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  • Page 1 Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome 40PFT6709 40PFT6709S 50PFT6709 50PFT6709S User Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 9.2 Using the TV guide 1 My new TV 4 9.3 Recordings 1.1 Smart TV 10 Sources 35 1.2 App gallery 1.3 Rental videos 10.1 Sources list 1.4 Social networks 10.2 From standby 1.5 Ambilight+hue 10.3 EasyLink 1.6 Skype 11 Timers and clock 36 1.7 Pause TV and recordings 11.1 Sleeptimer...
  • Page 3 20.1 Environmental 20.2 Reception 20.3 Display 20.4 Power 20.5 Dimensions and weights 20.6 Connectivity 20.7 Sound 20.8 Multimedia 21 Software 68 21.1 Software update 21.2 Software version 21.3 Open source software 21.4 Open source license 22 Troubleshooting and support 74 22.1 Troubleshooting 22.2 Register 22.3 Help...
  • Page 4: My New Tv

    The Philips hue lamps will expand the Ambilight effect across the Rental videos room. If you don’t have any Philips hue lamps yet, buy the Philips hue Starter Kit (includes a hue bridge and 3 hue bulbs) and install the bulbs and bridge. You can buy extra Philips hue To watch a rental video, you don't need to leave your home.
  • Page 5: Skype

    You can call and see your friends from anywhere in the world. To make a video call, you need a camera with a built-in microphone and a good connection to the Internet. Some Philips TVs have a camera and microphone built in. In Help, press ...
  • Page 6: Setting Up

    You can find the instructions for mounting the TV stand in the Quick Start Guide that came with the TV. In case you lost this guide, you can download it from www.philips.com. Use the product type number of the TV to look for the Quick Power cable Start Guide to download.
  • Page 7: Antenna Cable

    Antenna cable Insert the antenna plug firmly into the ANTENNA socket at the back of the TV. You can connect your own antenna or an antenna signal from an antenna distribution system. Use an IEC Coax 75 Ohm RF antenna connector. Use this antenna connection for DVB-T and DVB-C input signals.
  • Page 8: Network

    router). The TV might find several wireless networks in your proximity. Network • WPS If your router has WPS, you can directly connect to the router without scanning. Go to the router, press the WPS button and return to the TV within 2 minutes. Then press Connect to make Wireless network the connection.
  • Page 9: Wired Network

    Sets the network to Wired or Wireless. be running on your computer to view or play your files on TV. - Network configuration * You can download the Philips MediaManager software from Sets the network configuration to DHCP or Static IP. the Philips support site www.philips.com/support...
  • Page 10 • Clear Internet memory With Clear Internet memory, you can clear all Internet files stored on your TV. You clear your Philips Smart TV registration and parental rating settings, your video store app logins, all Smart TV app favourites, Internet bookmarks and history. Interactive MHEG applications can also save so-called 'cookies', on your TV.
  • Page 11: Connections

    If you need help to connect several devices to the TV, you can Copy protection visit the Philips TV connectivity guide. The guide offers information on how to connect and which cables to use. DVI and HDMI cables support HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection).
  • Page 12: Easylink Hdmi Cec

    CVBS - Audio L R EasyLink CVBS - Composite Video is a high quality connection. Next to With EasyLink you can operate a connected device with the TV the CVBS signal adds the Audio Left and Right signals for sound. remote control.
  • Page 13: Set-Top Box - Stb

    To switch off Pixel Plus Link, in the EasyLink settings menu, Use an HDMI cable to connect a Home Theatre System (HTS) select Pixel Plus Link and select Off. to the TV. You can connect a Philips Soundbar or an HTS with a built-in disc player. Auto switch off devices...
  • Page 14 Volume differences can be Automatic audio to video sync caused by differences in sound processing. With recent Philips Home Theatre Systems, the audio to video To level the difference in volume . . . sync is done automatically synchronised and always correct.
  • Page 15: Blu-Ray Disc Player

    Theatre System, check the following . . . Game console • Check if you connected the HDMI cable to an HDMI ARC connection on the Home Theatre System. • Check if the HDMI ARC setting on the TV is switched On. HDMI Press ...
  • Page 16: Usb Hard Drive

    • Component and Composite share audio jacks. 3 - When the TV is tuned to a digital TV channel, press  (Pause). Trying to pause will start the formatting. Follow the instructions on screen. When the USB Hard Drive is formatted, leave it connected USB Hard Drive permanently.
  • Page 17: Usb Flash Drive

    • To switch between keyboard lay-outs, if a secondary lay-out is 6 - Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. set, press the Ctrl + Shift keys simultaneously. Keys for Smart TV Apps and Internet pages 4.10 • Shift + Tab = Next and Previous USB flash drive •...
  • Page 18: Camcorder

    Ultra HD on USB Connect You can view photos in Ultra HD resolution from a connected You can connect your computer to the TV and use the TV as a USB device or flash drive. The TV will downscale the resolution PC monitor.
  • Page 19: Headphones

    to Computer when you stop playing the game. 4.14 Headphones You can connect a set of headphones to the  connection on the TV. The connection is a mini-jack 3.5mm. You can adjust the volume of the headphones separately. To adjust the volume . . . 1 - Press ...
  • Page 20: Switch On

    Switch on On or Standby Make sure you plugged in the mains power on the back of the TV before you switch on the TV. Word mark brightness If the red indicator light is off, press the Joystick on the right side or on the back of the TV to put the TV in standby - the red You can switch off or adjust the word mark lighting.
  • Page 21: Remote Control

    Remote control Key overview 1 -  SMART TV To open the Smart TV start page. 2 - Colour keys Follow on screen instructions. Blue key , opens Help. 3 -  INFO To open or close programme info. 4 -  BACK ...
  • Page 22: Keyboard

    To switch subtitles on, off or Automatic. Writing text 4 -  LIST To open or close the channel list. With the keyboard on the back of the remote control, you can write text in any text field on screen. Turn the keyboard facing 5 - ...
  • Page 23: Ir Sensor

    Azerty. The Azerty characters are shown at the top right • The remote control is paired with another TV of the relevant keys. To pair, hold the remote control close to the Philips logo (about To set the keyboard layout to Azerty, . . . 10cm) and press the ...
  • Page 24: Cleaning

    For more information, press  Keywords and look up End of use. 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 25: Tv Channels

    Channel list TV channels Favourite channels You can create a favourite channel list that only holds the channels you want to watch. With the Favourite channel list Watching TV channels selected, you will only see your favourite channels when you switch through channels.
  • Page 26 To set an age rating . . . Rename channels 1 - Press  and select Setup and press OK. You can rename channels in the channel list. 2 - Select Channel settings > Child lock > Parental rating and press OK.
  • Page 27 For more information, press  Keywords and look up • Advanced Universal access. - Last setting - Shift Video selection - Zoom - Stretch Digital TV channels can offer multi video signals (multi-feed - Native broadcast), different camera viewpoints or angles of the same - Undo event or different programmes on one TV channel.
  • Page 28 Text setup Subtitles and languages Text language Subtitles Some digital TV broadcasters have several Text languages Switch subtitles on available. To set your primary and secondary Text language . . . To open the Subtitle menu, press SUBTITLE. You can set subtitles to On, Off or Automatic. 1 - Press ...
  • Page 29: Channel Installation

    To set the primary and secondary audio language . . . You can use the  (Play),  (Pause) and  (Stop) keys to watch videos within iTV pages. 1 - Press  and select Setup and press OK. 2 - Select Channel settings and select Languages > Primary Close iTV pages audio language or Secondary audio language and press OK.
  • Page 30 With Channel list copy, you can copy the channels installed on watching TV or any moment when the TV is in standby. one TV onto another Philips TV of the same range. With Channel list copy, you avoid the time-consuming channel search by uploading a predefined channel list on a TV.
  • Page 31 successfully. Unplug the USB memory device. DVB-T + DVB-C To an already installed TV If you can use a DVB-T antenna input but also a DVB-C input, 1 - Verify the country setting of the TV. (To verify this setting, you can set up your TV for both DVB-T and DVB-C.
  • Page 32 To check the reception quality of a digital channel . . . Network frequency mode 1 - Tune to the channel. 2 - Press  and select Setup and press OK. If you intend to use the fast Quick scan method in Frequency 3 - Select Channel settings >...
  • Page 33: Home Menu

    Home menu From the Home menu, you can start any activity you can do with the TV. Open the Home menu to start watching TV or start watching a disc on your Home Theatre System. Also in the Home menu, you can open Smart TV to surf the Internet, start Skype or open Help if you need information on using the TV.
  • Page 34: Tv Guide

    Change day TV guide The TV guide can show scheduled programmes for the upcoming days (maximum up to 8 days). If the TV guide information comes from the broadcaster, you What you need can press  + to view the schedule of one of the next days. Press ...
  • Page 35: Sources

    press OPTIONS. select Scan connections and press OK. Sources 10.2 From standby 10.1 Sources list With the TV in standby, you can switch on a connected device with your TV remote control. In the list of connections - the Source menu - you can find the devices connected to the TV.
  • Page 36: Timers And Clock

    To deactivate the Switch off timer . . . Timers and clock 1 - Press  and select Setup and press OK. 2 - Select TV settings > General settings > Switch off timer and set the slider bar to Off. 11.1 3 - Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu.
  • Page 37: Games

    Games 12.1 Play a game With a game console connected to the TV, you can play games on TV. For more information on connecting a game console, press  Keywords and look up Game console, connect. Start a game 1 - Switch on the game console. 2 - Press SOURCES, select the game console and press OK.
  • Page 38: Your Photos, Videos And Music

    Sorting Your photos, videos To browse your photos by date, month, year or alphabetically by name, press  Sort. To browse your music by album, artist, genre or alphabetically and music  by name, press Sort. Videos are sorted alphabetically. 13.1 From a USB connection or View photos...
  • Page 39: Wi-Fi Miracast

    times to speed up - 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x. 13.2 To stop the music playback, press  (Stop). Wi-Fi Miracast If you press  LIST or , the music keeps on playing. About Wi-Fi Miracast Info To view song info (title, artist, duration, etc.), select the song and Your TV is a Wi-Fi Certified Miracast™...
  • Page 40 Alternatively, you might be asked by the TV to enter a PIN code Screen delay on the device. If you connect, the TV will show the screen of the device. The normal delay when sharing a screen with Miracast is about 1 5 - On the device, select the videos, photos or files you want to second.
  • Page 41: Pause Tv

    Pause TV You can pause a TV broadcast and resume watching it later. Only digital TV channels can be paused. You must connect a USB Hard Drive to buffer the broadcast. You can pause a broadcast for a maximum time span of 90 minutes. ...
  • Page 42: Recording

    the TV guide comes from the Internet, you can select the date at the top of the page and press OK. Recording 2 - With the programme highlighted, press  Record. The TV 15.1 adds some time buffer at the end of the programme. You can What you need add some extra buffer if needed.
  • Page 43: Watch A Recording

    15.3 Watch a recording To watch a recording . . . 1 - Press , select  Recordings and press OK. 2 - - In the list, select the recording and press  (Play) to start the playback. You can use the  (Forward),  (Rewind),  (Pause) or ...
  • Page 44: Skype

    To make a video call on Skype, you need the separately sold 4 - Select the Password text field and enter your password. Philips PTA317 TV camera with a built-in microphone and a 5 - When done, select Sign in and press OK.
  • Page 45: Skype Menu

    password cannot contain a space. 16.4 Skype menu If you don't have a Skype Name and Password yet, you can create a new account on the sign in page on TV. When you have signed in successfully, Skype opens the Skype 1 - On the sign-in page, select New account and press OK.
  • Page 46: Contacts

    View or change your email address, check the amount of credit Add a phone number you have or view the subscription information, or write a message that reflects your mood. In Contacts, the list of your contacts, you can add a phone number as a contact.
  • Page 47: Calling On Skype

    1 - On the Contacts page, select the contact you want to call. Remove or rename 2 - Select Call and press OK. If your contact is on Skype and answers the call, you can talk to your contact. You can Remove or Rename contacts. 3 - To end the call, select ...
  • Page 48: Skype Credit

    Outgoing calls and press OK. 16.8 Skype credit To view new contact requests, select Contact requests and press OK. On Skype, you can buy Skype Credit or take a Skype To view and listen to your voicemails, select Voicemails and subscription.
  • Page 49 password for confirmation. If you allow a contact to send you a voicemail when you can't answer the call within 15 seconds and you are in another call, check the box of I am already in a call. If you allow a voicemail, when you declined a call, check the box of I decline an incoming call.
  • Page 50: Sign Out

    4 - Press  Done to store the camera viewpoint and to go back to your Skype call. 16.10 Sign out When you sign out of Skype, you are signing out your Skype account. Your Online status will change to Offline. Your contacts will not be able to call you.
  • Page 51: Smart Tv

    OK. The TV will ask you to enter your About Smart TV 4-digit code. Connect this Philips Smart LED TV to the Internet and discover 17.4 a new world of television. You can make a wired connection to your router or you can link up wirelessly with Wi-Fi.
  • Page 52 You can also Recommended Apps report an App malfunction. In this window, Philips presents a range of recommended Apps Manage your Apps for your country, Apps for Online TV or a selection of rental movies from Video stores.
  • Page 53: Multi View

    Internet traffic limit. To reset your connection with Smart TV, clear the Internet memory on the TV. You will clear your Philips Smart TV registration and parental Online TV rating setting, your video store app logins, all Smart TV app favourites, Internet bookmarks and history.
  • Page 54: Multi Room

    Wireless Network. • you can switch channels with   and  . You cannot If the other Philips TV — the source — has a model number switch channels when the other TV is recording, in Pause TV that ends with an eight or higher, e.g. (the screen size) mode or using Skype.
  • Page 55: Settings

    Automatic channel update, do a digital reception test or install analogue channels manually. Settings Languages Press  Keywords and look up Audio language or Subtitles. 19.1 Setup menu Universal access Press  Keywords and look up Universal access for visually Quick picture and sound settings and hearing impaired users settings.
  • Page 56 2 - Select TV settings > Picture > Colour. 19.2 3 - Press  (right) and adjust the value with  (up) Picture or  (down). 4 - Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Picture style For easy picture adjustment, you can select a preset setting with Contrast Picture style.
  • Page 57 1 - Press  and select Setup and press OK. Brightness 2 - Select TV settings > Picture > Advanced > Colour > Colour temperature. With Brightness, you can set the level of brightness of the 3 - Press  (right) and select Normal, Warm or Cool. Select picture signal.
  • Page 58: Sound

    Sharpness settings Clear LCD With Clear LCD, you switch on a superior motion sharpness, Super resolution better black level, high contrast with a flicker-free, quiet image With Super resolution, you switch on a superior sharpness in and a larger viewing angle. line edges and contours.
  • Page 59 Sound style Surround mode With Surround mode, you can set the sound effect of the TV For easy sound adjustment, you can select a preset setting with speakers. Sound style. To set the surround mode . . . 1 - While watching a TV channel, press  to open the menu. 2 - Select Sound style and press OK.
  • Page 60: Ambilight

    Advanced sound settings Audio out levelling With Audio out leveling you can level the sound volume of the Auto volume leveling Home Theatre System with the volume of the TV when you With Auto volume leveling, you can set the TV to automatically switch over from one to another.
  • Page 61 1 - Press  and press OK. 2 - Select Ambilight brightness. In this first step, you will prepare the TV to find the Philips Hue 3 - Press OK and adjust the value with  (up) or  (down).
  • Page 62 Immersion select Next and press OK. 2 - After you pressed OK, go to the Philips hue bridge and With Immersion, you can adjust the level of the Ambilight effect press the link button in the middle of the device. This will link for the Ambilight+hue bulbs.
  • Page 63: Universal Access

    Audio description mobile devices. With Audio description, a narrator's commentary is added to If the TV is not connected to your mobile device with Philips TV the normal audio. Remote App installed, the Ambilight displays default colour. To switch on the commentary (if available) . . .
  • Page 64 Speakers / Headphones Key beep With Speakers / Headphones, you can select where you want Key beep gives an audio feedback each time you press a key on to hear the audio commentary. the remote control. The volume of the beep is fixed. On the TV speakers only, on the headphones only or on both.
  • Page 65: Specifications

    1 year. You can also find the power The Eco settings bundle the settings that help the environment. consumption values for this product on the Philips website for While you are watching TV channels, press , select Eco your country at www.philips.com/TV...
  • Page 66: Reception

    Type 20.5 Dimensions and weights • Diagonal screen size : - 40PFT6709 : 102 cm / 40 inch - 50PFT6709 : 127 cm / 50 inch 40PFT6709 • without TV stand: Width 903.5 mm - Height 511.75 mm - Depth 76.8 mm - •...
  • Page 67: Sound

    • 1x USB 2.0 – Philips MyRemote - iOS, Android – Interoperability and performance may vary, depending on the TV Side capabilities of the mobile device and the software used. • 1x HDMI ARC • 1x USB 2.0 ESD regulations •...
  • Page 68: Software

    Acknowledgements and License Texts for any open source The TV software has been updated. You can use the TV again. software used in this Philips TV. To prevent an accidental update of the TV software, delete the autorun.upg file from the USB memory device.
  • Page 69 This is a document describing the distribution of the source animation extension to the popular PNG image-format. code used on the Philips TV, which fall either under the GNU This piece of software is made available under the terms and General Public License (the GPL), or the GNU Lesser General conditions of the libmng license, which can be found below.
  • Page 70 windows and multiple display layers on top of the Linux routines for read, write and erase. Presentation of the device's framebuffer without requiring any kernel modifications. contents to the user in an appropriate form will be handled by This piece of software is made available under the terms and the upper layers of the system.
  • Page 71 Source: http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-ntfs A library provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space. Source: http://www.arg0.net/encfs fuse (2.8.4) Fuse is a simple interface for userspace programs to export a boost (1.15.0) virtual filesystem to the linux kernel. A library provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source This piece of software is made available under the terms and libraries is used for encfs.
  • Page 72 The grep command searches one or more input files for lines text. containing a match to a specified pattern. By default, grep prints sed is typically used for extracting part of a file using pattern the matching lines. matching or substituting multiple occurrences of a string within a Source: http://www.gnu.org/software/grep/ file.
  • Page 73 Version 1.0 of the UPnP Device Architecture Specification. AES (aes-src-29-04-09.zip) Source: http://upnp.sourceforge.net/ Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is a specification for the encryption of electronic data. Used inside Philips libraries. mDNSResponder (mDNSResponder-320.10.80) Source: http://gladman.plushost.co.uk/oldsite/AES/ The mDNSResponder project is a component of Bonjour, Apple's ease-of-use IP networking microhttpd (libmicrohttpd-0.9.9.tar.gz)
  • Page 74: Troubleshooting And Support

    Check the signal output of the connected device. screen Computer picture is not stable • When the TV is in standby, a Philips startup screen is displayed, then the TV returns to standby mode. This is normal Make sure that your PC uses the supported resolution and behaviour.
  • Page 75: Register

    TV. Choppy playback of USB files To solve any Philips TV related problem, you can consult our • The transfer performance of the USB storage device may limit online support. You can select your language and enter your the data transfer rate to the TV which causes poor playback.
  • Page 76: Consumer Care / Repair

    For support and repair, call the Consumer Care hotline in your country. Find the telephone number in the printed documentation that came with the TV. Or consult our website www.philips.com/support . TV model number and serial number You might be asked to provide the TV product model number and serial number.
  • Page 77: Safety And Care

    If liquids are spilt on or into the TV, disconnect the TV from the suitable support. power outlet immediately. • Teach children about the dangers of climbing on furniture to Contact Philips TV Consumer Care to have the TV checked reach the TV. before use. Risk of swallowing batteries ! •...
  • Page 78: Screen Care

    Lightning storms Disconnect the TV from the power outlet and antenna before lightning storms. During lightning storms, never touch any part of the TV, power cord or antenna cable. Risk of hearing damage Avoid using earphones or headphones at high volumes or for prolonged periods of time.
  • Page 79: Terms Of Use, Copyrights And Licenses

    The written material packaged with the TV and the manual stored in the memory of the TV or downloaded from the Philips website are believed to be adequate for the intended use of the HDMI®...
  • Page 80 All Rights Reserved. countries. Microsoft PlayReady Content owners use Microsoft PlayReady™ content access Skype technology to protect their intellectual property, including copyrighted content. This device uses PlayReady technology to access PlayReady- protected content and/or WMDRM-protected content. If the device fails to properly enforce restrictions on content usage, content owners may require Microsoft to revoke the device's Skype™...
  • Page 81: Index

    Internet memory, clear 9 Colour, Colour enhancement 56 Colour, Colour temperature 56 Connectivity guide 11 iTV 29 Consumer Care 76 Contact Philips 76 Contrast 56 Keyboard, connect 16 Contrast, Brightness 57 Contrast, Contrast modes 57 Language, audio 28 Contrast, Dynamic contrast 57...
  • Page 82 Sleep timer 36 Parental rating 26 Smart TV, about 51 Pause TV 41 Smart TV, internet 53 Philips hue 61 Smart TV, Multi view 53 Photo camera, connect 17 Smart TV, open 51 Photos, slideshow 38 Smart TV, overview 51...
  • Page 83 Symbol rate 31 Symbol rate mode 31 Synchronise audio and video 14 Teletext 27 Text 27 Treble 59 TV guide 34 TV network name 9 TV on Demand 52 TV placement 60 Twitter 51 Universal access 63 Universal access, audio effect 64 Universal access, hearing impaired 63 Universal access, mixed volume 64 Universal access, Speakers / Headphones 64...
  • Page 84 Non-contractual images / Images non contractuelles / Außervertragliche Bilder Specifications are subject to change without notice. Philips and the Philips’ shield emblem are registered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips N.V. and are used under license from Koninklijke Philips N.V. All registered and unregistered trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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