Philips 40PFL8505 - Manual

To open or close the Home menu h . Open the Home menu as a starting point to operate the TV. In the Home menu, you can start or stop a TV activity. Like watching TV - Watch TV - or watching a movie from a connected DVD player. To open or close the Browse menu e . With an activity started in the Home...

To connect a DVD, Blu-ray Disc player or game console, use the HDMI connection. The HDMI connection offers the best picture and sound quality and, if your device has EasyLink (HDMI -CEC), the TV can add the device in the Home menu automatically. When a device is added in the Home menu, you can selec...

Contact your dealer for more information. Go to www.philips.com/support to find FAQs featuring the list of HD channels or providers in your country. Network and Net TV PC network You can connect the TV to your PC network. Enjoy your pictures, videos and music files from your PC on a big TV screen. R...

1.2 Setting up Wall or stand mounting The 2- in- 1 stand that comes with the TV, can be used as a table- top stand or as a wall mount bracket. Instructions to mount the 2- in- 1 stand are also included in the printed Start guide. Read the instructions on the following pages. Caution Wall mounting th...

VESA info Your TV is prepared for a VESA- compliant wall mount bracket (not included). VESA codes to purchase the bracket: - 81cm/32" VESA MIS -F 100,100,M6 - 94cm/37" VESA MIS -F 200, 300, M6 - 102cm/40" VESA MIS -F 200, 300, M6 - 46PFL8505/8605 : VESA MIS -F 200, 300, M6 - 46PFL9705 : ...

Position the TV at the ideal viewing distance. Get more from HD TV picture or any picture without straining your eyes. Find the 'sweet spot', right in front of the TV, for the best possible TV experience and relaxed viewing. The ideal distance to watch TV from is three times its diagonal screen size...

CH Channel Press CH (Channel) - or + to switch channels. Or use the W or X keys on the remote control. To begin / Keys on the TV 17 Downloaded From TV-Manual.com Manuals

2 2.1 Use your TV Remote control Overview 1 Standby O To switch the TV on or back to standby. 2 Home h To open or close the Home menu. 3 Navigation key To navigate up, down, left or right. 4 OK key To activate a selection. 5 Browse e To open or close the Browse menu. 6 Next W To switch to the next c...

13 Red colour key To open interactive TV or to select a Text page. 14 Green colour key To open the Eco settings or to select a Text page. 15 Yellow colour key To open and close Help or to select a Text page. 16 Blue colour key To select a Text page. 17 Number keys and text keypad To select a TV chan...

Remove the batteries if you are not using the remote control for a long time. Dispose of batteries according to the end of use directives. Read Help > To begin > Setting up > End of use . Cleaning Your remote control is treated with a scratch-resistant coating. To clean the remote control, ...

2.2 Menus h Home With the Home menu, you can start watching TV or a movie disc or start any other activity. You can add an activity when you connect a device to the TV. Press h to open the Home menu . To start an activity , select it with the navigation keys and press OK . To close the Home menu, pr...

Enter text with the remote control keypad Use the navigation keys to position the cursor in the text. Press b (Back) to delete a character. Use the remote control keypad as you do for SMS/text messaging to enter a character. Use the 1 key to select a special character. Select Clear to delete a chara...

2.3 Watch TV Switch channels To watch TV and switch TV channels, make sure the Watch TV activity is selected in the Home menu. To watch TV, press h , select Watch TV and press OK . To switch TV channels , press W or X on the remote control. You can use the number keys if you know the channel number ...

Set up a favourite channel While watching TV, press e to open the Browse menu. Select Channel list and press OK . Navigate to a channel you want to mark as favourite and press o (Options). Select Mark as favourite . In the Channel list, the favourite channel is marked with a F . You can unmark a fav...

• Movie expand Scales the picture to a 16:9 format. • Wide screen Stretches the picture to a 16:9 format. • Unscaled Expert mode for HD or PC input. Pixel for pixel display. Black bars may appear with pictures from a PC. Switch to standby If the TV is on, press O on the remote control to switch to s...

2.4 Watch a connected device Select a device When a connected devices is added to the Home menu, you can easily select it. To select and watch a connected device or activity, press h to open the Home menu and select the device or its activity and press OK . Make sure the device is switched on. Read ...

2.5 Ambilight Benefits With Ambilight, you enjoy a more relaxed viewing experience and improved perceived picture quality. Dim the lighting conditions in the room and position the TV up to 25cm away from the wall for the best Ambilight effect. To prevent poor infrared remote control reception, posit...

3 3.1 More on ... Text Text pages Open Text To open Text, while watching TV, press e (Browse) and select Text . To close Text, press b (Back). Select a Text page To select a page … • Enter the page number with the number keys.• Press W or X • Press u or v . • Press a colour key to select a colour-co...

In Text, press o (Options) to select the following: • Freeze page • Dual screen • T.O.P. overview • Enlarge • Reveal • Cycle subpages • Language Freeze page To stop the automatic rotation of subpages, press o (Options) and select Freeze page . Dual screen / Full screen To show the TV channel and Tex...

3.2 Interactive TV Benefits Interactive TV can offer additional infotainment or programmes on a digital TV channel. Interactive TV is dependent on the country or broadcast. Benefits range from enhanced text to online TV and much more. For some iTV services, you need a high -speed connection to the I...

3.3 Multimedia Browse USB You can view photos or play your music and videos from a USB memory device. Insert a USB device in the USB connection on the left-hand side of the TV while the TV is switched on. The TV detects the device and opens a list showing its content. If the list does notappear auto...

3.4 Locks and timers Child locks To prevent children from watching a channel or a programme, you can lock channels or block age - rated programmes. Parental rating Some digital broadcasters have programmes rated. When the rating is equal or higher than the rating you have set for your child’s age, t...

3.5 Subtitles and languages Subtitles Programme subtitles are available most of the time. You can set subtitles to be constantly displayed. How to set constant subtitles depends on whether a channel is analogue or digital. For digital channels, a preferred subtitle language can be set. For analogue ...

3.6 Universal access Switch on With Universal access switched on, the TV is set for use for hearing and visually impaired people. Switch on If you did not switch on Universal access at first use, you can still switch it on in Setup.To switch on Universal access, press h > Setup > TV settings &...

4 4.1 Setup Picture, Sound, Ambilight Smart settings You can adjust each Smart setting with the settings in Picture or Sound in Setup, TV settings. Adjust the brightness for a particular Smart picture or adjust the bass for a Smart sound. To return to the original smart setting values, undoing the a...

5 5.1 Connections First connections Power cable Insert the power cable in the power socket of the TV. When disconnecting the power cable, always pull the plug, never the cable. Although this TV has a very low standby power consumption, switch off the TV with the power switch to save energy if you do...

Video If you have a device with only a Video (CVBS) connection , you need to use a Video to Scart adapter (not supplied). You can add the Audio L/R connections. Connect the adapter to the Scart connection of the TV. VGA Use a VGA cable (DE15 connector) to connect a computer to the TV. With this conn...

5.3 Connect devices SoundBar Use an HDMI cable to connect the device to the TV. If you use the HDMI -ARC connections on both TV and device, no other cable is needed. If not, read on. If you do not use the HDMI -ARC connection, add a digital audio cable (cinch coaxial). Blu- ray Disc / DVD player Use...

Home Theatre System with disc player Use an HDMI cable to connect the device to the TV. If you use the HDMI -ARC connections on both TV and device, no other cable is needed. If not, read on. If you do not use the HDMI -ARC connection, add a digital audio cable (cinch coaxial). Connections / Connect ...

Audio to Video synchronisation (sync) If the sound does not match with the video on screen, you can set a delay on most DVD Home Theatre Systems to match the sound and video. Read more about Audio to Video sync in Help > Setup > Devices > Audio to Video sync . Do not connect the audio signa...

Digital HD receiver First, use 2 antenna cables to connect the device to the TV. Use an HDMI cable to connect the device to the TV. 60 Connections / Connect devices Downloaded From TV-Manual.com Manuals

5.4 Connect more devices Game Connect a game console to the side or back of the TV. You can use an HDMI, YPbPr or Scart connection. If your game console only has Video (CVBS) and Audio L/R output, use a Video Audio L/R to Scart adapter to connect to the Scart connection. Picture delay To prevent pic...

If the list with the content of the camera does not appear automatically, your camera might need to be set to transfer its content with PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol). Read the user manual of the digital photo camera. Camcorder Connect a camcorder to the side or back of the TV. You can use an HDMI,...

TV as PC monitor You can connect the TV to your computer as a PC monitor. Before connecting the PC, set the PC monitor refresh rate to 60 Hz. See the following pages for how to connect your computer. Use a VGA cable to connect the PC to the VGA connector and an audio L/R cable to connect the VGA Aud...

Ideal TV setting Set the TV Picture format to Unscaled for the sharpest picturequality. While watching TV, press o , select Picture format and select Unscaled . For a list of supported resolutions see Help > Specifications > Display resolutions . Decoder Use a scart cable to connect a decoder ...

5.5 Network Wired To set up the wired network connection , read Help > Setup > Network Connect the router to the TV with a network cable. To fullfill EMC regulations, use a shielded FTP Cat. 5E ethernet cable. Wi- Fi Ready This TV is Wi-Fi Ready. With the Wireless USB adapter PTA01 accessory (...

5.7 Common Interface CAM CAM Scrambled digital TV channels can be decoded with a Conditional Access Module (CAM ). Digital TV service operators provide the CAM when you subscribe to their services. Contact a digital TV service operator for more information and to see terms & conditions. Insert a...

6 6.1 Troubleshooting Contact information If the advice and suggestions in Troubleshooting do not help resolve the problem, try switching the TV off and back on again. Warning If your TV breaks down, NEVER try to repair the TV yourself. Consumer Care If the TV problem is not solved you can call the ...

6.2 TV and remote control The TV does not switch on • Switch the TV off and on again with the switch on the bottom of the TV. • Check the power cable connection. • Try using the keys on the TV to switch on. The TV does not switch on from standby • Check that the batteries of the remote control are n...

6.4 Picture and sound No picture • Check if the antenna is connected properly. • Check if the correct device is selected and connected properly.• Check the contrast or brightness setting in h > Setup > TV settings > Contrast or Brightness . The picture is poor • Bad weather can influence th...

7 7.1 Specifications Software Software version To view the current TV software version, press h > Setup > Software settings and press OK . Select Current software info and read Version: . Open source software This television contains open source software . Philips hereby offers to deliver or m...

7.3 Power and reception Power Product specifications are subject to change without notice. For more specification details of this product see www.philips.com/support. Power • Mains power : AC 220-240V +/ -10% • Ambient temperature : 5°C to 35°C • Standby power consumtion : < 0.15W • Power saving ...

7.4 Display and sound Display / Picture • Diagonal size : - 32PFL8605 : 81cm / 32" - 37PFL8605 : 94cm / 37" - 40PFL8505/8605 : 102cm / 40" - 46PFL8505/8605 : 116cm / 46" - 52PFL8605 : 132cm / 52" • Picture enhancement : - Perfect Pixel HD Engine - 32PFL8605 : 100Hz Clear LCD - 37...

7.5 Display resolutions Video formats Resolution — Refresh rate • 480i - 60 Hz • 480p - 60 Hz • 576i - 50 Hz • 576p - 50 Hz • 720p - 50 Hz, 60 Hz • 1080i - 50 Hz, 60 Hz • 1080p - 24 Hz, 25 Hz, 30 Hz • 1080p - 50 Hz, 60 Hz Computer formats Resolution — Refresh rate • 640 x 480p — 60 Hz (VGA/HDMI) • 8...

7.8 Dimensions and weights 32PFL8605 Width 779 mm Height 496 mm Depth 44 mm Weight ±13 kg . . . with TV stand Height 532 mm Depth 228 mm Weight ±16 kg 37PFL8605 Width 900 mm Height 565 mm Depth 44 mm Weight ±16 kg . . . with TV stand Height 601 mm Depth 248 mm Weight ±19 kg 40PFL8505/8605 Width 965 ...

Index 2 2-in -1 stand 10 A Add your devices 23 Adjust menu 25 Ambilight 32 Ambilight colour 32 Audio Out delay 49 Auto subtitle shift 49 B Balance 45 Black bars 29 Browse menu 23 C CAM 68 Channel list 24 Channel list options 24 Channels 27 CI+ 68 Clear Net TV history 36 Clear Net TV memory 35 Clock ...