Philips 32pfl8605h User Manual

							3.3Multimedia
Browse USB
You can view  photos or play  your music  and videos  from a USB memory
device.
Insert a  USB  device in  the  USB  connection  on  the  left-hand  side  of
the  TV  while the  TV  is switched  on. The TV  detects  the  device and
opens a  list  showing its  content.  If  the  list  does not  appear
automatically,  press   h,  select  Browse  USB  and  press  OK.
To  close Browse  USB, press   h and  select another activity  or
disconnect  the  USB  device.
View  photos
To   view photos ,  select a  photo in  the  list  and  press   OK.  If  there are
more photos in  the  folder, the  TV  starts a  slideshow of  these  photos.
To  stop, press   o (Options) and  select  Stop.
To  pause  or play the  slideshow again, press   OK.
To  view the  next photo, press   W.
To  view the  previous photo, press   X.
Options for  photos
Press   o (Options) to  select the  following:
•  Show info
•  Stop
•  Play once  /  Repeat
•  Rotate
•  Shuffle  on  /  off
•  Slideshow  speed
•  Slideshow  transition
•  Set as  Scenea
Shuffle on
Plays the  files  randomly.
Set  as Scenea
Sets  the  current  photo as  a  wallpaper  photo for  Scenea.
Play  videos or  music
To  play videos or music, select the  file  in  the  list  and  press   OK.  If
there are more music or video files  in  the  folder, the  TV  plays the
files  one  after  the  other. To  stop, press   o (Options).
To  pause  or play, press   OK.
To  play the  next file  in  the  folder, press   W.
To  play to  the  previous file,  press   X.
To  fast forward,  press   x.
To  rewind, press   w.
Options for  music and  videos
Press   o (Options) to  select the  following:
•  Stop
•  Play once  /  Repeat
•  Shuffle  on  /  off
Music with  photos
You  can  play  music and  show  photos at the  same  time. You  must
start the  music first  then  the  photos.
1  Select  a  folder with  music files  and  press   OK.
2  Select  a  folder with  photo files  and  press   OK.
To  stop, press   o (Options) and  select  Stop.
Mute  screen
If  you  only listen  to  music, you  can  mute the  TV  screen to  save
energy.
To  mute the  screen, press  the   Green key, select  Mute  screen  and
press   OK.  To  switch the  screen back  on, press  any  key on  the
remote control.
See  the  list  of  compatible playback formats in   Help > Specifications
>  Multimedia .
Browse PC
You can view  photos or play  your music  and videos  from a PC  in your
home  network.
What you need
To  browse  these  PC  files, you  need to  connect the  TV  to  your
home  network. You  also  need to  set the  PC  media server software
to  share the  files  with  the  TV.
Read more about  connecting to  a  network  in   Help > Setup  >
Network .
Browse  PC
To  browse  your  PC  files, press   h,  select  Browse  PC  and  press
OK .  If  the  network  is not  yet  installed when  you  select Browse  PC,
Network installation  starts automatically.  Follow  the  instructions on
screen.
To  close Browse  PC,  press   h and  select another activity.
To  select, view and  play your  files, read  Help > More on … >
Multimedia  > Browse  USB .
See  the  list  of  compatible playback formats in   Help > Specifications
>  Multimedia .
Scenea
With Scenea, you  can set a photo as a painting on your TV  screen.  Select
your favourite  photo from your collection.
To  open  Scenea,  press   h,  select  Scenea and  press   OK.  If  you  did
not  yet  select a  photo of  your  own,  a  preset photo is shown.
To  close the  Scenea  photo, press  a  key on  the  remote control.
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							Select a  photo  for  Scenea
1 Select  a  photo from a  connected USB  device or from a  connected
PC.  This  photo must  be in  JPEG  format.
2  With  the  photo highlighted  in  the  Browse  USB  or Browse  PC  list,
press   o (Options) ,  select  Set  as Scenea and  press  OK.  By  agreeing
to  overwrite the  current  photo, the  new  photo is set.
Scenea  lounge  light
To  switch off  Ambilight when  Scenea  is on, press   s (Adjust).  Or
press   J (Ambilight) on  the  front of  the  TV.
Energy saving
To  switch the  TV  to  the  energy conscious setting, press   s (Adjust),
select  Smart picture  and  press  OK.  Select   Energy saving .
Specifics
With  Scenea  switched  on, the  TV  will  automatically  switch to
standby  after  4 hours. You  will  be warned  1 minute before switch off.
This  automatic  switch to  standby  prevents unnecessary energy use in
case  you  forget that  Scenea  is on.
If  the  Sleep timer is set, the  TV  will  also  switch to  standby  after  the
set time has  elapsed.
Scenea  has  no  sound.
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							3.4Locks and timers
Child locks
To prevent  children  from watching  a channel  or a programme, you  can
lock  channels or block age - rated  programmes.
Parental rating
Some  digital broadcasters have programmes  rated. When the   rating
is equal  or higher than the  rating you  have set for  your  child’s age,
the  programme  will  be blocked.
To  watch  a  blocked programme  you  must  enter the  Child  lock code.
The parental age rating is set for  all channels.
Set  an  age rating
Press   h and  select  Setup > Channel settings  and  select Child lock
>  Parental rating .
To  select an  age rating,  you  must  first  enter your  4 digit  child lock
code. If  no  child lock code  is set, you  can  set the  code  now.
When the  code  is entered, you  can  select the  age rating.  When the
rating of  a  programme  is equal  or higher than the  rating you  have set
for  your  childs age,  the  programme  will  be blocked. The TV  will  ask
for  the  code  to  unblock the  programme.  For some operators, the
TV  only blocks  programmes  with  a  higher rating.
Lock a  channel
To  lock a  channel, press   h and  select  Setup > Channel settings
and  select  Child lock > Channel lock .  In  the  list  of  channel numbers,
select a  channel and  press   OK to  lock a  channel.
In  the  list, a  locked channel is marked  with  an   X.  Now,  you  can
select another channel to  lock or unlock. The lock is activated as
soon  as  you  close the  menu.
You  cannot  lock programmes  from connected devices.
Change code
To  change the  current  code, press   h and  select  Setup > Channel
settings  and  select  Child lock > Change code .
Enter  the  current  code  and  then  enter the  new  code  twice.  The
new  code  is set.
Forgotten your code?
If  you  have forgotten your  unlock code, call Philips  Consumer Care in
your  country.  Find the  telephone number on  the  documentation that
came  with  the  TV  or go to  www.philips.com/support.
Sleep timer
With Sleep timer  you  can switch  the  TV  to standby at  a specified time.
To  set the  sleep  timer, press   h > Setup  > TV settings  >
Preferences  > Sleep timer .  With  the  slider bar  you  can  set the  time
up to  180 minutes in  increments of  5 minutes.  If  set to  0 minutes,
Sleep timer is switched  off.
You  can  always  switch off  your  TV  earlier  or reset  the  time during
the  countdown.
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							3.5Subtitles and languages
Subtitles
Programme subtitles are  available most of  the  time. You can set subtitles
to be  constantly  displayed.  How  to set constant subtitles depends on
whether a channel  is  analogue or digital.  For digital  channels, a preferred
subtitle language  can be  set.
For  analogue  channels
To  show  subtitles of  a  channel, switch to  the  channel and  press   e
(Browse), select  Text and  press   OK.  Enter  the  number of  the  page
that  shows  subtitles,  usually 888,  and  press   e (Browse)  again to
close Text.  Subtitles  will  be shown  if  available.  Each analogue channel
must  be set up separately.
For  digital  channels
There  is no  need to  activate subtitles in  Text for  digital channels.  You
can  set a  preferred  primary and  secondary subtitle language.  If  these
subtitle languages are not  available  for  a  channel, you  can  select
another available  subtitle language.
To  set the  primary and  secondary subtitle language,  press   h and
select  Setup > Channel settings  and  select Languages > Primary  and
Secondary  subtitles .
To  select a   subtitle language  when  none  of  your  preferred  languages
is shown,  press   o (Options), select  Subtitle language and  select a
language  you  want  temporarily.
Subtitle menu
To  open  the  subtitle menu, press   j.
In  the  Subtitle  menu, you  can  switch subtitles  On or  Off.  Select   On
during mute to  show  subtitles only when  the  sound is  muted with
m .
Audio languages
Digital TV  channels can broadcast audio  that transmits several languages
for a program. You can set the  TV  to switch  to your preferred language  if
it is  available.
To  set your  preferred  audio language,  press   h and  select  Setup >
Channel settings  and  select Languages > Primary  and  Secondary
audio .  The TV  will  automatically  switch to  the  languages you  set, if
the  language  is being  broadcast.
To  check if  an  audio language  is available,  press   o (Options) and
select  Audio  language .  You  can  select another audio language  from
the  list.
Some  digital TV  channels  broadcast special audio and  subtitles
adapted for  people who are hearing  or visually  impaired. Read  More
on … > Universal  access .
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							3.6Universal access
Switch on
With Universal  access switched  on, the  TV  is  set for use  for hearing and
visually impaired  people.
Switch  on
If  you  did not  switch on   Universal  access at first  use, you  can  still
switch it on  in  Setup.
To  switch on  Universal  access, press   h > Setup  > TV settings  >
Preferences  > Universal  access .  Select  On and  press   OK.
With  Universal  access  switched  on  in  Setup,  the  Universal  access
option is added  in  the  Options menu. With  Universal  menu in  the
Options menu, you  can  set specific settings for  hearing  and  visually
impaired people.
Hearing  impaired
Some  digital TV  channels  broadcast special audio and  subtitles
adapted for  hearing  impaired people. With  Hearing impaired
switched  on, the  TV  automatically  switches to  the  adapted audio and
subtitles,  if  available.
Switch  on
To  switch on  Hearing impaired, press   o (Options), select  Universal
access  and  press   OK.  Select   Hearing  impaired ,  select On and  press
OK .
To  check whether  a  hearing  impaired audio language  is available,
press   o (Options), select  Audio  language and  look  for  an  audio
language  marked  with  a   î.
If  Universal  access  does not  appear  in  the  Options menu, switch on
Universal  access  in  the  Setup.  Read  Help > More on … > Universal
access  > Switch  on .
Visually impaired
In  some countries,  some digital TV  channels  broadcast special audio
adapted for  visually  impaired people. The adapted audio has  extra
commentary.
Switch  on
To  switch on  Visually  impaired, press   o (Options), select  Universal
access  and  press   OK.  Select   Visually  impaired  and  select On or, if
available,  select the  speakers  the  adapted audio should be played
from. If  available,  the  TV  will  play the  visually  impaired audio.
Volume - Visually  impaired
If  available,  you  can  set the  volume of  the  extra  commentary.
To  check whether  a  visually  impaired audio language  is available,
press   o (Options), select  Audio  language and  look  for  an  audio
language  marked  with  a   Ï.
If  Universal  access  does not  appear  in  the  Options menu, switch on
Universal  access  in  the  Setup.  Read  Help > More on … > Universal
access  > Switch  on .
Key beep
Key  beep gives an  audio feedback each time you  press  a  key on  the
remote control. The volume of  the  beep is fixed.
Switch  on
To  switch on  Key  beep, press   o (Options), select  Universal  access
and  press   OK.  Select   Key beep  and  select  On.
If  Universal  access  does not  appear  in  the  Options menu, switch on
Universal  access  in  the  Setup.  Read  Help > More on … > Universal
access  > Switch  on .
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							4
4.1
Setup
Picture, Sound, Ambilight
Smart settings
You  can  adjust  each Smart setting with  the  settings in  Picture or
Sound  in  Setup,  TV  settings. Adjust  the  brightness  for  a  particular
Smart picture or adjust  the  bass for  a  Smart sound.
To  return  to  the  original  smart  setting values, undoing the
adjustments you  made,  first  set up the  TV  in  the  smart  setting you
want  to  reset. Then  press  h > Setup  > TV settings ,  select Reset,
press   OK and  confirm.
Read more about  Smart picture and  sound settings in   Help > Use
your TV  > Watch TV  > Smart picture  and  sound  settings .
Picture
In the  Picture menu,  you  can adjust all picture  settings  individually.
To  open  the  Picture settings ,  press  h > Setup  > TV settings  >
Picture .
•  Contrast
Sets  the  contrast level  of  the  picture.
•  Brightness
Sets  the  brightness  level  of  the  picture.
•  Colour
Sets  the  level  of  colour  saturation.
•  Hue
If  NTSC is broadcast, hue compensates the  colour  variations.
•  Sharpness
Sets  the  level  of  sharpness of  fine detail.
•  Noise reduction
Filters  out  and  reduces the  image noise in  the  picture.
•  Tint
Sets  the  colours to   Normal, Warm  (reddish)  or  Cool (bluish).
Select   Custom  to  set up your  own personal settings in  the  Custom
menu.
•  Custom tint
Use  the  slider bar  to  set the  colour  temperature of  the  picture.
•  Perfect Pixel  HD
Controls  the  advanced  settings of  the   Perfect  Pixel  HD Engine.
—  Perfect Natural Motion  removes motion  judder  and  reproduces
smooth  movement,  especially in  movies.
—  200 Hz Clear LCD  /  100 Hz Clear LCD  gives a  superior motion
sharpness, better black level,  high  contrast with  a  flicker -free, quiet
image and  a  larger  viewing angle.
—  Super resolution  enables  superior sharpness, especially on  lines
and  contours in  the  picture.
—  Perfect contrast  sets the  level  at which the  TV  automatically
enhances the  details  in  the  dark, middle and  light  areas  of  the
picture.
—  Dynamic backlight  sets the  level  at which power consumption
can  be reduced by  dimming  the  brightness  intensity of  the  screen.
Choose  for  the  best power consumption  or for  the  picture with  the
best brightness  intensity.
—  MPEG  artefact reduction  smooths  the  digital transitions in  the
picture.
—  Colour  enhancement  makes the  colours more vivid and
improves  the  resolution of  details  in  bright colours.
—  Gamma  is a  non -linear  setting for  picture luminance  and  contrast.
Use  the  slider bar  to  set a  higher or lower  gamma value.
•  PC mode
Sets  the  TV  to  the  ideal pre-defined computer  setting if  a  computer
has  been connected.
•  Light sensor
Adjusts  the  picture and  Ambilight settings automatically  to  the
lighting conditions  of  the  room.
•  Picture format
Read  Help > Use your TV  > Watch TV > Picture format .
•  Screen edges
Slightly  enlarge the  picture to  hide  distorted   edges.
•  Picture shift
Move the  picture up /  down or left /  right with  the  cursor keys.
Sound
In the  Sound  menu,  you  can adjust all sound  settings  individually.
To  open   Sound  settings ,  press  h > Setup  > TV settings  > Sound.
•  Bass
Sets  the  level  of  low  tones  in  the  sound.
•  Treble
Sets  the  level  of  high  tones  in  the  sound.
•  Surround
Sets  the  surround sound effect from internal speakers.
•  Headphones volume
Sets  the  volume for  the   headphone connection  of  the  TV.
•  Auto volume levelling
Reduces sudden volume differences like  at the  beginning  of  adverts
or when  switching from one  channel to  another.
•  Balance
Sets  the   balance of  the  left and  right speakers  to  best fit your
listening  position.
Ambilight
Read the  chapter Ambilight in   Help > Use your TV  > Ambilight.
Eco settings
Eco  settings  bundle the  TV  settings  that help the  environment.
While watching  TV,  press  the   Green key to  open   Eco settings.
Active settings are marked  with  a   ê.
Press  again to  close.
Energy saving
This  Smart picture setting sets the  picture, together  with  Ambilight, in
the  most ideal energy conscious setting. To  switch on, select  Energy
saving  in  Eco  settings  and  press  OK.
To  switch off  Energy saving, select another Smart picture in  the   s
Adjust  menu.
Mute  screen
If  you  only listen  to  music, you  can  mute the  TV  screen to  save
energy. Select   Mute  screen and  press  OK.  To  switch the  screen
back  on, press  any  key on  the  remote control.
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							Light sensor
The built -in  light  sensor automatically  adjusts the  picture, together
with  Ambilight, to  the  lighting conditions  of  the  room.  To  switch on,
select Light sensor  and  press  OK.  To  switch off, press   OK again.
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							4.2Channels
Reorder  and rename
You  can  reorder  and  rename channels  in  the  Channel list.
To  reorder  or rename a  channel, read  Help > Use your TV  >
Menus  > e Browse .
Update channels
On  first use,  the  TV  installed  all channels in the  Channel  list. If  the  TV
installed  digital  channels, the  TV  can automatically  update the  Channel
list with  new  channels. You can also start an  update of  the  Channel  list
yourself.  The  update is  for digital  channels only.
Automatic channel update
Once a  day,  at 6 AM, the  TV   updates the  channels  and  stores  new
channels.  Empty channels  are removed. For new  or removed
channels,  a  message is shown  at TV  start up.  The TV  must  be in
Standby to  automatically  update channels.
To  switch off  the  message at start up,  press   h > Setup  > Channel
settings  and  press   OK.  Select   Channel installation > Channel
update message  and  select Off.
To  switch off  the  automatic  channel update, press   h > Setup  >
Channel settings  and  press  OK.  Select   Channel installation >
Automatic channel update  and  select Off.
Start  an  update
To  start an  update the  channel list  for  new  channels  yourself, press
h  > Setup  > Search  for  channels  and  press  OK.  Select   Update
channels  and  press   OK.  Press   Start.  The update can  take a  few
minutes.  Follow  the  instructions on  screen.
DVB-T or  DVB-C
If  both DVB- T and DVB- C reception is  available in your country  and if  this
TV  is  ready to receive DVB- T and DVB- C for your country,  you  will have
selected  one  or the  other with  the  channel  installation  on first use.
If  you  want  to  change the   DVB setting to  start a  new  channel
installation,  press   h > Setup  > Channel settings  and  press  OK.
Select   Channel installation > Antenna or  Cable DVB  and  press  OK.
Select  the  DVB  setting you  want.
DVB -C channel installation
For ease of  use, all DVB -C  settings are set to  automatic. If  your  DVB -
C  provider gave  you  specific DVB -C  values, like  a  symbol  rate or a
frequency,  enter these  values  when  the  TV  asks for  them during
installation.
DVB -T  +  DVB -C
You  can  set up your  TV  for  DVB -T and  DVB -C.  Install one  system
followed by  the  other. When both  installations  are complete,  the
Channel list  will  show  both  DVB -T and  DVB -C  channels.
Reinstall
On  first use,  the  TV  installed  all channels in the  Channel  list. You can
redo this  full installation  to reset your language,  country  and install  all
available TV  channels.
Full installation
To  reinstall  the  TV,  press   h > Setup  > Search  for  channels  and
press   OK.  Select   Reinstall channels  and  press  OK.  Press   Start.  The
update can  take a  few  minutes.  Follow  the  instructions on  screen.
You  can  reorder  and  rename channels  in  the  Channel list.
Reception quality
If  you  receive digital  TV  broadcasting,  you  can check  the  quality and
signal strength of  a channel.
If  you  use  an  antenna, you  can reposition the  antenna to try  and improve
the  reception.
To  check the   reception quality  of  a  digital channel, switch to  the
channel and  press   h > Setup  > Channel settings  and  press  OK.
Select   Channel installation > Digital  : reception test  and  press  OK.
The digital frequency  is shown  for  this  channel. If  the  reception is
poor,  you  can  reposition  your  antenna.  To  check the  signal quality  of
this  frequency  again, select  Search and  press   OK.
To  enter a  specific digital frequency  yourself, select the  frequency,
position  the  arrows  on  a  number with   x and   w and  change the
number with   u and   v.  To  check the  frequency,  select  Search and
press   OK.
If  you  use DVB -C  to  receive channels,  the  options   Symbol  rate
mode  and  Symbol  rate  are available.  For Symbol rate mode, select
Automatic  unless  your  cable  provider gave  you  a  specific symbol
rate value.  To  enter the  symbol  rate value,  use the  number keys.
Manual installation — Analogue
Analogue  TV  channels can be  manually  tuned  in channel  by  channel.
To  install analogue channels  manually, press   h > Setup  > Channel
settings  and  press   OK.  Select   Channel installation > Analogue  :
manual  installation and  press   OK.
1  System
To  set up the  TV  system,  select  System and  press   OK.  Select  your
country or part of  the  world  where you  are now.
2  Find  channel
To  find  a  channel, select  Find  channel and  press  OK.  Select   Search
and  press   OK.  You  can  also  enter a  frequency  yourself. If  the
reception is poor,  press   Search again. If  you  want  to  store  the
channel, select  Done and  press   OK.
3  Fine  tune
To  fine tune  a  channel, select  Fine  tune and  press   OK.  You  can  fine
tune  the  channel with   u or  v.  If  you  want  to  store  the  found
channel, select  Done and  press   OK.
4  Store
You  can  store  the  channel on  the  current  channel number or as  a
new  channel number. Select   Store current channel or Store as new
channel .
You  can  redo  these  steps until you  find  all available  analogue TV
channels.
Clock settings
In some countries,  digital  broadcasts do  not  send UTC -  Coordinated
Universal  Time information.  The  daylight  saving  change might be  ignored
and the  TV  might show an  incorrect time.
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							To  correct the  TV  clock,  press   h > Setup  > TV settings  >
Preferences  > Clock and  select  Country  dependent .  Select
Daylight saving  and  select the  appropriate setting.
To  set the  time and  date manually, select  Manual.  Then  select  Time
or  Date .
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							4.3Network
Benefits
Browse  PC
If  you  connect the  TV  to  a  home  network, you  can  play photos,
music and  videos from your  computer  or storage  device.  Once the
network  is installed on  the  TV,  you  can  find  and  play the  files  from
your  PC  on  the  TV  screen.
Net  TV
If  you  connect the  TV  to  a  home  network, you  can  link up the  TV
to  Net TV.  Net TV  offers  Internet services  and  websites tailored to
your  TV.  Play music and  videos,  consult infotainment,  rent  movies
and  much  more. Once the  network  is installed, you  can  enjoy the
best of  the  Internet for  your  TV.
What  you need
To  connect the  TV  to  a   home  network and  Internet,  you  need a
router in  your  home  network. The router must  be set to  DHCP
server on. Use  a  router with  a  high -speed connection  to  the
Internet.
If  you  use a  wired connection  to  the   router you  need a  network
(Ethernet)  cable.
The TV  uses  a  DLNA-certified protocol. You  can  use a  computer
with  Microsoft  Windows XP  or Vista, Intel  Mac OSX or Linux as  the
operating  system.
Find  your PC files
To  select your  PC  files  on  screen, you  need recent media server
software on  your  computer,  like  Windows Media Player  11 or
similar. To  find  your  files  on  the  TV,  some media server software
must  be set up to  share the  PC  files  with  the  TV.
See  the  list  of  supported   media server software,  read Help >
Specifications  > Multimedia .
Wired installation
Connect the  router to  the  TV  and  switch on  your  router before you
start the  network installation.
To  start the  network  installation,  press   h,  select  Setup > Connect
to network  and  press  OK.  Follow  the  instructions on  screen.
The TV  constantly  searches for  a  network  connection. The router
must  be set to  DHCP server on.
If  asked  for, agree to  the  End User  licence Agreement.
Read more about  how to  connect in   Help > Connections  >
Network  > Wired .
Network settings
To  open  the  Network settings, press   h > Setup  > Network
settings  and  press   OK.
You  can  view the  network  type, IP and  MAC address, the  signal
strength,  speed and  encryption  method  etc. You  can  set DHCP and
Auto  IP, the  IP configuration settings, DMR  and  the  TV  network
name.
50 Setup /  Network