Philips 8601 Series User Manual page 72

2 - Select Ambilight > Saturation and press 
(right).
3 - Press  (up) or  (down) to adjust the value.
4 - Press  (left) to go back one step or press 
BACK to close the menu.
Ambilight+hue
What You Need
With Ambilight+hue, you can set up your Philips Hue
lamps to follow the Ambilight colours of the TV. The
Philips Hue lamps will expand the Ambilight effect
across the 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 bulbs
separately.
To set up Ambilight+hue on your TV you need...
• a Philips Hue Bridge
• a few Philips Hue bulbs
• this TV connected to your home network
You can do the complete Ambilight+hue setup on TV
and don't need the Ambilight+hue App.
If you do download the free Ambilight+hue App on
your smartphone or tablet later, you can use this App
to adjust some Ambilight+hue settings.
Configure
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  SETTINGS, select All Settings and press
OK.
2 - Select Ambilight > Ambilight+hue and press OK.
3 - Select Configure and press OK.
4 - Select Start 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 ...
go to Step 2 - Hue Bridge.
For more info on connecting the TV to your home
network, press the colour key

Keywords and look
up Network, wireless.
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.
With the bulbs marked for Ambilight+hue, go to page
Configure bulb.
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.
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