Philips 43PFT6915 User Manual page 21

What You Need
If you connect a USB Hard Drive, you can pause or
record digital TV broadcasts. The TV broadcast must
be a digital broadcast (DVB broadcasts or similar).
Minimum Disk Space
• To Pause
To pause a broadcast, you need a USB 2.0
compatible Hard Drive with a minimum of 4GB disk
space.
• To Record
To pause and record a broadcast, you need a
minimum of 250GB disk space.
Installation
Before you can pause or record a broadcast, you
must connect and format a USB Hard Drive.
Formatting removes all files from the USB Hard Drive.
1 - Connect the USB Hard Drive to one of
the USB connections on the TV. Do not connect
another USB device to the other USB ports when
formatting.
2 - Switch on the USB Hard Drive and the TV.
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 permanently.
Note: The maximum supported hard drive partition
size is 2 TB.
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Warning
The USB Hard Drive is formatted exclusively for this
TV, you cannot use the stored recordings on another
TV or PC. Do not copy or change recording files on
the USB Hard Drive with any PC application. This will
corrupt your recordings. When you format another
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.
Formatting
Before you can pause or record a broadcast, or store
apps, you must connect and format a USB Hard
Drive. Formatting removes all files from the USB Hard
Drive.
Warning
The USB Hard Drive is formatted exclusively for this
TV, you cannot use the stored recordings on another
TV or PC. Do not copy or change recording files on
the USB Hard Drive with any PC application. This will
corrupt your recordings. When you format another
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.
Note: The maximum supported hard drive partition
size is 2 TB.
To format a USB Hard Drive...
If you use FAT32 USB device:
1 - Connect the FAT32 USB Hard Drive to one of the
USB connections on the TV. Do not connect another
USB device to the other USB ports when formatting.
2 - Switch on the USB Hard Drive and the TV.
3 - Press Home. Select the Settings icon from the top-
right corner and press OK.
4 - Select Device Preferences > Storage > USB drive
> Erase & format as removable storage > Format and
press OK. Don't remove the drive while formatting.
5 - The USB drive is formatted notice appears.
If you use non-FAT32 USB device:
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