Philips 32PHT4201 Manual

							Text setup
Text language    
Some digital TV broadcasters have several Text
languages available.
To set your primary and secondary Text language . . .
1. Press 
  and select  Setup  and press  OK .
2. Select  Channel settings  >  Languages .
3. Select  Primary Teletext  or  Secondary Teletext .
4. Select your preferred Text languages.
5. Press 
 , repeatedly if necessary, to close the
menu.
Text 2.5    
If available, Text 2.5 offers more colours and better
graphics. Text 2.5 is activated as a standard factory
setting.
To switch off Text 2.5 . . .
1. Press  TEXT .
2. While watching the teletext, press 
   OPTIONS .
3. Select  Text 2.5  >  Off .
4.Press 
 , repeatedly if necessary, to close the
menu.
6.3
Channel list copy
Introduction
Channel list copy is intended for dealers and expert
users. In some countries, Channel list copy is only
availble for copying satellite channels.
With  Channel list copy , you can copy the channels
installed on one TV onto another Philips TV of the
same range. With Channel list copy, you avoid the
time-consuming channel search by uploading a
predefined channel list on a TV. Use a USB flash drive
of minimum 1 GB.
Conditions    
- Both TVs are from the same year range.
- Both TVs have the same hardware type. Check the
hardware type on the TV type plate on the back of
the TV. Typically noted as Q . . . LA
- Both TVs have compatible software versions.
Current version    
You can check the current version of the TV software
with  Current software
info  in   
   >  Setup  >  Software settings . Copy channel list
To copy a channel list . . .
1. Switch on the TV which has its channels installed.
Plug in a USB memory device.
2. Press 
  and select  Setup  and press  OK .
3. Select  TV settings  >  General settings  >  Copy
channel list  >  Copy to USB  and press  OK . To copy
the channel list from this TV, you might be asked to
enter the Child lock code you entered during the
installation.
4. When copying is done, unplug the USB memory
device.
Now you can upload the copied channel list onto
another Philips TV.
Upload channel list
To not Installed TVs
Depending on whether your TV is already installed or
not, you must use a different method to upload a
channel list.
To a TV that is not yet installed    
1. Plug in the power plug to start the installation and
select language and country. You can skip Search for
channels. Finish the installation.
2. Plug in the USB memory device that holds the
channel list of the other TV.
3. To start the channel list upload, press 
  and
select  Setup  and press  OK .
4. Select  TV settings  >  General settings  >  Copy
channel list  >  Copy to TV  and press  OK . You might
be asked to enter the Child lock code of this TV.
5. The TV notifies you if the channel list is copied to
the TV successfully. Unplug the USB memory device.
To Installed TVs
Depending on whether your TV is already installed or
not, you must use a different method to upload a
channel list.
To an already installed TV    
1. Verify the country setting of the TV. (To verify this
setting, press 
  and select  Setup  and press  OK .
Select  Search for channels  >  Reinstall
channels  and press  OK . Press 
  and
later  Cancel  to leave the Search for channels.)
If the country is correct continue with step 2.
If the country is not correct, you need to start a
reinstallation. To start the reinstallation, press 
  and
select  Setup  and press  OK . Select  TV
settings  >  General settings  >  Re-install TV  >  OK .
Select the correct country and skip the Search for
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							channels. Finish the installation. When done, continue
with step 2.
2. Plug in the USB memory device that holds the
channel list of the other TV.
3. To start the channel list upload, press 
  and
select  Setup  and press  OK .
4. Select  TV settings  >  General settings  >  Copy
channel list  >  Copy to TV  and press  OK . You might
be asked to enter the Child lock code of this TV.
5. The TV notifies you if the channel list is copied to
the TV successfully. Unplug the USB memory device.
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							7
Channel installation
- Antenna, Cable
7.1
Update channels
Automatic update
If you receive digital channels, you can set the TV to
automatically update the list with new channels.
Alternatively, you can start a channel update yourself.
Automatic channel update    
Once a day, at 6 AM, the TV updates the channels
and stores new channels. New channels are stored in
the All channels list but also in the New channels list.
Empty channels are removed.
If new channels are found or if channels are updated
or removed, 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 . . .
1. Press 
  and select  Setup  and press  OK .
2. Select  Channel settings  and press  OK .
3. Select  Channel installation  >  Channel update
message  >  Off .
To switch off the Automatic channel update . . .
1. Press 
  and select  Setup  and press  OK .
2. Select  Channel settings  and press  OK .
3. Select  Channel installation  >  Automatic channel
update  >  Off .
Start an update    
To start an update yourself . . .
1. Press 
  and select  Setup  and press  OK .
2. Select  Search for channels  and press  OK .
3. Select  Update channels  and follow the instructions
on screen. The update may take a few minutes.
In certain countries, the Automatic channel update is
done while watching TV or any moment when the TV
is in standby.
New channels
New channels added with the automatic channel
update are easy to find in the channel list  New . The
same new channels are also stored in the  All  or 
Radio  channel list.
New channels are kept in the channel list  New  as
long as you don't mark them as a favourite or tune to them.
7.2
Reinstall channels
Reinstall All Channels
You can reinstall all channels and leave all other TV
settings untouched. 
If a PIN code is set, you will need to enter this code
before you can reinstall channels.
To reinstall channels…
   
1. Press 
  and select  Setup  and press  OK .
2. Select  Search for channels  >  Re-install
Channels  and press  OK .
3. Select the country where you install the TV.
4. Select  Antenna (DVB-T)  or  Cable (DVB-C) . The
channel search may take a few minutes. Follow the
instructions on screen.
Reinstall TV
You can redo a full TV installation. The TV is
completely reinstalled.
To redo a full TV installation…
1. Press 
  and select  Setup  and press  OK .
2. Select  TV settings  >  General settings  >  Reinstall
TV  and press  OK . The installation may take a few
minutes. Follow the instructions on screen.
7.3
DVB-T or DVB-C
DVB-T or DVB-C reception
DVB Settings
Access DVB settings
1. Press 
  and select  Setup  and press  OK .
2. Select  Search for channels  and press  OK .
3. Select  Re-install Channels .
4. Select the country where you install this TV.
5. Select  Cable (DVB-C) .
6. Select  Start to search channels , or select  Settings
for  DVB-C settings .
7. Press 
 , repeatedly if necessary, to close the
menu.
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							Symbol rate mode
If your cable provider did not give you a specific 
symbol rate  value to install the TV channels, leave the
Symbol rate mode  setting on  Automatic .
If you received a specific symbol rate value, select 
Manual . However, the value you received could be in
the predefined list of symbol rates already. Select 
Predefined symbol rates  to check if your value is
available automatically.
Symbol rate
With the  Symbol rate mode  set to  Manual , you can
enter the symbol rate value you received from your
cable provider. To enter the value, use the number
keys.
Network frequency
With  Frequency scan  set to  Quick  or  Advanced , you
can enter here the network frequency value received
from your cable provider. To enter the value, use the
number keys.
Frequency scan
Select the method of searching for channels. You can
select the faster  Quick  scan method and use the
predefined settings used by most cable providers in
your country.
If this results in having no channels installed or if
some channels are missing, you can select the
extended  Full  scan method. This method will take
more time to search for and install channels.
Network ID
With  Frequency scan  set to  Quick , you can enter
here the network ID value received from your cable
provider. To enter the value, use the number keys.
Digital channels
If you know your cable provider is not offering digital
channels, you can skip searching for digital
channels. Select  Off .
Analogue channels
If you know your cable provider is not offering
analogue channels, you can skip searching for
analogue channels. Select  Off . Free / Scrambled
If you have a subscription and a CAM - Conditional
Access Module for pay TV services, select  Free +
scrambled . If you did not subscribe to pay TV
channels or services, you can select  Free channels
only .
Reception Quality
You can check the quality and signal strength of a
digital channel. If you have your own antenna, you
can reposition the antenna to try and improve the
reception.
To check the reception quality of a digital channel…
1.Tune to the channel.
2. Press 
  and select  Setup  and press  OK .
3. Select  Channel settings  and press  OK .
4. Select  Channel installation  >  Digital: Reception
Test  and press  OK .
5. Select  Search  and press  OK . The digital
frequency is shown for this channel.
6. Select  Search  again and press  OK  to check the
signal quality of this frequency. The test result is
shown on screen. You can reposition the antenna or
check the connections to possibly improve the
reception.
7. You can also change the frequency yourself. Select
the frequency number one by one and use
the 
  (up) or 
  (down) keys to change the value.
Select  Search  and press  OK  to test the reception
again.
7.4
Manual Installation
Analogue TV channels can be manually installed,
channel by channel.
To install analogue channels manually . . .
1.  Press 
  and select  Setup  and press  OK .
2.  Select  Channel settings  >  Channel
installation  >  Analogue : manual installation  and
press  OK .
-  System
To set up the TV system, select  System  and
press  OK .
Select your country or the part of the world where
you are now.
-  Search channel
To find a channel, select  Search 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 .
- Fine tune
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							To fine tune a channel, select  Fine tune  and
press  OK . You can fine tune the channel
with 
  or 
 .
If you want to store the channel found,
select  Done  and press  OK .
- 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 found all available
analogue TV channels.
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							8
TV guide
8.1
What you need
With the TV guide you can view a list of the current
and scheduled TV programmes of your channels.
Depending on where the TV guide information (data)
is coming from, analogue and digital channels or only
digital channels are shown. Not all channels offer TV
guide information.
The TV can collect TV guide information for the
channels that are installed on the TV (e.g the
channels you watch with Watch TV). The TV cannot
collect the TV guide information for channels viewed
from a digital receiver.
8.2
Using the TV guide
Open the TV guide
To open the TV guide, press 
   TV GUIDE .
Press 
  TV GUIDE  again to close.
The first time you open the TV guide, the TV scans all
TV channels for programme information. This may
take several minutes. TV guide data is stored in the
TV.
Tune to a programme
Switch to a programme    
From the TV guide, you can switch to a current
programme.
To select a programme, use the arrow keys to
highlight the programme name.
Navigate to the right to view programmes scheduled
later that day.
To switch to the programme (channel), select the
programme and press  OK .
View programme details    
To call up the details of the selected programme,
press 
  INFO . Change day
The TV guide can show scheduled programmes for
the upcoming days (maximum up to 8 days).
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.
Alternatively, you can press 
  OPTIONS  and select 
Change day .
Select  Previous day ,  Today  or  Next day  and press 
OK , to select the day of the schedule.
Set a reminder
You can set a reminder for a programme. A message
will alert you at the start of the programme. You can
tune to this channel immediately.
In the TV Guide a programme with a reminder is
marked with a 
  (clock).
To set a reminder…
1. Press 
   TV GUIDE  and select an upcoming
programme.
2. Press 
   OPTIONS .
3. Select  Set reminder  and press  OK .
To clear a reminder…
1. Press 
   TV GUIDE  and select a programme with
the reminder.
2. Press 
   OPTIONS .
3. Select  Clear reminder  and press  OK .
Search by genre
If the information is available, you can look up
scheduled programmes by genre like movies, sports,
etc.
To search for programmes by genre, press 

 OPTIONS  and select  Search by genre .
Select a genre and press  OK . A list with the found
programmes appears.
List of reminders
You can view a list of the reminders you have set.
List of Reminders    
To open the list of reminders…
1. Press 
   TV GUIDE .
2. Press the colour key 
  Recordings .
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							3. At the top of the screen, select 
  Scheduled  and
press  OK .
4. In the list of scheduled recordings and reminders,
select the tab  Reminders  and press  OK  to view the
reminders only.
5. Press the colour key 
  Remove  to remove the
selected reminder. Press the colour
key 
  Record  to record the selected programme.
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
a 
  (red dot) on the front of the programme name.
To record a programme…
1. Press 
   TV GUIDE  and select a future or ongoing
programme.
2. Press the colour key 
  Record .
To cancel a recording…
1. Press 
   TV GUIDE  and select the programme set
for recording.
2. Press the colour key 
  Clear Recording .
 
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							9
Recording and
pause TV
9.1
Recording
What you need
You can record a digital TV broadcast and watch it
later.
To record a TV programme you need…
- a connected USB Hard Drive formatted on this TV
- digital TV channels installed on this TV
- to receive channel information for the on screen TV
Guide
- a reliable TV clock setting. If you reset the TV clock
manually, recordings may fail.
You cannot record when you are using Pause TV.
In terms enforcement of copyright legislation, some
DVB providers can apply different restriction by
means of DRM (Digital Right Management)
technology. In case of broadcasting protected
channels,  recording, record validity or number of
views may be restricted. Recording may be
completely prohibited.  In case of trying to record a
protected broadcasting or play back an expired
recording, , an error message can appear.
Record a programme
Record now
To record the programme you are watching right now,
press 
  (Record) on the remote control. The
recording will start immediately.
To stop the recording, press 
  (Stop).
When TV Guide data is available, the programme you
are watching will be recorded from the moment you
pressed the recording key until the programme
ends. If no TV Guide data is available, the recording
will only last 30 minutes. You can adjust the end time
of the recording in the list of  Recordings .
Schedule a recording
You can schedule a recording of an upcoming
programme for today or a few days from today
(maximum of 8 days away). The TV will use the data
from the TV Guide to start and end the recording.
To record a programme… 1. Press 
   TV GUIDE .
2. On the TV Guide, select the channel and
programme you wish to record. Press 
  (right)
or 
  (left) to scroll through the programmes of a
channel. Use the colour key 
  Day  to select the
day you need.
3. With the programme highlighted, press the colour
key 
  Record . The programme is scheduled for
recording. A warning will show automatically when
overlapping recordings are scheduled. If you plan to
record a programme in your absence, remember to
leave the TV switched to Standby and the USB Hard
Drive switched on.
List of recordings
You can view and manage your recordings in the list
of recordings. Next to the list of recordings, there is a
separate list for scheduled recordings and reminders.
To open the list or recordings…
1. Press 
   TV GUIDE .
2. Press the colour key 
  Recordings .
3. In the list of recordings, select the
tabs  New ,  Watched  or  Expired  and press  OK  to
filter your view.
4. With a recording selected in the list, you can
remove the recording with the colour
key 
  Remove  or stop an ongoing recording
with the colour key 
  Stop Recording . You can
rename a recording with the colour key 
  Rename .
Broadcasters can limit the number of days a recording
can be viewed. When this period expires, the
recording will be marked as expired. A recording in
the list can show the number of days before it expires.
When a scheduled recording was prevented by the
broadcaster or when the broadcast was interrupted, a
recording is marked as  Failed .
Recording Conflicts
When two scheduled recordings are overlapping in
time, there is a recording conflict. To solve a recording
conflict, you can adjust the start and end time of one
or both scheduled recordings.
To adjust the start or end time of a scheduled
recording…
1. Press 
   TV GUIDE . 
2. Press the colour key 
  Recordings .
3. At the top of the screen, select 
  Scheduled  and
press  OK .
4. In the list of scheduled recordings and reminders,
select the tab  Recordings  and press  OK  to view
the scheduled recordings only.
5. Select the scheduled recording that conflicts with
another scheduled recording and press the colour
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							key 
  Adjust Time .
6. Select the start or end time and change the time
with the 
  (up) or 
  (down) keys.
Select  Apply  and press  OK .
Manual Recording
You can schedule a recording that is not linked to a
TV programme. You set the tuner type, channel and
the start and end time yourself.
To schedule a recording manually…
1. Press 
   TV GUIDE .
2. Press the colour key 
  Recordings .
3. At the top of the screen, select 
  Scheduled  and
press  OK .
4. Press 
   OPTIONS , select  Schedule  and
press  OK .
5. Select the tuner from where you want to record
and press  OK .
6. Select the channel to record from and press  OK .
7. Select the day of the recording and press  OK .
8. Set the start and end time of the recording. Select a
button and use the 
  (up) or 
  (down) keys to set
the hours and minutes.
9. Select  Schedule  and press  OK  to schedule the
manual recording.
The recording will appear in the list of scheduled
recordings and reminders.
Watch a Recording
To watch a recording…
1. Press 
   TV GUIDE .
2. Press the colour key 
  Recordings .
3. In the list of recordings, select the recording you
need and press  OK  to start watching.
4. You can use the
keys 
  (pause), 
  (play), 
  (rewind), 
  (fast
forward) or 
  (stop).
5. To switch back to watch TV, press 
   EXIT .
9.2
Pause TV
What you need
You can pause a digital TV broadcast and resume
watching it a bit later.
To pause a TV programme you need…
- a connected USB Hard Drive formatted on this TV
- digital TV channels installed on this TV
- to receive channel information for the on screen TV
Guide With the USB Hard Drive connected and formatted,
the TV continuously stores the TV broadcast you are
watching. When you switch to another channel, the
broadcast of the former channel is cleared. Also
when you switch the TV to standby the broadcast is
cleared.
You cannot use Pause TV when you are recording.
Pause a programme
To pause and resume a broadcast…
To pause a broadcast, press 
  (Pause). A progress
bar at the bottom of the screen appears briefly.
To call up the progress bar, press 
  (Pause) again.
To resume watching, press 
  (Play).
With the progress bar on screen, press 
  (Rewind)
or press 
  (Forward) to select from where you want
to start viewing the paused broadcast. Press these
keys repeatedly to change speed.
You can pause a broadcast for a maximum time span
of 90 minutes.
To switch back to the live TV broadcast,
press 
  (Stop).
Replay
Since the TV stores the broadcast you are watching,
you can mostly replay the broadcast for a few
seconds.
To replay a current broadcast…
1. Press 
  (Pause)
2. Press 
  (Rewind). You can press 
  repeatedly
to select from where you want to start viewing the
paused broadcast. Press these keys repeatedly to
change speed. At one point you will reach the start of
the broadcast storage or the maximum time span.
3. Press 
  (Play) to watch the broadcast again.
4. Press 
  (Stop) to watch the broadcast live.
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							10
Sources
10.1
Switch to a device
In the list of connections - the Source menu - you can
find the devices connected to the TV. From this
Source menu, you can switch to a device.
Sources menu    
To open the Sources menu, press 
  SOURCES .
To switch to a connected device, select the device
with the arrows 
  (left) or 
  (right) and press  OK .
To close the Source menu without switching to a
device, press 
   SOURCES  again.
10.2
From standby
With the TV in standby, you can switch on a
connected device with your TV remote control.
Play    
To switch on both disc player and TV from standby
and start playing the disc or programme immediately,
press 
  (play) on the TV remote control.
The device should be connected with an HDMI cable
and both TV and device must have HDMI CEC
switched on.
Home Theatre System
You can switch on your Home Theatre System to
listen to an audio disc or a radio channel and leave
the TV in standby.
To only switch on the HTS, with the TV in standby,
press 
  SOURCES  on the TV remote control.
10.3
EasyLink
With  EasyLink  you can operate a connected device
with the TV remote control. EasyLink uses HDMI CEC
to communicate with the connected devices. Devices
must support HDMI CEC and must be connected with
an HDMI connection.
 
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