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FR Manuel de l’Utilisateur Register your product and get suppor t at www .philips.com/welcome BDP5010 EN User manual ES Manual del usuario EN: For fur ther assistance, call the customer suppor t ser vice in your countr y . • T o obtain assistance in the U.S.A., Canada, Puer to Rico, or the U.S. Vir gin Islands, contact Philips Customer Care Cen[...]
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EN 2 PRECAUTIONS Registering your model with PHILIPS makes y ou eligible for all of the valuable benets listed below , so don 't miss out. Complete and return your Product Registration C ard at once, or register online at ww w .philips.com/welcome to ensur e: Return your P roduct Registration Car d or register online at ww w .philips.com/w [...]
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3 PRECAUTIONS EN EN FCC WARNING This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or modications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modications are expressly approved in the manual. The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modication is made. RADIO-TV[...]
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4 PRECAUTIONS EN Do not place the unit on the furniture that is capable of being tilted by a child and an adult leaning, pulling, standing or climbing on it. A falling unit can cause serious injury or even death. This apparatus should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided. Make sur[...]
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5 PRECAUTIONS EN EN • Please refer to r elevant topics on “ T ROUBLESHOOTING” on page 55 bef ore returning the produc t. • If you need to call a customer service representative, please know the model numbe r and serial number of your product befor e you call. This information is displayed on the back of the product. Also , please take a mom[...]
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6 PRECAUTIONS EN Registering your model with Ph ilips makes you eligible for all of the valuable benefits listed below, so don’t miss out. Complete and return your Prod uct Registration Card at once, or register online at www.philips.com/welcome to ensure : Proof of Purchase Returning the enclosed card gu arantees that your date of purchase is on[...]
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7 PRECAUTIONS EN EN Manufactured unde r license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured unde r license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured unde r license under U.S. Patent #'s: 5,4[...]
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EN 8 CONTENTS Introduction Precautions ................................................................... 2 Maintenance ...............................................................................5 Notice ............................................................................................5 Important .....................................[...]
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9 EN EN FEATURES Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome . Blu-ray Disc You can enjoy Blu-ray Disc wh ich is capable of storing five times more data than a conventional DVD. BD-Jav a With some BDs which support Java applications[...]
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10 FEATURES EN “Product Info” screen provid es information about this unit’s hardware and software version. You can also download the latest firmware from the web site which is displayed in the “Product Info” screen, and update the firmware yourself . To access “Product Info”, sele ct “Product Info” in the home menu. To specify wh[...]
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11 EN EN FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW * The unit can also be turned on by pressing these buttons. 1. Q (standby/on) button • Press to turn on the unit, or to tu rn the unit into the standby mode. (To completely turn off the unit, you must unplug the AC power cord.) • Press and hold for 10 seconds to shut down the unit. • This button lights up in red w[...]
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12 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW EN * The unit can also be turned on by pressing these buttons. 1. Q (standby/on) button • Press to turn on the unit, or to tu rn the unit into the standby mode. (To completely shut dow n the unit, you must unplug the AC power cord.) 2. SLEEP button • Press to set the sleep timer. 3. SOURCE button • Press to switch the a[...]
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13 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW EN EN 24. SURROUND button • Press to select surround mode. 25. d (mute) button • Press to mute the volume. 26. D (forward) button • During playback, press to fast fo rward the playback. • When playback is in pause, press to slow forward the playback. 27. T (next) button • During playback, press to skip to the next c[...]
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14 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW EN 1. Displays repeat icon. (Appears during repeat playback.) 2. Displays media mode icon (d isc mode or SD card mode). 3. Displays playback status icon. Refer to table A below. 4. Displays source mode status (refer to table B below) or information such as title number, elapsed pla ying time, repeat type, menu type, etc. <[...]
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15 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW EN EN When you turn on the unit, home menu wil l appear automatically. Otherwise, press [( h o m e ) ] . 1. Directory Displays the current hierarchy. 2. Menus 3. Options Displays options for the highli ghted item on the left whenever available. Guide to On-Screen Display Home Menu “Disc Tray” : To access the track / file [...]
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EN 16 CONNECTIONS The Philips Blu-ray Disc Home Theater is simple to install. However, proper system placement is critical to ensure an optimum sound experience. 1) Place the front left and right speakers at equal distan ces from the TV and at an angle of approximately 45 degrees from the listening position. 2) Place the center speaker above the TV[...]
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17 CONNECTIONS EN EN (Supports up to 1080i resolution.) (Supports only 480i resolution. ) • Connect this unit directly to the TV. If the RCA video cables are connected to a VCR, pictures may be distorted due to the copy right protection syst em. HDMI Connection Better COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y P B /C B P R /C R B Video RCA component video cable Your T[...]
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18 CONNECTIONS EN Component Video Connection Standard Video Connection You can change the resolution of the video signal being output from the HDMI OUT jack in the settings menu. For details, refer to “HDMI Video Resolution” on page 44. HDMI Mode and Actual Output Signals B COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y PB/CB PR/CR AC 120V 60Hz LAN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT V[...]
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19 CONNECTIONS EN EN 1) Connect the speaker cables to the ma t ching color sockets on the speake rs. 2) Connect all the speakers and subwoofer to the ma tching sockets at the rear of the main unit. Make sure that the colors of the cables and sockets are m atched. Connecting Speakers and Subwoofer AC 120 V 60Hz LAN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT Y Pr[...]
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20 CONNECTIONS EN • This unit provides analog and digital audio connection. Y ou can connect the audio ou tput fr om an audio / video devic e (e.g . DVD Recorder , VCR, Cable / Satellite Box, game console or TV ) to this Blu-ray Disc Ho me Theater in order to enjoy the multi-chann el surround sound capabilities. • U se an R CA au di o c ab le ([...]
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21 CONNECTIONS EN EN Connect a 3.5mm stereo audio cable(not supplied) to the MP3 LINK jack on this unit and the headphone jack on your portable media player. 1) Connect the supplied FM wire antenna to the FM ANT 75 Ω jack on this unit. 2) Extend the FM antenna and fix its ends to the wall for optimum reception. Connecting Portable Media Player MP[...]
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22 CONNECTIONS EN • By connecting this unit to the Internet, y ou can upgrad e the software via the Internet or access BD-Li v e ser vice. Network Connection with LAN No supplied cables are used in this connection: Please purchase the necessary cables at your local store. LAN LAN WAN LAN 1 2 3 4 5 AC 120V 60Hz LAN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT Y [...]
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23 EN EN BEFORE YOU START After you have completed all the connectio ns, you must find the viewing channel (external input channel) on your TV . Finding the Viewing Channel on Your TV 1 After you have made all the necessary connections, press [ Q (standby/o n)] to turn on the unit. 2 Turn on your TV. 3 Press the button on the TV’s remote control [...]
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EN 24 INFORMATION ON PLAYBACK Before you start playing back a disc, read the following informa tion. This unit is compatible to p lay back the following discs / files. To play back a disc / file, make sure that it meets the requirements for region codes and color systems as described below. You can play back disc s that have the following logos. Ot[...]
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25 INFORMATION ON PLAYBACK EN EN The following discs will not be played back in this unit. • BD-RE (ver .1.0) • BD-RE (ver .2.1) (Recorded in BD A V format) • BD-R (ver .1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3) (Recorded in BD A V format) • BD / DVD / CD / SD Memory Card con tains DivX® files • BD / DVD hybrid disc (pla yed back as a BD-video only) • Super Au[...]
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26 INFORMATION ON PLAYBACK EN 1) Total track number 2) Repeat status 3) Image 4) Elapsed playing time of the current track 5) Playing track number 6) Total time of the current track 7) Playing media 8) Track list 9) Playback status e.g.) MP3 mode 1) Number of contents in the current hierarchy 2) Repeat status (Music mode only) 3) Image 4) Elapsed p[...]
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27 EN EN BASIC PLAYBACK Playing Back a BD or a DVD 1 In s er t a d is c ( re f er to “ Ho w t o In se rt a Disc” on page 26). 2 Playback may start automatically. If not, press [ B (play)] . Some discs may show a title or a disc menu. In this case, refer to “Using the Title / Disc Menu” on page 31. To pause playback: Press [ F (pause)] . To [...]
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28 BASIC PLAYBACK EN •U s e [ K / L ] to move the highlight up and down in the list. • T o access the files in a group (folder), select the d esired group (folder), then pr ess [OK] . •P r e s s [ s ] , or select [ ], then press [OK] to go back to the previous hierarch y . •P r e s s [ s ] to go back to the previous scr een. •P r e s s [B[...]
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29 BASIC PLAYBACK EN EN 1 Insert a disc (ref er to “How to Insert a Disc” on page 26) . • Home menu appears automatically. 2 With “Disc Tray” selected, press [OK]. • Media filter screen will appear . • F or audio CD, skip to step 4. 3 Select the type of the file you want to play back in the media filter screen. Then press [OK] to disp[...]
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30 BASIC PLAYBACK EN This unit ca n also run JPEG files s tored on Kodak Picture CD. You can enjoy picture images on th e TV set by playing back the Kodak Pi cture CD. This unit conforms t o ver.7.0 of K odak Picture CD. For details of Kodak Picture CD, contact a sho p that provides d eveloping service o f Kodak Inc. You can play back the MP3 / WMA[...]
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31 BASIC PLAYBACK EN EN Some BD-video or DVD-vide o may contain a title menu which describes the contents of the disc, or a disc menu which guides you through the available functions in the disc. With such discs, a title menu or a disc menu may appear automatically when you insert the disc. Otherwise, press [TOP MENU] or [DISC MENU / POP-UP MENU] t[...]
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EN 32 SPECIAL PLAYBACK 1) During playback , press [ D (forward)] repeatedly for fast forward. During playback , press [ E (reverse)] repeatedly for fast reverse. Every time you press [ D (forward)] or [ E (reverse)] , the playback speed will change. 2) Press [ B (play)] to return to the normal playback. 1) During playback , press [ F (pause)] . The[...]
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33 SPECIAL PLAYBACK EN EN 1) Follow steps 1 to 3 in “Playing Back an Audio CD or a Disc with MP3 / Windows Media™ Audio / JPEG Files” on pages 28-29. 2) Open the folder which cont ains the desired JPEG files. 3) Use [ K / L / s / B ] to select a desired file to be played back, then press [ B (play)] or [OK]. • An image will be play ed back [...]
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34 SPECIAL PLAYBACK EN 1) During playback , press [ T (next)] to skip the current title or chapter and move to the next. The title or chapter will move forward by one at a time. • If there is no chapter in on e title, the curr ent title may be skip ped. To go back to the beginning of the current title or chapter, press [ S (previous)] . Press [ S[...]
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35 SPECIAL PLAYBACK EN EN Some BD and DVD may have subtitles in 1 or more languages. For commercially available discs, the supported languages can b e found on the disc case. Follow the steps below to switch the subtitle languages during playback. 1) During playback, press [SUBTITLE] repeatedly to display “Primary”, “Secondary” or “Subtit[...]
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36 SPECIAL PLAYBACK EN Some BD-video and DVD-video contain scenes which have been shot simultaneously from various angles. You can change the camera angle when appears on the TV screen. 1) During playback, press [ANGLE]. • The selected a ngle will be displayed on the dis play bar at the top of the TV screen. 2) Use [ K / L ] to select your desire[...]
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37 SPECIAL PLAYBACK EN EN Guide to the FM Radio Screen 1) Directory 2) Total number of preset stations 3) Audio mode (Stereo or Mono mode) 4) Frequency of current radio station 5) Button guide for tuning 6) Color key (RED / GREEN / BLUE / YELLOW) guide 7) Preset station list 8) Current status 1) Follow steps 1) to 3) in “Presetting Radio Stations[...]
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EN 38 LIST OF SETTINGS In the settings menu, you can cu stomize the various kinds of settings as you prefer. Refer to the following instruc tion to navigate through the settings menus . 1) Press [ (home)] to access the home menu. 2) Use [ K / L ] to select “Settings”, then press [OK]. 3) Use [ K / L ] to select the desired setting, then press [[...]
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39 LIST OF SETTINGS EN EN Category Menus / Op tions Description Advanced Setup Video Output HDMI Video HDMI 1080p/24 • This featu re is availa ble only when the display device is connec ted by an HDMI cable. • Ref er to page 44 for more information. Auto “Auto”: Outputs the pictu re in 1080p/24 (1080 progressive with 24 frames per second) w[...]
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40 LIST OF SETTINGS EN Category Menus / Options Description Advanced Setup Audio Night Mode On Compresses range betwee n soft and loud sounds. “On”: Activa tes the Night Mo de. “Off”: Deactivates the Night Mode. Off Blu-ray Disc Audio Mix Audio Output “Mix Audio Output”: The audio for the secondary video and the interactive application [...]
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41 LIST OF SETTINGS EN EN Category Menus / Options Descrip tion Advanced Setup Audio Speaker Setup •T h i s f e a t u r e i s availa ble only when “ Audio Output ” is set to “Spea kers”. (Refer to page 45.) Speaker Level Front(L) -10dB ~ +10dB default is 0 Sets the volume level for each speaker to get ideal audio balance. • T est tone w[...]
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42 LIST OF SETTINGS EN Category Menus / Options Descri ption Advanced Setup Others Network Connection • Refer to pages 48-51 for m ore information. Connection Test Perform a network connection test. After you change IP address or DNS setting, always perform this test. Enable(Easy) If you select “Enable(Easy)”, Connection test will automatical[...]
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43 LIST OF SETTINGS EN EN Category Menus / O ptions Descri ption Factory Default Settings Yes “Yes”: Resets all the settings, except for “Ratings Lock” and “Network Connection”, in “Settings” to the factory default. “No”: Does not perform the initialization. No Format SD Card Yes “Yes”: Re-format SD card. “No”: Does not [...]
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EN 44 SETUPS Use this feature to adjust the aspect ratio of the video source which is different from yo ur TV’s ratio to fit your TV monitor without distorting the picture. D escriptions of each setting are as follows: Set the resolution of the video signal being output from the HDMI OUT jack. You can select the desi red “HDMI Video Resolution?[...]
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45 SETUPS EN EN If you set to “Speakers” : The audio output from the 5.1ch speakers differs d ependin g on the audio source and the setting of surround mode. (Refer to “Selecting Surround Mode” on page 53.) If you set to “HDMI Normal” or “HDMI LPCM” : Refer to the table below for the audio output from HDMI OUT jack. Audio Output hom[...]
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46 SETUPS EN *1 ) Only the indepe ndent substream is decoded. *2 ) Only the Dolby Digital substream is d ecoded. *3 ) Only the core subst ream is decoded. • When playing back a BD-video which only contains the primar y audio, the audio output will be the same case as the “Primary Audio Only ” even if the “Blu-ray Disc Audio” is set to “[...]
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47 SETUPS EN EN Some BD-video or DVD-video feature a ratings lock level. Playback will stop if the rating s exceed th e levels you set, it will require you to enter a password before the disc will playback. This feature prevents your children from viewing inappropriate material. 1) With “Ratings Lock” selected in the “Advanced Setup” menu, [...]
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48 SETUPS EN This unit supports Philips Ea syLink, which enables your TV (limited to PHILIPS brand EasyLink TV) to act in conjunction with this unit, or vice versa. Compliant TV must be connected to the HDMI OUT jack. When “EasyLink (HDMI CEC)” setting is set to “On”, functions listed below will be available. One Touch Play When the operati[...]
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49 SETUPS EN EN Network settings are set to th e following settings initially. (In most cases, you can connect to the Internet without making any changes to the default settings.) If you want to set the networ k settings back to the default settings as above (except “BD-Live Setting”), fo llow the procedure below. 1) Follow steps 1) to 4) in ?[...]
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50 SETUPS EN Proxy Setting 1) Follow steps 1) to 4) in “Connection Test” on page 48. 2) Use [ K / L ] to select “Enable(Custom)”, then press [OK]. 3) Use [ K / L ] to select “Proxy Setting”, then press [OK]. 4) Use [ K / L ] to select the desired setting, then press [OK]. • F or defaul t settings, select “Do Not Use ”. • If you [...]
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51 SETUPS EN EN Connection Speed You can set connection speed as your preference. (The default setting is “Auto”.) 1) Follow steps 1) to 4) in “Connection Test” on page 48. 2) Use [ K / L ] to select “Enable(Custom)”, then press [OK]. 3) Use [ K / L ] to select “Connection Speed”, then press [OK]. 4) Use [ K / L ] to select the desi[...]
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52 SETUPS EN Philips continuously tries to improve its products and we strongly recommend that you update the software when updates are available. New software can be downloaded from our website at www.philips.com using the type number of your Home Theater System (e.g. HTS3051 B) to find information. You can upgrade the software by using disc. 1) F[...]
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53 EN EN SOUND SETTINGS You can control the volume level of the audio output from 5.1ch speakers. To increase or decrease the volume level : Press [ ⴐ / ⴑ (volume)]. • The volume level will increase or decrease, ev ery time you press [ ⴐ (volume)] or [ ⴑ (volume)] . • The volume level will be displayed on the front panel display . To tu[...]
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EN 54 OTHER SETTINGS You can change the active so urce mode to the desired external audio inputs and enjoy audio from the connected device with the multi-channel surround sound capabilities. 1) Press [ (home)] to access the home menu. 2) Use [ K / L ] to select “External audio input”, then press [OK]. 3) Use [ K / L ] to select the desired sour[...]
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55 EN EN TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Tip POWER No reaction to the remote control. Connect the product to the power outl et. Point the remote control at the product. Insert the batteries correctly. Insert new batteries in the remote control. No video signal on the display device. Turn on the TV. Set the TV to the correct external input. Select the corre[...]
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56 TROUBLESHOOTING EN To obtain an el ectronic copy of this manual : 1) Point your browser to w ww.philips.com/su pport. 2) Choose your country of l ocation. 3) Enter the model number or a keyword in the “Find your pr oduct” field. Alternatively, you can browse the catalog. 4) Click the description or model. 5) Under Product support, click “U[...]
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57 EN EN GLOSSARY Analog Audio An electrical signal that directly represents sound. Compare this to digital audio which can be an electrical signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also “Digital Audio”. Aspect Ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the TV screen is almost[...]
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58 GLOSSARY EN LAN (Local Area Network) A group of computer networks covering a small area like a company, school or home. Local Storage A storage area of sub contents for playing virtual packages on BD-video. MP3 (MPEG audio la yer 3) MP3 is a method of compressing files. You can copy MP3 files on CD-RW/-R, DVD-RW/-R, BD-RE/-R or SD Memory Card fr[...]
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59 EN EN SPECIFICATIONS General Signal system NTSC Color Power requirements 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power consumption 70 W (standby: 0.6 W) Total output power (Amplifier) Home theater mode : 1000 W FTC* output power : 700 W *(Main Ch @ 1 kHz within 10% THD, Sub Ch 60 Hz within 2.5% THD) Dimensions (width x height x depth) 17. 2 x 2.4 x 11.7 inches (435 x 5[...]
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EN 60 ONE (1) YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY WARRANTY COVERAGE: This warranty obligation is limited to the terms set forth below. WHO IS COVERED: Th is product is warranted to the original purchaser or the per- son receiving the product as a gift against defects in materials and workmanship as based on the date of original purchase (“Warranty Period”) f[...]
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61 EN EN MEMO Introduction Connections Basic Setup Playback Others Function Setup[...]
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Meet Philips at the Internet http://www.philips.com/welcome P&F USA, Inc. PO Box 430 Daleville, IN 47334-0430 IMPORTADOR: Sojitz Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. Av. Paseo de las Palmas no. 239-302 Col. Lomas de Chapultepec, c.p. 11000 México, D.F. 52 (55) 5202 - 7222 P&F Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. Av. La Palma No. 6, Col. San Fernando La Herradura, Hui[...]