Channels; Switch Channels; Channel Lists - Philips 5231 series User Manual

6

Channels

6.1

Switch channels

- To watch TV channels, press  . The TV tunes to
the TV channel you last watched.
- Alternatively, press  Home to open the Home
menu and select Channels and press OK.
- To switch channels, press  + or  -. If you
know the channel number, type in the number with
the number keys. Press OK after you entered the
number to switch channels.
- To switch back to the previously tuned channel,
press  BACK .
To switch to a channel from a channel list
- While watching a TV channel, press  LIST to
open the channel lists.
- The channel list can have several pages with
channels. To view the next or previous page,
press  + or  -.
- To close the channel lists without switching
channels, press  LIST again.
Channel icons
After an Automatic channel update of the channel list,
newly found channels are marked with a  (star).
If you lock a channel, it will be marked with
a  (lock).
Radio channels
If digital broadcasting is available, digital radio
stations are installed during installation. Switch to a
radio channel just like you switch to a TV channel.
This TV can receive digital television standard DVB .
TV may not work properly with some operators of
digital television , non-compliance with requirements
of the standard in full.
6.2

Channel lists

Open a channel list
To open the current channel list...
1. Press  , to switch to TV.
2. Press  LIST to open the current channel list.
3. Press  LIST again to close the channel list.
Filter a channel list
You can filter a list with all channels. You can set the
channel list to show only TV channels or only Radio
stations.
To set a filter on a list with all channels...
1. While watching a TV channel, press  LIST to
open the channel list.
2. Press  OPTIONS to open Option menu.
3. Select List, then you can
select All, Favourites, Radio, and New channels.
Rename a channel
You can rename channels in the channel list.
1. Select the channel you want to rename in one of
the channel lists.
2. Select the channel to rename.

3. Press Rename.
4. You can enter text with the on-screen keyboard.
5. To finish renaming, select Done and press OK.
Lock a channel
Lock and unlock a channel
To prevent children from watching a channel or a
programme, you can lock channels or lock age rated
programmes.
You can lock a channel to prevent children from
watching it. To watch a locked channel you need to
enter the Child lock code. You cannot lock
programmes from connected devices.
To lock a channel . . .
1. While watching a TV channel, press  LIST to
open the channel list.
2. In any list, select the channel you want to lock.
3. Press  OPTIONS and select Lock channel. In a
channel list, a locked channel is marked with a
lock  .
To unlock a channel, select the locked channel in the
channel list, press  OPTIONS , then
select Unlock channel. You will need to enter the
Child lock code.
Parental rating
To prevent children from watching a programme not
suitable for their age, you can use an age rating.
Some digital broadcasters have age rated their
programmes. When the age rating of a programme is
equal to or higher than the age you have set as age
18