Philips 29PT 8306, User Manual

Page 1: ... Sound menu 10 Features menu 11 NEXTVIEW 12 15 Teletext 16 18 The keys on top of the TV 18 Connect peripheral equipment Connecting and selecting equipment 19 22 Remote control functions for peripherals 22 23 Recording 24 Tips 25 Index 25 Glossary 26 EasyLink features are based on the one touch operation approach This means that a sequence of actions are executed at the same time in both the televi...

Page 2: ...odes p 8 smart sound p 9 M smart picture p 9 a B switch to standby p 8 EasyLink p 24 INSTANT recording Teletext p 16 17 b teletext on off C time display subpage selection f solution to puzzles h enlarge Cursor to select your choice p 4 OK activate your choice Colour keys NEXTVIEW selection p 12 direct teletext page or subject selection p 16 Audio video equipment p 22 23 i on screen info p 8 0 prev...

Page 3: ... supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium Nevertheless in many countries exhausted batteries may not be disposed of with your household waste Please check on how to dispose of exhausted batteries according to local regulations Note this remote control functions with TVs which use the RC6 signalling standard Switch the TV on Press the power switch A on the front of your TV A red...

Page 4: ...ENU TITLE United Kingdom J Country MENU TITLE English J Menu language Press U and h at the same time Installation Select the INSTALLATION menu Use the cursor in the up down left right directions to select a menu item é Press the OK key to activate Use the MENU key to return or to switch the menu off To use the menus B Ò π f h U æ MENU b OK INSTANT Q yÚ V P 2 1 3 5 4 6 8 7 9 B Ò π f h U æ MENU b OK...

Page 5: ...ncy with the cursor left right To store your TV channel select Store and press the OK key Repeat steps to to store another TV channel To exit from the menu press the MENU key on the remote control In the Automatic installation menu select Start and press the OK key to activate the searching All TV channels are searched for and stored automatically If a cable system which broadcasts ACI Automatic C...

Page 6: ... the operation until all TV channels are allocated as you like Press the MENU key to return to the INSTALLATION menu Reshuffle the programme list After leaving the installation you can browse through the TV channels by pressing the P key Only those TV channels which are in the favourite list will be displayed Non favourite TV channels can still be selected with the digit keys By default all stored...

Page 7: ...mme or after pressing the i key on the remote control a TV channel which broadcasts teletext may transmit the name of the TV channel the programme name or another message This is displayed on screen next to information about sound When selected Off only sound information is displayed after the selection of a TV channel or after pressing the i key Factory settings Select Factory settings and press ...

Page 8: ... one another Virtual Dolby Surround optimal with Dolby Surround signals Virtual Dolby Surround enables you to experience the effect of Dolby Surround Pro Logic reproducing a rear sound effect i Screen information Press for 5 seconds to activate de activate the extended or reduced display of TV channel and programme information on the screen Press briefly to display information about the selected T...

Page 9: ...the peripherals p 22 Smart Keys To select predefined picture and sound settings M Smart Sound Each time it is pressed a different sound setting is selected corresponding with specific factory setting of the equalizer a Smart Picture Each time it is pressed a different picture setting is selected corresponding with specific factory settings of Contrast Colour Sharpness and Dynamic Contrast Personal...

Page 10: ...rast Brightness Colour Sharpness Tint Digital Scan and Dynamic Contrast are automatically stored for all TV channels Select Factory settings in the Setup menu to restore the predefined factory settings see p 7 Sound menu The modified adjustments for Volume Balance Treble and Bass are automatically stored for all TV channels Select Factory settings in the Setup menu to restore the predefined factor...

Page 11: ...t a TV channel In this way you can prevent unauthorised use of your TV If the message Child lock On appears the child lock must be switched off before you can use the P and keys on top of the TV to select a TV channel Subtitle TV channels with teletext often transmit certain programmes with subtitling See Teletext Continuous Subtitles p 18 how to select the proper subtitle page from the teletext i...

Page 12: ...mmes if provided by the broadcaster The broadcaster is responsible for the contents of the information The TV is responsible for the capture of that information and for the presentation to the user Use of the Teletext Guide NEXTVIEW menus Press the æ key on the remote control to display cancel the Teletext Guide NEXTVIEW menu é Use the cursor in the up down left right directions to select the date...

Page 13: ...grammes that are broadcast by a single channel during one day Already passed programmes can be made visible via cursor up The list will start with the earliest broadcast programme With cursor left right another favourite TV channel can be selected Theme The theme guide displays a list of all programmes at the selected date that matches with the selected category news sport culture movies The defau...

Page 14: ...ossible in the Teletext guide é Use the cursor in the left right directions to select the interval The colour of the tag refers to the interval Press the OK key When Record R is activated Storing is displayed to indicate the video recorder is programmed When Remind is activated a message will be displayed the moment the tagged programme with starts when watching the TV later on the TV switches on ...

Page 15: ... of recordings set and the way overlapping recordings are managed depend on the type of video recorder you have When all video recorder timers are full the item Record in the menu will not be present Upload video recorder overview only with Philips sets When the TV is switched on the timer recordings are uploaded to the TV to check if any manual addition or deletions have been done This is shown i...

Page 16: ... teletext on or off The main index page appears on the screen together with two information lines at the top and one option line at the bottom of the screen Remark if the displayed teletext characters on screen do not correspond with the characters used in your language press the X key repeatedly to select Language group 1 or 2 Select a Teletext page With the digit keys Enter the desired page numb...

Page 17: ...ious or the following subpage With the U key Enter the subpage number yourself Press U Enter the desired subpage with the digit keys e g 3 for the third page of seven subpages The TV searches for the selected subpage Automatically rotating subpages Press U again to cancel the entered digit key for the subpage Now the subpages rotate automatically Press U again to select the subpages with the curso...

Page 18: ...if subtitles are in the transmission Select Subtitle On or Off in the Features menu see p 11 The subtitle symbol j appears when Subtitle On is selected Remark you are in teletext mode so only teletext functions are available Should your remote control be lost or broken you can still change some of the basic picture settings with the keys on top of the TV Press the M key repeatedly to select Volume...

Page 19: ...st signal under programme number 0 or between 90 and 99 Replace the aerial cable in the aerial socket x of your video recorder after you have stored the test signal Decoder and video recorder Connect a eurocable 4 to your decoder and to the special euroconnector of your video recorder See also the video recorder handbook See Define Decoder Descrambler prog numbers p 7 You can also connect your dec...

Page 20: ...t the same time é Select Digital sources in the Setup menu of the INSTALLATION menu and select None if you have no digital source connected EXT1 or EXT2 if you have connected your equipment to a euroconnector FRONT in case you have connected your equipment to the right side of the TV Press the MENU key to switch off all menus Note the low quality of some digital picture material may be the cause o...

Page 21: ...een 8 and 4000 Ohm The headphone socket has a 3 5 mm jack In the SOUND menu select Headphone volume to adjust the headphone volume see p 10 L Headphone Connect the audio cables to the audio input of your audio equipment and to AUDIO L and R at the back of your TV You can listen to your TV sound via your audio equipment If you want to connect more equipment to your TV consult your dealer Audio equi...

Page 22: ...ected equipment Most of the audio and video equipment from our range of products can be operated with the remote control of your TV Video recorder Keep the VCR key on the left side of the remote control pressed and simultaneously press for record Ò for rewind for stop π for play for fast forward for selecting 1 or 2 digit programme numbers from the video recorder P for sequential programme selecti...

Page 23: ... can operate your DVD player with the remote control of your TV Keep the MODE key on the left side of the remote control pressed and simultaneously press MENU to switch the DVD menu on or off b to select a DVD title 0 to select a DVD chapter X to select your choice of audio language Ò to search down stop π play to search forward 0 9 to select a programme number from your DVD OK to enter the select...

Page 24: ... TV E g from an S VHS camcorder In TV mode it is possible to start a direct recording of the programme which is being displayed on the TV screen Press the INSTANT record key of the remote control The video recorder switches on from standby and a message of what is being recorded appears on the screen The video recorder starts recording the programme you are watching Switching programme numbers on ...

Page 25: ...ution Switch your TV off and then on again once Never attempt to repair a defective TV yourself Check with your dealer or call aTV technician End of life directives We are paying a lot of attention to produce environmentally friendly in green focal areas Your new TV contains materials which can be recycled and reused At the end of its life specialised companies can dismantle the discarded TV to co...

Page 26: ...memorises Teletext pages and gives you instant access to them Euroconnector A 21 pin connector system enabling you to simply connect various types of audio video and computer equipment Menu On screen display of functions and facilities in a well organised survey which you can select using your remote control NEXTVIEW NEXTVIEW is a new feature to assist the TV and VCR user in selecting the programm...