Philips 50PUT8509 User Manual page 66

Ambilight settings
Ambilight brightness
With Ambilight Brightness, you can set the level of brightness of
the Ambilight.
To adjust the level . . .
1 - Press  and press OK.
2 - Select Ambilight brightness.
3 - Press OK and adjust the value with  (up) or  (down).
You can also select the Ambilight style in the TV settings menu.
1 - Press  and select Setup and press OK.
2 - Select TV settings > Ambilight > Brightness.
3 - Press OK and adjust the value with  (up) or  (down).
4 - Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu.
Ambilight saturation
With Ambilight Saturation, you can set the level of saturation of
the Ambilight.
To adjust the level . . .
1 - Press  and select Setup and press OK.
2 - Select TV settings > Ambilight > Saturation.
3 - Press OK and adjust the value with  (up) or  (down).
4 - Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu.
Ambilight+hue
What you need
With Ambilight+hue, you can set up your Philips Hue lamps to
follow the Ambilight colours of the TV. The Philips Hue lamps
will expand the Ambilight effect across the room. If you don't
have any Philips Hue lamps yet, buy the Philips Hue Starter Kit
(includes a hue bridge and 3 hue bulbs) and install the bulbs and
bridge. You can buy extra Philips Hue bulbs separately.
To set up Ambilight+hue on your TV you need...
• a Philips Hue bridge
• a few Philips Hue bulbs
• this TV connected to your home network
You can do the complete Ambilight+hue setup on TV and don't
need the Ambilight+hue App.
If you do download the free Ambilight+hue App on your
smartphone or tablet later, you can use this App to adjust some
Ambilight+hue settings.
Configure
Configuration steps
To configure Philips Hue bulbs as Ambilight+hue bulbs, follow
the steps on the following pages...
1 - Network
2 - Hue bridge
3 - Hue bulbs
4 - Configure bulb
Network
In this first step, you will prepare the TV to find the Philips Hue
bridge.
The TV and the Philips Hue bridge must use the same network.
Connect the Philips Hue bridge to the router — the router of
the network the TV is using.
Switch on the hue bulbs.
To start the configuration...
1 - Press  (Ambilight) and select one of Ambilight preset
mode.
2 - Press  and select Setup and press OK.
3 - Select TV settings > Ambilight > Ambilight+hue and press
OK.
4 - Select Ambilight+hue one step further, select On and press
OK.
5 - Select Configure the Hue bulbs and press OK.
If the TV is connected to your home network, it will start
looking for the Philips Hue bridge immediately.
If the TV is not yet connected to your network, the TV will start
the network setup first. You must connect the TV to your home
network.
With the TV connected to your network, go to page Hue
bridge.
For more info on connecting the TV to your home network,
press  Keywords and look up Network, wireless.
Hue bridge
In the following step, you will link up the TV with the Philips
Hue bridge.
The TV can only be linked up to one Hue bridge.
To link the Hue bridge...
1 - With the TV connected to the network, it will show the
available Hue bridges. If the TV did not find your hue bridge yet,
you can select Scan again and press OK.
If the TV found the only hue bridge you have, select Next and
press OK.
If you have more than one hue bridge available, press  (up) or
 (down) to select the hue bridge you want to use and then
select Next and press OK.
2 - After you pressed OK, go to the Philips hue bridge and
press the link button in the middle of the device. This will link
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