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Home Screen
1.1
Introduction
To enjoy the benefits of your Google TV, connect the
TV to the Internet. Press HOME on your remote
control to get your Home screen. Like on your
Android smartphone or tablet, the Home screen is the
center of your TV. From the Home screen you can
decide what to watch by browsing entertainment
options from app and live TV.
The Home screen is organized in rows to let you
discover great content from your favorite apps. You
can also add additional rows or find new apps to get
more content. Apps may populate their
recommendation (if available) with their own choices
as an individual row on the home screen.
Highlights on your home screen
With multiple tabs like Search, For you, Films, TV
Shows, Apps and Library, you can discover movies
and shows from your services and popular apps. Sign
in to your Google Account to get personalized
recommendations from your streaming services
based on what you have watched and what interests
you. You can also trigger Google search with voice or
text input in the Search tab.
Apps
The Apps tab of the Home screen contains all
installed Apps that come with the TV and the Apps
you have installed from Google Play™ Store. You can
also install and add more apps as favorites from the
Apps tab.
Navigation
Decide what to watch next with easy-to-use
navigation. Browse your personalized
recommendations, pick up where you left off, or
quickly find a certain app using the new tab system.
Discover personalized recommendations
Browse shows and movies that you will love on all
your favorite media services. Sign in to your Google
Account to get started.
Get recommendations across Google
Your services are saved to your Google Account so
you can get better recommendations across Google.
See also www.support.google.com/googletv
1.2
Dashboard and Settings
Dashboard
The Dashboard is a side panel in Google TV that
provides access to Settings, device controls,
notifications and more.
The Dashboard can be accessed in three ways as
follows:
1 - Navigating to the profile icon in the upper right of
the home screen.
2 - Press the DASHBOARD key on the remote
control.
3 - Long press the HOME key on the remote
control.
The dashboard contains the following features.
• Profile: to display the current user profile icon or to
add a new user profile
• Settings: to access all setting menus for adjusting
the TV settings.
• Clock and screensaver: to indicate the system clock
and to activate screen saver immediately.
• Sources: to launch the input source list for switching
to any of the connected devices.
• Picture: quick link to adjust picture settings.
• Notifications: to provide you messages about the
Google TV system; press Clear all to dismiss all
notifications.
Adjust settings
You can access the Settings menu via the dashboard
in the top-right corner. Alternatively, you can access
the Frequent settings menu and common menu items
in the Philips TV Menu, which you can do directly
from the remote control.
1.3
Google TV and Basic Mode
Feature differences
You can set your TV to Google TV mode or Basic
Mode.
Basic Mode contains only Live TV and External
devices (e.g. HDMI) features. Google TV requires you
to log in with your Google account and Internet
connection. With Google TV, you can enjoy all Basic
Mode features and other Google personalized
services. For example, movies and TV shows from
your favorite streaming apps, personalized
recommendations, and Google Assistant to search
and control your TV with your voice.
For more information, please refer to Google support
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