DVD HOME THEATER SYSTEM User Manual Manuel D’utilisation Manual de Instrucciones Bedienungsanleitung Gerbruiksaanwijzing HTS3610 7 46 86 126 166 Thank you for choosing Philips. Need help fast? Read your Quick Use/Start 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.
Important notes for users in the U.K. Mains plug This apparatus is fitted with an approved 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: 1 2 Remove fuse cover and fuse. 3 Refit the fuse cover. DICHIARAZIONE DI CONFORMITA’ Si dichiara che l’apparecchio HTS3610, Philips risponde alle prescrizioni dell’art. 2 comma 1 del D.M. 28 Agosto 1995 n. 548.
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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 This product complies with the radio interference requirements of the European Community. 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.
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 Chuang; Zhuang 9065 Church Slavic; Slavonic 6785 Chuvash 6786 Corsican 6779 Česky 6783 Dansk 6865
Contents English Language Code ...................................... 5 General Information Supplied accessories ................................... 8 Cleaning discs ............................................... 8 Setup .............................................................. 8 Basic Connections Step 1: Placing the speakers and subwoofer ..................................................... 9 Step 2: Connecting to TV and the speakers system .........................................
DVD Setup Menu Options Sound and Volume Controls Accessing General Setup Page ............... 27 Locking/Unlocking the disc for viewing ............................................. 27 Dimming system’s display panel ........ 27 Programming disc tracks (not for Picture CD /MP3) .......................... 28 OSD language ....................................... 28 Screen Saver – turning on / off ........... 29 DivX(R) VOD registration code ....... 29 Accessing Audio Setup Page ...................
General Information English Supplied accessories Scart cable (black) FM wire antenna MW loop antenna Remote control and two batteries (12nc: 3139 258 70111) 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).
Basic Connections English Step 1: Placing the speakers and subwoofer 2 1 1 3 4 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 3 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 to TV and the speakers system Front Left Speaker FRONT L FRONT R Front Right Speaker Subwoofer 1 1 2 REAR L DVD System REAR L Centre Speaker Rear Left Speaker Rear Right Speaker IMPORTANT! – Connect the DVD system directly to the TV. – Proceed to page 16 for setting up the TV once you have completed the connections.
Basic Connections (continued) Step 4: Connecting the power cord English Step 3: Connecting FM/MW antennas fix the claw into the slot ➠ TV FM antenna 2 MW 1 antenna L L R 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. For better FM stereo reception, connect an external FM antenna (not supplied).
Connection to External Devices English Connecting a audio/video device AUDIO OUT Audio/Video Device L R 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.
8 1 2 9 English Main Unit 0 ! 3 4 5 6 7 1 STANDBY ON (B) – Switches to Eco Power standby mode, or turns on the system. 8 SOURCE 2 Disc tray 9 ÉÅ PLAY/PAUSE 3 OPEN CLOSE 0 – Opens/Closes the disc tray. – DISC: starts/pauses playback. – TUNER: starts preset radio station installation in Plug & Play mode. 4 ECO POWER indicator 0 S PREV / NEXT T – Lights up when in Eco Power standby mode. 5 iR – Point the remote control towards this sensor.
Remote Control English 1B 1 – Switches to Eco Power standby mode, or turns on the system. 2 VOL +– Adjusts the volume level. 31 2 3 4 2 3 4 – DISC: selects movement direction in the menu. – TUNER: use 3 4 to start auto searching, use 1 2 to tune the radio frequency up/ down. 4S / T – DISC: *searches backward/forward or selects a track. – TUNER: selects a preset radio station. 5 5 PAUSE Å – DISC: pauses playback. 6 7 8 9 6 Source buttons 0 ! DISC : switches to DISC source mode.
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.
Getting Started English Step 1: Inserting batteries into the remote control 3 1 2 Step 2: Switching on the DVD system ● Press the SOURCE control to select : DISC ™ FM ™ MW ™ TV ™ AUX ™ DISC .... OR 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.
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 }. 1 In disc mode, press SETUP. 2 Press 2 repeatedly to select { Video Setup Page }. 3 Press 34 to highlight { TV Type }, then press 2.
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. DISC MENU DISPLAY OK ➜ A list of available disc information appears on the TV screen.
Disc Operations (continued) English 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 menu). 1 Load one of the last played 10 discs.
Preview Function (VCD/SVCD 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 16 “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 16 “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. Preview Function This function shows the content of the current folder or the whole disc. 1 During playback, press Ç.
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 29 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.
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.
DVD Setup Menu Options (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. Up to 20 tracks can be stored. 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. 6 9 10 3 programme menu.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) 1 In ‘General Setup Page’, use 34 keys to highlight { Screen Saver }, then press 2. { On } Select this if you wish to turn off the TV screen when play is stopped or paused for more than 15 minutes. { Off } Select this to disable the screen saver function. 2 Use 34 keys to select a setting and press OK to confirm.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) English Accessing Audio Setup Page 1 Press DISC and followed by SETUP on the remote. 2 Use 1 2 keys to select ‘Audio Setup Page’. 3 Press OK to confirm. Audio Setup Page Speakers Volume Speakers Delay Night Mode CD Upsampling 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.
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. Picture Setting 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. Video Setup Page TV Type TV Display Picture Setting { Standard } Select this for original colour setting.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) English 4 Press 34 to highlight one of the following options. { Brightness } Increase this value to brighten the picture colour or vice versa. Choose zero (0) for the average setting. { Contrast } Increase this value to sharpen the picture colour or vice versa. Choose zero (0) to balance the contrast. { Tint } Increase or decrease this value to change the colour phase of the picture. Choose zero (0) for the average setting.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) 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. You can prohibit the playing of certain discs that are not suitable for your children, or have certain discs played with alternative scenes. 1 In ‘Preference Page’, use 34 keys to highlight { Parental }, then press 2.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) English PBC (Playback Control) 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. 1 In ‘Preference Page’, use 34 keys to highlight { PBC }, then press 2. { On } Changing the Password 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.
Setting the DivX Subtitle font You can set the font type that supports the recorded DivX subtitle. 1 In ‘Preference Page’, use 34 keys to highlight { DIVX Subtitle }, then press 2. { Standard } Select this to display a standard list of Roman subtitle fonts provided by this DVD system. { Others} Restoring to original settings You can reset all the system menu options and your personal settings to the factory defaults, except your password for Parental Control and Disc Lock.
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.. Selecting a preset radio station ● Press TUNER on the remote, then press S / T to select a preset number (or use the numeric keypad on the remote). ➜ The waveband, preset number followed by radio frequency will appear. Deleting a preset radio station 1 In tuner mode, press S / T on the remote to select a preset radio station.
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 (if any), then press SETUP.
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.
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 show 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. "SLEEP10" ™ "SLEEP 9".
AMPLIFIER SECTION Output power - Front - Rear - Centre - Subwoofer Frequency Response Signal-to-Noise Ratio Input Sensitivity - AUX In 300 W RMS 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.
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 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. – – – – – 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 setup menu screen.
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. AUDIO OUT Jacks: Red and white jacks on the back of the DVD System that send audio to another system (TV, Stereo, etc.). 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.
Glossary (continued) English Playback control (PBC): Refers to the signal recorded on video CDs or SVCDs for controlling playback. By using menu screens recorded on a Video CD or SVCD that supports PBC, you can enjoy interactive playback and searching. 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 on the product label.
