Philips HTS3610 manual

1 DVD HOME THEATER SYSTEM HTS3610 Thank you for choosing Philips . Need help fast? Read your Quick Use/Start Guide and/or User Manual first for quick tips that make using your Philips product more enjoyable. If you have read your instructions and still need assistance, you may access our online help at www .philips .com/suppor t User Manual 7 Manue[...]

2 Norge T ypeskilt finnes på apparatens under side . Obser ver: Nettbryteren er sekunder t innkoplet. Den innebygde netdelen er derfor ikke frakoplet nettet så lenge apparatet er tilsluttet nettkontakten. For å redusere faren for brann eller elektr isk støt, skal apparatet ikke utsettes for regn eller fuktighet. Italia DICHIARAZIONE DI CONFORMI[...]

English Français Español Nederlands Deutsch 3 DK Advarsel: Usynlig laser stråling ved åbning når sikkerhedsafbrydere er ude af funktion. Undgå utsættelse for stråling. Bemærk: Netafbr yderen er sekundær t indkoblet og ofbryder ikke strømmen fra nettet. Den indbyggede netdel er derfor tilsluttet til lysnettet så længe netstikket sidder [...]

4 CA UTION VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIA TION WHEN OPEN A V OID EXPOSURE T O BEAM AD V ARSEL SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING VED ÅBNING UNDGÅ UDSÆTTELSE FOR STRÅLING V ARNING SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD BETRAKT A EJ STRÅLEN V AR O! A V A TT AESSA OLET AL TTIINA NÄKYVÄLLE JA NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASER SÄT[...]

5 Langua ge Code Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Amharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Av estan 6569 Aymara 6589 Azerhaijani 6590 Bahasa Mela yu 7783 Bashkir 6665 Belarusian 6669 Bengali 6678 Bihari 6672 Bislama 6673 Bokmål, Norw egian 7866 Bosanski 6683 Brezhoneg 6682 Bulgarian 6671 Burmese 7789 Castellano, Español 6983 Ca[...]

6 English Contents Languag e Code ...................................... 5 General Information Supplied accessories ................................... 8 Cleaning discs ............................................... 8 Setup .............................................................. 8 Basic Connections Step 1: Placing the speakers and subwoof e[...]

English 7 Contents D VD Setup Men u Options Accessing General Setup Page ............... 27 Locking / Unlocking the disc for vie wing ............................................. 27 Dimming system’ s displa y panel ........ 27 Programming disc tracks (not for Pictur e CD / MP3) .......................... 28 OSD language .........................[...]

8 3139 115 16571 English Supplied accessories Scart cable (black) FM wire antenna MW loop antenna Remote control and two batteries (12nc: 3139 258 70111) Cleaning discs T o clean a disc, use a micro fibr e cleaning cloth and wipe the disc fr om the center to the edge in a straight line. CAUTION! Do not use solvents such as benzene, thinner , commer[...]

English 9 Basic Connections For best possible surr ound sound, all the speak ers (except subwoofer) should be placed at the same distance from the listening position. 1 Place the front left and right speak ers at equal distances from the TV and at an angle of appr oximately 45 degrees fr om the listening position. 2 Place the centre speak er above [...]

10 English FRONT L FRONT R REAR L REAR L Basic Connections (continued) IMPOR T ANT! – Connect the D VD system directl y to the TV . – Proceed to pa ge 16 for setting up the TV once you ha ve completed the connections. 1 Use the supplied scar t video cable (black) to connect the D VD system’ s SCAR T socket to the corr esponding Scar t input s[...]

English 11 Basic Connections (continued) 1 Connect the supplied MW loop antenna to the MW sock et. Place the MW loop antenna on a shelf, or attach it to a stand or wall. 2 Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM socket. Extend the FM antenna and fix its ends to the wall. For better FM stereo r eception, connect an external FM antenna (not supplie[...]

12 English Connection to External De vices Connecting a audio/video de vice L R AUDIO OUT Audio/Video Device D VD System Y ou can connect other audio/video device to the D VD system in order to use the Home Theatre Audio System’ s sur round sound capabilities. ● Use an audio cable (red/white, not supplied) to connect the D VD system’ s AUX IN[...]

English 13 Main Unit 1 ST ANDBY ON ( B ) – Switches to Eco P ower standby mode, or turns on the system. 2 Disc tra y 3 OPEN CLOSE 0 – Opens/Closes the disc tra y . 4 ECO PO WER indicator – Lights up when in Eco P ower standb y mode. 5 iR – P oint the remote control to wards this sensor . 6 System displa y panel 7 V OLUME – Adjusts the v o[...]

14 English Remote Contr ol * = Press and hold the button for mor e than two seconds. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ! 1 B – Switches to Eco P ower standby mode, or turns on the system. 2 V OL +- – Adjusts the v olume level. 3 1 2 3 4 – DISC: selects mov ement direction in the menu. – TUNER: use 3 4 to start auto searching, use 1 2 to tune the radio fr[...]

English 15 3139 115 16571 Remote Contr ol (continued) * = Press and hold the button for mor e than two seconds. @ Numeric K eypad (0-9) – DISC: enters a track/title number . – TUNER: enters the preset radio station number . # DISC MENU – DISC: enters or exits disc contents menu. For VCD , selects various previe w function. $ DISPLA Y – DISC[...]

16 English Getting Star ted Step 1: Inser ting batteries into the r emote control 1 3 2 1 Open the batter y compartment. 2 Inser t tw o batteries type R06 or AA, following the indications ( +- ) inside the compar tment. 3 Close the cover . CAUTION! – Remo ve batteries if they ar e exhausted or if the remote contr ol is not to be used for a long t[...]

English 17 3139 115 16571 Getting Star ted (continued) Selecting the matching colour system The colour system of the D VD system, D VD and TV should match. Only then will it be possible to pla y a D VD on this system. Before changing the TV system, determine the colour system of your TV . 1 In disc mode, pr ess SETUP . 2 Press 2 r epeatedly to sele[...]

18 English Getting Star ted (continued) Step 4: Setting language pr eferences Y ou can select your pr eferred language settings so that this D VD system will automatically switch to the language for you whene ver you load a disc. If the language selected is not a vailable on the disc, the disc’ s default language will be used instead. The OSD (On[...]

English 19 Disc Operations IMPOR T ANT! – If the inhibit icon ( ø or X) appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, it means the function is not availab le on the current disc or at the current time. – D VD discs and pla yers ar e designed with regional r estrictions. Befor e pla ying a disc , make sur e the disc is for the same zone as[...]

20 English Auto Eco P o wer standb y mode This is a power -sa ving feature, the system will automatically switch to Eco P ower standby mode if you do not pr ess any buttons within 30 minutes after a disc has stopped pla ying. Basic pla yback controls Pausing pla yback ● During pla yback, pr ess 2; (or ; on the remote). ➜ T o resume normal playb[...]

English 21 Disc Operations (continued) Other operations for video pla yback (D VD/VCD/SVCD) DISC MENU DISPLA Y AUDIO SUBTITLE ZOOM OK PLA Y Using the Disc Menu (D VD onl y) A menu ma y appear on the TV screen once you load in the disc, depending on the disc format. T o select a playback f eature or item ● Use 1 2 3 4 ke ys or numeric k eypad (0-9[...]

22 English Disc Operations (continued) Advancing by frame 1 During pla yback, pr ess Å on the remote. ➜ Pla y will pause and sound will be muted. 2 Press Å r epeatedly to view the next picture frame. 3 T o resume normal pla yback, press PLA Y B . Resuming pla yback from the last stopped point This D VD system able to resume disc pla yback from [...]

English 23 Pre view Function (VCD/SVCD only) 1 Press DISC MENU . 2 Use 34 k eys to highlight { T rack Digest }, { Disc Inter val } or { T rack Inter val }. 3 Press OK to open one option. Select Digest T ype: T rack Digest Disc Interval T rack Inter val { T rack Digest } This function will minimise the picture of every track in order to displa y ev [...]

24 English Disc Operations (continued) Pla ying an MP3/Windows Media ™ Audio/JPEG/MPEG-4 disc This D VD system can pla yback MPEG-4, MP3, Windows Media™ Audio , JPEG, VCD & SVCD files on a personally recor ded CD-R/R W disc or commer cial CD . IMPOR T ANT! Y ou hav e to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 16 ?[...]

English 25 Disc Operations (continued) Pla ying a picture disc (slide sho w) IMPOR T ANT! Y ou hav e to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 16 “Setting the TV”). ● Load a Picture disc (K odak Pictur e CD , JPEG). ➜ For a K odak disc, the slide show will begin automatically . ➜ For a JPEG disc, the picture me[...]

26 English Pla ying a DivX disc This D VD system supports the playback of DivX movie which you do wnload from your computer onto a CD-R/R W (see page 29 for more inf ormation). 1 Load a DivX disc . 2 If the DivX movie contains external subtitles, the subtitle menu will appear on the TV for your selection. ● In this case , pressing SUBTITLE on the[...]

English 27 This D VD system setup is carried out via the TV , enabling you to customise the D VD system to suit your particular requir ements. Accessing General Setup Page 1 Press DISC and follo wed by SETUP on the remote. 2 Use 1 2 keys to select ‘General Setup Page’. 3 Press OK to confirm. General Setup Page Disc Lock Display Dim Program OSD [...]

28 English D VD Setup Menu Options (contin ued) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. T o return to the pre vious menu, pr ess 1 . T o remo ve the menu, press SETUP . Pro gramming disc tracks (not for Picture CD/MP3) Y ou can pla y the contents of the disc in the order y ou want by programming the pla ying order of the tracks.[...]

English 29 D VD Setup Menu Options (contin ued) Screen Sa ver - turning on/off The screen sa ver will help pr event damage to your TV displa y device . 1 In ‘General Setup Page’, use 34 k eys to highlight { Screen Sa ver }, then press 2 . { On } Select this if you wish to turn off the TV screen when pla y is stopped or paused for more than 15 m[...]

30 English D VD Setup Menu Options (contin ued) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. T o return to the pre vious menu, press 1 . T o remove the menu, press SETUP . Accessing Audio Setup P age 1 Press DISC and follo wed by SETUP on the remote. 2 Use 1 2 keys to select ‘Audio Setup Page’. 3 Press OK to confirm. Audio Setup [...]

English 31 D VD Setup Menu Options (contin ued) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. T o return to the pre vious menu, press 1 . T o remove the menu, press SETUP . Accessing Video Setup P age 1 Press DISC and follo wed by SETUP on the remote. 2 Use 1 2 k eys t o select ‘Video Setup Page’. 3 Press OK to confirm. Video Setu[...]

32 English D VD Setup Menu Options (contin ued) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. T o return to the pre vious menu, press 1 . T o remove the menu, press SETUP . 4 Press 34 to highlight one of the following options. { Brightness } Increase this value to brighten the pictur e colour or vice versa. Choose zero (0) for the a v[...]

English 33 D VD Setup Menu Options (contin ued) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. T o return to the pre vious menu, press 1 . T o remove the menu, press SETUP . Restricting pla yback by P arental Contr ol Some D VDs ma y hav e a parental lev el assigned to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc . This feature l[...]

34 English D VD Setup Menu Options (contin ued) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. T o return to the pre vious menu, pr ess 1 . T o remo ve the menu, press SETUP . PBC (Pla yback Control) PBC (Pla yback Control) allows y ou to pla y Video CDs interactively , f ollowing the menu on the displa y . This feature is available on[...]

English 35 D VD Setup Menu Options (contin ued) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. T o return to the pre vious menu, press 1 . T o remove the menu, press SETUP . Setting the DivX Subtitle font Y ou can set the font type that suppor ts the recorded DivX subtitle. 1 In ‘Prefer ence Page’, use 34 ke ys to highlight { DIVX [...]

36 English IMPOR T ANT! Make sur e the FM and MW antennas are connected. T uning to radio stations 1 Press TUNER on the r emote (or press SOURCE control at the fr ont panel) to select “ FM ” or “ MW ”. 2 Press 3 / 4 briefly on the remote. ➜ The displa y panel will show " SEARCH " until a radio station with sufficient signal stre[...]

English 37 Automatic presetting Use automatic presetting to stor e or reinstall all the pr eset radio stations. 1 FM / MW START .. 2 1 Press TUNER on the r emote to select “ FM ” or “ MW ” . 2 Press and hold PR OG until " START ..." appears. ➜ All the former pr esets will be overwritten. Manual presetting Use manual presetting t[...]

38 English Sound and V olume Contr ols Individual speak ers volume adjustment Y ou can adjust the dela y times (centre, rear speak ers and subwoofer onl y) and volume le vel for individual speak ers. These adjustments let you optimise the sound according to y our surroundings and setup. IMPOR T ANT! Press SURR button on the r emote to select Multi-[...]

English 39 Selecting surr ound sound ● Press SURR on the r emote to select : MUL TI-CHANNEL or STEREO. ➜ The availability of the various sur round sound modes depends on the number of speak ers used and the sound available on the disc. ➜ The centre and surr ound speak ers operate only in Multi-channel surr ound mode. ➜ The available output [...]

40 English Other Functions Setting the Sleep timer The sleep timer enables the system to switch to Eco P ower standby mode automatically at a preset time. ● Press SLEEP on the r emote repeatedly until it reaches the desir ed preset turn-off time. ➜ The selections are as follows (time in minutes): 15 ™ 30 ™ 45 ™ 60 ™ OFF ™ 15 … ➜ ?[...]

English 41 AMPLIFIER SECTION Output power 300 W RMS - Front 40 W RMS / channel - Rear 40 W RMS / channel - Centre 70 W RMS - Subwoof er 70 W RMS Frequency Response 20 Hz – 20 kHz / – 3 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio > 65 dB (CCIR) Input Sensitivity - AUX In 1000 mV TUNER SECTION T uning Range FM 87.5 – 108 MHz (50 kHz) MW 531 – 1602 kHz (9 kHz[...]

42 English W ARNING Under no circumstances should y ou tr y to repair the system y ourself, as this will invalidate the war ranty . Do not open the system as ther e is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below befor e taking the system for repair . If you ar e unable to remedy a prob lem by follo wing these hi[...]

English 43 T roub leshooting (continued) The D VD system does not star t pla yback. There is no sound from the centre and surr ound speakers. Radio reception is poor . The remote contr ol does not function properl y . Unable to pla y DivX movies. The D VD system does not work. – Insert a readable disc with the pla yback side facing down. The D VD[...]

44 English Analogue: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. These sock ets send audio through two channels, the left and right. A UDIO OUT Jacks: Red and white jacks on the back of the D VD System that send audio to another system (TV , Ster eo, etc .). Aspect ratio: Th[...]

English 45 Pla yback control (PBC): Refers to the signal recor ded on video CDs or SVCDs for controlling pla yback. By using menu scr eens recor ded on a Video CD or SVCD that supports PBC , you can enjoy interactiv e pla yback and searching. Region code: A system allowing discs to be pla yed only in the r egion designated. This unit will only pla [...]