Philips 32PHT4201 Manual
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11 Timers and clock 11.1 Sleep timer With the sleep timer, you can set the TV to switch to standby automatically after a preset time. To set the sleep timer . . . 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > General settings > Sleep timer . With the slider bar you can set the time to up to 180 minutes in increments of 5 minutes. If set to 0 minutes, the sleep timer is switched off.You can always switch off your TV earlier or reset the time during the countdown. 3. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. 11.2 Clock To know what time it is, press TV GUIDE to find the time in the TV guide. 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. To correct the TV clock . . . 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > General settings > Clock > Auto clock mode and select Country dependent . 3. Select Daylight saving and select the appropriate setting. 11.3 Switch off timer If you do not press a key on the remote control during a 4 hour period, or if the TV receives no input signal nor remote control commands for 10 minutes, the TV switches off automatically to save energy. If you use the TV as a monitor or use a digital receiver to watch TV (a Set-top box - STB) and you do not use the remote control of the TV, you should deactivate the automatic switch off. To deactivate the Switch off timer . . . 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > General settings > Switch off timer and set the slider bar to 0 (Off) . 3. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. 31
12 Videos, Photos and Music 12.1 From a USB connection You can view your photos or play your music and videos from a connected USB flash drive or USB Hard Drive. With the TV switched on, plug in a USB flash drive or a USB Hard Drive to one of the USB connections. The TV detects the device and will list your media files. If the list of files does not appear automatically… 1. Press SOURCES , select USB and press OK . 2. Select USB Devices and press (right) to select the USB device you need. You can browse your files in the folder structure you have organised on the drive. To stop playing videos, photos and music, press EXIT . Warning If you try to pause or record a programme with a USB Hard Drive connected, the TV will ask you to format the USB Hard Drive. This formatting will delete all current files on the USB Hard Drive. 12.2 Play your videos Play videos How you open the list of your media files on TV depends on the type of device where the files are stored. See the chapters above. To play a video on TV… Select Videos , and select the file name and press OK . - To pause the video, press OK . Press OK again to continue. - To rewind or go fast forward, press or . Press the keys several times to speed up - 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x. - To jump to the next video in a folder, press OK to pause and select on screen and press OK . - To stop the video playback, press (Stop). - To go back to the folder, press . Progress Bar To show the progress bar when a video is playing (playhead position, duration, title, date, etc.), press INFO . Press again to hide the info. Video options During the video playback, press OPTIONS to… - Subtitles Display the subtitles if available. - Audio language Play the audio language if available. - Repeat, Play once Play videos repeatedly or once. - Shuffle on, Shuffle off Play videos in sequence or at random. - Show info Display the file name. - Subtitle settings Set subtitle colour and position if available. 12.3 View your photos View photos How you open the list of your media files on TV depends on the type of device where the files are stored. See the chapters above. To view all photos on TV… Select Photos , and select All and press OK . To view a photo on TV… Select Photos , and select the file name and press OK . To start a slide show on TV… If there are several photos in a folder, you can start a slide show. To start a slide show… 1. Select the folder with photos. 2. Press the colour key Slide Show . - To jump to the next or previous photo, press (right - next) or (left - previous). - To pause the slide show, press OK . To start again, press OK again. - To stop the slide show, press OK and press . 32
Info To view info on a photo (size, creation date, file path, etc.), select a photo and press INFO . Press again to hide the info. Slideshow with music You can watch a slideshow of your photos and listen to your music at the same time. You must start the usic before you start the photo slideshow. To play music with the slide show… 1. Select a song or a folder with songs and press OK . 2. Press INFO to hide file info and progress bar. 3. Press . 4. Now use the navigation arrows to select the folder with photos. 5. Select the folder with photos and press Slide Show . 6. To stop the slideshow, press . Photo options With a photo on screen, press OPTIONS to… - Start slideshow, Stop slideshow Start or stop slideshow. - Slideshow transitions Set the transition from one picture to the next. - Slideshow frequency Select the display time for each photo. - Repeat, Play once View the pictures repeatedly or once only. - Shuffle off, Shuffle on View the pictures in sequential order, or at random. - Rotate image Rotate photo. - Show info Display the picture name, date, size and next picture in the slide show. - Stop music Stop the music playing in the background. 12.4 Play your music Play music How you open the list of your media files on TV depends on the type of device where the files are stored. See the chapters above. To play a song on TV… Select Music , and select the file name and press OK If there are several songs in a folder, you can listen to them one after the other. - To pause a song, press OK . Press OK again to continue. - To rewind or go fast forward, press or . Press the keys several times to speed up - 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x. - To jump to the next song in a folder, press OK to pause and select on screen and press OK . - To go back to the folder, press , the music will keep on playing. - To stop the music playback, press (Stop). Progress Bar To show the progress bar when a song is playing (playhead position, duration, title, date, etc.), press INFO . Press again to hide the info. Music options Options for playing music... - Stop playback Stop music play. - Repeat, Play once Play songs repeatedly or once. - Shuffle on, Shuffle off Play songs in sequence or at random. - Show info Display the file name. 33
13 Settings 13.1 Picture Picture style Select a style For easy picture adjustment, you can select a preset Picture Style. 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Picture style , and select one of the styles in the list. 3. Select a style and press OK . The available Picture styles are ... - Personal - The picture preferences you set during the first start up. - Vivid - Ideal for daylight viewing - Natural - Natural picture settings - Standard - Most energy conscious setting - Factory setting - Movie - Ideal for watching movies - Photo - Ideal for viewing photos - Energy saving - Energy-efficient settings Customise a style Any picture setting you adjust, like Colour or Contrast , is stored in the currently selected Picture style . It allows you to customise each style. Restore a style The selected style will store the changes you made. We recommend to adjust the picture settings for the style Personal only. The Picture style - Personal can save its settings for each individual connected device in Sources menu. To restore the style to its original setting… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Restore style , and select the Picture Style you want to restore. 3. Press OK . The style is restored. Home or Shop If the Picture style is switched back to Vivid every time you switch on the TV, the TV location is set to Shop . A setting meant for in-store promotion. To set the TV for Home use… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > General settings > Location and press OK . 3. Select Home and press OK . 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Picture settings Colour With Colour , you can adjust the colour saturation of the picture. To adjust the colour ... 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Colour . 3. Press (right) and adjust the value with (up) or (down). 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Contrast With Contrast , you can adjust the brightness of the display backlight. To adjust the level ... 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Contrast . 3. Press (right) and adjust the value with (up) or (down). 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Sharpness With Sharpness , you can adjust the level of sharpness in fine detail of the picture. To adjust the sharpness ... 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Sharpness . 3. Press (right) and adjust the value with (up) or (down). 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Advanced picture settings 34
Game or computer When you connect a device, the TV recognizes its type and gives each device a correct type name. You can change the type name if you wish. If a correct type name for a device is set, the TV automatically switches to the ideal TV settings when you switch to this device in the Sources menu. If you have a game console with a built-in Blu-ray Disc player, you might have set the type name to Blu- ray Disc. With Activity style you can switch to the ideal settings for gaming manually. Don't forget to switch to TV , when you return to watch TV. To switch the setting manually… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Advanced > Activity style . 3. Select Game , Computer or TV . The setting TV returns to the picture settings for watching TV. 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Colour settings Colour enhancement With Colour enhancement , you can enhance the colour intensity and the details in bright colours. To adjust the level… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Advanced > Colour . 3. Select Colour enhancement and press OK . 3. Select Maximum , Medium , Minimum or Off . 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Colour temperature With Colour temperature , you can set the picture to a preset colour temperature or select Custom to set a temperature setting yourself with Custom colour temperature . Colour temperature and Custom colour temperature are settings intended for expert users. To select a preset… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Advanced > Colour . 3. Select Colour Temperature and press OK . 3. Select Normal , Warm or Cool . Or select Custom if you want to customise a colour temperature yourself. 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Custom colour temperature With Custom colour temperature , you can set a colour temperature yourself. To set a custom colour temperature, first select Custom in the Colour temperature menu. Custom colour temperature is a setting intended for expert users. To set a custom colour temperature… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Advanced > Colour . 3. Select Custom Colour Temperature and press OK . 3. Press the arrows (up) or (down) to adjust the value. WP is white point and BL is black level. You can also select one of the presets in this menu. 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Contrast Settings Contrast modes With Contrast Mode , you can set the level at which power consumption can be reduced by dimming the intensity of the screen. Choose for the best power consumption or for the picture with the best intensity. To adjust the level… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Advanced > Contrast > Contrast mode . 3. Select Standard , Best power , Best picture , or Off . 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Dynamic contrast With Dynamic Contrast , you can set the level at which the TV automatically enhances the details in the dark, middle and light areas of the picture. To adjust the level… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Advanced > Contrast > Dynamic contrast . 3. Select Maximum , Medium , Minimum or Off . 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. 35
Brightness With Brightness , you can set the level of brightness of the picture signal. Brightness is a setting intended for expert users. We recommend non-expert users to adjust the brightness of the picture with the Contrast setting. To adjust the level… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Advanced > Contrast > Brightness . 3. Press (right) and adjust the value with (up) or (down). 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Video contrast With Video Contrast , you can decrease the range of the video contrast. To adjust the level… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Advanced > Contrast > Video contrast . 3. Press (right) and adjust the value with (up) or (down). 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Gamma With Gamma , you can set a non-linear setting for picture luminance and contrast. Gamma is a setting intended for expert users. To adjust the level… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Advanced > Contrast > Gamma . 3. Press (right) and adjust the value with (up) or (down). 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Sharpness settings Super resolution With Super Resolution , you switch on a superior sharpness in line edges and contours. To switch on or off… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Advanced > Sharpness > Super resolution . 3. Select On or Off . 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Noise reduction With Noise reduction , you can filter out and reduce the level of image noise. To adjust the noise reduction… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Advanced > Sharpness > Noise reduction . 3. Select Maximum , Medium , Minimum or Off . 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. MPEG artefact reduction With MPEG artefact reduction , you can smoothen the digital transitions in the picture. MPEG artefacts are mostly visible as small blocks or jagged edges in images. To reduce the MPEG artefacts… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Advanced > Sharpness > MPEG artefact reduction . 3. Select Maximum , Medium , Minimum or Off . 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Format and edges Picture format If black bars appear on top and bottom or on both sides of the picture, you can adjust the picture format to a format that fills the screen. To change the picture format ... 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Format and edges > Picture format . 3. Select a format from the list and press OK . 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. To change the picture format while watching TV ... 1. While watching a TV channel, press to open the Picture format menu. 36
2. Select a format from the list and press OK . Screen edges With Screen edges , you can slightly enlarge the picture to hide distorted edges. To adjust the edges ... 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Format and edges > Screen edges . 3. Adjust the value with (up) or (down). 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Picture shift With Picture shift , you can slightly move the position of the picture. To move the picture ... 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Picture > Format and edges > Picture shift . 3. Adjust the position with (up), (down), (right), or (left). 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. 13.2 Sound Sound style Select a style For easy sound adjustment, you can select a preset setting with Sound style . 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Sound > Sound style , and select one of the styles in the list. 3. Select a style and press OK . The available Sound styles are ... - Personal - The sound preferences you set during the first start up. - Original - Most neutral sound setting - Movie - Ideal for watching movies - Music - Ideal for listening to music - Game - Ideal for gaming - News - IIdeal for speech Restore a style The selected style will store the changes you made. We recommend to adjust the sound settings for the style Personal only. The Sound Style - Personal can save its settings for each individual connected device in Sources menu. To restore the style to its original setting… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Sound > Restore style. Sound settings Bass With Bass , you can adjust the level of low tones in the sound. To adjust the level ... 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Sound > Bass . 3. Press (right) and adjust the value with (up) or (down). 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Treble With Treble , you can adjust the level of high tones in the sound. To adjust the level ... 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Sound > Treble . 3. Press (right) and adjust the value with (up) or (down). 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Surround mode With Surround mode , you can set the sound effect of the TV speakers. To set the surround mode ... 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Sound > Surround mode . 3. Press (right) and select Stereo or Incredible surround . 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. 37
Headphones volume With Headphones volume , you can set the volume of a connected headphones separately. To adjust the volume . . . 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Sound > Headphones volume . 3. Press (up) or (down) to adjust the volume. 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Advanced sound settings Auto volume levelling With Auto volume leveling , you can set the TV to automatically level out sudden volume differences. Typically at the beginning of adverts or when you are switching channels. To switch on or off ... 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Sound > Advanced > Auto volume leveling . 3. Press (right) and select On or Off . 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. TV speakers You can send the TV sound to a connected audio device - a Home Theatre System or audio system. With TV speakers , you select where you want to hear the TV sound and how you want to control it. - If you select Off , you permanently switch off the TV speakers. - If you select On , the TV speakers are always on. With an audio device connected with HDMI CEC, you can use one of the EasyLink settings. - If you select EasyLink , the TV sends the TV sound to the audio device. The TV will switch off the TV speakers when the device is playing the sound. - If you select EasyLink autostart , the TV will switch on the audio device, send the TV sound to the device and switch off the TV speakers. With EasyLink or EasyLink autostart selected, you can still switch to TV speakers or device speakers in the Picture and sound menu. To set the TV speakers ... 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Sound > Advanced > TV speakers . 3. Press (right) and select Off , On , EasyLink or EasyLink autostart . 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Clear sound With Clear sound , you improve the sound for speech. Ideal for news programmes. You can switch the speech improvement on or off. To switch on or off ... 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Sound > Advanced > Clear sound . 3. Press (right) and select On or Off . 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. HDMI1-ARC If you do not need an Audio Return Channel (ARC) on any of the HDMI connections, you can switch the ARC signal off. 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Sound > Advanced > HDMI 1 - ARC . 3. Press (right) and select On or Off . 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Audio out format With Audio out format you can set the audio out signal of the TV to fit the sound processing capabilities of your Home Theatre System. To set Audio out format… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Sound > Advanced > Audio out format . 3. Press (right) and select Multichannel or Stereo . 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Audio out levelling With Audio out leveling you can level the sound volume of the Home Theatre System with the volume of the TV when you switch over from one to another. To level the difference in volume… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Sound > Advanced > Audio out levelling . 3. Select More , Medium , or Less , then press OK . 4. If the volume difference is large, select More . If 38
the volume difference is small, select Less . 5. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Audio out delay With a Home Theatre System (HTS) connected to the TV, the picture on TV and the sound from the HTS should be synchronised. Automatic audio to video sync With recent Philips Home Theatre Systems, the audio to video sync is automatically synchronised and always correct. Audio sync delay For some Home Theatre Systems you might need to adjust the audio sync delay to synchronise the audio to video. On the HTS, increase the delay value until there is a match between picture and sound. A delay value of 180ms may be required. Read the user manual of the HTS. With a delay value set up on the HTS, you need to switch off Audio Out delay on the TV. To switch off the Audio Out delay . . . 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Sound > Advanced > Audio out delay . 3. Select Off and press OK . 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Audio out offset If you cannot set a delay on the Home Theatre System, you can set a delay on the TV with Audio out offset . To synchronise the sound on the TV… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > Sound > Advanced > Audio out offset . 3. Use the slider bar to set the sound offset and press OK . 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. 13.3 General settings Menu language To change the language of the TV menus and messages… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > General settings > Menu language . 3. Select on the language you need. 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Clock Date and Time Automatic 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. When you record programmes - scheduled in the TV Guide, we recommend not to change the time and date manually. In some countries, for some network operators, the Clock setting is hidden to avoid an incorrect clock setting. To correct the TV clock automatically... 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > General settings > Clock > Auto Clock Mode , and select Country dependent . 3. Select Daylight saving and select the appropriate setting. 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Manual To set the TV clock manually… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > General settings > Clock > Auto Clock Mode , and select Manual . 3. Select Date and Time to adjust. 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Time zone To set the time zone… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > General settings > Clock > Time zone . 3. Select one of the time zones. 39
4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Sleep timer With the sleep timer, you can set the TV to switch to standby automatically after a preset time. To set the sleep timer . . . 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > General settings > Sleep timer . With the slider bar you can set the time to up to 180 minutes in increments of 5 minutes. If set to 0 minutes, the sleep timer is switched off.You can always switch off your TV earlier or reset the time during the countdown. 3. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Switch off timer If the TV receives a TV signal but you don't press a key on the remote control during a 4 hour period, the TV switches off automatically to save energy. Also, if the TV does not receive a TV signal nor a remote control command for 10 minutes, the TV switches off automatically. If you use the TV as a monitor or use a digital receiver to watch TV (a Set-Top Box - STB) and you do not use the remote control of the TV, you should deactivate this automatic switch off. To deactivate the Switch off timer … 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > General settings > Switch off timer . 3. Select inside the slider bar to adjust the value. The value 0 (Off) deactivates the automatic switch off. 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Location To set the TV for Home use… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > General settings > Location and press OK . 3. Select Home and press OK . 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. TV placement As part of the first installation, this setting is set to either On a TV stand or On the Wall . If you have changed the placement of the TV since then, adjust this setting accordingly for best sound reproduction. 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > General settings > TV Placement and press OK . 3. Select On a TV stand or On the Wall . 4. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Factory settings You can set the TV back to the original TV settings (the factory settings). To switch back to the original settings… 1. Press and select Setup and press OK . 2. Select TV settings > General settings > Factory Settings and press OK . 3. Press , repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. 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 . 3. Follow the instructions on screen. The installation may take a few minutes. 40