Philips 19PFL3403/77 manual

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    Register your pr oduct and get support at 19PFL3403/77 EN User manual 3[...]

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    3 Select your language 26 Automatically install channels 26 Fine tune channels 26 Exclude channels from a list 27 10 T roub les hoo ti ng 28 1 1 Produ c t info rm at ion 29 Contents 1 Notice 4 2 Im por t ant 5 Safety 5 Screen care 6 Environmental care 6 3 Y our T V 7 TV ov er view 7 Remote control 8 4 Ge t st a r t ed 10 P osition the TV 10 W all m[...]

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    4 One of Philips’ leading Business Principles is to take all necessar y health and safety measures for our products, to comply with all applicab le legal requirements and to stay w ell within the EMF standards applicable at the time of producing the products. Philips is committed to develop , produce and mar ket products that cause no adverse hea[...]

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    5 If placing the TV on a at, solid surface be sure to use only the supplied stand. Do not mov e the TV if the stand is not proper ly screwed to the TV . W all mounting of the TV should only be performed by qualied per sonnel. The TV must only be mounted on an appropriate wall bracket and on a wall that can safely hold the weight of the TV . I[...]

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    6 and reused. When you see the crossed-out wheel bin symbol attached to a product, it means the product is cov ered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC: Do not dispose your used product with household waste . Ask your dealer for information on how to safely dispose of the product. Uncontrolled waste disposal harms both the environment and human he[...]

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    7 Connectors a HDMI HDMI for D VD play er , HD digital receiv er , HD game console, PC, etc. b V GA AUDIO Mini-jack connector for PC audio when connecting a PC via D VI-HDMI or V GA. c V GA PC T o connect a PC. d YPBPR Component video input with YPbPr and Audio L/R connectors for D VD , digital receiv er or game console, etc. e A V1 Composite video[...]

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    8 c Not used. d SLEEP Sets a dela y after which the TV switches to standby . e TIMER Sets the clock and timers. f SMAR T SOUND Selects pre-dened sound settings. g Na vigation ke ys Na vigates through the men us. h MENU/BACK T oggles the menu on or off or r eturns to a pre vious screen. i V OL + / - Increases or decr eases volume. j Mute Mutes or[...]

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    9 Selects a picture f ormat. t CH + / - Switches to the next or pre vious channel. u A/CH T oggles between the current channel and the last viewed channel. English EN[...]

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    10 W all mount the TV W arning W all mounting of the TV should only be performed by qualied installer s. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V . bear s no responsibility for improper mounting that results in accident or injur y . • Screen size VESA-compatible bracket (mm) Bolt type and min length (not supplied) 19” (48cm) Adjustable 100 x 100 [...]

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    11 T o disconnect the TV from the pow er Disconnect the TV from the power in one of the following wa ys: Unplug the pow er cord from the power connector at the back of the TV . Unplug the pow er cord from the power socket outlet. Pull the pow er cord by the plug; do not pull on the pow er cord. Inser t the r emote control batteries 1 Slide the batt[...]

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    12 Note Remove the batteries if you are not going to use the remote control for an extended period of time . • EN[...]

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    13 Press CH + / - or key in the number on the remote control. Press CHANNEL + / - on the side of the TV . Adjust v olume T o increase or decrease v olume Press V OL + / - on the remote control or press V OLUME + / - on the side of the TV . T o mute or unmute sound Press on the remote control to mute the sound. Press again to restore the sound. T o [...]

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    14 [Color T emp.] : Makes color s more vivid and improv e the resolution of details in bright color s. Y ou can switch this feature on or off. [Noise Reduction] : Filter s and reduces noise in an image . Use smart picture settings Y ou can use smar t picture instead of the manual picture adjustments to set y our TV to a predened setting. The set[...]

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    15 [Bass] : Adjusts the low frequency sound levels. [Balance] : Adjusts the balance of the r ight and left speaker s to best suit your listening position. [A VL] : Reduces sudden changes in volume, for example, dur ing commecials or when switching channels. Set on or off. [MTS] : Multi-channel TV sound. Select mono, stereo or a Secondar y Audio Pro[...]

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    16 Automatically switch the TV to standby (Sleeptimer) Sleeptimer switches the TV to standby after a delay . Y ou can always switch off y our TV ear lier or reset the sleeptimer during the countdown. 1 T oggle SLEEP on the remote control to cycle through the sleep timer settings: off, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180 and 240 minutes. Tip Press SLEEP on[...]

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    17 12 Press MENU/BA CK to retur n to the previous menu, or press ST A TUS/EXIT to exit. Check timer status Check the status of the timer s that you set for current time , sleep timer and TV timer . 1 Press TIMER on the remote control. The TV timer status is display ed. Y ou can change the timer settings from this screen. 2 Press TIMER again to exit[...]

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    18 Note This television provides a displa y of television closed captioning that conforms with the EIA-608 standard and in accordance with Sections 15.119 of the FCCr ules. If you connect y our set-top box via HDMI or component video input, you cannot select closed caption through the TV . Y ou can select closed caption through the set-top box only[...]

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    19 T urn on parental contr ol 1 Press MENU/BA CK and select [Features] > [Parental Contr ol] . 2 Press OK . Y ou are prompted to enter your password. 3 Enter y our PIN on remote control. If you ha ve nev er set a PIN before , enter 0000 . If you ha ve forgotten your PIN, reset it (see ‘Change your password’ on page 19). The [Parental Contr o[...]

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    20 Summar y of TV ratings Age rating Content rating All None None None TV -Y : Appropriate for children of all ages with themes and elements suitable for children aged 2-6. None TV -Y7 : Progr ams designed for children age 7 and older . [(FV) Fantasy Violence] TV -G : Progr ams suitable for all ages. These progr ams contain little or no violence , [...]

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    21 Summar y of US movie ratings Rating Description All All items in the ratings list are locked. NR Not rated. G Movies with a mild content, suitable for all ages. PG Movies for which parental guidance is recommended. They may contain a f ew r acy or violent scenes or maybe some bad language . PG -13 Movies f or which parental guidance may be recom[...]

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    22 Unlock block ed channels or programs T o view progr ams or channels blocked with the parental control blocking options, unlock them with the password or turn off parental control. T urn off parental contr ol 1 Access the [Par ental Control] menu. 2 Press to highlight [Parental Contr ol] and press or to tur n off [Parental Control] . 3 Press MENU[...]

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    23 If necessar y , adjust the picture position to the center of the screen with the cur sor buttons. Adjust displa y settings for PC mode Adjust your TV display settings in PC mode . 1 Press MENU/BA CK and select [Features] > [Geometr y] . 2 Press OK . 3 Press or to select an item. 4 Press or to adjust the setting. 5 Press MENU/BA CK to retur n [...]

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    24 Note Cer tain picture and sound features are not a vailable in HDMI and YCbCr modes. • Supported screen resolutions The following screen resolutions are suppor ted in HDMI and YPbPr modes: Resolution Refresh rate 480i 60Hz 480p 60Hz 576i 50Hz 576p 50Hz 720p 50Hz 720p 60Hz 1080i 50Hz 1080i 60Hz If necessar y , adjust the picture position to the[...]

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    25 4 Press or to adjust the setting. 5 Press MENU/BA CK to retur n to the previous menu, or press ST A TUS/EXIT to exit. The following displa y settings can be congured when an HD device is connected to the TV . [Horizontal Shift] and [V er tical Shift] : Adjusts the horizontal and ver tical position of the picture . • English EN[...]

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    26 3 Press and select [System] . 4 Press or and select [AUT O] , [P AL M] , [P AL N] or [NTSC] . 5 Press to highlight [Auto Program] and press OK . The TV detects the [Antenna] or [Cable] signal that you ha ve selected and search for all the a vailable channels. When the search completes, the TV switches to the r st channel found. 6 Press MENU/B[...]

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    27 5 Press MENU/BA CK to retur n to the previous menu, or press ST A TUS/EXIT to exit. List Current Channel In List Picture Sound Featur es Install 30 Off : SEL MENU : ADJ : EXIT List Current Channel In List Picture Sound Featur es Install 30 Off : SEL MENU : ADJ : EXIT 2 Press MENU/BA CK and select [Install] > [Ch. Setup] > [Fine T une] . 3 [...]

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    28 Check the connections. Set the PC refresh rate to 60Hz. Snowy dots and interfer ence If the antenna is located in the fringe area of a television signal where the signal is weak, the picture may appear sno wy . When the signal is weak, it may be necessar y to install a special antenna to improv e the reception. Adjust the position and orientatio[...]

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    29 Connections (Rear) A V 1: Composite video (CVBS in), Audio L/R in YPBPR: Component video (CVI in), Audio L/R in PC: V GA in, VGA Audio in HDMI: 1x TV: TV ANTENNA Connections (Side) Headphone out (stereo mini-jack) A V1: Composite video (CVBS) in, AUDIO L/R in SVIDEO: 1x S-Video in P ow er Mains pow er : AC 100-240V (±10%) P ow er power consumpt[...]

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    30 Width: 47.3 cm (19PFL3403), 67.1 cm (26PFL3403) Depth: 6.9 cm (19PFL3403), 9.0 cm (26PFL3403) TV dimensions with stand: Height: 39.4 cm (19PFL3403), 50.3 cm (26PFL3403) Width: 47.3 cm (19PFL3403), 67.1 cm (26PFL3403) Depth: 16.0 cm (19PFL3403), 21.5 cm (26PFL3403) This information is cor rect at the time of press. For updated contact information[...]

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