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How to Install a Philips Plasma TV

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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The majority of televisions in homes today are built around the cathode ray tube. With plasma televisions, the central element is the plasma in a fluorescent light made up of electrically charged ions and electrons that are free flowing and gaseous. The basic science of a plasma display is to illuminate tiny colored fluorescent lights to form an image. Each pixel has three fluorescent lights—red, green and blue.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Electrical wire
Retrofit electrical junction box
Outlet box
Plasma television

Step 1

Select a location for the electrical outlet where your plasma television will be mounted.
Step 2

Turn off the power to the outlet you will move and cut a hole in the wall where you will install the new outlet.
Step 3

Drop a string from the new outlet hole to the old one and attach the line to the electrical wire—pull the electrical wire through to the new outlet.
Step 4

Install a new retrofit electric box that will be used to provide a power source to the plasma television.
Step 5

Isolate the wiring to the new outlet hole and connect it to the old wiring in the old outlet.
Step 6

Restore power to the new outlet and test with a lamp. Do not plug your plasma television into the new outlet without a preliminary test.
Step 7

Insert the power cord of the plasma television to the new outlet if it passes the lamp test and enjoy the new clarity of your picture.

Tips & Warnings

Choose a place for your plasma television that has an outlet already installed.
Test the new outlet before you plug in your plasma TV—a lamp is cheaper than a television.

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on 1/13/2009 I am relocating a Phillips tv model 42pf9830 from Hong Kong to Sydney Aust.
Installation instructions lost in transit.
Unit is to be connect with a DVD & CD PLAYER.
Ihave all the connecting cables. I've changed the 3 pin plug to Aust. standard.
Don't know were to plug the white, yellow &red leeds from the NEC DVD COMPONENT VIDEO OUT & the red & white leed from the digital audio out from the DVD.
from Ross Hogan.
Email rosshogan@bigpond.com
HELP