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    Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/suppor t 55PFL4706 46PFL4706 40PFL4706 MODEL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER EN User Manual FR Manuel d’Utilisation ES Manual del Usuario Lea esta manual antes de usar el pr oducto EN: For fur ther assistance, call the customer suppor t ser vice in your countr y . • T o obtain assistance in the U.[...]

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    1 English EN Contents 1 Notice 4 2 Important 5 P roduct information 5 S creen care 5 E nv i ronmenta l care 5 R egu l ator y not i ces 5 3 Y our TV 6 S ide controls and indicator s 6 Remote control 6 4 Get started 8 S upplied accessories 8 S tand assembl y 8 Mounting stand onto TV 8 P ositioning the TV 8 Installing the remote control batteries 8 C [...]

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    2 Registering your model with Philips mak es you eligible for all of the valuable benefits listed belo w , so don't miss out. Comple te and return your Product Registr ation Card at once , or register online at www .philips .com/suppor t to ensure : Visit our W orld Wide W eb Site at h ttp://ww w .philips .com/support Know these safety symbols[...]

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    3 English IMP O RTANT S AFETY IN S TR UC TI O N S Read be f ore o p erat i n g e q u ip men t 1. Read these i n st r uctio n s. 2 . K ee p these instructions . 3 . H ee d a ll warn i ng s . 4 . F o ll o w a ll in st r uct i o n s. 5 . D o not use t hi s apparatus near water . 6. Clean onl y with a dr y cloth . 7 . Do not block an y o f the ventilat[...]

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    4 F CC Caution: Any changes or modi fi cations not expressly appr ov ed by the party responsible f or compliance could void the user’ s authority to operate this equipment . Thi s transm i tter must not b e co- l ocate d or operat i ng i n con j unct i on w i t h any ot h er antenna or transm i tte r . C ountr y Code Statemen t F or p roduct ava[...]

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    5 English Scr een care • A void stationar y images as much as possible. Stationar y images are images that remain on-screen for extended periods of time . E xamp l es i nc l u d e : on-screen menus, bl ac k b ar s an d t i me di sp l ays . If you m ust use stationar y images, reduce screen contrast and b r i g h tness to av o id screen d amage . [...]

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    6 Remote contr ol b c a d e h o p q r i j k m n l g f 3 Y our TV C ongratulations on your purchase , and welcome to Philips! T o fully bene fi t from the suppor t that Philips offer s, register your product at www .philips .com/suppor t Side contr ols and indicators a b f e d c a A mbient light sensor Ad j usts backli g ht for the best p icture q [...]

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    7 English T oggles the home menu on or off . q AUT O MOD E C ycles through preset picture and sound settings . (See ‘Using auto mode’ on page 24.) r OPTIONS Displays a list of menu items applicab le to the highlighted object o r s creen . a . ( standby-On ) S witches the TV on or p uts it in standb y mode . The TV is not p ow ered off com p let[...]

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    8 P ositioning the TV W arning • Do not inser t the AC p ower cord into the p ower sock et outlet before all the c onnect i ons are ma d e . • Large screen TVs are heavy . 2 people are required to carr y and handle a large screen TV . • Before y ou move the TV , disconnect attached cab les to p revent dama g e to connector s . In addition to [...]

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    9 English If you connect a set-top bo x through RF IN / OUT If the TV is connected to a cable bo x or satellite set-top box via a coaxial connection , set the TV to channel 3 or 4 , or to the channel speci fi ed by the ser vice provide r . OUT IN IN IN IN set-top box set-top box F cable RF cable antenna If you connect a set-top bo x through HDMI I[...]

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    10 Connecting the A C po wer cor d W arning • V er ify that y our power voltage corresponds with the voltage printed at the back of the T V . Do not inser t the AC p ower cord if the v olta g e is different . 1 Locate the pow er connector at the back of the TV . The location o f th e pow er connector var i es accor di ng to TV mo d e l. 2 Inser t[...]

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    11 English Y ou must set [ H ome ] . Otherwise, personalized picture and sound settings will not be memorized after the unit goes to standby mode . • S elect [ R etai l store ] , the unit will be set up with prede fi ned setting for retail displays. In this setting, the po wer consumption may possibly exceed the limited requirement of the ENERGY[...]

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    12 Switching channels C HANNEL + / − on the side of the TV . • P ress C H + / − or enter a num b er on t h e remote contro l. F or digital channels, press a n umber (1 to 999) followed b y a dot “•” and then the corresponding sub channel number (1 to 999) . e .g. 108.30 . • P ress P REV . CH to retur n to t h e p rev i ous ly v i ewe [...]

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    13 English 1 P ress SOURC E repeate dl y to se l ect t h e set-top b ox an d wa i t a few seconds for the picture to appea r . 2 Use the remote control of your set-top bo x to select channels . W atching connected devices T o watc h connecte d d evice s 1 Switch on the connected device . » T he p icture from y our connected device mi g ht a pp ea [...]

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    14 Lock or unlock y our device fr om the home menu T his section describes how to lock or unlock s p eci fi ed device . 1 P ress MENU on t h e remote contro l. 2 U se Î / ï / Í / Æ to se l ect a d ev i ce to l oc k or un l oc k. 3 P ress O PTIONS on t h e remote contro l. 4 U se Î / ï to se l ect [ D evice l oc k [ ] k k o r [ D evice un l o[...]

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    15 English View photos, pla y music and watch videos using DLNA O n your TV y ou can play video, music and photo fi les stored on DLNA cer ti fi ed home media ser vers connected to your home networ k. In order to use this feature, y ou must connect this unit to the Inter net . It is recommended that fi les to be pla yed back in this unit ar e r [...]

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    16 Listen to music using DLNA 1 P ress Î / ï to select a fi le or a folde r . 2 P ress OK o r Æ Δ to play the selected fi les . • P ress OK o r Æ Δ t o pause , press OK o r Æ Δ aga i n to resume . • P ress ∫ to skip up the next fi le . • P ress ¢ to skip down the previous fi le . • P ress Ê to sto p pl a yb ac k. • P ress [...]

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    17 English Enjo ying vT uner Wi t h t hi s un i t, y ou can en j oy v id eo an d i nternet r a di o w i t h v T uner v i a t h e i nternet. I n or d er to watc hi ng v id eo an d li sten to i nternet r a di o, you must connect t hi s un i t to t h e i nternet . Video pla yback A fter y ou set u p the network connection, follow the f ollowin g p roc[...]

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    18 EN [ New Station s ] List of new station s [ Most Popular Station s ] List of popular station [ G et access code ] Di sp l ays t h e access co d e, w hi c h w ill b e requ i re d w h en creat i ng a v T uner account on your PC [ R ese t ] Remov es all stations / folder s in [ R ecent l y Pl aye d ] , [ F a vorite s ] an d [ My Added Station s ] [...]

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    19 EN English Pandora operations Wi t h t hi s un i t, Y ou can i nstant l y li sten to per sona li ze d ra di o stat i ons streamed ov er the Inter net from Pandora . T o l earn more a b out P an d ora, p l ease v i s i t www .pan d ora.com Activating Pandora In order to listen to Internet r adio streamed from Pandora via the I nternet, y ou must [...]

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    20 Using T witter Y ou can view your T witter feeds and more using the T witter application o n t hi s un i t . - F or more d eta il s a b out T w i tter , p l ease v i s i t www .t w itte r .co m Logging in to T witter A fter y ou set u p the network connection, y ou must lo g in with y ou r T w i tter account . Make sure the unit is not in networ[...]

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    21 English Displa ying Mentions on T witter Y our TV displays replies for the logged in use r . 1 F o ll ow steps 1 t o 2 in ‘Viewing tweets on the TV’ on page 21 . 2 U se Î / ï to se l ect [M entions ] , t h en press OK . • If you ha ve no replies , [ TV was not a bl e to acquire t h e T weet. ] will appea r . Vie wing Lists on T witter T [...]

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    22 Setting item s D escription C olor en h ancemen t O ff S ets Color enhancement to off . O n M a k es co l or s more v i v id b r i g h t co l or s . A ctive contr ol O ff S ets Active control to off . O n with L ig h t Sensor A djusts backlight for the best picture quality by d ynam i ca ll y a dj ust i ng t h e b ac kli g h t i ntens i ty i n a[...]

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    23 English For 4:3 video signal A utomatic ] [ Super zoom ] [ Movie expand 16:9 ] [ 4:3 ] [ W i d e screen ] [ Movie expand 14:9 ] A utomatic O ther than DTV and HDMI connected devices, enlar g es the p icture to best fi t the screen . DTV an d HDMI connecte d d ev i ces di s pl a y t h e pi cture at i ts o r igi na l s i ze . Th e su b t i t l es[...]

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    24 Setting item s D escription S RS T ruSurr ound H D O ff S ets SRS T ruSur round HD to off . O n S elects availab le modes for sur round sound . A VL ( A uto ( ( V olume Leveling ) g g O ff S ets A VL to off . O n Reduces sudden changes in volume, for example , d ur i ng commerc i a l s or w h en sw i tc hi ng c h anne l s . TV spea k er s O ff T[...]

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    25 English Setting the time manually 1 P ress MENU on t h e remote contro l an d t h en use Î / ï / Í / Æ t o se l ect [ Setu p ] > [ I nsta ll ation ] > [ C loc k ] k k > [ A uto clock mode ] . 2 Select [ M anua l ] , a n d t h en press OK to con fi r m y our choice . 3 U se Î / ï to se l ect [ T ime [ ] an d t h en press OK to set[...]

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    26 Tip • P ress SLEEP o r Í / Æ repeatedly until “ 0 ” is display ed on the TV screen . Child and rating locks Y ou can prevent y our children from watching cer tain programs o r cer ta i n c h anne l s b y l oc ki ng t h e TV contro l s an d b y us i ng rat i ngs . Setting your PIN 1 P ress MENU on t h e remote contro l an d t h en use Î [...]

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    27 English All None TV -Y TV -Y7 TV -G TV -PG TV -14 TV -MA A A A A A A A A ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll Lock after Channel Lock TV ratings lock Movie ratings lock Canada English rati... Canada French ratin... • Wh en you se l ect [ A ll ] , a ll i tems i n t h e rat i ngs li st are l oc k e d. • Wh en you se l ect [ N one ] , programs w i t h no ra[...]

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    28 Summary of Canada English ratings lock R ating D escription A ll A ll items in the ratings list are locked . E E xempt program . C Programming suitable for children under the age o f 8 years. No profanity or sexual content of any lev el a ll owe d . Mi n i ma l come di c v i o l ence . C8 + Suitable for children ages 8 and o ver . Low intensity [...]

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    29 English EasyLink T his function allows y ou to oper ate the linked functions betw een ou r b ran d d ev i ces w i t h E asy Li n k capa bili t i es an d t hi s un i t connecte d v i a a HDMI ca bl e . 1 P ress MENU on t h e remote contro l an d t h en use Î / ï / Í / Æ t o s e l ect [ Setu p ] > [ I nsta ll ation ] > [ P ref erence s ][...]

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    30 Set y our location to home Y ou can set the location of your TV to [ H ome ] o r [ R etai l store ] . C hoosing [ H ome ] gives y ou full fl exibility to change prede fi ned settings for picture and sound . 1 P ress MENU on t h e remote contro l an d t h en use Î / ï / Í / Æ t o se l ect [ Setu p ] > [ I nsta ll atio n ] > [ P ref er[...]

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    31 English Setting item s D escription E asy connec t S elect this setting if your router has a Wi-Fi P rotected Setup (WPS) button. Star t scanning for wireless networks on the TV after pressing the WPS button on your router . If connection test fails , refer to the router's manual f or more d eta il s . W PS code S elect this setting if your[...]

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    32 EN Net fl ix ESN Displays the ESN information. 1 Press MENU on the remote control and then use Î / ï / Í / Æ to select [ Setup ] > [ Software ] > [ Net fl ix ESN ] . • Displa ys the ESN (Electronic Ser ial Number) to get any ser vices from Net fl ix. 2 Pres s MENU to exit. VUDU deactivation Displays the deactivation setting for VU[...]

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    33 English Disconnect a USB storage device Caution • T o av oid damaging the USB stor age device always exit the on-screen men u and wait 5 s econds before you remo ve the USB storage device . 1 P ress MENU to ex i t t h e on-screen menu . 2 W ait 5 seconds then remov e the USB stor age device . Vie w your pictur e on a USB storage device 1 In th[...]

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    34 EN W atch your Video on a USB storage device 1 In the USB content bro wser , use Î / ï to se l ect [ V i d e o ] . 2 P ress Î / ï to select a fi le or a folder on the USB storage device . Picture Music Video Video1.avi Video2.mpg Title: ... Director: ... Date: ... Vi Vi Vi Vi Vi de de de de de o1 o1 o1 o1 o1 a a .a .a .a vi vi vi vi vi 3 P [...]

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    35 EN English W eak channel installation T his function lets you add the channels that w ere not added by the autoprogram d ue to t h e recept ibl e con di t i on at t h e i n i t i a l setup . 1 P ress MENU on t h e remote contro l an d th en use Î / ï / Í / Æ to se l ect [ S etu p ] > [ I nsta ll ation ] > [ C hannel s ] > [ W ea k c[...]

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    36 EN Updating softwar e USB update Y ou can update the software by using USB storage device . 1 If the TV is on, press . POWER at the side of the TV . 2 Connect y our USB stor age device with the update fi le to the USB por t on the side of your TV . 3 Switch on the TV . 4 Press MENU on the remote control and then use Î / ï / Í / Æ to select [...]

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    37 EN English Network update Y ou can update the software by connecting the unit to the internet . 1 F o ll ow ste p s 1 t o 2 in ‘Connection test’ on p a g e 30 . 2 P ress MENU on t h e remote contro l an d t h en use Î / ï / Í / Æ t o se l ect [ Setu p ] > [ Software ] > [ Software update ] > [ N etwor k ] k k . 3 U se Í / Æ to[...]

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    38 EN 9 Connect de vices T his section describes how to connect var ious devices with diff erent connector s and supplements examples pro vided in the Quick Star t Guide . Connection ov er view * j k l e f g h b c i ** a d a E t h ernet por t F or internet connection usin g an Ethernet cable with a RJ-45 c onnec t o r . b Component video and audio [...]

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    39 EN English Selecting y our connection quality HDMI - Highest quality S uppor ts high-de fi nition signals and gives highest picture and sound qua li ty . Vid eo an d au di o s i gna l s are com bi ne d i n one ca bl e. Y ou must use HDMI for full high-de fi nition video and to enable Philips EasyLink . Note • Philips HDMI suppor ts HDCP (Hig[...]

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    40 EN Connecting a digital home theater amplifer using HDMI ARC HDMI ARC HDMI HDMI HDMI MI 1 IN only 1 IN o 1 IN o HDM D D D D H H M I1I N HDMI 1 IN only digital home theater ampli fi er digital home theater ampli fi er Note • T he HDMI 1 connector is HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) compliant. Use it to o utput digital audio to an HDMI Home The[...]

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    41 EN English Connecting the TV to the internet using an Ethernet cable LAN LAN WAN 5 4 3 2 1 hub or broadband r outer broadband r outer tl i t i telecommunications equipment (modem, etc.) equipment (modem, etc.) tc a ht bl Ethernet cable hernet cable Ethernet cable it t internet Note • Pl ease purc h ase s hi e ld e d E t h ernet ca bl es at you[...]

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    42 EN Connecting a PC If you connect a PC with a V GA connector at the back . AUDIO OUT AUDIO AUDIO IN IN AUDIO IN PC OUT IN IN IN VG A VGA VG A If you connect a PC with a HDMI-D VI connecto r . AUDIO OUT AUDIO AUDIO IN IN AUDIO IN PC D VI OUT y y HDMI 4 IN onl DMI 4 IN on IN HDMI 4 IN only N N M M HDMI 4 IN only If y ou connect a PC with an HDMI o[...]

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    43 EN English Français Español 10 T r oubleshooting P ro bl em P oss ibl e cause an d so l ut i on N o power or i n di cator li g h t . Th e TV i s not connecte d to t h e powe r . P ress . PO WER at the side of the TV or on the remote control. R Ensure that the AC p ower cord is connected ti g htl y to the TV p owe r c onnector an d to t h e p o[...]

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    44 EN 11 Specifications Note • Speci fi cations are subject to change without prior notice . Picture enhancement T ype : 55PFL4706 : 1080p 120Hz 46PFL4706, 40PFL4706 : 1080p 60Hz A spect ratio : 16: 9 Vi ew i n g an gl es : 178° ( V ) b y 178° ( H ) B u il t- i n digi ta l tuner : A TSC Sound enhancement Mono / Stereo : Mono , Stereo , SRS T r[...]

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    45 EN English 12 W arranty P&F USA, Inc. PO Box 4 30 Daleville, IN 47334-0430 LIMITED WARRANTY ONE ( 1 ) YEAR WARRANTY COVERAGE: This warranty obligation is limited to the terms as set forth below. WHO IS COVERED: This product warranty is issued to the original purchaser or the person receiving the product as a gift against defects in materials[...]

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    46 EN 13 Index A A ntenna , connec t 9 A udi o 24 A udio setting 2 4 A uto mode 2 4 A uto TV on 2 9 A uto volume le veling 2 4 B Bl oc kb uste r 17 r C C able s component 3 9 composite 3 9 connection q ualit y 3 9 HDMI 3 9 mana g e cables 10 Y PbPr 3 9 C hannel s i nstall 35 l ock 2 7 C hild loc k channel lock 2 7 P IN 26 ratings lock 26, 27, 28 Cl[...]

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    I License This section describes software license used for this product. This product uses some open source software: GPL software: linux, gcc, binutils, busybox, dhcpc d LGPL software: directfb, g libc, Qt, LiT E BSD: WP A Su pp licant MIT: ex p at, lua, lua-xmlreader , lua-slncr yp to, libxml2, c-are s Free T ype , LibJPEG, Open SSL, JSON_Par ser[...]

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    II PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS T O THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH Y OU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PRO VE DEFECTIVE, Y OU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SER VICING, REP AIR OR CORRECTION. 12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLIC ABLE LA W OR AGREED T O IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY O THER P ARTY WHO MA Y MODIFY AND/ OR[...]

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    III In addition, mere aggregation of another wor k not based on the Librar y with the Librar y (or with a work based on the Libr ar y) on a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other wor k under the scope of this License. 3. Y ou may opt to apply the terms of the ordinar y GNU General Public License instead of this License [...]

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    IV Y ou should also get your employ er (if you work as a progr ammer) or y our school, if any , to sign a “copyright disclaimer” for the librar y , if necessar y . Here is a sample; alter the names: Y oy odyne , Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the librar y `Frob’ (a libr ar y for tw eaking knobs) written by James Random Hacke[...]

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    V gSO AP gSO AP Public License Par t of the software embedded in this product is gSO AP software . P or tions created by gSO AP are Copyright (C) 2001-2009 Rober t A. van Engelen, Genivia inc . All Rights Reser ved. THE SOFTW ARE IN THIS PRODUCT W AS IN P AR T PRO VIDED BY GENIVIA INC AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED W ARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NO T LIMI[...]

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    VI 10. LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY . UNDER NO CIRCUMST ANCES NOR LEGAL THEOR Y , WHETHER T ORT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMIT A TION, NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY), CONTRA CT , OR O THERWISE, SHALL SGI OR ANY SGI LICENSOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT , INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL D AMAGES OF ANY CHARA CTER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMIT A TI[...]

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    A11R5UD / A11Q5UD / A11P4UH P&F USA, Inc . PO Bo x 430 Daleville, IN 47334-0430 P&F Mexicana, S.A. de C .V . Av . La P alma No. 6, Col. San Fernando La Herradura, Huixquilucan Edo . de México C.P . 52787 Philips and Philips Shield are used under license of K oninklijk e Philips Electronics N.V . TELEVISOR A COLOR DE CRIST AL LIQUIDO (LCD) [...]