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How to manually program additional channel(s) to my Philips TV?

Published on 2016-12-29

The channel installation Menu is only available in TV mode. Make sure that you have switched to the TV mode before you proceed with below procedures.

You are able to individually add new channel(s) by following these steps:

1) Press the [Menu] button on the remote control to access the [Home] menu

2) Use the cursor buttons [Up][Down][Left][Right] to select [Setup] and press the [OK] button to confirm

3) Press the cursor [Down] to select [Installation] and press the cursor [Right] to access the installation Menu

4) Press the cursor [Down] to select [Channel Install] and press the cursor [Right] to access the channel installation Menu

5) If the channel lock is activated, the screen will prompt you to enter your pin code. If you have forgotten your pin code, refer to the FAQ ('I have forgotten my 4-digit pin code. How can I reset it?').

6) Press the cursor [Down] to select [Manual Install] and press the cursor [Right]

7) Select [Color System] and press the cursor [Right]

8) Use the cursor [Up][Down] to select [Auto] and press the [OK] button to confirm

9) Press the cursor [Down] to sound system and press the cursor [Right]

10) Use the cursor [Up][Down] to set to the correct sound system

11) If you are not sure of the sound system used in your location, press the cursor [Up][Down] to select [Auto] and press the [OK] button to confirm

12) Press the cursor [Down] to select [Search] and press the cursor [Right]

13) Enter the 3 digit frequency of the channel you wish to add using the numeric buttons on the remote control

14) If you do not have the channel frequency at hand, press the [OK] button to automatically search for the channel. The searching will stop once a channel is found. If you wish to continue searching, press the [OK] again.

15) Once the channel is found, press the [Back] button

16) Press the cursor [Down] to select [Store New Channel] and press the cursor [Right]

17) Select [OK] and press the [OK] to store the frequency

18) If you wish to add another channel, repeat steps 7 to 17

19) Press the [Back] button to exit the Menu

If you wish to add more channels, you should try to perform the auto installation again to restore all the channels in the TV memory

1) Press the [Menu] button on the remote control to access the [Home] menu

2) Use the cursor buttons [Up][Down][Left][Right] to select [Setup] and press the [OK] button to confirm

3) Press the cursor [Down] to select [Installation] and press the cursor [Right] to access the installation menu

4) Press the cursor [Down] to select [Channel Install] and press the cursor [Right] to access the channel installation menu

5) If the channel lock is activated, the screen will prompt you to enter your pin code. If you have forgotten your pin code, refer to the FAQ ('I have forgotten my 4-digit pin code. How can I reset it?').

6) Select [Channel Assistant] and press the cursor [Right] to access the automatic installation screen

7) Select [Start] and press the [OK] button to Start auto programming

8) The menu screen disappears and the progress of auto programming is displayed. The progress bar indicates the number of analogue channels found.

9) Once the installation is completed, press the [OK] button to confirm and exit the menu

The information on this page applies to the following models: 46PFL5605/98 , 32PFL5605/98 , 40PFL5605/98 .

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