interactive advertising, personalisation, voting, games,
social networking and other multimedia applications.
HbbTV applications are available on channels where
they are signalled by the broadcaster. The broadcaster
marks one application as "autostart" and this one is
started by the platform automatically. The autostart
applications are generally launched with a small red
button icon to notify the user that there is an HbbTV
application on that channel. Press the red button to
open the application page. After the page is displayed
you can go back to the initial red button icon state
by pressing the red button again. You can toggle
between the red button icon mode and full UI mode
of the application via pressing red button. It should
be noted that the red button switching capability is
provided by the application and some application may
behave differently (other colour buttons such as green,
yellow, blue, may be defined for some other functions,
e.g. shurtcuts).
If you switch to another channel while an HbbTV
application is active (either in red button icon mode
or full UI mode), the following scenarios can occur.
• The application can continue running.
• The application can be terminated.
• The application can be terminated and another
autostart red button application can be launched.
HbbTV allows the applications to be retrieved both from
broadband or broadcast. The broadcaster may enable
both ways or one of them. If the platform does not have
an operational broadband connection, the platform
can still launch applications transmitted on broadcast.
The autostart red button applications generally provide
links to other applications. The user then can switch
to other applications by using the links provided.
The applications should provide a way to terminate
themselves, usually Exit button is used for this.
HbbTV applications use keys on the remote control to
interact with the user. When an HbbTV application is
launched, the control of some keys are owned by the
application. For example, numeric channel selection
may not work on a teletext application where the
numbers indicate teletext pages.
HbbTV requires AV streaming capability for the
platform. There are numerous applications providing
VOD (video on demand) and catch-up TV services.
The user can use play, pause, stop, forward, and
rewind keys on the remote control to interact with the
AV content.
Note: You can enable or disable this feature from the Privacy
Settings menu in Settings>System menu.
Alexa Ready
Alexa is Amazon's cloud-based voice service available
on many voice controlled assistant devices. By means
of the Alexa built-in and Works With Alexa features you
can use your TV as an Alexa device and control the
functions of your TV with Alexa.
Alexa Built-in
You can use your TV as an Alexa device. In order to
do this, a Microphone Box(*) will be required. After
connecting your Microphone Box to your TV the setup
process should be completed. The setup can be carried
out in the ways described below.
(*) The Microphone Box can be purchased separately if not
supplied with the unit. For more information contact your local
dealer or retail outlet where you bought your TV.
• Connect your Microphone Box to your TV
• Use the Alexa Built-in option in the Settings>Sys-
tem>Voice Assistant menu
• Carry out first time installation on your TV. The setup
wizard will be displayed after the installation process
is completed
The wizard will guide you through the setup process.
Refer to the user manual of the Microphone Box for
detailed information.
Works With Alexa
You can control the functions of your TV with Alexa.
In order to do this, the setup process should be
completed. The setup can be carried out in the ways
described below.
• Use the Works With Alexa option in the Set-
tings>System>Voice Assistant menu
• Carry out first time installation on your TV. The setup
wizard will be displayed after the installation process
is completed
Setup process
The wizard will guide you through the setup process.
• If you carry out first time installation on your TV,
the Alexa setup wizard will be displayed after the
installation process is completed. On the first screen
highlight Learn More option and press OK. On the
next screen you will be informed about the feature.
Highlight Start and press OK to proceed.
If you skip the setup wizard after the first time ins-
tallation you can use the Works With Alexa option
in the Settings>System>Voice Assistant menu to
carry out the setup later manually. On the first screen
you will be informed about the feature. Highlight Start
and press OK to proceed.
• An authentication code will be created and displayed
on the screen. Use your computer or any other device
with internet access to go to the internet address
(URL) shown on the screen. You will be directed
to a page where you can sign in to your Amazon
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