HTS3107 English DVD HOME THEATRE SYSTEM User Manual welcome
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Type Wave length Output Power Beam divergence Semiconductor laser GaAIAs 650 - 660 nm (DVD) 784 - 796 nm (CD) 7 mW (DVD) 10 mW (VCD/CD) 60 degrees English LASER Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories, Dolby, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under license from one or more of the following DTS, Inc. U.S. Pat. No’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,226,616; 6,487,535 and other U.S. and world-wide patents issued and pending.
Table of contents English General General Information ........................................................................................................ 6 Setup precautions.................................................................................................................................................6 Accessories supplied ...........................................................................................................................................6 Cleaning discs .........
Other playback features for video discs (DVD/VCD/SVCD) ...............................................................24 Using the Disc Menu ..................................................................................................................................24 Viewing playback information ................................................................................................................. 25 Resuming playback from the last stopped point...............................................
General Information English CAUTION! The machine does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to qualified personnel. Setup precautions Finding a suitable location – Place the set on a flat, hard and stable surface. Do not place the set on a carpet. – Do not position the set on top of other equipment that might heat it up (e.g., receiver or amplifier). – Do not put anything under the set (e.g., CDs, magazines).
1 2 3 a STANDBY ON 2 – Turns on the system or turns off to Eco Power standby mode. b Disc tray c OPEN CLOSE ç – Opens/ closes the disc tray. d System display panel e u (PLAY PAUSE) – DISC: starts/pauses playback. – TUNER: starts auto tuner installation for first time setup. 4 5 6 7 8 English Main Unit 9 f SOURCE – Selects the relevant active source mode: DISC, TUNER (FM/MW), TV or AUX. g VOL – Adjusts the volume level.
Remote Control English c ZOOM – Enlarges a picture on the TV screen. 1 2 3 4 5 d AUDIO – Selects an audio language (DVD) or an audio channel (CD). e SETUP – Enters or exits the system setup menu. f DISPLAY – Displays the current status or disc information. 6 g PLAY É – DISC: starts playback. 7 8 9 10 11 12 h STOP Ç – Exits an operation. – DISC: stops playback. – DISC: hold down this button to open and close the disc tray. – TUNER: hold down this button to erase the current preset radio station.
Remote Control (continued) English m SUBTITLE – Selects a DVD subtitle language. n ANGLE – Selects a DVD disc camera angle (if available). o DISC MENU – For DVD, enters or exits disc contents menu. – For VCD/SVCD, enters digest menu. pWXST – DISC: selects movement direction in the menu. – TUNER: press left or right to tune the radio frequency. – TUNER: press up or down to start auto search. q OK – Confirms a selection.
Remote Control (continued) English Using the remote control A Open the battery compartment. B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA, following the indications (+-) inside the compartment. C Close the cover. D Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor (iR) on the front panel. E Select the source you wish to control by pressing the DISC, TUNER, TV or AUX/DI button on the remote control. F Then select the desired function (for example ., >).
English Basic Connections Step 1: Placing the speakers The Philips Home Theatre System is simple to install. However, proper system placement is critical to ensure an optimum sound experience. A Place the front left and right speakers at equal distances from the TV and at an angle of approximately 5 degrees from the listening position. B Place the centre speaker above the TV or Helpful Hints: – The placement diagram shown here is only a guideline that will provide great system performance.
Basic Connections (continued) English SUBWOOFER FRONT LEFT FRONT RIGHT CENTER REAR LEFT REAR RIGHT Step 2: Connecting the speakers and subwoofer Connect all the speakers and subwoofer to the speaker sockets at the rear of the DVD system. Make sure that the colours of the plugs and sockets are matched. Helpful Hint: – To prevent unwanted noise, do not place the speakers too close to the DVD system, AC power adapter, TV or any other radiation sources.
English Basic Connections (continued) OR Option 2 Option 1 Step 3: Connecting to TV This connection enables you to view the playback from this DVD system. You only need to choose one of the options below to make your video connection. – For a standard TV, follow option 1. – For a progressive scan TV, follow option 2. IMPORTANT! Connect the DVD system directly to the TV.
Basic Connections (continued) English fix the claw into the slot > TV FM antenna 2 MW antenna 1 Step : Connecting the FM/ MW antennas A Connect the supplied MW loop antenna to the MW socket. Place the MW loop antenna on a shelf, or attach it to a stand or wall. B Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM socket. Extend the FM antenna and fix its ends to the wall. For better FM stereo reception, connect an external FM antenna (not supplied).
English Optional Connections Connecting audio from TV When connecting the audio output from your TV to this Home Theatre Audio System, you can enjoy the multi-channel surround sound capabilities. Use an audio cable (red/white - not supplied) to connect the TV IN jacks on this DVD system to the AUDIO OUT sockets on the TV. To listen to the sound, press TV on the remote control as the sound source that you want to play.
Getting Started English Step 1: Turning on the DVD system A Press STANDBY ON (2). B Press the SOURCE button on the front panel repeatedly to select : DISC ¤ FM ¤ MW ¤ TV ¤ AUX ¤ DISC .... Step 2: Finding the correct viewing channel Before you start ... Make sure you have completed all the necessary connections. A Press SOURCE button until “DISC” appears on the display panel. B Turn on the TV and set it to the correct Or Press DISC, TUNER, TV or AUX/DI on the remote control.
Step 3: Setting language preferences The language options are different depending on your country or region. It may not correspond to the illustrations shown on the user manual. On-screen display (OSD) language The OSD (On-Screen Display) language for this DVD system will remain as you have set it, regardless of the changes made to the DVD disc language. A In ‘DISC’ mode, press SETUP on the remote control. { General Setup Page } appears. B Use ST keys to highlight { OSD Language }, then press X.
Getting Started (continued) English If the language you want is not available in the list, select { Others }. Use the numeric keypad (0-9) on the remote control to enter the 4-digit language code ‘XXXX’ (see page 2) and press OK to confirm. E Repeat steps C ~ D for other settings. Helpful Hints: – During DVD playback, you can switch the audio and subtitle languages by pressing the AUDIO and SUBTITLE buttons on the remote control. However, this does not change the default settings you have made here.
D Select one of the options and press OK to confirm. Follow the instructions shown on the TV to confirm the selection (if any). If a blank/distorted TV screen appears, wait for 15 seconds for the auto recovery. Setting the TV Display Set the aspect ratio of the DVD system according to the TV type you have connected. The format you select must be available on the disc. If it is not, the setting for TV display will not affect the picture during playback. A In ‘DISC’ mode, press SETUP on the remote control.
Getting Started (continued) English Step 5: Setting up Progressive Scan feature (for Progressive Scan TV only) The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per second than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system). With nearly double the number of lines, progressive scan offers higher picture resolution and quality. Before you start...
Getting Started (continued) You can adjust the delay times (centre and surround only) and volume level for individual speakers. These adjustments let you optimise the sound according to your surroundings and setup. Before you start... Stop the disc playback by pressing STOP button twice or remove the disc from the disc tray. Otherwise, the settings are not accessible. A In ‘DISC’ mode, press SETUP on the remote control. E Use ST keys to highlight { Speakers Delay }, then press X.
Disc Operations English Playable discs IMPORTANT! – If the inhibit icon (ø or X) appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, it means the function is not available on the current disc or at the current time. – Do not put any objects other than discs on the disc tray. Doing so may cause the disc player to malfunction.
Basic playback controls Pausing playback During playback, press u (or Å on the remote control). While in pause mode, you can press Å repeatedly to view the next still picture (for video playback only). To resume playback, press u (or PLAY X on the remote control). Selecting another track/chapter Press ./ > or use the numeric keypad (0-9) to key in a track/chapter number. If the repeat track mode is active, press . again to replay the same track/ chapter. Searching backward/forward Hold down ./ >.
Disc Operations (continued) English Programming disc tracks (not for Picture CD/MP3) You can play the contents of the disc in the order you want by programming the playing order of the tracks. Other playback features for video discs (DVD/VCD/ SVCD) A Press PROGRAM on the remote control. The programming menu appears. 6 7 2 8 9 10 Exit Start Next B Use the numeric keypad (0-9) to enter a valid track/chapter number. C Use WXST keys to move the cursor to the next position.
Viewing playback information This DVD system can display the disc playback information (for example, title or chapter number, elapsed playing time, audio/subtitle language) and a number of operations can be done without interrupting disc playback. A During playback, press DISPLAY. A list of available disc information appears on the TV.
Disc Operations (continued) English Changing sound track language This operation works only on DVDs with multiple soundtrack languages, you can change the language you want while playing a DVD. Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio languages. For VCD – changing the audio channel Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio channels provided by the disc (STEREO, MONO LEFT, MONO RIGHT or MIX MONO).
Disc Operations (continued) This DVD system can playback most of the MP3, JPEG and Windows Media™ Audio files recorded on a CD-R/RW disc or commercial CD. Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See the section on ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’. During playback, you can; English Playing an MP3/ JPEG/ Windows Media™ Audio disc Press ./ > to playback another track/file in the current folder. Hold down ./ > to fast reverse/ forward search for a music track.
Disc Operations (continued) English Playing a JPEG image file (slide show) Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See the section on ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’. Insert a Picture disc (Kodak Picture CD, JPEG). For a Kodak disc, the slide show will begin automatically. For a JPEG disc, the picture menu will appear on the TV. Press PLAY X (or u) to start the slide-show playback. Preview function A During playback, press Ç.
Playing MP3 music and JPEG pictures simultaneously You can create a musical slide show if the disc contains both the MP3 music and JPEG picture files. A Insert an MP3 disc that contains music and pictures. B Select an MP3 track in the menu and press PLAY X (or u) to start playback. C During MP3 music playback, use WXST keys to select a picture folder from the disc menu and press PLAY X (or u). The picture files will be played back through to the end of the folder.
Disc Operations (continued) English Playing a Karaoke disc Microphone setting A Press KARAOKE on the remote Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See the section on ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’. A Connect a microphone (not supplied) to control to access ‘Microphone Setup’ page. Mic On Off the MIC socket on the side panel of the DVD main unit (as shown below).
Accessing the DVD setup menu This DVD system setup is carried out via the TV, enabling you to customise the DVD system to suit your particular requirements. OK SETUP General Setup Page Disc Lock Display Dim Program OSD Language Screen Saver DivX(R) VOD Code see page 32 Audio Setup Page Speakers Volume Speakers Delay Night Mode CD Upsampling see page 33 A In ‘DISC’ mode, press SETUP on the remote control. The setup menu appears. B Use W X keys to select one of the setup menu pages and press OK.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) English General Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Disc Lock Not all discs are rated or coded by the disc maker. You can prevent a specific disc from playing by locking the disc. Up to 0 discs can be locked. { Lock } – Selects this to block the playback of the current disc. Subsequent access to a locked disc requires a six-digit password. The default password is ‘136900’ (see ‘Preference Setup Page - { Password }).
English DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) Audio Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Speakers Volume Access the speaker’s level setup menu. Use W X keys to adjust the volume level for each connected speaker between -6dB to +6dB. Speakers Delay Access the speaker’s distance setup menu. Use W X keys to set the delay times for the centre and rear speakers based on the listening position and distance.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) English Video Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) TV Type Selects the colour system that matches the connected TV. It will enable playback of a different type of disc (PAL or NTSC disc) on this DVD system. { PAL } – For PAL-system TV. { NTSC } – For NTSC-system TV. { Multi } – For TV that is compatible with both PAL and NTSC. TV Display The picture shape can be adjusted to fit your TV.
English DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) Video Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Picture Setting Personal Picture Setup Brightness Contrast Tint Color This DVD system provides three predefined sets of picture colour settings and one personal setting which you can define yourself. { Standard } – Original colour setting. { Bright } – Vibrant colour setting. { Soft } – Warm colour setting. { Personal } – Selects this to personalise your picture colour setting.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) English Preference Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Audio Selects the preferred audio language for DVD playback. Subtitle Selects the preferred subtitle language for DVD playback. Disc Menu Selects the preferred disc menu language for DVD playback. Note: If the selected audio/subtitle/disc menu language is not available on the DVD, the disc’s default language will be used instead.
English DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) Preference Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) DivX Subtitle Selects the font type that supports the recorded DivX subtitle. { Standard } – Displays a standard list of Roman subtitle fonts provided by this DVD system. { Others } – Displays other subtitle fonts. Default This feature enables you to reset all the setup menu options and your personal settings to the factory defaults, except your password for the Disc Lock.
Tuner Operations English IMPORTANT! Make sure the FM and MW antennas are connected. Tuning to radio stations A Press SOURCE repeatedly until “FM” Using auto install This feature is only applicable for first time radio station programming. You will be prompted to install the radio stations when you access the tuner mode. With one touch of button, all the available radio stations will be stored automatically. appears on the display panel (or press TUNER on the remote control).
Using automatic preset Use automatic presetting to store or reinstall all the preset radio stations. A Press TUNER to select “FM” or “MW” band. B Hold down PROGRAM until “START ...” appears on the display panel. All previously stored radio stations will be replaced. Using manual preset Deleting a preset radio station A In tuner mode, use ./ > keys to select a preset radio station. B Hold down Ç until “FM/MW X DELETED” appears. “X” is the preset number.
Sound and Volume Controls English Selecting digital sound effects Select a preset digital sound effect that matches your disc’s content or that optimises the sound of the musical style you are playing. Press SOUND to select the available sound effect. MUTE SURR. SOUND When playing movie discs or in TV mode, you can select : CONCERT, DRAMA, ACTION or SCI-FI. When playing music discs or while in TUNER or AUX/DI mode, you can select : CLASSIC, JAZZ, ROCK or DIGITAL. Selecting surround sound Press SURR.
Controlling ‘Philips’ TV with the remote control This DVD system’s remote control enables you to control the basic functions of your ‘Philips’ brand TV. English Other Features Software upgrades Periodically Philips will issue software upgrades to enhance your user experience. Before you start ... Check the current software version of this DVD system: 1) Press OPEN CLOSE ç to open the disc tray. 2) Press DISPLAY on the remote control. A Visit the Philips website ‘www.philips.
Troubleshooting English WARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you are unable to solve a problem by following these instructions, consult your dealer or Philips for help. Problem (General) Solution No power. – Check if the AC power cord is properly connected.
Troubleshooting (continued) Solution English Problem (Playback) The DVD system does not start playback. – Insert a readable disc with the playback side facing down. The DVD+R/CD-R must be finalised. – Check the disc type, colour system (PAL or NTSC) and region code. – Check for any scratches or smudges on the disc. – Press SETUP to turn off the system setup menu screen. – You may need to enter the password in order to unlock the disc for playback. – Moisture may have condensed inside the system.
Glossary English Analogue: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. These sockets send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs is :3, and that of wide-screens is 16:9. Bit Rate: The amount of data used to hold a given length of music; measured in kilobits per second, or kbps.
Glossary (continued) English Progressive Scan: The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per second than in an ordinary TV system. It offers higher picture resolution and quality. Region code: A system allowing discs to be played only in the region designated. This unit will only play discs that have compatible region codes. You can find the region code of your unit by looking at the product label. Some discs are compatible with more than one region (or ALL regions).
Specifications English AMPLIFIER MAIN UNIT Output power: 500 W - Front : 75 W / channel - Rear: 75 W / channel - Centre : 100 W - Subwoofer: 100 W Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz / –3 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio: > 65 dB (CCIR) Input Sensitivity - AUX In : 1000 mV Power Supply Rating: 110–127 V / 220–240 V; 50/60 Hz switchable Power Consumption: 150 W Eco Standby power: < 1 W Dimensions: 435 x 55 x 328.8 (mm) (w x h x d) Weight: 2.94 kg TUNER Tuning Range: FM 87.
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