Philips LX7000SA manual

1 D VD VIDEO DIGIT AL SURROUND SY STEM LX8000SA • LX7000SA D VD HOME CINEMA SYSTEM Read this manual first! Congratulations on purchasing this Philips product. W e’ ve included ever ything you need to get star ted. If you have any problems, Philips Representatives can help you get the most fr om your new pr oduct b y explaining: • Hookups , ?[...]

Hook Up Guide Hook Up Guide LX 8000SA • LX 7000SA LC RS L SR + + FM 75 Ω S-VIDEO CVBS VIDEO OUT AUDIO AUX IN TV IN LINE OUT DIGIT AL OUT CENTER OUT DIGIT AL IN WOOFER LINE OUT SURROUND FRONT CENTER SPEAKER SYSTEMS (8 Ω ) CDR AUDIO OUT VIEWING AREA Rear Speaker (Left Surround) Rear Speaker (Right Surround) Front Speaker (Left) Front Speaker (R[...]

ö T urning on the po w er and listening to preset radio stations 1 “ AUTO INSTALL- PRESS PLAY ” will appear on the display . If not, press and hold ÉÅ on the system. 2 Press ÉÅ on the system again to star t installing all a vailable radio stations. 3 Once completed, the last tuned r adio station will play . Press 1 2 to select a preset r a[...]

2 Kno w these s s a a f f e e t t y y symbols t This “bolt of lightning” indicates uninsulated material within your unit ma y cause an electrical shock. For the safety of e veryone in y our household, please do not remo ve pr oduct co vering. s The “exclamation point” calls attention to featur es for which y ou should read the enclosed lite[...]

3 English Espa ñ ol Fran ç ais Index I NDEX English -------------------------------------------------------- 5 Français ------------------------------------------------------ 34 Español ------------------------------------------------------ 63 Manufactured under license fr om Dolb y Laboratories . “ Dolby ” , “ Pro-Logic ” and the doubl[...]

4 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block an y ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er ´ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sour ces such as radiator s,[...]

5 English Intr oduction and General Information Featur es ......................................................................................... 6 Discs for pla yback ....................................................................... 6 Pla yer zone Supplied accessories ................................................................... 6 En[...]

6 English F eatur es Y our complete 7-piece 275-W att (LX8000SA) or 200-W att (LX7000SA) D VD Digital Home Cinema System creates the same dynamic sound qualities that you f ind in full-fledged cinemas and incorpor ates some of the best features in home theater technology . Features include: Built-in DTS and Dolb y R Digital decoder , supporting Dol[...]

7 English 1 ST ANDBY ON / ECO PO WER y – press to switch the system on or to standby mode. – hold down to switch the system to Eco P ow er standby mode. 2 S SEARCH / PREV SEARCH / NEXT T – in Disc mode, press to skip to the previous/next chapter/track. – in Disc mode , hold down to fast reverse/forward the disc or skip to previous/next MP3 [...]

8 English Notes for r emote contr ol: 1 First select the sour ce you wish to contr ol b y pressing one of the sour ce select keys on the r emote contr ol (f or example DISC, TUNER). 2 Then select the desired function (f or example É , S , T ) . F UNCTIONAL O VER VIEW 9 ^ & * 3 2 4 ! @ ( ) * ( £ ¡ ™ ( ≤ ( ∞ ( § ( 2 ( $ ( • ( ª ≥ R[...]

9 English IMPOR T ANT! – Before connecting the A C po wer cor d to the wall outlet, ensure that all other connections ha v e been made. – Ne ver mak e or chang e any connections with the po w er switched on. – The type plate is located at the bottom of the system. Please Refer to type plate for identification and supply ratings. Connecting an[...]

10 English Connecting the speak ers Connect the supplied speaker systems using the supplied speaker cab les by matching the colors of the jacks and speaker cab les. 1 Press up (or down) the clip on the speak er’ s jack and fully inser t the stripped por tion of the speaker cable into the jack, then release the clip. 8 mm abc 2 Connect the subwoof[...]

11 English – The CVBS jack is usually yellow and might be labeled Video In, Composite or Baseband. Connecting additional equipment Y ou can connect other audio and audio/visual equipment to the D VD system in order to use the Home Cinema Audio System’ s surround sound capabilities. IMPOR T ANT! – F or connection to additional equipment, the a[...]

12 English Setting up the surr ound sound system Y ou must connect all the speak er s and set up the system proper l y in order to enjoy the Digital Cinema experience at home (refer to “Connections - Connecting the speaker s”). Y ou will ha ve the f eeling of being in the middle of the action because sound is coming from ever ywhere around you.[...]

13 English Inserting batteries into the r emote contr ol 1 Open the batter y compar tment. 2 Place the batter ies in the compar tment with the correct polar ity as indicated b y “ + “ and “ - “ symbols. 3 Close the cov er . CA UTION! – Remo v e batteries if they ar e exhausted or will not be used for a long time. – Do not use old and ne[...]

14 English P REP ARA TIONS S y s t e m S e t u p ( D V D ) T h e s y s t e m s e t u p i s c a r r i e d o u t v i a t h e T V , e n a b l i n g y o u t o c u s t o m i z e t h e D V D s y s t e m t o s u i t y o u r p a r t i c u l a r r e q u i r e m e n t . I f t h e o p t i o n s s e l e c t e d a r e n o t a v a i l a b l e o n a d i s c , t h[...]

15 English ö D i g i t a l C r y s t a l C l e a r ( o n P r / C r P b / C b Y P r o g r e s s i v e S c a n V i d e o O u t o n l y ) I t a l l o w s y o u t o f i n e - t u n e t h e f o l l o w i n g s e t t i n g s ( G a m m a , S h a D e a n d D C D i ) o n t h e p r o g r e s s i v e s c a n o u t p u t U s e 3 4 t o a d j u s t t h e v a l [...]

16 English ö Speak ers A l l o w s y o u t o s e l e c t s p e a k e r s e t t i n g s , v o l u m e b a l a n c e , d e l a y t i m e a n d t o t e s t t h e s p e a k e r s e t t i n g s . Y o u c a n a l s o a d j u s t t h e v o l u m e b a l a n c e v i a t h e S U B W + / - , R E A R + / - , C E N T E R + / - b u t t o n s o n t h e r e m o [...]

17 English Access Control contains the follo wing features : Child lock Parental le v el Change country Change code IMPOR T ANT! – Philips denies any liability associated with unintended watching of discs. Make sur e y our discs pla y accor ding to your P arental Contr ols settings befor e y ou allo w children access to the pla y er . – Some D [...]

18 English P arental le v el (D VD) (only a vailable in r egion 1 pla y er) This feature lets y ou set a playback limitation lev el. Some D VDs ma y hav e a parental level assigned to the complete disc or to cer tain scenes on the disc. The r ating lev els are from 1 to 8 and are countr y dependent. Y ou can prohibit the playing of cer tain discs t[...]

19 English Sound Contr ol IMPOR T ANT! – F or proper sur r ound sound, mak e sure y ou ha v e follo wed the “ Connections ” and “ Preparations ” pr ocedur es full y . – The center and surr ound speak ers only operate when the system is set to surr ound sound mode and the sour ce material being pla y ed is r ecorded or br oadcast in Dolb[...]

20 English Discs information TITLE 1 TITLE 2 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 DVD-VIDEO DISC ● D VD video discs ma y ha ve one or more Titles, and each Title ma y hav e one or more Chapter s. TRACK 1 TRACK 2 INDEX 1 INDEX 2 INDEX 1 INDEX 2 INDEX 3 VIDEO CD ● Video CDs may ha ve one or more T r acks, and each T r ack may ha v e [...]

21 English Continue pla yback from the last stop point (D VD/VCD) ● Press RESUME to resume playback from the point at which it stopped ( it is only applicab le for the last fiv e D VD/VCD play ed ). T o cancel the r esume mode and start pla yback fr om the beginning 1 In stop mode , press Ç . 2 Press É Å to star t playback from the beginning. [...]

22 English O PERA TIONS Special D VD/VCD featur es A number of operations can be car ried out directly via the multiple men u bar s on the TV screen without interr upting disc playback (except f or Setup Menu ( ), see “System Setup (D VD)”). Access to the menu bar 1 Press SY STEM MENU . ➜ The menu bar will be display ed across the top of the [...]

23 English O PERA TIONS Sear ching for a particular passage 1 Mo ve to in the menu bar and press 4 . 2 Use 1 2 to select the required search speed. ( 1 = rever se) – 32, – 8 , – 4 ( 2 = forward) +4, +8, +32 3 T o resume normal play , press É Å . Note: – The sound will be muted during cer tain fast reverse or forw ard search speeds. Vie wi[...]

24 English F a v orite T rack Selection - FTS – The FTS function allows y ou to store y our fav orite titles and chapter s (D VD) and favorite tr acks and index es (VCD) for a par ticular disc in the system memor y . – FTS program can contain up to 20 items (titles, chapter s etc .). – A programmed FTS will be placed on top of the list when p[...]

25 English Special VCD/SVCD featur es Pla yback Control (PBC) PBC playback allo ws you to pla y Video CDs interactively , follo wing the menu on the display . T o set PBC on/off ● While playback is stopped, press DISC MENU to toggle between “PBC ON” and “PBC OFF”. When pla ying a disc with PBC, If PBC is set to Off ● Once the disc is lo[...]

26 English Plug and Pla y Plug and Play allo ws y ou to store all availab le radio stations automatically . First time setup/po w er up 1 When y ou tur n on the po wer , " AUTO INSTALL - PRESS PLAY " is displa yed. 2 Press É Å on the system to star t installation. ➜ " INSTALL TUNER " is displa yed, followed b y " AUTO P[...]

27 English IMPOR T ANT! When in Eco P o wer standb y mode, it is not possible to sho w the clock time or set the clock/timer function . Clock setting The clock can be set in either 12-hour or 24-hour mode (" 12 : 00 AM " or " 00 : 00 ", for example). 1 In standby mode, press CLOCK • TIMER once . ● While in the active source [...]

28 English Clock/Timer Timer setting The system can switch on to DISC or TUNER mode automatically at a preset time, ser ving as an alarm to wake you up . IMPOR T ANT! – Before setting the timer , ensure that the clock is set corr ectly . – The timer will alwa ys be s witched on after it has been set. – The volume of the timer will incr ease g[...]

29 English AMPLIFIER SECTION Output power - LX8000SA ............................................................................................ 5 x 35 W RMS ........................................................................................................................ 2 x 25 W FTC - LX7000SA ..............................................[...]

30 English T r oub leshooting W ARNING! Under no circumstances should y ou tr y to repair the system y ourself, as this will invalidate the warranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed belo w befor e taking the system for r epair . If you ar e unable to solv e a pr oblem by[...]

31 A UDIO SY STEM One Y ear Free Labor One Y ear Free Service on Par ts This pr oduct must be carried in f or repair . LIMITED W ARRANTY WHO IS CO VERED? Y ou must ha ve pr oof of pur chase to receiv e warranty service. A sales receipt or other document sho wing that you pur chased the pr oduct is considered pr oof of pur chase. WHA T IS CO VERED? [...]