Philips 32PHT6915, User Manual

Page 1: ...Register your product and get support at 6915 series www philips com TVsupport User Manual 32PHT6915 43PFT6915 ...

Page 2: ...Home Screen 25 10 Apps 27 10 1 About Apps 27 10 2 Google Play 27 10 3 Start or Stop an App 28 10 4 Settings for Apps 28 10 5 Manage Apps 28 11 Settings 30 11 1 TV options 30 11 2 Picture Settings 30 11 3 Sound Settings 31 11 4 Power Settings 32 11 5 Advanced Options 32 11 6 Other settings 33 11 7 Reset TV Settings 33 11 8 Clock Region and Language Settings 33 11 9 Accessibility Settings 34 12 Vide...

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Page 4: ...ou can access Settings menu via the icon at the top right corner You can also find the Frequent settings menu and common menu items in the Philips TV Menu which can be invoked directly from the remote control System bar on Home screen The System bar on the top of Home screen contains following features Search button to trigger Google search with voice or text input Notifications to provide you the...

Page 5: ... V bears no responsibility for improper mounting or any mounting that results in accident or injury 2 3 Tips on Placement Position the TV where light does not shine directly on the screen The ideal distance to watch TV is 2 to 5 times its diagonal screen size When seated your eyes should be level with the centre of the screen When wall mounted position the TV up to 15 cm away from the wall Note Pl...

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Page 7: ...eturn to previous menu To go back to the previous App Internet page 4 Playback and Record Play to playback Pause to pause playback Stop to stop playback Rewind to rewind Fast forward to go fast forward Record to start recording 5 EXIT To return to previous menu To go back to the previous App Internet page 6 Home To open the Home menu 7 Colour keys Follow the on screen instructions Bottom 1 NETFLIX...

Page 8: ...was lost you can pair the TV with the remote control again You can simply long press the PAIR key approximate for 3 seconds for pairing 3 3 Voice Search You can search for videos music or anything else on the Internet by simply using your voice You can speak into the microphone on the remote control You need to pair the remote control to the TV before use voice search To use Voice 1 Press Google A...

Page 9: ...s and look up End of use 3 6 Cleaning Your remote control is treated with a scratch resistant coating To clean the remote control use a soft damp cloth Never use substances such as alcohol chemicals or household cleaners on the remote control 9 ...

Page 10: ...the TV on in case you can t find the remote control or its batteries are empty Switch to standby To switch the TV to standby press Power on the remote control You can also press the small joystick key on the bottom of the TV In standby mode the TV is still connected to the mains power but consumes very little energy To switch off the TV completely disconnect the power plug When disconnecting the p...

Page 11: ...andard DVB TV may not work properly with some operators of digital television non compliance with requirements of the standard in full Open a Channel List Next to the list with all channels you can select a filtered list or you can select one of the favourite lists you created To open the current channel list 1 While watching TV press OK to open the current channel list 2 Press Back to close the c...

Page 12: ...a rating 1 Press MENU Settings Channel Parental Controls and press OK 2 Enter your PIN code if necessary 3 Select Programme Restrictions and press OK 4 Select On to set the rating 5 Select Ratings and press OK 6 Set the restrictions for your children 7 Press Back repeatedly if necessary to close the menu To switch off the parental rating select None However in some countries you must set a rating ...

Page 13: ...p to the subsequent occurence 5 To stop searching press Navigation keys up until nothing is selected The teletext can only be reached when the channels are installed directly on the TV s internal tuner and the set is on TV mode If a set top box is being used the teletext will be unavailable via TV In that case the set top box s teletext can be used instead Text Setup Text language Some digital TV ...

Page 14: ...mme Navigate iTV pages You can use the arrow and colour keys the number keys and the Back key to navigate the iTV pages You can use the Play Pause and Stop keys to watch videos within iTV pages Close iTV pages Most iTV pages inform you which key to use to close To force an iTV page to close switch to the next TV channel and press Back 14 ...

Page 15: ...necessary to close the menu 6 3 Reception Quality You can check the quality and signal strength of a digital channel If you have your own antenna you can reposition the antenna to try and improve the reception To check the reception quality of a digital channel 1 Press MENU TV options Settings Channel Channels Single RF Scan and press OK 2 Select RF Channel 3 Press Navigation keys left or right to...

Page 16: ... the channel and press Yellow key for Select 4 Press Blue key for Delete 5 Press Back repeatedly if necessary to close the menu 6 8 Analog Channel Fine Tune Analog TV channels can be manually fine tuned To fine tune a channel 1 Press MENU TV options Settings Channel Channels and press OK 2 Select Analog Channel Fine tune and press OK 3 You can fine tune the channel 4 Press Back repeatedly if neces...

Page 17: ... additional channels to the Recorder to record HDMI ports HDMI Quality An HDMI connection has the best picture and sound quality One HDMI cable combines video and audio signals Use an HDMI cable for TV signal For best signal quality transfer use a High speed HDMI cable and do not use an HDMI cable longer than 5 m For 32PHx6915 For 43PFx6915 Copy protection HDMI ports support HDCP 2 2 High bandwidt...

Page 18: ...n number MENU TV options Settings Device Preferences Inputs HDMI EDID Version CEC Device List Check the connected HDMI CEC device list MENU TV options Settings Device Preferences Inputs CEC device list Note HDMI CEC might not work with devices from other brands The HDMI CEC functionality has different names on different brands Some examples are Anynet Aquos Link Bravia Theatre Sync Kuro Link Simpl...

Page 19: ...the Home Theatre System has no HDMI ARC connection add an optical audio cable to send the sound of the TV picture to the Home Theatre System For 32PHx6915 For 43PFx6915 Audio to video synchronisation sync If the sound does not match the video on screen you can set a delay on most Home Theatre Systems with a disc player to match the sound with the video 7 3 Video Device HDMI Use a High speed HDMI c...

Page 20: ...deo is a standard quality connection For 32PHx6915 For 43PFx6915 7 4 Audio Device Digital Audio Out Optical Audio Out Optical is a high quality sound connection This optical connection can carry 5 1 audio channels If your device typically a Home Theatre System HTS has no HDMI ARC connection you can use this connection with the Audio In Optical connection on the HTS The Audio Out Optical connection...

Page 21: ...ause a broadcast you need a USB 2 0 compatible Hard Drive with a minimum of 4GB disk space To Record To pause and record a broadcast you need a minimum of 250GB disk space Installation Before you can pause or record a broadcast you must connect and format a USB Hard Drive Formatting removes all files from the USB Hard Drive 1 Connect the USB Hard Drive to one of the USB connections on the TV Do no...

Page 22: ...m supported hard drive partition size is 2 TB To format a USB Hard Drive 1 Connect the USB Hard Drive to one of the USB connections on the TV Do not connect another USB device to the other USB ports when formatting 2 Switch on the USB Hard Drive and the TV 3 Select Recordings if you want to perform Pause TV and Recordings otherwise select Apps to store apps Follow the instructions on screen 4 All ...

Page 23: ...in range of the TV 2 Press MENU TV options Settings Remote Accessories and press OK 3 Select Pair and press OK Follow the instuctions on screen You will pair the device with the TV and the TV will store the connection You might need to unpair a paired device first if the maximum number of paired devices was reached 4 Press Back repeatedly if necessary to close the menu 8 3 Select a Device To selec...

Page 24: ...instruction 3 A message will be shown when the connection is successful Problems Wireless network not found or distorted Microwave ovens DECT phones or other Wi Fi 802 11b g n devices in your proximity might disturb the wireless network Make sure that the firewalls in your network allow access to the TV s wireless connection If the wireless network does not work properly in your home try the wired...

Page 25: ... as access to YouTube Google Play and other apps Sign In Use your existing Google Account to sign in to Google on your TV A Google Account consists of an email address and a password If you don t have an Google Account yet use your computer or tablet to create one accounts google com To play games with Google Play you need a Google profile If you did not sign in during the first TV installation yo...

Page 26: ...stalled channels Play Next channel You can always know what to watch next from Play Next channel on the Home screen Start watching from where you left off and get notifications about new episodes in the Play Next channel Press and hold Select on a movie or TV show to add it directly to the Play Next channel Google Play Movies TV channel Rent movies or TV shows on this channel from Google Play Movi...

Page 27: ...me Google Play products and features aren t available in all countries Find more information on www support google com androidtv Music With Google Play Music you can play your favourite music on TV With Google Play Music you can buy new music on your computer or mobile device Or on your TV you can sign up for All Access the Google Play Music subscription Alternatively you can play the music you al...

Page 28: ...must add a form of payment a credit card outside the United States to your Google Account When you purchase a movie or TV show you will be charged on this credit card To add a credit card 1 On your computer go to accounts google com and sign in with the Google Account you will use with Google Play on TV 2 Go to wallet google com to add a card to your Google Account 3 Enter your credit card data an...

Page 29: ...ilable when you start it again To run fluently most apps need to save some data in the cache memory of the TV It might be good to stop an app completely or clear the cache data of a particular app to optimise the overall performance of apps and to keep memory usage low on your Android TV Also it is best to uninstall apps that you are not using anymore 29 ...

Page 30: ...filling the whole screen if black bars are showing on the top or bottom or at both sides you can adjust the picture to fill the screen completely To select one of the basic settings to fill the screen MENU TV options Display mode Automatic Automatically zooms in the picture to fit the screen with original aspect ratio No content lost visible Full Automatically enlarges the picture to fill the scre...

Page 31: ...for watching movies Music Ideal for listening to music News Ideal for speech Auto Automatic sound based on the audio content Other Sound Settings MENU TV options Settings Device preference Sound and press OK Balance Bass Treble Adjust the levels of these options according to your personal preference Sound surround Switch on or off the surround sound Equaliser detail Adjust the level of equaliser f...

Page 32: ...al nor a remote control command for 10 minutes If you use the TV as a monitor or use a digital receiver to watch TV a Set Top Box STB and you do not use the remote control of the TV you should deactivate this automatic switch off to set the value to Off 11 5 Advanced Options Audio Soundtracks MENU TV options Advanced Options Sountracks Set the audio sountracks based on the channel audio This is fo...

Page 33: ...istant Adjust the settings for Google Assistant You can also view the Open source licenses Chromecast built in Adjust the settings for Chromecast bult in You can view the Open source licenses and the version number Screen saver Adjust the screen saver setting for your preference Location Set the location status Usage Diagnostics Set to on for automatically send disgnostic information to Google suc...

Page 34: ...Automatic date time Use network provided time The standard setting for the TV clock is automatic The time information comes from the broadcasted UTC Coordinated Universal Time information Correct clock manually Automatic date time Off Select Set date and Set time to adjust the value Note If none of the automatic settings display the time correctly you can set the time manually If you schedule reco...

Page 35: ...Some digital TV channels broadcast special audio and subtitles adapted for the hard of hearing or deaf people Switched on the TV automatically switches to the adapted audio and subtitles if available 35 ...

Page 36: ...dio settings Last Memory When set to On you can play the video where you left last time Set to Off to turn off the function Jump Time Jump to the playback time as you entered 12 3 View your Photos View Photos View a photo 1 Press Home select MMP from the Apps list and press OK 2 Use Navigation keys to select Photo 3 Select one of the photos and press OK When browsing photo thumbnails press MENU to...

Page 37: ...ps list and press OK 2 Use Navigation keys to select Audio 3 Select one of the audio and press OK to play During the audio playback Press MENU to show the options Play Pause Press OK to play or pause the video Repeat Play videos repeatedly or once Shuffle On Shuffle Off Play audio in sequential order or at random Show Info Display the information of the video file Hide Spectrum Hide the spectrum w...

Page 38: ...t TV Guide information for the channels that are installed on the TV The TV cannot collect the TV Guide information for channels viewed from a digital receiver or decoder 13 2 TV Guide Data The TV Guide receives information data from broadcasters In some regions and for some channels TV Guide information might not be available The TV can collect TV Guide information for the channels that are insta...

Page 39: ... no TV Guide data is available the recording will only last 30 minutes You can adjust the end time of the recording in the list of Recordings Schedule a Recording You can schedule a recording of an upcoming programme for today or a few days from today maximum of 8 days away The TV will use the data from the TV Guide to start and end the recording To record a programme 1 Press MENU Record Schedule ...

Page 40: ... of the screen appears briefly To call up the progress bar press Pause again To resume watching press Play With the progress bar on screen press Rewind or press Forward to select from where you want to start viewing the paused broadcast Press these keys repeatedly to change speed You can pause a broadcast for a maximum time span of 90 minutes To switch back to the live TV broadcast press Stop Repl...

Page 41: ... Cast New Google Cast apps come available every day You can already try it with YouTube Chrome Netflix Photowall or Big Web Quiz for Chromecast See also google com cast Some Google Play products and features aren t available in all countries Find more information on www support google com androidtv Cast to Your TV To cast an app to the TV screen 1 On your smartphone or tablet open an app that supp...

Page 42: ... on this TV Your TV must be connected to the Internet In your region Netflix might only come available with future software updates To open Netflix press NETFLIX on the remote control to open the Netflix App You can open Netflix immediately from a TV in standby www netflix com 42 ...

Page 43: ...countries 17 2 Software Version To view the current TV software version 1 Select MENU TV options Settings Device Preferences About 2 The version release notes and creation date are shown Also the Netflix ESN Number is shown if available 3 Press Back if necessary to close the menu 17 3 Open Source Licenses To view the Open source licenses 1 Select MENU TV options Settings Channel 2 Select Open Sour...

Page 44: ...rself about the local rules on separate collection of batteries because correct disposal will help to prevent negative consequences for the environment and human health 18 2 Power Product specifications are subject to change without notice For more specification details of this product see www philips com TVsupport Power Mains power AC 110 240V 10 Ambient temperature 5 C to 35 C 18 3 Operating Sys...

Page 45: ... Digital Audio out Optical Headphones Stereo mini jack 3 5mm USB 2 USB 2 0 HDMI 3 in ARC HDMI 2 in 18 8 Sound Dynamic Surround Clear Dialogue 5 Band Equalizer Output power RMS 32 10W 43 16W Dolby Audio DTS HD 18 9 Multimedia Connections USB 2 0 Ethernet LAN RJ 45 Wi Fi 802 11n built in Supported USB file systems FAT 16 FAT 32 Playback formats Containers PS TS M2TS TTS AVCHD MP4 M4V MKV ASF AVI 3GP...

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Page 47: ...eturns to standby mode This is normal behaviour When the TV is disconnected and reconnected to the power supply the startup screen is displayed at the next startup To switch on the TV from standby press power key on the remote control or on the TV The standby light keeps on blinking Disconnect the power cable from the power outlet Wait 5 minutes before you reconnect the power cable If the blinking...

Page 48: ... another HDMI port on TV and power reboot your source device If there are intermittent sound disruptions make sure that output settings from the HDMI device are correct If you use an HDMI to DVI adapter or HDMI to DVI cable make sure that an additional audio cable is connected to AUDIO IN mini jack only if available HDMI EasyLink does not work Make sure that your HDMI devices are HDMI CEC compatib...

Page 49: ...r online support You can select your language and enter your product model number Go to www philips com TVsupport On the support site you can find your country s telephone number to contact us as well as answers to frequently asked questions FAQs In some countries you can chat with one of our collaborators and ask your question directly or send a question by email You can download new TV software ...

Page 50: ... value printed on the back of the TV Never connect the TV to the power outlet if the voltage is different Stability Hazards A television set may fall causing serious personal injury or death Many injuries particularly to children can be avoided by taking simple precautions such as ALWAYS ensure the television set is not overhanging the edge of the supporting furniture ALWAYS use cabinets or stands...

Page 51: ...midity In rare occasions depending on temperature and humidity minor condensation can occur on the inside of the TV glass front on some models To prevent this do not expose the TV to direct sunlight heat or extreme humidity If condensation occurs it will disappear spontaneously while the TV is playing for a few hours The condensation moisture will not harm the TV or cause malfunction 20 2 Screen C...

Page 52: ...ult of the content in this document Errors reported to Philips will be adapted and published on the Philips support website as soon as possible Terms of warranty Risk of injury damage to TV or void of warranty Never attempt to repair the TV yourself Use the TV and accessories only as intended by the manufacturer The caution sign printed on the back of the TV indicates risk of electric shock Never ...

Page 53: ...rosoft Windows Media Windows Media is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Microsoft PlayReady Content owners use Microsoft PlayReady content access technology to protect their intellectual property including copyrighted content This device uses PlayReady technology to access PlayReady protected content and or WMDRM protect...

Page 54: ...e registered US trademarks of ACCO World Corporation with issued registrations and pending applications in other countries throughout the world 22 7 Other Trademarks All other registered and unregistered trademarks are the property of their respective owners 54 ...

Page 55: ...ices and or software offered by third parties Services and or software offered by third parties may be changed suspended or terminated without prior notice TP Vision does not bear any responsibility in these sorts of situations 55 ...

Page 56: ...ation 15 Media 36 Media files from a USB drive 36 N Network connection 24 Network setting 25 Network Wired 24 Network Wireless 24 O Online support 49 P Parental Controls 12 Parental Rating 12 Pause TV 39 Photos Videos and Music 36 Picture Setting 30 Picture picture format 30 Power cable 5 Problems Channel 47 Problems Connection Internet 48 Problems Connection Wi Fi 48 Problems HDMI Connection 48 P...

Page 57: ...USB Hard Drive Install 21 V Viewing distance 5 W Watch TV 11 Wi Fi 24 Wired connection 24 Wireless connection 24 57 ...

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