Philips 42pfl9703 User Manual

							EN LCD television
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DE LCD-Fernsehgerät
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FR Téléviseur LCD 
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NL LCD televisie
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ES Televisor LCD
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PT Televisor LCD 
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							Table of contents
1 Important  3
1.1 Safety  3
1.2 Care of the screen  3
1.3 Recycling   3
2Y our TV    4
2.1 Television overview  4
2.2 Product highlights  5
3 Getting started  5
3.1 Position the TV  5
3.2 Wall mounting - VESA  6
3.3 Remote control batteries  7
3.4 Antenna cable  7
3.5 Power cable  7
3.6 First time installation  7
4 Use your TV  8
4.1 Switch on or off - Standby  8
4.2 Watch TV  9
4.3 Watch channels from a digital receiver  9
4.4 Watch connected devices  9
4.5 Watch a DVD  10
4.6 Select a Teletext page  10
4.7 Change Ambilight mode  11
5 Use more of your TV  12
5.1 Remote Control  12
5.2 LightGuide brightness  15
5.3 TV menus  15
5.4 Picture and sound settings  16
5.5 Ambilight  19
5.6 Teletext  20
5.7 Create favourite channel lists  21
5.8 Electronic Programme Guide  22
5.9 Timers and locks  24
5.10 Subtitles  25
5.11 Watch and play photos, MP3... 25
5.12 Listen to digital radio channels  27
5.13 Software update  28
6 Channel installation  30
6.1 Automatic channel installation  30
6.2 Manual channel installation  31
6.3 Rearrange stored channels  32
6.4 Channel management  32
6.5 Digital reception test  33
6.6 Factory settings  33
7 Connections (DVD, receiver, ...)  34
7. 1 Connections overview  34
7.2 About connections  35
7.3 Connect your devices with the  Connection assistant  36
7.4 Connect your devices without the Connection assistant  36
7.5 Connection setup  42
7.6 Preparing for digital services  43
7.7 PC network  44
8T echnical data  50
9T roubleshooting  52
10 Index  54
UK Digital TV switchover info  56
Remote control setup codes at the end of this
book.
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							2008 © Koninklijke Philips Electronics
N.V. All rights reser ved. Specifications
are subject to change without notice.
Trademarks are the proper ty of
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. or
their respective owners.
Philips reser ves the right to change
products at any time without being
obliged to adjust earlier supplies
accordingly.
The material in this manual is believed
adequate for the intended use of the
system. If the product, or its individual
modules or procedures, are used for
purposes other than those specified
herein, confirmation of their validity
and suitability must be obtained. Philips
warrants that the material itself does
not infringe any United States patents.
No fur ther warranty is expressed or
implied.
Wa rranty
No components are user-ser viceable.
Do not open or remove covers and
do not inser t objects in the ventilation
slots or inser t objects not suitable for
the specific connectors. Repairs may
only be done by Philips Ser vice
Centres and official repairshops. Failure
to do so shall void any warranty, stated
or implied.
Any operation expressly prohibited in
this manual, any adjustments, or
assembly procedures not
recommended or authorised in this
manual shall void the warranty.
Pixel characteristics
This LCD product has a high number
of colour pixels. Although it has
effective pixels of 99,999% or more,
b lack dots or bright points of light
(red, green or blue) may appear
constantly on the screen. This is a
structural proper ty of the display
(within common industr y standards)
and is not a malfunction.
Open source software
This television contains open source
software. Philips hereby offers to
deliver or make available, upon
request, for a charge no more than the
cost of physically performing source
distribution, a complete machine-
readable copy of the corresponding
source code on a medium customarily
used for software interchange.
This offer is valid for a period of 3 y
ears after the date of purchase of this
product.
To  obtain the source code, write to
Philips Innovative Applications N.V.
Ass. to the Development Manager
P athoekeweg 11 
B-8000 Brugge
Belgium
Compliance with EMF
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
manufactures and sells many products
targeted at consumers, which, like any
electronic apparatus, in general have
the ability to emit and receive
electromagnetic signals.
One of Philips’ leading Business
Principles is to take all necessar y
health and safety measures for our
products, to comply with all applicable
legal requirements and to stay well
within the EMF standards applicable at
the time of producing the products.
Philips is committed to develop,
produce and market products that
cause no adverse health effects.
Philips confirms that if its products are
handled properly for their intended
use, they are safe to use according to
scientific evidence available today.
Philips plays an active role in the
development of international EMF and
safety standards, enabling Philips to
anticipate fur ther developments in
standardisation for early integration in
its products.
Mains fuse (UK only)
This TV is fitted with an approved
moulded plug. Should it become
necessar y to replace the mains fuse,
this must be replaced with a fuse of
the  same value as indicated on the
plug (example  10A).
1. Remove fuse cover and fuse.
2. The replacement fuse must comply with BS 1362 and have the ASTA
approval mark. If the fuse is lost,
contact your dealer in order to
verify the correct type.
3. Refit the fuse cover.
In order to maintain conformity to the
EMC directive, the mains plug on this
product must not be detached from
the mains cord.Copyrights
VESA, FDMI and the VESA
Mounting Compliant logo are
trademarks of the Video Electronics
Standards Association.
Manufactured under license
from Dolby Laboratories. ‘Dolby’, ‘Pro
Logic’ and the double D symbol 
G,
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Manufactured under
license from BBE Sound, Inc. Licensed
by  BBE, Inc under one or more of the
f ollowing US patents: 5510752,
5736897. BBE and BBE symbol are
registered trademarks of BBE Sound
Inc.
Windows Media is either a registered
trademark or trademark of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries
® Kensington and MicroSaver are
registered US trademarks of ACCO
Wo rld Corporation with issued
registrations and pending applications
in other countries throughout the
wor ld.
DLNA®
,the DLNA
logo and DNLA Cer tified™ are
trademarks, ser vice marks, or
cer tification marks of the Digital Living
Network Alliance.
All other registered and unregistered
trademarks are the proper ty of their
respective owners.
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Impor tant3
1Important
Read this user manual before you star t to use this
product.
Pay attention to this section and closely follow the
instructions. The warranty does not apply to
damage caused by not taking into account the
instructions.
1.1 Safety  
•T o avoid shor t circuit, do not expose the product
to rain or water.
•T o avoid a risk of fire or electric shock do not
place naked flame sources (e.g. lighted candles)
close to the TV.
• Leave a space of at least 10cm (4 inches) all
around the TV for ventilation.
• Keep away from radiators or other heat sources.
• Do not install the TV in a confined space such as
a book case. Make sure that cur tains, cupboards
and so on cannot obstruct the air flow through
the ventilation slots.
•T o prevent damage, do not inser t any object into
the ventilation slots.
• Make sure the TV cannot fall down. Place the TV
on a solid and flat surface and only use the stand
provided with the TV.
•T o prevent damaging the mains cord, do not
place the TV, or anything else, on the cord.
Damage the cord may cause a fire or electric
shock.
• When mounted on a swivel stand or VESA wall
bracket avoid force coming on the mains plugs.
Mains plugs that are par tly loosened can cause
arcing or fire.
1.2 Care of the screen
•Unplug the TV before cleaning.
• Clean the surface with a soft damp cloth. Do not
apply any other substance (chemical or
household cleaning agent). This may damage the
screen.
• Do not touch, push or rub or strike the screen
with anything hard as this may scratch, mar or
damage the screen permanently.
•T o avoid deformations and colour fading, wipe off
water drops as soon as possible. •
Stationar y images
Av oid stationar y images as much as possible. If
y ou cannot, reduce screen contrast and
brightness to prevent damage to the screen.
Stationar y images are images that remain on the
screen for a long time. Examples of stationar y
images are: on screen menus, teletext pages, black
bars, stock market information,TV channel logos,
time displays, and so on.
1.3 Recycling
•T ake the packaging to your local recycling centre.
• Dispose old batteries safely according local
regulations.
• This product is designed and manufactured for
material recycling and re-use.
• Do not dispose this product with other
household waste. Inform yourself or ask your
dealer about local environmentally safe recycling
and local regulations. Uncontrolled waste disposal
harms the environment and human health.
(EEC 2002/96/EC)
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							2Your TV
This section gives you an over view of the controls
and functions of this TV.
2.1 Television overview
Controls
1LightGuide
2 Indicator light
3 Remote control sensor 
4V olume up and down
5 Menu
6 Program/Channel up and down
7P ower switch
Connectors
1 Back connectors
2 Side connectors
For more info see section 7 Connections. Remote control
1
Switch On or switch to Standby
2W atch a connected device - DVD, VCR ...
3 Programme guide
4V olume up  + or down  -
5 Ambilight On or Off
6 Program/Channel up  + and down  -
7 Menu On or Off
8N avigation and Rotar y key
9 Colour keys
For more info see section  5.1 Remote control
over view.
4 Your TV
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2.2 Product highlights
Your new TV is equipped with some of the most
modern audio or video innovations.
Y our TV offers the following advantages ...
Full High Definition LCD display
A full HD resolution of 1920x1080p, the highest
resolution of HD sources. It offers a brilliant flicker-
free progressive scan picture with optimum
brightness and superb colours.
Ambilight  
For a more relaxed viewing experience and
improved perceived picture quality.
P erfect Pixel HD 
Offers perfect picture quality from any source.
100Hz Clear LCD   (if present)
100Hz Clear LCD gives a superior motion
sharpness, better black level,high contrast with a
flicker-free, quiet image and a larger viewing angle.
D VB-T and DVB-C integrated tuner
Next to normal analogue TV broadcast your TV
receives digital terrestrial and in cer tain countries
also digital cable TV and radio broadcasts.
Electronic Programme Guide - EPG
The EPG shows the scheduled digital TV
programmes on screen. The guide can remind you
when programmes star t, switch the TV on, etc.
HDMI connectors
HDMI connectors for highest quality high definition
connectivity.
USB connection / PC network connection
Multimedia connection for instantly view or play
y our photos or music.
Universal remote control
Y our TV remote control is a universal remote
control that can operate other devices such as
D VD players and recorders, digital receivers (STB)
or Home Theatre Systems (HTS) of Philips and
many other brands.
MPEG4 broadcast  (if available)
A higher quality videostandard offered by HD
transmitted broadcasts.
3 Get started
This section helps you with the positioning and the
first time installation of the TV.
3.1 Position the TV
Carefully read the safety precautions in section 1.1
Safety before you position the TV.
• Large screen TVs are heavy. Carr y and handle the
TV with at least two persons.
• The ideal distance from which to watch TV is
three times its diagonal screen size.
•P osition the TV where light does not fall directly
on the screen.
• Dim lighting conditions in the room for best
Ambilight effect.
•P osition the TV 10 to 20cm away from the wall
f or the best Ambilight effect.
•Y our TV is equipped with a Kensington Security
Slot at the back of the TV for an anti-theft lock
(not supplied).
On 32” and 37” TV models.
On 42”, 47” and 52” TV models.
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							6Your TV
3.2 Wall mounting - VESA
) Caution
Consider the TV’s weight when you wall mount it.
Improper mounting can result in severe injur y or
damage. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. bears
no responsibility for improper mounting or
mounting that results in accident or injury .
Y our TV is prepared for VESA compliant wall
mounting. This bracket is not included.
Y ou need one of the VESA codes hereunder to
purchase the bracket that fits your TV.
32” / 81cm VESA MIS-F 200, 200, 6
37” / 94cm VESA MIS-F 200, 200, 8
42” / 107cm VESA MIS-F 300, 300, 8
47” / 119cm VESA MIS-F 400, 400, 8
52” / 132cm VESA MIS-F 400, 400, 8
Ask your dealer for more info on stands and
wallmount brackets.
The VESA fixation points
Locate the four fixation points at the back of the
TV.
On a 32” / 81cm TV model.
On other TV screensizes. Unmount the TV stand
‡
Locate the four screws of the TV stand.
The 32” / 81cm TV model has two screws.
On a 32” / 81cm TV model.
On other screensizes.
® Unscrew the screws.
Tw o screws on the 32” / 81cm TV model.
Four screws for other TV screensizes.
Ò Lift the TV off the stand.
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							3.3 Remote control batteries
‡Open the batter y cover on the back of the
remote control.
® Inser t the 3 batteries supplied (Type AAA-
LR03-1,5V). Make sure the  +and  -ends of the
batteries line up correctly (inside of case is
marked.)
Ò Close the cover.
r Note
Remove the batteries if not using the remote
control for an extended period of time.
3.4 Antenna cable
‡ Locate the antenna connection at the back of
the TV.
® Inser t the antenna cable tightly into the
Antenna  x socket.
3.5 Power cable
Keep the mains plug at the wall socket accessible at
all time.
The TV is never powered off completely and
consumes energy unless the mains cord is physically
unplugged.
Although this TV has a ver y low standby power
consumption, unplug the mains cord if you do not
use the TV for a long time to save energy.
‡Verify that your mains voltage corresponds with
the voltage printed on the sticker at the back of
the TV. Do not inser t the mains cord if the
v oltage is different.
® Inser t the mains cord tightly.
On 32” and 37” TV models.
On 42”, 47” and 52” TV models.
On 42PFL9803,
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							4Use your TV 
Learn how to operate your TV for daily use.
4.1 Turn on or off - Standby
rNote
The TV may take up to 15 seconds to turn on.
To  turn on the TV:
• Press  BPower at the right of the TV if the
standby indicator is off.
• Press  Bon the remote control if the standby
indicator is on.
The LightGuide flashes during star t up and turns
on completely when the TV is ready for use.
To  switch to standby:
• Press  Bon the remote control.
The LightGuide turns off and the standby
indicator is on.
To  turn off:
• Press  BPower at the side of the TV.
Both the LightGuide and the standby indicator
turn off.
8Use your TV
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