Sources; Switch To A Tv Input; Options For A Tv Input; Device Name And Type - Philips 40PFK6580 User Manual

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Sources

14.1

Switch to a TV Input

From the list of Sources, you can switch to any of the
TV inputs. You can switch to a tuner to watch TV,
open the content of a connected USB Flash Drive or
see the recordings you made on a connected USB
Hard Drive. You can switch to your connected devices
to watch their programme, a digital receiver or a Blu-
ray Disc player.
To switch to a TV input...
1 - Press  SOURCES to open the Sources menu.
2 - Select the TV input you want to watch and
press OK. The TV will show the programme of the
device.
3 - Press  SOURCES again to close the menu
without switching to a TV input.
One Touch Play
With the TV in standby, you can switch on a disc
player with your TV remote control.
To switch on both disc player and TV from standby
and start playing the disc immediately,
press  (play) on the TV remote control. The device
must be connected with an HDMI cable and both TV
and device must have HDMI CEC switched on.
14.2

Options for a TV Input

Some TV input devices offer specific settings.
To set the options for a specific TV input...
1 - Press  SOURCES.
2 - Select the TV input in the list and press OK.
3 - Press  OPTIONS. You can set the options for
the selected TV input here.
4 - Press  OPTIONS again to close the Options
menu.
Possible options...
Controls
With this option you can operate the connected
device with the TV remote control. The device must
be connected with an HDMI cable and both TV and
device must have HDMI CEC switched on.
Device Info
Open this option to view information on the
connected device.
14.3

Device Name and Type

When you connect a new device to the TV and the TV
detects the device, you can assign an icon that fits the
device type. If you connect a device with an HDMI
cable and HDMI CEC, the TV detects the device type
automatically and the device gets an appropriate
icon.
The device type determines picture and sound styles,
resolution values, specific settings or the position
within the Sources menu. You don't have to worry
about the ideal settings.
Rename or Change Type
You can always change the name or change the type
of a connected device. Look for the  icon at the
right of the device name in the Sources menu. Some
TV input sources do not allow a name change.
To change the device type...
1 - Select the device in the Sources menu.
2 - Press  (right) to select the  icon and
press OK.
3 - Press  BACK to hide the onscreen keyboard.
4 - Press  (down) to find all available device
types. Select the type you want and press OK.
5 - If you want to reset the type of the device to the
original connector type, select Reset and press OK.
6 - Select Close and press OK to close this menu.
To change the device name...
1 - Select the device in the Sources menu.
2 - Press  (right) to select the  icon and
press OK.
3 - Press  BACK to hide the on-screen keyboard.
4 - Use the keyboard on the back of the remote
control to delete the current name and enter a new
one.
5 - If you want to reset the name of the device to the
original connector name, select Reset and
press OK.
6 - Select Close and press OK to close this menu.
14.4

Game or Computer

The device type determines picture and sound styles,
resolution values and other specifics. You don't have
to worry about the ideal settings.
For some devices the type of the device is not that
clear. A game console can have a built-in Blu-ray
Disc player and the type is set to Player because it is
used as a disc player most of the time. For this kind of
devices, you can temporarily switch to the ideal
settings for gaming. Or alternatively, switch to the
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