Philips 55PFS8159 User Manual page 44

If you do not want the TV to receive requests for screen sharing
from other devices, you can switch off Miracast on the TV.
1 - Press  and select Setup and press OK.
2 - Select Network settings > Wi-Fi Miracast > Off and
press OK.
3 - Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu.
Share a screen on TV
To share the screen of your smartphone, tablet or computer on
the TV . . .
1. Switch on the TV.
2. On the device, open an application such as Wi-Fi
Miracast, Wi-Fi Direct™, Intel®Wireless Display* or
similar and start scanning for other Miracast devices.
3. In the list of found devices, select the TV and connect.
4. On the TV, agree to the request to connect to the TV.
You might be asked to enter a PIN code from the device
on the TV - enter the numbers with the digit keys on the
remote control. Alternatively, you might be asked by the
TV to enter a PIN code on the device. If you connect,
the TV will show the screen of the device.
5. On the device, select the videos, photos or files you
want to watch on TV.
* Miracast is supported by WiDi 3.5 onwards.
Stop sharing
From the device
With the application you use to start Miracast, you can
disconnect and stop watching the screen of the device on TV.
The TV will switch back to the last selected programme.
From the TV
To stop watching the screen of the device on TV, you can . . .
press î„Š to watch a TV broadcast
press î‚¥ to start another activity on TV
press î' SOURCES to open the Sources menu and
select a connected device.
Block a device
The first time you receive a request to connect from a device,
you can block the device. This request, and all requests in the
future, from this device, will be ignored.
To block a device, select Block . . . in the request window and
press OK.
Unblock all devices
All previously connected and blocked devices are stored in the
Wi-Fi Miracast list of connections. If you clear this list, all blocked
devices will be unblocked.
To unblock all blocked devices . . .
1. Press î‚¥ and select Setup and press OK.
2. Select Network settings > Reset Wi-Fi direct group.
3. Press OK to clear the list.
4. Press î‚š, repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu.
Blocking a previously connected device
If you want to block a device that you previously connected, you
need to clear the Wi-Fi Miracast connections list first. If you clear
this list, you will have to confirm or block the connection for
every device again.
Screen delay
The normal delay when sharing a screen with Miracast is about 1
second. The delay might be longer if you are using older
devices/computers with less processing power.
Specifics
Miracast on this TV is subject to the HDCP protocol and
cannot display copy-protected premium content sent by
a device.
The maximum video resolution supported is 720p.
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