If this instruction manual does not give an answer or if ‘Troubleshooting’ does not solve your TV problem, you can call your Local Philips Customer or Service Centre. See the supplied Worldwide guarantee booklet. Please, have the Model and Product number which you can find at the back or the bottom of your television set or on the packaging, ready, before calling the Philips customer support service. Model: 42PF9641D/10 Product No: .................................... Contents Safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Use of the remote control RC4401/01 . . . . . 5 Use of the option key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Keys at the right side of the TV . . . . . . . . . . .7 Introduction:Digital TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Switch the TV on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 First time installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 How to navigate through the menus . . . . . . 11 Use of the TV menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Adjust picture menu settings . . . . . . . . . 15 Adjust sound menu settings . . . . . . . . . .18 Enjoy Ambilight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Adjust feature menu settings . . . . . . . . . 23 Search for and store TV channels . . . . . . 27 Rearrange the channel number list . . . . . 30 Set your preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Select your connections . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Select a decoder channel number . . . . . 32 Reset the factory settings . . . . . . . . . . .33 How to upgrade the TV software . . . . . . 33 Create your favourite list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) . . . . . . . 35 Multimedia Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Teletext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 To make video and audio connections . . . . . 43 Side panel overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Rear panel overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Connect: a VCR or DVD recorder . . . . . . . . . . . .46 two VCRs or VCR and DVD recorder . . .47 a satellite receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 a DVD player, HD receiver/game console 48 a DVD player or HD receiver . . . . . . . .48 a DVD player, satellite or HD receiver . .49 a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 a Home Cinema amplifier . . . . . . . . . . .51 Use the Common Interface slot . . . . . . . . . . 52 Select connected equipment . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Record with your recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Audio- and video equipment keys . . . . . . . . 54 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Annex 1 - Philips TV software upgrade with portable memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Annex 2 - Philips TV-Slideshow Format with background music . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Annex 3 - Philips TV - Digital camera and USB issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Annex 4 - Issues referring to connected peripherals with a HDMI connector . . . . 63 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 1 EN Safety warnings General Do not insert the power plug in a wall socket or hang the TV to the wall before all connections are made. • Place or hang the TV wherever you want, but make sure that air can circulate freely through the ventilation slots. • Do not install the TV in a confined space such as a book case or a similar unit. • To prevent any unsafe situations, no naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed in the vicinity. • Avoid heat, direct sunlight and exposure to rain or water. • The equipment shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing. Care of the screen Do not touch, push or rub or strike the screen with anything hard as this may scratch, mar or damage the screen permanently. And please do not rub with dust clothes with chemical treatment. Do not touch the surface with bare hands or greasy cloth (some cosmetics are detrimental to the screen). Unplug the TV before cleaning the screen. When the surface becomes dusty, please wipe gently with absorbent cotton or other soft materials like chamois soaks. Do not use acetone, toluene and alcohol because they cause chemical damage. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners.Wipe off saliva or water drops as soon as possible.Their long time contact with the screen causes deformations and colour fading. Stationary images on the TV screen A characteristic of LCD and Plasma Panels is that displaying the same image for a long time can cause a permanent after-image to remain on the screen. Normal use of the TV should involve the showing of pictures that contain constantly moving and changing images that fill the screen. Examples of stationary images (this is not an all- inclusive list, you may encounter others in your viewing): • TV and DVD menus: listings of DVD disk conten...