Philips 50PFL3707-F7 - Manual (Page 33)

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8 Useful tips
FAQ
Question Answer
My remote control does not
work.
What should I do?
 • Checktheantennaorcableconnectiontothemainunit.
 • Checkthebatteriesoftheremotecontrol.
 • Checkifthereisanobstaclebetweentheinfraredsensorwindowandtheremotecontrol.
 • TestthesignalOutputuseIR Signal Check. ➠ p. 35
 Ifokay,thenpossibleinfraredsensortrouble.
 • Aimtheremotecontroldirectlyattheinfraredsensorwindowonthefrontoftheunit.
 • Reducethedistancetotheunit.
 • Re-insertthebatterieswiththeirpolarities(+/–)asindicated.
 • Whenthereisaninfrared-equippeddevicesuchasPCnearthisunit,itmayinterrupttheremotecontrolsignalofthisunit.Move
theinfrared-equippeddeviceawayfromthisunit,changetheangleoftheinfraredsensororTurnOfftheinfraredcommunication
function.
How come the Initial setup
appears every time I Turn On
this unit?
 • ConnecttheRFcoaxialcabletotheunitdirectlyandruntheinitialsetup.
 • MakesuretocompletetheinitialsetupbeforetheunitgoesintoStandbymode.
Why can I not watch some RF
signal TV programs.
 • Autoprogrammustbecompletedwhenyousetuptheunitforthefirsttimeormoveittoalocationwherepreviouslyunavailable
channelsarebroadcast.
 • MakesureAutoprogramhasbeencompleted. ➠ p. 20
 • Theselectedchannelmaynotbebroadcasting.
 • WhenAutoprogramisinterruptedandnotcompleted,somechannelswillnotbereceived.Makesuretocompletethe
Autoprogram. ➠ p. 20
 • TheselectedchannelcannotbeviewedbytheChild and ratings locksetting. ➠ p. 23
 • TheunitrequiressomekindofantennaInput.Anindoorantenna(DigitalorVHF/UHF),anexternalantenna(DigitalorVHF/UHF)
oranRFcoaxialcablefromyourwallcable/satelliteboxneedstobepluggedintotheunit.
How come there is no image
from the connected external
devices?
 • CheckifthecorrectInputmodeisselectedbypressingSOURCEorusingCH + / −.RefertoWatching channels from an external
device. ➠ p. 15
 • Checktheantenna,cableorotherInputconnectiontotheunit.
 • WhenusingtheComponentVideoconnectioncheckthattheGreen(Y),Blue(Pb/Cb)andRed(Pr/Cr)connectorsareconnected
totheircorrespondingcoloredjacksontheunit.
When I enter a channel number,
it changes automatically.
 • ManyDigitalchannelshavealternatechannelnumbers.Theunitchangesthenumbersautomaticallytotheonessignifyingthe
broadcastingstationchannelnumber.ThesebasicnumbersusedforpreviousAnalogbroadcasts.(e.g.,Inputch#30automatically
changestoch#6.1)
Why are captions not displayed
entirely? Or, captions are
delayed behind the dialog.
 • Captionsthataredelayedafewsecondsbehindtheactualdialogarecommonforlivebroadcasts.Mostcaptioningproduction
companiescandisplayadialogtomaximumof220wordsperminute.Ifadialogexceedsthatrate,selectiveeditingisusedto
insurethatthecaptionsremainup-todatewiththecurrentTVscreendialog.
How can I set the clock ?  • Thereisnoclockfunctiononthisunit.
I cannot change the Child lock
setting because my PIN code no
longer works.
 • IfaPowerfailureoccursforlongerthan10secondsthechildlocksettingisretained,butthePINcodeisresettothedefaultcode
0000.RefertoChild and ratings lock. ➠ p. 23
Troubleshooting
IftheunitdoesnotperformproperlywhenoperatedasinstructedinthisUserManual,
check the following chart and all connections once before calling for service.
Symptom Remedy
Nopower  • MakesuretheACpowercordispluggedin.
 • MakesurethattheACoutletsuppliesthepropervoltage,pluganotherelectricalapplianceintotheACoutlettoensurethattheAC
outletoperatesnormally.
 • Ifapowerfailureoccurs,unplugtheACpowercordfor1minutetoallowtheunittoresetitself.
Controlbuttonsdonotwork.  • Pressonlyonebuttonatatime.DoNOTpressmorethanonebuttonatthesametime.
 • Ensurethatnobuttonsontheremotecontrolaredepressedandmovefreely.
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