Contents 1 My new TV 11 Timers and clock 1.1 Ultra HD TV 11.1 Sleeptimer 1.2 Smart TV 11.2 Clock 1.3 App gallery 11.3 Switch off timer 1.4 Rental videos 12 3D 1.5 Social networks 1.6 Skype 12.1 What you need 1.7 Pause TV and recordings 12.2 The 3D glasses 1.8 Gaming...
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22.3 Display 22.4 Power 22.5 Dimensions and weights 22.6 Connectivity 22.7 Multimedia 23 Software 23.1 Software update 23.2 Software version 23.3 Open source software 23.4 Open-source license 24 Troubleshooting and support 24.1 Troubleshooting 24.2 Register 24.3 Help 24.4 Online help 24.5 Consumer Care / Repair 25 Safety and care 25.1 Safety...
Simply rent the latest movie from your regional online video store. Smart TV Connect this Philips Smart LED TV to the Internet and discover a new world of television. You can make a wired connection to your router or you can link up wirelessly with Wi-Fi.
In Help, press Keywords and look up Game in microphone and a good connection to the Internet. console or Two player games for more information. Some Philips TVs have a camera and microphone built in. In Help, press Keywords and look up Skype for more information.
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 product type number of the TV to look for the Power cable Quick Start Guide to download.
Antenna cable Insert the antenna plug firmly into the ANTENNA socket at the back of the TV. You can connect your own antenna or an antenna signal from an antenna distribution system. Use an IEC Coax 75 Ohm RF antenna connector.
PC. Return to the TV and press Connect. Consult your computer to view or play your files on TV. the router manual on where to enter the PIN code in * You can download the Philips MediaManager the router software. software from the Philips support site www.philips.com/support...
configuration in the same menu. Connect the router To connect and setup the router follow steps 1 to 5. Network problems 1 - Connect the router to the TV with a network cable (Ethernet cable**). Wireless network not found or distorted 2 - Make sure that the router is turned on.
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• Clear Internet memory With Clear Internet Memory, you clear all Internet files stored on your TV. You clear your Philips Smart TV registration and parental control settings, video store app logins, Smart TV app favorites, and Internet bookmarks and history.
Copy protection If you need help to connect several devices to the TV, you can visit the Philips TV connectivity guide. The DVI and HDMI cables support HDCP (High-bandwidth guide offers information on how to connect and Digital Content Protection). HDCP is a copy protection which cables to use.
Video-Audio LR EasyLink CVBS - Component Video is a high quality With EasyLink you can operate a connected device connection. Next to the CVBS signals add the Audio with the TV remote control. EasyLink uses HDMI CEC Left and Right signals for sound. (Consumer Electronics Control) to communicate with the connected devices.
Use an HDMI cable to connect a Home Theater of recent Philips devices connected to the TV. System (HTS) to the TV. You can connect a Philips To turn off Pixel Plus link, in the EasyLink settings Soundbar or an HTS with a built-in disc player.
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3 - Select Multichannel or Stereo. 4 - Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the Automatic audio to video sync menu. With recent Philips Home Theater Systems, the audio to video sync is done automatically. Audio Out leveling Audio sync delay...
Problems with HTS sound DVD player Sound with loud noise Use an HDMI cable to connect the DVD player to the If you watch a video from a plugged in USB flash drive or connected computer, the sound from your Home Theater System might be distorted.
Installation Before you can pause or record a broadcast, you must connect and format a USB Hard Drive. If you want to record a broadcast with TV guide data from the Internet, you need to have the Internet connection installed on your TV before you install the USB Hard Drive.
You can use the scroll wheel to scroll pages up and Install the keyboard down. To install the USB keyboard, turn on the TV and For more information on how to connect a keyboard, connect the USB keyboard to one of the USB ...
4.11 Photo camera To view photos stored on your digital photo camera, you can connect the camera directly to the TV. Use one of the USB connections on the TV to connect. Turn on the camera after you have made the connection.
Settings Ideal monitor setting If your computer is added as a Computer type of device in the Source menu (the list of connections), the TV is set to the ideal Computer setting automatically. If you use your computer to watch movies or use it to play games, you might want to set the TV back to the ideal TV watching or gaming setting.
Turn on On or Standby Make sure you have plugged in the main power on the back of the TV before you turn on the TV. If the red indicator light is off, press the Joystick on the right side on the back of the TV to put the TV in standby - the red indicator will light up.
To open the Smart TV start page. Remote control 2 - Color keys Follow the on-screen instructions. 3 - INFO To open or close program info. Key overview 4 - BACK To switch back to the previous channel you selected. To close a menu without changing a setting.
Uppercase and lowercase Keyboard • To type an uppercase character, press the (Shift) key just before you type the character. Overview • To type several uppercase characters consecutively, press and hold the key while typing. Overview of a keyboard. •...
• The remote control is paired with another TV Your remote control is treated with a scratch-resistant To pair, hold the remote control close to the Philips coating.
Channel list TV channels Favorite channels You can create a favorite channel list that only holds the channels you want to watch. With the Favorite Watching TV channels channel list selected, you will only see your favorite channels when you switch through channels. Switch channels Create your favorite channel list 1 - While watching a TV channel, press ...
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2 - Press Rename. suitable for their age, you can use an age rating. 3 - You can enter text with the remote control Some digital broadcasters have age rated their keyboard or open the on-screen keyboard. programs. When the age rating of a program is equal With the remote control keyboard to or higher than the age you have set as age rating •...
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Select Status to view technical information on the Options for channels channel (if it is analog or digital) or a connected device you are watching. While watching a channel, depending on the type of channel (analog or digital) you are watching or Share depending on the TV settings you made, some Enables the user to communicate his activity with his...
include closed captioning information. See your local • You cannot respond to the digital content. TV program Visit the broadcaster's Internet website for more listings for channels with closed captions. Captioned information. programs are typically listed with service marks, such as 'CC,' in the TV listings.
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1 - Verify the country setting of the TV. (To verify this setting, press and select Setup and press OK. installed on one TV onto another Philips TV of the same range. With Channel list copy, you avoid the Select Search for channels >...
Home menu From the Home menu, you can start using all TV functions. Open the Home menu to start watching TV or a disc on your Home Theater System. You can also open Smart TV to surf the Internet, use Skype, or open Help if you need information on using the TV.
Change day TV guide The TV guide can show scheduled programs for the upcoming days (maximum up to 8 days). If the TV guide information comes from the broadcaster, you can press to view the What you need schedule of one of the next days.
Scan connections Sources To rescan all TV connections and update the Sources menu, press OPTIONS. select Scan connections and press OK. 10.1 Sources list 10.2 From standby In the list of connections (Sources menu), you can find the devices connected to the TV. From the Sources menu, you can switch to a device.
11.3 Switch off timer Timers and clock If you do not press a key on the remote control during 11.1 a 4-hour period, or if the TV receives no input signal Sleeptimer nor remote control commands for 10 minutes, the TV turns off automatically to save energy.
3D signals. Also, clear objects Also, to watch 3D on this TV, you will need one of away from the 3D transmitter on the TV. these types of Philips Active 3D glasses. . . 1 - 3D transmitter on the TV • PTA507 2 - 3D receiver on the 3D glasses •...
replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent tag is missing), the 3D program is shown as a double type. image on screen. To switch to 3D, adjust the 3D settings and select 3D - Side by side or 3D - Top / Danger bottom according to the double image positions.
12.6 Health warning • Watching 3D is not recommended for children under the age of six. • If you or your family have a history of epilepsy or photosensitive seizures, consult a medical professional before exposing yourself to flashing light sources, rapid image sequences or 3D viewing.
What you need Games To play a two-player game with this TV, you need 2 active 3D glasses - Philips PTA507, PTA508, PTA509, PTA517, PTA518 or PTA519. 13.1 Also, the game console must be connected with Play a game HDMI.
Menu bar and sorting Your photos, videos With a USB device connected, the TV sorts the files by type. Navigate to the menu bar and select the type of and music file you are looking for. If you browse files from a computer, you can only browse the files and folders as they are organized on 14.1 the computer.
To close Browse USB or Browse network, press Press again to hide the info. and select another activity. Options Press OPTIONS . Play music • Subtitles If available, you can turn subtitles On, Off or On To play music, select Music in the menu bar, during mute.
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2 - Select Network settings > Wi-Fi All previously connected and blocked devices are Miracast > Off and press OK. stored in the Wi-Fi Miracast list of connections. If you , repeatedly if necessary, to close the 3 - Press clear this list, all blocked devices will be unblocked.
Pause TV You can pause a TV broadcast and resume watching it later. Only digital TV channels can be paused. You must connect a USB Hard Drive to buffer the broadcast. You can pause a broadcast for a maximum time span of 90 minutes. ...
want and press OK. If the TV guide comes from the Internet, you can select the date at the top of the Recording page and press OK. 16.1 2 - With the program highlighted, press Record . What you need The TV adds some time buffer at the end of the program.
16.3 Watch a recording To watch a recording . . . 1 - Press , select Recordings and press OK. 2 - In the list, select the recording and press (Play) to start the playback. You can use the (Forward), ...
To make a video call on Skype, you need the 3 - Select the Skype Name text field and enter your separately sold Philips PTA317 TV camera with a built- Skype Name. To open the on-screen keyboard, in microphone and a good connection to the Internet.
press OK. Microsoft account 3 - The TV opens the web page of www.skype.com directly. You can create your new account on this If you have a Microsoft account, you can use this web page. account to sign in to Skype on TV. 4 - When Skype confirms that your new account is successfully created, leave the web browser and go To sign in with a Microsoft account…...
In Settings, you can change your password, set your contact you want. privacy and voicemail settings or view your blocked contacts and much more. Add a contact • Sign out Add a Skype contact To sign out of Skype on TV. In Contacts, the list of your contacts, you can add a new Skype contact.
17.7 Accept a contact request Calling on Skype When you receive a Contact request, a small icon will show next to History in the Skype menu. Video or voice call To accept a contact request… Make a Video call 1 - In the Skype menu, select History and press OK. 2 - Select Contact requests and press OK.
Voicemails and press OK. Calling phones The length of time your Skype events are kept in this history list depends on the amount of contacts you With Skype you can also call landline phones and have and how intensively you use Skype. mobile phones.
17.8 Skype credit Video On Skype, you can buy Skype Credit or take a Skype subscription. With Skype Credit or a Skype You can set Skype to restrict the use of video in Skype subscription available, you can call landline phones calls.
If you allow a contact to send you a voicemail when appears. 3 - To shift (pan) the camera frame, press (left) or you can't answer the call within 15 seconds and you (right). To tilt the camera frame, press (up) or are in another call, check the box of I am already in a ...
3 - Confirm your PIN code. Adult 18+ rated apps are now locked. To open a Connect this Philips Smart LED TV to the Internet and locked app, select the app and press OK. The TV will discover a new world of television. You can make a ask you to enter your 4-digit code.
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Select the App and press Feedback to select a In this window, Philips presents a range of 'like' or 'don't like' button and send a suggestion or recommended Apps for your country, Apps for Online remark to us. You can also report an App malfunction.
To reset your connection with Smart TV, clear the Online TV Internet memory on the TV. You will clear your Philips Smart TV registration and With the Online TV App on the Smart TV start page*, parental rating setting, your video store app logins, all...
and . You cannot switch channels up Wireless Network . when the other TV is recording, in Pause TV mode, or If the other Philips TV — the source — has a model using Skype. number that ends with an eight or higher, e.g. (the...
Share this… With the Share this key on the Remote Control, you can share the channel and program name you’re watching or share the Internet address of the site you’re on. You can share the title and info of a program selected in the TV Guide or share the App name and its icon from the Smart TV.
language or Closed captions. Settings Channel installation Press Keywords and look up Channel installation. 21.1 Setup menu Child lock Press Keywords and look up Child lock. Quick picture and sound settings With Quick picture and sound settings you can set Connect to network your basic picture preferences in a few easy steps.
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3 - Select TV settings, navigate to the individual Sharpness setting and adjust it. 4 - Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the With Sharpness, you can adjust the level of sharpness menu. in fine detail of the picture. Restore a Picture style To adjust the sharpness .
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4 - Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the To set a custom color temperature . . . menu. 1 - Press and select Setup and press OK. 2 - Select TV settings > Picture > Advanced > Color >...
1 - Press and select Setup and press OK. Game or computer 2 - Select TV settings > Picture > Advanced > Sharpness > Super resolution. You can switch the TV to the ideal picture setting for 3 - Press (right) and select On or Off.
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1 - Select the style and press OK. menu. 2 - Press and select Setup and press OK. 3 - Select TV settings, navigate to the individual setting and adjust it. Auto surround 3D Press to close the menu to store your setting. With Auto surround 3D, you can prevent the TV from To return to the original Sound style values .
the audio device. The TV will turn off the TV speakers Audio Out levelling when the device is playing the sound. • If you select EasyLink autostart, the TV will turn on With Audio Out leveling you can level the sound the audio device, send the TV sound to the device volume of the Home Theater System with the volume and turn off the TV speakers.
Philips website for your country at www.philips.com/TV Specifications End of use 22.1 Environmental Descarte do produto e de pilhas antigas Saving energy Energy saving Seu produto foi projetado e fabricado com materiais This Picture style sets the picture in the most ideal e componentes de alta qualidade, que podem ser energy conscious setting.
22.5 Dimensions and weights • Diagonal screen size - 40PUG6900 : 102 cm / 40 inch - 50PUG6900 : 127 cm / 50 inch 40PUG6900 - 58PUG6900 : 146 cm / 58 inch • without TV stand: Width 900.5 mm - Height 527.8 mm - Depth 51.3 mm - Weight ±11.0 kg...
• SPDIF: Digital Audio Out-Optical • Mobile devices • Network LAN: RJ45 – Philips MyRemote - iOS, Android – Interoperability and performance may vary, TV Side depending on the capabilities of the mobile device • CVBS: Audio L/R, CVBS in, RGB and the software used.
delete the autorun.upg file from the USB memory device. Software Update from Internet 23.1 Software update If the TV is connected to the Internet, you may receive a message from TP Vision to update the TV software. Update from USB You need a high-speed (broadband) Internet connection.
This is a document describing the distribution of the be found below. source code used on the Philips TV, which fall either Source: http://www.ijg.org/ under the GNU General Public License (the GPL), or the GNU Lesser General Public License (the LGPL), or libmng (1.0.10)
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available. SquashFS (3.4) This piece of software is made available under the SquashFS is a compressed read-only file system for terms and conditions of the 1.7.4 license, which can be Linux. SquashFS compresses files, inodes and found below. directories, and supports block sizes up to 1 MB for Source: greater compression.
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which can be found below. which can be found below. Source: Source: http://perens.com/FreeSoftware/ElectricFenc http://libusb.wiki.sourceforge.net/LibusbCompat0.1 e/electric-fence_2.1.13-0.1.tar.gz NTFS-3G Read/Write Driver (2010.5.22) liveMedia NTFS-3G is an open source cross-platform When Wifi Display or streaming RtspPlayer are implementation of the Microsoft Windows NTFS file enabled.
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Source: http://www.netfilter.org/projects/iptables/ iputils (s20101006) The iputils package is set of small useful utilities for bash (3.2.48) Linux networking. It was originally maintained by Bash is the shell, or command language interpreter, Alexey Kuznetsov. that will appear in the GNU operating system. Source: http://www.skbuff.net/iputils/ Bash is an sh-compatible shell that incorporates useful features from the Korn shell (ksh) and C shell...
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(2.18) Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is a Various system utilities. specification for the encryption of electronic data. Source: http://userweb.kernel.org/~kzak/util-linux- Used inside Philips libraries. Source: http://gladman.plushost.co.uk/oldsite/AES/ udhcpc (0.9.8cvs20050303-3) microhttpd (libmicrohttpd-0.9.9.tar.gz) Udhcpc is a very small?DHCP?client geared GNU libmicrohttpd is a small C library that is towards?embedded systems.
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jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. Source: http://jquery.com/ Libupnp (1.2.1) The Linux* SDK for UPnP* Devices (libupnp) provides developers with an API and open source code for building control points, devices, and bridges that are compliant with Version 1.0 of the UPnP Device Architecture Specification.
When the TV is in standby, a Philips startup screen is displayed, then the TV returns to standby mode. This Troubleshooting is normal behavior. When the TV is disconnected and reconnected to the power supply, the startup screen and support is displayed at the next startup.
• Make sure that the TV audio output is connected to Go to www.philips.com/welcome the audio input on the Home Theater System. Sound should be heard from the HTS speakers. 24.3 • Some devices may require you to manually enable HDMI audio output.
UMv 2015_MT5591_20150427 24.4 Online help To solve any Philips TV related problem, you can consult our online support. You can select your language and enter your product model number. Go to www.philips.com/support . On the support site you can find your country's telephone number to contact us as well as answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs).
TV. TV from the power outlet immediately. Risk of swallowing batteries ! Contact Philips TV Consumer Care to have the TV checked before use. The remote control may contain coin-type batteries • Never expose the TV, remote control or batteries to which can easily be swallowed by small children.
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.
TP Vision is the warrantor in relation to handled properly for their intended use, they are safe the TV with which this booklet was packaged. Philips to use according to scientific evidence available and the Philips Shield Emblem are registered today.
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device-to-device control communication that do not MHEG software need the full-featured mesh networking capabilities offered by protocols such as ZigBee. It offers lower The copyright in MHEG software ("the Software") memory size requirements, which enables lower-cost comprised in this television ("this product") and implementations.
Color, Color temperature 56 Mouse, connect 17 Connectivity guide 11 MPEG artifact reduction 58 Consumer Care 73 Multi room, about 53 Contact Philips 73 Multi room, setup 53 Contrast 56 Multi room, use 53 Contrast, Brightness 57 Multi view 52...
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Smart TV, Multi view 52 Smart TV, open 50 On and Off 20 Smart TV, overview 50 On screen Help 72 Smart TV, PIN code 50 Online TV 52 Smart TV, register 50 Open source software 64 Smart TV, start page 50 Sound style 58 Pause TV 40 Sound, problems 72...
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