Philips HP1500 manual

Instructions for use English 4 Mode d'emploi F rançais 30 Bedienungsanleitung Deutsch 56 Gebruiksaanwijzing Nederlands 82 Instrucciones de manejo Español 108 Manual de utilização Po r tuguês 134 Instruzioni per l'uso Italiano 160 Bruksanvisning Svenska 186 HP 1 500 HP 1 500 0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 1[...]

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2 ☎ Helpline (www .p4c.philips.com) België/Belgien/Belgique 32-2-525.81.11 Danmark 45 33 29 33 33 Deutschland 49-40-28990 España 34-91-4042200 France 33 1 47 28 10 00  30-1-4894911 Ireland 353-1-764 0000 Italia 39.039.203.1 Nederland 0900-8406 Norge 47-22-748 000 Österr eich 43-1-601 01 Po r tugal +351-21-416 33 33 Schweiz[...]

ENGLISH 4 Index 4 Intr oduction 5 System configuration 6 Dolby Headphone 7 Advanced technologies used in HP 1500 10 Digital audio formats 10 Important information 11 Benefits of latest sound pr ocessing technology 11 Kit contents 12 Functional ov er vie w 15 Installation 15 Audio connections 26 Basic operation 27 Pr oblem solving 28 Maintenance 28 [...]

This system has been designed to faithfully reproduce the kind of m ulti-channel surround sound exper ience that you normally can enjo y with a conv entional multi-channel speaker set-up . The latest digital signal processing technology is being used to ensure that you can indulge y our self in an ov erwhelming private home enter tainment exper ien[...]

ENGLISH 6 Dolb y Headphone A brief intr oduction Dolby Digital and DTS pro vide discrete left and right sur round channels, f or more precise localization of sound and a more convincing, realistic ambience . Discrete means that each channel contains its own par ticular audio information and plays a unique role in creating a realistic surround sound[...]

Advanced technologies used in HP 1500 The HP1500 makes use of several advanced technologies. Principle of determining the direction of sound P eople can deter mine the localization of sounds through the perception of differences in intensity – so called Interaur al Intensity Difference (IID) – and through time differences – so called Interaur[...]

ENGLISH 8 If we wish to reproduce all those eff ects through an audio system, than w e need to take IID , ITD , pinna eff ects, room impulse response , etc. into account. That is where Head-Related T r ansfer Functions (HR TF) come into play . An HR TF is a mathematical equation that describes how a sound is effected when travelling from its source[...]

Automatic Audio Signal Routing The Automatic Audio Signal Routing (AASR) feature of the HP 1500 basestation allows for audio sources to be connected to its audio inputs and at the same time it can pass those same audio signals on to – for example – y our Home Cinema receiv er . This allows for permanent audio connections to be made without the [...]

ENGLISH 10 Digital audio formats The device will recognize the follo wing digital input signals: – Stereo LPCM with sample frequencies 44.1 kHz and 48kHz – Dolby® Digital (A C-3), up to 5.1 channels – DTS®, up to 5.1 channels In case an invalid digital signal is detected - for example a digital MP3 data stream - the ‘DIGIT AL ’ indicati[...]

Safety pr ecautions • Do not use this product in damp places or close to water . • Do not expose this product to extr eme heat. • Do not open this product. In the ev ent of technical difficulties tak e it to your Philips r etailer . • Do not cov er this product. • Inadequately pr otected or sensitive electr onic equipment may be affected [...]

ENGLISH 12 Functional o ver view - Pr oduct illustrations on inside flap Base station fr ont panel (figure 1) 1P ow er section a) pow er on/standby and demo mode button By holding the 'ST ANDBY -ON' button for 1.5 seconds or longer , the demo mode can be activated: – Pink noise is used to simulate the position of the 5 vir tual speaker [...]

4 Dolby Pr o Logic II section a) button to activate Dolb y Pro Logic II and to toggle between ‘MUSIC’ and ‘MO VIE’ mode . – the preferred mode depends on the nature of the audio input signal: – In case of a digital audio signal: the pref erred mode will automatically be selected f ir st in case Dolby Pro Logic II is activated. By pressi[...]

7 Night mode section a) button to activate Night mode – Night mode will reduce the dynamics of the audio signal. This will result in both the loudest and the most silent audio signals becoming clear ly audible, ev en at low er volume lev els. – The audio signals on a DVD mo vie disc have large dynamics, i.e. the difference in loudness betw een [...]

Headphone (figure 3) 13 Flexifit™ headband a) adjust the comfor t level of the inner headband to your personal preference b y simply pushing the adjustment button. Installation Base station po w er supply 1 Mak e sure the base station’ s rated voltage corr esponds to the mains sock et voltage. 2 Connect the A C mains cable to the A C mains sock[...]

When connecting your audio equipment in this way , you will be able to benefit from the Automatic Audio Signal Routing (AASR) feature. As long as the base station is powered – even in stand-b y mode – the audio signal from the audio source will be made available not only to the digital base station but it will be routed through to the rest of y[...]

10 Dolby Pr o Logic II: the ‘Dolby Pro Logic II’ menu field indicator will be illuminated in yello w indicating that Dolby Pr o Logic II is possible. Press the Dolb y Pro Logic II button to activate Dolb y Pr o Logic II. Pressing this button repeatedly will allo w you to toggle betw een ‘MUSIC’ and ‘MO VIE’ mode and b ypass mode (= MUSI[...]

12 Night mode: this option is not available in case of analogue audio signals. The ‘Night Mode’ menu f ield indicator is off: NIGHT’ mode cannot be activated. 13 DBB: the Dynamic Bass Boost function is only applicable to headphones connected to the 6.3 mm headphone outputs. 14 V olume control: the V olume control function is only applicable t[...]

OPTION 2: DIGIT AL STEREO OR MUL TI CHANNEL SOURCE: Connecting the digital base station to a digital stereo sour ce (CD pla y er with S/PDIF output, etc.) or a digital multichannel sour ce (D VD pla y er with S/PDIF output, etc .) Base station 1 Connect one side of the S/PDIF digital audio cable (included) to the S/PDIF output of the audio source a[...]

IMPOR T ANT! • In case of connecting an audio CD player to the HP1500 base station making use of the CD player’ s digital outputs: do not up sample the Audio CD digital output signal higher than 44.1 kHz. • When connecting a D VD player to the HP1500 base station: do not up sample the D VD digital output signal higher than 48 kHz. 5 Pow er on[...]

8 Dolby Pr o Logic II: the ‘Dolby Pro Logic II’ menu field indicator will be illuminated in yello w in case of a digital stereo signal. In case of a digital multichannel signal, Dolby Pro Logic II will not be illuminated (since it is not a valid option for such signals). Press the Dolby Pro Logic II button to activate Dolb y Pro Logic II. Press[...]

The following tab les will illustrate the different combinations of Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolb y Digital, DTS and Dolby Headphone and the resulting indication in the display of the base station depending on the nature of the digital audio input signal (i.e . stereo or multichannel). For example: – when Dolby Pro Logic II is on (in Music or Movie mo[...]

11 Night mode: this option is only availab le in case of digital stereo or digital m ultichannel audio signals. When the ‘Night Mode’ men u field indicator is on, ‘NIGHT’ mode can be activated. 12 DBB: the Dynamic Bass Boost function is only applicable to headphones connected to the 6.3 mm headphone outputs. 13 V olume control: the V olume [...]

OPTION 3: SA CD PLA YER: Connecting the digital transmitter to a Philips SA CD play er Philips SA CD player s come with a multitude of audio output connectors. Some of the Philips SA CD player s can even function as a D VD video play er . The following will explain the diff erent possibilities of connecting y our Philips SA CD player to the HP1500 [...]

3 Upsampling: – Some SA CD player s allow f or audio CDs to be upsampled from 44.1 kHz/16 bit to various higher sampling r ates. – When connecting your SA CD play er to the HP1500 base station through the digital coaxial S/PDIF connector , you should not upsample the audio signal. – The HP1500 base station will recognize the follo wing digita[...]

Basic operation When the base station is connected to a: - analogue line output of an analo gue ster eo sour ce (stereo TV , stereo VCR, (S)VCD pla y er , tape recor der , etc .) - digital electrical coaxial S/PDIF output of a stereo sour ce (CD pla yer with S/PDIF output, etc.) or a m ultichannel sour ce (D VD pla y er with S/PDIF output, etc.) 1 [...]

Pr oblem solving If a fault occur s, f ir st check the points listed below . If you are unable to remedy a problem b y following these hints, contact the helpline (see ‘Need help?’) or consult your dealer . Never tr y to open the set your self as this will void the guarantee . First, check all cables to ensure that they are connected correctly.[...]

Maintenance • If the headphone will not be used for a longer time, please remov e the batteries to prevent leakage and cor rosion. • Hearing Safety! Continuous use at a high volume ma y permanently damage your hearing. • Do not leav e the headphone near heat sources. Do not expose to direct sunlight, excessiv e dust, moisture , rain or any ki[...]

Hereby , Philips Consumer Electronics, B .U. P eripher als & Accessor ies, declares that this digital headphone system (HP1500) is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 89/336/ECC . Eur opean Regulations This product has been designed, tested and man ufactured according the European EMC directi[...]

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