Philips HFL2809D/10 Series User manual

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Installation Manual for
xxHFL2809D/10
Status: Release
Version 1.0
Date: March 2014
Author: Marian Pufulete

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Contents
1. Requirements before starting the installation.......................................................................................................... 2
2. Find out the state of the TV ...................................................................................................................................... 3
3. Re-install TV .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
4. Installation wizard..................................................................................................................................................... 7
5. Picture....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
6. Sound......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
7. Settings ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
8. Channel list.............................................................................................................................................................. 18
9. Media Browser ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
10. Professional Settings .......................................................................................................................................................................... 21
11. Welcome Logo....................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
12. Clone........................................................................................................................................................................27
13. Feature settings.................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
14.CSM (Consumer Setup menu).......................................................................................................................................................... 29
Appendix 1 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Channel List Editor ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Interface description and usage............................................................................................................................................................. 31
Main window ..................................................................................................................................................................31
Editing channel list ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Limitations and constraints ...................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Import channel list to TV............................................................................................................................................................................ 36

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1. Requirements before starting the installation
Before starting the installation, make sure that you have everything you need at hand.
Master remote control 22AV8573 or Guest remote control 22AV1407A
And
USB stick
To enter the Hotel TV menu using the guest remote (22AV1407A):
For all HFL2809 models you can use the guest remote and the key sequence 3,1,9,7,5,3,MUTE to access the Hotel
Mode. The key sequence will not work if High Security Mode is enabled.
To enter the Hotel TV menu using the master remote control (22AV8573):
• Press the RC5 Setup key;
• Press the Home/Menu key;
Note:
The Home/Menu key on the master remote control (22AV8573) will activate only the hotel menu, navigation in this
menu must be done with the guest remote (22AV1107A).
Exit Hotel TV Menu
Leaving the Hotel TV Menu after making the required settings, can be done using the master Remote Control
(22AV8573) or with the TV included standard Remote Control.
To exit the Hotel TV menu with master remote control:
• Press the RC5 Setup key;
• Press the Home/Menu key;
To exit the Hotel TV menu with standard RC:
- Press the Menu key or
- Press the Return key
Note: On the bottom part of the screen the TV will display which buttons can help you to navigate and change the
options.

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2. Find out the state of the TV
It is important to know if a TV is in ‘virgin mode’ (out of the box) or installed before.
If you can see this screen below, you know that the TV is in ‘virgin mode’ and you can install the set. See chapter 4 of
this manual.
If you power on the set and then press the ‘Home’ button on the guest remote, you will see this screen appear, if the
TV already has been installed or the wizard was already skipped.
Hotel TV menu is ON
Hotel TV menu is OFF

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You can start the installation wizard again by reinstalling the TV as explained in chapter 3 of this manual. To be able
to modify any settings on the TV you must disable the Hotel TV mode.
Disable the Hotel TV mode
To access the setup menu you should press the ‘RC5 SETUP’ key and then press the ‘Home/Menu’ button if you are
using the 22AV8573.
To access the Hotel TV menu using the guest remote you need to input the key sequence 3,1,9,7,5,3,MUTE .
You can use the guest remote to select with the up or down arrow buttons and change values with the left or right
arrow buttons. Set the Hotel TV Mode to OFF.
Press “MENU” or “Return”button to exit this menu.
Note: Setting Hotel mode to OFF will disable all features from the Menu.

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3. Re-install TV
If you want to start an installation from scratch you can always re-install the TV. First step is to set the Hotel Mode
to OFF and exit using the MENU or Return button on the guest remote.
Note: It is not required to use a save button, once you exit the menu, you will save the settings from the Hotel TV Menu
Press the MENU button on the guest remote to access the full menu of the TV. The following menu should be
displayed. Select the option “Install and Retune”(highlighted below)
Press “OK” to access the submenu.
Select the last option available “First time installation” and press “OK”. The TV asks for confirmation by showing the
following screen:

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If you are sure that you want to re-install the TV, select “Yes” and press OK.
TV will reboot itself and show the “virgin state” screens with a welcome message.
Note: All settings will be reset to default values except Hotel menu values. Those values will remain the same. To reset the Hotel
TV menu use the Reset to Default Values option present in that menu.

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4. Installation wizard
When you turn on the TV for the first time, or you have reinstalled the TV, you should see the following screen. The
installation wizard, from whom this screen is a part, will guide you through all the menus for a basic TV installation.
Please select your language and press “OK” to start the installation of the TV set.
The first step is to select the country, which will enable country cable providers, time setting and channel list presets.
The next step is to select what type of TV channel search that you want to perform:
- Digital only: TV will search only for digital channels
- Full: The TV will search for digital and analog channels
- Analogue TV only: The TV will search only for analogue channels
Note: On the bottom part of the screen the TV will display which buttons can help you to navigate and change the
options.
Once you have set up the channel search, you can press “OK” to go to next step of the installation.

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Depending on country you might need to follow an additional step, setting up a pin code. This pin code will be used
for blocking TV channels and settings.
In some cases due the country regulations, you have to provide a pin code formed from four digits. This pin code will
be required in case you want to modify the settings of the TV. Selected PIN code cannot be 0000. Enter a PIN code
and confirm it by entering it once more. Press the OK button to continue. If the two PIN codes match, your PIN code
will be set.
WARNING:
When you are required to enter a PIN code for any menu operation, you should use the PIN that you have previously
defined during the first time installation.
Press “OK” to continue to the next screen, which will ask if you want to start an automatic channel scan.
Select “Yes” and press “OK” to continue.
The next screen is asking about what the type of channels that will be installed.

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Aerial Installation
If you select the AERIAL option in the Search Type screen, the TV set will search for digital terrestrial TV (DVB-T)
broadcasts.
NOTE: You can press the “MENU”button to cancel.
After all the available stations are stored, the Channel List will be displayed on the screen. If you like to sort the
channels according to the LCN (*), please select “Yes” and then press OK.
Press the “MENU” button to quit the channel list and watch TV.
(*) LCN is the Logical Channel Number system that organizes available broadcasts in accordance with a recognizable channel sequence (if
available).
Cable Installation
If you want to install DVB-C channels, select the “CABLE”option and press the “OK”button on the remote control to
continue. To continue, please select “YES”and press “OK”. To cancel the operation, select “NO”and press “OK”.
Aerial & Cable installation
Using this option TV will search for all available TV channels DVB-C + DVB-T plus Analog and install them on a single
list.
You can select frequency ranges from this screen. For highlighting lines, use the “▼“or “▲” buttons. You can enter
the frequency range manually by using the numeric buttons on the remote control. Set the Start and Stop Frequency
as desired by using the numeric buttons on the remote control. After this operation, you can set the Search Step as
8000 KHz or 1000 KHz.
If you select 1000 KHz the search will take longer, since the TV needs to check more frequencies. Depending on your
Country selection in the first time installation, A 250 KHz search step option might be available on the Network
Channel Scan screen. Note that if you perform the search with 250 KHz option, the search process could take longer.
Press “OK” to start the installation process. During this progress the bar will fill and found channels will be added to
the list.

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Note: If option Aerial & Cable option is selected, when DVB-T channel search is complete, you need to define the start
frequency, end frequency and step for DVB-C channels. If you don’t know those values, use the default ones and press
“OK” to start the search.
When the automatic channel installation is complete, the following summary appears.
Here you can move, edit or lock channels. The information bar displayed on the bottom part of the screen will guide
you through the option that you are using.
Now you can press “MENU” to exit the installation page or you can press the “OK” button to watch TV.

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Pressing the MENU button will bring the MENU with all options active.
5. Picture
Accessing the picture submenu will bring the following menu on the screen:
The option which can be set:
- Mode: Can be set to one of these options: Cinema, Game, Dynamic and Natural.
- Contrast: Sets the difference between the brightest and darkest of the screen.
- Brightness: Sets the brightness value for the screen.
- Sharpness: Sets the sharpness value for the objects displayed on the screen.
- Color: Sets the color value, adjusting the colors.
- Power Save Mode: To set Power Save Mode to ON or OFF
- Backlight: This setting controls the backlight level and it can be set to Auto, Minimum and Maximum.
Backlight function will be inactive if Power Save Mode is set to ON. Backlight cannot be activated in VGA,
Media Browser mode or while the picture mode is set to Game.
- Noise Reduction: If the broadcast signal is weak and the picture is noisy, use the Noise Reduction setting to
reduce the noise amount. Noise Reduction can be set to one of these options: Low, Medium, High or Off.
- Advanced settings: Press “OK” and you will access the advanced options for the Picture menu.
- Reset: This option will reset all values for image to default.
Pressing the Return button will return you to the main menu. Pressing the MENU button will exit you from the
MENU.

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6. Sound
The sound options are available from the main menu:
Select and press “OK” to access the submenu:
The options available are:
- Volume: Adjusts the volume level.
- Equalizer: In the equalizer menu, the preset can be changed to Music, Movie, Speech, Flat, Classic and User.
Press the “MENU” button to return to the previous menu. The equalizer menu settings can be changed
manually only when the Equalizer Mode is in “User” mode.
- Balance: This setting is used for emphasizing left or right speaker balance.
- Headphone: Sets headphone volume.
- Sound Mode: You can select Mono, Stereo, Dual I or Dual II mode, only if the selected channel supports that
mode.
- AVL: Automatic Volume Limiting (AVL) function sets the sound to obtain fixed output level between
programs (For instance, volume levels of advertisements tend to be louder than programs).
- Dynamic Bass: Press “◄“or “►”button to set Dynamic Bass as on or off.
- Digital Out: Sets digital out audio type.
Pressing the Return button you will return to the main menu. Pressing the MENU button you will exit from the
MENU.

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7. Settings
The submenu can be access by pressing “OK” when this menu is highlighted.
The options available are:
- The Conditional Access: Controls conditional access modules when available.
- Language: Configures language settings (-may change depending on the country selected) Preferred and
current settings will be available.
- Parental: Configures parental settings including PIN code, Menu lock, Maturity Lock and Child Lock.

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- Timers: Sets timers for selected programs. / Sets sleep timer to turn off the TV after a certain time.
- Date/Time: Sets date and time.
Note:* The TV takes the time info via the broadcast. Correct time will be available on Date/Time Settings, if the time info is
provided in the broadcast. If the TV is in no channel mode, Date/Time settings can be changed. However, if there is a channel preset,
only “Time Settings Mode” can be changed and if this is set to Manual, Time Zone will be enabled.
* If the TV is switched to standby mode and switched on later and there is no broadcast available, time information will not
be updated. If there is a present broadcast; however, time information will be taken via the broadcast. In other words, time
information will be available according to these priorities: The TV first looks for the time info in the broadcast, then to the user
preference, and lastly to the teletext time information.
- Sources: Enables or disables selected source options.
- Other settings:
Menu Timeout: The amount of time for displaying the
menu and can have different values OFF, 15 sec, 30 sec and
60 sec.
Scan Encrypted channels: Set the behavior for encrypted
channels; If set to NO, all encrypted TV channels will be
skipped.
Blue Background: Enables and disables a blue screen
instead of channel
Software Upgrade: Press “OK” to access the menu where
you can disable or enable the Automatic scanning or trigger
a manual upgrade.
Note: If automatic scanning in Upgrade Options menu is
enabled, the TV wakes up at 03:00 and searches broadcast
channels for new software upgrade. If new software is
found and downloaded successfully, with the next power up
the TV starts with new software version. In a hotel the safe
approach will be to disable this option.
Application Version: Is the software version currently
installed on TV.
Hard of Hearing: Audio help for impaired persons.
Audio description: Refers to an additional narration track
for blind and visually impaired viewers of visual media,
including television and movies.
Auto TV OFF: You can set the timeout value of auto off
feature. When the timeout value is reached and the TV is
not operated for selected time, the TV will go off.
Note: Auto switch OFF is a UE regulation for reducing the
power consumption.
Power Up Mode: Defines the behavior of the TV in case of
power cut.
Last state: When power is restored the TV will return to the
same state before power cut.
Standby: When power is restored the TV will go by default
to standby. This is recommended setting.
Install and Retune Menu Content all options related to channel installation.

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The menu contains options for automatic channel install, manual channel install, network scan, analog fine tune for
a better reception of the analog TV channels. The first time installation option will delete the TV channels and set all
settings to default values, except Hotel TV settings.
Automatic Channel Scan (Retune): Displays automatic tuning options available.
Digital Aerial: Searches and stores aerial DVB-T channels.
Digital Cable: Searches and stores cable DVB-C channels.
Analogue: Searches and stores analogue channels.
Digital Aerial & Analogue: Searches and stores aerial DVB-T
and analogue channels.
Digital Cable & Analogue: Searches and stores cable DVB-C
and analogue channels.
Aerial & Cable: Searches and stores DVB-C, DVB-T and analog
channels.
Note: Using any of this option will delete the current channel plan. If you are sure, select “Yes” and press “OK”

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Manual Channel Scan: This feature can be used for direct broadcast entry.
Search Type: Type of the channel to install
Digital Cable, Digital Aerial or Analog
Channel: The preset frequency
Frequency: Input for the frequency
Network scan: Enable or disable the network
scan
Signal quality & Signal Level
These two options will show the quality and
level of signal received on the frequency
defined above.
Network Channel Scan: Searches for the linked channels in the broadcast
system.
Analogue Fine Tune: You can use this setting for fine tuning analogue
channels. This feature is not available if no analogue channels are stored.

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First Time Installation: Deletes all stored channels and settings, resets the TV to factory settings and starts the first
time installation. You can follow the instructions in the Initial Installation section for more information on this
process.

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8. Channel list
For channels options like: reorder, rename or lock you have to access the menu from the picture below. Channel
management can be also done with channel editor application available for PC. Check appendix 1 for channel editor
installation and usage.
Press “OK” for the submenu.
Note: If the following menu is not displayed in the menu, please go and disable the Hotel TV mode.
Edit channel list:
The channel list with all TV channels installed will be displayed.

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With the up and down arrow buttons you can select the channel and with the left and right arrow buttons the
function which will be used for that channel.
To move a TV channel in the list you need to do something similar. Select the TV channel with the up or down arrow
buttons, and then select the Move function and press “OK”. The TV will display a new window in which you must
enter the new position of the channel.
The channel plan will be updated after you press “OK”.
Favourites: Allows adding channel to a particular list. To add a channel to the list select the channel using Up or
Down arrow and press “OK” to make the selection. A pink star will appear next to the channel name.
Active Channel List: This option allows you to toggle between different type of list: TV Only, Radio Only, Text Only,
Analog TV only and Favourites. These options are available for the Digital Cable and Aerial.