Philips 32pfl9705h User Manual

							3.2Interactive TV
Benefits
Interactive TV can  offer  additional  infotainment or programmes  on  a
digital TV  channel. Interactive TV  is dependent on  the  country or
broadcast. Benefits range from enhanced  text to  online TV  and  much
more.
For some iTV  services, you  need a  high -speed connection  to  the
Internet.  Read Help > Setup > Network.
Use iTV
To  open  iTV,  press  the  Red key while watching  a  digital channel. If
interactive  TV  is available,  the  Home  page  of  the  broadcaster opens.
To  close iTV,  press  b (Back) repeatedly until the  iTV  page  closes.
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							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.
Wi-Fi Media  Connect
With Wi- Fi  MediaConnect you  can bring up (project)  your PC  screen  on
the  TV  screen  wirelessly. You can project  video, music,  presentations or
other content  playing  on your laptop or desktop  PC.
Before  you  can  project  the  PC  screen on  TV,  you  must  install the
Wi-Fi MediaConnect  software on  your  PC.
Read more about  installing the  Wi-Fi MediaConnect  software in
Help > Setup > Network > Wi -Fi  MediaConnect.
Start  projecting
To  start projecting the  PC  screen on  TV,  click on  the  small  TV  like
icon in  the  taskbar  at the  bottom right of  the  PC  screen. Your  PC
screen appears on  your  TV  screen.
Stop  projecting
To  stop projecting, click on  the  TV  icon again.
Wi -Fi  MediaConnect  Help
To  read the  Wi-Fi MediaConnect  Help, right-click the  TV  icon in  the
taskbar  of  the  PC  and  select Help.
Specifics
The playback of  video can  be affected  by  your  PC  performance  and
your  wireless network  bandwidth.
You  can  project  high  definition (HD) or standard  definition (SD)
video, depending on  the  processing  power of  your  PC.
The content  protection  on  most DVD or Blu-ray  Disc  movies  might
restrict watching  the  movie on  a  TV  when  the  disc is playing on  a
PC.
The TV  shows  PC  media files  with  a  small  delay.
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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.
— 400 Hz Clear LCD /  200 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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