Philips 42pfl8605 User Manual

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5 Select a setting then press OK  to adjust 
the setting.
6  Press OK  to confirm your choice.
  
The following language settings can be 
configured.
• [Primary audio] / [Secondary audio]
Select primar y and secondar y audio 
languages for digital channels.
•  [Primary subtitles] / [Secondary subtitles]
Select primar y and secondar y subtitle 
languages for digital channels.
•  [Primary teletext] / [Secondary teletext]
Select primar y and secondar y teletex t 
languages for digital channels.
•  [Hearing impaired]
Select [On]  to display subtitles with 
primar y and secondar y audio languages.
•  [Preferred audio format]
Select [Advanced]  to receive advanced 
audio formats (A AC , EAC-3, AC-3), 
available only if provided by the local 
broadcaster. Select [Standard]  to receive 
standard audio format (MPEG).
•  [Mono/Stereo]
Selects mono or stereo if stereo 
broadcast is available.
Access TV menus
Menus help you to install channels, change 
picture and sound settings and access other 
features.
Access the home menu
The home menu gives you easy access to 
connected devices, picture and sound settings, 
and other useful features.
1 Press  (Home ). 
The home menu appears.
 
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5  Use more of 
your TV
Change menu language
Note
Skip this step if your language set tings are  
•correct.
1  When watching T V, press  (Home ).
The home menu appears.
 
»
2  Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Setup] , then press OK .
The 
 
» [Setup] menu appears.
3 Select [Advanced TV settings] , then 
press OK .
4 Select [Preferences]  > [Menu language] 
and press OK .
A list of languages appears.
 
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5  Press the Navigation buttons to select a 
menu language.
6 Press OK  to confirm your choice.
The selected language is applied to the 
 
»
menu.
More language settings
In addition to [Menu language] , you can 
configure the following language settings via 
the [Languages]  menu (Available in some 
cities where digital channels is available only):
1  Press  (Home ).
The home menu appears.
 
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2  Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Setup] , then select OK .
3 Select [Automatic channel search] > 
[Advanced channel settings] , then press 
OK .
4 Select [Languages] , then press OK.
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4 Press OK .
Follow the on-screen instructions to 
 
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remove the device. Once complete, the 
device is removed from the home menu.
Access the browse menu
1 When watching T V, press  (Browse ).
The browse menu appears.
 
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2  Press  to select:
•  [Channel list]  Accesses T V channel list.
•  [Teletext]  Accesses teletex t.
3 Press OK  to confirm your choice.
Change picture and sound 
settings
Change picture and sound settings to suit your 
preferences. You can apply pre-defined settings 
or change settings manually.
Note
The flexibility to change settings is limited if the  
•T V location is set to [S hop]  mode. Set the TV 
location to [Home]  mode to access all T V setting s 
(see ‘Change T V preferences’ on page 24 ).
Use settings assistant
Use the settings assistant to guide you through 
the picture and sound settings.
1 When watching T V, press  (Home ).
The home menu appears.
 
»
2  Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Setup] , then press OK .
3 Select [Personalise picture and sound] , 
then press OK .
A message appears prompting you to 
 
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star t the settings assistant.
4 Select [St ar t]  and press OK .
Follow the on-screen instructions.
 
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2  Press the Navigation buttons to select a 
home menu item:
•  [Watch TV] Switches back to the 
antenna source if another source is 
selected.
•  [Browse USB] Accesses the content 
browser of the connected USB 
storage device.
•  (For PFL8605 only)[Browse 
PC]Accesses the content browser of 
the connected PC network.
•  [Scene a] Switches to the Scenea 
wallpaper.
•  [Add your devices] Adds new devices 
to the home menu.
•  [Setup] Accesses menus to change 
picture, sound and other settings.
3  Press OK  to confirm your choice.
Tip
Press  
• ( Home ) to exit the home menu.
Press  
• ( Back ) to exit the [Setup]  menu.
Press  
• ( Options ) to exit an options menu.
Remove devices from the home menu
If a device is no longer connected to the T V, 
remove it from the home menu.
1 Press  (Home ). 
The home menu appears.
 
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2  Press the Navigation buttons to select a 
device to remove.
3 Press  (Options ).
A list appears, with 
 
» [Remove this 
device] selected.
Wa tch TVBrowse USBWatch TVB
Add your device s
Setup
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Manually adjust picture settings
1 When watching T V, press  (Home ).
The home menu appears.
 
»
2  Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Setup] , then press OK .
3 Select [Advanced TV settings] , then 
press OK .
4 Select [Picture] , then press OK .
5 Press  to select a setting.
6 Press OK  to access and adjust the setting.
  
The following picture settings can be 
configured. Depending on the format of the 
picture source, some picture settings are not 
available.
• [Smart picture] : Accesses pre-defined 
smar t picture settings.
•  [Reset] : Resets to factor y default settings.
•  [Contrast] : Adjusts the intensity of bright 
areas, keeping dark areas unchanged.
•  [Brightness]: Adjusts the intensity and 
details of dark areas.
•  [Colour] : Adjusts color saturation.
•  [Hue] : Compensates color variations in 
NTSC encoded transmissions.
•  [Sharpness] : Adjusts sharpness in the 
image.
•  [Noise reduction] : Filters and reduces 
noise in an image.
•  [ Tint] : Adjusts the color balance in an 
image. 
Note
Before you adjust  
•[Custom tint] , select [ Tint] 
> [Custom] , then press OK  to enable the 
option.
•  [Custom tint] : Customizes tint setting.
•  [Pixel Plus HD] : Accesses advanced 
settings:
•  [HD Natural Motion] : Reduces field 
and line flicker to display movement 
smoothly.
Use pre-defined picture settings
Use the [Smart picture] experience bar to 
access frequently used picture settings.
Note
All picture set tings are available via the  
•[Picture] menu (see ‘Manually adjust picture 
set tings’ on page 12 ).
1 When watching T V, press  
( Experience ).
The experience bar appears.
 
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2  Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Smart picture] , then press OK .
3 Select a smar t setting:
•  [Personal]: Applies the settings you 
have selected in the [Personalise 
picture and sound] menu.
•  [Vivid] : Applies rich and dynamic 
settings, ideal for daylight use.
•  [Natural] : Applies a natural setting.
•  [Cinema] : Applies settings for 
watching movies.
•  [Game] : Applies settings for gaming.
•  [Energy saving] : Applies the most 
energy conscious settings. Factor y 
standard settings.
•  [Standard] : Adjusts picture settings 
to suit most environments and types 
of video.
•  [Photo] : Applies settings for viewing 
photos.
•  [Custom] : Applies the stored 
adjustments you have made to a 
smar t picture setting.
4  Press OK  to confirm your choice.
The smar t setting is applied. 
 
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5  Press  (Back ) to exit. 
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Change picture format
1 Press  (Experience ).
The experience bar appears.
 
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2  Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Picture format] , then press OK.
3 Press the Navigation buttons to select a 
picture format.
The selected picture format is 
 
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previewed.
4 Press OK  to confirm your choice.
The selected picture format is applied.
 
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Tip
Picture formats are also accessible via the  
•[Setup]menu.
The following picture formats can be selected. 
Note
Depending on the picture source, some  
•picture formats are not available and will not 
be seen on-screen.
Before you adjust 
 
•[Unscaled] , select [Picture]  
> [PC mode] > [On] , then press OK to 
enable the option.
•  [100 Hz Clear LCD] : Sets the 
T V refresh rate to a maximum of 
100Hz to provide superior motion 
sharpness, better black level, high 
contrast with a flicker free, quiet 
image and a larger viewing angle.
•  [Super resolution] /[Advanced 
sharpness] : Enables superior 
sharpness, especially lines and 
contours in the picture.
•  [Dynamic contrast] : Enhances 
contrast.
•  [Dynamic backlight] : Adjusts 
brightness of the T V backlight to 
match lighting conditions.
•  [MPEG artefact reduction] : Smooths 
out transitions on digital pictures. 
You can switch this feature on or off.
•  [Colour enhancement] : Makes 
colors more vivid and improves 
the details in bright colors. You can 
switch this feature on or off.
•  [G amma] : Adjusts the midtones 
intensity in the picture. Black and 
white are not affected.
•  [PC mode] : Enables picture settings 
adjustment when a PC is connected to 
the T V via HDMI. If enabled, you can 
select [Picture format] > [Unscaled]  
which provides maximum detail for 
display of PC content.
•  [Light sensor] : Adjusts settings 
dynamically to match lighting conditions.
•  [Picture format] : Changes the picture 
format.
•  [Screen edges] : Changes the picture size.
•  [Picture shift] : Adjusts the position of the 
picture.
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Shift picture position
1 Press  (Experience ).
The experience bar appears.
 
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2  Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Picture shift] , then press OK .
3 Press the Navigation buttons to adjust 
the position of the picture.
4 Press OK  to confirm your choice.
Tip
Picture shif t is also accessible via the  
•[Setup]menu.
Use pre-defined sound settings
Use the [Smart sound] experience bar to 
access frequently used picture settings.
Note
All picture set tings are available via the  
•[Sound]menu.
1  When watching T V, press  
( Experience ).
The experience bar appears.
 
»
2  Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Smart sound] , then press OK .
3 Select a smar t setting:
•  [Personal]: Applies personal 
preferences set in the [Sound]  
menus in [Setup] .
•  [Standard] : Adjusts sound settings 
to suit most environments and types 
of audio.
•  [News] : Applies settings for spoken 
audio, such as news.
•  [Movie] : Applies settings for movies.
•  [Game] : Applies settings for gaming.
•  [Dr ama] : Applies settings for drama.
•  [S por t s] : Applies settings for spor ts.
4 Press OK  to confirm your choice.
The smar t setting is applied. 
 
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5  Press  (Back ) to exit. 
 
[Auto fill] Adjusts the 
picture to fill the 
screen (subtitles 
remain visible). 
Recommended 
for minimal 
screen distor tion 
(but not for HD 
or PC).
 
[Auto 
zoom]Enlarges the 
picture to fill 
the screen. 
Recommended 
for minimal 
screen distor tion 
(but not for HD 
or PC).
 
[Movie 
expand 
16:9]Scales the classic 
4:3 format 
to 16:9. Not 
recommended 
for HD or PC .
 
[Super 
zoom]
Removes the 
black bars on 
the sides of 4:3 
broadcasts. Not 
recommended 
for HD or PC .
 
[Unscaled]
Provides 
maximum 
detail for PC . 
Only available 
when[PC mode] 
is enabled in the 
[Picture]  menu.
 
[Wide 
screen] Stretches the 
classic 4:3 format 
to 16:9.
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Change Ambilight settings
You can adjust Ambilight color, brightness, and 
mode to your taste. 
1 When watching T V, press  (Home ).
The home menu appears.
 
»
2  Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Setup] , then press OK .
The 
 
» [Setup] menu appears.
3 Select [Advanced TV settings] and press OK .
4 Select [Ambilight]  and press OK.
5 Press  to select a setting.
6 Press OK  to access and adjust an 
Ambilight setting.
  
The following Ambilight settings can be 
configured: • [Ambilight] : Turns Ambilight on or off.
•  [Dynamic] : Sets an Ambilight setting 
between relaxed and dynamic 
levels. This feature is only available 
when Ambilight [Colour]  is set to 
[Dynamic] .
•  [Brightness]: Changes the light 
output from Ambilight.
•  [Colour] : Selects a predefined color 
setting or a customized color setting.
•  [Custom colour] : Allows fine tuning 
of predefined colors.
•  [Separation] : Sets the difference 
in Ambilight color level between 
the sides of the T V. Setting this 
feature off gives a dynamic, uniform 
Ambilight color.
•  [TV switch off ] : Selects how the T V 
will be switched off.
•  [Lounge light mood] : Selects a 
lounge light mode. This setting is 
applied when the lounge light is 
enabled in standby mode.
•  [Scenea lounge light] : Turns Scenea 
lounge light on or off.
•  [Wall colour] : Selects a color 
to match the wall color so that 
Ambilight colors are adjusted to 
display correctly.
Manually adjust sound settings
1  When watching T V, press  (Home ).
The home menu appears.
 
»
2  Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Setup] , then press OK .
3 Select [Advanced TV settings] , then 
press OK .
4 Select [Sound] , then press OK .
5 Press  to select a setting.
6 Press OK  to access and adjust the setting.
  
The following sound settings can be 
configured. Depending on the broadcast, 
some sound settings may not be available.
• [Smart sound] : Accesses pre-defined 
smar t sound settings.
•  [Reset] : Resets to factor y default settings.
•  [B ass] : Adjusts the bass level.
•  [ Tr e b l e] : Adjusts the treble level.
•  [Surround] : Enables spatial sound.
•  [Volume]: Adjusts the volume.
•  [Headphones volume] : Adjusts 
headphone volume.
•  [Auto volume leveling] : Automatically 
reduces sudden volume changes, for 
example, when switching channels. 
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Select teletext subpages
A teletex t page can hold several subpages. 
Subpages are displayed on a bar nex t to the 
main page number.
1 When available on a teletex t page, press 
 or  to select subpages.
Search teletext
Search a teletex t page by subject or word.
1 When in teletex t, press OK  to highlight 
the first word or number.
2  Press the Navigation buttons to skip to 
the word or number.
3 Press OK  to begin the search.
4 Press  until no word or number is 
highlighted to exit the search.
Use Teletext 2.5
Teletex t 2.5 offers more colors and better 
graphics than normal teletex t. If Teletex t 2.5 
is broadcast by a channel, it is switched on by 
default.
1  Press  (Home ).
The home menu appears.
 
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2  Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Setup] , then press OK .
3 Select [Advanced TV settings] , then 
press OK .
4 Select [Preferences]  > [Teletext 2.5], 
then press OK .
5 Select [On]  or [Of f ], then press OK .
Use advanced teletext 
features
Access the teletext options menu
Access the teletex t features through the 
teletex t options menu.
1 When watching T V, press  (Browse ).
2 Select [Teletext], then press OK .
3 Press  (Options ).
The teletext options menu appears.
 
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4  Select an option:
•  [Freeze page] Freezes the current 
page.
•  [Dual screen] /[Full screen] Enables 
and disables dual screen teletex t.
•  [Reveal] Hides or reveals hidden 
information on a page, such as 
solutions to riddles or puzzles.
•  [T.O.P. overview] Table Of Pages 
teletex t broadcast allow you to jump 
from one subject to another without 
entering page numbers.
•  [Enlarge] /[Normal view] Enlarge the 
teletex t page. Press the Navigation 
buttons  to move around the 
enlarged screen. 
•  [Cycle subpages] Cycles through 
subpages automatically if subpages 
are available.
•  [Languages] Switches to a different 
language group to display a language 
correctly when it uses a different 
character set.
5  Press OK  to confirm your choice.
Tip
To exit the options menu, press  
• ( Options ).
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Use child and rating locks
You can prevent your children from watching 
TV by locking the TV and using age ratings. 
Set or change the child lock code
1 When watching T V, press  (Home ).
The home menu appears.
 
»
2  Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Setup] , then press OK .
3 Select [Automatic channel search] > 
[Advanced channel settings] , then press 
OK .
4 Select [Child lock] > [Set code] /[Change 
code] .
The 
 
» [Set code] / [Change code]  menu 
appears.
5  Enter the code with the Numeric 
buttons .
6 Press OK .
A message appears to confirm that 
 
»
your code is set.
7 Press  (Back ) to exit.
Tip
If you forget your code, enter ‘8888’ to  
•override any existing codes.
Use timers
You can set timers to switch the TV to standby 
at a specified time.
Automatically switch the TV to 
standby (sleep timer)
Sleep timer switches the T V to standby af ter a 
pre-defined period of time.
Tip
You can always switch off your T V earlier or  
•reset the sleep timer during the countdown.
1  When watching T V, press  (Home ).
The home menu appears.
 
»
2  Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Setup] , then press OK .
3 Select [Advanced TV settings] and press 
OK .
4 Select [Preferences]  > [Sleeptimer] and 
press OK .
The 
 
» [Sleeptimer] menu appears.
5 Press the Navigation buttons to set the 
sleep time. 
The sleep timer can be set up to 180 
 
»
minutes, in steps of five minutes. If set 
to zero, the sleep timer is switched off .
6 Press OK  to activate the sleep timer.
The TV switches to standby after the 
 
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pre-defined period of time.
7 Press  (Back ) to exit the menu.
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Use subtitles
You can enable subtitles for each TV channel. 
Subtitles are broadcast via teletext or DVB-T 
digital broadcasts. With digital broadcasts, you 
can select a subtitle language.
Enable or disable subtitles on TV 
channels
1 When watching T V, press  (Options ).
The options menu appears.
 
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2  Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Subtitles], then press OK .
3 Select one of the following:
•  [On] : Enables subtitles.
•  [Of f ] : Disables subtitles.
•  [On during mute] : Displays subtitles 
only when audio is muted.
4  Press OK  to confirm.
Subtitles are enabled or disabled.
 
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Select a subtitle language on digital TV 
channels
Note
When you select a subtitle language on  
•a digital T V channel as described below, 
the preferred subtitle language set in the 
installation menu is temporarily overruled.
1  When watching T V, press  (Options ).
The options menu appears.
 
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2  Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Subtitle language] , then press OK.
3 Select the preferred language and press 
OK  to confirm.
Note
Select preferred subtitle languages in the  
•[Languages] menu (see ‘More language set tings’ 
on page 10). Subtitles automatically appear in 
the preferred languages when enabled.
Set age ratings
Some digital broadcasters rate their programs 
according to age. You can set your T V to 
display only programs with age ratings higher 
than your child’s age.
1  When watching T V, press  (Home ).
The home menu appears.
 
»
2  Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Setup] , then press OK .
3 Select [Automatic channel search] > 
[Advanced channel settings] , then press 
OK .
4 Select [Child lock] > [Parental rating] , 
then press OK .
5 Enter the code with the Numeric 
buttons .
The 
 
» [Parental rating] menu is now 
available.
6  Select the preferred age rating and press OK .
7 Press  (Back ) to exit.
Lock or unlock one or more channels
1 When watching T V, press  (Home ).
The home menu appears.
 
»
2  Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Setup] , then press OK .
3 Select [Automatic channel search] > 
[Advanced channel settings] , then press OK.
4 Select [Child lock] > [Channel lock] , 
then press OK .
A message appears prompting you to 
 
»
enter the child lock code.
5 Enter the child lock code with the 
Numeric buttons .
The 
 
» [Child lock] menu appears.
6 Select the channel to lock and press OK . 
Repeat this step to lock more channels. The locked channels are marked with 
 
»
a ‘X’.
7 Once complete, Press  (Back ) to exit. 
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View photos, play music and 
watch video
Caution
Philips is not responsible if your USB storage  
•device is not suppor ted nor is it responsible for 
damage or loss of data from use of this feature.
Your TV is fitted with a USB connector that 
enables you to view to view photos, listen 
to music or watch movies stored on a USB 
storage device.
(For PFL8605) Your TV also has a network 
connector, enabling you to access and play 
media files directly from your computer.
Connect a USB storage device and 
enter the content browser
1  Connect the USB device to the USB por t 
on the side of the T V.
2 Press  (Home ).
The home menu appears.
 
»
3  Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Browse USB] , then press OK .
The content browser appears.
 
»
Note
If you connect multiple USB storage devices via  
•USB hub, a message appears prompting you to 
select a device. Press the Navigation buttons to 
select the device, then press OK  to confirm.
Disconnect a USB storage device
Caution
Follow this procedure to avoid damage to your  
•USB storage device.
1  Press  (Home ) to exit the USB content 
b r o w s e r.
2  Wait five seconds before disconnecting 
the USB storage device.
Use the TV clock
Enable automatic TV clock
If your selected countr y suppor ts digital 
broadcast, the clock displays the time data 
from your T V ser vice operator as default.
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Setup] , then press OK . 
3 Select [Advanced TV settings] , then 
press OK .
4 Select [Preferences]  > [Clock] > [Auto 
format mode] > [Automatic], then press 
OK .
5 Press  (Home ) to exit.
Set the TV clock manually
In some countries, you may need to set T V 
clock manually.
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Press the Navigation buttons to select 
[Setup] , then press OK .
3 Select [Advanced TV settings] , then 
press OK .
4 Select [Preferences]  > [Clock] > [Auto 
format mode] > [Manual] , then press 
OK .
5 Select [Date]  or [ Time], then press OK .
6 Press  to enter the date or time.
7 Select [Done]  to confirm.
8 Press  (Home ) to exit.
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