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Computers and the internet, What you can do, What you need – Philips 32PDL7906H-12 User Manual

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Computers and the

Internet

What you can do

Network benefits
If you connect your TV to a computer

network with storage devices such as

computers, you can play the photos, music

and videos on your devices. See Use your

TV > Browse PC through DLNA (Page 19).
If you connect your TV to a computer

network with Internet access, you can access

Net TV content. For more information

about Net TV, see Use your TV > Browse

Net TV (Page

21

).

Note: If the apparatus does not recover in

DLNA mode due to external electrical

disturbances (e.g. electrostatic discharge),

user intervention is required.

What you need

Warning: This TV complies with the EMC

directive only when you use a shielded

Cat5 ethernet cable.
To connect your TV to computers, the

Internet, or both, you need:

An ethernet cable that is shorter than 3

metres or a wireless router.

A computer network that includes:

a) A universal plug-and-play (UPnP)

router and

b) A computer with one of these

operating systems: Microsoft Windows

XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mac

OSX, or Linux.

To connect your TV to computers, you

also need media server software that is

set to share files with your TV. See Use

your TV > Browse PC through DLNA

(Page

19

).

To connect your TV to the Internet,

you also need a high-speed connection

to the Internet.

Note: This DLNA1.5 network feature

supports these computer operating systems:

Microsoft Windows XP or Vista, Intel Mac

OSX or Linux.

Connect

You can connect this TV to your home

network through a wired or wireless

connection.

To make a wireless connection, see

Connect your TV > Computers and

the Internet > Wireless connection

(Page 53).

To make a wired connection, read the

following instructions.

Wired connection

1. Switch on the router and switch on its

DHCP setting.

2. Connect the router with an ethernet cable

to the TV.

3. Press , select [Setup] > [Connect to

network], then press OK.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install

the network.

5. Wait for the TV to find the network

connection.

6. If you are prompted, agree to the End

User License Agreement.