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- Page 1 AMBILIGHT tv 8560 Series User Manual 43PUS8560 50PUS8560 55PUS8560 65PUS8560 Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/TVsupport...
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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 21 Specifications 21.1 Power 21.2 Reception 21.3 Display Resolution 21.4 Supported Input Resolution 21.5 Sound 21.6 Multimedia 21.7 Connectivity 22 Troubleshooting 22.1 Tips 22.2 Switch On 22.3 Remote Control 22.4 Channels 22.5 Satellite 22.6 Picture 22.7 Sound 22.8 HDMI - UHD 22.9 USB 22.10 Wi-Fi and Internet 22.11 Wrong Menu Language...
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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 participate 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 and 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 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 attenuates playback. 3.1. Remote Control Middle Key Overview The feature of Hidden keys Hidden keys will be appeared to extend more control functions while pressing the 123 key. -
Page 8: Pair Your Remote Control To Tv
To switch back to watch TV or to stop an interactive TV To launch the Amazon prime video App. application. However, it might not work on some 7 - applications; behaviour is dependent on third party TV To launch the Titan Channels App. apps. -
Page 9: Ir Sensor
control > Update remote control software End of use. Check available remote control software for updates. Cleaning Your remote control is treated with a scratch-resistant 3.3. IR sensor coating. To clean the remote control, use a soft damp cloth. Never use substances such as alcohol, chemicals or household cleaners on the remote control. -
Page 10: Setting Up
TV. you lost this guide, you can download it • Make sure the power cable is securely inserted in the from www.philips.com/TVsupport. connector. • Make sure that the power plug, in the wall socket, is Use the model number of the TV to look for the Quick accessible at all times. - 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.
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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
TV screen. Scan the QR code with your mobile device and follow the instruction to download and install the Philips Smart TV app. When using the app, your mobile device and Philips TV need to connect to the same Wi-Fi network. -
Page 14: Other Device
Smart Card Digital TV operators provide a CI+ module (Conditional Access Module - CAM) and an accompanying smart card, when you subscribe to their premium programmes. Insert the smart card into the CAM module. See the instruction you received from the operator. To insert the CAM in the TV…... -
Page 15: Bluetooth
USB Storage Device Pairing a Device You can view photos or play your music and videos Position the wireless speaker within a distance of 5 from a connected USB flash drive. Insert a USB flash meters from the TV. Read the user manual of the device drive in one of the USB connections on the TV while the for specific information on pairing and on wireless TV is switched on. -
Page 16: Computer
(limited RGB) shall be set in computer graphic card. To pair a Philips easy-pair headphones with the TV: 1 - Put the Philips easy-pair headphones into pairing mode, and place it within a distance of 5 metres from the TV. -
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 OPTIONS and select Device info. -
Page 18: Channels
7. Channels 2 - Press OK to search channels. This can take a few minutes. Quick reinstall (Home) > Settings > Channels > Antenna/Cable 7.1. About Channels and installation* > Search for channels 1 - Select Quick reinstall or Channel reinstall (if country Switch Channels setting is UK) to install all channels again with default settings. - Page 19 If this results in having no channels installed or if some Channel Update Message channels are missing, you can search in smaller steps of 1MHz. Using the 1MHz steps will take more time to (Home) > Settings > Channels > Antenna/Cable search for and install channels.
- Page 20 You can redo these steps until you have found all Alternatively, you can start a channel update yourself. available analogue TV channels. Automatic channel update Once a day, at 6 AM, the TV updates the channels and stores new channels. New channels are stored in the All Satellite channels list but also in the New channels list.
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Page 21: Channel List Copy
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 not, you must use a different method to upload a TV of the same range. You can avoid the time- channel list. -
Page 22: Channel Options
TV, and the country setting is Germany. removing the need for an aerial. You need internet connection and accept the Philips Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy and Smart TV Terms of Channel Options Use to install the Freely app. - Page 23 subtitles automatically in one of your preferred subtitle 3 - Press OPTIONS again or press Back to close languages. One of these subtitle languages must also the channel info. be part of the broadcast. You can select your preferred subtitle languages in Subtitle language.
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Page 24: Channel List
(Home) > Settings > Channels > HbbTV settings > Channel List Options HbbTV Device ID reset Open Options Menu You can reset your TV unique device identifier. A new identifier will be created. To open the channel list option menu: •... -
Page 25: Favourite Channels
of channels. Create a Favourites List 1 - While watching a TV channel, press Channel list Search Channels to open the channel list. 2 - Select the channel, and press Mark as TV / EXIT > OK > OPTIONS > Search channel ... -
Page 26: Text / Teletext
you know"-channel provides useful tips to improve the Text Options way you use your TV. In Text/Teletext, press OPTIONS to select the following… • Freeze page / Unfreeze page 7.5. Text / Teletext To stop the automatic rotation of subpages. •... - Page 27 Watch Streaming channels Your TV must be connected to a home network with an Internet connection. You will need to accept the Streaming channels Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. To install and watch Streaming channels: 1 - Press the SOURCES key on the remote control to open the Sources menu.
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Page 28: 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 29: 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 one of photos, and press OK to view the 9.1. -
Page 30: Video Options
9.4. Videos During the video playback, press OPTIONS to get more options. Subtitle settings Set the Font size, Subtitle colour, Subtitle position and Play Videos Time sync offset if the options are available. To play a video on TV: Info Show video file information. -
Page 31: 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 32 • Home Cinema - Ideal for daily movie home Backlight Contrast entertainment experience. • ECO - Most energy conscious setting (Home) > Settings > Picture > Contrast > Brightness • Movie - Ideal for watching movies with original studio >...
- Page 33 HDR Control Sharpness HDR Effect Settings Enhancement (Home) > Settings > Picture > Sharpness > (Home) > Settings > Picture > Contrast > HDR control Enhancement. > HDR10/ HDR10+ effect / HLG effect. To adjust the sharpness value of the picture. You can adjust the HDR effect level to Off, More details, Balanced or More brightness for the HDR contents.
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Page 34: Screen Settings
Screen Settings IntelliSound Engine IntelliSound Engine comprises of various impactful Picture Format audio processing technologies that capture the essence of sound and how it enhances the total sound (Home) > Settings > Screen > Picture format experience. You can select from three IntelliSound If the picture is not filling the whole screen, if black bars engine modes. - Page 35 (Home) > Settings > Sound > Custom settings > Spatial effect Immersive level (Home) > Settings > Sound > Custom settings > Set the amount of Immersive effect, only available Spatial effect when Dolby Atmos is set to On or Auto. Adjust the amount of spatializer effect, only available when Music Mode is set to Spatial.
- Page 36 Reset all to default (Home) > Settings > Sound > Custom settings > Reset Reset all to default all to default. (Home) > Settings > Sound > Custom settings > Reset Reset all of Personal settings back to the original factory all to default.
- Page 37 • Surround AI - Optimum surround effect using AI (Home) > Settings > Sound > EasyLink 2.0 > DTS analysis. TruVolume. * Some of Easylink 2.0 HDMI sound system only Select consistent volume level. supports Surround Mode to switch on or off virtual surround.
- Page 38 setting, select Try again to redo the calibration or select and the sound will be played through the device Cancel to abort the calibration. connected to Digital Audio Out - Optical. • If you select TV Speakers + Wired headphones, the sound will be played through TV speakers and When room calibration setup is successful and applied, headphones.
- Page 39 > Configure. Create your own hearing profile with a short hearing test. This function is only available when you control Ambilight with Philips Smart TV app. Before the test, you need to switch your current audio out to TV speakers as the setup affects TV speakers only.
- Page 40 intended. Ambilight Personalisation Ambilight personalisation Fade out to off (Home) > Settings > Ambilight > Ambilight (Home) > Settings > Ambilight > Advanced > Fade personalisation / Ambilight personalisation (current out to off selected style) Set Ambilight to switch off immediately or slowly fade You can customise the current style to your preference.
- Page 41 Colour The option is only available when selecting Personal Duration colour. You can select your preferred Lounge light Set the duration (in minutes) of Sleep mode. colour from the colour palette and tune it via colour sliders to your preference. Set as default Set current selected theme and related settings as Dynamic effects...
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Page 42: Wireless And Networks
(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 43 With Clear Internet Memory you clear your Philips Wi-Fi > Switch on with home devices server registration and parental rating settings, your video store app logins, all Philips App Gallery favourites, Allow your home devices to switch on the TV from Internet bookmarks and history. Interactive MHEG standby.
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Page 44: General Settings
TV earlier or reset the time during the countdown. Control4® is the provider of personalised automation and control solutions, helping to control multiple devices in your home. To join your Philips Smart TV to Set TV switch off timer Control4®, please make sure your Control4®... - Page 45 join your TV to HomeKit. Screensaver Settings (Home) > Settings > General settings > Screensaver settings > Screensaver Select Backdrop to enable the Screensaver. Select Off to disable the Screensaver. (Home) > Settings > General settings > Screensaver settings >...
- Page 46 autostart. To watch HDR10+ content from HDMI source, you may need to power off your player and power on again when the player connected to TV playing such content for the first time. HDR10+ content is supported only POS Sound when HDMI Ultra HD is set to Optimal or Optimal ...
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Page 47: Lock Settings
PIN code when you try to start an 18+ rated app. This lock is only valid for 18+ rated apps from (Home) > Settings > Region and language > Clock the Philips apps. Correct clock automatically (Home) > Settings > Region and language >... -
Page 48: Eco Settings
• When select Country dependent, you can set the time MENU > Eco settings > Switch off timer for Automatic, Standard time, or Daylight saving time. Set the Switch off timer, the TV switches off automatically to save energy. The setting value Off deactivates the automatic switch off. -
Page 49: Universal Access
11. Universal Access Voice guidance (Home) > Settings > Universal access > Voice guidance Switch on to enable Voice guidance feature using the 11.1. Universal Access Settings text to speech engine. The feature is only available in selected languages. ... - Page 50 Networks and press (right) to enter the menu. 3 - Select Bluetooth > Search Bluetooth Device, and press OK. 4 - Select Search and press OK. Follow the instructions on screen. You will pair the device with the TV and the TV will store the connection.
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Page 51: Game Bar
12. Game Bar press OK can turn on the green light on icon and enable the tool. Press OK again will disable the tool. Move down to select under the icon can enter the setting options for the Game tool. Crosshair: enable/disable to show the dial point. -
Page 52: 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 53: Netflix
14. 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 54: Amazon Prime Video
15. 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 55: Youtube
16. 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 56: Alexa
"Alexa, next channel on TV" To use Alexa, you need to first setup the Alexa client "Alexa, change channel to 5 on TV“ service on your Philips Smart TV. Start the setup by CHANGE VOLUME launching the "Amazon Alexa" app from the Home screen of your TV. - Page 57 NAVIGATE MENUS** "Alexa, go right" "Alexa, move down" "Alexa, select this" SEARCH VIDEO CONTENT** "Alexa, show me hot news on YouTube" "Alexa, search for Mr. Bean" Note: ** Supported voice commands may not be available for certain countries. *** Skill is only available in supported countries and languages.
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Page 58: 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 59: Software
19. Software on again. Please wait. Do not . . . • use the remote control • remove the USB memory device from the TV 19.1. 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 60 19.4. View Software Update History (Home) > Settings > Update software > View software update history Display the list of software versions that are successfully update on the TV.
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Page 61: Environmental
On the label, you can find the energy efficiency class, the average power consumption of this product in use. You can also find the power consumption values for this product on the Philips website for your country www.philips.com/TVsupport 20.2. EPREL Registration... -
Page 62: Specifications
Product specifications are subject to change without Video Inputs - Max frame rate is 60Hz (TV can be in notice. For more specification details of this product, Video/Game/Computer mode) www.philips.com/TVsupport • 640 x 480 - 60Hz • 576p - 50Hz Power •... - Page 63 • HDMI 3 input - UHD - HDR • HDMI 2 input - UHD - HDR 21.6. Multimedia • HDMI 1 input - ARC/eARC - UHD - HDR • Antenna (75 ohm) • Satellite tuner • USB 1 - USB 2.0 Connections •...
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Page 64: Troubleshooting
The TV goes back to standby after showing the Philips startup screen When the TV is in standby, a Philips startup screen is 22.1. Tips displayed, then the TV returns to standby mode. This is normal behaviour. When the TV is disconnected and reconnected to the power supply, the startup screen is displayed at the next startup. - Page 65 Press Quick Menu > Help > TV diagnose > Check the The TV cannot find the satellites I want or the TV TV. If the video clip stays black, call Philips. Wait until the clip ends and select Contact info in the Help menu.
- Page 66 input signal might be poor. A weak digital signal is seen as a picture that is breaking up in square blocks and 22.7. Sound freezes occasionally. Much sooner than a bad analogue signal, a bad digital signal will fall away. •...
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Page 67: Wrong Menu Language
• Check if your HDMI devices are HDMI-CEC compatible. EasyLink features only work with devices that are HDMI- 22.11. Wrong Menu CEC compatible. Language HDMI eARC is not working well • Make sure the HDMI cable is connected to HDMI 1. •... -
Page 68: Safety And Care
• ALWAYS use cabinets or stands or mounting methods from the power outlet immediately. recommended by the manufacturer of the television Contact Philips TV Consumer Care to have the TV set. checked before use. • ALWAYS use furniture that can safely support the •... -
Page 69: Screen Care
placed inside any part of the body, seek immediate The condensation moisture will not harm the TV or medical attention. cause malfunction. • Risk of fire or explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type. • Replacement of a battery with an incorrect type that can defeat a safeguard (for example, in the case of 23.2. -
Page 70: Terms Of Use
Backlight characteristics All Philips TV have gone through stringent tests and checks before shipping to you. You can be rest assured 2025 © TP Vision Europe B.V. All rights reserved. - Page 71 25. Copyrights 25.1. HDMI The terms HDMI, HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, HDMI trade dress and the HDMI Logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing 25.4. Works with Apple Home Administrator, Inc. Use of the Works with Apple badge means that an accessory has been designed to work specifically with the technology identified in the badge and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance...
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Page 72: Dolby Atmos
25.6. Dolby ATMOS Dolby, Dolby ATMOS, and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished works. Copyright © 2012–2024 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved. 25.7. Wi-Fi Alliance The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® Logo is a registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance®. -
Page 73: Open Source Software
26. 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 26.1. 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 74 provides a bus daemon that does things like: features: - notify applications when other apps exit Efficient support for all types of audio interfaces, from - start services on demand consumer sound cards to professional multichannel - support single-instance applications audio interfaces.
- Page 75 terms and conditions of the libpng license, which can The Linux kernel is a mostly free and open-source,[11] be found below. monolithic, modular, multitasking, Unix-like operating Source: http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpng/files/ system kernel. It was originally authored in 1991 by Linus Torvalds for his i386-based PC, and it was soon libffi (3.2.1) adopted as the kernel for the GNU operating system, Compilers for high level languages generate code that...
- Page 76 syntax and semantics as Perl 5. PCRE has its own native API, as well as a set of wrapper functions that correspond to the POSIX regular expression API. The PCRE library is free, even for building proprietary software. https://www.pcre.org/ 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.
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Page 77: Disclaimer Regarding Services And/Or Software Offered By Third Parties
27. 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 78 Index Digital Out Delay Digital Out Format Advanced Ambilight Settings Digital Out Levelling Advanced Sound Settings Digital Out Menu Alexa Digital Out Offset Ambient Light Level Optimisation Dolby Atmos for Headphone Ambilight Ambilight Personalisation Ambilight Style EasyLink 2.0 Ambilight Suite Eco Settings Ambilight Suite, Lounge End of Use...
- Page 79 TV Control with Matter TV Diagnose Pair Your Remote Control TV Guide Parental Rating TV Information Philips easy-pair TV Network Name Philips Smart TV App TV Placement Photos, Videos and Music TV Speaker Picture Contrast Menu Picture Contrast Mode Picture Format Universal Access...
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