Philips 42PFL7409D/30 manual

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    Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/w elcome N E User manual 42PFL7409D/30 47PFL7409D/30 32PFL5609D/30 42PFL5609D/30 47PFL5609D/30 *non-contractual image[...]

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    1 7 Connect devices 25 Back connector s 25 Side connector s 26 Connect a computer 26 Assign devices 27 Use Philips EasyLink 28 Use a Kensington lock 29 8 Pr oduct information 30 9 T r oubleshooting 32 10 Index 34 Contents 1 Notice 2 2 Impor tant 3 3 Y our pr oduct 5 Side controls and indicator s 5 Remote control 5 4 Use y our product 7 Switch your [...]

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    2 procedures not recommended or author ised in this manual, shall void the war ranty . Compliance with EMF Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V . manufactures and sells many products targeted at consumer s which, like an y electronic appar atus, in gener al ha ve the ability to emit and receiv e electromagnetic signals. One of Philips’ leading Bus[...]

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    3 Avoi d for ce comi ng on to powe r plugs. Loose power plugs ca n cause arcing or  re. R is k of inj ur y or d am age to t he T V ! T wo p eo ple a r e re qui r ed to li f t a nd ca r r y a T V t hat we igh s mor e th an 25 kg. W he n s ta nd m oun ti ng th e T V , us e only the supplied st and. Sec ure the s t an d to th e T V t igh tl y . Pla[...]

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    4 Recycling Y our pr oduct is designed and manufac tured wi t h hig h qu ali t y ma te ri al s and co mp one nt s , whi ch can be recy c led an d re use d. W he n you se e th e cr oss ed -o u t wh ee led b in s ym bol a t t ach ed to a p r odu c t , it m ea ns th e pr od uc t i s cover ed by t he E ur ope an D ir ec t ive 20 02 /96 /EC : N ever d i[...]

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    5 Remote contr ol 1 28 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 17 20 18 15 16 27 24 23 21 22 25 12 11 4 5 26 19 a ( Standby- On ) Swi tc hes t he T V to s t and by if i t is o n. Swi tc hes o n th e T V if i t is i n s t and by . • • 3 Y our pr oduct Congr atulations on y our purchase , and welcome to Philips! T o fully bene t from the suppor t that Philips of[...]

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    6 s 0- 9 ( Numeric but tons ) Se le c t s a cha nne l or s et t ing . t PICTURE ( Smart p ictu re ) L au nch es t he pi c tur e m enu . u SOUN D ( Smar t Soun d ) L au nch es t he so und m en u. v +/- ( V olume +/ - ) I ncr ea se s or de cr ea ses vo lu me . w BA CK A/ C H Re tur n s to a pr ev iou s scr e en . T og g les b et we en t he cu r re nt[...]

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    7 Switch channels Press BACK A/ CH o n th e re mot e con tr ol to r e tur n to th e pr ev iou sly viewed channel. Press CH +/ - o n th e re mot e cont r ol or P/C H + /- o n th e sid e of th e T V . Press OK t o use t he ch an nel m at r ix . En ter a c han ne l num be r us ing t he Numeric buttons . Note W he n you u se a f avou r i te li s t, yo [...]

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    8 Adjust TV v olume T o incr e ase or decrea s e volume Press +/- . Press VO LU M E +/- o n th e sid e of th e T V . T o mu te o r unm ute s ound Press t o mu te th e so und . Press a ga in to r es to r e the s ou nd . • • • • W atch connected devices Note Fo r ea s y acce ss , ad d ne w dev ice s to th e ho me me nu b efo r e sel ec t in g[...]

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    9 Install channels The  r st time you set up y our TV , y ou are prompted to select a menu language and to install TV and digital r adio channels (if a vailable). Check for TV channels or radio stations Y o u ca n che ck for t he av ail ab ili t y of T V cha nn el s or r ad io s t at ion s tha t have b ee n la unc hed by t he b roa dc as t er af[...]

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    10 4 Press OK to s t or e th e se r v ices . 5 Press t o re tur n t o th e pr evi ous m en u or press DIGIT AL MENU to ex i t . Install digital channels manuall y Y o u ca n man ua lly i ns t all d igi t al s er vi ces by keyi ng t he cha nn el nu mb er . Note I f you a re n ot i n th e dig it a l mo de , pr es s ANAL OG/DIGIT AL . • 1 Press DIGI[...]

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    11 Set your pr ef erences Set y our language Y ou can select your pref er red language f or system menu and subtitle. Note I f you a re n ot i n th e dig it a l mo de , pr es s ANAL OG/DIGIT AL . • 1 Press DIGIT AL M ENU . 2 Selec t [Preferenc es ] > [Langu age ] a nd press . 3 Press or to selec t S ys tem or Subtitle and pr ess . 4 Press or t[...]

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    12 Note If [ En ab le Pi n Pro te ct ion] is O f f, s el ec t O n to proceed. • 3 Ent er t he d efa ul t PI N cod e “1 23 4” w it h t he nu me r ic bu t to ns (0 -9 ). Y o u ca n acces s th e me nu now u si ng th e de fa ul t PI N cod e. 4 Press or to highlight [O n ] and p re ss OK to tur n o n PI N cod e pr ote c ti on . Change y our PIN co[...]

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    13 Add all ser vices to a fa v ourite list 1 Press DIGIT AL M ENU . 2 Selec t [Fav orites ] > lis t n um be r ( List 1 to List 4 ) > [Add a ll se r vice s ] . a nd p re ss . 3 Selec t [Y e s ] a nd pr e ss OK to con r m adding all the ser vices . 4 Press t o re tur n to t he pr ev iou s me nu or press DIG I T AL MENU to e xi t . Remov e al[...]

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    14 4 Press t o re tur n to t he pr ev iou s me nu or press DIG I T AL MENU to e xi t . Use the Electr onic Pr ogramme Guide EPG is an on-screen guide a vailable for digital channels. EPG allows y ou to: V iew a li s t of dig it a l pr ogr a mm es b ei ng broadcast View upcoming progr ammes Gr oup progr ammes by genre Se t r em ind er s w he n pr og[...]

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    15 [Setup ] Acc esses menus t o adjus t pi c tur e , so und a nd ot he r T V s et t ing s . [ Add new device ] Ad ds n ew de vice s to t he ho me m en u for ea s y acce ss . 3 Press OK to co n r m yo ur c hoi ce. 4 Press ( Home ) t o ex it . Remov e devices fr om the home menu If a device is no longer connected to the T V , r em ove i t fr om t [...]

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    16 [H D N atur al M ot ion] Reduces  eld and line  ic ker to di spl a y m ovem ent sm oot hl y . Y o u ca n sw i tch H DN M on or o f f. [10 0 H z LC D] Not available in all mo de ls . Se t s the T V r ef re sh r a te to a ma x im um of 10 0 Hz to p r ovid e su pe r ior motion shar pness, bet ter black level, high c ontr as t with a  ick e[...]

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    17 Use smar t sound Us e sma r t s oun d to ap ply p r e- d e n ed so un d set tings. 1 Press SOU ND . The [Smart sound] menu appear s. 2 Press to s ele c t a sm ar t so und s et t ing : [Standar d] A dju s t s sou nd se t ti ngs t o su it m os t env ir on me nt s an d t yp es of audio. [News ] A pplies sound set tings ideally su it ed for s po [...]

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    18 Add a channel to a fa v ourite list Tip V ie w all c ha nne ls b efo re a dd ing a c ha nn el to a favouri te lis t. • 1 Wh en w atc hin g T V , s wi tch to t he c han ne l you w an t to add to a f avour i te lis t (s e e ‘ Switch chan nels’ on page 7 ) . 2 Press OP T ION S . The channel options menu appear s. 3 Press to selec t [ Ma rk a [...]

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    19 2 Selec t [Setup ] > [Fe atur e s ] > [O n t i me r] > [A c t iv a t e] . 3 Press OK . 4 Press t o set t he t im e and c han ne l. Tip T o sw i tch of f [O n t i me r] , s el ec t [O F F ] in the [O n t im er] menu. • Set or change y our PIN code 1 Press ( Home ). 2 Press to select [Setup ] > [Features ] > [ Ch ang e code] . The[...]

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    20 Select a subtitle language on digital TV channels Note W he n you s el ec t a s ub ti tl e la ngu ag e on a di gi t al T V cha n nel a s d es cr ib ed b el ow, t he pr ef er r ed s ub ti tl e la ng uag e se t in t he inst allation menu is tempor arily ov er ruled . • 1 Press DIGIT AL M ENU . 2 Press to select [Pre fere nces ] > [Langu age ][...]

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    21 Tip P re ss B ROWS E to s wi tc h be t we en thumbnail and  le browsing views . • Disconnect a USB storage device Caution F oll ow th is p ro ced ur e to avo id d am age t o you r U SB s to r age d ev ice . • 1 Press BACK A/ C H to e xi t t he [USB] menu. 2 W a it fo r  ve se cond s befo r e di scon ne c ti ng th e US B s tor age d ev [...]

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    22 Use Scenea to displa y a pictur e as TV wallpaper Y ou can use the Scenea feature to displa y a still picture as wallpaper on your TV . This feature is for home mode only . Activate Scenea Singl e -pictur e wal lpaper Press SCENEA o n your r e mote co nt ro l. The default or pre-loaded picture is display ed. Note T o de ac t iv ate t he w al lp [...]

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    23 Step 2 Download the latest softwar e 1 Co nne c t th e US B s tor age d ev ice to a computer with internet c onnec tion. 2 Loc ate a nd o pen t he  le update.htm on you r US B s tor age d ev ice . 3 Rea d the o n -scr e en in s tr u c tio ns an d clic k t he Send ID bu t t on. If a n ew sof t w ar e is av ail abl e , th e upd ate is d own loa[...]

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    24 Reset the TV to factor y settings Y ou can restore the default picture and sound settings of your TV . Channel installation settings remain the same . 1 Pr ess ( Home ). 2 Selec t [Setup ] > [I nstall a t ion ] > [Fac tor y set ti ngs ] . 3 Press t o ent er t he [Fac tor y sett ings ] menu. [Reset] is highlighted. 4 Press OK to r e set to [...]

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    25 a T V AN TE NN A Signal input from an antenn a , cable or satell i t e . b AUD IO I N L /R Au dio i np ut f ro m de vice s th at r eq uir e a sep ar ate audio connection , such as a c ompu ter . c VG A V ide o in pu t fr om a co mp u ter . d SP DI F OU T Di gi t al au dio o u tpu t to h om e th eat r es an d oth er d igi t al a udi o sy s te ms [...]

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    26 Connect a computer Befor e you connect a computer to the TV Se t th e mo ni tor r efr es h r ate o n you r com pu te r to 6 0 Hz . Press FORMA T a nd ch ang e th e T V pi c tur e for m at to [Unscaled] . Co nne ct a co mpu ter w it h one o f the following connector s: Note C on nec t io ns v ia DVI o r VGA r e qu ir e an additional audio cable .[...]

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    27 6 If available, press o r to se le c t th e au dio co nn ec to r you r de vice i s con nec te d to a nd pr es s . 7 Swi tch o n your d ev ice an d che ck for vi de o and a ud io ou t pu t . 8 I f th er e is v id eo a nd au dio o ut pu t , pr es s OK . Re pe at t he pr oce du re u nt il al l dev ice s ar e correc tly assigned to c onnec tors . H [...]

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    28 EasyLink buttons Y o u ca n cont r ol E as y Li nk- com pli ant dev ice s wi t h th e follow in g bu t ton s on t he r em ote con tr ol of yo ur T V . Butto n E asyLink function ( Pla y/ Pau se ) Star t s, pauses or resumes pl ayb ack o n you r E as y Li nk d ev ice . ( Stop ) Stop s play bac k on you r Ea s yL ink devic e. ( Re cord ) St ar t s[...]

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    29 Use a K ensington lock There is a Kensington secur ity slot at the back of the TV . Prevent theft b y looping a Kensington lock between the slot and a permanent object, such as a hea vy table . Enable or disable EasyLink Note D o not e na bl e Ph ili ps E as y Li nk i f you d o not in te nd to u se i t . • 1 Pr es s ( Home ). 2 Selec t [Ins ta[...]

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    30 T uner/Reception/T ransmission Ae r ial i npu t : 75o hm coa x ial ( IE C 75) T V s y s tem : P AL B G , SE C AM B G , P AL I , P A L DK , SE C AM D K , N TS C M Video pla ybac k : NTSC , P AL, SECAM Multimedia Connec tion: USB Playback for mats: H. 2 64, MPEG 4, J PEG, MP3 Container Video Codec Audio Codec File extension A V I MPEG 4 SP , MPEG [...]

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    31 Powe r Ma ins p ower : AC 2 20 - 24 0V , 5 0 - 6 0 Hz (+ / - 1 0 % ) St and by powe r : < 0. 1 5 W A mbi en t tem pe r atu re : 5 to 35 de gr ees Celsius Suppor ted TV mounts T o mount the TV , purchase a Philips TV mount or a VESA-compatible TV mount. T o prevent damage to cables and connector s, be sure to lea ve a clear ance of at least 5.[...]

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    32 TV channel issues Pre viously installed channels do not appear in the channel list: Ch eck t ha t th e cor r ec t cha nn el li s t is selec t ed . No digital channels wer e found during the installation: En sur e t hat yo u have a dig i ta l T V su bsc r ipt ion . Co nt ac t yo ur di gi ta l T V se r v ice p rov ide r . Pictur e issues The TV is[...]

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    33 USB connection issues USB device content is not displa y ed: Ch eck t ha t th e US B s tor a ge de vi ce is se t to ‘ Ma s s Stor a ge Cla s s’ com pli ant , a s de scr ib ed i n th e s tor a ge de vice’s documentation. Ch eck t ha t th e US B s tor a ge de vi ce is comp atible with the T V . Ch eck t ha t th e aud io a nd pi c tur e  l[...]

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    34 E EasyLink disable 29 enable 29 En vir onm ental ca re 4 F Facto r y settings 24 Fa vou rite list selec t 18 se t up 18 H HDMI cabl e troubleshooting 33 Home mode 24 I Installation au to mat ic 31 manual 31 L Lan g uag e troubleshooting 32 Location 24 Lock TV 19 M Menu ch ild l ock 19 language 32 main menu 15 troubleshooting 32 Multimedia techn [...]

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    35 U USB li s ten to m us ic 22 upload a pic t ur e from 23 view photos 21 V Video format vi de o for ma t tec hni ca l spe ci ca tio ns 30 V olume adjus t 8 W Wa ll p a p e r 22 Picture sett ings 15 PIN c ode 32 Power 32 R Re cep t ion 32 Re mot e cont rol technical speci cations 30 troubleshooting 32 S Scr een sa v er 22 Settings assistant [...]

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