Philips 58pfl9956t User Manual
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If black bars appear on the screen, you can adjust the pictureformat to a format that fills the screen. While watching TV, press t ADJUST to open the Adjust menuand select Picture format. Select a format from the list and pressOK. Picture formatsThe following formats are available according to the picture onscreen: • Auto fillAutomatically enlarges the picture to fill the screen. Minimalpicture distortion, subtitles remain visible. Not fit for PC input. • Auto zoomAutomatically zooms the picture in to fill the screen as much aspossible without distortion. Black bars may be visible. Not fit forPC input. • 16:9Sets the picture in 16:9 format for HD 16:9 broadcast. • Super zoomRemoves the black bars on the side of 4:3 broadcasts. Thepicture is adjusted to fit the screen. • Super zoom 16:9Sets the picture in 16:9 format with minimal distortion for 4:3broadcast. • Movie expand 16:9Scales the picture to a 16:9 format. • Cinema 21:9Sets the picture in cinema 21:9 format for original 21:9 movies. • Cinema 21:9 subtitleSets the picture in cinema 21:9 format but subtitles in thebottom black bar are visible. • UnscaledExpert mode for HD or PC input. Pixel for pixel display. Blackbars may appear with pictures from a PC. • Wide screenStretches the picture to a 16:9 format. Multi view With Multi view, you can watch two screens simultaneously. When you open Multi view, the TV shows two screens, onemain and one small screen. Open Multi view To open Multi view, press h (Home), select Multi view andpress OK. With the remote control you can operate the mainscreen. To close Multi view, press FORMAT or press h (Home) andselect another activity. Main screen picture To change the main screen picture, press ¬ FIND. In the list,select what you want to watch and press OK. In the main screen, you can watch a TV channel, a connecteddevice (connected with HDMI), the Text pages of the TVchannel you are watching, a Net TV app or Internet page, the TVProgramme guide or Help.When you close and open Multi view again, the last selectedmain screen is shown. Switch to standby If the TV is on, press O on the remote control to switch tostandby. 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 offIf you use the TV as a monitor or use a digital receiver to watchTV (a set top box - STB) and you do not use the remotecontrol of the TV, switch off the automatic switch off. This will prevent the TV from switching off automatically after a4 -hour period without a key press on the remote control of theTV. Basics / Watch TV21
To switch off the automatic switch off, press the green key whileyou are watching TV channels and select Auto switch off andselect Off. 22Basics / Watch TV
2.43D What you need This is a 3D Max TV. To watch 3D on this TV, you will needthe 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 awayfrom the 3D transmitter on the TV. Watch 3D To start watching a 3D movie or programme, insert a 3D movieinto a 3D Blu-ray Disc player or tune to a TV channel thatbroadcasts programmes in 3D. Press h (Home) and select the 3D Blu -ray Disc player orselect Watch TV and tune to the TV channel. Start 3DThe TV can detect when 3D is available. When the 3D messageappears, select Start 3D and press OK. Put on the 3D glasses.If the TV cannot detect the 3D signal (the 3D signal tag ismissing), the 3D programme is shown as a double image onscreen. To switch the double image to 3D, press t ADJUST, select 3Dand select Side by side or Top / bottom according to the doubleimage positions.You might need to select the inverted format if the normalformat results in strange 3D effects. Stop 3D To stop watching 3D, press t ADJUST and select 2D in the3D menu.You can also stop 3D when you switch to another channel orconnected device. 2D to 3D conversionYou can convert any 2D programme to watch it in 3D. To convert a 2D programme to 3D, press t ADJUST, select3D and select 2D to 3D conversion. To stop the 2D to 3D conversion, select 2D in the 3D menu orswitch to another activity in the Home menu. The conversion willnot stop if you switch between TV channels. 3D depthYou can change the depth of 3D for a weaker or stronger 3Deffect. 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 onlythe 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 theTV, but no further than 6 metres away.• avoid fluorescent lighting (such as TL lighting or certain energysaving light bulbs which operate on a low frequency) and directsunlight as they may interfere with the 3D experience. Health warning • If you or your family has a history of epilepsy or photosensitiveseizures, consult a medical professional before exposing yourselfto flashing light sources, rapid image sequences or 3D viewing.• To avoid discomfort such as dizziness, headache ordisorientation, we recommend not watching 3D for extendedperiods of time. If you experience any discomfort, stop watching 3D and do notimmediately engage in any potentially hazardous activity (forexample driving a car) until your symptoms have disappeared. Ifsymptoms persist, do not resume watching 3D without consultinga medical professional first. • Parents should monitor their children during 3D viewing andensure they do not experience any discomfort as mentionedabove. Watching 3D is not recommended for children under 6years of age as their visual system is not fully developed yet. • Do not use the 3D glasses for any purpose other thanwatching 3D TV.• CHOKING HAZARD - Do not let children under 6 years ofage play with the 3D glasses, they could choke on the battery lidor battery (if present). Cleaning and care Basics / 3D23
• Do not expose the 3D glasses to direct sunlight, heat, fire orwater. This may result in a product malfunction or fire.• Use a clean soft cloth (microfibre or cotton flannel) to cleanthe lenses to avoid scratching them. Never spray cleaner directlyonto the 3D glasses. This may damage the electronics. • Do not drop, bend or apply force to the lenses of the 3Dglasses.• Do not use cleaning chemicals containing alcohol, solvent,surfactant, or wax, benzene, thinner, mosquito repellent orlubricant. Using these chemicals can cause discoloration or cracks. 24Basics / 3D
2.5Connected devices Select a device Select from the Home menu To select and watch a connected device or activity, press h toopen the Home menu and select the device or its activity andpress 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 theTV connection and press OK to switch to the device on thatconnection. Make sure the device is switched on. Operate devices The remote control of the TV can also operate a connecteddevice. The device must have EasyLink (HDMI -CEC) and have itswitched on. The device must also be connected with an HDMIcable. Operate an EasyLink deviceTo 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 canshow extra keys on screen with Show device keys. Show device keys To show the device keys on screen, press r OPTIONS andselect 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 menu2 Setup menu3 Disc menu (disc content)4 Pop -up menu5 Options menu6 Programme guide7 Media selection Read more about EasyLink in Help > Setup > Devices >EasyLink HDMI-CEC. Basics / Connected devices25
2.6Subtitles, timers and locks Subtitles Programme subtitles are available most of the time. You canswitch subtitles on or off. How to set subtitles depends onwhether a channel is analogue or digital. Switch on subtitlesTo open the Subtitle menu, press SUBTITLE. You can switchsubtitles On or Off. Select On during mute to show subtitles only when the sound is muted with m. For analogue channelsTo make subtitles available for a channel, switch to the channeland press TEXT to open Text. Enter the page number forsubtitles, usually 888, and press TEXT again to close Text. Withsubtitles switched on in the Subtitle menu, subtitles will be shownif available. Each analogue channel must be set up separately. For digital channelsThere 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 canselect another available subtitle language. To set the primary and secondary subtitle language, press h andselect Setup > Channel settings and select Languages > Primaryand Secondary subtitles. To select a subtitle language when none of your preferred languages is shown, press r OPTIONS, select Subtitle languageand select a language you want temporarily. Audio languages Digital TV channels can broadcast audio that transmits severallanguages for a programme. You can set the TV to switch toyour 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 andSecondary audio. The TV will automatically switch to one of yourlanguages, if one of them is available. To check if an audio language is available, press r OPTIONSand select Audio language. You can select another audio languagefrom the list. Some digital TV channels broadcast special audio and subtitlesadapted for people who are hearing or visually impaired. ReadHelp > 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 ratingSome digital broadcasters have rated their programmes. Whenthe rating is equal or higher than the rating you have set for yourchilds age, the programme will be locked. To watch a locked programme you must enter the child lockcode. The parental age rating is set for all channels. Set an age rating Press h and select Setup > Channel settings and select Childlock > Parental rating.To select an age rating, you must first enter your 4 -digit childlock code. If no child lock code is set, you can set the codenow. When the code is entered, you can select the age rating. Whenthe rating of a programme is equal or higher than the rating youhave set for your childs age, the programme will be locked. TheTV will ask for the code to unlock the programme. For someoperators, the TV only locks programmes with a higher rating. Lock a channel To lock a channel, press h and select Setup > Channel settingsand select Child lock > Channel lock. In the list of channelnumbers, select a channel and press OK to lock a channel. In the list, a locked channel is marked with an X. Now, you canselect another channel to lock or unlock. The lock is activated assoon 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. Thenew code is set. Forgotten your code?To override the code if you forget it, enter 8888. Sleep timer With the sleep timer, you can set the TV to switch to standbyautomatically after a specified time. To set the sleep timer, press h > Setup > TV settings >Preferences > Sleep timer. With the slider bar you can set thetime up to 180 minutes in increments of 5 minutes. If set to 0minutes, the sleep timer is switched off. You can always switch off your TV earlier or reset the timeduring the countdown. 26Basics / Subtitles, timers and locks
3 3.1 Smart TV Net TV What is Net TV? Net TV offers Internet applications called apps. These apps aretailored for your TV. With these apps you can read yournational newspaper, look at infotainment, or rent a movie from avideo store or watch programmes you missed with catch -up TVapps. A wide range of Net TV apps are available depending onyour country. Smart USB RecordingWith your TV connected to the Internet, you can also recordprogrammes from the TV programme guide. To recordprogrammes, you must connect a USB Hard Disk Drive to yourTV. (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 butmost 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 websiteFind out more on Net TV apps at the Net TV forum website.www.supportforum.philips.com Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. bears no responsibility regardingthe content and the quality of the content provided by thecontent service providers. What you need To enjoy Net TV you must connect the TV to a router with ahigh -speed (broadband) connection the Internet. You can use ahome network connected to the Internet. You do not need acomputer. Read more about connecting to your home network in Help >Setup > Network. Keyboard and mouseTo enter text or to navigate a page, you can connect a USBkeyboard and a USB mouse to the TV. The USB mouse can onlynavigate pages on the Internet, it cannot navigate Net TV apppages. 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 termsand conditions before you can continue. Press OK to agree. Press È (Back) to quit Net TV. RegisterIf you agree, you can register with Club Philips. Select Registerand press OK. Enter your email address, select Continue andpress OK. Confirm the email address. Smart TV / Net TV27
Parental controlTo lock Adult 18+ rated apps, switch on Net TV parentalcontrol by selecting Enable and then press OK. Enter an unlockPIN 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 willask you to enter your 4 -digit code. Clear Net TV memoryTo 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 andpress OK. To close Net TV, press h (Home) and select another TVactivity. The Net TV home pageWhen 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 page1 The App Gallery2 Your Apps3 The Internet App4 Current TV channel The App GalleryTo look for apps to add to your home page, select App Galleryand press OK.To add an app to the home page, select an app in the list andpress Add.To search per category, select the category field (All) and pressOK. To open the on -screen keyboard, select a text entry field andpress OK.To switch to the app gallery of another country, select thecountry field and press OK. Lock or remove an app To lock or remove an app, select the app and press rOPTIONS. Select the option and press OK. Reload an app or page To retry loading an app or an Internet page, press rOPTIONS and select Reload page. Security info To view the level of security of the page youre on, press rOPTIONS and select Security info. Internet websitesTo browse Internet websites, select the Internet app on the NetTV home page and press OK.To open the on -screen keyboard, select a text entry field andpress OK. To remove a visited website from the list, press r OPTIONSand select Remove from History. Rent a movie With the video store apps in Net TV, you can rent yourfavourite movie from an online rental video store. You can paysecurely 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 needTo rent and download a video, you need a high -speed(broadband) Internet connection to the TV. You also need an SDmemory card.Read more about connecting to the network in Help > Setup >Network. Video memoryTo download a video, you must format an SD memory card asvideo memory. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot on theside of the TV. The TV starts formatting the SD cardautomatically. The SD card may be rejected if the write speed isinsufficient for video transfer. Once formatted, leave the cardpermanently in the slot. SD memory card sizeUse a SD HC (High Capacity) memory card with at least 4GB ofstorage capacity.For high -definition (HD) video, use an SD card with at least 8GBof 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 andpress OK. Select a video store app from the Net TV homepage. Select the video store and press OK. You can add a videostore app on your home page from the app gallery. Availabilityof video stores varies by country. 28Smart TV / Net TV
Rent a videoWhen you open a video store you will be asked to log in or tocreate a log in account. With a text entry field selected, pressOK 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 programmesyou missed. Most often, you can recognise such an online TVapp by its broadcaster’s logo. What you needTo 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 thebroadcaster app on the Net TV home page and press OK. Youcan add a online TV broadcaster app on your home page fromthe app gallery. Start a programmeSelect a programme from the online TV app page and press OK. Most often, you can use the x (Play) or U (Pause) keys on yourremote control. Smart TV / Net TV29
3.2Interactive TV What is iTV? With interactive TV, some digital broadcasters combine theirnormal TV programme with information or entertainment pages.On some pages, you can respond to a programme or vote, doonline shopping or pay for a video -on -demand programme. HbbTV, MHEG, MHP, DTVi, . . .Broadcasters use various interactive TV systems : HbbTV (HybridBroadcast Broadband TV) or iTV (Interactive TV - MHEG).Interactive TV is sometimes referred to as Digital Text or Redbutton. 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 enjoythe 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 thered key or OK key to open their interactive programme. Close iTV pagesMost 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 channeland switch back. Navigate iTV pagesYou 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 iTVpages. Digital Text (UK only) To open Digital Text, press TEXT. To close, press È (Back). HbbTV linksSome HbbTV pages have links to the Internet. Your TV switchesto Net TV to view these Internet websites. To switch back to normal TV viewing, you might need to press h (Home) andselect Watch TV again to continue watching the TV channel. Block HbbTV pagesTo block the HbbTV pages from a specific channel, tune to the channel, press r OPTIONS and select HbbTV on this channeland select Off. To block HbbTV on all channels, press h (Home), select Setupand select TV settings > HbbTV and select Off. Open DTVi pages If the TV is installed for country Brazil, DTVi is active. The DTViapplications are provided by the broadcasters. The DTViapplication pages offer all kinds of interactivity and entertainment. To fully enjoy DTVi you need a high -speed connection to theInternet. Read more about connecting the TV to the Internet inHelp > Setup > Network. Open DTViWhen you tune to a TV channel that offers DTVi, wait for theicon to fully load the application.The DTVi application opens automatically or you might need topress OK.To close DTVi, press Exit. Navigate DTVi pagesYou can use the navigation and colour keys, the number keys and the È (Back) key to navigate the DTVi pages. You can use thekeypad on the remote control as you do for SMS/text messagingto enter text. To open the on -screen keyboard, select the textentry field and press OK. Closed CaptioningDTVi applications cannot load when Closed Captioning is on.To switch off Closed Captioning, while watching a TV channel, press r OPTIONS, select Closed Captioning and select Off. 30Smart TV / Interactive TV