Philips FR960 manual

Digital surr ound sound r eceiver FR960 FR970[...]

2 DICHIARAZIONE DI CONFORMIT A ’ Si dichiara che gli apparecchi FR 960 e FR 970 Philips rispondono alle prescrizioni dell’art. 2 comma 1 del D. M. 28 Agosto 1995 n. 548. Fatto a Eindhoven, il 01/06/1999 Philips Consumer Electronics Philips, Glaslaan 2 5616 JB Eindhoven, The Netherlands Italia T ypeskilt finnes på apparatens bakside. Observer: [...]

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GENERAL INFORMA TION 4 This receiver is supplied including: – an universal remote control – 2 batteries for the remote control, size AA – a system bus cable for the CINEMA LINK connection – a loop antenna – a wire antenna – this instruction booklet Clean the receiver with a soft, slightly dampened, lint-free cloth. Do not use any cleani[...]

CONTROLS 5 1 POWER / ST ANDBY .......Switches the receiver on and off. 2 CINEMA LINK ................Switches the system control bus between the receiver and the TV on and off. 3 ..........................................Sensor for the infrared remote control. 4 3D SURROUND ..............Control light for virtual 3D surround. 5 HALL ...............[...]

REMOTE CONTROL 6 Open the battery compartment of the remote control and insert 2 alkaline batteries, type AA (R06, UM-3). Remove batteries if they are flat or the remote control is not going to be used for a long time. Batteries contain chemical substances, so they should be disposed of properly . The buttons on the remote control work the same way[...]

REMOTE CONTROL 7 H MUTE .....................Mutes the sound of the receiver . 2 ................................Switches the receiver to standby . PHONO, TUNER, CD, CDR/T APE, TV , VCR, SA T , DVD ..............Switches the remote control to the commands of the different products. Selects the sources if pressed longer than 2 seconds. SA T only wor[...]

REMOTE CONTROL 8 Y ou can identify the universal remote control by the inscription Multibrand/Universal . The universal remote control must be programmed to use the codes for your appliances of different brands. This is done by keying in a 4-digit code or by scanning the codes until the correct one is found. We recommend to using the 4-digit code. [...]

CONNECTORS 9 Connectors Connectors name Connect to: 6.3 mm headphone socket 1 PHONES A headphone with a 6.3 mm plug. at the front Audio and video inputs 2 FRONT A V / GAME Audio and video out sockets of appliances such as video cameras at the front (FR 970 only) and game consoles. FRONT SPEAKERS 3 R, L Right and left front speaker . 4 CENTER Center[...]

CONNECTIONS 10 English Digital audio connections Audio connections ANTENNA CINEMA LINK VIDEO IN/OUT AM LOOP DVD MON VCR SAT DIGITAL AUDIO IN/OUT OPTICAL IN COAX 1 IN COAX 2 IN COAX OUT SUBWOOFER PRE-OUT IN OUT OUT REC IN IN PLAY PHONO VCR TV SAT CD CDR/TAPE AUDIO IN/OUT L R IN IN IN PLAY OUT REC IN IN IN PLAY OUT REC PRE-OUT CENTER R L EACH SPEAKER[...]

CONNECTIONS 11 English System control bus, CINEMA LINK Video connections If the receiver and your Philips TV (or even better in addition a Philips VCR or DVD player) are connected with the CINEMA LINK system bus control, some extra system benefits are offered: – Upon starting a source the system will automatically switch to that input. – Y ou m[...]

CONNECTIONS 12 The type plate is located on the rear of the receiver . 1 Check whether the mains voltage as shown on the type plate corresponds to your local mains voltage. If it does not, consult your dealer or service organization. 2 Connect the mains cable to the wall socket. T o disconnect the set from the mains completely , remove the mains pl[...]

SYSTEM SETUP 13 General hints for positioning Avoid positioning the speakers in a corner or on the floor as this will boost the bass tones too much. Placing the speakers behind curtains, furniture, etc. will reduce the treble response. The listener should always be able to ” see ” the speakers. Each room has different acoustic characteristics a[...]

DISPLA Y 14 The display of the receiver is divided into 4 sections, which are to be used for the following: Speaker diagram A rectangle with a letter in it shows that a speaker has been selected in the setup menu. However , the subwoofer indicator will only light when a subwoofer signal is available. If only a letter is shown, this speaker is not u[...]

MENUS 15 The receiver is equipped with a menu system. The menu is used for the setup of the receiver . The different menu options are related to each other in a logical way . Let ’ s assume you have no center speaker connected, and therefore switched CENTER SPEAKR to NO . If you try to use VOL CENTER , a message will be scrolled that this is not [...]

MENUS 16 If the receiver is connected to a Philips CINEMA LINK TV via the CINEMA LINK system control bus sockets (see “ CONNECTIONS ” ), you may use the TV to set up the system. An option called RECEIVER will be added to the TV menu. If CINEMA LINK is on, adjustments on the receiver will be shown on the TV screen for a few seconds. Consult the [...]

SOURCE SELECTION 17 When selecting a source by turning SOURCE SELECTOR, the audio and video inputs with the corresponding name are activated. The incoming signal is reproduced by all audio and – if the source includes a video signal – video outputs of the receiver . It is possible to reassign a source selection to other than these standard inpu[...]

PLA YBACK, RECORDING 18 1 Press POWER / ST ANDBY to switch on the receiver . 2 T urn SOURCE SELECTOR to select a source. y The name of the source is displayed. • Y ou can select the FRONT A V / GAME input by pressing FRONT A V (FR 970 only). 3 Start playback of the source as usual. • T urn VOLUME to adjust the volume. y VOLUME and the volume le[...]

SURROUND SOUND 19 Surround sound gives you a complete new listening sensation. Y ou will have the feeling of being in the middle of the action, because sound is coming from everywhere around you. Look out for TV broadcasts, audio and video tapes and discs with the 31 or marks which are encoded for multichannel surround sound. Y ou should prefer Dol[...]

TUNER 20 Y ou can search for radio stations by scanning the frequency band. Y ou can also key in the frequency of a known radio station. If an FM station is being broadcast and received in stereo, STEREO is shown. Searching for radio stations 1 T urn SOURCE SELECTOR to select the tuner . y TUNER is displayed. 2 Select a waveband by pressing TUNER A[...]

TUNER 21 1 T urn SOURCE SELECTOR to TUNER to select the tuner . y TUNER is displayed. 2 T urn TUNER PRESET X to select a preset radio station. y PRESET , the preset number and station are displayed. After programming radio stations, you might want to change their sequence. RESHUFFLE allows you to exchange the positions of presets. 1 Choose * TUNER [...]

TUNER TECHNICAL DA T A 22 R adio D ata S ystem is a service that allows FM stations to send additional information. If you are receiving an RDS station, R and the station name are displayed. Switching through different RDS information • Press RADIO TEXT on the receiver repeatedly to switch through the following information (if available): – Rad[...]

23 English TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION No sound VOLUME is not correctly adjusted. Adjust the VOLUME. Headphones are connected. Disconnect headphones. The wrong source is selected. T urn SOURCE SELECTOR to select the correct source. No sound on the One speaker is wrongly connected. Connect the speaker properly . left or right sid[...]

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