Philips HTS3548W/55 - Manual

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6 English Table of contents General General Information ........................................................................................................ 8 Setup precautions ..........................................................................................................................

7 English Table of contents Changing sound track language ...............................................................................................................29Setting the delay times for audio playback .........................................................................................

8 English General Information WARNING!This unit does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to qualifi ed personnel. Setup precautions Finding a suitable location – Place this unit on a fl at, hard and stable surface. Never place the unit on a carpet.– Never place ...

9 English Main Unit a STANDBY-ON – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. b Disc Tray c OPEN/CLOSE ç – Opens/closes the disc tray. d Display panel e í / ë (PREV / NEXT) – DISC: skips to the previous or next title/ chapter/track. – DISC: press and hold this button for fast forward an...

10 English Remote Control a 2 – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. b Source buttons – DISC/USB : toggles between DISC or USB mode. RADIO : toggles between FM and AM/ MW band. TV : switches to TV mode. The sound from the TV output through the connected speaker system. AUX/DI : to...

11 English Remote Control (continued) n DISC MENU – For DVD, enters or exits disc contents menu. – For VCD/SVCD, enters digest menu. o OK – Confi rms an entry or selection. p v V b B – DISC: selects movement direction in the menu. – DISC: press left or right for fast forward and backward search. – R...

12 English Remote Control (continued) Using the remote control A Open the battery compartment. B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA, following the indications ( +- ) inside the compartment. C Close the cover. D Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor (iR) on the front panel. E Selec...

13 English Basic Connections Step 1: Placing the speakers The Philips Home Theatre System is simple to install. However, proper system placement is critical to ensure an optimum sound experience. A Place the front left and right speakers at equal distances from the TV and at an angle of approximatel...

14 English WIRELESS TRANSMITTER WIRELESS TRANSMITTER Step 2: Connecting the wireless transmitter Connect the wireless transmitter to the WIRELESS TRANSMITTER socket at the rear of the main unit. Note: To remove the wireless transmitter from the main unit, press at the sides and pull out. Step 3: Con...

16 English Step 5: Connecting to TV This connection enables you to view the video playback from this unit. You only need to choose one of the options below to make the video connection.– For a standard TV, follow option 1 or 2.– For a progressive scan TV, follow option 3– For a HDMI TV, follow optio...

17 English WIRELESS TRANSMITTER Option 3 WIRELESS TRANSMITTER Option 4 Option 4: Connecting to a HDMI-compatible TV HDMI (High Defi nition Multimedia Interface) is a digital interface that allows pure digital video transmission without the loss of image quality. A Connect a HDMI cable (not supplied)...

18 English 1 2 WIRELESS TRANSMITTER Basic Connections (continued) FM antenna AM/MW antenna fi x the claw into the slot Step 6: Connecting the FM and AM/MW antennas A Connect the supplied AM/MW loop antenna to the AM/MW socket. Place the AM/MW loop antenna on a shelf, or attach it to a stand or wall....

19 English Optional Connections Connecting audio from TV When connecting the audio output from your TV to this Home Theatre System, you can have the sound of the TV output on all the speakers. It enables you to enjoy the multi-channel surround sound capabilities. Connect an audio cable (red/white - ...

20 English Finding the correct viewing channel A Press SOURCE button on the main unit until ‘DISC’ appears on the display panel (or DISC/USB on the remote control). B Turn on the TV and switch it to the correct video-in channel. You may go to the lowest channel on your TV, then press the Channel Dow...

21 English Setting language preferences The language options are different depending on your country or region. It may not correspond to the illustrations shown on the user manual. On-screen display (OSD) language The OSD (On-Screen Display) language for this unit remains as you have set it, regardl...

22 English If the language you want is not available in the list, select { Others }. Use the numeric keypad (0-9) on the remote control to enter the 4-digit language code ‘XXXX’ (see page 4) and press OK to confi rm. E Repeat steps C ~ D for other settings. Helpful Hints:– During DVD playback, you c...

25 English Disc Operations Playable discs Your DVD home theatre system plays: – Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs)– Video CDs (VCDs) – Super Video CDs (SVCDs)– Finalised DVD Recordable (DVD±R), DVD Rewritable (DVD±RW) – Audio Compact Discs (CDs) – MP3/ Windows Media™ Audio discs, picture (Kodak, JPEG) f...

26 English Disc Operations (continued) Basic playback controls Pausing playback During playback, press u . While in pause mode, you can press to step forward one frame at each press. To resume playback, press u again. Selecting another track/chapter P ress í / ë or use the numeric keypad 0-9 to key ...

27 English Disc Operations (continued) Programming disc tracks (not for Picture CD/MP3 discs) You can play the contents of the disc in the order you want by programming the playing order of the tracks. A Press PROGRAM on the remote control. The programming menu appears. 12 6 7 8 9 10 Program: Track ...

28 English Viewing playback information This unit can display the disc playback information (for example, title or chapter number, elapsed playing time, audio/subtitle language) and a number of operations can be done without interrupting disc playback. A During playback, press DISPLAY . A list of av...

29 English Changing sound track language This operation works only on DVDs with multiple sound track languages, or VCDs with multiple audio channels. Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio languages. For VCD – changing the audio channel Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the available au...

31 English Playing a MP3/ WMA disc This unit can playback most of the MP3 and Windows Media™ Audio fi les recorded on a recordable disc or commercial CD. Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’ for details. A Insert a MP3/WMA di...

32 English Playing a JPEG image fi le (slide show) Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’ for details. Insert a JPEG photo CD (Kodak Picture CD, JPEG). For a Kodak disc, the slide show begins automatically. For a JPEG disc, the...

33 English Disc Operations (continued) Play ing MP3/WMA mu sic and JPEG pictures simultaneously You can create a musical slide show if the di sc contains both the MP3/WMA music and JPEG picture fi les. A Insert a MP3/WMA disc that contains music and pictures. B Select a track in the menu and press O...

34 English Playing from USB fl ash drive or USB memory card reader You can play or view the data fi les (JPEG, MP3, Windows Media™ Audio or DivX) in the USB fl ash drive or USB memory card reader. However, editing or copying the data fi le is not possible. A Connect the USB fl ash drive / USB memory...

35 English Playing from other portable audio player Connect your portable audio player to this unit to get the best immersion sound experience through the speaker system. However, controlling of playback is only possible on the portable audio player. A Use the supplied MP3 LINE-IN cable to connect b...

36 English Setup Menu Options Accessing the setup menu This system setup is carried out via the TV, enabling you to customise this unit to suit your particular requirements. SLEEP SETUP OK A In disc mode, press SETUP on the remote control. The setup menu appears. B Use keys to select one of the setu...

39 English CD Upsampling This feature enables you to convert the music CD to a higher sampling rate using sophisticated digital signal processing for better sound quality. { Off } – Turn off CD-upsampling. { 88.2 kHz (X2) } – To convert the sampling rate of the CDs twice as high as the original rate...

41 English HDMI Setup It provides the picture settings to enhance the appearance and picture quality for disc playback. This feature is only applicable if you have connected this unit to a HDMI-compatible TV/device. { Wide Screen Format } – Select a suitable screen display. Note: This feature is onl...

44 English Radio Operations Before you start ... Make sure the FM and AM/MW antennas antennas are connected. are connected. Tuning to radio stations A Press SOURCE repeatedly until ‘FM’ appears on the display panel (or press RADIO on the remote control). B Press / on the remote control to start tuni...

45 English Radio Operations (continued) B Press u . This unit starts searching from the FM band followed by the AM/MW band. All the available radio stations with strong signal will be stored automatically. Once complete, the fi rst tuned radio station will be played back. Using automatic preset Use ...

46 English Selecting digital sound effects Select a preset digital sound effect that matches your disc’s content or that optimises the sound of the musical style you are playing. Press SOUND to select the available sound effect. Movies Music Description CONCERT CLASSIC Flat and pure sound mode. Idea...

47 English Installing the latest software Periodically Philips will issue software upgrades to enhance the user experience. A Get the software version of this unit by pressing OPEN/CLOSE ç to open the disc compartment B Press DISPLAY on the remote control. Write down the information for your current...

48 English Using the wireless module A The wireless transmitter is connected to the WIRELESS TRANSMITTER socket at the rear of the main unit. B Connect the rear speakers to the matching speaker sockets at the bottom of the wireless receiver. C Connect the power cable from the wireless receiver to th...

49 English Specifi cations AMPLIFIER Total output power,Home Theatre mode: 1000 W Frequency Response: 150 Hz – 18 kHz / ±3 dBSignal-to-Noise Ratio: > 60 dB (A-weighted)Input Sensitivity - AUX In : 500 mV - TV In: 250 mV - MP3 Line-In: 500 mV RADIO Tuning Range: FM 87.5–108 MHz (50kHz) AM 531–1602...

50 English Troubleshooting WARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this willinvalidate the warranty. Never open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, fi rst check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you...

53 English Why does it take so long to display the contents on my USB device? – This could be due to the large numbers of fi les (>500 fi les/folders) or size of the fi les (>1MB). – There could be other non-supported fi les in the device that this unit is trying to read/display. What if un-su...

54 English Glossary Analogue audio: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound is available with you use the AUDIO LEFT/RIGHT. These red and white sockets send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV scree...

55 English Glossary (continued) JPEG : A very common digital still picture format. A still-picture data compression system proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert Group, which features small decrease in image quality in spite of its high compression ratio. Files are recognised by their fi le exten...