PG-13, R, NC-17 and X w[...]

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    12 Connect P eripheral Equipment Connect P eripheral Equipment Preparation Remov e the backplate at the back of the TV as shown on the illustration opposite. La y the LCD TV with the scr een down on a table as it will be easier to connect y our peripheral equipment. Please tak e your precautions not to damage the scr een. If you ar e using only mon[...]

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    Ho w to connect & Connect your camera, camcor der , videogame set, ... to the VIDEO por t 2 and A UDIO L (MONO) 3 f or mono equipment. é F or ster eo equipment also connect A UDIO R 3 . S-VHS quality with an S-VHS camcor der is obtained by connecting the S-VHS cables with the S-VIDEO input 1 and AUDIO input 3 . Ho w to use & Select VIDEO o[...]

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    & Inser t the plug into the headphone port L . é Press the ¬ button on the r emote contr ol to switch off the sound fr om the headphone and the internal loudspeak ers of the TV . “ Press the cursor left/right to adjust the v olume. Note: When a TV channel or external A V source is blocked because of a r ating set via the P arental control m[...]

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    Monitor Displa y modes MODE Resolution Horizontal V ertical Frequency (KHz) Frequency (Hz) V GA 640x480 31,5 KHz 60Hz 640x480 35,0 KHz 67Hz 640x480 37,9 KHz 72Hz 640x480 37,5 KHz 75Hz 640x480 43,3 KHz 85Hz (DOS) 720x400 31,5 KHz 70Hz SV GA 800x600 35,2 KHz 56Hz 800x600 37,9 KHz 60Hz 800x600 48,1 KHz 72Hz 800x600 46,9 KHz 75Hz 800x600 53,7 KHz 85Hz [...]

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    Use of the PC menu Use of the PC menu Use of the PC menu Tips 16 Tips Input PC H 60 G 90 ≈ 0 Ú 0 Clock 40 Clock phase 16 Auto configure Reset oœ p π MENU Input PC Y ou can adjust picture contrast, brightness, horizontal and ver tical position, clock, clock phase, auto-configur e and factor y settings as you pr efer . & Repeatedl y pr ess t[...]

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    Please mak e these simple checks before calling service . These tips may sa ve y ou time and money since charges for r eceiver installation and adjustments of customer controls ar e not cover ed under your warranty . Befor e Calling Ser vice Items to Check and Actions to follow • This ma y be caused by obstruction to the antenna due to high rise [...]

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    Glossar y Audio/Video Inputs Located on the rear and the fr ont of the r eceiv er these connectors (RCA phono type plug) are used f or the input of audio and video signals. Designed for use with VCRs (or other accessories) in order to r eceiv e higher pictur e resolution and off er sound connection options. Menu An on-screen listing of f eature con[...]

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    Channel MHz Channel MHz Channel MHz Channel MHz 2 55.25 14 471.25 39 621.25 64 771.25 3 61.25 15 477.25 40 627.25 65 777.25 4 67.25 16 483.25 41 633.25 66 783.25 5 77.25 17 489.25 42 639.25 67 789.25 6 83.25 18 495.25 43 645.25 68 795.25 7 175.25 19 501.25 44 651.25 69 801.25 8 181.25 20 507.25 45 657.25 9 187.25 21 513.25 46 663.25 10 193.25 22 51[...]

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    Printed in K orea P/NO: 3828V A0268E(MF004B) 3122 126 1018.1 Printed on recycled pa per 268E(15")cover 1997/04/03 9:20 AM Page 4[...]