Philips 42PFL6907T/12 - User Manual

2 Setting up 2.1 TV stand and wall mounting TV Stand You can find the mounting instructions of the TV stand in the Quick Start Guide that came with the TV. In case you lost this guide, you can download the guide from www.philips.com Use the product type number of the TV to look for the Quick Start G...

2.5 Network Wireless connection What you need To connect the TV wirelessly to the Internet, you need a wireless router . Use a high-speed (broadband) connection to the Internet. Media server software With media server software on your computer, you can open your photos, music and videos stored on yo...

Ideal monitor setting If your computer is added as a Computer type of device in the Source menu (list of connections), the TV is set to the ideal Computer setting automatically. If 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 watchi...

Network settings Network settings In Help , press * List and look up Network, settings , for more information. Update software Update software In Help , press * List and look up Software, Internet update or Software, USB update , for more information. Software settings Software settings In Help , pr...

3 TV 3.1 Switch on Switch on and off Make sure you plugged in the mains power on the back of the TV before you switch on the TV. If the red indicator light is off, press the small key A on the right, on the back of the TV to put the TV on standby - the red indicator will light up. With the TV on sta...

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. In Help , press * List and look up End of use for more information. Cleaning Your remote control is treated with a scratch-resistant coating. To clean the remote...

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 Text alongside each other, press o OPTIONS and select Dual screen . Select Full screen to switch back to full screen view. T.O.P. overview To open T.O...

View programme details To call up the details of the selected programme, press i INFO . Change day The TV guide can show scheduled programmes for the upcoming days (maximum up to 8 days). To view the schedule of one of the next days, press CH+ . Press CH- to go back to the previous day. Alternativel...

If the TV does not detect the device automatically, select the connection where you connected the device and adjust the Device type and name. Original name and icon To restore the device icon to its original name and type icon, press o OPTIONS , select the Options tab in the menu bar and select Orig...

Audio language Digital TV channels can broadcast audio with several spoken languages for a programme. You can set a preferred primary and secondary audio language. If audio in one of these languages is available, the TV will switch to this audio. If none of the preferred audio languages is available...

Location Location If the TV is located in a shop, you can set the TV to display an in store promotion banner. The Picture style is set to Vivid automatically. The automatic Switch off timer is switched off. To set the TV to Shop location . . . 1 - Press h , select S Setup and press OK . 2 - Select T...

3.10 Ambilight settings Switch Ambilight on and off To get the best Ambilight effect, keep in mind these tips : • Dim the lighting conditions in the room and position the TV up to 25 cm away from the wall. • Adjust Ambilight according to the colour of your wall at home in the Wall colour setting. • ...

To change the Lounge light colour scheme, press AMBILIGHT again. To switch off Lounge light, press and hold AMBILIGHT for a few seconds. You can also set up the colour scheme in the TV settings menu. With the TV switched on, press h , select S Setup and press OK . Select TV settings > Ambilight &...

• To avoid discomfort such as dizziness, headache or disorientation, we recommend not watching 3D for extended periods of time. If you experience any discomfort, stop watching 3D and do not immediately engage in any potentially hazardous activity (for example driving a car) until your symptoms have ...

5 Smart TV 5.1 Home menu From the Home menu, you can start any activity you can do with the TV. Open the Home menu to start watching TV or start watching a disc on your Home Theatre System. Also in the Home menu, you can open Smart TV to surf the Internet, start Skype or open Help if you need inform...

To return to the Smart TV start page, press L LIST or b . Add an App to your list In the App gallery, select the App icon and press OK . Select Add and press OK . Alternatively, select Add and move to add it and immediately position the App where you want it in your list. Start an App To start an Ap...

To make a 10-second jump forward or backward in a video, press x or w . To rewind or go fast forward, press ! or ‹ . Press the keys several times to speed up - 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x. To stop the video playback, press q (Stop). Info To view info on a video (playhead position, duration, title, date, et...

You can press w repeatedly until you reach the start of the broadcast buffer or the maximum time span. Progress bar 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 use the ‹ (Forward), ! (Rewind), p (Pause) or q (Stop) keys on the remote control. Expired recording Broadcasters can limit the number of days a recording can be viewed. A recording in the list can show the number of days before it expires. Failed recording When a scheduled recording was pre...

6 Skype 6.1 What is Skype? With Skype™ you can make video calls on your TV for free. You can call and see your friends from anywhere in the world. Talk to your friends while watching them on the big screen of your TV. To make a video call on Skype, you need the separately sold Philips PTA317 TV came...

No emergency calls No emergency calls - Skype is not a replacement for your telephone and cannot be used for emergency calling. 6.3 Contacts Contacts page On the ! Contacts page you can find your list of Skype contacts. The contacts are shown with their Skype Name. On this page, you can add, block o...

Block a contact You can block any Skype user from finding you online. A blocked contact will be unable to contact you with Skype. A blocked contact will not be notified, you will always appear to be offline in the contact list of the blocked contact. On the ! Contacts page, select a contact and pres...

Also, new contact requests will be shown immediately. Skype during rental movies and Pause TV While you are watching a rental movie from a broadcaster or video store, or using Pause TV, accepting a Skype call will interrupt the movie or paused programme. To resume watching the rental movie, you need...

Navigate to the menu bar and select S Settings to open the Settings page. Select Online status and then select the online status you want your contacts to see when you are online and press OK . Ringtone volume You can adjust the Skype ringtone volume. Navigate to the menu bar and select S Settings t...

7 Games 7.1 Play a game With a game console connected to the TV, you can play games on TV. Start a game Switch on the game console and press h , select the icon you have set for your game console (e.g. Game or Player) and press OK to view the game. Ideal game setting For some games, where speed and ...

8 TV Specifications 8.1 Environmental Saving energy Energy saving bundles the TV settings that help the environment. While you are watching TV channels, press * to open Eco settings . Active settings are marked with a fi . Press * again to close. Energy saving This Smart picture setting sets the pic...

Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of your old products with your normal household waste. Correct disposal of your old product helps to prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health. Your product contains batteries covered by the European Direc...

• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n (built-in) Supported USB file systems • FAT 16, FAT 32, NTFS Playback formats • Containers : 3GP, AVCHD, AVI, DivX®, MPEG-PS, MPEG- TS, MPEG-4, Matroska (MKV), Quicktime (MOV), Windows Media (ASF/WMV/WMA) • Video Codecs : DivX®, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2, MPEG-4 Part 10 AVC (...

9 TV Software 9.1 Software version To view the current TV software version, press h , select S Setup and press OK . Select Software settings and press OK . Select Current software info and see Version: . . . . 9.2 Software update Software update from Internet If the TV is connected to the Internet, ...

10 Support 10.1 Register Register your TV and enjoy a range of benefits including full support (including downloads), privileged access to information about new products, exclusive offers and discounts, the chance to win prizes and even participate in special surveys about new releases. Go to www.ph...

11 Copyrights and licences 11.1 HDMI HDMI® The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries. 11.2 Dolby Dolby® Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dol...

Index 3 3D glasses, type 38 3D glasses, use 38 3D, 2D to 3D 38 3D, cleaning glasses 39 3D, health warning 38 3D, optimal viewing 38 A Active control 18 Ambilight colour 35 Ambilight, dynamic 35 Ambilight, mode 35 Ambilight, placement 35 Ambilight, setup 35 Ambilight, switch on or off 35 Ambilight, T...