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  • Page 1 Register your product and get support at 8215 series www.philips.com/TVsupport User Manual 50PUD8215 55PUD8215 65PUD8215 70PUD8215...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    12.1 Switch to a device 1 What's new 12.2 Options for a TV Input 1.1 Home and channels 12.3 Device Name and Type 1.2 Apps and Philips TV Collection 12.4 Rescan Connections 2 Setting Up 13 Networks 2.1 Read Safety 13.1 Network...
  • Page 3 26.3 Leather Care and Maintenance 27 Terms of Use 27.1 Terms of Use - TV 27.2 Terms of Use - Smart TV 27.3 Terms of Use - Philips TV Collection 28 Copyrights 28.1 HDMI 28.2 Dolby Audio 28.3 Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos 28.4 DTS-HD (italics)
  • Page 4: What's New

    All your premium apps are available within the Philips TV Collection app. Launch it using the banner on What's new the Apps row. The Philips TV Collection app will also contain recommendations for new Apps and more. Home and channels The new Home launcher Press ...
  • Page 5: Setting Up

    • When wall mounted, position the TV up to 15 cm In case you lost this guide, you can download it away from the wall. from www.philips.com. Use the product type number of the TV to look for the Quick Start Guide to download.
  • Page 6: Antenna Cable

    Although this TV has a very low standby power consumption, unplug the power cable to save energy if you do not use the TV for a long period of time. For more information, in Help, press the colour  Keywords and look up Switching On for more information on switching the TV on or off.
  • Page 7: Remote Control

    To switch back to watch TV or to stop an interactive • Pause , to pause playback TV application. • Stop , to stop playback 4 -  Philips TV Collection • Rewind , to rewind To launch Philips TV Collection App. • Fast forward , to go fast forward •...
  • Page 8: Voice Search

    TV with the remote control. pronunciation. You can speak for 10 seconds before the microphone switches off. It might take some time When you start the initial TV installation, the TV for the results to appear. invites you to long press the PAIR key, and by 3 - In the list of search results, you can select the doing so, the pairing will be done.
  • Page 9: Cleaning

    Cleaning Your remote control is treated with a scratch-resistant coating. To clean the remote control, use a soft damp cloth. Never use substances such as alcohol, chemicals or household cleaners on the remote control.
  • Page 10: Switching On And Off

    the bottom of the TV to bring up the basic menu. 2 - Press left or right to select  Volume, Switching On and  Channel or  Sources. Select  Demo, to start a demo movie. 3 - Press up or down to adjust the volume or tune to the next or previous channel.
  • Page 11: Channels

    Watching channels Channels Tune to a Channel Channel Lists To start watching TV channels, press . The TV tunes to the channel you last watched. About Channel Lists Switch Channels To switch channels, press   or  . After a channel installation, all channels appear on If you know the channel number, type in the number the channel list.
  • Page 12: Favourite Channels

    For more information, in Help, press the colour channels as favourites.  Keywords and look up Child Lock for more 7 - To finish adding channels, press  BACK. information. The TV will ask to rename the Favourites List. You can use the on-screen keyboard.
  • Page 13 Remove a Favourites List To remove a Favourites List… 1 - Open the Favourites List you want to remove. 2 - Press  OPTIONS, select Remove Favourites List and press OK. 3 - Confirm to remove the list. 4 - Press  BACK to close the channel list. Favourites List on TV Guide You can link the TV Guide for your Favourite List.
  • Page 14: Channel Installation

    With Channel List Copy, you can copy the channels 3 - Press  (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close installed on one TV onto another Philips TV of the the menu. same range. With Channel List Copy, you avoid the time-consuming channel search by uploading a predefined channel list on a TV.
  • Page 15 4 - The TV notifies you if the channel list is copied to the TV successfully. Unplug the USB flash drive.
  • Page 16: Connect Devices

    HDMI ARC Connect Devices All of the HDMI connections on the TV have HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel). If the device, typically a Home Theatre System (HTS), About Connections also has the HDMI ARC connection, connect it to any of the HDMI connections on this TV. With the HDMI ARC connection, you do not need to connect the Connectivity Guide extra audio cable that sends the sound of the TV...
  • Page 17: Smartphones And Tablets

    TV are HDMI ARC connections. Connect with HDMI ARC Use an HDMI cable to connect a Home Theatre System (HTS) to the TV. You can connect a Philips Smartphones and Tablets Soundbar or an HTS with a built-in disc player.
  • Page 18: Headphones

    Select a Device To select a wireless device… 1 - Select Settings > Wireless and Networks and press OK. 2 - Select Bluetooth > Search Bluetooth Device and press OK. 3 - In the list, select the wireless device and press OK.
  • Page 19: Usb Keyboard

     Keywords and look up USB Hard Drive. TV, you cannot use the stored recordings on another TV or PC. Do not copy or change recording files on the USB Hard Drive with any PC application. This will corrupt your recordings. When you format another Installation USB Hard Drive, the content on the former will be lost.
  • Page 20: Usb Flash Drive

    from a USB flash drive, in Help, press the colour Special Keys  Keywords and look up Photos, Videos and Music. Keys for entering text • Enter key = OK • Backspace = delete character before cursor 7.11 • Arrow keys = navigate within a text field Photo Camera •...
  • Page 21: Computer

    7.13 Computer You can connect your computer to the TV and use the TV as a PC monitor. Use an HDMI cable to connect the computer to the TV.
  • Page 22: Connect Your Android Tv

    • Make sure that the firewalls in your network allow access to the TV's wireless connection. To enjoy the full capabilities of your Philips Android • If the wireless network does not work properly in TV, your TV must be connected to the Internet.
  • Page 23: Google Account

     Settings > Wireless and Networks > Wired or Wi- Fi > Switch On with Wi-Fi (WoWLAN). To enjoy the full capabilities of your Philips Android You can switch this TV on from your smartphone or TV, you can sign in to Google with your Google tablet if the TV is in Standby.
  • Page 24: Home Screen

    Your favourite Apps are placed on the first row. In this Google on your TV. A Google Account consists of an row you will also find the Apps for TV, like Philips TV email address and a password. If you don't have an Collection, Watch TV, TV Guide, Media and others.
  • Page 25: Philips Tv Collection App

    To install an app from the Philips TV Collection… 1 - Press  HOME. 2 - Select  Philips TV Collection and press OK. It will open the Featured apps section. 3 - Select the “All” tab and press OK. It will display all the apps that are available to the user, including the installed ones.
  • Page 26: Apps

    Browser app to surf the Internet. • you must sign in with your Google Account on TV Apps can come from the Philips TV Collection or To start YouTube Music… the Google Play™ Store . To get you started, some 1 - Press ...
  • Page 27: Start Or Stop An App

    18+ rated app. This lock is only valid for 18+ 5 - On request, enter the PIN code. rated apps from the Philips apps. 6 - To close the Google Play Store, press  BACK repeatedly or press  EXIT.
  • Page 28: Manage Apps

    OK to allow or not allow this app. 8 - Press  BACK to go back one step or You can lock 18+ rated apps from the Philips apps. press  EXIT to close the menu. This setting controls the 18+ setting in the Philips apps Now you can enter the restricted profile.
  • Page 29: Storage

    Storage You can see how much storage space - the internal TV memory - you are using for your apps, videos, music, etc. You can see how much free space you still have available for installing new apps. Check your storage if apps start to run slow or in case of app trouble.
  • Page 30: Internet

    Internet 10.1 Start Internet You can browse the Internet on your TV. You can view any Internet website but most of them are not prepared for a TV screen. • Some plug-ins (e.g. to view pages or videos) are not available on your TV.
  • Page 31: Quick Menu

    Quick Menu You can use the Quick Menu as your Home menu. In the Quick Menu, you will find a quick way to access TV functions. To open Quick Menu and open an item… 1 - Press  to open Quick Menu. 2 - Select an item and press OK to open or start it.
  • Page 32: Sources

    connected device. Sources 12.3 Device Name and Type 12.1 Switch to a device When you connect a new device to the TV and the TV detects the device, you can assign an icon that fits the From the list of Sources, you can switch to any of the device type.
  • Page 33 Newly connected devices will be added to the Sources menu.
  • Page 34: Networks

    Networks 13.1 Network For more information, in Help, press the colour  Keywords and look up Network, for more information on connecting the TV to a network. 13.2 Bluetooth Pairing a Device For more information, in Help, press the colour ...
  • Page 35: Settings

    1 - Select the picture style you want to restore. 2 - Press the colour key  Restore style, and Settings press OK. The style is restored. 14.1 Customise a Style Picture Any picture setting you adjust, like Colour or Contrast, is stored in the currently selected Picture Style.
  • Page 36 ISF Night.  Settings > Picture > Advanced > Colour > Tint. Advanced Contrast Settings Press the arrows  (up) or  (down) to adjust the value of tint setting. Contrast Modes  Settings > Picture > Advanced > Contrast > Contrast mode. Adjust the colour enhancement Select Normal, Optimized for picture, or Optimized ...
  • Page 37 details in the dark, middle and light areas of the Motion Settings picture. Motion Styles Note: Not available when HDR signal is detected. Not available in Monitor mode. Motion Styles  Settings > Video Contrast, Gamma Picture > Advanced > Motion > Motion styles. Motion styles provides optimised motion setting Video contrast modes for different video content.
  • Page 38: Sound

    • Wide Screen – automatically zooms in the picture • News - Ideal for speech to 16:9 full screen. Picture content aspect ratio may • Personal mode - Access to a more in depth sound change. settings. • Original – automatically zooms in the picture to fit Restore Personal mode the screen with original aspect ratio.
  • Page 39 DTS Play-Fi  Settings > Sound > DTS Play-Fi. Delta volume With DTS Play-Fi on your Philips TV, you can connect  Settings > Sound > Advanced > Delta volume. to compatible speakers to stream audio wirelessly to The Delta volume setting can be used to adjust to other rooms in your house.
  • Page 40: Eco Settings

    devices have no multichannel sound processing, 14.3 select to only output stereo content to your audio Eco Settings playback devices. • Multichannel: Select to output multichannel audio Set energy saving level content (compressed multichannel sound signal) or stereo audio content to your audio playback devices. ...
  • Page 41 TV, you cannot use the stored recordings on another Select Optimized for shop or custom for picture and TV or PC. Do not copy or change recording files on audio settings. the USB Hard Drive with any PC application. This will corrupt your recordings.
  • Page 42: Clock, Region, And Language Settings

    Standard. Auto Movie Mode Set the signal quality for each HDMI connectors Set the Auto movie mode  Settings > General settings > HDMI Ultra HD > HDMI (port) > Standard, Optimal.  Settings > General settings > Auto movie mode. To change the settings, switch to the HDMI source Set Auto movie mode to On, if you want TV to first.
  • Page 43  Settings > Child lock > App lock. You can lock apps unsuited for children. You can lock 18+ rated apps from the Philips apps or set up a restricted profile in the Home menu. The 18+ app lock will ask for a PIN code when you try to start an 18+ rated app.
  • Page 44: Videos, Photos And Music

    15.3 Most Popular Menu and Last Videos, Photos and Played Menu Music View most popular files or clear the list 1 - Press  SOURCES, select  USB and 15.1 press OK. From a Computer or NAS 2 - Select  USB Devices and select  Most popular.
  • Page 45: View Your Photos

    15.5 Video Options Play your Videos Browse video files... Play Videos • List/Thumbnails – List or thumbnails views • Shuffle – Play your files in a random order • Repeat – Plays all videos in this folder once or Open video folder continuously 1 - Press ...
  • Page 46 View a 360 photo 1 - Press  SOURCES, select  USB and press OK. 2 - Select  USB Devices and press  (right) to select the USB device you need. 3 - Select 360 Photos and select one of photos, you can press ...
  • Page 47: Play Your Music

    -  : Jump to the previous music in a folder 360 Photo Options -  : Jump to the next music in a folder -  : Rewind Browse 360 photo files... -  : Fast forward • List/Thumbnails – List or thumbnails views - ...
  • Page 48: Tv Guide

    press OK. 2 - Press  BACK to close. TV Guide Change Day 16.1 What You Need The TV Guide can show the scheduled programmes for the upcoming days (maximum up to 8 days). With the TV Guide you can view a list of the current Press the colour key ...
  • Page 49 List of Reminders You can view a list of the reminders you have set. List of Reminders To open the list of reminders… 1 - Press  TV GUIDE. 2 - Press the colour key  Scheduled . 3 - At the top of the screen, select ...
  • Page 50: Recording And Pause Tv

    Schedule a Recording Recording and You can schedule a recording of an upcoming programme for today or a few days from today Pause TV (maximum of 8 days away). The TV will use the data from the TV Guide to start and end the recording. To record a programme…...
  • Page 51: Pause Tv

    or both scheduled recordings. recordings and reminders. To adjust the start or end time of a scheduled recording… Watch a Recording 1 - Press  TV GUIDE. 2 - Press the colour key  Recordings . To watch a recording… 3 - At the top of the screen, 1 - Press ...
  • Page 52 Replay Since the TV stores the broadcast you are watching, you can mostly replay the broadcast for a few seconds. To replay a current broadcast… 1 - Press  (Pause) 2 - Press  (Rewind). You can press  repeatedly to select from where you want to start viewing the paused broadcast.
  • Page 53: Smartphones And Tablets

    Download the Philips TV Remote App from your favourite app store today. The Philips TV Remote App is available for iOS and Android and is free of charge. 18.2 Google Cast...
  • Page 54: Games

    19.1 What You Need On this TV, you can play games… • from the Philips TV Collection in the Home menu • from the Google Play Store in the Home menu • from a connected Game Console Games from the Philips TV Collection or the Google Play Store must be downloaded and installed on TV before you can play them.
  • Page 55: Top Picks

    • you must accept the Terms of Use (You might have accepted already when you connected to the Top Picks Internet.). The icon  will only appear at the top of the screen 20.1 when Now on TV is available. About Top Picks The TV does not store former recommendations.
  • Page 56: Video On Demand

    You can select a specific video store if more than one Using TV on Demand is available. To rent a movie… To open TV on Demand… 1 - Navigate the highlight on a movie poster. Limited 1 - Press  to open Quick Menu. info will show after some seconds.
  • Page 57: Netflix

    Netflix If you have a Netflix membership subscription, you can enjoy Netflix on this TV. Your TV must be connected to the Internet. In your region, Netflix might only come available with future software updates. To open Netflix, press  to open the Netflix App.
  • Page 58: Alexa

    Alexa. • Wi-Fi network Go to alexa.amazon.com, click on Skills, and search for “Philips Smart TV Voice Control”. The skill will be About Alexa Skill listed in the results. Alexa uses the Alexa Skills to extend the voice control operations.
  • Page 59: Software

    1 - Insert the USB flash drive into your computer. 2 - On the USB flash drive, locate the Software file update.htm and double click it. 3 - Click Send ID. 4 - If new software is available, download the .zip 23.1 file.
  • Page 60: View Software Update History

    23.3 23.6 Automatic Software Update Open Source License To switch on Automatic software update to update About Open Source License your TV software automatically. Leave the TV in standby. README for the source code of the parts of TP Vision Netherlands B.V.
  • Page 61: Specifications

    • 1024 x 768p - 60 Hz notice. For more specification details of this product, • 1280 x 1024p - 60 Hz www.philips.com/TVsupport • 1920 x 1080p - 60 Hz • 3840 x 2160p - 24 Hz, 25 Hz, 30 Hz, 50 Hz, 60 Hz...
  • Page 62: Connectivity

    • USB 1 - USB 3.0 software. • Headphones - Stereo mini-jack 3.5mm • You can use the Philips TV Remote app (iOS and • HDMI 1 in - ARC - Ultra HD - HDR Android) on mobile devices. TV Bottom Performance may vary, depending on the capabilities •...
  • Page 63: Help And Support

    • User manual - Read the user manual for TV new releases. information. • Troubleshooting - Find a solution for frequent ask Go to www.philips.com/TVsupport questions. • Factory settings - Reset all settings to factory settings. 25.2 • Reinstall TV - Reinstall and redo the complete TV Using Help installation.
  • Page 64 Philips startup screen • Restore picture style or change to other picture When the TV is in standby, a Philips startup screen is styles. displayed, then the TV returns to standby mode. This Picture settings change after a while is normal behaviour.
  • Page 65: Online Help

    Photos, videos and music from a USB device do not show To solve any Philips TV related problem, you can • Make sure that the USB storage device is set to Mass consult our online support. You can select your Storage Class compliant, as described in the storage language and enter your product model number.
  • Page 66 Do not attemp to repair the TV yourself. This may cause severe injury, irrepairable damage to your TV or void your warranty.
  • Page 67: Safety And Care

    If liquids are spilt on or into the TV, disconnect the TV controls. from the power outlet immediately. • ALWAYS route cords and cables connected to your Contact Philips TV Consumer Care to have the TV television so they cannot be tripped over, pulled or checked before use. grabbed.
  • Page 68: Screen Care

    some lithium battery types). 26.2 • Disposal of a battery into fire or a hot oven, or Screen Care mechanically crushing or cutting of a battery, that can result in an explosion. • Never touch, push, rub or strike the screen with any •...
  • Page 69: Terms Of Use

    TP Vision to anticipate further developments product. TP Vision is the warrantor in relation to the in standardisation for early integration in its TV with which this booklet was packaged. Philips and products. the Philips Shield Emblem are registered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips N.V.
  • Page 70: Copyrights

    Copyrights 28.1 HDMI HDMI 28.4 The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition DTS-HD (italics) Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI DTS Licensing Administrator, Inc. in the United States and other countries. For DTS patents, see http://patents.dts.com. Manufactured under license from DTS Licensing Limited.
  • Page 71: Wi-Fi Alliance

    28.6 Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Logo is a registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance®. 28.7 Kensington Kensington (If applicable) Kensington and Micro Saver are registered US trademarks of ACCO World Corporation with issued registrations and pending applications in other countries throughout the world.
  • Page 72: Disclaimer Regarding Services And/Or Software Offered By Third Parties

    Disclaimer regarding services and/or software offered by third parties Services and/or software offered by third parties may be changed, suspended, or terminated without prior notice. TP Vision does not bear any responsibility in these sorts of situations.
  • Page 73: Index

    Home 24 Switching On 10 Home Theatre System, problems 17 Terms of Use 69 Ideal viewing distance 5 Terms of Use, Philips TV Collection 25 Troubleshooting 63 Media 44 TV Guide 48 Media files, from a computer or NAS 44...
  • Page 74 TV on Demand 55 TV, key 10 TV, standby 10 USB Hard Drive, disk space 18 USB Keyboard 19 USB Keyboard, connect 19 Video on Demand 56 View Software update history 60 Watch TV 11 Wi-Fi 22 Wired connection 23 Wired Network 22 Wireless Network 22...

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