TV Setup

General

Setup Menu background Smart surf PIP format

Factory settings (NEXTVIEW provider)

OSD Programme title Teletext 2.5 Auto surround Subwoofer Intelligent lights Set/Change code

The Setup menu contains items that control the settings of the TV’s functions, features, services and peripherals you may have connected.

The General menu allows you to change settings that will typically be accessed only occasionally.

The Source menu allows you to select a source.

The Decoder menu allows you to define one or more programme numbers as decoder programme numbers.

General

This menu allows you to change various settings that are

 

presumably adjusted less frequently than most other settings.

 

Press the i key on the remote control to get information

 

about the selected menu item.

Menu background

Select Yes or No to turn the menu background on or off.

Smart surf

&Select Smart surf.

éWith the cursor left/right, select

2 programmes if you want the 0 key to toggle between the current and the previously selected channel,

9 programmes if you want the 0 key to summon a list of up to 9 channels which can be selected,

Themes if you want the 0 key to quickly select TV programmes if NEXTVIEW with defined themes is broadcast. See p. 15.

To add/remove a channel or source to the 9 programmes list:

PIP format

This menu allows you to select the preferred format which can then be displayed toggling the

b key on and off.

&Select PIP format with the cursor down.

éPress the cursor right.

Select Dual screen, PIP, PIP 3 or PIP 6 with the cursor down.

When Dual screen mode is activated with the remote control b key, and when

Dual screen is selected, the TV splits the screen into two equally sized screens.

PIP is selected, the TV shows a full screen of video with a pip window of video on top if it;

PIP3 or PIP6 is selected, the TV will display the main screen together with 3 or 6 pip screens. See also p. 14.

Tune to the channel or source you wish to add or remove. Press the 0 key and press the cursor right to add or remove.

Note: If there are already 9 channels/sources in the list, the one at the bottom of the list will be removed.

Factory settings

This resets the picture and sound settings to their predefined factory values, but maintains the channel installation settings.

NEXTVIEW provider

Select a TV broadcaster that provides

NEXTVIEW data. How to make use of NEXTVIEW, see p. 15.

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Philips 42PF9986 manual TV Setup, General

42PF9986 specifications

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