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1 Important Safety Notice 4 4 6 Program radio stations automatically Program radio stations manually Tune to a preset radio station Set RDS clock Show RDS information 26 26 26 26 26 27 8 Adjust volume level and sound effect 2 Your DVD Micro Theater Introduction What’s in the box Overview of the main unit Overview of the remote control 3 Connect Place the unit Connect speakers and subwoofer Connect FM antenna Connect TV Connect power 4 Get started Prepare the remote control Set clock Turn on Find the c
1 Important Safety g Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. h Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. i Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. j Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
• • Install all batteries correctly, + and as marked on the unit. Do not mix batteries (old and new or carbon and alkaline, etc.). Remove batteries when the unit is not used for a long time. o Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing. p Do not place any sources of danger on the apparatus (e.g. liquid filled objects, lighted candles). q This product may contain lead and mercury. Disposal of these materials may be regulated due to environmental considerations.
Hearing safety Listen at a moderate volume. • Using headphones at a high volume can impair your hearing. This product can produce sounds in decibel ranges that may cause hearing loss for a normal person, even for exposure less than a minute. The higher decibel ranges are offered for those that may have already experienced some hearing loss. • Sound can be deceiving. Over time your hearing ‘comfort level’ adapts to higher volumes of sound.
The making of unauthorized copies of copy-protected material, including computer programs, files, broadcasts and sound recordings, may be an infringement of copyrights and constitute a criminal offence. This equipment should not be used for such purposes. The USB-IF Logos are trademarks of Universal Serial Bus Implementers Forum, inc. Norge Typeskilt finnes på apparatens underside. Observer: Nettbryteren er sekundert innkoplet.
2 Your DVD Micro Theater You can play DVD discs with the following region codes: DVD region code Countries Europe 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.
m n a b c d e d a • b SOURCE • Select a source. c VOL -/+ • Adjust volume. • Adjust time. j g h f i / • • Turn on the apparatus or switch to the Eco Power standby mode. l k E n gl i s h Overview of the main unit • Skip to the previous/next track. Skip to the previous/next title or chapter. Select a preset radio station. e Disc compartment f • Headphone socket. g MP3-LINK • Jack for an external audio device.
h USB DIRECT • USB socket. i • Overview of the remote control Open or close the disc compartment. j MODE • Select repeat play modes. • Select shuffle play modes. k Remote control sensor l • Start or pause play. • • • Stop play. Erase a program. In demo mode, activate or deactivate demonstration. m a b x c w v d e u f n Display panel • Display current status. g t s h r i q j k p l m n o a • Turn on the apparatus or switch to the Eco Power standby mode.
d DISC MENU • For video discs: access or exit the disc menu. • For video discs with playback control(PBC): turn on/off PBC. e AUDIO • For VCD, select stereo, mono-left or mono-right channel. • For DVD/DivX video, select an audio language. f n GOTO • During disc play, specify a position to start play. o ANGLE/PROG • Select a DVD camera angle. • Program tracks. • Program titles/chapters for DVD play. • Program radio stations. p Numeric keypad • Select a title/chapter/track directly.
3 Connect Connect speakers and subwoofer Place the unit Note • Ensure that the colors of the speaker wires and terminals are matched. • For optimal sound, use the supplied speakers only. • Connect only speakers with impedance that is the same or higher than the supplied speakers. Refer to the Specifications section of this manual. 1 2 1 2 Place the unit near to the TV. 3 Place the subwoofer at the corner of the room or at least one meter away from the TV.
• For optimal reception, fully extend and adjust the position of the antenna. Connect a scart cable (not supplied) to: • the SCART socket on this unit. • the SCART socket on the TV. E n gl i s h 1 Tip • For better FM stereo reception, connect an outdoor FM antenna to the FM AERIAL jack. • The unit does not support MW radio reception. 1 Connect the supplied FM wire antenna to the FM AERIAL socket on the unit.
Option 3: Connect through S-Video Connect audio cables TV TV L LINE IN R S-VIDEO IN 1 Connect an S-video cable (not supplied) to: • the S-Video socket on this unit. • the S-Video socket on the TV. Option 4: Connect through composite video 1 To play sound from the TV through this unit, connect audio cables (red/white not supplied) to: • the AUX IN L/R sockets on this unit. • the audio output sockets on the TV.
E n gl i s h Caution • Risk of product damage! Ensure that the power supply voltage corresponds to the voltage printed on the back or the underside of the unit. • Before connecting the AC power cord, ensure you have completed all other connections. 1 Connect the AC power cord to the wall socket.
4 Get started Set clock 1 In the Eco Power standby mode, press and hold CLOCK to activate the clock setting mode. » The hour digits are displayed and begin to blink. 2 Press + VOL - to set the hour. » The minute digits are displayed and begin to blink. 3 4 Press + VOL - to set the minute. Caution • Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure or other unsafe operation.
Change system menu language 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Press to turn on the unit. 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 the 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 etc.
Note • If a blank/distorted screen is displayed, wait for 15 seconds for auto recovery or turn off progressive scan manually. 10 Turn on the progressive scan mode on the TV.
Note • With some disc/file types, play may differ. To access or exit the menu manually: 1 Press DISC MENU. E n gl i s h 5 Play For VCD with PlayBack Control (PBC) feature (version 2.0 only): With the PBC feature, you can play VCD interactively according to the menu screen. 1 Play a disc During play, press DISC MENU to enable/disable PBC. » When PBC is enabled, the menu screen is displayed. » When PBC is disabled, normal play is resumed. Caution • Never look at the laser beam inside the unit.
• • Play from USB 3 Note • Ensure that the USB device contains playable music, pictures or video. 1 For discs, press DISC. For USB devices, press USB. Select a file to play and press . • To stop play, press . • To pause or resume play, press . • To change a subtitle language, press SUBTITLE. Insert the USB device. Note • You can only play DivX videos rented or purchased through the DivX registration code of this unit. • Subtitle files with the following filename extensions (.srt, .smi, .sub, .ssa, .
Play starts automatically at your selected point. Select repeat/shuffle play options 1 During play, press MODE/DIM repeatedly to select a repeat option or the shuffle play mode. • To resume normal play, press MODE/DIM repeatedly until no option is displayed. Repeat A-B (DVD/VCD/CD/MP3/ WMA) 1 During music or video play, press A-B at the start point. 2 Press A-B at the end point. » The selected section starts to play repeatedly. • To cancel repeat play, press A-B again.
2 Select a file, then press ANGLE/PROG to add the file to the program list. 3 Repeat steps 2 until the program is complete. 4 Press DISC MENU until the program list is displayed. 5 Press to play the program. Select a camera angle Note • This feature is only available for DVDs recorded with multiple camera angles. 1 During play, press ANGLE/PROG repeatedly to select a camera angle. To delete a file from the [Program List]: 1 Press DISC MENU until the program list is displayed.
1 2 3 4 [DIVX (R) VOD] Display the DivX® registration code. E n gl i s h 6 Adjust settings Tip Press SYSTEM MENU. • Enter this DivX registration code when you Select a setup page. Select an option and then press . Select a setting and then press OK. • To return to the previous menu, press . • To exit the menu, press SYSTEM MENU. rent or purchase video from http://vod.divx. com/.
[Night Mode] Make loud sound level softer and soft sound level louder so that you can watch the DVD movies at a low volume, without disturbing others. • [On] – enjoy quiet viewing at night (DVDs only). • [Off] – enjoy surround sound with its full dynamic range. Video setup On [Video Setup Page], you can set the following options: [Component] Set the video output according to the video connection. If the composite connection is used, this setting is not required.
• Rated discs above the level you set in [Parental] require a password to be played. • The ratings are country-dependent. To allow all discs to play, select [8 ADULT]. • Some discs have ratings printed on them but are not recorded with ratings. This function has no effect on such discs. Note • If you forget the password, enter ‘1234’ before you set a new password. Tip • You can set or change the password. (See “Preference setup - Password setup”.
7 Tune to FM radio stations Program radio stations manually Note 1 Ensure that you have connected and fully extended the supplied FM antenna. 2 3 4 Press TUNER. 5 Press and hold / . When the frequency indication starts to change, release the button. » The FM tuner tunes to a station with strong reception automatically. • You can program a maximum of 20 preset radio stations. 1 2 3 Press / to allocate a number from 1 to 20 to this radio station, then press ANGLE/PROG to confirm.
E n gl i s h Note • The accuracy of the transmitted time depends on the RDS station that transmits the time signal. Show RDS information RDS (Radio Data System) is a service that allows FM stations to show additional information. If you tune to a RDS station, a RDS icon and the station name are displayed. When automatic programming is used, RDS stations are programmed first. 1 2 Tune to a RDS station.
8 Adjust volume level and sound effect 1 Adjust volume level Mute sound 1 1 During play, press VOL +/- to increase/ decrease the volume level. Select a sound effect Note • You cannot use different sound effects at the same time.
» To deactivate the alarm timer, select [OFF] (off) at step 6. Activate demonstration mode You can see an overview of all features. 1 In standby mode, press on the main unit to activate the demonstration mode. » A demonstration of major available features starts. E n gl i s h 9 Other features Set the sleep timer 1 When the unit is turned on, press SLEEP/ TIMER repeatedly to select a set period of time (in minutes). » The unit turns off automatically after the set period of time.
• 2 3 For audio players with headphone sockets: Connect the supplied MP3 Link cable to the MP3 LINK socket and to the headphone socket on the audio player. Select the MP3 Link/AUX source. Start play on the audio player. Record to a digital recorder You can record audio from this unit to a digital recorder. 1 Connect a coaxial cable (not supplied) to: • the COAXIAL socket • the digital input socket on the digital recorder 2 3 Play audio to be recorded.
Note • Product information is subject to change Sensitivity - Mono, 26dB S/N Ratio Sensitivity - Stereo, 46dB S/N Ratio Search Selectivity Total Harmonic Distortion Signal to Noise Ratio <22 dBf E n gl i s h 10 Product information >43 dBf >28dBf <3% >55dB without prior notice. Speakers Speaker Impedance Speaker Driver Sensitivity Specifications Amplifier Rated Output Power Frequency Response Signal to Noise Ratio Aux Input 2X25 + 50W RMS 20 -20000 Hz, ±3dB >65dB 0.
Supported disc formats • • • • • • • • • Digital Video Discs (DVDs) Video CDs (VCDs) Super Video CDs (SVCDs) Digital Video Discs + Rewritable (DVD+RW) Compact Discs (CDs) Picture (Kodak, JPEG) files on CDR(W) DivX(R) disc on CD-R(W): DivX 3.11, 4.x and 5.x WMA Supported MP3-CD formats: • ISO 9660 • Max. title/album name: 12 characters • Max. title number plus album: 255. • Max. nested directory: 8 levels. • Max. album number: 32. • Max. MP3 track number: 999.
Classical music Special music programs Weather Finance Children’s programs Social Affairs Religion Phone In Travel Leisure Jazz Music Country Music National Music Oldies Music Folk Music Documentary Alarm Test Alarm E n gl i s h CLASSICS OTHER M WEATHER FINANCE CHILDREN SOCIAL RELIGION PHONE IN TRAVEL LEISURE JAZZ COUNTRY NATION M OLDIES FOLK M DOCUMENT TES ALARM EN 33
11 Troubleshooting Caution • 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, go to the Philips web site (www.philips.com/support). When you contact Philips, ensure that your unit is nearby and the model number and serial number are available. No power • Ensure that the AC cord of the apparatus is connected properly.
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