Philips 21PT2252 Operating Instructions

1 21PT2252 21PT2252 21PT2252 Oper ating Instructions 1-4/E 11/9/01, 3:30 PM 1
2 Recycling Dir ective – T o minimise harm to the en vironment, the batteries supplied with the TV set do not contain mercury or nickel cadmium. If possible, when disposing of batteries, use r ecycling means available to y ou. Y our TV set uses materials which are r eusable or which can be recycled. T o minimise the amount of waste in the environment, specialist companies recover used sets f or dismantling and collection of reusable materials (contact y our dealer). T ABLE O F C ONTENTS Introduction Safety Information/Useful Tips ................................................................................................ .. 3 Before Calling Service ........................................................................................................ ......... 4 Basic Installation/Functions Hooking Up Y our TV (Basic Connection) ............................................................................... 5 Use/Care of r emote Control .................................................................................................... 5 Connecting the Audio/Video Sockets (Pla yback) .................................................................. 6 Connecting the Audio/Video Sockets (Recor ding) ............................................................... 8 Functions of Remote Control ................................................................................................... 9 Functions of TV Controls ..................................................................................................... ......11 TV Installation Selecting the Menu Language.................................................................................................... .. 12 Automatic T uning of Channels .................................................................................................. 13 Manual T uning of Channels ..................................................................................................... .... 14 Selecting the Colour/Sound System ........................................................................................ 16 Fine T uning Of Channels ....................................................................................................... ...... 17 Sorting of Channels...................................................................................................................... 18 Editing of Channels............................................................................................................ ............ 19 Naming of Channels............................................................................................................. ......... 20 F eatures Adjusting the TV Picture ...................................................................................................... ....... 21 Adjusting the TV Sound ........................................................................................................ ....... 22 Activating the Timer ........................................................................................................... ............23 Activating the Child Lock...................................................................................................... ....... 25 Using the Screen Format ....................................................................................................... ..... 29 Smart Picture Control ......................................................................................................... ........ 30 Smart Sound Control............................................................................................................ ........ 31 P ersonal Zapping .............................................................................................................. .............32 Auto Picture Booster .......................................................................................................... .........33 Using the T eletext............................................................................................................. ............. 34 General Specifications................................................................................................................................... 36 1-4/E 11/9/01, 3:30 PM 2
3 S AFETY I NFORMA TION AND USEFUL T IPS Safety Information • Disconnect mains plug when : – the red light below the TV screen is flashing continuously. – a bright white line is displayed across the screen. – cleaning the TV screen. Never use abrasive cleaning agents. Use a slight damp chamois leather or soft cloth. – there is a lightning storm. – the set is left unattended for a prolonged period of time. • No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on top of the TV or in the vicinity. • Do not place your TV set under direct sunlight or heat. • Leave at least 5 cm around each side of TV set to allow for proper ventilation. • Avoid placing your set (e.g. near the window) where it is likely to be exposed to rain or water. • No objects filled with liquids should be placed on top the TV so as to avoid dripping or splashing of liquids on the set. Useful Tips • Do not leave your set on standby mode for a prolonged period of time. Switch off set to allow it to be demagnetised. A demagnetised set supports good picture quality. • Do not shift or move the set around when it is switched on. Uneveness in colour in some parts of the screen may occur. • Never attempt to repair a defective TV yourself. Always consult a skilled service personnel. 1-4/E 11/9/01, 3:30 PM 3
4 B EFORE C ALLING S ER VICE Below is a list of frequentl y occurr ed symptoms. Before you call f or ser vice, make these simple checks. Some of these symptoms can easily be r ectified if you know what to do . Symptom What you should do Colour patch • Switch off the TV by the mains power button. W ait for 20 (unev eness) minutes befor e switching on again. • Check the TV is not placed too near speakers or magnetic objects. No power • Check the TV’ s AC pow er cord is plugged into the mains socket. If there is still no po wer , disconnect plug. W ait for 60 seconds and re-insert plug. Switch on the TV again. No picture • Check the antenna connection at the rear of the TV . • P ossible TV station problem. T r y another channel. Good picture • T r y increasing the v olume. but no sound • Check that the sound is not muted. If it is muted, press the Mute button on the remote contr ol to restore sound. Good sound but poor • T r y increasing the contrast and brightness setting. colour or no picture Snowish picture and • Check antenna connection at the rear of the TV . noise Horizontal dotted lines • P ossible electrical interference e.g. hairdryer , vacuum cleaner , etc. Switch off appliances. Double images or • P ossible poor positioning of antenna. Using a highly “Ghost” images directional antenna ma y impr ov e reception. TV not responding to • Check life span of batteries of remote contr ol handset. remote contr ol handset • Aim remote contr ol handset directly at remote contr ol sensor lens on the TV . 1-4/E 11/9/01, 3:30 PM 4
5 Antenna Connection • Connect the aerial plug to the antenna socket ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬ on the backcov er . • Insert the mains plug into the wall socket. Mains Connection • For correct mains voltage, refer to type sticker at the rear of the TV set • Consult your dealer if mains supply is different. Note : This diagram is not representative of the actual plug and socket. Switching on the Set • Press the main power button to switch on/ off the TV. • If the set is on standby (indicator is red), press the Power button on the remote control to switch on set. H OOKING UP Y OUR TV (B ASIC C ONNECTION) U SE/C ARE OF R EMO TE CONTROL • Insert the correct type of batteries into the compartment. • Ensure the batteries are placed in the right direction. 5-11/E 11/9/01, 3:31 PM 5
6 Y ou can view the playbac k of VCR tapes (Video Disc players , camcorders, etc .) by using the A UDIO and VIDEO INPUT soc k ets on the rear of the TV . – Connect the VIDEO and AUDIO IN sockets on the r ear of the TV to the AUDIO and VIDEO OUT sock ets on the VCR. The S-Video connection on the rear of the TV is used for the playback of S-VHS VCR tapes , Video Discs, Video Games or Compact Disc-Interactive (cd-i) discs. Better picture detail and clar ity is possible with the S-Video playback as compared to the picture from a normal antenna (RF) connection. – Connect the S-VIDEO sock et on the rear of the TV to the S-VHS OUT socket on a S-VHS VCR. – Connect the AUDIO IN sockets fr om the rear of the TV to the AUDIO OUT sockets on the VCR. Note : Y ou need not connect the VIDEO IN socket of the TV if S-VIDEO IN socket is connected. C ONNECTING THE A UDIO /VIDEO S OCKETS (PLA YBA CK ) A V soc k ets on the rear of TV Back of VCR VCR (equipped with Video and Audio output sock ets) A V sockets on the r ear of TV Back of S-VHS VCR VCR (equipped with Video and Audio output sockets) ANTENNA OUT IN OUT IN AUDIO R L VIDEO IN OUT L R S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO AV1 in AV2 in Monitor out COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT Y Pb Pr ANTENNA OUT IN OUT IN AUDIO R L VIDEO IN OUT OUT S-VIDEO L R S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO AV1 in AV2 in Monitor out COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT Y Pb Pr 5-11/E 11/9/01, 3:31 PM 6
7 C ONNECTING THE A UDIO /VIDEO S OCKETS (PLACKBA CK ) For more convenient direct playback connections, the Side Audio/Video Input sockets allow for quick and easy connections, particularly Camcorder tape recordings. – Connect the VIDEO sock et from the Camcorder to the Side VIDEO in sock et of the TV . – Connect the AUDIO OUT sock ets (Right and Left) from the Camcor der to the Side AUDIO IN sock ets. You can view the playback of DVD discs by using the COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT sockets on the rear of the TV. – Connect the “Y”, “Pb” and the “Pr” INPUT sockets on the TV to the “Y”, “Pb” and “Pr” OUTPUT sockets on the D VD to view pla yback of D VD discs. Connect headphone jack to socket for personal listening Camcorder AV sockets on rear of TV Back of DVD DVD (Equipped with “Y”, “Pb” and “Pr” and Output sockets) OUT AUDIO Y L OUT R Pb Pr L R S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO AV1 in AV2 in Monitor out COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT Y Pb Pr 5-11/E 11/9/01, 3:31 PM 7
8 C ONNECTING THE A UDIO /VIDEO S OCKETS (R ECORDING ) Connection for r ecording fr om the TV channel – Connect the corresponding INPUT sock ets of the VCR to the MONIT OR OUTPUT sockets on the r ear of the TV . – T o enhance the sound of your TV , connect the AUDIO L and R sock ets to an external audio system instead of the VCR. For mono equipment, connect only the AUDIO L sock et. Connection for r ecor ding fr om one VCR to another VCR – Connect the sock ets of the VCR which you wish to record fr om, to the corresponding sockets at either A V1 or A V2 – Connect the sock ets of the receiving VCR to the MONIT OR OUTPUT sockets on the rear of the TV . A V soc k ets on the rear of TV VCR (equipped with Video and Audio input sock ets) A V sockets on the rear of TV VCR (equipped with Video and Audio input sock ets) VCR 1 VCR 2 Back of VCR ANTENNA OUT IN OUT IN AUDIO R L VIDEO IN OUT L R S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO AV1 in AV2 in Monitor out COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT Y Pb Pr ANTENNA OUT IN OUT IN AUDIO R L VIDEO IN OUT ANTENNA OUT IN OUT AUDIO R L VIDEO OUT L R S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO AV1 in AV2 in Monitor out COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT Y Pb Pr 5-11/E 11/9/01, 3:31 PM 8
9 & P o wer button – Switch set off temporarily to standby mode. (The red light indicator lights up when the set is on standby mode). – T o switch on set from standb y mode, press Channel /– , Digit (0 -9) or Po wer button. é Teletext Colour/Personal Zapping buttons – In teletext mode, the colour buttons allow you to access directly an item or cor r esponding pages. – As Personal Zapping buttons, you can surf up to 10 personal channels for each button. For detailed description of functions, refer to section on “Personal Zapping ”. “ Teletext buttons Allows you to access teletext inf ormation. For detailed description of functions, ref er to section on “Using the T eletext” ‘ Smiley button Allows to add and store your personal preference channels in your Personal Preference list. For detailed description of functions, refer to section on “Using your Personal Zapping feature”. ( Timer Button Allows you to set the clock to s witch to another channel at a specified time while you ar e watching another channel or when the set is on standby mode. § Smart Sound Button Press the Smart Sound button repeatedl y to access 4 differ ent types of sound settings and choose your desir ed setting. è Menu Button Displa ys the main menu. Also exits menu from screen. ! Cursor Up Button Allows y ou to select the next item on the menu. ç Cursor Left Button Allows y ou to select the sub-menus and adjust the settings. 0 V olume / – Button Increases or decr eases volume. 1 4 4 4 4 4 Allows you to s witch fr om Stereo to Mono sound during stereo transmission or to choose betw een language 5 or language 6 during dual sound transmission. 2 A/CH(Alternate channel) Button Allows y ou to change between the curr ent channel and the pre vious channel. F UNCTIONS OF R EMO TE C ONTROL & “ ( § ç 0 ‘ 1 é 2 ! è 5-11/E 11/9/01, 3:31 PM 9
10 F UNCTIONS OF R EMO TE C ONTROL 3 Main Index Button In teletext mode, press button to return to the main index page. 4 Frownie button Allows to delete stored personal preference channels in your Personal Preference list. For detailed description of functions, refer to section on “Personal Zapping ”. 5 Smart Picture Button Press the Smart Picture button r epeatedly to access 5 differ ent types of picture settings and choose your desir ed setting. 6 1 Incredible Sur round Button – Allows you to select Incr edible Surround sound when transmission is in stereo mode. – Allows you to select Spatial Sound when transmission is in mono mode. 7 1\ Cursor Right Button Allows y ou to access the sub-menus and adjust the settings. 8 Cursor Do wn Button Allows y ou to select the next item on the menu. 9 Channel / – Buttons Allows y ou to select channels in ascending or descending order . 20 Mute Button Mutes sound. T o restore sound, press button again. 21 T eletext Button Refer to section on “Using the T eletext” 22 OSD button Allows y ou to displa y the curr ent channel number . It also allows to exit menu fr om the screen after contr ol adjustments. 23 Digit (0 -9) Buttons Press to select a channel. For a 2-digit channel number , press the first digit and follow ed immediately by the second digit. 24 A/V Button Allows y ou to select the A V channels. 25 Sleeptimer Button Allows you to select a time period after which the set will switch to standby mode automatically . 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 21 20 22 23 24 25 5-11/E 11/9/01, 3:31 PM 10
11 F UNCTIONS OF TV C ONTROLS 3 INST ALL MENU – VOLUME 7 CHANNEL 6 & Mains P ow er button Switch mains power on or off. é Standby light indicator Indicate red light when standby mode is activated. “ Remote Sensor Acts as a sensor for activating the contr ols of the TV when remote contr ol handset is aimed at it. ‘ V olume / – buttons Adjust sound volume softer/louder . ( Channel 7 / 6 buttons Select channel in descending/ascending order . Note • Y ou can enter the main menu by pressing both the V olume - and buttons at the same time. • Press the Channel 7 or 6 button to select the next item on the menu. • Press V olume - or button to access sub-menu and adjust the settings. & é ‘( “ ➩ 5-11/E 11/9/01, 3:31 PM 11
12 ¸ Operating instructions generally e xplains the operation of the TV set using the buttons on the remote contr ol unless otherwise stated. Please read the f ollo wing instructions carefully and f ollo w the steps as sho wn to familiarise yourself with the installations and all featur es a vailable in y our set. Note: When there is no signal input to the TV , you ma y encounter instability of the on screen displa y . In this instance , please use the v button on your remote control to select an A V channel. The Language f eature allo ws you to set the TV’ s on-screen menu to be sho wn in your desired language. S ELECTING THE M ENU L ANGU A GE Enter main menu. Select Install. Enter the Install menu. Press button repeatedly to cycle through the language list and select the language of your choice. Exit menu from screen. Main o ✔ Picture π Brightness ■ Sound Colour ■ Features Contrast ■ Install Sharpness Colour Temp. More... œ Main o ■ Picture Language ■ Sound Auto Store ■ Features Manual Store ✔ Install π Sort Channel Edit Name œ Install o ✔ Language English π ■ Auto Store ■ Manual store ■ Sort ■ Channel Edit ■ Name œ ˙ MENU m ˙ Step Press button Result on screen 12-20/E 11/9/01, 3:32 PM 12
13 A UT OMA TIC T UNING A UT OMA TIC T UNING OF CHANNELS Automatic tuning of channels allows you to stor e each programme automatically . Enter main menu. Press button r epeatedly until Install is selected. Enter install menu. Select Auto Store . Start automatic tuning of channels. When tuning is completed, exit menu fr om screen. ¸ Main o ✔ Picture π Brightness ■ Sound Colour ■ Features Contrast ■ Install Sharpness Colour Temp. More... œ Main o ■ Picture Language ■ Sound Auto Store ■ Features Manual Store ✔ Install π Sort Channel Edit Name œ Install o ✔ Language π English ■ Auto Store ■ Manual store ■ Sort ■ Channel Edit ■ Name œ ˙ ¸ Install o ■ Language ✔ Auto Store π ■ Manual store ■ Sort ■ Channel Edit ■ Name œ ˙ Auto Store ■ Channel 1 ■ TV 142 MHz ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ π♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Install o ■ Language ✔ Auto Store π ■ Manual store ■ Sort ■ Channel Edit ■ Name œ MENU m Step Press button Result on screen 12-20/E 11/9/01, 3:32 PM 13
14 M ANU AL T UNING OF CHANNELS Manual tuning of channels allows y ou to select your pr efer red channel number f or ev ery available pr ogramme . MENU ¸ ˙ ¸ ˙ Enter main menu. Press button r epeatedly until Install is selected. Enter install menu. Press button r epeatedly until Manual Store is selected. Enter manual store menu. Press button r epeatedly until Search is selected. M ANU AL T UNING OF Main o ✔ Picture π Brightness ■ Sound Colour ■ Features Contrast ■ Install Sharpness Colour Temp. More... œ Main o ■ Picture Language ■ Sound Auto Store ■ Features Manual Store ✔ Install π Sort Channel Edit Name œ Install o ✔ Language π English ■ Auto Store ■ Manual Store ■ Sort ■ Channel Edit ■ Name œ Install o ■ Language Colour System ■ Auto Store Sound System ✔ Manual Store π Search ■ Sort Channel No. ■ Channel Edit Fine Tune ■ Name Store œ Manual Store o ■ Colour System ■ Sound System ✔ Search 79 MHz π ■ Channel No. ■ Fine Tune ■ Store œ ¸ Step Press button Result on screen 12-20/E 11/9/01, 3:32 PM 14
15 C HANNELS M ANU AL T UNING OF CHANNELS ¸ Manual Store o ■ Colour System ■ Sound System ■ Search ✔ Channel 2 π ■ Fine Tune ■ Store œ Manual Store o ■ Colour System ■ Sound System ■ Search ■ Channel ■ Fine Tune ✔ Store Store? π œ ˙ ¸ 9 10 11 Manual Store o ■ Colour System ■ Sound System ■ Search ■ Channel ■ Fine Tune ✔ Store Stored œ 12 ˙ Start manual searching. Searching stops once a transmitting signal is found. Select Channel. K ey in the channel number . Press button r epeatedly until Store is selected. Store tuned channel. Note : If you want to continue sear ching for another transmitting channel, repeat steps 7 to 11. Exit menu fr om screen. Manual Store o ■ Colour System ■ Sound System ✔ Search 128 MHz π ■ Channel ■ Fine Tune ■ Store œ 5 1 3 2 4 6 7 9 8 0 m Step Press button Result on screen 12-20/E 11/9/01, 3:32 PM 15
16 S ELECTING THE C OLOUR /SOUND S Y STEM This feature allo ws you to select y our desired Colour and Sound system. If Auto is selected, the respective colour and sound system will be automaticall y selected according to the transmission system. Note : Select your desir ed colour and sound system manually if reception is poor at Auto mode. Repeat s tep 1 Colour System is selected. to step 5 as in “Manual Tuning of TV Channels” Select the desired colour system ( Auto , PA L , NTSC 3.58 , NTSC 4.43 or SECAM). Press button r epeatedly until STORE is selected. Stor e selected system. Proceed to select Sound System . Select the desired sound system ( Auto , BG, I, DK or M. Press button r epeatedly until STORE is selected. Stor e selected system. Exit menu fr om screen. Manual Store o ✔ Colour System Auto π ■ Sound System ■ Search ■ Channel ■ Fine Tune ■ Store œ Manual Store o ✔ Colour System PAL π ■ Sound System ■ Search ■ Channel ■ Fine Tune ■ Store œ ˝ ˙ or ¸ ˙ ˝ Manual Store o ■ Colour System ✔ Sound System ■ Search ■ Channel ■ Fine Tune ■ Store Stored œ 9 ¸ ˙ Manual Store o ■ Colour System ✔ Sound System Auto π ■ Search ■ Channel ■ Fine Tune ■ Store œ Manual Store o ■ Colour System ✔ Sound System DK π ■ Search ■ Channel ■ Fine Tune ■ Store œ or ¸ ˙ m Manual Store o ■ Colour System ✔ Sound System ■ Search ■ Channel ■ Fine Tune ■ Store Stored œ 10 11 12 or ˚ Step Press button Result on screen 12-20/E 11/9/01, 3:33 PM 16
17 F INE T UNING OF C HANNELS This feature allo ws you to adjust pictur e reception in ar eas of weak reception. Enter main menu. Press button r epeatedly until Install is selected. Enter install menu. Press button r epeatedly until Manual Stor e is selected. Enter manual store menu. Press button r epeatedly until Fine T une is selected. Fine tune until the best reception is obtained. Select Store. Stor e last fine-tuned status. Exit menu fr om screen. Main o ✔ Picture π Brightness ■ Sound Color ■ Features Contrast ■ Install Sharpness Colour Temp. More... œ Main o ■ Picture Language ■ Sound Auto Store ■ Features Manual Store ✔ Install π Sort Channel Edit Name œ ¸ ˙ ¸ ˙ ¸ ˙ ¸ ˙ 9 Install o ■ Language Colour System ■ Auto Store Sound System ✔ Manual Store π Search ■ Sort Channel ■ Channel Edit Fine Tune ■ Name Store œ Manual Store o ■ Colour System ■ Sound System ■ Search ■ Channel ✓ Fine Tune p ❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘ ❘❘ ❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘ π ■ Store œ Manual Store o ■ Colour System ■ Sound System ■ Search ■ Channel ✓ Fine Tune p ❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘ ❘❘ ❘❘❘❘ π ■ Store œ Manual Store o ■ Colour System ■ Sound System ■ Search ■ Channel ■ Fine Tune ✔ Store Stored œ 10 MENU m or ˝ Step Press button Result on screen 12-20/E 11/9/01, 3:33 PM 17
18 S OR TING OF CHANNELS This feature r earranges channel numbers. Enter main menu. Press button r epeatedly until Install is selected. Enter install menu. Press button r epeatedly until Sort is selected. Enter sort mode . Select the channel number you want to change from (e.g. 002). Confirm selection. Select the channel number you want to change to (e.g. 005). Confirm selection. The change is done . Note : Channel numbers 5, 4 and 3 will move upwar ds accordingly . that is, Channel 5 will move up to Channel 4, Channel 4 to 3 and Channel 3 to 2. Exit menu fr om screen. Main o ■ Picture Language ■ Sound Auto Store ■ Features Manual Store ✔ Install π Sort Channel Edit Name œ Install o ■ Language 000 ■ Auto Store 001 ■ Manual Store 002 ✔ Sort π 003 ■ Channel Edit 004 ■ Name 005 œ Install o ■ Language 000 ■ Auto Store 001 ■ Manual Store 002 π ✔ Sort π 003 ■ Channel Edit 004 ■ Name 005 œ ˙ ˙ ¸ ¸ ˙ ¸ ¸ Install o ■ Language 000 ■ Auto Store 001 ■ Manual Store 002 p ✔ Sort π 003 ■ Channel Edit 004 ■ Name 005 œ Install o ■ Language 000 ■ Auto Store 001 ■ Manual Store 002 ✔ Sort π 003 ■ Channel Edit 004 ■ Name 005 p œ 9 10 MENU m or ˚ Install o ■ Language 000 ■ Auto Store 001 ■ Manual Store 002 ✔ Sort π 003 ■ Channel Edit 004 ■ Name 005 π œ ˝ Step Press button Result on screen 12-20/E 11/9/01, 3:33 PM 18
19 E DITING OF C HANNELS This feature allo ws you to skip or edit channels which ha ve bad or w eak TV signal or channels that you do not watch often. Note : Once a channel is skipped, you cannot ha ve access to it by the CH (Channel) or – button. Y ou can only hav e access to the channel by the Digit (0 -9) buttons. Main o ■ Picture Language ■ Sound Auto Store ■ Features Manual Store ✔ Install π Sort Channel Edit Name œ Install o ■ Language Channel ■ Auto Store Skipped ■ Manual Store ■ Sort ✔ Channel Edit π ■ Name œ Enter main menu. Press button r epeatedly until Install is selected. Enter install menu. Press button r epeatedly until Channel Edit is selected. Enter Channel Edit menu. K ey in the channel number to be skipped. Select Skipped. Select On to skip channel. Exit menu fr om screen. Channel Edit o ✔ Channel 2 π ■ Skipped œ 9 H OW TO R EST ORE S KIPPED C HANNELS • Repeat Steps 1 to 5 as in” Editing of Channels”. • K ey in the channel number to be restor ed by the Digit (0 - 9) button. • Select Skipped by the ¸ button. • Select Off to restor e channel by the ˙ button. • Exit menu fr om screen by the m button. Channel Edit o ■ Channel ✔ Skipped Off œ MENU m 5 1 3 2 4 6 7 9 8 0 ¸ ˙ ¸ ˙ ¸ ˙ Step Press button Result on screen Channel Edit o ■ Channel ✔ Skipped On œ 12-20/E 11/9/01, 3:33 PM 19
20 N AMING OF C HANNELS This feature enables y ou to name or rename channels. Enter main menu. Press button r epeatedly until Install is selected. Enter install menu. Press button r epeatedly until Name is selected. Enter name mode. Select the channel you want to name. Mov e to first character slot. A cursor appears for y ou to star t the input of characters. Select the character y ou want. Move to next character slot by the ˙ button and select the next character . Y ou can enter up to a maximum of 5 characters. After naming the channel, press ˙ button repeatedl y until name appears on the top left hand corner of the screen. This will ensure that the name is stored in the memory . Exit menu fr om screen. Main o ■ Picture Language ■ Sound Auto Store ■ Features Manual Store ✔ Install π Sort Channel Edit Name œ Install o ■ Language 000 ■ Auto Store 001 ■ Manual Store 002 ■ Sort 003 ■ Channel Edit 004 ✔ Name π 005 œ ¸ ˙ ¸ ˙ ¸ ˚ ˙ or ¸ ˚ or Install o ■ Language 000 ■ Auto Store 001 ■ Manual Store 002 ■ Sort 003 π ■ Channel Edit 004 ✔ Name π 005 œ Install o ■ Language 000 ■ Auto Store 001 ■ Manual Store 002 ■ Sort 003 π ■ Channel Edit 004 ✔ Name π 005 œ 9 MENU m Step Press button Result on screen 12-20/E 11/9/01, 3:33 PM 20
21 ¸ A DJUSTING THE TV P ICTURE The picture menu allows you to make adjustments to the picture. Main o ✔ Picture π Brightness ■ Sound Colour ■ Features Contrast ■ Install Sharpness Colour Temp More... œ Picture o ✔ Brightness p ❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘ ❘ ❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘ 59 π ■ Colour ■ Contrast ■ Sharpness ■ Colour Temp ■ NR œ ˙ Displa y the main menu on screen. Enter Picture menu. Select item. Adjust level or select desir ed setting. Exit menu fr om screen. ˝ ˙ or Picture men u items Activities Brightness Increase or decr ease brightness level. Colour Increase or decr ease color level. Contrast Increase or decr ease contrast lev el. Sharpness Increase or decr ease sharpness level to impr ove detail in picture. Colour temperature Choose fr om 3 settings (Normal, W arm or Cool). NR (Noise Reduction) Select “ On ” to reduce “noisy” picture (little dots on picture) due to w eak signal. Contrast Select “ On ” to allow y ou to optimise the total contrast for impr ov ed pictur e quality . ˚ or MENU m Picture o ✔ Colour p ❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘ ❘ ❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘ 59 π ■ Contrast ■ Sharpness ■ Colour Temp ■ NR ■ Contrast œ Step Press button Result on screen 21-22/E 11/9/01, 5:34 PM 21
22 A DJUSTING THE TV S OUND The sound menu allows you to make adjustments to the sound. Displa y the main menu on scr een. Select Sound menu. Enter Sound menu. Select item. Adjust lev el or select desir ed setting. Exit menu fr om scr een. Main o ✔ Picture π Brightness ■ Sound Colour ■ Features Contrast ■ Install Sharpness Colour Temp. More... œ Main o ■ Picture Treble ✔ Sound π Bass ■ Features Balance ■ Install AVL Incr. Surround Ultra Bass œ Sound o ✔ Treble p ❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘ ❘ ❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘❘ 0 π ■ Bass ■ Balance ■ AVL ■ Incr. Surround ■ Ultra Bass œ ¸ ˙ ˝ ˙ or ˚ or ¸ Sound menu items Activities T reble Incr ease or decrease high fr equency lev el. Bass Incr ease or decrease lo w fr equency level. Balance Incr ease or decrease to adjust balance le vel. A VL (Auto V olume Lev eller) Select On to enable v olume to remain at a pre- determined lev el should there be a sudden change in v olume during commer cial br eaks or channel switching. Incredible Sur r ound Allows y ou to select Incr edible Surr ound sound when transmission is in stereo mode. Allows you to select Spatial Sound when transmission is in mono mode . Ultra Bass Select On to enjoy enhanced bass output. MENU m Step Pr ess button Result on scr een
23 ¸ U SING THE T IMER The Timer feature allo ws you to set the timer to s witch to another channel at a specified time while you ar e watching another channel or when the TV is on standby mode. Note : For the timer to function, the set must not be switched off. Once the set is switched off, the timer is disabled. Main o ✔ Picture π Brightness ■ Sound Colour ■ Features Contrast ■ Install Sharpness Colour Temp. More... œ Main o ■ Picture Timer ■ Sound Child Lock ✔ Features π Format ■ Install AutoPic.Booster œ Features o ✔ Timer π Time ■ Child Lock Start Time ■ Format Stop Time ■ AutoPic.Booster Channel Activate Display œ ˙ Display the main menu on screen. Select Features . Enter the Features menu. Enter Timer menu. Key in the current time starting from the hour follow by minute. This is the time where the “start time” and “stop time” will take reference from. Select Star t Time. Key in the time you want the programme to be switched on. Timer o ✔ Time π 08:30 ■ Start Time ■ Stop Time ■ Channel ■ Activate ■ Display œ ˙ Timer o ■ Time ✔ Start Time π 10:30 ■ Stop Time ■ Channel ■ Activate ■ Display œ ¸ MENU 5 1 3 2 4 6 7 9 8 0 5 1 3 2 4 6 7 9 8 0 Step Press button Result on screen 23-29/E 11/9/01, 4:54 PM 23
24 U SING THE T IMER Select Stop Time. Key in the time you want the programme to be switched off. Select Channel. K ey in the channel you want to switch to . Select Activate . Activate timer . Y ou can select Once , Dail y or Off . Select Displa y . Select On mode if you want to displa y the time on the TV screen. Exit menu from scr een. Note : • After the Stop Time is activated, the TV will go to standby mode immediately . • If Stop Time is not ke yed in, the set will go to standby mode after 2 hours. • T o switch on set from standby mode, press Channel /– , Digit (0 -9) or Pow e r button. A CTIV A TING THE CHILD L OCK (ACCESS ¸ Timer o ■ Time ■ Start Time ✔ Stop Time π 12:30 ■ Channel ■ Activate ■ Display œ Timer o ■ Time ■ Start Time ■ Stop Time ✔ Channel π 5 ■ Activate ■ Display œ 9 10 ¸ 11 12 ¸ ˙ ¸ ˙ Timer o ■ Time ■ Start Time ■ Stop Time ■ Channel ✔ Activate π Once ■ Display œ Timer o ■ Time ■ Start Time ■ Stop Time ■ Channel ■ Activate ✔ Display π On œ 5 1 3 2 4 6 7 9 8 0 5 1 3 2 4 6 7 9 8 0 m Step Press button Result on screen 23-29/E 11/9/01, 4:54 PM 24
25 A CTIV A TING THE CHILD L OCK (ACCESS C ODE ) The Child Lock feature allo ws you to lock channels to pr ev ent your children fr om watching programmes y ou deem undesirable . Note : Y ou can only ha ve access to the lock ed channels via the remote control. K eep the remote contr ol out of r each so as to pre vent y our children fr om having access to it. Displa y the main menu on screen. Press button r epeatedly until F eatures is selected. Enter the Features men u. Select Child Lock. Enter Child Lock mode. K ey in the 4-digit access code. For the first time or if you ha ve forgotten the access code, enter the universal access code 0711 twice. It will now prompt y ou to ke y in a New Code . K ey in your pr eferred code (4-digit). K ey in the new code the second time to confirm code. The Child Lock menu will now appear . Y ou can proceed to lock channel (refer to section on “Lock Channel”). If not, exit menu from scr een. Note : After you ha ve exit menu fr om screen and y ou want to enter the child lock menu again, you need to ke y the new access code only once. ¸ ˙ ¸ ˙ 9 5 1 3 2 4 6 7 9 8 0 5 1 3 2 4 6 7 9 8 0 MENU 5 1 3 2 4 6 7 9 8 0 m Step Press button Result on screen Main o ■ Picture Timer ■ Sound Child Lock ✔ Features π Format ■ Install AutoPic.Booster œ Features o ■ Timer ✔ Child Lock π ■ Format ■ AutoPic.Booster œ Features o ■ Timer Access Code ✔ Child Lock π xxxx ■ Format Correct ■ AutoPic.Booster œ Features o ■ Timer New Code ✔ Child Lock π xxxx ■ Format ■ AutoPic.Booster œ Features o ■ Timer Confirm Code ✔ Child Lock π xxxx ■ Format Confirmed ■ AutoPic.Booster œ Child Lock o ■ Lock Channel π 002 ■ Change Code 003 ■ Clear All 004 ■ Lock All 005 006 007 œ 23-29/E 11/9/01, 4:54 PM 25
26 A CTIV A TING THE CHILD L OCK (CHANGE C ODE ) Note : Y ou need to key the access code only once. Repeat Steps 1 to 8 as The Child Lock menu will in “A CTIV A TING THE now appear . Y ou can proceed C HILD L OCK to change code. (A CCESS C ODE)” Select Change Code. Enter change code mode . K ey in your pr eferr ed code (4-digit). K ey in the new code the second time to confirm code. Exit menu from scr een. Child Lock o ✔ Lock Channel π 002 ■ Change Code 003 ■ Clear All 004 ■ Lock All 005 006 007 œ 10 12 11 ¸ ˙ 5 1 3 2 4 6 7 9 8 0 Child Lock o ■ Lock Channel New Code ✔ Change Code π ---- ■ Clear All ■ Lock All œ Child Lock o ■ Lock Channel New Code ✔ Change Code π xxxx ■ Clear All ■ Lock All œ Child Lock o ■ Lock Channel Confirm Code ✔ Change Code π xxxx ■ Clear All Confirmed ■ Lock All œ 5 1 3 2 4 6 7 9 8 0 m 9 Step Press button Result on screen 23-29/E 11/9/01, 4:54 PM 26
27 A CTIV A TING THE CHILD LOCK (LOCK C HANNEL ) Repeat Steps 1 to 8 as The Child Lock menu will in “C HILD Lock (A CCESS now appear . Y ou can proceed C ODE )” to lock channel. Enter lock channel mode. Select the channel you want to lock. Activate blocking of channel. A ke ylock symbol will appear beside the channel number indicating that it is locked. Note : T o lock more than one channel, repeat Steps 10 to 11 before exiting men u from screen. Exit menu from scr een. Child Lock o ✔ Lock Channel π 002 ■ Change Code 003 ■ Clear All 004 ■ Lock All 005 006 007 œ Child Lock o ✔ Lock Channel π 002 ■ Change Code 003 ■ Clear All 004 ■ Lock All 005 006 007 π œ Child Lock o ✔ Lock Channel π 002 ■ Change Code 003 ■ Clear All 004 ■ Lock All 005 006 π 007 œ ˙ ¸ ˙ 10 11 12 9 or ˚ Child Lock o ✔ Lock Channel π 002 ■ Change Code 003 ■ Clear All 004 ■ Lock All 005 006 π F 007 œ m Step Press button Result on screen 23-29/E 11/9/01, 4:54 PM 27
28 A CTIV A TING THE CHILD L OCK (LOCK A LL ) Y ou can choose to lock all channels in the Lock All mode in the Child Lock menu. Repeat Steps 1 to 8 as The Child Lock menu will in “C HILD Lock (A CCESS now appear . Y ou can proceed C ODE )” to lock all channels. Select Lock All. Select the On option to lock all channels. Exit menu from scr een. Child Lock o ✔ Lock Channel π 002 ■ Change Code 003 ■ Clear All 004 ■ Lock All 005 006 007 œ A CTIV A TING THE CHILD L OCK (CLEAR A LL ) T o unlock channels that you ha ve lock ed, enter the Child Lock menu and select the Off option Clear All mode. Repeat Steps 1 to 8 as The Child Lock menu will in “C HILD Lock (A CCESS now appear . Y ou can proceed C ODE )” to clear all channels. Select Clear All. Select the Off option to unlock all channels. Exit menu fr om screen. Child Lock o ✔ Lock Channel π 002 ■ Change Code 003 ■ Clear All 004 ■ Lock All 005 006 007 œ Child Lock o ■ Lock Channel ■ Change Code ■ Clear All ■ Lock All π On œ ¸ ˙ ¸ ˙ 9 10 11 10 9 11 m Child Lock o ■ Lock Channel ■ Change Code ✔ Clear All π Off ■ Lock All œ m Step Press button Result on screen Step Press button Result on screen 23-29/E 11/9/01, 4:54 PM 28
29 U SING THE S CREEN F ORMA T Y ou can hav e a choice of two formats f or your vie wing pleasure , namely : - 4:3 mode and the EXPAND 4:3 mode thr ough the FORMAT menu. Displa y the main menu on screen. Press button r epeatedly until F eatures is selected. Enter the Features men u. Press button r epeatedly until F ormat is selected. Press the button repeatedl y to cycle through the diff erent formats ( 4:3 or Expand 4:3) or and select your desir ed format. Exit menu from scr een. When to use the Screen Formats 4:3 format Select the 4:3 format if you want to displa y the 4:3 picture using the full surface of the screen. Expand 4:3 format Select the Expand 4:3 format if y ou want to expand movie images recor ded in the letterbox f ormat. When this format is selected, the black horizontal bars at the top and bottom are expanded thus filling up the entire TV screen. ¸ ¸ ˙ ˙ MENU m ➩ ➩ ➩ Step Press button Result on screen Main o ■ Picture Timer ■ Sound Child Lock ✔ Features π Format ■ Install AutoPic.Booster œ Feature o ■ Timer ■ Child Lock ✔ Format 4:3 π ■ AutoPic.Booster œ œ Feature o ■ Timer ■ Child Lock ✔ Format Expand 4:3 π ■ AutoPic.Booster œ œ 23-29/E 11/9/01, 4:54 PM 29
30 S MAR T PICTURE C ONTROL Whether you ar e watching a movie or video game, your TV has automatic video contr ol settings matched to your cur rent pr ogram sour ce or content. The Smar t Picture f eature quickly resets y our TV’ s video controls of program f or a number of differ ent types of programs and viewing conditions you ma y have in y our home . Each Smart Picture setting is preset at the factor y to automatically adjust the TV’ s Brightness, Colour , Picture and Sharpness lev els. Press botton r epeatedly to cycle through the 5 settings namely , P ersonal , D VD/VCD , Rich , Natural and Soft and select your desir ed picture setting. Exit menu fr om screen. Personal D efintion of Pictur e Settings P ersonal : Picture settings ar e set to your pr eference. D VD/VCD : For optimal pictur e setting, whenever the source is connected to D VD/VCD pla y er , select D VD/VCD setting for A V mode. Rich : Emphasize very vibrant colours. This setting is the optimal setting when you are vie wing TV programmes in a brightly-lit r o om. Natural : Emphasize original colours. Soft : Emphasize “warm” colours. (Suitable for dimly-lit r oom condition and giv es cinema-like effect when light is switched off). m DVD/VCD Rich Natural Soft ` Step Press button 30-33/E 11/9/01, 4:55 PM 30
31 S MAR T SOUND C ONTROL Whether y ou are watching a movie or video game, your TV has automatic sound control settings matched to your curr ent program sour ce or content. The Smar t Sound featur e quickly resets y our TV’ s sound controls of pr ogram for a number of diff erent types of pr ograms and viewing conditions y ou may ha ve in y our home . Each Smart Sound setting is preset at the factor y to automatically adjust the TV’ s T reble and Bass levels. Press botton r epeatedly to cycle through the 4 settings namely , P ersonal , Theatre , Music and V oice and select your desir ed sound setting. Exit menu fr om screen. Personal Definition of Sound Settings P ersonal : Sound settings are set to y our pref erence. Theatre : Emphasize sensation to action. (Bass and T reble boosted) Music : Emphasize low tone (Bass boosted). V oice : Emphasize high tone (treble boosted). q m Voice Theatre Music Step Press button 30-33/E 11/9/01, 4:55 PM 31
32 P ERSONAL Z APPING A list or series of fa vourite TV programs can be selected and stored in the 4 colour ed buttons with the Personal Zapping f eatur e. With this feature y ou can easily viewed up to a total of 10 prefer red channels f or each coloured button. Ad ding Channels to the F a v ourite list Select a channel by the Digit buttons Press button to displa y list. Choose your fa vourite colour button to store selected channel. Repeat steps 1 to 3 to add and store y our avourite channels to the list. Exit menu fr om screen. T o vie w through the fa v ourite list 8 Deleting Channels from the F av ourite list { 8 { 8 { Remove Item?- Press | 8 { Select List! { 8 Added! m m 5 1 3 2 4 6 7 9 8 0 Step Press button Result on screen Press the colour button that y ou ha ve selected. Press button r epeatedly to cycle through y our favourite list and view y our fa vourite channel. Select a colour button and press button repeatedl y to select the channel you want to delete. Press button to displa y list. Press button to r emove item. Repeat steps 1 to 3 to delete more channels fr om list. Exit menu fr om screen. 30-33/E 11/9/01, 4:56 PM 32
33 A UT OMA TIC PICTURE BOOSTER If the transmission signal is weak, the Automatic Picture Booster built into the TV set will increase the signal le vel to pr ovide a good pictur e at all time . Y ou hav e a choice to turn on/off the feature, depending on the signal conditions locally . Main o ✔ Picture π Brightness ■ Sound Colour ■ Features Contrast ■ Install Sharpness Colour Temp. More... œ Features o ■ Timer ■ Child Lock ■ Format ✔ AutoPic.Booster π Off œ Step Press button Result on screen Displa y the main menu on screen. Select F eatures . Enter the Featur es menu. Select Auto Pic. Booster . Select On. Exit menu fr om screen. ¸ ˙ ˙ ¸ MENU m Main o ■ Picture Timer ■ Sound Child Lock ✔ Features π Format ■ Install AutoPic.Booster œ Features o ■ Timer ■ Child Lock ■ Format ✔ AutoPic.Booster π On œ 30-33/E 11/9/01, 4:56 PM 33
34 U SING T HE T ELETEXT If a TV channel broadcast contains teletext inf ormation, each channel that broadcasts teletext transmits a page (index page) with information on how to use the teletext system, usually on page 100. The system transmitted is indicated in the option line at the bottom of the screen. & On/Off teletext Press the button once to s witch on and Superimpose teletext display . (A channel in which teletext page teletext is being transmitted must be over TV selected). programme Press the button the second time superimpose the teletext page ov er the TV programme. Press the button the thir d time to exit teletext mode. é Selecting a K ey in the required teletext page teletext page (3 digits). The page number is displa yed at the top left hand corner of the screen. When the teletext page is located, the counter stops sear ching. If the counter keeps sear ching, it means that the page is not a vailable for selection. If you mak e a mistake in k eying the page number , you ha ve to complete k eying the 3-digit number befor e re-k eying the correct page n umber . “ Accessing Pr ess the ˚ button to a teletext displa y the next page and the page ¸ button to displa y the previous page. ‘ Direct Access to The 4-colour buttons allow you to an item or access directly an item or corresponding corresponding pages. pages ( Main Index Press the button to r eturn to the main index page. & é “ ( ‘ b 5 1 3 2 4 6 7 9 8 0 ˚ ¸ d Press button Result on screen 34-36/E 11/9/01, 4:56 PM 34
35 U SING T HE T ELETEXT § Interrupt Press the button to change to TV mode. Press the button again to return to teletext mode and to the teletext page. è Enlarge Press the button once to enlarge and view the top half of the page. Press the button the second time to enlarge and view the bottom half of the page. Press the button the third time to r eturn to normal size page. ! Hold A selected page sometimes contains a few sub-pages. The sub- page will automatically mov e to the next sub-page after about 20 seconds. The total number of sub- pages are indicated at the top right hand corner of the screen. Press the button once to hold page and the second time to release holding of page. ç Reveal/ Press the button once to r ev eal Concea l hidden information (solutions to puzzles, riddles, etc). Press the button the second time to conceal information. This button is applicable only to teletext page with puzzles, riddles, etc.) ç ! è § a h f e Press button Result on screen 34-36/E 11/9/01, 4:56 PM 35
36 S PECIFICA TIONS 21PT2252 Picture tube scr een size 540 mm Picture tube visible ar ea 510 mm Audio Output : Speak er 2 x 5 W TV System NTSC M P AL B/G P AL D/K P AL I SEC AM B/G SEC AM D/K SEC AM K1 Pla yback System NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43, P AL 60 Set Dimensions : Width 600 mm Depth 487 mm Height 458 mm Net W eight of Set (appr oximate ) 24kg Note For Operating V oltage , Frequency , Po w er Consumption and V ersion Number , ref er to the type number at the r ear of the set.
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