Page 1: Table Of Contents
5.12 Software update 31 Channel installation 34 Automatic channel installation 34 Register your product and get support at Manual channel installation 35 www.philips.com/welcome. Rearrange stored channels 35 Automatic channel management 36 Digital reception test 36 Factory settings 36 Table of contents...
Page 2 Video Electronics inside of the product. Repairs may only electromagnetic signals. Standards Association. be done by Philips Service Centres and One of Philips’ leading Business Principles official repairshops. Failure to do so shall is to take all necessary health and safety Manufactured under license void any warranty, stated or implied.
Page 3: Important
• Stationary images Important Avoid stationary images as much as possible. If you can not, reduce screen contrast and Read this user manual before you start to use this brightness to prevent damage to the screen. product. Stationary images are images that remain on the screen for a long time.
Page 4: Your Tv
Your TV This section gives you an overview of the controls and functions of this TV. Television overview Remote control Side controls INPUT DEMO GUIDE OPTION LIST Volume up and down MENU Menu BROWSE Program or Channel up and down Power switch ¬...
Page 5: Product Highlights
Product highlights Getting started Your new TV is equipped with some of the most modern audio or video innovations. This section helps you with the positioning and the Your TV offers the following advantages ... first time installation of the TV. Full High Definition LCD display Position the TV A full HD resolution of 1920x1080p, the highest...
Page 6: Wall Mounting - Vesa
Unmounting the TV stand according to the TV’s weight. The TV stand should be unmounted from the TV to Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. bears no allow the TV to be wall mounted. responsibility for improper mounting or mounting ‡ Unscrew the 4 screws that secure the stand to that results in accident or injury.
Page 7 † Mount the 2 spacers ‹ Connect all cables. on the 2 lower discs at the back of the TV. See section 7 Connections. ≈Lift the TV into the wall mount bracket. º Calculate your TV’s ideal position. 1 1 121 121m m 42"...
Page 8 TV’s weight. Closely follow the instructions that come with your VESA compliant bracket to mount the TV. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. bears no responsibility for improper mounting or mounting that results in accident or injury. The TV is prepared for VESA compliant mounting.
Page 9: Remote Control Batteries
Remote control batteries Connect the mains cord ‡ Verify that your mains voltage corresponds with the voltage printed on the sticker at the back of the TV. Do not insert the mains cord if the voltage is different. ® Insert the mains cord tightly. ‡...
Page 10: Use Your Tv
Switch on or off - Standby Use your TV To switch on the TV: • Press B Power at the right side of the TV if the Learn how to operate your TV for daily use. standby led is off. •...
Page 11: Watch Tv
Watch TV Watch channels from a digital receiver ‡ Switch on the digital receiver. 4.2.1 Switch channels ‡ To switch TV channels: The picture from your receiver might appear • Press a number (1 to 999) or press P+ or P- automatically on your screen.
Page 12: Watch A Dvd
Watch a DVD Select a Teletext page ‡ Insert a DVD disc in your player. Most TV channels broadcast information via ® Press Play π. Teletext. The picture from your player appears To watch Teletext: ‡ Press b. automatically on your screen. The main index page appears.
Page 13: Change Ambilight Mode
Change Ambilight mode You can choose among three Ambilight modes and change the light intensity: • Relaxed Sets Ambilight to change soft and smoothly with the images on screen. • Moderate Sets Ambilight between Relaxed and Dynamic. • Dynamic Sets Ambilight to change quick and responsive. To change the Ambilight mode: ‡...
Page 14: Use More Of Your Tv
Use more of your TV This section deals with the more advanced use of your TV: • the advantages of Electronic Programme Guide • how to use the menus • how to set locks and timers • to adjust the picture, sound and Ambilight •...
Page 15 19 Subtitles j Set-Top Boxes and Home Theater Systems of To activate or deactivate the subtitle mode. Philips and many other brands. If the keys do not 20 ‡ cancel (only for UK) operate the selected device, a setup is required to...
Page 16 † key = DVD next track ≈If all functions can be operated, press the currently selected device mode key to confirm • Philips DVD recorder with HDD (setup code and to quit the automatic search. 005) Option key = DVD-R HDD Disc menu...
Page 17: Tv Menu Overview
TV menu overview • Philips Blu-ray Disc player (setup code 006) Option key = BD Home screen a key = BD Content menu With the on screen menus you install your TV, Menu key = BD Disc menu adjust picture, sound and Ambilight settings and •...
Page 18 º Press navigation key right to enter the picture 5.2.2 Use of the menu Learn to use the menus with this example. settings. ‡ Press Menu on the remote control. Picture Contrast DEMO GUIDE OPTION Contrast Brightness ® Colour LIST Sharpness Tint MENU...
Page 19: Picture And Sound Settings
Picture and Sound settings 5.2.3 Quick access menu The Quick access menu gives direct access to some often needed menu items. This section describes how to adjust picture and When digital channels are installed and broadcasted sound in the menus. the relevant digital options are shown in the menu.
Page 20 5.3.3 Picture settings • Perfect Pixel HD This section describes how to adjust all picture Enables or disables Perfect Pixel HD, the most settings. ideal picture setting. ‡ Press Menu on the remote control and select • HD Natural Motion TV menu >...
Page 21 5.3.4 Widescreen picture format Unscaled Avoid black bars on the sides or on top and (Only for HD and PC.) bottom of the picture. Change the picture format Maximum sharpness. to a format that fills the screen. Distortion may appear on ‡...
Page 22 5.3.5 Sound settings • Surround mode This section describes how to adjust all sound To select a more spatial sound if broadcasted or settings. if available from a connected device. ‡ Press Menu on the remote control and select • Headphone volume TV menu >...
Page 23: Ambilight
Ambilight Teletext This section describes how to adjust Ambilight Your TV has a 1200 pages memory that stores settings. broadcasted teletext pages and subpages to reduce ‡ Press Menu on the remote control and select waiting time. TV menu > TV settings > Ambilight and press navigation key right to enter the list.
Page 24 ‡ Press b. 5.5.4 Search teletext ® Press Menu. Quickly jump to a subject linked to a series of pagenumbers or search for specific words in teletext pages. Teletext menu ‡ Press b. Reveal ® Press to highlight the first word or number. Cycle subpages Ò...
Page 25: Create Favourite Channel Lists
Create favourite channel 5.6.3 Select a channel from a favourite list lists ‡ Press The last selected channel list appears. ® Use navigation key up or down to highlight a View the All channels list or set up a Favourite list of your own with your preferred TV channels and channel.
Page 26: Electronic Programme Guide
Electronic Programme Guide - EPG - ‘7 or 8 day’ EPG It may take some time to receive the EPG data. The Electronic Programme guide is an on screen The list of TV programmes will show guide to scheduled digital TV programmes. You can navigate, select and view programmes by Programme guide Tue., 12 Sep...
Page 27: Timers And Locks
Timers and locks Did you forget your code ? ‡ Select Change code. ® Press navigation key right. This section describes how to switch the TV on or Ò Enter the overriding code 8-8-8-8. off at a specified time and to lock or unlock the TV. †...
Page 28: Subtitles
Lock one or more channels and connected devices 5.9.2 Activate or deactivate subtitling ‡ Select Custom lock. ‡ Press Menu on the remote control and select ® Press navigation key right to enter. TV menu > Features > Subtitle and press Ò...
Page 29: View And Play Photos, Mp3
Picture Afrika_2001 Afrika_2001 Kenya.jpg rNote Paris_2005 Congo.jpg Philips can not be held responsible if your USB My_car.jpg Victoria.jpg device is not supported nor shall Philips accept any Jean.jpg liability for damage or loss of stored data. Mary.jpg Cairo.jpg 5.10.1 Insert a USB device...
Page 30 5.10.4 Thumbnails 5.10.6 Slideshow with background music View the pictures of a selected album in an Watch a slideshow of your stored pictures overview. accompanied with your stored background music. ‡ Select a picture album. ‡ Select an album of songs first and press ®...
Page 31: Listen To Digital Radio Channels
5.11 Listen to radio channels 5.12 Software update If digital broadcasting is available, digital radio Philips continuously tries to improve its products. It channels will be installed during installation. may be recommended for you to update the TV’s To listen to a digital radio channel: software.
Page 32 Ò The update process starts automatically. Please 5.12.2 Software download from the PC to the USB device wait. ‡ Insert the USB memory device into a PC linked to the internet. ® Locate and open the file “update.htm” on your USB device.
Page 33 ◊The TV switches off.The screen stays black for about 10 seconds. Please, wait. ‹The TV switches back on again.The update is done. 5.12.4 Verify the current software version Updating software is only possible if the version of the new available software is different from the current one.You can verify your current software version.
Page 34: Channel Installation
• Hearing impaired Channel installation Select On to display the hearing impaired subtitle version of your preferred audio or subtitle The first time you switched on your TV you’ve language when available. selected the language of the TV menus and all the available channels have been installed.
Page 35: Manual Channel Installation
6.2 Analogue: Manual installation 6.2.3 Fine tune a channel Fine tune a found channel when the reception is You can tune-in analogue TV channels channel by poor. ‡ Press Menu on the remote control and select channel manually with Manual installation. TV menu >...
Page 36: Automatic Channel Management
Digital reception test 6.3.2 Uninstall or reinstall a channel To uninstall a stored channel so that it is no longer possible to tune to. If you receive Digital TV broadcasting you can check Reinstall an earlier uninstalled channel. the quality and signal strength of a specific channel. ‡...
Page 37: Connections (Dvd, Receiver
Connections Connection overview AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO EXT 3 EXT 2 EXT 1 S-VIDEO SERVICE COMMON INTERFACE HDMI 1 HDMI 2 HDMI 3 UART AUDIO OUT DIGITAL ANTENNA DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED AUDIO DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED. Back connectors HDMI 2 In Second HDMI in connector. EXT1 Scart connector for DVD,VCR, digital receiver, 10 HDMI 3 In...
Page 38: About Connecting
About connecting 7.2.2 HDMI with CEC (if present) HDMI with Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) Learn here how to make the best connection for adds to the normal HDMI advantages. It offers easy your device. operation of the TV and connected devices. These Six connections are ready to use at the back of the devices also have to be equipped with HDMI with TV - EXT1, EXT2, EXT3, HDMI1, HDMI2 and...
Page 39 7.2.4 Scart - Good quality 7.2.7 Display synchronised audio out One cable combines video and audio signals. For the best match of image and sound in speech Scart connectors can handle RGB video but no HD on screen, connect a Home Theatre System to TV signals.
Page 40: Connect Your Devices
Connect your devices The connections shown in this section are recommendations for the most used cases. Other solutions may be possible. 7.3.1 DVD player Use a scart cable to connect the device to the EXT1 input at the back of the TV. AUDIO L/ R EXT 3...
Page 41 7.3.4 DVD Recorder and Home Theatre System Use a scart cable, 2 antenna cables and 1 digital audio (cinch) cable. AUDIO L/ R DIGITAL EXT 3 EXT 2 EXT 1 AUDIO HDMI 1 HDMI 2 HDMI 3 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT ANTENNA AUDIO DIGITAL...
Page 42 7.3.7 HD Digital receiver / HD satellite receiver Use a HDMI cable and 2 antenna cables. AUDIO L/ R EXT 3 EXT 2 EXT 1 HDMI HDMI 1 HDMI 2 HDMI 3 AUDIO OUT DIGITAL ANTENNA AUDIO HD Digital receiver / HD Satellite receiver 7.3.8 DVD-R, Home Theatre System and...
Page 43 7.3.10 Game console 7.3.12 Personal Computer The most practical connection for a game console The best connection for a PC is at the back of the is at the side of the TV. More qualitative TV. A more practical connection, but only for connections are at the back of the TV.
Page 44: Connections Setup
Connections setup 7.4.3 Naming your devices Name the connected devices for easy selection and When all devices have been connected the TV best signal handling. needs to know what connections you have made, Assign the type of device (DVD, VCR, Game ...) to which device is connected to which connector.
Page 45: Preparing For Digital Services
Preparing for digital services Scrambled digital TV channels can be decoded with a Conditional Access Module (CAM) and a Smart card provided by a digital TV service operator. The CAM may enable several services depending on the operator you choose (e.g. Pay TV). Contact your digital TV service operator for more information and terms.
Page 46: Technical Data
• Mains power: AC 220-240V (±10%) • DVD: DVB Terrestrial • Power and standby power consumption: (see selected countries on the TV typeplate) See technical specification on www.philips.com • Ambient temperature: 5°C - 35°C Dimensions and weights (approx.) TV model 42PFL9900D/10 Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Page 47: Troubleshooting
TV channels Troubleshooting Some TV channels are gone • Verify if the correct channel list is chosen. Television and remote control • A channel could be uninstalled in the Rearrange menu. The TV does not switch on No digital channels found during installation •...
Page 48 Switch your TV off and on again. If the problem is not solved, call the Customer Support Centre or HDMI connections consult our website www.philips.com/support. Trouble with devices connected with HDMI See the Customer Support Centre telephone • The HDMI - HDCP procedure might take a few numbers on the last page of this user manual.
Page 49: 10 Index
10 Index 100 Hz Clear LCD 20 Channel store / install 35 Electronic Programme Guide 26 Child lock 27 Equalizer 22 Active Control 20 Clock 19 External 1,2,3 (EXT) 37 Ambilight Code 27 menu / settings 23 Colour enhancement 20 modes 23 Colour Factory settings 36...
Page 50 Set code 27 Mains cord 10 Settings assistant 19 Menu key 17 Sharpness 20 Mono 22 Sleeptimer 27 Movie expand 21 Software update 31 MPEG artefact reduction 20 Sound Music 30 menu 22 Mute key 14 surround mode 22 Standby 14,27 Super zoom 21 Naming devices 44 Stationary images 3...

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