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Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome Installation Manual for EasySuite range xxHFL3xx9D xxHFL3xx9W Status: Release Version 1.2 Date: September 2014 Author: Marian Pufulete...
Contents Requirements before starting the installation ......................3 Find out the state of the TV ............................4 Re-install TV ................................5 Installation wizard ..............................8 Channel options ..............................18 Consumer Setup Menu ............................22 Professional Settings ............................... 23 Welcome Logo ................................ 45 7.1 SmartInfo .................................
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For the best guest experience it is highly recommended to use the latest software version available. Go to: http://www.support.philips.com/support Enter the model number and download the latest software version available. Unzip the software and follow the instructions how to upgrade the software on the TV. The USB drive used for software upgrade must be formatted as FAT32 and preferably empty to avoid and accidental upload of wrong setting and software.
2. Find out the state of the TV It is important to know if a TV is in ‘virgin mode’ (out of the box) or installed before. If you can see this screen below, you know that the TV is in ‘out of the box’ state and you can install the set by using procedure described in chapter 4 of this manual.
3. Re-install TV If you want to start an installation from scratch you can always re-install the TV. This can be done by using the option: Re-install TV set. The Guest menu is offering access to options like subtitle, picture settings, audio settings, alarm, source and TV guide is displayed below: If the Professional mode is active you can access the setup menu by pressing the “RC5 SETUP”...
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The [TV settings] menu contains [Picture] settings, [Sound] setting and [General settings]. Using the arrow key to navigate to [General Settings]. To access the items from the right menu use the “right arrow” key. Navigate with the “down arrow” key to the [Reinstall TV] option. Press “OK”...
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After this operation the TV will power off and on and display the installation wizard. Note: All settings are at default values and no channel plan is available.
4. Installation wizard When you turn on the TV for the first time, or you have reinstalled the TV, you should see the following screen. The TV is indicating that a searching process for cloning data on USB key is taking place. If there is no cloning data available the process can be skipped.
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The next step is to select the placement of the TV, “Hung on the wall” or “On a TV stand”. This option will affect image and sound settings based on the selection. The next step is to choose between the options [Shop] and [Home]. Please select [Home] option for installation, if you select [SHOP] a commercial banner will be displayed on the TV.
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[Professional mode] can be enabled or disabled by selecting on of the options. If the selected option is [ON] TV will enable all the professional settings and will require the master remote control or the key sequence to access the Consumer or Professional Settings menu.
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The second part of the installation process will guide you through channel installation, optimize the TV picture and sound and add devices like: DVD players, consoles or other AV input devices. For the channel installations, select [Install TV channels] and press “OK”. This will bring the TV channels installation wizard.
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Here you can select the type of channels you would like to install and what preference you will use. The options available are: [Antenna (DVB-T)]: TV will install only digital video broadcast terrestrial channels [Cable (DVB-C) and Antenna (DVB-T)]: TV will install digital video broadcast cable channels and digital video broadcast terrestrial channels.
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Before starting the search process it is advisable to check the [Settings] for search parameters and options. The options from the [Settings] menu are: [Frequency scan] contains three options: [Quick]: this is a fast method to search channels but it might skip some channels (depending on the network).
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[Analogue channel] If you don’t have or you don’t want to install analogue channels, you can disable the search for this type of channels. [Free/scrambled] options are: [Free channels]: The TV will search only for free to air channels skipping the scrambled channels. [Free + scrambled]: The TV will search for free and scrambled channels.
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When the search is done, you should see [Channel search complete] and a summary of the channels found. Press “OK” button on the remote control to [Finish] the search. If you would like to change the picture and sound settings, you can go to [Optimize TV picture and sound] and press the “OK”...
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The wizard will ask you some questions about which image you prefer, select the option you desire and press “OK” on the remote control. Once this wizard is done, you will return to the installation menu again. The last option in this menu is [Add your devices]. This can be done if you would like to add a DVD player or STB. When you are done with this, select [Done] and press “OK”...
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After pressing [Done] you have completed the installation of the TV and you should see this screen. Press “OK” on the remote control to exit this wizard. Note: This wizard will not be available anymore when you start the TV the next time. The only way to re-use this wizard is to reinstall the TV set.
5. Channel options Before continuing with Consumer and Professional menu setup is recommended to be set TV channels grid. Based on channel grid options like [Switch ON Channel], [Clock Download Program] and [MyChoice] packages can be easily set up. To reorder the TV channels, hide or rename the TV channels you need to access the channel plan from the Professional Settings menu.
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The channel grid with all installed channels will be displayed. All the options available in this menu are displayed on the bottom part of the screen and can be accessed by pressing the corresponding color on the remote. Rename channels allows you to change the name of the channel by pressing the “Red” button on the remote. The name of the channel will be displayed.
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If the TV channel renaming action is complete, select [Done] and press "OK" to return to the [Channel settings]. [Green] button will give the option to search between installed channels. The TV will not search for new channels. [Yellow] button has the function to hide channels. You cannot delete channels from the channel grid, but you can use this option to hide the channels.
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When the channel is selected the icon is smaller and an arrow is indicating that the channel can be moved. Using the [Arrrow] keys to navigate to the new position of the TV channel and press to deploy the channel on new position. The channel moved will swap position with the channel that was selected.
6. Consumer Setup Menu Using the master remote you can access the Consumer Setup menu and Professional Settings menu by pressing the “RC5 SETUP” key and then press the “Home/Menu” button. With the guest remote control, press the following keys in sequence: “3,1,9,7,5,3, MUTE”.
7. Professional Settings [Professional Settings] Settings especially designated for hospitality. [Professional Mode] [Off]: The TV operates as a basic (consumer) TV. [On]: All settings in the Professional Settings Setup menu are active. Only by switching on this mode the TV will act as a Hospitality TV.
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[Room ID] Entry field to store 4 digits to set the Room Identifier. Room ID can be used to distinguish between different floors/rooms/setups when using SmartInstall. [Channel setup] A shortcut to enter the channel grid (check Channel Options). In this grid you can reorder, rename and hide channels. Note: Using this shortcut will trigger a popup screen which warns about losing settings in the Professional settings menu if you continue.
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[Switch on channel] When the TV is switched on it will start up on the specified source/channel. Available EXT1, EXT2, VGA, HDMI, HDMI side, AV side or one of the installed TV channels. [Switch on volume] When the guest switches the TV on, it will play at the specified volume level.
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[Switch on picture format] This setting allows you to set a switch on picture format. [Power Settings] All settings from this submenu are related to power consumption and behavior during power cuts. [Power On] The [Power On] function allows the TV to enter a specific mode [On] or [Standby] of operation when the mains power is activated (cold start): [On]: The TV will always turn on (show startup channel)
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[Smart Power] The power consumption for the Smart power mode is defined by the Smart Picture setting in the TV Setup part. [Off]: The TV will start with Standard Smart Picture setting, but the setting can be changed in the guest setup mode.
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[Line 2] Line 2: Second line of the welcome message. [Clear] Will delete the current welcome message. [Message Time-out] Sets the period of time to display the welcome message on the screen when TV is turned on from standby. Selectable values: 20, 25, 30 seconds. [Welcome logo] Enables / disables the showing of the stored welcome Logo at start-up when the TV starts up in Green Mode...
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[Display logo] Enables / disables to show the stored welcome Logo at start-up when TV starts up in Green Mode (see Power Settings): [Off]: When set to Off, the TV will hide the Welcome Logo at start-up. [On]: When set to On, the TV will show the Welcome Logo at start-up.
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[USB to TV] This option uploads the pictures or the webpages in the TV memory. You should only use this when configuring the master TV. SmartInfo content can be cloned via USB. [Control Settings] The settings from this submenu will provide access to the functionality of the TV [Local KB lock] [Off]: The local keyboard (control buttons on the TV) is...
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[OSD display] Set this function to show or hide on screen information. [Off]: On screen information is suppressed. [On]: Normal on screen information is displayed. [High security] [Off]: Professional setup menu can be accessed by both Guest remote control and Master remote control 22AV8573 (yellow) or RC2573 (green).
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[Enable USB] [Off]: Disables USB multimedia functions. [On]: Enables USB multimedia functions. Feature is not influencing cloning and/or software upgrade via USB. [SXP Baudrate] Sets the Baud rate for the Serial Express communication channel to be 38200 or 19200 Baud (bits per second). [Enable teletext] Enables or disables the use of Teletext OSD on pressing the Teletext button:...
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[Enable EPG] Enables or disables the use of EPG OSD on pressing EPG button: [Off]: No EPG services available [ON]: Enable EPG services Note: EPG availability depends on local conditions. [Enable subtitle] Enables or disables the use of subtitles in a DVB broadcast channel: [Off]: No subtitle services available [On]: Subtitle services available...
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[Enable CI-slot] Enables or disables the use of the integrated CI/CI+ slot: [Off]: No pass through of the TV input signal via the CI Slot Card is possible; the use of CI Card slot is not possible. [On]: Pass through of the TV input signal via the CI-Slot Card is possible;...
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[Digit timeout] Defines the time interval between numeric buttons presses when users will access two or three digits channels. Selectable values from 0.5 to 9.9 seconds. [Selectable AV] Allows the installer to define which external sources to be displayed on the source list when pressing AV button on the Guest remote control.
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[External Clock] Enable or disable the external clock functionality. [OFF]: USB external clock will not be active. [ON]: USB external clock will display time. [Time Download] Select the source for the clock time: [Manual]: The clock time is set using the Time Setting option.
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[Time offset] To set the time offset. In case the clock download information is not correct for your region you can set an offset here to correct this. Note: Selectable value between -12 and +12. [Daylight saving] Enables the automatic switch between Winter Time and Summer Time.
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[Independent main speakers] [Off]: The volume +/- on the Guest remote control will affect both the TV Main speaker and the headphone volume. [On]: The volume +/- on the Guest remote control will affect both the TV Main speaker and the headphone volume.
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[Free/scrambled] [Free channels only]: Only free channels are displayed in the channel list. [Free+scrambled]: Allows scrambled channels in the channel list. On scrambled channel an OSD message will be displayed informing the state of the channel. [Multi remote control] To set the color of the TV in multi remote. Guest remote control supports up to ten televisions operating in one room without interference from each other’s remote controls.
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[Ask for PIN] [OFF]: The code is required only one time at activation. A new code request will be requested when the validity is expiring. [ON]: Pin Code is required ever time when the feature is used. Every time when the TV set is switched [ON], the feature will require the pin code.
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[ON]: The external sources will be present at the end of the channel list. [VSecure] VSecure is the hospitality content scrambling method used by the Philips Hospitality TVs. If you are interested to use it please contact the local Philips Hospitality TV sales representative. [RF Clone Program Info] All the settings from this submenu are used for SmartInstall.
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[Frequency] The frequency for SmartInstall can be modified in this menu. Note: Default value is 706 MHz [Medium] Defines the type of digital channel used for SmartInstall. Note: SmartInstall is working only via Antenna cable type (DVB-T) [Clone/Upgrade] Cloning and upgrade options are available in this menu. [Clone to TV] All settings are copied from USB drive to TV.
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[Select Clone to TV] Select the cloning data for cloning from multiple files. [Clone to USB] Clone the settings from the TV to the USB. [Start Upgrade] RF upgrade can be manually started by pressing “OK”. TV set will auto switch OFF and will search for new software and cloning data on RF network.
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To store settings press “HOME” (MENU button). The following menu will be displayed: [Discard]: All changes in the Professional setup menu will be discarded and TV will return to TV channel. [Store and Restart Later]: All changes are saved but will be applied only when TV will restart. [Store and Restart Now]: TV will store the settings and will restart to apply all the settings.
There are 2 Philips logos displayed at startup. The second logo can be replaced by a picture uploaded via USB. File format: 1280 x 720.png file. The welcome logo is display only if Low power standby is set to Green and TV is in deep standby state before switching ON.
7.1.2 SmartInfo Show SmartInfo used as Show contains pictures uploaded in TV memory which are changed by the TV set automatically at every 8 seconds. The pictures are displayed in a loop and the guest cannot influence the speed or the order of displaying.
9. Clone With cloning it is possible to copy to/from a USB device TV the configuration data, media content and the channel list data. Place a USB Memory stick in the USB side connector of the TV. *The USB device should be formatted as FAT or FAT32. Access the Professional menu by pressing the “RC5 SETUP”...
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TPN14HE_CloneData: contains the cloning data and CSM information Autorun.upg: is the latest software version downloaded from http://www.philips.com/support Note: TV will check the version number of the software available on the USB and will upgrade only if the number is higher than the one installed on TV.
9. Feature settings [Multi RC] This function allows that up to ten televisions can be installed in a room whereas every TV will listen to its own RC. Once the TV is set, also every RC can be set to remember its connected TV: [Off] This function is not used;...
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Afterwards define the country in which the TV is installed. And if it is required the Time offset. 2. Go to Installation and enable MyChoice. In this case three options are available. These are: [OFF]: This means that MyChoice is disabled and the packages are not available. [ON]: MyChoice is enabled but will only work with scratch cards.
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3. [Ask for PIN] [OFF]: The code is required only one time at activation. A new code request will be requested when the validity is expiring. [ON]: Pin Code is required ever time when the feature is used. Every time when the TV set is switched [ON], the feature will require the pin code.
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Note: Extra channels can contain some movie channels or sport channels like: HBO, Comedy Central, Sky Sport. Package 2: In this package you can add channels which will be activated with a different MyChoice pin code. This package can contain “Free channels”, “Package 1” and another few channels which will be available only if the pin code is valid for Package 2.
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Note: If you do a power cycle of the TV and press the MyChoice button again, you can enter the same pin code if this code is still valid. Important remark: If you enter a new pin code, the previous code will become invalid despite the fact that the code could be still valid.
CSM (Consumer Setup menu) The CSM contains data about the TV software, serial number and other details. The menu can be accessed using a standard remote control or using the master remote control. 1. Using the standard remote control: press the following key sequence “1,2,3,6,5,4” 2.
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