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, HD receiver or
game console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 44
a DVD player or HD receiver . . . . . . . . . . 44
a DVD player, a satellite receiver or HD
receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 - Philips TV software upgrade with
portable memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Annex 2 - Philips TV-Slideshow Format with
background music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Annex 3 - Philips TV - Digital camera and USB
issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Annex 4 - Issues referring to connected
peripherals with a HDMI connector . . . . . 59
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Contents
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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: ...........................................
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.
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