Philips 58pfl9956t User Manual
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You can also set up the colour scheme in the Setup menu. With the TV switched on, press h and select Setup. Select TVsettings > Ambilight > Lounge light mood. Select the colourscheme with which Lounge light will start up. Setup / Ambilight41
4.3Channels Reorder and rename You can reorder and rename channels in the Channel list. To reorder or rename a channel, read Help > Basics > WatchTV > Channel list. Update channels The TV puts all installed channels in the Channel list. If youreceive digital channels, you can set the TV to automaticallyupdate the list with new channels. You can also start an updateof the Channel list yourself. Automatic channel updateOnce a day, at 6 AM, the TV updates the channels and storesnew channels. Empty channels are removed. For new or removedchannels, a message is shown at TV start up. The TV must be instandby 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 forchannels and press OK. Select Update channels and press OK.Press Start. The update can take a few minutes. Follow theinstructions on screen. Reinstall channels Reinstall channels To reinstall only the channels, press h > Setup > Search forchannels > Reinstall channels and press OK. Select DVB -T orDVB -C. The channel search can take a few minutes. Follow theinstructions 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 fewminutes. Follow the instructions on screen. You can reorder and rename channels in the Channel list. Channel list copyChannel list copy is intended for dealers and expert users. With Channel list copy, you can copy the channels installed onone TV onto another Philips TV of the same range. WithChannel list copy, you avoid the time-consuming channel searchand you can offer a predefined channel list setup. The small fileyou 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 forthe same country. • Both TVs have the same hardware type. Check the hardwaretype on the TV type plate on the back of the TV. Typicallynoted asQ . . . LA• Both TVs have compatible software versions. When youupload, an on -screen message will warn you if software versionsare not compatible. Copy a Channel list1 Switch on the TV which has its channels installed. Plug in aUSB memory device. 2 Press h > Setup > TV settings > Preferences > Channel listcopy > Copy to USB and press OK. To copy the Channel listfrom this TV, you might be asked to enter the TV PIN code youentered during the installation. 3 When copying is done, unplug the USB memory device. Now you can upload the copied Channel list onto another PhilipsTV. Upload a Channel list To a TV thats not yet installed1 Plug in the power plug to start the installation and selectlanguage and country. You can skip Search for channels. Finishthe installation.2 Plug in the USB memory device that holds the Channel list ofthe other TV. 3 To start the Channel list upload, press h > Setup > TVsettings > Preferences > Channel list copy > Copy to TV andpress OK. You might be asked to enter the TV PIN code of thisTV.4 The TV notifies if the Channel list is copied to the TVsuccessfully. Unplug the USB memory device. To an already installed TV1 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 theSearch 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 skipthe Search for channels. Finish the installation. When done, returnto step 2. 2 Plug in the USB memory device that holds the Channel list ofthe other TV. 3 To start the Channel list upload, press h > Setup > TVsettings > Preferences > Channel list copy > Copy to TV andpress OK. You might be asked to enter the TV PIN code of thisTV. 4 The TV notifies if the Channel list is copied to the TVsuccessfully. Unplug the USB memory device. DVB- T or DVB- C If both DVB-T and DVB-C reception is available in your countryand if this TV is ready to receive DVB-T and DVB-C for yourcountry, you will have selected one or the other during thechannel installation. 42Setup / Channels
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 pressOK. Select the DVB setting you want. DVB -C channel installationFor ease of use, all DVB-C settings are set to automatic. If yourDVB-C provider gave you specific DVB-C values, like a symbolrate or a frequency, enter these values when the TV asks forthem during installation. DVB -T + DVB -CYou can set up your TV for DVB-T and DVB-C. Install onesystem followed by the other. When both installations arecomplete, the Channel list will show both DVB-T and DVB-Cchannels. Reception quality If you receive digital channels, you can check the quality andsignal strength of a channel.If you use an antenna, you can reposition the antenna to try andimprove the reception. To check the reception quality of a digital channel, switch to the channel and press h > Setup > Channel settings and pressOK. Select Channel installation > Digital : reception test andpress OK. The digital frequency is shown for this channel. If the reception ispoor, you can reposition your antenna. To check the signalquality 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 Searchand press OK. If you use DVB-C to receive channels, the options Symbol ratemode and Symbol rate are available. For Symbol rate mode,select Automatic, unless your cable provider gave you a specificsymbol rate value. To enter the symbol rate value, use thenumber keys. Manual installation — Analogue Analogue TV channels can be manually tuned in channel bychannel. To install analogue channels manually, press h > Setup >Channel settings and press OK. Select Channel installation >Analogue : manual installation and press OK. 1 SystemTo set up the TV system, select System and press OK. Selectyour country or part of the world where you are now. 2 Find channelTo find a channel, select Find channel and press OK. SelectSearch and press OK. You can also enter a frequency yourself. Ifthe reception is poor, press Search again. If you want to storethe channel, select Done and press OK. 3 Fine tuneTo 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 thechannel found, select Done and press OK. 4 StoreYou can store the channel on the current channel number or asa new channel number. Select Store current channel or Store asnew channel. You can redo these steps until you found all available analogueTV channels. Clock settings In some countries, digital broadcasts do not send UTC -Coordinated Universal Time information. The daylight savingchange might be ignored and the TV might show an incorrecttime. To correct the TV clock, press h > Setup > TV settings >Preferences > Clock and select Country dependent. SelectDaylight saving and select the appropriate setting.To set the time and date manually, select Manual. Then selectTime or Date. Setup / Channels43
4.4Network Benefits Browse PCIf you connect the TV to a home network, you can play photos,music and videos from your computer or storage device. Oncethe network is installed on the TV, you can find and play the filesfrom your PC on the TV screen. Net TVIf you connect the TV to a home network with an Internetconnection, you can link up the TV to Net TV. Net TV offersInternet services and websites tailored to your TV. Play music andvideos, consult infotainment, rent movies and much more. Oncethe network is installed, you can enjoy the best of the Internetfor your TV. Interactive TVWith the TV connected to the Internet, you can enjoy the fullbenefits of Interactive TV. Systems such as HbbTV, MHP, etc usethe Internet to communicate with the TV. Wi -Fi MediaConnectWith Wi-Fi MediaConnect you can bring up (project) your PCscreen on the TV screen wirelessly. You start Wi-FiMediaConnect from your PC. What you need To connect the TV to a home network and the Internet, youneed a router in your home network. The router must be set toDHCP server on. Use a router with a high -speed (broadband)connection to the Internet. You can connect the TV wirelessly orwired. 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 computerwith Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7, Intel MacOSX or Linux as the operating system. Find your PC filesTo select your PC files on screen, you need recent media serversoftware on your computer, like Windows Media Player 11 orsimilar. To find your files on the TV, some media server softwaremust 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 onscreen. WPS - Wi -Fi Protected SetupIf your router has WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), go to therouter and press the WPS button. Return to the TV within 2minutes, select WPS and press OK. The TV connects to yournetwork. This takes about 2 minutes. Finish the installation. Most new wireless routers have the WPS system and carry theWPS logo. The WPS system uses WPA security encryption andcannot be combined with devices on your network that use theWEP security encryption. If you still need this WEP device inyour network, install with Scan > Standard. Scan for routersIf you have several routers in your network, you can select thenetwork you need. To select a specific network router, pressScan on the first page of the installation. The routers with WPSand with the strongest signal are shown first in the list. Select the router you need and press WPS if the router hasWPS. Or press Pin code if you can enter the PIN code in yourrouter software to connect. Or press Standard to enter theencryption key manually. PIN codeTo make the secured connection with a PIN code, select PINcode and press OK. Write down the 8 -digit PIN code shownand enter it in the router software on your PC. See the routermanual where to enter the PIN code. StandardTo enter the encryption key (the security key) manually, selectStandard and press OK. If you have WPA security on yourrouter, enter the passphrase with the remote control. To openthe on -screen keyboard, select the text entry field and press OK. If you have WEP security encryption, the TV asks for the WEPencryption key in hexadecimal numbers. Find this hexadecimal keyin the router software on your PC. Write down the first key ofthe WEP keys list and enter it on TV with the remote control. Ifthe security key is accepted, the TV is connected with thewireless router. If asked, agree to the End User License Agreement. Wi- Fi Media Connect With Wi-Fi MediaConnect you can bring up (project) your PCscreen on the TV screen wirelessly. Look up the code on theproduct introduction booklet to download this PC software forfree. Wi-Fi MediaConnect is only available for PC. 44Setup / Network
What you needTo use Wi-Fi MediaConnect, you need to connect the TV toyour home network. You need a wireless router.Read more about connecting to a network in Help > Setup >Network. Install Wi -Fi MediaConnect1 On your PC, go to www.philips.com/wifimediaconnect2 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-FiMediaConnect software.5 Once downloaded, start the file Wi-FiMediaConnect_setup.exe. Follow the instructions on screen. TV network nameIf 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. Toenter the name, press OK to open the on -screen keyboard oruse the remote control keypad. To use Wi-Fi MediaConnect on your PC read Help > Smart TV> Videos, photos and music > Wi -Fi MediaConnect. PC requirementsWindows 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 beforeyou start the network installation. To start the network installation, press h, select Setup >Connect to network and press OK. Follow the instructions onscreen. The TV constantly searches for a network connection. The routermust 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 > Networksettings and press OK. You can view the network type, IP and MAC address, the signalstrength, speed and encryption method etc. You can set DHCPand Auto IP, the IP configuration settings, DMR and the TVnetwork name. Setup / Network45
4.5Devices EasyLink HDMI- CEC With EasyLink HDMI -CEC your TV and the connected devicescan work together. You can use the TV remote control tooperate EasyLink devices. The device needs to be connected withan HDMI cable. Devices with EasyLink appear automatically in theHome menu. SetupThe TV comes with EasyLink switched on.Make sure that all HDMI -CEC settings are properly set up onthe connected EasyLink devices. EasyLink might not work withdevices from other brands. Switch off EasyLink RCIf you dont want to operate devices with the TV remotecontrol, 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 selectOff. HDMI-CEC on other brandsThe HDMI -CEC functionality has different names on differentbrands. Some examples are: Anynet, Aquos Link, Bravia TheatreSync, Kuro Link, Simplink and Viera Link. Not all brands are fullycompatible with EasyLink. Read more about using EasyLink in Help > Basics > Remotecontrol > Operate devices. Add a new device Devices connected with EasyLink HDMI -CEC automatically showtheir activity in the Home menu. A single device can add severalactivities. 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 notconnected with an HDMI cable, you need to manually add yourdevice with Add your devices in the Home menu. Add your devicesIn 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 towhich the device is connected.The device or its activities are now added to the Home menu. Rename a deviceTo rename a device in the Home menu, select the device and press r OPTIONS and select Rename. Use the keypad on theremote control as you do for SMS/text messaging to enter thenew name or press OK to open the on -screen keyboard. Delete a deviceTo delete a device or activity from the Home menu, select the item and press r OPTIONS and then select Remove thisdevice. If the device or activity, keeps appearing in the Home menu afteryou deleted it, switch off the EasyLink setting on the device toprevent the icon from being automatically added again. Audio to Video sync With a Home Theatre System (HTS) connected to the TV, thepicture on TV and the sound from the HTS should besynchronised. A mismatch can be visible in scenes with peopletalking. When they finish sentences before their lips stop moving. Automatic audio to video syncWith recent Philips Home Theatre Systems, the audio to videosync is automatically synchronised and always correct. Audio sync delayOther Home Theatre Systems might need to adjust the audiosync delay to synchronise the audio to video. On the HTS,increase the delay value until there is a match between pictureand sound. A delay value of 180ms may be required. Read theuser manual of the HTS. With a delay value set up on the HTS, you need to switch offAudio Out delay on the TV if the HTS sets an identical delay for all its incoming audio. To switch off Audio Out delay, press hand select Setup > TV settings > Preferences > Audio Outdelay. Select Off and press OK. If you cannot set up a delay on the HTS or its maximum settingis insufficient, you can switch off the Perfect Natural Motionpicture processing of the TV. To switch off Perfect Natural Motion, press h and select TV settings > Picture > PerfectNatural Motion. Select Off and press OK. Auto subtitle shift If you play a DVD or Blu-ray Disc on a recent Philips player, theTV can move the subtitles upwards. Subtitles will then be visiblewhatever Picture format you select. The TV comes with Autosubtitle shift switched on. To switch off Auto subtitle shift, press h > Setup > TVsettings > EasyLink > Auto subtitle shift. Select Off. Pixel Plus link Some other devices, DVD or Blu-ray Disc players, might havetheir own picture quality processing. To avoid bad picture qualitycaused by interference with the TV processing, the pictureprocessing of these devices should be disabled. The TV comeswith Pixel Plus link switched on and disables the picture qualityprocessing 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. 46Setup / Devices
4.6Universal access Switch on With Universal access switched on, the TV is set for use forhearing and visually impaired people. Switch onIf 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 accessoption is added in the Options menu. With Universal menu inthe Options menu, you can set specific settings for hearing andvisually impaired people. Hearing impaired Some digital TV channels broadcast special audio and subtitlesadapted for hearing impaired people. With Hearing impairedswitched on, the TV automatically switches to the adapted audioand subtitles, if available. Switch on To switch on Hearing impaired, press r OPTIONS, selectUniversal access and press OK. Select Hearing impaired, selectOn 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, switchon Universal access in the Setup. Read Help > Setup > Universalaccess > Switch on. Visually impaired Some digital TV channels broadcast special audio called AudioDescription for visually impaired people. The audio consists of anarrator describing what is happening in the programme duringthe pauses in the normal audio. Switch on To switch this visually impaired audio, press r OPTIONS,select Universal access and press OK. Select Visually impairedand select On or, if available, select the speakers the adaptedaudio should be played from. If available, the TV will play thevisually impaired audio. Volume - Visually impairedIf 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, switchon Universal access in the Setup. Read Help > Setup > Universalaccess > Switch on. Key beep Key beep gives an audio feedback each time you press a key onthe remote control. The volume of the beep is fixed. Switch on To switch on Key beep, press r OPTIONS, select Universalaccess and press OK. Select Key beep and select On. If Universal access does not appear in the Options menu, switchon Universal access in the Setup. Read Help > Setup > Universalaccess > Switch on. Setup / Universal access47
4.7Software Current version To view the current TV software version, press h > Setup >Software settings and press OK. Select Current software infoand read Version: Update from Internet If the TV is connected to the Internet, you may receive amessage from Philips to update the TV software. You need ahigh -speed (broadband) Internet connection. If you receive this message, we recommend you carry out theupdate. 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 onagain 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 PCwith an high -speed Internet connection and a USB memorydevice to upload the software on the TV. Use a USB memorydevice with 256MB free space. Make sure that write protection isswitched off. 1 Start2 Identify3 Download4 Update TV 1 Start the update on TV To start the software update, press h > Setup > Updatesoftware. Select USB. 2 Identify the TVInsert the USB memory into the side of the TV, select Start andpress OK. An identification file is written on the USB memorydevice. 3 Download the TV softwareInsert the USB memory into your PC. On the USB memorydevice, locate the file update.htm and double click it. Click onSend ID. If new software is available, download the .zip file. Afterthe download, unzip the file and copy the file autorun.upg ontothe USB memory device. Do not place this file in a folder. 4 Update the TV softwareInsert the USB memory into the TV again. The update startsautomatically. The TV switches itself off for 10 seconds and thenback 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 USBmemory device from the TV. When the power returns, theupdate will continue. At the end of the update, the message Operation succesfulappears 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 TVThe TV switches itself off (for 10 seconds) and then back onagain. Please wait. The TV software has been updated. You can use the TV again. To prevent an accidental update of the TV software, delete theautorun.upg file from the USB memory device. 48Setup / Software
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, neverthe cable. Although this TV has a very low standby power consumption,switch off the TV with the power switch to save energy if youdo 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 atall times. Antenna cable Locate the antenna connection at the back of the TV. Insert the antenna cable securely into the Antenna a socket. Connections / First connections49
5.2Cables and connections Cable quality Before you connect devices to the TV, check which connectorsare available on the device. Connect the device to the TV withthe highest quality connection available. Good quality cablesensure a good transfer of picture and sound. Read the otherchapters of Cables and connections. The connections diagrams shown in Help > Connections >Connect devices are recommendations. Other solutions arepossible. Visit the Philips support webpages - www.philips.com/support -and start the Connectivity guide for TV. The guide can help youto 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 anHDMI cable for High Definition (HD) TV signals. An HDMI cabletransfers picture and sound signals in only one direction (exceptfor the HDMI ARC). Do not use an HDMI cable longer than5 m. EasyLink HDMI-CECIf your devices are connected with HDMI and have EasyLink, youcan operate them with the TV remote control. Read more aboutEasyLink in Help > Basics > Remote control > Operate devices. HDMI ARC connectionConnect a Home Theatre System to the HDMI ARC connection.With HDMI ARC, the extra audio cable from the TV to the HTSis not necessary. With one HDMI cable connected to HDMIARC (Audio Return Channel) both cables are combined. Switch off HDMI ARCIn 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 HDMIUse a DVI to HDMI adapter if your device only has a DVIconnection. Use one of the HDMI connections and add an AudioL/R cable (mini-jack 3.5 mm) to Audio In DVI/VGA for sound,on the back of the TV. Copy protectionDVI and HDMI cables support HDCP (High -bandwidth DigitalContents Protection). HDCP is a copy protection signal thatprevents copying content from a DVD disc or Blu-ray Disc. Alsoreferred to as DRM (Digital Rights Management). Y Pb Pr Use the Component Video YPbPr connection together with anAudio Left and Right connection for sound. Match the YPbPr connector colours with the cable plugs whenyou connect. YPbPr can handle High Definition (HD) TV signals. SCART A SCART cable combines video and audio signals. SCARTconnectors can handle RGB video signals but cannot handle HighDefinition (HD) TV signals.Use the included Scart adapter to connect a Scart cable. 50Connections / Cables and connections