Philips 46pfl8505h User Manual
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Select a photo for Scenea1 Select a photo from a connected USB device or from aconnected PC. This photo must be in JPEG format.2 With the photo highlighted in the Browse USB or Browse PC list, press o (Options) , select Set as Scenea and press OK. Byagreeing to overwrite the current photo, the new photo is set. Scenea lounge light To switch off Ambilight when Scenea is on, press s (Adjust). Or press J (Ambilight) on the front of the TV. Energy saving To switch the TV to the energy conscious setting, press s(Adjust), select Smart picture and press OK. Select Energysaving. SpecificsWith Scenea switched on, the TV will automatically switch tostandby after 4 hours. You will be warned 1 minute beforeswitch off. This automatic switch to standby prevents unnecessaryenergy use in case you forget that Scenea is on. If the Sleep timer is set, the TV will also switch to standby afterthe set time has elapsed.Scenea has no sound. More on ... / Multimedia41
3.4Locks and timers Child locks To prevent children from watching a channel or a programme, youcan lock channels or block age - rated programmes. Parental ratingSome digital broadcasters have programmes rated. When therating is equal or higher than the rating you have set for yourchild’s age, the programme will be blocked. To watch a blocked programme you must enter the Child lockcode. The parental age rating is set for all channels. Set an age rating Press h and select Setup > Channel settings and select Childlock > Parental rating.To select an age rating, you must first enter your 4 digit childlock code. If no child lock code is set, you can set the codenow. When the code is entered, you can select the age rating. Whenthe rating of a programme is equal or higher than the rating youhave set for your childs age, the programme will be blocked.The TV will ask for the code to unblock the programme. Forsome operators, the TV only blocks programmes with a higherrating. Lock a channel To lock a channel, press h and select Setup > Channel settingsand select Child lock > Channel lock. In the list of channelnumbers, select a channel and press OK to lock a channel. In the list, a locked channel is marked with an X. Now, you canselect another channel to lock or unlock. The lock is activated assoon as you close the menu. You cannot lock programmes from connected devices. Change code To change the current code, press h and select Setup >Channel settings and select Child lock > Change code.Enter the current code and then enter the new code twice. Thenew code is set. Forgotten your code?If you have forgotten your unlock code, call Philips ConsumerCare in your country. Find the telephone number on thedocumentation that came with the TV or go towww.philips.com/support. Sleep timer With Sleep timer you can switch the TV to standby at a specifiedtime. To set the sleep timer, press h > Setup > TV settings >Preferences > Sleep timer. With the slider bar you can set thetime up to 180 minutes in increments of 5 minutes. If set to 0minutes, Sleep timer is switched off. You can always switch off your TV earlier or reset the timeduring the countdown. 42More on ... / Locks and timers
3.5Subtitles and languages Subtitles Programme subtitles are available most of the time. You can setsubtitles to be constantly displayed. How to set constant subtitlesdepends on whether a channel is analogue or digital. For digitalchannels, a preferred subtitle language can be set. For analogue channelsTo show subtitles of a channel, switch to the channel and press e (Browse), select Text and press OK. Enter the number of the page that shows subtitles, usually 888, and press e(Browse) again to close Text. Subtitles will be shown if available.Each analogue channel must be set up separately. For digital channelsThere is no need to activate subtitles in Text for digital channels.You can set a preferred primary and secondary subtitle language.If these subtitle languages are not available for a channel, you canselect another available subtitle language. To set the primary and secondary subtitle language, press h andselect Setup > Channel settings and select Languages > Primaryand Secondary subtitles. To select a subtitle language when none of your preferred languages is shown, press o (Options), select Subtitle languageand select a language you want temporarily. Subtitle menu To open the subtitle menu, press j. In the Subtitle menu, you can switch subtitles On or Off. SelectOn during mute to show subtitles only when the sound is muted with m. Audio languages Digital TV channels can broadcast audio that transmits severallanguages for a program. You can set the TV to switch to yourpreferred language if it is available. To set your preferred audio language, press h and select Setup> Channel settings and select Languages > Primary andSecondary audio. The TV will automatically switch to thelanguages you set, if the language is being broadcast. To check if an audio language is available, press o (Options) andselect Audio language. You can select another audio languagefrom the list. Some digital TV channels broadcast special audio and subtitlesadapted for people who are hearing or visually impaired. ReadMore on … > Universal access. More on ... / Subtitles and languages43
3.6Universal access Switch on With Universal access switched on, the TV is set for use for hearingand visually impaired people. Switch onIf you did not switch on Universal access at first use, you can stillswitch it on in Setup. To switch on Universal access, press h > Setup > TV settings> Preferences > Universal access. Select On and press OK. With Universal access switched on in Setup, the Universal accessoption is added in the Options menu. With Universal menu inthe Options menu, you can set specific settings for hearing andvisually impaired people. Hearing impaired Some digital TV channels broadcast special audio and subtitlesadapted for hearing impaired people. With Hearing impairedswitched on, the TV automatically switches to the adapted audioand subtitles, if available. Switch on To switch on Hearing impaired, press o (Options), selectUniversal access and press OK. Select Hearing impaired, selectOn and press OK. To check whether a hearing impaired audio language is available, press o (Options), select Audio language and look for an audio language marked with a î. If Universal access does not appear in the Options menu, switchon Universal access in the Setup. Read Help > More on … >Universal access > Switch on. Visually impaired In some countries, some digital TV channels broadcast specialaudio adapted for visually impaired people. The adapted audiohas extra commentary. Switch on To switch on Visually impaired, press o (Options), selectUniversal access and press OK. Select Visually impaired andselect On or, if available, select the speakers the adapted audioshould be played from. If available, the TV will play the visuallyimpaired audio. Volume - Visually impairedIf available, you can set the volume of the extra commentary. To check whether a visually impaired audio language is available, press o (Options), select Audio language and look for an audio language marked with a Ï. If Universal access does not appear in the Options menu, switchon Universal access in the Setup. Read Help > More on … >Universal access > Switch on. Key beep Key beep gives an audio feedback each time you press a key onthe remote control. The volume of the beep is fixed. Switch on To switch on Key beep, press o (Options), select Universalaccess and press OK. Select Key beep and select On. If Universal access does not appear in the Options menu, switchon Universal access in the Setup. Read Help > More on … >Universal access > Switch on. 44More on ... / Universal access
4 4.1 Setup Picture, Sound, Ambilight Smart settings You can adjust each Smart setting with the settings in Picture orSound in Setup, TV settings. Adjust the brightness for a particularSmart picture or adjust the bass for a Smart sound. To return to the original smart setting values, undoing theadjustments you made, first set up the TV in the smart setting you want to reset. Then press h > Setup > TV settings, selectReset, press OK and confirm. Read more about Smart picture and sound settings in Help >Use your TV > Watch TV > Smart picture and sound settings. Picture In the Picture menu, you can adjust all picture settings individually. To open the Picture settings, press h > Setup > TV settings >Picture. • ContrastSets the contrast level of the picture.• BrightnessSets the brightness level of the picture.• ColourSets the level of colour saturation. • HueIf NTSC is broadcast, hue compensates the colour variations.• SharpnessSets the level of sharpness of fine detail.• Noise reductionFilters out and reduces the image noise in the picture. • TintSets the colours to Normal, Warm (reddish) or Cool (bluish).Select Custom to set up your own personal settings in theCustom menu.• Custom tintUse the slider bar to set the colour temperature of the picture. • Perfect Pixel HDControls the advanced settings of the Perfect Pixel HD Engine.— Perfect Natural Motion removes motion judder andreproduces smooth movement, especially in movies. — 200 Hz Clear LCD / 100 Hz Clear LCD gives a superiormotion sharpness, better black level, high contrast with a flicker -free, quiet image and a larger viewing angle.— Super resolution enables superior sharpness, especially onlines and contours in the picture. — Perfect contrast sets the level at which the TV automaticallyenhances the details in the dark, middle and light areas of thepicture.— Dynamic backlight sets the level at which power consumptioncan be reduced by dimming the brightness intensity of the screen.Choose for the best power consumption or for the picture withthe best brightness intensity. — MPEG artefact reduction smooths the digital transitions in thepicture.— Colour enhancement makes the colours more vivid andimproves the resolution of details in bright colours. — Gamma is a non-linear setting for picture luminance andcontrast. Use the slider bar to set a higher or lower gammavalue.• PC modeSets the TV to the ideal pre-defined computer setting if acomputer has been connected. • Light sensorAdjusts the picture and Ambilight settings automatically to thelighting conditions of the room.• Picture formatRead Help > Use your TV > Watch TV > Picture format. • Screen edgesSlightly enlarge the picture to hide distorted edges.• Picture shiftMove the picture up / down or left / right with the cursor keys. Sound In the Sound menu, you can adjust all sound settings individually. To open Sound settings, press h > Setup > TV settings >Sound. • BassSets the level of low tones in the sound.• TrebleSets the level of high tones in the sound.• SurroundSets the surround sound effect from internal speakers. • Headphones volumeSets the volume for the headphone connection of the TV.• Auto volume levellingReduces sudden volume differences like at the beginning ofadverts or when switching from one channel to another. • BalanceSets the balance of the left and right speakers to best fit yourlistening position. Ambilight Read the chapter Ambilight in Help > Use your TV > Ambilight. Eco settings Eco settings bundle the TV settings that help the environment. While watching TV, press the Green key to open Eco settings. Active settings are marked with a ê.Press again to close. Energy savingThis Smart picture setting sets the picture, together withAmbilight, in the most ideal energy conscious setting. To switchon, select Energy saving in Eco settings and press OK.To switch off Energy saving, select another Smart picture in the s Adjust menu. Mute screenIf you only listen to music, you can mute the TV screen to saveenergy. Select Mute screen and press OK. To switch the screenback on, press any key on the remote control. Light sensorThe built -in light sensor automatically adjusts the picture, togetherwith Ambilight, to the lighting conditions of the room. To switchon, select Light sensor and press OK. To switch off, press OKagain. Setup / Picture, Sound, Ambilight45
4.2Channels Reorder and rename You can reorder and rename channels in the Channel list. To reorder or rename a channel, read Help > Use your TV > Menus > e Browse. Update channels On first use, the TV installed all channels in the Channel list. If theTV installed digital channels, the TV can automatically update theChannel list with new channels. You can also start an update of theChannel list yourself. The update is for digital channels only. Automatic channel updateOnce a day, at 6 AM, the TV updates the channels and storesnew channels. Empty channels are removed. For new or removedchannels, a message is shown at TV start up. The TV must be inStandby to automatically update channels. To switch off the message at start up, press h > Setup >Channel settings and press OK. Select Channel installation >Channel update message and select Off. To switch off the automatic channel update, press h > Setup >Channel settings and press OK. Select Channel installation >Automatic channel update and select Off. Start an updateTo start an update the channel list for new channels yourself, press h > Setup > Search for channels and press OK. SelectUpdate channels and press OK. Press Start. The update can takea few minutes. Follow the instructions on screen. DVB- T or DVB- C If both DVB- T and DVB- C reception is available in your country and ifthis TV is ready to receive DVB- T and DVB- C for your country, youwill have selected one or the other with the channel installation onfirst use. If you want to change the DVB setting to start a new channel installation, press h > Setup > Channel settings and press OK.Select Channel installation > Antenna or Cable DVB and pressOK. Select the DVB setting you want. DVB -C channel installationFor ease of use, all DVB-C settings are set to automatic. If yourDVB-C provider gave you specific DVB-C values, like a symbolrate or a frequency, enter these values when the TV asks forthem during installation. DVB -T + DVB -CYou can set up your TV for DVB-T and DVB-C. Install onesystem followed by the other. When both installations arecomplete, the Channel list will show both DVB-T and DVB-Cchannels. Reinstall On first use, the TV installed all channels in the Channel list. You canredo this full installation to reset your language, country and install allavailable TV channels. Full installation To reinstall the TV, press h > Setup > Search for channelsand press OK. Select Reinstall channels and press OK. PressStart. The update can take a few minutes. Follow the instructionson screen. You can reorder and rename channels in the Channel list. Reception quality If you receive digital TV broadcasting, you can check the quality andsignal strength of a channel.If you use an antenna, you can reposition the antenna to try andimprove the reception. To check the reception quality of a digital channel, switch to the channel and press h > Setup > Channel settings and pressOK. Select Channel installation > Digital : reception test andpress OK. The digital frequency is shown for this channel. If the reception ispoor, you can reposition your antenna. To check the signalquality of this frequency again, select Search and press OK. To enter a specific digital frequency yourself, select the frequency, position the arrows on a number with x and w and change the number with u and v. To check the frequency, select Searchand press OK. If you use DVB-C to receive channels, the options Symbol ratemode and Symbol rate are available. For Symbol rate mode,select Automatic unless your cable provider gave you a specificsymbol rate value. To enter the symbol rate value, use thenumber keys. Manual installation — Analogue Analogue TV channels can be manually tuned in channel by channel. To install analogue channels manually, press h > Setup >Channel settings and press OK. Select Channel installation >Analogue : manual installation and press OK. 1 SystemTo set up the TV system, select System and press OK. Selectyour country or part of the world where you are now. 2 Find channelTo find a channel, select Find channel and press OK. SelectSearch and press OK. You can also enter a frequency yourself. Ifthe reception is poor, press Search again. If you want to storethe channel, select Done and press OK. 3 Fine tuneTo fine tune a channel, select Fine tune and press OK. You can fine tune the channel with u or v. If you want to store thefound channel, select Done and press OK. 4 StoreYou can store the channel on the current channel number or asa new channel number. Select Store current channel or Store asnew channel. You can redo these steps until you find all available analogue TVchannels. Clock settings In some countries, digital broadcasts do not send UTC - CoordinatedUniversal Time information. The daylight saving change might beignored and the TV might show an incorrect time. To correct the TV clock, press h > Setup > TV settings >Preferences > Clock and select Country dependent. SelectDaylight saving and select the appropriate setting.To set the time and date manually, select Manual. Then selectTime or Date. 46Setup / Channels
4.3Network Benefits Browse PCIf you connect the TV to a home network, you can play photos,music and videos from your computer or storage device. Oncethe network is installed on the TV, you can find and play the filesfrom your PC on the TV screen. Net TVIf you connect the TV to a home network, you can link up theTV to Net TV. Net TV offers Internet services and websitestailored to your TV. Play music and videos, consult infotainment,rent movies and much more. Once the network is installed, youcan enjoy the best of the Internet for your TV. What you need To connect the TV to a home network and Internet, you need arouter in your home network. The router must be set to DHCPserver on. Use a router with a high -speed connection to theInternet. If you use a wired connection to the router you need a network(Ethernet) cable. The TV uses a DLNA-certified protocol. You can use a computerwith Microsoft Windows XP or Vista, Intel Mac OSX or Linux asthe operating system. Find your PC filesTo select your PC files on screen, you need recent media serversoftware on your computer, like Windows Media Player 11 orsimilar. To find your files on the TV, some media server softwaremust be set up to share the PC files with the TV. See the list of supported media server software, read Help >Specifications > Multimedia. Wired installation Connect the router to the TV and switch on your router beforeyou start the network installation. To start the network installation, press h, select Setup >Connect to network and press OK. Follow the instructions onscreen. The TV constantly searches for a network connection. The routermust be set to DHCP server on. If asked for, agree to the End User licence Agreement. Read more about how to connect in Help > Connections >Network > Wired. Network settings To open the Network settings, press h > Setup > Networksettings and press OK. You can view the network type, IP and MAC address, the signalstrength, speed and encryption method etc. You can set DHCPand Auto IP, the IP configuration settings, DMR and the TVnetwork name. Setup / Network47
4.4Devices EasyLink HDMI- CEC With the TV remote control you can operate devices that haveEasyLink (HDMI- CEC) and are connected with an HDMI cable.Devices with EasyLink automatically show their activity in the Homemenu. The TV comes with EasyLink switched on. With an EasyLink device connected, EasyLink offers the following: • One touch playInsert a disc and press Play on the device. The TV switches onfrom standby and starts playing the disc. • System standby Press O on the remote control to switch all EasyLink devices tostandby. Make sure that all HDMI -CEC settings are properly set up onthe device. EasyLink and EasyLink Remote control might notwork with devices from other brands. HDMI-CEC on other brandsThe HDMI -CEC functionality has different names on differentbrands. Some examples of name are: Anynet, Aquos Link, BraviaTheatre Sync, Kuro Link, Simplink and Viera Link. Not all brandsare fully compatible with EasyLink. EasyLink Remote control With EasyLink Remote Control, the TV remote control can operatethe device you are watching on TV. The device must have EasyLink(HDMI- CEC) and have it switched on. The device must also beconnected with an HDMI cable. With an EasyLink device connected, select the device (theactivity) and the TV remote control will now operate some or allof the functions of the device. To switch back to TV, select Watch TV in the Home h menuand press OK. Switch off EasyLink Remote Control To switch off EasyLink Remote Control, press Home h >Setup > TV settings and select EasyLink > EasyLink RemoteControl and select Off. Read more about EasyLink in Help > Setup > Devices >EasyLink HDMI-CEC. Add a new device Devices connected with EasyLink (HDMI -CEC) automaticallyshow their activity in the Home menu. A single device can addseveral activities. The device must be connected with an HDMIcable.If your connected device does not appear in the Home menu,on the device EasyLink may be switched off. If your connected device does not have EasyLink (HDMI -CEC)or is not connected with an HDMI cable, you need to manuallyadd your device with Add your devices in the Home menu. Add your devicesIn 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 connection towhich the device is connected.The device or its activities are now added to the Home menu. Rename a device To rename an added device or activity, press o (Options) andselect Rename. Use the keypad on the remote control as you dofor SMS/text messaging to enter the new name. Delete a deviceTo delete a device or activity from the Home menu, select the item and press o (Options) and then select Remove this device. If the device or activity, keeps appearing in the Home menu afteryou deleted it, switch off the EasyLink setting on the device toprevent this automatic pop -up appearing again. Sound With an audio system connected, EasyLink also offers thefollowing: • System audio controlIf you connect an audio system, you can listen to the audio fromthe TV through the audio system. The TV speakers are mutedautomatically. • Surround modeWith a recent Philips device selected in the Home menu, youcan change the surround sound setting of the device on the TV. To change this setting, press s (Adjust), select Surround modeand press OK. On Next mode, press OK to toggle through theavailable modes on the device. • Smart soundWith a recent Philips device selected in the Home menu, youcan change the Smart sound setting of the device on the TV. To change this setting, press s (Adjust), select Smart sound andpress OK. Select a sound mode from the list. • Screen offIf a recent Philips device that is selected in the Home menu isonly sending audio to the TV, the device may suggest switchingoff the TV screen. To switch off the screen when this messageappears, select Screen off and press OK. To switch the screen back on, press h. • TV speakersThe TV speakers mute automatically when an EasyLink audiodevice is selected in the Home menu. You can also set the TVspeakers to always or never play sound or set the TV to alwaysstart up the audio device and play sound from the device. To set the TV speakers, press h > Setup > TV settings >EasyLink > TV speakers. Select EasyLink Autostart only if youalways want to play sound from the audio device. Audio to Video sync With a Home Theatre System (HTS) connected to the TV, thepicture on TV and the sound from the HTS should be synchronized.A mismatch is visible in scenes with people talking. When they finishsentences before their lips stop moving. HDMI-ARCLatest Home Theatre Systems with built -in disc players adjust theaudio to video sync automatically when they are connected tothe HDMI -ARC connections (HDMI - Audio Return Channel). Audio sync delayOther Home Theatre Systems might need an audio sync delay tosynchronize. On the HTS, increase the delay value until there is amatch between picture and sound. A delay value of 180ms maybe required. Read the user manual of the HTS. 48Setup / Devices
With a delay value set up on the HTS, you need to switch offAudio Out delay on the TV if the HTS has this delay set up forall its output connections. To switch off Audio Out delay, press h and select Setup > TV settings > Preferences > Audio Outdelay. Select Off and press OK. If you cannot set up a delay on the HTS or its maximum settingis insufficient, you can switch off the Perfect Natural Motionpicture processing of the TV. To switch off Perfect Natural Motion, press h and select TV settings > Picture > PerfectNatural Motion. Select Off and press OK. Auto subtitle shift If you play a DVD or Blu-ray Disc from a recent Philips player,the TV can move the subtitles upwards. Subtitles will then bevisible whatever Picture format you select. The TV comes withAuto subtitle shift switched on. To switch off Auto subtitle shift, press h > Setup > TVsettings > EasyLink > Auto subtitle shift. Select Off. Pixel Plus link Some other devices, DVD or Blu-ray Disc players, might havetheir own picture quality processing. To avoid bad picture qualitycaused by interference with the TV processing, the pictureprocessing of these devices should be disabled. The TV comeswith Pixel Plus link switched on and disables the picture qualityprocessing of a connected device. To switch off Pixel Plus link, press h > Setup > TV settings >EasyLink > Pixel Plus link. Select Off. Setup / Devices49
4.5Software Current version To view the current TV software version, press h > Setup >Software settings and press OK. Select Current software infoand read Version: . . .. Update from Internet If the TV is connected to the Internet, you may receive amessage from Philips to update the TV software. You need ahigh -speed Internet connection. If you receive this message, we recommend you carry out theupdate. Select Update. Follow the instructions on screen. You can also look for new updates yourself. To look for an update, press h > Setup > Update software and press OK.Follow the instructions on screen. When the update is complete, the TV switches itself off and backon again automatically. Wait for the TV to switch itself back on. Do not use the Power switch O on the TV. Update with USB It might be necessary to update the TV software. You need a PCwith an high -speed Internet connection and a USB memorydevice to upload the software on the TV. Use an USB memorydevice with 256Mb free space. Make sure that write protection isswitched off. 1 Start2 Identify3 Download4 Update TV 1 Start the update on TV To start the software update, press h > Setup > Update now. 2 Identify the TVInsert the USB memory on the side of the TV, select Start andpress OK. An identification file is written on the USB memory. 3 Download the TV softwareInsert the USB memory in your PC. On the USB memory, locatethe file update.htm and double click it. Click on Send ID. If newsoftware is available, download the .zip file. After the download,unzip the file and copy the file autorun.upg onto the USBmemory. Do not place this file in a folder. 4 Update the TV softwareInsert the USB memory in the TV again. The update startsautomatically. The TV switches itself off for 10 seconds and thenback on again. Please wait.Do not . . .• use the remote control• remove the USB memory from the TV If a power cut occurs during the update, never remove the USBmemory from the TV. When the power returns, the update willcontinue. At the end of the update, the message Operation succesful appears on screen. Remove the USB memory and press O onthe remote control. Do not . . . • press O twice • use the O switch on the TVThe TV switches itself off (for 10 seconds) and then back onagain. Please wait. The TV software has been updated. You can use the TV again. To prevent an accidental update of the TV software, delete theautorun.upg file from the USB memory. 50Setup / Software