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1 Important Safety and important notice Trademark notice 2 Your product Features highlight Product overview 3 Connect Place the unit Connect video cables Connect subwoofer Connect radio antenna Connect audio cables/other devices Mount the DVD Home Theatre unit 4 Get started Prepare the remote control Find the correct viewing channel Start Ambisound setup Turn on Progressive Scan Activate EasyLink control Select a play source 5 Play Play from disc Play video Play music Play photo Play from USB device Pla
1 Important Safety and important notice Warning • Risk of overheating! Never install the Home Theater • • • • • • System in a con ned space. Always leave a space of at least 4 inches around the Home Theater System for ventilation. Ensure curtains or other objects never cover the ventilation slots on the Home Theater System. Never place the Home Theater System, remote control or batteries near naked ames or other heat sources, including direct sunlight. Only use this Home Theater System indoors.
Trademark notice DivX, DivX Ultra Certi ed, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license. Of cial DivX® Ultra Certi ed product. Plays all versions of DivX ® video (including DivX ® 6) with enhanced playback of DivX® media les and the DivX® Media Format. Plays DivX® video with menus, subtitles and audio tracks. Important Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
2 Your product Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully bene t from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. Ambisound Philips Ambisound technology reproduces multi-channel surround sound with fewer speakers to give an embracing surround experience without the hassle of setting up a full range of speaker systems. The all-in-one SoundBar DVD Home Theatre is designed to complement your home perfectly.
• Turn on this unit or turn off to standby mode. • Press and hold to turn on this unit from a low power standby mode. Main unit English a 2 Product overview c AMBISOUND • Select different surround sound output: auto, multi-channel or stereo. d u (Play/Pause) ND ISOU AMB SOU f g i • Start or pause disc play. • RADIO: start auto radio installation (only available for rst time setup). RCE e d c b a h e Volume control • Adjust the volume level. k j f x (Stop) • Stop disc play.
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 OPEN/CLOSE Z • Open or close the disc compartment. c Source buttons • DISC MENU: switch to DISC mode. While in disc mode, access or exit disc menu. • USB: switch to USB mode. • RADIO: switch to FM band. • AUDIO SOURCE: Select an audio input source. • iPod DOCK: switch to the iPod in the dock.
i 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. j SOUND MODE • Select a prede ned sound effect. k REPEAT / PROGRAM • Select various repeat or shuf e modes; turns off repeat or shuf e mode. • RADIO: press this button to start manual radio preset. • RADIO: press and hold this button to start automatic radio preset. l OK • Con rm an entry or selection.
3 Connect This section describes the basic connections required for this DVD Home Theatre unit before it can be used.
Before you connect This section describes how to connect this DVD Home Theatre unit to your TV so to enable viewing of disc play. 1 Pull up the catch to remove the rear cover. 2 Connect the cables to the corresponding sockets and direct the cables to the CABLE OUT point. 3 Once complete, close the rear cover. • 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 1: Connect to HDMI socket Option 2: Connect to component video socket HDMI OUT Y HDMI IN Pb Pr COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 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 • • • • 12 settings’ > [ Video Setup ] > [ Advanced Picture ] for details. This unit is HDMI CEC compatible.
English Connect subwoofer Connect Option 3: Connect to Video (CVBS) socket 1 2 LOUDSPEAKERS 3 TO SUBWOOFER 1 Connect a composite video cable (supplied) from the VIDEO OUT socket on this unit to the video input socket on your TV. Tips • The video input socket on your TV may be labelled • as A/V IN, VIDEO IN, COMPOSITE or BASEBAND. This type of connections provide standard picture quality. 1 Unwind the subwoofer’s interconnect cable at TO MAIN UNIT.
Connect radio antenna Connect audio cables/other devices 3 4 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. 2 1 1 Stand the AM/MW loop antenna (supplied) upright to x its claw into the slot. 2 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 to digital/optical socket English Connect audio from cable box/ recorder/game console You can choose to connect to analogue or digital socket depending on the device capabilities. COAXIAL DIGITAL IN Connect OPTICAL IN Connect to analogue sockets OPTICAL OUT L COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT R AUX 2 AUX 3 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 portable media player Connect iPod docking station DOCK MP3 1 Connect a 3.5mm stereo audio cable (supplied) from the MP3 LINK socket on this unit to the phone socket on your portable media player (such as MP3 player). Note • To listen to the audio output from this connection, press AUDIO SOURCE repeatedly until ‘MP3 LINK’ is displayed on the display panel. 1 Connect the iPod docking station to DOCK socket on this unit.
4 Position the supplied bracket on the wall, drill the screw holes and insert the rubber wall plugs (not supplied) into the holes. English Mount the DVD Home Theatre unit Caution! 1 Ensure all the required cables are connected to this unit. 2 Remove the screws and detach the DVD Home Theatre stand, then close the rear cover. Connect • Risk of personal injury and damage to the unit.
4 Get started Prepare the remote control Control a play source 1 Select the source you wish to control by pressing the DISC MENU, USB, RADIO or AUDIO SOURCE or iPod DOCK button. 2 Then select the desired function (for example í, ë). Navigate through the menu 1 Push to open the battery compartment cover. 2 Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA. Match the indications (+-) inside the battery compartment. 3 Close the cover.
Note • Before you start, remove the door stop tag on top of When you turn on this unit for the rst time, follow the instructions on the TV to complete the Ambisound setup in order to obtain the best possible surround sound effect. the disc compartment door. Note 1 2 3 Press 2 to turn on the DVD Home Theatre unit. • Before you start, ensure that you have made all the required connections. • Complete the Ambisound setup for this unit before you insert a disc to play.
5 Press B to continue. [ Room Acoustics ] menu is displayed. 8 Room Acoustics Please select the type of walls that surround your room: Select the height of which the DVD Home Theatre unit (SoundBar) is placed, then press B. [ Listening Position ] menu is displayed.
1 Turn on the TV to the correct viewing channel for this unit. 2 3 4 Press DISC MENU. Press 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. OPTIONS..
Activate EasyLink control Note • To enable one touch play function, a video disc must 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 Turn on the HDMI CEC operations on your TV and other connected devices. See TVs/devices manual for details. 2 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) SOURCE Get started Audio Input Mapping AMBISOUND AUX3 Input Digital Input 1 Press SOURCE repeatedly to select: 8 Select the audio input of this unit that is used to connect to other HDMI device (e.g. AUX1 Input, AUX2 Input), then press B.
5 Play Play a disc Caution! • Never place any objects other than discs into the Play from disc disc compartment. • Never touch the disc optical lens inside the disc compartment. Note • DVDs and DVD players are designed with regional • • restrictions. Ensure that the DVD video you play is for the same region zone as your player (indicated on its rear). This unit can support playback of the following le formats: MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX/WMV 9.
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 Stop play. Jump to the next title/chapter. Return to the beginning of the current title/chapter or jump to the previous title/chapter. vV Play a title. Use the remote control to change the video play. Button Action Change audio 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 MENU 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 BACK. playback, press 1 Press and hold AUDIO SYNC until ‘AUDIO SYNC XXX’ is displayed. • ‘XXX’ denotes the delay time.
DivX video is a digital media format that retains high quality despite a high rate of compression. This unit is DivX® Certi ed that allows you to enjoy DivX video. 1 During playback, press INFO. The disc status menu is displayed. 2 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) 3 1 Insert a disc or USB that contains the DivX videos. 2 Press DISC MENU or USB.
Play music Play MP3/WMA music MP3/WMA is a type of highly compressed audio le ( les 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 rst track, press í. Control a track 1 2 Play a track. 1 Insert a disc or USB that contains the MP3/ WMA music. 2 Press DISC MENU or USB. A contents menu is displayed. 3 4 Select a folder, then press OK. Use the remote control to control the track.
Play photo Play photos as slideshow This unit can play JPEG photos ( les with .jpeg or .jpg extensions). 1 2 3 Insert a disc or USB that contains the JPEG photos. Press DISC MENU 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 les and JPEG photo les simultaneously to create musical slideshow. The MP3/WMA and JPEG les must be stored on the same disc or USB device. This unit can only play/view MP3, WMA/WMV, DivX (Ultra) or JPEG les 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.
Simply connect your portable media player (e.g. MP3 player) to this unit to enjoy superb sound quality from your music collections. MP3 LINK 1 Connect a 3.5mm stereo audio cable (supplied) from the MP3 LINK socket on this unit to the ‘headphone’ socket on your portable media player. 2 Press AUDIO SOURCE repeatedly until ‘MP3 LINK’ is displayed. 3 Start play on your portable media player. • See chapter ‘Adjust Sound’ to enhance the audio output.
Button Control iPod music Action Change the volume level. Select a prede ned sound effect. DOCK Select an Ambisound effect. Go to the previous/ next track. m M 1 Search backward/ forward. Pause/resume play. Connect the docking station to the DOCK socket on this unit. 2 Dock your iPod to the docking station and turn it on. 3 Press IPod DOCK. • It may require longer time to authenticate the compatibility of certain iPod range. 4 Start play on your iPod.
The rst time when you access ‘RADIO’ mode, follow the instructions to install the radio stations. 1 Press RADIO. ’AUTO INSTALL ... PRESS PLAY’ is displayed. 2 Press u. All detected radio stations are stored. Once complete, it tunes to the rst preset radio station. • To stop auto tuning, press x.
Listen to radio 1 2 Search and store radio stations individually Press RADIO repeatedly to select ‘FM’ or ‘AM/MW’ band. 1 Use the remote control to control the radio. Press RADIO repeatedly to select ‘FM’ or ‘AM/MW’ band. 2 Press m M. The radio frequency indication starts to change until a radio station is detected. 3 Repeat step 2 until you tune to the radio station you wish to store. • To netune the radio frequency, press vV. Toggle between FM stereo and FM mono mode.
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. 1 Press AMBISOUND repeatedly to select a best Ambisound output that most suits the video or music you play. Options Descriptions AUTO The surround output will be selected based on the audio stream of the played content. MULTICHANNEL Multi-channel surround sound. STEREO Stereo sound.
Select a preset sound effect 1 Press SOUND MODE 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. CONCERT / CLASSIC Flat and pure sound mode.
Symbol Options [ General Setup ] [ Audio Setup ] 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. Options Descriptions [ Auto Wakeup TV ] It wake-ups your TV automatically when you press PLAY to power up this unit and start disc play (if a video disc is found in the disc compartment). • To disable this feature, select [ Off ].
[ Audio Input Mapping ] Map the audio input to the connected TV/ devices correctly to enable automatic switching of input source. 1. Press OK to start scanning of devices. 2. Select the audio input to map (e.g. AUX1 Input, AUX2 Input), then press B. 3. Select the correct device that connected to this audio input, then press OK. Note • Your TV and other connected devices must be • • compliant with HDMI CEC.
[ Ambisound Setup ] Options Descriptions [ Setup Guide ] Select this if you want to go through the complete Ambisound settings. [ Room Acoustics ] Select the type of walls that surround your room. Audio Setup [ Room Placement ] Select this unit placement in the room. Ambisound Setup [ Height ] Select the height at which this unit is placed. [ Listening Position ] Select the distance between your listening position and this unit. 1 Press OPTIONS. [ General Setup ] menu is displayed.
[ TV Type ] Video setup 1 Press OPTIONS. [ General Setup ] menu is displayed. 2 Press V to select press B. 3 Select an option, then press OK. [ Video Setup ], then 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.
• [ DCDi ] – Turn on or off Directional Correlation Deinterlacing feature. It lls the missing lines to optimise video content. It is especially effective during slow motion play. Options Descriptions [ Superwide ] Centre position of the screen is stretched less than the side. This setting is only applicable if the video resolution is set to 720p or 1080i/p. [ 4:3 Pillar Box ] No stretching of the picture. Black bars are displayed on both sides of the screen.
[ 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. [ Progressive ] If your TV can support progressive signals, you can activate the progressive scan mode of this unit. • [ On ] – turn on progressive scan mode. • [ Off ] – disable progressive scan mode.
[ Audio ] Preference Setup Press OPTIONS. [ General Setup ] menu is displayed. 2 Press V to select then press B. 3 Select an option, then press OK. [ Subtitle ] Select the default subtitle language for DVDs. [ Preference Setup ], Adjust settings 1 English Select the default audio language for DVDs. [ Disc Menu ] Select the menu language for DVDs. Preference Setup Note Audio • If the language you have set is not available on the Subtitle disc, the disc uses its own default language.
[ PBC ] [ DivX Subtitle ] 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 rst title. Select a character set that supports the DivX subtitle.
6 Insert the CD-R or USB ash drive to this unit. 7 Press DISC MENU or USB, then follow the instruction on the TV to con rm update operation. English 8 Additional information Update software Philips provides software updates to ensure that this unit is compatible with the newest formats. To check the updates, compare the current software version of this unit with the latest software version available at the Philips website.
9 Speci cations Note • Speci cation and design are subject to change USB • • Compatibility: Hi-Speed USB (2.0) Class support: UMS (USB Mass Storage Class) iPod docking station • • Dimensions (WxHxD): 34.5 x 104 (mm) Weight: 163.5 g without notice.
• Risk of electric shock. Never remove the casing of 1) Press OPTIONS. 2) Press , then select [ Standby Mode ] in the menu. 3) Select [ Normal ]. the Home Theater System. To keep the warranty valid, never try to repair the system yourself. If you encounter problems when using the Home Theater System, check the following points before requesting service. If the problem remains unsolved, register your Home Theater System and get support at www.philips.com/ welcome.
Sound Distorted sound or echo. • Ensure that the TV volume is set to the minimum level if audio is output through the home theater. No sound. • Ensure that the audio cables are connected and press the correct input source (for example, AUDIO SOURCE , USB) to select the device you want to play. No sound on HDMI connection. • • Sound cannot transmit through HDMI connection if the connected device is non-HDCP compliant or only DVIcompatible. Make an analog or digital audio connection.
A HDCP High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. This is a speci cation that provides a secure transmission of digital contents between different devices (to prevent unauthorised copyright.) 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-de 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.
M W MP3 A 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. WMA Windows Media™ Audio. Refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can be encoded with Windows Media player version 9 or Windows Media player for Windows XP. Files are recognised by their le extension ‘. wma.
