Today’s content is dedicated wholly to Philips TV users. All TVs come with remotes, but what if we come across any technical difficulties with respect to the TV remote? Technical issues are always common with electronics and gadgets, so is a TV remote. We will be discussing on How to Turn On Philips TV without remote control.
How to Turn on Philips TV without remote using physical buttons?
As we all know, every TV comes with buttons on it on either side of the TV. Likewise, Philips TV comes with buttons on it. Locate the Power button on the Philips TV and press it to turn on and turn off your Philips TV.
Apart from Power button, you can have access to control buttons on your Philips TV to control it.
If child lock is enabled:
If your Philips TV has its child lock enabled then, the above-mentioned ways don’t work, so the users can make use of the following 2 ways:
- Long press the Power button for up to 5 seconds so that the child lock is turned off.
- Detach the power plug of your Philips TV and detach the battery from your TV and attach it, this turns off the Child lock.
How to use the menu operations on Philips TV without remote?
Step1: As you are going to use the Physical buttons present on the TV, check whether child lock is off. If not, turn it off by using the above-mentioned step.
Step2: Now, simultaneously click the Volume up and Volume down buttons on your Philips TV.
Step3: You can navigate through the Menu using the P+ and P-buttons in the Philips TV.
Step4: Again use the Volume buttons to go further into the subdivision options.
Step5: To get back to Main menu, simultaneously press the Volume up and Volume down buttons.
Step6: To get out of the Menu, again press the Volume buttons simultaneously.
How to access Philips TV without remote using PlayStation4?
Step1: Attach your PlayStation4 with your Philips TV. And power on your PlayStation4.
Step2: Go to Settings and under it opt for System Settings.
Step3: Now go for the Enable HDMI Device Link.
Step4: Now, turn off and turn on your PlayStation4 and see that your TV turns on without remote.
How to control Philips TV without remote using Nintendo Switch?
Step1: Using the Dock, associate your Nintendo Switch with your Philips TV.
Step2: Turn on your Nintendo Switch and go to System Settings.
Step3: Choose the TV Settings option which will be available in the left panel.
Step4: Navigate to and enable the Match TV Power State option
Step5: As everything is all set, restart your Nintendo Switch and witness the power-on of your TV without a remote.
In the above-mentioned 2 methods of using PlayStation4 and Nintendo Switch to turn on Philips TV without a remote can be used only when the consoles are already configured with your Philips TV.
How to use Philips TV without remote using TV remote app?
There are loads of apps available in AppStore and PlayStore to operate your Philips TV without a remote. It’s the user’s choice to choose an app according to their interest and operate their Philips TV using their Smartphones. But there are 2 different methods to use Smartphones as your Philips TV remote control:
- Wi-Fi mode
- Infrared IR blaster mode
Using Wi-Fi mode:
Power On feature is not available on Wi-Fi mode.
Step1: Add any Philips TV remote app on your Smartphone.
Step2: Now, connect your Smartphone and Philips TV to the same Wi-Fi connectivity.
Step3: Set up your Smartphone with your Philips TV with the instructions available onscreen.
Step4: Go ahead with the confirmation notification to access your Philips TV using the Smartphone.
Step5: Use the control buttons and watch your Philips TV without remote.
To access your Philips TV under Wi-Fi mode, the TV should be Turned on already. The users can turn on your TV using the any of the already stated methods and then use the Wi-Fi mode to access your Philips TV. Any smartphone can be used in this method.
Using Infrared IR Blaster mode:
Step1: From the PlayStore, install any Philips TV remote app on your Smartphone.
Step2: As you use your TV remote, use your Smartphone and point it towards your Philips TV.
Step3: Press the Power button and this will turn on your Philips TV.
Step4: Use the other buttons to have a real-time experience of using your remote in your Smartphone.
In this mode, only a few Smartphones will help you. This is because only a few smartphones come with the built-in infrared IR blaster feature.
Final Words
To end, the users can make effective use of the above-mentioned methods, if in case you people have an issue with your Philips TV remote. Hope you people are enlightened with this write-up. Thank you for reading. If you know some other means, then please don’t forget to share with us!