Sources; Switch To A Device; Options For Tv Input; Device Name And Type - Philips 43PFD5501 User Manual

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Sources

14.1

Switch to a device

From the list of Sources, you can switch to any of the
connected devices. 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 programs, or to a digital
receiver, or Blu-ray Disc player.
To switch to a connected device...
1 - Press  SOURCES to open the Sources menu.
2 - Select one of the items in the source list and
press OK. The TV will show the program or content of
the device.
3 - Press  SOURCES again to close the menu.
One Touch Play
With the TV on standby, you can switch on a disc
player with your TV remote control.
To switch on both the 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 the
TV and the device must have HDMI CEC switched on.
14.2

Options for 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 from 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 the TV
and the device must have HDMI CEC switched on.
Device Info
Open this option to view information about 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 it 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 and 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 to 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 on-screen 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 connection type, select Reset and
press OK.
6 - Select Close and press OK to close the 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 connection name, select Reset and
press OK.
6 - Select Close and press OK to close the 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 device type is unclear. A game
console can have a built-in Blu-ray Disc player, so
the type is set to Player because it is used as a disc
player most of the time. For this kind of device, you
can temporarily switch to the ideal settings for
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