Philips 37-42PF9731D/10, 37-42PF9831D/10 instruction manual Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symptom

Possible cause/Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

No picture

< Verify if the supplied cables are connected properly. (The aerial cable to the

 

 

 

TV, the other aerial to your recorder, the power cables, ..)

 

 

 

< Verify if you selected the correct source.

 

 

 

< Verify if the child lock has been switched off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poor picture

< Verify in the Manual installation menu if you have selected the correct TV

 

 

 

system.

 

 

 

< Verify if your TV or house aerial isn't located too close to loudspeakers,

 

 

 

non-earthed audio equipment or neon lights, etc.

 

 

 

< Mountains or high buildings can cause double pictures or ghost images.

 

 

 

Sometimes you can improve the picture quality by changing the direction of

 

 

 

the aerial.

 

 

 

< Is the picture or teletext unrecognisable or do you experience bad teletext

 

 

 

reception ? Verify if you have entered the correct frequency, or fine tune the

 

 

 

frequency for that specific channel or adjust the antenna direction if the problem

 

 

 

isn’t solved by finetuning. See Installation,Analogue: manual installation, p. 30.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poor colour

< Select Factory settings in the Installation menu.

 

 

 

< Verify the connections between the optional equipment and the TV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

No sound

< Verify if the volume isn't at minimum.

 

 

 

< Verify if the sound hasn't been muted with the ¬ key.

 

 

 

Verify the connections between the optional equipment and the TV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound and picture

< If it occurs occasionally, perhaps there is something wrong with the broadcasted

 

 

interruptions using

programme.

 

 

HDMI to HDMI

< If it occurs persistently, see the manual of your connected equipment to verify the

 

 

connection

necessary adjustments.

 

 

 

< Alternatively, connect an extra audio cable (either an analogue or a digital audio

 

 

 

cable) from your connected peripheral to your TV.

 

 

 

Verify whether you selected the connected equipment in the Installation menu,

 

 

 

Select your connections and also select the respective audio input in the same

 

 

 

Connections menu.

 

 

 

Note:An analogue audio cable must be linked to HDMI 2.

 

 

 

< Limit the HDMI cable length to max 5 m.

 

 

 

< Verify if the connected equipment is properly selected in the Installation menu,

 

 

 

Connections, according to the connection you have made HDMI 1 or 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

No sound when

< Verify whether you properly connected the audio cable to the DIGITAL AUDIO

 

 

using DVI to HDMI

IN connector of the TV.

 

 

connection

< Verify whether you selected the connected equipment in the Installation menu,

 

 

 

Select your connections and if you linked it to HDMI 1 or 2 according to where

 

 

 

you made the connection.

 

 

 

Also verify if you selected digital audio in in the same Connections menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

No digital channels

< Contact your dealer about Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial signal availability

 

 

 

in your country.

 

 

 

 

 

 

No subtitles

< Under certain circumstances Digital text or interactive services may have priority

 

 

(UK ONLY)

over subtitles.This can result in the subtitles not automatically reappearing when

 

 

 

leaving Digital text or interactive services on a channel which is broadcasting

 

 

 

subtitles. In these cases subtitles can be initialised, either by toggling the OPTION

 

 

 

or the MENU key on the remote control or by changing channel.

 

 

 

 

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Contents Contents Safety warnings Getting started Overview of the rear connector panelBefore you start Connect the antenna Overview of the side connector panelRemote control Connect the mainsColour keys Use of the remote control RC4401/01 RC4420/01Standby Cursor keysEN Use of the remote control RC4401/01 RC4420/01 Ambilight ModeDual screen/PIP Use of the remote control RC4401/01 RC4420/01 ENDefine the position of the PIP screen Use of the Option key Keys at the right side of the TVIntroduction Digital TV Switch the TV onFirst time installation Follow the instructions on screenComplete the initial TV installation procedure Select your on-screen languageSettings assistant select your TV settings How to navigate through the menus IntroductionHow to navigate through the menus Use of the TV menu settings Adjust viewing and listening settingsPress the green colour key to store the selected setting Use of the Standards settings if presentIndividual settings for picture, sound and ambilight Adjust picture menu settings Digital Natural Motion Pixel PlusDynamic contrast Active control Mpeg artefact reductionColour enhancement Light sensorAllows you to adjust the sound output level Adjust sound menu settingsVolume EqualizerAVL Automatic Volume Leveler Surround modeHeadphone volume Delta volumeEnjoy Ambilight Allows you to adjust the light output of the ambilightsAmbilight Mode For exampleSeparation Ambilight in standby modeCustom colour Colour boostPIP format Adjust feature menu settingsSubtitle Child lock SleeptimerSelect Sleeptimer Important you have forgotten your codeSet code/Change code On timerSelect Set or Change code Common interface DemoSelect your language preferences How to search for and store TV channelsInstallation menu Menu languageSelect your country Automatic installationInstallation update Store TV and radio channelsAnalogue manual installation Select Digital test reception and press the cursor rightReshuffle Uninstall reinstallRearrange the channel number list RenameManual network installation Set your preferencesSelect Connections Select your connectionsDigital Audio Select the peripheral equipment with the cursor up/downReset the Factory settings Select a Decoder channel numberUSB device upgrade How to upgrade the TV softwareAutomatic software announcement if present To select another favourite channel list Create your favourite listTo select a channel from the displayed favourite list To create a favourite list or to modify the listTo select only TV or only radio channels on the All Create your favourite channels listChannels list TipsEPG Electronic Programme Guide What’s onMultimedia Browser To view content from a Memory Card/USB deviceTo insert a Memory card/USB device To remove the Memory card/USB device Press the MENU/BROWSE key on the remote control toSwitch off the main menu Remove the Memory card/USB deviceMultimedia Browser menu Following icons may appearViewing content via Media servers Multimedia function keys on the remote controlFunction keys at the bottom of the screen Teletext Teletext menu HypertextEnlarge a Teletext RevealDigital text only for UK Text infoTo make video and audio connections Headphone To make video and audio connections Side panel overviewCamera, Camcorder, Game USB/Memory cardTo make video and audio connections Rear panel overview CableWith the aerial cable only Connect a VCR or DVD recorderWith a eurocable Connect a decoder and a VCRConnect a satellite receiver With Component Video connectorsConnect two VCRs or VCR and DVD recorder With eurocablesConnect a DVD player, HD receiver or game console With a Hdmi connectorWith a DVI connector Connect a DVD player or HD receiverConnect a DVD player, a satellite receiver or HD receiver Connect a PC PC equipped with a VGA connectorPC equipped with a DVI connector With Digital audio With Analogue audioDigital Home Cinema amplifier Personal computer to the home network connectorConnect a Home Cinema amplifier Analogue Home Cinema amplifierUse the Common Interface slot Insert a CA moduleSelect connected equipment Select InstallationRecord with your recorder To select between Normal and Expert mode Audio- and video equipment keysTroubleshooting Sound problem Symptom Possible cause/Remedy Remote doesNo solution found Not functionPreparing a USB portable memory for software upgrade Annex 1 Philips TV software upgrade with portable memoryVerifying the version of the TV software Upgrade the TV software AnnexLocal software upgrade procedure General Format Annex 2 Philips TV-Slideshow Format with background musicGeneral Rules Following syntax should be used to create the text fileSupported XML-tags Tag Name Use DescriptionPortable Memory Issues Annex 3 Philips TV Portable memory and USB issuesDigital Content Issues Digital Camera IssuesExtra analogue audio cable Sound interruptions using Hdmi to Hdmi connectionExtra digital audio cable Index 35,60Recycling Disposal of batteries RecyclingProduct information Disposal of your old productContents Select your PMM menu language Insert the supplied CD into your computer’s CD drive‘ Change the PMM server name Adding files in the Philips Media Manager PMM Configuration a Before connecting your TVConnecting your TV Viewing multimedia content To make subtitles visible