Philips 55PDL890, 46PDL890 user manual Picture format, Text

The digital frequency is shown for this channel. If the reception is poor, you can reposition your antenna. To check the signal quality of this frequency again, select Search and press OK. To enter a specific digital frequency yourself, use the remote control digit keys. Alternatively, select the frequency, position the arrows on a number with w and x and change the number with u and v. To check the frequency, select Search and press OK.

If you use DVB-C to receive channels, the options Symbol rate mode and Predefined symbol rates are available. For Symbol rate mode, select Automatic, unless your cable provider gave you a specific symbol rate value. To enter the symbol rate value, use the number keys.

Manual installation

Analogue TV channels can be manually installed, channel by channel.

To install analogue channels manually, press h, select S Setup and press OK.

Select Channel settings and press OK.

Select Channel installation > Analogue : manual installation and press OK.

1 - System

To set up the TV system, select System and press OK. Select your country or the part of the world where you are now.

2 - Find channel

To find a channel, select Find channel and press OK. Select Search and press OK. You can also enter a frequency yourself. If the reception is poor, press Search again. If you want to store the channel, select Done and press OK.

3 - Fine tune

To fine tune a channel, select Fine tune and press OK. You can fine tune the channel with u or v.

If you want to store the channel found, select Done and press OK.

4 - Store

You can store the channel on the current channel number or as a new channel number.

Select Store current channel or Store as new channel.

You can redo these steps until you found all available analogue TV channels.

Picture format

If black bars appear on top and bottom or on both sides of the picture, you can adjust the picture format to a format that fills the screen.

While watching a TV channel, press f FORMAT to open the Picture format menu.

Select a format from the list and press OK.

Picture formats

The following formats are available according to the picture on screen:

• Auto fill

Automatically enlarges the picture to fill the screen. Picture distortion is minimal, subtitles remain visible. Not suitable for PC input. Some extreme picture formats can still show black bars.

• Auto zoom

Automatically zooms in the picture to fill the screen as much as possible without distortion. Black bars may be visible. Not suitable for PC input.

• Super zoom

Removes the black bars on the side of 4:3 broadcasts. The picture is adjusted to fit the screen.

• Movie expand 16:9

Scales the picture to a 16:9 format.

• Wide screen

Stretches the picture to a 16:9 format.

• Unscaled

Expert mode for HD or PC input. Pixel for pixel display. Black bars may appear with pictures from a computer.

Text

Text pages

Open Text

To open Text while you are watching TV channels, press TEXT.

To close Text, press TEXT again.

Select a Text page

To select a page …

•Enter the page number with the number keys.

•Press w or x

•Press u or v.

•Press a colour key to select a colour-coded subject at the bottom of the screen.

Text sub-pages

A Text page number can hold several subpages. The subpage numbers are shown on a bar next to the main page number. To select a subpage, press w or x.

T.O.P. Text pages

Some broadcasters offer T.O.P. Text.

To open T.O.P. Text pages within Text, press o OPTIONS and select T.O.P. overview.

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