28PT4404 - Téléviseur PHILIPS - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL 28PT4404 PHILIPS

Installing your television set æ Positioning the television set Place your TV on a solid, stable surface, leaving a space of at least 5 cm around the appliance. To avoid accidents, do not put anything on the set such as a cloth or cover, a container full of liquid (vase) or a heat source (lamp).The set must not be exposed to water.

• Insert the aerial plug into the M socket at the rear of the set. Smaller sets are equipped with an internal aerial. Under certain conditions, reception can be poor.You can improve it by repositioning the aerial. If the reception remains unsatisfactory, an external aerial should be used. • Insert the mains plug into a wall socket (220-240 V / 50 Hz).

ê Remote control Insert the two R6-type batteries (supplied) making sure that they are the right way round. The batteries supplied with this appliance do not contain mercury or nickel cadmium. Please do not discard your used batteries if you have access to a recycling facility (if in doubt, consult your dealer).When the batteries are replaced, use the same type.

® Switching on To switch on the set, press the on/off key. A red indicator comes on and the screen lights up. Go straight to the chapter Quick installation on the following page. If the television remains in standby mode, press P on the remote control. The indicator flashes when you use the remote control.

Tuning in to channels Quick installation (first use) The first time you switch on the television, a menu appears on the screen. This menu asks you to choose the language of the other menus. If the menu does not appear, hold down the PROGRAM- and PROGRAM+ keys (or a- and P -) on the set for 4 seconds to bring it up.

æ Use the keys numbered from your language (for English, press

to on the remote control to choose ).Another menu appears.

 Select your country (for GB, press ). ê As soon as your country is entered, tuning in starts automatically. The operation takes a few minutes.A display shows the search status and the number of programmes found.When it has finished, the menu disappears and the last programme is displayed. If no programmes are found, refer to the chapter entitled Tips on p. 8.

® If the transmitter or the cable network broadcasts the automatic sort signal, the programmes will be correctly numbered.

† If not, the programmes found will be numbered in descending order starting at 99, 98, 97, etc. (or 79, 78, ...). Use the SORT menu to renumber them. Some transmitters or cable networks broadcast their own sort parameters (region, language, etc.). Where this is the case, make your choice using the keys and confirm with .

To renumber the programmes found æ Press the key.The main menu is displayed. Â Press once to select INSTALLATION, then press

. The INSTALLATION menu appears.The LANGUAGE option is activated.

3 times to select SORT then press . The SORT menu appears.The FROM option is activated.

® Select the programme you wish to renumber using keys Example: to renumber programme 78 as 2, press

† Select option A (key ) and enter the new number with keys or

(for the example given, enter 2)

Ú Select EXCHANGE (key ) and press

.The message EXCHANGED appears, the exchange takes place ( to cancel). In our example, programme 78 is renumbered as 2 (and programme 2 as 78).

º Select the option FROM (key ) and repeat stages ® to Ú as many times as there are programmes to renumber.

î To exit from the menus, press

Manual tuning This menu allows you to store the programmes one by one.

æ Press .The main menu comes up on the screen. Â Press once to select INSTALLATION then press ê Select MANUAL STORE ( ) and press .

The MANUAL STORE menu appears.

to select AUTO (automatic detection) or manual detection: EAST- EU (standard DK) or WEST- EU (standard BG).

.The search begins. As soon as a programme is found, the search will stop. If you know the frequency of the programme required, simply enter its number using keys to . If no programme is found, refer to the Tips chapter on p. 8.

î Select STORE and press

. The message STORED appears.The programme has been stored.

œ Repeat steps † to î as many times as there are programmes to store. To exit the menus, press

Other settings on the INSTALLATION menu æ Press  Press

.The main menu is displayed on-screen.

once to select INSTALLATION and press menu appears.

to select a setting and to adjust. • LANGUAGE: to change the menu language. • COUNTRY: to select the country you are in (GB for Great Britain). This setting affects the automatic programme sort. • AUTOSTORE: press to begin storing.The operation takes a few minutes. When it is complete, the INSTALLATION menu reappears automatically. For more information, see the Quick Installation chapter, steps ê to † on the previous page. To exit or interrupt the search, press . • EXTERNAL: press to bring up the menu.You have access to a series of names which allow you to customise the names of the external sockets. When you next select an external socket, its chosen name will be displayed for a few seconds.

® To exit from the menus, press

Note: the menus disappear automatically after 30 seconds if no further adjustments are made. To exit from the menus, press (or to come back to the previous stage).

Adjusting the picture Press .You can adjust: BRIGHTNESS, COLOUR, CONTRAST, SHARPNESS, TINT, CONTRAST+ and NOISE RED.. • SHARPNESS: alters the crispness of the image, • TINT: alters the colour balance.There are 3 options: COLD (blue tint), NORMAL (balanced) or WARM (red tint). • CONTRAST+: automatically adjusts the image contrast according to content (the darkest part of the image is always black). • NOISE RED.: alleviates fuzziness (snowy picture).This setting is useful when reception is difficult.

(stereo models only)

.You can adjust DELTA VOL. and, for stereo models only, BALANCE, TREBLE, BASS and AVL.

• AVL (Automatic Volume Leveller): automatic volume control used to avoid sudden increases in volume, particularly when changing programme or during advertisements.

Storing settings You can store your own sound and picture settings.

æ First carry out your menu settings. Â Next, select PERSONAL and press

.The message STORED is displayed.

The settings are stored. Note: volume and DELTA VOL. are automatically stored and do not need to be stored in the PERSONAL menu.

The keys on the remote control Depending on the model, there are 2 different versions of the remote control.

To set the TV to standby mode.The red indicator lights up.To switch the set back on, press P , P or to .

Brings up the previous or following programme.

For direct access to programmes For a 2-digit programme number, the second digit must be entered before the dash disappears. On certain programmes, the title of the programme is displayed for a few seconds at the bottom of the screen.

To adjust the sound level.

To disable or enable the sound.

To call up or exit from the menus. Use and to adjust. The menus disappear automatically after 30 seconds if no further command is given.

To retrieve the settings stored using the PERSONAL menu (see p.4).

Press several times to select EXT sockets (see p.7).

To select an automatic standby period (from 0 to 240 minutes).

Screen Format (Only available on certain models)

The key allows the picture to be enlarged vertically to get rid of the black bands around cinema-format films.The key allows the picture to be compressed vertically (16:9 format).

Sound Mode (stereo models only)

To switch from STEREO (and NICAM STEREO) programmes to MONO or, for bilingual transmissions, to choose between DUAL f and DUAL g (and NICAM DUAL f, NICAM DUAL g and mono). NICAM is a process by which sound is transmitted as a digital quality.

Screen Information (stereo models only)

Hold down for 5 seconds to permanently display the programme number. Press quickly to display or remove the programme number, the time and the sound mode.

(Only available on certain models)

Teletext is an information system, broadcast by certain channels, which can be read like a newspaper. It also provides subtitles for people with hearing difficulties or those who are unfamiliar with the language in which a particular programme is being broadcast (cable networks, satellite channels, etc.).

To obtain: Switch teletext on/off

To call up or exit from teletext.At first, the main index page appears with a list of the items available. Each page has a corresponding 3-figure number. If the selected channel does not broadcast teletext, 100 will appear and the screen will remain blank (in this case, exit from teletext and choose another channel).

Selecting a teletext page

Use keys to or to enter the page number required. For example: for page 120, press . The number is displayed in the top left-hand corner, the page counter starts searching and the page is displayed. Repeat the procedure to consult another page. If the counter continues searching, this means that the selected page is not broadcast. Choose another number.

To return to the table of contents (normally page 100).

Dir ect access to subject headings

Coloured zones are displayed at the bottom of the screen.The 4 coloured keys give access to the corresponding subjects or pages. The coloured zones flash when the subject or the page is not yet available.

Press this key to display the upper, then lower part of the screen, and then to return to the normal page size.

Stop the sequence of sub-pages

Some pages contain sub-pages which follow on automatically from one another.This key allows sub-page sequence to be enabled or disabled. The I sign appears in the top left hand corner.

Overla ying te xt on the TV picture

To activate or deactivate screen overlay.

Use this key to reveal/conceal hidden information (answers to puzzles).

Connecting other appliances Depending on the model, the TV is equipped with 1 or 2 euroconnector sockets, EXT1 and EXT2. The EXT1 socket controls audio video input/output and RGB input. The EXT2 socket (if available) controls audio video input/output and S-VHS input.

Video recorder (only) Connect as shown using a good quality euroconnector cable. If your video recorder does not have a euroconnector socket, the only connection possible is via the aerial cable.You will therefore need to tune in your video recorder test signal and assign it programme number 0 (see manual store, p. 3).To reproduce the video recorder picture, press . Video recorder with decoder Connect the decoder to the second euroconnector on the video recorder.You can then record scrambled transmissions.

Satellite receiver, decoder, DVD, games, etc. For sets equipped with two euroconnector sockets, it is best to connect the equipment which produces RGB signals (digital decoder, DVD drives, games, etc.) to EXT1 and the equipment which produces S-VHS signals (S-VHS and Hi-8 video recorders) to EXT2.

Front panel connections

(Only available on certain models) Depending on the model, sockets are on the front (sometimes under a flap) or on the right-hand side of the set. Headphones (Only available on certain models) When the earphones are plugged in, the sound on the set is cut off.Adjust the volume using the a keys. The headphones must have an impedance of between 32 and 600 ohms. Camcorder Certain models are equipped with AUDIO/VIDEO connections. You will find 1 video input + 1 sound input (mono versions) or 2 sound inputs left (L) and right (R) on stereo versions. Make the connections, then use the key to select EXT (or EXT2 for models with 2 euroconnector sockets).The switch between the front and rear sockets is automatic with priority on front sockets. For a monophonic camera, connect the sound signal to the AUDIO L input. Use the key to reproduce the sound through the left and right TV speakers.

To select connected equipment Press to select EXT(1) and, on models with 2 euroconnector sockets: EXT2 and Y/C2 (S-VHS signal on EXT2). The switch is automatic on most appliances (decoders, etc.). 7

The keys on the TV set The television set has 4 keys which are located on the front or the top of the set depending on the model. The VOLUME - + (-a+) keys are used to adjust the sound level. The PROGRAM - + (- P +) keys are used to select the required programmes. To access the menus, hold down the VOLUME - and VOLUME + keys simultaneously.Then use the PROGRAM - + keys to select an adjustment and the VOLUME - + keys to make the adjustment. To exit from the menu, hold down the VOLUME - and VOLUME + keys for a few seconds.

Tips Poor reception or no picture The proximity of mountains or high buildings can cause ghost pictures, echoing or shadows. If this is the case, try tuning the picture using FINE TUNE (p. 3). Do you have the right system (p. 3)? Check that the aerial plug or euroconnector plug is properly connected. Check also that your aerial is capable of receiving broadcasts in this frequency range (UHF or VHF). Adjusting the picture In case of bad reception (fuzzy picture), set the NOISE RED to ON: p. 4.

The picture is in black and white To read a video cassette, check that it is recorded in the same format as that of the video recorder (PAL, SECAM or NTSC). No sound If certain programmes have a picture but no sound, this is because you do not have the correct TV system (see p. 3). Standby The set switches automatically to standby if it receives no signals for a period of 15 minutes. When it is in standby mode, the set uses energy.To save electricity, we advise you to switch it off using the on-off button. Still having problems? If the set breaks down, never try to repair it yourself. Consult your aftersales service department instead. Recycling The materials used in your set are either reusable or can be recycled. To minimise environmental waste, specialist companies collect used appliances and dismantle them after retrieving any materials that can be used again (ask your dealer for further details).