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Register your product and get support at 8215/8235/8245 series www.philips.com/TVsupport User Manual 50PUN8215 50PUN8235 50PUN8245 55PUN8215 55PUN8235 55PUN8245 65PUN8215 65PUN8235 65PUN8245 70PUN8215 70PUN8235 70PUN8245...
Contents 1 What's new 12 Sources 1.1 Home and channels 12.1 Switch to a device 1.2 Apps and Philips TV Collection 12.2 Options for a TV Input 12.3 Device Name and Type 2 Setting Up 12.4 Rescan Connections 2.1 Read Safety 13 Networks 2.2 TV Stand and Wall Mounting...
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25.3 Leather Care and Maintenance 26 Terms of Use 26.1 Terms of Use - TV 26.2 Terms of Use - Smart TV 26.3 Terms of Use - Philips TV Collection 27 Copyrights 27.1 HDMI 27.2 Dolby Audio 27.3 Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos 27.4 DTS-HD (italics)
All your premium apps are available within the Philips TV Collection app. Launch it using the banner on What's new the Apps row. The Philips TV Collection app will also contain recommendations for new Apps and more. Home and channels The new Home launcher Press ...
• When wall mounted, position the TV up to 15 cm In case you lost this guide, you can download it away from the wall. from www.philips.com. Use the product type number of the TV to look for the Quick Start Guide to download.
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. For more information, in Help, press the colour Keywords and look up Switching On for more information on switching the TV on or off.
To switch back to watch TV or to stop an interactive • Pause , to pause playback TV application. • Stop , to stop playback 4 - Philips TV Collection • Rewind , to rewind To launch Philips TV Collection App. • Fast forward , to go fast forward •...
(within 1m distance) during pairing in order to ensure success. 3 - If the TV does not launch the voice control field when press , pairing was unsuccessful. 4 - It is advisable to wait until the set has fully started up and launched all background processes before pairing mode is entered as the toast message containing further instructions may appear too late,...
household cleaners on the remote control. IR Sensor The TV can receive commands from a remote control that uses IR (infrared) to send commands. If you use such a remote control, always make sure you point the remote control at the infrared sensor on the front of the TV.
the bottom of the TV to bring up the basic menu. 2 - Press left or right to select Volume, Switching On and Channel or Sources. Select Demo, to start a demo movie. 3 - Press up or down to adjust the volume or tune to the next or previous channel.
press BACK to close the menu. Channels If you lock or unlock channels in a channel list, you only have to enter the PIN code just once until you close the channel list. For more information, in Help, press the colour Watching channels ...
Picture-in-picture Create a Favourites List While watching a TV channel or a video from a To create a favourite channels list… connected HDMI device, you can shrink the video to a 1 - Press , to switch to TV. corner and then browse Home screen or apps. 2 - Press OK to open the current channel list.
Rename a Favourites List Audio Language To rename a Favourites List… If the TV channel broadcasts multiple or dual audio languages, you can select your preferred audio 1 - Open the Favourite List you want to rename. language. 2 - Press OPTIONS, select Rename Favourites List and press OK.
With Channel List Copy, you can copy the channels 3 - Press (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close installed on one TV onto another Philips TV of the the menu. same range. With Channel List Copy, you avoid the time-consuming channel search by uploading a predefined channel list on a TV.
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To Installed TVs Depending on whether your TV is already installed or not, you must use a different method to upload a channel list. To an already installed TV 1 - Verify the country setting of the TV. (To verify this setting, see chapter Reinstall All Channels.
HDMI ARC Connect Devices All of the HDMI connections on the TV have HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel). If the device, typically a Home Theatre System (HTS), About Connections also has the HDMI ARC connection, connect it to any of the HDMI connections on this TV. With the HDMI ARC connection, you do not need to connect the Connectivity Guide extra audio cable that sends the sound of the TV...
Connect with HDMI ARC TV are HDMI ARC connections. 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. Smartphones and Tablets...
6 - Press (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Select a Device To select a wireless device… 1 - Select Settings > Wireless and Networks and press OK. 2 - Select Bluetooth > Search Bluetooth Device and press OK. 3 - In the list, select the wireless device and press OK.
Keywords and look up USB Hard Drive. TV, you cannot use the stored recordings on another TV or PC. Do not copy or change recording files on the USB Hard Drive with any PC application. This will corrupt your recordings. When you format another Installation USB Hard Drive, the content on the former will be lost.
from a USB flash drive, in Help, press the colour Special Keys Keywords and look up Photos, Videos and Music. Keys for entering text • Enter key = OK • Backspace = delete character before cursor 7.11 • Arrow keys = navigate within a text field Photo Camera •...
• Make sure that the firewalls in your network allow access to the TV's wireless connection. To enjoy the full capabilities of your Philips Android • If the wireless network does not work properly in TV, your TV must be connected to the Internet.
Settings > Wireless and Networks > Wired or Wi- Fi > Switch On with Wi-Fi (WoWLAN). To enjoy the full capabilities of your Philips Android You can switch this TV on from your smartphone or TV, you can sign in to Google with your Google tablet if the TV is in Standby.
Your favourite Apps are placed on the first row. In this Google on your TV. A Google Account consists of an row you will also find the Apps for TV, like Philips TV email address and a password. If you don't have an Collection, Watch TV, TV Guide, Media and others.
To install an app from the Philips TV Collection… 1 - Press HOME. 2 - Select Philips TV Collection and press OK. It will open the Featured apps section. 3 - Select the “All” tab and press OK. It will display all the apps that are available to the user, including the installed ones.
Browser app to surf the Internet. can sign up for All Access, the Google Play Music Apps can come from the Philips TV Collection or subscription. Alternatively, you can play the music the Google Play™ Store . To get you started, some you already own, stored on your computer.
Apps page or by the Add app to favourites to start an 18+ rated app. This lock is only valid for 18+ item on the Apps row. Some Google Play products rated apps from the Philips apps. and features aren't available in all countries. Restricted profile Find more information www.support.google.com/androidtv...
OK to allow or not allow this app. 8 - Press BACK to go back one step or You can lock 18+ rated apps from the Philips apps. press EXIT to close the menu. This setting controls the 18+ setting in the Philips apps Privacy Settings.
Storage You can see how much storage space - the internal TV memory - you are using for your apps, videos, music, etc. You can see how much free space you still have available for installing new apps. Check your storage if apps start to run slow or in case of app trouble.
Internet 10.1 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.
Quick Menu You can use the Quick Menu as your Home menu. In the Quick Menu, you will find a quick way to access TV functions. To open Quick Menu and open an item… 1 - Press to open Quick Menu. 2 - Select an item and press OK to open or start it.
connected device. Sources 12.3 Device Name and Type 12.1 Switch to a device When you connect a new device to the TV and the TV detects the device, you can assign an icon that fits the From the list of Sources, you can switch to any of the device type.
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Newly connected devices will be added to the Sources menu.
Networks 13.1 Network For more information, in Help, press the colour Keywords and look up Network, for more information on connecting the TV to a network. 13.2 Bluetooth Pairing a Device For more information, in Help, press the colour ...
Restore a Style 1 - Select the picture style you want to restore. Settings 2 - Press the colour key Restore style, and press OK. The style is restored. 14.1 Picture Customise a Style Any picture setting you adjust, like Colour or Contrast, Picture Settings is stored in the currently selected Picture Style.
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Select Red, Green or Blue to switch picture as Advanced Colour Settings selected colour only, or select Off to turn off RGB mode. Settings > Picture > Advanced > Colour. Note: Available only when picture style is ISF Day or ISF Night.
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Select Maximum, Medium, or Minimum to have Dynamic Contrast different degress of smoothing the artefects in digital video content. Settings > MPEG artefacts are mostly visible as small blocks or Picture > Advanced > Contrast > Dynamic jagged edges in on-screen images. contrast.
fill the screen. Picture distortion is minimal, subtitles movies, listening to music or playing a game. Select AI remain visible. Not suitable for PC input. Some mode for intelligent switching of sound style base on extreme picture content can still show black bars. audio content.
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the TV speakers when the device is playing the Custom AI Equalizer sound. Settings > Sound > Personal mode settings > Custom AI Equalizer. Press the arrows (up) or (down) to adjust the level of AI Equalizer. Digital Output Settings Digital output settings are available for optical and TV placement...
System, you can set the TV to sync the sound. You 14.4 can set an offset that compensates for the time General Settings necessary for the Home Theatre System to process the sound of the TV picture. You can set the value in steps of 5ms.
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control > On. Home or Shop Select the location of your TV Note: Settings > General settings > Location. • EasyLink might not work with devices from other brands. Select Shop, the picture style is switched back • The HDMI CEC functionality has different names on to Vivid, and can adjust shop settings.
Dolby Vision content is supported only when HDMI Reset TV Settings and Reinstall TV Ultra HD is set to Optimal . Reset all settings value to original TV settings Settings > General settings > Factory settings. HDMI Auto Game Mode Set the HDMI Auto game mode Redo full TV installation , and set TV status back to ...
Settings > Child lock > App lock. manually. You can lock apps unsuited for children. You can lock 18+ rated apps from the Philips apps or set up a restricted profile in the Home menu. Correct clock manually Settings > Region and language >...
15.3 Most Popular Menu and Last Videos, Photos and Played Menu Music View most popular files or clear the list 1 - Press SOURCES, select USB and 15.1 press OK. From a Computer or NAS 2 - Select USB Devices and select Most popular.
15.5 Video Options Play your Videos Browse video files... Play Videos • List/Thumbnails – List or thumbnails views • Shuffle – Play your files in a random order • Repeat – Plays all videos in this folder once or Open video folder continuously 1 - Press ...
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View a 360 photo 1 - Press SOURCES, select USB and press OK. 2 - Select USB Devices and press (right) to select the USB device you need. 3 - Select 360 Photos and select one of photos, you can press ...
- : Jump to the previous music in a folder 360 Photo Options - : Jump to the next music in a folder - : Rewind Browse 360 photo files... - : Fast forward • List/Thumbnails – List or thumbnails views - ...
1 - Press SOURCES and select Recordings. 2 - In the list of recordings, select the Recording and tabs New, Watched or Expired and press OK to filter your view. Pause TV 3 - With a recording selected in the list, you can remove the recording with the colour ...
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Pause a Programme To pause and resume a broadcast… • To pause a broadcast, press (Pause). A progress bar at the bottom of the screen appears briefly. • To call up the progress bar, press (Pause) again. • To resume watching, press (Play). With the progress bar on screen, press ...
Download the Philips TV Remote App from your favourite app store today. The Philips TV Remote App is available for iOS and Android and is free of charge. 17.2 Google Cast...
18.1 What You Need On this TV, you can play games… • from the Philips TV Collection in the Home menu • from the Google Play Store in the Home menu • from a connected Game Console Games from the Philips TV Collection or the Google Play Store must be downloaded and installed on TV before you can play them.
• the TV must have channels installed. • the TV must be connected to the Internet. Top Picks • the TV Clock must be set to Automatic or Country Dependent. • you must accept the Terms of Use (You might have 19.1 accepted already when you connected to the About Top Picks...
You can select a specific video store if more than one Using TV on Demand is available. To rent a movie… To open TV on Demand… 1 - Navigate the highlight on a movie poster. Limited 1 - Press to open Quick Menu. info will show after some seconds.
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. To open Netflix, press to open the Netflix App.
Alexa. • Wi-Fi network Go to alexa.amazon.com, click on Skills, and search for “Philips Smart TV Voice Control”. The skill will be About Alexa Skill listed in the results. Alexa uses the Alexa Skills to extend the voice control operations.
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 Open Source License To switch on Automatic software update to update About Open Source License your TV software automatically. Leave the TV in standby. README for the source code of the parts of TP Vision Netherlands B.V.
• USB 1 - USB 3.0 software. • Headphones - Stereo mini-jack 3.5mm • You can use the Philips TV Remote app (iOS and • HDMI 1 in - ARC - Ultra HD - HDR Android) on mobile devices. TV Bottom Performance may vary, depending on the capabilities •...
• User manual - Read the user manual for TV new releases. information. • Troubleshooting - Find a solution for frequent ask Go to www.philips.com/TVsupport questions. • Factory settings - Reset all settings to factory settings. 24.2 • Reinstall TV - Reinstall and redo the complete TV Using Help installation.
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Philips startup screen • Restore picture style or change to other picture When the TV is in standby, a Philips startup screen is styles. displayed, then the TV returns to standby mode. This Picture settings change after a while is normal behaviour.
Photos, videos and music from a USB device do not show To solve any Philips TV related problem, you can • Make sure that the USB storage device is set to Mass consult our online support. You can select your Storage Class compliant, as described in the storage language and enter your product model number.
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Do not attemp to repair the TV yourself. This may cause severe injury, irrepairable damage to your TV or void your warranty.
Contact Philips TV Consumer Care to have the TV • NEVER place a television set in an unstable location. checked before use. • NEVER place the television set on tall furniture (for •...
times. • Avoid stationary images as much as possible. Stationary images are images that remain onscreen for extended periods of time. Stationary images include onscreen menus, black bars, time displays, Risk of Overheating etc. If you must use stationary images, reduce screen contrast and brightness to avoid screen damage.
TP Vision to anticipate further developments product. TP Vision is the warrantor in relation to the in standardisation for early integration in its TV with which this booklet was packaged. Philips and products. the Philips Shield Emblem are registered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Copyrights 27.1 HDMI HDMI 27.4 The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition DTS-HD (italics) Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI DTS Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries. For DTS patents, see http://patents.dts.com. Manufactured under license from DTS Licensing Limited.
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.
Support, online 62 Home Theatre System, problems 17 Switching On 10 Ideal viewing distance 5 Terms of Use 66 Terms of Use, Philips TV Collection 25 Troubleshooting 60 Media 44 TV on Demand 52 Media files, from a computer or NAS 44...
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USB Keyboard, connect 19 Video on Demand 53 View Software update history 57 Watch TV 11 Wi-Fi 22 Wired connection 23 Wired Network 22 Wireless Network 22...
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