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8 useful tips, Troubleshooting – Philips 40PFL4707-F7 User Manual

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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.

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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.

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• Theselectedchannelmaynotbebroadcasting.

• WhenAutoprogramisinterruptedandnotcompleted,somechannelswillnotbereceived.Makesuretocompletethe

Autoprogram.

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• TheselectedchannelcannotbeviewedbytheChild and ratings locksetting.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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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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