Notifications, features and accessories
Energy efficiency
This TV is designed with energy efficieny features:
• Energy Saving: You can apply a combination of
energy saving picture settings. While you watch
TV, press the Menu button and, the Energy Saving
settings can be found in the Picture section of the
Main Menu.
• Picture off mode: If you only want to listen to audio
from the TV, you can switch off the display. Other
functions continue to operate normally. While you
watch TV, press Menu button and select Picture,
and from there select the Energy Saving option.
Press Right button while Auto option is selected
or Left button while Custom option is selected. A
message will be displayed on the screen. Select
Proceed and press OK to turn the screen off
immediately. If you don't press any button, the
screen will be off in 15 seconds. Press any button on
the remote or on the TV to turn the screen on again.
Note: Screen Off option is not available if the Mode
is set to Game. Disconnect your TV from the mains
plug in case your TV is going to be inactive for a
long time.
TV scroll button
The TV Scroll button on the side of the TV allows you
to control the volume, change channels and put the
TV into standby.
To change volume: Increase the volume by scrolling
up. Decrease the volume by scrolling down.
To change channel:
• Press the middle of the scroll button in, the channel
information banner will appear on screen.
• Scroll through the stored channels by pushing the
button up or down.
To change source:
• Press the middle of the button in twice(for the
second time in total), the source list will appear on
screen.
• Scroll through the available sources by pushing the
button up or down.
To switch the TV to standby: Press the middle of
the button in and hold it down for a few seconds, the
TV will turn into standby mode.
To switch the TV on from standby: Press the
middle of the button in, the TV will turn on.
Notes:
If you turn the TV off, this circle starts again beginning
with the volume setting.
Main menu OSD cannot be displayed via control
button.
Switching on/off
To switch the TV on
To switch on the TV from standby mode either:
• Press the Standby button, Programme +/- or a
numeric button on the remote control.
• Press the middle of the side function switch on
the TV in.
Note: If the TV has been left on and not been
operated for a while, the TV will go into standby.
When you next switch-on, the following message
will be displayed. "Standby Cause No Operation",
Press OK to continue.
To switch the TV off
• Press the Standby button on the remote control
or press the middle of the side function switch on
the TV in and hold it down for a few seconds, the
TV will switch into standby mode.
Note: To power down the TV completely, unplug the
power cord from the mains socket.
First time installation
You will see the language selection screen when you
first turn on your TV. Select your preferred language
and press OK.
Note: If a USB device is connected to the TV, you
can press the GREEN button on the remote before
continuing, in order to load the NVRAM data (service
list, preferences, etc.) from the USB device which is
uploaded from another Philips Hotel TV. Refer to the
"Copy To USB" and "Copy From USB" sections
under the Hotel Mode title on the pages at the end
of this manual.
If the correct software update file is pre-installed in
the USB device, you can press the RED button on
the remote before continuing, in order to upgrade
your TV's software. The software update file should
be named as "VES161HE_upgrade.bin" or "philips_
upgrade_mb97.bin".
Software upgrade via an USB device can be done
anytime by using the hidden key combination, "Menu-
1-5-0-5".
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