Philips 29pt5308 Operating Instruction

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ROTATION (FOR CERTAIN VERSIONS ONLY)
Due to the earth’s magnetic field and position of the TV, there may be a slight tilting of the
picture to the left or right when the set is switched on. When this phenomena accurs, select
Rotation  in the Features  menu and adjust accordingly.
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Display the main menu on screen.
Select  Features .
Enter the Features menu.
Select  Rotation .
Press repeatedly until you deem
picture is in the normal position.
Exit menu from screen.
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USING THE SCREEN FORMAT
You can have a choice of two formats for your viewing pleasure, namely : -  4:3 mode and the
EXPAND 4:3  mode through the  FORMAT menu.
Display the main menu on screen.
Press button repeatedly until
F eatures  is selected.
Enter the Features menu.
Press button repeatedly until
F ormat  is selected.
Press the button repeatedly to
cycle through the different formats
( 4:3  or Expand 4:3 ) or and select
y our desired format.
Exit menu from screen.
When to use the Screen Formats
4:3 format
Select the 4:3 format if you want to
display the 4:3 picture using the full
surface of the screen.
Expand 4:3 format
Select the Expand 4:3 format if you
want to expand movie images
r ecorded in the letterbox format.
When this format is selected, the
black horizontal bars at the top and
bottom are expanded thus filling
up the entire TV screen.
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ACTIVATING THE SIGNAL STRENGTH
The Signal Strength feature allows to view the signal strength level when the On option is
selected. The signal strength level will be indicated at the bottom of the screen whenever you
s witch channel.
Display the main menu on screen.
Press button repeatedly until
Signal Strength is selected.
Press the button to select  On
option to activate the Signal Strength
mode.
Note  :  When signal strength is poor, you can proceed to the
Active Control feature in the Feature menu and select  On
option to automatically adjust settings for optimal picture
quality  (Refer to section on “Using the Active Control”).
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Feature o■Rotation■Format✔Signal strengthOff■Active Control
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Featureo■Rotation■Format✔Signal strengthOn■Active Control
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USING THE ACTIVE CONTROL
This feature automatically adjust settings for optimal picture quality continuously under any
signal conditions. To activate the Active Control feature, select the “ON” option in the Active
Control menu.
Display the main menu on screen.
Press button repeatedly until
Features  is selected.
Enter the Features menu.
Press button repeatedly until
Active control  is selected.
Press the button to select  On option
to activate  Active Control  mode.
If  Display On  option is selected, the
settings of  Brightness, Contrast,
Sharpness, Contrast +  and
Noise Reduction  will be displayed
on the screen when the set is
s witched on or when you switch to
another channel.
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Main o■Picture Rotation■Sound Fprmat✔Features πSignal Strength■InstallActive Control
œFeature o■Rotation■Format■Signal strength✔Active ControlOff
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StepPress buttonResult on screen
Featureo■Rotation■Format■Signal strength✔Active ControlOn
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SMART PICTURE CONTROL
Whether you are watching a movie or video game, your TV has automatic video control
settings matched to your current program source or content. The Smart Picture feature quickly
resets your TV’s video controls of program for a number of different types of programs and
viewing conditions you may have in your home. Each Smart Picture setting is preset at the
factory to automatically adjust the TV’s Brightness, Colour, Picture and Sharpness levels.
Press botton repeatedly to cycle through the 5 settings namely,
P ersonal ,  D VD/VCD , Rich , Natural  and Soft  and select
y our desired picture setting.
Exit menu from screen.
PersonalDefintion of Picture Settings
P ersonal :Picture settings are set to your preference.
D VD/VCD :For optimal picture setting, whenever
the source is connected to DVD/VCD
player, select DVD/VCD setting for AV
mode.
Rich :Emphasize very vibrant colours. This
setting is the optimal setting when you
are viewing TV programmes in a
brightly-lit ro
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Natural :Emphasize original colours.
Soft :Emphasize “warm”  colours.
(Suitable for dimly-lit room condition and
gives cinema-like effect when light is
switched off).
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Soft
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SMART SOUND CONTROL
Whether you are watching a movie or video game, your TV has automatic sound control
settings matched to your current program source or content. The Smart Sound feature quickly
resets your TV’s sound controls of program for a number of different types of programs and
viewing conditions you may have in your home. Each Smart Sound setting is preset at the
factory to automatically adjust the TV’s Treble and Bass levels.
Press botton repeatedly to cycle through the 4 settings namely,
Personal , Theatre , Music  and  V oice  and select your desired
sound setting.
Exit menu from screen.
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Definition of Sound Settings
P ersonal :Sound settings are set to your preference.
Theatre :Emphasize sensation to action.
(Bass and Treble boosted)
Music :Emphasize low tone (Bass boosted).
V oice :Emphasize high tone (treble boosted).
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Theatre
Music
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PERSONAL ZAPPING
A list or series of favourite TV programs can be selected and stored in the 4 coloured buttons
with the Personal Zapping feature. With this feature you can easily viewed up to a total of 10
preferred channels for each coloured button.
Adding Channels to the Favourite list
Select a channel by the Digit
buttons
Press button to display list.
Choose your favourite colour
button to store selected channel.
Repeat steps 1 to 3 to add and
store your avourite channels to
the list.
Exit menu from screen.
To view through the favourite list
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Deleting Channels from the Favourite list
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Press the colour button that you
have selected.
Press button repeatedly to cycle
through your favourite list
and view your favourite channel.
Select a colour button and press
button repeatedly to select the
channel you want to delete.
Press button to display list.
Press button to remove item.
Repeat steps 1 to 3 to delete
more channels from list.
Exit menu from screen.
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USING  THE  TELETEXT
If a TV channel broadcast contains teletext information, each channel that broadcasts
teletext transmits a page (index page) with information on how to use the teletext system,
usually on page 100. The system transmitted is indicated in the option line at the bottom
of the screen.&On/Off teletext Press the button once to switch on
and Superimpose teletext display.  (A channel in which
teletext page teletext is being transmitted must be
ov er TV selected).
programme Press the button the second time
superimpose the teletext page over
the TV  programme.
Press the button the third time
to exit teletext mode.
é Selecting a Key in the required teletext page
teletext page (3 digits). The page number is
displayed at the top left hand corner
of the screen.  When the teletext
page is located, the counter stops
searching. If the counter keeps
searching, it means that the page is
not available for selection. If you
make a mistake in keying the page
number, you have to complete
ke ying the 3-digit number before
r e-keying the correct page number.
“ Accessing Press the 
˚ button to
a teletext display the next page and the
page
¸ button to display the previous
page.
‘ Direct Access  to The 4-colour buttons allow you to
an item or access directly an item or
corresponding corresponding pages.
pages
( Main Index Press the button to return to the
main index page.
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USING  THE  TELETEXT
§Interrupt Press the button to change to TV
mode. Press the button again to
return to teletext mode and to the
teletext page.
è Enlarge Press the button once to enlarge
and view the top half of the page.
Press the button the second time
to enlarge and view the bottom
half of the page. Press the button
the third time to return to normal
size page.
! Hold A selected page sometimes
contains a few sub-pages. The sub-
page will automatically move to the
next sub-page after about 20
seconds. The total number of sub-
pages are indicated at the top right
hand corner of the screen. Press
the button once to hold page and
the second time to release holding
of page.
ç Reveal/ Press the button once to reveal
Concea l hidden information (solutions to
puzzles, riddles, etc). Press the
button the second time to conceal
information.
This button is applicable only to
teletext page with puzzles, riddles,
etc.)
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SPECIFICATIONS
29PT5307
29PT5308
Picture tube screen size 720 mm
Picture tube visible area 680 mm
Audio Output :
Speaker 2 x 10  W
TV System NTSC M PAL B/G
P AL D/K
P AL I
SECAM B/G
SECAM D/K
SECAM K1
Playback System NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43, PAL 60
Set Dimensions :
Width 787 mm
Depth 500 mm
Height 590 mm
Net Weight of Set (approximate ) 45 kg
Note
F or Operating Voltage, Frequency, Power Consumption and Version Number, refer to the
type number at the rear of the set.
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