Philips 17PF8946 Quick start guide (English) - Page 3

HOOKING UP THE TELEVISION REMOTE CONTROL BATTERIES T o load the supplied batteries into the remote: 1 Remove the battery compartment door on the back of the remote. 2 Place the two batteries in the remote. Be sure the (+) and (-) ends of the batteries line up correctly (the inside of the case is marked). 3 Reattach the battery compartment door. CABLE/CABLE BOX TV Direct Cable Connection Your Cable TV input into your home may be a single (75 ohm) cable or use a cable box decoder. In either case the connection is very simple. Follow the steps below to connect your cable signal to your new television. Direct Cable Connections: This connection will supply Stereo sound to the TV. Cable signal coming from Cable Company (Round 75Ω coaxial cable) Jack Panel at bottom of TV 1 Connect the open end of the round Cable Company supplied cable to the 75Ω input on the bottom of the TV. Screw it down finger tight. 1 15"/17"/23" models only Cable Box (w/RF In/Outputs): This connection will NOT supply Stereo sound to the TV. The sound from the cable box will be mono. 1 Connect the open end of the round Cable Company supplied cable to the cable signal IN(put) plug on the back of the Cable Box. 2 Using a separate round coaxial cable, connect one end to the OUT(put) (TO TV) plug on the back of the Cable Box. 3 Connect the other end of the round coaxial cable to the 75Ω input on the bottom of the television. Screw it down finger tight. NOTE: Be sure to set the OUTPUT CHANNEL SWITCH on the back of the cable box to CH 3 or 4, then tune the cable box on the TV to the corresponding channel. Once tuned, change channels at the cable box, not the television. Direct Cable Connection 12 Output Channel Switch Round 75 Ω Coaxial Cable Jack Panel at bottom of TV 1 20" model only Jack Panel at bottom of TV 15"/17"/23" models only 3 Jack Panel at bottom of TV 3 20" model only Cable Box (w/Audio/Video Outputs): Cable Box with Audio/Video Outputs Connection: This connection will supply Stereo sound to the TV. 1 Connect the open end of the round Cable Company supplied cable to the cable signal IN(put) plug on the back of the Cable Box. Cable Signal IN from the Cable Company 1 Jack Panel at back of Cable Box with AV option 2 Using an RCA type Video Cable, connect one end of thecable to the Video (yellow) (or ANT, your cable box may belabeled differently) Out jack on the cable box and the otherend to the Video end of the com. posite adapter included with the TV. 3 Using an RCA type Audio Left and Right Cable, connect oneend to the left and right Audio Out L and R jacks (red and white) on the cable box. Connect the other ends to the Audio end of the composite adapter cable included with the TV. Connect the adapter into the AV In jack on the bottom of the TV. Video Cable (Yellow) 2 NOTE: Use the Source button on the remote control to tune to the AV1 channel for the cable box signal. Once tuned, change channels at the cable box, not the television. Pressing the Source button repeatedly will scroll all the AV input channels, including the presently tuned channel. Jack Panel at bottom of TV 3 Audio Cables L & R (Red / Whiite) 15"/17"/23" models only Jack Panel at bottom of TV 20" model only ANTENNA TV, FM Acombination antenna receives normal broadcast channels (VHF 2-13 and UHF 14-69). Your connection is easy because there is only one 75 Ω (ohm) antenna plug on the back of your TV, and that's where the antenna goes. 1 If your antenna has a round cable (75 ohm) on the end, then you're ready to connect it to the TV. If your antenna has flat, twin-lead wire (300 ohm), you first need to attach the antenna wires to the screws on a 300- to 75-ohm adapter. 2 Push the round end of the adapter (or antenna) onto the 75 Ω (ohm) plug on the bottom of the TV. If the round end of the antenna wire is threaded, screw it down finger tight. Antenna Connection: Outdoor or Indoor Antenna (Combination VHF/UHF) 1 The combination antenna receives normal broadcast channels 2-13 (VHF) and 14-69 (UHF). Twin Lead Wire 300 to 75-ohm Adapter Round 75 Ω Coaxial Cable from Antenna 2 Jack Panel at bottom of TV Jack Panel at bottom of TV 15"/17"/23" models only 3 20" model only