Philips 28PW6826/05 manual

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    LASER SAFETY This unit employs a laser . Due to possible ey e injur y , only a qualified service person should remov e the cover or attempt to ser vice this device. USE OF CONTR OLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PR OCEDURES O THER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LASER T ype Semicon[...]

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    1 Intr oduction Ta b le of Contents Thank you f or purchasing this tele vision set. This handbook has been designed to help you install and operate y our TV set. We would str ongly r ecommend that you r ead it thor oughly . We hope our technology meets entirely with y our satisfaction. Installation Installing your tele vision set . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    The television set has 4 k eys which ar e located on the front or the top of the set depending on the model. The V OLUME - + (- ” +) k eys ar e used to adjust sound lev els. The PR OGRAM - + (- P +) keys ar e used to select the requir ed pr ogrammes. To access the menus, simultaneously hold down the ” - and ” + k eys. The PR OGRAM - + k eys m[...]

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    3 The r emote contr ol k eys List of pro grammes To displa y / clear the list of programmes. Use the ke ys IJ to select a programme and the k ey L to displa y it. The symbol + is displayed alongside all programmes which are lock ed (p.10) or ? if they are not locked. key not used Mode selector (p. 21) To activate the remote contr ol in TV , VCR (vi[...]

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    4 Quick installation Sor ting pr o grammes The first time you s witch on the television, a menu appears on the scr een and the tuning starts automatically . If the menu does not appear , hold down the ” - and ” + keys on the set for 5 seconds to start the tuning. The operation tak es sev eral minutes. A displa y shows the sear ch status and the[...]

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    MENU MENU MENU 5 Using other menus Choosing a languag e and countr y Automatic tuning & Press the H ke y to displa y the main menu. é Select INST ALL ( J ), then press L . The INST ALL menu appears. The LANGUA GE option is activated. “ Press L to g o into the LANGUA GE menu. ‘ Select your language with the IJ ke ys. The menus will appear i[...]

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    6 Manual tuning Pr o gramme name This menu allows y ou to store the programmes one b y one. & Press H . é Select INST ALL ( J ), then press L . The INST ALL menu appears. “ Select MANUAL ST ORE ( J ) then pr ess L . The menu appears : ‘ Press L to g o to the SYSTEM menu. Use IJ to choose EUR OPE (automatic detection*) or manual detection w[...]

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    7 Adjusting the pictur e & Press H then L . The PICTURE menu appears : é Use IJ ke ys to select a setting and KL ke ys to adjust. Note: the menu is a scroll-down menu. Keep the k ey J held down to access the settings hidden at the bottom of the screen. “ Once the necessar y adjustments ha ve been made, select the option ST ORE and press L to[...]

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    This menu allows y ou to balance the sound between the diff erent speak ers. & Press H , select SOUND ( J ) and press L . The SOUND menu appears : é Select TEST and press L to set it to ON. A continuous sound is emitted in turn fr om each channel : left, right, centre and r ear (depending on the selected surr ound mode). Remar k : the rear cha[...]

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    9 Stereo Dolby Pro Logic Dolby 3 Stereo Hall Surround 3D Surround ”Dolby” and the double-D symbol £ are tr ademar ks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Y ou hav e a dir ect access to the surr ound modes with the ) key Stereo The sound is repr oduced on the left[...]

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    10 Timer function Locking the set This menu allows y ou to use your TV as an alarm clock. & Press H . é Select FEA TURES ( J ) and press L twice. The TIMER menu appears : “ Press L to enter and exit the sub-men us and use k eys IJ to adjust: ‘ TIME: enter current time. Note: the time is updated automatically each time the set is switched o[...]

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    11 T eletext T eletext is an information system, broadcast b y certain channels, which can be read lik e a newspa per . It also pro vides subtitles for people with hearing difficulties or those who ar e unfamiliar with the language in which a particular programme is being br oadcast (cable networks, satellite channels, etc .). Switch teletext on/of[...]

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    12 16:9 F ormats The pictures y ou receiv e ma y be transmitted in 16:9 format (wide scr een) or 4:3 format (conv entional screen). 4:3 pictures sometimes ha ve a black band at the top and bottom of the scr een (letterbox format). This function allows y ou to optimise the picture displa y on screen. Automatic switching This TV set is also equipped [...]

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    13 ZOOM 16 : 9 4 : 3 SUPERWIDE SUBTITLE ZOOM WIDE SCREEN Subtitles 4 : 3 ZOOM 14 : 9 Selecting the corr ect mode Differ ent modes can be selected to suit different pictur e formats, use the following diagrams as a guide to which mode to use. ZOOM 16 : 9 & 4:3 Picture There ar e 5 possible modes for this type of pictur e é 4:3 Picture Letterbo [...]

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    14 Using the built-in D VD pla y er Inser ting a disk The built-in D VD pla yer allows you to pla y D VD video disks as well as video and audio CDs (including finalised CD-Rs and CD-R Ws). The disks can be recognised b y their logo on the packaging. Note: Generally , D VD films are not placed on the mar ket at the same time in the various regions o[...]

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    15 Pla ying a D VD or video CD w To access the D VD functions y ou must first switch the mode selector located on the side of the remote contr ol to the D VD position. Pla y Once the disk has been inserted and the draw er closed, pla y begins automatically . Certain disks will ask you to select a heading from a men u. Use the buttons 09 or IJ KL th[...]

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    16 Pla ying an audio CD w First you m ust switch the mode selector located on the side of the remote contr ol to the D VD position. Pla y Once the disk has been inserted and the draw er has closed, play begins automatically . A special menu appears on the scr een, indicating the number of tracks, the total length of the disk, the current track and [...]

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    17 OSD menu Using the OSD menu This menu allows y ou to access all the special functions of the D VD pla yer . Press the Q key (key R ). A menu bar appears at the top of the scr een with symbols for each setting. Use the KL IJ ke ys to select and mak e settings. Description of symbols: A Pref erential settings C Subtitling language B Audio language[...]

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    18 Pr efer ential settings Press Q . On the menu bar , select A and press J to displa y the prefer ential settings menu: Imag e prefer ences: F • TV format; to choose the scr een format (your TV must be set to 16:9 ), • Black le v el shift; to highlight the levels of black in the image (only w orks with NTSC images), • Video shift ; to mov e [...]

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    19 Access contr ol and lock This function allows y ou to access various lev els of security for the pla y er . & Press Q . Select A and press J until select menu O . é Press L twice to enter the Access contr ol menu. “ Enter the access code of your choice. Y ou will be ask ed to enter it a second time to confirm. The Access control men u app[...]

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    20 I.S. ù Ë ` Ø Connecting peripheral equipment The television has 2 external sock ets situated at the back of the set (EXT1 and EXT2). The EXT1 socket has audio and video inputs/outputs and RGB inputs. The EXT2 socket has audio and video inputs/outputs and S-VHS inputs. Video recor der (only) Carry out the connections featured opposite. Use a g[...]

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    21 TV / VCR / D VD mode selector Carry out the connections featured opposite. Using the N ke y, select EXT3 for a VHS or 8mm camcorder and S-VHS3 for an S-VHS or Hi-8 camcor der . For a mono set, connect the sound signal to the AUDIO L (or AUDIO R) input. The sound automatically comes out of the left and right speaker s of the set. Headphones The @[...]

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    22 PO WER ON/OFF CHANNEL (1 T O 7) & After switching off the television, connect the RF transmitter to the connector located on the back of the set. Then click the module to the back of the TV as shown opposite. é Place the 2 loudspeak ers at the rear and on either side of the listener . Connect the active and passiv e loudspeak ers together w[...]

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    23 Adjusting the surr ound speak ers To use the surr ound speak ers, you ha ve first to proceed to the f olowing adjustments : Remar k : theses menus are only available when surround speaker s are connected to the set. & Switch on the television. é Press the H key . “ Select SOUND ( J ) and pr ess L . ‘ Select CORDLESS ( J ) (hidden at the[...]

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    24 Tips P oor reception The pro ximity of mountains or high buildings ma y be responsible f or ghost pictures, echoing or shadows. In this case, tr y manually adjusting your pictur e: see "fine tuning" (p.6) or modify the orientation of the outside aerial. Does your antenna enable y ou to receiv e br oadcasts in this frequency range (UHF [...]

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    25 P ositioning the TV For the best r esults, choose a position where light does not fall directl y on the screen, and at some distance a wa y fr om radiators or other sources of heat. Leav e a space of at least 5 cm all around the TV for v entilation, making sure that curtains, cupboards etc. cannot obstruct the air flow thr ough the ventilation a[...]

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