Philips 46pfl8605h User Manual

							• Auto zoom
Automatically zooms  the  picture in  to  fill the  screen as  much  as
possible without  distortion.  Black bars may  be visible.  Not  fit for  PC
input.
•  Super zoom
Removes the  black bars on  the  side  of  4:3  broadcasts.  The picture is
adjusted  to  fit the  screen.
•  Movie expand
Scales  the  picture to  a  16:9  format.
•  Wide screen
Stretches the  picture to  a  16:9  format.
•  Unscaled
Expert  mode for  HD or PC  input. Pixel  for  pixel  display.  Black bars
may  appear  with  pictures from a  PC.
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 on standby, energy
does continue  to be  consumed.
When  the  TV  is  not  in use  for an  extended period of  time, we
recommend you  switch  the  TV  off  completely with  the  power  switch.
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							2.4Watch a connected device
Select a device
When  a connected  devices is  added  to the  Home  menu,  you  can easily
select  it.
To  select and  watch  a  connected device or activity,  press   h to
open  the   Home  menu and  select the  device or its  activity  and  press
OK .  Make  sure the  device is switched  on.
Read more about  Add  your  devices  in   Help > Use your TV  >
Menus  > Home  menu.
Use the TV remote control
The TV  remote control can  operate a  device if  the  device is
connected with  HDMI  and  has  EasyLink  (HDMI -CEC).
Read more about  EasyLink  Remote control in   Help > Use your TV
>  Remote control  > EasyLink  Remote control .
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							2.5Ambilight
Benefits
With  Ambilight, you  enjoy a  more relaxed viewing experience and
improved  perceived picture quality.
Dim  the  lighting conditions  in  the  room  and  position  the  TV  up to
25cm  away from the  wall  for  the  best Ambilight effect.  To  prevent
poor  infrared remote control reception, position  your  devices  out  of
sight  of  Ambilight.
Adjust
You  can  use the  Adjust  menu to  set the  most used  Ambilight
settings.
While watching  TV,  press   s to  open  the   Adjust  menu.
To  close the  Adjust  menu, press   s again.
Switch  Ambilight  on or  off
In  the  Adjust  menu, select  Ambilight and  press   OK.  Switch Ambilight
On  or  Off.
Ambilight  dynamic
In  the  Adjust  menu, select  Ambilight  dynamic and  press  OK.  Adjust
the  speed at which Ambilight responds to  onscreen  images.
Ambilight  brightness
In  the  Adjust  menu, select  Ambilight  brightness and  press  OK.
Adjust  the  light  output of  Ambilight.
Ambilight  colour
In  the  Adjust  menu, select  Ambilight  colour and  press  OK.  Select
Dynamic ,  if  Ambilight should respond to  onscreen  images or select
one  of  the  fixed colours. Select   Custom if  you  want  to  set a  specific
fixed colour.
Read more about  Ambilight settings in   Help > Use your TV  > Use
Ambilight  > Setup.
Setup
As well  as the  settings  in the  Adjust  menu,  Ambilight  offers  some
advanced settings.  You can set a fixed colour  of  your own  or a delayed
Ambilight  switch  off  after you  switched  off  the  TV.
To  open  the  Ambilight menu, press   h and  select  Setup > TV
settings  > Ambilight .
Custom colour
To  set a   Ambilight colour  of  your  own,  select  Custom in  the
Ambilight  Colour menu. With  Custom selected, you  can  open  the
Custom colour  menu. Select  Palette to  choose your  own colour.
Ambilight Custom colour  is a  fixed (non -dynamic) colour  setting.
Separation
To  set the  difference  in  colour  level  between  the  lights  on  each side
of  the  TV,  select  Separation.  Separation  Off gives a  dynamic but
uniform Ambilight colour.
TV switch  off
To  set Ambilight to  fade out  and  switch off  a  few  seconds after  you
have switched  off  the  TV,  select  TV switch  off.  Allow Ambilight to
fade out  and  switch off  completely before you  switch the  TV  back
on  again.
Scenea  lounge  light
To  always  switch off  Ambilight when  Scenea  is switched  on, select
Scenea  lounge  light  and  select Off.
Wall colour
The colour  of  the   wall behind  your  TV  can  influence the  colour
effect of  Ambilight. To  correct this  influence, select  Wall colour and
select a  colour  that  matches the  wall  colour.  Ambilight will  correct its
colours to  mix  best with  the  colour  of  the  wall  behind  the  TV.
Lounge  light  mood
Read more about  Lounge light  mood  in   Help > Use your TV  > Use
Ambilight  > Lounge  light  mood .
Lounge  light mood
When  the  TV  is  on standby, you  can switch  Ambilight  on and create a
Lounge light  mood  in your room.
To  switch Ambilight on  while the  TV  is on  standby,  press   J on  the
TV.
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							To  change the  Lounge light  mood  colour  scheme,  press  J on  the
TV  again.
To  switch off  Lounge light  mood, press  and  hold  J on  the  TV  for  3
seconds.
You  can  also  set up the  colour  scheme in  the  Setup menu.
With  the  TV  switched  on, press   h and  select  Setup.  Select   TV
settings  > Ambilight  > Lounge  light  mood .  Select  the  colour
scheme with  which Lounge light  mood  will  start up.
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							2.6Net TV
What  is Net  TV ?
Net TV  offers  Internet services  and  websites tailored for  your  TV.
You  can  visit popular sites,  look  at infotainment,  or rent  a  movie
from a  video store.
Net  TV pages
The most popular websites in  your  country have tailored their web
pages  for  use on  TV.  Read the  newspaper headlines,  watch  the  latest
video hit or check the  weather forecast.
Net  TV programme guide
Once you  are connected to  Net TV,  the  TV  programme  guide  uses
the  Internet to  gather its  information.
Video  stores
With  Net TV  you  can  rent  your  favourite  movie from an  online
rental video store.
Missed  a  programme?
If  a  broadcaster offers  this  service,  you  can  catch-up with  a  favourite
programme  you  missed. Watch this  programme  when  it suits  you.
Read more about  Net TV  in  the  following  chapters.
New services
New services  are added  regularly. Consult the  Net TV  pages  from
time to  time to  discover the  newly -added  services.
Specifics
• The availability of  Net TV  services  vary  per country.
• With  Net TV  you  can  also  link up to  the  Internet.  You  can  view
any  website  you  like  but remember that  most Internet websites are
not  tailored to  be viewed on  a  TV  screen and  certain  plug -ins  (e.g.
to  view pages  or videos) are not  available  on  your  TV.
• Net TV  online services  can  be added,  changed or stopped.
• Net TV  shows  one  page  at a  time and  full  screen.
• You  cannot  download and  save  files  or install plug -ins.
What  you need
To  enjoy Net TV,  you  need to  connect the  TV  to  a  router with  a
high -speed connection  to  the  Internet.
Read  Help > Setup  > Network .
Once the  connection  is made,  select  Browse  Net  TV in  the  Home
menu to  start the  Net TV  on -screen setup.
Read  Help > Use your TV  > Net  TV > First use .
First use
1 Agree to  the  Terms  of  Use.
2  Register for  Net TV.
3  Switch on  Parental control.
Net TV  is ready for  use.
How to register
To  register, you  need an  email address and  a  PC  connected to  the
Internet.  If  you  skip the  registration  at first  use, you  can  register from
the  Net TV  Start page  later on.
To  start the  Net TV  registration, enter your  email address on  screen.
To  open  the  on -screen keyboard, press   OK with  the  text field
highlighted.  Enter  the  characters one  by  one.  Select   Register and
press   OK.
A  message will  appear  if  a  registration  email has  been send to  your
email address. Open the  email on  your  PC  and  click the  link to  the
registration  form. Complete  the  form and  click the  button to  submit.
On the  TV,  select  OK and  press   OK to  open  the  Net TV  Start
page.
Switch  on Parental control
The first  time you  open  the  Net TV  Start page,  you  can  switch on
Parental control. If  you  switch on  Parental control, you  need to  enter
a  personal lock/unlock code. Enter  a  4 digit  code  as  your   Net TV
lock /unlock  code.
Use  the  number keys  on  the  remote control. Enter  the  same  code
again to  confirm.
Net TV  is ready to  use.
Registration benefits
When you  have registered, your  favourite  or locked Net TV  pages
are stored  as  a  back -up.  Also,  the  last  16 web  addresses (URLs)  you
visit are stored.  You  can  share these  pages  with  another Net TV
television if  you  register that  TV  with  the  same  email address.
When registered, you  can  restore these  selected pages  after  an
accidental  reset  of  Net TV  with  Clear  history.
Parental control benefits
With  Parental control switched  on  ...
• you  can  lock and  unlock services  and/or categories  of  services
• some services  that  are not  suitable  for  children  are locked from the
start but can  be unlocked
Parental control specifics
• Only  services  on  the  Net TV  pages  can  be locked. Advertisements
and  Internet websites cannot  be locked.
• Services are locked per country.  Categories are locked for  all
countries.
Browse Net  TV
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							To  open  Net TV,  close this  Help and  press  h,  select  Browse  Net
TV  and  press   OK.  The TV  links up to  Net TV  and  opens the  Start
page.
To  exit  Net TV,  press   h and  select another activity.
The F  Start  page
The  F Start page  shows  your  favourite  services  and  some
recommended  services. You  can  browse  Net TV  from this  page.
To  return  to  the   F Start page,  press   e (Browse).
Open a  Net  TV service
Select  a  Net TV  service  with   u or  v, w  or  x keys.  To  open  a
selected service,  press   OK.
A  closing  lock animation means  that  the  page  you  have opened  is a
secure page.
Navigate  a  Net  TV service
Navigating a  Net TV  service  can  differ from using another service.
You  can  mainly use the  navigation keys  and  the  OK  key to  browse
the  service.  Some  services  indicate  how to  browse  their service.
To  go back  one  page,  press   b (Back).
All  services
To  view the  available  services  for  your  country,  select  † Services
and  press   OK.
On this  page,  you  can  view all services  or view them by  category,
e.g.   News  or Entertainment .  To  view the  services  by  category,
select a  category  in  the  column at the  left and  press   OK.
Options
Press   o (Options) to  select the  following:
• Lock  service
• Mark favourite
• Disable parental control
• Show remote control
• Reload page
• Zoom page
• Security  info
• Clear  Net TV  memory
Lock service
To  lock a  Net TV  service,  select its  icon and  press   o (Options).
Select   Lock service  and  press  OK.  The service  icon is marked  with
a  k .
To  open  a  locked service,  you  must  enter your  4 digit  code. Once
you  have opened  a  locked service,  you  can  delete  the  lock.
Mark favourites
To  mark a  service  as  a  favourite,  select the  service  icon and  press   o
(Options). Select   Mark favourite and  press  OK.
You  can  mark up to  12 services  as  favourites. All of  your  favourite
services  are shown  in  the   F Start page.  In   † Services, favourite
services  are marked  with  a  star  F.
Only  Net TV  services  can  be marked  as  favourites. Advertisements
and  Internet websites cannot  be marked.
Unmark  favourites
To  Unmark a  favourite,  select the  icon of  a  favourite  service  and
press   o (Options) and  select  Unmark  favourite.
Disable parental  control
To  switch off  Parental control, press   o (Options) and  select  Disable
parental  control .  Enter  the  4 digit  code  to  disable Parental control.
Show remote  control
Keys  like  Play  x,  Rewind   T and  Fast  Forward  Q can  be called up
with   Show remote  control .
Press   o (Options) and  select  Show remote  control .  With  these
keys  on  screen, you  can  operate audio or video players. Select  a  key
and  press   OK to  carry  out  its  function.  Press   b (Back) to  hide
these  on -screen keys.
Reload page
If  something went wrong during  the  loading  of  a  page,  you  can  try
and  reload it. Press   o (Options) and  select  Reload page.
Zoom  page
To  zoom  an  Internet page  in  or out,  press   o (Options) and  select
Zoom  page .  Use  the  slider bar  to  set the  enlargement.
To  scroll  through an  Internet page,  use the  navigation keys  to  jump
from highlight  to  highlight.
Security  info
To  view a  pages  security information,  press   o (Options) and  select
Security  info .
Clear Net  TV memory
‹  Warning  - this  option resets Net TV  completely.
To  clear  the  Net TV   memory completely, including your  Favourite,
the  Parental control code, passwords,  cookies  and  history, press   o
(options)  and  select  Clear Net  TV memory .
Net  TV services for  another  country
Another country might  have other services  available.
To  switch to  the  services  of  another country,  select  Country  : … at
the  bottom right of  the  page  and  press   OK.  Select  a  country and
press   OK.
Koninklijke Philips  Electronics N.V. bears  no  responsibility regarding
the  content  and  the  quality  of  the  content  provided by  the  content
service  providers.
Internet  websites
With  Net TV  you  can  also  link up to  the   Internet.  You  can  view any
website  you  like  but remember that  most Internet websites are not
meant to  be viewed on  a  TV  screen and  certain plug -ins  (e.g.  to
view pages  or videos) are not  available  on  your  TV.
Open an  Internet  site
To  go to  an  Internet page,  select  fi Internet and  press   OK.  Using
the  on -screen keyboard, you  can  enter the  web  address you  need.
Select  a  character and  press   OK to  enter it in  the  address line  at the
top  of  the  page.  Once you  entered the  address, select  Go and  press
OK  to  load the  Internet website.
Use  the   u or  v, w  or  x keys  to  navigate to  the  available  links on  an
open  Internet page,  press   OK to  go to  the  link.
Internet  history
Net TV  will  automatically  add  every site you  visit to  the  history list.
Later,  you  can  select a  site icon in  the  list  and  press   OK to  open  it.
To  scroll  through the  history list, use the  navigation keys.
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							Clear Net  TV history
With  a  site icon selected in  the  history list, you  can  clear  the  whole
list. Press   o (Options) and  select  Clear history.
Video stores
With  this  TV,  you  can  rent  a  video from an   online video store.
1  Open a  video store.
2  Select  a  video.
3  Make  the  online payment.
4  Download the  video.
5  Start watching.
What you need
To  rent  and  download a  video, you  need a  high -speed Internet
connection  to  the  TV.  Read more about  connecting to  the  network
in   Help  > Setup  > Network .
You  also  need an   SD memory card to  insert in  the  TV  SD card  slot.
Formatting  an  SD card
To  format  an  SD memory card  as  video memory, insert the  SD card
in  the  SD slot. The TV  will  automatically  start the  formatting  the  SD
card.  The TV  could reject  the  SD card  if  the  write  speed is
insufficient for  video transfer. Once formatted, leave the  card
permanently in  the  slot.
View  a  video  store
To  view a  video store,  press   h,  select  Net  TV  > Video  stores  and
press   OK.  The Video stores  page  shows  the  available  stores  for  your
country.  To  view a  store,  select its  icon and  press   OK.
Rent a  video
To  rent  a  video, select its  icon on  the  video store  page  and  press
OK.  In  most cases  you  can  rent  a  video for  1 day  or for  a  couple of
days or even just  1 hour.  The way you  select and  rent  a  video varies
from store  to  store.
Payment
The store  will  ask you  to  log in  or to  open  a  new  log in  account  if
you  dont already  have one.  The login  might  consist of  your  email
address and  a  personal PIN code. When you  are logged in,  you  can
select the  payment method,  a  credit card  or a  value  code  in  most
cases. Consult the  video store  website  for  more information  on  their
payment terms.
To  enter a  number code  (PIN), use the  numbers  on  the  remote
control.
To  enter an  email address, select the  text field  on  the  page  and
press   OK.  Select  a  character on  the  keyboard and  press   OK to
enter it.
Download the video
Once the  payment is complete,  you  can  download the  video on  the
video memory. During  the  download,  you  can  carry  on  watching  the
normal  programme  until the  TV  notifies you  that  the  video is ready
to  play. If  you  cancel  a  download,  you  can  still download the  video
until the  rental period expires.
Start  watching
To  start watching  a  downloaded video, press   h,  select  Net  TV  >
Video  stores  and  press  OK.  With  your  log in,  enter the  store  were
you  rented  the  video and  select the  video from the  list  of
downloaded videos.  Select  the  video and  press   OK to  play.
Online TV
Some digital  broadcasters offer  an  Online TV  service.  With Online TV  you
can watch a programme you  missed. Link up with  the  broadcasters
Online TV  page  to see  what programmes  are  available.
What you need
To  link up with  an  Online TV  service,  you  need a  high -speed
Internet connection  to  the  TV.
Read more about  connecting to  the  network  in   Help > Setup  >
Network .
Open Online TV from Net  TV
To  open  an  Online TV  service  from Net TV,  press   h,  select
Browse  Net  TV  and  press  OK.  In  the  Net TV  services, look  for  the
icon of  the  TV  channel that  broadcasts  the  programme  you  want.
Select  the  service  and  press   OK.
Open Online TV on a  channel
To  open  the  Online TV  service  of  a  TV  channel directly,  press  the
Red  key. If  this  service  is available,  the  TV  will  open  the  page  of  the
broadcaster.
The availability of  Online TV  services  varies by  country.
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							3
3.1
More on ...
Text
Text pages
Open Text
To  open  Text,  while watching  TV,  press  e (Browse)  and  select
Text .
To  close Text,  press   b (Back).
Select a  Text page
To  select a  page  …
• Enter  the  page  number with  the  number keys.
• Press   W or  X
• Press   u or  v.
• Press  a  colour  key to  select a  colour -coded subject at the  bottom
of  the  screen.
Text sub-pages
A  Text page  number can  hold several  subpages. The subpage
numbers  are shown  on  a  bar  next to  the  main page  number.
To  select a  subpage, press   w or  x.
T.O.P.  Text pages
Some  broadcasters offer  T.O.P.  Text.
To  open  T.O.P.  Text within  Text,  press   o (Options) and  select
T.O.P.  overview .
Search  Text
You  can  select a  word  and  scan  Text for  all instances  where this
word  reoccurs. This  a  practical way to  look  for  a  specific subject.
Open a  Text page  and  press   OK.  Select  a  word  or number with  the
navigation keys.  Now  press   OK again to  jump immediately to  the
next occurrence of  this  word  or number. Press   OK again to  jump to
the  subsequent occurrence.
To  stop the  search,  press   u until nothing  is selected.
Text from a  connected device
Some  connected devices  that  receive TV  channels  can  also  offer
Text.
To  open  Text from a  connected device,  press   h,  select the  device
and  press   OK.  While watching  a  channel, press   o (Options), select
Show remote  control  and  select the  B key and  press   OK.  Press
b  (Back) to  hide  the  remote control keys.
To  close Text,  press   b (Back).
Digital  text (UK  only)
Some  digital TV  broadcasters offer  dedicated  digital text or
interactive  services  on  their digital TV  channels.  These services
include  normal  Text using the  number, colour  and  navigation keys  to
select and  navigate.
To  close Digital text, press   b (Back).
Digital text is blocked when  subtitles are broadcast and  Subtitle  On is
set in  the  Subtitle  menu. Select   Subtitles  Off to  allow Digital text.
Text options
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							In  Text,  press  o (Options) to  select the  following:
• Freeze  page
• Dual  screen
• T.O.P.  overview
• Enlarge
• Reveal
• Cycle  subpages
• Language
Freeze page
To  stop the  automatic  rotation of  subpages, press   o (Options) and
select  Freeze page .
Dual screen  /  Full screen
To  show  the  TV  channel and  Text alongside  each other, press   o
(Options) and  select  Dual screen.  Select  Full screen  to  switch back
to  full  screen view.
T.O.P.  overview
To  open   T.O.P.  Text,  press   o (Options) and  select  T.O.P.
overview .
Enlarge
To  enlarge the  Text page  for  more comfortable  reading,  press   o
(Options) and  select  Enlarge.  To  scroll  down the  page,  press   v or
u .
Reveal
To  unhide hidden  information  on  a  page,  press   o (Options) and
select  Reveal .
Cycle  subpages
To  cycle  subpage  when  these  are available,  press   o (Options) and
select  Cycle  subpages .
Language
To  switch the  group of  characters that  Text uses  to  display  correctly,
press   o (Options) and  select  Language.
Text setup
Text language
Some  digital TV  broadcasters have several  Text languages available.
To  set your  primary and  secondary Text language,  press   h > Set
up > Channel settings  and  select Primary or Secondary  Text  and
select your  preferred  Text languages.
Text 2.5
If  available,  Text 2.5  offers  more colours and  better graphics. Text
2.5  is activated as  a  standard  factory  setting.
To  switch it off, select  h > Setup  > TV settings  > Preferences  >
Text 2.5 .
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							3.2Interactive TV
Benefits
Interactive TV  can  offer  additional  infotainment or programmes  on  a
digital TV  channel. Interactive TV  is dependent on  the  country or
broadcast. Benefits range from enhanced  text to  online TV  and  much
more.
For some iTV  services, you  need a  high -speed connection  to  the
Internet.  Read  Help > Setup  > Network .
Use iTV
To  open  iTV,  press  the   Red key while watching  a  digital channel. If
interactive  TV  is available,  the  Home  page  of  the  broadcaster opens.
To  close iTV,  press   b (Back) repeatedly until the  iTV  page  closes.
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