Satellite installation, Install satellites

Forgotten your Child lock code?

If you forgot your code, you can override the current code and enter a new code.

1 - Press h, select S Setup and press OK.

2 - Select Satellite settings > Child lock > Change code and press OK.

3 - Enter the overriding code 8888.

4 - Now enter a new Child lock code and enter it again to confirm.

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Satellite installation

About satellite installation

This TV has a built-in satellite DVB-S/DVB-S2 receiver. Connect the cable from your satellite dish directly to the TV. Use a coaxial cable fit for connecting a satellite antenna dish. Make sure your satellite dish is perfectly aligned before you start the installation.

Up to 4 satellites

You can install up to 4 satellites (4 LNBs) on this TV. Select the exact number of satellites you wish to install at the start of the installation. This will speed up the installation.

Unicable

You can use a Unicable system to connect the antenna dish to the TV. Select if you are installing satellites for a Unicable system, for 1 or for 2 satellites at the start of the installation.

MDU - Multi-Dwelling-Unit

The satellite receiver of this TV supports MDU on the Astra satellites and for Digiturk on the Eutelsat satellite. MDU on Türksat is not supported.

Install satellites

You can install your satellites during the initial TV setup. The satellite installation follows the TV channel installation. If you only watch satellite channels, you can skip the TV channel installation.

You can always start a new satellite installation from the Setup menu.

To install satellite channels . . .

1 - Press h, select S Setup and press OK.

2 - Select Search for satellite and press OK. 3 - Select Install satellites and press OK.

4 - The TV shows the current installation setting. If the current setting corresponds with the satellite installation you want, you can start searching for satellites. Select Search and press OK.

Go to step 5. If the current setting is not the setting you want, select Settings and press OK. Go to step 4b.

4b - In the Settings menu, select the exact number of satellites you want to install. Or, if you use a Unicable setup, select Unicable for 1 satellite or Unicable for 2 satellites according the number of satellites you want to install for Unicable. Select the setting you want and press OK.

4c - If the exact number of satellites is set or you completed the Unicable settings, select Search and press OK.

5 - The TV will search for satellites available on the alignment of your antenna dish. This may take a few minutes. If a satellite is found, its name and reception strength are shown on screen. 6 - If a channel package is available for any of the satellites found, you can select the package you want.

7 - To install the channels of the satellites found, select Install and press OK. The TV shows the number of channels and radio stations found.

8 - To store the satellite settings, all satellite channels and satellite radio stations, select Finish and press OK.

Channel packages

About channel packages

Satellites can offer channel packages that bundle free channels (free-to-air) and offer a sorting that suits a country. Some satellites offer subscription packages - a collection of channels you pay for.

If you choose a subscription package, the TV might ask you to select a Quick or Full installation. Select Quick to install the channels of the package only or select Full to install the package and all other available channels too. We recommend a Quick installation for subscription packages. If you have additional satellites that are not part of your subscription package, we recommend a Full installation. All installed channels are put in the channels list All.

Update channel package

With Update channel package, you can bring back satellite channels that were in the satellite channel list before but are now missing. The missing channels were repositioned on the transponder by the satellite operator. The TV must be updated with the latest version of the channel package.

To download the latest version of the channel package . . .

1 - Go to the Philips support website www.philips.com/support and enter the type number of your TV.

2 - Click on Software and drivers and look for the file : PredefinedSortingList

3 - Download the file on your computer and copy the file on the root directory of a USB flash drive, not in a folder (if necessary, unzip the file first).

4 - Plug the USB flash drive into the TV and press h, select S Setup and press OK.

5 - Select Satellite settings > Channel installation > Update channel package and press OK.

6 - The TV will copy the file and ask you to start a channel update immediately. Select Yes and press OK. This may take a few minutes. If you want to postpone the channel update, you can do it later with Setup > Search for satellite > Update channels.

7 - After the channel update is done, the missing channels should be back on their former position in the satellite channel list.

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