Philips 58pfl9956t User Manual
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3.3Videos, photos and music Browse USB You can view photos or play your music and videos from a USBmemory device.Insert a USB device into the USB connection on the left-handside of the TV while the TV is switched on. The TV detects thedevice and opens a list showing its content. If the list does not appear automatically, press h, select Browse USB and pressOK. To close Browse USB, press h and select another activity ordisconnect the USB device. View photosTo view photos, select a photo in the list and press OK. If thereare more photos in the folder, the TV starts a slideshow withthese 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 onPlays the files randomly. Set as SceneaSets the current photo as a wallpaper photo for Scenea. Play videos or musicTo 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 photosYou can play music and show photos at the same time. Start thephoto 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 offIf you only listen to music, you can mute the TV screen to saveenergy.To mute the screen, press the green key, select Screen off andpress OK. To switch the screen back on, press any key on theremote 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 inyour home network.The TV is DLNA certified and is compatible with other DLNAcertified devices. What you needTo browse your PC files, you need to connect the TV to yourhome network. Also, do not forget to set your media serversoftware to share the files with the TV. Browse PC To browse your PC files, press h, select Browse PC and pressOK. 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 theinstructions 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 mediaserver 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 TVscreen. Select your favourite photo from your collection. To open Scenea, press h, select Scenea and press OK. If youdid 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. Smart TV / Videos, photos and music31
Select a photo for Scenea1 Select a photo from a connected USB device or from aconnected PC. This photo must be in JPEG format.2 With the photo highlighted in the Browse USB or Browse PC list, press r OPTIONS, select Set as Scenea and press OK. Byagreeing to overwrite the current photo, the new photo is set. Scenea lounge light To switch off Ambilight when Scenea is on, press t ADJUST.Or press Ambilight on the front of the TV. Energy saving To switch the TV to the energy saving mode, press t ADJUST,select Smart picture and press OK. Select Energy saving. SpecificsWith Scenea switched on, the TV will automatically switch tostandby after 4 hours. You will be warned 1 minute beforeswitch off. This automatic switch to standby prevents unnecessaryenergy use in case you forget that Scenea is on. If the sleep timer is set, the TV will also switch to standby afterthe set time has elapsed.Scenea has no sound. Wi- Fi Media Connect With Wi-Fi MediaConnect you can bring up (project) your PCscreen on to the TV screen wirelessly. You can project video,music, presentations or other content playing on your laptop ordesktop PC. Before you can project the PC screen on to TV, you must installthe Wi-Fi MediaConnect software on your PC.Read more about installing the Wi-Fi MediaConnect software inHelp > Setup > Network > Wi -Fi MediaConnect. Start projectingTo start projecting the PC screen on to the TV, click on thesmall TV icon in the taskbar at the bottom right of the PCscreen. Your PC screen appears on your TV screen. Stop projectingTo stop projecting, click on the TV icon again. Wi -Fi MediaConnect HelpTo read the Wi-Fi MediaConnect Help, right-click the TV icon inthe taskbar of the PC and select Help. SpecificsThe playback of video can be affected by your PC performanceand 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 moviesmight restrict watching the movie on a TV when the disc isplaying on a PC.The TV shows PC media files with a small delay. 32Smart TV / Videos, photos and music
3.4Pause TV and recording Smart USB recording With this TV you can pause a TV broadcast from a digitalchannel. You can pause a TV broadcast to watch it later.Simply connect a USB Hard Drive device to your TV and youcan pause the broadcast. If your TV is connected to the Internet, you can also record orset a programmed recording of a digital broadcast. In somecountries, recording is not supported. What you need Smart USB recording and Pause TV only work with digital TVchannels (DVB broadcast or similar). To pauseTo pause a digital broadcast you need to connect a USB HardDrive. Use a USB 2.0 compatible Hard Drive device with aminimum of 32GB Hard Drive space and a minimum writingspeed of 30MB/s. Connect the USB Hard Drive to one of thetwo USB connectors on the side of the TV. To recordFirst, check if the Programme guide supports recording. With the Internet connected, press h and select Programme guide. Ifthere is a Recordings button on the Programme guide page, youcan record programmes. To record programmes, you need a USB 2.0 compatible HardDrive with 250GB and a high -speed (broadband) Internetconnection to the TV.Read more about connecting to the network in Help > Setup >Network. USB Hard Drive installationBefore you can pause or record a broadcast, you must formatthe connected USB Hard Drive.1 Connect the USB Hard Drive to one of the two USB ports onthe side of the TV. Do not connect another USB device to theother USB port when formatting. 2 Switch on the device and the TV. 3 When the TV is tuned to a digital TV channel, press U (Pause)to start formatting. Formatting will remove all data from theconnected USB Hard Drive. Follow the instructions on screen.When the USB Hard Drive is formatted, leave the deviceconnected permanently. WarningThe USB Hard Drive is formatted exclusively for this TV, youcannot use the stored recordings on another TV or PC. Do notcopy or change recording files on the USB Hard Drive with anyPC application. This will corrupt your recordings. When youformat another USB Hard Drive, the content on the former willbe lost. Pause TV While watching a TV broadcast from a digital channel, you canpause the broadcast and continue watching later on. Answer aphone call or take a break. Meanwhile, the broadcast is stored onthe USB Hard Drive. You can pause a broadcast for a maximumtime span of 90 minutes. To pause a TV broadcast, press U (Pause). A progress barappears briefly on screen. To call up the progress bar, press U (Pause) again. To continue watching, press x (Play). To switch to TV broadcast again, press S (Stop). Once you switch to a digital channel, the USB Hard Drive startsstoring the broadcast. When you switch to another channel, thenew channel broadcast is stored and the broadcast of the formerchannel is cleared. Also when you switch the TV to standby, thestored broadcast is cleared. When you start watching a programme of another device - aconnected Blu-ray Disc player or digital receiver - the USB HardDrive clears all broadcast storage.Whilst recording a programme on the USB Hard Drive, youcannot pause a TV broadcast. Instant replayWhilst watching a TV broadcast from a digital channel, you caneasily instant replay the broadcast. To replay the last 10 seconds of a TV broadcast, press U (Pause) and press w (Left). You can press w repeatedly until you reach the start of thebroadcast storage or the maximum time span. Progress bar With the progress bar on screen, press T (Rewind) or press Q(Forward) to select from where you want to start viewing thestored broadcast. Press these keys repeatedly to change theirspeed. Smart TV / Pause TV and recording33
SpecificsThe Audio Description audio (commentary) for the visuallyimpaired is not available for playback in Smart USB Recording. Recording If the TV is connected to the Internet and there is a Recordingsbutton on the Programme guide page, you can record a digitalTV broadcast on the USB Hard Drive.You can manage all recordings in the Programme guide on TV. If the Recordings button is not available, check if the Programme guide data is set to update from the network. Press h (Home)and select Setup > TV settings > Preferences > Programmeguide > From network. Record now To record the programme you are watching, press R (Record).While the recording has already started, you can adjust the endtime of the recording in the pop -up window of the Programmeguide. Press Schedule to confirm the end time. To stop recording immediately, press S. Schedule a recordingYou can schedule a recording of an upcoming programme fortoday or a few days from today (maximum of 8 days away). 1 To schedule a recording, press h (Home) and selectProgramme guide. On the Programme guide page, select thechannel and programme you wish to record. You can enter the channel number to jump to the channel in the list. Press x (Right) or w (Left) to scroll the programmes of achannel.To change the date of the list, select the date at the top of thepage and press OK. Select the day you want and press OKagain. 2 With the programme highlighted, press r OPTIONS andselect Record. The TV adds some time buffer at the end of theprogram. You can add some extra buffer if needed. 3 Select Schedule and press OK. The programme is scheduledfor recording. A warning will show automatically whenoverlapping recordings are scheduled.If you plan to record a programme in your absence, rememberto leave the TV on standby and the USB Hard Drive switchedon. List of recordingsTo view the list of recordings and scheduled recordings, selectRecordings on the Programme guide page and press OK. In thislist, you can select a recording to watch, remove recordedprogrammes, check the free drive space or schedule a recordingnot linked to a specific TV programme. Expired recordingBroadcasters can limit the number of days a recording can beviewed. A recording in the list can show the number of daysbefore it expires. Failed recordingWhen a scheduled recording was prevented by the broadcasteror when the download was interrupted, a recording is marked asFailed. Watch a recordingIn the list of recordings, select the arrow in front of therecording and press OK. The playback of the recording starts. You can use the x (Play), Q (Forward), T (Rewind), U (Pause) or S (Stop) keys on the remote control. Set a timed recordingTo set a recording not linked to a programme, select Schedulerecording above the list of recordings and press OK. Set thechannel, date and time span. To confirm the recording, selectSchedule and press OK. Remove a scheduled recordingTo remove a scheduled recording, select the red circle in frontof the recording and press OK. Delete a recordingTo remove a recording, select the recording in the list and press r OPTIONS and select Delete recording. Programme informationTo view more information on a programme, select theprogramme in any programme guide list and press OK.Depending on the status of this programme you can startwatching, schedule its recording, playback the recording or deletethe recording from this page. Specifics• While recording a programme, you can watch a previouslyrecorded programme.• While recording, you cannot switch TV channels.• While recording, you cannot pause the TV broadcast. • The Audio Description audio (commentary) for the visuallyimpaired is not available for playback in Smart USB Recording. 34Smart TV / Pause TV and recording
3.5Games Play a game Add a game consoleIn the Home menu, start Add your devices to add the consoleto the Home menu for easy selection later on. When adding agame console to the Home menu, select Game when the TVasks for the device type. If your game console is an EasyLinkHDMI -CEC device it might add itself to the Home menu. Smart setting - GameThe Smart picture setting Game sets the TV to the ideal Gamesettings without picture lag.If your game console is added as Game in the Home menu, theTV switches to the Game setting automatically. If your game console has added itself in the Home menu as aBlu -ray Disc player or DVD player, you need to switch theSmart picture setting to Game before you start playing. To switch the Smart picture setting to Game, press t ADJUSTand select Smart picture > Game and press OK. The TV is readyfor gaming. Do not forget to switch back to your normal Smartpicture setting when you stop gaming. Read more about how to connect a game console in Help >Connections > Connect more devices > Game or HD Game. Two- player games Some games offer multi -player and split screen gaming. On thisTV, you can set the split screen as two full screen views. Twoplayers watch the same TV but see two different screens to playthe game. The TV uses 3D technology to do this. To watch eachscreen, you need a pair of 3D glasses for each player. What you needWith this TV, use the active 3D glasses - Philips PTA516 (soldseparately).For two-player split screen gaming, the game console must beconnected with HDMI. Start a two -player game1 Select the game console in the Home menu and press OK.2 On the game console, start the game and select the multi ortwo-player mode. Select the mode for split screen viewing. 3 On the TV, press t ADJUST and select Two-player game. 4 Select the format in which the split screen game is shown onscreen, Side by side or Top / bottom and press OK. The TVshows the 2 screens as full screens.To watch the 2 different screens, put on the 3D glasses.To switch the glasses to watch the Player 1 screen or Player 2screen, press the Player 1/2 selection key on the glasses. In and out of split screen viewIn two-player split screen view, you can switch back and forthfrom split screen to combined view, to be able to read the gamemenu or game scores.To switch views back and forth, press OK on the remotecontrol of the TV. Stop Two-player game To stop the two-player split screen view, press h (Home) andselect another activity. SpecificsTo make Two -player gaming available in the menu, select 3D inthe same menu, select 2D in the list and press OK. Smart TV / Games35
3.6Text Text pages Open TextTo access Text while you are watching TV channels, pressTEXT.To close Text, press TEXT again. Select a Text pageTo 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 thebottom of the screen. Text sub -pagesA Text page number can hold several subpages. The subpagenumbers are shown on a bar next to the main page number. To select a subpage, press w or x. T.O.P. Text pagesSome broadcasters offer T.O.P. Text. To open T.O.P. Text pages within Text, press r OPTIONSand select T.O.P. overview. Search TextYou can select a word and scan Text for all occurrences of thisword. Open a Text page and press OK. Select a word or number withthe navigation keys. Now press OK again to jump immediately tothe next occurrence of this word or number. Press OK again tojump to the subsequent occurrence. To stop the search, press u until nothing is selected. Text from a connected deviceSome connected devices that receive TV channels can also offerText. To open Text from a connected device, press h, select thedevice and press OK. While watching a channel on the device, press r OPTIONS, select Show device keys and select the B key and press OK. Press È (Back) to hide the device keys. To close Text, press È (Back) again. Digital Text (UK only)Some digital TV broadcasters offer dedicated Digital Text orinteractive TV on their digital TV channels. This includes normalText using the number, colour and navigation keys to select andnavigate. To close Digital Text, press È (Back). Text options In Text, press r 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 r OPTIONSand select Freeze page. Dual screen / Full screenTo show the TV channel and Text alongside each other, press r OPTIONS and select Dual screen. Select Full screen toswitch back to full screen view. T.O.P. overview To open T.O.P. Text, press r OPTIONS and select T.O.P.overview. EnlargeTo enlarge the Text page for more comfortable reading, press r OPTIONS and select Enlarge. To scroll down the page, press v or u. Reveal To unhide hidden information on a page, press r OPTIONSand select Reveal. Cycle subpages To cycle subpages when these are available, press r OPTIONSand select Cycle subpages. LanguageTo switch the group of characters that Text uses to display correctly, press r OPTIONS and select Language. Text setup 36Smart TV / Text
Text languageSome digital TV broadcasters have several Text languagesavailable. To set your primary and secondary Text language, press h >Set up > Channel settings and select Primary or Secondary Textand select your preferred Text languages. Text 2.5If available, Text 2.5 offers more colours and better graphics. Text2.5 is activated as a standard factory setting. To switch it off, select h > Setup > TV settings > Preferences> Text 2.5. Smart TV / Text37
4 4.1 Setup Picture and sound Picture In the Picture menu, you can adjust all picture settingsindividually. To open the Picture settings, press h > Setup > TV settings >Picture. • ContrastSets the contrast level of the picture.• BrightnessSets the brightness level of the picture.• ColourSets the level of colour saturation. • HueIf NTSC is broadcast, hue compensates the colour variations.• SharpnessSets the level of sharpness of fine detail.• Noise reductionFilters out and reduces the image noise in the picture. • TintSets the colours to Normal, Warm (reddish) or Cool (bluish).Select Custom to set up your own personal settings in theCustom menu.• Custom tintUse the slider bar to set the colour temperature of the picture. • Perfect Pixel HDControls the advanced settings of the Perfect Pixel HD Engine.— Perfect Natural Motion removes motion judder andreproduces smooth movement, especially in movies. — Clear LCD gives a superior motion sharpness, better blacklevel, high contrast with a flicker -free, quiet image and a largerviewing angle.— Super resolution enables superior sharpness, especially onlines and contours in the picture. — Perfect contrast sets the level at which the TV automaticallyenhances the details in the dark, middle and light areas of thepicture.— Dynamic backlight sets the level at which power consumptioncan be reduced by dimming the brightness intensity of the screen.Choose for the best power consumption or for the picture withthe best brightness intensity. — MPEG artefact reduction smooths the digital transitions in thepicture.— Colour enhancement makes the colours more vivid andimproves the resolution of details in bright colours. — Gamma is a non-linear setting for picture luminance andcontrast. Use the slider bar to set a higher or lower gammavalue.• PC modeSets the TV to the ideal pre-defined computer setting if acomputer has been connected. • Light sensorAdjusts the picture and Ambilight settings automatically to thelighting conditions of the room.• Picture formatRead Help > Basics > Watch TV > Picture format. • Screen edgesSlightly enlarge the picture to hide distorted edges.• Picture shiftMove the picture up / down or left / right with the cursor keys. Sound In the Sound menu, you can adjust all sound settings individually. To open Sound settings, press h > Setup > TV settings >Sound. • BassSets the level of low tones in the sound.• TrebleSets the level of high tones in the sound.• SurroundSets the surround sound effect from internal speakers. • Headphones volumeSets the volume for the headphone connection of the TV.• Auto volume levellingReduces sudden volume differences like at the beginning ofadverts or when switching from one channel to another. • BalanceSets the balance of the left and right speakers to best fit yourlistening position. Eco settings Eco settings bundle the TV settings that help the environment. While you are watching TV channels, press the Green key to open Eco settings. Active settings are marked with a ê.Press again to close. Energy savingThis Smart picture setting sets the picture, together withAmbilight, in the most ideal energy conscious setting. To switchon, select Energy saving in Eco settings and press OK.To switch off Energy saving, select another Smart picture setting. Screen offIf you only listen to music, you can switch off the TV screen tosave energy. Select Screen off and press OK. To switch thescreen back on, press any key on the remote control. Light sensorThe built -in light sensor automatically adjusts the picture, togetherwith Ambilight, to the lighting conditions of the room. To switchon, select Light sensor and press OK. To switch off, press OKagain. Auto switch offIf no keys on the TV remote control were pressed during a 4 -hour period, the TV switches off automatically to save energy.You can switch off this Auto switch off. If 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. Smart settings If you select a Smart setting in the ADJUST menu, you can againchange the settings of the selected Smart setting with the Pictureand sound settings in Setup. The Smart setting remembers yourchanges. 38Setup / Picture and sound
Reset a Smart settingTo reset a Smart setting to its original values, select the Smart setting you want to reset in the ADJUST menu. Then press h> Setup > TV settings > Picture, select Reset, press OK andconfirm. Read more about using Smart picture and sound settings in Help> Basics > Watch TV > Smart picture and sound settings. ISF Calibration Get the most out of your HD TV display with ISF Calibration.An ISF calibration expert comes to your home and sets the TVto the most optimal picture setting. Additionally the expert canset an ISF Calibration for Ambilight.Ask your dealer for an ISF Calibration of your TV. The ISF Calibration expert stores and locks the ISF settings as 2 Smart picture settings. Once the ISF Calibration is done, press tADJUST, select Smart picture and press OK. Select ISF Day towatch TV during bright light conditions or select ISF Night fordark light conditions. An ISF Calibration can be done on every activity in the Homemenu, like Watch TV or a connected Blu-ray Disc player. Calibration benefits are . . .• better picture clarity and sharpness• better detail in bright and dark parts• deeper and darker blacks• better colour purity and quality• reduced energy consumption Expert picture settingsWhen ISF Day or ISF Night is selected while an ISF Calibration isnot yet performed on the TV, some expert picture settings are available. Press h (Home) > Setup > TV settings > Picture >ISF expert settings and press OK. Reset Smart picture settingsTo reset a Smart setting to its original values, select the Smart setting you want to reset in the ADJUST menu. Then press h(Home) > Setup > TV settings > Picture, select Reset, pressOK and confirm. Setup / Picture and sound39
4.2Ambilight Placement For the best Ambilight effect :• Dim the lighting conditions in the room and position the TVup to 25 cm away from the wall.• Adjust Ambilight according to the colour of your wall at homein the Wall colour setting.• To prevent poor infrared remote control reception, positionyour devices out of sight of Ambilight. Adjust To open the Adjust menu, press t ADJUST. To close, press t again. Switch Ambilight on or offIn the Adjust menu, select Ambilight and press OK. SwitchAmbilight On or Off. You can also press Ambilight on the TV. Ambilight dynamicIn the Adjust menu, select Ambilight dynamic and press OK.Adjust the speed at which Ambilight responds to onscreenimages. Read more about other Ambilight settings in Help > Setup >Ambilight > Settings. Settings More Ambilight settings are available in the Ambilight settings menu in Setup. To change these settings, press h and selectSetup > TV settings > Ambilight. Ambilight brightnessTo set the Ambilight brightness, select Ambilight brightness andpress OK. Adjust the light output of Ambilight. Ambilight colourTo set the Ambilight colour, select Ambilight colour and pressOK. Select Dynamic, if Ambilight should respond to onscreenimages or select one of the fixed colours. Select Custom if youwant to set a specific fixed colour. Custom colourTo set an Ambilight colour of your own, select Custom in theAmbilight Colour menu. With Custom selected, you can openthe Custom colour menu. Select Palette to choose your owncolour. Ambilight Custom colour is a fixed (non-dynamic) coloursetting. SeparationTo set the difference in colour level between the lights on eachside of the TV, select Separation. Separation Off gives a dynamicbut uniform Ambilight colour. TV switch offTo set Ambilight to fade out and switch off a few seconds afteryou have switched off the TV, select TV switch off. AllowAmbilight to fade out and switch off completely before youswitch the TV back on again. Lounge light moodRead more about Lounge light mood in Help > Setup >Ambilight > Lounge light mood. Scenea lounge lightTo always switch off Ambilight when Scenea is switched on,select Scenea lounge light and select Off. Wall colourThe colour of the wall behind your TV can influence the coloureffect of Ambilight. To correct this influence, select Wall colourand select a colour that matches the wall colour. Ambilight willcorrect its colours to mix best with the colour of the wall behindthe TV. Lounge light When the TV is on standby, you can switch Ambilight on andcreate a Lounge light effect in your room. To switch Ambilight on while the TV is on standby, pressAmbilight on the TV. To change the Lounge light colour scheme, press Ambilight onthe TV again. To switch off Lounge light, press and hold Ambilight on the TVfor 3 seconds. 40Setup / Ambilight