4 Get started Insert the remote control batteries Find the correct viewing channel Select menu display language Turn on Progressive Scan Change speaker settings Use Philips EasyLink Select a play source 5 Play Play a disc Play video Play music...
1 Important Safety and important notice Warning • Risk of overheating! Never install the product in a confi ned 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.
About Progressive Scan Consumers should note that not all high defi nition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture. In case of 525 or 625 progressive scan picture problems, it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the ‘standard defi...
2 Your product Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully benefi t 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-defi...
Product overview Main unit c d e f g h ( Standby-On ) • Turns on the Home Theater System or switches to standby mode. b Disc compartment ( Open/Close ) • Opens or closes the disc compartment. ( Play/Pause ) •...
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( Open/Close ) • Opens or closes the disc compartment. c PROGRAM / REPEAT • In radio mode, resets the list of preset stations: press to manually reset; press and hold to automatically reset. • Selects or turns off repeat or shuffl e mode.
Different types of connectors can be used to connect this product, depending on availability and your needs. A comprehensive interactive guide to help you connect your product is available at www.connectivityguide.philips. com. Place the product • Place the product where it cannot be pushed, pulled over or knocked down.
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Note • If your device supports HDMI CEC, you can control compliant devices with a single remote control. (see ‘Get started’ > ‘Use Philips EasyLink’). • If the TV has a DVI connection only, connect via a HDMI/DVI adaptor. Connect an audio cable for sound output.
Option 3: Connect to the Video (CVBS) jack VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN Connect a composite video cable to the VIDEO jack on this Home Theater System and the VIDEO input jack on the Note • The video input jack on the TV might be labeled as A/V IN , VIDEO IN , COMPOSITE or BASEBAND .
Connect radio antenna Connect the FM antenna to the FM75 jack on this Home Theater System (for some models, this cable is already connected). Extend the FM antenna and fi x its ends to the wall. • For better FM stereo reception, connect to an external FM antenna.
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Connect audio from a cable box, recorder or games console You can choose to connect to analog or digital jacks depending on the device capabilities. AUX 2 AUX 2 AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT Connect the audio cables (not supplied) to the AUDIO IN-AUX2 jacks on this Home Theater System and the AUDIO output jacks on the device.
Note • To listen to the audio output from this connection, press AUDIO SOURCE repeatedly until ‘OPTI IN’ is displayed on the display panel. Connect portable media player Connect a 3.5mm stereo audio cable (not supplied) to the MP3 LINK jack on this Home Theater System and the phone jack on the portable media player (such as MP3 player).
• Go to the lowest channel on your TV, then press the Channel Down button until you see the Philips screen. SOURCE button repeatedly • Press on the remote control of your TV.
• 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. Select menu display language Note •...
Note • If a blank/distorted screen is displayed, wait for 15 seconds for the auto recover. • If no picture displayed, turn off the progressive scan mode as follows: 1) Press to open the disc compartment. 2) Press . 3) Press AUDIO SYNC .
HDMI CEC devices. Turn on the HDMI CEC operations on the TV and other connected devices. See TVs/devices manual for details. You can now enjoy the following Philips EasyLink controls. EasyLink You can turn off or turn on all EasyLink features.
Press DISC . Press SETUP . » [General Setup] menu is displayed. Press . Select [EasyLink Setup] , then press . • [One Touch Play] and [One Touch Standby] functions are turned on by default in the factory. Select [System Audio Control] > [On] , then press OK to start scanning devices.
5 Play Play a disc Caution • Never place any objects other than discs into the disc compartment. • Never touch the disc optical lens inside the disc compartment. Press to open the disc compartment. Insert a disc with its label facing up. •...
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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 shuffl e mode. •...
[Disc Interval] Divides the total disc time by six and play the fi rst few seconds of these intervals. [Track Interval] Divides the current track by six and play the fi rst few seconds of these intervals. This option is not available in stop mode. •...
Note • Applicable only to discs contain multi-angle scenes. Play DivX® video DivX video is a digital media format that retains high quality despite a high rate of compression. You can enjoy DivX video on this DivX® Certifi ed product. Insert a disc or USB that contains the DivX videos.
Play MP3/WMA music MP3/WMA is a type of highly compressed audio fi le (fi les with .mp3 or .wma extensions). Insert a disc or USB that contains the MP3/WMA music. Press DISC or USB . A contents menu is displayed. »...
Note • You may require longer 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 fi le, the actual thumbnail picture is not be shown on the display.
Play from portable media player Simply connect your portable media player (e.g. MP3 player) to this Home Theater System to enjoy superb sound quality from your music collections. Connect a 3.5mm stereo audio cable (not supplied) from the MP3 LINK jack on this Home Theater System to the ‘headphone’...
Listen to radio Press RADIO . Use the remote control to control the radio. Button 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. •...
6 Advanced features Create MP3 audio fi les You can convert audio CDs into MP3 audio fi les with this Home Theater System. The created MP3 audio fi les are saved in your USB device. Option Description [Speed] Selects the write-to-fi le speed. If [Normal] speed is selected, music play can be heard while creating the MP3 fi...
7 Adjust sound Control the volume Press VOL +/- to increase or decrease the volume. • To mute, press • To restore the volume, press or press VOL + . Select surround sound Press SURR repeatedly to select the best surround output that’s available on the disc.
Adjust microphone volume level Connect a microphone (not supplied) to MIC jack on this Home Theater System. Turn on the microphone output. (see ‘Karaoke settings’.) Press MIC ( VOL +/- ) to adjust the microphone volume. ‘MIC XX’ is displayed. »...
8 Adjust settings You can customize 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 grayed out, it means the setting cannot be changed at the current state.
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You must turn on the HDMI CEC operations on the TV/devices before you can enjoy the EasyLink controls. See the TV/devices manual for details. • Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability with all HDMI CEC compliant devices. [Disc Lock] Sets play restriction for a specifi c discs.
Audio setup Audio Setup Speakers Volume Speakers Delay HDMI Audio CD Upsampling Audio Sync Press SETUP . » [General Setup] menu is displayed. Press to select [Audio Setup] , then press . Select an option, then press OK . Select a setting, then press OK . •...
[Audio Sync] Sets the default delay time for audio output when you play a video disc. 1) To start, press OK . 2) Select a speaker delay in the menu, then press to set the delay time. 3) Press OK to confi rm and exit. Video setup Video Setup TV System...
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[HDMI Setup] Selects the HDMI video setting when you connect this Home Theater System and the TV with a HDMI cable. [Wide Screen Format] – Defi nes the • wide screen format for disc play. Option Description [Superwide] Center position of the screen is stretched less than the side.
Preferences Note • Stop disc play before you can access to [Preferences] . Preferences Audio Subtitle Disc Menu Parental MP3/JPEG Display Password DivX Subtitle Press SETUP . » [General Setup] menu is displayed. Press to select [Preferences] , then press . Select an option, then press OK .
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Theater System. • This information is required when you want to fi nd out if a newest software version is available at the Philips website that you may download and install on this Home Theater System. [Default] Resets all the settings of this Home Theater System to factory default, except for [Disc Lock] , [Password] and [Parental] settings.
OK . Write down the version number, then press SETUP to exit the menu. Go to www.philips.com/support to check the latest software version available for this Home Theater System. If the latest software version is higher than the software version of this Home Theater System, download it and store onto a CD-R or USB fl...
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 Home Theater System. The model number and serial number are on the back or bottom of your Home Theater System.
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Play DivX video fi les cannot be played. • Make sure that the DivX fi le is encoded according to the ‘Home Theater Profi le’ with the DivX encoder. • Make sure that the DivX video fi le is complete. The aspect ratio of the screen is not aligned with the TV display setting.
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-defi 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.
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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. Pulse Code Modulation. A digital audio encoding system. Progressive scan The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per second than in an ordinary TV system.