Contents 8.2 Google Play 1 What's new 8.3 Start or Stop an App 1.1 Home and channels 8.4 Lock Apps 1.2 Apps and Philips TV Collection 8.5 Manage Apps 8.6 Storage 2 Setting Up 9 Internet 2.1 Read Safety 2.2 TV Stand and Wall Mounting 9.1 Start Internet...
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25.1 Safety 25.2 Cleaning 25.3 Screen Care 26 Terms of Use 26.1 Terms of Use - TV 26.2 Terms of Use - Philips TV Collection 27 Copyrights 27.1 MHL 27.2 HDMI 27.3 Dolby Digital Plus 27.4 DTS Premium Sound ™...
You can also add additional channels or find new apps to get more contents. Philips TV Collection All your premium apps are available within the Philips TV Collection app. Launch it using the banner on the Favourite apps row. The Philips TV Collection app will also contain recommendations for new Apps and more.
Quick Start Guide that came with the TV. Tips on Placement In case you lost this guide, you can download it from www.philips.com. • Position the TV where light does not shine directly Use the model number of the TV to look for on the screen.
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. Antenna Cable One Tuner Insert the antenna plug firmly into the Antenna socket at the back of the TV.
If you use a Unicable system, connect the cable to the SAT 1 connection. Use a coaxial cable fit for With the Philips PTA860 Wireless Detachable connecting a satellite antenna dish and only use Speaker Stands* you can position your side speakers Unicable complaint cable splitters.
Middle Remote Control Key Overview 1 - INFO To open or close programme info. 2 - Touch pad / Navigation keys To navigate up, down, left or right. To swipe through a list. 3 - BACK Standby / On To switch back to the previous channel you selected.
To unpair the remote control from this TV, you must pair it with another TV. Voice Search You can search for videos, music or anything else on the Internet by simply using your voice. You can speak into the microphone on the remote control. 1 - Number keys Alternatively, you can use the remote control To select a channel directly.
Qwerty and Cyrillic Touch Pad Overview of a Qwerty/Cyrillic keyboard.* 1 - Cyrillic characters The diamond shaped area of the navigation keys on Characters available when the keyboard is switched the remote control - the keys for up, down, left and to Cyrillic.
3 - Replace the old batteries with 2 Qwerty, Azerty and Cyrillic keyboard type AA-LR6-1.5V alkaline batteries. Make sure the + and the - ends of the batteries line up correctly. The standard layout of the Remote Control Keyboard 4 - Reposition the battery door and push it down is Qwerty.
movie. 4 - The menu will disappear automatically. Switching On and To switch the TV on standby, select and press the joystick key. On or Standby Make sure the TV is connected to the mains AC power. Connect the supplied power cord to the AC in connector at the back of the TV.
Satellite Installation Settings Channels The satellite installation settings are preset according your country. These settings determine how the TV searches and installs satellites and its channels. You can always change these settings. Satellite Installation To change the satellite installation settings… About Installing Satellites 1 - Start the satellite installation.
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Unicable Setup Add a Satellite You can add an additional satellite to your current The Unicable System satellite installation. The installed satellites and their You can use a Single Cable system, MDU or Unicable channels remain untouched. Some satellite operators system to connect the antenna dish to the TV.
Manual Installation Problems Manual Installation is intended for expert users. The TV cannot find the satellites I want or the TV installs the same satellite twice You can use Manual Installation to quickly add new channels from a satellite transponder. You need to •...
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Update or reinstall Automatic Channel Update If you receive digital channels, you can set the TV to Update digital channels automatically update these channels. You can always start an channel update yourself. Once a day, at 6 AM, the TV updates the channels and stores new channels.
signal quality of this frequency. The test result is Frequency Scan shown on screen. You can reposition the antenna or check the connections to possibly improve the Select the method of searching for channels. You can reception. select the faster Quick Scan method and use the 7 - You can also change the frequency predefined settings used by most cable operator in yourself.
Now you can upload the copied channel list onto to TV. Enter your PIN code if necessary. another Philips TV. 5 - The TV notifies you if the channel list is copied to the TV successfully. Unplug the USB flash drive.
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Open a Channel List Watching Channels Next to the list with all channels for each tuner, Tune to a Channel Antenna/Cable or Satellite tuner, you can select a filtered list or you can select one of the favourite lists To start watching TV channels, press . The TV you created.
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Parental Rating Common Interface To prevent children from watching a programme not If you installed a CAM in one of the Common suitable for their age, you can set an age rating. Interface slots, you can view the CAM and operator information or do some CAM related settings.
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press OK. Change Logo 3 - Select Programme Info and press OK, you can see progrmme information. If there is no programme information in the beginning, 4 - Press BACK to close. you can get more programme information using below steps.
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If the channel list is long, alternatively, you can select 2 - Select Favourites. any channel, then press OPTIONS to open option 3 - Select at the upper right corner and press OK. menu, then select Create Favourites 4 - Select Rename Favourite List and press OK.
A Text page number can hold several subpages. The Text Options subpage numbers are shown on a bar next to the main page number. In Text/Teletext, press OPTIONS to select the To select a subpage, press or . following…...
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Filter a Channel List You can filter a list with all channels. You can set the channel list to show only TV channels or only Radio stations. For Antenna/Cable channels you can set the list to show the Free-to-Air or the Scrambled channels.
TV settings when you switch to this device in the Sources menu. If you need help to connect several devices to the TV, you can visit the Philips TV connectivity guide. The guide offers information on how to connect and which cables to use.
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the TV and the connected device. HDMI MHL With EasyLink you can operate a connected device with the TV remote control. EasyLink uses HDMI CEC With HDMI MHL, you can send what you see on your (Consumer Electronics Control) to communicate with Android smartphone or tablet to a TV screen.
Y Pb Pr - Component Audio Out - Optical Y Pb Pr - Component Video is a high quality Audio Out - Optical is a high quality sound connection. connection. The YPbPr connection can be used for High Definition This optical connection can carry 5.1 audio channels. (HD) TV signals.
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Two Smart Cards Some Digital TV operators can provide a second CI+ module (CAM) and smart card. A second CAM and smart card is needed when you want to watch one channel while recording another channel from the same TV operator. If you can watch the same amount of channels with One Smart Card each card, both cards have identical viewing rights.
Home Theatre System - HTS Connect with HDMI ARC Use an HDMI cable to connect a Home Theatre System (HTS) to the TV. You can connect a Philips Soundbar or an HTS with a built-in disc player. HDMI ARC If your Home Theatre System has an HDMI ARC connection, you can use any HDMI connection on the TV to connect.
connection on the back of the TV. For more 6.11 information, in Help, select Keywords and Bluetooth - Speakers and look up HDMI MHL for more information. Gamepads What You Need Blu-ray Disc Player You can connect a wireless device with Bluetooth® to Use a High speed HDMI cable to connect the Blu- this TV –...
the menu. * Your TV doesn't support Bluetooth subwoofer and Bluetooth speakers if they are not Bluetooth LE compatible. ** HDMI connection is required for sound bar, speaker and other audio device if they are not Bluetooth LE compatible. Select a Device Once a wireless Bluetooth speaker is paired, you can select it to play the TV sound.
6.14 Gamepad Connect a Gamepad To play games from the Internet on this TV, you can connect a selected range of wireless Gamepads. You can use Gamepads with a USB nano receiver or gamepads with Bluetooth. To connect a Gamepad with a USB nano receiver… 1 - Plug in the small nano receiver in one of the USB connections on the side of the TV.
corrupt your recordings. When you format another Installation USB Hard Drive, the content on the former will be lost. A USB Hard Drive installed on your TV will need Before you can pause or record a broadcast, you reformatting for use with a computer. must connect and format a USB Hard Drive.
Configure Install the keyboard To install the USB keyboard, switch on the TV and connect the USB keyboard to one of the USB connections on the TV. When the TV detects the keyboard for the first time, you can select your keyboard lay-out and test your selection.
PTA860 Wireless Speaker Stands About the PTA860 With the Philips PTA860 Wireless Detachable Speaker Stands* you can position your side speakers further away from your TV screen. The sound will be more spacious and will better fit the large screen viewing experience.
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You can use the PTA860 together with the wireless do not connect and one or all LEDs blink red, you SUB100 Subwoofer * for a rich, deeper and spatial need to pair again. sound. To pair again… * The PTA860 and SUB100 are sold separately. 1 - Press the small pairing button ...
If your router has WPS, you can directly connect to the router without scanning for networks. If you have To enjoy the full capabilities of your Philips Android devices in your wireless network that use the WEP TV, your TV must be connected to the Internet.
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Internet does not work Network Settings • If the connection to the router is OK, check the router connection to the Internet. View Network Settings The PC and Internet connection are slow • Look in your wireless router's user manual for You can view all current network settings here.
Use any recent DLNA To watch digital TV channels on your smartphone or certified media server software. tablet with the Philips TV Remote App, you must switch on Wi-Fi Smart Screen. Some scrambled channels might not be available on your mobile device.
1 - Press HOME. To sign in after you did the TV installation… 2 - Select Philips TV Collection and press OK. It will open the Featured apps section. 1 - Press , select All Settings and press OK.
Apps Your favourite Apps are placed on the first row. In this row you will also find the Apps for TV, like Philips TV Collection, Watch TV, TV Guide, Media and others. You can find more apps in the Apps page which can be opened by clicking the Apps icon at the left end of the Favourite apps row.
What You Need • your TV must be connected with the Internet To install apps from the Philips TV Collection or the • you must sign in with your Google Account on TV Google Play™ Store , the TV must be connected to •...
You can lock apps unsuited for children. You can lock 5 - On request, enter the PIN code. 18+ rated apps from the Philips TV Collection or set 6 - To close the Google Play Store, press BACK up a restricted profile in the Home menu.
EXIT to close the menu. Now you can enter the restricted profile. You can lock 18+ rated apps from the Philips TV Collection. This setting controls the 18+ setting in With the PIN code, you can always change the PIN the Philips TV Collection Privacy Settings.
are not using anymore. To open the list of downloaded and system apps… 1 - Press , select All Settings and press OK. 2 - Select Android Settings and press OK. 3 - Select Device > Apps and press OK. 4 - Select an app and press OK.
To select subtitles if available. Internet Start Internet You can browse the Internet on your TV. You can view any Internet website but most of them are not prepared for a TV screen. • Some plug-ins (e.g. to view pages or videos) are not available on your TV.
TV Menu 10.1 About TV Menu If the TV cannot be connected with the Internet, you can use the TV Menu as your Home menu. In the TV Menu, you will find every TV function. 10.2 Open TV Menu To open TV Menu and open an item… 1 - Press ...
11.3 Device Name and Type Sources When you connect a new device to the TV and the TV 11.1 detects the device, you can assign an icon that fits the Switch to a device device type. If you connect a device with an HDMI cable and HDMI CEC, the TV detects the device type automatically and the device gets an appropriate From the list of Sources, you can switch to any of the...
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4 - Select On or Off. 5 - Press (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu.
Customise a Style Settings Any picture setting you adjust, like Colour or Contrast, is stored in the currently selected Picture Style. It allows you to customise each style. 12.1 Only the style Personal can save its settings for Frequent Settings each source in the Sources menu.
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2 - Select Picture and press (right) to enter the Contrast menu. 3 - Select Advanced > Computer. With Contrast, you can adjust the contrast of the 4 - Select On or Off. picture. 5 - Press (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close To adjust the contrast…...
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3 - Select Advanced > Colour > Custom Colour 3 - Select Advanced > Colour > Colour control. Temperature. 4 - Select Saturation, and press (right). 4 - Press the arrows (up) or (down) to adjust 5 - Press the arrows (up) or (down) to adjust the value.
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HDR Upscaling Light Sensor With HDR upscaling you can boost the brightness The Light Sensor adjusts the picture settings and contrast of the picture. The picture is much automatically to the lighting conditions of the room. brighter and has a higher level of contrast between You can switch Light Sensor on or off.
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3 - Select Advanced > Sharpness > Noise Picture Format Reduction. 4 - Select Maximum, Medium, Minimum or Off. Basic 5 - Press (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. 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 MPEG Artefact Reduction...
incoming picture. This is a 1:1 pixel on pixel format. style Personal only. The Sound Style - Personal can Expert mode for HD and PC input. save its settings for each individual source in Sources menu. To restore the style to its original setting… Quick Picture Setting 1 - While watching a TV channel, press .
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the value. To switch on or off… 5 - Press (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close 1 - Press , select All Settings and press OK. the menu. 2 - Select Sound and press (right) to enter the menu.
2 - Select Sound and press (right) to enter the 1 - Press , select All Settings and press OK. menu. 2 - Select Sound and press (right) to enter the 3 - Select Advanced > Audio Out Levelling. menu.
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4 - Select Start and press OK. The TV will search the menu. for the Philips Hue Bridge. If the TV is not yet 3 - Select Advanced > TV Switch Off. connected to your network, the TV will start the 4 - Select Fade Out to Off or Immediate Switch network setup first.
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2 - Select Start and press OK. 3 - Select Ambilight+hue. 3 - Now go to the Philips Hue Bridge and press the 4 - Select Off or On. link button in the middle of the device. This will link 5 - Press ...
3 - Select Screen Off. The screen will switch off. View Configuration 4 - Press (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. With View Configuration, you can view current setup of the Ambilight+hue, network, the Bridge and bulbs. To switch the screen back on, press any key on the remote control.
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You can switch off or adjust the brightness of the 1 - Press , select All Settings and press OK. Philips logo on the front of the TV. 2 - Select General Settings and press (right) to enter the menu.
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the menu. To set the TV Guide information… 1 - Press , select All Settings and press OK. 2 - Select General Settings and press (right) to HDMI Ultra HD enter the menu. 3 - Select Advanced > TV Guide > From the This TV can display Ultra HD signals.
3 - Select Factory Settings. Subtitles 4 - Select OK. 5 - Press (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close Switch On the menu. To switch on Subtitles, press SUBTITLE. You can switch subtitles On, Off or On During Reinstall TV Mute.
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To select a page . . . Text Options 1 - Enter the page number with the number keys. In Text/Teletext, press OPTIONS to select the 2 - Use the arrow keys to navigate. following… 3 - Press a colour key to select a colour-coded subject at the bottom of the screen.
Clock Sleep Timer With the Sleep Timer, you can set the TV to switch to Date and Time Standby automatically after a preset time. To set the Sleep Timer… Automatic 1 - Press , select All Settings and press OK. The standard setting for the TV clock is Automatic.
3 - Select Audio Description > Mixed Volume. Hard of Hearing 4 - Press the arrows (up) or (down) to adjust the value. Some digital TV channels broadcast special audio and 5 - Press (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close subtitles adapted for the hard of hearing or deaf the menu.
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App Lock For more information, in Help, select Keywords and look up APP lock for more information. Set Code / Change Code The Child Lock PIN code is used to lock or unlock channels or programmes. To set the lock code or to change the current code… 1 - Press , select All Settings and press OK.
3 - You can browse and play your files. 4 - To stop playing videos, photos and music, Videos, Photos and press EXIT. Music 13.3 From a Cloud Storage Service 13.1 From a USB Connection You can view photos or play music and videos you uploaded on a storage service in the online cloud*.
13.5 Play your Videos Control Bar To show or hide the control bar when a video is playing, press INFO*. 1 - Playback control bar - : Jump to the previous photo in a folder - : Jump to the next photo in a folder - ...
Internet or vice versa. The TV might have switched to From the Internet automatically. TV Guide To make the recordings available in the list of recordings, switch to the setting that was selected when the recordings were made. 14.1 What You Need 14.3 With the TV Guide you can view a list of the current Using the TV Guide...
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3 - Select Set Reminder and press OK. 4 - Press BACK to close the menu. To clear a reminder… 1 - Press TV GUIDE and select a programme with the reminder. 2 - Press OPTIONS. 3 - Select Clear Reminder and press OK. 4 - Press ...
Schedule a Recording Recording and You can schedule a recording of an upcoming programme for today or a few days from today Pause TV (maximum of 8 days away). The TV will use the data from the TV Guide to start and end the recording. To record a programme…...
set the time margin added to a recording 15.2 automatically. You can add up to 45 minutes to a Pause TV recording. 5 - Press BACK to close the menu. What You Need You can pause a digital TV broadcast and resume Manual Recording watching it a bit later.
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4 - Press (Stop) to watch the broadcast live.
Download the Philips TV Remote App from your 16.4 favourite app store today. The Philips TV Remote App is available for iOS and Android and is free of charge. This TV is MHL™ compliant. If your mobile device is also MHL compliant, you can 16.2...
Games 17.1 What You Need On this TV, you can play games… • from the Apps in the Home menu • from the Google Play™ Store in the Home menu • from a connected Game Console Games apps must be downloaded and installed on TV before you can play them.
• Rhytm - Based on audio dynamics • Party - A mix of all Follow Audio styles, one after Ambilight the other 18.1 Follow Colour Ambilight Style You can set Ambilight to follow the video or the audio Follow Video dynamics of a TV programme.
18.3 Ambilight Settings For more information, in Help, select Keywords and look up Ambilight, Settings for more information. 18.4 Lounge Light Mode The lounge light mode of your TV allows you to switch on the Ambilight when the TV is in standby. So you can light up your room with Ambilight.
Using Now on TV Top Picks To open Now on TV… 1 - Press TOP PICKS to open the Top Picks 19.1 menu. About Top Picks 2 - Select Now on TV at the top of the screen and press OK.
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About Video on Demand With Video on Demand , you can rent movies from an online rental video store. You can let Video on Demand do some personalised recommendations of movies, based on your country, the TV installation and the programmes you watch regularly.
Netflix If you have a Netflix membership subscription, you can enjoy Netflix on this TV. Your TV must be connected to the Internet. In your region, Netflix might only come available with future software updates. Press key on your remote control to open the Netflix App.
Menu. 2 - Select Multi View, and press OK. Multi View 3 - Select Multi View: On on screen. The channel you were watching appears in the small screen. 21.1 To hide the small screen, select Multi View: Off on screen.
1 - Insert the USB flash drive into your computer. 2 - On the USB flash drive, locate the Software file update.htm and double click it. 3 - Click Send ID. 4 - If new software is available, download the .zip 22.1 file.
22.3 22.6 Automatic software update Announcements Switch on Automatic software update to update your You can receive an announcement on new TV TV software automatically. Leave the TV in standby software available for download or other software when not in use. related issues.
• Visible Screen Size : 164cm / 65 inch notice. For more specification details of this product, • On Mode Power Consumption (W) : 118W www.philips.com/TVsupport • Annual Energy Consumption (kWh) * : 164kWh • Standby Power Consumption (W) : 0.5W Power •...
Supported media server software (DMS) • You can use any DLNA V1.5 certified media server software (DMS class). • You can use the Philips TV Remote app (iOS and Android) on mobile devices. Performance may vary, depending on the capabilities...
Disconnect the power cable from the power outlet. keys have specific functions and cannot open Help. Wait 5 minutes before you reconnect the power cable. If the blinking reoccurs, contact Philips TV TV Help on your tablet, smartphone or computer Consumer Care.
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• Make sure that the volume is not muted or set to Picture zero. • Make sure that the TV audio output is connected to No picture / distorted picture the audio input on the Home Theatre System. • Make sure that the antenna is properly connected to Sound should be heard from the HTS speakers.
Online Help • Look in your wireless router's user manual for information on indoor range, transfer rate and other To solve any Philips TV related problem, you can factors of signal quality. consult our online support. You can select your DHCP language and enter your product model number.
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cause severe injury, irrepairable damage to your TV or void your warranty.
The remote control may contain coin-type batteries from the power outlet immediately. which can easily be swallowed by small children. Contact Philips TV Consumer Care to have the TV Keep these batteries out of reach of children at all checked before use.
Humidity In rare occasions, depending on temperature and humidity, minor condensation can occur on the inside of the TV glass front (on some models). To prevent this, do not expose the TV to direct sunlight, heat or extreme humidity. If condensation occurs, it will disappear spontaneously while the TV is playing for a few hours.
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Copyrights 27.1 27.5 MHL, Mobile High-Definition Link and the MHL Logo Microsoft are trademarks or registered trademarks of the MHL, LLC. Windows Media Windows Media is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. 27.2 HDMI Microsoft PlayReady...
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Partially Sighted 65 Pause TV 74 Disposal of TV or Batteries 86 Perfect Natural Motion 54 DMR, Digital Media Renderer 39 Philips Logo, Brightness 61 Photo camera, connect 34 Photos, Videos and Music 68 EasyLink, HDMI-CEC 26 Picture Format 54...
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Sound, Auto Volume Levelling 56 Standby Mode 12 Switch Off Timer 60 Teletext 22 Terms of Use 95 Terms of Use, Philips TV Collection 40 Treble 55 TV Guide Data 71 TV on Demand 80 Ultra Resolution 53 Unicable 14...
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