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(manufacturer’s address) Philips, Glaslaan 2, 5616 JB Eindhoven, The Netherlands (manufacturer’s name) Philips Consumer Electronics (type or model) HTS3377W/12 (place, date) Eindhoven, 11th March 2009 Frank Dethier Innovation Lab Manager Philips Leuven (signature, name and function) following the provisions of 2006/95/EC, 2004/108/EC & RTTE 1999/5/EC directives and is produced by a manufacturing organisation on ISO 9000 level.
1 Important Safety and important notice Trademark notice 2 Your product Feature highlights Product overview 3 Connect Place the product Connect video cables Connect speaker cables to speakers Connect speaker to speaker stand Connect speakers and subwoofer Connect rear speakers to wireless receiver Connect radio antenna Connect audio cables/other devices Connect power cord 4 Get started Insert the remote control batteries Find the correct viewing channel Select menu display language Change speaker setting
1 Important Copyright Safety and important notice Warning • Risk of overheating! Never install the product • • • • • • in a confined space. Always leave a space of at least 4 inches around the product for ventilation. Ensure curtains or other objects never cover the ventilation slots on the product. Never place the product, remote control or batteries near naked flames or other heat sources, including direct sunlight. Only use this product indoors.
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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. Feature highlights Video upscaling to 1080p Enjoy watching discs in the highest picture quality available for your HDTV. This product offers full high-definition video playback up to 1080p resolution that provides a highly detailed picture and increased sharpness that delivers a more true-to-life picture for an amazing viewing experience.
Product overview j MP3 LINK • Connects a portable audio player Main unit k (USB) Connects a USB supported device. • Remote control a b cdefghijk o a • (Standby-On) Turns on the Home Theatre System or switches to standby mode. p e b Disc compartment c • • • r s (Play/Pause) Starts, pauses or resumes play. In radio mode, automatically tune radio stations during first-time setup. • • e q (Open/Close) Opens or closes the disc compartment. d a b c d t u f g h i j k (Stop) Stops play.
d • e • • • • f SETUP Accesses or exits the setup menu. (Navigation buttons) Navigates through the menus. Press left and right for fast backward or forward search. In radio mode, press up and down to tune the radio frequency. In radio mode, press left or right to start auto search. INFO For discs, displays information about the current status or the disc. • For slideshows, displays a thumbnail view of photo files. n CREATE MP3/ZOOM • Accesses the menu to create MP3. • Zooms in or out of the picture.
3 Connect Make the following connections to use your Home Theatre System. Place the product • • Basic connections: • Video • Speakers and subwoofer • Wireless receiver (For HTS3377W, HTS3376W only) • Power Optional connections: • Radio antenna • Audio • Audio from TV • Audio from cable box/recorder/ game console • Other devices • Portable media player • USB device Place the product where it cannot be pushed, pulled over or knocked down. Do not place it in an enclosed cabinet.
Option 2: Connect to the HDMI jack English Connect video cables Connect this Home Theatre System to a TV to view disc play. Select the best video connection that the TV can support. • Option 1: Connect to the SCART jack • Option 2: Connect to the HDMI jack (for a HDMI, DVI or HDCP-compliant TV). • Option 3: Connect to the video (CVBS) jack (for a standard TV). HDMI OUT HDMI IN Note • You must connect this Home Theatre System directly to a TV.
Option 3: Connect to the Video (CVBS) jack Connect speaker cables to speakers For the rear speakers of HTS3277, HTS3377, HTS3376 and HTS3377W, HTS3376W only VIDEO VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN 1 1 Connect a composite video cable (not supplied) to the VIDEO jack on this Home Theatre System and the VIDEO input jack on the TV. Note • The video input jack on the TV might be labelled as A/V IN, VIDEO IN, COMPOSITE or BASEBAND. • This type of connection provides standard picture quality.
For HTS3377, HTS3376 and HTS3277. Different set of speakers for HTS3270, HTS3269 (see ‘Specifications’ > ‘Speakers’). English Connect speakers and subwoofer For HTS3377W, HTS3376W only 1 Connect the speakers and subwoofer to the matching jacks on this Home Theatre System. Note • Ensure that the colours of the plugs and jacks are matched.
Connect rear speakers to wireless receiver Tip • For better FM stereo reception, connect to an external FM antenna. For the rear speakers of HTS3377W, HTS3376W only 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) 1 Connect the rear left and right speakers to the matching jacks at the bottom of the wireless receiver.
Connect to coaxial jack English Connect audio from a cable box, recorder or games console You can choose to connect to analogue or digital jacks depending on the device capabilities. DIGITAL IN COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT 1 AUX AUDIO IN Connect a coaxial cable (not supplied) to the DIGITAL-IN-COAXIAL jack on this Home Theatre System and the COAXIAL/DIGITAL output jack on the device.
Note Note • To listen to the audio output from this connection, press AUDIO SOURCE repeatedly until ‘OPTI IN’ is displayed on the display panel. • This Home Theatre System can only play/view MP3, WMA, DivX (Ultra) or JPEG files that are stored on such devices. • Press USB to access the content and play the files.
Navigate through the menu English 4 Get started Insert the remote control batteries 1 2 Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the Home Theatre System and select the desired function. Press the following buttons on the remote control to navigate through the on-screen menus. Button OK 1 2 3 On the back of the remote control, slide the battery cover to remove it. Insert the 2 supplied batteries (AAA).
Tip Tip • The video-in channel is between the lowest and highest channels and may be called FRONT, A/V IN, VIDEO, HDMI etc. See the TV user manual on how to select the correct input on the TV. • You can set the default language for DVD disc menu (see ‘Adjust settings’ > ‘Preferences’ > [Disc Menu]). Change speaker settings Select menu display language Note • Skip this setting if this product is connected to a HDMI CEC compliant TV.
2 Front Left 0dB Front Right 0dB Center 0dB Subwoofer 0dB Rear Left 0dB Rear Right 0dB Note Press to change the volume level, then press OK . » The test tone is emitted from the speaker. • • Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability with all HDMI CEC devices. 1 Repeat the above setting for other speakers until all the speakers’ output level sounds equally balanced. To exit the menu, press SETUP.
System audio control When you connect your product to HDMI CEC-compliant devices, your product can switch automatically to play audio from the connected device. To use one-touch audio, you must map the audio input from the connected device to your product. You can use the remote control from the connected device to adjust the volume. 5 Select [System Audio Control] > [On], then press OK to start scanning devices. » Once complete, the audio input mapping menu is displayed.
English Select a play source On the main unit • Press the SOURCE button repeatedly to select: DISC > USB > FM > SCART IN > AUX > COAX IN> OPTI IN > MP3 LINK > DISC ... On the remote control • Press AUDIO SOURCE repeatedly to switch to the connected audio source: Display Device connected to AUX SCART IN COAX IN AUDIO IN-AUX sockets SCART TO TV socket COAXIAL DIGITAL IN socket OPTICAL DIGITAL IN socket MP3 LINK socket OPTI IN MP3 LINK • • • Press RADIO to switch to FM band.
5 Play Play video Note Play a disc • For video disc, playback always resumes from the point where it was last stopped. To start play from the beginning, press while the message is displayed. Caution • Never place any objects other than discs into the disc compartment. • Never touch the disc optical lens inside the disc compartment. 1 2 3 Press to open the disc compartment. Insert a disc with its label facing up. • For a double-sided disc, load the side to play facing up.
1 2 Access DVD menu English Change video play Play a title. Use the remote control to change the video play. Button Action AUDIO Selects an audio language or SYNC channel. SUBTITLE Selects a subtitle language for video. REPEAT Selects or turns off repeat or shuffle mode. • Repeat options vary depending on the disc type. • For VCDs, repeat play is only possible if the PBC mode is turned off. ZOOM Zooms in or out of the picture. • To pan through the zoomed image, press the Navigation buttons.
[Disc Interval] Divides the total disc time by six and play the first few seconds of these intervals. [Track Interval] Divides the current track by six and play the first few seconds of these intervals. This option is not available in stop mode. Tip Quick skip play to a specific time 1 2 • You can change the PBC setting (see ‘Adjust settings’ > ‘Preferences’ > [PBC]).
1 2 3 During play, press INFO. » The disc status menu is displayed. Select [Angle], then press . Press the Numeric buttons to select an angle, then press OK . » Play changes to the selected angle. Note • You can only play DivX videos that were rented or purchased with the DivX registration code of this Home Theatre System (see ‘Adjust settings’ > ‘General setup’ > [DivX(R) VOD Code]) . • You can play DivX video files of up to 4 GB.
Play MP3/WMA music MP3/WMA is a type of highly compressed audio file (files with .mp3 or .wma extensions). 1 2 3 4 Insert a disc or USB that contains the MP3/WMA music. Press DISC or USB . » A contents menu is displayed. Select a folder, then press OK . Select a track to play, then press . • To return to the main menu, press BACK or press until the ‘Previous’ folder is selected, then press OK . Play photo Play photo as slideshow This product can play JPEG photos (files with .jpeg or .jpg extensions).
• You may require more time to display the disc content on the TV due to the large number of songs/photos compiled onto one disc. • If the JPEG photo is not recorded with an ‘exif ’ type file, the actual thumbnail picture is not shown on the display. It is replaced by a ‘blue mountain’ thumbnail picture. • This product can only display digital camera pictures according to the JPEG-EXIF format, typically used by almost all digital cameras.
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. Play from radio Check that the FM antenna has been connected to this Home Theatre System. If not, connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM75 jack and fix its ends to the wall. FM (75 Ω) MP3 1 2 3 Connect a 3.
1 2 Press RADIO. Use the remote control to control the radio. Button 1 2 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. Reinstall all the radio stations 1 2 Search and store radio stations individually Press RADIO. Press and hold PROGRAM for more than 5 seconds. » All previously stored radio stations are replaced.
6 Advanced features 6 Create MP3 audio files You can convert audio CDs into MP3 audio files with this Home Theatre System. The created MP3 audio files are saved in your USB device. Option Description [Speed] Selects the write-to-file speed. If [Normal] speed is selected, music play can be heard while creating the MP3 file. Selects the quality level. Higher bitrate for better sound quality and bigger file size. Default setting is [128kbps].
Select a preset sound English 7 Adjust sound Control the volume 1 Press VOL +/- to increase or decrease the volume. • To mute, press . • To restore the volume, press again or press VOL +. 1 Press SOUND repeatedly to select the sound effect that is most suitable for the video or music you play. Video/Music Select surround sound 1 Press SURR repeatedly to select the best surround output that’s available on the disc.
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. General setup General Setup EasyLink Setup Disc Lock Display Dim OSD Language Screen Saver Sleep Timer DivX(R) VOD Code 1 Press SETUP. » [General Setup] menu is displayed.
Description [System Audio Control] When you play audio that is routed from the connected devices, this Home Theatre System switches to the corresponding audio source automatically. To enable this feature, select [On]. Then proceed to [Audio Input Mapping] to scan and map all the connected devices. [Audio When you map the audio Input input correctly, this Home Mapping] Theatre System switches to the audio from the played device automatically.
Audio setup Audio Setup Speakers Volume Speakers Delay HDMI Audio CD Upsampling Audio Sync [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. 3) Press OK to confirm and exit. Note 1 2 3 4 Press SETUP. » [General Setup] menu is displayed.
1) To start, press OK . 2) Select a speaker delay in the menu, then press to set the delay time. 3) Press OK to confirm and exit. Video setup [TV System] Changes this setting if the video does not appear correctly. By default, this setting matches the most common setting for TVs in your country. • [PAL] – For PAL-system TV. • [NTSC] – For NTSC-system TV. • [Multi] – For TV that is compatible with both PAL and NTSC.
[HDMI Setup] Selects the HDMI video setting when you connect this Home Theatre System and the TV with a HDMI cable. • [Wide Screen Format] – Defines the wide screen format for disc play. Option Description [Superwide] Centre position of the screen is stretched less than the side. Applicable only to 720p and above video resolution settings. No stretching of the picture. Black bars are displayed on both sides of the screen. Picture is displayed according to the format of the disc.
[Subtitle] Selects the default subtitle language for disc play. [Disc Menu] Selects the language for the disc menu. Note • If the language you have set is not available on the disc, the disc uses its own default language. • For some discs, the subtitle/audio language can [PBC] Turns off or on the content menu of VCDs/ SVCDs with PBC (playback control) feature. • [On] - Displays index menu when you load a disc for play. • [Off] - Skips the menu and starts play from the first title.
[DivX Subtitle] Selects a character set that supports the DivX subtitle.
Update software To check for new updates, compare the current software version of your Home Theatre System with the latest software version (if available) at the Philips website. Preferences Note English 9 Additional Information • Do not remove the CD-R or USB when software updating is in progress. 8 Disconnect the power cord for a few seconds and connect again to reboot the system.
10 Specifications Note • Specification 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, MP3CD, WMA-CD, DivX-CD, USB flash drive Amplifier • Total output power: • HTS3270, HTS3277, HTS3269: 420 W RMS • HTS3377, HTS3376: 1000 W RMS • HTS3377W, HTS3376W: 1000 W RMS (wired, 6 x 167) 1000 W RMS (wireless, 10% tolerance) • Frequency response: 40 Hz – 20 kHz • Signal-to-noise ratio: > 60 dB (Aweighted) • Inp
Subwoofer • Impedance: 4 ohm • Speaker drivers: 165 mm (6.5”) woofer • Frequency response: 40 Hz – 150 Hz • Dimensions (W x H x D): • HTS3270, HTS3269: 123 x 310 x 369 (mm) • HTS3377/W, HTS3376/W, HTS3277: 163 x 363 x 369 (mm) • Weight: • HTS3270, HTS3269: 3.88 Kg • HTS3377/W, HTS3376/W, HTS3277: 4.
11 Troubleshooting Warning • Risk of electric shock. Never remove the casing of the product. To keep the warranty valid, never try to repair the product yourself. If you have problems using this product, check the following points before you request service. If you still have a problem, register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome. If you contact Philips, you will be asked for the model and serial number of your product.
Play DivX video files cannot be played. • Make sure that the DivX file is encoded according to the ‘Home Theatre Profile’ with the DivX encoder. • Make sure that the DivX video file is complete. The contents of the USB flash drive cannot be read. • The USB flash drive format is not compatible with this Home Theatre System. • Drive is formatted with a different file system which is not supported by this unit (e.g. NTFS). • Maximum size of memory supported is 160 GB.
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-definition 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. HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a high-speed digital interface that can transmit uncompressed high definition video and digital multichannel audio.
English P PBC Playback Control. A system where you navigate through a Video CD/Super VCD with on-screen menus that are recorded onto the disc. You can enjoy interactive playback and search. PCM Pulse Code Modulation. A digital audio encoding system. Progressive scan The progressive scan displays twice as many frames per second as an ordinary TV system. It offers higher picture resolution and quality. W WMA Windows Media™ Audio. Refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation.
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