Contents 10.2 Options on Internet 1 What's new 11 TV Menu 1.1 Home and channels 1.2 Apps and Philips TV Collection 11.1 About TV Menu 11.2 Open TV Menu 2 Setting Up 12 Sources 2.1 Read Safety 2.2 TV Stand and Wall Mounting 12.1 Switch to a device...
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26.1 Safety 26.2 Screen Care 27 Terms of Use 27.1 Terms of Use - TV 27.2 Terms of Use - Smart TV 27.3 Terms of Use - Philips TV Collection 28 Copyrights 28.1 MHL 28.2 HDMI 28.3 Dolby Audio 28.4 DTS-HD Premium Sound ™...
Philips TV Collection All your premium apps are available within the Philips TV Collection app. Launch it using the banner on the Apps row. The Philips TV Collection app will also contain recommendations for new Apps and more. “Play Next” channel You can always know what to watch next from Play Next channel on the Home screen.
You can find the instructions for mounting the TV stand in the Quick Start Guide that came with the TV. In case you lost this guide, you can download it from www.philips.com. Use the product type number of the TV to look for Note: 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.
Remote Control Key Overview TV Menu To open the TV Menu with typical TV functions. 2 - SOURCES To open or close the Sources menu. 3 - INFO To open or close programme info. Standby / On 4 - ...
remote control keyboard, you need to pair (link) the TV with the remote control. When you started the initial TV installation, the TV invited you to long press the PAIR key, and by doing so, the pairing was done. Note: 1 - Once the remote control has entered pairing mode successfully, the blue LED indicator ring around the microphone on the front side of the remote...
2 - Speak out what you are looking for with clear Press OK to confirm the text. pronunciation. You can speak for 10 seconds before On-screen Keyboard the microphone switches off. It might take some time If you use the on-screen keyboard to enter text, you for the results to appear.
Batteries If the TV does not react on a key press on the remote control, the batteries might be empty. To replace the batteries, open the battery compartment on the keyboard side of the remote control. 1 - Use a small coin or other small, blunt object and press the rectangular shaped release button to open the battery lid.
Keys on TV Switching On and If you lost the remote control or its batteries are empty, you can still do some basic TV operations. To open the basic menu… 1 - With the TV switched on, press the joystick key on On or Standby the back of the TV to bring up the basic menu.
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 ...
Channel Options Favourite Channels Open options About Favourite Channels While watching a channel, you can set some options. Depending on the type of channel you are watching In a favourite channel list, you can collect the (analogue or digital) or depending on the TV settings channels you like.
Add a Range of Channels Closed Caption To add a consecutive range of channels to a You can display closed captions at all times or only Favourites List in one go, you can use Select Range. when the TV is muted. To add a range of channels…...
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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> Channels > Channel List Copy > Copy to TV and press OK. Enter your PIN code if necessary. 4 - The TV notifies you if the channel list is copied to the TV successfully. Unplug the USB flash drive. To Installed TVs Depending on whether your TV is already installed or not, you must use a different method to upload a...
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...
need to unpair a paired device first if the maximum number of paired devices was reached. DVD Player 5 - Select the type of device and press OK. 6 - Press (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close Use an HDMI cable to connect the DVD player to the the menu.
3 - Press (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close connected permanently. the menu. Game Console HDMI For best quality, connect the game console with a High speed HDMI cable to the TV. Y Pb Pr Connect the game console with a component video cable (Y Pb Pr) and an audio L/R cable to the TV.
5 - When the USB Hard Drive is formatted, leave it 7.11 connected permanently. USB Flash Drive For more information, in Help, press the colour Keywords and look up Pause TV, You can view photos or play your music and videos Recording, or Apps.
the user manual of the digital photo camera. Ultra HD on USB With DVI to HDMI You can view photos in Ultra HD resolution from a Alternatively, you can use a DVI to HDMI adapter connected USB device or flash drive. The TV will (sold separately) to connect the PC to HDMI and an downscale the resolution to Ultra HD if the resolution audio L/R cable (mini-jack 3.5mm) to AUDIO IN L/R...
If your router has WPS with a PIN code, you can directly connect to the router without scanning for To enjoy the full capabilities of your Philips Android networks. If you have devices in your wireless TV, your TV must be connected to the Internet.
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What You Need Network Configuration - Static IP Configuration To connect the TV to the Internet, you need a Settings > Wireless and Networks > Wired or Wi- network router with a connection to the Internet. Use a high-speed (broadband) connection Fi >...
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.
are not using anymore. 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.
TV Menu 11.1 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. 11.2 Open TV Menu To open TV Menu and open an item… 1 - Press ...
12.3 Device Name and Type Sources When you connect a new device to the TV and the TV 12.1 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...
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 ...
Colour, Contrast, Sharpness, Brightness Settings Adjust the picture colour Settings > Picture > Colour. 14.1 Press the arrows (up) or (down) to adjust the Picture colour saturation value of the picture. Picture Settings Adjust the picture contrast Picture Style ...
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level of the colour intensity and the details in bright > Picture > Advanced > Colour > Colour control. colours. Press the arrows (up) or (down) to adjust the value of Hue, Saturation and Intensity, or select Reset all to reset all value to default. Adjust the colour gamut ...
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Note: Advanced Sharpness Settings • Available when SDR (Standard Dynamic Range) Ultra Resolution signal is detected. • Not available when video content is supported HDR. Settings > Picture > Advanced > Sharpness > Ultra Resolution. Select On to have a superior sharpness in line edges HDR Perfect and details.
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Picture distortion is minimal, subtitles To reduce the chances of residual images on the TV remain visible. Not suitable for PC input. Some screen, the screen saver (moving PHILIPS logo) will extreme picture content can still show black bars. be triggered in such circumstances.
can only shift the picture when it is zoomed in. • Zoom – Select on the arrows to zoom in. Clear dialogue • Stretch – Select on the arrows to stretch the picture vertically or horizontally. Settings > All settings > Sound > Expert mode •...
value for TV speaker volume. Settings > All settings > Sound > Advanced > Digital out levelling. * Note: Delta volume is available when the input source is set to HDMI or Analogue sources and the Adjust the loudness level from device which is Audio out is set to TV speakers or HDMI sound connected to digital audio output (SPDIF) or HDMI.
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• Party - A mix of all Follow Audio styles, one after Settings the other > Ambilight > Ambilight+hue > Configure. Setup your Philips Hue bulbs to follow the colours of Ambilight. Follow colour Settings > Ambilight > Ambilight style > Follow colour.
Select Screen off, the TV screen is switched off, to View Configuration or Reset switch the TV screen back on, press any key on the remote control. View current setup of the Ambilight+hue, network, Bridge and bulbs Settings > Ambilight > Ambilight+hue > View Switch on built-in ambient light sensor configuration.
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Settings > General Philips Logo Brightness settings > EasyLink > EasyLink > On. Adjust the brightness of the Philips logo on the front of the TV Operate HDMI CEC-compatible devices with TV Settings > General settings > Philips Logo remote control Brightness.
HDMI Ultra HD Reset TV Settings and Reinstall TV This TV can display Ultra HD signals. Some devices - Reset all settings value to original TV settings connected with HDMI - do not recognise a TV with Settings > General settings > Factory settings. Ultra HD and might not work correctly or show distorted picture or sound.
View the list of installed Apps, check out the free space to download more or uninstall an App. 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. 14.8...
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 - ...
press OK. 2 - Press BACK to close. TV Guide Change Day 16.1 What You Need The TV Guide can show the scheduled programmes for the upcoming days (maximum up to 8 days). With the TV Guide you can view a list of the current Press the colour key ...
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List of Reminders You can view a list of the reminders you have set. List of Reminders To open the list of reminders… 1 - Press TV GUIDE. 2 - Press the colour key Recordings . 3 - At the top of the screen, select ...
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…...
or both scheduled recordings. recordings and reminders. To adjust the start or end time of a scheduled recording… Watch a Recording 1 - Press TV GUIDE. 2 - Press the colour key Recordings . To watch a recording… 3 - At the top of the screen, 1 - Press ...
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Replay Since the TV stores the broadcast you are watching, you can mostly replay the broadcast for a few seconds. To replay a current broadcast… 1 - Press (Pause) 2 - Press (Rewind). You can press repeatedly to select from where you want to start viewing the paused broadcast.
Google Play Store. Download the Philips TV Remote App from your favourite app store today. 18.4 The Philips TV Remote App is available for iOS and Android and is free of charge. This TV is MHL™ compliant. 18.2...
19.1 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.
• Rhytm - Based on audio dynamics • Party - A mix of all Follow Audio styles, one after Ambilight the other 20.1 Follow Colour Ambilight Style You can set Ambilight to follow the video or the audio Follow Video dynamics of a TV programme.
20.3 Ambilight Settings For more information, in Help, press the colour Keywords and look up Ambilight, Settings for more information. 20.4 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.
accepted already when you connected to the Internet.). Top Picks The icon will only appear at the top of the screen when Now on TV is available. 21.1 The TV does not store former recommendations. About Top Picks With Top Picks your TV recommends… Using Now on TV •...
Using TV on Demand 21.4 Video on Demand 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. To open Netflix, press to open the Netflix App.
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 23.1 file.
3 - Press (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close 23.4 the menu. Open Source Software This television contains open source software. TP Vision Europe B.V. hereby offers to deliver, upon request, a copy of the complete corresponding source code for the copyrighted open source software packages used in this product for which such offer is requested by the respective licences.
• Video supported timings also include field/frame Product specifications are subject to change without rate 23.976Hz, 29.97Hz and 59.94Hz notice. For more specification details of this product, • Some resolutions may not be supported in all input www.philips.com/TVsupport sources. Power...
24.8 • You can use any DLNA V1.5 certified media server software (DMS class). Dimensions and Weights • You can use the Philips TV Remote app (iOS and Android) on mobile devices. 55OLED873 Performance may vary, depending on the capabilities •...
Philips startup screen install channels, sort channels, update TV software, connect external devices and use Smart functions on When the TV is in standby, a Philips startup screen is your TV. displayed, then the TV returns to standby mode. This...
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• When normal refreshing message is shown on TV Wait 5 minutes before you reconnect the power screen, follow the onscreen recommended cable. If the blinking reoccurs, contact Philips TV instructions. Consumer Care. • For deep refreshing process, it can be activated manually via Settings >...
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Picture position is incorrect to reduce the chance of image residual phenomenon. • Picture signals from some devices may not fit the Philips TV is equipped with the following to take care screen correctly. Check the signal output of the of OLED screen: connected device.
Online Help device's documentation. • Make sure that the USB storage device is compatible To solve any Philips TV related problem, you can with the TV. consult our online support. You can select your • Make sure that the audio and picture file formats are language and enter your product model number.
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.
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.
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.
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Switching On 11 Terms of Use 72 Terms of Use, Philips TV Collection 26 Troubleshooting 66 TV Guide 50 TV Guide Data 50 TV Guide, Reminder 50 TV on Demand 59 TV placement 5 USB Hard Drive, disk space 20...
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