Philips MX5500D manual

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1 D VD VIDEO DIGIT AL SURR OUND SY STEM S E E W H Y I N S I D E I M P O R T A N T ! Return your W arranty Registration Car d within 10 days Need help? Call us! Philips representatives are r eady to help you with any questions about your new product. W e can guide you through Connections, First-time Setup, or any of the Features. W e want you to sta[...]

2 C A UTION Use of contr ols or adjustments or performance of procedur es other than herein may result in hazar dous r adiation exposure or other unsafe oper ation. A TTENTION L'utilisation des commandes ou réglages ou le non-respect des procédur es ci-incluses peuvent se traduire par une e xposition dangereuse à l'irr adiation. A TENC[...]

3 3 DVD VIDEO DIGITAL SURROUND SYSTEM STOP PLAY• PAUSE SEAT ING STANDBY-ON iR SENSOR DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 TREBLE BASS SOURCE VOLUME PROG TUNING CLOCK • TIMER SURROUND SEARCH 5 DISC CHANGER OPEN•CLOSE EJECT MEDIA SLOT DVD D I S C S U R - R R I G H T C E N T R E L E F T S U B S U R - L * & ^ [...]

4 • Once your Philips purchase is registered, you ’ re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a Philips pr oduct. • So complete and return the W arranty Registration Car d enclosed with your purchase at once , and tak e advantage of these impor tant benef its . Return y our W arranty Registration card toda y to ensur e y ou receiv e[...]

5 Congr atulations on your purchase , and welcome to the “f amily!” Dear Philips product o wner : Thank you f or your confidence in Philips.Y ou’v e selected one of the best-built, best-back ed products a vailable toda y . And we’ll do e verything in our power to k eep you ha pp y with your pur chase for man y y ears to come. As a member of[...]

6 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, h[...]

7 English Fran ç ais Espa ñ ol Index English ------------------------------------------------ 8 Fran ç ais -------------------------------------------- 52 Espa ñ ol --------------------------------------------- 96 This system complies with the FCC rules, P ar t 15 and with 21 CFR 1040.10. Operation is subject to the follo wing two conditions: ?[...]

8 English General Information Supplied accessories ...................................................... 10 Care and safety information ..................................... 10 Connections Step 1: Set up the speaker s ....................................... 11 Step 2: Placing the speaker s and subwoof er ... 11 Step 3: Connecting TV ..............[...]

9 English Contents T uner Operations T uning to radio stations ............................................... 37 Presetting radio stations .............................................. 37 Using the Plug and Play ........................................ 37 Automatic presetting ............................................. 38 Manual presetting ....[...]

10 English Supplied accessories General Information Care and saf ety information A void high temperatures, moisture, water and dust – Do not expose the system, batter ies or discs to humidity , rain, sand or excessiv e heat (caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight.) Always keep the disc tray closed to av oid dust getting on the lens. Av oi[...]

11 English Step 2: Placing the speakers and subwoof er For best possible surround sound, all the speakers (except the subwoofer) should be placed at the same distance from the listening position. 1 Place the front left and right speaker s at equal distances from the TV and at an angle of approximately 45 degrees from the listening position. 2 Place[...]

12 English Step 3: Connecting TV Pb DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN AUX IN TV IN LINE OUT AUDIO VIDEO OUT CVBS S-VIDEO FM ANTENNA AM L R WOOFER SURROUND CENTER FRONT L R SL SUB SR C Y AUDIO OUT Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 1 3 P-SCAN ON OFF IMPOR T ANT! – Y ou only ne[...]

13 English Connections Pb DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN AUX IN TV IN LINE OUT AUDIO VIDEO OUT CVBS S-VIDEO FM ANTENNA AM L R SPEAKER SYSTEMS SUB- WOOFER SURROUND CENTER FRONT L R SL SUB SR C Pr Y AUDIO IN R L VIDEO IN TO TV INT IN CH3 CH4 1 3 2 P-SCAN ON OFF P-SCAN ON OFF Pb DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN AUX IN TV IN LINE OUT AUDIO VIDEO OUT CVBS S-VIDEO FM ANTE[...]

14 English Step 4: Connecting speak ers and subwoof er Connect the supplied speaker systems using the supplied speaker cables b y matching the color s of the jacks and speaker cables. Fully inser t the stripped por tion of the speaker wire into the jacks. Speakers / Subw oofer - + Front Left (FL) (L) black white Front Right (FR) (R) black red Cente[...]

15 English Connections Step 6: Connecting the po wer cord DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN AUX IN TV IN LINE OUT AUDIO VIDEO OUT CVBS S-VIDEO FM ANTENNA AM L R ~ AC MAINS ~ AC MAINS Pr Pb Y AUDIO OUT Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN P-SCAN ON OFF After e verything is connected properl y , plug in the A C po wer cord to the po wer outlet. [...]

16 English Connecting a VCR or Cable/Satellite Bo x DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN AUX IN TV IN LINE OUT AUDIO VIDEO OUT CVBS S-VIDEO FM ANTENNA AM L R ~ AC MAINS SPEAKER SYSTEMS SUB- WOOFER SURROUND CENTER FRONT L R SL SUB SR C Pr Y Pb AUDIO OUT Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 4 3 1 P-SCAN ON OFF ANT IN TO TV ~ AC MAINS VCR or Cable[...]

17 English Connecting digital audio equipment DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN AUX IN TV IN LINE OUT AUDIO VIDEO OUT CVBS S-VIDEO FM ANTENNA AM L R ~ AC MAINS SPEAKER SYSTEMS SUB- WOOFER SURROUND CENTER FRONT L R SL SUB SR C Pr Y DIGIT AL IN DIGIT AL OUT 2 1 Listening to the pla yback 1 Connect the D VD system ’ s DIGIT AL IN jack to the DIGIT AL OUT jack [...]

18 English Functional Ov er vie w (illustrations on page 3) Main unit and remote contr ol 1 ST ANDBY ON – Switches to Eco P ow er standby mode or turns on the system. (see page 42) – *Switches to standby mode. (see page 42) 2 Disc tra ys 1~5 3 OPEN • CLOSE 0 (DISC1~5) – Opens/Closes the individual disc tray . 4 iR SENSOR – P oint the remo[...]

19 English Functional Ov er vie w ^ V OLUME (V OL +- ) – Adjusts the volume lev el. & BASS / TREBLE – Selects bass or treble sound. Use the VOLUME control to select the desired enhancement level. (see page 41) * n – Plugging in the headphones jack. The speaker s output will be cancelled. Contr ol buttons availab le on the remote onl y ( S[...]

20 English Step 1: Inserting batteries into the remote contr ol 1 3 2 1 Open the batter y compar tment. 2 Inser t two batteries type R06 or AA, following the indications ( +- ) inside the compar tment. 3 Close the cov er . Using the remote contr ol to operate the system 1 Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor (iR) on the front panel.[...]

21 English Step 3: Setting the TV IMPOR T ANT! Mak e sure y ou hav e completed all the necessary connections. (See pages 12-13 “ Connecting TV ” .) 1 Adjust SOURCE control until “ DISC X ” appear s on the displa y panel (or press DISC/MEDIA on the remote .) 2 T ur n on the TV and set to the correct video-in channel. Y ou should see the blue[...]

22 English Step 4: Selecting speak er la y out 1 In disc mode, press SY STEM MENU . 2 Select icon and press 4 . 3 Use the joystick ( 1 2 3 4 ) on the remote to navigate in the men u. Move to and press 2 . Mov e to ‘ Speaker La yout ’ and press 2 . Personal 4 Select the lay out that most closely resembles your speakers ’ ar rangement, then pre[...]

23 English Setting the speak ers ’ channels Y ou can adjust the delay times (center and surround only) and volume level for individual speaker s. These adjustments let you optimize the sound according to your surroundings and setup. Speaker settings are only active on Multi- channel audio outputs. 1 Press SURR. (or SURROUND on the front panel) re[...]

24 English IMPOR T ANT! – D VD discs and play ers are designed with regional r estrictions. Before pla ying a disc, make sur e the disc is for the same zone as y our pla y er . – Depending on the D VD or VIDEO CD , some operations ma y be differ ent or restricted. – Do not push on the disc tra y or put any objects other than discs on the disc[...]

25 English Basic pla yback contr ols P ausing pla yback ● Press ÉÅ . ➜ T o resume nor mal pla yback, press ÉÅ again. Selecting another track/chapter ● Press S / T or use the numeric ke ypad (0-9) to key in a track/chapter number . Searching backwar d/forwar d ● Press and hold S / T , then press ÉÅ to resume normal playback. ➜ While [...]

26 English Selecting various repeat functions Repeat pla y mode ● While playing a disc, press REPEA T to select : REPEA T CHAPTER (DVD) – to repeat playback of the current chapter . REPEA T ALBUM (MP3) – to repeat playback of the current album. REPEA T TRA CK/TITLE – to repeat playback of the current tr ack/title. REPEA T DISC (CD/VCD/SVCD)[...]

27 English 4 Press S , then use the numeric k eypad (0-9) to enter the disc number . ➜ " DISC X " appear s. 5 Press T , then use the numeric k eypad (0-9) to enter the track number . ➜ " TRACK X " appear s. 6 Press OK to store the track. 7 Repeat steps 4 ~ 6 to select other discs and tracks. 8 Press ÉÅ to star t progr am p[...]

28 English In stop mode, you can; ● Use the joystick ( 1 2 3 4 ) on the remote to move within the men u and press OK to select the desired file to pla y . ● In picture menu, you can use the joystick ( 1 2 3 4 ) to select S or T in the menu to view the previous/next page (if a vailab le. ) Notes: – Due to the recording nature of Digital Audio [...]

29 English About media slot The MEDIA SLO T allows you to playback the contents (for example, digital still pictures) stored in the memor y card (PCMCIA) without the need of using the device itself (for example, digital camera, digital camcorder , MP play er) or a computer . Memor y cards (for example , Compact Flash, Memor y Stick, Smar t Media, S[...]

30 English SUBTITLE Select a subtitle language available on the DVD. AUDIO DVD : Select an audio soundtrack language available on the DVD. VCD : Select audio channels : LEFT VOCAL, RIGHT VOCAL, MONO LEFT, MONO RIGHT or STEREO. SLOW MOTION Select a slow playback speed. The volume will be muted. To resume normal playback, press ÉÅ . DVD : SF x2, SF[...]

31 English Using the Setup Menu This D VD setup is carr ied out via the TV , enabling you to customiz e the D VD system to suit your par ticular requirements. DISC MENU SYSTEM MENU SEATING ZOOM PREV NEXT STOP PLAY/PAUSE OK 1 4 2 3 , 1 In disc mode, press SY STEM MENU . ➜ Playback will pause. 2 Select icon and press 4 to enter the setup menu. Then[...]

32 English Setting the video output Set the Video Output according to your video connection. Stop playback, then follow the steps of “ Using the Setup Menu ” and select : > Video Output S-Video Scart / Pr Pb Y Set Video Output TV Shape TV System Video Output Screen saver S-Video Select this if you ha ve connected the D VD system to your TV u[...]

33 English Setting the digital output Set Digital Output according to your optional audio equipment connections. Follow the steps of “ Using the Setup Menu ” and select : > Digital Output Off All PCM only Set Digital Output Digital Output Analog Output Night mode Speakers Speaker Layout PCM Output Off Select this to deactivate the digital ou[...]

34 English Night mode - turning on/off Follow the steps of “ Using the Setup Menu ” and select : > Night Mode Off On Set Night mode Digital Output Analog Output Night mode Speakers Speaker Layout PCM Output Off Select this when you want to enjo y the surround sound with its full dynamic r ange. On Select this to level out the volume. High vo[...]

35 English Restricting pla yback b y Par ental Contr ol (only a vailable in r egion 1 pla y ers) Some D VDs may ha ve a parental level assigned to the complete disc or to cer tain scenes on the disc. This feature lets y ou set a playback limitation level. The rating levels are from 1 to 8 and are countr y dependent. Y ou can prohibit the playing of[...]

36 English Changing the passw ord Y ou can change the four -digit password used for Parental Control. The default password is ‘ 1234. ’ 1 In disc mode, press SY STEM MENU . 2 Select icon and press 4 . 3 Use the joystick ( 1 2 3 4 ) on the remote to navigate in the men u. Move to and press 2 . Mov e to ‘ Passw ord ’ and press 2 . __ __ __ __[...]

37 English IMPOR T ANT! – Mak e sure the FM and AM antennas are connected. – The TUNING button on the front panel is used to toggle betw een frequency tuning and pr eset tuning. When in preset tuning mode, pressing S / T buttons on the fr ont panel will change the pr eset number . Otherwise, pressing S / T will change the radio fr equency . T u[...]

38 English Automatic presetting You can star t the automatic presetting from a selected preset number . 1 2 TV/AV DISC/ MEDIA TUNER AUX/DI REPEAT REPEAT DISC SKIP DISC MENU PROGRAM SYSTEM MENU DIM SLEEP SUBW TV VOL VOICE MUTE SEATING ZOOM PREV NEXT STOP PLAY/PAUSE A-B VOL OK SOUND SURR. 456 123 789 0 3 FM TUNER P01 FM 98:00 AUTO PROGRAM 1 Press TUN[...]

39 English Setting the timer 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 correctl y . – The volume of the timer will incr ease gradually to the last tuned v olume lev el. If the last tuned volume le v el[...]

40 English Setting the Sleep timer The sleep timer enables the system to switch to Eco P ow er standby mode automaticall y at a preset time. ● Press SLEEP on the remote repeatedly until it reaches the desired preset turn-off time . ➜ The selections are as follows (time in minutes): 15 ™ 30 ™ 45 ™ 60 ™ 90 ™ 120 ™ OFF ™ 15 … ➜ S[...]

41 English Sound Contr ol IMPOR T ANT! For pr oper surr ound sound, make sure the speakers and subw oofer are connected (see page 14.) Selecting surround sound ● Press SURROUND (SURR.) to select : MUL TI -channel, 3D SOUND or STEREO . ➜ The availability of the various surround sound modes depends on the number of speakers used and the sound ava[...]

42 English Switching on/off Switching to active mode ● Adjust the SOURCE control to select : DISC 1....DISC 5 ™ FM TUNER ™ AM TUNER ™ TV/A V ™ AUX ™ DI ™ MEDIA SLO T ™ DISC 1.... OR Press DISC/MEDIA , TUNER , TV/A V or AUX/DI on the remote. Switching to Eco P ow er standb y mode ● Press ST ANDBY ON ( B ) . ➜ ECO PO WER button li[...]

43 English AMPLIFIER SECTION Output power 600 W T otal power - Stereo mode (DIN) 100 W + 100 W RMS / 2 x 80 W FTC 1 - Surround mode (1 kHz) 100 W RMS/channel Frequency Response 100 Hz – 20 kHz / – 3 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio > 65 dB (CCIR) Input Sensitivity - AUX In 880 mV - TV In 350 mV Output Sensitivity - Headphone 32 Ω – 1000 Ω - Li[...]

44 English W ARNING Under no circumstances should y ou try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the war ranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below befor e taking the system for r epair . If you ar e unable to r emedy a problem b y follo wing these hin[...]

45 English The D VD play er does not star t playback. Cannot activate some features, such as Angles, Subtitles, or multi-language Audio . There is no sound fr om the center and surround speak ers. Radio reception is poor . The remote contr ol does not function properly . The timer is not working. The displa y panel is dark. Lo w hum or buzz sound. [...]

46 English Analog: Sound that has not been turned into number s. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specific n umer ical values. These jacks send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: The r atio of ver tical and horizontal sizes of a display ed image . The hor izontal vs. ver tical r atio of conventional TVs. is 4:[...]

47 English Region code: A system for allowing discs to be play ed back only in the region designated beforehand. This unit will only play discs that hav e compatible region codes. Y ou can find the region code of your unit b y looking on the product label. Some discs are compatible with more than one region (or ALL regions). S-Video: Produces a cle[...]

48 AUDIO SY STEM One Y ear Free Labor One Y ear Free Service on Parts This product m ust be carried in for r epair . LIMITED W ARRANTY WHO IS CO VERED? Y ou must ha ve pr oof of purchase to r eceive warranty ser- vice. A sales receipt or other document showing that you purchased the pr oduct is considered pr oof of purchase. WHA T IS CO VERED? W ar[...]