Philips 42pfl8404 User Manual

							2.2.2   Home
h
The Home menu lists the activities you can do with your
TV.
Press h to open the Home menu.
To start an activity, highlight the desired item with the
navigation keys and press OK.
You can add an activity, always linked to a device, with the
Add your devices item.
To exit the Home menu, press h again. 
						

							2.2.3   Add your devices
When you have connected a device to the TV, always add
this device as an item in the Home menu. With this item
in the Home menu, you can easily switch the TV to this
device.
In the Home menu, select Add your devices and press OK.
Follow the instructions on screen.
The TV asks you to select the device and the connector to
which the device is connected.
From now on, this device is added to the Home menu.
To remove a device item from the Home menu, select the
item, press Options o and select Remove device in the
list. Press OK. 
						

							2.2.4   Setup
The Setup item in the Home menu holds most TV settings.
In the Setup menu you can ...
• set picture, sound or Ambilight settings
• set some special features
• update or re-install TV channels
• connect to a network
• update the TV software
• ...
In the Home menu, select Setup and press OK.
Select an item with the w or x, u or v keys and press OK.
To exit the Setup menu, press Back b. 
						

							2.2.5   Options
 o
The Options menu offers convenient settings related to
what is on screen.
Press Options o in any circumstance to see which
options are available.
To exit, press Options o again. 
						

							2.2.6      Guide
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You can view a list of scheduled TV programmes with
the Guide menu (only for digital broadcast). Also, use the
Guide key to view the list of your photos, music or videos
from a connected PC network or USB memory device.
While watching TV, press Guide g to open the
Programme guide, if this information is available.
... 
						

							2.2.6      Guide
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When browsing your PC network or a USB memory device,
press Guide g to show the content.
Read More on … > Programme guide or More on … >
Multimedia. 
						

							2.3.1   Switch channels
To switch TV channels, press P + or — on the remote
control. You can use the number keys if you know the
channel number.
To switch back to the previous viewed channel,
press Back b.
If digital broadcasting is available, digital radio stations are
installed during installation. Switch to a radio channel as
you would do for TV channels. Radio stations usually start
from channel number 400 onwards.
Channel overview
While watching TV, press OK to open the Channel overview.
Select the channel with the navigation keys and press OK
to switch to the channel.
To leave the channel overview without changing the
channel, press Back b. 
						

							2.3.2   Programme info
When watching a digital TV channel, information on the
current and next programme is available.
While watching TV, press Info i to open the programme
information on the channel you are watching.
To close the programme information, press Info i again.
Options o
When the programme information is on screen, press
Options o to access information on the quality of the
digital channel you are watching. 
						

							2.3.3   Switch to standby
If the TV is on, press O on the remote control to switch to
standby.
The red standby key indicator is on.
Although the TV consumes very little power when in
standby, energy continues to be consumed.
When the TV is not in use for an extended period of time,
we advise to switch the TV off with the O key on the TV
and to unplug the TV mains cord from the mains outlet.
If you can not locate your remote control and you want to
switch the TV to Standby, press O on the side of the TV.
This switches off your TV.
To switch the TV back on, press O again. 
						

							2.3.4   Smart Settings
You can set the TV to the predefined setting that is best
for what you're watching at the moment. Each setting
combines picture, sound and Ambilight.
While watching TV, press Options o and select Picture
and sound. Press OK.
Select Smart settings and press OK.
Select a setting from the list and press OK.
• Personal — Sets the TV to your personal preferences set
in the Picture, Sound and Ambilight menus in the Setup
menu.
• Vivid — Rich and dynamic settings, ideal for daylight use.
• Natural — Natural picture settings.
• Cinema — Ideal settings for watching movies.
• Game — Ideal settings for gaming.
• Standard — The factory standard and most energy
conscious settings.