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Contents 1 Important Safety Care for your product Care of the environment 2 Your home theater Main unit Remote control Connectors 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 3 Connect and set up 6 Connect speakers 6 Connect to TV 7 Connect audio from TV and other devices 8 Set up speakers 9 Set up EasyLink (HDMI-CEC control) 9 4 Use your home theater 11 11 12 13 13 13 14 15 15 16 5 Change settings 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 6 Update software 19 19 19 Discs Data files Play audio through Bluetooth USB storage devices Audio, vid
1 Important Read and understand all instructions before you use your home theater. If damage is caused by failure to follow instructions, the warranty does not apply. Safety Risk of electric shock or fire! • Never expose the product and accessories to rain or water. Never place liquid containers, such as vases, near the product. If liquids are spilt on or into the product, disconnect it from the power outlet immediately. Contact Philips Consumer Care to have the product checked before use.
Risk of swallowing batteries! • The product/remote control may contain a coin/button type battery, which can be swallowed. Keep the battery out of reach of children at all times! If swallowed, the battery can cause serious injury or death. Severe internal burns can occur within two hours of ingestion. • If you suspect that a battery has been swallowed or placed inside any part of the body, seek immediate medical attention.
2 Your home theater Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, register your home theater at www.philips.com/welcome. Main unit Front panel display Indication Pause Mute Remote control This section includes an overview of the remote control. a q b p o a Disc compartment b Display panel c c (Open/Close) Open or close the disc compartment, or eject the disc. d d (Play/Pause) Start, pause or resume play.
a (Standby-On) Switch the home theater on or to standby. • When EasyLink is enabled, press and hold for at least three seconds to switch all connected HDMI CEC compliant devices to standby. • k SURR Select surround sound or stereo sound. l (Play/Pause) Start, pause or resume play. m (Stop) Stop play. b Source buttons • DISC: Switch to disc source.Access or exit the disc menu when you play a disc. • AUDIO SOURCE: Select an audio input source, or radio.
b MIC Audio input from a microphone. c AUDIO IN Audio input from an MP3 player (3.5mm jack). Back connectors 3 Connect and set up This section helps you connect your home theater to a TV and other devices, and then set it up. For information about the basic connections of your home theater and accessories, see the quick start guide. Note •• For identification and supply ratings, see the type plate a AC MAINS Fixed AC power cable. b SPEAKERS Connect to the supplied speakers and subwoofer.
* The actual speaker shapes may vary from the illustration above. Note •• Surround sound depends on factors such as room shape and size, type of wall and ceiling, windows and reflective surfaces, and speaker acoustics. Experiment with the speaker positions to find the optimum setting for you. Option 1: Connect to TV through HDMI (ARC) Best quality video Your home theater supports HDMI version with Audio Return Channel (ARC).
Option 2: Connect to TV through standard HDMI Option 3: Connect to the TV through composite video Best quality video If your TV is not HDMI ARC compliant, connect your home theater to the TV through a standard HDMI connection. Basic quality video If your TV does not have HDMI connectors, use a composite video connection. A composite connection does not support high-definition video.
Note •• When your home theater and TV are connected through HDMI ARC, an audio connection is not required (see 'Option 1: Connect to TV through HDMI (ARC)' on page 7). Option 1: Connect audio through a digital optical cable Best quality audio TV 1 Using an optical cable, connect the OPTICAL connector on your home theater to the OPTICAL OUT connector on the TV or other device. • The digital optical connector might be labeled SPDIF or SPDIF OUT.
• Make the necessary connections described in the quick start guide, and then switch the TV to the correct source for your home theater. Note •• To change the EasyLink control settings, press (Home), select [Setup] > [Video] > [HDMI Setup] > [EasyLink Setup] > [EasyLink]. Enable EasyLink 1 2 3 4 5 Press (Home). Select [Setup], and then press OK. Select [Video], and then press OK. Select [HDMI Setup] > [EasyLink Setup] > [EasyLink] > [On].
4 Use your home theater Button Action (Play/ Pause) Start, pause or resume play. / This section helps you use the home theater to play media from a wide range of sources. Before you start • Make the necessary connections described in the Quick start guide and the user manual. • Switch the TV to the correct source for the home theater. 1 2 3 Press (Home). »» The home menu is displayed. Press the Navigation buttons and OK to select the following: • [DISC]: Start disc play.
Display menu for VCD and SVCD Display the content menu on VCD and SVCD discs. 1 2 3 Press (Home). Select [Setup], and then press OK. Select [Preference] > [PBC]. • [PBC]: Enable or disable the content menu navigation of VCD and SVCD discs with Play Back Control feature. Data files Your home theater can play pictures, audio and video files contained in a disc or a USB storage device. Before you play a file, check that the file format is supported by your home theater.
Play audio through Bluetooth Through Bluetooth, connect this product with your Bluetooth device (such as an iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Android phone, or laptop), and then you can listen to the audio files stored on the device through this product. What you need • A Bluetooth device which supports Bluetooth profile A2DP, AVRCP and with Bluetooth version as 2.1 + EDR. • The operational range between this product and a Bluetooth device is approximately 10 meters (30 feet).
• Audio options 1 While playing audio, press OPTIONS repeatedly to select a repeat mode. Video options 1 2 While viewing video, press OPTIONS. »» The video options menu is displayed. Depending on the video source, some options are not available. Press the Navigation buttons buttons and OK to select and change: • [Info]: Display the play information. • [PBC]: Enable or disable the content menu navigation of VCD and SVCD discs with Play Back Control feature.
3 INSTALL...PRESS PLAY appears on the display panel. Press to install radio stations. Use the remote control to listen or to change radio stations. Play buttons Button Action / or Alphanumeric buttons Navigation buttons Select a preset radio station. SOURCE button to access radio Left/Right: Search for a radio station. Up/Down: Fine tune a radio frequency. Press to stop the installation of radio stations. Press and hold to erase the preset radio station. Manual: 1) In radio mode, press OPTIONS.
2 3 Select [Karaoke], and then press OK. »» The karaoke setup menu is displayed. Press the Navigation buttons (up/down) and OK to change the following settings: • [Microphone]: Turn the microphone on or off. • [Mic Volume]: Change the microphone volume. • [Echo Level]: Change the echo level. • [Karaoke Scoring]: Select a difficulty level to score your singing. After a song ends, a score is given. • [Karaoke Idol]: Have a Karaoke contest with your friends.
5 Change settings The home theater settings are already configured for optimal performance. Unless you have a reason to change a setting, we recommend that you keep the default setting. Note •• You cannot change a setting that is grayed out. •• To return to the previous menu, press BACK. To exit the menu, press (Home). Language settings Onscreen display language 1 2 3 Press (Home). Select [Setup] and then press OK. Select [General] and then press OK.
Audio settings 1 2 3 Press (Home). Select [Setup] and then press OK. Select [Audio] and then press OK. • [HDMI Audio]: Set the HDMI audio output from your TV, or disable HDMI audio output from the TV. • [Audio Sync]: Set audio delay if audio and video cannot be matched. • [Speaker Setup]: Set up speakers for best surround sound experience. • [Sound Mode]: Select a predefined sound mode to suit your video and music.
Restore default settings 6 Update software 1 2 3 Philips continually tries to improve its products. To get the best features and support, update your home theater with the latest software. 4 Press (Home). Select [Setup] and then press OK. Select [Preference] > [Default], and then press OK. Follow the onscreen message to restore default setting. »» Your home theater is reset to its default settings, except for password, parental control and disc lock settings.
Step 1: Download the latest software 1 2 3 4 5 6 Connect a USB flash drive to your computer. 7 Product specifications In your web browser, go to www.philips.com/support. At the Philips Support website, find your product and locate the Software and drivers. »» The software update is available as a zip file. Save the zip file in the root directory of your USB flash drive. Use the archive utility to extract the software update file in the root directory. Disconnect the USB flash drive from your computer.
Playable video files Audio • • • • • Resolution size: 720 x 576 pixels Video codec: • .avi, .divx: DivX3.11, DivX4.x, DivX5.x, MPEG 1, MPEG 2, Xvid • .mpg, .mpeg: MPEG 1, MPEG 2 Audio codec: • .avi, .divx: PCM, AC-3, MP3, WMA • .mpg, .mpeg: PCM, MPEG, MP3 Maximum Bit rate: 8Mbps Playable audio files • • Playable audio codec: • .mp3: MP3 • .wma: WMA Maximum Bit rate: • .mp3: 320kbps • .wma: 192kbps Bluetooth •• •• Bluetooth profiles: A2DP, AVRCP Bluetooth version: 2.
Subwoofer Laser • • • • • • • • Output power: 166 W RMS (+/- 0.5 dB, 10% THD) Impedance: 3 ohm Speaker drivers: 203 mm (8") woofer Dimensions (WxHxD): 178 x 300 x 343 mm Weight: 4.1 kg Cable length: 3.3 m Speakers Center speaker: • 166W RMS (+/- 0.5 dB, 10% THD) • Speaker impedance: 3 ohm • Speaker drivers: 1 x 78 mm (3") full range • Dimensions (WxHxD): 223 x 100 x 80 mm • Weight: 0.77 kg • Cable length: 2.25 m Front/Rear speaker: • 4 x 166W RMS (+/- 0.
8 Troubleshooting Warning •• Risk of electric shock. Never remove the casing of the product. To keep the warranty valid, never try to repair the product yourself. If you have problems using this product, check the following points before you request service. If you still have a problem, get support at www.philips.com/support. Main unit The buttons on the home theater do not work. • Disconnect the home theater from the power supply for a few minutes, then reconnect. Picture No picture.
DivX subtitles do not display correctly. • Make sure that the subtitle file name is the same as the movie file name (see 'Subtitles' on page 12). • Select the correct character set (see 'Subtitles' on page 12). • Cannot read the contents of a USB storage device. • Make sure that the format of the USB storage device is compatible with the home theater. • Make sure that the file system on the USB storage device is supported by the home theater.
9 Notice This section contains the legal and trademark notices. Copyright This item incorporates copy protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights of Rovi Corporation. Reverse engineering and disassembly are prohibited. Trademarks Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. registration code, locate the DivX VOD section in your device setup menu. Go to vod.divx.
10 Language code Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Amharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Avestan 6569 Aymara 6589 Azerhaijani 6590 Bahasa Melayu 7783 Bashkir 6665 Belarusian 6669 Bengali 6678 Bihari 6672 Bislama 6673 Bokmål, Norwegian 7866 Bosanski 6683 Brezhoneg 6682 Bulgarian 6671 Burmese 7789 Castellano, Español 6983 Catalán 6765 Chamorro 6772 Chechen 6769 Chewa; Chichewa; Nyanja 7889 9072 Ё᭛ Chuang; Zhuang 9065 Church Slavic; Slavonic 6785 Chuvash 6786 Corsican 6779 Česky 6783 Dansk
11 Index A amplifier audio predefined modes specifications audio options K karaoke 21 16 21 14 C care environment product connectors front connectors control disc play main unit 3 3 5 11 4 D discs audio options control buttons options play synchronize picture and sound time search titles display VCD/SVCD menu display panel F FM antenna H HDMI 14 11 13 11 11 14 14 12 4 6 15 L language language code 26 M main unit overview specifications troubleshooting media formats MP3 connector 4 21 2
remote control batteries overview repeat 22 4 13 S safety disposal use of the product sound predefined sound mode surround sound synchronize picture and sound troubleshooting sound mode speakers specifications surround sound subwoofer specifications synchronize picture and sound T time search titles trademarks troubleshooting connection main unit picture play sound tuning grid 3 2 16 16 11 23 16 22 16 22 11 14 14 25 23 23 23 23 23 15 U USB format USB storage device options specifications 28 EN 2
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