Philips Flat TV 42PF9936 User Manual page 20

If your problem is not solved
Turn your TV off and then on again once.
Never attempt to repair a defective TV
yourself.
Check with your dealer or call aTV technician.
Telephone number Philips Customer
Care Center: 1-888-PHILIPS (744-5477)
How to dispose of batteries?
The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium. Nevertheless in many
areas batteries may not be disposed of with your household waste. Please ensure you dispose of
batteries according to local regulations.
Warning concerning stationary images on theTV sc teen
A characteristic of Plasma Display Panels is that displaying the same image for a long time can
cause a permanent after-image to remai_ on the screen.This is called phosphor burn in.
Normal use of theTV should involve the showing of pictures that contain constantly moving and
changing images that fill the screen.
Exarr _les of stationary images (this is not an all-inclusive list, you may encounter others in your
viewing):
• TV menus:
• Black bars: when black bars appear at the left and right side of the screen, it is recommended
to change to a picture format so that the picture fills the entire screen:
• TV channel logo: present a problem if they are bright and stationary. Moving or low-contrast
graphics are less likely to cause uneven aging of the screen:
• Stock market stickers: presented at the bottom of theTV screen:
• Shopping channel Iogos and pricing displays: bright and shown constantly or repeatedly in
the same location on theTV screen.
Examples of still pict_ res also include Iogos, computer images, time display, teletext and images
displayed in 4:3 mode, static images or characters, etc.
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Fecluce conu-Gs[ (3ncl Drlgn_ness when /lewing
- once burn-in occurs it will never disappear completely.
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