Philips HTS3440 manual

English DVD Home Theater System HTS3450 HTS3440 User Manual 6 Manuel D’utilisation 54 Manual del usuario 102[...]

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4 LASER Type Semiconductor laser GaAIAs Wave length 650 - 660 nm (DVD) 784 - 796 nm (CD) Output Power 7 mW (DVD) 10 mW (VCD/CD) Beam divergence 60 degrees This warning label is located on the rearside and inside this laser product. CAUTION : INVISIBLE LASER RADIA TION WHEN OPEN. DO NO T ST ARE INT O BEAM. D ANGER : INVISIBLE LASER RADIA TION WHEN O[...]

English Français Español 5 English ------------------------------------ 6 Français ---------------------------------- 54 Español -------------------------------- 102 En vironmental information All unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. W e hav e tried to make the packaging easy to separate into three materials: cardboar d (box), polystyr ene [...]

6 English T a ble of content s General Ge ne ra l I nfo rm at io n ........................................................................................................ 8 Se tu p pr ec au tio ns ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Acce[...]

7 English O th er p lay ba ck f ea tu res f or v ide o di sc s ( DVD / VCD / S VC D) ..............................................................27 Us ing t he D is c Me nu ........................................................................................................... .......................27 Vie wi ng pl ay bac k in fo rm at io n ..[...]

8 English Gen eral Inf orma tion CAUTION! The machine does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to quali ed personnel. Setup precautions Finding a suitable location – Place the set on a  at, hard and stable surface. Do not place the set on a carpet. – Do not position the set on top of other equipment t[...]

9 English Main Uni t a STANDBY ON 2 – Turns on the system or turns off to Eco Power standby mode. b Disc tray c OPEN CLOSE ç – Opens/ closes the disc tray. d System display panel e USB port – Input for USB  ash drive or USB memory card reader. f SOURCE – Selects the relevant active source mode: DISC, TUNER (FM/AM,) TV or AUX/DI. g u (PL[...]

10 English Remote Cont rol 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 a 2 – Turns off to Eco Power standby mode. b Source buttons – DISC/USB : switches to DISC or USB mode. TUNER : toggles between FM and AM band. TV : switches to TV mode. The sound from the TV will output through the connected speakers system. AUX/DI : toggles between AUX and DIGITAL IN extern[...]

11 English Remote Control (c o nt i n ue d ) 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 19 m SUBTITLE – Selects a DVD subtitle language. n ANGLE – Selects a DVD disc camera angle (if available). o DISC MENU – For DVD, enter or exit disc contents menu. – For VCD/SVCD, enter digest menu. p W X S T – DISC: selects movement direction in the menu. ?[...]

12 English Remote Control (c o nt i n ue d ) Using the remote contr ol A Open the battery compartment. B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA, following the indications ( +- ) inside the compartment. C Close the cover. D Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor (iR) on the front panel. E Select the source you wish to control by pressi[...]

13 English Bas ic Connections Step 1: Placing the speak ers The Philips Home Theater System is simple to install. However, proper system placement is critical to ensure an optimum sound experience. A Place the front left and right speakers at equal distances from the TV and at an angle of approximately 45 degrees from the listening position. B Plac[...]

14 English Step 2: Connecting the speak ers to A V subwoofer  Connect all the speakers to the speaker jacks at the rear of the AV subwoofer. Make sure that the colors of the plugs and jacks are matched. Bas ic Connections (c on t i nu e d ) TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the [...]

15 English Step 3: Connecting the A V subwoof er to D VD system A Use the supplied inter-connect cable to connect TO AV SUBWOOFER jack at the rear of the DVD system to the TO DVD SYSTEM jack at the rear of the AV subwoofer. B Tighten the screws beside the inter- connect cable to secure the connection. Basic Connecti ons (c on t i nu e d ) Step 4: C[...]

16 English R L Option 1 Option 2 TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Bas ic Connections (c on t i nu e d ) Step 5: Connecting to TV This connection enables you to view the playback from this DVD system. You only need to choose one of the options below to make the vi[...]

17 English Option 3: Connecting to a Pro gressiv e Scan TV or component video input (best picture quality) The progressive scan video quality is only available when using Y Pb Pr connection and a progressive scan TV is required. It provides superior picture quality when watching DVD movies. A Follow option 1 to make the basic video connection. B Us[...]

18 English Step 6: Connecting the po wer cor d After everything is connected properly, plug the AC power cord into the power outlet. The Eco Power LED on the DVD system and the AV subwoofer will light up. Never make or change any connections with the power turned on. Helpful Hints: – Refer to the type plate at the rear or bottom of the product fo[...]

19 English Opti onal Con necti ons Connecting audio fr om TV When connecting the audio output from your TV to this Home Theater Audio System, you will have the sound of the TV output on all the speakers. It will enable you to enjoy the multi-channel surround sound capabilities.  Use an audio cable (red/white - not supplied) to connect the TV IN [...]

20 English Step 1: T urning on the D VD system A Press STANDBY ON ( 2 ). B PPress the SOURCE button on the front panel repeatedly to select : DISC ¤ FM ¤ AM ¤ TV ¤ AUX ¤ DI ¤ DISC .... HTS3450 HTS3440 Or  Press DISC/USB , TUNER , TV or AUX/DI on the remote control.  If the USB is detected, pressing the DISC/USB will toggle between DISC [...]

21 English Step 3: Setting language pref erences The language options are different depending on your country or region. It may not correspond to the illustrations shown on the user manual. On-screen displa y (OSD) language The OSD (On-Screen Display) language for this DVD system will remain as you have set it, regardless of the changes made to the[...]

22 English If the language you want is not available in the list, select { Others. } Use the numeric keypad (0-9) on the remote control to enter the 4-digit language code ‘XXXX’ (see last page) and press OK to con rm. E Repeat steps C ~ D for other settings. Helpful Hints: – During DVD playback, you can switch the audio and subtitle langua[...]

23 English Step 5: Setting up Pr ogressiv e Scan featur e (for Progressive Scan TV only) The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per second than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system.) With nearly double the number of lines, progressive scan offers higher picture resolution and quality. Before you start... Ensure that you [...]

24 English Get ting Star ted (c on t i nu e d ) TIPS: Press W to go back to the previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu. Step 6: Setting the speak ers’ channels You can adjust the delay times (center and surround only) and volume level for individual speakers. These adjustments let you optimize the sound according to your surroundings an[...]

25 English Disc Operat ions Pla yab le discs Your DVD home theater system will play: – Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs) – Video CDs (VCDs) – Super Video CDs (SVCDs) – Finalized DVD Recordable (DVD±R), DVD Rewritable (DVD±RW) – Audio Compact Discs (CDs) – MP3/ Windows Media™ Audio discs, picture (Kodak, JPEG)  les on CD-R(W) – ISO[...]

26 English Disc Oper ations (co nt i n ue d ) Basic pla yback contr ols Pausing playback  During playback, press u (or Å on the remote control.)  While in pause mode, you can press Å repeatedly to view the next still picture (for video playback only.)  To resume playback, press u (or PLAY X on the remote control.) Selecting another track[...]

27 English Disc Oper ations (co nt i n ue d ) Pr ogramming disc tracks (not for Picture CD/MP3) You can play the contents of the disc in the order you want by programming the playing order of the tracks. A Press PROGRAM on the remote control.  The programming menu appears. 2 6 7 8 9 10 Ex i t Sta r t Next B Use the numeric keypad (0-9) to enter [...]

28 English Viewing pla yback information This DVD system can display the disc playback information (for example, title or chapter number, elapsed playing time, audio/subtitle language) and a number of operations can be done without interrupting disc playback. A During playback, press DISPLAY .  A list of available disc information appears on the[...]

29 English Changing sound track languag e This operation works only on DVDs with multiple soundtrack languages, you can change the language you want while playing a DVD.  Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio languages. For VCD – changing the audio channel  Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio channels provide[...]

30 English Pla ying an MP3/ JPEG/ Windo ws Media ™ Audio disc This DVD system can playback most of the MP3, JPEG and Windows Media™ Audio  les recorded on a CD-R/RW disc or commercial CD. Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See the section on “Finding the correct viewing channel.” A Insert a disc.  Th[...]

31 English Pla ying a JPEG imag e  le (slide sho w) Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See the section on “Finding the correct viewing channel.”  Insert a Picture disc (Kodak Picture CD, JPEG.)  For a Kodak disc, the slide show will begin automatically.  For a JPEG disc, the picture menu will appea[...]

32 English Disc Oper ations (co nt i n ue d ) Pla ying MP3 music and JPEG pictures sim ultaneously You can create a musical slide show if the disc contains both the MP3 music and JPEG picture  les. A Insert an MP3 disc that contains music and pictures. B Select an MP3 track in the menu and press PLAY X (or u ) to start playback. C During MP3 mus[...]

33 English Pla ying fr om USB  ash driv e or USB memor y card r eader This DVD system is able to access and view the data  les (JPEG, MP3 or Windows Media™ Audio) in the USB  ash drive or USB memory card reader. Editing and copying the data are not possible. A Insert a USB  ash drive or USB memory card reader into the USB port on the [...]

34 English A udio Setup Pag e Speakers Volume Speakers Delay Night Mode CD Upsampling Lip Sync General Setup P age Disc Lock Display Dim Program OSD Language Screen Saver DivX(R) VOD Code Video Setup P age TV T ype TV Display Progressive Picture Setting D V D Set up Menu O ptions Pref eren c e P age Audio Subtitle Disc Menu PBC MP 3 /JPEG Nav Passw[...]

35 English General Setup P age (underlined options ar e the factor y default settings) Disc Lock Not all discs are rated or coded by the disc maker. You can prevent a speci c disc from playing by locking the disc. Up to 40 discs can be locked. { Lock } – Selects this to block the playback of the current disc. Subsequent access to a locked disc[...]

36 English Audio Setup P age (underlined options ar e the factor y default settings) Speakers Volume Access the speaker’s level setup menu. Use W X keys to adjust the volume level for each connected speaker between -6dB to +6dB. Speakers Delay Access the speaker’s distance setup menu. Use W X keys to set the delay times for the center and rear [...]

37 English Video Setup P age (underlined options ar e the factor y default settings) TV Type The color system for this DVD system is { NTSC }. It can support NTSC-system TV. This DVD system will automatically convert the PAL disc video output to NTSC format. TV Display The picture shape can be adjusted to  t your TV. { 4:3 Letter Box } – For a[...]

38 English Brightness Contrast Tint Color Personal Picture Setup Picture Setting This DVD system provides three prede ned sets of picture color settings and one personal setting which you can de ne yourself. { Standard } – Original color setting. { Bright } – Vibrant color setting. { Soft } – Warm color setting. { Personal } – Selects[...]

39 English Pref erence Setup P ag e (underlined options are the factory default settings) Audio Selects the preferred audio language for DVD playback. Subtitle Selects the preferred subtitle language for DVD playback. Disc Menu Selects the preferred disc menu language for DVD playback. Note: If the selected audio/subtitle/disc menu language is not [...]

40 English Pref erence Setup P ag e (underlined options are the factory default settings) DivX Subtitle Selects the font type that supports the recorded DivX subtitle. { Standard } – Displays a standard list of Roman subtitle fonts provided by this DVD system. { Others } – Displays other subtitle fonts. Default This feature enables you to reset[...]

41 English Tu n e r O p e r a t i o n s IMPORTANT! Make sure the FM and AM antennas are connected. T uning to radio stations A Press SOURCE repeatedly until “FM” appears on the display panel (or press TUNER on the remote control.) B Press W / X brie y on the remote control to start tuning.  “SEARCH > or <” will appear on the dis[...]

42 English T uner Op erations (c o nt i n ue d ) B Press PLAY X until “START ...” appears on the display panel.  The system will start searching from the FM band followed by the AM band.  All the available radio stations with strong signal will be stored automatically.  Once complete, the last tuned radio station will be played back. U[...]

43 English Sound a nd V olume Cont rols SURR. SOUND MUTE Selecting surr ound sound  Press SURR. to select : DOLBY+PL II (multi-channel) or STEREO.  The availability of the various surround sound modes depends on the sound available on the disc.  The center and rear speakers operate only in multi-channel surround mode.  The available out[...]

44 English Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g WARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs,  rst check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you are unable to solve a problem by [...]

45 English The DVD system does not start playback. The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be changed even though you have set the TV display. Cannot activate some features such as Angles, Subtitles, or multi-language Audio. Not able to select some items in the setup/system menu. Unable to play DivX movies. Radio reception is poor. The DVD system doe[...]

46 English Prob lem (USB) Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (c o nt i n ue d ) The contents of the USB  ash drive cannot be read. Slow operation of the USB  ash drive. – The USB  ash drive format is not compatible with the system. – Drive is formatted with a different  le system which is not supported by this DVD system (e.g. NT[...]

47 English Spe ci catio ns AMPLIFIER Output power: 1000 W / 380 W FTC * - Front : 125 W / channel - Rear: 125 W / channel - Center : 250 W - Subwoofer: 250 W Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz / –3 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio: > 65 dB (CCIR) Input Sensitivity - AUX In : 1000 mV - TV In: 500 mV - Digital In: 500 mV * THD: 1% TUNER Tuning Rang[...]

48 English Glo ssar y Analog: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has speci c numerical values. These jacks send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs is [...]

49 English Playback control (PBC): Refers to the signal recorded on video CDs or SVCDs for controlling playback. By using menu screens recorded on a Video CD or SVCD that supports PBC, you can enjoy interactive playback and searching. Progressive Scan: The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per second than in an ordinary TV system[...]

50 English Why does it take so long to display the contents on my USB device? – This could be due to the large numbers of  les (>500  les/folders) or size of the  les (>1MB). – There could be other non-supported  les in the device that the system is trying to read/display. What if un-supported devices (e.g. USB mouse, keyboard[...]

51 English displa y panel Philips, P.O. Box 671539, Marietta, GA. 30006-0026 PHILIPS LIMITED WARRANTY ONE (1) YEAR WARRANTY COVERAGE: PHILIPS warranty obligation is limited to the terms set forth below. WHO IS COVERED: Philips warrants the product to the original purchaser or the person receiving the product as a gift against defects in materi- als[...]