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1 Important Safety and important notice 2 Your product Features highlight Product overview 3 Connect Place the unit Connect video cables Connect speakers to subwoofer Connect subwoofer Connect radio antenna Connect audio cables/other devices Attach table stand to DVD Home Theatre unit Mount the DVD Home Theatre unit Mount the speakers 4 Get started Prepare the remote control Find the correct viewing channel Select menu display language Start Ambisound setup Turn on Progressive Scan Activate EasyLink cont
1 Important Safety and important notice Warning! Risk of fire or electric shock! • Ensure that air can circulate freely through the • • • • • ventilation holes on this unit. Allow at least 5~10 cm clearance around the unit. Never expose this unit to direct sunlight, naked flames or heat. Never place this unit on other electrical equipment. Keep away from this unit during lightning storms. Never remove the casing of this unit. Please leave all maintenance work to qualified personnel.
This DVD Home Theatre is designed to complement your home perfectly. Enjoy the DVD Home Theatre with multi-channel surround sound and excellent picture quality. Features highlight Video upscaling to 1080p You can now watch the DVDs in the highest picture quality available for your HDTV. This DVD Home Theatre offers full high-definition video playback up to 1080p resolution for an amazing viewing experience. A highly detailed picture and increased sharpness delivers a more true-to-life picture.
Product overview Remote control a2 • 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). b Z (Open/Close) • Open or close the disc compartment. c Source buttons • DISC: switch to DISC mode. While in disc mode, access or exit disc menu. • USB: switch to USB mode. • RADIO: switch to FM or AM/MW band.
i TREBLE / BASS • Switch to treble or bass mode. Then press VOL +- to set its level setting. j AUDIO SYNC • Select an audio language/channel. • Press and hold to access audio sync setting. Then press VOL +- to set the audio delay time. • RADIO: toggle between FM stereo and mono mode. k SOUND • Select a predefined sound effect. l REPEAT / PROGRAM • Select various repeat or shuffle modes; turns off repeat or shuffle mode. • RADIO: press this button to start manual radio preset.
Main unit 7 MP3 LINK 6 9 5 a 2 (Standby-on) • Turn on this unit or turn off to standby mode. • Press and hold to turn on this unit from a low power standby mode. b u (Play/Pause) • Start or pause disc play. • RADIO: start auto radio installation (only available for first time setup). c VOL +• Adjust the volume level. d SOURCE • Select a play media: DISC, USB, RADIO FM, RADIO AM/MW, DIGITAL INPUT, AUX1 INPUT, AUX2 INPUT, AUX3 INPUT or MP3 LINK. e Z (Open/Close) • Open or close the disc compartment.
Basic connections: • Place the unit • Connect video cables • Connect speakers to subwoofer • Connect subwoofer • Connect radio antenna Optional connections: • Connect audio cables/other devices • Connect audio from TV • Connect audio from cable box/ recorder/game console • Connect portable media player • Connect USB device • Attach table stand to DVD Home Theatre unit • Mount the DVD Home Theatre unit • Mount the speakers.
Connect video cables This section describes how to connect this DVD Home Theatre unit to your TV so to enable viewing of disc play. Before you connect 1 Push up the catch and remove the rear cover. Select the best video connection that your TV can support. Option 1: Connect to HDMI socket (for a HDMI, DVI or HDCP-compliant TV). Option 2: Connect to component video socket (for a standard TV or Progressive Scan TV). Option 3: Connect to video (CVBS) socket (for a standard TV).
English Option 2: Connect to component video socket Connect Option 1: Connect to HDMI socket HDMI OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT HDMI IN 1 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 • To optimise the video output, see chapter ‘Adjust • • • • settings’ > [ Video Setup ] > [ HDMI Setup ] for details. This unit is HDMI CEC compatible.
Option 3: Connect to Video (CVBS) socket Connect speakers to subwoofer LEFT RIGHT 1 1 Connect a composite video cable (supplied) from the VIDEO OUT socket on this unit to the video input socket on your TV. Connect the left and right Ambisound speakers to the matching sockets on the subwoofer. Note • Ensure that the front portion of the plug is fully inserted into the socket.
Connect radio antenna English Connect subwoofer Connect 3 4 2 1 TO SUBWOOFER 1 1 2 Unwind the subwoofer’s interconnect cable at TO MAIN UNIT and connect it to the TO SUBWOOFER socket on this unit. 3 4 Stand the AM/MW loop antenna (supplied) upright to fix 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.
Connect audio cables/other devices This section describes how you can route the sound from other devices to this DVD Home Theatre unit in order to enjoy sound output or audio play with multi-channel surround capabilities. Connect audio from cable box/ recorder/game console You can choose to connect to analogue or digital socket depending on the device capabilities.
Connect portable media player English Connect to digital socket MP3 LINK COAXIAL DIGITAL IN 1 1 Connect a coaxial cable (not supplied) from the DIGITAL IN-COAXIAL socket on the subwoofer to the COAXIAL/ DIGITAL OUT socket on the device. Connect MP3 Connect a 3.5mm stereo audio cable (not supplied) from the MP3 LINK socket on this unit to the phone socket on your portable media player (such as MP3 player).
Attach table stand to DVD Home Theatre unit 1 2 Ensure all the required cables are connected to this unit and close the rear cover. Attach the table stand bracket to the rear of this unit. • Align the arrow indicators for correct positioning and placement. • Use the protrude panels to hold the table stand bracket. Mount the DVD Home Theatre unit Caution! • Risk of personal injury and damage to the unit. Allow only qualified persons to mount the unit.
English Mount the speakers Caution! • Risk of personal injury and damage to the unit. 1 5 Connect Allow only qualified persons to mount the unit. Loosen the screws at the bottom of the speaker to remove the speaker stand. Screw the supplied knob to the hole at the centre rear to secure the DVD Home Theatre unit to the bracket. 2 3 Attach the small wall mount bracket to the speaker with screws.
4 Get started Control a play source 1 Prepare the remote control 2 Select the source you wish to control by pressing the DISC, USB, RADIO or AUX/DI/MP3 LINK button. Then select the desired function (for example í, ë). Navigate through the menu 1 1 2 3 Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor on this unit and select the desired function. Push to open the battery compartment cover. Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA. Match the indications (+-) inside the battery compartment.
Select menu display language English Find the correct viewing channel Note 2 3 Press 2 to turn on the DVD Home Theatre unit. • You can skip this setting if this unit is connected to a HDMI CEC compliant TV. It switches automatically to the same OSD menu language as per your TV setting. Press DISC to switch to disc mode Turn on the TV and switch it to the correct video-in channel.
Start Ambisound setup 5 Change the Ambisound setup according to your room environment and setup in order to obtain the best possible surround sound effect. 1 2 3 Type of wall that surround your room. [ Room Acoustics ] • [ Hard ] (concrete, wood) • [ Soft ] (curtains, open space) Press DISC. Press OPTIONS. Speakers placement in your room. Press V to select [ Audio Setup ] in the menu, then press B.
1 2 3 4 Turn on the TV to the correct viewing channel for this unit. Press DISC. To exit the menu, press OPTIONS. You can now turn on the progressive scan mode on your TV (see the TV user manual). Note • There are some progressive scan TVs that are not fully compatible with this unit, resulting in an unnatural picture when playing back a DVD VIDEO disc in the progressive scan mode. In such case, turn off the progressive scan feature on this unit and your TV. Press OPTIONS.
Activate EasyLink control This feature is only applicable if this unit is connected to HDMI CEC compliant TV/device. It enables all the linked devices response or react to certain commands simultaneously with one touch control. 1 2 Turn on the HDMI CEC operations on your TV and other connected devices. See TVs/devices manual for details. You can now enjoy the EasyLink controls.
Select [ OK ] in the menu, then press OK to start scanning of devices. Once complete, audio input mapping menu is displayed. Select a play source English 7 On the main unit AUX1 Input TV AUX2 Input Other (non-HDMI) Get started Audio Input Mapping AUX3 Input Digital Input 1 • For example, if your TV audio is connected to the AUX IN-AUX 1 sockets on this unit, select [ AUX1 Input ] and map with the TV (brand name) at the right panel.
5 Play Note • DVDs and DVD players are designed with regional Play from disc • Play a disc Playable discs DVD Video • Region 3 (Asia Pacific, Taiwan, Korea) • Region 4 (Australia, New Zealand) • Region 6 (China) • Region 5 (India) DVD±RW (DVD Rewritable) DVD±R (DVD Recordable) Caution! • Never place any objects other than discs into the disc compartment. • Never touch the disc optical lens inside the disc compartment.
Play video • 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 1 2 Play a title. Use the remote control to control the title. Button 1 2 Play a title. Use the remote control to change the video play. Button Play Note English Change video play Action Change audio language. • Only applicable to discs with multiple audio language or channel. Change subtitle language.
Access DVD menu Sync audio output with video play If the video play is slower than the audio output (sound does not match with the pictures), you can delay the audio output to match the video. 1 2 Press DISC to access disc main menu. Select a play option, then press OK. • In some menus, press number buttons to input your selection. • To return to the title menu during playback, press TITLE. Access VCD menu The PBC (Playback Control) for VCD is turned on by default in the factory.
1 2 3 During playback, press INFO. 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) • [ Disc Time ] (disc time) • [ Track Time ] (track time) DivX video is a digital media format that retains high quality despite a high rate of compression. This unit is DivX® Certified that allows you to enjoy DivX video.
Play music Play MP3/WMA music MP3/WMA is a type of highly compressed audio file (files with .mp3 or .wma extensions). Note • For some commercial audio disc, playback may resume from the point where it was last stopped. To start playback from first track, press í. 1 2 Control a track 1 2 Play a track. 3 4 Use the remote control to control the track. Button Action Pause/ resume play. Insert a disc or USB that contains the MP3/ WMA music. Press DISC or USB. A contents menu is displayed.
Play photo Play photos as slideshow This unit can play JPEG photos (files with .jpeg or .jpg extensions). 1 2 3 Insert a disc or USB that contains the JPEG photos. Press DISC or USB. For a Kodak disc, the slideshow begins automatically. For a JPEG disc, the photo menu is displayed. Select the folder/album you want to play. • To preview the photos in the folder/ album, press INFO. • To go to previous or next screen display, press í / ë. • To select a photo, press the cursor buttons.
Play musical slideshow Play from USB device Play MP3/WMA music files and JPEG photo files simultaneously to create musical slideshow. The MP3/WMA and JPEG files must be stored on the same disc or USB device. This unit can only play/view MP3, WMA, DivX (Ultra) or JPEG files that are stored on such devices. 1 2 3 4 Play MP3/WMA music. Navigate to the photo folder/album and press u to start slideshow play. Slideshow begins and continues till the end of the photo folder or album.
Check if the FM antenna has been connected to the subwoofer. If not, connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM 75Ω socket and fix its ends to the wall. Play Simply connect your portable media player (e.g. MP3 player) to this unit to enjoy superb sound quality from your music collections. Play from radio English Play from portable media player MP3 LINK 1 2 3 4 MP3 Connect a 3.
First time tuning Listen to radio The first time when you access ‘RADIO’ mode, follow the instructions to install the radio stations. 1 1 2 Press RADIO. ’AUTO INSTALL ... PRESS PLAY’ is displayed. Press u. All detected radio stations are stored. Once complete, it tunes to the first preset radio station. • To stop auto tuning, press x. 2 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.
2 3 4 5 6 Press RADIO repeatedly to select ‘FM’ or ‘AM/MW’ band. Press m M. The radio frequency indication starts to change until a radio station is detected. Play 1 English Search and store radio stations individually Repeat step 2 until you tune to the radio station you wish to store. • To finetune the radio frequency, press vV. Press PROGRAM. • If no action is carried out within 20 seconds after the above step, it exits the preset mode.
6 Adjust sound Select Ambisound Control the volume 1 Press VOL +- to increase or decrease the volume level. • To mute the volume, press H. • To restore the volume, press H again or press the volume button. Adjust Bass/Treble 1 2 Press BASS / TREBLE. Press VOL +-repeatedly to set the level for low (BASS) or high (TREBLE) tone. Note • If the volume control is not used within 10 seconds, it resumes normal volume control function.
1 Adjust sound English Select a preset sound effect Press SOUND repeatedly to select a sound effect that most suits the video or music you play. Video / Music / Descriptions ACTION / ROCK / Enhanced low and high range for great sounding movie effects and atmosphere. Great for action movies and rock/pop music. DRAMA / JAZZ Clear mid and high range. Recreates the atmosphere of a live club with the artist just in front of you. Good for Jazz music and watching dramas.
7 Adjust settings This section describes the various setting options of this unit. Symbol Options [ EasyLink ] This feature is only applicable if this unit is connected to HDMI CEC compliant TV/ device. It enables all the linked devices response or react to certain commands simultaneously with one touch control.
Note • Your TV and other connected devices must be compliant with HDMI CEC. • You must turn on the HDMI CEC operations on • your 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 specific discs. Before you start, place the disc in the disc compartment (maximum 40 discs can be locked). • [ Lock ] – restrict access to the current disc.
[ DivX(R) VOD Code ] Display the DivX® registration code. Tips • Enter this unit’s DivX registration code when you rent or purchase video from www.divx.com/vod. The DivX videos rented or purchased through the DivX® VOD (Video On Demand) service can be played only on the device to which it is registered. Audio setup 1 2 3 Press OPTIONS. [ General Setup ] menu is displayed. Press V to select press B. [ Audio Setup ], then Select an option, then press OK.
Options Descriptions [ Room Acoustics ] Select the type of walls that surround your room. [ Room Placement ] Select this unit placement in the room. [ Speaker Distance ] Select the distance between two speakers. [ Listening Position ] Select the distance between your listening position and this unit. Video setup 1 2 3 English Change the Ambisound setup. Press OPTIONS. [ General Setup ] menu is displayed. Press V to select press B.
[ TV Type ] [ HDMI Setup ] Change this setting only 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. When you connect this unit and TV with HDMI cable, select the best HDMI setup that your TV can support. • [ Wide Screen Format ] – define the wide screen format for disc play.
blank screen appears. Wait for 15 seconds for auto recover or press HDMI repeatedly until the picture appears. [ 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. 1 2 3 Tips • See chapter ‘Get Started - Turn on Progressive Scan’ for detailed information. Press OPTIONS. [ General Setup ] menu is displayed.
[ Audio ] [ PBC ] Select the default audio language for DVDs. For VCDs/SVCDs recorded with PBC (playback control,) you can access the disc contents through an interactive menu. • [ On ] – an index menu is displayed when you load a disc for play. • [ Off ] – skip the menu and start play from the first title. [ Subtitle ] Select the default subtitle language for DVDs. [ Disc Menu ] Select the menu language for DVDs.
[ DivX Subtitle ] English [ Chinese ] Simplified Chinese [ Korean ] Korean Adjust settings [ Standard ] English Select a character set that supports the DivX subtitle. Note • Ensure that the subtitle file has the exact same file name as the movie file. If for example the filename of the movie is ‘Movie.avi’, then you will need to name the text file ‘Movie.sub’ or ‘Movie.srt’. [ Version Info ] Display the software version of this unit.
8 Additional information 6 Insert the CD-R or USB flash drive to this unit. 7 Press DISC or USB, then follow the instruction on the TV to confirm update operation. Note Update software Philips provides software updates to ensure that this unit is compatible with the newest formats. To check for updates, compare the current software version of this unit with the latest software version available at the Philips website. 1 • Do not remove the CD-R or USB when software updating is in progress.
• Specification and design are subject to change without notice.
9 Troubleshooting Warning! • Risk of electric shock. Never remove the casing of this unit. To keep the warranty valid, never try to repair the system yourself. If you encounter problems when using this unit, check the following points before requesting service. If the problem remains unsolved, register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome. Main unit The buttons on this unit do not work. • Disconnect this unit from the power outlet for a few minutes, then connect again.
• Ensure that the audio cables are connected and press the correct input source (for example, AUX/DI /MP3 LINK, USB) to select the device you want to play. No sound on HDMI connection. • You may not hear any sound from the HDMI output if the connected device is non-HDCP compliant or only DVIcompatible. • Ensure that the [ HDMI Audio ] setting is turned on. No sound from TV programmes. • Connect an audio cable from the AUDIO input on this unit to the AUDIO output on your TV.
10 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. DivX The DivX code is a patent-pending, MPEG-4 based video compression technology, developed by DivX Networks, Inc.
