Contents 1 TV Tour 10.7 More 1.1 Professional Mode 10.8 Professional Settings 10.9 Google Account 2 Setting Up 2.1 Read Safety 11 Android TV Home Screen 2.2 TV Stand and Wall Mounting 11.1 About the Android TV Home Screen 2.3 Tips on Placement 11.2 Open the Android TV Home Screen 2.4 Power Cable 11.3 Android TV Settings...
TV Tour Professional Mode What you can do In Professional Mode ON, you can have access to a large number of expert settings that enable advanced control of the TV’s state or to add additional functions. This mode is intended for installations of TV’s in places such as hotels, cruise ships, stadia or any other business area where such control is required.
Quick Start Guide that came with the TV. In case you lost this guide, you can download it Tips on Placement from www.philips.com. Use the product type number of the TV to look for • Position the TV where light does not shine directly the Quick Start Guide to download.
Antenna Cable Insert the antenna plug firmly into the Antenna socket at the back of the TV. You can connect your own antenna or an antenna signal from an antenna distribution system. Use an IEC Coax 75 Ohm RF antenna connector. Use this antenna connection for DVB-T and DVB-C input signals.
Switching On and 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. The indicator light at the bottom of the TV lights up. Switch on Press ...
Middle Remote Control Key overview SETTINGS To open the settings menu. Standby / On To switch the TV on or back to Standby. 2 - GUIDE To open a list of the current and scheduled TV programmes of your channels.
Bottom Cleaning Your remote control is treated with a scratch-resistant coating. To clean the remote control, use a soft damp cloth. Never use substances such as alcohol, chemicals or household cleaners on the remote control. Clock To display the clock. ...
Width 1113.04 mm - Height 653.98 mm - Depth 87.20 mm - Weight ± 10.64 kg • with TV stand: Width 1113.04 mm - Height 679.23 mm - Depth 256.16 mm - Weight ± 10.86 kg 55HFL5214U • without TV stand: Width 1226.8 mm - Height 718.81 mm - Depth 86.55 mm - Weight ±...
Copy protection HDMI cables support HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Connect Devices Content Protection). HDCP is a copy protection signal that prevents copying content from a DVD disc or Blu- ray Disc. Also referred to as DRM (Digital Rights Management). Connect Devices Connectivity Guide HDMI ARC All of the HDMI connections on the TV have HDMI...
Use an HDMI cable to connect a Home Theatre Professional Mode OFF Press // Home. System (HTS) to the TV. You can connect a Philips Press (down), select Settings and press OK. Soundbar or an HTS with a built-in disc player.
Game Console HDMI For best quality, connect the game console with a High speed HDMI cable to the TV. Audio to video synchronisation (sync) If the sound does not match the video on screen, you can set a delay on most Home Theatre Systems with a disc player to match the sound with the video.
Computer Connect You can connect your computer to the TV and use the TV as a PC monitor. With HDMI Use an HDMI cable to connect the computer to the Ideal Setting If you connect a computer, we advice you to give the connection, on which the computer is connected, the correct device type name in the Source menu.
Videos, Photos and Music From a USB Connection You can view your photos or play your music and videos from a connected USB flash drive or USB Hard Drive. 1 - Progress bar With the TV switched on, plug in a USB flash drive or a 2 - Playback control bar USB Hard Drive to one of the USB connections.
View Photos Photo Options During the video playback, press OPTIONS, Open photo folder select Info and press OK to... 1 - Press CHANNELS, select Sources. 2 - Select Media • Mark as favourites Browser, select Photos and press OK. •...
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3 - Mark as favourites 4 - Play all music 5 - Shuffle: play your files in a random order 6 - Repeat: plays all music in this folder once or continuously Music Options During playing the music, press OPTIONS, select Info and press OK to...
TV Guide Using the TV Guide Open the TV Guide To open the TV Guide, press TV GUIDE. The TV Guide shows the channels of the selected tuner. Press TV GUIDE again to close. The first time you open the TV Guide, the TV scans all TV channels for programme information.
Games Play a Game From a Game Console To start a game from a Game Console… Switch on the Game Console. Professional Mode OFF Press // Home, select Apps. Choose Sources and press OK. Start the game. Press BACK repeatedly or press EXIT or stop the app with its dedicated exit/stop button.
Professional Menu 10.1 About the Professional Menu From the Professional Menu App, you can start any activity you can do with the TV. The left part of the Professional Menu App is When opening the Professional Menu App, the organised in rows… background application/content playback will stop.
Open a Channel List What You Need To open the current channel list… If an app on your mobile device has Google Cast, you can cast your app on this TV. On the mobile app, look 1. Press, to switch to TV. for the Google Cast icon.
device type set to Player. • Bill : It allows the hotel guest to view his/her hotel bill during his/her stay. (Only in Professional To set the TV to the ideal setting manually . . . Mode ON.) 1 - Select // Home > More > Settings •...
Sign In • Personal - Your personal choices made in Personalise picture and sound To enjoy the full capabilities of your Philips Android • Original - Most neutral sound setting TV, you can sign in to Google with your Google •...
Adjust the picture colour Home Screen and open an item… Press // Home > Settings > 1 - Press Menu and navigate to ‘Philips Collection’, Picture > Colour. then press OK. Press the arrows (up) or (down) to adjust the colour saturation value of the picture.
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Note: Setting of brightness much away from details in the dark, middle and light areas of the reference value (50) may result lower contrast. picture. Advanced Picture Settings Video Contrast, Gamma Video contrast Colour Settings Press // Home > Settings > Advanced Colour Settings Picture >...
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Picture Format TV placement If the picture is not filling the whole screen, if black Press // Home > Settings > Sound > TV bars are showing on the top or bottom or at both Placement. sides, you can adjust the picture to fill the screen Select On a TV stand or On the wall to have best completely.
Home Network the commentary audio, like stereo or fading sound. • Select Speech to set speech To enjoy the full capabilities of your Philips Android preference, Descriptive or Subtitles. TV, your TV must be connected to the Internet. Connect the TV to a home network with a high-speed Internet connection.
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and Networks > Connect to Network > WPS WITH Connect to Network PIN Code. Wireless Connection If your router has WPS with a PIN code, you can directly connect to the router without scanning for What You Need networks. If you have devices in your wireless network that use the WEP security encryption system, To connect the TV to the Internet wirelessly, you need you cannot use WPS.
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Sign In You can view all current network settings here. The IP and MAC address, signal strength, speed, encryption To enjoy the full capabilities of your Philips Android method, etc. TV, you can sign in to Google with your Google Account.
With the on-screen keyboard, enter your email Watching channels address and password, press the same OK key to sign in. Tune to a Channel To start watching TV channels, press . The TV Android Settings tunes to the channel you last watched. You can set or view several Android specific settings Switch channels or information.
Select a Subtitle Language Mono / Stereo If none of the preferred subtitle languages are You can switch the sound of an analogue channel to available, you can select another subtitle language if Mono or Stereo. available. If no subtitle languages are available, you To switch to Mono or Stereo…...
to close the menu. 4 - Select Search and press OK. You can enter a frequency yourself to find a channel or let the TV search for a channel. Press (right) to select Search and press OK to search for a channel Automatic Channel Update automatically.
To view the current TV software version… favourite app store today. 1 - Press //, select Settings and The Philips TV Remote App is available for iOS and press OK. Android and is free of charge. 2 - Select Update Software > Current Firmware and press OK.
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TV. Download the latest software... 1 - Launch the Internet Explorer. 2 - Enter the Philips support site at url http://www.philips.com/support . 3 - Enter the model number. (You can find your model number from the label on the rear of the TV. ) 4 - When enter your TV’s product page, select...
Change to a different picture format. Philips startup screen Picture position is incorrect When the TV is in standby, a Philips startup screen is Picture signals from some devices may not fit the displayed, then the TV returns to standby mode. This screen correctly.
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- The transfer performance of the USB storage device Sound may limit the data transfer rate to the TV which causes poor playback. No sound or poor sound quality If no audio signal is detected, the TV automatically switches the audio output off — this does not indicate Wi-Fi, Internet and Bluetooth malfunction.
12.2 Online Help To solve any Philips TV related problem, you can consult our online support. You can select your language and enter your product model number. Go to www.philips.com/support On the support site you can find your country's telephone number to contact us as well as answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs).
If liquids are spilt on or into the TV, disconnect the TV controls. from the power outlet immediately. • ALWAYS route cords and cables connected to your Contact Philips TV Consumer Care to have the TV television so they cannot be tripped over, pulled or checked before use. grabbed.
• Replacement of a battery with an incorrect type that 13.2 can defeat a safeguard (for example, in the case of Health Care Facility some lithium battery types). Apparatus • Disposal of a battery into fire or a hot oven, or mechanically crushing or cutting of a battery, that can result in an explosion.
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17.2 Open Source License Open Source 17.3 17.1 Announcements Open Source Software You can receive an announcement on new TV This television contains open source software. TP software available for download or other software Vision Europe B.V. hereby offers to deliver, upon related issues.
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