Use Your Home Theater; Before You Start; Switch On Or To Standby; Choose Your Sound - Philips HTS8160B User Manual

5 Use your home
theater
This section helps you use your home theater
to play media from a wide range of sources,
including discs, USB storage devices, iPods, MP3
players and FM radio.

Before you start

Check that you:
• Make the necessary connections
described in the Quick Start and this
manual (see 'Connect your home theater'
on page 10 ) .
• Complete the À rst time setup. First
time setup appears when you turn on
the home theater for the À rst time. If
you do not complete the setup, you are
prompted to complete it each time you
turn on the home theater.
• Switch the TV to the correct source for
this home theater.

Switch on or to standby

To switch on
When the ( Power indicator ) is red, the
home theater is in standby.
Press ( Standby-On ) on the main unit
or remote control to switch on the home
theater.
To switch to standby
When the power indicator is white, the home
theater is switched on.
Press ( Standby-On ) on the main unit or
remote control to switch the home theater to
standby.
Tip
• Though your home theater consumes very
little power when in standby, energy continues
to be consumed. When not in use for an
extended period of time, disconnect the
power cable from the power outlet.
Tip
• If your home theater is connected to the TV
through HDMI, use EasyLink HDMI CEC to
control both products (see 'Set up EasyLink'
on page 28 ) .

Choose your sound

This section helps you choose the ideal sound
for your video or music.
Change volume
To increase or decrease volume
• Press +/- on the remote control.
• Touch and rotate the volume control
wheel on the main unit.
To mute or unmute sound
• Press on the remote control to mute
sound.
• Press again or press
sound.
Change treble or bass
Change the high frequency (treble) or low
frequency (bass) settings of the home theater
to suit your video or music.
1
Press TREBLE or BASS .
2
Press +/- to increase or decrease
treble or bass.
+ to restore
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