4 Get started Insert the remote control batteries Find the correct viewing channel Select menu display language Turn on Progressive Scan Change speaker settings Use Philips EasyLink Select a play source 5 Play Play a disc Play video Play music...
1 Important Safety and important notice Warning • Risk of overheating! Never install the Home Theatre System in a confi ned space. Always leave a space of at least 10 cm around the Home Theatre System for ventilation. Ensure curtains or other objects never cover the ventilation slots on the Home Theatre System.
Trademark notice Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DivX, DivX Ultra Certifi ed, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license. Offi cial DivX® Ultra Certifi ed product. Plays all versions of DivX ®...
2 Your Home Theatre System Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully benefi t from the support that Philips offers; register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. Feature highlights Video upscaling to 1080p Enjoy watching discs in the highest picture quality available for your HDTV.
Product overview Main unit ( Standby-On ) • Turns on the Home Theatre System or switches to standby mode. b Disc compartment ( Open/Close ) • Opens or closes the disc compartment. d IR sensor • Detects signals from the remote control.
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Remote Control ( Standby-On ) • Turns on the Home Theatre System or switches to standby mode. • Press and hold to turn off the Home Theatre System and all HDMI CEC compliant devices. ( Open/Close ) • Opens or closes the disc compartment.
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k Numeric buttons • Selects an item to play. ( Subtitle ) • Select DVD or DivX subtitle languages. ( Vocal ) • Changes the audio channel of a karaoke disc. ) ( Microphone Volume +/- ) • Increases or decreases microphone volume.
3 feet away from the TV. Place the wireless receiver near to the AC outlet and in between the rear speakers. Position the wireless receiver (with Philips logo) directly parallel to the Home Theatre System. • To avoid magnetic interference or unwanted noise, never place this Home Theatre System too close to any radiation devices.
Note • If your device supports HDMI CEC, you can control compliant devices with a single remote control. (see ‘Get started’ > ‘Use Philips EasyLink’). • If the TV has a DVI connection only, connect via a HDMI/DVI adaptor. Connect an audio cable for sound output.
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Option 2: Connect to the component video jack VIDEO OUT Connect the component video cable (not supplied) to the Y Pb Pr jacks on this Home Theatre System and the COMPONENT VIDEO input jacks on the • If a progressive scan TV is used, you may turn on the progressive scan mode.
Connect speaker cables to speakers Connect the speaker cables to the matching colour jacks on the speakers (or speaker stands). Connect speaker to speaker stand Attach the speakers to the speaker stands and secure the position with screws. Connect speakers and subwoofer Connect the speakers and subwoofer to the matching jacks on the Home Theatre...
Connect rear speakers to wireless receiver Connect the rear left and right speakers to the matching jacks at the bottom of the wireless receiver. Connect radio antenna Connect the FM antenna to the FM75 jack on this Home Theatre System (for some models, this cable is already connected).
Connect audio cables/other devices Route the audio from other devices to this Home Theatre System to enjoy audio play with multi-channel surround capabilities. Connect audio to TV (also used for EasyLink control) AUX 1 AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT Connect the audio cables (not supplied) to the AUDIO IN-AUX1 jacks on the Home Theatre System and the AUDIO output jacks on the TV.
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Connect to coaxial jack Connect a coaxial cable (not supplied) to the COAXIAL DIGITAL-IN jack on the Home Theatre System and the COAXIAL/DIGITAL output jack on the device. Note • To listen to the audio output from this connection, press repeatedly until ‘COAX IN’...
Connect USB device Connect the USB device to on this Home Theatre System. Note • This Home Theatre System can only play/view MP3, WMA, DivX (Ultra) or JPEG fi les that are stored on such devices. • Press USB to access the content and play the fi...
4 Get started Insert the remote control batteries On the back of the remote control, slide the battery cover to remove it. Insert the 2 supplied batteries (AAA). Be sure the + and - ends of the batteries line up with the markings inside the case. Slide the cover back into position.
• Go to the lowest channel on your TV, then press the Channel Down button until you see the Philips screen. SOURCE button • Press the repeatedly on the remote control of your TV.
Turn on Progressive Scan If the TV supports progressive scan output, you can connect this Home Theatre System and the TV using component video connection. (see ‘Connect video cables’ > ‘Option 2: Connect to the component video jack’). Video Setup TV System TV Display Screen Fit...
Change speaker settings 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 to obtain the best possible surround sound. Audio Setup Speakers Volume Speakers Delay HDMI Audio...
HDMI CEC devices. Turn on the HDMI CEC operations on the TV and other connected devices. See TVs/devices manual for details. You can now enjoy the following Philips EasyLink controls. EasyLink You can turn off or turn on all EasyLink features.
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Map the audio inputs to the connected devices Note • Before you start, ensure that the audio output of the HDMI TV and other HDMI devices have been connected to the audio input jacks on this Home Theatre System. General Setup EasyLink Setup EasyLink Disc Lock...
Select a play source On the main unit • Press SOURCE button repeatedly to select: DISC > USB > FM > AUX 1 > AUX 2 > COAX IN > OPTI IN > MP3 LINK > DISC ... On the remote control •...
5 Play Play a disc Caution • Never place any objects other than discs into the disc compartment. • Never touch the disc optical lens inside the disc compartment. Press to open the disc compartment. Insert a disc with its label facing up. •...
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Change video play Play a title. Use the remote control to change the video play. Button Action Selects an audio language or channel on a disc. Selects the subtitle language on a disc. Selects or turns off repeat or shuffl e mode. Repeat options vary depending on the disc type.
Access VCD menu or preview menu The PBC (Playback Control) for VCD is activated by default in the factory. When you load a VCD, the contents menu is displayed. Press to select a play option, then press OK to start play. •...
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Repeat play a specifi c section During playback, press The disc status menu is displayed. » Select [Repeat] in the menu, then press Move to [ A-B] in the menu, then press OK to set the starting point. Press OK again to set the ending point. Repeat play starts.
Play music Control audio track play Play a track. Use the remote control to control the track. Button Action Starts, pauses or resumes disc play. Stops disc play. Skips to the next track. Skips to the beginning of the current track. Press twice to jump to the previous track.
Play photo Play photo as slideshow This Home Theatre System can play JPEG photos (fi les with .jpeg or .jpg extensions). Insert a disc or USB that contains the JPEG photos. Press or USB . Slideshow begins (for Kodak disc) or »...
Play musical slideshow Play MP3/WMA music fi les and JPEG photo fi les simultaneously to create musical slideshow. The MP3/WMA and JPEG fi les must be stored on the same disc or USB device. Play MP3/WMA music. Navigate to the photo folder/album and press OK to start slideshow play.
Play from portable media player Simply connect your portable media player (e.g. MP3 player) to this Home Theatre System to enjoy superb sound quality from your music collections. Connect a 3.5 mm stereo audio cable (not supplied) from the MP3 LINK jack on this Home Theatre System to the ‘headphone’...
Listen to radio Press Use the remote control to control the radio. Button Action Selects a preset radio station. Tunes the radio frequency up or down. Press and hold this button to erase the current radio station from the preset list. The preset number for other radio stations remain unchanged.
6 Advanced features Create MP3 audio fi les You can convert audio CDs into MP3 audio fi les with this Home Theatre System. The created MP3 audio fi les are saved in your USB device. Option Description [Speed] Selects the write-to-fi le speed. If [Normal] speed is selected, music play can be heard while creating the MP3 fi...
7 Adjust sound Control the volume Press to increase or decrease the volume. • To mute, press • To restore the volume, press or press Select surround sound Press repeatedly to select the best surround sound output that is available on the disc. Option Description 5 CH...
Adjusting microphone volume level Connect a microphone (not supplied) to socket on this Home Theatre System. Turn on the microphone output. (see ‘Karaoke settings’.) Press ( VOL +/- ) to adjust the microphone volume. ‘MIC XX’ is displayed. » Sing or speak into the microphone to »...
8 Adjust settings You can customise various kinds of settings as you prefer. Refer to the following instructions to navigate through the setup menus. Symbol Options [General Setup] [Audio Setup] [Video Setup] [Preferences] Note • If the setup option is greyed out, it means the setting cannot be changed in the current state.
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You must turn on the HDMI CEC operations on the TV/devices before you can enjoy the EasyLink controls. See the TV/devices manual for details. • Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability with all HDMI CEC compliant devices. [Disc Lock] Sets play restriction for specifi c discs.
[Sleep Timer] Switches to standby automatically after the preset time. [15 mins] , [30 mins] , [45 mins] , [60 mins] • – Selects the count down time before the Home Theatre System switches to standby. • [Off] – Disables sleep timer mode. [DivX(R) VOD Code] Displays the DivX®...
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[Speakers Delay] Sets the delay time for the centre and rear speakers if they are placed closer to the listening position, so that the sound output from all speakers reaches the listening position at the same time. 1) To start, press OK . 2) Select a speaker in the menu, then press to set the delay time.
Video setup Video Setup TV System TV Display Screen Fit Picture Setting HDMI Setup Closed Caption Progressive Press » [General Setup] menu is displayed. Press to select [Video Setup] , then press . Select an option, then press OK Select a setting, then press OK . •...
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[HDMI Setup] Selects the HDMI video setting when you connect this Home Theatre System and the TV with a HDMI cable. • [Wide Screen Format] – Defi nes the wide screen format for disc play. Option Description [Superwide] Centre position of the screen is stretched less than the side.
Preferences Note • Stop disc play before you can access [Preferences] . Preferences Audio Subtitle Disc Menu Parental MP3/JPEG Display Password DivX Subtitle Press » [General Setup] menu is displayed. to select [Preferences] , then Press press . Select an option, then press OK . Select a setting, then press OK .
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• This information is required when you want to fi nd out if a newer software version is available at the Philips website that you may download and install on this Home Theatre System. [Default] Resets all the settings of this Home Theatre System to factory default, except for [Disc Lock] , [Password] and [Parental] settings.
OK . Write down the version number, then press to exit the menu. Go to www.philips.com/support to check the latest software version available for this Home Theatre System. If the latest software version is higher than the software version of this Home Theatre System, download it and store onto a CD-R or USB fl...
Home Theatre 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 Theatre System. The model number and serial number are on the back or underside of your Home Theatre System.
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No sound from TV programme. • Connect an audio cable from the AUDIO input on this Home Theatre System to the AUDIO output on your TV. Then press repeatedly to select the corresponding audio input source. No surround sound effect from the speakers. •...
12 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-defi 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.
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A fi 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. MPEG Motion Picture Experts Group.
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O: Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in all of the homogeneous materials for this part is below the limit requirement in SJ/T11363 – 2006. X: Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogeneous materials used for this part is above the limit requirement in SJ/T11363 - 2006.
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