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.

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: 42PF9831/69; 37PF9731/69

Product No: ...........................................

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Contents

Safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Use of the remote control RC4420

. 5

Use of the option key

. 8

Keys at the right side of the TV

. 8

Switch the TV on

. 9

First time installation

. 9

How to navigate through the menus

13

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

How to search for and store TV channels . 26

Rearrange the channel number list

28

Set your preferences

29

Select your connections

30

Reset the Factory settings

31

How to upgrade the TV software

31

Create your favourite list

32

Multimedia Browser

33

Teletext

37

To make video and audio connections . . .

. . . 39

Side panel overview

. . . 40

Rear panel overview

. . . 41

Connect

 

a VCR or DVD recorder

. . . 42

two VCRs or VCR and DVD recorder

. . . 43

a satellite receiver

. . . 43

a DVD player, Cable box or game console . 44

a DVD player or Cable box

. . . 44

a DVD player, a sat. receiver or Cable box . 45

a PC

. . . 46

a Home Cinema amplifier

. . . 47

Select connected equipment

. . . 48

Record with your recorder

. . . 48

Audio- and video equipment keys

. . . 49

Troubleshooting

. . . 50

Annex 1:To set the remote control to work

peripheral equipment

. . . 51

Annex 2 - Philips TV software upgrade with

portable memory

. . . 52

Annex 3 - Philips TV-Slideshow Format with

background music

. . . 55

Annex 4 - Philips TV - Digital camera and USB

issues

. . . 57

Annex 5 - Issues referring to connected

 

peripherals with a HDMI connector . .

. . . 59

Index

. . . 60

Recycling

. . . 61

Product information

. . . 61

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