Philips 26pf9531 User Manual

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11 A lot of guiding instructions, help texts and messages will be
displayed on your TV when you use the menus or when you try
to execute an action.
Read the help texts which are being displayed on the specific
item highlighted.
The colour keys at the bottom of the screen refer to the
different actions which may be executed.
Press the corresponding colour key on the remote control to
perform the required or desired action.
1. Press the 
MENU/BROWSEkey on the remote control.
>The main menu appears on the screen.
-TV menuallows you to access the TV menu. See
below.
-TV channelsallows you to access the TV channel list
and to create up to four favourite lists with your
preferred TV channels. See Create your favourite
channel list, p. 28.
-Multimediaallows you to access the Multimedia
browser application. It lets you display your personal
multimedia files. Multimedia is only present when a USB
device is connected. See Multimedia browser, p. 29.
2. Use the cursor up/down to highlight and select a menu
item.
3. Use the cursor right to enter the highlighted menu item.
>The right panel shows the content of the highlighted
menu item.
4. Use the cursor up/down to select a menu item.
-TV settingsallows you to adjust your preferred Picture
and Sound settings
-Featuresallows you to control the settings of special TV
features
-Installationallows you
- to select your menu language;
- to search for and store your TV channels;
- to set or adjust various special functions;
- to select connected peripheral equipment;
- to define one or more channel numbers as decoder
channel numbers;
- to reset your Picture and Sound settings to the factory
standard settings;
- to upgrade your TV software.
How to navigate through the menus
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Info
TV menuTV settings
Settings assistant
Reset to standard
Picture
Sound
TV settings
Features
Installation
Exit
How to navigate through the menus  (continued)
Use of the TV menu settings 
121. Press the 
MENU/BROWSEkey on the remote control.
>The main menu appears on the screen.
2. Select TV menuand press the cursor right.
>The TV menu is displayed.
3. Select TV settingsand press the cursor right.
>The TV settings menu is moved to the left.
4. Press the 
MENU/BROWSEkey to exit the menu.
To make it easier to change the settings of the TV, there are
3 ways of doing it. See next page.
Adjust Picture and Sound settings 
5. Press the cursor right to enter the highlighted menu item.
>The content of the right panel is moved to the left panel
and the right panel now shows the content of the newly
highlighted item in the left panel.
6. Press the 
MENU/BROWSEkey to exit the main menu.
Note: in some cases it is important that the picture can be
watched while you adjust the settings. This means that when
the highlight is on the right side panel, the other menu items
hide away. When the cursor left is pressed, the hidden menu
items reappear and the highlight moves to the left panel.
The TV menu allows you to access and change settings and
preferences in case you want to change the First time
installation settings and/or you want to control the settings of
special TV functions, features and peripheral equipment
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Television
MultimediaTV menu
TV channels
Info
TV menuTV settings
Settings assistant
Reset to standard
Picture
Sound
TV settings
Features
Installation
Exit
 
						

							Each time youve made a selection, press the green key to
confirm your selection.
1. Select Settings assistantand press the cursor right.
>By means of several split screens/full screens you are
prompted to select your preferred Picture and Sound
settings to finally arrive at a complete setting which
satisfies you.
See First time installation, Step 3: Settings assistant:
select your TV settings, p. 10.
2. Press the green colour key to return to the TV menu again.
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Use of the TV menu settings  (continued)
A. Change settings in an easy-to-use manner with the
Settings assistant.
A menu appears which allows you to fine tune the
Picture and Sound settings.
>To adjust the Picture settings, see Adjust picture menu
settings, p. 14.
>To adjust the Sound settings, see Adjust sound menu
settings, p. 17.
C. Individual settings for Picture and SoundThis allows you to reset your settings for viewing and
listening to predefined factory settings.
1. Select Reset to standardand press the cursor right.
>A menu appears which allows you to select one of the
standard settings for viewing and listening.
>Currentshows your current settings for viewing and
listening.
>If you select Natural, it allows you to set your picture
and sound settings to the recommended standard
values. In most cases this will give the best balanced
viewing experience.
>If you select Vivid, it allows you to set your picture and
sound settings to rich values, making use of the TV
capabilities to its full extend.
>If you select Subtle, it allows you to set your picture
and sound settings to the purest representation of the
original source content.
2. Press the green colour key to store the selected setting.
B. Use of the Standard settings (if present)
Settings assistant
Reset to standard
Picture
Sound
Info
TV menu 
TV settings
Reset to standard
Current
Natural
Vivid
Subtle
Note: storing a standard setting will overwrite your current
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							The picture menu contains the settings that affect the quality of
the picture.
1. Press the MENU/BROWSEkey on the remote control.
>The main menu appears.
2.Select TV menuand press the cursor right.
>The TV menu is moved to the left.
3.Select TV settingsand press the cursor right.
>The TV settings menu is moved to the left panel.
4.Select Pictureand press the cursor right.
>The Picture menu is moved to the left panel.
5.Use the cursor up/down to select the Picture menu items.
6.Press the cursor right to enter the selected Picture menu
item.
7.Use the cursor keys to adjust the settings.
8.Press the cursor left to return to the Picture menu.
Contrast
Adjusts the intensity of bright parts in the picture but keep
the dark parts unchanged.
Brightness
Adjusts the light output of the complete picture, which will
mainly affect the darker areas of the picture.
Colour
Adjusts the saturation level of the colours to suit your
personal preference.
Hue
Compensates for the colour variations in NTSC encoded
transmissions.
Sharpness
Adjusts the sharpness of fine details in the picture.
Tint
Increases or decreases Warm(red) and Cool(blue)
colours to suit personal preferences.

						

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Custom tint  (only when Tint is set to Custom)
Fine tunes the white point (WP) and black level (BL) of the
picture.
1. Select Custom tintand press the cursor right.
2. Use the cursor keys to select and adjust the settings of:
R-WP: allows you to customise the colour tint by adjusting
the red whitepoint of the picture.
G-WP: allows you to customise the colour tint by adjusting
the green whitepoint of the picture.
B-WP: allows you to customise the colour tint by adjusting
the blue whitepoint of the picture.
R-BL: allows you to customise the colour tint by adjusting
the red blacklevel of the picture.
G-BL: allows you to customise the colour tint by adjusting
the green blacklevel of the picture.
3. Use the colour keys to reset to the predefined settings.
4. Press the cursor left to return to the Picture menu.
Pixel Plus
Pixel Plus is the most ideal setting, as it fully processes the
image to make every single pixel the best it can be,
improving contrast, sharpness, picture depth, and colour
reproduction and brilliance from every source, including
High Definition.

						

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MPEG artefact reduction
MPEGartefact reductionOnsmoothens the
transitions on digital content.

						

							The sound menu contains the settings that affect the quality of
the sound.
1.Press the MENU/BROWSEkey on the remote control.
>The main menu appears.
2.Select TV menuand press the cursor right.
>The TV Menu is moved to the left.
3.Select TV settingsand press the cursor right.
>The TV settings menu is moved to the left panel.
4.Select Soundand press the cursor right.
>The Sound menu is moved to the left panel.
5.Use the cursor up/down to select the Sound menu items.
6.Press the cursor right to enter the selected Sound menu
item.
7.Use the cursor keys to adjust the settings.
8.Press the cursor left to return to the Sound menu.
Equalizer
Allows you to change the frequency response of the sound
to match your personal taste.
Volume
Allows you to adjust the sound output level.
Balance
Allows you to adjust the output of the right and left
speakers to obtain the best stereo reproduction for your
listening position.
Dual I/II
Allows you to select, per channel,Dual Ior II,when dual
sound transmission is available.
Mono/Stereo
Allows you to select, per TV channel,Monoor Stereo
sound when stereo broadcasts are available.
Surround mode
Allows you to select the modes for more spatial or
surround sound reproduction dependent on the
broadcasted signals or signals from external inputs received.
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Note: dependent on the input signal, one or more menu
items may not be selectable.
Tip: this function is also accessible via the OPTIONkey on
the remote control.
Settings assistant
Reset to standard
Picture
Sound
Info
TV menu
TV settings
Sound
Equalizer
Volume
Balance
Dual I/II
Mono/Stereo
Surround mode
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Headphone volume
Allows you to control the level of sound through the
headphones.
AVL (Automatic Volume Leveler)
Automatically reduces the volume differences between
channels and programmes, providing a more constant overall
level. This will also reduce the dynamics of sound.
Delta volume
Allows you to correct for any permanent volume differences
between TV channels or external sources.
Auto surround
When switched On, this allows the TV to automatically
switch to the best surround sound mode the broadcaster
transmits.
Settings assistant
Reset to standard
Picture
Sound
Info
TV menu
TV settings
Sound
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Headphone volume
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Delta volume
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19 The Features menu allows you to control the settings of special
TV functions, features and accessory equipments.
1. Press the 
MENU/BROWSEkey on the remote control.
>The main menu appears.
2. Select TV menuand press the cursor right.
>The TV Menu is moved to the left.
3. Select Featuresand press the cursor right.
>The Features menu is moved to the left panel.
4. Use the cursor up/down to select the Features menu items.
5. Press the cursor right to enter the selected Features menu
item.
6. Use the cursor keys to adjust the settings.
7. Press the cursor left to return to the Features menu.
Subtitle
This displays Teletext subtitles from the selected TV channel.
These can be permanently displayed, or only when mute is
active. The teletext subtitle page must be stored for each TV
channel.
1. Switch on teletext and select the proper subtitle page from
the index.
2. Switch off teletext.
3. Select 
-Subtitle Onto display the subtitles on the selected TV
channels.
- On during muteto automatically display the subtitles
only when the sound has been muted with the ¬key on
the remote control.
Sleeptimer
This sets a time period after which the TV automatically
switches to standby.
1. Select Sleeptimer.
2. Press the cursor right.
3. Select a value with the cursor up/down.
>The list will have values from 0 to 180 minutes. When 0
is selected, the sleeptimer is switched off.
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Tip: this function is also accessible via the OPTIONkey on
the remote control.
Info
TV menuFeatures
Subtitle
Sleeptimer
Childlock
Set/Change code
On timer
DemoTV settings
Features
Installation
Exit
Note: you can always switch off your TV earlier or select
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Childlock
With a 4-digit code, you are able to lock TV channels and
external sources to prevent children from watching certain
programmes.
1. Select Childlock.
2. Press the cursor right to enter the Childlock menu.
3. Enter your 4-digit code.
4. Select one of the menu items of the Childlock menu and
press the cursor right:
-Lockto lock all channels and externals:
-Custom lockto lock a certain programme or to lock all
the channels from a certain time.
< Select:
-Lock afterto lock all programmes from a certain time
onwards.