Philips 58PUS8556/12 - User Manual

2 Setting Up 2.1 Read Safety Read the safety instructions first before you use theTV. To read the instructions, in Help , press the colour key  Keywords and look up Safety Instructions . 2.2 TV Stand and Wall Mounting TV Stand You can find the instructions for mounting the TVstand in the Quick Star...

Although this TV has a very low standby powerconsumption, unplug the power cable to save energyif you do not use the TV for a long period of time. For more information, in Help , press the colour key  Keywords and look up Switching On for more information on switching the TV on or off. 2.5 Antenna ...

3 Remote Control 3.1 Key Overview Top 1 -  Standby / On To switch the TV on or back to Standby. 2 - VOICE microphone 3 -  To select one of the Ambilight style. 4 -  Quick Menu To open the Quick Menu with typical TV functions. 5 -  SOURCES / PAIR • To open or close the Sources menu.• To pair the ...

To open these settings… Press  HOME , select  Settings and press OK . 5 - Select Android Settings and press OK . 6 - Select Device Preferences > Keyboard and press OK . 7 - Select Gboard Settings > Language and press OK . You can set your language keyboard layout here. 8 - Press  Back to cl...

5 Channels 5.1 Install Channels For more information, in Help , press the colour key  Keywords and look up Channel, Antenna Installation or Channel, Installation . 5.2 Channel Lists About Channel Lists After a channel installation, all channels appear onthe All channel list. The channels displayed ...

Select an Audio Language If none of the preferred audio languages areavailable, you can select another audio language ifavailable. If no audio languages are available, youcannot select this option. To select an audio language when none of yourpreferred languages are available… 1 - Press  OPTIONS . ...

Text Setup Text language Some digital TV broadcasters have several Textlanguages available.To set your primary and secondary Text language . . . 1 - Select  Settings > Region and language and press  (right) to enter the menu. 2 - Select Language > Primary Text or Secondary Text and press OK ...

6 Channel Installation 6.1 Satellite Installation About Installing Satellites Up to 4 Satellites You can install up to 4 satellites (4 LNBs) on this TV.Select the exact number of satellites you wish toinstall at the start of the installation. This will speed upthe installation. Unicable You can use ...

Homing Transponder and LNB In some countries, you can adjust the expert settingsfor homing transponder and each LNB. Only use orchange these settings when a normal installation fails.If you have non-standard satellite equipment, youcan use these settings to overrule the standardsettings. Some provid...

6.3 Channel List Copy Introduction Channel List Copy is intended for dealers and expertusers. With Channel List Copy, you can copy the channelsinstalled on one TV onto another Philips TV of thesame range. With Channel List Copy, you avoid thetime-consuming channel search by uploading apredefined cha...

7 Connect Devices 7.1 About Connections Connectivity Guide Always connect a device to the TV with the highestquality connection available. Also, use good qualitycables to ensure a good transfer of picture andsound. When you connect a device, the TV recognizes itstype and gives each device a correct ...

remote control  Settings > General settings > EasyLink > EasyLink remotecontrol > On. Note : • EasyLink might not work with devices from otherbrands.• The HDMI CEC functionality has different names ondifferent brands. Some examples are: Anynet, AquosLink, Bravia Theatre Sync, Kuro Link,...

Connect with HDMI ARC/eARC Use an HDMI cable to connect a Home TheatreSystem (HTS) to the TV. You can connect a PhilipsSoundbar or an HTS with a built-in disc player. HDMI ARC All HDMI connections on the TV can offer the AudioReturn Channel (ARC) signal. But once you haveconnected the Home Theatre S...

instuctions on screen. You will pair the device with theTV and the TV will store the connection. You mightneed to unpair a paired device first if the maximumnumber of paired devices was reached. 5 - Select the type of device and press OK . 6 - Press  (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close the men...

key  Keywords and look up USB Hard Drive . Installation Before you can pause or record a broadcast, youmust 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 not connect another USB de...

Special Keys Keys for entering text • Enter key = OK• Backspace = delete character before cursor• Arrow keys = navigate within a text field• To switch between keyboard layouts, if a secondarylayout is set, press the Ctrl + Spacebar keys simultaneously. Keys for apps and Internet pages • Tab and Shif...

8 Connect yourAndroid TV 8.1 Network and Internet Home Network To enjoy the full capabilities of your Philips AndroidTV, your TV must be connected to the Internet. Connect the TV to a home network with a high-speedInternet connection. You can connect your TVwirelessly or wired to your network router...

Make the Connection  Settings > Wireless and Networks > Wired or Wi- Fi > Connect to Network > Wired. 1 - Connect the router to the TV with a network cable (Ethernet cable**). 2 - Make sure that the router is switched on. 3 - The TV constantly searches for the network connection. 4 - A ...

email address and a password. If you don't have anGoogle Account yet, use your computer or tablet tocreate one (accounts.google.com). To play gameswith Google Play, you need a Google+ profile. If youdid not sign in during the first TV installation, you canalways sign in later. To sign in after you d...

9 Apps 9.1 About Apps You can find your favourite Apps on Apps row in the Home menu. Like apps on your smartphone or tablet, the apps onyour TV offer specific functions for an enriched TVexperience. Apps like YouTube, games, video storesor weather forecasts (a.o.). You can use the InternetBrowser ap...

via the Apps page or by the Add app to favourites item on the Apps row. Some Google Play products and features aren't available in all countries. Find more informationon www.support.google.com/androidtv Google Play Store From the Google Play Store you can download andinstall new apps. Some apps are ...

Lock 18+ rated apps You can lock 18+ rated apps from the Philips apps.This setting controls the 18+ setting in the Philips appsPrivacy Settings. To lock 18+ rated apps… 1 - Select  Settings > Child Lock , select App Lock and press OK . 2 - Select On and press OK . 3 - Press  (left) repeatedly i...

9.6 Storage You can see how much storage space - the internalTV memory - you are using for your apps, videos,music, etc. You can see how much free space you stillhave available for installing new apps. Check yourstorage if apps start to run slow or in case of apptrouble. To see how much storage you ...

10 Internet 10.1 Start Internet You can browse the Internet on your TV. You canview any Internet website but most of them are notprepared for a TV screen. • Some plug-ins (e.g. to view pages or videos) are notavailable on your TV.• You cannot send or download files.• Internet pages are shown one pag...

12 Sources 12.1 Switch to a device From the list of Sources, you can switch to any of theconnected devices. You can switch to a tuner towatch TV, open the content of a connected USB FlashDrive or see the recordings you made on a connectedUSB Hard Drive. You can switch to your connecteddevices to wat...

13 Networks 13.1 Network For more information, in Help , press the colour key  Keywords and look up Network , for more information on connecting the TV to a network. 13.2 Bluetooth Pairing a Device For more information, in Help , press the colour key  Keywords and look up Bluetooth, Pairing for mo...

14 Settings 14.1 Picture Picture Settings Picture Style Select a style  Quick Menu > Frequent Settings > Picture > Picture style. For easy picture adjustment, you can select a presetpicture style. • Personal - The picture preferences you set duringthe first start up.• Vivid - Ideal for day...

2 - Press  (left) repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu.• Fill Screen – automatically enlarges the picture to fill the screen. Picture distortion is minimal, subtitlesremain visible. Not suitable for PC input. Someextreme picture content can still show black bars.Picture content aspect ratio m...

For some Home Theatre Systems you might need toadjust the audio sync delay to synchronise the audioto the video. Select Off if a sound delay is set onyour Home Theatre System. Digital out offset (Only available when Digital out delay set to On)  Settings > Sound > Advanced > Digital out of...

Advanced Ambilight Settings Brightness  Settings > Ambilight > Advanced > Brightness. Press the arrows  (up) or  (down) to set the level of Ambilight brightness. Saturation  Settings > Ambilight > Advanced > Saturation. Press the arrows  (up) or  (down) to set the level of Am...

14.7 Android Settings  Settings > Android settings. View the list of installed Apps, check out the freespace to download more or uninstall an App. 14.8 Universal Access Settings  Settings > Universal access. With Universal Access switched on, the TV isprepared for use for the deaf, hard of h...

15.5 Play your Videos Play Videos Open video folder 1 - Press  SOURCES , select  USB and press OK . 2 - Select  USB Devices and press  (right) to select the USB device you need. 3 - Select Videos , you can press  Mark favourite to add the video folder to favourite menu -  Favourites . Play a v...

360 Photo Options Browse 360 photo files... • List/Thumbnails – List or thumbnails views • Shuffle – Play your files in a random order • Repeat – Play your files once or continuously • Stop music – Stop background music playing Playing 360 photo files... • Reset view – Reset the angle of view • Info...

16 TV Guide 16.1 What You Need With the TV Guide you can view a list of the currentand scheduled TV programmes of your channels.Depending on where the TV guide information (data)is coming from, analogue and digital channels or onlydigital channels are shown. Not all channels offer TVGuide informatio...

17 Recording andPause TV 17.1 Recording What You Need You can record a digital TV broadcast and watch itlater. To record 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 TVGuide• a r...

5 - Press  Back to close the menu. Broadcasters can limit the number of days a recordingcan be viewed. When this period expires, therecording will be marked as expired. A recording inthe list can show the number of days before it expires. When a scheduled recording was prevented by thebroadcaster o...

18 Smartphones andTablets 18.1 Philips TV Remote App The new Philips TV Remote App on your smartphone or tablet is your new TV buddy. With the TV Remote App, you master your mediaaround you. Send photos, music or videos to your bigTV screen. Look up what you want to watch on the TVGuide and watch it...

19 Games 19.1 What You Need On this TV, you can play games… • from the Philips TV Collection in the Home menu• from the Google Play Store in the Home menu• from a connected Game Console Games from the Philips TV Collection or the GooglePlay Store must be downloaded and installed on TVbefore you can ...

20 Ambilight 20.1 Ambilight Style Follow Video You can set Ambilight to follow the video or the audiodynamics of a TV programme. Alternatively, you canset Ambilight to show a preset colour style or you canswitch Ambilight off. If you select Follow Video , you can select one of the styles that follow...

20.7 Ambilight Extension Ambilight+Hue Configure  Settings > Ambilight > Ambilight extension > Ambilight+hue > Configure. Setup your Philips Hue bulbs to follow the colours ofAmbilight. * Note: Ambilight+Hue feature will work with Huelamp type of "Colour Light" and "Extended...

21 Top Picks 21.1 About Top Picks With  Top Picks your TV recommends… • current TV programmes in Now on TV • the latest rental videos in Video on Demand • online TV services (Catch Up TV) from Freeview in Freeview Play* To enjoy Top Picks, connect your TV to theInternet. Make sure you agree to the ...

22 Freeview Play 22.1 About Freeview Play To enjoy Freeview Play* , you need to connect your TV to Internet first. Freeview Play offers: • Watch TV programmes you missed from the lastseven days.• Watch live TV and on demand, all in one placewithout entering an app, you can search FreeviewPlay progra...

23 Netflix If you have a Netflix membership subscription, youcan enjoy Netflix on this TV. Your TV must beconnected to the Internet. In your region, Netflixmight only come available with future softwareupdates. To open Netflix, press  to open the Netflix App. You can open Netflix immediately from a...

24 Alexa 24.1 About Alexa Your TV supports Amazon Alexa* voice controloperations. About Alexa Alexa is a cloud-based voice service available onAlexa Echo devices from Amazon and devicemanufacturers. With Alexa working on your TV, youcan switch on/off TV, change channels, changevolume and more. To co...

25 Software 25.1 Update Software Update from Internet If the TV is connected to the Internet, you may receivea message to update the TV software. You need ahigh-speed (broadband) Internet connection. If youreceive this message, we recommend you to carry outthe update. With the message on screen, sel...

25.3 Automatic Software Update To switch on Automatic software update to updateyour TV software automatically. Leave the TV instandby. 1 - Select  Settings > Update Software > Automatic Software Update > On , and press OK . 2 - Follow the on-screen instruction. 3 - Press  (left) repeatedl...

26 Specifications 26.1 Environmental European Energy Label The European Energy Label informs you on the energy efficiency class of this product. The greenerthe energy efficiency class of this product is, thelower the energy it consumes.On the label, you can find the energy efficiency class,the avera...

26.9 Multimedia Connections • USB 2.0 / USB 3.0• Ethernet LAN RJ-45• Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Dual Band• BT 5.0 Supported USB file systems • FAT 16, FAT 32, NTFS Playback formats • Containers: PS, TS, M2TS, TTS, AVCHD, MP4, M4V,MKV, ASF, AVI, 3GP, Quicktime• Video Codecs : AVI, MKV, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC,...

27 Help and Support 27.1 Register your TV Register your TV and enjoy a range of benefitsincluding full support (including downloads),privileged access to information about new products,exclusive offers and discounts, the chance to winprizes and even participate in special surveys aboutnew releases. ...

• If the picture and sound of a device connected toHDMI is distorted, connect the device to anotherHDMI port on TV and power reboot your sourcedevice.• If the picture and sound of a device connected withHDMI is distorted, check if a different HDMI Ultra HD setting can solve this problem. In Help, pr...

27.5 Support and Repair For support and repair, call the Consumer Carehotline in your country. Our service engineers will takecare of a repair, if necessary. Find the telephone number in the printeddocumentation that came with the TV.Or consult ourwebsite www.philips.com/TVsupport and select your co...

28 Safety and Care 28.1 Safety Important Read and understand all safety instructions beforeyou use the TV. If damage is caused by failure tofollow instructions, the warranty does not apply. Risk of Electric Shock or Fire • Never expose the TV to rain or water. Never placeliquid containers, such as v...

some lithium battery types).• Disposal of a battery into fire or a hot oven, ormechanically crushing or cutting of a battery, that canresult in an explosion.• Leaving a battery in an extremely high temperaturesurrounding environment that can result in anexplosion or the leakage of flammable liquid o...

29 Terms of Use 29.1 Terms of Use - TV 2021 © TP Vision Europe B.V. All rights reserved. This product was brought to the market by TP VisionEurope B.V. or one of its affiliates, hereinafter referredto as TP Vision, which is the manufacturer of theproduct. TP Vision is the warrantor in relation to th...

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Index A Advanced Colour Setting 46 Age Rating 14 Alexa 77 Ambilight Extension 71 Ambilight Style 69 Ambilight+Hue 71 Ambilight+hue, configuration 71 Ambilight+hue, Immersion 71 Ambilight+hue, on or off 71 Ambilight+Philips Wireless Home Speakers 71 Ambilight, Settings 51 Ambisleep 70 Android Setting...