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  • Page 1 Register your product and get support at 5231 series www.philips.com/welcome User Manual 24PFS5231...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 11.1 About the Home menu 1 TV tour 11.2 Open the Home menu 1.1 Pause TV and recordings 12 Sources 1.2 EasyLink 1.3 Bluetooth connection (for 5231 series TV) 12.1 Switch to a device 12.2 Options for a TV Input 2 Setting up 12.3 Game or computer 2.1 Read safety...
  • Page 3: Tv Tour

    TV tour Pause TV and recordings If you connect a USB Hard Drive, you can pause and record a broadcast from a digital TV channel. Pause your TV and answer that urgent phone call or simply take a break during a sports match, while the TV stores the broadcast on the USB Hard Drive.
  • Page 4: Setting Up

    You can find the instructions for mounting the TV stand in the Quick Start Guide that came with the TV. In case you lost this guide, you can download it from www.philips.com. Use the model number of the TV to look for the Quick Start Guide to download.
  • Page 5: Satellite Dish

    input signals. Satellite dish - For PHS/PFS series TV Attach the satellite F-type connector to the satellite connection SAT at the back of the TV.
  • Page 6: Connect Devices

    Only HDMI 1 on the TV have HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel). If you need help to connect several devices to the TV, you can visit the Philips TV connectivity guide. The If the device, typically a Home Theatre System (HTS), guide offers information on how to connect and also has the HDMI ARC connection, connect it which cables to use.
  • Page 7 (Consumer Electronics Control) to communicate with and add an Audio L/R cable (mini-jack 3.5mm) to the connected devices. Devices must support HDMI Audio In for sound, on the back of the TV. CEC and must be connected with an HDMI connection.
  • Page 8: Cam With Smart Card - Ci

    CAM with smart card - CI+ This TV is ready for the CI+ Conditional Access. With CI+ you can watch premium HD programmes, like movies and sports, offered by digital TV operators Passwords and PIN codes in your region. These programmes are scrambled by the TV operator and descrambled with a prepaid CI+ For some CAMs, you must enter a PIN code to watch module.
  • Page 9: Home Theatre System - Hts

    Connect with HDMI Use an HDMI cable to connect a Home Theatre System (HTS) to the TV. You can connect a Philips Switch Off Timer Soundbar or an HTS with a built-in disc player.
  • Page 10: Blu-Ray Disc Player

    For some Home Theatre Systems you might need to Audio out levelling adjust the audio sync delay to synchronise the audio to the video. On the HTS, increase the delay value Use the Audio Out Levelling setting to level the until there is a match between picture and sound.
  • Page 11: Dvd Player

    If the Blu-ray Disc player has EasyLink HDMI CEC, you can operate the player with the TV remote To adjust the volume… control. 1. Press , select Sound > Headphones volume and press OK. 2. Press the arrows  (up) or  (down) to adjust the value.
  • Page 12: Usb Hard Drive

    TV, you cannot use the stored recordings on another Ideal setting TV or PC. Do not copy or change recording files on the USB Hard Drive with any PC application. This will Before you start playing a game from a connected corrupt your recordings.
  • Page 13: Photo Camera

    For more information on watching or playing content from a USB flash drive, in Help, see chapter Photos, videos and music. 3.11 Photo camera To view photos stored on your digital photo camera, you can connect the camera directly to the TV. Use the USB connection on the TV to connect.
  • Page 14 2. Turn on Bluetooth on your Bluetooth devices, such as smartphones, tablets or even laptops. 3. Search bluetooth sound station on your Bluetooth device, then select the item starts with "Philips TV Attention - Audio to Video syncronisation 2016A...". Many Bluetooth speaker systems have a high, so 3.
  • Page 15: Switching On And Off

    Switch off timer Switching On and If the TV receives a TV signal but you don't press a key on the remote control during a 4 hour period, the TV switches off automatically to save energy. Also, if the TV does not receive a TV signal nor a remote control command for 10 minutes, the TV switches off On or standby automatically.
  • Page 16: Remote Control

    To open or close the Sources menu - the list of connected devices. Remote control Colour keys The buttons function follow the on-screen instructions. Key overview  INFO To open or close programme infomation.  BACK To switch back to the previous channel you selected. To close a menu without changing a setting.
  • Page 17: Ir Sensor (For 4031/5231/5242 Series Tv)

    To open or close Text / Teletext. IR sensor (for 4031/5231/5242 series TV) The TV can receive commands from a remote control that uses IR (infrared) to send commands. If you use such a remote control, always make sure you point the remote control at the infrared sensor on the front of the TV.
  • Page 18: Channels

    Subtitles Channels Switch on To switch on Subtitles, press SUBTITLE. Switch channels You can switch subtitles Subtitle on or Subtitle off . Alternatively you can select Automatic. - To watch TV channels, press . The TV tunes to the TV channel you last watched. Automatic - Alternatively, press ...
  • Page 19: Lock A Channel

    3. Press TEXT again, to close Text. Common Interface If you select On in the Subtitle menu when watching this analogue channel, subtitles will be shown if If prepaid premium content is available from a CAM, available. you can set the provider settings with this option. To know if a channel is analogue or digital, switch to the channel and open Status in the Options menu.
  • Page 20: Text / Teletext

    1. Enter the page number with the number keys. Parental rating 2. Use the arrow keys to navigate. 3. Press a colour key to select a colour-coded subject To prevent children from watching a programme not at the bottom of the screen. suitable for their age, you can use an age rating.
  • Page 21 4. Select the language you need and press OK. 5. Press  (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Text 2.5 If available, Text 2.5 offers more colours and better graphics. Text 2.5 is activated as a standard factory setting.
  • Page 22: Channel Lists

    Channel lists Open a channel list To open the current channel list… 1. Press , to switch to TV. 2. Press  LIST to open the current channel list. 3. Press  LIST again to close the channel list. Filter a channel list You can filter a list with all channels.
  • Page 23: Favourite Channels

    highlighted channel to another location and press OK. Favourite channels 7. Once complete, press  Close to exit from the Favourite channel list. About favourite channels You can create a favourite channel list that only holds the channels you want to watch. With the Favourite channel list selected, you will only see your favourite channels when you switch through channels.
  • Page 24: Tv Guide

    Change day TV Guide The TV guide can show scheduled programmes for the upcoming days (maximum up to 8 days). If the TV guide information comes from the What you need broadcaster, you can press  + to view the schedule of one of the next days.
  • Page 25 4. Select Close to close the list of reminders. Set a recording You can set a recording in the TV Guide. In the TV Guide, a programme set to be recorded is marked with  . To see the recording list, press ...
  • Page 26: Recording And Pause Tv

    Schedule a recording Recording and You can schedule a recording of an upcoming programme for today or a few days from today pause TV (maximum of 8 days away). The TV will use the data from the TV Guide to start and end the recording. To record a programme…...
  • Page 27: Pause Tv

    4. Press  OPTIONS, select Schedule and Pause a programme press OK. 5. Select the tuner from where you want to record To pause and resume a broadcast… and press OK. 6. Select the channel to record from and press OK. To pause a broadcast, press ...
  • Page 28: Home Menu

    Home menu 11.1 About the Home menu Channels This row contains all channles. Sources This row contains available sources in this TV. Utilities This row contains TV functions which are available for user. Quick settings This row contains settings which are available for user.
  • Page 29: Sources

    clear. A game console can have a built-in Blu-ray Disc player and the type is set to Player because it is Sources used as a disc player most of the time. For this kind of devices, you can temporarily switch to the ideal settings for gaming.
  • Page 30: Videos, Photos And Music

    To show the progress bar when a video is playing, press INFO. Videos, photos and Press again to hide the info. music Video options 13.1 During the video playback, press  OPTIONS to… From a USB connection Subtitles Display the subtitles if available, select On, Off, or On You can view your photos or play your music and during mute.
  • Page 31: Play Your Music

    them one after the other. Info - To pause a song, press OK. Press OK again to To view info on a photo (size, creation date, file path, continue. etc.), select a photo and press INFO. - To rewind or go fast forward, press  or . Press Press again to hide the info.
  • Page 32: Settings

    14.2 Picture Settings Picture style 14.1 Quick settings Select a style For easy picture adjustment, you can select a preset Eco settings Picture Style. For more information, in Help, see chapter Eco 1. While watching a TV channel, press . settings.
  • Page 33 1. Press , select General settings and Advanced picture settings press  (right) to enter the menu. 2. Select Location > Home and press OK. Game or computer 3. Press  (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. When you connect a device, the TV recognizes its type and gives each device a correct type name.
  • Page 34 4. Press  (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close the Brightness menu. With Brightness, you can set the level of brightness of the picture signal. Brightness is a setting intended for expert users. We recommend non-expert users to Custom colour temperature adjust the brightness of the picture with With Custom colour temperature, you can set a the Contrast setting.
  • Page 35: Sound

    1. Press , select Picture and press  (right) to the Picture format menu. enter the menu. 2. Select a format from the list and press OK. 2. Select Advanced > Sharpness > Super Resolution, and press  (right) to enter the menu. 3.
  • Page 36 1. While watching a TV channel, press . Advanced sound settings 2. Select Sound and press  (right) to enter the menu. Auto volume levelling 3. Select Sound style , and select the Sound Style you want to restore. With Auto volume levelling, you can set the TV to 4.
  • Page 37 If you have a Home Theatre System (HTS) Automatic audio to video sync with multichannel sound processing capabilities like With recent Philips Home Theatre Systems, the audio Dolby Digital, DTS® or similar, set the Audio Out to video sync is done automatically and always Format to Multichannel.
  • Page 38: Eco Settings

    4. Press  (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close the Switch off timer menu. If the TV receives a TV signal but you don't press a key on the remote control during a 4 hour period, the Headphone volume TV switches off automatically to save energy. Also, if the TV does not receive a TV signal nor a remote With Headphones volume, you can set the volume of control command for 10 minutes, the TV switches off...
  • Page 39 and press OK. Subtitles from Text 4. Select the language you need and press OK. 5. Press  (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close the Subtitles for analogue channels menu. For analogue channels, you need to make the To select an audio language when none of your subtitles available for each channel manually.
  • Page 40 To cycle subpages when these are available. 2. Select Daylight saving and select the appropriate setting. - Language 3. Press  (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close the To switch the group of characters that Text uses to menu. display correctly. - Text 2.5 To activate the Text 2.5 for more colours and better Manual...
  • Page 41 1. Press , select Eco settings and press  (right) Shop setup to enter the menu. 2. Select Switch off timer and press OK. If the TV is set to Shop, you can set the availablility of 3. Press the arrows  (up) or  (down) to adjust a specific demo for in store use.
  • Page 42: Child Lock

    14.6 Switch on Child lock With Universal access switched on, the TV is prepared for use for the deaf, hard of hearing, blind or Parental rating partially sighted people. To set a minumum age to watch rated programmes... Switch on 1.
  • Page 43 To switch on Audio Description… Speech 1. Press , select Universal access and The audio commentary can also hold subtitles for the press  (right) to enter the menu. words which are spoken. 2. Select Audio description and press  (right) to enter the menu.
  • Page 44: Channel Installation

    4. Select Update channels and press OK. 5. Press  BACK to close the menu. Channel installation Reinstall channels 15.1 Antenna/cable installation Reinstall all channels Update channels You can reinstall all channels and leave all other TV settings untouched. Automatic channel update If a PIN code is set, you will need to enter this code before you can reinstall channels.
  • Page 45 values, the network ID or network frequency, enter search for channels, select Manual. these values when the TV asks for them during installation. Network frequency Channel Number Conflicts With the Network frequency mode set to Manual, In some countries, different TV channels you can enter the network frequency value received (broadcasters) might have the same channel number.
  • Page 46: Satellite Installation

    To fine tune a channel, select Fine tune and Reception quality press OK. You can fine tune the channel with  or . You can check the quality and signal strength of a If you want to store the channel found, digital channel.
  • Page 47 To remove satellites . . . Reinstall channels 1. Press , select Satellite installation and press OK. Enter your PIN code if necessary. You can always start an channel update yourself. 2. Select Search for satellite and press OK. To start a channel update manually… 3.
  • Page 48 satellites, select Settings and press OK. apartment buildings. If you use a Unicable system, the 3. Select the number of satellites you want to install TV will ask you to assign a user band number and or select one of the Unicable systems. When you corresponding frequency during the installation.
  • Page 49: Channel List Copy

    With Channel List Copy, you can copy the channels Problems installed on one TV onto another Philips TV of the same range. With Channel List Copy, you avoid the The TV cannot find the satellites I want or the TV time-consuming channel search by uploading a predefined channel list on a TV.
  • Page 50 Now you can upload the copied channel list onto 4. Select Channel List Copy > Copy to TV and another Philips TV. press OK. Enter your PIN code if necessary. 5. The TV notifies you if the channel list is copied to the TV successfully.
  • Page 51: Software

    This is a document describing the distribution of the Boost libraries are intended to be widely useful, and source code used on the Philips TV, which fall either usable across a broad spectrum of applications. under the GNU General Public License (the GPL), or...
  • Page 52 The Boost license encourages both commercial and are not raw flashes but they have a Flash Translation non-commercial use. layer inside, which makes them look like block devices. These devices are the subject of the Linux Source: www.boost.org block subsystem, not MTD. Source: http://www.linux- mtd.infradead.org/source.html libjpeg (6b)
  • Page 53: Specifications

    1 year. You disposed with normal household waste. can also find the power consumption values for this product on the Philips website for your country at www.philips.com/TV Please find out for yourself about the local rules on...
  • Page 54: Display Type

    For PxS series TV For PFx series TV - Aerial input : 75 ohm coaxial (IEC75) Video formats - Tuner bands : Hyperband, S-Channel, UHF, VHF Resolution — Refresh rate - DVB : DVB-T2, DVB-C (cable) QAM - Analogue video playback : SECAM, PAL - 480i - 60 Hz - Digital video playback : MPEG2 SD/HD (ISO/IEC - 480p - 60 Hz...
  • Page 55: Sound

    17.8 Sound 5231 series TV - HD Stereo - Output power (RMS) : 16W - Dolby® Digital Plus - DTS 2.0+ Digital out ™ 17.9 Multimedia Supported multimedia connections - USB (FAT / FAT 32 / NTFS): only connect USB devices that consume 500 mA of power or less.
  • Page 56: Help And Support

    Register your TV Philips startup screen Register your TV and enjoy a range of benefits When the TV is in standby, a Philips startup screen is including full support (including downloads), displayed, then the TV returns to standby mode. This privileged access to information about new products, is normal behaviour.
  • Page 57: Online Help

    Home Theatre System. - Sound should be heard from the HTS speakers. To solve any Philips TV related problem, you can - Some devices may require you to manually enable consult our online support. You can select your HDMI audio output.
  • Page 58: Consumer Care / Repair

    For support and repair, call the Consumer Care hotline in your country. Find the telephone number in the printed documentation that came with the TV. Or consult our website www.philips.com/support . TV model number and serial number You might be asked to provide the TV product model number and serial number.
  • Page 59: Safety And Care

    TV to the wall or a suitable support. Contact Philips TV Consumer Care to have the TV - Teach children about the dangers of climbing on checked before use.
  • Page 60: Screen Care

    Lightning storms Disconnect the TV from the power outlet and antenna before lightning storms. During lightning storms, never touch any part of the TV, power cord or antenna cable. Risk of hearing damage Avoid using earphones or headphones at high volumes or for prolonged periods of time.
  • Page 61: Terms Of Use, Copyrights And Licenses

    TP Vision is the warrantor in relation to the TP Vision manufactures and sells many products TV with which this booklet was packaged. Philips and targeted at consumers which, like any electronic the Philips Shield Emblem are registered trademarks apparatus, in general have the ability to emit and of Koninklijke Philips N.V.
  • Page 62 Dolby Digital Plus Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DTS 2.0 + Digital Out ™ For DTS patents, see http://patents.dts.com. Manufactured under license from DTS Licensing Limited. DTS, the Symbol, & DTS and the Symbol together are registered trademarks, and DTS 2.0+Digital Out is a trademark of DTS, Inc.
  • Page 63: Index

    Options on a Channel 18 Connect, USB Flash Drive 12 Connectivity Guide 6 Consumer Care 58 Partially sighted 42 Contact Philips 58 Pause TV 27 Contrast 33 Photo camera, connect 13 Contrast, Contrast Mode 34 Photos, videos and music 30...
  • Page 64 Picture Format, advanced 35 TV Guide, Reminder 24 Picture Format, basic 35 TV Installation 44 Picture Style 32 Picture, Backlight Contrast 33 Unicable 48 Picture, Colour 33 Universal access 42 Picture, Sharpness 33 Universal access, Hard of hearing 42 Placement, TV placement 4 Universal Access, Speakers/Headphones 43 Placement, viewing distance 4 USB Hard Drive, disk space 12...

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