Contents 1 Important Important safety instructions Care for your product Care of the environment 3D health warning Help and support 2 Your home theater Main unit Remote control Connectors 3 Connect and set up Connect speakers Connect to TV Connect digital devices through HDMI Connect audio from TV and other devices Set up speakers Set up EasyLink (HDMI-CEC control) Connect and set up a home network 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 13 4 Use your home theater 14 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 21 21 21
1 Important Read and understand all instructions before you use your product. If damage is caused by failure to follow instructions, the warranty does not apply. • Important safety instructions • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
• • • • • • • • • • If you suspect that a battery has been swallowed or placed inside any part of the body, seek immediate medical attention. When you change the batteries, always keep all new and used batteries out of reach of children. Ensure that the battery compartment is completely secure after you replace the battery. If the battery compartment cannot be completely secured, discontinue use of the product. Keep out of reach of children and contact the manufacturer.
Care of the environment Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. Please visit www.recycle.philips.com for additional information on a recycling center in your area. Never dispose of your product with other household waste. Please inform yourself about the local rules on the separate collection of electrical and electronic products and batteries.
2 Your home theater a b o p c d 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. q e f g h r s i j t k u l a b c de f m v n w a (Open/Close) Open or close the disc compartment. b (Play/Pause) Start, pause or resume play. c a (Stop) Stop play.
e BACK • Return to a previous menu screen. • In radio mode, press and hold to erase the current preset radio stations. q OPTIONS • Access more play options while playing a disc or a USB storage device. • In radio mode, set a radio station. f Navigation buttons • Navigate menus. • In radio mode, press left or right to start auto search. • In radio mode, press up or down to tune the radio frequency. r (Play) Start or resume play. s (Pause) Pause play. t (Mute) Mute or restore volume.
a AUDIO-IN Audio input from an MP3 player (3.5mm jack). b iPod/iPhone (USB) • Audio, video or picture input from a USB storage device. • Connect to an iPod or iPhone. • Access BD-Live i HDMI OUT (ARC) Connect to the HDMI input on the TV. j LAN Connect to the LAN input on a broadband modem or router. k FM ANTENNA Connect to the supplied FM antenna. Rear connectors cd e f gh i j k a AC MAINS Fixed AC power cable. b SPEAKERS Connect to the supplied speakers and subwoofer.
3 Connect and set up FRONT LEFT FRONT RIGHT SUB WOOFER FRONT 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. Note REAR LEFT • For identification and supply ratings, see the type plate REAR RIGHT at the back or bottom of the product.
5 SUBWOOFER (subwoofer): Place the subwoofer at least one meter to the left or right of the TV. Leave about 10-centimeter clearance from the wall. 3 Connect to TV Connect your home theater to a TV to watch videos. You can listen to the TV audio through your home theater speakers. Use the best quality connection available on your home theater and TV.
4 If you cannot hear the TV audio through your home theater, set up the audio manually. (see 'Set up the audio' on page 12) Note • 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. Option 3: Connect to the TV through composite video Basic quality video If your TV does not have HDMI connectors, use a composite video connection. A composite connection does not support high-definition video.
Note • When your home theater and TV are connected through HDMI ARC, an audio connection is not required (see 'Option 1: Connect to TV through HDMI (ARC)' on page 9). Option 3: Connect audio through analog audio cables Basic quality audio 1 Option 1: Connect audio through a digital optical cable Using an analog cable, connect the AUX connectors on your home theater to the AUDIO OUT connectors on the TV or other device.
compliant devices that are connected through HDMI can be controlled by a single remote control. • Note • 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 HDMICEC compliant device through HDMI connection.
• If you connect your home theater to the TV through an HDMI ARC connection, make sure that the TV audio is mapped to the ARC input on your home theater.
4 Use your home theater This section helps you use the home theater to play media from a wide range of sources. www 1 2 3 4 5 14 Press (Home). Select [Setup], and then press OK. Select [Network] > [Network installation] > [Wireless (Wi-Fi)], and then press OK. Follow the onscreen instructions to select and set up the wireless network. • If connection fails, select [Retry], and then press OK. Select [Finish], and then press OK to exit.
• • • • 3 [HDMI 1]: Select the digital device connected to HDMI IN 1 on your home theater. [HDMI 2]: Select the digital device connected to HDMI IN 2 on your home theater. [Setup]: Access menus to change video, audio and other settings. [AccuWeather]: Access online weather forecasting service worldwide. Press Your home theater can play DVDs, VCDs, CDs, and Blu-ray discs. It can also play discs that you’ve made at home, such as CD-R discs of photos, videos, and music. Insert a disc into the home theater.
• During video search and in certain play modes, the video is displayed in 2D. The video display returns to 3D when you resume play. Note 2 3 • To avoid flickering, change the brightness of the display. 4 Bonus View on Blu-ray On Blu-ray discs that support the Bonus View, enjoy extra content such as commentaries in a small screen window. Bonus View is also known as picture-in-picture. 1 2 3 4 5 Enable Bonus View in the Blu-ray disc menu. While you play the movie, press OPTIONS.
3 4 5 of your home theater to start connection (see the user manual of the Bluetooth device on how to enable Bluetooth). • If prompted for a password, enter "0000". Wait until BT_READY is displayed on the display panel. » When the Bluetooth connection succeeds, BT_READY is displayed on the display panel. » If the connection fails, BT on the display panel is still displayed. Select and play audio files or music on your Bluetooth device. • During play, if a call is coming, music play is paused.
Character Set Language [Standard] English, Albanian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Italian, Kurdish (Latin), Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish Albanian, Croat, Czech, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Irish, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene and Serbian Bulgarian, Belorussian, English, Macedonian, Moldavian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian Greek Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian [Central Europe] [Cyrillic] [Greek] [Baltic] VOD code for DivX Before you purchase DivX vi
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [Info]: Display information about what is playing. [Audio language]: Select audio language for video. [Subtitle Language]: Select subtitle language for video. [Subtitle shift]: Change the subtitle position on the screen. [Character set]: Select a character set that supports the DivX subtitle. [Time search]: Skip to a specific part of the video by entering the time of the scene. [2nd audio language]: Select the second audio language for Blu-ray video.
OPTIONS Note • AM and digital radio are not supported. • If no stereo signal is detected, you are prompted to install the radio stations again. 1 2 3 Connect the FM antenna to the FM ANTENNA on your home theater. • For the best reception, place the antenna away from your TV or other sources of radiation. Press RADIO on the remote control to switch to radio source. » If you have already installed the radio stations, the last channel that you listened to is played.
• • iPod or iPhone Through the home theater, you can play audio files from your iPod or iPhone. 1 2 3 4 With an iPod/iPhone USB cable, connect your iPod or iPhone to the iPod/iPhone (USB) connector at the side panel of your home theater. Press iPod/iPhone on the home theater remote control. • Charge your iPod/iPhone while the home theater is in iPod/iPhone mode. Browse your iPod or iPhone screen to select the music. Play the music on your iPod or iPhone. » The music is heard on your home theater.
3 » The VUDU page is displayed on the TV screen. Use the remote control to browse VUDU, and select a video to play. • To exit Vudu, press (Home). Note • For more detailed information on the VUDU service, visit www.vudu.com on your computer. Browse PC through DLNA Access and play the pictures, audio and video files from a computer or media server on the home network through your home theater. Before you start • Install a DLNA-compliant media server application on your device.
8 Follow the onscreen instructions to add the other folders that contain your media files. Microsoft Windows Media Player 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Start Windows Media Player on your PC. In Windows Media Player, click the Stream tab, and then select Turn on media streaming. » The Media streaming options screen is displayed. 2 4 5 6 Click Turn on media streaming. » You return to Windows Media Player screen. Click the Stream tab and select More streaming options.
Choose sound This section helps you choose the ideal sound for your video or music. 1 2 Press . Press the Navigation buttons (left/right) to access the sound options on the display. Sound options Description [Surround] Select surround sound or stereo sound. Select a sound mode. Delay the audio to match the video. Reduce sudden changes in volume, for example, during TV commercials. [Sound] [Audio sync] [Auto volume] 3 4 Sound mode Select predefined sound modes to suit your video or music.
Auto volume Turn on auto volume to reduce sudden changes in volume, for example, during TV commercials. 1 2 3 4 Press . Select [Auto volume], and then press OK. Press the Navigation buttons (up/down) to select [On] or [Off]. 5 Change settings The home theater settings are already configured for optimal performance. Unless you have a reason to change a setting, we recommend that you keep the default setting. Press OK to confirm. Note • You cannot change a setting that is grayed out.
Picture and video settings 1 2 3 4 Press 3 4 (Home). Select [Setup], and then press OK. Select [Video], and then press OK. Press the Navigation buttons and OK to select and change: • [Tv type]: If the video does not appear correctly, select a TV type (color system). • [TV display]: Select a picture format to fit the TV screen. • [HDMI video]: Select the resolution of video signal that is output from HDMI OUT (ARC) on your home theater.
• • • [Auto subtitle shift]: Enable or disable automatic repositioning of subtitles on TVs that support this feature. [Display panel]: Set the brightness of the home theater front panel display. [VCD PBC]: Enable or disable the content menu navigation of VCD and SVCD discs with Play Back Control feature. Energy saving settings 1 2 3 4 Press (Home). Select [Setup], and then press OK. Select [Preference], and then press OK.
6 Update software Philips continually tries to improve its products. To get the best features and support, update your home theater with the latest software. Compare the version of your current software with the latest version on www.philips.com/ support. If the current version is lower than the latest version available on the Philips support website, upgrade your home theater with the latest software.
Update software through the Internet 1 2 3 4 5 Connect your home theater to a home network with a high-speed Internet access (see 'Connect and set up a home network' on page 13). Press (Home). 7 Product specifications Note • Specifications and design are subject to change without notice. Select [Setup], and then press OK. Select [Advanced] > [Software update] > [Network]. » If an upgrade media is detected, you are prompted to start or cancel the update.
.ogg Bluetooth • • OGG Bluetooth profiles: A2DP Bluetooth version: 2.1 + EDR Audio formats MP3 Your home theater supports the following audio files. (. ra files are supported only in Asia Pacific and China) Extension Container .mp3 MP3 Audio codec MP3 .wma ASF WMA .aac AAC .wav WAV AAC, HEAAC PCM .m4a .mka MKV MKA AAC PCM Dolby Digital DTS core MPEG MP3 WMA .ra RM .flac 30 Vorbis FLAC AAC, HEAAC AAC, HEAAC Cook FLAC Bit rate Upto 320 kbps Upto 192 kbps Upto 192 kbps 27.
Audio codec Video codec Bit rate .mpg and .mpeg files in PS container MPEG 4 ASP 38.4 Mbps 25 Mbps Audio codec Video codec Bit rate PCM, DTS core, MPEG, MP3 MPEG 1, MPEG 2 40 Mbps H.264/AVC HiP@4.2 .flv files in FLV container .mkv files in MKV container Audio codec Video codec Bit rate PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS core, MPEG, MP3, WMA, AAC, HEAAC, DD+ DivX Plus HD 30 Mbps MPEG 1, MPEG 40 Mbps 2 MPEG 4 ASP 38.4 Mbps H.264/AVC 25 Mbps HiP@4.2 WMV9 45 Mbps .
Video Subwoofer • • • • • • Signal system: PAL / NTSC HDMI output: 480i/576i, 480p/576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 1080p24 Audio • • • S/PDIF Digital audio input: • Coaxial: IEC 60958-3 • Optical: TOSLINK Sampling frequency: • MP3: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz • WMA: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz Constant bit rate: • MP3: 32 kbps - 320 kbps • WMA: 48 kbps - 192 kbps Radio • • • Tuning range: • Europe/Russia/China: FM 87.5-108 MHz (50 kHz) • Asia Pacific/Latin America: FM 87.
8 Troubleshooting Warning • Risk of electric shock. Never remove the casing of the product. To keep the warranty valid, never try to repair the product yourself. If you have problems using this product, check the following points before you request service. If you still have a problem, get support at www. philips.com/support. Main unit The buttons on the home theater do not work. • Disconnect the home theater from the power supply for a few minutes, then reconnect.
Check theTV user manual on how to enable it. Play Cannot play a disc. • Clean the disc. • Make sure that the home theater supports the type of disc (see 'Media formats' on page 29). • Make sure that the home theater supports the region code of the disc (see 'Region codes' on page 29). • If the disc is a DVD±RW or DVD±R disc, make sure that it is finalized. Cannot play a DivX file. • Make sure that the DivX file is encoded according to the 'Home Theater Profile' with the DivX encoder.
• • • • Make sure that the USB storage device is formatted, has enough memory to download the video. Make sure that you have paid for the video, and it is within the rental period. Make sure that the network connection is good. Use a wired network connection (see 'Set up the wired network' on page 13), or a wireless network connection (see 'Set up the wireless network' on page 13). Visit the video store website for more information. Bluetooth A device cannot connect with the home theater.
9 Notice Notice of compliance This section contains the legal and trademark notices. The device complies with the FCC rules, Part 15 and with 21 CFR 1040.10.Operation is subject to the following two conditions: Copyright This item incorporates copy protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights of Rovi Corporation. Reverse engineering and disassembly are prohibited.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Warning: Changes or modifications made to this equipment not expressly approved by Philips may void the FCC authorization to operate this equipment. Model number: PHILIPS HTB5544D/F7 Trade Name: Philips Responsible Party:P&F USA, Inc. PO Box 2248 Alpharetta, GA 30023-2248; 1-866-310-0744 Canada: This device complies with Industry Canada RSS-210.
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10 Language code Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Amharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Avestan 6569 Aymara 6589 Azerhaijani 6590 Bahasa Melayu 7783 Bashkir 6665 Belarusian 6669 Bengali 6678 Bihari 6672 Bislama 6673 Bokmål, Norwegian 7866 Bosanski 6683 Brezhoneg 6682 Bulgarian 6671 Burmese 7789 Castellano, Español 6983 Catalán 6765 Chamorro 6772 Chechen 6769 Chewa; Chichewa; Nyanja 7889 9072 Ё᭛ Chuang; Zhuang 9065 Church Slavic; Slavonic 6785 Chuvash 6786 Corsican 6779 Česky 6783 Dansk
11 Index 2 2nd audio language 2nd subtitle language 3 3D disc in 2D mode 3D safety 3D video 5 5.
media formats media sharing menu language musical slideshows N network night mode O one-touch play one-touch standby options P parental control PBC (play back control) picture options picture resolution picture settings picture-in-picture play disc play from iPod play from PC play USB storage device power settings predefined sound mode preference R region codes remote control repeat S shuffle sleep timer slide animation software update software version sound speaker position speaker setup speaker
Specifications are subject to change without notice © 2013 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. All rights reserved. HTB5544D_F7_UM_V1.0 HTB5544D_F7_UM_V1.0.
