Add a satellite
If satellite channels are already installed, you can add an extra satellite to the installation. You can install channels from 4 different satellites - 4 LNBs.
1 - Connection type
Check the Connection type setting before you add a satellite. The setting Single receives only one LNB, the setting DiSEqC Mini receives only 2 LNBs and the setting DiSEqC 1.0 can receive 3 or 4 LNBs.
To check the Connection type first, press h, select SSetup and press OK.
Select Search for satellite > Reinstall channels > Settings and press OK.
Select Connection type and select the setting you need for the number of satellites you want to install. Select Done to close the settings. Press bto close Reinstall channels.
2 - Add a satellite
To add a satellite, press h, select SSetup and press OK. Select Search for satellite > Add satellite and press OK. The TV searches for a satellite on the first free LNB. This may take several minutes.
If no satellites are found, check the antenna connections and the position of the dish antenna. Select Search or Next LNB. If there are no free LNBs, you can remove a satellite first. Read Remove satellites below.
3 - Install channels
If you are satisfied with the added satellite, you can install the channels.
To install all channels, press Install. The installation may take several minutes.
4 - Remove a satellite
To remove a satellite, press h, select SSetup and press OK.
Select Search for satellite > Remove satellite and press OK. Select the satellite you want to remove and press OK. To confirm, select Yes and press OK. The satellite and its channels are removed from the installation.
Update channels
Update satellite channels
The TV puts all installed channels in various channel lists. If you receive digital channels, you can set the TV to automatically update the list with new channels. You can also start a channel update yourself.
Automatic channel update
Once a day, at 4 AM, the TV updates the channels and stores new channels in the All channels list, their corresponding channel list and in the New channels list. Channel positions without an incoming signal are removed. For new or removed channels, a message is shown at TV start up. The TV must be in standby to automatically update channels.
To switch off the message at start up, press h, select SSetup and press OK.
Select Channel settings > Channel installation > Channel update message and select Off.
To switch off the automatic channel update, press h, select SSetup and press OK.
Select Channel settings > Channel installation > Automatic channel update and select Off.
Start a channel update
To start an update yourself, press h, select SSetup and press OK.
Select Search for channels and press OK. Follow the instructions on screen. The update may take several minutes.
Recently added channels
New channels added with the automatic channel update are easy to find in the channel list New. The same new channels are also stored in the All or Radio channel list.
New channels are kept in the channel list New as long as you don't mark them as a favourite or tune to them.
In Help, press L List and look up Favourite satellite channels for marking channels as favourites.
Channel list copy
Introduction
Channel list copy is intended for dealers and expert users.
Channel list copy will copy both terrestrial and satellite channels.
With Channel list copy, you can copy the channels installed on one TV onto another Philips TV of the same range. With Channel list copy, you avoid the
Conditions
•Both TVs are from the same year range.
•Both TVs have the same product type suffix for DVB (H, K, M, T or D/00) in their type number and have the TV installed for the same country.
•Both TVs have an identical satellite installation setting.
•Both TVs have the same hardware type. Check the hardware type on the TV type plate on the back of the TV. Typically noted as
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