Philips HTS6600 manual

English D VD HOME THEA TRE SY STEM HTS6600 Read your Quick Star t Guide and/or User Manual first for quick tips that mak e using your Philips product more enjo y able. Register your pr oduct and get suppor t at www .philips .com/welcome User Manual 6 Manuel D’utilisation 56 Manual del usuario 106 Benutzerhandbuch 156 Gebruikershandleiding 206[...]

2 Important notes for users in the U.K. Mains plug This apparatus is  tted with an approved 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: 1 Remove fuse cover and fuse. 2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5 Amp, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type. 3 Re t the fuse cover. If the  tted plug is not suitable for your sock[...]

3 English 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 product complies with the radio interference requirements of the European Community. This product complies with the requirements of the following directives and guidelines: 2006/95/E[...]

4 Disposal of your old pr oduct Y our product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means the product is cover ed by the European Dir ective 2002/96/EC. Please inform yourself about the local separate collection [...]

5 English Français Español Deutsch Nederlands HDMI, and HDMI logo and High-De nition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories, Dolby, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under license from one or more o[...]

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8 English Gen eral In f orma ti on WARNING! This unit does not contain any user- serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to quali ed personnel. Setup precautions Finding a suitable location – Place this unit on a  at, hard and stable surface. Never place the unit on a carpet. – Never place this unit on top of other equipment [...]

9 English Main Un it a DOCK socket – Input for GoGear/iPod docking station (optional feature - not available in Europe). b USB socket – Input for USB  ash drive or USB memory card reader. c MP3 LINE-IN socket – Phono input for connecting to the headphone out socket on your portable audio player. d iR sensor – Point the remote control tow[...]

10 English Remote Cont rol HDMI 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 13 Note: There are two types of remote control supplied with different HTS6600 versions. The version with HDMI button has the video upscaling up to 1080p. a 2 – Turns off to normal standby mode. – Press and hold to turn off to low power standby mode. b Source buttons – DISC/USB : togg[...]

11 English Remote Control (c o n t i n u e d ) HDMI 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 n DISC MENU – For DVD, enters or exits disc contents menu. – For VCD/SVCD, enters digest menu while in stop mode; turns on/off PBC mode during playback. o OK – Con rms an entry or selection. p Cursor keys – DISC: selects movement direction in the m[...]

12 English Remote Control (c o n t i n u e 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 pres[...]

13 English Bas ic Connections Step 1: Placing the speak ers The Philips Home Theatre System is simple to install. However, proper system placement is critical to ensure an optimum sound experience. Before you start ... If you wish to mount the speakers on the wall, see chapter ‘Optional Connections - Mounting the speakers on the wall’. A Place [...]

14 English SCART OUT (TV1) HDMI OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT TO SUBWOOFER TV AUDIO IN (TV 2) HDMI OUT Step 2: Connecting to TV This connection enables you to view the video playback from this unit. You only need to choose one of the options below to make the video connection. – For a standard TV, follow option 1. – For a HDMI TV, follow option 2. ?[...]

15 English B If your TV accepts progressive signals, proceed to chapter ‘Getting Started - Setting up Progr essive Scan feature’ for detailed progressive feature setup. C To hear the TV channels through this unit, use the supplied audio cable to connect the TV AUDIO IN (TV2) to the AUDIO OUT sockets on the TV. Helpful Hints: – Audio connectio[...]

16 English Step 3: Connecting the speak ers to subwoof er  Connect the speakers to the matching speaker sockets at the rear of the subwoofer. Helpful Hints: – To prevent unwanted noise, never place the speakers too close to the main unit, subwoofer, AC power adapter, TV or any other radiation sources. – To disconnect the speakers, press down[...]

17 English Step 4: Connecting the FM and AM/MW antennas A Connect the supplied AM/MW loop antenna to the AM/MW socket. Place the AM/MW loop antenna on a shelf, or attach it to a stand or wall. B Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM 75 Ω socket. Extend the FM antenna and  x its ends to the wall. For better FM stereo reception, connect an ex[...]

18 English Bas ic Connections (c o n t i n u e d ) Step 6: Connecting the po w er cord After everything is connected properly, connect the AC power cord into the power outlet. The standby LED on the main unit lights up. Helpful Hints: – Refer to the type plate at the rear or bottom of the product for identi cation and supply ratings. – Befor[...]

19 English Opti on al C on n ecti on s Connecting to cable bo x/ satellite receiv er and recor der/VCR This unit provides analogue and digital audio connection. You can connect the audio output from an audio/video device (e.g. DVD recorder, VCR, Cable/Satellite Box) to this Home Theatre System in order to enjoy the multi-channel surround sound capa[...]

20 English Opti on al C on n ecti on s (c o n t i n u e d ) 6 Mounting the main unit on the wall WARNING! Only quali ed personnel can perform the installation. Never do it yourself in order to avoid any unexpected damage to the equipment or injury to personnel. Note: Philips accepts absolutely no liability for any accidents or damage resulting f[...]

21 English Opt ional Connect ions (c o n t i n u e d ) Mounting the speak ers on the wall WARNING! Only quali ed personnel can perform the installation. Never do it yourself in order to avoid any unexpected damage to the equipment or injury to personnel. A Attach the supplied bracket to the rear of the speaker and use the screws to secure it. B [...]

22 English Finding the corr ect viewing channel A Press SOURCE button on the main unit until ‘DISC SOURCE’ appears on the display panel (or DISC/USB on the remote control). B Turn on the TV and switch it to the correct video-in channel.  You may go to the lowest channel on your TV, then press the Channel Down button on your TVs remote contro[...]

23 English E Select { Speaker Distance } and press cursor right key. Near Default Far Room Acoustics Speaker Distance Listening Position F Select the distance between the two speakers and press OK to con rm.  { Near } for distance of less than 1.2 metres (3.9 ft).  { Default } for distance between 1.2 metres to 2.0 metres (3.9~6.5 ft). [...]

24 English Setting languag e pr efer ences The language options are different depending on your country or region. It may not correspond to the illustrations shown in the user manual. On-screen displa y (OSD) language The OSD (On-Screen Display) language for this unit remains as you have set it, regardless of the changes made to the DVD disc langua[...]

25 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 language[...]

26 English Get ting Star ted (c o n t i n u e d ) Setting up Pr ogr essiv 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. Befo[...]

27 English Switching to differ ent pla y sour ce  Press the SOURCE button on the main unit repeatedly to select: DISC SOURCE  MP3 LINE-IN  RADIO FM  RADIO AM/MW  TV1  TV2  AUX1  AUX2  DIGITAL IN  DISC SOURCE .... Or  Press DISC/USB , RADIO , AUX/DI , MP3 LINE-IN or TV on the remote control.  Press DISC/USB to tog[...]

28 English Disc Operat ions Pla yable discs Your DVD home theatre system plays: – Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs) – Video CDs (VCDs) – Super Video CDs (SVCDs) – Finalised 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 9660[...]

29 English Disc Oper ations (c o n t i n u e d ) Basic pla yback controls Pausing playback  During playback, press u .  While in pause mode, you can press cursor left/right keys repeatedly to view the previous or next still picture (for video playback only).  To resume playback, press u again. Selecting another track/chapter  Press . / [...]

30 English Disc Oper ations (c o n t i n u e 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 SELECT/PROGRAM on the remote control.  The programming menu appears. 2 6 7 8 9 10 Exit Start Next B Use the numeric keypad 0-9 to en[...]

31 English Viewing pla yback information This unit 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 TV. [...]

32 English Changing sound track languag e This operation works only on DVDs with multiple sound track languages, or VCDs with multiple audio channels.  Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio languages. For VCD – changing the audio channel  Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio channels provided by the disc (STER[...]

33 English Pla ying a MP3/ WMA disc This unit can playback most of the MP3 and Windows Media™ Audio  les recorded on a recordable disc or commercial CD. Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’ for details. A Insert a MP3/WMA disc.  The disc reading time may exceed 3[...]

34 English Pla ying a JPEG image  le (slide sho w) Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’ for details.  Insert a JPEG photo CD (Kodak Picture CD, JPEG).  For a Kodak disc, the slide show begins automatically.  For a JPEG disc, the picture menu appears on the TV[...]

35 English Pla ying MP3/WMA music and JPEG pictures sim ultaneously You can create a musical slide show if the disc contains both the MP3/WMA music and JPEG picture  les. A Insert a MP3/WMA disc that contains music and picture folders. B Select a track in the menu and press u to start playback. C During music playback, use the cursor keys to sel[...]

36 English Pla ying from USB  ash drive or USB memor y card r eader You can play or view the data  les (JPEG, MP3, Windows Media™ Audio or DivX) in the USB  ash drive or USB memory card reader. However, editing or copying the data  le is not possible. A Connect the USB  ash drive / USB memory card reader directly to the USB socket [...]

37 English Pla ying from other portable audio pla yer When you connect your portable audio player to this unit to get the best immersion sound experience through the speaker system. However, controlling of playback is only possible on the portable audio player. MP3 LINE-IN A Use the supplied MP3 LINE-IN cable to connect between the ‘headphone’ [...]

38 English Audio Setup Page HDMI Audio General Setup Page Ambisound Setup Disc Lock Display Dim OSD Language Screen Saver Sleep DivX(R) VOD Code Video Setup Page TV T ype TV Display Picture Setting HDMI Setup Component Progressive Set up Menu O ptions Preference Page Audio Subtitle Disc Menu Parental PBC MP3/JPEG Nav Password DivX Subtitle Default [...]

39 English General Setup P ag e (underlined options ar e the factory default settings) Ambisound Setup Access speaker setup options. See ‘Setting the speakers’ for details. Disc Lock Not all discs are rated or coded by the disc maker. You can prevent play of speci c discs with the disc lock function. Up to 40 discs can be locked. { Lock } ?[...]

40 English Audio Setup P ag e (underlined options ar e the factory default settings) HDMI Audio This setting is only required if you are using the HDMI OUT socket to connect your TV or other display device (see ‘Option 2: Connecting to a HDMI-compatible TV). { Digital Audio } { Off } Turn off the HDMI audio output. You can still enjoy sound outpu[...]

41 English Video Setup P ag e (underlined options ar e the factory default settings) TV Type Select the colour system that matches the connected TV. It enables playback of a different type of disc (PAL or NTSC disc) on this unit. { PAL } – For PAL-system TV. { NTSC } – For NTSC-system TV. { Multi } – For TV that is compatible with both PAL an[...]

42 English HDMI Setup { 4:3 Pillar Box } Display the 4:3 picture disc on the wide-screen TV without stretching. Black bars will be shown on the both sides of the TV screen. { Off } No aspect ratio adjustment is made when this option is selected. Note: The { Superwide } is only applicable for resolution: 720p, 1080i or 1080p (if applicable). { HDMI [...]

43 English Pref er ence P ag e (underlined options are the factor y default settings) Audio Select the preferred audio language for DVDs with multiple sound tracks or VCDs with multiple audio channels. Subtitle Select the preferred subtitle language for DVD playback. Disc Menu Select the preferred disc menu language for DVD playback. Note: If the s[...]

44 English Pref er ence P ag e (underlined options are the factor y default settings) Password The password is used for the Disc Lock and Parental. The default password is ‘0000’. To change the password: 1) Press OK to access the change password menu. Old P asswor d New P asswor d Confirm PWD Change Password OK 2) Use the numeric keypad 0-9 on [...]

45 English Radi o Op era tio ns Before you start ... Make sure the FM and AM/MW antennas are connected. T uning to radio stations A Press SOURCE repeatedly until ‘RADIO FM’ appears on the display panel (or press RADIO on the remote control). B Press cursor left/right keys brie y on the remote control to start tuning.  ‘SEARCH > or &l[...]

46 English Ra dio Oper ations (c o n t i n u e d ) B Press u .  This unit starts 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  rst tuned radio station will be played back. Using automatic preset Use automatic presetting to store[...]

47 English Sound a nd V olume Controls V olume control  Press VOL + / - to increase or decrease the volume level.  ‘VOLUME MIN’ is the minimum volume level and ‘VOLUME MAX’ is the maximum volume level. To turn off the volume temporarily  Press MUTE .  Playback continues without sound and ‘VOLUME MUTED’ appears.  To restor[...]

48 English Installing the latest software Periodically Philips will issue software upgrades to enhance the user experience. A Get the software version of this unit by pressing OPEN/CLOSE ç to open the disc compartment B Press DISPLAY on the remote control.  Write down the information for your current software version. C Visit the Philips websit[...]

49 English T roubleshoot ing WARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair this unit yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open this unit as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs,  rst check the points listed below before taking this unit for repair. If you are unable to solve a problem by following thes[...]

50 English The unit 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 unit does not work. [...]

51 English Prob lem (USB/HDMI) Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (c o n t i n u e d ) The contents of the USB  ash drive cannot be read. Slow operation of the USB  ash drive. No audio output from HDMI connection. No video output from HDMI connection. No picture after changing the HDMI video resolution. – The USB  ash drive format is [...]

52 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 this unit is trying to read/display. What if unsupported devices (e.g. USB mouse, keyboards)[...]

53 English Spe c i cation s AMPLIFIER Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz / –3 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio: > 65 dB (CCIR) Input Sensitivity - AUX 1&2 In: 1000 mV - TV 1&2 In: 500 mV - Digital In: 500 mV - MP3 Line-In: 250 mV * (1% THD 1kHz) RADIO Tuning Range: FM 87.5–108 MHz (50 kHz) MW 531–1602 kHz (9 kHz) 26 dB Quieting Sensit[...]

54 English Glo ssar y Analogue audio: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound is available with you use the AUDIO LEFT/ RIGHT. These red and white sockets send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while th[...]

55 English JPEG : A very common digital still picture format. A still-picture data compression system proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert Group, which features small decrease in image quality in spite of its high compression ratio. Files are recognised by their  le extension ‘JPG or JPEG’. MP3: A  le format with a sound data compres[...]