Page 5 - Important; Safety
1 Important Read this user manual before you star t to use thisproduct. Pay attention to this section and closely follow theinstr uctions. The warranty does not apply todamage caused by not taking into account theinstr uctions. 1.1 Safety • To avoid shor t circuit, never expose the product to rain o...
Page 6 - Television overview; Controls; Connections
2 Your TV This section gives you an over view of the controlsand functions of this TV. 2.1 Television overview Controls 1 Remote control sensor 2 Power switch 3 Program/Channel up and down 4 Menu 5 Volume up and down Connectors 1 Back connector s 2 Left side connector s For more info see section 7 C...
Page 7 - Product highlights; Full High Definition LCD display; Get started; Position the TV screen; Position the Essence
ENGLISH 2.2 How to enjoy HD TV ? This TV can display High Definition TV programmes.But to enjoy HD TV you need to get programmesin HD fir st. The picture quality of this TV withoutHD programmes is just normal TV. You can receive HD programmes from ...- a Blu-ray Disc player, connected to HDMI, with ...
Page 8 - Mount the wall mount bracket; Caution; VESA compliant wallmounting; Prepare for VESA wallmounting; Unmount the TV stand; Lower the TV stand
3.3 Mount the speaker bar You can mount the supplied attachable speaker barto the TV screen. See the supplied Star t booklet.You can also download this booklet fromwww.philips.com/suppor t. 3.4 Wall mounting You can wall mount the TV screen with thesupplied wall mount bracket.How to mount the TV scr...
Page 9 - Remote control batteries; Single cable between the; Inser t the antenna cable tightly into the; Power cable; Inser t the mains cord tightly.
3.6 Remote control batteries ) Caution This product contains lithium batteries. There isdanger of explosion if the batteries are incorrectlyreplaced. Replace only with the same or equivalenttype. ‡ Open the batter y cover on the back of theremote control. ® Make sure the + and sides of the batteries...
Page 10 - Switch on or off - Standby; Note; Watch TV; Switch channels; Volume
4 Use your TV Learn how to operate your TV for daily use. 4.1 Switch on or off - Standby r Note The TV may take up to 15 seconds to turn on. To switch on the TV:• Press B Power at the front of the TV hub if the standby indicator is off. • Press B on the remote control if the standby indicator is on....
Page 11 - Watch connected devices; Watch a DVD; Select a Teletext page
4.3 Watch channels from a digital receiver ‡ Switch on the digital receiver.The picture from your receiver automaticallyappear s on the screen. ® Use the remote control of your digital receiverto select TV channels. If the picture does not appear : ‡ Press the Source v key. ® Press o or œ to select ...
Page 12 - Use more of your TV; Remote control; Remote control overview
Use more of your TV 5 Use more of your TV This section helps you perform advanced TVoperations including how to:• use the menus • adjust picture and sound settings • make use of Teletext • create favourite channel lists • make advantage of Electronic Programme Guide • set locks and timer s • set sub...
Page 13 - TV menus; The menu
15 +P- Channel up or down To switch to the next or previous channel inthe channel list. 16 Menu Ï To switch the menu on or off. 17 On screen information INFO To show channel or programme information ifavailable. 18 Dual screen b To show teletext on the right and the pictureon the left of the screen....
Page 14 - Use of the menu; Picture and Sound settings; Smart settings
Use more of your TV 5.2.2 Use of the menu Learn to use the menus with this example. ‡ Press Menu Ï . The TV menu appear s on the screen. ® Press o or œ to select Picture . Ò Press π to enter the picture settings. † Press œ to select Brightness. º Press π to enter the brightness setting. ◊ Press o or...
Page 15 - Picture settings
Use more of your TV 5.3.3 Picture settings This section describes how to adjust all picturesettings individually. ‡ Press Menu Ï . ® Select Picture and press π to enter the list. Ò Press o or œ to select a setting. • Contrast Changes the level of bright par ts in the picturebut keeps the dar k par t...
Page 16 - Widescreen picture format
Use more of your TV 5.3.4 Widescreen picture format Avoid black bar s on the sides or on top andbottom of the picture. Change the picture formatto a format that fills the screen. ‡ Press q to switch on the Picture format menu. ® Press o or œ to select an available picture format. Ò Press OK . † Pres...
Page 17 - Teletext; Select a teletext language
Use more of your TV • Volume – Visually impaired (UK only) Changes the volume of the selected Visuallyimpaired audio language in the Setup, Installationmenu. See section 6.1 Automatic installation . • Balance Sets the balance of the left and rightloudspeaker s to fit best your listening position. • ...
Page 19 - Create favourite channel; Select a favourite list
Use more of your TV 5.5 Create favourite channel lists View the All channels list or set up a Favourite listof your own with your preferred TV channels andradio stations. 5.5.1 Select a favourite list You can select one of the favourite channel lists. ‡ Press OK . The fir st time after you have fini...
Page 20 - Electronic Programme; Switch on EPG
Use more of your TV 5.6 Electronic Programme Guide - EPG - The Electronic Programme guide is an on screenguide to scheduled digital TV programmes.You can navigate, select and view programmes bytime, title or genre. There are two types of EPG,‘Now and Next’ and ‘7 or 8 day’ EPG. When digital channels...
Page 21 - Timers and locks; Automatically switch to standby; Tip
Use more of your TV 5.7 Timers and locks This section describes how to switch the TV on oroff at a specified time and to lock or unlock the TV. 5.7.1 Automatically switch to standby Sleeptimer switches the TV to standby after a time. ‡ Press Menu Ï on the remote control and select Features > Slee...
Page 22 - Subtitles; Watch and play your
Use more of your TV Set an age rating to a digital programme Some digital broadcaster s have their programmesrated (depending on your countr y). When therating is higher than your child’s age, theprogramme will be locked. ‡ Select Custom lock . ® Press π to enter. Ò Press o or œ to select Parental r...
Page 23 - slideshow and play music; Slideshow settings; Thumbnails; Listen to music; Music settings
Use more of your TV 5.9.3 Watch your pictures, start a slideshow and play music Look up your pictures in the Picture album of yourUSB device. ‡ Select the Picture folder for the picture files youhave stored on your USB device. ® Press π to enter the Picture folder. Ò Press o or œ to select a picture...
Page 24 - Watch a slideshow with background music; Watch photos or listen to music from; Listen to digital radio
Use more of your TV Watch a slideshow with background music Watch a slideshow of your stored picturesaccompanied with your stored background music. ‡ Select an album of songs fir st and press OK . ® Highlight the Picture folder and select an albumof pictures and press OK . 5.9.4 Watch photos or list...
Page 25 - Step 1: TV identification; Menu; Step 2: Software download from the PC to; Send; Step 3: Software update transfer to the TV
Use more of your TV 5.11 Software update Philips continually tries to improve its products. Tobenefit, update the TV software regular ly. To updateyour TV software you need a USB Memor y device(not supplied). Verify that your USB memor y device has at least128Mb free space. Make sure the write prote...
Page 26 - Operation successful; Software update by digital broadcast; Now
Use more of your TV † The update process star ts automatically. Please wait. The update is finished when the message‘ Operation successful ’ appears on the screen. º Remove the USB memor y device from the TVhub. ◊ Press B on the remote control. Never press more than once and never use the Power B sw...
Page 27 - Channel installation; Automatic installation; Step 1: Menu language; Step 2: Select your country
Channel installation 6 Channel installation The fir st time you switched on your TV • you have selected the language of the TV menus and the countr y where you are located • all the available TV Channels have been installed.This chapter provides instr uctions on how toreinstall channels as well as o...
Page 29 - Rearrange stored channels
Channel installation 6.2 Analogue: Manual installation You can tune-in analogue TV channels channel bychannel manually with Manual installation. 6.2.1 Select the system ‡ Press Menu Ï and select Setup > Installation > Channel installation > Analogue: Manual installation . ® Press π to enter...
Page 30 - Reorder the channels; Channel management; Automatic search; Digital reception test; Factory settings
Channel installation Ò Press o or œ in the channel list to select the channel you want to uninstall or reinstall. † Press the green key to uninstall or reinstall thechannel. º Press Menu Ï to quit the menu. 6.3.3 Reorder the channels Change the order of the stored channels. ‡ Press Menu Ï and select...
Page 31 - Connections; Connection overview
Connections 7 Connections 7.1 Connection overview 29 ENGLISH Back connectors 1 Singe cable connector 2 EXT1, EXT2 Scar t connectors for DVD, VCR, Digital receiver,Game console, etc. 3a VGA-EXT3 VGA connector for a PC . 3b AUDIO L/R Audio L/R input to be used together with theVGA connector or the YPb...
Page 32 - About connections; HDMI; – Higher quality
Connections 7.2 About connections 7.2.1 What you need to know Connect your device with the highest possiblequality connection.Look for the highest quality connection on yourdevice. Use that connection to your TV hub. HDMI - Highest quality ★★★★★ An HDMI connection has the best picture andsound quali...
Page 33 - HDMI with EasyLink; Connect with the
Connections 7.2.2 HDMI with EasyLink Connected devices that are compliant with theHDMI CEC standard can wor k together. ‡ Press Menu Ï > Setup > Installation > Preferences and press π to enter the list. ® Press o or œ to select EasyLink . Ò Press π to enter. † Press o or œ to select On or O...
Page 34 - DVD player; Use a scar t cable to connect the device to the; DVD Recorder or Digital Receiver; Use a scar t cable and 2 antenna cables.; DVD Recorder and Digital Receiver; Use 3 scar t cables and 3 antenna cables.
Connections 7.4.1 DVD player Use a scar t cable to connect the device to the EXT1 input at the back of the TV hub. 7.4.2 DVD Recorder or Digital Receiver Use a scar t cable and 2 antenna cables. 7.4.3 DVD Recorder and Digital Receiver Use 3 scar t cables and 3 antenna cables. 32 2730.3 en 05-03-2009...
Page 35 - Satellite receiver
7.4.4 DVD Recorder and Home TheatreSystem Use a scar t cable, 2 antenna cables and 1 digitalaudio (cinch) cable. 7.4.5 DVD Recorder and DVD HomeTheatre System Use 2 scar t cables, 2 antenna cables and 1 digitalaudio (cinch) cable. 7.4.6 Satellite receiver Use a scar t cable and 2 antenna cables. Con...
Page 36 - Use an HDMI cable and 2 antenna cables.
Connections 7.4.7 HD Digital receiver / HD satellitereceiver Use an HDMI cable and 2 antenna cables. 7.4.8 DVD-R, Home Theatre System andDigital receiver Use 3 scar t cables, 3 antenna cables and 1 audio(cinch) cable. 7.4.9 Blu-ray Disc player Use an HDMI cable. 34 2730.3 en 05-03-2009 15:15 Pagina ...
Page 38 - Connection setup; Naming your devices
Connections 7.4.12 Personal Computer You can connect your PC directly to the TV hub.The Essence Full HD screen wor ks as a monitor ofyour PC .For more features you can connect your PC in aPC networ k. See section 7.7 PC network . As a monitor the PC can be connected with a DVIto HDMI adaptor. Altern...
Page 39 - Decoder channels; Preparing for digital; Warning
Connections 7.5.2 Decoder channels Decoder s that decode an antenna channel areconnected to EXT1 or EXT2 (scar t). You have to assign the TV channel as a channel tobe decoded. Then assign the connection where thedecoder is connected. ‡ Press Menu Ï on the remote control and select Setup > Install...
Page 40 - PC network; What you need; Hub
Connections 7.7 PC network You can link up your TV on a PC networ k in yourhome. Watch your photos and listen to your musicfrom any linked PC on the TV. The PC networ kfeature of this TV is DLNA cer tified.You can use Microsoft Windows XP or Vista, IntelMac OSX or Linux.An example of a home PC netwo...
Page 41 - Windows Media Player v11on Windows Vista
7.7.4 Media server settings Media ser ver s need to be set for sharing their filesand folder s. Follow the instr uctions closely to setyour specific ser ver. Windows Media Player v11on Windows Vista Set for network sharing In Windows Media Player select Library from the menu and select Media sharing...
Page 42 - Windows Media Player v11 on Windows XP
With Advanced Options open, you can add specific folder s to the list to share. Click Add . In the Add Folder window select a folder with music, photos or videos you want to share withother devices (your TV). Click OK . In the Add To Library window the newly added folder is shown. You can add more f...
Page 46 - Supported display resolutions
8 Technical data Picture / Display • Display type: LCD Full HD W-UXGA• Panel resolution: 1920x1080p• Perfect Pixel HD picture enhancement• 1080p 24/25/30/50/60Hz processing• 100 Hz Clear LCD Supported display resolutions • Computer formats Resolution Refresh rate 640 x 480p 60Hz (VGA/HDMI) 600 x 800...
Page 47 - Power
Technical data 45 ENGLISH Power • Mains power : AC 220-240V (±10%)• Power and standby power consumption: See technical specification on www.philips.com • Ambient temperature: 5°C - 35°C Specifications are subject to change without notice.For more specification details of this product seewww.philips....
Page 48 - Television and remote control
9 Troubleshooting Television and remote control The TV does not switch on • Verify the mains cord connection.• Verify if both connectors of the single cable are connected properly to the TV hub and to the TVscreen. • Verify if you pulled out the plastic insulation sheet from the batteries of the rem...
Page 50 - Never try to repair the TV yourself.
If your problem is not solved Switch your TV off and on again, that may help. If not,call our Consumer Care or consult our websitewww.philips.com/suppor t. Find the Consumer Care telephone numbers on theback cover of this manual. Please, have the TV Model and Product Numberready before you call. You...
Page 53 - digital
Information about how tore-tune your TV during the digital TV switchover. Keep this user manual safe- you'll need it. ......................................... Television in the UK is going digital, bringing us allmore choice and new ser vices. Star ting in late 2007and ending in 2012, television se...
Page 54 - When does switchover happen?; Visit us at
When does switchover happen? * Calls charged at BT rate of 3p pr minute daytime and 1p per minute evenings and weekends. Rates may var y for calls from non-BT lines. Visit us at digitaluk.co.uk Call us on 0845 6 50 50 50 * * Copeland switches on October 17, 2007 The exact date you switchdepends on t...
Page 56 - Contact information; Local
Printed in Belgium Contact information Type no. Product no. België / Belgique078 250 145 € 0.06/min Danmark3525 8759 Local Deutschland01803 386 852 € 0.09/min France0821 611 655 € 0.09/min E§§A™ 0 0800 3122 1280 ¢ˆÚÂ¿Ó España902 888 784 € 0.10/min Ireland01 601 1777 Local Italia8403 20086 € 0.08/min...