Philips The One 55PUS8949 User Manual
Philips The One 55PUS8949 User Manual

Philips The One 55PUS8949 User Manual

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  • Page 1 8949 Series User Manual 55PUS8949 65PUS8949 Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/TVsupport...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Content 1 Home Screen Overview 9 Videos, Photos and Music 9.1 From a USB Connection 9.2 From a Computer or NAS 2 Get Support 9.3 Photos 2.1 Identify and Register your TV 9.4 Videos 2.2 TV Help and User Manual 9.5 Music 2.3 TV Diagnose and Self-diagnose 2.4 Consumer Care / Repair...
  • Page 3 20.3 Display Resolution 20.4 Supported Input Resolution 20.5 Sound 20.6 Multimedia 20.7 Connectivity 21 Troubleshooting 21.1 Tips 21.2 Switch On 21.3 Remote Control 21.4 Channels 21.5 Satellite 21.6 Picture 21.7 Sound 21.8 HDMI - UHD 21.9 USB 21.10 Wi-Fi and Internet 21.11 Wrong Menu Language 22 Safety and Care 22.1 Safety...
  • Page 4: Home Screen Overview

    You can access All Settings menu via the icon at the top right corner. You can also find the Frequent settings and Quick menu with common settings in the Philips TV Menu, which can be invoked directly from the remote control.
  • Page 5: Get Support

    - Sound in special surveys about new releases. - Connect external devices - Network Go to www.philips.com/TVsupport - TV tuner - Clear cache memory - Apps 4 - Select OK to close the result page and go back to TV 2.2.
  • Page 6: Consumer Care / Repair

    Find the telephone number in the printed documentation that came with the TV. Or consult our website www.philips.com/TVsupport select your country if needed. TV model number and serial number You might be asked to provide the TV product model number and serial number.
  • Page 7: Quick Guide

    3. Quick Guide game signal detected and game mode enabled. Alexa  Press and hold to talk to Alexa, interrupt an Alexa response, or stop an Alert. When Alexa is responding to your utterance or playing media, press again to stop or 3.1.
  • Page 8: Pair Your Remote Control To Tv

    To open Subtitle page. Long press to open or close • Rewind , to rewind Text/Teletext. • Fast forward , to go fast forward 11 - TV ( ) / EXIT 6 -  To switch back to watch TV or to stop an interactive TV To launch the Amazon prime video App.
  • Page 9: Ir Sensor

    Once the remote control is paired, you can check the look up End of use. current remote control software version.  (Home) > Settings > Wireless & network > Remote Cleaning control > Update remote control software Your remote control is treated with a scratch-resistant Check available remote control software for updates.
  • Page 10: Setting Up

    • Make sure that the power plug, in the wall socket, is you lost this guide, you can download it accessible at all times. from www.philips.com/TVsupport. • When you unplug the power cable, always pull the plug, never pull the cable.
  • Page 11 Although this TV has a very low standby power consumption, unplug the power cable to save energy if you do not use the TV for a long period of time. On or Standby Before you switch on the TV, make sure you plugged in the mains power in the POWER connector on the back of the TV.
  • Page 12: Connections

    5. Connections 5.1. Connectivity guide Always connect a device to the TV with the highest quality connection available. Also, use good quality cables to ensure a good transfer of picture and sound. When you connect a device, the TV recognizes its type and gives each device a correct type name.
  • Page 13: Mobile Device

    HDMI ARC/eARC Headphones Only HDMI 2 on the TV have HDMI ARC (Audio Return You can connect a set of headphones to Channel). the  connection on the side of the TV. The connection is a mini-jack 3.5mm. You can adjust the volume of the If the device, typically a Home Theatre System (HTS), also headphones separately.
  • Page 14 Download the Philips Smart TV app from your favourite To unblock all blocked devices… app store today. The Philips Smart TV app is available for iOS and Android  (Home) > Settings > Wireless & networks > Wired or Wi-Fi > Reset Screen Mirroring connections.
  • Page 15: Other Device

    5.7. Other Device CAM with Smart Card - CI+ About 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 in your region. These programmes are scrambled by the TV operator and descrambled with a prepaid CI+ module.
  • Page 16: Bluetooth

    - If graphics card output video is 4096 x 2160p or 3840 x Bluetooth > Fast pair. 2160p and RGB pixel format is used, RGB 4:4:4 pixel Switch on to enable fast pairing of the Philips Bluetooth® format studio (limited RGB) shall be set in computer headphones.
  • Page 17: Switch Source

    6. Switch Source 6.1. Source List • To open the sources menu, press  SOURCES. • To switch to a connected device, select the device with the Arrow / navigation keys and press OK. • To view the technical information of the connected device you are watching, press ...
  • Page 18: Channels

    7. Channels channels. 3 - Select Start and press OK to update channels. This can take a few minutes. Quick reinstall 7.1. About Channels and  (Home) > Settings > Channels > Antenna/Cable installation > Search for channels Switch Channels 1 - Select Start now and press OK.
  • Page 19 If you intend to use the fast Quick method in Frequency Digital: Reception Test scan to search for channels, select Automatic. The TV will use 1 of the predefined network frequencies (or HC -  (Home) > Settings > Channels > Antenna/Cable homing channel) as used by most cable providers in your installation >...
  • Page 20 channels list but also in the New channels list. Empty Satellite channels are removed. If new channels are found or if channels are updated or Search for Satellite and Satellite Settings removed, a message is shown at TV start up. The TV must be in standby to automatically update channels.
  • Page 21 With Channel list copy/Satellite list copy, you can copy Depending on whether your TV is already installed or the channels installed on one TV onto another Philips TV not, you must use a different method to upload a of the same range. You can avoid the time-consuming channel list.
  • Page 22 the installation. Select the correct country and skip the Subtitles Language channels search. Finish the installation. When done, continue with step 2. If none of the preferred subtitle languages are available, 2 - Plug in the USB flash drive that holds the channel list you can select another subtitle language if available.
  • Page 23: Channel List

    You can reset your TV unique device identifier. A new identifier will be created. HbbTV on This Channel  (Home) > Settings > Channels > HbbTV settings > Clear approved app listing If you want to avoid access to HbbTV pages on a specific channel, you can block the HbbTV pages for this channel Allow you to clear the list of HbbTV applications that you only.
  • Page 24: Favourite Channels

    2 - Press  Channel list to open the channel list. Rename Channel 3 - Press  OPTIONS > Search channel, and press OK to open on-screen keyboard. 1 - Press , to switch to TV. 4 - Use navigation keys to select a character, then 2 - Press ...
  • Page 25: Text / Teletext

    analogue channel, subtitles will be shown if available. Reorder Channels To know if a channel is analogue or digital, switch to the channel and press INFO. You can reorder — reposition — channels in the Favourite channel list (only available for certain countries).
  • Page 26: Streaming Channels

    To activate the Text 2.5 for more colours and better and Channel options, just like Antenna, Cable and graphics. Satellite channels. Change advertising privacy settings Text Setup Free Streaming channels are advertisement-supported. Text language You can change the advertising privacy settings to enable or disable relevant advertising.
  • Page 27: Tv Guide

    8. TV Guide Update TV Guide You can update the TV guide to get the latest programmes information. 8.1. What You Need To update the TV guide, press  OPTIONS and select Update TV guide*. It may take few minutes to complete the update.
  • Page 28: Videos, Photos And Music

    9. Videos, Photos and View Photos Music 1 - Press  SOURCES, select USB and press OK. 2 - Select USB Flash Drive and then select the USB device you need. 3 - Select Photo, you can press Sort to browse your ...
  • Page 29: Music

    Video Options 9.4. Videos When browsing video files, press  OPTIONS to… List/Thumbnails Play Videos View video files with list view or thumbnails view. Subtitles To play a video on TV: Display the subtitles if available, select On, Off, or On during mute.
  • Page 30: Open Tv Setting Menus

    10. Open TV Setting • Update software - Check for TV software update. You can press Customise to enable or disable the  Menus items from the list of Frequent settings. All settings menu: 10.1. Quick Menu and Press  (Home) key on the remote control will go back to the Home screen.
  • Page 31 effect. Picture style option is depending on the availability • Game* - Ideal for playing games. of  (Home) > Settings > Picture > Picture style. • Monitor** - Ideal for computer application display. *Note: To automatically detect film content and set your Original video is displaying with minimum processing.
  • Page 32 adjust the HDR effect level to More details, Balanced or Dark Details More brightness for each type of HDR contents. Gamma  (Home) > Settings > Picture > Contrast > Dark details Colour Settings > Gamma.  (Home) > Settings > Picture > Colour. To set a non-linear setting for picture luminance and contrast.
  • Page 33 select Reset all to default. Movie, Standard, Smooth, Personal) to have different viewing experience on motion video. Game motion styles is only available when the Picture Sharpness style is set to Game or Monitor and video source frame rate is higher than 100Hz. When Game motion styles is Enhancement activated, the style can only set to Off, Smooth or Personal.
  • Page 34 Screen Settings Restore Personal settings 1 - Set the sound style to Personal. Picture Format 2 - Press the colour key Restore Style, and   (Home) > Settings > Screen > Picture format press OK. The style is restored. If the picture is not filling the whole screen, if black bars are showing on the top or bottom or at both sides, you can adjust the picture to fill the screen completely.
  • Page 35  (Home) > Settings > Sound > DTS Play-Fi  (Home) > Settings > Sound > EasyLink 2.0 > Surround With DTS Play-Fi on your Philips TV, you can connect to Sound. compatible speakers to stream audio wirelessly to other Select a surround effect from the preset types.
  • Page 36 Apply calibration Off/On to • Philips Smart TV that supports DTS Play-Fi disable/enable the calibrated settings. • DTS Play-Fi compatible speakers • Philips Sound app installed on your phone or tablet Advanced sound settings Setup to connect DTS Play-Fi compatible device Volume Control 1 - Make sure Philips TV, Play-Fi compatible speakers, mobile device are connected to the same home network.
  • Page 37 speakers when the device is playing the sound. Digital out delay To adjust the volume of TV speakers or headphones,  (Home) > Settings > Sound > Advanced > Digital out press Volume and press the arrows  (right) or  (left) to delay select the output source you want to adjust.
  • Page 38  (Home) > Settings > Ambilight > Ambilight • Rain style > Follow app • Rainforest This function is available when you control Ambilight • Tropical beach with Philips Smart TV app. • Waterfall • Silent Personal Colour Lounge Light Mode Personal colour ...
  • Page 39 Wake-up screen fade-in, Ambilight is Ambilight. Aurora make use of imageries, animation, On, music fade-in and then show weather information audio and Philips signature Ambilight to augment the with backdrop. living area to suit your new lifestyle.
  • Page 40 (broadband) connection to the Internet. Wireless and Networks Home Network To enjoy the full capabilities of your Philips Smart TV, your TV must be connected to the Internet. Connect the TV to a home network with a high-speed Internet connection. You can connect your TV wirelessly or wired to your network router.
  • Page 41  (Home) > Settings > Wireless & networks > Wired or in your home. To join your Philips Smart TV to Control4®, Wi-Fi > Reset Screen Mirroring connection please make sure your Control4® environment and Clear the list of connected and blocked devices that are devices are properly set.
  • Page 42 Set the Switch off timer, the TV switches off General Settings automatically to save energy. The setting value Off deactivates the automatic switch off. Connection Related Settings • TV switches off if receiving a TV signal but you don't press a key on the remote control during a 4 hour period. USB Keyboard Settings •...
  • Page 43 Frequent settings or Settings > Sound > EasyLink 2.0. This is only applicable with EasyLink 2.0 compliant HDMI Logos and banner sound system.  (Home) > Settings > General settings > Shop setup > Logos and banner Note: Set to display Feature logos and Promotional banner. - EasyLink might not work with devices from other brands.
  • Page 44 changes its refresh rate in real time according to the Reset TV Settings and Reinstall TV frame rate signal to synchronize with every picture. It is applied to reduce the lag, judder and frame tearing for Reset all settings value to original TV settings better gaming experience.
  • Page 45 • The standard setting for the TV clock is Automatic. The app. This lock is only valid for 18+ rated apps from the time information comes from the broadcasted UTC - Philips apps. Coordinated Universal Time information. • If the clock is not correct, you can set the TV clock to Country dependent.
  • Page 46: Eco Settings

    the value. Note: Set timer to switch off automatically when TV has no signal • If none of the automatic settings display the time correctly, you can set the time manually. MENU > Eco settings > No signal timer • The Auto clock mode setting will be back to Automatic Your TV will switch off automatically if there is no signal after the TV power is turned off and on again.
  • Page 47: Gaming Control Bar

    11. Gaming Control The Gaming control bar is an integrated centre for information display and setting control while playing game. It is applicable for HDMI source as long as the Picture style is set to Game/HDR Game/Dolby Vision Game. When TV auto switch to Game mode (via game detection), the TV will show a message to inform user that Game mode is enabled and the gaming control bar can be enabled via long pressing the MENU key.
  • Page 48: Smart Tv And Apps

    You can sort the Apps in Apps by different categories like New, Video, Entertainment, News or Lifestyle. Featured Apps In this area, Philips presents a range of recommended Apps for you. You can select and install them to enrich your Smart TV life.
  • Page 49: Netflix

    13. Netflix If you have a Netflix membership subscription, you can enjoy Netflix on this TV. Your TV must be connected to the Internet. To open Netflix, press to open the Netflix App.  You can open Netflix immediately from a TV in standby. www.netflix.com...
  • Page 50: Amazon Prime Video

    14. Amazon Prime Video With an Amazon prime membership, you gain access to thousands of popular movies and TV show, including exclusive Prime Originals. Press the  key to open the Amazon Prime Video app. Your TV must be connected to the Internet to use the app.
  • Page 51: Youtube

    15. YouTube YouTube provides a platform to connect to the world. Watch and discover popular videos that uploaded by YouTube users around the world. Use the YouTube app to explore the latest topics on music, news, and more. Press the app icon to open the YouTube app. Your TV must be connected to the Internet to use the app.
  • Page 52: Alexa

    To use Alexa, you need to first setup the Alexa client "Alexa, switch input to Blu-ray on Living Room TV" service on your Philips Smart TV. Start the setup by "Alexa, switch input to HDMI 1" launching the "Amazon Alexa" app from the Home screen of your TV.
  • Page 53: Google Assistant

    TV with voice commands. 5 - On Google Home app, select “Set up device”, then select 'Works with Google' and search for Philips Smart TV. Sign in to link to your Google account and enable TV control on Google Home app.
  • Page 54: Software

    18. Software on again. Please wait. Do not . . . • use the remote control • remove the USB memory device from the TV 18.1. Update Software • press twice  • press the power switch on the TV The TV switches itself off (for 10 seconds) and then back on again.
  • Page 55 update on the TV.
  • Page 56: Environmental

    Please act according to your local rules and do not can also find the power consumption values for this dispose of your old products with your normal product on the Philips website for your country household waste. Correct disposal of your old product www.philips.com/TVsupport helps to prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health.
  • Page 57: Specifications

    Product specifications are subject to change without • 640 x 480 - 60Hz notice. For more specification details of this product, • 576p - 50Hz www.philips.com/TVsupport • 720p - 50Hz, 60Hz • 1920 x 1080p - 24Hz, 25Hz, 30Hz, 50Hz, 60Hz, 100Hz, Power 120Hz, 144Hz •...
  • Page 58 20.6. Multimedia Connections • USB 2.0 / USB 3.0 • Ethernet LAN RJ-45 • Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Dual Band • Bluetooth® 5.2 Supported USB file systems • FAT, NTFS Playback formats • Video Codec : AVI, MKV, HEVC, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, VP9, HEVC (H.265), AV1 •...
  • Page 59 The TV goes back to standby after showing the Philips 21.1. Tips startup screen When the TV is in standby, a Philips startup screen is displayed, then the TV returns to standby mode. This is normal behaviour. When the TV is disconnected and...
  • Page 60 Press  Quick Menu >  Help > TV diagnose > Check The TV cannot find the satellites I want or the TV the TV. If the video clip stays black, call Philips. Wait until installs the same satellite twice the clip ends and select Contact info in the Help menu.
  • Page 61 • Reset all TV settings, go to  (Home) > Settings Make sure that your PC uses the supported resolution > General settings > Reinstall TV. and refresh rate. • Check the connections of the source/input devices. Poor reception If the TV picture is distorted or variable in quality, the 21.7.
  • Page 62 up HDMI Ultra HD. DHCP • If there are intermittent sound disruptions, make sure • If the connection fails, you can check the DHCP that output settings from the HDMI device are correct. (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) setting of the HDMI EasyLink does not work router.
  • Page 63 • ALWAYS use furniture that can safely support the Contact Philips TV Consumer Care to have the TV television set. checked before use. • ALWAYS educate children about the dangers of •...
  • Page 64 incorrect type. • Replacement of a battery with an incorrect type that 22.2. Screen Care can defeat a safeguard (for example, in the case of some lithium battery types). • Disposal of a battery into fire or a hot oven, or mechanically crushing or cutting of a battery, that can Clean result in an explosion.
  • Page 65 Backlight characteristics All Philips TV have gone through stringent tests and checks before shipping to you. You can be rest assured that we place the quality of our TVs the utmost 2024 ©...
  • Page 66 24. Copyrights 24.4. DTS Play-Fi 24.1. HDMI For DTS patents, see http://patents.dts.com. Manufactured under license from DTS Licensing Limited. DTS, the Symbol, DTS and the Symbol together, Play-Fi, and the DTS Play-Fi logo are registered trademarks or The terms HDMI, HDMI High-Definition Multimedia trademarks of DTS, Inc.
  • Page 67 24.7. Wi-Fi Alliance The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Logo is a registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance®. 24.8. Other Trademarks All other registered and unregistered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
  • Page 68 25. Open Source regardless of the platform on which their software is built, relieving them of the need to code special-case conditions to work around or take 25.1. Open Source Software advantage of platform-specific deficiencies or features. Source: https://github.com/apache/apr bind ( 9.11.36) This television contains open source software.
  • Page 69 a bus daemon that does things like: Efficient support for all types of audio interfaces, from - notify applications when other apps exit consumer sound cards to professional multichannel - start services on demand audio interfaces. - support single-instance applications Fully modularized sound drivers.
  • Page 70 below. as the kernel for the GNU operating system, which was Source: http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/ written to be a free (libre) replacement for UNIX. Source: https://www.kernel.org/ libffi (3.2.1) Compilers for high level languages generate code that mbed TLS (2.26.0) follows certain conventions. These conventions are Mbed TLS is a C library that implements cryptographic necessary, in part, for separate compilation to work.
  • Page 71 procps (ps, top) (3.3.15) procps is the package that has a bunch of small useful utilities that give information about processes using the /proc filesystem. The package includes the programs ps, top, vmstat, w, kill, free, slabtop, and skill. Source: http://procps.sourceforge.net/index.html SQLite3 (3.36.0) SQLite is a in-process library that implements a self- contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional...
  • Page 72 26. Disclaimer regarding services and/or software offered by third parties Services and/or software offered by third parties may be changed, suspended, or terminated without prior notice. TP Vision does not bear any responsibility in these sorts of situations.
  • Page 73 Index Digital Out Delay Digital Out Format Advanced Ambilight Settings Digital Out Levelling Advanced Sound Settings Digital Out Menu AI Equalizer Digital Out Offset Alexa DTS Play-Fi Alexa Ambient Light Level Optimisation Ambilight EasyLink 2.0 Ambilight Style Eco Settings Ambilight, Custom Colour End of Use Ambisleep European Eco-label...
  • Page 74 TV Information TV Network Name Pair Your Remote Control TV Placement Parental Rating TV Speaker Philips Smart TV App Photos, Videos and Music Picture Clean, Artefact Reduction Universal Access Picture Clean, Noise Reduction Universal Access, Audio Description Picture Contrast Menu...

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