Philips 40PFL5705D User manual - Page 16

Philips Wireless MediaConnect You can enjoy your TV as a PC monitor wirelessly using your home network. Make sure you download the Philips Wireless MediaConnect software and install it on your PC before you perform the steps below. Install Philips Wireless MediaConnect 1 Start your internet browser on your PC and open the Philips Wireless MediaConnect download page at www.philips.com/wifimediaconnect On the website, you can check the necessary PC system requirements. 2 Enter the 12 digit code printed on the cover of the User Manual or back of your TV. 3 Click the 'Download now' button to download the free Philips Wireless MediaConnect software. 4 Once downloaded, start the file "Philips Wireless MediaConnect_ setup.exe". Follow the instructions on the screen to complete software installation. Using Philips Wireless MediaConnect 1 Launch Philips Wireless MediaConnect on your PC first. 2 Press MENU on the remote control. 3 Use to select [Philips Wireless MediaConnect]. • The start up screen for Philips Wireless MediaConnect will be displayed and the unit searches for an available PC that is running Philips Wireless MediaConnect software. Once connected, the Philips Wireless MediaConnect software will encode and stream the screen of your PC as a video along with audio. Depending on your computer and network configuration, there will be a delay between your PC screen and the TV but the audio-video will always be in sync. Philips Wireless MediaConnect Help To read the Philips Wireless MediaConnect Help, right click the program icon in the notification tray of the PC and select Help. Specifics You can project high definition (HD) or standard definition (SD) video, depending on the processing power of your PC. For smooth playback of HD video, please use a hardware accelerated video player on your computer. A hardware accelerated video player uses the graphics adapter of your PC to render HD video rather than the processor. This frees up the processor for Philips Wireless MediaConnect video encoding.The content protection on most DVD or Blu-ray Disc movies might restrict watching the movie on TV when the disc is playing on a PC.The TV shows PC media files with a small delay. Philips Wireless MediaConnect is only available for PC. PC requirements Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (PC only) Minimum PC requirements • Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz • 512MB RAM • 200MB free hard disk space • IEEE 802.11g • Internet connection Recommended PC requirements • Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1GHz • 1GB RAM • 200MB free hard disk space • IEEE 802.11n • Internet connection Netflix operations With this unit, you can watch movies and TV episodes streamed instantly from Netflix via the internet. In order to use this feature, you must visit the following website on your PC and become a Netflix member. www.netflix.com/Philips Before activating the connection to Netflix After creating a Netflix account at www.netflix.com/Philips, follow the following procedure before activating the connection to Netflix. 1 Connect this unit to the internet. (See 'Connecting the TV to the internet using an Ethernet cable' or 'Connecting the TV to the internet using a USB wireless LAN adapter' on page 38.) 2 Set up the necessary network connection settings. (See 'Network' on page 28.) Activating the connection to Netflix In order to watch movies and TV episodes streamed instantly from Netflix via the internet, you must activate the connection between this unit and your Netflix account. 1 Press NET TV on the remote control and then use to select [NETFLIX]. • Netflix welcome screen will appear. • For the first time only, [Network service disclaimer] screen will appear. After confirming the content, use Í / Æ to select [Agree], then press OK. 2 Use Î / ï to select [yes - activate instant streaming from Netflix], then press OK. • Activation screen with the activation code will appear. 3 On your PC, visit www.netflix.com/activate and log into your account. • The entry screen of activation code will appear on your PC screen. 4 Enter the activation code which is displayed on the TV screen. • The Instant Queue will appear.The connection to Netflix is successfully made. • To browse the Instant Queue and watch movies, skip to step 2 in 'Watching streaming movies' on page 16. Note • Netflix is available only in the United States. • You cannot create a Netflix account on this unit. • If newer version of software is required, software update screen may appear after selecting [NETFLIX] in step 2. (For software update, see 'Update your TV software' on page 33.) • You can deactivate the connection to Netflix by setting the [Deactivation] to [Yes]. (See 'Netflix connection' on page 30.) • The screen image of Netflix may change after updating the firmware. • For questions regarding the Netflix service, visit www.netflix.com/Help • When you contact the Netflix customer service, you may be asked for the ESN number, which is a serial number to identify this unit by Netflix.You can check the ESN number on the [ESN] screen. (See 'Netflix connection' on page 30.) EN 15 English