18
Skype
18.1
About Skype
With
Skype™
you can make video calls on your TV for free.
You can call and see your friends from anywhere in the world.
Talk to your friends while watching them on the big screen of
your TV.
18.2
What you need
To make a video call on Skype, you need the separately sold
Philips PTA317
TV camera with a built-in microphone and a
good connection to the Internet.
Before you can start Skype, the TV must have a good quality
connection to the Internet. You can connect your TV either
wireless or wired.
For more information, press
Keywords
and look up
Network, wireless
.
Skype account
To use Skype, you need to create a Skype account for yourself
or for your family. You can create a new account for Skype on
your TV or on your computer.
Skype Credit or Skype Subscriptions
With Skype, for a little cost, you can also call phones or mobile
phones. Using your computer you can buy Skype Credit or take
a Skype subscription at
No emergency calls
Skype is not a replacement for your telephone and cannot be
used for emergency calling.
18.3
Start with Skype
Install the camera
Connect the TV camera cable to one of the USB connections
on the TV.
Bend the small clamp as shown in the illustration below and
position the camera on the top of the TV.
Point the camera to the position you usually sit at. When you
are making a Skype call, you can pan, tilt or zoom in or out the
camera image.
You can position the camera anywhere you want but it is
recommended to put it away from the speakers of the TV.
If the TV camera is not connected, Skype will not start.
Sign in
Sign in to Skype with your
Skype Name
and
password
. If you
don't have a Skype Name yet, you have to create a new Skype
account.
To sign in to Skype…
1 -
Press
to open the Home menu.
2 -
Select
Skype
and press
OK
to start Skype and open the Sign
in page.
3 -
Select the
Skype Name
text field and enter your Skype
Name. To open the on screen keyboard, select the text field
and press
OK
. If you have signed in before, press
LIST
and
select your Skype Name. The TV remembers the 5 last Skype
Names that signed in.
4 -
Select the
Password
text field and enter your password.
5 -
When done, select
Sign in
and press
OK
.
You are signed in if the Skype menu opens on screen.
Need help?
If you have forgotten your Skype Name or password, or are
having problems signing in, please visit
New Skype account
If you don't have a
Skype Name
and
Password
yet, you can
create a new Skype account on your computer. Once you have
successfully created the new account, you can use your Skype
Name and password to sign in on TV. To create a Skype
account on your computer, go to
If you have a remote control with an integrated keyboard or
have a USB keyboard connected to the TV, you can create a
new Skype account on your TV.
To create a new account on your TV…
1 -
On the Skype
Sign in
page, select
Create a new account
and
press
OK
.
2 -
On the next menu, select
Open browser
and press
OK
.
3 -
The TV opens the web page of
You can create your new account on this web page.
4 -
When Skype confirms that your new account is successfully
created, leave the web browser and go back to the
Sign in
page
of Skype on TV.
5 -
Enter your
Skype name
and
Password
to sign in.
Skype Name
A Skype Name must begin with a letter, upper or lowercase. It
must have 6 to 32 characters and can contain numbers. A Skype
Name cannot contain a space.
Password
Your password must have 6 to 20 characters and must at least
contain one letter or one number. It cannot contain special
characters like a trademark, bullet or euro sign. A Skype
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