Contents 13.1 Setup Smart TV 1 Get Support 13.2 Smart TV Start Page 1.1 Identify and Register your TV 13.3 App Gallery 1.2 TV Help and User Manual 14 TV on Demand / Video on Demand 1.3 On-line Help and User Manual 1.4 Consumer Care / Repair 15 Netflix 2 Software...
On-line Help and User Get Support Manual To solve any Philips TV related problem, you can Identify and Register your TV consult our online support. You can select your language and enter your product model number. Identify your TV - TV model number and serial Go to www.philips.com/TVsupport.
back on again. Please wait. Software Do not . . . • use the remote control • remove the USB memory device from the TV • press twice Update Software • press the power switch on the TV The TV switches itself off (for 10 seconds) and then back on again.
Quick Guide Remote Control Batteries and Cleaning Replace batteries If the TV does not react on a key press on the remote Standby / On control, the batteries might be empty. To switch the TV on or back to Standby. To replace the batteries, open the battery 2 - Playback and Record compartment on the back of the remote control.
To open the Smart TV start page. Text/Teletext. To start the next or previous chapter on a disc. Colour keys Direct selection of options. Blue key , opens Help. 6 - Mute To mute the sound or to restore it. 4 - ...
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3 - Press up or down to adjust the volume or tune to the next or previous channel. Press up or down to go through the list of sources, including the tuner selection. The menu will disappear automatically.
Quick Start Guide that came with the TV. Connect Power Cable In case you lost this guide, you can download it from www.philips.com/TVsupport. • Insert the power cable into the POWER connector Use the model number of the TV to look for on the back of the TV.
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Although this TV has a very low standby power consumption, unplug the power cable to save energy if you do not use the TV for a long period of time. On or Standby Before you switch on the TV, make sure you plugged in the mains power in the POWER connector on the back of the TV.
Connections Connectivity guide Always connect a device to the TV with the highest quality connection available. Also, use good quality cables to ensure a good transfer of picture and sound. When you connect a device, the TV recognizes its type and gives each device a correct type name. You can change the type name if you wish.
Match the YPbPr (green, blue, red) connector colours with the cable plugs when you connect. Use an Audio L/R cinch cable if your device also has sound. Digital Audio Out - Optical Audio Out - Optical is a high quality sound connection.
With the application you use to start Miracast, you can disconnect and stop watching the screen of the Mobile Device device on TV. The TV will switch back to the last selected programme. Wi-Fi Direct / Miracast From the TV To stop watching the screen of the device on TV, you About Wi-Fi Miracast can .
When you switch on the TV, it may take a few minutes before the CAM is activated. If a CAM is inserted and The Philips TV Remote App is available for iOS and subscription fees are paid (subscription methods can Android and is free of charge.
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To set the PIN code for the CAM… a broadcast with TV guide data from the Internet, you need to have the Internet connection installed on 1. Press SOURCES . your TV before you install the USB Hard Drive. 2.
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USB Hard Drive, the content on the former will be lost. A USB Hard Drive installed on your TV will need reformatting for use with a computer. To format a USB Hard Drive… 1 - Connect the USB Hard Drive to one of the USB connections on the TV.
Switch Source Source List • To open the sources menu, press SOURCES . • To switch to a connected device, select the device with the arrows (Right) or (Left) and press OK. • To close the source menu without switching to a device, press ...
for channels Channels 1 - Select Start now and press OK. 2 - Select Update channels to only add new digital channels. 3 - Select Start and press OK to update channels. About Channels and Switch This can take a few minutes. Channels Quick reinstall ...
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frequency value to search for channels, the All channels list but also in the New channels list. select Advanced. Empty channels are removed. If new channels are found or if channels are updated Frequency step size or removed, a message is shown at TV start up. The The TV searches for channels in steps of 8MHz.
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• Fine tune automatically. To fine tune a channel, select Fine tune and • Up to 4 Satellites - You can install up to 4 satellites press OK. You can fine tune the channel (4 LNBs) on this TV. Select the exact number of with ...
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Channels > Satellite installlation > Search for Manual Installation satellite > Remove satellite (Home) > Settings > Install You can remove one or more satellites from your Channels > Satellite installlation > Manual current satellite installation. You remove the satellite installtion and its channels.
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With Channel list copy, you can copy the channels setting, see chapter Re-install channels. Start this installed on one TV onto another Philips TV of the procedure until you reach the country setting. same range. With Channel list copy, you avoid the Press ...
1 - Tune to the channel of which you want to block Subtitles Language the HbbTV pages. 2 - Press OPTIONS and select HbbTV on this If none of the preferred subtitle languages are channel and press (right). available, you can select another subtitle language if 3 - Select Off and press OK.
Channel List Options Select Channel List LIST > OPTIONS > Select channel list Open Option Menu Select a range of channels in a favourites channel To open the channel list option menu... list, once completed, press OK. • Press , to switch to TV. •...
channels. Along with your favourite channels, the first About Favourite Channels 3 most used channels from the broadcasters’ default list will be appended after your favourite channels for You can create a favourite channel list that only holds your preview. You need to add these channels into the channels you want to watch.
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press OPTIONS and select T.O.P. overview. * The teletext can only be reached when the channels are installed directly on the TV’s internal tuner and the set is on TV mode. If a set-top box is being used, the teletext will be unavailable via TV. In that case, the set-top box’s teletext can be used instead.
Change Day TV Guide If the TV guide information comes from the broadcaster, you can press + to view the schedule of one of the next days. Press - to go back to the previous day. What You Need Alternatively, you can press ...
5 - Select a programme and press OK to start Set a Recording watching. 6 - Press BACK to close. You can set a recording in the TV Guide. * Freeview Play is only for UK models. In the TV Guide, a programme set to be recorded is marked with ...
Schedule a Recording Recording and You can schedule a recording of an upcoming programme for today or a few days from today Pause TV (maximum of 8 days away). The TV will use the data from the TV Guide to start and end the recording. To record a programme…...
press OK. to start viewing the paused broadcast. Press these 5 - Select the tuner from where you want to record keys repeatedly to change speed. and press OK. To switch back to the actual TV broadcast, 6 - Select the channel to record from and press OK. press ...
Photo Options Videos, Photos and With a photo on screen, press OPTIONS to… Music List/Thumbnails View photos with list view or thumbnails view. Shuffle off, Shuffle on 10.1 View the pictures in sequential order, or at random. From a USB Connection Repeat, Play once View the pictures repeatedly or once only.
Video Options During the video playback, press OPTIONS to… Subtitles Display the subtitles if available, select On, Off, or On during mute. Charater set Select one of system for charater. Audio language Play the audio language if available. Status Display file information, like sound mode.
ideal sound settings. • Audio out - Set the TV to play the sound on TV or Open TV Setting on the connected audio system. • Ambilight style* - Select one of preset Ambilight Menus styles. • Ambilight+hue* - Switch Ambilight+hue on or off. •...
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Restore a style Expert mode picture settings To restore the style to its original setting, go Colour Settings to (Home) > Settings > All settings > Picture > Picture style, then (Home) > Settings > All press Restore style.
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Set HDR Plus to Off, Minimum, Medium, Maximum Picture Clean to set the level at which the TV automatically shows superior contrast and brightness effect for HDR Noise reduction content. (Home) > Settings > All Note: Available when HDR (High-Dynamic Range) settings >...
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settings > Sound > Sound style Picture Format The available sound styles are ... (Home) > Settings > All • Original - Most neutral sound setting settings > Picture > Picture format • Movie - Ideal for watching movies If the picture is not filling the whole screen, if black •...
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stereo content to your audio playback devices. Advanced sound settings • Multichannel: Select to only output 5.1 audio content (compressed multichannel sound signal) to your Volume Control audio playback devices. • Dolby Digital Plus: Select to output Dolby Digital Auto volume Plus or DTS content to your audio playback devices ...
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information for the channels that are installed on the General Settings TV. The TV cannot collect the TV Guide information from channels viewed from a digital receiver or Connection Related Settings decoder. • The TV comes with the information set to From the Format USB Hard Drive broadcaster.
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control > On Set screen off to save energy consumption Note: (Home) > Settings > All settings > General settings > Eco settings > Screen off - EasyLink might not work with devices from other brands. Select Screen off, the TV screen is switched off, to switch the TV screen back on, press any key on the - The HDMI CEC functionality has different names on remote control.
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(Home) > Settings > All settings > General (Home) > Settings > All settings > Region and settings > Shop setup > Logos and banner language > Language > Primary subtitle, Secondary subtitle Set to display Feature logos and Promotional banner. Digital channels can offer several subtitle languages for a programme.
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language > Clock > Time zone • Set Audio effect to On for extra audio effects in the commentary audio, like stereo or fading sound. Select one of the time zones. • Select Speech to set speech preference, Descriptive or Subtitles. Set the TV to switch to Standby automatically after a preset time Lock Settings...
> Network > Connect to network > WPS Home Network If your router has WPS, you can directly connect to To enjoy the full capabilities of your Philips Smart TV, the router without scanning for networks. If you have your TV must be connected to the Internet.
You can switch this TV on from your smartphone or (Home) > Settings > All tablet if the TV is in Standby. The setting Switch On settings > Network > Clear Internet Memory with Wi-Fi (WoWLAN) must be switched on. With Clear Internet Memory you clear your Philips...
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Philips App Gallery favourites, Internet bookmarks and history. Interactive MHEG applications can also save so-called 'cookies', on your TV. These files will also be cleared.
App gallery does not hold what you are looking for, try the World Wide Web and surf the Internet on TV. Smart TV Search With Search, you can search the App Gallery for 13.1 relevant Apps. Setup Smart TV Enter a keyword in the text field, select and press OK to start searching.
TV on Demand / Video on Demand TV on Demand (Home) > Apps > TV on Demand You can watch TV programmes you missed or watch your favourite programmes whenever it suits you best. Video on Demand (Home) > Apps > Video on Demand You can rent movies from an online rental video store.
Netflix If you have a Netflix menbership subscription, you can enjoy Netflix on this TV. Your TV must be connected to the Internet. To open Netflix, press to open the Netflix App. You can open Netflix immediately from a TV in standby.
1 year. You can also find the power consumption values for this product on the Philips website for your country When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is www.philips.com/TVsupport attached to a product it means that the product is covered by the European Directive 2012/19/EU.
Video support timing also includes field/frame rate Product specifications are subject to change without 23.976Hz, 29.97Hz and 59.94Hz. notice. For more specification details of this product, www.philips.com/TVsupport Power HDMI • Mains power : AC 220-240V +/-10% • Ambient temperature : 5°C to 35°C •...
• 1080i - 50Hz, 60Hz Wi-Fi Certified • 1080p - 50Hz, 60Hz This TV supports Miracast certified devices. Performance may vary, depending on the capabilities 17.5 of the mobile device and the software used. Supported Input Resolution - Computer 17.8 Connectivity •...
Philips startup screen > User manual to find the information you are looking When the TV is in standby, a Philips startup screen is for. Select a keyword to go the most relevant page in displayed, then the TV returns to standby mode. This the User manual.
Press Settings > Help > Check the TV. settings at the start of the installation. You can set the If the video clip stays black, call Philips. Wait until the TV to search for One, Two or 3/4 satellites.
Call the telephone number for your country. (Home) > Settings > All settings > General settings > Location Sound but no picture • Change to other video sources and then change Picture does not fit the screen / Wrong or unstable back to current source.
• If the Internet connection is OK, but cannot connect manual, press the colour key Keywords and to Philips Smart TV server, you can perform “Clear look up HDMI Ultra HD. Internet Memory” via (Home) > Settings > All • If there are intermittent sound disruptions, make settings >...
The remote control may contain coin-type batteries from the power outlet immediately. which can easily be swallowed by small children. Contact Philips TV Consumer Care to have the TV Keep these batteries out of reach of children at all checked before use.
Humidity In rare occasions, depending on temperature and humidity, minor condensation can occur on the inside of the TV glass front (on some models). To prevent this, do not expose the TV to direct sunlight, heat or extreme humidity. If condensation occurs, it will disappear spontaneously while the TV is playing for a few hours.
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Copyrights 21.1 21.5 MHL, Mobile High-Definition Link and the MHL Logo Wi-Fi Alliance are trademarks or registered trademarks of the MHL, LLC. Wi-Fi®, the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo, the Wi-Fi logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance. 21.2 HDMI 21.6 The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Other Trademarks Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI Logo are...
P1003.2/ISO 9945.2 Shell and Tools standard. It offers functional improvements over sh for both Open Source programming and interactive use. In addition, most sh scripts can be run by Bash without modification. 22.1 Source: http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/ Open Source Software c-ares (1.10.0) This television contains open source software.
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The GNU Find Utilities are the basic directory Source: http://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/ searching utilities of the GNU operating system. These programs are typically used in conjunction with iptables (1.4.15) other programs to provide modular and powerful For Cross connection. directory search and file locating capabilities to other Source: http://www.netfilter.org/projects/iptables/ commands.
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libusb. ain_Page This piece of software is made available under the terms and conditions of the libusb license, which can mtd-utils be found below. The aim of the system is to make it simple to provide Source: a driver for new hardware, by providing a generic http://libusb.wiki.sourceforge.net interface between the hardware drivers and the upper http://www.libusb.org/...
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procps (ps, top) (3.2.8) to run . procps is the package that has a bunch of small This piece of software is made available under the useful utilities that give information about processes terms and conditions of the u-Boot loader license, using the /proc filesystem.
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On-line User Manual 3 Dynamic Contrast 34 Dynamic surround 35 Parental Rating 40 Pause TV 29 End of Use 47 Philips Support 3 Energy Saving 38 Photos, Videos and Music 30 Equalizer 35 Picture Clean, Noise Reduction 34 European Eco-label 47...
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Picture Style 32 Update Software - Local Updates 4 Picture, Colour 33 Update Software - OAD 4 Picture, Contrast 33 Update Software - USB 4 Picture, Sharpness 33 USB Flash Drive 14 Power Cable 8 USB Hard Drive 37 Problems 50 USB Hard Drive - Format 14 Product Fiche 47 USB Hard Drive - Install 14...
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