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  • Page 1 Design Line Register your product and get suppor t at www.philips.com/welcome 46PDL8907 55PDL8907 User manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Tour 3 Contacts 67 Smart TV 3 Calling on Skype 68 App gallery 3 Skype Credit 69 Rental videos 3 Skype settings 69 Social networks 3 Sign out 70 Skype 3 Terms of Use 70 Smartphones and tablets 4 Pause TV and recordings 4 Games 71 Gaming 4...
  • Page 3: Tour

    To watch a rental video, you don't need to leave your home. Simply rent the latest movie from your regional online video Connect this Philips Smart LED TV to the Internet and store. discover a new world of television. You can make a wired connection to your router or you can link up wirelessly with Wi-Fi.
  • Page 4: Skype

    Internet. Some With a USB Hard Drive connected, you can also record digital Philips TVs have a camera and microphone built in. broadcasts. You can record while you are watching a program or schedule a recording of an upcoming programme.
  • Page 5 EasyLink uses HDMI CEC to communicate with the connected devices. In Help, press List and look up EasyLink for more information. Tour / EasyLink...
  • Page 6: Setting Up

    You can find the mounting instructions 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 Tips on placement Start Guide to download.
  • Page 7: Antenna

    Network Wireless connection What you need Although this TV has a very low standby power consumption, To connect the TV wirelessly to the Internet, you need a unplug the power cable to save energy if you do not use the wireless router.
  • Page 8 - WPS • Look in your wireless router's user manual for information on If your router has WPS, you can directly connect to the router indoor range, transfer rate and other factors of signal quality. without scanning. Go to the router, press the WPS button and •...
  • Page 9: Connect Devices

    With Clear Internet memory you clear all Internet files stored HDMI cable for High Definition (HD) TV signals. For best signal on your TV. You clear your Philips Smart TV registration and quality transfer, do not use an HDMI cable longer than 5 m.
  • Page 10 In Help, press List and look up EasyLink HDMI CEC for more information on using EasyLink. SCART DVI to HDMI SCART is a good quality connection. The SCART connection Use a DVI to HDMI adapter if your device only has a DVI can be used for CVBS and RGB video signals but cannot be connection.
  • Page 11 Auto subtitle shift The HDMI CEC functionality has different names on different If you play a DVD or Blu-ray Disc on a Philips disc player that brands. Some examples are: Anynet, Aquos Link, Bravia supports subtitles, the TV can move the subtitles upwards.
  • Page 12 Home Theatre System (HTS) Connect 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. Switch off timer Setting up / Connect devices...
  • Page 13 Alternatively, you can use a SCART cable if the device has no With recent Philips Home Theatre Systems, the audio to HDMI connection. video sync is automatically synchronised and always correct. HDMI ARC Audio sync delay If your Home Theatre System has an HDMI ARC connection, For some Home Theatre Systems you might need to adjust you can use any HDMI connection on the TV to connect.
  • Page 14 3 - If the volume difference is large, select More. If the volume You can use an HDMI, YPbPr or SCART connection. If your difference is small, select Less. game console only has Video (CVBS) and Audio L/R output, 4 - Press b, repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. use a Video Audio L/R to SCART adapter to connect to the SCART connection.
  • Page 15 USB keyboard or mouse USB keyboard Connect a USB keyboard (USB-HID type) to enter text on your TV. You can connect a keyboard and a mouse to the TV. TV guide Use the USB connection on the side of the TV to connect. Before you decide to buy a USB Hard Drive to record, you can check if you can record digital TV channels in your country.
  • Page 16 On an Internet page, you can select and click on links more The TV detects the flash drive and opens a list showing its easily. content. If the contents list does not appear automatically, press c SOURCE, select USB and press OK. To stop watching the USB flash drive content, press t TV or select another activity.
  • Page 17 Or use a SCART adapter to connect the camcorder to the TV. 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.
  • Page 18: Setup Menu

    In Help, press List and look up Audio language or Subtitles for more information. Universal access In Help, press List and look up Universal access for more information on setting up the TV for visually and hearing impaired users. Channel installation In Help, press List and look up Automatic channel update or Channel update message.
  • Page 19: Safety And Care

    Guide that came with the TV. In case you lost this guide, you The remote control may contain coin-type batteries which can can download the guide from www.philips.com easily be swallowed by small children. Keep these batteries out Use the product type number of the TV to look for the Quick of reach of children at all times.
  • Page 20 Low temperatures If the TV is transported in temperatures below 5°C or 41°F, unpack the TV and wait until the TV temperature reaches room temperature before connecting the TV to the power outlet. Lightning storms Disconnect the TV from the power outlet and antenna before lightning storms.
  • Page 21: Switch On

    Quick start With Quick start, the TV can start up faster than usual. When you switch the TV on from standby the TV picture already appears after a few seconds, if Quick start is activated. Switch on The TV can remember your daily habit of watching TV. Some time before you usually switch on the TV, Quick start will activate automatically, allowing you to switch on quickly.
  • Page 22 To navigate up, down, left or right. 8 - o OPTIONS To open or close the Options menu. Bottom Standby To switch the TV on or back to standby. 2 - Playback and record keys • Play x, to playback •...
  • Page 23 5 - Enter - To confirm the text you entered. 6 - Backspace - Deletes the character in front of the text Uppercase and lowercase cursor. 7 - Ω Special character - To open the onscreen keyboard to To type an uppercase letter, press the ( (Shift) key just select accented letters or symbols.
  • Page 24 2 - Select TV settings and press OK. 3 - Select General settings > Pointer and mouse speed and press OK. Pointer 4 - Press the arrows u (Up) or v (Down) to increase or lower the speed. 5 - Press the arrow x (Right) to test the speed you set. About pointer 6 - Press the arrow w (Left) to return to the setting.
  • Page 25: Tv Channels

    • The remote control is paired with another TV To clean the remote control, use a soft damp cloth. Never use To pair, hold the Remote control close to the Philips logo substances such as alcohol, chemicals or household cleaners...
  • Page 26 Radio channels If digital broadcasting is available, digital radio stations are HbbTV on this channel installed during installation. Switch to a radio channel just like You can block the HbbTV pages from a channel that offers you switch to a TV channel. A Cable (DVB-C) channel HbbTV.
  • Page 27 In Help, press List and look up Favourite channels for more information. Favourite channels You can create a favourite channel list that only holds the channels you want to watch. With the Favourite channel list selected, you will only see your favourite channels when you Channel logos switch through channels.
  • Page 28 Find the telephone number on the installation. documentation that came with the TV or go to www.philips.com/support. If a child lock code is set, you will need to enter this code before you can reinstall channels. Reinstall channels To reinstall the channels only .
  • Page 29 With Channel list copy, you can copy the channels installed on 2 - Plug in the USB memory device that holds the channel list one TV onto another Philips TV of the same range. With of the other TV. Channel list copy, you avoid the time-consuming channel 3 - To start the channel list upload, press h, select S Setup search by uploading a predefined channel list on a TV.
  • Page 30 In some countries, different TV channels (broadcasters) might have the same channel number. While installing, the TV Network frequency shows the list with channel number conflicts. You need to select which TV channel you want to install on a channel With the Network frequency mode set to Manual, you can number with multiple TV channels.
  • Page 31 • Auto fill The digital frequency is shown for this channel. If the reception Automatically enlarges the picture to fill the screen. Picture is poor, you can reposition your antenna. To check the signal distortion is minimal, subtitles remain visible. Not suitable for quality of this frequency again, select Search and press OK.
  • Page 32 The TV makes a list of the last 10 Text pages you opened. To enlarge the Text page for more comfortable reading, press You can easily reopen them again in the Favourite Text pages o OPTIONS and select Enlarge. To scroll down the page, press v or u.
  • Page 33: Tv Guide

    Navigate iTV pages Select Previous day, Today or Next day and press OK, to You can use the arrow and colour keys, the number keys and select the day of the schedule. the b key to navigate the iTV pages. You can use the x If the TV guide information comes from the Internet, press (Play), p (Pause) and q (Stop) keys to watch videos within iTV Select day.
  • Page 34: Switch To Devices

    When some recordings seem to have disappeared from the To restore the device icon to its original name and type icon, list of recordings, the TV guide info (data) might have changed. press o OPTIONS, select the Options tab in the menu bar Recordings made with the setting From the broadcaster and select Original name and icon and press OK.
  • Page 35 Audio language Subtitles and languages Digital TV channels can broadcast audio with several spoken languages for a programme. You can set a preferred primary Subtitles 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, you can Switch subtitles on select another audio language which is available.
  • Page 36: Timers And Clock

    Timers and clock Picture settings Sleeptimer Picture style With the sleep timer, you can set the TV to switch to standby For easy picture adjustment, you can select a preset setting with Picture style. automatically after a preset time. To set the sleep timer, press h, select S Setup and press 1 - While watching a TV channel, press oOPTIONS to open the Options menu Select TV settings >...
  • Page 37 Backlight contrast Perfect Pixel HD With Backlight contrast, you can adjust the contrast of the picture. If you are watching 3D pictures, this setting is switched to 3D backlight contrast. Perfect Natural Motion To adjust the contrast . . . With Perfect Natural Motion, you can reduce the motion 1 - Press h, select S Setup and press OK.
  • Page 38 Dynamic backlight Colour temperature With Dynamic backlight, you can set the level at which power With Colour temperature, you can set the picture to a preset colour temperature or select Custom to set a temperature consumption can be reduced by dimming the intensity of the setting yourself with Custom colour temperature.
  • Page 39 4 - Press b, repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. 1 - Press h, select S Setup and press OK. 2 - Select TV settings > Picture > Format and edges > Screen edges. 3 - Press x (right) and adjust the value with u (up) or v HDMI black level detection (down).
  • Page 40: Sound Settings

    Expert picture settings When ISF Day or ISF Night is selected while an ISF Calibration is not yet performed on the TV, some expert picture settings Sound settings are available. Press h, select SSetup and press OK. Select TV settings > Picture > ISF expert settings and press OK. Bass Reset picture style settings To reset a picture style to its original values, select the picture...
  • Page 41 To adjust the volume . . . 1 - Press h, select S Setup and press OK. 1 - Press o OPTIONS and select j Picture and sound in 2 - Select TV settings > Sound > Advanced > TV speakers. 3 - Press x (right) and select On, Off, EasyLink or EasyLink the menu bar.
  • Page 42: Ambilight Settings

    For more information, press LIST and look up Audio Out To adjust the speed . . . offset. 1 - Press h, select S Setup and press OK. 2 - Select TV settings > Ambilight > Dynamic. 3 - Press x (right) and adjust the value with u (up) or v (down).
  • Page 43: Universal Access

    With Universal access switched on in Setup, the Universal TV switch off access option is added in the Options menu. With TV switch off, you can set Ambilight to switch off immediately or slowly fade out when you switch off the TV. The slow fade out gives you some time to switch on the normal lighting.
  • Page 44 3 - Select Speakers, Headphones or Speakers + headphones and press OK. 4 - Press b, repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. Mixed volume You can mix the volume of the normal audio with the audio commentary. To mix the volume . . . 1 - Press o OPTIONS and select the Options tab in the menu bar.
  • Page 45: Satellite Channels

    With Channel list copy, you can copy the channels installed on with the CH+ and CH- keys. one TV onto another Philips TV of the same range. Channel You can only reorder channels in the list of favourite channels. list copy will copy both terrestrial and satellite channels.
  • Page 46: Lock Satellite Channels

    There are two favourite lists, one for TV channels and one for satellite channels. Lock satellite channels Set up your favourites list Lock a channel To compose a list of your favourite channels . . . 1 - While watching a channel, press L LIST to open the To prevent children from watching a channel, you can lock a channel list.
  • Page 47: Satellite Installation

    To download the latest version of the channel package . . . You can install your satellites during the initial TV setup. The 1 - Go to the Philips support website satellite installation follows the TV channel installation. If you www.philips.com/support and enter the type number of your...
  • Page 48 The additional satellite should be seen as an extra, it is not your main satellite subscription or not the main satellite of which you use its channel package. Typically, you would add a Unicable setup 4th satellite when you have 3 satellites already installed. If you have 4 satellites installed, you might consider removing one first to be able to add a new satellite.
  • Page 49 2 - Press Rename. You can enter text with the remote 3 - With the arrow keys, select the satellite you do not wish to control keyboard or open the on-screen keyboard. update. Press OK to unmark the satellite. 4 - Select Done and press OK to close the menu. With the remote control keyboard The TV will not update the channels from satellite you To delete a character, position the cursor behind the character...
  • Page 50 If Universal access does not appear in the Options menu, 4 - Press b, repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu. switch on Universal access in Setup. In Help, press List and look up Universal access for more information. Speech The audio commentary can also hold subtitles for the words Visually impaired which are spoken.
  • Page 51 All satellite channels are gone. • If you use a Unicable system, make sure you assigned a unique user band number to the satellite receiver in the Unicable settings. It might be that another satellite receiver is using the same user band number. Some satellite channels seem to have disappeared from the channel list.
  • Page 52: What You Need

    Also, to watch 3D on this TV, you will need one of these Two-player gaming types of Philips 3D Max active glasses. . . You can use these glasses to play two-player games. Two • PTA507 players can watch the same TV but see two different screens •...
  • Page 53: Watch 3D

    • avoid fluorescent lighting (such as TL lighting or certain energy saving light bulbs which operate on a low frequency) and direct sunlight as they may interfere with the 3D Watch 3D experience. 3D switching The first time a 3D signal is detected, you can set your preference on how to start 3D in the future.
  • Page 54: Smart Tv

    The first time you open Smart TV, you need to configure your connection. Read and agree to the terms and conditions to continue. To leave Smart TV, press b. Register Register with Club Philips. - TV Select Register and press OK. Select TV and press OK to watch TV channels.
  • Page 55 To view the Apps from another country, press Recommended Apps select a country and press OK. In this window, Philips presents a range of recommended Lock. To lock an App, select the App icon and press Apps for your country, Apps for Online TV or a selection of When you lock an App, you must enter the 4 digit PIN code rental movies from Video stores.
  • Page 56: Videos, Photos Or Music

    To return to the Smart TV start page, press L LIST or b. Internet traffic Add an App to your list Streaming or downloading many videos may exceed your In the App gallery, select the App icon and press OK. monthly Internet traffic limit.
  • Page 57 If you try to pause or record a programme with a USB Hard Plays the slide show continuously. Drive connected, the TV will ask you to format the USB Hard - Slide show speed Drive. This formatting will delete all current files on the USB Sets the speed of the slide show.
  • Page 58 To view info on a video (playhead position, duration, title, date, This is an official DivX Certified® device that plays DivX video. etc.), select the video and press i INFO. Visit divx.com for more information and software tools to Press again to hide the info. convert your files into DivX videos.
  • Page 59: Pause Tv

    2 - On the device, open an application such as Wi-Fi Miracast, Wi-Fi Direct™, Intel®Wireless Display* or similar and start Specifics scanning for other Miracast devices. 3 - In the list of found devices, select the TV and connect. • Miracast on this TV is subject to the HDCP protocol and 4 - On the TV, agree to the request to connect to the TV.
  • Page 60: Recording

    To change the date of the list, press o OPTIONS and select Specifics Select day. In the list, select the day you want and press OK. If • The Audio Description audio (commentary) for the visually the TV guide comes from the Internet, you can select the date at the top of the page and press OK.
  • Page 61: Myremote App

    MyRemote App language is switched to English. MyRemote App with other TVs You can use the MyRemote App on Philips TV models built MyRemote App from 2009 onwards. If your TV is a 2009 model, you need to update the TV software and activate JointSpace.
  • Page 62 Store and look for the Philips MyRemote App. You can check the compatibility of MyRemote with your other Philips products at the online support page of your product at www.philips.com/support. Also ensure your Philips product has been updated with the latest software.
  • Page 63 Net TV With the Net TV button in the MyRemote home menu, you Tap the Control button to select the TV (or Philips Blu-ray can open Net TV / Smart TV on your TV. Disc player or Home Theatre System) to control.
  • Page 64 Channel bar To switch to a channel further up or down the TV channel list, you can call up the Channel bar. To call up the Channel bar, tap the middle of your touchscreen once. The Channel bar appears at the bottom of What you need the screen, together with the Tool bar at the top.
  • Page 65 To switch the TV on standby, tap the TV A button in the tool bar. Smart TV / MyRemote App...
  • Page 66: Skype

    Start Skype on your computer to get a temporary password To make a video call on Skype, you need the separately sold from Skype. Philips PTA317 TV camera with a built-in microphone and a good connection to the Internet. Create a new account...
  • Page 67: Contacts

    You can edit or complete your Skype profile on your computer. Start Skype on your computer, sign in with your Skype Name and Password and open your Skype profile. You - Do not disturb can change your profile picture, add a mood message or set the privacy settings.
  • Page 68: Calling On Skype

    To make a call without video, select the contact, then select the µ Voice call button and press OK. To mute your microphone while you are calling, press Block a contact Mute. To end the voice call, select the End call button and press OK. You can block any Skype user from finding you online.
  • Page 69: Skype Credit

    To play a voicemail, select the voicemail icon œ in the menu Skype during rental movies and Pause TV bar, select the new voicemail in the list and press OK. You While you are watching a rental movie from a broadcaster or can listen to the new voicemail as many times you want.
  • Page 70: Sign Out

    Navigate to the menu bar and select S Settings to open the Settings page. Sign out Select Online status and then select the online status you want your contacts to see when you are online and press OK. Navigate to the menu bar and select S Settings to open the Settings page.
  • Page 71: Games

    What you need To play a two-player game with this TV, you need 2 active 3D glasses - Philips PTA507, PTA508, PTA517 or PTA518. Also, the game console must be connected with HDMI. Games / Two-player games...
  • Page 72: Tv Specifications

    Switch off timer TV on the Philips website for your country at www.philips.com If you do not press a key on the remote control during a 4 hour period, or if the TV receives no signal for 10 minutes, the TV switches off automatically to save energy.
  • Page 73: Power

    Product specifications are subject to change without notice. For • 480i - 60 Hz more specification details of this product, see • 480p - 60 Hz www.philips.com/support • 576i - 50 Hz • 576p - 50 Hz Power • 720p - 50 Hz, 60 Hz •...
  • Page 74: Connectivity

    • Mac OS X – PacketVideo - TwonkyServer – PacketVideo - TwonkyManager • Mobile devices – Philips MyRemote - iOS, Android – Interoperability and performance may vary, depending on the capabilities of the mobile device and the software used. ESD regulations This apparatus meets performance criteria A for ESD.
  • Page 75: Tv Software

    Insert the USB memory into your computer. On the USB memory device, locate the file update.htm and double click it. Click on Send ID. If new software is available, download the TV Software .zip file. After the download, unzip the file and copy the file autorun.upg onto the USB memory device.
  • Page 76: Support

    To download the Help (user manual) go to www.philips.com/support 11.3 Online help To solve any Philips TV related problem, you can consult our online support. You can select your language and enter your product model number. Go to www.philips.com/support .
  • Page 77: Copyrights And Licences

    12.5 Copyrights and licences Microsoft Windows Media 12.1 Windows Media is either a registered trademark or trademark HDMI of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft PlayReady Content owners use Microsoft PlayReady™ content access technology to protect their intellectual property, including HDMI®...
  • Page 78: Index

    Channels, update 28 Child lock code 28 Index CI+ 11 Clear LCD 37 Clock 36 Colour 37 Colour enhancement 38 3D glasses PTA508, use 52 Colour temperature 38 3D glasses, type 52 Common Interface slot 12 3D, 2D to 3D 53 Connections, list 34 3D, cleaning glasses Connectivity guide 9...
  • Page 79 ISF® Calibration 39 Pointer, switch off 24 Pointer, use 24 Power consumption 72 Key beep 44 Power inlet 6 Keyboard, connect 15 Predefined symbol rates 30 Programme list 33 Language, menus 35 Light sensor 72 Quick picture settings 18 Lounge light 43 Quick start 21 Manual installation 31 Radio channel 26...
  • Page 80 Skype, mute 68 Skype, new account 66 Skype, notifications 69 Wall mounting, VESA 6 Skype, online status 67 Watch TV 25 Skype, receive calls 68 Wi-Fi smart screen, channel bar 64 Skype, ringtone 70 Wi-Fi smart screen, tool bar 64 Skype, sign in 66 Wi-Fi smart screen, watch TV 64 Skype, sign out 70...
  • Page 81 Non-contractual images / Images non contractuelles / Außervertragliche Bilder Specifications are subject to change without notice. Philips and the Philips’ shield emblem are registered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. and are used under license from Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

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