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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