User manual PHILIPS 29PT8303

[. . . ] English Contents Installation Your remote control ________________________________________2 Preparation _______________________________________________3 Installation_________________________________________________3 Search for and Store TV channels Select the menu language and country ______________________4 Automatic installation ___________________________________4 Manual installation ______________________________________5 Give name_________________________________________________6 Reshuffle the programme list _________________________________6 Select favourite TV channels __________________________________6 Install TV setup_____________________________________________7 The keys on top of the TV____________________________________7 Operation Use of the remote control __________________________________8-9 Use of the menus Picture menu __________________________________________10 Sound menu___________________________________________10 Features menu ______________________________________11-12 Teletext _______________________________________________13-14 Connect peripheral equipment _________________________15-18 Tips ____________________________________________________19 Index ___________________________________________________19 Lexicon ________________________________________________20 EasyLink features are based on the "one touch operation" approach. This means that a sequence of actions are executed at the same time in both the television and the video cassette recorder, provided both are fitted with the EasyLink function and connected with the eurocable supplied. 1 English Your remote control p. 9 X j i selection of EXT1, EXT2 or FRONT bilingual choice + sound info continuous subtitles info on screen Teletext p. 14 f d h U solution to riddles mix tv/txt picture - hold enlarge subpage selection / time display u f s p. [. . . ] In certain circumstances it may be preferred to switch Contrast Plus off. · J FEATURES Store PP Sleeptimer Message Child Lock Animation demo · Store the modified adjustments for Contrast, Brightness, Colour, Tint, Digital Scan and Contrast Plus for all TV channels with Store PP in the FEATURES menu. SOUND J Volume Balance Treble Bass Loudness Headphone L M Sound menu Switch Loudness on or off When Loudness On is selected, the low and high frequencies are amplified so that the natural balance is restored when listening at a low volume. 16 for the connection of the headphone. HEADPHONE Volume J (Dual) Dual · · Select Dual to choose between the dubbed or original language when the TV channel broadcasts in 2 languages. Store the modified adjustments for Volume, Balance, Treble and Bass for all TV channels with Store PP in the FEATURES menu. To exit from the menus Press the corresponding red, green or yellow colour key. · 10 o Select adjustments p oe MENU OK Features menu & Press the yellow colour key to display/cancel the FEATURES menu. " Use the OK key to activate. Activate Picture menu Sound menu Features menu J FEATURES Store PP Sleeptimer Message Child Lock Animation demo Store PP The adjustments of Contrast, Brightness, Colour, Tint, Digital Scan and Contrast Plus made in the picture menu and the adjustments of Volume, Balance, Treble, Bass and Loudness made in the sound menu can be stored in memory for all the TV channels. Sleeptimer With the sleeptimer you can set a time period after which the TV should switch itself off to standby. One minute before the TV is set to go to standby, the remaining minute appears on screen. You can always switch off your set earlier or change the set time. Child Lock If the child lock is on, the TV can only be switched on with the remote control. The - and + keys on top of the TV cannot be used to select a TV channel. If the message Child Lock On appears, the child lock must be switched off before you can use the - and + keys on the TV to select a TV channel. Animation demo Selecting this menu item starts a continuous loop of an animation introducing your TV. Press the OK key to stop the animation. 11 FEATURES Store PP Sleeptimer J Message Child Lock Animation demo Message With this function you can enter a personal message on 2 lines which will be displayed automatically when the set is switched on from standby. Change Select with the EF keys the letter or number you want to enter. Type Press the CD keys to select the way the message will be displayed : Wipe, Slide, Fall or Fade. The Fade display is a randomly selection of the three other display types. Run Press the CD keys to select the display frequency : Continuous, Once or No. If you selected Once, the message will disappear from the screen after 30 seconds. If you selected Continuous, the message will appear on the screen until the display frequency is switched off in the Message menu. The message does NOT appear when Continuous Subtitles have been switched On. J Change Clear Type Run · · · · · · · 12 Teletext Most TV channels broadcast information via teletext. Each channel which broadcasts teletext transmits a page with information on how to use its teletext system. Depending on the TV channel, teletext is transmitted in different systems. The colours used in the options line correspond with the colour keys of your remote control. u f s X d j h fi i U S B i yÚ About the Easy Text system The Easy Text system considerably reduces the waiting time (on condition the teletext broadcast of the particular TV channel is switched on for at least half a minute) by : · a direct selection of previous and following pages which are in transmission and of the pages referred to in the options line · a habit watcher list: frequently used pages are put in a list of preferred pages, so that they are immediately available afterwards · the precapturing of the page numbers referred to in the displayed page · the precapturing of all the subpages. o p oe MENU OK ® OK Ò ¬ -V + - 0 P+ 1 4 7 b 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 q 0 -P+ b F ® a M æ b Switch Teletext on and off · Press b to switch on or off the teletext. The main index page appears on the screen together with two information lines at the top and one option line at the bottom of the screen. SMART CONTROLS Select a Teletext page · With the digit keys Enter the desired page number with the digit keys. [. . . ] End of life directives Your new TV contains materials which can be recycled and reused. At the end of life specialised companies can dismantle the discarded TV to concentrate the reusable materials and to minimise the amount of materials to be disposed of. Please ensure you dispose of your old TV according to local regulations. The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium. [. . . ]