Philips 23PF9976I Quick start guide (English)

LCD TV

Quick Use Guide

Note: This Quick Use Guide is designed to help you connect and install your

Streamium TV to enable you to enjoy the streaming functions that this set

offers. We strongly recommend you to read the instructions thoroughly.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT

EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR EXCESSIVE MOISTURE.

Thank you for purchasing this Philips LCD Television set. You are now the proud owner of a

Streamium LCD TV set which promises full value to you as a customer. Before you proceed

to install the LCD TV, please follow the steps and diagrams as shown to familiarise yourself

with the correct and safe way of setting up the TV.

For details on normal LCD TV operation, making adjustments to the settings and features,

please refer to the LCD TV User Manual.

For details on using the Streamium operation, making adjustments to the settings and features,

please refer to the Streamium LCD TV User Manual.

Note: Images are for illustrations purpose only.

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Listing the accessories

The following accessories are provided with the Streamium LCD TV.

TV aerial cable

TV power cord (two-pin)

Mini Jack to cinch

Philips Media Manager Software

Remote Control

FM radio aerial lead

23PF9976i

System Requirements

• PC-Link (Home Link)

– PC with 233 MHz Pentium, 64MB

RAM, HDD (with 50MB of free space),

CD-ROM drive and running Windows

98/98SE/2000/ME/XP or MAC OS X.

– Wireless USB adapter (USB V1.1 or

higher) or wired/wireless (WiFi 802.11b/g

compliant) home network.

•

Internet services or online upgrades:

– Direct Broadband (minimal 256 kbps,

512 kbps recommended for video

streaming) Internet connection (e.g. DSL,

cable Modem or Satellite broadband) via

(wireless) base station or PC with Internet

Connection Sharing (supported from

Windows 98SE onwards).

• My.philips.com

– PC with internet access, browser and

e-mail address.

Support only the following

Media Formats

• MUSIC:

MP3, MP3pro, PCM

• PICTURES:

JPG (RGB), GIF, BMP

• MOVIES:

MPG1, MPG2, MPG4,

DivX 4.0/5.03

For more information go to:

www.philips.com/streamium

3139 125 33431

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Installing the Streamium LCD TV without a wireless home network

For this option, you do not have a wireless home computer network installed but you

want to connect the Streamium LCD TV to your PC.

Note: Internet access is not available if the Streamium LCD TV is connected directly to PC

using this method.

1

Install a USB Wireless

Network Adaptor (USB

V.1.1 or higher) to your

PC (not included).

2

Make sure the PC is

switched on and the

Philips Media Manager

software is installed

and active (an icon will

appear at the lower right

hand corner of your PC

monitor).

4

Press the

HOME

LINK

button on the

remote control.

Note: Do not press the

INTERNET

button at

this time.

3

Switch on the

LCD TV. Press the

SELECT

button on

the remote control

repeatedly until

STREAM

indicator

lights up.

5

If asked, select from the

list of wireless network

names (SSID) presented

to you on the TV

screen. Select “Philips”

only if Philips adaptor

CPWUA054 is used.

Explore the Home Link

menu on the TV screen.

Q

Installing the Streamium LCD TV to your PC using a network cable

For this option, you want to connect the Streamium LCD TV to your PC using a

CAT.5 shielded ethernet cable* (STP).

Note:

– Your PC must have a Ethernet connector (RJ45) available.

– Internet access is not available if the Streamium LCD TV is connected directly to PC using

the cable.

– Internet connection is available if the Streamium LCD TV is connected via cable or

wireless onto a network that has internet connection.

1

Use a crossover Ethernet cable*

if you want to connect the

Streamium TV directly to your

computer or use a straight-

through Ethernet cable* if you

want to connect the Streamium

TV to an existing computer

network.

*

Cables not included.

2

Make sure the PC is

switched on and the






monitor).

4

Press the

HOME LINK

button on the remote

control.


INTERNET

button at this

time.

3

Switch on the Streamium

LCD TV. Press the

SELECT

button on

the remote control

repeatedly until

STREAM

indicator lights up.

5

Explore the

Home Link

menu on the

TV screen.

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Connecting to the Internet for the ﬁrst time

1

Check your existing wireless

network settings and record

down the

Wireless Network

Name

(SSID) and

encryption

key*

. You may need to enter

this information in STEP 5 of

this procedure.

Note: Refer to the user manual

that came with your wireless

network adaptor/base station

for instructions on obtaining the

Wireless Network Name (SSID)

and encryption key.

2

Make sure the PC is

switched on and the






monitor).

4

Press the

HOME

LINK

button on the

remote control.


INTERNET

button at

this time.

3

Switch on the

Streamium LCD TV.

Press the

SELECT

button on the remote

control repeatedly

until STREAM

indicator lights up.

5

Select your Wireless Network

Name (SSID) and then use the

remote control to enter the

encryption key* you found in

step 1.

Explore the Home Link menu

on the TV screen.

Note:

– If there is only one wireless

network, it will be used and you

will not be asked to select one.

– You will not be asked to input

the encryption key if the wireless

network is not encrypted.

Check the:

NETWORK NAME (SSID)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

and

ENCRYPTION KEY

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

of your wireless network

When the Streamium TV connects to the Internet for the first time, the Streamium TV

will prompt you to register.

Note: You need to subscribe to broadband internet connection services (min. 256 kbps) with

your local Internet Service Provider.

* The encryption key is case sensitive, meaning ‘ABC’ is not the same as ‘abc”.

You must input the encryption key in the correct case.

* See the chapter ‘Enabling broadband Internet entertainment” in the User Manual for details.

M

Install Philips Media Manager software

Start by installing Philips Media Manager software onto your PC

This software enables the transfer of video, music and photo files in your computer to

your LCD TV.

3

Add files to the Media Manager. Only the

files that you see in the Media Manager

will be accessible from the Streamium TV.

2

In the menu that appears on your

computer screen, click on ‘Install Philips

Media Manager’ and follow the on-screen

instructions.

1

Place the Philips Media Manager CD in

your CD or DVD’s drive and install the

Philips Media Manager software.

Note:

Refer to the Streamium User Manual on “Installing

the Software” for more details on how to install the Philips

Media Manager software.

N

Installing the Streamium LCD TV on a wireless home network

For this option, you already have a wireless home computer network installed and

working properly. Refer to the user manual that came with your wireless network

adaptor/base station on installing a wireless home network.

5

After creating a

My.Philips account,

press the INTERNET

button again. The

Streamium TV will

now have access to

the Internet services

of your My.Philips

account.

4

Double-click the website address

that is in the email. Fill in the

requested data to create an

account.

After registration you can access

the INTERNET service of the

Streamium TV. You can manage

your user account at ‘my.philips.

com’ by opening this website in

your Internet browser program or

by clicking the My.Philips button in

Philips Media Manager.

Note: Please remember your

password. You will need it if you

want to re-register.

3

Within a short

time, you will

receive an email

with instructions

on how to create

an account at

my.philips.com.

Check your email.

2

With the remote control, use

the SMS TEXT-style keys* for

inputting your email address.

SMS TEXT-style entry can be

used to enter alphanumeric

information. In this mode, text

is entered by a method similar

to that used for entering

text messages on a cellular

telephone.

Note: You can also use the

remote control cursor Left/Right/

Up/Down keys to input your

email address.

1

Press the

INTERNET

button

on the remote control to

open the Navigation View on

your TV screen.

Note: Make sure the PC is

switched on and the Philips

Media Manager software is

installed and active.

R

Positioning the LCD TV

Place your LCD TV on a solid stable surface that can support the LCD TV weight. Do

not expose the LCD TV to water or heat source (e.g. lamp, candle, radiator). Do not

obstruct the ventilation grid at the rear.

VGA socket (DB-15) to cinch

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