Connect Devices - Philips 50BFL2114/12 User Manual

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Connect Devices

6.1
Connect Devices
Connectivity Guide
Always connect a device to the TV with the highest
quality connection available. Also, use good quality
cables to ensure a good transfer of picture and
sound.
When you connect a device, the TV recognizes its
type and gives each device a correct type name. You
can change the type name if you wish. If a correct
type name for a device is set, the TV automatically
switches to the ideal TV settings when you switch to
this device in the Sources menu.
Antenna port
If you have a Set-top box (a digital receiver) or
Recorder, connect the antenna cables to run the
antenna signal through the Set-top box and/or
Recorder first before it enters the TV. In this way, the
antenna and the Set-top box can send possible
additional channels to the Recorder to record.
HDMI ports
Operate devices
To operate a device connected to HDMI and set up
with EasyLink, select the device - or its activity - in
the list of TV connections.
Professional Mode OFF  Press  /  Home,
select  Apps, select  SOURCES . Choose a
device connected to an HDMI connection and
press OK.
Professional Mode
ON  Press  /  Home, select
Channels, select  Sources. Choose a device
connected to an HDMI connection and press OK.
Once the device is selected, the TV remote control
can control the device. However  /  Home
and  OPTIONS keys and some other TV keys are
not forwarded to the device.
If the key you need is not on the TV remote control,
you can select the key in the Options menu.
Press  OPTIONS and select Controls in the
menu bar. On the screen, select the device key you
need and press OK.
Some very specific device keys might not be available
in the Controls menu.
Note: Only devices that support EasyLink Remote
Control function will respond to the TV remote
control.
HDMI Quality
An HDMI connection has the best picture and sound
quality. One HDMI cable combines video and audio
signals. Use an HDMI cable for TV signal.
For best signal quality transfer, use a High speed
HDMI cable and do not use an HDMI cable longer
than 5 m.
Copy protection
HDMI cables support HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital
Content Protection). HDCP is a copy protection signal
that prevents copying content from a DVD disc or Blu-
ray Disc. Also referred to as DRM (Digital Rights
Management).
HDMI ARC
All of the HDMI connections on the TV have HDMI
ARC (Audio Return Channel).
If the device, typically a Home Theatre System (HTS),
also has the HDMI ARC connection, connect it to any
of the HDMI connections on this TV. With the HDMI
ARC connection, you do not need to connect the
extra audio cable that sends the sound of the TV
picture to the HTS. The HDMI ARC connection
combines both signals.
 TV
You can use any HDMI connection on this TV to
connect the HTS but ARC is only available for 1
device/connection at a time.
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