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14
Skype
14.1
About Skype
With Skype™ you can make video calls on your TV for
free. You can call and see your friends from anywhere
in the world. Talk to your friends while watching them
on the big screen of your TV.
14.2
What you need
To make a video call on Skype, you need the
separately sold Philips PTA317 TV camera with a built-
in microphone and a good connection to the Internet.
Before you can start Skype, the TV must have a good
quality connection to the Internet. You can connect
your TV either wireless or wired.
Skype account
To use Skype, you need to create a Skype account for
yourself or for your family. You can create a new
account for Skype on your TV or on your computer.
Skype Credit or Skype Subscriptions
With Skype, for a little cost, you can also call phones
or mobile phones. Using your computer you can buy
Skype Credit or take a Skype subscription at
www.skype.com
No emergency calls
Skype is not a replacement for your telephone and
cannot be used for emergency calling.
14.3
Start with Skype
Install the camera
Connect the TV camera cable to one of the USB
connections on the TV.
Bend the small clamp as shown in the illustration
below and position the camera on the top of the TV.
Point the camera to the position you usually sit at.
When you are making a Skype call, you can pan, tilt or
zoom in or out the camera image.
You can position the camera anywhere you want but
it is recommended to put it away from the speakers of
the TV.
If the TV camera is not connected, Skype will not start.
Sign in
Sign in to Skype with your Skype Name and
password. If you don't have a Skype Name yet, you
have to create a new Skype account.
To sign in to Skype…
1 - Press
to open the Home menu.
2 - Select Skype and press OK to start Skype and
open the Sign in page.
3 - Select the Skype Name text field and enter your
Skype Name. To open the on screen keyboard,
select the text field and press OK. If you have signed
in before, press
GUIDE and select your Skype
Name. The TV remembers the 5 last Skype Names
that signed in.
4 - Select the Password text field and enter your
password.
5 - When done, select Sign in and press OK.
You are signed in if the Skype menu opens on screen.
Need help?
If you have forgotten your Skype Name or password,
or are having problems signing in, please visit
www.skype.com/support
New Skype account
If you don't have a Skype Name and Password yet,
you can create a new Skype account on your
computer. Once you have successfully created the
new account, you can use your Skype Name and
password to sign in on TV. To create a Skype account
on your computer, go to www.skype.com
If you have a remote control with an integrated
keyboard or have a USB keyboard connected to the
TV, you can create a new Skype account on your TV.
To create a new account on your TV…
1 - On the Skype Sign in page, select Create a new
account and press OK.
2 - On the next menu, select Open browser and
press OK.
3 - The TV opens the web page of www.skype.com
directly. You can create your new account on this
web page.
4 - When Skype confirms that your new account is
successfully created, leave the web browser and go
back to the Sign in page of Skype on TV.
5 - Enter your Skype name and Password to sign in.
Skype Name
A Skype Name must begin with a letter, upper or
lowercase. It must have 6 to 32 characters and can
contain numbers. A Skype Name cannot contain a
space.
Password
Your password must have 6 to 20 characters and
50
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