Page 1
EN For further assistance, call the customer support service in your country. • To obtain assistance, contact Philips Customer Care Center; EN User Manual México D.F. and Área Metropolitana; 58 87 97 36 Interior de la Republica; 01 800 839 19 89 Colombia;...
English Contents Search for channels Install channels 1 Notice ..................Channel settings Channel installation 2 Important ................Child lock Change PIN Positioning the TV Digital audio language Regulatory notices Mono/Stereo Environmental care Connect to network Preparing to move / ship the unit Wireless setting Wired setting 3 Getting started...
Page 3
To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert. ATTENTION: Pour éviter les choc électriques,introduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqu’au fond. Visit our World Wide Web Site at www.philips.com/support CHILD SAFETY: PROPER TELEVISION PLACEMENT MATTERS...
Page 4
Brand Model # Screw dimension • Install the wall mount bracket on a sturdy vertical wall. • 49PFL7900 If installed onto a ceiling or slanted wall, the TV and wall mount bracket SANUS VMPL3 M6 x 0.472” (12mm) 55PFL7900 may fall which could result in a severe injury.
Netflix is available in certain countries. Streaming membership required. More information at www.netflix.com. Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips N.V. or their respective owners. P&F Mexicana reserves the right to change products at any YouTube and the YouTube logo time without being obliged to adjust earlier supplies are trademarks of Google Inc.
Install the Unit in a End of life directives horizontal and stable position. Philips pays a lot of attention to produce • Do not install the Unit in direct sunlight or in a place subject environmental-friendly products in green focal areas. Your to dust or strong vibration.
• Choices for on-screen language 55PFL7900 / M4 x 0.472”(12mm) Select your on-screen language: English, Spanish or French. 49PFL7900 • Stereo sound function • PLL frequency synthesized tuning Provides free and easy channel selection and lets you tune directly to any channel using the Note(s) number and decimal point “•”...
English Unpacking Remove the outer slipbox with care. It is recommended that two or more people remove the TV set from the box. Thin TVs can easily bend. To avoid damage to this TV and its screen, it MUST NOT be carried in a horizontal position when being moved. Open the top flaps of the box.
Remove the other bottom polystyrene foam base and rip the plastic bag on this side as shown in step 2. Removing cardboard Remove the cardboard attached to the screen. You are now ready to set up and enjoy your Philips TV. Continued on next page.
English Installing the remote control batteries Slide the battery cover off the back of the remote control. Insert the two supplied batteries (AAA, 1.5V). Be sure the + and – ends of the batteries line up with the markings inside the case. Slide the cover back into position.
English Remote control (POWER) Turns the TV on from standby or off to standby. YouTube Access directly to YouTube. EasyLink buttons : Searches backward or forward through the disc. : Starts, pauses or resumes playback. : Stops the disc playback. Note(s) •...
English Control panel Terminals Power on / Standby indicator (On : lights in white, Standby : no light) Remote control sensor Receives IR signal from remote control. Ambient light sensor Alters the brightness of the TV screen automatically by detecting your room lighting level.
English Connecting a Cable / Satellite / IPTV set-top box, Blu- Connecting Antenna or Cable / Satellite / ray disc / DVD recorder via composite connectors and IPTV set-top box analog audio Do not place your recorder too close to the screen because some recorders Be sure your antenna or another device is connected properly before can be susceptible to harmful interference from the TV.
Some HDMI cables and devices may not be compatible with the TV due to different HDMI • Philips HDMI supports HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Contents Protection). HDCP is a form of specifications. digital rights management that protects high-definition content in Blu-ray discs or DVDs.
Page 15
English HDMI-ARC connection Composite analog video connection HDMI-ARC allows you to use EasyLink to output TV audio directly to a Composite analog video connection offers standard picture quality for connected audio device, without the need for an additional digital audio video devices connected to the unit.
Page 16
English Connecting the TV to the internet using a wireless LAN PC connection HDMI connection This unit can be connected to your PC that has an HDMI terminal. Use an Internet HDMI cable for this digital connection. Network provisioning equipment HDMI cable HDMI cable HDMI cable...
Page 17
English The following PC-input video signals can be displayed: Format Resolution Refresh rate 640 x 480 SVGA 800 x 600 1,024 x 768 60Hz 1,280 x 768 WXGA 1,360 x 768 1,920 x 1,080 3,840 x 2,160 24/30/60Hz 4,096 x 2,160 Other formats or non-standard signals will not be displayed correctly.
English These operations are accessible by remote control. to select the signal type. Some may also be accessible by the main unit's control panel. • If the TV is connected to a cable or satellite set-top box, select the 2nd one and skip to step 8. Initial setup This section will guide you through the unit’s Initial setting which includes selecting a language for your on-screen menu, country, location and...
Page 19
English A A fter an initial setup is completed... to select your preferred picture setting, then press OK. • If you want to scan the channels automatically again. p. 36 Search for channels Please select your preferred picture mode. • You can add the desired channels not memorized by Autoprogram Standard through antenna connection.
English 3 Use your TV Switching channels Switching on your TV and putting it in standby mode Remote Control Remote Control To turn the TV on from standby or off to standby • Press on the TV or the remote control. Note(s) •...
English Lock or unlock your device from the Home menu Watching channels from an external device This section describes how to lock or unlock specified device. Press SOURCE on the remote control. Switching each input mode can easily switch with the remote control between TV and external devices when they are connected to the unit.
English Create a list of favorite channels Changing Picture format You can create lists of your preferred TV channels so that you can find Display modes can be selected when your TV receives a 16:9 or 4:3 video those channels easily. signal.
English For 4:3 video signal TV screen information You can display the currently selected channel or other information such as the aspect ratio on the TV screen. In the digital mode, the detailed broadcasting information for the current off-the-air channel such as program title and program guides are Automatic Super zoom displayed.
English Picture and sound Using options menu Following settings can be configured. To set predefined picture mode. You can access to some TV settings directly by using OPTIONS. Auto picture p. 29 Picture Press OPTIONS to display options menu, then press OK. To set predefined sound mode.
English Note(s) • This unit accepts USB memory stick only. Other storage devices such as external HDD by USB Your TV is fitted with a USB connection that enables you to view photos, bus power will not work. listen to music or watch video files stored on a USB memory stick. •...
Page 26
English Viewing photos Playing music to select Photo, then press OK. to select Music, then press OK. to select the desired item, then press OK. to select the desired item, then press OK. Press OK or to start a slide show of the files. Press OK or to play the selected files.
Page 27
English Playing movies to select Movie, then press OK. to select the desired item, then press OK. Press OK or to play the selected files. • Press OK or to pause, then press OK or again to resume. • Press to fast-forward search.
English 4 Getting more from your Picture and sound p. 29 setup This section describes the overview of the Setup menu displayed when you press and use to Select Setup. Guides you to get the best picture and sound settings. The Setup menu consists of the function setting items below.
English Picture and sound setup When you adjust the following settings, Personal picture will be set automatically. B B efore you begin: Cursor Cursor p. 34 You must set Home in Location. To reduce power To increase power Backlight consumption and consumption and Otherwise, personalized picture and sound settings will not be brightness...
Page 30
English Y Y ou can set a particular picture quality using Advanced settings. To set color enhancement to off Color enhancement To make colors more vivid and bright Auto picture Mode Color alignment To select the desired setting, then press OK Backlight Noise reduction Red gain...
English This selects sound modes for more spatial or surround sound Sound reproduction. To set Sonic Emotion to off Sonic B B efore you begin: Emotion To set Sonic Emotion to on p. 34 You must set Home in Location. To set Dialog Enhancement to off Dialog Otherwise, personalized picture and sound settings will not be...
English You can choose the size, font, color, background and other characteristics Features of the caption text. Reset to You can reset the status of digital Press and use to select Setup then press OK. caption options. default You can change closed captioning font style, size, to select TV settings, then press OK.
English Note(s) To prioritize VI-Visually Impaired streaming or HI- Hearing Impaired streaming: The setting for • Accessibility Digital caption service that you can switch differs depending on the broadcast description. handicapped users (Main audio, Visually • Closed captioning service may not be controlled by this unit’s menu options if you are watching Impaired or Hearing Impaired).
Page 34
English HDMI mode Language If there are issues with picture/color and/or sound when connecting an You can set the language for the on-screen display. external device using the HDMI port, please try switching the HDMI mode following the instructions below. to select Language, then press OK.
Page 35
Pause may not work properly on some devices even if they are EasyLink (HDMI CEC) compliant. HDMI-ARC allows you to use Philips EasyLink to output TV audio directly HDMI-ARC allows you to use Philips EasyLink to output TV audio directly...
English Channel installation Search for channels Be sure the RF cable is correctly connected to this unit and you are Be sure the RF cable is correctly connected to this unit and you are registered with your cable TV provider when you install cable channels. registered with your cable TV provider when you install cable channels.
English TV ratings lock Child lock You can prevent your children from watching certain programs or certain TV ratings lock channels by locking the TV controls and by using ratings. Movie ratings lock None Canadian English rating TV-Y to select Child lock, then press OK. Canadian French rating TV-Y7 Region ratings lock...
English US TV ratings Sub rating Change PIN TV-Y7 Fantasy Violence Although the default PIN code (0000) is supplied with the unit, you can Violence TV-PG set your own PIN code. Language TV-14 to select Change PIN, then press OK. Dialog Press the NUMBER buttons to enter the current 4-digit PIN code.
English Connect to network Wireless setting Select to use a wireless LAN to connect to the internet by a wireless Setup network connection settings in order to use Net TV or network connection. upgrade functions. to select Wireless, then press OK. •...
English Wireless network setting Network settings This menu is displayed only when you set Wireless in Network selection. In order to use a wireless network, you must set up a connection to the Press and use to select Setup, then press OK. AP (e.g.
Page 41
English Manually enter your SSID I I P configuration Set up the connection to the AP (e.g. wireless router) manually by entering In following cases, select IP configuration to set each setting as the SSID. necessary. –When connection test failed with the setting of Connection test. to select Manually enter your SSID, then press OK.
English P P roxy configuration Connection test to select Proxy configuration, then press OK. Perform the following steps to test your internet connection after you to select a setting, then press OK. have connected an Ethernet cable or entered network settings such as IP address, DNS settings, etc.
English YouTube deactivation Home network Displays the deactivation setting for YouTube. You can turn your TV into a Digital Media Renderer (DMR), which can play video, music and photo files stored on certified home media servers to select Net TV, then press OK. connected to your home network.
Do not remove the USB storage device or turn the TV off Only FAT / DOS-formatted portable memory is supported. while upgrade is in progress. • Use only software upgrades that can be found on the Philips web site. Warning • When the software upgrade is running, don’t press any buttons.
English Network updates Software settings You can update the software by connecting the unit to the internet. Press and use to select Setup, then press OK. Software to select Update software, then press OK. Press and use to select Setup, then press OK. to select Network, then press OK.
English View photos, play music and watch videos Miracast using home network You can view the screen from Smartphones and PC on your TV connected On your TV you can play video, music and photo files stored on home to the devices via Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Direct . network certified home media servers connected to your home network.
Page 47
English Before using home network View your pictures using home network Follow the procedure below before using home network. Press to select a file or a folder. Connect this unit to the internet. Press OK or to start a slide show of the files. p.
Page 48
English Listen to music using home network Watch videos using home network Press to select a file or a folder. Press to select a file or a folder. Press OK or to play the selected files. Press OK or to play the selected files. •...
: Selects what country you live in. Country Netflix : http://www.netflix.com : Displays a copy of net service. Terms of Use For additional help, refer to the Frequently Asked Questions FAQs at www.philips.com/support. Select TV and enter your model number. Continued on next page.
English 5 Useful tips Question Answer • Check the antenna or cable connection to the main unit. • Check the batteries on the remote control. • Check if there is an obstacle between the infrared sensor window and the remote control. •...
• Check whether the connection of the antenna or cable / satellite set-top box is • Refer to the User manual of the universal remote control for the Philips code. connected correctly. • Make sure that the selected input mode is connected to the working input jack.
Page 52
For additional troubleshooting, refer to the Frequently Asked Questions Interference of other wireless devices, microwaves, fluorescent lights, etc., are – or FAQs on www.philips.com/support. placed nearby. There are floors or walls between the wireless router and TV. –...
ARC (Audio Return Channel) (HDMI 1 only) unit. Such chemicals may cause damage and discoloration to the HDMI-ARC allows you to use Philips EasyLink to output TV audio directly to exposed surfaces. a connected audio device, without the need for an additional digital audio cable.
English 8 Warranty POLIZA DE GARANTÍA ESTA PÓLIZA ES GRATUITA Este aparato ha sido cuidadosamente diseñado y se ha fabricado con los mejores materiales bajo un estricto control de calidad, garantizando su buen funcionamiento por los periodos establecidos según el aparato (ver lista en la parte inferior) a partir de la entrega del aparato al consumidor.
English License P&F Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. hereby offers to deliver, upon request, a copy of the complete corresponding source code for the copyrighted open source code packages, on an “AS IS” basis, used in this product for which such offer is requested by the respective licenses. This offer is valid up to three years after the product purchase to anyone in receipt of this information.
Page 57
P&F Mexicana, S.A. de C.V., and P&F Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. is the warrantor in relation to this product. A51RYMA / A511YMA The Philips trademark and the Philips Shield Emblem are registered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips N.V. used under license.