Philips 8601 Series User Manual page 84

Reception Quality
You can check the quality and signal strength of a
digital channel. If you have your own antenna, you
can reposition the antenna to try and improve the
reception.
To check the reception quality of a digital channel...
1 - Tune to the channel.
2 - Press  SETTINGS, select All Settings and
press OK.
3 - Select Channels, select Antenna/Cable
Installation and press OK. Enter your PIN code if
necessary.
4 - Select Digital: Reception Test and press OK.
5 - Select Search and press OK. The digital
frequency is shown for this channel.
6 - Select Search again and press OK to check the
signal quality of this frequency. The test result is
shown on screen. You can reposition the antenna or
check the connections to possibly improve the
reception.
7 - You can also change the frequency
yourself. Select the frequency number one by one
and use the  (up) or  (down) keys to change
the value. Select Search and press OK to test the
reception again.
8 - Press  (left) to go back one step or press 
BACK to close the menu.
Manual Installation
Analogue TV channels can be manually installed,
channel by channel.
To install analogue channels manually...
1 - Press  SETTINGS, select All Settings and
press OK.
2 - Select Channels , select Antenna/Cable
Installation and press OK. Enter your PIN code if
necessary.
3 - Select Analogue: Manual Installation and press
OK.
• System
To set up the TV system, select System.
Select your country or the part of the world where
you are now and press OK.
• Search Channel
To find a channel, select Search Channel and press
OK. You can enter a frequency yourself to find a
channel or let the TV search for a channel. Press 
(right) to select Search and press OK to search for a
channel automatically. The found channel is shown
on screen and if the reception is poor, press Search
again. If you want to store the channel,
select Done and press OK.
• Store
You can store the channel on the current channel
number or as a new channel number.
Select Store Current Channel or Store as New
Channel and press OK. The new channel number is
shown briefly.
You can redo these steps until you have found all
available analogue TV channels.
23.2
Satellite Installation
Installing Satellites
About Installing Satellites
This TV has two built-in satellite DVB-S/DVB-S2
tuners.
Up to 4 Satellites
You can install up to 4 satellites (4 LNBs) on this TV.
Select the exact number of satellites you wish to
install at the start of the installation. This will speed up
the installation.
Unicable
You can use a Unicable system to connect the
antenna dish to the TV. You can select Unicable for 1
or for 2 satellites at the start of the installation.
MDU - Multi-Dwelling-Unit
The built-in satellite tuners support MDU on the Astra
satellites and for Digiturk on the Eutelsat satellite.
MDU on Türksat is not supported.
Start the Installation
Make sure your satellite dish is connected correctly
and is perfectly aligned before you start the
installation.
To start the satellite installation...
1 - Press  SETTINGS, select All Settings and press
OK.
2 - Select Channels and press OK.
3 - Select Satellite Installation and press OK. Enter
your PIN code if necessary.
4 - Select Search for Satellite and press OK.
5 - Select One Tuner or Two Tuners and press OK.
The TV has 2 built-in satellite tuners. Make your
selection according to how many satellite dish cables
you have available.
6 - Select Next and press OK.
In the next screen you can start searching for
satellites. The current installation setting is
mentioned on screen. Before you start searching for
satellites, you can change or check the installation
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