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Philips 10BDL4551T - Manual Setup

The following are manual setup instructions for the Philips 10BDL4551T. In most cases our Automated Setup should be followed instead.

1. Access Main Menu using Hardware Buttons

The panel is set up by default in "Kiosking mode". This means that it is locked to one app. Whenever you need to access the device settings, you need to press two of the hardware buttons simultaneously.

To access the Main Menu at any time, press buttons 1 and 3 together

Once you've pressed the two buttons, you need to enter a PIN to unlock the device. The default PIN is 1234.

Note: This guide assumes that you have a new or factory reset device. You can perform a factory reset by going to Settings > Signage display > System tools > Factory reset.

2. Setup Wizard

  1. After a factory reset, on the Welcome screen, select your language and press Start.
  2. On the Security Setting screen, only enable SICP Network Port.
    • The SICP port is used to change the color of the LEDs on the side and to enter deep sleep.
  3. On the Signage Display Settings screen, tap on Manual Setup.
  4. Enter a Signage Display Name then tap on Next.
  5. On the Network Setting page select either WiFi or Ethernet.
  6. On the Clone Media Files into Internal tap Skip and then tap Finish.
  7. The Philips CMND & Deploy app will start. The use of this app is not required. Press the < (back button) at the bottom of the screen. The screen will be black, since no default app has been configured yet.
  8. Press the two hardware buttons and enter the PIN (default: 1234) to get back to the main menu.

3. Change Default Keyboard

The device uses the Kika 3rd party keyboard by default. While there is no evidence of the keyboard being compromised, we feel that there is no reason to risk using a 3rd party keyboard, especially when entering login credentials.

  1. On the Main Menu screen tap on Settings > System > Languages & input > Virtual keyboard.
  2. Tap on + Manage keyboards.
  3. Enable Android Keyboard (AOSP).
  4. Disable Kika Keyboard.

4. (optional) Install a newer version of Chromium

The version of Chromium on the factory version of the tablet is slightly older. A bug exists on this version of Chromium that causes a crash the first time you tap on an input field. To prevent this, you can install a newer version from the Google repository: Chromium APK (build 1218157). Please note that versions of Chromium released after the version above (build 1218157) do not seem to be compatible with the Android 8.1.0 that is installed on the tablet.

  1. Click on the chrome-android.zip file to download it on a computer.
  2. Unzip the downloaded file and copy ChromePublic.apk to a flash disk or SD card.
  3. Insert the flash disk or SD card into the tablet.
  4. Press the two hardware buttons and enter the PIN to get back to the main menu.
  5. Tap on Storage.
  6. Browse to the location of ChromePublic.apk, tap on it to open it, and follow the prompts to complete the installation. You will receive a warning about Google Services; however, this can be safely ignored.

5. Install Fishbowl

The Philips 10BDL4551T does not have the Play Store installed. Instead, you can download the Fishbowl from our repository, and install the APK.

  1. On the Main Menu screen tap on Chromium.
  2. In the address bar, type bit.ly/fishbowlphilips.
  3. When prompted, tap on Allow to allow Chromium access to storage to download the file.
  4. Tap on Download, and then tap on Keep.
  5. In the bottom bar, tap on Open.
  6. When prompted tap on Settings.
  7. On the Install unknown apps screen, toggle it to Allow from this source. Press the "Back" arrow.
  8. When prompted to install Fishbowl, tap on Install then tap on Open once it has been installed.

6. Set Fishbowl as the default app

  1. Press the two hardware buttons and enter the PIN to get back to the main menu.
  2. On the Main Menu screen tap on Settings > Signage Display > Source settings > Custom app.
  3. Tap on Select app.
  4. Tap on Fishbowl then tap on Save.
  5. Tap the back arrow top left until you are back at the Settings screen.
  6. Tap on Signage Display > General settings > Boot on source.
  7. Tap on Input and select Custom app.
  8. Tap the back arrow in the top left corner until you are back at the Settings screen.

7. Change time zone and time format

  1. On the Settings screen tap on System.
  2. Tap on Date & time.
  3. Tap on Select time zone, and select the correct time zone (in our testing, the automatic time zone was not set correctly).
  4. Enable Use 24-hour format if you prefer this.
  5. Tap the back arrow in the top left corner until you are back at the Settings screen.

8. (optional) Change Brightness

  1. On the Settings screen tap on Display.
  2. Tap on Brightness level and choose the desired brightness. In most cases this can be set to 100%.

9. (optional) Configure Sleep

Please follow our guide to set up the Philips scheduler if you wish to configure sleep.