Contents 1 Safety and notice Safety Compliance Care of the environment Copyright Warranty Trademark notice 2 Overview Main unit Remote control 3 Get started Connect Switch on or off 4 Play from DVB services First-time setup Tune in to TV/radio services Use the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) Use the Personal Video Recorder (PVR) 5 Play from a USB mass storage device...
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6 Setup Program Picture Channel Search Time Option System 7 Update the firmware through a USB storage device 8 Specification...
Safety and notice Read and understand all instructions before you use this product. If damage is caused by failure to follow the instructions, the warranty does not apply. Safety This 'bolt of lightning' indicates uninsulated material within the device may cause an electrical shock.
Modification of the product could result in hazardous radiation of EMC or other unsafe operation. Warning • Never remove the casing of this product. • Never lubricate any part of this product. • Never place this product on other electrical equipment. • Keep this product away from direct sunlight, naked flames or heat. •...
Care of the environment Environmental information All unnecessary packaging has been omitted. We have tried to make the packaging easy to separate into three materials: cardboard (box), polystyrene foam (buffer) and polyethylene (bags, protective foam sheet.) Your system consists of materials which can be recycled and reused if disassembled by a specialized company.
Trademark notice Philips and the Philips’ Shield Emblem are registered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips N.V. and are used by WOOX Innovations Limited under license from Koninklijke Philips N.V. ” ® HDMI, and HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.
Overview Through HMP2500T, you can do the following on your high-definition TV (HDTV): • Receive digital TV/ radio programs from the latest Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB-T2) services; • Schedule your watching, listening, or recording of the programs; • Play media that you store on the USB device.
CH+/CH- • DVB: Select the next or previous service • Increase or decrease the volume k Power indicator Remote control Switch HMP2500T on or to standby mode • Press Select TV resolutions Press TV MODE repeatedly • Select media sources...
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USB: Back one level • Select a TV/ radio service (CH+) / (CH-) • Switch to the next or previous channel • Numeric keys for the entry of channel numbers EPG (Electronic Program Guide) • List of all TV/ radio programs •...
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INFO • Display the information about current program/ file during play SUBTITLE • Access subtitle options AUDIO • Access the options of audio languages • Access the options of audio tracks TV/ Radio: Switch teletext on or off • Change the volume •...
Connect C a b le HDMI HDMI IN SOURCE a Connect HMP2500T to a high-definition TV (HDTV) through an HDMI cable (not supplied). b Connect your TV antenna cable (not supplied) to RF IN. c Connect the power cord to power. To connect to a TV through AV cables...
• Alternatively, press on the main unit. On the TV, switch to the input source of HMP2500T: • On the remote control of your TV, use the source button to select the input source of HMP2500T.
Auto standby If there is no button press or media play on HMP2500T for three hours, HMP2500T can switch to standby mode automatically to save power. On the remote control, press SETUP. Go to...
Play from DVB services First-time setup The first time you use HMP2500T, do the following setup: Installation Guide OSD Language English Country England Channel Search EXIT Confirm EXIT In [OSD Language], select the language for the onscreen menus. In [Country], select the country of your current location.
On the remote control, press SETUP. and select [Manual Search]. Go to Tune in to TV/radio services On HMP2500T, switch to the TV or radio mode. On the remote control, press TV / RADIO repeatedly. • » You switch to the last played service.
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Program Program Edit Sort By Service Name Return Con rm EXIT > [Sort]: Select [By LCN]: Services are sorted by Logical Channel Number (LCN). [By ONID]: Services are sored by Original Network ID (ONID). [By Service Name]: Services are sorted by service name. [By Service ID]: Services are sorted by service ID.
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To add a service, Select a service. Press FAV. • » A pop-up screen is displayed for you to select the program type. » The Favorite icon is added next to the service. To remove the service, Select the service. Press FAV again. •...
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Edit the program list By editing the program list, you can lock services, skip services, or change the service name. On the remote control, press SETUP. > [Program Edit]. Select • Enter your password (000000 by default). » A list of services is displayed. »...
Use the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) With the Electronic Program Guide (EPG), you can get the information about current and upcoming programs, such as introduction and schedules. Create your watching /listening schedule With the EPG, you can create a schedule for the TV/ radio programs that you want to watch or listen to.
The recordings are saved to the USB device that you have connected to HMP2500T. Record as scheduled On HMP2500T, connect a USB mass storage device. On the remote control, press » Your watching/ listening schedule is displayed.
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[Record] in [Mode]. » At the scheduled time, recording starts. Record during watching/listening On HMP2500T, connect a USB mass storage device. When you watch or listen to a program, press REC on the remote control. » You start to record current program.
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Play recorded programs Make sure that you have connected the USB mass storage device to HMP2500T. On the remote control, press LIST. » The list of recordings is displayed. Select a recording to start play.
Play from a USB mass storage device On HMP2500T, connect a USB mass storage device. Switch to the USB mode. On the remote control, press USB. • Select a file to start play: Multimedia Music Photo Movie Select Move TV/RADIO Switch to TV a On the Home screen, select an icon to go to the list of folders.
Setup You can change the setup options of HMP2500T. On the remote control, press SETUP. » The setup menu is displayed. Program Program Edit Sort By Service Name Return Con rm EXIT To select an option, a Press to switch to a menu:...
[Country Region]: Select the country of your current location. [Time Zone]: To select your time zone, select [Manual] in [Time Offset]. [Auto Standby]: Switch HMP2500T off automatically when there is no button press or media play for three hours. Option [OSD Language]: Select languages for the onscreen menus.
In [Set Password], you can set your password that you use in [Program Edit]and [Parental Guidance]. Restore factory default In [Restore Factory Default], restore the factory defaults of the HMP2500T. Information In [Information], check the information about your HMP2500T. Before you upgrade the firmware, check current version information of your HMP2500T.
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[PVR Configure]: Check the information about the connected USB storage device that you use to record TV/radio programs: [Record Device] > [Disk]: Device name • [Record Device] > [Timeshift Size]: Set the storage size that you want to use to record TV/radio programs. Make sure that there is enough free space on the USB storage device.
» HMP2500T restarts automatically and then, the update starts. Follow onscreen instructions to complete the update. » When the update is complete, HMP2500T switches off automatically. Caution • Keep HMP2500T powered on and the storage device mounted before the firmware update is complete.
Specification Note • Specification and design are subject to change without notice. AC power Voltage information is printed on the bottom of HMP2500T. Power consumption 9 - 9.5 W Power consumption in standby mode < 0.5 W Supported formats: •...
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WOOX Innovations, and is the manufacturer of the product. WOOX Innovations is the warrantor in relation to the product with which this booklet was packaged. Philips and the Philips Shield Emblem are registered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips N.V.
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