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Page 1: ...52PFL8605D 93 46PFL8605D 93 42PFL8605D 93 46PFL66x5D 93 40PFL66x5D 93 Register your product and get support at www philips com welcome EN User manual ...

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Page 3: ...e issues 45 Sound issues 46 HDMI connection issues 46 USB connection issues 47 Computer connection issues 47 Contact us 47 10 Index 48 Contents 1 Notice 2 2 Important 3 3 Your TV 5 Side controls and indicators 5 Remote control 5 4 Use your TV 7 Switch yourTV on off or to standby 7 Switch channels 7 AdjustTV volume 8 Watch connected devices 8 Use teletext 9 Use Ambilight 9 5 Use more of your TV 10 ...

Page 4: ...reserved Specifications are subject to change without notice Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V or their respective owners Philips reserves the right to change products at any time without being obliged to adjust earlier supplies accordingly The material in this manual is believed adequate for the intended use of the system If the product or its individual modules o...

Page 5: ...value printed on the back of the TV Never connect the TV to the power outlet if the voltage is different Risk of injury fire or power cord damage Never place the TV or any objects on the power cord To easily disconnect the TV power cord from the power outlet ensure that you have full access to the power cord at all times 2 Important Read and understand all instructions before you use yourTV If dam...

Page 6: ... health When you disconnect the power cord always pull the plug never the cable Disconnect the TV from the power outlet and antenna before lightning storms During lightning storms never touch any part of the TV power cord or antenna cable Risk of hearing damage Avoid using earphones or headphones at high volumes or for prolonged periods of time Low temperatures If the TV is transported in temperat...

Page 7: ... Philips To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers register yourTV at www philips com welcome This section gives you an overview of commonly usedTV controls and functions Side controls and indicators a Increases or decreases volume b Accesses the home menu c P CH Switches to the next or previous channel d Switches Ambilight on or off e Power switch f Remote control sensor Ambient senso...

Page 8: ...e previous or next track album or folder f OK Confirms an entry or selection g Experience Accesses the experience bar menu h Options Accesses options for the current activity or selection i Volume Increases or decreases volume j Color buttons Select tasks or options k 0 9 Numeric buttons Select a channel or setting l Mute Mutes or restores volume m Back Returns to a previous menu screen Press and ...

Page 9: ...t press to skip to the previous or next page of preset channels 4 Use your TV This section helps you perform basicTV operations see Use more of yourTV on page 10 Switch your TV on off or to standby To switch on Press the Power switch at the bottom of the TV To switch on off to standby Press Standby On on the remote control To switch off Press the Power switch at the bottom of the TV Tip Though you...

Page 10: ...ress Home The home menu appears 2 Press the Navigation buttons to select a device 3 Press OK to confirm your choice TheTV switches to the selected device Watch TV Browse USB Add your devices Setup Browse PC Scenea Adjust TV volume To increase or decrease volume Press on the remote control Press on the side of the TV To mute or unmute sound Press to mute the sound Press again to restore the sound N...

Page 11: ... teletext 1 Press Browse The browse menu appears 2 Press the Navigation buttons to select Teletext then press OK The teletext screen appears 3 To select a page Enter the page number with the Numeric buttons Press or to view the next or previous page Press the Color buttons to select a color coded item Press to return to the previously viewed page 4 Press Browse to exit teletext Use Ambilight 1 Pre...

Page 12: ...es you easy access to connected devices picture and sound settings and other useful features 1 Press Home The home menu appears 5 Use more of your TV Change menu language Note Skip this step if your language settings are correct 1 When watching TV press Home The home menu appears 2 Press the Navigation buttons to select Setup then press OK The Setup menu appears 3 Select TV settings then press OK ...

Page 13: ...on buttons to select Setup then press OK 3 Select Personalise picture and sound then press OK A message appears prompting you to start the settings assistant 2 Press the Navigation buttons to select a home menu item Watch TV Switches back to the antenna source if another source is selected Browse USB Accesses the content browser of the connected USB storage device For PFL8605 only Browse PC Access...

Page 14: ...t setting Pixel Precise HD Accesses advanced settings HD Natural Motion Reduces field and line flicker to display movement smoothly 4 Select Start and press OK Follow the on screen instructions Use pre defined picture settings Use the Smart picture experience bar to access frequently used picture settings Note All picture settings are available via the Picture menu see Manually adjust picture sett...

Page 15: ... and a larger viewing angle Super resolution Advanced sharpness Enables superior sharpness especially lines and contours in the picture Dynamic contrast Enhances contrast Dynamic backlight Adjusts brightness of the TV backlight to match lighting conditions MPEG artefact reduction Smooths out transitions on digital pictures You can switch this feature on or off Colour enhancement Makes colors more ...

Page 16: ...ama Applies settings for drama Sports Applies settings for sports 4 Press OK to confirm your choice The smart setting is applied 5 Press Back to exit Manually adjust sound settings 1 When watching TV press Home The home menu appears Auto fill Adjusts the picture to fill the screen subtitles remain visible Recommended for minimal screen distortion but not for HD or PC Auto zoom Enlarges the picture...

Page 17: ...ceive either Now Next or 8 days EPG EPG is an on screen guide available for digital channels EPG allows you to 2 Press the Navigation buttons to select Setup then press OK 3 Select TV settings then press OK 4 Select Sound then press OK 5 Press to select a setting 6 Press OK to access and adjust the setting The following sound settings can be configured Depending on the broadcast some sound setting...

Page 18: ...ent character set 5 Press OK to confirm your choice Tip To exit the options menu press Options View a list of digital programs being broadcast View upcoming programs Group programs by genre Set reminders when programs start Setup preferred EPG channels 1 When watching TV press Browse The browse menu appears 2 Press the Navigation buttons to select Programme guide then press OK The EPG menu appears...

Page 19: ... to standby after the pre defined period of time 7 Press Back to exit the menu Select teletext subpages A teletext page can hold several subpages Subpages are displayed on a bar next to the main page number 1 When available on a teletext page press or to select subpages Search teletext Search a teletext page by subject or word 1 When in teletext press OK to highlight the first word or number 2 Pre...

Page 20: ...nnels The locked channels are marked with a X 7 Once complete Press Back to exit Use child and rating locks You can prevent your children from watching TV by locking theTV and using age ratings Set or change the child lock code 1 When watching TV press Home The home menu appears 2 Press the Navigation buttons to select Setup then press OK 3 Select Channel settings then press OK 4 Select Child lock...

Page 21: ...or DVB T digital broadcasts With digital broadcasts you can select a subtitle language Enable or disable subtitles on TV channels 1 When watching TV press Options The options menu appears 2 Press the Navigation buttons to select Subtitles then press OK 3 Select one of the following On Enables subtitles Off Disables subtitles On during mute Displays subtitles only when audio is muted 4 Press OK to ...

Page 22: ...ess the Navigation buttons to select and adjust View photos play music and watch video Caution Philips is not responsible if your USB storage device is not supported nor is it responsible for damage or loss of data from use of this feature YourTV is fitted with a USB connector that enables you to view to view photos listen to music or watch movies stored on a USB storage device For PFL8605 YourTV ...

Page 23: ...ears 2 Press the Navigation buttons to select and adjust Show info Displays the video title date and size Stop movie Stops play Show info Displays the picture name date size and next picture in the slide show Stop Stops play Rotate Rotates a picture Play once Plays the collection of pictures once The slideshow stops when the collection is complete Repeat Repeats the slideshow Shuffle on Displays p...

Page 24: ...Speakers headphones Hear visually impaired audio from speakers and headphones only Red Off Turn off visually impaired audio 4 Press to exit Tip To verify whether visually impaired audio is available press and select Audio language Languages with an eye icon indicate visually impaired support Play once Repeat Enables or disables repeat play and plays a video once only Shuffle on Shuffle off Enables...

Page 25: ...version of the current software is displayed Adjust volume for visually impaired 1 In the Universal access menu press the yellow button to select Mixed volume 2 Press the Navigation buttons to move the slider up or down then press OK 3 Press to exit Audio feedback for visually impaired This feature enables audio feedback when buttons are pressed on the remote control or TV 1 In the Univesal access...

Page 26: ...letext 2 5 Clock Accesses TV clock settings 5 Press OK to confirm The setting is applied 6 Press Back to exit the menu Update software from website Before performing this procedure be sure to Set aside some time to complete the entire update Have available a USB storage device with at least 256MB of storage space Have access to a computer with a USB port and internet access 1 When watching TV pres...

Page 27: ...The home menu appears 2 Press the Navigation buttons to select Setup then press OK 3 Press to select Watch demos then press OK The demo menu appears 4 Press the Navigation buttons to select a demo then press OK 5 Press to exit Reset the TV to factory settings Resetting yourTV to factory settings restores default picture and sound settings Channel installation settings remain the same 1 When watchi...

Page 28: ... to select a menu language and to installTV and digital radio channels if available This chapter provides instructions on how to re install and fine tune channels Automatically install channels This section describes how to search and store channels automatically Install channels Your TV searches and stores all available digital and analog TV channels as well as all available digital radio channel...

Page 29: ...rrent channel to store the new channel under the current channel 10 Press OK to confirm your choice Step 2 Search and store new TV channels 1 In the Analogue Manual installation menu press the Navigation buttons to select Find channel 2 Press OK The Find channel menu appears 3 Press The Navigation buttons or Numeric buttons to manually enter the channel frequency Select Search and press OK to auto...

Page 30: ... OK A message appears To continue go to step 5 Use automatic channel update You can choose to enable automatic update of digital channels If you enable this feature the channels stored in yourTV will be automatically updated upon network detection before theTV switches off standby Enable or disable automatic channel update 1 Press Home The home menu appears 2 Press the Navigation buttons to select...

Page 31: ... 2 Select Channel list then press OK The channel list appears 3 Press the Navigation buttons to select a channel to rename 4 Press Options The options menu appears 5 Select Rename then press OK An entry screen appears 6 Press the Navigation buttons or Numeric buttons to edit the name 7 Once complete select Done To clear the entry select Clear To delete each character numeric entered press Back To ...

Page 32: ...ears if you remove the channel from the favorite list Select a favorite list or view all channels View only channels in a favorite list or view all channels if a favorite list is currently selected 1 When watching TV press Browse 2 Select Channel list then press OK The channel list appears 3 Press Options 4 Select Select list and press OK The Select list menu appears 5 Select All Displays all chan...

Page 33: ...gital devices such as Blu ray players 7 Connect devices This section describes how to connect devices with different connectors Examples are provided in the Quick Start Note You can use different types of connectors to connect a device to your TV Connectors for PFL6605 Back connectors 1 CVI 2 Analog audio and video input from analog or digital devices such as DVD players or game consoles 2 SERV U ...

Page 34: ...Blu ray players Connectors for PFL8605 Back connectors 1 NETWORK Data input from a network 2 SERV U For use by service personnel only 3 Stereo audio output to headphones or earphones 4 AV IN Analog audio and video input from analog or digital devices such as DVD players satellite receivers and VCRs 5 CVI 2 Analog audio and video input from analog or digital devices such as DVD players or game cons...

Page 35: ...elect a supported screen resolution on your computer see Supported display resolutions on page 43 Enable PC mode in the Picture menu see Manually adjust picture settings on page 12 and set the picture format to Wide screen Connect a computer with one of the following connectors Note Connections via DVI or VGA require an additional audio cable HDMI cable DVI HDMI cable bottom HDMI and AUDIO IN DVI ...

Page 36: ...m your computer With theTV connected to a computer network you can view photos play music and watch video files streamed from your computer Caution Familiarize yourself with the network router media server software and networking principles before attempting to connect the TV to a computer network If necessary read documentation accompanying network components Philips is not responsible for lost d...

Page 37: ...e my media to 10 Click the Unknown Device icon the TV then click Allow A green tick appears on the Unknown Device icon indicating that it is ready for media sharing 11 Click OK In Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 Note The instructions are applicable to both Microsoft Windows XP and Vista Enable media sharing 1 In Microsoft Windows start Windows Media Player 11 Windows Media Player appears 2 Click...

Page 38: ... In TVersity v0 9 10 3 Microsoft Windows Enable media sharing 1 In Microsoft Windows start TVersity TVersity appears 2 Click the Settings tab TheTVersity settings appear Add folders for media sharing 1 In Windows Media Player click Library Add to Library The Add To Libary window appears 2 Click My folders and those of others that I can access 3 Click Advanced Options Advanced options appear in the...

Page 39: ...curity Clients Security settings appear 3 Click Enable sharing for new clients automatically then click Save Changes Media sharing is enabled Add folders for media sharing 1 In the Basic Setup box click Sharing Sharing settings appear 3 In the Media Sharing Service box click Start Sharing A window appears informing you that Media Sharing Service started 4 Click OK Add folders for media sharing 1 I...

Page 40: ...pplications appears 4 Press the Navigation buttons to select a CAM application 5 Press OK to confirm your choice The selected CAM application is enabled 2 Click Browse to add a folder location Click Add new content directory to add more folders 3 When all folders are added click Save changes then click Rescan content directories Media files are ready to be accessed from theTV Setup media server so...

Page 41: ...r brands Some examples are Anynet Samsung Aquos Link Sharp or BRAVIA Sync Sony Not all brands are fully compatible with Philips EasyLink EasyLink features One touch play When you play content from a HDMI CEC compliant device the TV switches on from standby and switches to the correct source One touch standby When you connect your TV to a HDMI CEC compliant device pressing on the TV remote control ...

Page 42: ...iant see Use HDMI ARC on page 42 1 When watching TV press Home The home menu appears EasyLink buttons You can control EasyLink compliant devices with the following buttons on the remote control of your TV Button EasyLink function OK Starts pauses or resumes playback on your EasyLink device Activates a selection or accesses the menu of your EasyLink device Previous Searches backward on your EasyLin...

Page 43: ...ff 6 Press OK to confirm 2 Press the Navigation buttons to select Setup then press OK 3 Select TV settings then press OK 4 Select EasyLink TV speakers then press OK 5 Select a setting then press OK On Turns on TV speakers Off Turns off TV speakers EasyLink TV audio is streamed through the TV speakers Switch the TV audio to the connected HDMI CEC audio device through the experience menu EasyLink au...

Page 44: ...tend to use it 1 Press The home menu appears 2 Press the Navigation buttons to select Setup then press OK 3 Select TV settings then press OK 4 Select EasyLink HDMI 1 ARC then press OK 5 Select On or Off then press OK Use a Kensington lock There is a Kensington security slot at the back of theTV Prevent theft by looping a Kensington lock between the slot and a permanent object such as a heavy table...

Page 45: ...ows XP DiXiM Microsoft Windows XP Macrovision Network Media Server Microsoft Windows XP Fuppes Linux UShare Linix Philips Media Manager Microsoft Windows XP Supported NAS Philips NAS SPD8020 8 Product information Product information is subject to change without notice For detailed product information go to www philips com support Supported display resolutions Computer formats HDMI VGA Resolution r...

Page 46: ...coaxial IEC75 TV system PAL D K PAL B G DVB C MPEG4 Only available in certain cities Video playback NTSC PAL Only available in certain cities DVB C Digital Video Broadcasting Cable Remote control Type PF01C10B For PFL6605 PF02C10B For PFL8605 Batteries 2 x AAA LR03 type Power Mains power 220 240V 50 60Hz Standby power 0 15W Ambient temperature 5 to 35 degrees Celsius Supported TV mounts To mount t...

Page 47: ...udio devices neon lights high buildings and other large objects can influence reception quality If possible try to improve the reception 9 Troubleshooting This section describes commonly encountered issues and accompanying solutions General TV issues The TV does not switch on Disconnect the power cable from the power outlet Wait for one minute then reconnect it Check that the power cable is secure...

Page 48: ...th devices that are HDMI CEC compatible quality by changing the antenna direction or moving devices away from the TV If reception on only one channel is poor fine tune this channel There is poor picture quality from connected devices Check that the devices are connected properly Check that the picture settings are correctly set The TV did not save your picture settings Check that the TV location i...

Page 49: ...me icon when the volume is muted increased or decreased This behavior is normal when a HDMI CEC EasyLink compliant device is connected USB connection issues USB device content is not displayed Check that the USB storage device is set to Mass Storage Class compliant as described in the storage device s documentation Check that the USB storage device is compatible with the TV Check that the audio an...

Page 50: ...al care 4 e sticker 24 F factory settings 25 favorites list add to list 30 view list 30 fine tune channels 27 10 Index A age ratings 18 Ambilight brightness 15 change settings 15 set active mode 9 switch on or off 9 antenna 31 Audio Return Channel ARC 42 B batteries 44 4 45 bracket for wall mount 44 C care 4 channel list 11 30 30 28 channels favorites 30 30 30 fine tune 27 hide unhide 29 install a...

Page 51: ...ore default 25 25 S safety 3 screen care 4 screen saver 23 settings picture 11 12 12 sound 14 14 11 settings assistant 11 shop mode 24 smart settings 12 14 software digital broadcast 24 version 24 H HDMI 46 31 32 hearing impaired 22 home mode 24 I install channels automatic 26 manual 26 K Kensington lock 42 L language menu 45 10 subtitle 19 troubleshoot 45 list channels 30 location home or shop 24...

Page 52: ...ff 7 T technical specifications 43 teletext features 16 menu 16 search 17 subpages 17 Teletext 2 5 17 use 9 timer on timer 17 sleep timer 17 standby 17 transmission 44 45 transporting 3 troubleshooting 45 TV lock lock channels 18 PIN code 45 TV overview 5 U universal access 22 USB disconnect USB 20 listen to music 21 upload a picture from 23 V video format technical specifications 43 visually impa...

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