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Philips SoundBar HTS8141 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome User manual ZH-CN ZH-TW MS-MY Manual pengguna HTS8141...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 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 radio antenna 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...

  • Page 4: Important

    Risk of overheating! Never install the Home Theater System in a conÀ ned space. Always leave a space of at least 4 inches around the Home Theater System for ventilation. Ensure curtains or other objects never cover the ventilation slots on the Home Theater System.

  • Page 5: Trademark Notice

    Trademark notice Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DivX, DivX Ultra CertiÀ ed, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license. OfÀ cial DivX® Ultra CertiÀ ed product. Plays all versions of DivX ®...

  • Page 6: Your Product

    2 Your product Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully beneÀ t from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. The all-in-one SoundBar DVD Home Theatre is designed to complement your home perfectly. Enjoy the SoundBar DVD Home Theatre with...

  • Page 7: Product Overview

    Product overview Main unit Note • Control buttons on this DVD Home Theatre unit (SoundBar) are operated through touch screen display. The control displays will be dimly lit after one seconds of inactivity. Tips • To change the brightness of the touch screen display, see chapter ‘Adjust settings’...
  • Page 8 Remote control • 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). OPEN/CLOSE Z • Open or close the disc compartment. Source buttons •...
  • Page 9 TREBLE / BASS • Switch to treble or bass mode. Then press VOL +- to set its level setting. AUDIO SYNC • Select an audio language/channel. • Press and hold to access audio sync setting. Then press VOL +- to set the audio delay time.

  • Page 10: Connect

    Place the subwoofer at the corner of the room or at least one metre away from the Note You may purchase a separate table top stand that can support both your Philips Plasma/LCD TV and this DVD Home Theatre unit from the nearest Philips retailers.

  • Page 11: Connect Video Cables

    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. • Option 1: Connect to HDMI socket (for a HDMI, DVI or HDCP-compliant TV).
  • Page 12 Option 1: Connect to HDMI socket Connect a HDMI cable (supplied) from the HDMI OUT on this unit to the HDMI IN socket on your TV. Note • The HDMI connector is only compatible with HDMI compliant TVs and DVI-TVs. Tips •...

  • Page 13: Connect Subwoofer

    Option 3: Connect to Video (CVBS) socket Connect a composite video cable (supplied) from the VIDEO OUT socket on this unit to the video input socket on your TV. Tips • The video input socket on your TV may be labelled as A/V IN, VIDEO IN, COMPOSITE or BASEBAND.

  • Page 14: Connect Radio Antenna

    Connect radio antenna Stand the AM/MW loop antenna (supplied) upright to À x its claw into the slot. Connect the AM/MW loop antenna to the AM/MW socket. Then place the AM/MW loop antenna on a shelf, or attach it to a stand or wall.
  • Page 15 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 analogue sockets AUX 2 AUX 3 Connect an audio cable (not supplied) from the AUDIO IN-AUX2 or AUX3 sockets on the subwoofer to the AUDIO OUT sockets on the device.
  • Page 16 Connect portable media player 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). Note • To listen to the audio output from this connection, press AUDIO SOURCE repeatedly until ‘MP3 LINK’...

  • Page 17: Mount The Dvd Home Theatre Unit

    Mount the DVD Home Theatre unit Caution! • Risk of personal injury and damage to the unit. Ensure all the required cables are connected to this unit. Remove the screws and detach the DVD Home Theatre stand, then close the rear cover.

  • Page 18: Get Started

    4 Get started Prepare the remote control Push to open the battery compartment cover. Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA. Match the indications (+-) inside the battery compartment. Close the cover. Note • Do not mix batteries (old and new or carbon and alkaline, etc.).

  • Page 19: Find The Correct Viewing Channel

    Find the correct viewing channel Note • Before you start, remove the door stop tag on top of the disc compartment door. Press 2 to turn on the DVD Home Theatre unit. Press DISC MENU to switch to disc mode Turn on the TV and switch it to the correct video-in channel.
  • Page 20 Press B to continue.  [ Room Acoustics ] menu is displayed. Select the condition of the room, then press B.  [ Room Placement ] menu is displayed. Select the DVD Home Theatre unit (SoundBar) placement in the room, then press B.

  • Page 21: Turn On Progressive Scan

    Turn on Progressive Scan If you connect this unit to TV with the component video connection (see chapter ‘Connect video cables - Option 2: Connect to component video jack’ for details), you can turn on the progressive scan output if your TV supports progressive scan.

  • Page 22: Activate Easylink Control

    • To enable one touch play function, a video disc must be placed in the disc compartment before operation. • Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability with all HDMI CEC compliant devices. Map the audio inputs to the connected devices Note •...

  • Page 23: Select A Play Source

    Select [ OK ] in the menu, then press OK to start scanning of devices.  Once complete, audio input mapping menu is displayed. Select the audio input of this unit that is used to connect to other HDMI device (e.g.

  • Page 24: Play

    5 Play Play from disc 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 À le formats: MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX/WMV 9.

  • Page 25: Play Video

    Play video 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 Play a title. Use the remote control to control the title. Button Action Pause/ resume play.

  • Page 26: Sync Audio Output With Video Play

    Access DVD menu Press DISC MENU to access disc main menu. Select a play option, then press OK. • In some menus, press to input your selection. • To return to the title menu during playback, press BACK. Access VCD menu The PBC (Playback Control) for VCD is turned on by default in the factory.
  • Page 27 Quick skip play to a speciÀ c time During playback, press  The disc status menu is displayed. Select the current elapsed playing time in the menu, then press OK. • [ TT Time ] (title time) • [ CH Time ] (chapter time) •...

  • Page 28: Play Music

    Play music Note • For some commercial audio disc, playback may resume from the point where it was last stopped. To start playback from À rst track, press í. Control a track Play a track. Use the remote control to control the track.

  • Page 29: Play Photo

    Play photo Play photos as slideshow This unit can play JPEG photos (À les with .jpeg or .jpg extensions). Insert a disc or USB that contains the JPEG photos. Press DISC MENU or USB.  For a Kodak disc, the slideshow begins automatically.

  • Page 30: Play From Usb Device

    Play musical slideshow Play MP3/WMA music À les and JPEG photo À les simultaneously to create musical slideshow. The MP3/WMA and JPEG À les must be stored on the same disc or USB device. Play MP3/WMA music. Navigate to the photo folder/album and press u to start slideshow play.

  • Page 31: Play From Portable Media Player

    6th gen classic iPod Touch 2nd gen Note • Refer to Philips website for latest updates on supported iPod range. Prepare the docking station If your iPod cannot be À t into the docking station, adjust the ‘support’ as below.
  • Page 32 Control iPod music Connect the docking station to the DOCK socket on this unit. Dock your iPod to the docking station and turn it on. Press IPod DOCK. • It may require longer time to authenticate the compatibility of certain iPod range.

  • Page 33: Play From Radio

    Play from radio Check if the FM antenna has been connected to the subwoofer. If not, connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM 75Ÿ socket and À x its ends to the wall. Note • For China/Latin America region only, if you want to receive AM/MW radio band, connect the AM loop antenna (supplied) to the AM/MW sockets on this DVD Home Theatre unit.

  • Page 34: Listen To Radio

    Listen to radio Press RADIO repeatedly to select ‘FM’ or ‘AM/MW’ band. Use the remote control to control the radio. Button Action Select a preset radio station. Tune the radio frequency backward/ forward. Toggle between FM stereo and FM mono mode. Press and hold this button to delete the preset station from the preset list.

  • Page 35: Adjust Sound

    6 Adjust sound Control the volume Press VOL +- to increase or decrease the volume level. • To mute the volume, press • To restore the volume, press or press the volume button. Adjust Bass/Treble Press BASS / TREBLE. Press VOL +-repeatedly to set the level for low (BASS) or high (TREBLE) tone.

  • Page 36: Select A Preset Sound Effect

    Select a preset sound effect Press SOUND MODE repeatedly to select a sound effect that most suits the video or music you play. Video / Descriptions Music / ACTION / Enhanced low and high ROCK / range for great sounding movie effects and atmosphere.

  • Page 37: Adjust Settings

    7 Adjust settings This section describes the various setting options of this unit. Symbol Options [ General Setup ] [ Audio Setup ] [ Video Setup ] [ Preference Setup ] Note • Underlined options are the factory default settings General setup Press OPTIONS.
  • Page 38 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 speciÀ c discs.

  • Page 39: Audio Setup

    Audio setup Press OPTIONS.  [ General Setup ] menu is displayed. Press V to select [ Audio Setup ], then press B. Select an option, then press OK. Select a setting, then press OK. • To return to the previous menu, press BACK.

  • Page 40: Video Setup

    Video setup Press OPTIONS.  [ General Setup ] menu is displayed. Press V to select [ Video Setup ], then press B. Select an option, then press OK. • See the explanations of the above options in the following pages. Select a setting, then press OK.
  • Page 41 [ 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.
  • Page 42 [ Closed Caption ] 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. [ Progressive ] If your TV can support progressive signals, you can activate the progressive scan...

  • Page 43: Preference Setup

    Preference Setup Press OPTIONS.  [ General Setup ] menu is displayed. Press V to select [ Preference Setup ], then press B. Select an option, then press OK. • See the explanations of the above options in the following pages. Select a setting, then press OK.
  • Page 44 • This information is required when you want to À nd out if a newest software version is available at the Philips website that you may download and install on this unit. [ Default ] Reset all the settings of this unit to factory...

  • Page 45: Additional Information

    8 Additional information 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.

  • Page 46: Specià Cations

    9 SpeciÀ cations Note • SpeciÀ cation and design are subject to change without notice. Playback media • DVD-Video, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R DL, CD-R/CD-RW, Audio CD, Video CD/SVCD, Picture CD, MP3-CD, WMA-CD, DivX-CD, USB Á ash drive AmpliÀ er • Total output power (Home Theatre): 500W •...

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    Home Theater System and get support at www.philips.com/ welcome. If you contact Philips, you will be asked for the model and serial number of your Home Theater System. The model number and serial number are on the back or bottom of your Home Theater System.
  • Page 48 No sound from TV program. • Connect an audio cable from the AUDIO input on this Home Theater System to the AUDIO output on your TV. Then press AUDIO SOURCE repeatedly to select the corresponding audio input source.

  • Page 49: Glossary

    11 Glossary 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-deÀ 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.
  • Page 50 A À 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.

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