Philips 55PFL5907 - 7 Useful Tips; Faq; Troubleshooting

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7 Useful tips
FAQ
Question Answer
My remote control does not
work.
What should I do?
• Checktheantennaorcableconnectiontothemainunit.
• Checkthebatteriesoftheremotecontrol.
• Checkifthereisanobstaclebetweentheinfraredsensorwindowandtheremotecontrol.
• TestthesignalOutputuseIR Signal Check.
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p. 52Ifokay,thenpossibleinfraredsensortrouble.
• Aimtheremotecontroldirectlyattheinfraredsensorwindowonthefrontoftheunit.
• Reducethedistancetotheunit.
• Re-insertthebatterieswiththeirpolarities(+/–)asindicated.
• Whenthereisaninfrared-equippeddevicesuchasPCnearthisunit,itmayinterrupttheremotecontrolsignalofthisunit.Move
theinfrared-equippeddeviceawayfromthisunit,changetheangleoftheinfraredsensororTurnOfftheinfraredcommunication
function.
How come the initial setup
appears every time I Turn On
this unit?
• MakesuretocompletetheinitialsetupbeforetheunitgoesintoStandbymode.
Why can I not watch some RF
signal TV programs.
• Autoprogrammustbecompletedwhenyousetuptheunitforthersttimeormoveittoalocationwherepreviouslyunavailable
channelsarebroadcast.
• MakesureAutoprogramhasbeencompleted.
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p. 37
• Theselectedchannelmaynotbebroadcasting.
• WhenAutoprogramisinterruptedandnotcompleted,somechannelswillnotbereceived.Makesuretocompletethe
Autoprogram.
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p. 37
• TheselectedchannelcannotbeviewedbytheChild and ratings locksetting.
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p. 34
• TheunitrequiressomekindofantennaInput.Anindoorantenna(DigitalorVHF/UHF),anexternalantenna(DigitalorVHF/UHF)
oranRFcoaxialcablefromyourwallcable/satelliteboxneedstobepluggedintotheunit.
How come there is no image
from the connected external
devices?
• CheckifthecorrectInputmodeisselectedbypressing
SOURCE.Watching channels from an external device
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p. 16
• Checktheantenna,cableorotherInputconnectiontotheunit.
• WhenusingtheComponentVideoConnectioncheckthattheGreen(Y),Blue(Pb/Cb)andRed(Pr/Cr)connectorsareconnected
totheircorrespondingcoloredjacksontheunit.
When I enter a channel number,
it changes automatically.
• ManyDigitalchannelshavealternatechannelnumbers.Theunitchangesthenumbersautomaticallytotheonessignifyingthe
broadcastingstationchannelnumber.ThesebasicnumbersusedforpreviousAnalogbroadcasts.(e.g.,Inputch#30automatically
changestoch#6.1)
Why are captions not displayed
entirely? Or, captions are
delayed behind the dialog.
• Captionsthataredelayedafewsecondsbehindtheactualdialogarecommonforlivebroadcasts.Mostcaptioningproduction
companiescandisplayadialogtomaximumof220wordsperminute.Ifadialogexceedsthatrate,selectiveeditingisusedto
insurethatthecaptionsremainup-todatewiththecurrentTVscreendialog.
How can I set the clock ? • Thereisnoclockfunctiononthisunit.
I cannot change the Child lock
setting because my PIN code no
longer works.
• AlthoughthedefaultPINcode(0000)issuppliedwiththeunit,thePINcodewillberequiredonceyousetaPINcodeinChild
and ratings lock.
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p. 34 WhenyouforgetyourPINcode,enter0711inChange PINtoresetthePINcode.
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p. 36
Troubleshooting
IftheunitdoesnotperformproperlywhenoperatedasinstructedinthisUserManual,
check the following chart and all connections once before calling for service.
Symptom Remedy
Nopower • MakesuretheACpowercordispluggedin.
• MakesurethattheACoutletsuppliesthepropervoltage,pluganotherelectricalapplianceintotheACoutlettoensurethattheAC
outletoperatesnormally.
• Ifapowerfailureoccurs,unplugtheACpowercordfor1minutetoallowtheunittoresetitself.
Controlbuttonsdonotwork. • Pressonlyonebuttonatatime.DoNOTpressmorethanonebuttonatthesametime.
• Ensurethatnobuttonsontheremotecontrolaredepressedandmovefreely.
PowerisONbutnoscreen
image.
• Checkwhethertheconnectionoftheantenna,cablereceiverorsatelliteboxisconnectedcorrectly.
• CheckwhetherallthecablestotheunitareconnectedtothecorrectOutputjackofyourdevicelikeBlu-ray/DVDrecorder.
• MakesurethattheselectedInputmodeisconnectedtotheworkingInputjack.
• CheckifyourcomputerisNOTinsleepmodewhentheInputmodeofthisunitisinPCmode.Tapanykeyonthekeyboardto
wakeupyourcomputer.
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