Philips MX5000/37 manual

1 3 D VD Digital Home Cinema System MX 5000D MX 5000D 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 , • First Time Setup, and • Fe[...]

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 v ering. s The “exclamation point” calls attention to featur es for which y ou should r ead the enclosed li[...]

Getting star ted ... MX-5000D Connecting to speak ers, subw oofer and antennas L R SURROUND SUB W OO FE R CENTER FRONT L R SPEAKERS 6 IN OUT IN AUDIO CDR OUT TV IN VCR SA T S-VIDEO OUT MONITOR OUT SUB WOOFER PRE-OUT OUT IN IN VIDEO R L DVD VCR SA T AUX GND AM FM (75 ) ANTENNA DIGIT AL OUT SA T IN OPTICAL Speak ers - + FRONT (L/R) black red CENTER b[...]

Connecting to TV L R SURROUND SUB WOOFER CENTER FRONT L R SPEAKERS 6 IN OUT IN AUDIO CDR OUT TV IN VCR SA T S-VIDEO OUT MONITOR OUT SUB WOOFER PRE-OUT OUT IN IN VIDEO R L DVD VCR SA T AUX GND AM FM (75 ) ANTENNA DIGIT AL OUT SA T IN OPTICAL L R Connecting to VCR (optional) Printed in China QS-MX5000/37-1 L R SURROUND SUB WOO FER CENTER FRONT L R SP[...]

3 English Espa ñ ol Fran ç ais Index I NDEX English -------------------------------------------------------- 5 Français ------------------------------------------------------ 28 Español ------------------------------------------------------ 52 Manufactured under license fr om Dolby Laboratories . “ Dolby ” . “ A C-3 ” , “ Pro Lo gic ?[...]

4 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollow 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 Envir onmental information .....[...]

6 English F eatur es Y our complete 6-piece 700-W att D VD Digital Home Cinema System creates the same dynamic sound qualities that you f ind in full-fledged cinemas and incor porates some of the best features in home cinema technology . Other features include: Built-in DTS and Dolb y Digital R decoder , supporting Dolby Pr o Logic R and virtual su[...]

7 English 1 PO WER / ST ANDBY ON B – to switch between po wer on and standby modes. 2 OPEN 0 (D VD/CD mode only) – to open or close the disc tray . 3 Disc T ra ys 4 DISC SKIP – in D VD/CD mode , to select another discs. 5 Mode selection (D VD/CD mode only) PLA Y £ – to play the disc. ST OP • CLEAR Ç – in D VD/CD mode , to stop playing[...]

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 (D VD/CD or TUNER, for e xample). – Then select the desired function ( É , S , T for e xample). ( MUTE – to interr upt or resume sound reproduction. ) Numeric ke ypad (0-9) – to enter a track[...]

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 of the system. Connecting antennas FM Indoor Antenna Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM (75 ?[...]

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. Speakers - + FRONT (L/R) black red CENTER black blue REAR (SURROUND) (L/R) black gra y SUBW OOFER black br own 1 Press up (or down) the speak er’ s jack and fully inser t the strippe[...]

11 English Connecting additional components Y ou can connect other audio and audio/visual components to the D VD system in order to use the Home Cinema Audio System’ s sur round sound capabilities. IMPOR T ANT! – F or connection to additional components, the audio/video cables ar e not supplied. – When making connections, mak e sure that the [...]

12 English Inserting batteries into the r emote control 1 Open the batter y compar tment. 2 Place the batteries in the compar tment with the cor rect polarity as indicated by “ + “ and “ - “ symbols. 3 Close the cov er . CA UTION! – Remo ve batteries if they ar e exhausted or will not be used for a long time. – Do not use old and new or[...]

13 English Å É TITLE SPEAKER G U I RETURN SLEEP REPEAT PROGRAM NIGHT Ç É É É É SURROUND VIRTUAL TONE TEST TONE É ë É ë OK Changing the speak er size If y ou are using the speaker s pro vided in your D VD Digital Home Cinema System, the speaker size defaults are correct. If y ou are using other speaker s, follow these steps. 1 Switch on t[...]

14 English T est T one This feature enab les you to check the sound level of the respective front left/right, center and surround speaker s in any mode except stereo mode. Y ou must sit at the ideal sitting position to perform this operation. 1 Press PO WER to switch on the system. 2 Press TEST T ONE . ➜ A test signal is gener ated. It will mov e[...]

15 English Selecting the sour ce ● Adjust the SOURCE button (or press D VD/CD , TV/A V , TUNER , CDR , AU X , SA T or VCR ) to select the input source . ➜ The selected source will be display ed. V olume contr ol Adjust V OLUME button (or press + / - ) to increase or decrease the volume lev el. T o use the volume control to adjust Philips TV’ [...]

16 English Ster eo All sound is reproduced and play ed through the front left and right speaker s. This enables standard stereo reproduction. Selecting the vir tual sound eff ect The vir tual sound effects allo w you to select from var ious pre-set modes that control the frequency bands of sound to optimize cer tain musical styles. It greatly enhan[...]

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 ha ve one or more Titles, and each Title ma y hav e one or more Chapter s. ● Playback stops at the end of each Title . 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ... 4 1 TRACKS AUDIO CD ● Audio CDs contain only T r acks. Basic pla [...]

18 English General featur es Skipping to another track/chapter ● Press S or T repeatedly during playback to skip backward or forward. Each press will take the disc to the beginning of the previous or next track/chapter . Note: – If the REPEA T function has been set, pressing S or T will replay the same tr ack/c hapter . T o skip to the beginnin[...]

19 English O PERA TIONS Clearing the entire pr ogram ● In stop mode , press Ç twice . ➜ “ P-CLEAR ” appear s. Modifying the pr ogram 1 In program mode , press Ç twice . 2 Press 3 or 4 repeatedly to select the desired programmed track. T o clear the track ● Press and hold Ç . T o change the track under another track number ● Use the n[...]

20 English O PERA TIONS Changing sound track languag e This operation wor ks only on D VDs with multiple soundtrack language . ● Press A UDIO repeatedly during playback until the desired language is selected. Notes: – When the desired language f or Subtitle or Audio is not selected even after pr essing the button several times, it means the lan[...]

21 English O PERA TIONS P ar ental control (D VD) Setting a rating le vel and passw ord Y ou can prohibit the playing of specif ied D VDs which are unsuitable f or children. Some DVD discs contain a restriction level which enables parents to remo ve scenes or prevent pla yback of discs by children. Y our D VD player has password device designed to [...]

22 English T uning to radio stations 1 Press PO WER to switch on the last selected source . 2 Adjust SOURCE (or press TUNER on the remote control) to select the desired band : FM or AM. ➜ If an FM station is received in stereo , “ STEREO ” icon appear s. 3 If necessar y , press TUNING • PRESET to switch on tuning mode. 4 Press and hold S or[...]

23 English AMPLIFIER SECTION Output power (6 Ω, 1 kHz, 10% THD , 100W) - Stereo (Front left/right) ..................................... 2 x 100 W / 2 x 90 W FTC Output power (6 Ω, 1 kHz, 10% THD , 100W) - Front left/r ight .............................................................................................. 2 x 100 W - Center ........[...]

24 English T r oubleshooting 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 before taking the system for r epair . If y ou are unable to solv e a pr oblem by fo[...]

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