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Contents Contents...................................................................................................................... 2 Your Multimedia Hard Disk ............................................................................. 3 What’s in the box..........................................................................................................................................................................................................3 Before you start .............................
Your Multimedia Hard Disk 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 What’s in the box A. Multimedia Hard Disk B. Remote RC20236 (including batteries) C. Power adapter D. A/V cable (Composite RCA, S-Video mini DIN, Left Audio RCA, Right Audio RCA) E. USB cable F. Optical SPDIF Cable G. CD (Including manual) H.
Before you start The machine does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to qualified personnel. Setup precautions 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 amplifi er). Do not put anything under the set (e.g., CDs, magazines).
WARNING Plastic bags can be dangerous To avoid danger of suffocation, keep this bag away from babies and small children. Although this product has been designed with utmost care for long-lasting performance. Philips does advise you to handle electronics with good care: Avoid contact with water, exposure to extreme forces. Please make sure you place the device in a well-ventilated environment, to ensure longest possible lifetime and optimal performance.
Overview Multimedia Hard Disk 1. 2. LED 1 (Green) Standby and activity indicator LED 2 (Blue) Power indicator LED behavior: Device power off Device standby Device on PC mode, HDD active AV mode, RC command given 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. LED 1 (Green) Off Off On Off Blink LED 2 (Blue) Off On On On, blink On On/off switch Switches the Power of the Multimedia Hard Disk on/off DC in 12V Power supply socket A/V output A/V cable jack Digital audio port – optical Connects the audio output to an amplifier USB2.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Only the supplied remote control can be used to operate the Multimedia Hard Disk, or a correctly programmed universal remote control. Remote control can only be used when in TV mode.
Connect How to connect to your TV Need help? Refer to the documentation that came with your TV for information about: The devices that you can connect to your TV. The type of cables that you can connect to your TV. Option 1 - Best quality (S-Video) 1. Take the AV cable 2. Plug the flat end of the AV cable into the A/V output on the back of the Multimedia Hard Disk 3. Plug the S-Video jacket on the other end of the AV cable into the TV 4.
How to connect to your audio system (additional) Need help? Refer to the documentation that came with your audio system for information about: The devices that you can connect to your audio system. The type of cables that you can connect to your audio system. Option 1 - Best quality (digital audio, optical connection) 1. Take the optical SPDIF cable 2. Plug one end of the optical SPDIF cable into the OPTICAL port. 3. Plug the other end of the optical SPDIF cable into the audio system 4.
Setup TV Switch on the Multimedia Hard Disk 1. 2. Press the power switch on the back of the Multimedia Hard Disk A blue LED on the front of the Multimedia Hard Disk lights up and a menu will appear on screen If the Multimedia Hard Disk is in standby mode (orange LED), press the stand-by button on the remote control.
Language 1. 2. 3. 4. Select ‘Settings’ in the main menu and press OK, or press the ‘Settings’ button Select ‘Language’ in the settings menu and press OK Select the desired language and press OK to confirm Press Home to go back to the main menu, or Return to go back to the settings menu The selected box will be marked. Audio Settings 1. 2. 3. 4.
TV Type 4:3 Letter box The TV shape is 4:3. The top and bottom parts of widescreen images show black bars. 4:3 Panscan The TV shape is 4:3. The left and right parts of widescreen images do not show. 16:9 Widescreen The TV shape is 16:9 (widescreen). Configure Screen saver CAUTION Install your screensaver to prevent burn in of your CRT / Plasma TV. 1. 2. 3. 4.
DivX® VOD code Your Philips Multimedia Hard Disk supports the new DivX® Video-On-Demand (VOD) feature (see http://vod.divx.com for more information). With this feature, you have the possibility to purchase or rent DivX VOD movies (downloaded from the internet) and play them on your Philips Multimedia Hard Disk DivX Certified device. From the “DivX(R) VOD” option of the “Settings” menu you can see the registration code of your device.
Setup PC CAUTION Never delete or rename the directories ‘Firmware’, ’Movies’, ’Music’ or ‘Pictures’ on the Philips Multimedia Hard Disk. If deleted or renamed see ‘Recovery Procedure’. If the firmware and media files are not saved in the corresponding folders (or its subfolder), the Multimedia Hard Disk cannot operate or play these files. 1. 2.
Enjoy How to play movies Movie files and subtitles need to be saved in the ‘movies’ folder of the Multimedia Hard Disk (or in its subfolder). Subtitles need to be saved in same folders as the corresponding movie and need to have the same name (not the same extension) as the movie file. Supported movie formats are: MPEG1 (AVI, APG), MPEG2 (AVI, VOB), MPEG4 (AVI, DivX, DivX VOD, Xvid), ISO Supported subtitle formats are: SUB (MicroDVD Format, SRT (SubRIP Format).
How to play music Music files need to be saved in the ‘Music’ folder of the Multimedia Hard Disk (or in its subfolder). Supported music formats are : WAV, MP3, MPEG4 (AAC – not DRM), WMA, AC3, OGG vorbis, DTS. 1. 2. Select ‘Music’ in the main menu and press OK, or press the ‘Music’ button Select a song or first select the folder in which the song is located in the music menu and press OK Install your screensaver to prevent burn in of your CRT / Plasma TV.
How to view pictures Picture files need to be saved in the ‘Pictures’ folder of the Multimedia Hard Disk (or in its subfolder). Supported picture format is JPG (Photos up to 12 megapixels). 1. 2. Select ‘Pictures’ in the main menu and press OK, or press the ‘Photos’ button Select a picture or first select the folder in which the picture is located in the picture menu and press OK Demo content is available on the Multimedia Hard Disk.
Firmware Setup CAUTION Never delete or rename the folder ‘Firmware’ on the Philips Multimedia Hard Disk. If deleted see ‘Recovery procedure’. Never turn off your Philips Multimedia Hard Disk during the firmware update procedure. This may damage your device. If for any reason (E.g. Power supply failure during firmware update) the procedure fails, you may not be able to operate your device. Always use Philips firmware. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Visit the Philips support website at www.philips.
Troubleshooting Online help Refer to www.philips.com/support or www.philips.com/storageupdates for: Interactive help Frequently asked questions Firmware updates Problems and tips When you have a problem, make sure that the Multimedia Hard Disk contains the latest firmware.
Recovery Procedure Use the recovery procedure and the installation CD, when the folder structure of the Multimedia Hard Disk has been changed. Backup your media files to prevent loss of data, as the recovery procedure will remove all files on the Multimedia Hard Disk. Option 1 - Soft Recovery 1. Connect your Multimedia Hard Disk to your PC 2. Switch the Multimedia Hard Disk on 3. Go to ‘My Computer 4. Right-Click on the Philips Multimedia Player icon 5. Select Explore 6.
Technical data Supported formats Movies Subtitles Music Pictures MPEG1 (AVI, APG) MPEG2 (AVI, VOB) MPEG4 (AVI, DivX, DivX VOD, Xvid) ISO SUB (MicroDVD Format) SRT (SubRIP Format) SMI (SAMI) WAV MP3 MPEG4 (AAC – not DRM) WMA AC3 OGG vorbis DTS JPG (Photos up to 12 megapixels) ISO Compatibility Only with Philips Multimedia Hard Disk can you play your own Virtual DVD Library after storing your private collection of DVDs in ISO format, and watch them as if they were running from the original DVDs.
DivX Compatibility DivX® is a format for digital video. The DivX® codec is based on the MPEG-4 compression standard, which is so advanced that it can reduce an MPEG-2 video (the same format used for DVD) to 10% of its original size. Philips Multimedia Hard Disk is fully compatible with DivX® format and can play any movie encoded with this compression format no matter which version of the encoder used: 3.11, 4.x, 5.x.
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