Computers And The Internet - Philips 32PFL7406 Series User Manual

Computers and the
Internet
What you can do
Browse PC
If you connect the TV to a home network,
you can play photos, music and videos from
your computer or storage device. Once the
network is installed on the TV, you can find
and play the files from your PC on the TV
screen.See Use your TV > Browse PC
through DLNA (Page 19).
Note: If the apparatus does not recover in
DLNA mode due to external electrical
disturbances (e.g. electrostatic discharge),
user intervention is required.
Net TV
If you connect the TV to a home network
with an Internet connection, you can link up
the TV to Net TV. Net TV offers Internet
services and websites tailored to your TV.
Play music and videos, consult infotainment,
rent movies and much more. Once the
network is installed, you can enjoy the best
of the Internet for your TV. See Use your
TV > Browse Net TV (Page 21).
What you need
Warning: This TV complies with the EMC
directive only when you use a shielded
Cat5 ethernet cable.
To connect your TV to computers, the
Internet, or both, you need:

An ethernet cable that is shorter than 3
metres.

A computer network that includes:
a) A universal plug-and-play (UPnP)
router and
b) A computer with one of these
operating systems: Microsoft Windows
XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mac
OSX, or Linux.

To connect your TV to computers, you
also need media server software that is
set to share files with your TV. See Use
your TV > Browse PC through DLNA
(Page 19).
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
To connect your TV to the Internet,
you also need a high-speed connection
to the Internet.
Note: This DLNA1.5 network feature
supports these computer operating systems:
Microsoft Windows XP or Vista, Intel Mac
OSX or Linux.
Connect
1. Switch on the router and switch on its
DHCP setting.
2. With the ethernet cable, connect the
router to the TV.
Alternatively, you can also connect the
router to the TV wirelessly, through a
wireless USB adaptor (not included). See
Connect your TV > Computers and the
Internet > Wireless LAN ready (Page 55).
3. Press , select [Setup] > [Connect to
network], then press OK.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to install
the network.
5. Wait for the TV to find the network
connection.
6. If you are prompted, agree to the End
User License Agreement.