Contents 6 Change settings Language settings Picture and video settings 1 Help and support Audio settings Parental control settings Use onscreen help (user manual) Display settings Navigate onscreen help Energy saving settings Speaker settings 2 Important Restore default settings Safety Care for your product 7 Update software Care of the environment...
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Risk of swallowing batteries! Care of the environment • The product/remote control may contain a coin/button type battery, which can be swallowed. Keep the battery out of reach of children at all times! If swallowed, the battery can cause serious injury or death. Your product is designed and manufactured Severe internal burns can occur within two with high quality materials and components,...
Congratulations on your purchase, and light sources, rapid image sequences or 3D welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the viewing. support that Philips offers(e.g. notification To avoid discomfort such as dizziness, headache...
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• In radio mode, press up or down to tune the radio frequency. • During network and password setup, press left to delete a character. (Mute) Mute or restore volume. d +/- (Volume) Increase or decrease volume. a POP-UP MENU/DISC MENU Access or exit the disc menu when you play a disc.
(Stop) • Stop play. • In radio mode, press and hold to erase the current preset radio stations. d SOURCE Select an audio or video source for the home theater. Increase or decrease volume. (Open/Close) a Alphanumeric buttons Open or close the disc compartment. •...
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During pair up for wireless connection satellite. between the home theater and the e DOCK for iPod subwoofer, the LED blinks. Connect to a Philips dock for iPod or • When the wireless connection iPhone. (Model: Philips DCK306x, sold succeeds, the LED turns on again.
4 Connect and set c Voltage selector (For some regions only) Switch the voltage selector to the local power line voltage. d AC MAINS~ Connect to the power supply. This section helps you connect your home theater to a TV and other devices, and then set it up.
connected through HDMI to be Note controlled by a single remote control, such as volume control for both the • The home theater and the subwoofer automatically pair up when you switch on the home theater and the TV and the home theater. (see 'Set subwoofer.
If you cannot hear the TV audio through Connect digital devices your home theater, set up the audio through HDMI manually. (see 'Set up the audio' on page Connect a digital device such as a set-top box, games console, or camcorder to your home Note theater through a single HDMI connection.
Depending on the manufacturer, HDMI-CEC is known by many names. For information on your device, see the user manual of the device. • Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability with all HDMI-CEC devices. Before you start • Connect your home theater to the HDMI-...
Enable EasyLink Set up the audio If you cannot hear the audio output of a Press (Home). connected device through your home theater Select [Setup], and then press OK. speakers, do the following: Select [EasyLink] > [EasyLink] > [On] . •...
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If necessary, then press OK. read documentation that accompanies the network Select [Finish], and then press OK to exit. components. Philips is not responsible for lost, damaged, or corrupt data. • To view the network settings, select [Setup] >...
5 Use your home Select [Finish], and then press OK to exit. • To view the network settings, select theater [Setup] > [Network] > [View wireless settings]. Personalize the network name This section helps you use the home theater to play media from a wide range of sources.
[HDMI 2]: Select the digital device • Button Action connected to HDMI IN 2 on your DISC/ Access or exit the disc menu. home theater. POP-UP [Setup]: Access menus to change video, • MENU audio and other settings. Access the advanced options [Help]: Access onscreen user manual.
Select [Advanced] > [Local storage]. Note Select [USB]. • To avoid flickering, change the brightness of the display. Select [Advanced] > [BD-Live security] > [Off] to enable BD-Live. To disable BD-Live, select [On]. • Bonus View on Blu-ray Select the BD-Live icon in the disc menu, and then press OK.
Asia Pacific and China Subtitles Character Language If your video has subtitles in multiple languages, select a subtitle language. [Chinese] Simplified Chinese [Standard] Albanian, Danish, Dutch, English, Note Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, • Italian, Kurdish (Latin), Norwegian, Make sure that the subtitle file has the exact same name as the video file.
[Subtitle Language]: Select subtitle Connect a USB storage device to the • (USB) connector on your home theater. language for video. • [Subtitle shift]: Change the subtitle Press (Home). position on the screen. Select [browse USB], and then press OK. [Info]: Display information about what •...
Picture options Radio While viewing a picture, zoom into the picture, Listen to FM radio on your home theater, and rotate it, add animation to a slideshow, and store up to 40 radio stations. change the picture settings. OPTIONS. Press »...
Button Action iPod or iPhone OPTIONS Manual: OPTIONS. 1) Press Connect a Philips dock to play music, photos, 2) Press to select your and videos from your iPod or iPhone. preset. OPTIONS again 3) Press What you need to store the radio station.
MySound: Personalize the sound home theater (see 'Personalize the setting to suit your preference. network name' on page 15). Surround: Select a surround sound Download Philips MyRemote application • setting. on your mobile device. • For iPhone or iPad, search for the app Follow the onscreen instructions to select in App Store (App Store).
Stream multimedia content Browse Smart TV (SimplyShare) Use Smart TV to access variety of internet Philips SimplyShare allows you to use your applications and specially adapted internet smartphone to stream multimedia content websites. (such as pictures, audio and video files), and play...
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Button Action Rent online video Color buttons Access the onscreen keyboard Rent videos from online stores, through your (Red) to enter text. home theater. You can watch them right away (Home) Exit Smart TV portal and return or later. to home menu. Many online video stores offer a huge choice of video, with different rental prices, periods, and conditions.
Internet radio Note • For additional help on these applications or other Access Internet radio through your home media servers, check the user manual of the media server software software. theater. Connect your home theater to a home network with Internet access (see Set up media server software 'Connect and set up a home network' on page 13).
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By default, Windows Media Player shares Follow the onscreen instructions to add from these folders: My Music, My Pictures, the other folders that contain your media and My Videos. If your files are in other files. folders, select Library > Add to Library. Macintosh OS X Twonky Media (v4.4.2) »...
Select a file, and then press OK. Choose sound • Some media files may not play due to compatibility issues. Check the file This section helps you choose the ideal sound formats supported by your home theater. for your video or music. Press the play buttons to control play (see Press SOUND SETTINGS.
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Sound mode Auto volume Select predefined sound modes to suit your Turn on auto volume to reduce sudden changes video or music. in volume, for example, during TV commercials. SOUND SETTINGS. Make sure that audio post processing is Press enabled at the speakers (see 'Speaker Select AUTO VOL, and then press OK.
6 Change settings Picture and video settings Press (Home). The home theater settings are already Select [Setup], and then press OK. configured for optimal performance. Unless Select [Video], and then press OK. you have a reason to change a setting, we recommend that you keep the default setting.
Press the Navigation buttons and OK to [Display panel]: Set the brightness of • select and change: the home theater front panel display. • [Night mode]: For quiet listening, • [VCD PBC]: Enable or disable the decrease the volume of loud sounds content menu navigation of VCD and on your home theater.
Do not install a lower version of software than the » Your home theater is reset to its current version installed on your product. Philips is not default settings except for some liable for problems caused due to software downgrade.
In your web browser, go to www.philips.com/support. Connect your home theater to a home At the Philips Support website, find your product and locate the Software and network with a high-speed Internet access (see 'Connect and set up a home network' drivers.
Connect a USB flash drive to your computer. In your web browser, go to www.philips.com/support. At the Philips support website, find your product and click on User manuals, and then locate the User Manual Upgrade Software. » The help update is available as a zip file.
8 Product File formats specifications • Audio: • .aac, .mka, .mp3, .wma, .wav, .mp4, .m4a, .flac, .ogg • .ra (Available only in Asia Pacific and China) • Video: Note • .avi, .divx, .mp4, .m4v, .mkv, .m2ts, .mpg, • Specifications and design are subject to change without .mpeg, .flv, .3gp notice.
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Extension Con- Audio Bit rate Audio codec Video codec Bit rate tainer codec MPEG 4 ASP 38.4 Mbps FLAC Upto 24 bps H.264/AVC 25 Mbps OGGPCM No limit HiP@5.1 Upto 320 kbps .mkv files in MKV container Audio codec Video codec Bit rate Video formats PCM, Dolby DivX Plus HD 30 Mbps...
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.mpg and .mpeg files in PS container Audio Audio codec Video codec Bit rate • S/PDIF Digital audio input: PCM, DTS MPEG 1, 40 Mbps • Optical: TOSLINK core, MPEG, MPEG 2 • Sampling frequency: • MP3: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz • WMA: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz .flv files in FLV container •...
195 x 298 x 410 mm the following points before you request service. • Weight: 7.2 KG If you still have a problem, get support at www.philips.com/support. Remote control batteries Main unit • 2 x AAA-R03-1.5 V The buttons on the home theater do not Laser work.
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Disc does not play high-definition video. Distorted sound or echo. • Make sure that the disc contains high- • If you play audio from the TV through the definition video. home theater, make sure that the TV is • Make sure that the TV supports high- muted.
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• Make sure that the home theater is Switch the TV to the AV/VIDEO source • connected to a Philips brand EasyLink TV, (corresponding to the yellow composite and the EasyLink option is turned on (see cable). 'Set up EasyLink (HDMI-CEC control)' on •...
10 Notice • Make sure that the network connection is good. Use a wired network connection (see 'Set up the wired network' on page 14), or a wireless network connection (see This section contains the legal and trademark 'Set up the wireless network' on page 14). notices.
Open source software Philips Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd hereby offers to deliver, upon request, a copy of the complete corresponding source code Java and all other Java trademarks and logos are for the copyrighted open source software trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun packages used in this product for which such Microsystems, Inc.
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Demand (VOD) movies. To obtain your registration code, locate the DivX VOD section in your device setup menu. Go to vod.divx.com for more information on how to complete your registration. The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.
12 Index control buttons (radio) control buttons (USB) copyright protection customer support 2nd audio language 2nd subtitle language data files deep color default settings device name 3D disc in 2D mode disc language 3D safety disc menu 3D video display panel disposal DivX advanced settings...
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karaoke radio keyboard recycling region codes remote control repeat language code shuffle main unit sleep timer media formats slide animation media sharing Smart TV menu language software update musical slideshows software version sound speaker specifications subtitle language network subtitle position night mode surround sound synchronize picture and sound one-touch play...
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video options video settings VOD code (DivX) watch 3D wired network wireless network...
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