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1 - Press , select All Settings and press OK.
2 - Select Ambilight and press
the menu.
3 - Select Advanced > Wall colour and press OK.
4 - In the colour palette, select the colour that
matches the colour of the wall behind the TV.
5 - Press (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close
the menu.
TV switch off
With TV switch off, you can set Ambilight to switch
off immediately or slowly fade out when you switch
off the TV. The slow fade out gives you some time to
switch on the lights in your living room.
To select the way how Ambilight switches off...
1 - Press , select All Settings and press OK.
2 - Select Ambilight and press
the menu.
3 - Select Advanced > TV switch off and
press OK.
4 - Select Fade out to off or Immediate switch off.
5 - Press (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close
the menu.
16.5
Ambilight+hue
Configure the Hue Bulbs
Step 1 - Network
In this first step, you will prepare the TV to find
the Philips Hue Bridge. The TV and the Philips Hue
Bridge must use the same network.
Setting up...
1 - Connect the Philips Hue Bridge to the power
outlet.
2 - Connect the Philips Hue Bridge to the same
router you are using for the TV — use an Ethernet
cable to connect.
3 - Switch on the Hue bulbs.
To start the configuration...
1 - Press > All
Settings > Ambilight > Ambilight +
hue > Configure the hue bulbs.
2 - Select Start now and press OK. The TV will
search for the Philips Hue Bridge. If the TV is not yet
connected to your network, the TV will start the
network setup first. If the Philips Hue Bridge appears
in the list.
For more info on connecting the TV to your home
network, in Help, press the colour
key
Keywords and look up Network Settings.
(right) to enter
(right) to enter
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Step 2 - Hue Bridge
In the next step, you will link up the TV with
the Philips Hue Bridge.
The TV can only be linked up to one Hue Bridge.
To link the Hue Bridge...
1 - With the TV connected to your home network, it
will show the available Hue Bridges. If the TV did not
find your Hue Bridge yet, you can select Scan
again and press OK.
If the TV found the only Hue Bridge you have, select
the Hue Bridge name and press OK.
If you have more than one Hue Bridge available,
select the Hue Bridge you want to use and press OK.
2 - Select Start and press OK.
3 - Now go to the Philips Hue Bridge and press the
link button in the middle of the device. This will link
the Hue Bridge with the TV. Do this within 30
seconds. The TV will confirm if a Hue Bridge is now
linked to the TV.
4 - Select OK and press OK.
With the Philips Hue bridge linked to the TV, go to
page Hue bulbs.
Step 3 - Hue Bulbs
In the next step, you will select the Philips Hue
bulbs that have to follow the Ambilight.
You can select a maximum of 9 Philips Hue bulbs for
Ambilight+hue.
To select the bulbs for Ambilight+hue...
1 - In the list, mark the bulbs that have to follow the
Ambilight. To mark a bulb, select the bulb name and
press OK. When you mark a bulb, the bulb will blink
once.
2 - When you're done, select OK and press OK.
Step 4 - Configure Bulb
In the following step, you will configure each Philips
Hue bulb.
To configure each Hue bulb...
1 - Select a bulb to configure and press OK. The
bulb you selected is flashing.
2 - Select Start and press OK.
3 - First indicate where you placed the bulb relative
to the TV. A correct setting of the Angle will send the
correct Ambilight colour to the bulb. Select the slider
bar to adjust the position.
4 - Secondly, indicate the Distance between the
bulb and the TV. The further away from the TV, the
weaker the Ambilight colour. Select the slider bar to
adjust the distance.
5 - Finally, set the Brightness of the bulb. Select
the slider bar to adjust the brightness.
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