DVD HOME THEATER SYSTEM User Manual HTS3300 4 46 Thank you for choosing Philips. Need help fast? Read your Quick-Use Guide and/or User Manual first for quick tips that make using your Philips product more enjoyable. If you have read your instructions and still need assistance, you may access our online help at www.philips.
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LASER Type Wave length Output Power Beam divergence Semiconductor laser GaAlAs 650~660 nm (DVD) 784~796 nm (CD) 7 mW (DVD) 10 mW (VCD/CD) 60 degree English ----------------------------------------- 4 -------------------------------------------------------- 46 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. U.S. Pat. Noís.
Contents English General Information Disc Operations Supplied accessories ................................... 6 Cleaning discs ............................................... 6 Setup .............................................................. 6 Playable discs .............................................. 19 Playing discs ................................................ 19 Auto Eco Power standby mode ........ 20 Basic playback controls ............................
Contents English Accessing Video Setup Page .................... 32 TV Type ................................................... 32 TV Display ............................................. 32 Progressive function-turning on/off . 32 Picture Setting ....................................... 33 Accessing Preference Setup Page .......... 34 Audio, Subtitle, Disc Menu ................. 34 Restricting playback by Parental Control ............................................ 34–35 PBC (Playback Control) ...........
General Information English Supplied accessories Setup 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). Composite Video cable (Yellow) Audio Cable Space for ventilation – Place the apparatus in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat build up.
Basic Connections English Step 1: Placing the speakers and subwoofer 2 1 SUBWOOFER 4 1 CENTER FRONT L 3 REAR L For best possible surround sound, all the speakers (except subwoofer) should be placed at the same distance from the listening position. 1 Place the front left and right speakers at FRONT R 3 REAR R Helpful Hints: – To avoid magnetic interference, do not position the front speakers too close to your TV. – Allow adequate ventilation around the DVD system.
Basic Connections (continued) English Step 2: Connecting the speakers and subwoofer Front Left Speaker Front Right Speaker FRONT L FRONT R Subwoofer 1 Pr L Y Pb R DVD System REAR L CENTER REAR R Rear Right Speaker Rear Left Speaker Centre Speaker Connect the supplied speakers system using the fixed speaker cables by matching the colours of the sockets and speaker cables. Helpful Hints: – Ensure that the speaker cables are correctly connected.
Basic Connections (continued) English Step 3: Connecting to TV OUT IN TV VIDEO AUDIO OR Pr Y L Pb R IMPORTANT! – You only need to make one video connection from the following options, depending on the capabilities of your TV. – Connect the DVD system directly to the TV. – Proceed to page 15 for setting up the TV once you have completed the connections.
Basic Connections (continued) English Step 4: Connecting FM/MW antennas Step 5: Connecting the power cord fix the claw into the slot TV ➠ FM antenna 2 1 MW 1 antenna DVD system 2 VOLTAGE SELECTOR Pr Y L Pb R Pr Y Pb at the bottom of the DVD system 1 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. 2 Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM socket. Extend the FM antenna and fix its ends to the wall.
Connection to External Devices English Connecting a audio/video device AUDIO OUT Audio/Video Device Pr Y L R Pb DVD System You can connect other audio/video device to the DVD system in order to use the Home Theatre Audio System’s surround sound capabilities. ● Use an audio cable (red/white, not supplied) to connect the DVD system’s AUX IN (R/L) sockets to the AUDIO OUT sockets on the audio/video device. To listen to the sound, press AUX/DI to select “AUX” as the source to play.
Remote Control English 1B 1 2 3 – Switches to Eco Power standby mode, or turns on the system. 2 Source buttons DISC : switches to DISC source mode. TV: switches to TV source mode. The sound from TV will come out through the DVD system. TUNER: toggles between FM and MW band. AUX/DI: switches to external mode. 3 VOL +– Adjusts the volume level. 41 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ! @ – DISC: selects movement direction in the menu.
Remote Control (continued) English # Numeric Keypad (0-9) – DISC: enters a track/title number. – TUNER: enters the preset radio station number. $ DISC MENU – DISC: enters or exits disc contents menu. For VCD, selects various preview function. % DISPLAY – DISC: displays the current status or disc information. ^ OK – Confirms a selection. & PLAYÉ – DISC: starts playback. * STOPÇ – Exits an operation. – DISC: stops playback. – DISC: holding down the button will open or close the disc tray.
Main Unit English 0 1 ! @ # 3 4 5 6 2 7 8 9 1 STANDBY ON (B) – Switches to Eco Power standby mode, or turns on the system. 9 MIC 2 Disc tray – Selects the relevant active source mode: DISC, TUNER (FM/MW), TV or AUX. 3 OPEN CLOSE 0 – For connecting the microphone socket. 0 SOURCE – Opens/Closes the disc tray. ! ÉÅ PLAY/PAUSE 4 ECO POWER indicator – DISC: starts/pauses playback. – TUNER: starts preset radio station installation in Plug & Play mode.
Getting Started Step 2: Switching on the DVD system English Step 1: Inserting batteries into the remote control ● Press the SOURCE control to select : DISC ™ FM ™ MW ™ TV ™ AUX ™ DISC .... OR 3 1 2 Press DISC, TV, TUNER or AUX/DI on the remote. 1 Open the battery compartment. 2 Insert two batteries type R06 or AA, following the indications (+-) inside the compartment. 3 Close the cover. CAUTION! – Remove batteries if they are exhausted or if the remote control is not to be used for a long time.
Getting Started (continued) English Setting up Progressive Scan feature (for Progressive Scan TV only) The progressive scan display twice the number of frames per seconds than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system). With nearly double the number of lines, progressive scan offers higher picture resolution and quality. IMPORTANT! Before enabling the progressive scan feature, you must ensure : 1) Your TV can accept progressive signals, a progressive scan TV is required.
Selecting the matching colour system The colour system of the DVD system, DVD and TV should match. Only then will it be possible to play a DVD on this system. Before changing the TV system, determine the colour system of your TV. 1 In disc mode, press SETUP. 2 Press 2 repeatedly to select { Video Setup Page }. Set the aspect ratio of the DVD system according to the TV you have connected. The format you select must be available on the disc.
Getting Started (continued) English Step 4: Setting language preferences You can select your preferred language settings so that this DVD system will automatically switch to the language for you whenever you load a disc. If the language selected is not available on the disc, the disc’s default language will be used instead. The OSD (On-Screen Display) language for the system menu will remain as you set it, regardless of the default and optional disc languages.
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. – DVD discs and players are designed with regional restrictions. Before playing a disc, make sure the disc is for the same zone as your player. – Do not push on the disc tray or put any objects other than discs on the disc tray. Doing so may cause the disc player to malfunction.
Disc Operations (continued) English Auto Eco Power standby mode This is a power-saving feature, the system will automatically switch to Eco Power standby mode if you do not press any buttons within 30 minutes after a disc has stopped playing. Basic playback controls Pausing playback ● During playback, press 2; (or ; on the remote). ➜ To resume normal playback, press 2; (or PLAY B on the remote). Selecting another track/chapter ● Press S / T or use the numeric keypad (0-9) to key in a track/chapter number.
Other operations for video playback (DVD/VCD/SVCD) Viewing playback information It will show the disc playback information (for example, title or chapter number, elapsed playing time, audio/subtitle language), a number of operations can be done without interrupting disc playback. 1 During playback, press DISPLAY. ➜ A list of available disc information appears on the TV screen.
Disc Operations (continued) English Changing sound track language Advancing by frame 1 During playback, press Å on the remote. ➜ Play will pause and sound will be muted. 2 Press Å repeatedly to view the next picture frame. 3 To resume normal playback, press PLAY B. Resuming playback from the last stopped point This DVD system able to resume disc playback from its last stopped point (only possible for the last 10 discs that recorded without a file/folder menu). 1 Load one of the last played 10 discs.
Preview Function (VCD only) 1 Press DISC MENU. 2 Use 34 keys to highlight { Track Digest }, { Disc Interval } or { Track Interval }. 3 Press OK to open one option. Select Digest Type: Track Digest Disc Interval Track Interval 4 Use 1 2 3 4 keys to select a track. 5 Press S / T to open the previous or next page. 6 Press OK to confirm. To quit preview function ● Use 1 2 3 4 keys to highlight { Exit } and press OK to confirm.
Disc Operations (continued) English Playing an MP3/Windows Media™ Audio/JPEG/MPEG-4 disc This DVD system can playback MPEG-4, MP3, Windows Media™ Audio, JPEG,VCD & SVCD files on a personally recorded CD-R/RW disc or commercial CD. IMPORTANT! You have to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 15 “Setting the TV”). 1 Load a disc. ➜ The disc reading time may exceed 30 seconds due to the complexity of the directory/file configuration. ➜ The disc menu appears on the TV screen.
Disc Operations (continued) IMPORTANT! You have to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 15 “Setting the TV”). ● Load 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 screen. Press 2; (or PLAY B) to start the slide-show playback.
Disc Operations (continued) English Playing a DivX disc This DVD system supports the playback of DivX movie which you download from your computer onto a CD-R/RW (see page 30 for more information). 1 Load a DivX disc. 2 If the DivX movie contains external subtitles, the subtitle menu will appear on the TV for your selection. ● In this case, pressing SUBTITLE on the remote control will turn on or off the subtitle display. 3 Press 2; (or PLAY B) to start playback.
Disc Operations (continued) IMPORTANT! You have to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 15 “Setting the TV”). Microphone Setting English Playing a Karaoke disc 1 Press KARAOKE on the remote to access ‘Microphone Setup’ page. 1 Connect a microphone (not supplied) to the MIC socket on the side panel of the DVD main unit (as shown below). 2 In ‘Microphone Setup’ page, use 34 keys to select the option for microphone settings and press OK to confirm.
DVD Setup Menu Options English This DVD system setup is carried out via the TV, enabling you to customise the DVD system to suit your particular requirements. Accessing General Setup Page 1 Press DISC and followed by SETUP on the remote. 2 Use 1 2 keys to select ‘General Setup Page’. 3 Press OK to confirm. Locking/Unlocking the disc for viewing 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 40 discs can be locked.
If you want to remove a track Programming disc tracks (not for Picture CD/MP3) 6 Use 1 2 3 4 keys to move the cursor to You can play the contents of the disc in the order you want by programming the playing order of the tracks. Up to 20 tracks can be stored. 7 Press OK to remove this track from the 1 Press PROG on the remote. OR In ‘General Setup Page’, use 34 keys to highlight { Program }, then press 2 to select { Input Menu }. 2 Press OK to confirm. the track you want to remove. programme menu.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) English Screen Saver - turning on/off DivX® VOD registration code The screen saver will help to prevent your TV display device from getting damaged. Philips provide you the DivX® VOD (Video On Demand) registration code that allows you to rent and purchase videos using the DivX® VOD service. For more information, visit us at www.divx.com/vod. 1 In ‘General Setup Page’, use 34 keys to highlight { Screen Saver }, then press 2.
Accessing Audio Setup Page 1 Press DISC and followed by SETUP on the remote. 2 Use 1 2 keys to select ‘Audio Setup Page’. CD Upsampling This feature allows you to convert your music CD to a higher sampling rate using sophisticated digital signal processing for better sound quality. Make sure that the DVD system is in Stereo mode in order to access the CD upsampling option. 3 Press OK to confirm. 1 In ‘Audio Setup Page’, use 34 keys to Audio Setup Page highlight { CD Upsampling }, then press 2.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) English Accessing Video Setup Page 1 Press DISC and followed by SETUP on the remote. 2 Use 1 2 keys to select ‘Video Setup Page’. 3 Press OK to confirm. Video Setup Page TV Type TV Display Progressive Picture Setting Progressive function - turning on/off In the progressive scan mode, you can enjoy the high quality picture with less flickers. It only works when you have connected the DVD system’s Y Pb Pr sockets to your TV that supports the progressive video input.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) This DVD system provides three predefined sets of picture colour settings and one personal setting which you can define yourself. 1 In ‘Video Setup Page’, use 34 keys to highlight { Picture Setting }, then press 2. { Standard } English 4 Use 34 keys to highlight one of the Picture Setting following options. { Brightness } Increase this value to brighten the picture colour or vice versa. Choose zero (0) for the average setting.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) English Accessing Preference Setup Page 1 Press Ç twice to stop playback (if any), then press SETUP. 2 Use 1 2 keys to select the ‘Preference Page’. 3 Press OK to confirm. Preference Page Restricting playback by Parental Control Some DVDs may have a parental level assigned to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. This feature lets you set a playback limitation level. The rating levels are from 1 to 8 and are country dependent.
Rating explanations PBC (Playback Control) 1Kid Safe – 2 G – General Audience; recommended as acceptable for viewers of all ages. PBC (Playback Control) allows you to play Video CDs interactively, following the menu on the display. This feature is available only on Video CD 2.0 with playback control (PBC) feature. 3 PG – Parental Guidance suggested. 4 PG13 – Material is unsuitable for children under the age of 13.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) English Changing the Password Setting the DivX Subtitle font The same password is used for both Parental Control and Disc Lock. Enter your six-digit password to play a prohibited disc or if prompted for a password. The default password is 136900. You can set the font type that supports the recorded DivX subtitle. 1 In ‘Preference Page’, use 34 keys to highlight { Password }, then press 2 to select { Change }.
Other Functions English Setting the Sleep timer The sleep timer enables the system to switch to Eco Power standby mode automatically at a preset time. ● Press SLEEP on the remote repeatedly until it reaches the desired preset turn-off time. ➜ The selections are as follows (time in minutes): 15 ™ 30 ™ 45 ™ 60 ™ OFF ™ 15… ➜ ‘SLEEP’ icon will be showed on the display panel if sleep mode is active. ➜ Before the system switches to Eco Power standby mode, a countdown of 10 seconds is displayed.
Tuner Operations English IMPORTANT! Make sure the FM and MW antennas are connected. Tuning to radio stations 1 Press TUNER on the remote (or press SOURCE control at the front panel) to select “FM” or “MW”. 2 Press 3 / 4 briefly on the remote. ➜ The display panel will show "SEARCH" until a radio station with sufficient signal strength is found. 3 Repeat step 2 if necessary until you find Presetting radio stations You can store up to 40 FM and 20 MW preset radio stations in the memory.
Automatic presetting Use automatic presetting to store or reinstall all the preset radio stations. DVD system’s display panel 1 FM / MW 2 START.. Deleting a preset radio station 1 In tuner mode, press S / T on the remote to select a preset radio station. 2 Press and hold 9 until “FM/MW X DELETED” appears. ➜ “X” is the preset number. ➜ The radio station continues to play but has been deleted from the preset list. ➜ The rest of the preset radio station number remain unchanged.
Sound and Volume Controls English Individual speakers volume adjustment You can adjust the delay times (centre, rear speakers and subwoofer only) and volume level for individual speakers. These adjustments let you optimise the sound according to your surroundings and setup. IMPORTANT! Press SURR button on the remote to select Multi-channel surround mode before adjusting the speaker settings. 1 Press Ç twice to stop playback, then press SETUP. Delay }, then press 2.
Selecting surround sound ● Press SURR on the remote to select : MULTI-CHANNEL or STEREO. ➜ The availability of the various surround sound modes depends on the number of speakers used and the sound available on the disc. ➜ The centre and surround speakers operate only in Multi-channel surround mode. ➜ The available output modes for Multichannel include: Dolby Digital, DTS (Digital Theatre Systems) Surround and Dolby Pro Logic II.
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 remedy a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or Philips for help. Problem Solution No power. – – Check if the AC power cord is properly connected.
Problem Solution Not able to select some Items in the setup/system menu. – – – The DVD system does not start playback. – – – – – There is no sound from the centre and surround speakers. – – – – Radio reception is poor. – – – – The remote control does not function properly. – – – – Press STOP button twice before selecting the setup/system menu. Depending on the disc availability, some menu items cannot be selected. Insert a readable disc with the playback side facing down.
Specifications English AMPLIFIER SECTION Output power - Front - Rear - Centre - Subwoofer Frequency Response Signal-to-Noise Ratio Input Sensitivity - AUX In 300W 40 W RMS / channel 40 W RMS / channel 70 W RMS 70 W RMS 20 Hz – 20 kHz / –3 dB > 65 dB (CCIR) 1000 mV TUNER SECTION Tuning Range FM 87.
Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs. is 4:3, and that of wide-screens is 16:9. AUDIO OUT Sockets: Red and white sockets on the back of the DVD System that send audio to another system (TV, Stereo, etc.). Bit Rate: The amount of data used to hold a given length of music; measured in kilobits per second, or kbps. Or, the speed at which you record.
