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1 Get started Media playback If you connect your TV to a USB storage device, you can enjoy your movies, music TV tour and pictures on a wide screen TV with excellent sound. You can also connect your PC to the TV High Definition TV with an HDMI or VGA cable.
Remote control TV controls Rear controls (Standby): Switch the TV on or to standby. CLOCK: Access the TV clock. Available on certain models only. MyChoice: Access customised menu. ThemeTV: Access ThemeTV options. GUIDE: Access TV Guide. TV: Switch source to watch TV. 1.
TV. If liquids are spilt on or into the TV, disconnect the TV from the power outlet immediately. Contact Philips Consumer Care to have the TV checked before use. Never place the TV, remote control or batteries near naked flames or other heat sources, including direct sunlight.
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Parts of this product may be made of Never insert objects into the ventilation glass. Handle with care to avoid injury slots or other openings on the TV. and damage. Never expose the remote control or batteries to rain, water or excessive Risk of injury to children! heat.
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If you or your family have a history of without notice. Trademarks are the property epilepsy or photosensitive seizures, of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V or their consult a medical professional before respective owners. TP Vision Netherlands exposing yourself to flashing light B.V.
One of Philips’ leading Business Principles is to take all necessary health and safety Manufactured under licence from Dolby measures for our products, to comply with Laboratories.
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Energy saving picture settings: You can When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol apply a combination of energy saving is attached to a product it means that the picture settings. While you watch TV, product is covered by the European press the Green button and select Directive 2002/96/EC.
1 year. You can also find the power consumption values for the product on the Philips website for your country at www.philips.com/TV. Help and support Visit the Philips website Visit the Philips support website at www.philips.com/support.
Note: Though your TV consumes very little 2 Use your TV energy when it is in standby or switched off, it does use some energy. If you are not going to use the TV for an extended period of Watch TV time, disconnect the TV from the mains plug.
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1. Press > [Setup] > [TV settings] > Press [ABC] or [abc] to switch [Sound]. between uppercase and lowercase 2. Select [Headphones volume], then press letters. 5. Once complete, select [Done], then press 3. Press the Navigation buttons to adjust the OK to confirm.
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[Personal]: Apply your personalised Select a source sound setting. View from Home menu [Standard]: Settings that suit most After you have added the new device to the environments and types of audio. Home menu, you can select its icon to start ...
Note: Availability of Internet programme View programme guide guides is dependent on your broadcaster. Set programme guide From broadcaster Before you use the programme guide, check the following settings: You can view information about digital TV 1. Press . channels using programme guides provided 2.
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1. Play the disc on a 3D Blu-ray disc player To watch 3D on this TV, you need the that is connected to the TV HDMI Philips Easy 3D passive glasses that are connector. included with this TV. You can purchase 2.
[Stop]: Stop playback. View media [Repeat]: Repeat a video. [Shuffle on] / [Shuffle off]: Enable or What you can do disable random play of videos. [Show info]: Display the file You can play videos, photos and music on information.
2. On your TV, configure Smart TV. on the TV remote control to enter a web 3. (Optional) On your PC, register with address. Philips to enjoy exclusive benefits and receive updates on product information. You can register at any time.
Zoom page Pay for a video-on-demand (VOD) To zoom in and out on an Internet page, do programme the following: Vote OPTIONS, then select [Zoom 1. Press Chat page]. 2. Use the slider bar to set the enlargement. What you need 3.
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What you need [Wall colour]: Select the colour of the wall behind the TV. Ambilight corrects its colours to suit the colour of the wall. For the best Ambilight effect, position the TV 25cm away from the wall. ...
3 Use more of Some games offer multi-player and split- screen gaming. With the 3D technology of this TV, you can set the split-screen to your TV display as two full screen views. Two players watch the same TV but see two different screens to play the game.
Text language View Text For digital TV channels where the broadcasters provide different text Select a page languages, you can select your preferred primary and secondary languages. While you watch channels that broadcast text, you can view the text. 1. Press . 2.
1. In the [Clock] menu, select [Daylight Text 2.5 saving] > [Daylight saving time] or With Text 2.5, you can view text with more [Standard time], then press OK. Daylight colours and better graphics than normal text. saving time is enabled or disabled. If Text 2.5 is broadcast by a channel, it is Set the clock manually switched on by default.
Connect at least two HDMI-CEC compatible with Philips EasyLink. compliant devices through HDMI. See Connect your TV > About cables > After you have switched on Philips EasyLink, HDMI (Page 35). the following features are available: Configure each HDMI-CEC compliant...
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To access the OSRC Switch on EasyLink 1. While you view content from a connected Switch on EasyLink OPTIONS. device, press 1. Press . 2. Select [Show device keys], then press 2. Select [Setup] > [TV settings] > [EasyLink]. 3.
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1. Press them. the connected Philips EasyLink device. If you are using a Philips HTS, the audio If available, audio only mode is switched on. and video are automatically 2. Accept the prompt on the TV to turn off synchronised.
[Off]: Switch off professional mode. [On] to display the Net TV portal The TV operates as a normal consumer provided by the Philips Net TV server. If you select [Configuration], [Hotelier] and [Profile] options become visible – Store changes to professional mode...
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2. Use the Navigation buttons to select a [SmartUI]: Smart UI allows hotels to setting to change, then press OK: display a HTML portal when users select [Browse Portal] from the Home [Switch on volume]: Switches to a menu.
[High security mode]: Select [On] to [Scrambled Program OSD]: When restrict access to the professional setup disabled, scrambled programmes will menu. not be visible to guests. [Welcome Logo]: Enable or disable the More professional setup welcome logo that appears when the TV starts.
Enable or disable external speakers. You can easily clone TV settings from one [Default Main Speaker Volume]: Philips TV to another. The feature also allows you to download software updates Define the default volume to be applied via RF or IP (Internet Protocol).
USB device. Clone TV settings to another TV To connect this TV to a setup box, you will 1. Connect the USB device to the Philips TV need an Express Box as an interactive to be cloned. system device. You can control the device 2.
5 Set up your TV [Pixel Plus HD] / [Pixel Precise HD]*: Control advanced settings to fine-tune each pixel to match surrounding pixels. This setting produces a brilliant, high- Note for professional definition image. installers - [HD Natural Motion]*: Reduce motion judder and reproduce smooth motion.
[Picture shift]: Move the position of the [Preferred audio format]: Receive picture. You cannot select this setting if standard audio format (MPEG) or the selected picture format is [Auto advanced audio formats (AAC, EAC-3 fill], [Auto zoom] or [Wide screen]. or AC-3 if available).
Note: If you are prompted to enter a code, 1. Press . 2. Select [Setup] > [TV settings] > enter '8888'. [Preferences]. Automatic update 3. Select [Universal access] > [On] or [Off], To add or remove digital channels then press OK. automatically, leave the TV in standby mode.
Select audio from speakers or headphones Choose type of speech You can choose to hear the visually impaired 1. Press . 2. Select [Setup] > [Channel settings] > audio through the TV speakers, headphones [Languages] > [Visually impaired] > or both. 1.
6 Connect your Connect HDMI cables shorter than 5 meters/16.4 feet. About cables Cable quality Overview Before you connect devices to the TV, check the available connectors on the device. Connect the device to the TV with the highest quality connection available. Good quality connectors transfer picture and sound better.
SCART connectors can handle RGB video VGA only transmits video. For sound, also signals but cannot handle high-definition connect to AUDIO IN. (HD) TV signals. You can connect VGA to display PC content on the TV. Connect devices Blu-ray or DVD disc player Connect the disc player to the TV with an HDMI cable.
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Connect the disc player to the TV with a component video cable (Y Pb Pr) and an audio L/R cable. TV receiver Connect the digital TV receiver with an antenna cable to the TV. Connect the digital TV receiver to the TV with an HDMI cable.
Connect the satellite or digital TV receiver to the TV with a SCART cable. Connect the digital TV receiver to the TV with a component video cable (Y Pb Pr) and an audio L/R cable. Video recorder Connect the recorder to the TV with an antenna cable. (SAT is available on certain models only.)
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Connect the recorder to the TV with a SCART cable. Connect the recorder to the TV with a component video cable (Y Pb Pr) and an audio L/R cable. Game console Connect the game console to the TV with an HDMI cable.
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Connect the game console to the TV with a component video cable (Y Pb Pr) and an audio L/R cable. Home theatre Connect the home theatre to the TV with an HDMI cable and an optical cable. Connect the home theatre to the TV with a SCART cable.
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Connect the home theatre to the TV with a component video cable (Y Pb Pr) and an audio L/R cable. Digital camera Connect the digital camera to the TV with a USB cable. Digital camcorder Connect the digital camcorder to the TV with an HDMI cable.
Connect the digital camcorder to the TV with a component video cable (Y Pb Pr) and an audio L/R cable. Connect more devices External speakers Connect 2W external speakers (sold separately) with a suitable audio cable to the 8 ohm AUDIO OUT connector at the back of the TV.
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If required, you can power the set-top box by connecting a power cable to the 12V DC OUT connector at the back of the TV. The power connector is not available on 32-55HFL7xx8 television sets (including 42" and 47" sets). USB hard drive Connect the USB hard drive to the TV with a USB cable.
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Connect the computer to the TV with a DVI-HDMI cable and an audio cable. Connect the computer to the TV with a VGA cable and an audio cable. If you need extra USB connectors, use Keyboard and mouse a USB hub. You can also connect the USB mouse to a connected USB USB keyboard keyboard.
Connect the keyboard and mouse to the TV with a USB cable. When the TV detects the keyboard, you can When the TV detects the mouse, set the select the keyboard layout and test your tracking speed. Navigate into the test area to selection.
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Add new device Remove device 1. Connect and switch on the device. If the device is no longer connected to the 2. Press . TV, you can remove it from the Home 3. Select [Add your devices], then press menu. 1.
For power consumption, see the 22HFL5xx8: 2 x 3 W product specifications at 26HFL5xx8: 2 x 5 W www.philips.com/support. 32-55HFL5xx8: 20 W The power rating stated on the product 39-47HFL7xx8: 2 x 4 W @ 10% THD typeplate is the power consumption for this ...
Supported audio/video files Multimedia file names must not exceed 128 characters. Supported audio/video files Multimedia file names must not exceed 128 characters. Supported subtitle formats Multimedia file names must not exceed 128 characters. Y/Pb/Pr and AUDIO IN (Y/Pb/Pr): Component video and audio jacks Connectivity ...
Side HFL5xx8 CI: Common Interface For 22-26 inch models Headphones: Stereo 3.5 mm mini-jack All screws: 10 mm USB: 1 x USB For 32, 46-55 inch models HDMI 2: 1 x HDMI All screws: 19 mm...
3D, health warning - 7 connected device, rename - 46 3D, switch off - 15 connectors - 35 contact information, on Internet - 10 contact Philips - 10 age rating - 23 controls - 4 amplifier, select output - 24 audio language - 33...
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express box - 30 picture settings, reset - 32 external hard disk - 43 Pixel Plus link - 25 power - 47 power, settings - 28 game console - 39 product support - 10 games - 20 professional mode - 26 games, two player - 20 guest access, settings - 27 rear controls - 4...
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speakers - 27 standby - 11 switch TV on, off - 11 teletext, search - 21 text 2.5 - 22 text, digital text - 21 text, dual screen - 21 text, enlarge - 21 text, language - 21 text, subpages - 21 text, Table Of Pages - 21 trademarks and copyrights - 8 TV receiver, connect - 37...
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