Contents 8 Troubleshooting 1 Important Safety Care for your product 9 Notice Care of the environment Copyright Compliance 2 Your home theater Trademarks Main unit Remote control 10 Language code 3 Connect and setup 11 Index Speakers Connectors Connect to TV Connect audio from TV and other devices 4 Use your home theater...
1 Important wall mount. Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. bears no responsibility for improper wall mounting that results in accident, injury or damage. Read and understand all instructions before you • For speakers with stands, use only the use your home theater. If damage is caused by supplied stands.
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. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is • If you suspect that a battery has been attached to a product it means that the product swallowed or placed inside any part of the is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/...
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, register your home theater at www.philips.com/welcome. Main unit a Disc compartment...
l ANGLE • When EasyLink is enabled, press and hold for at least three seconds Select video scenes recorded in different to switch all connected HDMI CEC camera angels. compliant devices to standby. m REPEAT / PROGRAM (Open/Close) • Select or turn off repeat mode. Open or close the disc compartment, or •...
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EasyLink controls With Easylink, you can control your home theater and the TV with the following buttons on your home theater remote control (see 'EasyLink' on page 18). • (Standby-On): Press and hold to switch your home theater, TV and the connected devices to standby.
3 Connect and setup 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 •...
Place the rear surround speakers to the Front left and right side of your seating position, either in line with it or slightly behind it. For best effect, point the speakers towards the seating position and place the speakers just above the ear level (when seated).
If audio from the TV does not play Connect to TV automatically on your home theater, set up the audio manually (see 'Set up audio for Connect your home theater to a TV to connected devices' on page 12). watch videos. You can listen to audio from TV programs through your home theater speakers.
the audio manually (see 'Set up audio for Connect audio from TV and connected devices' on page 12). other devices Note Play audio from TV or other devices through • If your TV has a DVI connector, you can use an HDMI/ your home theater.
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Set up audio for connected devices When you connect a device to your home theater, check the audio settings. On your TV and other devices, turn on HDMI-CEC. For details, see the user manual of the TV and the other device. Select 'Amplifier' from the TV speakers menu.
4 Use your home Press SURR repeatedly to select a surround mode. theater • MULTI-CH: Traditional 5.1 channel for a more relaxing cinematic experience. STEREO: Two-channel stereo sound. • Ideal for listening to music. This section helps you use the home theater to play media from a wide range of sources.
You can choose how you want the MP3 Button Action contents to display. Fast backwards or fast forwards. Press SETUP. Press repeatedly to change the search speed. Select [Preference Setup], and then press Navigation Rotate the picture clockwise or buttons counter-clockwise.
While playing video, press SUBTITLE to Note select a language. • You can use digital cameras connected by USB if they can play the files without using a special computer Note program. • Make sure that the subtitle file has the same name as the video file.
[Track Time]: Skip to a specific part of • Audio, video, and picture the video by entering the track time options (for VCD/SVCD only). [Preview]: Select a content preview • for disc. Use advanced features when you play audio, [Repeat]: Select a repeat mode. •...
PROGRAM Manual: Radio 1) Press PROGRAM. 2) Press Numeric buttons to select a Listen to FM radio on your home theater, and preset number. 3) Press OK to store up to 40 radio stations. store the radio station. 4) Repeat the steps above to store other What you need radio stations.
Create MP3 files EasyLink Use your home theater to convert audio CDs The home theater supports Philips EasyLink, into MP3 files. which uses the HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) protocol. EasyLink- What you need compliant devices that are connected through • An audio disc.
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One-touch standby When you press and hold (Standby) on the remote control, the home theater and all the connected HDMI-CEC devices (that support one-touch standby) switch to the standby mode. If one-touch standby is enabled on your home theater, you can switch to standby with the remote control of the TV or other HDMI- CEC devices.
5 Change settings Picture resolution To enjoy high definition HDMI video output, set the HDMI video settings that best match up This section helps you to change the settings of with your TV capability. your home theater. SETUP. Press Select [Video Setup], and then press OK. Caution Select [HDMI Setup], and then press OK.
Night mode Disc subtitle For quiet listening, decrease the volume of loud SETUP. Press sounds when you play discs. Night mode is only Select [Preference Setup], and then press available for Dolby-encoded DVD and Blu-ray discs. Select [Subtitle], and then press OK. SETUP.
• If you do not have a password or you Auto standby have forgotten, enter 0000. When playing a disc or a USB storage device, Press OK. automatically switch your home theater to standby if: Ratings • it is in pause or stop mode, and •...
Display panel Change the brightness of the home theater display panel. SETUP. Press Select [General Setup], and then press Select [Display Dim], and then press OK. Select the brightness, and then press OK. Apply factory settings Reset your home theater to the default settings. You cannot reset the parental control settings.
USB flash drive or CD-R. Step 1: Download the latest software Connect a USB flash drive or insert a CD-R 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...
• Class support: USB Mass Storage Class • Cable length (rear): 7 m (MSC) • File system: FAT16, FAT32 Remote control batteries • Maximum memory support: < 160 GB • 2 x AAA-R03-1.5 V Main unit Laser • Power supply: •...
23), then switch it off and switch on If you still have a problem, get support at www. again. philips.com/support. On your home theater, press SOURCE • repeatedly to select the correct audio Main unit input.
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The operation is not possible. EasyLink does not work. • Make sure that the home theater is connected to a Philips brand EasyLink TV, and the EasyLink option is on (see 'EasyLink' on page 18). When you switch on the TV, the home theater automatically switches on.
9 Notice DivX Ultra Certified to play DivX video with advanced features and premium content. ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX is a digital video format created by DivX, LLC, a subsidiary This section contains the legal and trademark of Rovi Corporation. This is an official DivX notices.
11 Index control buttons DivX lock/unlock menu language options picture amplifier play audio subtitle HDMI audio synchronize picture and sound predefined modes time search quality titles settings display speaker setup MP3/JPEG menu specifications VCD/SVCD menu audio input mapping display panel audio language DivX audio options...
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Philips Easylink disposal picture use of the product high resolution JPEG screen saver...
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settings audio time search auto standby titles default trademarks disc language troubleshooting HDMI audio connection HDMI video main unit HDMI-CEC picture menu language play parental rating sound password picture power restore update software screen saver check current version sleep timer update subtitle language video...
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