Philips 46pfl8505k User Manual
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4.4Network 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 wireless 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 / Network51
4.5Devices 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. 52Setup / 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 / Devices53
4.6Software 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. 54Setup / Software
5 5.1 Connections First connections Power cable Insert the power cable in the power socket of the TV. When disconnecting the power cable, always pull the plug, neverthe cable. Although this TV has a very low standby power consumption,switch off the TV with the power switch to save energy if youdo not use the TV for a long period of time.Read more about the power switch in Help > To begin > Keyson the TV > Power switch. Make sure the power cable is securely inserted in the TV. Makesure that the power plug in the wall socket is accessible at alltimes. Antenna cable Locate the antenna connection at the back of the TV. Insert the antenna cable securely in the Antennaa socket. Satellite antenna cable Locate the F-type Satellite antenna connection at the side of theTV. Attach the satellite antenna cable to this connection. Connections / First connections55
5.2About cables Cable quality Before you connect devices to the TV, check which connectorsare available on the device. Connect the device to the TV withthe highest quality connection available. Good quality cablesensure a good transfer of picture and sound. Read the otherchapters of About cables. The connections diagrams shown in Help > Connections >Connect devices are recommendations. Other solutions arepossible. HDMI An HDMI connection has the best picture and sound quality.One HDMI cable combines video and audio signals. Use anHDMI cable for High Definition (HD) TV signals. An HDMI cabletransfers picture and sound signals in only one direction. Do notuse an HDMI cable longer than 5m. EasyLink HDMI-CECIf your devices are connected with HDMI and have EasyLink, youcan operate them with the TV remote control. Read more aboutEasyLink in Help > Setup > Devices > EasyLink HDMI-CEC. HDMI-ARCIf you have a Home Theatre System with an HDMI -ARC (AudioReturn Channel) connection, you can connect this device withthe TV with only a HDMI cable. Use the HDMI1 ARCconnection. You can skip the audio cable that is added normally (the cablethat connects the TV Digital audio Out to the device Digitalaudio In). The return audio connection in this HDMI -ARCconnector is built -in. You do not need a special HDMI cable. You can leave the ARC channel switched on if you use theadditional digital audio cable. Still you can switch off HDMI -ARC. To switch off the ARC in the HDMI 1 connection, press h >Setup > TV settings > EasyLink > HDMI 1 ARC, select Off andpress OK. DVI to HDMIUse a DVI to HDMI adapter if your device only has a DVIconnection. Use one of the HDMI connections and add an AudioL/R cable to Audio In VGA/HDMI for sound, on the back of theTV. Copy protectionA DVI and HDMI cable support HDCP (High -bandwidth DigitalContents Protection). HDCP is a copy protection signal thatprevents copying content from a DVD disc or Blu-ray Disc. Alsoreferred to as DRM (Digital Rights Managament). Y Pb Pr Use the Component Video YPbPr connection together with anAudio Left and Right connection for sound. Match the YPbPr connector colours with the cable plugs whenyou connect. YPbPr can handle High Definition (HD) TV signals. Scart A scart cable combines video and audio signals. Scart connectorscan handle RGB video signals but cannot handle High Definition(HD) TV signals. 56Connections / About cables
Video If you have a device with only a Video (CVBS) connection, youneed to use a Video to Scart adapter (not supplied). You canadd the Audio L/R connections. Connect the adapter to a Scartconnection of the TV. VGA Use a VGA cable (DE15 connector) to connect a computer tothe TV. With this connection you can use the TV as a computermonitor. You can add an Audio L/R cable for sound. To connect a computer with the VGA connection, read Help >Connections > Connect more devices > TV as PC monitor. Connections / About cables57
5.3Connect devices SoundBar Use an HDMI cable to connect the device to the TV. If you use the HDMI -ARC connections on both TV and device,no other cable is needed. If not, read on. If you do not use the HDMI -ARC connection, add a digital audiocable (cinch coaxial). Blu- ray Disc / DVD player Use an HDMI cable to connect the device to the TV. 58Connections / Connect devices
Home Theatre System with disc player Use an HDMI cable to connect the device to the TV. If you use the HDMI -ARC connections on both TV and device,no other cable is needed. If not, read on. If you do not use the HDMI -ARC connection, add a digital audiocable (cinch coaxial). Connections / Connect devices59
Audio to Video synchronisation (sync)If the sound does not match with the video on screen, you canset a delay on most DVD Home Theatre Systems to match thesound and video.Read more about Audio to Video sync in Help > Setup >Devices > Audio to Video sync. Do not connect the audio signal from a DVD player or otherdevice directly to the Home Theatre System. Always route thesound through the TV first. Recorder Use 2 antenna cables to connect the antenna to the device andthe TV. Add an HDMI cable to connect the device to the TV. 60Connections / Connect devices