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Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/w elcome EN User manual 52PFL8605S/98 46PFL8605S/98 42PFL8605S/98 52PFL8605 /98 46PFL8605 /98 42PFL8605 /98 46PFL6605S/98 40PFL6605S/98 46PFL6605 /98 40PFL6605 /98[...]
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1 6 Install channels 26 Automatically install channels 26 Manually install channels 26 Reorder stored channels 27 Rename channels 27 Hide and unhide channels 28 Set up your fa vorite channels 28 7 Connect devices 29 Connector s for PFL6605 29 Connector s for PFL8605 30 Connect a computer 30 Connect to a computer network (For PFL8605) 32 Use HDMI AR[...]
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2 Development Manager T echnology & Development Philips Consumer Lifestyle 620A Lorong 1, T oa Pa yoh TP1, Level 3 Singapore 319762 W arranty No components are user ser viceable. Do not open or remov e covers to the inside of the product. Repair s may only be done b y Philips Ser vice Centres and ofcial repair shops. Failure to do so shall v[...]
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3 W hen s t a nd mo un tin g th e T V , us e onl y • th e su ppl ied s t a nd . Se cur e th e s t and t o th e T V t igh tl y . Pl ace th e T V o n a at , l evel su r f ace t hat c an s upp or t t he com bi ned wei ght of t he T V an d th e s ta nd . W hen w al l mou nt ing t he T V, use on ly a • wa ll mou nt t hat c an su pp or t th e weig[...]
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4 Disposal of your old pr oduct and batteries Y ou r pr od uc t is d es ign ed a nd ma nu fac t ur ed wi t h hig h qua li t y mat er ia ls a nd com pon en ts , wh ich c an b e re c ycle d and r e use d. W hen t hi s cro sse d -o ut w he el ed b in s ym bol is at t ache d to a pr od uc t i t me an s tha t th e pr od uc t is cove r ed by t he Eu ro p[...]
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5 Remote contr ol a (St an dby- O n ) Swi tc hes t he T V to s t an dby i f it i s on . • Swi tc hes o n th e T V i f it i s in s t an dby. • b (H ome) Acces ses t he h om e me nu . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 11 13 12 3 Y our TV Congratulations on your purchase , and welcome to Philips! T o fully benet from the suppor t that Philips offers, regi[...]
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6 c (Brow se) Acces ses t he b r owse m en u to se lec t: cha nn el li s t • Te l e t e x t • d (N avig at ion bu t ton s) Nav ig ate s men us . e (P revio us/ Ne xt) Sk i ps to t he pr ev iou s or n ex t • chann el. Sk i ps to t he pr ev iou s or n ex t page of • th e me nu . Sk i ps to t he pr ev iou s or n ex t tr a ck , • al bum o r f[...]
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7 Switch channels Pr es s • P/CH +/- on th e si de of t he T V. Pr es s • on t he r em ote con tr ol . Pr es s • to sk i p to th e pr ev iou s or ne x t chann el. En ter a c han ne l num be r us ing t he • Nu mer ic bu t ton s . Tip W he n you u se a fa vor i te l is t , you c an o nl y • se le c t th ose c han ne ls i n th e lis t . At t[...]
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8 W atch connected devices Note Fo r ea sy a cces s , ad d new d ev ice s to th e ho me • me nu b efo re s el ec t ing t he m . Add a de vice to the home menu Co nne c t an d sw i tch o n dev ices b efor e ad di ng th em t o the h om e me nu . 1 Pr es s ( Home ). The home menu appear s. » 2 Pr es s th e Navi ga tio n but t ons t o sel ec t [Add [...]
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9 Use Ambilight 1 Pr es s ( E xpe rience ). The experience bar appear s. » 2 Pr es s th e Navi ga tio n but t ons t o sel ec t [Ambilight ] , t he n pr es s OK . 3 Pr es s th e Navi ga tio n but t ons t o sel ec t [O n] or [O f f ] . 4 Pr es s OK to con r m your c hoi ce. Tip W he n wa tch ing T V , you c a n als o pr es s • on th e si de of [...]
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10 5 Se le c t a set tin g th en p re ss OK to ad jus t th e se t ti ng. 6 Pr es s OK to con r m your c hoi ce. Th e foll owi ng la ngu age s et t ing s ca n be con gured . • [P rim ar y aud io] / [S eco nd ar y aud io] Se le c t pr im ar y an d seco nda r y a ud io la ngu age s for di gi ta l cha nn els . • [Primar y subtitles] / [S eco [...]
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11 4 Pr es s OK . Fo ll ow t he o n-s cr ee n ins truc ti on s t o » remov e the device . Once complete , the device is remov ed from the home menu. Access the br owse menu 1 W hen w at chi ng T V, pre ss ( Br owse ). The browse menu appears. » 2 Pr es s to se le c t: • [C h an n e l l is t] Acces ses T V cha nn el li s t . • [T eletext] Acce[...]
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12 Manually adjust pictur e settings 1 W hen w at chi ng T V, pre ss ( H ome ). The home menu appear s. » 2 Pr es s th e Navi ga tio n but t ons t o sel ec t [Setup ] , t he n pr es s OK . 3 Se le c t [Adva nce d T V set t ing s ] , th en pr es s OK . 4 Se le c t [Picture] , th en p re ss OK . 5 Pr es s to se le c t a set ti ng. 6 Pr es s OK to ac[...]
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13 Change picture f ormat 1 Pr es s ( E xpe rience ). The experience bar appear s. » 2 Pr es s th e Navi ga tio n but t ons t o sel ec t [P ict ure fo rm at] , th en p re ss OK . 3 Pr es s th e Navi ga tio n but t ons t o sel ec t a pic tur e for mat . The selected picture format is » previewed. 4 Pr es s OK to con r m your c hoi ce. The selec[...]
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14 Shift picture position 1 Pr es s ( E xpe rience ). The experience bar appear s. » 2 Pr es s th e Navi ga tio n but t ons t o sel ec t [P ict ure sh if t] , t he n pr es s OK . 3 Pr es s th e Navi ga tio n but t ons t o adj us t th e pos it io n of the p ic t ur e. 4 Pr es s OK to con r m your c hoi ce. Tip Pi c tur e s hi f t is a lso a cces[...]
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15 Change Ambilight settings Y ou can adjust Ambilight color , br ightness, and mode to your taste. 1 W hen w at chi ng T V, pre ss ( H ome ). The home menu appear s. » 2 Pr es s th e Navi ga tio n but t ons t o sel ec t [Setup ] , t he n pr es s OK . The » [Setup] menu appear s. 3 Se le c t [Adva nce d T V set t ing s ] a nd pr e ss OK . 4 Se le[...]
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16 Select teletext subpages A te let ex t page c an h old s eve r al su bp ages . Su bpa ges a r e dis playe d on a ba r ne x t to t he ma in pag e num be r . 1 W hen av ai lab le o n a tel ete x t p age , pr es s or to se le c t su bpa ges . Sear ch teletext Se ar ch a te le tex t pag e by sub je c t or wor d . 1 W hen i n te let ex t , pr ess OK [...]
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17 Use child and rating locks Y ou can prevent your children from watching TV by locking the TV and using age ratings. Set or change the child lock code 1 W hen w at chi ng T V, pre ss ( H ome ). The home menu appear s. » 2 Pr es s th e Navi ga tio n but t ons t o sel ec t [Setup ] , t he n pr es s OK . 3 Se le c t [Auto mat ic ch an nel s ear ch][...]
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18 Use subtitles Y ou can enable subtitles for each TV channel. Subtitles are broadcast via teletext or D VB-T digital broadcasts. With digital broadcasts, you can select a subtitle language . Enable or disable subtitles on TV channels 1 W hen w at chi ng T V, pre ss ( Optio ns ). The options menu appear s. » 2 Pr es s th e Navi ga tio n but t ons[...]
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19 View photos, pla y music and watch video Caution Ph ili ps is n ot r es po nsi bl e if you r U SB s to r ag e • devi ce is not suppo r te d nor is it r espons ible for da ma ge or l oss o f dat a f ro m us e of th is fe at ur e . Y our TV is tted with a USB connector that enables y ou to view to view photos, listen to music or watch mo vies[...]
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20 • [P lay onc e] : Plays t he co lle c ti on of pic tur es o nce . Th e sl ide sh ow s tops wh en t he col le c tio n is com pl ete . • [ Re p e at] : R epe at s t he sl ide sh ow. • [S hu f e on] : D isp lays p ic tu r es in t he sli de sho w at r an do m. • [S hu f e of f ] : D is abl es r a nd om dis pl ay of pic t ur es in t he [...]
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21 Listen to digital radio channels I f di gi ta l br oa dc as ti ng i s a v a il ab l e, d i g it al r a di o ch an ne ls are installed automatically during installation. 1 W hil e wat chi ng T V, pre ss . 2 Se le c t [Chan nel l ist] , t he n pr es s OK . 3 In t he c han ne l lis t , pr e ss . 4 Selec t [Se le ct li st] > [ R a d i o] , th en [...]
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22 2 Pr es s th e gr ee n bu t to n to tu r n on a udi o fee dba ck or p r ess t he r ed b u t ton t o tur n i t of f. 3 Pr es s t o ex it . Use Scenea to displa y a pictur e as TV wallpaper Y ou can use Scenea to display a picture as wallpaper on your TV . Make sure that the location of your TV is set to home (see ‘Change TV preferences’ on pa[...]
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23 Update software (fr om website) B efor e pe r for mi ng t his p roce du re b e su re t o: Se t a sid e som e ti me to co mpl et e th e • en ti re u pda te . Have av ai lab le a U SB s to r age d ev ice wi t h • at l ea s t 256 MB of s t or ag e spa ce. Have a cces s to a com pu ter w i th a U SB • po r t and i nte r ne t acces s . 1 W hen [...]
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24 Change TV pr efer ences 1 W hen w at chi ng T V, pre ss ( H ome ). The home menu appear s. » 2 Pr es s th e Navi ga tio n but t ons t o sel ec t [Setup ] , t he n pr es s OK . 3 Se le c t [Adva nce d T V set t ing s ] a nd pr es s OK . 4 Se le c t [Pref eren ces] , th en s ele c t a se t ti ng to ch ange : • [M enu l an gua ge] : Se le c ts t[...]
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25 Star t a TV demo 1 W hen w at chi ng T V, pre ss ( H ome ). The home menu appear s. » 2 Pr es s th e Navi ga tio n but t ons t o sel ec t [Setup ] , t he n pr es s OK . 3 Pr es s to sel ec t [ T V d em ons tr at ions] , th en p re ss OK . The demo menu appear s. » 4 Pr es s th e Navi ga tio n but t ons t o sel ec t a de mo, t he n pr es s OK .[...]
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26 1 W hen w at chi ng T V, pre ss ( H ome ). The home menu appear s. » 2 Pr es s th e Navi ga tio n but t ons t o sel ec t [Setup ] , t he n pr es s OK . 3 S ele c t [Aut oma tic c ha nne l sea rch] > [Adv ance d ch anne l se tt ing s] an d pr ess OK . 4 Se le c t [Chan nel i nst a lla tio n ] > [Ana log ue: M anu al i nst a llat ion] > [...]
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27 5 Se le c t [R eorder ] , th en p re ss OK . A message appear s. T o continue, go to » step 5. T o cancel and exit, press » ( Options ) and follow the on-screen instructions. 6 Pr e ss th e N avig atio n bu tt on s to move the cha nn el to t he d esi r ed lo ca tio n in t he li s t . 7 Pr es s OK to con r m. The channel is mov ed to the des[...]
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28 Set up y our fa v orite channels Add or r emov e channels from a fa vorite list 1 W hen w at chi ng T V, pre ss ( Br owse ) 2 Se le c t [Chan nel l ist] , t he n pr es s OK . The channel list appear s. » 3 Pr es s th e Navi ga tio n but t ons t o sel ec t th e cha nn el to ad d or r e move . 4 Pr es s ( Options ). The options menu appear s. » [...]
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29 Bottom connectors 1 CV I 1 An alo g aud io a nd v ide o in pu t fr om a nal og or d igi t al d evi ces su ch a s DVD pl ayer s o r ga me con sol es . 2 DI GIT AL AU DI O OU T Di gi ta l au dio o ut pu t to h ome t he ate r s an d oth er d igi t al a udi o sy s te ms . 3 HDMI Di gi ta l au dio a nd v ide o in pu t fr om h igh - de n it ion d i[...]
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30 3 HDMI Di gi ta l au dio a nd v ide o in pu t fr om h igh - de n it ion d igi t al d ev ices s uch a s B lu - r ay pl ayer s . 4 VG A a nd AUD IO I N Aud io a nd v ide o in pu t fr om a co mpu te r . 5 ANT ENNA Si gna l in pu t fr om a n ant en na , c abl e or satelli te. Side connectors a USB Dat a i npu t f ro m US B s tor a ge de vi ces . [...]
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31 • HD MI c ab le and H DM I - DVI ad apt or (rear HDM I a nd AUD IO I N) • HD MI c ab le and H DM I - DVI ad apt or (side HDMI an d AUD IO I N L /R) • VGA ca ble DV I AUDIO IN DV I / VG A DV I VG A VG A AUDIO IN DV I / VG A Con nec t a com pu ter w it h one o f the fol lowin g conn ec tor s: Note Co nn ec t ion s vi a DVI o r VGA r eq ui re[...]
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32 Connect the TV to a computer network 1 Co nne c t th e ne t wor k c ab le be t wee n t he N E T WO R K co nne c to r at t he ba ck of th e T V, and a ne t wor k r ou te r . B e sur e t hat t he r ou te r is con ne c ted t o you r comp u ter v ia a w ir ed or w ir el es s con nec t io n and t ha t th e ro ut er ’s DH CP se t ti ng is e nab le d[...]
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33 4 Cli ck t he ar r ow n ex t to Ne t work di scove r y . » Network disco very options appear . 5 Cli ck T u rn on n et wor k discove r y , t hen cli ck Apply . 6 Cli ck t he ar r ow n ex t to Fil e sha rin g . File sharing options appear . » 7 Cli ck T u rn on le sh ari ng , th en cl ick Apply . 8 Go b ack t o the M ed ia S har ing w in do[...]
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34 4 Cli ck Add . The » Add Folder windo w appear s. 5 Se le c t a fold er t o sha r e and c lick OK . 6 W hen a ll fol de r s ar e ad de d, c lick OK in th e Add T o L ibr ar y w in dow. Folder s are added to the librar y , and » are ready to be accessed from the TV . In TV ersity v0.9.10.3 (Micr osoft Windows) En ab le me dia s har ing 1 In M i[...]
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35 In T wonky Media v4.4.2 (Macintosh OS X) En ab le me dia s har ing 1 In M ac OS X , s t ar t T won k y Me dia . T wonky Media appears. » 2 In t he B a sic S etu p box , cli ck Clien ts/ Secur ity . Clients/Security settings appear . » 3 Cli ck E nab le sh ar ing for n ew cli ent s automat ically , t he n clic k Save Ch ang es . Media sharing i[...]
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36 Use Philips EasyLink Ph ili ps Ea s yL in k pr ovid es s eve r al fea tu re s th at e nab le you t o cont ro l dev ice s tha t ar e con nec t ed vi a HD M I. C on nec ted d evi ces mu s t su ppo r t th e HD M I - CE C s ta nd ar d, a nd m us t be p ro pe r ly con gu r ed for E a sy Li nk to w or k . Note Ph ili ps d oes n ot gu ar a nt ee 10 [...]
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37 Adjust EasyLink settings 1 W hen w at chi ng T V, pre ss ( H ome ). The home menu appear s. » 2 Pr es s th e Navi ga tio n but t ons t o sel ec t [Setup ] , t he n pr es s OK . 3 Se le c t [Adva nce d T V set t ing s ] , th en pr es s OK . 4 Se le c t [EasyL ink ] , t he n se lec t a set tin g to adjus t: • [Eas yLink] : Enab les o ne -to uch[...]
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38 Congure TV speakers Y ou u su all y conn ec t t he T V to a HD M I - CE C com plia nt d evi ce su ch a s a HT S usi ng bot h a HD M I ca ble (for v id eo ) a nd a di gi ta l au dio ca bl e ( fo r aud io ). Y o u ca n ou tp u t T V au dio th ro ugh t he H D MI c ab le so le ly, prov ide d bot h th e T V a nd de vi ce ar e HD M I -A RC complian[...]
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39 Enable or disable auto subtitle shift Au to su bt it le s hif t di spl ays su bt it le s fr om Ph ili ps Ea s yL in k comp lia nt ho me t he ate r over th e vi deo i mag e on you r T V. The v ide o im age is t hus s t r etc hed a cr oss t he w hol e of tou r T V dis pl ay , wi t hou t th e ne ed to c re ate a s epa r at e su bti t le ba r at t h[...]
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40 Multimedia Su ppo r te d s tor a ge dev ice : US B (FA T , • F A T32 o r DOS -for m at t ed ; Ma ss Sto r age Cla s s comp lia nt on ly) Im age s: . jpg • Su ppo r te d mul ti me dia le fo r mat s : • Format Video Audio File exten- sion AV I M PE G - 4 S P , MP EG - 4 AS P MP EG L ayer 2 / 3, AC 3 . avi mpeg M PEG - 1, M P E G -2 MP EG[...]
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41 Dimensions 42P FL8605 Wi t hou t T V s ta nd • Di me nsi on ( WxH xD): 101 1 x 61 8. 2 • x 41 . 5 (mm ) W e igh t: 16. 5 kg • Wi t h T V s t an d • Di me nsi on ( WxH xD): 101 1 x 6 65 . 5 • x 24 2 (mm ) W e igh t: 19 . 5 kg • 46PFL8605 Wi t hou t T V s ta nd • Di me nsi on ( WxH xD): 1 103 x 669 x • 42.4 ( m m ) W e igh t: 16.4 [...]
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42 When turning the TV on/off/to standby , you hear a creaking sound fr om the TV chassis: No a c tio n is r equ ir ed . Th e cr ea ki ng sou nd • is no r ma l ex pan sio n an d cont r ac t ion of th e T V a s i t cools a nd w ar m s up. T hi s do es not i mp ac t pe r for ma nce . When the TV is in standby mode, a star tup splash screen is displ[...]
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43 An “e-sticker” banner displa ying information appears on the TV display: Th e T V i s in [ S h o p] m ode . Re move t he e -s ti cke r by set ti ng th e T V to [Home] mode . In t he [Home] men u, s ele c t [Setup] > [Adv ance d T V set t ing s] > [Prefe rence s ] > [Location ] me nu . It i s nece ss ar y to s wi tch t he T V to s t [...]
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44 Audio and picture les do not pla y or display smoothly Th e tr a ns fer p er for m an ce of th e US B • s tor age d evi ce may lim i t the d at a t r ans fe r r at e to th e T V , c aus ing p oor p layb ack . Computer connection issues The computer displa y on the TV is not stable: Ch eck t hat yo ur P C use s th e su ppo r ted • r eso lu[...]
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45 D de fau lt se t tin gs 2 5 demo 2 5 devi ces ad d to hom e me nu 10, 8 con nec t 29 r emov e 1 1 wa tch 8 dig it al c han ne l su bti t les 1 8 dig it al r adi o 21 dig it al se r vic es te let ex t 9 , 1 6 display r eso lu tio n 4 0 wa llp ape r 2 2 dispose 4 E Eas yLink en ab le 38 on e- tou ch play 38 , 36 Pi xel Pl us li nk 39 , 36 sy s te [...]
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46 powe r 41 , 42 prefe rence s 24 prod uc t spe ci c atio ns 4 0 R rad io 21 rec eption 43 re cyc le 4 reg ist er p roduc t 5 rei nst a ll T V 2 5 rem ote c ont rol bat te ri es 41 , 4 RC pa ss -th r oug h 38 tec hni ca l sp eci c ati ons 41 tr ou ble sh oot ing 42 ren am e cha nne ls 27 reo rder c ha nne ls 27 resolution 4 0 res tor e def a[...]
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