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Contents 1 Help and support Use onscreen help (user manual) Navigate onscreen help 2 2 2 6 Change settings 29 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 31 7 Update software 31 31 32 32 33 Language settings Picture and video settings Audio settings Parental control settings Display settings Energy saving settings Speaker settings Restore default settings 2 Important 3 3 4 4 5 3 Your home theater 5 5 7 7 4 Connect and set up 9 9 10 11 8 Product specifications 34 9 Troubleshooting 37 12 13 13 14 10 Notice 40 40
1 Help and support Philips provides extensive online support. Visit our website at www.philips.com/support to: • download the complete user manual • print the quick start guide • watch video tutorials (available only for selected models) • find answers to frequently answered questions (FAQs) • email us a question • chat with our support representative. Follow the instructions on the website to select your language, and then enter your product model number.
2 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. Safety Risk of electric shock or fire! • Never expose the product and accessories to rain or water. Never place liquid containers, such as vases, near the product. If liquids are spilt on or into the product, disconnect it from the power outlet immediately. Contact Philips Consumer Care to have the product checked before use.
Risk of swallowing batteries! • The product/remote control may contain a coin/button type battery, which can be swallowed. Keep the battery out of reach of children at all times! If swallowed, the battery can cause serious injury or death. Severe internal burns can occur within two hours of ingestion. • If you suspect that a battery has been swallowed or placed inside any part of the body, seek immediate medical attention.
3D health warning If you or your family has a history of epilepsy or photosensitive seizures, consult a medical professional before exposing yourself to flashing light sources, rapid image sequences or 3D viewing. To avoid discomfort such as dizziness, headache or disorientation, we recommend not watching 3D for extended periods of time.
• • c In radio mode, press left or right to start auto search. In radio mode, press up or down to tune the radio frequency. (Mute) Mute or restore volume. d +/- (Volume) Increase or decrease volume, or restore volume when muted. a POP-UP MENU/DISC MENU Access or exit the disc menu when you play a disc. b c d • • BACK Return to a previous menu screen. In radio mode, press and hold to erase the current preset radio stations. SOUND SETTINGS Access or exit sound options.
d SOURCE Select an audio or video source for the home theater. e +/Increase or decrease volume. f (Open/Close) Open or close the disc compartment, or eject the disc. g Display panel a Alphanumeric buttons • Enter values or letters (using SMS style entry). • In radio mode, select a preset radio station. b TOP MENU Access the main menu of a video disc. c SUBTITLE Select subtitle language for video.
Rear left e AUDIO IN-AUX Connect to an analog audio output on the TV or an analog device. f ANTENNA FM 75 Signal input from an antenna, cable or satellite. Rear right a AC MAINS~ Connect to the power supply. b SPEAKERS Connect to the supplied speakers and subwoofer. Rear center a LAN Connect to the LAN input on a broadband modem or router. b SD CARD FOR VOD/BD-LIVE ONLY (Not available in China) Slot for SD card. The SD card is used to access BD-Live only.
4 Connect and set up 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 •• Surround sound depends on factors such as room shape and size, type of wall and ceiling, windows and reflective surfaces, and speaker acoustics. Experiment with the speaker positions to find the optimum setting for you. Follow these general guidelines for speakers placement.
1 Connect the wireless transmitter to the Wireless Rear Audio connector on your home theater. 1 2 2 3 Connect the rear speakers to the wireless receiver. Connect the wireless receiver to the power supply. Using a High Speed HDMI cable, connect the HDMI OUT (ARC) connector on your home theater to the HDMI ARC connector on the TV. • The HDMI ARC connector on the TV might be labeled differently. For details, see the TV user manual. On your TV, turn on HDMI-CEC operations.
3 4 On your TV, turn on HDMI-CEC operations. For details, see the TV user manual. • HDMI-CEC is a feature that enables CEC compliant devices that are connected through HDMI to be controlled by a single remote control, such as volume control for both the TV and the home theater. (see 'Set up EasyLink (HDMI-CEC control)' on page 13) 2 3 4 If you cannot hear the TV audio through your home theater, set up the audio manually.
3 On the connected device, turn on HDMICEC operations. For details, see the user manual of the device. • If you cannot hear the digital device audio through your home theater, set up the audio manually. • You can also press SOURCE on your home theater repeatedly to select the correct HDMI input.
Set up speakers When you set up your home theater for the first time, the setup menu prompts you to set up your speakers for surround sound experience. If you move your speakers, or change the layout or room, set up your speakers again in one of the following ways: • Manual setup: Set up the speakers manually through the home theater setup menu. • Smartphone setup: Use your smartphone to set up your speakers using Philips feature called SurroundMe.
Enable EasyLink Set up the audio 1 2 3 4 If you cannot hear the audio output of a connected device through your home theater speakers, check that you have enabled Easylink on all the devices (see 'Enable EasyLink' on page 14). Then, set up the EasyLink audio control. Press (Home). Select [Setup], and then press OK. Select [EasyLink] > [EasyLink] > [On] . On your TV and other connected devices, turn on HDMI-CEC control. For details, see the user manual of the TV or other devices.
6 Caution •• Familiarize yourself with the network router, media server software and networking principles. If necessary, read documentation that accompanies the network components. Philips is not responsible for lost, damaged, or corrupt data. Before you start • Make the necessary connections described in the quick start guide, and then switch the TV to the correct source for your home theater. Set up the wired network Select [Finish], and then press OK to exit.
Personalize the network name Name your home theater to easily identify it on your home network. 1 2 3 4 5 Press 5 Use your home theater (Home). Select [Setup], and then press OK. Select [Network] > [Name your Product:]. Press the Alphanumeric buttons to enter the name. Select [Done], and then press OK to exit. This section helps you use the home theater to play media from a wide range of sources. Before you start • Make the necessary connections described in the quick start guide and the user manual.
• • 3 [Setup]: Access menus to change video, audio and other settings. [Help]: Access onscreen user manual. Press (Home) to exit. Discs 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. 1 2 Insert a disc into the home theater. If the disc does not play automatically, press DISC or select [play Disc] from the home menu.
Note 2 •• To avoid flickering, change the brightness of the display. 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. »» The options menu is displayed. Select [PIP selection] > [PIP]. • Depending on the video, PIP menu [1] or [2] is displayed.
2 To stop play, press . • To resume the video from where you stopped, press (Play). • To play the video from the start, press OK.
What you need • A USB storage device that is formatted for FAT or NTFS file systems, and complies with the Mass Storage Class. • A media file in one of the supported file formats (see 'File formats' on page 34). Note •• If you use a USB extension cable, USB HUB, or USB multi-reader, the USB storage device may not be recognized. 1 2 3 4 5 Connect a USB storage device to the (USB) connector on your home theater. Press (Home). Select [browse USB], and then press OK. »» A content browser is displayed.
• • • • [Picture settings]: Select a predefined color setting. [Audio sync]: Delay the audio to match the video. [2D to 3D]: View 2D or 3D video. [Karaoke] (Available only in selected model and region): Change the karaoke settings. 3 4 5 1 2 Press OPTIONS. »» The picture options menu appears. Press the Navigation buttons and OK to select and change the following settings: • [Rotate +90]: Rotate the picture 90 degree clockwise. • [Rotate -90]: Rotate the picture 90 degree counter-clockwise.
Play buttons Button Action / or Alphanumeric buttons Navigation buttons Select a preset radio station. BACK OPTIONS SUBTITLE Left/Right: Search for a radio station. Up/Down: Fine tune a radio frequency. Press to stop the installation of radio stations. Press and hold to erase the preset radio station. Manual: 1) Press OPTIONS. 2) Press / to select your preset. 3) Press OPTIONS again to store the radio station. Automatic: Press and hold for three seconds to reinstall the radio stations.
Play music 1 2 3 4 Smartphone control Dock your iPod or iPhone. Press DOCK for iPod on the home theater remote control. 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. Browse the audio content from your TV (extended mode): 1 2 3 4 5 Press (Home). Select [browse iPod], and then press OK. »» A content browser is displayed. Press Navigation buttons to browse the audio content.
Option Action App Home Media Return to the home screen of your device. DISC: Browse and play a file stored on a data disc. USB: Browse and play a file stored on a USB storage device. FM radio: Switch to FM radio. Internet radio: Switch to Internet radio. Make sure that your home network has internet access. Smart TV: This feature is not available on this version. Access the remote control on your mobile device. Swipe the screen to the left or right to access more buttons.
3 4 5 Select [Internet Radio], and then press OK. »» The Internet radio page is displayed. Follow the onscreen instructions to select a radio station, create presets, or save your favorite radio stations. Press (Home) to exit the internet radio. 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 26 4 5 6 Click Turn on media streaming. »» You return to Windows Media Player screen. Click the Stream tab and select More streaming options.
Karaoke Choose sound Available only in selected model and region Play a Karaoke disc on your home theater and sing along with the music. This section helps you choose the ideal sound for your video or music. What you need • A Karaoke microphone. • Karaoke discs. Caution •• To prevent loud feedback or unexpected noise, turn the microphone volume to the minimum before you connect the microphone to your home theater. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Connect a karaoke microphone to the MIC connector on your home theater.
Sound mode Select predefined sound modes to suit your video or music. 1 2 3 4 5 Make sure that audio post processing is enabled at the speakers (see 'Speaker settings' on page 30). Press SOUND SETTINGS. Select SOUND, and then press OK. Press the Navigation buttons (up/down) to select a setting on the display: • AUTO: Automatically select a sound setting based on the sound stream. • BALANCED: Experience the original sound of your movies and music, without added sound effects.
6 Change settings Picture and video 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. 1 2 3 4 Note •• You cannot change a setting that is grayed out. •• To return to the previous menu, press BACK. To exit the menu, press (Home). Language settings 1 2 3 4 Press (Home). Select [Setup], and then press OK. Select [Preference], and then press OK.
• on your home theater. Night mode is only available in DVDs and Blu-ray discs with Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby True HD soundtracks. [HDMI Audio]: Set the HDMI audio output from your TV, or disable HDMI audio output from the TV. Energy saving settings 1 2 3 4 Parental control settings 1 2 3 4 Press (Home). Select [Setup], and then press OK. Select [Preference], and then press OK.
Restore default settings 7 Update software 1 2 3 Philips continually tries to improve its products. To get the best features and support, update your home theater with the latest software. 4 Press (Home). Select [Setup], and then press OK. Select [Advanced] > [Restore default settings], and then press OK. Select [OK], and then press OK to confirm. »» Your home theater is reset to its default settings except for some settings such as parental control and DivX VOD registration code.
Update software through USB What you need • A USB flash drive that is FAT or NTFSformatted, with at least 256MB of memory. Do not use a USB hard drive. • A computer with Internet access. • An archive utility that supports the ZIP file format. 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 Connect a USB flash drive to your computer. In your web browser, go to www.philips.com/support. At the Philips Support website, find your product and locate the Software and drivers. »» The software update is available as a zip file.
Update the onscreen help If the current version of the onscreen help is lower than the latest version available on www.philips.com/support, download and install the latest onscreen help (see 'Check software version' on page 31). What you need • A USB flash drive that is FAT or NTFSformatted, with at least 35MB of memory. Do not use a USB hard drive. • A computer with internet access. • An archive utility that supports the ZIP file format.
8 Product specifications File formats • • Note •• Specifications and design are subject to change without notice. • Region codes The type plate on the back or bottom of the home theater shows which regions it supports. Country Europe, United Kingdom Asia Pacific, Taiwan, Korea Latin America DVD BD A A Australia, New Zealand Russia, India C China C Audio: • .aac, .mka, .mp3, .wma, .wav, .mp4, .m4a, .flac, .ogg • .ra (Available only in Asia Pacific and China) Video: • .avi, .divx, .mp4, .m4v, .
Extension Con- Audio tainer codec .ogg Bit rate Variable bit rate, maximum block size 4096 FLAC Upto 24 bps OGGPCM No limit MP3 Upto 320 kbps Audio codec OGG Vorbis Video formats If you have a high definition TV, your home theater allows you to play your: • video files with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (except DivX, which has a resolution of 77220 x 576) and frame rate of 6 ~ 30 frames per second. • photo files with a resolution of 18 M pixels. .
.mpg and .mpeg files in PS container Audio Audio codec Video codec Bit rate PCM, DTS core, MPEG, MP3 MPEG 1, MPEG 2 40 Mbps • • .flv files in FLV container Audio codec Video codec Bit rate MP3, AAC H.264/AVC upto 25 Mbps HiP@5.1 H.263 38.4 Mbps On2 VP6 40 Mbps Audio codec Video codec Bit rate AAC, HEAAC MPEG 4 ASP 38.4 Mbps H.264/AVC upto 25 Mbps HiP@5.1 max .rm, .rv, and .rmvb files in RM container (Available only in Asia Pacific and China) Video codec AAC, COOK RV30, RV40 Radio • .
• • Dimensions (WxHxD): 178 x 302 x 353 mm Weight: 3.9 kg Speakers Center speaker: • Speaker impedance: 3 ohm • Speaker drivers: 2 x 2.5" woofer • Dimensions (WxHxD): 266 x 87 x 99 mm • Weight: 1.0 kg Front / rear speakers: • Speaker impedance: 5 ohm • Speaker drivers: 2 x 3" woofer • Dimensions (WxHxD): • Satellite (small) speakers: 96 x 269 x 111 mm • Tallboy (tall) speakers: 247 x 1100 x 242 mm • Weight: • Satellite (small) speakers: 0.92 - 0.98 kg each • Tallboy (tall) speakers: 3.39 - 3.
• • Make sure that the TV supports highdefinition video. Use an HDMI cable to connect to the TV. Sound No sound from home theater speakers. • Connect the audio cable from your home theater to your TV or other devices. However, you do not need a separate audio connection when: • the home theater and TV are connected through an HDMI ARC connection, or • a device is connected to the HDMI IN connector on your home theater. • Set up the audio for the connected device.
When you switch on the TV, the home theater automatically switches on. • This behavior is normal when you are using Philips EasyLink (HDMI-CEC). To make the home theater work independently, switch off EasyLink. Cannot access BD-Live features. • Make sure that the home theater is connected to the network. Use a wired network connection (see 'Set up the wired network' on page 15), or wireless network connection (see 'Set up the wireless network' on page 15). • Make sure that the network is set up.
10 Notice This section contains the legal and trademark notices. 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 product incorporates proprietary technology under license from Verance Corporation and is protected by U.S. Patent 7,369,677 and other U.S.
warranties or conditions of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose; and effectively exclude all liability for indirect, special, incidental and consequential damages, such as but not limited to lost profits. 'DVD Video' is a trademark of DVD Format/ Logo Licensing Corporation. Compliance This product complies with the radio interference requirements of the European Community. * Wireless and Ethernet LAN functions are authorized for indoor use only.
ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX is a digital video format created by DivX, LLC, a subsidiary of Rovi Corporation. This is an official DivX Certified device that plays DivX video. Visit divx.com for more information and software tools to convert your files into DivX videos. ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: This DivX Certified device must be registered in order to play purchased DivX Video-onDemand (VOD) movies. To obtain your registration code, locate the DivX VOD section in your device setup menu. Go to vod.divx.
11 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
12 Index 2 2nd audio language 2nd subtitle language 3 3D disc in 2D mode 3D safety 3D video 5 5.
I internet iPod music iPod or iPhone K karaoke L language code M main unit manual setup media formats media sharing menu language microphone 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 radio 14 23 22 27 43 7 13 34 25 29 7 21 14 29 14 14 20 30 30 21 29 29 18 17 22 26 21 play USB storage device p
V VCD video connection (composite video) video connection (HDMI ARC) video connection (standard HDMI) video formats video options video settings VOD code (DivX) W watch 3D wired network wireless network wireless rear audio wireless speakers 46 EN 30 11 10 10 36 20 29 19 17 15 15 9 9
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