Contents 1 Home Screen 10.1 About Apps 1.1 Home Screen and Channels 10.2 Google Play 1.2 Open the Home Screen 10.3 Start or Stop an App 1.3 Home Screen Update 10.4 Manage Apps 2 Setting Up 11 Sources 2.1 Read Safety 11.1 Switch to a device 2.2 TV Stand and Wall Mounting 12 Settings...
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21 Help and Support 21.1 Register your TV 21.2 Troubleshooting 21.3 Online Help 21.4 Support and Repair 22 Safety and Care 22.1 Safety 22.2 Screen Care 23 Terms of Use 24 Copyrights 24.1 HDMI 24.2 Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos 24.3 DTS-HD 24.4 Wi-Fi Alliance 24.5 Kensington...
This channel contains your Recommended, Subscriptions or Trending YouTube videos. Home Screen Customize channels Click the Customize channels button to add and remove channels from your Home screen. Home Screen and Channels See also www.support.google.com/androidtv The Home launcher To enjoy the benefits of your Android TV, connect the Accessing settings from Home TV to the Internet.
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Home Screen Update You may receive the update notification from Google and have new version of Home launcher installed. With the new Home launcher, you will have a new look and features on TV’s Home screen. New highlights on your home screen With multiple tabs like Home, Discover, Apps and Search, you can discover movies and shows from your services and popular apps.
• Make sure that the power plug, in the wall socket, is accessible at all times. • When you unplug the power cable, always pull the • 43PUS8106 plug, never pull the cable VESA MIS-F 100x200, M6 (Min.: 10mm, Max.: 12mm) •...
consumption, unplug the power cable to save energy if you do not use the TV for a long period of time. 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.
To open or close the Sources menu. Remote Control 9 - SEARCH To invoke the search by typing. Key Overview Top (for UK models) 1 - Power (Standby / On) To switch the TV on or back to Standby. 2 - Ambilight 1 - Power (Standby / On) To select one of the Ambilight style.
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Middle 1 - EXIT To leave from current menu or App. 2 - Volume Press + or - to adjust the volume level. 3 - Number keys To select a channel directly. 4 - MENU 1 - OK key To open the TV Menu with typical TV functions. To confirm a selection or setting.
4 - MENU To open the TV Menu with typical TV functions. 5 - Channel Press + or - to switch to the next or previous channel in the channel list. To open the next or previous page in Text/Teletext. 6 - Mute Press to mute the sound or to restore it.
Switching On and Make sure the TV is connected to the mains AC power. The indicator light at the bottom of the TV lights up. Switch on Press Power on the remote control to switch the TV on. You can also press the small joystick key on the bottom of the TV to switch the TV on in case you can't find the remote control or its batteries are empty.
Satellite Channel Installation Satellite Installation First Time to Install Channels Please note that before installing channels, you should first change the Channel Installation Mode to the one you want to install. For the Satellite channel Install channels during the first TV installation installation, you need to change Channel Installation On the first TV installation, you can follow on-screen Mode to General Satellite or Preferred Satellite first...
6 - Select the Satellite name to view and change the satellite settings. Once the satellite settings are User Band Number confirmed, press Back and select Next to start the scan. In a Unicable system, each connected satellite tuner must be numbered (e.g. 0, 1, 2 or 3 etc.). The satellite setting items include all information of satellites.
3 - Select Channels > Channel Scan and Channel press OK. Alternatively, while watching a TV channel, you can Channel Installation Options perform the channel scan by... MENU > Navigation Keys up Single RF Scan and Reception Quality > Channels > Channel You can check the quality and signal strength of a digital channel.
menu. 2 - Select Channel Edit and press OK. 3 - Use the Navigation keys to select the channel * Note: You cannot skip the current watching channel. and press Yellow key for Select. 4 - Edit the channel number* and channel name. 5 - Press Back, repeatedly if necessary, to close the Channel Sort menu.
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TV is in standby. Channel Update Message Once the automatic channel update is done, a notification will be displayed when TV leaving from standby mode. To switch off the message of channel update… 1 - While watching TV, press MENU > TV options >...
About Channel Lists Channels After a channel installation, all channels appear on the All channel list. The channels displayed in All Channel list is listed based on genre*. For example: Premium, Premium News, Premium Local, Children, About Channels and Switch Sport and etc.
Favourite channels, or other types of channels. Search for a Channel On channel list page, press different colour keys to do more operations... You can search for a channel to find it in a long list of channels. • Red key Page Up – Jump one page up on channel list.
Programme Restrictions Favourite Channels To prevent children from watching a programme that may not suitable for them, you can set a rating. About Favourite Channels Digital channels can have their programmes rated. When the rating of a programme is equal to or higher In a favourite channel list, you can collect the than the rating you have set, the programme will be channels you like.
* Note: Only one favourite channel list is available Visit the broadcaster's Internet website for more when the installation country is UK. information. Edit a Favourites List - Analogue TV What You Need Interactive TV is only available on digital TV channels. To add a channel to the favourite list…...
HDMI ARC Connect Devices Only HDMI 1 connection on the TV has 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 HDMI 1 on this TV. With the HDMI ARC connection, you do not need to connect the extra audio cable Connectivity Guide that sends the sound of the TV picture to the HTS.
Home > Settings > Device Preferences > Inputs > TV Smart Card auto power on. Digital TV operators provide a CI+ module (Conditional Access Module - CAM) and an HDMI EDID Version accompanying smart card, when you subscribe to Check the HDMI EDID version number. their premium programmes.
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 HDMI ARC connection on the TV to connect.
4 - Select Eject and press OK. Headphones 5 - Wait until the eject procedure is finished and then pull out the flash drive. You can connect a set of headphones to the Ultra HD on USB headphone connector on the back of the TV. The connection is a mini-jack 3.5mm.
Select a Device Bluetooth To select a wireless device… 1 - Press MENU > TV What You Need options > Settings > Remote & Accessories and press OK. You can connect a wireless device with Bluetooth® to 2 - In the list, select the wireless device and this TV –...
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4 - Press Back, repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu.
• If the connection to the router is OK, check the router connection to the Internet. To enjoy the full capabilities of your Philips Android The PC and Internet connection are slow TV, your TV must be connected to the Internet.
IP addressing, set the TV to Static IP. Google Account Sign In To enjoy the full capabilities of your Philips Android TV, you can sign in to Google with your Google Account. By signing in you'll be able to play your favourite games across phone, tablet and TV.
Find more information on www.support.google.com/androidtv Apps Music 10.1 About Apps With YouTube Music you can play your favourite music on TV and buy new music on your computer or You can find your favourite Apps on Apps row in the mobile device.
exit/stop button. and sign in with the Google Account you will use with Google Play on TV. If the App is not on you Home screen, you can add 2 - Go to wallet.google.com to add a card to your via the Apps page or by the Add app to favourites Google Account.
Sources 11.1 Switch to a device From the list of Sources, you can switch to any of the connected devices. You can switch to a tuner to watch TV or switch to your connected devices to watch their programme, a digital receiver or a Blu-ray Disc player.
Remove the black bars on the sides of 4:3 broadcasts. Not recommended for HD or PC. Settings Display the classic 4:3 format. 12.1 Picture Settings Movie expand 14:9 Scale 4:3 format to 14:9. Not recommended for HD or Picture Mode Movie expand 16:9 Select a style Scale 4:3 format to 16:9.
Set the picture to a preset colour temperature or • AI mode - Select AI mode for intelligent switching adjust the setting yourself. of sound mode base on audio content. • User - The sound preferences you set during the Light sensor first start up Select On to adjust the picture settings automatically...
which can add height dimension in sound. With 12.4 height dimension, sound can be precisely placed and Advanced Options moved in three-dimensional space. Reset to Default Audio Reset the current sound settings to default. Set audio preference language 12.3 MENU > TV options > Advanced Options > Audio Language/Primary Audio/Secondary Audio or Audio Power Settings Channel.
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display the subtitle page. Set the HbbTV Cookies HBBTV settings > Cookie Settings. Teletext Set the options according to your preference. MENU > TV options > Advanced Options > Teletext. Set other options Some digital TV broadcasters have several Text languages available.
Ambilight function. 12.5 Other settings Storage Device Preferences Check the device storage. Home > Settings > Device Preferences. System update Home screen Update TV software from local update or from the Customize the home screen. You can enable or Internet. disable the video and audio previews.
Remote and Accessories Audio Language Home > Settings > Remote and Accessories. Set audio preference language You can select the stored bluetooth connection from MENU > TV options > Advanced Options > Audio the list. Language/Primary Audio/Secondary Audio or Audio Channel.
UTC - Coordinated Universal Time information. volume of the normal audio with the audio commentary or set the extra audio effects in the commentary audio. You can adjust th effect with below settings. Correct clock manually • Speaker Automatic date & time > Off. •...
2 - Enable the Ambilight. 3 - Set Ambilight style to Custom colour. Ambilight 4 - Go to Home > Settings > Device Preferences > Ambilight > Custom colour to pick a colour. 5 - Select a colour you want and press OK. 13.1 Ambilight Style 13.3...
14.3 View your Photos Videos, Photos, Music & Text View Photos View a photo 14.1 1 - Press Home, select MMP from the Apps list and From a USB Connection press OK. 2 - Use Navigation keys to select Photo. 3 - Select one of the photos, and press OK.
Display the information of the picture file. Press OK to play or pause the text file preview. Photo Frame image Repeat Set the picture as Photo Frame image. Preview the text files repeatedly or once. Picture Shuffle On, Shuffle Off Adjust the picture settings.
TV Guide 15.1 TV Guide Data With the TV Guide you can view a list of the current and scheduled TV programmes of your channels. Not all channels offer TV Guide information. The TV Guide receives information (data) from broadcasters. The TV can collect TV Guide information for the channels that are installed on the TV.
Smartphones and Tablets 16.1 Google Cast What You Need If an app on your mobile device has Google Cast, you can cast your app on this TV. On the mobile app, look for the Google Cast icon. You can use your mobile device to control what's on TV.
Freeview Play To enjoy Freeview Play*, you need to connect your TV to Internet first. Freeview Play offers: • Watch TV programmes you missed from the last seven days. • Watch live TV and on demand, all in one place without entering an app, you can search Freeview Play programmes in TV Guide.
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 NETFLIX on the remote control to open the Netflix App.
Software 19.1 Update Software Local Updates You need a computer with an high-speed Internet connection and a USB flash drive to upload the software on the TV. Use a USB flash drive with at least 2GB free space. Make sure that write protection is switched off.
1000 hours. You can also find the power consumption values for this product on the Philips website for your country at www.philips.com/TVsupport. Please find out for yourself about the local rules on...
• 2560 x 1440 - 60 Hz 20.3 • 3840 x 2160p - 24 Hz, 25 Hz, 30 Hz, 50 Hz, 60 Hz Operating System Android OS: 20.7 Connectivity Android 10 TV Side 20.4 • Common Interface slot: CI+/CAM Reception •...
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– Character encodings : UTF-8(Unicode), UTF-16, Simplified Chinese, Central Europe, Cyrillic, Western Europe, Greek, Turkish, Hebrew, Korean • Maximum Supported Data Rate : – MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) is supported up to High Profile @ L5.1. 30Mbps – H.265 (HEVC) is supported up to Main / Main 10 Profile up to Level 5.1 40Mbps •...
Philips startup screen influence reception quality. If possible, try to improve When the TV is in standby, a Philips startup screen is the reception quality by changing the antenna displayed, then the TV returns to standby mode. This direction or moving devices away from the TV.
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this channel with Manual Installation. HDMI and USB Poor picture from a device • Make sure that the device is connected properly. HDMI Make sure the device's output video setting is the • Note that HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content highest possible resolution if applicable. Protection) support can delay the time taken for a TV •...
6 - Press Back or EXIT repeatedly to close the menu. 21.3 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/TVsupport...
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.
some lithium battery types). 22.2 • Disposal of a battery into fire or a hot oven, or Screen Care mechanically crushing or cutting of a battery, that can result in an explosion. • Never touch, push, rub or strike the screen with any •...
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Channel, switch to a channel Problems, Wrong menu language Channel, TV guide Product Fiche Channel, Update Connectivity Guide Radio station Consumer Care Contact Philips Reception Quality Register your product Remote control, batteries Digital Text Repair Display mode Disposal of TV or batteries...
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