Philips HFL2869T Series User manual

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Installation Manual for StudioLine
xxHFL2869T
xxHFL2879T
(update of StudioLine Installation Manual for xxHFL2839/2849/2859)
+ Addendum for xxHFL2889S / xxHFL2899S
Status: Final
Version: 2.0
Date: August 2019
Author: Gerrit Weiden

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Version history:
Version
Date
Author
Changes:
1.0
Nov. 2017
Gerrit Weiden
First version Installation manual 2869/2879
2.0
Aug. 2019
Gerrit Weiden
Addendum Installation manual 2889/2899

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Contents
Version history: ................................................................................................................................................................. 1
1. Requirements before starting the installation.......................................................................................................... 4
2. Find out the state of the TV ...................................................................................................................................... 6
3. Re-install TV............................................................................................................................................................... 8
4. Installation wizard ...................................................................................................................................................10
5. Picture....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
6. Sound ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
7. Settings..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Install and Retune Menu Content all options related to channel installation............................................................. 19
8. Channel list..............................................................................................................................................................22
9. Media Browser...................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
10. Professional Settings .......................................................................................................................................................................... 25
11. Welcome Logo....................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
12. Clone........................................................................................................................................................................32
12.1 Software upgrade and Instant Initial Cloning.................................................................................................. 34
13. Feature settings .................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
14. CSM (Consumer Setup menu) ..................................................................................................................................................... 37
Appendix 1 ......................................................................................................................................................................38
Channel List Editor ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Interface description and usage............................................................................................................................................................. 39
1. Main window........................................................................................................................................................... 39
2. Editing channel list.............................................................................................................................................................................. 42
Limitations and constraints.................................................................................................................................................................. 44
3. Import channel list to TV .................................................................................................................................................................. 44
Addendum.......................................................................................................................................................................45
Additional functions and settings for xxHFL2889 and xxHFL2899 ......................................................................................... 45

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General remark:
For those new StudioLine products the UI (User Interface) is the same as for previous StudioLine products
(xxHFL2839 & xxHFL2849). Just the appearance is different. Following document shows the “old” appearance on
display whereas for the new products the selectable options in the different menus and the explanation stay the
same.
e.g.: appearance of the UI for xxHFL2839 & xxHFL2849
e.g.: appearance of the UI for xxHFL2859 & xxHFL2869 & xxHFL2879

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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 / 22AV9573A or Guest remote control 22AV1407A
and USB stick
To enter the Hotel TV menu using the guest remote (22AV1407A):
For all HFL2869/HFL2879 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 (22AV8573/22AV9573A):
• Press the RC5 Setup key;
• Press the Home/Menu key;
Note:
The Home/Menu key on the master remote control (22AV8573/22AV9573A) will activate only the hotel menu,
navigation in this menu must be done with the guest remote (22AV1407A).
Note: Only 22AV9573A: for RC5 Guest and RC5 Setup Mode there are 2 submodes:
RC5 StudioLine mode
RC5 Philips mode

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RC5 Guest and RC5 Setup mode are selected for StudioLine sets by default. The user can change RC5 submode by
pressing:
“1” + “A” at the same time for more than 4 seconds: RC5 StudioLine mode selected
“1” + “B” at the same time for more than 4 seconds: RC5 Philips mode selected
Exit Hotel TV Menu
Leaving the Hotel TV Menu after making the required settings, can be done using the master Remote Control
(22AV8573/22AV9573) 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 ‘first time installation’ (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
You can start the installation wizard again by reinstalling the TV as explained in chapter 3 of this manual. Please
disable the Hotel TV mode to be able to modify any settings on the TV.

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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 22AV8573/22AV9573.
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 the “Teletext Language”, eg. west, east, cyrillic, etc.
“Scan Encrypted Channels” can be chosen between ON and OFF.
Further step is to select which kind of TV channel search you want to perform:
-Digital Cable: TV will search only for DVB-C channels
-Digital Aerial: TV will search only for DVB-T channels
-Analogue TV only: The TV will search only for analogue channels
Digital Aerial Installation
If you select the Digital 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.
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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).
Digital Cable Installation
If you want to install DVB-C channels, select the “Digital 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”.
Analogue installation
Using this option TV will search for all available analogue TV channels and install them into a single list.
By using Part 1 “Select favorite network type” of the screen above it is possible to use a single search of network
types only, with : Digital Cable or Digital Aerial or Analogue.
By using Part 2 “Select Broadcast Type” of the screen above it is possible to use a combination of different channel
search: Digital Cable and / or Digital Aerial and / or Analogue.
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.
If you do not want to install any kind of channels, you can leave the settings to “OFF” / “NONE”

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Always select the “Home Mode”and press OK to continue. “Store mode”will display banners with commercials
while running.
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.
If later on you cannot remember your PIN code you can use Pin 4725.
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. Select “No” if you do not want to install any channels.

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Only available while using selection of “First Time Installation”
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.
Note: If option Digital Aerial & Digital Cable option is selected (only during “First Time Installation”), 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, a similar summary like the below picture appears.

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Here you can move, edit or lock channels. The information bar displayed on the bottom part of the screen will guide
you through the options that you can use.
Now you can press “MENU” to exit the installation page or you can press the “OK” button to watch TV. Pressing the
MENU button will bring the MENU with all options active.
5. Picture
Note: this menu might not be available depending on the settings in the Hotel Mode menu.
Accessing the picture submenu will bring the following menu on the screen:

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The option which can be set:
-Mode: Can be set to one of these options: Cinema, Game, Sport, 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.
-Energy Saving: Can be set to one of these options: Off, Custom, Auto, Maximum, Medium and Minimum.
-Backlight: This setting controls the backlight level and it can be set in a range of 0 to 100 (depending on the
setting of the MODE. Backlight function will be inactive if MODE is set to Cinema, Sport and Natural.
Backlight cannot be activated in VGA, Media Browser mode or while the picture mode is set to Eco.
-Advanced settings: Press “OK” and you will access the advanced options for the Picture menu.
-Reset: This option will reset all values for the picture setting to default.
Pressing the Return button will return you to the main menu. Pressing the MENU button will exit you from the
MENU.
6. Sound
Note: this menu might not be available depending on the settings in the Hotel Mode menu.
The sound options are available from the main menu:

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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).
-Headphone/Lineout: Selects to have variable or constant level output on the headphone output. If Lineout
is selected then the headphone volume will not be controllable
-Dynamic Bass: Dynamic Bass: Press “◄“or “►”button to set Dynamic Bass as on or off.
-Surround sound: Surround sound mode can be changed 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
Note: this menu might not be available depending on the settings in the Hotel Mode menu.
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.
-Timers: Sets timers for selected programs. / Sets sleep timer to turn off the TV after a certain time. Sets also
the wakeup alarm
-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

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lastly to the teletext time information. In the Professional menu, one can also select a channel to synchronize the time for the Wakeup
time
- Sources: Enables or disables selected source options.
- Accessibility: Configures “Hard Of Hearing” and “Audio Description” (Refers to an additional narration track
for blind and visually impaired viewers of visual media, including television and movies.)
- More: (selecting “MORE” provides an extra menu:
Menu Timeout: The amount of time for displaying the
menu and can have different values OFF, 15 sec, 30 sec and
60 sec.
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 initially used
for certification.
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 an EU regulation for reducing the
power consumption.
Store mode: Banners with advertisements will be displayed
during normal operation of the TV. Feature only for shops.
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.
CEC: to Enable or Disable CEC control on HDMI
CEC Auto Power On: to Enable or Disable CEC control on
HDMI as Auto Power On
Speakers: to select sound reproduction via the TV or
Amplifier (via HDMI ARC)
Quick Standby: Enables or disables the quick standby mode.
Note: Quick Standby disabled is the default setting. This
setting will reduce the power consumption.

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Install and Retune Menu Content all options related to channel installation.
Note: this menu is not visible when Hotel Mode is set to ON.
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: 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.
Note: Using any of this option will delete the current channel plan. If you are sure, select “Yes” and press “OK”