Contents 1 Get Support 12.2 Connect to Network 1.1 Identify and Register your TV 12.3 Network Settings 1.2 TV Help and User Manual 13 Smart TV 1.3 On-line Help and User Manual 13.1 Setup Smart TV 1.4 Consumer Care / Repair 13.2 Smart TV Start Page 2 Software 13.3 App Gallery...
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22 Open Source 22.1 Open Source Software 22.2 Open Source License 23 Disclaimer regarding services and/or software offered by third parties Index...
On-line Help and User Get Support Manual To solve any Philips TV related problem, you can Identify and Register your TV consult our online support. You can select your language and enter your product model number. Identify your TV - TV model number and serial Go to www.philips.com/TVsupport.
back on again. Please wait. Software Do not . . . • use the remote control • remove the USB memory device from the TV • press twice Update Software • press the power switch on the TV The TV switches itself off (for 10 seconds) and then back on again.
Quick Guide Remote Control Batteries and Cleaning Replace batteries If the TV does not react on a key press on the remote Standby / On control, the batteries might be empty. To switch the TV on or back to Standby. To replace the batteries, open the battery 2 - Playback and Record compartment on the back of the remote control.
2 - SMART TV To open the Smart TV start page. IR sensor Colour keys Direct selection of options. Blue key , opens Help. The TV can receive commands from a remote control that uses IR (infrared) to send commands. If you use 4 - ...
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/TVsupport. Use the model number of the TV to look for the Quick Start Guide to download.
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On or Standby Before you switch on the TV, make sure you plugged in the mains power in the POWER connector on the back of the TV. Switch On • Press the small joystick key on the back of the TV. Switch to standby To switch the TV to standby, press ...
HDMI ports support HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection). HDCP is a copy protection signal Connections that prevents copying content from a DVD disc or Blu- ray Disc. Also referred to as DRM (Digital Rights Management). Connectivity guide Component Always connect a device to the TV with the highest quality connection available.
Headphones Audio Device You can connect a set of headphones to the connection on the side of the TV. The HDMI ARC connection is a mini-jack 3.5mm. You can adjust the volume of the headphones separately. Only HDMI 1 on the TV have HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel).
TV buddy. connections. Download the Philips TV Remote App from your favourite app store today. The Philips TV Remote App is available for iOS and Screen Delay Android and is free of charge. The normal delay when sharing a screen with Miracast is about 1 second.
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When the USB Hard Drive is formatted, leave it USB Flash Drive connected permanently. You can view photos or play your music and videos from a connected USB flash drive. Insert a USB flash Warning drive in one of the USB connections on the TV while the TV is switched on.
Switch Source Source List • To open the sources menu, press SOURCES . • To switch to a connected device, select the device with the arrows (Right) or (Left) and press OK. • To close the source menu without switching to a device, press ...
for channels Channels 1 - Select Start now and press OK. 2 - Select Update channels to only add new digital channels. 3 - Select Start and press OK to update channels. About Channels and Switch This can take a few minutes. Channels Quick reinstall ...
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With Channel list copy, you can copy the channels select Search and press OK. installed on one TV onto another Philips TV of the To enter a specific digital frequency yourself, use the same range. With Channel list copy, you avoid the remote control digit keys.
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the TV. 3 - To start the channel list upload, • Both TVs have compatible software versions. press (Home) > Settings > All settings > Channels > Expert mode settings > Channel List Copy > Copy to TV and press OK.
To read more information, in Help, press the colour Video Selection Keywords and look up Audio Language. Digital TV channels can offer multi video signals (multi- feed broadcast), different camera viewpoints or angles of the same event or different programmes on Dual I-II one TV channel.
Select Channel Filter Lock or Unlock Channel LIST > OPTIONS > Digital/analogue LIST > OPTIONS > Lock channel, Unlock channel Select one of channel combinations showing in the channel list. To prevent children from watching a channel, you can lock a channel.
and press OK. Text Pages 3 - Select the channel to reorder and press OK. 4 - Press the Navigation buttons to move the To open Text/Teletext press TEXT, while you are highlighted channel to another location and watching TV channels. press OK.
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Text Setup Text language Some digital TV broadcasters have several Text languages available. Set teletex preference language (Home) > Settings > All settings > Region and language > Language > Primary text, Secondary text Text 2.5 If available, Text 2.5 offers more colours and better graphics.
Change Day TV Guide If the TV guide information comes from the broadcaster, you can press + to view the schedule of one of the next days. Press - to go back to the previous day. What You Need Alternatively, you can press ...
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Set a Recording You can set a recording in the TV Guide. In the TV Guide, a programme set to be recorded is marked with . To see the recording list, press Recordings , a programme set to be recorded is marked with ...
To record a programme… Recording and 1 - Press TV GUIDE. 2 - On the TV guide, select the channel and programme you wish to record. Press (Right) Pause TV or (Left) to scroll through the programmes of a channel.
a button and use the (up) or (down) keys to Replay set the hours and minutes. 9 - Select Schedule and press OK to schedule the Since the TV stores the broadcast you are watching, manual recording. you can mostly replay the broadcast for a few The recording will appear in the list of scheduled seconds.
Photo Options Videos, Photos and With a photo on screen, press OPTIONS to… Music List/Thumbnails View photos with list view or thumbnails view. Shuffle off, Shuffle on 10.1 View the pictures in sequential order, or at random. From a USB Connection Repeat, Play once View the pictures repeatedly or once only.
Video Options During the video playback, press OPTIONS to… Subtitles Display the subtitles if available, select On, Off, or On during mute. Charater set Select one of system for charater. Audio language Play the audio language if available. Status Display file information, like sound mode.
ideal sound settings. • Audio out - Set the TV to play the sound on TV or Open TV Setting on the connected audio system. • Ambilight style* - Select one of preset Ambilight Menus styles. • Ambilight+hue* - Switch Ambilight+hue on or off. •...
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Note: Setting of brightness much away from Custom a style reference value (50) may result lower contrast. You can adjust and stored picture settings in in the currently selected picture style, like Colour, Contrast or Sharpness. Expert mode picture settings Restore a style Colour Settings To restore the style to its original setting, go...
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settings > Picture > Expert mode Contrast Settings settings > Gamma Contrast Modes Press the arrows (up) or (down) to set a non- linear setting for picture luminance and contrast. (Home) > Settings > All settings > Picture > Expert mode settings >...
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extreme picture formats can still show black bars. Natural Motion • Fit to screen – automatically zooms in the picture (Home) > Settings > All to fill the screen without distortion. Black bars may be settings > Picture > Expert mode visible.
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(Home) > Settings > All Restore a style settings > Sound > Advanced > Delta volume To restore the style to its original setting, select back The Delta volume setting can be used to adjust to to Sound style, then press ...
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- SPDIF output (DIGITAL AUDIO OUT) will be HbbTV Settings - Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV disabled when streaming Dolby Digital Plus content. (Home) > Settings > All Settings > Channels > HbbTV settimgs > HbbTV Digital out levelling (Home) > Settings > All If a TV channel offers HbbTV pages, you must first settings >...
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• The setting Standard allows maximum up to Ultra HDMI-CEC Connection - EasyLink HD (50Hz or 60Hz) YCbCr 4:2:0 signals. • The setting Off is to watch videos with Full HD. Connect HDMI CEC-compatible devices to your TV, you can operate them with the TV remote * Available when Source is set to HDMI 2 or HDMI 3 control.
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> Philips logo brightness press a key on the remote control during a 4 hour period. Adjust the brightness of the Philips logo on the front • TV switches off if not receiving a TV signal nor a of the TV.
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for a programme. You can set a preferred primary and preset time secondary subtitle language. If subtitles in one of (Home) > Settings > All settings > Region and these languages are available, the TV will show the language > Clock > Sleep timer. subtitles you selected.
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screen. (Home) > Settings > All settings > Universal access > Audio description > Audio description > Mixed volume, Audio effects, Speech • Select Mixed volume, you can mix the volume of the normal audio with the audio commentary. Press the arrows ...
> Network > Connect to network > WPS Home Network If your router has WPS, you can directly connect to To enjoy the full capabilities of your Philips Smart TV, the router without scanning for networks. If you have your TV must be connected to the Internet.
(Home) > Settings > All network with Static IP addressing, set the TV to Static settings > Network > Clear Internet Memory With Clear Internet Memory you clear your Philips server registration and parental rating settings, your Network Configuration - Static IP Configuration video store app logins, all Philips App Gallery favourites, Internet bookmarks and history.
App gallery does not hold what you are looking for, try the World Wide Web and surf the Internet on TV. Smart TV Search With Search, you can search the App Gallery for 13.1 relevant Apps. Setup Smart TV Enter a keyword in the text field, select and press OK to start searching.
Ambilight Follow Flag (Home) > Settings > All settings > Ambilight > Ambilight style > Follow 14.1 flag Ambilight Style Select one of the preset flag styles. (Home) > Settings > All settings > Ambilight > Ambilight style Follow App You can select the way Ambilight follows.
2 - Select Start now and press OK. The TV will 3 - First indicate where you placed the bulb relative search for the Philips Hue Bridge. If the TV is not yet to the TV. A correct setting of the Angle will send the connected to your network, the TV will start the correct Ambilight colour to the bulb.
> Ambilight > Ambilight + hue > Lounge light+hue If you installed Ambilight+hue, you can let the hue bulbs follow Lounge light from Ambilight. The Philips hue lamps will expand the Lounge light effect across the room. (Home) > Settings > All settings >...
Freeview 15.1 About Freeview This TV is certified by Freeview. Never miss a thing with Freeview! Find out what’s on now, next or over the next 7 days with the easy to use TV guide. Looking for your favourite show? Use Search for quick access to all your favourite on demand from ABC iview, SBS On Demand, 7+, 9Now and 10 Play.
Environmental 16.1 End of Use Disposal of your old product and batteries Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means that the product is covered by the European Directive 2012/19/EU.
> HDMI 2/3 > HDMI Ultra HD notice. For more specification details of this product, This TV can display Ultra HD signals. Some devices - www.philips.com/TVsupport connected with HDMI - do not recognise a TV with Power Ultra HD and might not work correctly or show •...
Philips startup screen > User manual to find the information you are looking When the TV is in standby, a Philips startup screen is for. Select a keyword to go the most relevant page in displayed, then the TV returns to standby mode. This the User manual.
18.5 window on TV screen. (e.g. video in internet browser OLED Screen Care page) Philips TV is equipped with the following to take care of OLED screen: TV Display refreshing • Pixel shift To protect the screen, OLED TV need refreshing Constantly shift pixels position over time to reduce process over time.
Press Settings > Help > Check the TV. switches back to Vivid at startup, the TV is in Shop If the video clip stays black, call Philips. Wait until the location. Set the TV to Home location for use at clip ends and select Contact info in the Help menu.
• If the Internet connection is OK, but cannot connect look up HDMI Ultra HD. to Philips Smart TV server, you can perform “Clear • If there are intermittent sound disruptions, make Internet Memory” via (Home) > Settings > All sure that output settings from the HDMI device are settings >...
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, which is the manufacturer of the for early integration in its products. product. TP Vision is the warrantor in relation to the TV with which this booklet was packaged. Philips and the Philips Shield Emblem are registered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Copyrights 21.1 21.5 Wi-Fi Alliance MHL, Mobile High-Definition Link and the MHL Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of the MHL, Wi-Fi®, the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo, the Wi-Fi logo are LLC. registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance. 21.2 HDMI 21.6 The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI Logo are Other Trademarks...
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It is intended to conform to the IEEE POSIX P1003.2/ISO 9945.2 Shell and Tools standard. Open Source It offers functional improvements over sh for both programming and interactive use. In addition, most sh scripts can be run by Bash 22.1 without modification.
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findutils (4.2.31) Inetutils is a collection of common network programs. The GNU Find Utilities are the basic directory Source: http://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/ searching utilities of the GNU operating system. These programs are typically used in conjunction with iptables (1.4.15) other programs to provide modular and powerful For Cross connection.
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implementation, support and improvements for Source: https://modules.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/M libusb. ain_Page This piece of software is made available under the terms and conditions of the libusb license, which can mtd-utils be found below. The aim of the system is to make it simple to provide Source: a driver for new hardware, by providing a generic http://libusb.wiki.sourceforge.net...
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Source: http://www.openssl.org/ u-Boot (2011.12) The uboot will load the linux kerenl to dram,and jump procps (ps, top) (3.2.8) to run . procps is the package that has a bunch of small This piece of software is made available under the useful utilities that give information about processes terms and conditions of the u-Boot loader license, using the /proc filesystem.
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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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Digital Out Menu Optical - Digital Audio Out Digital Out Offset Dynamic Contrast Dynamic surround Parental Rating Pause TV Philips Support End of Use Photos, Videos and Music Energy Saving Picture Clean, Noise Reduction Equalizer Picture Contrast Menu Picture Contrast Mode...
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Picture Format Update Software Picture Motion Update Software - Internet Picture Motion Style Update Software - Local Updates Picture Style Update Software - OAD Picture, Colour Update Software - USB Picture, Contrast USB Flash Drive Picture, Sharpness USB Hard Drive Postal code USB Hard Drive - Format Power Cable...
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