Philips 46pfl9706t User Manual
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If black bars appear on the screen, you can adjust the picture format to a format that fills the screen. While watching TV, press t ADJUST to open the Adjust menu and select Picture format . Select a format from the list and press OK . Picture formats The following formats are available according to the picture on screen: • Auto fill Automatically enlarges the picture to fill the screen. Minimal picture distortion, subtitles remain visible. Not suitable for PC input. • Auto zoom Automatically zooms the picture in to fill the screen as much as possible without distortion. Black bars may be visible. Not suitable 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 16:9 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 you do not use the TV for an extended period of time, switch the TV off completely with the power switch. Auto switch off If you use the TV as a monitor or use a digital receiver to watch TV (a set top box - STB) and you do not use the remote control of the TV, switch off the automatic switch off. This will prevent the TV from switching off automatically after a 4 -hour period without a key press on the remote control of the TV. To switch off the automatic switch off, press the green key while you are watching TV channels and select Auto switch off and select Off. Basics / Watch TV21
2.43D What you need This is a 3D Max TV. To watch 3D on this TV, you will need the Philips 3D Max active glasses PTA516 (sold separately). Other active 3D glasses might not be supported. To ensure the IR reception of the glasses, clear objects away from the 3D transmitter on the TV. Watch 3D To start watching a 3D movie or programme, insert a 3D movie into a 3D Blu-ray Disc player or tune to a TV channel that broadcasts programmes in 3D. Press h (Home) and select the 3D Blu -ray Disc player or select Watch TV and tune to the TV channel. Start 3D The TV can detect when 3D is available. When the 3D message appears, select Start 3D and press OK. Put on the 3D glasses. If the TV cannot detect the 3D signal (the 3D signal tag is missing), the 3D programme is shown as a double image on screen. To switch the double image to 3D, press t ADJUST , select 3D and select Side by side or Top / bottom according to the double image positions. You might need to select the inverted format if the normal format results in strange 3D effects. Stop 3D To stop watching 3D, press t ADJUST and select 2D in the 3D menu. You can also stop 3D when you switch to another channel or connected device. 2D to 3D conversion You can convert any 2D programme to watch it in 3D. To convert a 2D programme to 3D, press t ADJUST , select 3D and select 2D to 3D conversion . To stop the 2D to 3D conversion, select 2D in the 3D menu or switch to another activity in the Home menu. The conversion will not stop if you switch between TV channels. 3D depth You can change the depth of 3D for a weaker or stronger 3D effect. To set the 3D depth, press t ADJUST and select 3D depth. Use the slider bar to set the 3D depth and press OK. Specifics • If a 3D TV broadcast is switched to 2D, the TV shows only the 3D -left picture. • 3D is not available in Multi view Optimal 3D viewing For an optimal 3D viewing experience, we recommend that you: • sit at least 3 times the height of the TV screen away from the TV, but no further than 6 metres away. • avoid fluorescent lighting (such as TL lighting or certain energy saving light bulbs which operate on a low frequency) and direct sunlight as they may interfere with the 3D experience. Health warning • If you or your family has a history of epilepsy or photosensitive seizures, consult a medical professional before exposing yourself to flashing light sources, rapid image sequences or 3D viewing. • To avoid discomfort such as dizziness, headache or disorientation, we recommend not watching 3D for extended periods of time. If you experience any discomfort, stop watching 3D and do not immediately engage in any potentially hazardous activity (for example driving a car) until your symptoms have disappeared. If symptoms persist, do not resume watching 3D without consulting a medical professional first. • Parents should monitor their children during 3D viewing and ensure they do not experience any discomfort as mentioned above. Watching 3D is not recommended for children under 6 years of age as their visual system is not fully developed yet. • Do not use the 3D glasses for any purpose other than watching 3D TV. • CHOKING HAZARD - Do not let children under 6 years of age play with the 3D glasses, they could choke on the battery lid or battery (if present). Cleaning and care 22Basics / 3D
• Do not expose the 3D glasses to direct sunlight, heat, fire or water. This may result in a product malfunction or fire. • Use a clean soft cloth (microfibre or cotton flannel) to clean the lenses to avoid scratching them. Never spray cleaner directly onto the 3D glasses. This may damage the electronics. • Do not drop, bend or apply force to the lenses of the 3D glasses. • Do not use cleaning chemicals containing alcohol, solvent, surfactant, or wax, benzene, thinner, mosquito repellent or lubricant. Using these chemicals can cause discoloration or cracks. Basics / 3D23
2.5Connected devices Select a device Select from the Home menu 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. Add a connected device to the Home menu for easy selection. Read more about Add your devices in Help > Basics > Menus > Home menu . Select from the list of connections To open the list of connections, press Ú SOURCE . Select the TV connection and press OK to switch to the device on that connection. Make sure the device is switched on. Operate devices The remote control of the TV can also operate a connected device. The device must have EasyLink (HDMI -CEC) and have it switched on. The device must also be connected with an HDMI cable. Operate an EasyLink device To operate such a device with the TV remote control, select the device -or its activity - in the h Home menu and press OK. The commands of all keys, except the h key, the t ADJUST key and the r OPTIONS key, are forwarded to the device. If the key you need is not on the TV remote control, you can show extra keys on screen with Show device keys. Show device keys To show the device keys on screen, press r OPTIONS and select Show device keys . Select the key you need and press OK. To hide the device keys, press È (Back). In general, these keys open the following device menus: 1 Home menu 2 Setup menu 3 Disc menu (disc content) 4 Pop -up menu 5 Options menu 6 Programme guide 7 Media selection Read more about EasyLink in Help > Setup > Devices > EasyLink HDMI-CEC . 24Basics / Connected devices
2.6Subtitles, timers and locks Subtitles Programme subtitles are available most of the time. You can switch subtitles on or off. How to set subtitles depends on whether a channel is analogue or digital. Switch on subtitles To open the Subtitle menu, press SUBTITLE. You can switch subtitles On or Off. Select On during mute to show subtitles only when the sound is muted with m. For analogue channels To make subtitles available for a channel, switch to the channel and press TEXT to open Text. Enter the page number for subtitles, usually 888, and press TEXT again to close Text. With subtitles switched on in the Subtitle menu, subtitles will be shown if available. Each analogue channel must be set up separately. For digital channels There 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 can select another available subtitle language. To set the primary and secondary subtitle language, press h and select Setup > Channel settings and select Languages > Primary and Secondary subtitles . To select a subtitle language when none of your preferred languages is shown, press r OPTIONS , select Subtitle language and select a language you want temporarily. Audio languages Digital TV channels can broadcast audio that transmits several languages for a programme. You can set the TV to switch to your preferred language if it is available. Set your language To set your preferred audio language, press h and select Setup > Channel settings and select Languages > Primary and Secondary audio . The TV will automatically switch to one of your languages, if one of them is available. To check if an audio language is available, press r OPTIONS and select Audio language . You can select another audio language from the list. Some digital TV channels broadcast special audio and subtitles adapted for people who are hearing or visually impaired. Read Help > Setup > Universal access . Child locks To prevent children from watching a channel or a programme, you can lock channels or lock age-rated programmes. Parental rating Some digital broadcasters have rated their programmes. When the rating is equal or higher than the rating you have set for your childs age, the programme will be locked. To watch a locked programme you must enter the child lock code . The parental age rating is set for all channels. Set an age rating Press h and select Setup > Channel settings and select Child lock > Parental rating . To select an age rating, you must first enter your 4 -digit child lock code. If no child lock code is set, you can set the code now. When the code is entered, you can select the age rating. When the rating of a programme is equal or higher than the rating you have set for your childs age, the programme will be locked. The TV will ask for the code to unlock the programme. For some operators, the TV only locks programmes with a higher rating. Lock a channel To lock a channel, press h and select Setup > Channel settings and select Child lock > Channel lock . In the list of channel numbers, select a channel and press OK to lock a channel. In the list, a locked channel is marked with an X. Now, you can select another channel to lock or unlock. The lock is activated as soon as you close the menu. You cannot lock programmes from connected devices. Change code To change the current lock 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. The new code is set. Forgotten your code? If you have forgotten your code to unlock, call Consumer Care in your country. Find the telephone number on the documentation that came with the TV or go to www.philips.com/support. Sleep timer With the sleep timer, you can set the TV to switch to standby automatically after a specified time. To set the sleep timer, press h > Setup > TV settings > Preferences > Sleep timer . With the slider bar you can set the time up to 180 minutes in increments of 5 minutes. If set to 0 minutes, the sleep timer is switched off. You can always switch off your TV earlier or reset the time during the countdown. Basics / Subtitles, timers and locks25
3 3.1 Smart TV Net TV What is Net TV? Net TV offers Internet applications called apps. These apps are tailored for your TV. With these apps you can read your national newspaper, look at infotainment, or rent a movie from a video store or watch programmes you missed with catch -up TV apps. A wide range of Net TV apps are available depending on your country. Smart USB Recording With your TV connected to the Internet, you can also record programmes from the TV programme guide. To record programmes, you must connect a USB Hard Disk Drive to your TV. (Only in selected countries.) Net TV specifics • The availability of Net TV apps varies per country. • With Net TV, you can view any Internet website you like but most of them are not tailored for a TV screen and some plug -ins (e.g. to view pages or videos) are not available on your TV. • Net TV apps 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. Net TV forum website Find out more on Net TV apps at the Net TV forum website. www.supportforum.philips.com TP Vision Netherlands B.V. bears no responsibility regarding the content and the quality of the content provided by the content service providers. What you need To enjoy Net TV you must connect the TV to a router with a high -speed (broadband) connection the Internet. You can use a home network connected to the Internet. You do not need a computer. Read more about connecting to your home network in Help > Setup > Network . Keyboard and mouse To enter text or to navigate a page, you can connect a USB keyboard and a USB mouse to the TV. The USB mouse can only navigate pages on the Internet, it cannot navigate Net TV app pages. Read more about connecting a keyboard or mouse in Help > Connections > Connect more devices > Keyboard and mouse. Configure The first time you open Net TV, you must agree to the terms and conditions before you can continue. Press OK to agree. Press È (Back) to quit Net TV. Register If you agree, you can register with Club Philips. Select Register and press OK. Enter your email address, select Continue and press OK. Confirm the email address. 26Smart TV / Net TV
Parental control To lock Adult 18+ rated apps, switch on Net TV parental control by selecting Enable and then press OK. Enter an unlock PIN code of your choice. Confirm your PIN code. Adult 18+ rated apps are now locked. To open a locked app, select the app and press OK. The TV will ask you to enter your 4 -digit code. Clear Net TV memory To redo the Net TV configuration and to clear all passwords, PIN codes, history and cookies, press h (Home), select Setup > Network settings > Clear Net TV memory . Net TV apps Open Net TV To open Net TV, press h (Home), select Browse Net TV and press OK. To close Net TV, press h (Home) and select another TV activity. The Net TV home page When you open Net TV, the home page is shown. To navigate the page, press u, v , w or x. To open an app, select the app and press OK. To go back 1 step, press È (Back). The home page 1 The App Gallery 2 Your Apps 3 The Internet App 4 Current TV channel The App Gallery To look for apps to add to your home page, select App Gallery and press OK. To add an app to the home page, select an app in the list and press Add. To search per category, select the category field (All) and press OK . To open the on -screen keyboard, select a text entry field and press OK. To switch to the app gallery of another country, select the country field and press OK. Lock or remove an app To lock or remove an app, select the app and press r OPTIONS . Select the option and press OK. Reload an app or page To retry loading an app or an Internet page, press r OPTIONS and select Reload page . Security info To view the level of security of the page youre on, press r OPTIONS and select Security info . Internet websites To browse Internet websites, select the Internet app on the Net TV home page and press OK. To open the on -screen keyboard, select a text entry field and press OK. To remove a visited website from the list, press r OPTIONS and select Remove from History . Rent a movie With the video store apps in Net TV, you can rent your favourite movie from an online rental video store. You can pay securely with your credit card. 1 Open a video store app. 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 (broadband) Internet connection to the TV. You also need an SD memory card . Read more about connecting to the network in Help > Setup > Network . Video memory To download a video, you must format an SD memory card as video memory. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot on the side of the TV. The TV starts formatting the SD card automatically. The SD card may be rejected if the write speed is insufficient for video transfer. Once formatted, leave the card permanently in the slot. SD memory card size Use a SD HC (High Capacity) memory card with at least 4GB of storage capacity. For high -definition (HD) video, use an SD card with at least 8GB of storage capacity. Use a speed class 2 card or more. Open a video store app To open a video store, press h (Home), select Net TV and press OK. Select a video store app from the Net TV home page. Select the video store and press OK. You can add a video store app on your home page from the app gallery. Availability of video stores varies by country. Smart TV / Net TV27
Rent a video When you open a video store you will be asked to log in or to create a log in account. With a text entry field selected, press OK to open the on -screen keyboard. Consult the video store website for more information. Online TV With the online TV apps in Net TV you can watch programmes you missed. Most often, you can recognise such an online TV app by its broadcaster’s logo. What you need To watch online TV programmes, you need a high -speed (broadband) Internet connection to the TV. Read more about connecting to the network in Help > Setup > Network . Watch online TV To watch an online TV programme in Net TV, press h (Home), select Browse Net TV and press OK. Select the broadcaster app on the Net TV home page and press OK. You can add a online TV broadcaster app on your home page from the app gallery. Start a programme Select a programme from the online TV app page and press OK. Most often, you can use the x (Play) or U (Pause) keys on your remote control. 28Smart TV / Net TV
3.2Interactive TV What is iTV? With interactive TV, some digital broadcasters combine their normal TV programme with information or entertainment pages. On some pages, you can respond to a programme or vote, do online shopping or pay for a video -on -demand programme. HbbTV, MHEG, MHP, DTVi, . . . Broadcasters use various interactive TV systems : HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) or iTV (Interactive TV - MHEG). Interactive TV is sometimes referred to as Digital Text or Red button. But each system is distinct. Visit the broadcasters Internet website for more information. What you need Interactive TV is only available on digital TV channels. To enjoy the full benefits of Interactive TV, you need a high -speed (broadband) Internet connection to the TV. Read more about connecting to the network in Help > Setup > Network . Open iTV pages Most channels that offer HbbTV or iTV invite you to press the red key or OK key to open their interactive programme. Close iTV pages Most iTV pages inform you which key to use to close. For Digital Text and Red button, press È (Back). To force an iTV page to close, switch to the next TV channel and switch back. Navigate iTV pages You can use the navigation and colour keys, the number keys and the È (Back) key to navigate the iTV pages. You can use the x (Play), U (Pause) and S (Stop) keys to watch videos within iTV pages. Digital Text (UK only) To open Digital Text, press TEXT. To close, press È (Back). HbbTV links Some HbbTV pages have links to the Internet. Your TV switches to Net TV to view these Internet websites. To switch back to normal TV viewing, you might need to press h (Home) and select Watch TV again to continue watching the TV channel. Block HbbTV pages To block the HbbTV pages from a specific channel, tune to the channel, press r OPTIONS and select HbbTV on this channel and select Off. To block HbbTV on all channels, press h (Home), select Setup and select TV settings > HbbTV and select Off. Smart TV / Interactive TV29
3.3Videos, photos and music Browse USB You can view photos or play your music and videos from a USB memory device. Insert a USB device into the USB connection on the left-hand side of the TV while the TV is switched on. The TV detects the device and opens a list showing its content. If the list does not appear automatically, press h, select Browse USB and press OK . To close Browse USB, press h and select another activity or disconnect the USB device. View photos To view photos , select a photo in the list and press OK. If there are more photos in the folder, the TV starts a slideshow with these photos. To stop, press r OPTIONS and select Stop. To pause or play the slideshow again, press OK. To view the next photo, press W. To view the previous photo, press X. Options for photos Press r OPTIONS to select the following: • Show info • Stop • Play once / Repeat • Rotate • Shuffle on / off • Slideshow speed • Slideshow transition • Set as Scenea Shuffle on Plays the files randomly. Set as Scenea Sets the current photo as a wallpaper photo for Scenea. Play videos or music To play videos or music, select the file in the list and press OK. If there are more music or video files in the folder, the TV plays the files one after the other. To stop, press r OPTIONS . To pause or play, press OK. To play the next file in the folder, press W. To play to the previous file, press X. To fast forward, press x. To rewind, press w. Options for music and videos Press r OPTIONS to select the following: • Stop • Play once / Repeat • Shuffle on / off Music with photos You can play music and show photos at the same time. Start the photo slideshow after you started the music. 1 Select a folder with music files and press OK. 2 Select a folder with photo files and press OK. To stop, press r OPTIONS and select Stop. Screen off If you only listen to music, you can mute the TV screen to save energy. To mute the screen, press the green key, select Screen off and press OK. To switch the screen back on, press any key on the remote control. See the list of compatible playback formats in Help > Specifications > Multimedia . Browse PC You can view photos or play your music and videos from a PC in your home network. The TV is DLNA certified and is compatible with other DLNA certified devices. What you need To browse your PC files, you need to connect the TV to your home network. Also, do not forget to set your media server software to share the files with the TV. Browse PC To browse your PC files, press h, select Browse PC and press OK . To close Browse PC, press h and select another activity. If the network is not yet installed when you select Browse PC, the Network installation starts automatically. Follow the instructions on screen. To select, view and play your files, read Help > Smart TV > Videos, photos and music > Browse USB. Find the list of compatible playback formats and compatible media server software in Help > Specifications > Multimedia. Read more about connecting to a network in Help > Setup > Network . Scenea With Scenea, you can set a photo as a painting on your TV screen. Select your favourite photo from your collection. To open Scenea, press h, select Scenea and press OK. If you did not yet select a photo of your own, a preset photo is shown. To close the Scenea photo, press a key on the remote control. 30Smart TV / Videos, photos and music