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Contents 5 Change settings 1 Important Language settings Safety Picture and video settings Care for your product Audio settings Care of the environment Parental control settings 3D health warning Display settings Energy saving settings 2 Your home theater Speaker settings Main unit Restore default settings Remote control...
Read and understand all instructions before you the combined weight of the product and use your product. If damage is caused by failure the wall mount. Koninklijke Philips N.V. to follow instructions, the warranty does not bears no responsibility for improper wall apply.
Ensure that the battery human health. compartment is completely secure after Please visit www.recycle.philips.com for you replace the battery. additional information on a recycling center in • If the battery compartment cannot be your area.
Remote control theater This section includes an overview of the remote control. Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers(e.g. notification of product software upgrade), register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. Main unit This section includes an overview of the main unit.
b SOURCE o +/- (Volume) Select a source: Radio/HDMI ARC/AUX/ Increase or decrease volume. OPTICAL/COAXIAL/AUDIO IN for the p Alphanumeric buttons home theater. Enter values or letters (using SMS style entry). (Home) q SUBTITLE Access the home menu. Select subtitle language for video. d SMART TV r AUDIO Access online Smart TV service.
c AUDIO IN g FM ANTENNA Audio input from an external device, such Connect to the supplied FM antenna. as MP3 player (3.5mm jack). h HDMI OUT (ARC) (USB) Connect to the HDMI input on the TV. Audio, video or picture input from a USB i AUDIO IN-AUX storage device.
3 Connect and set FRONT FRONT WOOFER FRONT LEFT RIGHT CENTER This section helps you connect your home theater to a TV and other devices, and then set it up. For information about the basic connections of your home theater and accessories, see the quick start guide.
SUBWOOFER (subwoofer): Connect to TV Place the subwoofer at least one meter to the left or right of the TV. Leave about Connect your home theater to a TV to watch 10-centimeter clearance from the wall. videos. You can listen to the TV audio through Wireless box (receiver): your home theater speakers.
If you cannot hear the TV audio through Note your home theater, set up the audio manually. (see 'Set up the audio' on page • If your TV has a DVI connector, you can use an HDMI/ DVI adapter to connect to TV. However, some of the features may not be available.
Depending on the manufacturer, HDMI-CEC is known by many names. For information on your device, see the user manual of the device. • Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability with all HDMI-CEC devices. Before you start • Connect your home theater to the HDMI- CEC compliant device through HDMI connection.
Enable EasyLink Set up the audio If you cannot hear the audio output of a Press (Home). connected device through your home theater Select [Setup], and then press OK. speakers, do the following: Select [EasyLink] > [EasyLink] > [On] . •...
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If necessary, then press OK. read documentation that accompanies the network Select [Finish], and then press OK to exit. components. Philips is not responsible for lost, damaged, or corrupt data. • To view the network settings, select [Setup] >...
4 Use your home Select [Finish], and then press OK to exit. • To view the network settings, select theater [Setup] > [Network] > [View wireless settings]. Personalize the network name This section helps you use the home theater to play media from a wide range of sources.
Auto play disc Play buttons When the home theater is switched on, the Button Action disc automatically plays. Navigation Navigate menus. Press (Home). buttons Up/Down: Rotate the picture Select [Setup], and then press OK. clockwise or counter-clockwise. Left/Right: Skip to the previous or Select [Preference] >...
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Select [2nd audio language] or [2nd Play Blu-ray 3D disc subtitle language]. Your home theater can play Blu-ray 3D video. Select the language, and then press OK. Read the 3D health warning before playing a 3D disc. BD-Live on Blu-ray What you need Access additional features on the Blu-ray discs •...
Bluetooth profile A2DP, and with Bluetooth control to disable the currently connected Bluetooth version as 2.1 + EDR. device. • Philips does not guarantee 100% compatibility with all • The operational range between the Bluetooth devices. home theater and a Bluetooth device is approximately 10 meters (30 feet).
Select and play audio files or music on Character Language your NFC device. • To break the connection, tap again the [Standard] English, Albanian, Danish, NFC device onto the NFC tag on the Dutch, Finnish, French, Gaelic, home theater. German, Italian, Kurdish (Latin), Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish Data files...
• A media file in one of the supported file Press formats (see 'File formats' on page 30). » The video options menu is displayed. Press the Navigation buttons and OK to Note select and change: • [Info]: Display information about what •...
Picture options Radio While viewing a picture, zoom into the picture, Listen to FM radio on your home theater, and rotate it, add animation to a slideshow, and store up to 40 radio stations. change the picture settings. Press » The picture options menu appears. Note Press the Navigation buttons and OK to •...
Automatic: Press and Note hold for three seconds to reinstall the radio • Koninklijke Philips N.V. bears no responsibility for stations. content provided by Smart TV service providers. SUBTITLE/AUDIO Toggle between the stereo and mono sounds. Connect your home theater to a home...
Select a video store, and then press OK. Clear browsing history Follow the onscreen instructions to rent Clear the browsing history to remove or watch a video. If prompted, enter the passwords, cookies, and browsing data from necessary information to register or log in your home theater.
message is displayed on your TV. • Twonky Media for Mac (see 'Macintosh Accept it to continue the pairing. OS X Twonky Media (v4.4.2)' on page • To cancel the pairing, press on the remote control. Wait until the media content from the Note source device is displayed on your TV, then •...
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By default, Windows Media Player shares Follow the onscreen instructions to add from these folders: My Music, My Pictures, the other folders that contain your media and My Videos. If your files are in other files. folders, select Library > Add to Library. Macintosh OS X Twonky Media (v4.4.2) »...
Select a file, and then press OK. Choose sound • Some media files may not play due to compatibility issues. Check the file This section helps you choose the ideal sound formats supported by your home for your video or music. theater.
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Sound mode Auto volume Select predefined sound modes to suit your Turn on auto volume to reduce sudden changes video or music. in volume, for example, during TV commercials. Make sure that audio post processing is Press . enabled at the speakers (see 'Speaker Select [Auto volume], and then press OK.
5 Change settings Picture and video settings Press (Home). The home theater settings are already Select [Setup], and then press OK. configured for optimal performance. Unless Select [Video], and then press OK. you have a reason to change a setting, we recommend that you keep the default setting.
discs with Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Energy saving settings Plus, and Dolby True HD soundtracks. • [HDMI audio]: Set the HDMI audio output from your TV. Press (Home). • [Speaker setup]: Set up speakers for Select [Setup], and then press OK. best surround sound experience.
DivX VOD registration code. Caution • Do not install a lower version of software than the current version installed on your product. Philips is not liable for problems caused due to software downgrade. Check software version Check the version of the current software installed on your home theater.
Connect your home theater to a home In your web browser, go to network with a high-speed Internet access www.philips.com/support. (see 'Connect and set up a home network' At the Philips Support website, find your on page 11). product and locate the Software and Press (Home).
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.mp4 or .m4v files in MP4 container Exten- Con- Audio Bit rate sion tainer codec Audio codec Video codec Bit rate AAC, HE- Up to 192 kbps AC-3, MPEG, MPEG 1, 40 Mbps MP3, AAC, MPEG 2 .flac FLAC FLAC Up to 24 bit per HE-AAC, sample .ogg Vorbis...
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Audio codec Video codec Bit rate Audio H.264/AVC up 25 Mbps • S/PDIF Digital audio input: to HiP@5.1 • Coaxial: IEC 60958-3 WMV9 45 Mbps • Optical: TOSLINK • Sampling frequency: .asf and .wmv files in ASF container • MP3: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz •...
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HTB5520: 3 m (front); 6 m (rear) • Cable length: 3 m • HTB5550: 3 m (front); 6 m (rear) • HTB5580: 3 m (front); 6 m (rear) • Speakers Center speaker: Wireless box/receiver (RWSS5514) • Output power: 166 W RMS (10% THD) •...
(see 'Pair up the rear speakers' on If you still have a problem, get support at page 8). www.philips.com/support. • Connect the audio cable from your home theater to your TV or other devices.
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• Make sure that the home theater is • Switch to the correct HDMI source on connected to a Philips brand EasyLink TV, the TV. and the EasyLink option is turned on (see 'Set up EasyLink (HDMI-CEC control)' on page 10).
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Cannot download video from an online video The connected Bluetooth device connects and store. disconnects constantly. • Make sure that your home theater is • The Bluetooth reception is poor. Move connected to the TV through an HDMI the device closer to the home theater, or cable.
9 Notice Miracast Cannot play and stream online video through Miracast. This section contains the legal and trademark • Make sure that Miracast is enabled on the notices. Miracast source device (refer to the source device's user manual). • Make sure that Miracast is enabled on this Copyright home theater (see 'Stream multimedia via Miracast' on page 21).
Limited. DTS, DTS-HD, the Symbol, & DTS and after mailing to this email address, please the Symbol together are registered trademarks, write in English to “Open Source Team, Philips and DTS-HD Master Audio | Essential is a Intellectual Property & Standards, P.O. Box 220, trademark of DTS, Inc.
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The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Philips is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. The N Mark is a trademark of NFC Forum, Inc.
11 Index change password character set clear BD-Live memory connect to TV 2nd audio language connectors 2nd subtitle language control buttons (disc) control buttons (USB) 3D disc in 2D mode 3D safety data files 3D video deep color default settings device name disc language 5.1 speakers disc menu...
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language code shuffle sleep timer slide animation software update main unit software version manual setup sound media formats speaker position media sharing speaker setup menu language speaker specifications musical slideshows subtitle language subtitle position surround sound synchronize picture and sound network night mode troubleshooting (network) troubleshooting (picture)
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Should a defect develop during the period of warranty, Gibson Innovations India Private Limited undertakes to repair this product free of charge through an Authorised Philips service center. If the purchaser shifts his residence to other town, the warranty will be valid at the nearest Authorised Philips service center.