Philips 40PFS5501 Manual

11
Home Menu
11.1
About the Home Menu
To enjoy the benefits of your Android TV, connect the
TV to the Internet.
Like on your Android smartphone or tablet, the Home
menu is the centre of your TV. From the Home menu
you can start any application, switch to a TV channel,
rent a movie, open a website or switch to a
connected device. Depending on your TV setup and
your country the Home menu can contain different
items.
The Home menu is organised in rows…
Recommendations    
The first row suggests popular...

12
TV Menu
12.1
About TV Menu
If the TV cannot be connected with the Internet, you
can use the  TV Menu  as your Home menu.
In the TV Menu, you will find every TV function.
12.2
Open TV Menu
To open TV Menu and open an item…
1 -  Press 
  to open TV Menu.
2 -  Select an item and press  OK  to open or start it.
3 -  Press 
   BACK  to close TV Menu without
starting anything.
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13
Netflix
If you have a Netflix menbership subscription, you
can enjoy Netflix on this TV. Your TV must be
connected to the Internet.
To open Netflix, press 
  to open the Netflix
App. You can open Netflix immediately from a TV in
standby.
www.netflix.com
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14
Sources
14.1
Options for a TV Input
Some TV input devices offer specific settings.
To set the options for a specific TV input…
1 -  Press 
   SOURCES .
2 -  Select the TV input in the list and press  OK .
3 -  Press 
   OPTIONS . You can set the options for
the selected TV input here.
4 -  Press 
   OPTIONS  again to close the Options
menu. 
Possible options…
Controls    
With this option you can operate the connected
device with the TV remote control. The device must
be connected with an HDMI...

Newly connected devices will be added to the
Sources menu.
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15
Apps
15.1
About Apps
You can find all installed apps in
the 
  Apps  section of the Home menu.
Like apps on your smartphone or tablet, the apps on
your TV offer specific functions for an enriched TV
experience. Apps like YouTube, games, video stores
or weather forecasts (a.o.). You can use the Internet
app to surf the Internet.
Apps can come from the  Philips App Gallery  or
the  Google Play™ Store . To get you started, some
practical apps are pre-installed on your TV.
To install apps from the...

new game apps on your TV. Some games are free of
charge. A message appears if a particular game needs
a gamepad to play the game.
To start or stop a Google Play Game…
1 -  Press 
   HOME .
2 -  Scroll down and select 
  Apps  >  Google Play
Games  and press  OK .
3 -  Select a game to play or select a new game to
install and press  OK .
4 -  When done, press 
   BACK  repeatedly or
press 
   EXIT  or stop the app with its dedicated
exit/stop button. 
The games you install will also appear in the row...

15.5
Lock Apps
About App Locks
You can lock apps unsuited for children. You can lock
18+ rated apps from the App Gallery or set up a
restricted profile in the Home menu.
18+    
The 18+ app lock will ask for a PIN code when you try
to start an 18+ rated app. This lock is only valid for 18+
rated apps from the Philips App Gallery.
Restricted profile    
You can set up a restructed profile for the Home
menu where only the apps you allow are available.
You need to enter a PIN code to set up and switch on...

Exit
To exit the restricted profile…
1 -  Press 
   HOME , scroll down to 
   Settings  and
scroll far right.
2 -  Select  Restricted Profile  and press  OK .
3 -  Select  Exit restricted profile  and press  OK .
4 -  Enter the PIN code. The TV will exit the restricted
profile.
15.6
Manage Apps
If you stop an app and return to the Home menu, the
app is not really stopped. The app is still running in
the background to be readily available when you start
it again. To run fluently, most apps need to save...

16
Games
16.1
What You Need
On this TV, you can play games…
• from the App Gallery in the Home menu
• from the Google Play Store in the Home menu
• from a connected Game Console 
Games from the App Gallery or the Google Play Store
must be downloaded and installed on TV before you
can play them. Some games need a gamepad to play.
To install game apps from the Philips App Gallery or
the Google Play Store, the TV must be connected to
the Internet. You must agree to the Terms of Use to
use apps from the App...