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Evite o uso prolongado do aparelho com volume superior a 85 decibéis pois isto poderá prejudicar a sua audição. México Es necesario que lea cuidadosamente su instructivo de manejo. Nível de Decibéis 30 40 50 60 Sistema de cine en casal HTS3181 110-240V; ~50-60 Hz 60 W Philips Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. Av. La Palma No. 6, Col. San Fernando, La Herradura Huixquilucan, Edo de Mexico C.P. 52784, Mexico Localidad y Tel.: Tel. 52 69 90 00 Exportador: Philips Electronics HK, Ltd.
Safety and important notice Trademark notice 2 Your Home Theater System Feature highlights Product overview 3 Connect Place the Home Theater System Connect video cables Connect speakers and subwoofer Connect radio antenna Connect audio cables/other devices Connect power cord 4 Get started Insert the remote control batteries Find the correct viewing channel Select menu display language Turn on Progressive Scan Change speaker settings Select a play source 5 Play Play a disc Play video Play music Play phot
1 Important Copyright notice Safety and important notice Warning • Risk of overheating! Never install the Home • • • • • • Theater System in a confined space. Always leave a space of at least 4 inches around the Home Theater System for ventilation. Ensure curtains or other objects never cover the ventilation slots on the Home Theater System. Never place the Home Theater System, remote control or batteries near naked flames or other heat sources, including direct sunlight.
English Trademark notice CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Important Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DivX, DivX Ultra Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license. Official DivX® Ultra Certified product. Plays all versions of DivX ® video (including DivX ® 6) with enhanced playback of DivX® media files and the DivX® Media Format.
2 Your Home Theater System Region codes You can play discs with the following region codes. DVD region code Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. Countries Latin America Feature highlights Product overview Listen to rich uncompressed multi-channel surround sound This Home Theater System supports 5.
(Open/Close) Opens or closes the disc compartment. c Source buttons • AUDIO SOURCE : Selects an audio input source. • RADIO: Switches to FM band. • USB: Switches to the USB source. • DISC: Switches to the disc source. d SETUP • Accesses or exits the setup menu. e • • • • f (Navigation buttons) Navigates through the menus. Press left and right for fast backward or forward search. In radio mode, press up and down to tune the radio frequency. In radio mode, press left or right to start auto search.
w KARAOKE • Accesses or exits the karaoke menu. Main unit a b a • c d e f gh ij (Standby-On) Turns on the Home Theater System or switches to standby mode. b Disc compartment c • (Open/Close) Opens or closes the disc compartment. (Play/Pause) Starts, pauses or resumes disc play. In radio mode, automatically tunes radio stations during first-time setup. d • • e • • (Stop) Stops disc play. In radio mode, erases the current preset radio station.
Basic connections: • Video • Speakers and subwoofer • Power Optional connections: • Radio antenna • Audio • Audio from TV • Audio from cable box/recorder/ game console • Other devices • USB device REAR RIGHT 1 2 3 CENT ER FRON T RIGH T SUB WO Connect Make the following connections to use your Home Theater System. FRON T LEFT REAR LEFT English 3 Connect OFE R Place this Home Theater System near the TV.
Option 1: Connect to the Video (CVBS) jack Option 2: Connect to the component video jack VIDEO Y Pr Pb VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT 1 Connect a composite video cable to the VIDEO jack on this Home Theater System and the VIDEO input jack on the TV. Note Pr Pb Y • The video input jack on the TV might be labeled as A/V IN, VIDEO IN, COMPOSITE or BASEBAND. • This type of connection provides standard picture quality.
2 English Connect the FM antenna to the FM75 jack on this Home Theater System (for some models, this cable is already connected). Extend the FM antenna and fix its ends to the wall. Tip • For better FM stereo reception, connect to an external FM antenna. Connect audio cables/other devices Route the audio from other devices to this Home Theater System to enjoy audio play with multi-channel surround capabilities.
Connect USB device Note • To listen to the audio output from this connection, press AUDIO SOURCE repeatedly until ‘AUX1’ is displayed on the display panel. Connect audio from cable box/ recorder/game console 1 Connect the USB device to USB jack on this Home Theater System. Note • This Home Theater System can only play/view AUX 2 AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT 1 Connect the audio cables (not supplied) to the AUDIO IN-AUX2 jacks on the Home Theater System and the AUDIO output jacks on the device.
1 2 English Insert the remote control batteries Control a play source Press RADIO, USB or DISC button to select the source you wish to control. Select the desired function (for example , ). Get started 4 Get started Navigate through the menu 1 2 1 2 3 Slide the battery cover off the back of the remote control. Insert the 2 supplied batteries (AAA). Be sure the + and - ends of the batteries line up with the markings inside the case. Slide the cover back into position.
Find the correct viewing channel 1 2 3 4 Press to turn on the Home Theater System. Press DISC to switch to disc mode. Turn on the TV and switch to the correct video-in channel in one of the following ways: • Go to the lowest channel on your TV, then press the Channel Down button until you see the Philips screen. • Press SOURCE button repeatedly on the remote control of your TV. Tip • The video-in channel is between the lowest and highest channels and may be called FRONT, A/V IN, VIDEO, HDMI etc.
To proceed, select [Ok] and press OK . » The progressive setup is complete. Note Change speaker settings Ideally, the distance between listening position and all the speakers should be the same. If not, change the speaker settings based on their distance from the listening position to obtain the best possible surround sound. • If a blank/distorted screen is displayed, wait for 15 seconds for the auto recover. Audio Setup scan mode as follows: 1) Press to open the disc compartment. 2) Press .
2 Press to change the volume level, then press OK . » The test tone is emitted from the speaker. • Select a play source On the main unit Repeat the above setting for other speakers until all the speakers output level sounds equally balance. To exit the menu, press SETUP. • To set the output delay time (center and rear speakers only) 1 • Select [Speakers Delay] in the menu, then press .
Play video English 5 Play Note Play a disc • For video disc, playback always resumes from • Never place any objects other than discs into Play the point where it was last stopped. To start play from the beginning, press while the message is displayed. Caution the disc compartment. • Never touch the disc optical lens inside the disc compartment. 1 2 3 Press to open the disc compartment. Insert a disc with its label facing up. • For double-sided disc, load the side to play faces up.
Change video play 1 2 Access DVD menu Play a title. Use the remote control to change the video play. Button Action AUDIO SYNC SUBTITLE Selects an audio language or channel on a disc. Selects the subtitle language on a disc. Selects or turns off repeat or shuffle mode. Repeat options vary depending on the disc type. For VCDs, repeat play is only possible if the PBC mode is turned off. Zooms in or out of the picture. To pan through the zoomed image, press the Navigation buttons.
[Disc Interval] Divides the total disc time by six and play the first few seconds of these intervals. [Track Interval] Divides the current track by six and play the first few seconds of these intervals. This option is not available in stop mode. English Quick skip play to a specific time 1 2 Tip • You can change the PBC setting (see ‘Adjust settings’ > ‘Preferences’ > [PBC]).
View video play from different camera angles 1 2 3 During play, press INFO. » The disc status menu is displayed. Select [Angle], then press . Press the Numeric buttons to select an angle . » Play changes to the selected angle. Note • You can only play DivX videos that were rented or purchased with the DivX registration code of this Home Theater System (see ‘Adjust settings’ > ‘General setup’ > [DivX(R) VOD Code]) . • You can play DivX video files of up to 4GB.
1 2 3 4 Insert a disc or USB that contains the MP3/WMA music. Press DISC or USB . » A contents menu is displayed. Select a folder, then press OK . Select a track to play, then press . • To return to the main menu, press BACK or press until ‘Previous’ folder is selected, then press OK . Play photo English MP3/WMA is a type of highly compressed audio file (files with .mp3 or .wma extensions). Play photo as slideshow This Home Theater System can play JPEG photos (files with .jpeg or .jpg extensions).
Play musical slideshow Note • You may require longer time to display the disc content on the TV due to the large number of songs/photos compiled onto one disc. • If the JPEG photo is not recorded with an ‘exif ’ type file, the actual thumbnail picture is not be shown on the display. It is replaced by a ‘blue mountain’ thumbnail picture. • This Home Theater System can only display digital camera pictures according to the JPEGEXIF format, typically used by almost all digital cameras.
This Home Theater System plays/views MP3, WMA, DivX (Ultra) or JPEG files on the following USB devices: • flash drive • memory card reader • HDD (external power source needed) Check if the FM antenna has been connected to this Home Theater System. If not, connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM75 jack and fix its ends to the wall.
Listen to radio 1 2 Press RADIO. Use the remote control to control the radio. Button 1 2 Action Selects a preset radio station. Tunes the radio frequency up or down. Press and hold this button to erase the current radio station from the preset list. The preset number for other radio stations remain unchanged. Reinstall all the radio stations 1 2 Search and store radio stations individually Press RADIO. Press and hold PROGRAM for more than 5 seconds.
Select a preset sound English 6 Adjust sound 1 Press VOL +/- to increase or decrease the volume. • To mute, press . • To restore the volume, press again or press VOL +. Select surround sound 1 Press SOUND repeatedly to select the sound effect that most suitable for the video or music you play. Video/Music Description ACTION / ROCK Enhance low and high range for great sounding movie effects and atmosphere. Great for action movies and rock/pop music. Flat and pure sound mode.
Adjust microphone volume level [Echo Level] Press to set the echo level, then press OK . [Key] Press to set the pitch level that matches your voice, then press OK . 1 2 3 Connect the supplied microphone to MIC jack on this Home Theater System. Turn on the microphone output. (see ‘Karaoke settings’.) Press MIC ( VOL +/-) to adjust the microphone volume. » ‘MIC VOL XX’ is displayed. • Sing or speak through the microphone to find the desired volume level. [Score] Selects a karaoke rating score level.
Symbol Options Select a setting, then press OK . • To return to the previous menu, press BACK . • To exit the menu, press SETUP. English You can customize various kinds of settings as you prefer. Refer to the following instructions to navigate through the setup menus. 4 Note Adjust settings 7 Adjust settings • See the explanations of the above options in the following pages. [General Setup] [Audio Setup] [Video Setup] [Preferences] [Disc Lock] Sets play restriction for a specific discs.
[Sleep Timer] Switches to standby automatically after the preset time. • [15 mins], [30 mins], [45 mins], [60 mins] – Selects the count down time before the Home Theater System switches to standby. • [Off] – Disables sleep timer mode. [DivX(R) VOD Code] Displays the DivX® registration code. Tip Note • See the explanations of the above options in the following pages. [Speakers Volume] Sets the volume level of each speaker to get the ideal audio balance. 1) To start, press OK .
[TV Display] Selects one of the following display formats: English Note • Applicable only to Dolby Digital encoded discs. Video Setup 4:3 Pan Scan (PS) • • TV System TV Display Progressive Picture Settings 1 2 3 4 Press SETUP. » [General Setup] menu is displayed. Press to select [Video Setup], then press . Select an option, then press OK Select a setting, then press OK . • To return to the previous menu, press BACK . • To exit the menu, press SETUP.
Preferences Note • If the language you have set is not available on the disc, the disc uses its own default language. Note • Stop disc play before you can access to [Preferences]. • For some discs, the subtitle/audio language can only be changed from the disc menu. • To select the languages that are not listed in the menu, select [Others]. Then check the Language Code list at the back of this user manual and enter the respective 4-digit language code.
[Password] Sets or changes the password for locked discs and play restricted DVDs.
8 Additional Information Update software To check for new updates, compare the current software version of your Home Theater System with the latest software version (if available) at the Philips website. Preferences Note • Do not remove the CD-R or USB when software updating is in progress. 8 Disconnect the power cord for a few seconds and connect again to reboot the system.
Note • Specification and design are subject to change without notice Playback media • DVD-Video, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R DL, CD-R/CD-RW, Audio CD, Video CD/SVCD, Picture CD, MP3CD, WMA-CD, DivX-CD, USB flash drive Amplifier • Total output power: 300 W RMS (30% THD) • Frequency response: 180 Hz~18 kHz / ±3dB • Signal-to-noise ratio: > -60 dB (A-weighted) • Input sensitivity: • AUX1: 500 mV • AUX2: 500 mV Disc • Laser Type: Semiconductor • Disc diameter: 12cm / 8cm • Video decording: MPEG1/ MPEG2 / DivX /
Laser specification • Type: Semiconductor laser GaAIAs (CD) • Wave length: 645 - 665 nm (DVD), 770 - 800 nm (CD) • Output power: 6 mW (DVD), 7 mW (VCD/CD) • Beam divergence: 60 degrees.
Warning • Risk of electric shock. Never remove the casing of the Home Theater System. To keep the warranty valid, never try to repair the system yourself. If you encounter problems when using the Home Theater System, check the following points before requesting service. If the problem remains unsolved, register your Home Theater System and get support at www.philips.com/ welcome. If you contact Philips, you will be asked for the model and serial number of your Home Theater System.
No surround sound effect from the speakers. • Press SURR to select a correct surround sound setting. • If the Home Theater System supports DTS playback, press AUDIO SYNC to select other audio track. • Ensure that the source you are playing is recorded or broadcast in surround sound (Dolby Digital, etc). Play DivX video files cannot be played. • Ensure that the DivX file is encoded according to the ‘Home Theater Profile’ with the DivX encoder. • Ensure that the DivX video file is complete.
Aspect ratio Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the ratio of a high-definition or wide TV is 16:9. The letter box allows you to enjoy a picture with a wider perspective on a standard 4:3 screen. D DivX® The DivX® codec is a patent-pending, MPEG-4 based video compression technology developed by DivX®, Inc. It can shrink the file size of digital video and still maintain the high visual quality.
