PHILIPS 42PF9731D - 1 Manual

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Safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Use of the remote control RC4401/4420/01 . . 5 Use of the option key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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2 EN Safety warnings Do not insert the power plug in a wall socket or hang the TV to the wall before all connections are made. • Place or hang the TV wherever you want, but make sure that air can circulate freely through the ventilation slots. • ...

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Before you switch on your TV, connect all your peripheral equipment. See To make video and audio connections, p. 47. There is a wide range of audio and video equipment that can be connected to your TV. See To make audio and video connections, p. 47. ...

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< Insert the aerial plug firmly into the aerial socket x at the bottom of the TV. Getting started (Continued) EN 4 - To connect a camera, camcorder or game, see To make video and audio connections, p. 48. - To connect a headphone, see To make vide...

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B Standby Press to switch the TV from or to standby mode. When switched to standby, a red indicator on the TV lights up. TV Press to select TV mode. DVD STB VCR AUX Press one of these keys to set your remote control to operate a peripheral device....

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V Volume Press + or - to adjust the volume. ¬ Mute key: interrupt the sound or restore it. +P- Channel selection - to browse through the TV channels and sources stored and marked in the Favourite channels lists; - to select a page in Teletext mode; ...

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b Dual screen/PIP Press the b key to switch on or off Dual screen or PIP, according to the format selection made in the PIP format list. See p. 24. PIP allows you to call up a subscreen within the main screen enabling you to watch two TV channels or...

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EN 8 Digital audio language: See Adjust sound menu settings, p. 19. Digital subtitle language: See Adjust feature menu settings, p. 24. Subtitles: See Adjust feature menu settings, p. 24. Picture format: See Use of the TV menu settings,Adjust picture...

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Introduction: Digital TV EN 9 Note: if the TV has already been installed before and/or you want to change the First time installation settings, proceed with Use of the TV menu settings, p. 14. Next to analogue broadcast reception, your TV has a built...

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First time installation (Continued)EN 10 After the Welcome screen you are asked to select a language of the TV's on-screen menus.The text of the header and the info on screen continuously change language.Also the digital audio and subtitle lang...

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First time installation (Continued) EN 11 By means of several split screens/full screens you are prompted to select your preferred picture, sound and ambilight settings, to finally arrive at a complete setting which satisfies you. 1. Press the green...

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How to navigate through the menus EN 12 A lot of guiding instructions, help texts and messages will be displayed on your TV when you use the menus or when you try to execute an action. Read the help texts which are being displayed on the specific ite...

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How to navigate through the menus (continued) EN 13 4. Use the cursor up/down to select a menu item. - TV settings allows you to adjust your preferred picture, sound and ambilight settings - Features allows you to control the settings of special TV ...

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EN 14 Each time you've made a selection, press the green key to confirm your selection. 1. Select Settings assistant and press the cursor right. > By means of several split screens/full screens you are prompted to select your preferred pictur...

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Use of the TV menu settings (continued) EN 15 < Select Picture, Sound or Ambilight and press the cursor right. > A menu appears which allows you to fine tune the picture, sound and ambilight settings. > To adjust the Picture settings, see A...

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The picture menu contains the settings that affect the quality of the picture. 1. Press the MENU/BROWSE key on the remote control. > The main menu appears. 2. Select TV menu and press the cursor right. > The TV menu is moved to the left. 3. Sel...

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Custom tint (only when Tint is set to Custom) Fine tunes the white point ( WP) and black level (BL) of the picture. 1. Select Custom tint and press the cursor right. 2. Use the cursor keys to select and adjust the settings of: R-WP: allows you to c...

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DNR DNR automatically filters out and reduces the image noise. This improves picture quality when receiving weak signals. < Select Off, Minimum, Medium or Maximum according to the image noise in the picture. MPEG artefact reduction MPEG artefact r...

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The sound menu contains the settings that affect the quality of the sound. 1. Press the MENU/BROWSE key on the remote control. > The main menu appears. 2. Select TV menu and press the cursor right. > The TV Menu is moved to the left. 3. Select ...

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Adjust sound menu settings (Continued) EN 20 Dual I/II Allows you to select, per channel, Dual I or Dual II, when dual sound transmission is available. Mono/Stereo Allows you to select, per TV channel, Mono or Stereo sound when stereo broadcasts ar...

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Enjoy Ambilight EN 21 The ambilight menu contains the settings for controlling the ambient lighting. Using ambient light gives a more relaxed viewing experience and improves perceived picture quality. Analysis of the picture content adapts the colour...

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Enjoy Ambilight (Continued) EN 22 Colour Allows you to select or adjust the colour of the light to your own personal choice. - Warm white is matched to that of most normal lightbulbs. Select this setting if you want the Ambilight to fit best with no...

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Enjoy Ambilight (Continued) EN 23 Custom colour Allows you to customise the ambilight colour. < Select Palette to select the general colour of the light output. < Select Saturation to adjust the colourfulness of the light. Separation Allows yo...

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The Features menu allows you to control the settings of special TV functions, features and accessory equipments. 1. Press the MENU/BROWSE key on the remote control. > The main menu appears. 2. Select TV menu and press the cursor right. > The TV...

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Sleeptimer This sets a time period after which the TV automatically switches to standby. 1. Select Sleeptimer. 2. Press the cursor right. 3. Select a value with the cursor up/down. > The list will have values from 0 to 180 minutes.When 0 is select...

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Adjust feature menu settings (Continued) EN 26 Set code/Change code This allows you to set or change the personal 4-digit access code that is used in the different lock functions of the TV. < Select Set or Change code. > If no PIN-code exists ...

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Adjust feature menu settings (Continued) EN 27 Common interface This allows you to access common interface applications defined by the service provider of the Common Interface (CI) module. The Common Interface (CI) module can contain one or more app...

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How to search for and store TV channels EN 28 This menu allows you to select your preferred language for menu, audio and subtitle. Menu language This allows you to select your menu language out of the list of the available languages. Preferred audio ...

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How to search for and store TV channels (Continued) EN 29 After language and country are set correctly, you can now search for and store the TV channels. < Select Channels in the TV, Installation menu. Automatic installation The TV will scan the ...

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How to search for and store TV channels (Continued) EN 30 Digital: test reception (only with Digital TV broadcasting) This allows you to see the quality and the strength of the signal reception for a digital frequency.This enables you to find the a...

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How to search for and store TV channels (Continued) EN 31 Analogue: manual installation This gives you the possibility to manually install (tuning-in channel by channel) analogue channels. Manual installation will not find nor store any DVB-T (digit...

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This allows you to rename, to reshuffle and to uninstall or reinstall the stored channels. < Press the corresponding colour keys and follow the on screen instructions. Reshuffle This allows you to change the order of the stored TV channels. 1. Sel...

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Manual network installation EN 33 This menu contains items that can set or adjust various special TV functions and that will typically be accessed only occasionally. Select your location This allows you to select the location of your TV. If you choos...

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Select your connections EN 34 This allows you to select the peripheral equipment you have connected to the audio and video connectors. 1. Select Connections. 2. Press the cursor right. 3. Select the input to which the peripheral equipment is connecte...

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Select a Decoder channel number EN 35 This allows you to define one or more channel numbers as decoder channel numbers when a decoder or a descrambler is connected to EXT1 or EXT2. 1. Select the channel number under which you have stored the program...

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How to upgrade the TV software EN 36 This allows you to upgrade your TV software using a USB device. USB device upgrade It is possible to initiate an upgrade procedure from a USB device before you start up the TV.The memory device must be filled wit...

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Create your favourite list This allows you to create up to four favourite channels lists with your preferred TV channels and radio stations. For example, each member of your family can create his/her own favourite list. 1. Press the FAV key. > Th...

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EN 38 The Electronic Programme Guide shows you detailed information about the current programme and also about the next programme (only for TV programmes that provide EPG information). 1. Press the a key. > The EPG screen appears. Dependent on con...

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EN 39 EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) (Continued) 2. Press the green colour key on the remote control to watch/listen to the selected programme currently on air. 3. Press the red colour key to mark/unmark a reminder on the selected programme. You ca...

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The Multimedia browser lets you display pictures and/or movies or play audio files stored on a USB device or a memory card. The Multimedia browser application is invoked from the main menu. Your TV is also equipped with the possibility to connect you...

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Multimedia Browser (Continued) EN 41 To remove the Memory card/USB device 1. Press the MENU/BROWSE key on the remote control to switch off the main menu. 2. Remove the Memory card/USB device. Card data protection • Do not remove the card/USB devic...

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Multimedia Browser menu 1. Insert a USB device. 2. Select the USB device under Multimedia with the cursor up/down. > The Multimedia browser allows you to browse content stored on the inserted USB device. > The 2-panel browser will be shown with...

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Function keys at the bottom of the screen Details to display a description of the selected file or directory Transitions to select if you like to apply a transition during a slide show Slide time to select the duration a picture will be displayed in...

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Teletext Most TV channels broadcast information via teletext. This TV has a 1200 pages memory that will store most broadcasted pages and subpages to reduce waiting time.After each programme change, the memory is refreshed. < Press b to switch the ...

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Teletext menu Hypertext With hypertext you can quickly jump to a pagenumber or search for a specific word shown on the current teletext page. 1. Press the OK key to highlight the first word or a number on the page. 2. Use the cursor up/down, left/r...

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Some digital channels offer dedicated digital text services (for example BBCi). 1. Press b to switch Digital text on. 2. To use the digital text, follow the instructions on screen. 3. Depending on the service, you may be asked to use the cursor keys,...

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To make video and audio connections EN 47 Tip: use the inputs that are available on your equipment that provide the best video or audio performance, as below. Note: your TV comes with all types of connectors with the exception of the DVI connector b...

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Camera, Camcorder, Game 1. Connect your camera, camcorder or game as shown. 2. Connect to VIDEO 2 and AUDIO L 3 for mono equipment. For stereo equipment also connect AUDIO R 3. S-VHS quality with an S-VHS camcorder is obtained by connecting the S-V...

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PrPbY DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO HDTV & Progressive DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i IN IN LR EXT3 AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT LR DIGITAL AUDIO OUT HDMI 1 HDMI 2 ANTENNA 75 oo o PC-VGA EXT2 EXT1 oo AUDIO IN L/R PrPbY DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO HDTV &am...

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Warning: do not place your recorder too close to the screen as some recorders may be susceptible for signals from the display. Keep a minimum distance of 0,5 m from the screen. Connect a VCR or DVD recorder EN 50 ANTENNA EXT2 EXT1 ANTENNA 75 o EXT2 ...

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ANTENNA EXT2 EXT1 ANTENNA 75 o EXT2 EXT1 RECORDER CABLE 1 2 RECORDER 3 5 EXT 1/2 4 Connect two VCRs or VCR and DVD recorder EN 51 With eurocables 1. Connect the aerial cables 1 and 2 as shown. 2. Connect your VCRs or DVD-recorder to EXT1 and 2 with ...

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Connect a DVD player or Cable box Connect a DVD player, Cable box or game console EN 52 With a DVI connector 1. Connect the DVI to HDMI cable to one of the HDMI connectors of your TV 1. 2. Connect the audio cable 2 to the DIGITAL AUDIO IN connector...

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PrPbY DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO HDTV & Progressive DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZED 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i IN IN L R EXT3 AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT LR DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 1 EXT3 : YPbPr EXT3 : AUDIO IN R / L 3 DVD / STB 2 DIGITAL AUDIO IN Connect a DVD player, a satell...

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Notes: - only a PC with digital sound can be connected to the HDMI connection; - if your PC does not have digital sound output, connect your PC via a VGA connector or via HDMI 2 and the L/R AUDIO input of the TV; - before connecting your PC to the...

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Connect a Home Cinema amplifier Personal computer to the home network connector EN 55 Digital Home Cinema amplifier < Connect a digital Home Cinema amplifier to the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT connector 1 at the bottom of the TV. Analogue Home Cinema ampli...

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Use the Common Interface slot To receive scrambled DTV signals you will need a CA (Conditional Access) module and a Smart card provided by the service provider. A CA module can enable additional services, for example Pay TV. Contact your Common Inter...

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Select connected equipment EN 57 Before operating your connected equipment you have to make a selection in the Installation, Select your connections menu, p. 34. 1. Press the MENU/BROWSE key. 2. Select TV menu and press the cursor right. 3. Select ...

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Most of the audio and video equipment from our range of products can be operated with the remote control of your TV. Press one of the keys after you pressed one of the mode keys ( DVD, STB, VCR, AUX) according to the equipment you want to operate wit...

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Symptom Possible cause/Remedy No picture < Verify if the supplied cables are connected properly. (The aerial cable to the TV, the other aerial to your recorder, the power cables, ..) < Verify if you selected the correct source. < Verify if t...

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Introduction Philips offers software upgrade capability for your TV using portable memory.After you have completed a software upgrade, your TV will typically perform better. What improvements are made depends on the upgrade software you are using as ...

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Automatic software upgrade procedure 1. Switch off your TV and remove all memory devices. 2. Insert the USB portable memory that contains the downloaded software upgrade. 3. Switch on your TV with the power key B at the side of the TV. 4. At startup ...

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Manual software upgrade procedure For a manual software upgrade copy the “autorun.upg” file in a directory called “Upgrades” located in the root of the USB portable memory. Rename this file as “firmware_upgrade.upg”. 1. Insert the portabl...

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Introduction This document explains how to make a Philips slideshow file with background audio. Be aware that the content of this document is addressing technical or software skilled users. To start the slideshow open the slideshow file in the Multim...

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Supported XML-tags The following table gives a description of the XML syntax. Annex 2 (Continued) 64 EN Tag Name philips-slideshow title audio slide-duration slides slide Use mandatory optional optional optional mandatory optional Description Philip...

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Annex 3 - Philips TV - Portable memory and USB issues 65 EN Digital Content Issues • See the supplied separate Connected Planet guide,Annex 4: Supported file formats Portable Memory Issues • The following memory cards are supported by the digital...

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The HDMI IN connector allows the following TV and monitor display modes: HD Standard Definition TV (SDTV) 640x480i 720x480i 720x576i Enhanced Definition TV (EDTV) 640x480p 720x480p 720x576p High Definition TV (HDTV) 1920x1080i 1280x720p PC VGA 640x48...

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active control ........................... 18 ambilight......................................21 analogue: manual installation. 31 antenna......................................... 4 audio receiver .......................... 55 audio equipment keys.......

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R The packaging of this product is intended to be recycled.Apply to the local authorities for correct disposal. Disposal of your old product Your product is designed and manufactured with highly quality material and components, which can be recycled ...

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1 Contents What is Connected Planet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What you need to enjoy Connected Planet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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2 & I nsert the supplied CD into your c omputer’s CD drive. If the CD does not start automatically, double-click My Computer, then the CD-ROM drive icon and finally start.htm to start the CD. é Please select your lang...

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3 A dding files in the Philips Media Manager (PMM) & Select the PMM from your Windows Start-menu or double-click on the PMM symbol in the task bar. é Click on Music, Pictures or Movies at the top of the PMM window. “ Select Add Music, Ad...

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4 Network conn.2 pc.02.eps We will focus on the two main PC configurations found in modern households today. Check the glossary for explanations of technical terms used. OR Step 2: Identifying your PC configuration Configuration A Before connecting...

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Configuration B Make sure DHCP/Auto IP (automatic network addressing) is enabled on your PC. On most of the recently purchased PCs, automatic network addressing is already enabled. You can check this on your PC with the Network Utility on the supplie...

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6 Make sure the PC with Philips Media Manager installed on it (see p. 2) is switched on. & Switch on your TV. é Press the BROWSE/MENU key on the remote control to display the Browse menu. “ Select your PC from which you want to access the con...

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- Use the colour keys on the remote control to perform the corresponding function mentioned at the bottom of the screen. - Press any colour key or the i key to make the function bar at the bottom of the screen visible again. Multimedia browser funct...

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8 To avoid implementation problems we recommend using a Wireless Access Point device (e.g. Philips CPWBS054) in combination with a wireless Ethernet bridge (also called a “Game adapter”). Wireless devices use a wireless protocol to communicate by...

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9 Configuring a wireless Ethernet bridge Make sure DHCP/Auto IP (automatic network addressing) is enabled on ALL your network devices (Wireless Access Point, PCs). Note: Nowadays the functionality of a Wireless Access Point and a router are mostly co...

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10 Configuring the wireless Ethernet bridge & Disconnect your PC from your network. • In case of a wireless USB dongle, remove the dongle from your PC. • In case of an integrated wireless network adapter (e.g. laptop PC), disable the network ...

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11 Re-securing your wireless network Also see Annex 2:Wireless network security, p. 12. & Consult the user manual of your Wireless Access Point to apply its security setting according to the details you wrote down earlier. • Switch off the SSID...

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12 DO • Viruses, spyware and other malicious programs can undermine the security of your network. Use the appropriate software to protect your PC from these threats. • Change the default passwords for your network devices. Leaving these at defaul...

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13 This menu allows you to do the network installation yourself and to determine your own network configuration. & Select Manual network installation in the Installation menu. é Press the cursor right to enter the Manual network installation men...

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14 Windows XP & On the Windows desktop, click S tart and select C ontrol Panel . é In the Control Panel window, click Network and Internet Connections. “ The Network Connections window will open. Double-click on the LAN-connection for this PC....

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15 W indows 98/Me You may find that the instructions in this section do not exactly match your version of Windows.This is because these steps and screen shots were created from Windows 98.Windows Millennium Edition is similar, but not identical, to W...

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16 Apple Macintosh Computers Mac OS 10.x You may find that the instructions here do not exactly match your operating system.This is because these steps were created using Mac OS 10.3. Earlier or later versions of Mac OS 10 will be similar, but may no...

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17 Annex 5 : Supported file formats A codec (encoder/decoder) is a technology for compressing and decompressing data. Codecs convert digital signals to and from analog, and can be implemented in software, hardware, or a combination of both. Standard ...

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Detailed Audio codec specifications Content Type Sample Rate Restrictions MP3 MPEG1 Layer I: 32, 44.1 & 48 kHz 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 288, 320, 352, 384, 416 & 448 kbps M PEG1 Layer II: 32, 44.1 & 48 kHz 32, 48, 56, 64,...

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19 General restrictions • The maximum size of any multimedia file should never exceed 4Gbyte. • Do not use a dot “.” in folder naming. • The minimum bitrate for ALL video streams formats is 256kbps.Any stream with a bitrate lower than 256kb...

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20 Problem The Installation CD will not s tart. The software will not install. My PC is not detected in the Browse menu. ( Media servers is displayed) I can’t see the files on my PC. No wireless connection or intermittent drop-out of the wireless c...

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21 Glossary Access point:This is a wireless device that is often added to a wired network to enable wireless operation. It can also be used in an ad-hoc network configuration. Ad-Hoc network:A direct network connection between two devices ( two PCs, ...