Philips 4900 series, User Manual

Page 1: ...ister your product and get support at 4900 series www philips com welcome User Manual 43PUH4900 43PUK4900 43PUT4900 43PUT4900 49PUH4900 49PUK4900 49PUT4900 49PUT4900 55PUH4900 55PUK4900 55PUT4900 55PUT4900 ...

Page 2: ...list 27 8 3 Favourite satellite channels 27 8 4 Lock satellite channels 28 8 5 Satellite installation 28 8 6 Problems with satellites 32 9 TV guide 33 9 1 What you need 33 9 2 Using the TV guide 33 10 Recording and pause TV 35 10 1 Recording 35 10 2 Pause TV 36 11 Sources 37 11 1 Switch to a device 37 11 2 From standby 37 11 3 EasyLink 37 12 Timers and clock 38 12 1 Sleep timer 38 12 2 Clock 38 12...

Page 3: ...an pause and record a broadcast from a digital TV channel Pause your TV and answer that urgent phone call or simply take a break during a sports match while the TV stores the broadcast on the USB Hard Drive You can start watching again later With a USB Hard Drive connected you can also record digital broadcasts You can record while you are watching a programme or schedule a recording of an upcomin...

Page 4: ...he TV s weight Also read the safety precautions before positioning the TV TP Vision Europe B 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 Position the TV up to 15 cm away from the wall The ideal distance to watch TV is 3 times its diagonal screen size When s...

Page 5: ...2 6 Satellite dish For PUK models Attach the satellite F type connector to the satellite connection SAT at the back of the TV 5 ...

Page 6: ...HDCP is a copy protection signal that prevents copying content from a DVD disc or Blu ray Disc Also referred to as DRM Digital Rights Management HDMI ARC HDMI 1 connection on the TV have HDMI ARC Audio Return Channel If the device typically a Home Theatre System HTS also has the HDMI ARC connection connect it to HDMI 1 on this TV With the HDMI ARC connection you do not need to connect the extra au...

Page 7: ...y devices that support EasyLink Remote Control function will respond to the TV remote control EasyLink On or Off The TV comes with all EasyLink settings switched on You can switch off any EasyLink setting independently To switch off EasyLink completely 1 Press and select Setup and press OK 2 Select TV settings General settings EasyLink 3 Select EasyLink 4 Select Off and press OK 5 Press repeatedly...

Page 8: ...n adjust the audio to video synchronization 3 2 Common interface CAM CI This TV is ready for the CI Conditional Access With CI you can watch premium HD programmes like movies and sports offered by digital TV broadcasters in your region These programmes are scrambled by the TV broadcaster and descrambled with a prepaid CI module Digital TV broadcasters provide this CI module Conditional Access Modu...

Page 9: ...tch off the Switch off timer press and select Setup and press OK Select TV settings General settings Switch off timer and set the slider bar to Off 3 5 Home Theatre System HTS Connect with HDMI ARC Use an HDMI cable to connect a Home Theatre System HTS to the TV You can connect a Philips Soundbar or an HTS with a built in disc player HDMI ARC HDMI 1 connection on the TV have HDMI ARC Audio Return ...

Page 10: ...elect Setup and press OK 2 Select TV settings Sound Advanced Audio out offset 3 Use the slider bar to set the sound offset and press OK 4 Press repeatedly if necessary to close the menu Audio Out format If you have a Home Theatre System HTS with multichannel sound processing capabilities like Dolby Digital DTS or similar set the Audio out format to Multichannel With Multichannel the TV can send th...

Page 11: ...and has EasyLink CEC you can operate the player with the TV remote control 3 8 Game console HDMI For best quality connect the game console with an High speed HDMI cable to the TV Y Pb Pr Audio L R Connect the game console with a component video cable Y Pb Pr and an audio L R cable to the TV CVBS Audio L R Connect the game console to the TV with a composite cable CVBS and an audio L R cable to the ...

Page 12: ...r will be lost A USB Hard Drive installed on your TV will need reformatting for use with a computer Formatting 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 Warning The USB Hard Drive is formatted exclusively for this TV you cannot use the stored recordings on another TV or PC Do not copy or change recor...

Page 13: ...f you use your computer to watch movies or use it to play games you might want to set the TV back to the ideal TV watching or gaming setting To set the TV to the ideal setting manually 1 Press and select Setup and press OK 2 Select TV settings Picture Advanced Activity style 3 Select Game Computer or TV The setting TV returns to the picture settings for watching TV 4 Press repeatedly if necessary ...

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Page 15: ... down to go through the list of sources including the tuner selection 4 The menu will disappear automatically To switch the TV off select and press the joystick key 4 3 Sleep timer With the sleep timer you can set the TV to switch to standby automatically after a preset time To set the sleep timer 1 Press and select Setup and press OK 2 Select TV settings General settings Sleep timer With the slid...

Page 16: ...h back to the previous channel you selected To close a menu without changing a setting 5 HOME To open or close the home menu 6 EXIT To switch back to watching TV 7 OPTIONS To open or close the Options menu 8 OK key To confirm a selection or setting 9 Arrow navigation keys To navigate up down left or right 10 LIST To open or close the channel list Bottom 1 Volume To adjust the volume level 2 Number...

Page 17: ...with 2 type AAA LR03 1 5V batteries Make sure the and the ends of the batteries line up correctly 3 Reposition the battery door 4 Slide it back until it clicks Remove the batteries if you are not using the remote control for a long time Safely dispose of your old batteries according to the end of use directions 5 4 Cleaning Your remote control is treated with a scratch resistant coating To clean t...

Page 18: ... to switch to TV 2 Press LIST to open the current channel list 3 Press LIST again to close the channel list Filter a channel list You can filter a list with all channels You can set the channel list to show only TV channels or only Radio stations To set a filter on a list with all channels 1 While watching a TV channel press LIST to open the channel list 2 Press OPTIONS to open Option menu 3 Selec...

Page 19: ... code and press OK 3 If a code is set already enter the current Child lock code and then enter the new code twice The new code is set Forgotten your code To override and enter a new child lock code in case you forget it enter 8888 Channel options Open options While watching a channel you can set some options Depending on the type of channel you are watching analogue or digital or depending on the ...

Page 20: ...ess OK 5 Press repeatedly if necessary to close the menu Select an audio language To select an audio language when none of your preferred audio language is available 1 Press OPTIONS 2 Select Audio language and select an audio language you want temporarily and press OK Audio languages for the hearing and visually impaired Some digital TV channels broadcast special audio and subtitles adapted for pe...

Page 21: ... Favourite Text pages column 1 In Text select the star in the top left corner of the screen to show the column of favourite pages 2 Press down or up to select a page number and press OK to open the page You can clear the list with the option Clear favourite pages Search Text You can select a word and scan Text for all occurences of this word 1 Open a Text page and press OK 2 Select a word or numbe...

Page 22: ... the TV software with Current software info in Setup Software settings Copy channel list To copy a channel list 1 Switch on the TV which has its channels installed Plug in a USB memory device 2 Press and select Setup and press OK 3 Select TV settings General settings Copy channel list Copy to USB and press OK To copy the channel list from this TV you might be asked to enter the Child lock code you...

Page 23: ...nish the installation When done continue with step 2 2 Plug in the USB memory device that holds the channel list of the other TV 3 To start the channel list upload press and select Setup and press OK 4 Select TV settings General settings Copy channel list Copy to TV and press OK You might be asked to enter the Child lock code of this TV 5 The TV notifies you if the channel list is copied to the TV...

Page 24: ...he TV is in standby New channels New channels added with the automatic channel update are easy to find in the channel list New The same new channels are also stored in the All or Radio channel list New channels are kept in the channel list New as long as you don t mark them as a favourite or tune to them 7 2 Reinstall channels Reinstall All Channels You can reinstall all channels and leave all oth...

Page 25: ...e channels Select Off Free Scrambled If you have a subscription and a CAM Conditional Access Module for pay TV services select Free scrambled If you did not subscribe to pay TV channels or services you can select Free channels only 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 ...

Page 26: ... or If you want to store the channel found select Done and press OK Store You can store the channel on the current channel number or as a new channel number Select Store current channel or Store as new channel You can redo these steps until you found all available analogue TV channels 26 ...

Page 27: ...ons To view the channel list options on the current channel 1 With the All channels list on screen select a channel and press OPTIONS 2 Select the option you want and press OK Available options for satellite channels Satellite Filter the channel list to only show the channels of a specific satellite or show the channels of all satellites Free Scrambled Filter the channel list to only show the free...

Page 28: ...the Unlock channel option You will need to enter the Child lock code Use an age rating To prevent children from watching a programme not suitable for their age you can use an age rating Some digital broadcasters have age rated their programmes When the age rating of a programme is equal to or higher than the age you have set as age rating for your child the programme will be locked To watch a lock...

Page 29: ...y of the satellites found you can select the package you want 6 To install the channels of the satellites found select Install and press OK The TV shows the number of channels and radio stations found 7 To store the satellite settings all satellite channels and satellite radio stations select Finish and press OK Satellite installation settings The satellite installation settings are preset accordi...

Page 30: ...satellite receiver needs the frequency of the selected user band number These frequencies are mostly shown next to the user band number on a Unicable switchbox Automatic channel update If you receive digital channels you can set the TV to automatically update the list with new channels Alternatively you can start a channel update yourself Automatic channel update Once a day at 6 AM the TV updates ...

Page 31: ... to unmark 6 Select Remove press OK and confirm The satellites are removed 7 Select Exit and press OK to close Remove satellite Manual Installation Manual Installation is intended for expert users You can use Manual Installation to quickly add new channels from a satellite transponder You need to know the frequency and polarization of the transponder The TV will install all channels of that transp...

Page 32: ...LNB cannot find a second satellite If the TV finds one satellite but cannot find a second one turn the dish a few degrees Align the dish to get the strongest signal on the first satellite Check the signal strength indicator of the first satellite on screen With the first satellite set at the strongest signal select Search again to find the second satellite Make sure the settings are set to Two sat...

Page 33: ...ails of the selected programme press INFO Change day The TV guide can show scheduled programmes for the upcoming days maximum up to 8 days If the TV guide information comes from the broadcaster you can press to view the schedule of one of the next days Press to go back to the previous day Alternatively you can press OPTIONS and select Change day Select Previous day Today or Next day and press OK t...

Page 34: ...gramme Set a Recording You can set a recording in the TV Guide In the TV Guide a programme set to be recorded is marked with To see the recording list press Recordings a programme set to be recorded is marked with a red dot on the front of the programme name To record a programme 1 Press TV GUIDE and select a future or ongoing programme 2 Press the colour key Record To cancel a recording 1 Press T...

Page 35: ... a channel Use the colour key Day to select the day you need 3 With the programme highlighted press the colour key Record The programme is scheduled for recording A warning will show automatically when overlapping recordings are scheduled If you plan to record a programme in your absence remember to leave the TV switched to Standby and the USB Hard Drive switched on List of recordings You can view...

Page 36: ... a TV programme you need a connected USB Hard Drive formatted on this TV digital TV channels installed on this TV to receive channel information for the on screen TV Guide With the USB Hard Drive connected and formatted the TV continuously stores the TV broadcast you are watching When you switch to another channel the broadcast of the former channel is cleared Also when you switch the TV to standb...

Page 37: ...y To switch on both disc player and TV from standby and start playing the disc or programme immediately press play on the TV remote control The device should be connected with an HDMI cable and both TV and device must have HDMI CEC switched on Home Theatre System You can switch on your Home Theatre System to listen to an audio disc or a radio channel and leave the TV in standby To only switch on t...

Page 38: ...ht saving change might be ignored and the TV might show an incorrect time To correct the TV clock 1 Press and select Setup and press OK 2 Select TV settings General settings Clock Auto clock mode and select Country dependent 3 Select Daylight saving and select the appropriate setting 12 3 Switch off timer If you do not press a key on the remote control during a 4 hour period or if the TV receives ...

Page 39: ...l times to speed up 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x To jump to the next video in a folder press OK to pause and select on screen and press OK To stop the video playback press Stop To go back to the folder press Progress Bar To show the progress bar when a video is playing playhead position duration title date etc press INFO Press again to hide the info Video options During the video playback press OPTIONS to Sub...

Page 40: ...image Rotate photo Show info Display the picture name date size and next picture in the slide show Stop music Stop the music playing in the background 13 4 Play your music Play music How you open the list of your media files on TV depends on the type of device where the files are stored See the chapters above To play a song on TV Select Music and select the file name and press OK If there are seve...

Page 41: ...e Style you want to restore 3 Press OK The style is restored Home or Shop If the Picture style is switched back to Vivid every time you switch on the TV the TV location is set to Shop A setting meant for in store promotion To set the TV for Home use 1 Press and select Setup and press OK 2 Select TV settings General settings Location and press OK 3 Select Home and press OK 4 Press repeatedly if nec...

Page 42: ...up and press OK 2 Select TV settings Picture Advanced Colour 3 Select Colour Temperature and press OK 3 Select Normal Warm or Cool Or select Custom if you want to customise a colour temperature yourself 4 Press repeatedly if necessary to close the menu Custom colour temperature With Custom colour temperature you can set a colour temperature yourself To set a custom colour temperature first select ...

Page 43: ...tch on or off 1 Press and select Setup and press OK 2 Select TV settings Picture Advanced Sharpness Ultra resolution 3 Select On or Off 4 Press repeatedly if necessary to close the menu Noise reduction With Noise reduction you can filter out and reduce the level of image noise To adjust the noise reduction 1 Press and select Setup and press OK 2 Select TV settings Picture Advanced Sharpness Noise ...

Page 44: ...sic Ideal for listening to music Game Ideal for gaming News IIdeal for speech Restore a style The selected style will store the changes you made We recommend to adjust the sound settings for the style Personal only The Sound Style Personal can save its settings for each individual connected device in Sources menu To restore the style to its original setting 1 Press and select Setup and press OK 2 ...

Page 45: ... speakers or device speakers in the Picture and sound menu To set the TV speakers 1 Press and select Setup and press OK 2 Select TV settings Sound Advanced TV speakers 3 Press right and select Off On EasyLink or EasyLink autostart 4 Press repeatedly if necessary to close the menu Clear sound With Clear sound you improve the sound for speech Ideal for news programmes You can switch the speech impro...

Page 46: ...und offset and press OK 4 Press repeatedly if necessary to close the menu 14 3 General settings Menu language To change the language of the TV menus and messages 1 Press and select Setup and press OK 2 Select TV settings General settings Menu language 3 Select on the language you need 4 Press repeatedly if necessary to close the menu Clock Date and Time Automatic In some countries digital broadcas...

Page 47: ...ct inside the slider bar to adjust the value The value 0 Off deactivates the automatic switch off 4 Press repeatedly if necessary to close the menu Location To set the TV for Home use 1 Press and select Setup and press OK 2 Select TV settings General settings Location and press OK 3 Select Home and press OK 4 Press repeatedly if necessary to close the menu TV placement As part of the first install...

Page 48: ...ck the corresponding values European energy label The European Energy Label informs you on the energy efficiency class of this product The greener the energy efficiency class of this product is the lower the energy it consumes On the label you can find the energy efficiency class the average power consumption of this product in use and the average energy consumption for 1 year You can also find th...

Page 49: ...SO IEC 13818 2 MPEG4 SD HD ISO IEC 14496 10 Digital audio playback ISO IEC 13818 3 15 3 Reception for PxK models Aerial input 75 ohm coaxial IEC75 Tuner bands Hyperband S Channel UHF VHF DVB DVB T terrestrial antenna COFDM 2K 8K DVB C cable QAM Analogue video playback NTSC SECAM PAL Digital video playback MPEG2 SD HD ISO IEC 13818 2 MPEG4 SD HD ISO IEC 14496 10 Digital audio playback ISO IEC 13818...

Page 50: ...968 2 mm Height 616 5 mm Depth 205 7 mm Weight 9 46 kg 49PUx4900 without TV stand Width 1099 2 mm Height 632 mm Depth 78 6 mm Weight 11 48 kg with TV stand Width 1099 2 mm Height 683 7 mm Depth 210 8 mm Weight 11 89 kg 55PUx4900 without TV stand Width 1239 2 mm Height 711 6 mm Depth 79 2 mm Weight 15 3 kg with TV stand Width 1239 2 mm Height 764 1 mm Depth 210 8 mm Weight 15 6 kg 15 7 Connectivity...

Page 51: ...ltimedia connections USB FAT FAT 32 NTFS only connect USB devices that consume 500 mA of power or less Supported image files JPEG jpg jpeg PNG png jpg Supported audio files MPEG1 mp3 Supported video files avi mp4 mov mkv mpg mpeg Supported subtitle format SRT multiple language support 51 ...

Page 52: ... 16 3 Open source software This television contains open source software TP Vision Europe B V hereby offers to deliver upon request a copy of the complete corresponding source code for the copyrighted open source software packages used in this product for which such offer is requested by the respective licences This offer is valid up to three years after product purchase to anyone in receipt of th...

Page 53: ...amebuffer Device It is a complete hardware abstraction layer with software fallbacks for every graphics operation that is not supported by the underlying hardware DirectFB adds graphical power to embedded systems and sets a new standard for graphics under Linux Source http directfb org libTomMath 0 42 0 LibTom Projects are open source libraries written in portable C under WTFPL The libraries suppo...

Page 54: ...ument like start tags Source http expat sourceforge net libdrm libdrm provides core library routines for the X Window System to directly interface with video hardware using the Linux kernel s Direct Rendering Manager DRM Source http dri freedesktop org libdrm FFMpeg 0 6 A complete cross platform solution to record convert and stream audio and video Source www ffmpeg org 54 ...

Page 55: ...with the TV The TV goes back to standby after showing the Philips startup screen When the TV is in standby a Philips startup screen is displayed then the TV returns 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 on the remote control or the TV The sta...

Page 56: ...f the TV does not recognise the HDMI device and no picture is displayed switch the source from one device to another and back again 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 EasyLink do...

Page 57: ...email You can download new TV software or the manual to read on your computer 17 5 Consumer Care Repair For support and repair call the Consumer Care hotline in your country Find the telephone number in the printed documentation that came with the TV Or consult our website www philips com support TV model number and serial number You might be asked to provide the TV product model number and serial...

Page 58: ... access to the power plug power cord and outlet socket at all times Risk of injury or damage to the TV Two people are required to lift and carry a TV that weighs more than 25 kg or 55 lbs If you mount the TV on a stand only use the supplied stand Secure the stand to the TV tightly Place the TV on a flat level surface that can support the weight of the TV and the stand When wall mounted ensure that...

Page 59: ...revent 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 18 2 Screen care Never touch push rub or strike the screen with any object Unplug the TV before cleaning Clean the TV and frame with a soft damp cloth and wipe ...

Page 60: ...ectric shock Never remove the TV cover Always contact Philips TV Customer Care for service or repairs Any operation expressly prohibited in this manual or any adjustments and assembly procedures not recommended or authorised in this manual shall void the warranty Pixel characteristics This LCD LED product has a high number of colour pixels Although it has effective pixels of 99 999 or more black d...

Page 61: ...o use interactive television features is owned by S T CLIENT SYSTEMS LIMITED the Owner You are permitted to use the Software only in conjunction with this product Kensington Kensington and Micro Saver are registered US trademarks of ACCO World Corporation with issued registrations and pending applications in other countries throughout the world Other trademarks All other registered and unregistere...

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