Philips MCS 130 SURROUND CRT Television User Manual


 
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Tips
Care of the screen Clean the TV with a slightly damp soft cloth. Do not use abrasive solvent as it can
damage the TV screen.
Poor Picture •Have you selected the correct TV system in the manual installation menu?
Is your TV or house aerial located too close to loudspeakers, non-earthed audio
equipment or neon lights, etc.?
Mountains or high buildings can cause double pictures or ghost images.
Sometimes you can improve the picture quality by changing the direction of the
aerial.
Is the picture or teletext unrecognisable? Check if you have entered the correct
frequency. See Installation, p. 7.
•Are brightness, sharpness and contrast out of adjustment? Select Factory
settings in the Setup, General menu, p. 9.
Sometimes poor picture quality is possible when having activated an S-VHS
camera or camcorder connected to the right side of your TV and another
peripheral is connected to one of the externals at the same time. In this case
switch off one of the other peripherals.
Digital distortion The low quality of some digital picture material may be the cause of digital image
distortion. In this case select the Soft setting using the Picture menu, Smart
Picture, without changing the picture settings manually.
No picture Is the aerial connected properly?
•Are the plugs tightly connected in the aerial socket?
Is the aerial cable in good condition and does it have suitable plugs?
•Press the
RADIO key on the remote control to switch to TV mode.
No sound No sound on any channel? Check the volume isn’t at minimum.
Is the sound interrupted with the mute key ¬? Check if your speaker
configuration corresponds with the selections made in the Setup menu,
Speakers, p. 8.
No sound from the connected audio receiver? Select
Centre input Off in the
Source men, see p. 10.
No Surround •Perhaps the channel is not broadcasting good quality surround sound.
sound No sound from the rear speakers or the centre speakers? Select an appropriate
surround mode, according to the broadcasted sound signal or adjust the
volume. See Surround Modes, p. 12.
No solution found Switch your TV off and then on again once. Never attempt to repair a defective
for your picture or TV yourself. Check with your dealer or call a TV technician.
sound problem ?
Menu
Have you selected the wrong menu? Press the MENU key again to exit from the
menu.
NEXTVIEW No NEXTVIEW info:
See Acquisition and updating of
NEXTVIEW information, p. 15.
Displayed time is wrong:
The broadcaster on programme number one does not transmit the correct local
date and time. Use Reshuffle in the installation menu to place another broadcaster
on programme number one.
Remote control • If your TV no longer responds to the remote control, the batteries may be dead.
• Check if the remote control is in the correct mode.
•You can still use the
MENU key and the -/+ keys at the top of your TV.
Standby Your TV consumes energy in the standby mode. Energy consumption contributes
to air and water pollution. Power consumption: 1 W.
Tips
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