Philips 26pfl3405h User Manual

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Automatically switch the TV on (on 
timer)
You can switch the T V to a specified channel 
at a specified time, from standby or power-on 
mode.
1 Press  MENU.
2 Press  to select [Setup] > 
[Features] > [On timer].
3 Press  to enter the [On timer] menu.
• [Activate]: Selects how of ten the T V 
is switched on.
• [Time]: Sets the time to switch on 
the T V.
• [Programme no.]: Selects the 
channel or the connected device.
4 Press  MENU to exit.
Tip
Select   •[On timer] > [Activate] > [Of f ] to 
disable this feature. 
Use timers
You can set timers to switch the TV to standby 
at a specified time.
Tip
Set the T V clock before you use timers.  •
Automatically switch the TV to 
standby (sleep timer)
Sleep timer switches the T V to standby af ter a 
pre-defined period of time.
Tip
You can switch off your T V earlier or reset the   •
sleep timer during the countdown.
1 Press  MENU.
2 Press  to select [Setup] > 
[Features] > [Sleep timer].
The    »[Sleep timer] menu appears.
3 Press  to select a value between zero 
and 180 minutes. 
The sleep timer can be set in steps of    »
five minutes. If set to zero, the sleep 
timer is switched off.
4 Press OK to switch on the sleep timer.
The TV switches to standby after the    »
specified time.
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Lock or unlock one or more channels
1  When watching T V, press OK to display 
the channel grid.
2 Press  to select a channel to lock or 
unlock.
3 Press  OPTIONS.
4 Press  to select [Lock channel] or 
[Unlock channel].
5  For each selection, press OK to lock or 
unlock the channel.
The first time you lock or unlock a    »
channel, you are prompted to enter 
your PIN code.
6  Enter your code and press OK.
If the channel is locked, a lock icon is    »
displayed.
7  Repeat the process to lock or unlock 
more channels.
Note
Switch the T V off and on again for the change   •
to take effect.
If you use 
  •P +/- on your remote control to 
switch between channels, the locked channels 
are skipped.
If you access the locked channels from the 
  •
channel grid, you are prompted to enter your 
PIN code.
Set parental ratings
Some digital broadcasters rate their 
programmes according to age. You can set 
your T V to display only programmes with age 
ratings higher than your child’s age.
1 Press  MENU.
2 Press  to select [Setup] > 
[Features] > [Parental rating].
A code setup screen appears.   »
3  Enter your code using Numeric buttons.
The parental rating menu appears.   »
4 Press  to select an age rating.
5 Press OK to confirm.
6 Press  MENU to exit.
Use TV  locks
You can prevent your children from watching 
cer tain programmes or channels by locking the 
TV controls. 
Set or change your PIN code
1 Press  MENU.
2 Press  to select [Setup] > 
[Features] > [Set code] / [Change code].
The    »[Set code] / [Change code] menu 
appears.
3  Enter your code using the Numeric 
buttons.
Follow the on-screen instructions to    »
create or change your PIN code.
Tip
If you forget your code, enter ‘8888’ to   •
override any existing codes.
Lock or unlock the TV
Lock the T V to prevent access to all channels 
and connected devices.
1 Press  MENU.
2 Press  to select [Setup] > 
[Features] > [TV lock].
You are prompted to enter your PIN    »
code.
3  Enter your code using Numeric buttons.
The    »[TV lock] menu appears.
4 Press  to select [Lock] or [Unlock].
5 Press OK to confirm.
All channels and connected devices are    »
locked or unlocked.
6 Press  MENU to exit.
Note
Switch the T V off and on again for the change   •
to take effect.
If you select 
  •[Lock], you have to enter your 
code ever y time you turn on your T V.
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Select a subtitle language on digital TV 
channels
Note
When you select a subtitle language on   •
a digital T V channel as described below, 
the preferred subtitle language set in the 
installation menu is temporarily overruled.
1 Press  MENU.
2 Press  to select [Setup] > 
[Features] > [Subtitle language].
3 Press OK or  to enter the list of 
available languages.
4 Press  to select a subtitle language.
5 Press OK to confirm.
Tip
You can also access the   •[Subtitle language] 
menu while watching T V by pressing  
 OPTIONS > [Subtitle language].
Use subtitles
You can enable subtitles for each TV channel. 
Subtitles are broadcast via teletext or DVB-T 
digital broadcasts. With digital broadcasts, you 
can select a subtitle language.
Enable subtitles on analogue TV 
channels
1  Select an analogue TV channel.
2 Press MHEG/TELETEXT.
3  Enter the three-digit page number of the 
subtitle page with the Numeric buttons.
4 Press MHEG/TELETEXT to switch off 
teletex t.
5 Press SUBTITLE. 
The    »[Subtitle mode] menu appears.
6 Select [On] to display subtitles always or 
[On during mute] to display subtitles only 
when audio is muted.
7 Press OK to enable subtitles.
8  Repeat this procedure to enable subtitles 
on each analogue channel.
Tip
Select   •[Subtitle mode] > [Of f ] to disable 
subtitles.
Enable subtitles on digital TV channels
1  When watching digital channels, press 
SUBTITLE. 
The    »[Subtitle mode] menu appears.
2 Select [On] to display subtitles always or 
[On during mute] to display subtitles only 
when audio is muted.
3 Press OK to enable subtitles.
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View a slide show of your photos
1  When a full screen image of a photo is 
displayed, press OK.
A slide show begins from the selected    »
photo.
2  Press the following buttons to control the 
slide show:
• OK to pause the slide show.
• 
 to go back or move for ward to 
the next image.
• 
 BACK to stop the slide show. 
Change slide show settings
1  When viewing a slide show, press  
 OPTIONS.
The slide show options menu appears.   »
2 Press  to select one of the following.
• [Start Slideshow] / [Stop Slideshow]: 
Star ts or stops a slide show.
• [Slideshow transitions]: Sets the 
transition from one picture to the 
next.
• [Slideshow frequency]: Sets the 
amount of time that a picture is 
shown.
• [Rotate image]: Rotates a picture.
• [Show info]: Displays the picture 
name, date, size and nex t picture in 
the slide show.
3 Press OK to confirm your setting.
Note
  •[Rotate image] and [Show info] appear only 
when you press OK to pause the slideshow.
View photos and play music 
from a USB storage device
Caution
Philips is not responsible if the USB storage   •
device is not suppor ted, nor is it responsible 
for damage or loss of data from the device.
Use the USB connector to view photos or 
listen to music stored on a USB storage device.
1  Turn on the T V.
2  Connect the USB storage device to the 
TV.
The home menu appears.   »
3 Press  to select [Browse USB].
4 Press OK to confirm.
The USB thumbnail browser appears.   »
Tip
Press   • GUIDE to switch between thumbnail 
and file browsing views.
View photos
1  In the USB browser, press  to enter the 
[Picture] folder.
2 Press  to select a photo or a photo 
album.
3 Press OK to view a full screen image of 
the photo.
Tip
When in full screen mode, press   • to move 
between photos. 
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Disconnect a USB storage device
Caution
Follow this procedure to avoid damage to your   •
USB storage device.
1 Press  BACK to exit the USB browser.
2  Wait for five seconds then disconnect the 
USB storage device.
Listen to digital radio 
channels
If digital broadcasting is available, digital radio 
channels are installed automatically during 
installation.
1  When watching T V, press OK to display 
the channel grid.
2 Press  OPTIONS.
3 Press  to select [Select list] > [Radio].
The radio channel grid appears.   »
4 Press  to select a radio channel and 
press OK to listen.
Note
Select   •[Select list] > [All] to exit radio 
channels and view all channels.
Listen to music
1  In the USB thumbnail browser view, 
select [Music] and press 
 to enter.
Press  • 
 GUIDE to switch between 
thumbnail and file browsing views.
2 Press  to select a music track or 
album.
3 Press OK to play the selected music.
Button Function
OKPause, resume play or stop 
playback.
 / Go to the previous or nex t 
music.
Music settings
When listening to music, press  OPTIONS 
to access one of the following music settings.
• [Start playback] / [Stop playback]: Star ts 
or stops the music.
• [Repeat] / [Play once]: Repeats a song. / 
Disables repeat play and plays a song or 
album once.
• [Shuffle on] / [Shuffle off]: Enables or 
disables random play of songs.
• [Show info]: Displays the file name.
• [TV speakers] (Available only when you 
activate Easylink): Sets the T V speakers 
on or off.
• [Sound]: Adjusts the sound setting.
View a slideshow with music
You can view a picture slide show with 
background music.
1  Select an album of songs.
2 Press OK.
3 Press  BACK to return to the USB 
content browser.
4  Select an album of pictures.
5 Press OK.
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Update using a USB device
Connect your USB storage device to the T V.
1  If the sof tware update screen does not 
appear automatically, select [Setup] > 
[Software update] > [Local updates] > 
[USB].
2 Press OK to update the T V sof tware 
manually.
3  Follow the on-screen instructions to 
complete the update.
Note
The T V restar ts af ter the sof tware update is   •
complete.
Update using OAD
1  If using (DVB -T ) digital broadcast, your 
T V automatically receives sof tware 
updates. If you receive a message on 
your screen asking you to update your 
software:
Select  • [Update now] to update the 
software immediately.
Select  • [Remind me later] to exit the 
update screen at that time and be 
reminded later.
Select  • [Cancel] to skip the update.
2  If you select [Cancel], you can manually 
access the OAD update by selecting 
[Setup] > [Software update] > [Local 
updates] > [OAD].
3  Select the available version of OAD and 
press OK.
4  Follow the on-screen instructions to star t 
the update.
Note
The T V restar ts af ter the sof tware update is   •
complete.
Update the TV software
Philips continuously tries to improve its 
products and we recommend that you update 
the TV software when updates are available. 
Check www.philips.com/suppor t for availability.
Check the current software version
1 Press  MENU. 
2 Press  to select [Setup] > 
[Software update] > [Current software 
inf ].
The TV displays the current software    »
information.
Download the software
1  On your PC , open a web browser and go 
to www.philips.com/support.
2  Download the latest sof tware upgrade 
file to your PC .
3  Decompress the ZIP-file.
4  Copy the autorun.upg file to the root 
director y of the USB device.
Update software
You can update the T V sof tware via a USB 
storage device or OAD (Over the Air 
software Download).
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Access decoder channel
You can map channels provided through a 
decoder or descrambler to your TV channel 
selection. In this way, you can select these 
channels by using the RC of your TV. The 
decoder or a descrambler must be connected 
to EXT1 (SCART). 
Set decoder channel
Map channels from a decoder or descrambler.
1 Press  MENU.
2 Select [Setup] > [Installation] > 
[Decoder].
3 Press  to enter [Decoder] menu.
4 Press  to select [Channel], then press 
 to enter.
5  Select one channel to map to the 
decoder / descrambler channel and press 
OK to confirm.
6 Select [Status], then press  to enter.
7 Select [EXT 1] (SCART ) the connector 
used by the decoder / descrambler.
8 Press OK.
9 Press  MENU to exit.
Note
Select   •[None] if you do not want to map to 
the decoder / descrambler channel.
Change TV  preferences
Use the preferences menu to customise your 
TV settings.
1 Press  MENU.
2 Select [Setup] > [Installation] > 
[Preferences].
• [Location]: Optimises T V settings for 
your location - home or shop.
• [Volume bar]: Displays the volume 
bar when you adjust the volume.
• [Channel Information]: Displays 
information about the T V channel 
ever y time you switch channels. 
Select [Full] to view channel 
information or [Of f ] to turn off the 
channel information. 
• [Universal access]: Enables or 
disables the universal access menu.
• [EasyLink]: Enables one-touch play 
and one-touch standby between 
EasyLink-compliant devices. 
• [Pixel Plus Link]: Overrides the 
settings of connected devices and 
uses the settings of the TV. (Available 
only when you activate Easylink).
• [E-sticker]: For shop mode only. Sets 
the location of the e-sticker.
3 Press  to select your preference.
4 Press OK.
5 Press  MENU to exit.
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Start a TV demo
You can use demonstrations to better 
understand the features of your T V. Some 
demos are not available on cer tain models. 
Available demos are displayed in the menu list.
1 Press DEMO on the remote control.
2 Press  to select a demo and press OK 
to view it.
3 Press DEMO to exit.
Reset the TV to factory 
settings
You can restore the default picture and sound 
settings of your TV. The channel installation 
settings remain the same.
1 Press  MENU.
2 Select [Setup] > [Installation] > [Factory 
settings].
3 Press  to enter [Factory settings].
4 Select [Reset] to star t resetting.
5 Press OK.
6 Press  MENU to exit.
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Step 3 Install channels
Automatically installs the available analogue 
and digital T V channels and digital radio 
channels.
1  From the channel installation guide 
screen, select [Full installation].
2 Press OK to confirm.
The TV star ts to search and store all    »
the available channels. 
3  When installation is complete, press OK 
to exit the installation menu.
Update the channel list
You can enable automatic update of channels 
when your T V is in standby mode. The 
channels stored in your T V are updated ever y 
morning according to the channel information 
in the broadcast.
1 Press  MENU.
2 Press  to select [Setup] > 
[Installation] > [Channel installation] > 
[Standby update].
3 Select [On] to enable the automatic 
update or select [Of f ] to disable it.
6 Install channels
The first time you set up your TV, you are 
prompted to select a menu language and to 
install TV and digital radio channels (if available). 
This chapter provides instructions on how to 
re-install and fine tune channels.
Automatically install channels
This section describes how to search and store 
channels automatically.
Step 1 Select your menu language
1 Press  MENU.
2 Press  to select [Setup] > 
[Installation] > [Language] > [Menu 
language].
3 Press OK or  to enter [Menu language].
4 Press  to select a language.
5 Press OK to confirm.
6 Press  to return to [Installation] menu.
Step 2 Select your country
Select the countr y where you are installing the 
T V. The available channels for the countr y are 
installed on the TV.
1 Press  MENU.
2 Press  to select [Setup] > 
[Installation] > [Channel installation] > 
[Automatic channel search].
3 Press OK or  to enter the menu.
The countr y menu appears.   »
4 Press  to select your countr y.
5 Press OK to confirm your choice.
The channel installation guide appears    »
on the screen.
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6 Press  BACK when the new channel is 
found.
7 Press  to select [Store as new 
channel] to store the new channel under 
a new channel number.
8 Press OK to enter [Store as new 
channel], then press OK.
9 Press  to return to the [Channel 
installation] menu.
Step 3 Fine-tune analogue channels
1 Press  MENU.
2 Press  to select [Setup] > 
[Installation] > [Channel installation] > 
[Analogue: manual install].
The    »[Analogue: manual install] menu 
appears.
3 Press  to select [Fine tune], then press 
 to enter.
4 Press  to adjust frequency.
5 Press OK to confirm.
6 Press  to select [Store current 
channel] to store the channel number.
7 Press  to enter [Store current channel], 
then press OK.
8 Press  to return to the [Channel 
installation] menu.
Manually install channels
This section describes how to search and store 
analogue TV channels manually.
Step 1 Select your system
Note
Skip this step if your system set tings are   •
correct.
1 Press  MENU.
2 Press  to select [Setup] > 
[Installation] > [Channel installation] > 
[Analogue: manual install].
The    »[Analogue: manual install] menu 
appears.
3 Press  to select [System], then press  
to enter.
4 Press  to select your countr y or 
region.
5 Press OK to confirm.
6 Press  to return to [Channel 
installation] menu.
Step 2 Search and store new TV 
channels
1 Press  MENU.
2 Press  to select [Setup] > 
[Installation] > [Channel installation] > 
[Analogue: manual install].
The    »[Analogue: manual install] menu 
appears.
3 Press  to select [Search], then press  
to enter.
4 Press  to manually enter the three-
digit frequency.
5 Press OK to begin search.
If a channel is unavailable at the    »
selected frequency, press OK to search 
for the next available channel.
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