Philips 46pfl9706t User Manual
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4.3Channels Reorder and rename You can reorder and rename channels in the Channel list. To reorder or rename a channel, read Help > Basics > Watch TV > Channel list . Update channels The TV puts all installed channels in the Channel list. If you receive digital channels, you can set the TV to automatically update the list with new channels. You can also start an update of the Channel list yourself. Automatic channel update Once a day, at 6 AM, the TV updates the channels and stores new channels. Empty channels are removed. For new or removed channels, a message is shown at TV start up. The TV must be in standby 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 update To start an update yourself, press h > Setup > Search for channels and press OK. Select Update channels and press OK. Press Start. The update can take a few minutes. Follow the instructions on screen. Reinstall channels Reinstall channels To reinstall only the channels, press h > Setup > Search for channels > Reinstall channels and press OK. Select DVB -T or DVB -C . The channel search can take a few minutes. Follow the instructions on screen. Full installation To redo a full TV installation, press h > Setup > TV settings > Reinstall TV and press OK. The installation can take a few minutes. Follow the instructions on screen. You can reorder and rename channels in the Channel list. Channel list copy Channel list copy is intended for dealers and expert users. With Channel list copy, you can copy the channels installed on one TV onto another Philips TV of the same range. With Channel list copy, you avoid the time-consuming channel search and you can offer a predefined channel list setup. The small file you copy fits every USB memory device. Conditions • Both TVs are from the same year range. • Both TVs have the same product type suffix for DVB (H, K, M, T or D/00) in their type number and have the TV installed for the same country. • Both TVs have the same hardware type. Check the hardware type on the TV type plate on the back of the TV. Typically noted as Q . . . LA • Both TVs have compatible software versions. When you upload, an on -screen message will warn you if software versions are not compatible. Copy a Channel list 1 Switch on the TV which has its channels installed. Plug in a USB memory device. 2 Press h > Setup > TV settings > Preferences > Channel list copy > Copy to USB and press OK. To copy the Channel list from this TV, you might be asked to enter the TV PIN code you entered during the installation. 3 When copying is done, unplug the USB memory device. Now you can upload the copied Channel list onto another Philips TV. Upload a Channel list To a TV thats not yet installed 1 Plug in the power plug to start the installation and select language and country. You can skip Search for channels. Finish the installation. 2 Plug in the USB memory device that holds the Channel list of the other TV. 3 To start the Channel list upload, press h > Setup > TV settings > Preferences > Channel list copy > Copy to TV and press OK. You might be asked to enter the TV PIN code of this TV. 4 The TV notifies if the Channel list is copied to the TV successfully. Unplug the USB memory device. To an already installed TV 1 Verify the country setting of the TV. (To verify this setting, press h > Setup > Search for channels > Reinstall channels and press OK. Press È (Back) and later Cancel to leave the Search for channels.) If the country is correct continue with step 2 hereunder. If the country is not correct, you need to start a reinstallation. To start the reinstallation, press h > Setup > TV settings > Reinstall TV and press OK. Select the correct country and skip the Search for channels. Finish the installation. When done, return to step 2. 2 Plug in the USB memory device that holds the Channel list of the other TV. 3 To start the Channel list upload, press h > Setup > TV settings > Preferences > Channel list copy > Copy to TV and press OK. You might be asked to enter the TV PIN code of this TV. 4 The TV notifies if the Channel list is copied to the TV successfully. Unplug the USB memory device. DVB- T or DVB- C If both DVB-T and DVB-C reception is available in your country and if this TV is ready to receive DVB-T and DVB-C for your country, you will have selected one or the other during the channel installation. Setup / Channels41
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 press OK . Select the DVB setting you want. DVB -C channel installation For ease of use, all DVB-C settings are set to automatic. If your DVB-C provider gave you specific DVB-C values, like a symbol rate or a frequency, enter these values when the TV asks for them during installation. DVB -T + DVB -C You can set up your TV for DVB-T and DVB-C. Install one system followed by the other. When both installations are complete, the Channel list will show both DVB-T and DVB-C channels. Reception quality If you receive digital channels, you can check the quality and signal strength of a channel. If you use an antenna, you can reposition the antenna to try and improve the reception. To check the reception quality of a digital channel, switch to the channel and press h > Setup > Channel settings and press OK . Select Channel installation > Digital : reception test and press OK. The digital frequency is shown for this channel. If the reception is poor, you can reposition your antenna. To check the signal quality 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 Search and press OK. If you use DVB-C to receive channels, the options Symbol rate mode and Symbol rate are available. For Symbol rate mode, select Automatic , unless your cable provider gave you a specific symbol rate value. To enter the symbol rate value, use the number 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 System To set up the TV system, select System and press OK. Select your country or part of the world where you are now. 2 Find channel To find a channel, select Find channel and press OK. Select Search and press OK. You can also enter a frequency yourself. If the reception is poor, press Search again. If you want to store the channel, select Done and press OK. 3 Fine tune To 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 the channel found, select Done and press OK. 4 Store You can store the channel on the current channel number or as a new channel number. Select Store current channel or Store as new channel . You can redo these steps until you found all available analogue TV channels. Clock settings In some countries, digital broadcasts do not send UTC - Coordinated Universal Time information. The daylight saving change might be ignored and the TV might show an incorrect time. To correct the TV clock, press h > Setup > TV settings > Preferences > Clock and select Country dependent . Select Daylight saving and select the appropriate setting. To set the time and date manually, select Manual. Then select Time or Date . 42Setup / Channels
4.4Network Benefits Browse PC If you connect the TV to a home network, you can play photos, music and videos from your computer or storage device. Once the network is installed on the TV, you can find and play the files from your PC on the TV screen. Net TV If you connect the TV to a home network with an Internet connection, you can link up the TV to Net TV. Net TV offers Internet services and websites tailored to your TV. Play music and videos, consult infotainment, rent movies and much more. Once the network is installed, you can enjoy the best of the Internet for your TV. Interactive TV With the TV connected to the Internet, you can enjoy the full benefits of Interactive TV. Systems such as HbbTV, MHP, etc use the Internet to communicate with the TV. Wi -Fi MediaConnect With Wi-Fi MediaConnect you can bring up (project) your PC screen on the TV screen wirelessly. You start Wi-Fi MediaConnect from your PC. What you need To connect the TV to a home network and the Internet, you need a router in your home network. The router must be set to DHCP server on. Use a router with a high -speed (broadband) connection to the Internet. You can connect the TV wirelessly or wired. 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 computer with Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7, Intel Mac OSX or Linux as the operating system. Find your PC files To select your PC files on screen, you need recent media server software on your computer, like Windows Media Player 11 or similar. To find your files on the TV, some media server software must be set up to share the PC files with the TV. Find the list of supported media server software in Help > Specifications > Multimedia . Wireless installation Switch on your router before you start the network installation. To start the wireless network installation , press h, select Setup > Connect to network and press OK. Follow the instructions on screen. WPS - Wi -Fi Protected Setup If your router has WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) , go to the router and press the WPS button. Return to the TV within 2 minutes, select WPS and press OK. The TV connects to your network. This takes about 2 minutes. Finish the installation. Most new wireless routers have the WPS system and carry the WPS logo. The WPS system uses WPA security encryption and cannot be combined with devices on your network that use the WEP security encryption. If you still need this WEP device in your network, install with Scan > Standard . Scan for routers If you have several routers in your network, you can select the network you need. To select a specific network router, press Scan on the first page of the installation. The routers with WPS and with the strongest signal are shown first in the list. Select the router you need and press WPS if the router has WPS. Or press Pin code if you can enter the PIN code in your router software to connect. Or press Standard to enter the encryption key manually. PIN code To make the secured connection with a PIN code, select PIN code and press OK. Write down the 8 -digit PIN code shown and enter it in the router software on your PC. See the router manual where to enter the PIN code. Standard To enter the encryption key (the security key) manually, select Standard and press OK. If you have WPA security on your router, enter the passphrase with the remote control. To open the on -screen keyboard, select the text entry field and press OK. If you have WEP security encryption , the TV asks for the WEP encryption key in hexadecimal numbers. Find this hexadecimal key in the router software on your PC. Write down the first key of the WEP keys list and enter it on TV with the remote control. If the security key is accepted, the TV is connected with the wireless router. If asked, agree to the End User License Agreement. Wi- Fi Media Connect With Wi-Fi MediaConnect you can bring up (project) your PC screen on the TV screen wirelessly. Look up the code on the product introduction booklet to download this PC software for free. Wi-Fi MediaConnect is only available for PC. Setup / Network43
What you need To use Wi-Fi MediaConnect, you need to connect the TV to your home network. You need a wireless router. Read more about connecting to a network in Help > Setup > Network . Install Wi -Fi MediaConnect 1 On your PC, go to www.philips.com/wifimediaconnect 2 On the website, check the necessary PC system requirements. 3 Enter the code printed on the product introduction booklet. 4 Click the Download now button to download the free Wi-Fi MediaConnect software. 5 Once downloaded, start the file Wi-Fi MediaConnect_setup.exe. Follow the instructions on screen. TV network name If you have more than one TV in your home network, you can rename this TV. To rename this TV in the network, press h > Setup > Network settings and select TV network name . To enter the name, press OK to open the on -screen keyboard or use the remote control keypad. To use Wi-Fi MediaConnect on your PC read Help > Smart TV > Videos, photos and music > Wi -Fi MediaConnect. PC requirements Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 (PC only) Minimum PC requirements • Intel® Pentium Core™ 2 Duo 1.8GHz • 512MB RAM • 200MB free hard disk space • Wi-Fi 802.11g • Broadband Internet connection Recommended PC requirements • Intel® Pentium Core™ 2 Duo 2.1GHz • 1GB RAM • 200MB free hard disk space • Wi-Fi 802.11n for router and PC • Broadband Internet connection Wired installation Connect the router to the TV and switch on your router before you start the network installation. To start the network installation, press h, select Setup > Connect to network and press OK. Follow the instructions on screen. The TV constantly searches for a network connection. The router must be set to DHCP server on. If asked for, agree to the End User License Agreement. Read more about how to connect in Help > Connections > Network > Wired . Network settings To open the Network settings, press h > Setup > Network settings and press OK. You can view the network type, IP and MAC address, the signal strength, speed and encryption method etc. You can set DHCP and Auto IP, the IP configuration settings, DMR and the TV network name. 44Setup / Network
4.5Devices EasyLink HDMI- CEC With EasyLink HDMI -CEC your TV and the connected devices can work together. You can use the TV remote control to operate EasyLink devices. The device needs to be connected with an HDMI cable. Devices with EasyLink appear automatically in the Home menu. Setup The TV comes with EasyLink switched on. Make sure that all HDMI -CEC settings are properly set up on the connected EasyLink devices. EasyLink might not work with devices from other brands. Switch off EasyLink RC If you dont want to operate devices with the TV remote control, you can switch off EasyLink remote control separately. Press Home h > Setup > TV settings and select EasyLink > EasyLink Remote Control and select Off. Switch off EasyLink To switch off EasyLink completely, press Home h > Setup > TV settings and select EasyLink > EasyLink On/Off and select Off . HDMI-CEC on other brands The HDMI -CEC functionality has different names on different brands. Some examples are: Anynet, Aquos Link, Bravia Theatre Sync, Kuro Link, Simplink and Viera Link. Not all brands are fully compatible with EasyLink. Read more about using EasyLink in Help > Basics > Remote control > Operate devices . Add a new device Devices connected with EasyLink HDMI -CEC automatically show their activity in the Home menu. A single device can add several activities. The device must be connected with an HDMI cable. 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 or is not connected with an HDMI cable, you need to manually add your device with Add your devices in the Home menu. Add your devices In 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 to which the device is connected. The device or its activities are now added to the Home menu. Rename a device To rename a device in the Home menu, select the device and press r OPTIONS and select Rename. Use the keypad on the remote control as you do for SMS/text messaging to enter the new name or press OK to open the on -screen keyboard. Delete a device To delete a device or activity from the Home menu, select the item and press r OPTIONS and then select Remove this device . If the device or activity, keeps appearing in the Home menu after you deleted it, switch off the EasyLink setting on the device to prevent the icon from being automatically added again. Audio to Video sync With a Home Theatre System (HTS) connected to the TV, the picture on TV and the sound from the HTS should be synchronised. A mismatch can be visible in scenes with people talking. When they finish sentences before their lips stop moving. Automatic audio to video sync With recent Philips Home Theatre Systems, the audio to video sync is automatically synchronised and always correct. Audio sync delay Other Home Theatre Systems might need to adjust the audio sync delay to synchronise the audio to video. On the HTS, increase the delay value until there is a match between picture and sound. A delay value of 180ms may be required. Read the user manual of the HTS. With a delay value set up on the HTS, you need to switch off Audio Out delay on the TV if the HTS sets an identical delay for all its incoming audio. To switch off Audio Out delay, press h and select Setup > TV settings > Preferences > Audio Out delay . Select Off and press OK. If you cannot set up a delay on the HTS or its maximum setting is insufficient, you can switch off the Perfect Natural Motion picture processing of the TV. To switch off Perfect Natural Motion, press h and select TV settings > Picture > Perfect Natural Motion . Select Off and press OK. Auto subtitle shift If you play a DVD or Blu-ray Disc on a recent Philips player, the TV can move the subtitles upwards. Subtitles will then be visible whatever Picture format you select. The TV comes with Auto subtitle shift switched on. To switch off Auto subtitle shift, press h > Setup > TV settings > EasyLink > Auto subtitle shift . Select Off. Pixel Plus link Some other devices, DVD or Blu-ray Disc players, might have their own picture quality processing. To avoid bad picture quality caused by interference with the TV processing, the picture processing of these devices should be disabled. The TV comes with Pixel Plus link switched on and disables the picture quality processing of recent Philips devices connected to the TV. To switch off Pixel Plus link, press h > Setup > TV settings > EasyLink > Pixel Plus link . Select Off. Setup / Devices45
4.6Universal access Switch on With Universal access switched on, the TV is set for use for hearing and visually impaired people. Switch on If you did not switch on Universal access during the installation, you can still switch 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 access option is added in the Options menu. With Universal menu in the Options menu, you can set specific settings for hearing and visually impaired people. Hearing impaired Some digital TV channels broadcast special audio and subtitles adapted for hearing impaired people. With Hearing impaired switched on, the TV automatically switches to the adapted audio and subtitles, if available. Switch on To switch on Hearing impaired, press r OPTIONS , select Universal access and press OK. Select Hearing impaired , select On and press OK. To check whether a hearing impaired audio language is available, press r OPTIONS , select Audio language and look for an audio language marked with a î. If Universal access does not appear in the Options menu, switch on Universal access in the Setup. Read Help > Setup > Universal access > Switch on . Visually impaired Some digital TV channels broadcast special audio called Audio Description for visually impaired people. The audio consists of a narrator describing what is happening in the programme during the pauses in the normal audio. Switch on To switch this visually impaired audio, press r OPTIONS , select Universal access and press OK. Select Visually impaired and select On or, if available, select the speakers the adapted audio should be played from. If available, the TV will play the visually impaired audio. Volume - Visually impaired If available, you can set the volume of the extra commentary. To check whether a visually impaired audio language is available, press r OPTIONS , select Audio language and look for an audio language marked with a Ï. If Universal access does not appear in the Options menu, switch on Universal access in the Setup. Read Help > Setup > Universal access > Switch on . Key beep Key beep gives an audio feedback each time you press a key on the remote control. The volume of the beep is fixed. Switch on To switch on Key beep, press r OPTIONS , select Universal access and press OK. Select Key beep and select On. If Universal access does not appear in the Options menu, switch on Universal access in the Setup. Read Help > Setup > Universal access > Switch on . 46Setup / Universal access
4.7Software Current version To view the current TV software version, press h > Setup > Software settings and press OK. Select Current software info and read Version: Update from Internet If the TV is connected to the Internet, you may receive a message from TP Vision to update the TV software. You need a high -speed (broadband) Internet connection. If you receive this message, we recommend you carry out the update. 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 off and back on 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 PC with an high -speed Internet connection and a USB memory device to upload the software on the TV. Use a USB memory device with 256MB free space. Make sure that write protection is switched off. 1 Start 2 Identify 3 Download 4 Update TV 1 Start the update on TV To start the software update, press h > Setup > Update software . Select USB. 2 Identify the TV Insert the USB memory into the side of the TV, select Start and press OK. An identification file is written on the USB memory device. 3 Download the TV software Insert the USB memory into your PC. On the USB memory device, locate the file update.htm and double click it. Click on Send ID. If new software is available, download the .zip file. After the download, unzip the file and copy the file autorun.upg onto the USB memory device. Do not place this file in a folder. 4 Update the TV software Insert the USB memory into the TV again. The update starts automatically. The TV switches itself off for 10 seconds and then back on again. Please wait. Do not . . . • use the remote control • remove the USB memory device from the TV If a power cut occurs during the update, never remove the USB memory device from the TV. When the power returns, the update will continue. At the end of the update, the message Operation succesful appears on screen. Remove the USB memory device and press O on the remote control. Do not . . . • press O twice • use the O switch on the TV The TV switches itself off (for 10 seconds) and then back on again. Please wait. The TV software has been updated. You can use the TV again. To prevent an accidental update of the TV software, delete the autorun.upg file from the USB memory device. Setup / Software47
5 5.1 Connections First connections Power cable Insert the power cable into the power socket of the TV. When disconnecting the power cable, always pull the plug, never the cable. Although this TV has a very low standby power consumption, switch off the TV with the power switch to save energy if you do not use the TV for a long period of time. Read more about the power switch in Help > Getting started > Keys on the TV > Power switch . Make sure the power cable is securely inserted into the TV. Make sure that the power plug in the wall socket is accessible at all times. Antenna cable Locate the antenna connection at the back of the TV. Insert the antenna cable securely into the Antenna a socket. 48Connections / First connections
5.2Cables and connections Cable quality Before you connect devices to the TV, check which connectors are available on the device. Connect the device to the TV with the highest quality connection available. Good quality cables ensure a good transfer of picture and sound. Read the other chapters of Cables and connections . The connections diagrams shown in Help > Connections > Connect devices are recommendations. Other solutions are possible. Visit the Philips support webpages - www.philips.com/support - and start the Connectivity guide for TV. The guide can help you to connect the devices you have at home. HDMI An HDMI connection has the best picture and sound quality. One HDMI cable combines video and audio signals. Use an HDMI cable for High Definition (HD) TV signals. An HDMI cable transfers picture and sound signals in only one direction (except for the HDMI ARC). Do not use an HDMI cable longer than 5 m. EasyLink HDMI-CEC If your devices are connected with HDMI and have EasyLink, you can operate them with the TV remote control. Read more about EasyLink in Help > Basics > Remote control > Operate devices . HDMI ARC connection Connect a Home Theatre System to the HDMI ARC connection. With HDMI ARC, the extra audio cable from the TV to the HTS is not necessary. With one HDMI cable connected to HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) both cables are combined. Switch off HDMI ARC In case you would like to switch off the audio return signal on the HDMI ARC connection, press h > Setup > TV settings > EasyLink > HDMI 1 ARC , select Off and press OK. DVI to HDMI Use a DVI to HDMI adapter if your device only has a DVI connection. Use one of the HDMI connections and add an Audio L/R cable (mini-jack 3.5 mm) to Audio In DVI/VGA for sound, on the back of the TV. Copy protection DVI and HDMI cables support HDCP (High -bandwidth Digital Contents Protection). HDCP is a copy protection signal that prevents copying content from a DVD disc or Blu-ray Disc. Also referred to as DRM (Digital Rights Management). Y Pb Pr Use the Component Video YPbPr connection together with an Audio Left and Right connection for sound. Match the YPbPr connector colours with the cable plugs when you connect. YPbPr can handle High Definition (HD) TV signals. SCART A SCART cable combines video and audio signals. SCART connectors can handle RGB video signals but cannot handle High Definition (HD) TV signals. Use the included Scart adapter to connect a Scart cable. Connections / Cables and connections49
Video If you have a device with only a Video (CVBS) connection, you need to use a Video to SCART adapter (not supplied). Connect the Video to Scart adapter to the included Scart adapter of the TV. You can add the Audio L/R connections. VGA Use a VGA cable (DE15 connector) to connect a computer to the TV. With this connection you can use the TV as a computer monitor. You can add an Audio L/R cable for sound (stereo mini-jack 3.5mm). To connect a computer with the VGA connection, read Help > Connections > Connect more devices > TV as PC monitor. 50Connections / Cables and connections