Tips

Care of the screen

Clean the TV with a slightly damp soft cloth. Do not use abrasive solvent as it can damage the TV screen.

End of life directives

We are paying a lot of attention to using environmentally-friendly production methods. Your new TV contains materials which can be recycled and reused.

At the end of its life specialized companies can dismantle the discarded TV to concentrate the reusable materials and to minimize the amount of materials that must be disposed.

Please ensure that you dispose of your old TV according to local regulations.

How to dispose of batteries?

The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium. Nevertheless in many areas batteries may not be disposed of with your household waste. Please ensure you dispose of batteries according to local regulations.

Glossary

Active Control

Measures and corrects incoming signals in order to provide the best picture quality settings.

AVL

Automatically controls the volume level to avoid too large level differences, especially during commercial breaks.

Display

An on screen message or graphics that help the user operate and adjust TV feature controls. See On Screen Displays (OSD).

DNR (Digital Noise Reduction)

By encoding signals digitally in 100 Hz sets, it is possible to clean up picture noise.This is especially beneficial in poor signal areas and when viewing poor quality video tapes.

Dolby Surround Pro Logic

Literally wraps you in 4-channel sound. it brings your favourite movies to life with all the realism and impact of cinema sound as though you are part of the action.

Hue

TV-function to modify the general colour balance between cool and warm and to adjust it according to your personal preference.

Menu

An on-screen listing of feature controls shown on the TV screen that are made available for user adjustments.

Picture and Sound Controls

Keys on the remote control to select predefined picture and sound settings.

The Eco picture mode is intended to lower power consumption of the TV and to improve picture quality of low quality digital sources.

Picture Freeze

TV mode which allows you to “freeze” a certain image in order to study a specific detail at ease, e.g. to make notes of certain programme information like phone numbers.

Programming

The procedure of adding or deleting channel numbers into the TV’s memory circuits. In this way the TV ‘remembers’ only the locally available or desired channel numbers and skips over any unwanted channel numbers.

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Philips 34PT9421 /93 manual Tips, Glossary