User manual PHILIPS 21PT2684

[. . . ] Please do not discard your used batteries if you have access to a recycling facility (if in doubt, consult your dealer). When the batteries are replaced, use the same type. ® Switching on To switch on the set, press the on/off key. If the television remains in standby mode, press P on the remote control. The indicator flashes when you use the remote control. The keys on the TV set The television set has 4 keys which are located on the front or the top of the set depending on the model. The PROGRAM - + (- P +) keys are used to select the required programmes. [. . . ] º Press to exit. To watch a programme which has been locked you will now need to enter the confidential code; otherwise the screen will remain blank. When a locked programme is displayed, use the P keys to access other programmes (the keys are used to enter the code). Caution: in the case of encrypted programmes which use an external decoder, it is necessary to lock the corresponding EXT socket (and not the programme number). To unlock all programmes Repeat stages æ - ê above, then: ® Select CLEAR ALL and press . All programmes are unlocked. To change the confidential code Repeat stages æ - ê above, then: ® Select CHANGE CODE and enter your own 4-digit number. If you have forgotten your confidential code, enter the universal code 0711 twice. To exit: press . Timer function This function (only available on certain models) allows you to use your TV as an alarm clock. Important: the time is updated automatically each time the set is switched on using teletext information taken from programme 1. If programme 1 does not have teletext, the update will not take place. Select START TIME and enter the time at which the set is to switch on. NICAM is a process by which sound is transmitted as a digital quality. Select EXT sockets Timer * Screen Format * Incredible Surround * Sound Mode * Only available on certain models. 7 Teletext Teletext is an information system, broadcast by certain channels, which can be read like a newspaper. It also provides subtitles for people with hearing difficulties or those who are unfamiliar with the language in which a particular programme is being broadcast (cable networks, satellite channels, etc. ). Press: Switch teletext on/off To obtain: To call up or exit from teletext. At first, the main index page appears with a list of the items available. If the selected channel does not broadcast teletext, 100 will appear and the screen will remain blank (in this case, exit from teletext and choose another channel). The number is displayed in the top left-hand corner, the page counter starts searching and the page is displayed. If the counter continues searching, this means that the selected page is not broadcast. Coloured zones are displayed at the bottom of the screen. The 4 coloured keys give access to the corresponding subjects or pages. The coloured zones flash when the subject or the page is not yet available. Press this key to display the upper, then lower part of the screen, and then to return to the normal page size. Some pages contain sub-pages which follow on automatically from one another. This key allows subpage sequence to be enabled or disabled. The # sign appears in the top left hand corner. Use this key to reveal/conceal hidden information (answers to puzzles). For teletext programmes 1 to 41, you can store 4 favourite pages which you can then access via the coloured keys . [. . . ] 2. The BROWN wire must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter "L" or coloured RED. Do not connect either wires to the earth terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter "E" or by the safety earth symbol l or coloured green or green-and-yellow. Before replacing the plug cover, make certain that the cord grip is clamped over the sheath of the lead - not simply over the two wires. Connecting the aerial The aerial should be connected to the socket marked M at the back of the set. An inferior aerial is likely to result in a poor, perhaps unstable picture with ghost images and lack of contrast. [. . . ]