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Connecting A Tv To A Freeview Box
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I have a philips TV that is ex hotel.I want to connect it to my Freeview box but am not having any look.I think part of the problem may be that the remote doesn't have a "source" button
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Taking a look at the user manual shows that there's no 'Source' option, per se. However accessing the Hotel Mode Setup Menu will get you to what appears in the manual as an 'Auto Scart' option. (Given that your set has got an HDMI socket, I suspect that you might find an 'Auto HDMI' option there instead). If that option is enabled your set should then...
11:22 Mon 19th Nov 2018
Definitely no source button.There is an antenna and HDMI connection though. My partner was using this successfully through an aerial in his bedroom before he moved in with me.We have tried everything to get it to work with the Freeview box but to no avail.It comes up with the channel name and number at the top left but no picture.I think it might be getting introduced to the inside of the wheelie bin shortly
Taking a look at the user manual shows that there's no 'Source' option, per se.
However accessing the Hotel Mode Setup Menu will get you to what appears in the manual as an 'Auto Scart' option. (Given that your set has got an HDMI socket, I suspect that you might find an 'Auto HDMI' option there instead). If that option is enabled your set should then automatically recognise when there's an external source connected to it.
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(See section 4: "Activating the Hotel Mode Setup menu (BDS)")
However accessing the Hotel Mode Setup Menu will get you to what appears in the manual as an 'Auto Scart' option. (Given that your set has got an HDMI socket, I suspect that you might find an 'Auto HDMI' option there instead). If that option is enabled your set should then automatically recognise when there's an external source connected to it.
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(See section 4: "Activating the Hotel Mode Setup menu (BDS)")