PHILIPS HC9913C
Owner's Manual

DESCRIPTION OF MAIN ON-SCREEN MENU CONTROLS
LANGUAGE - Highlight LANGUAGE, then press the or button to select ENGLISH, ESPANOL, or FRAN�AIS. The Menu and some onscreen displays will now appear in English, Spanish, or French. The language of the Labels and the Channel Guide will not change. CHANNEL INSTALL - Highlight to display the CHANNEL INSTALLATION MENU. This menu contains the following adjustable items: Auto Program, Channel, Channel Ring, Channel Program, Label, Video Blank, Audio Blank and Exit. Refer to CHANNEL INSTALLATION Sub-Menu descriptions. CABLE TUNING - Highlight CABLE TUNING, then press the or button to select ON or OFF. When ON is selected the TV will be set to receive Cable TV signals. When OFF is selected the TV is set to receive normal Antenna TV signals. CURRENT RING - Highlight CURRENT RING, then press the or button to select 1 through 4. There are four custom CHANNEL RINGS that can be setup within the CHANNEL INSTALL feature. BRIGHTNESS, COLOR, CONTRAST, SHARPNESS, TINT (Picture Controls) - Highlight the Picture Control you want to adjust, then press the or button to adjust the picture control to the desired level. NOISE REDUCTION - Highlight NOISE REDUCTION and press the button to turn the control ON or OFF. Noise Reduction will help to eliminate signal noise (speckle, snow, etc.) from the TV�s picture. AVL - Highlight AVL, then press the button to turn the control ON or OFF. When ON, AVL will level out the sound being heard, for more consistent listening by reducing the peaks and valleys that occur during program changes or commercial breaks. VOLUME BAR - Highlight VOLUME BAR, then press the button to select ON. When you press the VOL(ume) v / w buttons, a bar appears on the screen, showing the change in sound. (DISPLAYS must be set to ALL.) Or, press the button to select OFF. The bar will not appear when you adjust the volume. MIN VOLUME (Minimum Volume) - Highlight MIN VOLUME, then press the or button to set the minimum allowable volume. MAX VOLUME (Maximum Volume) - Highlight MAX VOLUME, then press the or button to set the maximum allowable volume. SWITCH ON VOLUME - Highlight SWITCH ON VOLUME, then press the or button to select a volume level. The volume will be at this level every time you turn on the TV. If STANDARD is selected, the last volume level setting will be used. SWITCH ON CHANNEL - Use this feature to have the TV tune to the same channel every time you turn on the TV. Highlight SWITCH ON CHANNEL, then press the or button to select any channel, 1 - 125. (Or, use the Number buttons to select a channel between 1 and 99. Enter a zero before single-digit numbers.) Every time you turn on the TV, the TV will tune to the channel you selected. When in STANDARD the TV will tune to the channel it was on when it turned off. POWER ON - Highlight POWER ON, then press the button to select FORCED. This disables the POWER button on the front of the TV. The TV is now activated when the AC power cord is plugged into an outlet. The SLEEP TIMER feature is disabled on both the remote control and the TV�s front panel. With a consumer remote, the TV will not turn off or on. Or, press the button to select STANDARD. The TV will return to normal operation. (Make sure KEYBOARD is set to ON.) CHANNEL DISPLAY - Highlight CHANNEL DISPLAY, then press the button to select NONE. This disables any on-screen displays, except SLEEP TIMER and MUTE. Or, press the button to select ALL. All onscreen displays (such as the Channel Number, Channel Label, or Channel Guide) will reappear. Press the button again to select NUMBER or LABEL. With NUMBER selected, only the channel number will be displayed. With LABEL selected the display will appear as set in the LABEL control under the CHANNEL INSTALLATION menu. KEYBOARD LOCK - Highlight KEYBOARD LOCK, then press the button to select ON or OFF. ON disables all the buttons on the front panel of the TV. OFF re-enables the buttons on the front panel of the TV. ESP - This feature allows you to select a time when the TV will automatically turn off. The TV must remain on continuously during the amount of time you select. If the power is switched off, the ESP timer will be reinitialized. Highlight ESP, then press the or button to select the number of hours (1 - 99) before the TV turns off. (You also may use the Number
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buttons to enter the number of hours. For example, press 0, then 6, for six hours. Enter a zero before single-digit numbers.) Or, press the button to select OFF (or press 0, 0). The TV will not shut off automatically. AUDIO/VIDEO MUTE - Highlight AUDIO/VIDEO MUTE, then press the or buttons to select OFF, BLACK, or BLUE. If BLACK or BLUE is selected, the screen will be solid black or blue when the TV is on a channel that is not receiving a signal. The sound will be muted on that channel. Press the button to select OFF. The normal background static will appear when the TV is on a channel that is not receiving a signal. WELCOME MESSAGE - Highlight WELCOME MESSAGE, then press the button to display the Welcome Message Sub-Menu. Within this Sub-Menu the WELCOME MESSAGE can be turned ON or OFF. Two lines (LINE 1 and LINE 2) on information can be set to be displayed on the screen when the TV is powered ON. Use the cursor v w buttons to scroll characters for the message lines. Clear will eliminate any message written. CHANNEL GUIDE - Highlight CHANNEL GUIDE, then press the or button to select OFF, ON, or POWER ON. If you select POWER ON or ON, the Channel Guide (a list of channels that are labeled) will appear when you turn on the TV. The Channel Guide will appear also when you press the CH GDE (Channel Guide) button. If you select ON, the Channel Guide will appear only when you press the CH GDE button. (Also, if you select POWER ON or ON, make sure CHANNEL DISPLAY is set to ALL.) If you select OFF, the Channel Guide will not appear when you press the CH GDE button. Remember, only the programmed channels that are labeled (within the CHANNEL INSTALLATION MENU) will appear in the Channel Guide. REMINDER - Highlight REMINDER, then press the button to select ON. The current channel number (and Label, if assigned) will appear onscreen at all times. (Make sure CHANNEL DISPLAY is set to ALL and Closed Captioning is set to OFF.) Or, press the button to select OFF. The channel number will appear briefly when the channel is selected, then disappear. 3 DIGIT ENTRY- Highlight 3 DIGIT ENTRY, then press the or button to select ON or OFF. With ON selected the 3 digits can be entered to select channels above 99. A/CH-A/V SWITCH - When highlighted, press the or button to select ON or OFF. When ON is selected, pressing the A/CH button will toggle between the currently viewed channel and the last viewed channel. CC- Highlight CC, then press the button to select the Closed Caption Mode. The choices are OFF, CC-1, CC-2, or CC on MUTE. CC-1 is the most common choice for broadcasters. The CC on MUTE will display the Closed Captioning material when ever the Mute button is pressed. SAVE CC (Save Closed Captioning) - Highlight SAVE CC, then press the button to select YES. The Closed Captioning mode you selected will be saved, even if you turn off the TV power. Or, press the button to select NO. Closed Captioning will be turned OFF when you turn off the TV power. V-CHIP MENU ITEM (Censoring Control) - Highlight V-CHIP MENU ITEM, then press the button to select ON or OFF. When ON, the VCHIP menu options for the user controls will be shown. When OFF is selected, the user controls will not display the V-CHIP blocking options. SAVE V-CHIP (Censoring Control) - Highlight SAVE V-CHIP, then press the button to select ON or OFF. ON will save the current V-CHIP settings within the TV�s memory. V-CHIP SETUP (Censoring Control) - Highlight V-CHIP SETUP, then press the button to display the V-CHIP SETUP Sub-Menu. Within this Sub-Menu, certain types of programming maybe set to VIEW or BLOCK. See the V-CHIP SETUP Sub-Menu Descriptions for more details. SLEEPTIMER - Highlight the SLEEPTIMER, then press the or button to scroll and select a preset time for the TV to turn itself off. The options are OFF, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180 or 240 minutes. SECURITY - Highlight SECURITY, then press the or button to select STANDARD or HIGH. With STANDARD selected, an IR sequence (31, 97, 53, MUTE) will access the SETUP MENU. If HIGH is selected, access to SETUP is only allowed with a Setup Remote. EXIT - Highlight EXIT, then press the menu from the TV�s screen. button to remove the on-screen