Philips 50pf9631d User Manual

							Safety warnings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Getting started  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Use of the remote control RC4401/01  . . . . . 5
Use of the option key  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 
Keys at the right side of the TV  . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Introduction: Digital TV  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Switch the TV on  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
First time installation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
How to navigate through the menus  . . . . . . 11
Use of the TV menu settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjust picture menu settings  . . . . . . . . . 15
Adjust sound menu settings  . . . . . . . . . . 18 
Enjoy Ambilight  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Adjust feature menu settings  . . . . . . . . . 23
Search for and store TV channels  . . . . . . 27
Rearrange the channel number list  . . . . . 30
Set your preferences  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Select your connections  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Select a decoder channel number  . . . . . 32
Reset the factory settings  . . . . . . . . . . . 33
How to upgrade the TV software . . . . . . 33 
Create your favourite list  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
EPG (Electronic Programme Guide)  . . . . . . . 35
Multimedia Browser  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Teletext  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40To make video and audio connections  . . . . . 43 
Side panel overview  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear panel overview  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Connect:
a VCR or DVD recorder  . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
two VCRs or VCR and DVD recorder  . . .47
a satellite receiver  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
a DVD player, HD receiver/game console 48
a DVD player or HD receiver  . . . . . . . . 48 
a DVD player, satelitte or HD receiver  . .49
a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
a Home Cinema amplifier  . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Use the Common Interface slot . . . . . . . . . . 52
Select connected equipment  . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Record with your recorder  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Audio- and video equipment keys  . . . . . . . . 54
Troubleshooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Annex 1 - Philips TV software upgrade 
with portable memory  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Annex 2 - Philips TV-Slideshow Format 
with background music  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Annex 3 - Philips TV - Digital camera 
and USB issues  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Annex 4 - Issues referring to connected
peripherals with a HDMI connector . . . . 63
Index  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Recycling  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Contents
EN
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If this instruction manual does not give an answer or if ‘Troubleshooting’ does not solve your TV
problem, you can call your Local Philips Customer or Service Centre. See the supplied Worldwide
guarantee booklet.
Please, have the Model and Product number which you can find at the back or the bottom of your television
set or on the packaging, ready, before calling the Philips customer support service.
Model: 37PF9631D/10; 42PF9631D/10; 50PF9631D/10; 37PF9641D/10 
Product No: ....................................
About this User Manual
This manual contains all information you will need to initially install and operate your new TV.
Also read the help texts which are being displayed at the bottom of the screen.
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ENSafety warnings
Do not insert the power plug in a wall socket
or hang the TV to the wall before all
connections are made.
• Place or hang the TV wherever you want, but make
sure that air can circulate freely through the
ventilation slots.
• Do not install the TV in a confined space such as a
book case or a similar unit.
• To prevent any unsafe situations, no naked flame
sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed in
the vicinity.
• Avoid heat, direct sunlight and exposure to rain or
water.
• The equipment shall not be exposed to dripping or
splashing.
Do not touch, push or rub or strike the screen with
anything hard as this may scratch, mar or damage the
screen permanently.
And please do not rub with dust clothes with
chemical treatment.
Do not touch the surface with bare hands or greasy
cloth (some cosmetics are detrimental to the screen).
Unplug the TV before cleaning the screen.
When the surface becomes dusty, please wipe gently
with absorbent cotton or other soft materials like
chamois soaks. Do not use acetone, toluene and
alcohol because they cause chemical damage. Do not
use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Wipe off saliva
or water drops as soon as possible. Their long time
contact with the screen causes deformations and
colour fading.
A characteristic of LCD and Plasma Panels is that
displaying the same image for a long time can cause a
permanent after-image to remain on the screen.
Normal use of the TV should involve the showing of
pictures that contain constantly moving and changing
images that fill the screen.
Examples of stationary images (this is not an all-
inclusive list, you may encounter others in your
viewing):
•TV and DVD menus: listings of DVD disk content;
•Black bars: when black bars appear at the left and
right side of the screen, it is recommended to
change to a picture format so that the picture fills
the entire screen;•TV channel logo: present a problem if they are bright
and stationary. Moving or low-contrast graphics are
less likely to cause uneven aging of the screen;
•Stock market stickers: presented at the bottom of
the TV  screen;
•Shopping channel logos and pricing displays: bright
and shown constantly or repeatedly in the same
location on the TV screen.
Examples of still pictures also include logos,
computer images, time display, teletext and images
displayed in 4:3 mode, static images or characters,
etc.
•Philips Royal Electronics 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 necessary 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 further developments in
standardisation for early integration in its products.
Your TV display is made with high-precision
technology with a high number of colour pixels.
Although it has effective pixels of 99,999% or more,
black dots or bright points of light (red, green or
blue) may appear constantly on the screen. This is a
structural property of the display (within common
industry standards) and is not a malfunction.
Tip:reduce contrast and brightness when
viewing.
Carefully pay attention to these remarks.
The warranty does not apply to damage
caused by not taking into account the above
mentioned warnings on stationary images.
General
Stationary images on the TV screenPixel characteristics
Care of the screen
Electric, Magnetic and Electromagnetic
Fields (“EMF”)
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							Before you switch on your TV, connect all your peripheral equipment. See To make video and audio
connections, p. 43.
There is a wide range of audio and video equipment that can be connected to your TV. See To make
audio and video connections, p. 43.
EXT1can handle CVBS, RGB and Audio L/R;
EXT2can handle CVBS, S-VIDEO, RGB, Audio L/R;
EXT3can handle YPbPr, RGB H/V and Audio L/R;
HDMI 1and 2.
Supported video formats:480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i.
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Getting startedEN
Warning:do not insert the mains cord into the mains at the bottom of the TV and in a wall socket
or hang the TV on the wall before all connections are made.
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Warning:disconnect all power sources before making any connections.
Tip:it is preferable to connect peripherals with RGB output to EXT1or EXT2as RGB provides a
better picture quality.
Before you start
Overview of the rear connector panel 
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							BStandby
Press to switch the TV from or to standby mode.
When switched to standby, a red indicator on the TV lights up.
TVPress to select TV mode.
DVD  STB  VCR  AUX
Press one of these keys to set your remote control to
operate a peripheral device.
See Audio and Video equipment keys, p. 54.
DEMOPress to switch the Demo menu on or off.
Colour keys
-When functions are attached to the colour keys, the
colour keys are shown on screen.
-To select a page in Teletext mode.
OPTION
-To open and close the Quick access menu which contains
a few frequently used options, like Picture format.
-When in teletext, press repeatedly to enlarge the teletext
page display. See Teletext, p. 41.
aTo open and close the Electronic Programme Guide.
See EPG (Electronic Programme Guide), p. 35.
Cursor keys
Press the cursor keys up/down, left/right to navigate
through the menus.
OK- To activate a setting
-Starts playing content in the Multimedia Browser
application.
BROWSE/MENU:
To open and close the main menu. See How to navigate
through the menus, p. 11.
bTeletext On/Off
Press to switch teletext on. See Teletext, p. 40.
Only for UK: Digital text/Interactive services.
VVolume
Press + or - to adjust the volume.
¬Mute key:interrupt the sound or restore it.
Use of the remote control RC4401/01EN
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a
v
Attention:the TV is never powered off completely unless
it is physically unplugged.
Attention:not all channels transmit interactive television
applications at all times.
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							+P-Channel selection
-to browse through the TV channels and sources stored
and marked in the Favourite channels lists;
-to select a page in Teletext mode;
-to quickly browse through the lists in the menus;
- to switch the TV on from standby mode.
0/9 Digit keys 
To select a TV channel between 0 and 999.
AVSelect your peripherals
See Installation menu, Select your connections, p. 32.
0Previous channel
Press to alternate between the currently viewed and the
previously viewed TV channel.
Ambilight-
MODE
Ambilight:Press to switch Ambilight On or Off. For the
Ambilight settings, see Use of the TV menu settings, Enjoy 
Ambilight, p. 20.
MODE:Press this key repeatedly to toggle through the
Ambilight modes.
Ò ‡ π † Audio and Video equipment keys
See Audio and Video equipment keys, p. 54.
See Multimedia browser functional keys, p. 39.
‡
CANCEL
Only for UK: Digital text/Interactive services.
Press this key to cancel those special services (and the
function bar at the bottom of the screen).
®no function
iOn screen information
Press to display (when available) information about the
selected TV channel and programme.
bDual screen 
Press the bkey to show teletext on the right of the
screen.
FAVTo display the channels list.
You can create up to four favourite lists.
Use of the remote control RC4401/01  (Continued)EN
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a
v
Note:when the TV is switched to standby, and you switch
Ambilight On, Ambilight will be active. Only then less
modes are available.
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							Digital audio language:
See Adjust sound menu settings, p. 18.
Digital subtitle language:
See Adjust feature menu settings, p. 23.
Subtitles:
See Adjust feature menu settings, p. 23.
Picture format:
See Use of the TV menu settings, Adjust picture menu
settings, p. 17.
Equalizer:
See Use of the TV menu settings, Adjust sound menu
settings, p. 18.
Clock:
The Quick access menu appears.
2. Press the cursor up/down to select a menu item.
3. Press the 
OKkey to jump to the selected menu item in the
TV menu. (Except for the Clock option).
4. Use the cursor keys to make a selection.
5. Press the 
OPTIONkey to exit.
a
Note:digital related menu items will only be accessible in case
of digital TV broadcasting.
Use of the OPTION key 
Quick access  
Digital audio language
Digital subtitle language
Subtitles
Picture format
Equalizer
Clock
In case your remote is lost or broken, apart from channel
selection and volume adjustment, you can still change
some of the basic settings with the keys at the side of
your TV.

						

							Introduction: Digital TVEN
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Note:if the TV has already been installed before and/or you
want to change the First time installation settings, proceed
with Use of the TV menu settings, p. 13.
Switch the TV on
An indicator on the front of the TV lights up and the
screen comes on.

						

							After the Welcome screen you are asked to select a language of
the TVs on-screen menus. The text of the header and the info
on screen continuously change language. Also the digital audio
and subtitle language will be set to the selected menu language.
1. Press the cursor up/down to highlight your language.
2. Press the 
OKkey on the remote control.
3. Follow the instructions on screen to proceed.
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First time installation  (Continued)
a
Step 1: select your on-screen language
3. Press the green colour key on your remote control to start
the Automatic channel installation.
>All available digital TV and radio channels and analogue
TV channels  are searched for and stored automatically.
This will take a few minutes. When the search is
complete, the menu will indicate the number of digital
and analogue channels found.
4. Press the red colour key again when the search is
completed.
Notes:
-reception of digital terrestrial TV channels is applicable
dependent on the country selected;
-if you choose to install the channels at a later time, select
the Automatic installation in the TV menu, Installation,
Channels to scan available channels. 1. Press the green colour key on your remote control when
Television is highlighted.
2. Select the country where you are now located.
Step 2: complete the initial TV installation
procedure
Notes:
-if you select a wrong country, the channel numbering will
not be according to the standard for your country.
-in case the country selected is not DVB-T supported by
your TV, digital related menu-items will not be
accessible.
Previous Next Skip Stop
PHILIPSTelevision
System searching: please wait..........
Digital channels found 16
Analogue channels found 22
Stop
PHILIPSInstallation
This will help you to install the following
sections:
Television
Settings assistant
Menu language
English
Español
Français
Hrvatski
Italiano
Magyar
.............Please select your
language.....
PHILIPS
using cursor up and
down
Next
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							By means of several split screens/full screens you are
prompted to select your preferred picture, sound and
ambilight settings, to finally arrive at a complete setting
which satisfies you.
1. Press the green colour key on your remote control to enter
the Settings assistantmenu.
2. Select your Location with the cursor up/down.
>If you choose Shopit will skip the Settings assistant.
The TV parameters for Picture, Sound and Ambilight will
then be set to predefined fixed settings.
Press the green colour key again to proceed.
>If you choose Homeit will display the Settings
assistant.
3. Use the cursor left/right to each time select your preferred
screen.
4. Press the green colour key to each time confirm your
selection and to jump to the following screen.
>The following items will be presented sequentially.
In the header it is mentioned how many screens have
been completed and how many screens there are in
total.
The Settings assistant will step sequentially through the
following settings: Picture, Sound and Ambilight.
5. Press the green colour key again to store all the settings
and to return to the TV installation menu.
6. Press the red colour key again to finish the First time
installation procedure and to display the first stored TV
channel.
First time installation  (Continued)EN
10
Note:when you skip or stop the Settings Assistant, then
the standard settings Philips selected for you will be
chosen.
Note:any time you can change or reset your settings or
adjust individual settings for Picture, Sound and Ambilight
in the TV settings menu. See p. 13, Use of the TV menu
settings.
To control the settings of special TV functions, features and
accessory equipment, see p. 23, Adjust feature menu
settings.
Step 3: Settings assistant: select your TV settings
Previous Next Skip Stop
PHILIPSInstallation
This will help you to complete the Settings
assistant.
Television
Settings assistant
PHILIPSSettings assistant
Please select your location before
continuing:
Home
Shop
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