Philips 19PS57C, Instructions For Use Manual

Page 1: ...Instructions for use Color Television 19PS57C1 3135 015 18331 ...

Page 2: ... unit which may cause an elec trical shock For the safety of everyone in your household please do not remove product covering sThe exclamation point calls attention to features for which you should read the enclosed lit erature closely to prevent operating and maintenance problems WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION To prevent electric s...

Page 3: ...ibed in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance 11 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords and plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the appliance 12 Cleaning The appliance should be cleaned only as recommende...

Page 4: ...gs discussed in this manual will necessarily match those found with your television system This is normal and does not require contacting your dealer or requesting service Here are a few of the special features built into this new Color Television SmartLock feature allows you to block the view ing of certain channel or external audio video con nections where you might not want your children viewin...

Page 5: ...t the Cable TV cable to the 75Ω plug on the TV If you have a Cable Converter Box Connect the OUT put plug from the Converter to the 75Ω plug on the TV BASIC CABLE TV SIGNAL CONNECTION BEGIN CABLE TV Cable TV Company Cable TV Signal Input Cable TV Converter Box Connection Round Cable 75Ω OR Jack Panel Remember Set the TV for the type signal you ve just connected Refer to the Cable Control on page 1...

Page 6: ... end of the antenna wire is threaded screw it down tight BASIC ANTENNA SIGNAL CONNECTIONS BEGIN ANTENNA Remember Be sure to set the TV for the type sig nal you ve connect ed see the Cable section on page 11 of this manual To set the TV to select only the chan nel numbers in your area see how to Program or Add channels in the TV s memory on page 12 Auto Program sec tion To order any option al acces...

Page 7: ... CHANNEL MENU L AUDIO R VIDEO VOLUME VOLUME CHANNEL CHANNEL MENU MENU L AUDIO R L AUDIO R VIDEO VIDEO IN OUT POWER POWER POWER This television is equipped with Stereo Audio and Video input jacks located in the front of the TV s cabinet just left of the Channel and Volume buttons These inputs can be used to view the video from a Camcorder VCR or other accessory device When an accessory device is pl...

Page 8: ...rked 3 Reattach the battery lid BATTERY INSTALLATION REMOTE Point the remote control toward the remote sensor window on the TV when operating the TV with the remote Remember The tuned chan nel number will always briefly appear when the TV is first turned ON and with channel changes You can also press the STATUS EXIT button on the remote to see what channel the TV is ON SMART HELP Press the POWER b...

Page 9: ... adjust the TV s onscreen menu Menu Button Press for the onscreen menu to appear Pressing the menu button after menu selections are made will eliminate the menu from the display Sleep Button Press to set the TV to automatically turn itself OFF Mute Button Press to turn the sound OFF on the TV Press again to return the sound to its previous level Clock Button Press for direct entry of the CLOCK fea...

Page 10: ...scroll through the onscreen menu until the word SETUP is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the SETUP menu features Press CURSOR UP or DOWN buttons to scroll the Setup features until the word LAN GUAGE is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button repeatedly to select ENG LISH or ESPANOL Spanish USING THE MENU LANGUAGE CONTROL BEGIN Remember The Language control only makes the TV ...

Page 11: ...button on the remote to show the onscreen menu Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN buttons to scroll through the onscreen menu until the word SETUP is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the SETUP menu features Press CURSOR UP or DOWN buttons to scroll the Setup features until the word CABLE is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to turn the CABLE mode ON or OFF SETTING THE CABLE TU...

Page 12: ...ow the onscreen menu Press the CURSOR UP or DOWN buttons to scroll through the onscreen menu until the word SETUP is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the SETUP menu features Press CURSOR UP or DOWN buttons to scroll the Setup features until the words AUTO PROGRAM are highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to start the Auto Program scanning of channels USING THE AUTO PROGRAM ...

Page 13: ...rough the onscreen menu until the word SETUP is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the SETUP menu features Press the CURSOR DOWN button to scroll the Setup features until the words CHANNEL EDIT are highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to toggle between SAVED or DELETED If SAVED is selected the channel will added to the television s memory and will be available using the Chan...

Page 14: ...is highlighted or COLOR PICTURE SHARPNESS TINT CONTRAST PLUS depend ing on the adjustment you want to make Press the CURSOR RIGHT or the CURSOR LEFT buttons to increase or decrease the brightness or other option of the picture Note CONTRAST PLUS can only be turned ON or OFF ADJUSTING THE TV PICTURE BRIGHTNESS Press the or buttons until darkest parts of the picture are as bright as you prefer COLOR...

Page 15: ...creen CLOCK menu SET CLOCK will be highlighted Enter the current time using the NUMBERED buttons If the first number is a single digit first enter a zero then the digit i e press 0 then press 8 Press the CURSOR RIGHT or CURSOR LEFT buttons to set either AM or PM time SETTING THE CLOCK FEATURE BEGIN Note If a power failure occurs the TV s CLOCK will have to be reset If no time is set the time will ...

Page 16: ...ess the CURSOR CURSOR DOWN button until the words TIMER ACTIVE are highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT or CURSOR LEFT button to select ON if activating or OFF if deactivating the Timer control SETTING THE ON TIMER ACTIVE CONTROL BEGIN Remember Be sure to set the clock to the current time then set the time you want the tele vision to turn on using the START TIME control as described on page 17 The o...

Page 17: ...with the Front A V Inputs SELECTING A START UP CHANNEL BEGIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A CH POWER CC STATUS EXIT SLEEP MUTE MENU CLOCK SURF SMART PICTURE SOUND CH CH VOL VOL 3 2 4 SET CLOCK TIMER ACTIVE CHANNEL START TIME AM SET CLOCK TIMER ACTIVE CHANNEL START TIME 10 30AM 1 Used along with the Clock fea ture you can select a specific time the television will turn on when the Timer Active control is tu...

Page 18: ...CC MUTE Dialogue and descriptions for the action on the captioned TV program will appear onscreen NOTE You can also set the Closed Caption by pressing the CC button on the remote When pressed repeatedly the screen will display the options CC OFF CC 1 CC 2 or CC MUTE SETTING THE TV FOR CLOSED CAPTIONING BEGIN NOTE Not all TV programs and product commercials are made for broadcast with Closed Captio...

Page 19: ...e in 15 minute increments up to 90 minutes before the TV will turn itself off An onscreen count down will appear during the last minute before the TV shuts itself off USING THE SLEEP TIMER CONTROL BEGIN During the last 10 seconds of a SLEEP timer setting an onscreen display will read GOOD BYE The onscreen menu will time out and disappear from the screen when you finish or you can press the STATUS ...

Page 20: ...control Press the MENU button on the remote to show the onscreen menu Press the CURSOR DOWN button until the word STEREO is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT or CURSOR LEFT but tons to choose between YES or NO Yes sets the TV for Stereo reception NO sets the TV for Mono reception With YES selected the television will reproduce any stereo broad cast signal it receives Please note that you can forc...

Page 21: ... Volume Bar will be seen each time the VOLUME buttons on the TV or remote are pressed Press the VOL button on the remote to display the onscreen Volume Bar The VOL button will increase the sound level coming from the television Press the VOL button on the remote to display the onscreen Volume Bar The VOL button will decrease the sound level coming from the television USING THE TV VOLUME BAR CONTRO...

Page 22: ...se language or suggestive dialogue R Restricted This is programming is specifically designed for adults Anyone under the age of 17 should only view this programming with an accompanying parent or adult guardian It contains one or more of the following intense violence intense sexual situations strong coarse language or intensely suggestive dialogue NC 17 No one under the age of 17 will be admitted...

Page 23: ...ress the CURSOR UP or DOWN button until the word SMARTLOCK is highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the SMART LOCK REVIEW screen Press the CURSOR RIGHT button The onscreen display will read ACCESS CODE Using the NUMBERED but tons enter 0 7 1 1 XXXX appears on the Access Code screen as you press the numbered buttons If the 0 7 1 1 code is correctly entered proceed to step 7 If you en...

Page 24: ...code number XXXX shows on the Access Code display as you press the NUMBERED buttons The onscreen menu will change with the word BLOCK highlighted Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to display the blocking options Press the CURSOR DOWN button to highlight MASTER DIS ABLE BLOCK UNRATED or BLOCK NO RATING MASTER DISABLE This is what might be called the master switch for SmartLock When in the ON position A...

Page 25: ...ed ON To turn them OFF each will have to be set individually i e R blocked manually NC 17 and X will be blocked automatically There are two types of program ratings within the SmartLock feature One is based on the Movie Industry ratings while the other is based on the TV Industry ratings Both can be used to block or censor programming that has been rated in either manner Let s first look at the Mo...

Page 26: ...ren age 7 and above It may be more appropriate for children who have acquired the develop ment skills needed to distinguish between make believe and reality This program ming may include mild fantasy and comic violence FV TV G General Audience Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages This type of programming contains little or no violence no strong language and little or no sexua...

Page 27: ...LOCK UNRATED OFF BLOCK NO RATING OFF SMARTLOCK This control is where to enter the SMARTLOCK feature when changes need to be made or to change the Personal Access Code MOVIE RATINGS Shows all blocked Movie Ratings that were set within the MOVIE RATINGS feature All or some may be blocked at one time Note If a lower rating is blocked this will automatically cause the higher ratings to be blocked also...

Page 28: ...ch SmartPicture setting is preset at the factory to automatically adjust the TV s Brightness Color Picture Sharpness Tint and Contrast Plus settings Press the SMART PICTURE button on the remote control The current SmartPicture setting will appear in the middle of the screen Press the SmartPicture button repeatedly to select either PER SONAL MOVIES SPORTS or WEAK SIGNAL picture settings Note The PE...

Page 29: ...rcials are never the same With the SmartSound control turned ON you can have the TV level out the sound being heard This makes for a more consistent sound by reducing the peaks and valleys that occur during program changes or commercial breaks Press the SMART SOUND but ton on the remote control The cur rent SmartSound setting will appear in the middle of the screen ON or OFF Press the SMART SOUND ...

Page 30: ...ile the channel number is still displayed Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to ADD the channel to the SURF list Repeat steps 1 through 3 to add additional channels up to five to the SURF list To remove a channel from the SURF list simply choose the chan nel with the numbered buttons and press the SURF button while the channel number is still displayed Then press the CURSOR RIGHT button and the channel...

Page 31: ...k remote batteries Replace with AA Heavy Duty Zinc Chloride or Alkaline batteries if necessary Be sure to point the remote at the front of the television when sending commands Clean the remote sensor on the front of the remote control unit Unplug the television from the wall outlet wait 10 seconds and reinsert the plug into an outlet Power the television on again and try the remote once more Check...

Page 32: ...l command signals are received Twin Lead Wire The more commonly used name for the two strand 300 Ohm antenna wire used with many indoor and outdoor antenna systems In many cases this type of antenna wire requires an additional adapter or balun in order to connect to the 75 Ohm Input terminals designed into the more recent Televisions and VCRs TROUBLESHOOTING TV Will Not Display Any Channel Above 1...

Page 33: ...ls 14 Precautions Safety 3 Programming Channels Automatically 12 Remote Control 9 Requesting Service 34 36 Round 75Ω Cable 5 7 Safety Precautions 3 Sensor Remote 8 Set Up First Time Use 10 13 Sleep Timer 19 SmartLock Understanding the Feature 22 SmartLock Access Code Feature 23 SmartLock Blocking Options 24 SmartLock Movie Ratings 25 SmartLock Review 27 SmartLock TV Ratings 26 Smart Picture Contro...

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Page 36: ...E AVAILABLE Warranty service is available in all countries where the product is offi cially distributed by Philips Consumer Electronics Company In coun tries where Philips Consumer Electronics Company does not distribute the product the local Philips service organization will attempt to pro vide service although there may be a delay if the appropriate spare parts and technical manual s are not rea...