Philips 58pfl9955h User Manual

							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.
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.
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							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.
MHP iTV
If  the  TV  is installed for  country Italy, MHP (Multimedia Home
Platform) is active. The MHP  applications are provided by  the
broadcasters. The MHP  application  pages  offer  all kinds of
interactivity. You  can  respond to  a  program  or vote,  do online
shopping  or pay  for  a  video-on -demand  program.
To  fully  enjoy  MHP  you  need a  high -speed connection  to  the
Internet.  Read more about  connecting the  TV  to  the  Internet in
Help > Setup > Network.
Open MHP  pages
When you  tune  to  a  TV  channel that  offers  MHP,  wait for  the  MHP
icon to  fully  load the  application.
To  open  the  MHP  pages, press  the  Red colour  key or press
Teletext,  depending on  the  application.
To  close MHP,  press  Exit.
Navigate  MHP  pages
You  can  use the  navigation and  colour  keys,  the  number keys  and
the  b (Back) key to  navigate the  MHP  pages. You  can  use the
keypad  on  the  remote control as  you  do for  SMS/text messaging to
enter text.
Auto start
The TV  is set to  load the  MHP  pages  automatically.  To  avoid  the
automatic  loading,  you  can  switch off  the  MHP  auto  start.
To  switch off  auto  start, press  e (Browse), select MHP  applications
and  press  OK.  Press  x to  bring  out  the  item on  screen if  necessary.
Select  Disable MHP  auto start to  switch off  the  automatic  loading.
Select MHP  applications
Some  MHP  pages  might  not  launch.  If  so, you  can  try to  launch  the
application  from the  MHP  application  list.
Press  e (Browse), select MHP  applications and  select Disable
MHP  auto start.  This  setting makes the  individual  application
selectable. Select  the  desired  application  in  the  list  (if  it is available)
and  press  OK to  launch  the  application.
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							3.3Multimedia
Browse USB
You can view  photos or play  your music  and videos  from a USB memory
device.
Insert a  USB  device in  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 of  these  photos.
To  stop, press  o (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  o (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  o (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  o (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. You  must
start the  music first  then  the  photos.
1 Select  a  folder with  music files  and  press  OK.
2 Select  a  folder with  photo files  and  press  OK.
To  stop, press  o (Options) and  select Stop.
Mute  screen
If  you  only listen  to  music, you  can  mute the  TV  screen to  save
energy.
To  mute the  screen, press  the  Green key, select Mute  screen 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.
What you need
To  browse  these  PC  files, you  need to  connect the  TV  to  your
home  network. You  also  need to  set the  PC  media server software
to  share the  files  with  the  TV.
Read more about  connecting to  a  network  in  Help > Setup >
Network.
Browse  PC
To  browse  your  PC  files, press  h,  select Browse  PC and  press
OK.  If  the  network  is not  yet  installed when  you  select Browse  PC,
Network installation  starts automatically.  Follow  the  instructions on
screen.
To  close Browse  PC,  press  h and  select another activity.
To  select, view and  play your  files, read Help > More on … >
Multimedia > Browse  USB.
See  the  list  of  compatible playback formats in  Help > Specifications
> Multimedia.
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.
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							Select a  photo  for  Scenea
1 Select  a  photo from a  connected USB  device or from a  connected
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.  By  agreeing
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  Energy saving.
Specifics
With  Scenea  switched  on, the  TV  will  automatically  switch to
standby  after  4 hours. You  will  be warned  1 minute before switch off.
This  automatic  switch to  standby  prevents unnecessary energy use in
case  you  forget that  Scenea  is on.
If  the  Sleep timer is set, the  TV  will  also  switch to  standby  after  the
set time has  elapsed.
Scenea  has  no  sound.
Wi-Fi Media  Connect
With Wi- Fi  MediaConnect you  can bring up (project)  your PC  screen  on
the  TV  screen  wirelessly. You can project  video, music,  presentations or
other content  playing  on your laptop or desktop  PC.
Before  you  can  project  the  PC  screen on  TV,  you  must  install the
Wi-Fi MediaConnect  software on  your  PC.
Read more about  installing the  Wi-Fi MediaConnect  software in
Help > Setup > Network > Wi -Fi  MediaConnect.
Start  projecting
To  start projecting the  PC  screen on  TV,  click on  the  small  TV  like
icon in  the  taskbar  at the  bottom right of  the  PC  screen. Your  PC
screen appears on  your  TV  screen.
Stop  projecting
To  stop projecting, click on  the  TV  icon again.
Wi -Fi  MediaConnect  Help
To  read the  Wi-Fi MediaConnect  Help, right-click the  TV  icon in  the
taskbar  of  the  PC  and  select Help.
Specifics
The playback of  video can  be affected  by  your  PC  performance  and
your  wireless network  bandwidth.
You  can  project  high  definition (HD) or standard  definition (SD)
video, depending on  the  processing  power of  your  PC.
The content  protection  on  most DVD or Blu-ray  Disc  movies  might
restrict watching  the  movie on  a  TV  when  the  disc is playing on  a
PC.
The TV  shows  PC  media files  with  a  small  delay.
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							3.4Locks and timers
Child locks
To prevent  children  from watching  a channel  or a programme, you  can
lock  channels or block age - rated  programmes.
Parental rating
Some  digital broadcasters have programmes  rated. When the  rating
is equal  or higher than the  rating you  have set for  your  child’s age,
the  programme  will  be blocked.
To  watch  a  blocked 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 blocked. The TV  will  ask
for  the  code  to  unblock the  programme.  For some operators, the
TV  only blocks  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  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  unlock code, call Philips  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 Sleep timer  you  can switch  the  TV  to standby at  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,
Sleep timer is switched  off.
You  can  always  switch off  your  TV  earlier  or reset  the  time during
the  countdown.
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							3.5Subtitles and languages
Subtitles
Programme subtitles are  available most of  the  time. You can set subtitles
to be  constantly  displayed.  How  to set constant subtitles depends on
whether a channel  is  analogue or digital.  For digital  channels, a preferred
subtitle language  can be  set.
For  analogue  channels
To  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  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  o (Options), select Subtitle language and  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.  Select  On
during mute to  show  subtitles only when  the  sound is muted with
m.
Audio languages
Digital TV  channels can broadcast audio  that transmits several languages
for a program. You can set the  TV  to switch  to your preferred language  if
it is  available.
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  the  languages you  set, if
the  language  is being  broadcast.
To  check if  an  audio language  is available,  press  o (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 More
on … > Universal  access.
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							3.6Universal 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 at first  use, 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  o (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  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, switch on
Universal  access  in  the  Setup.  Read Help > More on … > Universal
access > Switch  on.
Visually impaired
In  some countries,  some digital TV  channels  broadcast special audio
adapted for  visually  impaired people. The adapted audio has  extra
commentary.
Switch  on
To  switch on  Visually  impaired, press  o (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  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, switch on
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 on  the
remote control. The volume of  the  beep is fixed.
Switch  on
To  switch on  Key  beep, press  o (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 > More on … > Universal
access > Switch  on.
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