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Games

17.1

What You Need

On this TV, you can play games from…

A connected Game Console

The App Gallery in the TV Apps menu

The Internet on this TV

The Google Play store, games downloaded on this TV

For games from the App Gallery, an Internet website or games downloaded from the Google Play store, the TV must have a high-speed (broadband) connection to the Internet. You need a Gamepad to play games from the Internet.

For more information on connecting to the Internet, press the colour key Keywords and look up Network Installation.

17.2

Game Settings

Before you start playing a game, from a console, an App or the Internet, set the TV to the ideal TV settings for Gaming. This will help with the speed and precision of playing a game.

If your Game Console is added as a Game type of device in the Sources menu (list of connections), the TV is set to the ideal game setting automatically. If the type of your Game Console is set as Player and used as a disc player most of the time, leave the device type set to Player.

To set the TV to the ideal setting manually…

1 - Press  and click Game.

2 - Click On. The TV is set to the ideal settings for gaming.

3 - Press  BACK repeatedly if necessary, to close the menu.

Remember to set this setting back to Off when you stop playing the game.

17.3

Play a Game

From a Game Console

On TV, you can play a game from a connected Game Console.

To start the game…

1 - Switch on the Game Console.

2 - Press  SOURCES and click on the Game Console or its connection.

3 - Start the game.

4 - To stop, press  HOME and select another activity.

For more information on connecting a Game Console, press Keywords and look up Game Console, connect.

From the Apps Pages

On TV, you can play a game installed on the Apps pages.

To start the game…

1 - Press  HOME to open the Home menu.

2 - Click  in the top bar to open Apps.

3 - In the Apps pages, click on the App of the game you want to play.

4 - Click on the game icon to start playing. Use a Gamepad to play.

5 - To stop, press  HOME and select another activity.

For more information on connecting to the Internet, press Keywords and look up Network, connect.

From the Internet

On TV, you can play a game directly from the Internet.

To start a game…

1 - Press  HOME to open the Home menu.

2 - Click  in the top bar to open Apps.

3 - On the Apps pages, click on an Internet Browser like Google Chrome.

4 - On the Internet, goto a website that offers games to play online.

5 - Click on the game icon to start playing. Use a Gamepad to play.

6 - To stop, press  HOME and select another activity.

For more information on connecting to the Internet, press Keywords and look up Network, connect.

17.4

Gamepads

To play games from the Internet on this TV, you can connect a selected range of wireless Gamepads. The TV can support 2 connected Gamepads at a time. When you connect the Gamepad, you can use it immediately.

You can also use the Gamepad to control the Pointer.

For more information on connecting a gamepad, press the colour key Keywords and look up Gamepad, connect.

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Philips 55PUS8809 user manual Games, Game Settings, Play a Game, Gamepads