Philips MX-3700D manual

1 D VD VIDEO DIGIT AL SURROUND SY STEM MX-3600D • MX-3700D 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 started. If you have any problems, Philips Representatives can help you get the most fr om your new pr oduct by explaining: • Hookups , • [...]

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 ev eryone in your household, please do not remo ve pr oduct cov ering. s The “exclamation point” calls attention to featur es for which you should r ead the enclosed liter[...]

Getting star ted ... MX-3600D MX-3700D POWERED SUBWOOFER STANDBY VOLUME (2x) (2x) Connecting to TV , antennas, optional components Accessories Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y COAXIAL IN OPTICAL IN Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y CD/T ape Recorder (for analog recording - example only) CD Recorder (for digital recording - example only) or or or QS-MX36-37xx/37-Eng 4/18/02, 6:00 PM 1[...]

Connecting to speak ers and subw oofer front speaker center speaker front speaker rear speaker rear speaker subwoofer POWERED SUBWOOFER STANDBY VOLUME Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y Speak ers - + Fr ont Left (FL) black white Fr ont Right (FR) black red Center (C) black green Surr ound Left (SL) black blue Surr ound Right (SR) black gre y 12 mm abc POWERED SUBWOOFER[...]

3 English Espa ñ ol Fran ç ais Index I NDEX English -------------------------------------------------------- 5 Français ------------------------------------------------------ 28 Español ------------------------------------------------------ 51 Manufactured under license fr om Dolby Laboratories . “ Dolby ” , “ Pr o-Logic ” and the doubl[...]

4 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any v entilation 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 Envir onmental information .....[...]

6 English F eatures Y our complete 7-piece 350-W att (MX-3700D) / 300-W A TT (MX-3600D) DVD Digital Home Cinema System creates the same dynamic sound qualities that you find in full-fledged cinemas and incorpor ates some of the best features in home theater technology . Other features include: Built-in DTS and Dolb y R Digital decoder , supporting [...]

7 English 1 ST ANDBY ON y – to switch between po wer on and standby modes. 2 OPEN/CLOSE 0 (in Disc mode only) – to open or close the disc tray . 3 Disc T ra y 4 Displa y screen – to display details f or user’s inf or mation. 5 PLA Y/P AUSE ÉÅ (in Disc mode only) – to star t or interr upt disc playback. 6 PREV S / NEXT T – in Disc mode[...]

8 English Notes for remote contr ol: – First, select the source you wish to control b y pressing one of the source select ke ys on the remote control (DISC or TUNER, for example). – Then select the desired function ( É , S , T for example). 1 SOURCE – to select the desired source (TV/A V , DISC , TUNER or AUX). 2 DISC MENU (disc mode only) ?[...]

9 English IMPOR T ANT! – Before connecting the A C power cor d to the wall outlet, ensure that all other connections ha ve been made. – Ne ver make or chang e any connections with the po wer switched on. – The type plate is located at the rear or bottom of the system. Connecting antennas AM Indoor Loop Antenna Connect the supplied AM loop ant[...]

10 English Connecting the speak ers Connect the supplied speaker systems using the supplied speaker cab les by matching the color s of the jacks and speaker cab les. 1 Press up (or down) the speaker’ s jack and fully inser t the stripped por tion of the speaker cab le into the jack, then release. 12 mm abc 2 Connect the subwoof er’s audio input[...]

11 English Inserting batteries into the remote contr ol 1 Open the batter y compar tment. 2 Place the batteries in the compar tment with the correct polarity as indicated by “ + “ and “ - “ symbols. 3 Close the cov er . CAUTION! – Remo ve batteries if they are e xhausted or will not be used for a long time. – Do not use old and new or d[...]

12 English Changing the volume le vel Y ou can change the speakers’ sound distr ibution to suit your surround sound needs. ● Press CENTER + / - to adjust the lev el of the center speaker . ➜ “ CNT +XX DB ” is displa yed. ● Press REAR + / - to adjust the lev el of the rear surround speaker s. ➜ “ RE +XX DB ” is display ed. Note: ?[...]

13 English P REP ARA TIONS Note: – If your D VD is not encoded to allow you to change the aspect ratio, TV shape cannot be changed. – TV System Allows y ou to select the color system matching the connected TV set. A UT O (default setting) – If the connected TV is multi system, select this mode . The output format will be in accordance with th[...]

14 English Setting the language – Audio – Subtitle – Disc Menu ● This is to select the audio language, subtitle language and the language used on TV screen menus or D VD menus that will always be used f or ever y disc to be pla yed back. The default setting is English. ● If the language selected is not availab le on the disc , the origina[...]

15 English Selecting the surr ound sound mode IMPOR T ANT! – For pr oper surround sound, make sur e you ha ve follo wed the “ Connections ” and “ Preparations ” procedur es fully . – The center and surr ound speakers onl y operate when the system is set to surr ound sound mode and the source material being pla y ed is recor ded or br oa[...]

16 English V olume contr ol Adjust V OLUME button (or press VO L + / - ) to increase or decrease the volume lev el. ➜ “ VOL XX ” is displayed. “ XX ”denotes the volume level. For Philips TVs only ● Press TV V OL + / - on the remote control to adjust the TV’ s volume level. T o listen through the headphones ● Connect the headphones p[...]

17 English Discs information TITLE 1 TITLE 2 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 DVD-VIDEO DISC ● D VD video discs may have one or more Titles, and each Title may ha ve one or more Chapters. ● Playback stops at the end of each Title. TRACK 1 TRACK 2 INDEX 1 INDEX 2 INDEX 1 INDEX 2 INDEX 3 VIDEO CD ● Video CDs may ha ve one or mo[...]

18 English Repeat pla y Y ou can only select the repeat pla y mode dur ing pla yback. For D VD - Repeat chapter/title/disc ● Press REPEA T repeatedly to select the following : ➜ “ R-1 ” – repeat chapter . ➜ “ R-A ” – repeat title/disc . For VCD/CD/MP3-CD - Repeat track/disc ● Press REPEA T repeatedly to select the following : ?[...]

19 English O PERA TIONS Changing sound track language This operation wor ks only on D VDs with multiple soundtrack language . ● Select from the menu bar and press 4 k ey to select the desired language . For VCD : ● Press 4 to select the desired audio channels for sound : LEFT V OC AL ™ RIGHT VOC AL ™ MONO LEFT ™ MONO RIGHT ™ STEREO ™ [...]

20 English O PERA TIONS Zooming in This function allows y ou to enlar ge the picture on the TV screen and to pan through the enlarged image . 1 Select from the menu bar and press 4 k ey repeatedly to select a zoom factor : x1.5 ™ x2.0 ™ x4.0 ™ OFF . 2 T o pan through the enlarged image , press OK to conf irm the zoom selection and use 1 2 34 [...]

21 English Special MP3-CD featur es – JPEG format – Max. 12 char acter s – Max. nested director y is 7 levels – The max. album number is 32 – Suppor ted VBR bit-rate – Suppor ted sampling frequencies f or MP3 disc are : 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz – Suppor ted Bit-rates of MP3 disc are: 32, 64, 96, 128, 192, 256 (kbps) – The disc readi[...]

22 English T uning to radio stations 1 Press ST ANDBY ON to switch on the last selected source. 2 Adjust SOURCE (or press TUNER ) to select TUNER mode . 3 Press TUNER again to select the desired band : FM or AM. 4 Press and hold S or T until the frequency indication star ts to change, then release. ➜ The system automatically tunes to the next str[...]

23 English AMPLIFIER SECTION Output power - Stereo mode (DIN) .................................................................................... 2 x 50 W - Surround mode (1 kHz) ..................................................... 50 W RMS/channel T otal Harmonic Distor tion ............................... 10% at r ated power (1 kHz) Frequency R[...]

24 English T roub leshooting W ARNING! Under no cir cumstances 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, first check the points listed belo w before taking the system f or repair . If you are unable to solve a pr oblem by follo[...]

25 LIMITED W ARRANTY EL4965E006 / MAC 4110 / 12-98 Philips Service Solutions Group, P .O . Box 2976, Longview , T exas 75606, USA, (903) 242-4800 This warr anty gives you specific legal rights. Y ou may have other r ights which var y from state/pr ovince to state/pr ovince. AUDIO SY STEM One Y ear Free Labor One Y ear Free Service on Par ts This pr[...]