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1 Important Safety and important notice Trademark notice 2 Your product Features highlight Product overview 3 Connect Place the unit Connect video cables Connect subwoofer Connect audio cables/other devices Mount the DVD Home Theatre unit 4 Get started Prepare the remote control Find the correct viewing channel Start Ambisound setup Turn on Progressive Scan Activate EasyLink control Select a play source 5 Play Play from disc Play video Play music Play photo Play from USB device Play from portable media
1 Important Safety and important notice Warning! • Risk of overheating! Never install the Compact • • • • • • 4 Theatre System in a con ned space. Always leave a space of at least 4 inches around the Compact Theatre System for ventilation. Ensure curtains or other objects never cover the ventilation slots on the Compact Theatre System. Never place the Compact Theatre System, remote control or batteries near naked ames or other heat sources, including direct sunlight.
Copyright notice Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. The making of unauthorised copies of copyprotected material, including computer programs, les, broadcasts and sound recordings, may be an infringement of copyrights and constitute a criminal offence.This equipment should not be used for such purposes.
Trademark notice HDMI, and HDMI logo and High-De nition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DivX, DivX Ultra Certi ed, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license. Of cial DivX® Ultra Certi ed product.
The all-in-one SoundBar DVD Home Theatre is designed to complement your home perfectly. Enjoy the SoundBar DVD Home Theatre with state-of-the-art Ambisound surround sound and picture quality without the clutter of multiple speakers. Features highlight Video upscaling to 1080p You can now watch the DVDs in the highest picture quality available for your HDTV. This DVD Home Theatre offers full high-de nition video playback up to 1080p resolution for an amazing viewing experience.
a2 Product overview • Turn on this unit or turn off to standby mode. • Press and hold to turn on this unit from a low power standby mode. Main unit b Display panel c AMBISOUND • Select different surround sound output: auto, multi-channel or stereo. d u (Play/Pause) • Start or pause disc play. • RADIO: start auto radio installation (only available for rst time setup). D OUN IS AMB SOU RCE f g i e d c b a h k j e Volume control • Adjust the volume level. f x (Stop) • Stop disc play.
a2 English • Turn on this unit or turn off to standby mode. • Press and hold to turn off this unit and all the HDMI CEC compliant TV/ devices (for EasyLink control only). b OPEN/CLOSE Z Your product Remote control • Open or close the disc compartment. c Source buttons • DISC MENU: switch to DISC mode. While in disc mode, access or exit disc menu. • USB: switch to USB mode. • RADIO: switch to FM band. • AUDIO SOURCE: Select an audio input source. • iPod DOCK: switch to the iPod in the dock.
h TREBLE / BASS • Switch to treble or bass mode. Then press VOL +- to set its level setting. i AUDIO SYNC • Select an audio language/channel. • Press and hold to access audio sync setting. Then press VOL +- to set the audio delay time. • RADIO: toggle between FM stereo and mono mode. j SOUND MODE • Select a prede ned sound effect. k REPEAT / PROGRAM • Select various repeat or shuf e modes; turns off repeat or shuf e mode. • RADIO: press this button to start manual radio preset.
Basic connections: • Place the unit • Connect video cables • Connect subwoofer Optional connections: • Connect audio cables/other devices • Connect audio from TV • Connect audio from cable box/ recorder/game console • Connect portable media player • Connect USB device • Connect iPod docking station • Mount the DVD Home Theatre unit Note • Refer to the type plate at the rear or bottom of the • Place this unit on top of a table or mount it on the wall (see chapter ‘Mount the DVD Home Theatre unit’).
Connect video cables Before you connect This section describes how to connect this DVD Home Theatre unit to your TV so to enable viewing of disc play. 1 Pull up the catch to remove the rear cover. 2 Connect the cables to the corresponding sockets and direct the cables to the CABLE OUT point. 3 Once complete, close the rear cover. Select the best video connection that your TV can support. • Option 1: Connect to HDMI socket (for a HDMI, DVI or HDCP-compliant TV).
Option 2: Connect to Scart socket English Option 1: Connect to HDMI socket Connect HDMI OUT SCART OUT (AUX-SCART) HDMI IN SCART 1 Connect a HDMI cable (supplied) from the HDMI OUT on this unit to the HDMI IN socket on your TV. 1 Connect a scart cable (supplied) from the SCART OUT (AUX-SCART) socket on this unit to the scart input socket on your TV. Note • The HDMI connector is only compatible with HDMI Tips compliant TVs and DVI-TVs.
Option 3: Connect to component video socket Connect subwoofer 4 5 Y Pb 1 2 Pr LOUDSPEAKERS COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 3 TO SUBWOOFER 1 Unwind the subwoofer’s interconnect cable at TO MAIN UNIT. 2 Connect the white end of the interconnect cable to the LOUDSPEAKERS socket on this unit. 3 Connect the grey end of the interconnect cable to the TO SUBWOOFER socket on this unit. 4 Connect the FM antenna (supplied) to the FM75 socket on the subwoofer (for some models, this cable has been connected).
This section describes how you can route the sound from other devices to this DVD Home Theatre unit in order to enjoy sound output or audio play with multi-channel surround capabilities. English Connect audio from cable box/ recorder/game console You can choose to connect to analogue or digital socket depending on the device capabilities.
Connect to digital/optical socket Connect portable media player COAXIAL DIGITAL IN OPTICAL IN MP3 OPTICAL OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT 1 Connect a coaxial cable (not supplied) from the DIGITAL IN-COAXIAL socket on the subwoofer to the COAXIAL/ DIGITAL OUT socket on the device. 1 Connect a 3.5mm stereo audio cable (supplied) from the MP3 LINK socket on this unit to the phone socket on your portable media player (such as MP3 player).
Mount the DVD Home Theatre unit English Connect iPod docking station Caution! DOCK 1 Connect the iPod docking station to DOCK socket on this unit. 2 To view videos/photos from iPod, connect the composite video cable from this docking station to your TV and switch to the corresponding channel on your TV. Connect • Risk of personal injury and damage to the unit. 1 Ensure all the required cables are connected to this unit.
4 Position the supplied bracket on the wall, drill the screw holes and insert the rubber wall plugs (not supplied) into the holes. Tips • To mount this DVD Home Theatre unit below your TV, leave at least 10cm (4 inches) of space between the TV and the bracket. 5 Secure the bracket onto the wall with the screws (not supplied). 18 EN 6 Hook the DVD Home Theatre unit rmly onto the mounted bracket. Slide the knobs through the key holes and lock into position.
Prepare the remote control 1 Select the source you wish to control by pressing the DISC MENU, USB, RADIO or AUDIO SOURCE or iPod DOCK button. 2 Then select the desired function (for example í, ë). English Control a play source Get started 4 Get started Navigate through the menu 1 Push to open the battery compartment cover. 2 Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA. Match the indications (+-) inside the battery compartment. 3 Close the cover.
Find the correct viewing channel Note • Before you start, remove the door stop tag on top of Start Ambisound setup When you turn on this unit for the rst time, follow the instructions on the TV to complete the Ambisound setup in order to obtain the best possible surround sound effect. the disc compartment door. Note 1 2 3 Press 2 to turn on the DVD Home Theatre unit. • Before you start, ensure that you have made all the required connections.
8 Room Acoustics Please select the type of walls that surround your room: Select the height of which the DVD Home Theatre unit (SoundBar) is placed, then press B. [ Listening Position ] menu is displayed. Listening Position Select the distance between your listening position and the SoundBar system: Hard (Concrete, wood) Soft (Curtains, open space) Near (> 2m / 78in ) Default (2-3m / 78-118in) Far (< 3m / 118in) Back 6 Change Select Select the condition of the room, then press B.
Turn on Progressive Scan If you connect this unit to TV with the component video connection (see chapter ‘Connect video cables - Option 3: Connect to component video jack’ for details), you can turn on the progressive scan output if your TV supports progressive scan. 6 Select [ Progressive ] > [ On ], then press OK. A warning message is displayed. 7 To proceed, select [ OK ] in the menu and press OK. The progressive setup is complete.
Activate EasyLink control • To enable one touch play function, a video disc must 1 Turn on the HDMI CEC operations on your TV and other connected devices. See TVs/devices manual for details. 2 You can now enjoy the EasyLink controls. • Map the audio inputs to the connected devices Note • Before you start, ensure that an audio connection has been made between this unit and your TV/ devices.
7 Select [ OK ] in the menu, then press OK to start scanning of devices. Once complete, audio input mapping menu is displayed. Select a play source On the main unit Audio Input Mapping AUX1 Input TV AUX2 Input Other (non-HDMI) SOURCE AMBISOUND AUX3 Input Digital Input 1 Press SOURCE repeatedly to select: 8 Select the audio input of this unit that is used to connect to other HDMI device (e.g. AUX1 Input, AUX2 Input), then press B. 9 Select the correct connected device, then press OK.
Play a disc English 5 Play Caution! • Never place any objects other than discs into the disc compartment. • Never touch the disc optical lens inside the disc Play Play from disc compartment. Note • DVDs and DVD players are designed with regional • • restrictions. Ensure that the DVD video you play is for the same region zone as your player (indicated on its rear). This unit can support playback of the following le formats: MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX/WMV 9.
Play video Change video play Note • For video disc, playback always resumes from the point where it was last stopped. To start playback from the beginning, press í while the message is displayed. Control a title 1 2 Play a title. Use the remote control to control the title. Button Stop play. Jump to the next title/chapter. Return to the beginning of the current title/chapter or jump to the previous title/chapter. vV 26 Search backward/ forward.
Sync audio output with video play Play If the video play is slower than the audio output (sound does not match with the pictures,) you can delay the audio output to match the video. English Access DVD menu 1 2 Press DISC MENU to access disc main menu. Select a play option, then press OK. • In some menus, press number buttons to input your selection. • To return to the title menu during playback, press 1 Press and hold AUDIO SYNC until ‘AUDIO SYNC XXX’ is displayed. • ‘XXX’ denotes the delay time.
Quick skip play to a speci c time Play DivX® video DivX video is a digital media format that retains high quality despite a high rate of compression. This unit is DivX® Certi ed that allows you to enjoy DivX video. 1 During playback, press INFO. The disc status menu is displayed. 2 Select the current elapsed playing time in the menu, then press OK.
Play music Note • For some commercial audio disc, playback may resume from the point where it was last stopped. To start playback from rst track, press í. Control a track 1 2 Play a track. 1 Insert a disc or USB that contains the MP3/ WMA music. 2 Press DISC MENU or USB. A contents menu is displayed. 3 4 Select a folder, then press OK. Use the remote control to control the track. Button Action Pause/ resume play. Stop play.
Play photo Note • It may require longer time to display the disc Play photos as slideshow This unit can play JPEG photos ( les with .jpeg or .jpg extensions). 1 2 3 Insert a disc or USB that contains the JPEG photos. Press DISC MENU or USB. For a Kodak disc, the slideshow begins automatically. For a JPEG disc, the photo menu is displayed. Select the folder/album you want to play. • To preview the photos in the folder/ album, press INFO. • To go to previous or next screen display, press í / ë.
Play MP3/WMA music les and JPEG photo les simultaneously to create musical slideshow. The MP3/WMA and JPEG les must be stored on the same disc or USB device. This unit can only play/view MP3, WMA/WMV, DivX (Ultra) or JPEG les that are stored on such devices. 1 2 3 4 Play MP3/WMA music. Navigate to the photo folder/album and press u to start slideshow play. Slideshow begins and continues till the end of the photo folder or album. Audio continues to play till the end of the disc.
Play from portable media player Simply connect your portable media player (e.g. MP3 player) to this unit to enjoy superb sound quality from your music collections. MP3 LINK 1 Connect a 3.5mm stereo audio cable (supplied) from the MP3 LINK socket on this unit to the ‘headphone’ socket on your portable media player. 2 Press AUDIO SOURCE repeatedly until ‘MP3 LINK’ is displayed. 3 Start play on your portable media player. • See chapter ‘Adjust Sound’ to enhance the audio output.
Button Control iPod music Action English Change the volume level. Play Select a prede ned sound effect. DOCK Select an Ambisound effect. Go to the previous/ next track. m M 1 Search backward/ forward. Pause/resume play. Connect the docking station to the DOCK socket on this unit. 2 Dock your iPod to the docking station and turn it on. 3 Press IPod DOCK. • It may require longer time to authenticate the compatibility of certain iPod range. 4 Start play on your iPod.
Play from radio Check if the FM antenna has been connected to the subwoofer. If not, connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM 75 socket and x its ends to the wall. First time tuning The rst time when you access ‘RADIO’ mode, follow the instructions to install the radio stations. 1 Press RADIO. ’AUTO INSTALL ... PRESS PLAY’ is displayed. 2 Press u. All detected radio stations are stored. Once complete, it tunes to the rst preset radio station. • To stop auto tuning, press x.
English 1 2 Search and store radio stations individually Press RADIO. Use the remote control to control the radio. Button Action Press RADIO. Press m M. The radio frequency indication starts to change until a radio station is detected. 3 Repeat step 2 until you tune to the radio station you wish to store. • To netune the radio frequency, press vV. Toggle between FM stereo and FM mono mode. 4 Press and hold this button to delete the preset station from the preset list.
6 Adjust sound Select Ambisound Control the volume 1 Press VOL +- to increase or decrease the volume level. • To mute the volume, press H. • To restore the volume, press H again or press the volume button. 1 Press AMBISOUND repeatedly to select a best Ambisound output that most suits the video or music you play. Options Descriptions AUTO The surround output will be selected based on the audio stream of the played content. MULTICHANNEL Multi-channel surround sound. STEREO Stereo sound.
1 Adjust sound English Select a preset sound effect Press SOUND MODE repeatedly to select a sound effect that most suits the video or music you play. Video / Music / Descriptions ACTION / ROCK / Enhanced low and high range for great sounding movie effects and atmosphere. Great for action movies and rock/pop music. DRAMA / JAZZ Clear mid and high range. Recreates the atmosphere of a live club with the artist just in front of you. Good for Jazz music and watching dramas.
7 Adjust settings This section describes the various setting options of this unit. Symbol Options [ General Setup ] [ Audio Setup ] [ EasyLink Setup ] This feature is only applicable if this unit is connected to HDMI CEC compliant TV/device. It enables all the linked devices response or react to certain commands simultaneously with one touch control.
compliant with HDMI CEC. • You must turn on the HDMI CEC operations on • your TV/devices before you can enjoy the EasyLink controls. See your TVs/devices manual for details. Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability with all HDMI CEC compliant devices. Switch to standby automatically after the preset time. • [ Off ] – disable sleep mode. • [ 15, 30, 45, 60 mins ] – select the count down time before it switches to standby. [ Standby Mode ] [ Disc Lock ] Set play restriction for a speci c discs.
Audio setup Tips • See chapter ‘Get Started - Start Ambisound setup’ for detailed information. 1 Press OPTIONS. [ General Setup ] menu is displayed. 2 Press V to select press B. 3 Select an option, then press OK. [ Audio Setup ], then Audio Setup Ambisound Setup HDMI Audio Night Mode [ HDMI Audio ] When you connect this unit and TV with HDMI cable, select the audio output setting for this connection. • [ On ] – the sound is output through both your TV and this speaker system.
[ TV Type ] Press OPTIONS. [ General Setup ] menu is displayed. 2 Press V to select press B. 3 Select an option, then press OK. [ Video Setup ], then English 1 Change this setting only if the video does not appear correctly. By default, this setting matches the most common setting for TVs in your country. • [ PAL ] – for PAL-system TV. • [ NTSC ] – for NTSC-system TV. • [ Multi ] – for TV that is compatible with both PAL and NTSC.
[ Advanced Picture ] This is an advanced setting to optimise the video output. This option is only applicable for video connection through HDMI or Component Video with Progressive Scan output. • [ DCDi ] – Turn on or off Directional Correlation Deinterlacing feature. It lls the missing lines to optimise video content. It is especially effective during slow motion play. Note • [ Wide Screen Format ] – de ne the wide screen format for disc play.
Turn on or off display captions. • [ On ] – show the sound effects in subtitle. Only applicable to disc with Closed Caption information included and your TV supports this feature. • [ Off ] – disable closed caption. Select the video output format that matches the video connection between this unit and your TV. • [ RGB ] – for scart connection. • [ YUV ] – for component video connection.
[ Audio ] Preference Setup Select the default audio language for DVDs. 1 Press OPTIONS. [ General Setup ] menu is displayed. 2 Press V to select then press B. 3 [ Preference Setup ], [ Subtitle ] Select the default subtitle language for DVDs. [ Disc Menu ] Select the menu language for DVDs. Select an option, then press OK. Note • If the language you have set is not available on the Preference Setup • Audio Subtitle • Disc Menu Parental PBC disc, the disc uses its own default language.
For VCDs/SVCDs recorded with PBC (playback control,) you can access the disc contents through an interactive menu. • [ On ] – an index menu is displayed when you load a disc for play. • [ Off ] – skip the menu and start play from the rst title. Select a character set that supports the DivX subtitle. [ MP3/JPEG Nav ] Turn off or on MP3/WMA folder display when you play a media that contains MP3/WMA les. • [ With Menu ] – display the folders of MP3/ WMA les. • [ Without Menu ] – display all the les.
8 Additional information 6 Insert the CD-R or USB ash drive to this unit. 7 Press DISC MENU or USB, then follow the instruction on the TV to con rm update operation. Note Update software Philips provides software updates to ensure that this unit is compatible with the newest formats. To check the updates, compare the current software version of this unit with the latest software version available at the Philips website. • Do not remove the CD-R or USB when software updating is in progress.
Note • Speci cation and design are subject to change USB • • Compatibility: Hi-Speed USB (2.0) Class support: UMS (USB Mass Storage Class) English 9 Speci cations iPod docking station • • Dimensions (WxHxD): 34.5 x 104 (mm) Weight: 163.
10 Troubleshooting Warning • Risk of electric shock. Never remove the casing of It takes a long time for the Home Theater System to power up. • This green product has low standby power consumption which requires longer time to power up. For shorter power up time: 1) Press OPTIONS. 2) Press , then select [ Standby Mode ] in the menu. 3) Select [ Normal ]. the Home Theater System. To keep the warranty valid, never try to repair the system yourself.
No sound. • Ensure that the audio cables are connected and press the correct input source (for example, AUDIO SOURCE , USB) to select the device you want to play. No sound on HDMI connection. • • Sound cannot transmit through HDMI connection if the connected device is non-HDCP compliant or only DVIcompatible. Make an analog or digital audio connection. Ensure that the [HDMI Audio] setting is turned on. EasyLink feature does not work.
11 Glossary H A HDCP High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. This is a speci cation that provides a secure transmission of digital contents between different devices (to prevent unauthorised copyright.) 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-de nition 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.
MP3 A le format with a sound data compression system. MP3 is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Layer 3. With the MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW can contain about 10 times more data than a regular CD. WMA Windows Media™ Audio. Refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can be encoded with Windows Media player version 9 or Windows Media player for Windows XP. Files are recognised by their le extension ‘. wma.
