Tips
Care of the screenPoor PictureRemote control
If your TV no longer responds to the
Clean the TV with a slightly damp soft cloth.Have you selected the correct TV system?
Do not use abrasive solvent as it canIs your TV or house aerial located too closeremote control, the batteries may be dead.
damage the TV screen.to loudspeakers, non-earthed audioYou can still use the LOCAL MENU keys at
the front of your receiver.
equipment or neon lights, etc. ?
Plasma Display characteristicsMountains or high buildings can cause
Menu
When switching over to another picturedouble pictures or ghost images. Sometimes
after having displayed the same still pictureyou can improve the picture quality byHave you selected the wrong menu ? Press
for a long time (many hours), it may happenchanging the direction of the outside aerial.the same key again to exit from the menu.
that some parts from the previous pictureCheck if you have entered the correct
will remain on screen due to a kind offrequency. See Installation, p. 5.No stable or not synchronised VGA
memory effect. This ghost picture willAre brightness and contrast out ofpicture
disappear after some time. To avoid thisadjustment ? Press the s key.Check if you have selected the correct VGA
effect change TV programs regularly or forSometimes poor picture quality is possiblemode in your PC (640x480, 640x400,
640x350 MAC II).
PC use you can turn on a screen saver inwhen having activated a S-VHS camera or
your computer.camcorder connected to the front side of
Philips built in an automatic slight shift ofyour receiver and another peripheral isNo solution
the picture every 15 minutes to avoid this connected to A/V 1 or A/V 2 at the sameSwitch your TV off and then on again.
effect and to prolong the life of the screen.time. In this case switch off one of the otherNever attempt to repair a defective
Very incidentally and after a longer periodperipherals.TV yourself.
of unuse (approx. 1 year) the screen mayCheck with your dealer or call a TV
display some strange colour deficiencies.No picture or no soundtechnician.
This is quite normal for plasma displays andAre the supplied cables connected properly?
End of life directives
these effects will disappear after the set has(The aerial cable to the TV, the other aerial
been turned on for some time.to your VCR, the power cable to theYour new TV contains materials which can
A plasma display consists of more than 1,2display, the video cable, the subwooferbe recycled and reused.
Million colour pixels. It is within industrycable, the cables to the surroundAt the end of life specialised companies can
standards that very few pixels (< 0,001%)loudspeakers.)dismantle the discarded TV to concentrate
may be defective, even for a new set. ThereThe message No picture means that thethe reusable materials and to minimise the
is however no reason to doubt about theselected peripheral equipment is notamount of materials to be disposed of.
quality of the set.transmitting a picture.Please ensure you dispose of your old TV
The plasma display technology operatesHas the child lock been switched off ? according to local regulations.
with rare gasses which are being influenced(p. 15). In case of weak or bad signal,
by air pressure. Up to an altitude of 2000 mconsult your dealer.How to dispose of dead batteries ?
above sea-level, the display is functioningThe batteries supplied do not contain the
fine. Operating the set at a higher altitude,Control of peripheral equipmentheavy metals mercury and cadmium.
the picture becomes unstable and theThe infrared signals of the screen mayNevertheless in many countries dead
picture performance is deteriorating.influence the reception sensibility of otherbatteries may not be disposed of with your
Bringing the set below 2000m it works fineperipherals. Solution: replace the batterieshousehold waste. Please ensure you dispose
again. Transportation has no influence.of the remote control or change position ofof dead batteries according to local
other equipment.regulations.
Index
a audio equipment, 22give name, 6stereo, 11
automatic installation, 5h headphone, 23store TV channels, 4
b bilingual broadcast, 10i info on screen, 10subpages teletext, 19
c camcorder, 21information line, 7subtitles, 11
CD-i / Photo CD, 21interrupt the sound, 10surround mode, 11
channel list, 11l language, 4S-VHS, 28
child lock, 15m manual installation, 5switch TV on, 3
clock, 11menu language, 4t teletext, 18
colour temperature, 12p peripheral equipment, 20timers, 16
computer, 24permanent channel number, 10v VGA, 12
d daisy chaining, 25personal preferences, 11video recorder, 20
digital, 10picture adjustments, 12
DNR, 11picture format, 10
Dolby, 14r recording, 28
dual screen, 17reshuffle, 6
dvd keys, 27s search for TV channels, 4
e easy text, 18select your computer, 26
eurocable, 20setup, 7
f favourite channels, 7sleeptimer, 15
freeze, 11smart controls, 11
frequency, 5sound adjustments, 13
g general pp store, 15sound mode, 11
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