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Important notes for users in 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. Remove fuse cover and fuse. 2. Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5 Amp, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type. 3. Refi t the fuse cover. If the fitted plug is not suitable for your socket outlets, it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in its place. If the mains plug contains a fuse, this should have a value of 5 Amp.
DK Advarsel: Usynlig laserstråling ved åbning når sikkerhedsafbrydere er ude af funktion. Undgå utsættelse for stråling. Bemærk: Netafbryderen er sekundært indkoblet og ofbryder ikke strømmen fra nettet. Den indbyggede netdel er derfor tilsluttet til lysnettet så længe netstikket sidder i stikkontakten. S Klass 1 laseraparat Varning! Om apparaten används på annat sätt än i denna bruksanvisning specificerats, kan användaren utsättas för osynlig laserstrålning, som överskrider gränsen för laserklass 1.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,487,535 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks and the DTS logos and Symbol are trademarks of DTS, Inc. © 1996-2007 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
1 Important Safety and important notice 2 Your product Features highlight Product overview 3 Connect Place the unit Connect video cables Connect junction box Connect rear wireless speakers Connect front and centre speakers to subwoofer Connect subwoofer Connect other devices Mount the DVD Home Theatre unit 6 6 7 7 8 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 17 25 Play from disc Play video Play music Play photo Play from USB device Play from portable media player Play from radio 25 26 29 30 31 32 32 6 Adjust sound 3
1 Important Recycle notice EW! =\! 8Y Safety and important notice Warning! Risk of fire or electric shock! • Ensure that air can circulate freely through the • • • • • ventilation holes on this unit. Allow at least 5~10 cm clearance around the unit. Never expose this unit to direct sunlight, naked flames or heat. Never place this unit on other electrical equipment. Keep away from this unit during lightning storms. Never remove the casing of this unit.
This DVD Home Theatre is designed to complement your home perfectly. Enjoy the DVD Home Theatre with 9.1 multi-channel surround sound and excellent picture quality. 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-definition video playback up to 1080p resolution for an amazing viewing experience. A highly detailed picture and increased sharpness delivers a more true-to-life picture.
a2 Product overview • 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). Remote control b Z (Eject) • Eject or pull in the disc. c Source buttons CINEMA LIGHTS • DISC: switch to DISC mode. While in disc mode, access or exit disc menu. • USB: switch to USB mode. • RADIO: switch to FM band.
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 • Select a predefined sound effect. k REPEAT / PROGRAM • Select various repeat or shuffle modes; turns off repeat or shuffle mode. • RADIO: press this button to start manual radio preset. • RADIO: press and hold this button to start automatic radio preset.
Main unit 11 10 1 2 3 a2 • Turn on this unit or turn off to standby mode. • Press and hold to turn on this unit from low power standby mode. b SOURCE • Select a play media: DISC, USB, RADIO FM, OPTICAL 1-2 INPUT, DIGITAL INPUT, AUX SCART, AUX 1-2-3 INPUT or MP3 LINK. 4 5 7 8 9 g Z (Eject) • Eject or pull in the disc. h Display panel Right side panel i Disc compartment Left side panel j MP3 LINK socket • To connect portable audio player. c x (Stop) • Stop disc play.
You can place the main unit on top of a table or mount it on the wall.
Connect video cables This section describes how to connect this DVD Home Theatre unit to your TV so to enable viewing of disc play. Select the best video connection that your TV can support. • HDMI OUT Option 1: Connect to HDMI socket (for a HDMI, DVI or HDCP-compliant TV). Option 2: Connect to scart socket (for a standard TV). • HDMI IN Note • You must connect this unit directly to a TV. Note • The HDMI connector is only compatible with HDMI compliant TVs and DVI-TVs.
Connect junction box English Option 2: Connect to Scart socket SCART OUT 1 SCART 1 Connect TO MAIN UNIT 2 TO SUBWOOFER Connect a scart cable (supplied) from the SCART OUT socket on the junction box to the scart input socket on your TV. Tip • To listen to the audio output from your TV, press • TO JUNCTION BOX AUX/DI /MP3 LINK repeatedly until ‘AUX SCART’ is displayed on the display panel. This type of connections provide good picture quality.
Connect rear wireless speakers REAR RIGHT Connect front and centre speakers to subwoofer REAR LEFT FRONT RIGHT CENTER FRONT LEFT 2 RIGHT 1 1 2 CENTER LEFT Connect the cable from the right rear speaker to the left rear speaker socket. Connect the power cord from the left rear speaker to the power outlet when all the required connections are complete. 1 Connect the centre, left front and right front speakers to the matching sockets on the subwoofer.
1 2 1 2 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. Connect audio from TV (also used for EasyLink control) Connect the FM antenna (supplied) to the FM75Ω socket on the subwoofer (for some models, this cable has been connected). Extend the FM antenna and fix its ends to the wall.
Connect audio from cable box/ recorder/game console Connect to digital/optical socket OPTICAL DIGITAL-IN You can choose to connect to analogue or digital socket depending on the device capabilities. COAXIAL DIGITAL IN Connect to analogue sockets OPTICAL OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT L R AUX 2 AUX 3 1 Connect a coaxial cable (not supplied) from the COAXIAL DIGITAL IN socket on the junction box to the COAXIAL/ DIGITAL OUT socket on the device.
Mount the DVD Home Theatre unit English Connect portable media player Caution! • Risk of personal injury and damage to the unit. Allow only qualified persons to mount the unit. 1 1 Pull up the catch to remove the main unit rear cover. 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).
4 Get started Control a play source 1 Prepare the remote control 2 Select the source you wish to control by pressing the DISC, USB, RADIO or AUX/DI/MP3 LINK button. Then select the desired function (for example í, ë). Navigate through the menu 1 2 Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor on this unit and select the desired function. Use the following buttons on the remote control to navigate through the on-screen menus. Button 1 2 3 Push to open the battery compartment cover.
1 2 3 Press 2 to turn on the DVD Home Theatre unit. When you turn on this unit for the first time, follow the instructions on the TV to complete the Ambisound setup in order to obtain the best possible surround sound effect. Press DISC to switch to disc mode Turn on the TV and switch it to the correct video-in channel. • You may go to the lowest channel on your TV, then press the Channel Down button on your TVs remote control until you see the Video In channel.
6 Welcome The next few steps will help you set up your Home Theater System to match your 7 Select the rear speakers placement in the room, then press B. The speaker setting is complete, press B to exit. listening environment. To optimize the Ambisound surround effect for your home, please begin with this simple setup. Stop: Exit 4 Continue • To change the menu display language, see chapter Press B to continue. [ Room Acoustics ] menu is displayed.
Optimise wireless transmission English REAR LEFT Note • Before you start, ensure that the left rear speaker 6 Get started After connecting the speakers and subwoofer, you can adjust the wireless settings to optimise the wireless performance. Press OK to confirm and exit. and subwoofer are connected to the power outlets. • The wireless receiver is built into the left rear • 1 2 3 speaker and the transmitter is built into the subwoofer.
5 Adjust speakers output 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 in order to obtain the best possible surround sound. 1 2 3 Press b B to adjust the volume level, then press OK. The test tone is emitted from the speaker which you are adjusting. • Repeat the above setting for other speakers until all the speakers output level sounds equally balance.
Activate EasyLink control 1 2 Turn on the HDMI CEC operations on your TV and other connected devices. See TVs/devices manual for details. You can now enjoy the EasyLink controls. One touch play [ Auto Wake-up TV ] When you press PLAY button, this unit will wake-up from standby mode and start disc play (if a video disc is found in the disc compartment) and it will also turn on your TV and switch to the correct viewing channel.
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) AUX3 Input Digital Input 1 • For example, if your TV audio is connected to the AUX IN-AUX 1 sockets on this unit, select [ AUX1 Input ] and map with the TV (brand name) at the right panel.
5 Play Play from disc Playable discs DVD Video • Region 2 (Europe) • Region 5 (Russia) DVD±RW (DVD Rewritable) • • 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 file formats: MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX/WMV 9. About WMV 9 - this unit only supports Main Profile (low level) and Simple Profile. Advanced Profile and DRM-protected video files are not supported.
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 Action Pause/ resume play. Stop play. Jump to the next title/chapter. Return to the beginning of the current title/chapter or jump to the previous title/chapter. m M Slow motion reverse/ forward play.
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 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 TITLE. Access VCD menu The PBC (Playback Control) for VCD is turned on by default in the factory.
Quick skip play to a specific 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® Certified that allows you to enjoy DivX video. 1 1 2 3 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 • For some commercial audio disc, playback may resume from the point where it was last stopped. To start playback from first track, press í. 1 2 Control a track 1 2 Play a track. 3 4 Use the remote control to control the track. Button Action Pause/ resume play. 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 u.
Play photo Note • It may require longer time to display the disc Play photos as slideshow This unit can play JPEG photos (files with .jpeg or .jpg extensions). 1 2 3 Insert a disc or USB that contains the JPEG photos. Press DISC 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 files and JPEG photo files simultaneously to create musical slideshow. The MP3/WMA and JPEG files must be stored on the same disc or USB device. This unit can only play/view MP3, WMA/ WMV9, DivX (Ultra) or JPEG files that are stored on such devices. 1 2 3 4 English Play from USB device Play Play musical slideshow 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.
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. Play from radio Check if the FM antenna has been connected to the subwoofer. If not, connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM 75Ω socket and fix its ends to the wall. MP3 1 2 3 4 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.
stations. • If auto installation is not activated or less than 5 • radio stations are stored, ‘AUTO INSTALL’ will be displayed again the next time you turn on to radio mode. If the FM radio station transmits RDS (Radio Data System) data, the name of the radio station will be displayed. 1 2 Press RADIO. Press and hold PROGRAM until ‘STARTING INSTALL’ is displayed. All previously stored radio stations will be replaced.
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. DVD/Multi-channel source Adjust Bass/Treble AMBISOUND 9.1 (default setting) 1 2 Press BASS / TREBLE. Press VOL +-repeatedly to set the level for low (BASS) or high (TREBLE) tone. 9.
1 Adjust sound English Select a preset sound effect Press SOUND 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 [ EasyLink ] 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.
Note • Your TV and other connected devices must be 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. [ Disc Lock ] Set play restriction for a specific discs. Before you start, place the disc in the disc compartment (maximum 40 discs can be locked). • [ Lock ] – restrict access to the current disc.
[ DivX(R) VOD Code ] Display the DivX® registration code. Tip • Enter this unit’s DivX registration code when you rent or purchase video from www.divx.com/vod. The DivX videos rented or purchased through the DivX® VOD (Video On Demand) service can be played only on the device to which it is registered. Audio setup 1 2 3 Press OPTIONS. [ General Setup ] menu is displayed. Press V to select press B. [ Audio Setup ], then Select an option, then press OK.
When the centre or rear speakers are placed closer to the listening position than the front speakers, set the delay time for these speakers so that the sound outputs from all speakers reach the listening position at the same time. Tip • See chapter ‘Get Started - Start Ambisound setup’ for detailed information. [ 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.
[ Wireless ] Set up the wireless system for the rear speakers to enable audio output in multichannel mode. • [ Pair Receiver ] – pair the receiver (in the left rear speaker) with the transmission signal code of the transmitter (in the subwoofer). 1. To start, press OK. 2. Press CONNECT on the left rear speaker for 3 seconds. 3. When pairing process is complete, press OK to confirm and exit. Video setup 1 2 3 40 Descriptions [ Auto ] It selects the best channel to operate automatically.
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. [ TV Display ] Select the screen format according to how you want the picture to appear on your TV. 4:3 Pan Scan (PS) 4:3 Letter Box (LB) 16:9 (Wide Screen) • [ 4:3 Pan Scan ] – for standard TV, a full-height screen display with the sides trimmed.
Preference Setup Note • This setting is only available if you have set the [ TV Display ] setting to [ 16:9 Wide Screen ]. • [ HDMI Video ] – select a video resolution that is compatible with your TV display capability. 1 2 3 Press V to select then press B. Descriptions [ Auto ] It detects and selects the best supported video resolution automatically. Preference Setup Select a video resolution that best supported by your TV. See your TVs manual for details.
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 first title. [ Subtitle ] Select the default subtitle language for DVDs. [ Disc Menu ] Select the menu language for DVDs. Note • If the language you have set is not available on the disc, the disc uses its own default language.
[ DivX Subtitle ] Select a character set that supports the DivX subtitle.
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. 1 Press OPTIONS. Preference Setup Disc Menu Parental Connect the software update cable (supplied) between SOFTWARE UPDATE socket on the left rear speaker and subwoofer. 7 Insert the CD-R or USB flash drive to this unit.
Specifications Note • Specification and design are subject to change without notice. Accessories supplied • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Quick Start Guide Remote control and batteries Scart cable HDMI cable 3.
English 9 Troubleshooting • Risk of electric shock. Never remove the casing of this unit. To keep the warranty valid, never try to repair the system yourself. If you encounter problems when using this unit, check the following points before requesting service. If the problem remains unsolved, register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome. Main unit The buttons on this unit do not work. • Disconnect this unit from the power outlet for a few minutes, then connect again.
Sound No sound. • Ensure that the audio cables are connected and press the correct input source (for example, AUX/DI /MP3 LINK, USB) to select the device you want to play. No sound on HDMI connection. • You may not hear any sound from the HDMI output if the connected device is non-HDCP compliant or only DVIcompatible. • Ensure that the [ HDMI Audio ] setting is turned on. No sound from TV programmes. • Connect an audio cable from the AUDIO input on this unit to the AUDIO output on your TV.
DivX The DivX code is a patent-pending, MPEG-4 based video compression technology, developed by DivX Networks, Inc., that can shrink digital video to sizes small enough to be transported over the internet, while maintaining high visual quality. Dolby Digital A surround sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories containing up to six channels of digital audio (front left and right, surround left and right, centre and subwoofer).
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