Philips 46PFL5706/F7 User Manual - Page 16

English Français Español 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 Press MENU on the remote control and then use to select [Setup] > [Software] > [MediaConnect code]. • Write down the 12-digit code displayed on the screen.You will need this to download MediaConnect software. 2 Start your internet browser on your PC and open the Philips Wireless MediaConnect download page at www.wifimediaconnect.philips.com/ On the website, you can check the necessary PC system requirements. 3 Enter the 12 digit code you wrote at step 1. 4 Click the 'Download now' button to download the free Philips Wireless MediaConnect software. 5 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. • Select "Start projecting" with right click on the system tray. in the • 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 • IEEE 802.11g Recommended PC requirements • Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1GHz • 1GB RAM View photos, play music and watch videos using DLNA On your TV you can play video, music and photo files stored on DLNA certified home media servers connected to your home network. In order to use this feature, you must connect this unit to the Internet. It is recommended that files to be played back in this unit are recorded under the following specifications: • Sampling frequency : 32kHz or 44.1kHz or 48kHz • Constant bit rate : 32kbps - 320kbps • Upper limit : 16Mpixel • Playable codec : MPEG1, MPEG2 • Maximum size of a video • Audio type : 1920 x 1080 : AC3, MPEG1 audio layer 3 (MP3), MPEG1 audio layer 2, LPCM Note • A maximum of 1,023 folders or files can be recognized. • For the home server list, maximum of 16 servers can be displayed. • The 10th and deeper hierarchies cannot be displayed. • Unplayable files in the home server will not be displayed in the file list. • For some files, playback is not available even if displayed in the file list. • In order to play back the contents in home servers, the player and the servers must be connected to the same access point. • Compatibility and available playback function may differ depending on the home server. • Video files with unsupported audio format will be skipped. • The quality of the playback picture or audio differs depending on your network condition. Before using DLNA Follow the following procedure before using DLNA. 1 Connect this unit to the internet. (See 'Connecting the TV to the internet using an Ethernet cable' or 'Connecting theTV to the internet using a wireless LAN' on page 41.) • Broadband internet connection of 8Mbps or faster is required. 2 Set up the necessary network connection settings. (See 'Network' on page 30.) Using DLNA 1 Start DLNA home media servers in your home network. • For details, refer to the user manual of the DLNA certified device. 2 Press MENU on the remote control. 3 Use to select [Browse PC]. • This unit will start loading the home server list. 4 After loading, home server list will appear. Select a home server you want to access, then press [OK]. EN 15