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Important notes for users in the U.K. Mains plug This apparatus is fitted with an approved 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: 1 2 3 Remove fuse cover and fuse. Italia DICHIARAZIONE DI CONFORMITA’ Si dichiara che l’apparecchio HTS3500S / HTS3300, Philips risponde alle prescrizioni dell’art. 2 comma 1 del D.M. 28 Agosto 1995 n. 548. Fatto a Eindhoven Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5 Amp, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type.
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LASER Type Wave length Output Power Beam divergence Semiconductor laser GaAlAs 650~660 nm (DVD) 784~796 nm (CD) 7 mW (DVD) 10 mW (VCD/CD) 60 degree This product complies with the radio interference requirements of the European Community. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. U.S. Pat. Noís.
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Contents English Language Code ...................................... 5 General Information Supplied accessories ................................... 8 Cleaning discs ............................................... 8 Setup .............................................................. 8 Basic Connections Step 1: Set-up the speakers ....................... 9 Step 2: Placing the speakers and subwoofer ..................................................... 9 Step 3: Connecting the speakers and subwoofer ......
DVD Setup Menu Options Other Functions Accessing General Setup Page ............... 31 Locking/Unlocking the disc for viewing ............................................. 31 Dimming system’s display panel ........ 31 Programming disc tracks (not for Picture CD /MP3/SACD) ............. 32 OSD language ....................................... 32 Screen Saver – turning on / off ........... 33 DivX(R) VOD registration code ....... 33 Accessing Audio Setup Page ...................
General Information English Supplied accessories Setup Finding a suitable location – Place the set on a flat, hard and stable surface. Do not place the set on a carpet. – Do not position the set on top of other equipment that might heat it up (e.g., receiver or amplifier). – Do not put anything under the set (e.g., CDs, magazines). Scart cable (black) FM wire antenna Space for ventilation – Place the apparatus in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat build up.
Basic Connections Step 2: Placing the speakers and subwoofer SUBWOOFER 2 1 CENTER FRONT L 4 1 FRONT R 3 3 REAR L You can choose to hang the speakers on the wall. Attach the supplied bracket firmly to the rear of speakers using the supplied screws. Then mount a screw (not supplied) on the wall where the speaker is to be hung and hook the speaker securely onto the mounted screw.
Basic Connections (continued) English Step 3: Connecting the speakers and subwoofer Front Left Speaker Front Right Speaker FRONT L FRONT R Subwoofer 1 Pr L Y Pb R DVD System REAR L CENTER REAR R Rear Right Speaker Rear Left Speaker Centre Speaker Connect the supplied speakers system using the fixed speaker cables by matching the colours of the sockets and speaker cables. Helpful Hints: – Ensure that the speaker cables are correctly connected.
Basic Connections (continued) English Step 4: Connecting to TV OUT IN TV VIDEO AUDIO OR OR Pr Y L Pb R IMPORTANT! – You only need to make one video connection from the following options, depending on the capabilities of your TV. – Connect the DVD system directly to the TV. – Proceed to page 19 for setting up the TV once you have completed the connections.
Basic Connections (continued) English Step 5: Connecting to a Progressive Scan TV Step 6: Connecting FM/MW antennas (optional) fix the claw into the slot TV ➠ OUT FM antenna IN VIDEO 2 AUDIO MW 1 antenna Pr Y Pr Y L Pb Pb R IMPORTANT! – The progressive scan video quality is only possible when using Y Pb Pr and a progressive scan TV is required. – DO NOT connect both SCART and Y Pb Pr to a TV, it may affect the picture quality.
Basic Connections (continued) English Step 7: Connecting the power cord TV Pr Y L Pb R DVD system After everything is connected properly, plug the AC power cord into the power outlet. The red Eco Power LED on the DVD system will light up. Never make or change any connections with the power switched on. Helpful Hint: – Refer to the type plate on the rear of the subwoofer for identification and supply ratings.
Connections to External Devices English Connecting a VCR or Cable/Satellite Box OUT IN TV VIDEO AUDIO 1 ~ AC MAINS VCR or Cable/ Satellite Box Pr Y L Pb R DVD System 4 Viewing and listening to the playback 1 Connect the VCR or Cable/Satellite Box to the TV as shown. 2 Connect the DVD system’s AUX IN (R/L) sockets to the AUDIO OUT sockets on the VCR or cable/satellite box. Press AUX/DI on the remote to select “AUX” in order to activate the input source.
Connections to External Devices (continued) English Connecting digital audio equipment (for example) CD Recorder Pr Y L Pb R Listening to the playback ● Connect the DVD system’s DIGITAL IN socket to the DIGITAL OUT socket on a digital audio device. Press AUX/DI on the remote to select “DI” in order to activate the input source. Helpful Hints: – Some DVDs are copy-protected. You cannot record the disc through a VCR or digital recording device.
Remote Control English 1B – Switches to Eco Power standby mode, or turns on the system. 1 2 VOL +– Adjusts the volume level. 31 2 3 4 2 – DISC: selects movement direction in the menu. – TUNER: use 3 4 to start auto searching, use 1 2 to tune the radio frequency up/ down. 4S / T 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ! – DISC: *searches backward/forward or selects a track. – TUNER: selects a preset radio station. 5 PAUSE Å – DISC: pauses playback. 6 Source buttons DISC : switches to DISC source mode.
Remote Control (continued) English @ Numeric Keypad (0-9) – DISC: enters a track/title number. – TUNER: enters the preset radio station number. # DISC MENU – DISC: enters or exits disc contents menu. For VCD, selects various preview function. $ DISPLAY – DISC: displays the current status or disc information. % OK – Confirms a selection. ^ PLAYÉ – DISC: starts playback. & STOPÇ – Exits an operation. – DISC: stops playback. – DISC: holding down the button will open or close the disc tray.
Main Unit English 8 1 2 9 0 ! 3 4 5 6 7 1 STANDBY ON (B) – Switches to Eco Power standby mode, or turns on the system. 8 SOURCE 2 Disc tray 9 ÉÅ PLAY/PAUSE 3 OPEN CLOSE 0 – Opens/Closes the disc tray. – DISC: starts/pauses playback. – TUNER: starts preset radio station installation in Plug & Play mode. 4 ECO POWER indicator 0 S PREV / NEXT T – Lights up when in Eco Power standby mode. 5 iR – Point the remote control towards this sensor.
Getting Started Step 2: Switching on the DVD system English Step 1: Inserting batteries into the remote control ● Press the SOURCE control to select : DISC ™ FM ™ MW ™ TV ™ AUX ™ DI ™ DISC .... OR 3 1 2 Press DISC, TV, TUNER or AUX/DI on the remote. 1 Open the battery compartment. 2 Insert two batteries type R06 or AA, following the indications (+-) inside the compartment. 3 Close the cover. CAUTION! – Remove batteries if they are exhausted or if the remote control is not to be used for a long time.
Getting Started (continued) English Setting up Progressive Scan feature (for Progressive Scan TV only) The progressive scan display twice the number of frames per seconds than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system). With nearly double the number of lines, progressive scan offers higher picture resolution and quality. IMPORTANT! Before enabling the progressive scan feature, you must ensure : 1) Your TV can accept progressive signals, a progressive scan TV is required.
Selecting the matching colour system The colour system of the DVD system, DVD and TV should match. Only then will it be possible to play a DVD on this system. Before changing the TV system, determine the colour system of your TV. 1 In disc mode, press SETUP. 2 Press 2 repeatedly to select { Video Setup Page }. 1 In disc mode, press SETUP. 2 Press 2 repeatedly to select { Video Setup Page }. 3 Use 34 keys to highlight { TV Type }, then press 2.
Getting Started (continued) English Step 4: Setting language preferences You can select your preferred language settings so that this DVD system will automatically switch to the language for you whenever you load a disc. If the language selected is not available on the disc, the disc’s default language will be used instead. The OSD (On-Screen Display) language for the system menu will remain as you set it, regardless of the default and optional disc languages.
IMPORTANT! – If the inhibit icon (ø or X) appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, it means the function is not available on the current disc or at the current time. – DVD discs and players are designed with regional restrictions. Before playing a disc, make sure the disc is for the same zone as your player. – Do not push on the disc tray or put any objects other than discs on the disc tray. Doing so may cause the disc player to malfunction.
Disc Operations (continued) English Auto Eco Power standby mode This is a power-saving feature, the system will automatically switch to Eco Power standby mode if you do not press any buttons within 30 minutes after a disc has stopped playing. Basic playback controls Pausing playback ● During playback, press 2; (or ; on the remote). ➜ To resume normal playback, press 2; (or PLAY B on the remote). Selecting another track/chapter ● Press S / T or use the numeric keypad (0-9) to key in a track/chapter number.
Other operations for video playback (DVD/VCD/SVCD) Viewing playback information It will show the disc playback information (for example, title or chapter number, elapsed playing time, audio/subtitle language), a number of operations can be done without interrupting disc playback. 1 During playback, press DISPLAY. DISC MENU DISPLAY OK ➜ A list of available disc information appears on the TV screen.
Disc Operations (continued) English Advancing by frame 1 During playback, press Å on the remote. ➜ Play will pause and sound will be muted. 2 Press Å repeatedly to view the next picture frame. 3 To resume normal playback, press PLAY B. Resuming playback from the last stopped point This DVD system able to resume disc playback from its last stopped point (only possible for the last 10 discs that recorded without a file/folder menu). 1 Load one of the last played 10 discs.
Preview Function (VCD only) 1 Press DISC MENU. 2 Use 34 keys to highlight { Track Digest }, { Disc Interval } or { Track Interval }. 3 Press OK to open one option. Select Digest Type: 4 Use 1 2 3 4 keys to select a track or use numeric keypad (0-9) to input the selected track number. 5 Press S / T to open the previous or next page. 6 Press OK to confirm. To quit preview function ● Use 1 2 3 4 keys to highlight { Exit } and press OK to confirm.
Disc Operations (continued) English Playing an MP3/WMA/JPEG/ MPEG-4 disc This DVD system can playback WMA, MPEG-4, MP3, JPEG,VCD & SVCD files on a personally recorded CD-R/RW disc or commercial CD. IMPORTANT! You have to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 19 “Setting the TV”). 1 Load a disc. ➜ The disc reading time may exceed 30 seconds due to the complexity of the directory/file configuration. ➜ The disc menu appears on the TV screen.
Disc Operations (continued) IMPORTANT! You have to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 19 “Setting the TV”). ● Load a Picture disc (Kodak Picture CD, JPEG). ➜ For a Kodak disc, the slide show will begin automatically. ➜ For a JPEG disc, the picture menu will appear on the TV screen. Press 2; (or PLAY B) to start the slide-show playback. Preview Function This function shows the content of the current folder or the whole disc. 1 During playback, press Ç.
Disc Operations (continued) English Playing a Super Audio CD (SACD) There are three types of SACD discs : single layer, double layer or hybrid discs. The hybrid disc contains both Super Audio CD and standard audio CD layers, only the SACD layer can be played back on this DVD system. 1 Load a SACD. ➜ The disc menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Playback will start automatically. ➜ If the SACD consists of multi-channel and stereo tracks, multi-channel tracks will have the priority for playback.
This DVD system setup is carried out via the TV, enabling you to customise the DVD system to suit your particular requirements. Accessing General Setup Page 1 Press DISC and followed by SETUP on the remote. 2 Use 1 2 keys to select ‘General Setup Page’. 3 Press OK to confirm. Locking/Unlocking the disc for viewing Not all discs are rated or coded by the disc maker. You can prevent a specific disc from playing by locking the disc. Up to 40 discs can be locked.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) English Programming disc tracks (not for Picture CD/MP3/SACD) You can play the contents of the disc in the order you want by programming the playing order of the tracks. Up to 20 tracks can be stored. 1 Press PROG on the remote. OR In ‘General Setup Page’, use 34 keys to highlight { Program }, then press 2 to select { Input Menu }. 2 Press OK to confirm. If you want to remove a track 6 Use 1 2 3 4 keys to move the cursor to the track you want to remove.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) 1 In ‘General Setup Page’, use 34 keys to highlight { Screen Saver }, then press 2. { On } Select this if you wish to turn off the TV screen when play is stopped or paused for more than 15 minutes. { Off } Select this to disable the screen saver function. 2 Use 34 keys to select a setting and press OK to confirm.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) English Accessing Audio Setup Page 1 Press DISC and followed by SETUP on the remote. 2 Use 1 2 keys to select ‘Audio Setup Page’. CD Upsampling This feature allows you to convert your music CD to a higher sampling rate using sophisticated digital signal processing for better sound quality. If you have activated the CD upsampling, the system will automatically switch to stereo mode. 3 Press OK to confirm.
Accessing Video Setup Page 1 Press DISC and followed by SETUP on the remote. 2 Use 1 2 keys to select ‘Video Setup Page’. 3 Press OK to confirm. Video Setup Page TV Type TV Display Progressive Picture Setting Component Progressive function - turning on/off In the progressive scan mode, you can enjoy the high quality picture with less flickers. It only works when you have connected the DVD system’s Y Pb Pr sockets to your TV that supports the progressive video input.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) English Picture Setting This DVD system provides three predefined sets of picture colour settings and one personal setting which you can define yourself. 1 In ‘Video Setup Page’, use 34 keys to highlight { Picture Setting }, then press 2. { Tint } Increase or decrease this value to change the colour phase of the picture. Choose zero (0) for the average setting. { Color } Increase this value to enhance the picture colour or vice versa.
Accessing Preference Setup Page 1 Press Ç twice to stop playback (if any), then press SETUP. 2 Use 1 2 keys to select the ‘Preference Page’. 3 Press OK to confirm. Preference Page Restricting playback by Parental Control Some DVDs may have a parental level assigned to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. This feature lets you set a playback limitation level. The rating levels are from 1 to 8 and are country dependent.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) English Rating explanations 1Kid Safe – 2 G – General Audience; recommended as acceptable for viewers of all ages. 3 PG – Parental Guidance suggested. 4 PG13 – Material is unsuitable for children under the age of 13. 5 PGR – 6 R – Parental Guidance - Restricted; recommended that parents restrict children under the age of 17 from viewing or allow them to view only when supervised by a parent or adult guardian.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued) 1 In ‘Preference Page’, use 34 keys to highlight { Password }, then press 2 to select { Change }. Setting the DivX Subtitle font You can set the font type that supports the recorded DivX subtitle. English Changing the Password The same password is used for both Parental Control and Disc Lock. Enter your six-digit password to play a prohibited disc or if prompted for a password. The default password is 136900.
Tuner Operations English IMPORTANT! Make sure the FM and MW antennas are connected. Tuning to radio stations 1 Press TUNER on the remote (or press SOURCE control at the front panel) to select “FM” or “MW”. 2 Press 3 / 4 briefly on the remote. ➜ The display panel will show "SEARCH" until a radio station with sufficient signal strength is found. 3 Repeat step 2 if necessary until you find Presetting radio stations You can store up to 40 FM and 20 MW preset radio stations in the memory.
Automatic presetting Use automatic presetting to store or reinstall all the preset radio stations. DVD system’s display panel 1 FM / MW 2 START.. Selecting a preset radio station ● Press TUNER on the remote, then press S / T to select a preset number (or use the numeric keypad on the remote). ➜ The waveband, preset number followed by radio frequency will appear. Deleting a preset radio station 1 In tuner mode, press S / T on the remote to select a preset radio station.
Sound and Volume Controls English Individual speakers volume adjustment You can adjust the delay times (centre, rear speakers and subwoofer only) and volume level for individual speakers. These adjustments let you optimise the sound according to your surroundings and setup. IMPORTANT! Press SURR button on the remote to select Multi-channel surround mode before adjusting the speaker settings. 1 Press Ç to stop playback, then press SETUP.
Selecting surround sound ● Press SURR on the remote to select : MULTI-CHANNEL or STEREO. ➜ The availability of the various surround sound modes depends on the number of speakers used and the sound available on the disc. ➜ The centre and surround speakers operate only in Multi-channel surround mode. ➜ The available output modes for Multichannel include: Dolby Digital, DTS (Digital Theatre Systems) Surround and Dolby Pro Logic II.
Other Functions English Setting the Sleep timer The sleep timer enables the system to switch to Eco Power standby mode automatically at a preset time. ● Press SLEEP on the remote repeatedly until it reaches the desired preset turn-off time. ➜ The selections are as follows (time in minutes): 15 ™ 30 ™ 45 ™ 60 ™ OFF ™ 15… ➜ ‘SLEEP’ icon will be showed on the display panel if sleep mode is active. ➜ Before the system switches to Eco Power standby mode, a countdown of 10 seconds is displayed.
AMPLIFIER SECTION Output power - Front - Rear - Centre - Subwoofer Frequency Response Signal-to-Noise Ratio Input Sensitivity - AUX In - DIGITAL In 400 W RMS 50 W RMS / channel 50 W RMS / channel 100 W RMS 100W RMS 120 Hz – 20 kHz / –3 dB > 62 dB (CCIR) 1000 mV 1 Vpp TUNER SECTION Tuning Range FM 87.
Troubleshooting English WARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or Philips for help. Problem Solution No power. – – Check if the AC power cord is properly connected.
Problem Solution The DVD system does not start playback. – – – – – – There is no sound from the centre and surround speakers. – – – Radio reception is poor. – – – – – The remote control does not function properly. – – – – Insert a readable disc with the playback side facing down. The DVD+R/CD-R must be finalised. Check the disc type, colour system (PAL or NTSC) and region code. Check for any scratches or smudges on the disc. Press SETUP to turn off the setup menu screen.
Glossary English Analogue: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. These sockets send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs. is 4:3, and that of wide-screens is 16:9. AUDIO OUT Sockets: Red and white sockets on the back of the DVD System that send audio to another system (TV, Stereo, etc.
Glossary (continued) English Plug and Play: First time power up to the Tuner mode, the system will prompt the user to proceed with the automatic installation of radio stations by simply pressing the PLAY button on the main unit. Progressive Scan: It displays all the horizontal lines of a picture at one time, as a signal frame. This system can convert the interlaced video from DVD into progressive format for connection to a progressive display. It dramatically increases the vertical resolution.