Philips 42pfl9703 User Manual

							•Volume – Visually impaired  (UK only)
Changes the volume of the selected Visually
impaired audio language in the Setup, Installation
menu. See section  6.1 Automatic  installation .
• Balance
Sets the balance of the left and right
loudspeakers to fit best your listening position.
• Audio language
A list of audio languages for the current
programme may be available when digital
channels are installed and broadcasted.
To  permanently change the audio language, see
section  6 Channel installation .
• Dual I/II
If broadcasted, you can choose between two
different languages.
• Mono/stereo
If stereo broadcasting is available, you can select
Mono or Stereo per TV channel.
• TV speakers
If you have connected an audio system to your
TV, you can switch off the TV speakers.
If your audio system suppor ts Easylink, see
section  7.2.2 Easylink .
Select  Automatic to have the sound from your
TV automatically reproduced by your audio
system.
• Surround mode
To  select a more spatial sound if broadcasted or
if available from a connected device.
• Headphone volume
Changes the volume of the headphone.
You can mute the TV speakers with  ¬on the
remote control.
• Auto volume levelling
Reduces sudden volume differences like at the
beginning of commercials or when switching from
one channel to another.
Select on or off.
• Delta volume
Levels out volume differences between channels
or connected devices.
‡ Switch to the channel or device you want to
level out the volume difference.
® Select  Delta volume  in the Sound menu and
change the volume level.
• Auto surround
Switches the TV automatically to the best
surround sound mode dependant on the
broadcast.
Select on or off.5.5 Ambilight
You can adjust Ambilight settings.
‡ Press  Menu Ï and select  Ambilight.
® Press  πto enter the list.
Ò Press  oor œ to select a setting.
• Ambilight
Switches Ambilight on or off.
• Active mode
Adjusts the speed at which Ambilight responds to
the on-screen images..
Only available when Active mode has been
selected in the Ambilight colour menu.
Relaxed sets Ambilight to change soft and
smoothly with the images on screen.
Dynamic sets Ambilight to change quick and
responsive.
• Brightness
Changes the light output of Ambilight.
• Colour
Sets the Ambilight colour to either dynamic
behaviour (Active mode) or one of the
predefined Ambilight fixed colours.
Custom allows fine tuning of a fixed colour.
• Separation
Sets the difference in colour level between the
Ambilights at the sides of the TV.
Separation off gives a dynamic but uniform
colour Ambilight.
ç Caution
To  av oid bad infrared remote control reception,
place your devices out of sight of Ambilight.
AmbilightColour
Active mode
Blue
Warm white
Cool white
Custom
Colour
Separation
Ambilight
Active mode
Brightness
TV menuAmbilight
Ambilight
Colour
Active mode
Brightness
Separation
Ambilight
Features
Setup
Smart settings
Picture
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							5.6 Teletext
Your TV has a 1200 pages memor y that stores
broadcasted teletext pages and subpages to reduce
waiting time.
To  select a teletext page see section  4.6 Select a
T eletext page .
5.6.1 Select a teletext language
Some digital TV broadcasters offer the possibility to
select your preferred teletext language. See section
6.1 Automatic  installation .
5.6.2 Select pagenumber subpages
A teletext page number can hold several subpages.
The pages are shown on a bar next to the main
pagenumber.
‡Press  Teletext
.
® Select a teletext page.
Ò Press  por π to select a subpage.
5.6.3 Select T.O.P. teletext  broadcasts
T.O. P. teletext (Table of Pages) is not broadcast by
all TV channels. You can easily jump from one
subject to another without using pagenumbers.
‡ Press  Teletext .
® Press  i.
The T.O.P. over view  appears.
Ò Use  por π,o or œ to select a subject.
† Press 
OKto view the page.
5.6.4 Dual screen teletext  (not available for
channels with Digital Text ser vices)
View the TV channel and teletext next to each
other.
‡ Press  bfor Dual screen teletext.
® Press  Teletext again to show normal teletext.
Ò Press  Teletext to switch off teletext.
5.6.5 Search teletext
Quickly jump to a subject linked to a series of
pagenumbers or search for specific words in
teletext pages.
‡Press  Teletext .
® Press 
OKto highlight the first word or number.
Ò Press  por π,o or œ to jump to the next
w ord or number on the page.
† Press 
OKto search a page which holds the
highlighted word or number.
º Press  ountil no word or number is highlighted
to quit Search.
5.6.6 Enlarge teletext pages
For a more comfor table reading, you can enlarge
the teletext page.
‡ Press  Teletext and select a teletext page.
® Press  qto enlarge the top par t of the page.
Ò Press  qagain to view the enlarged lower
par t of the page.
† Press  oor œ to scroll through the enlarged
page.
º Press  qagain to return to the normal page
size.
5.6.7 Teletext menu
With the options in the teletext menu you can
reveal hidden info, let cycle subpages automatically
and change the character setting.
•Rev eal
Hide or unhide hidden information on a page,
such as solutions to riddles or puzzles.
• Cycle subpages  
If subpages are available for the selected page,
you can make subpages cycle automatically.
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							•Language
Some languages use a different set of characters.
Switch to the other group to show the text
correctly.
‡ Press  Teletext .
® Press  Menu  Ï.
Ò Press  oor œ to select an option.
† Press 
OKto change a setting.
º Press  Menu  Ï to quit the teletext menu.
◊ Press  Teletext to switch off teletext.
5.6.8 Digital text services (UK only)
Some digital TV broadcasters offer dedicated digital
text or interactive ser vices (for example BBC1) on
their digital TV channels. These ser vices work as
normal Teletext with the number, colour and
navigation keys to select and navigate.
‡ Press  Teletext .
® Press  por π,o or œ to select or highlight
items.
Ò Press one of the colour keys to select an
option.
† Press 
OKto confirm or activate.
º Press  ‡Cancel to cancel Digital text or
interactive ser vices.
ç Caution
Digital text ser vices are blocked when subtitles are
broadcasted and Subtitle On is set in the Features
menu. See section  5.10 Subtitles.
5.6.9 Teletext 2.5  
If broadcasted by the TV channel this teletext offers
more colours and better graphics.
Teletext 2.5 is switched on as a factor y setting.
‡ Press  Menu  Ïon the remote control and
select Setup > Installation >  Preferences >
T eletext 2.5 and press πto enter the list.
® Select on or off.
5.7 Create favourite channel
lists
View the All channels list or set up a Favourite list
of your own with your preferred TV channels and
radio stations.
5.7.1 Select a favourite list
Y ou can select one of the favourite channel lists.
‡ Press 
OK.
The first time after you have finished the
installation, the All channels list is shown. In
other situations, it brings up the last selected
favourite list.
® Press the red key to show all favourite lists.
Ò Press  oor œ to select a list.
† Press 
OK.
The selected favourite list appears.
º Press 
OKagain to quit.
5.7.2 To set up a favourite list
Create or modify your own favourite list.
‡Press 
OK.
The last selected list appears.
® Press the red key to show all favourite lists.
Ò Press  oor œ to select a list.
† Press 
OK.
º Press the green key to enter the Edit mode.
The selected list brings up a full channel list.
◊ Press  oor œ to highlight a channel.
‹ Press 
OKto mark (or unmark) the highlighted
channel. The channel is added to (or removed
from) the selected list.
≈ Press the green key again to leave the Edit
mode.
The modified channel list appears again.
All channels
....
EXT 3
3 Digital channel 2
4 Radio channel 1
2 Digital channel 1
1 Analogue channel 1
....
Select list
A
T eletext menu
Reveal
Language Gr. II
Off
Cycle subpages Off
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							5.7.3 Select a channel from a favourite list
‡Press 
OK.
The last selected channel list appears.
® Use  oor œ  to highlight a channel.
Ò Press 
OK.
The TV tunes to that channel.
à Tip
• Use 
-P+to go through the TV channels of the
selected favourite list.
• With the number keys you can still select
channels which are not marked as favourite.
5.8 Electronic Programme
Guide - EPG -
The Electronic Programme guide is an on screen
guide to scheduled digital TV programmes.
You can navigate, select and view programmes by
time, title or genre. There are two types of EPG,
‘Now and Next’ and ‘7 or 8 day’ EPG.
When digital channels are installed and
broadcasted, EPG is available. ‘Now and Next’is
always available but the  ‘7 or 8 day’EPG is only
a vailable in some countries.
With the EPG menu you can...
• see a list of current broadcasted programmes
• see the next programme
• group programmes by genre
• set reminders when programmes will star t
• set up preferred EPG channels
• etc.
5.8.1 Switch on EPG
‡ Press  a.
The following type of EPG appears:
‘Now and Next’ EPG 
Detailed information about the current programme
is shown.
Or 
‘7 or 8 day’ EPG
It may take some time to receive the EPG data.
The list of TV programmes will show.
26   BBC1 Tue., 12 Sep            09:17
T itle : Commonwealth Games
Info: 7:50 - 12:30 : 280 min ..........
ExitPress -P+ to change channel.Next
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							®Use the colour keys to activate the available
actions at the bottom of the screen.
•  Next :to show information about the next
programme.
• Remind :to mark or unmark a programme as a
reminder.
• W atch :to watch or listen to a current
programme.
• Jump to.. .: to jump to the next or previous day.
• Info :to display information on a selected
programme (if available).
Ò Press  ato quit the EPG.
5.8.2 More on ‘7 or 8 day’ EPG
Search by genre, scheduled reminders, etc. are
managed in the Programme guide menu.
‡Press  a on the remote control.
® Press  Menu  Ï.
The Programme guide menu appears.
Ò Press  oor œ to select a menu option.
† Press  πto enter.
º Press  oor œ to make a selection.
◊ Press 
OKto activate or press the green key to
watch
‹ Press  ato quit the EPG.
r Note
Only channels marked as Preferred EPG channels
appear in the Programme guide menu.
Programme guideWhats on
12:30 South Today
13:00 In aller Freund
11:50 Working Lunch
11:55 Melrose Place
Preferred EPG ch...
Acquire EPG data
Whats on
Search by genre
Scheduled remind...
Programme guide Tue., 12 Sep
09:55
BBC ONE
BBC TWO
five
BBC THREE
BBC FOURabc1
09:50    Tweenies
09:00     The Wright Stuff
05:32     This is BBC THREE
05:32   This is BBC FOUR09:20   Moonlighting
12:30     Commonwealth
10:15     Something Special
10:30     Trisha Goddard
12:00     This is BBC THREE
12:00   This is BBC FOUR10:15   Daddio
Around Next07:50    Commonwealth
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5.9 Timers and locks
This section describes how to switch the TV on or
off at a specified time and to lock or unlock the TV.
5.9.1 Automatically switch to standby
Sleeptimer switches the TV to standby after a time.
‡Press  Menu Ï on the remote control and
select Features >  Sleeptimerand press πto
enter the sleeptimer bar.
® Press  oor œ to set the time up to 180
minutes in steps of 5 minutes. If set to 0
minutes, the Sleeptimer is switched off.
Y ou can always switch off your TV earlier or reset
the time during countdown.
5.9.2 Automatically switch the TV on
On timer switches the TV on automatically to a
specified channel at a specified time, from standby.
‡ Press  Menu Ïon the remote control and
select Features >  On timerand press  πto
enter the On timer menu.
® Use  por π,o or œ to select and enter the
menu items one by one to set a channel, a day
of the week or daily, and a star ting time.
Ò Press 
OKto confirm.
† Press  Menu Ïto quit the menu.
à Tip
To  switch off the On timer, select  Offin the On
timer menu.
5.9.3 Lock TV channels and programmes
Lock TV channels and/or programmes from
connected devices to prevent children from
watching them. Lock and unlock with a four number
code.
Set or change your code
‡ Press  Menu Ïon the remote control and
select Features >  Set or Change code and press
π to enter your code.
® Enter your code with the number keys.
The  Features menu reappears with a message
confirming that your code has been created or
changed.
Did you forget your code ?
‡ Select  Change code .
® Press  π. Ò
Enter the overriding code 8-8-8-8.
† Enter a new personal code.
º Confirm your new entered code.
The previous code is erased and the new code
is stored.
5.9.4 Activate or deactivate Child lock
Set your code and you can:
•Lock all channels and devices,
• Lock specific channels and devices,
• Set a time after which all channels and devices
are locked,
• Set the maximum allowed parental rating for
digital channels that are installed and broadcast.
‡ Press  Menu Ï.
® Select Features >  Child lockand press π.
Ò Enter your code with the number keys.
† Select one of the options.
º Press  π.
Lock or unlock all channels and connected devices
‡ Select  Lockor Unlock .
Lock a certain programme or all channels from a
certain time
‡ Select  Custom lock .
® Press  πto enter the Custom lock menu.
Ò Press  πagain to enter the Lock after menu.
† Select  Onto switch on the Timer lock.
º Press  p.
◊ Select  Time.
‹ Press  π.
≈ Enter the time with  oor œ and  π.
Ú Press 
OK.
Lock one or more channels and connected devices
‡ Select  Custom lock .
® Press  πto enter.
Ò Press  oor œ to select  Channel lock .
† Press  π.
º Press  oor œ to select the channel(s) you
want to lock or unlock.
◊ Each time press 
OKto lock or unlock the
channel.
Child lockCustom lock
Lock after
Channel lock
Parental rating
Lock
Custom lock
Unlock
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							Set an age rating to a digital programme
Some digital broadcasters have their programmes
rated (depending on your countr y). When the
r ating is higher than your child’s age, the
programme will be locked.
‡ Select  Custom lock .
® Press  πto enter.
Ò Press  oor œ to select  Parental rating .
† Press  π.
º Press  oor œ to select an age rating.
◊ Press  Menu  Ïto quit the Child lock menu.
5.10 Subtitles
For each TV channel, subtitles can be set, coming
from Teletext or DVB-T (digital) broadcasts.
If digital channels are installed and broadcasted, you
can select your preferred subtitle language.
5.10.1 Subtitling from analogue TV channels
‡Select an analogue TV channel.
® Press  Teletext to switch on Teletext.
Ò Enter the three number pagenumber of the
subtitle page.
† Press  Teletext to switch off Teletext.
r Note
The Teletext subtitle page of analogue channels
m ust be stored for each TV channel separately.
5.10.2 Activate or deactivate subtitling
‡ Press  Menu  Ïon the remote control and
select Features >  Subtitleand press  πto enter
the list.
® Press  oor œ to select  Onto show the
subtitles always or  On during muteto show the
subtitles only when the sound is muted with the
¬ key on the remote control.
Ò Press  pto return to the Features menu.
5.10.3 Select a digital subtitle language
If subtitle broadcasting is available with digital
channels, you can select a preferred subtitle
language out of a list of broadcasted languages. The
preferred subtitle languages set in the Installation
menu are overruled temporarily.
‡ Press  Menu  Ïon the remote control and
select Features >  Subtitle languageand press π
to enter the list of available languages.
® Press  oor œ to select a subtitle language.
Ò Press 
OK.
5.11 Watch and play your
photos and music
Watch pictures or listen to music stored on a USB
device (not supplied with the TV), a camcorder
(only for photos) or from your PC network. Watch
y our pictures as a slideshow or listen to a self made
m usic playlist.
r Note
Philips is not responsible if your USB device is not
suppor ted nor shall Philips accept any liability for
damage or loss of stored data.
5.11.1 Insert the USB device 
‡ Inser t a device at the side of the TV while the
TV is switched on.
A message appears that a USB device has been
detected.
r Note
In case the USB device does not automatically
break in, press Source  v> USB/Memor y devices
and press  OK.
Select  Sideand press  OKto display your
camcorder content.
5.11.2  Remove the USB device  
‡ Press  Source  v.
® Remove the USB device.
Ò Select TV or another connected device to
watch a programme.
TV menuFeatures
Common interface
Subtitle 
Subtitle language
Sleeptimer
Child lock
Set/Change code
On timer
Demo
Features
Picture
Smart settings
Sound
Ambilight
Setup
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5.11.3  Watch your pictures, start aslideshow and play music
Look up your pictures in the Picture album of your
USB device.
‡ Select the Picture folder for the picture files you
have stored on your USB device.
® Press  πto enter the Picture folder.
Ò Press  oor œ to select a picture or a picture
album.
† Press 
OKto watch the picture or to star t a
slideshow of the pictures in the album.
º Press 
OKto pause the slideshow. Press again to
restar t.
◊ Press one of the colour keys on the remote
control to perform the corresponding function
shown at the bottom of the screen.
If the function bar at the bottom disappeared,
press any colour key to let it reappear.
‹ Press  pand select another picture or another
album.
Slideshow settings
• Details / More details
Shows the picture name, date, size and next
picture in the slideshow.
• Transitions
Shows the list of available transition styles of the
pictures.
Press  oor œ to select and press 
OKto
activate. •
Slide time
Sets the time lag for the picture transitions:
Shor t, Medium or Long.
• Rotate
To  rotate a picture.
• Start/Show/Pause
To  stop, pause and restar t the slideshow.
Thumbnails
W atch the pictures of a selected album in an
ov er view.
‡ Select a picture album.
® Press  πto enter the picture list.
Ò Press the blue key.
† Press  oor œ,p or π to highlight a picture.
º Press 
OKto watch the picture.
◊ Press  pto return to the thumbnail over view.
‹ Press the blue key again to go back to the
picture list.
Listen to music
Look up your songs in the Music album of your
USB device.
‡Select the Music folder for the music files you
have stored on your USB device.
® Press  πto enter the Music folder.
Ò Press  oor œ to select a song or a music
album.
† Press 
OKto play the selected song or to play a
song followed by the next song in the same
album.
º Press one of the colour keys on the remote
control to perform the corresponding function
shown at the bottom of the screen.
If the function bar at the bottom disappeared,
press any colour key to let it reappear.
Music settings
• Details
Shows the file name.
• Repeat one/all
Repeat all songs in the album until you stop a
song or only repeat the one song selected until
you stop the song.
• Shuffle
Play songs in a random sequence.
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Mary.jpg
PictureAfrika_2001
Kenya.jpg
Congo.jpg
Victoria.jpg
Cairo.jpg
Paris_2005
My_car.jpg
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Kenya.jpg
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Cairo.jpg
Kenya.jpg
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Afrika_2001
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Jean.jpg
Mary.jpg
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							Watch a slideshow with background music
W atch a slideshow of your stored pictures
accompanied with your stored background music.
‡ Select an album of songs first and press 
OK.
® Highlight the Picture folder and select an album
of pictures and press 
OK.
5.11.4  Watch photos or listen to music from
your PC 
To  watch photos and listen to music from a
connected PC, make sure:
-y our router and PC are switched on
-a  media ser ver software is running on your PC .
See section  7.7 PC network .
‡ Press the  Source vkey on the remote
control.
® Select  PC network and press π.
W ait until the PC content comes on.
Ò Select the content you want to watch or listen
to and press  π.
† Use  por π,o or œ to go through the
photo or music files or folders.
º Press  OKto watch or listen.
◊ Press  pto go back to the previous list.
See section  9 Troubleshooting in case of problems
playing files or in case your PC does not appear in
the PC network menu.
5.12 Listen to digital radio channels
If digital broadcasting is available, digital radio
channels are installed during installation.
To listen to a digital radio channel:
‡ Press 
OKon the remote control.
The  All channels menu is displayed.
® Use the number keys to select a radio channel
available from channel number 400 onwards.
To  reorder see section  6.3.3 Reorder the
channels .
Ò Press 
OK.
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5.13 Software update
Philips continually tries to improve its products. To
benefit, update the TV software regularly. To update
your TV software you need a USB Memor y device
(not supplied).
Ve rify that your USB memor y device has at least
128Mb free space. Make sure the write protection
is switched off. Some USB devices do not work
with our TV.
5.13.1 Update assistant
The Update assistant helps you to update the TV’s
software.
Step 1: TV identification
The TV has to identify with your USB memor y
device.
‡ Press  Menu  Ï> Setup .
® Press  π.
Ò Press  oor œ to select  Software update .
† Press  π.
º Press  oor œ to select  Update assistant .
◊ Press  π.
‹ Press 
OKto activate.
≈ Inser t a USB memor y device into the USB
connector at the side of the TV.
The TV menu appears.
Ú Press the green key to proceed.
A message appears that the TV has successfully
written its identification file to the USB memor y
device.
œ Press the green key again to finish.
π Remove the USB memor y device from the TV.
Step 2: Software download from the PC to
the USB device
‡ Inser t the USB memor y device into a PC linked
to the internet.
® Locate and open the file  update.htmon your
USB device.
Ò Read the instructions on screen and click on
the  Send
IDbutton.
If new software is available, the update is
downloaded on the USB memor y device.
† Remove the USB memor y device from your
PC .
Step 3: Software update transfer to the TV
The downloaded software on the USB memor y
device must now be uploaded to your TV.
çCaution
• Never remove the USB memor y device from the
TV during the software update.
• If a power drop occurs during the update, do not
remove the USB memor y device from the TV.
When the power retuirns, the TV continues to
update.
‡ Switch on the TV.
® Inser t the USB memor y device to the USB
connector at the side of the TV.
Ò The TV switches off. The screen stays black for
about 10 seconds. Wait and do not use the
power switch  Bon the TV.
SetupSoftware update
Update assistant
Current software ...
Local updates
Announcement
Installation
Software update
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