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HTS3565D HTS3566D Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/w elcome EN D VD Home Theater System 6 FR_C A Système Home Cinéma D VD 60 ES_LA Sistema de Home Theater con D VD 116 Thank you for choosing Philips. Need help fast? Read your Quick Start Guide and/or User Manual first for quick tips that make using your Philips product m[...]
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2 Registering your model with PHILIPS makes you eligible f or all of the valuable benefits listed belo w, so don't miss out. Complete and return your Product Registr ation Card at once, or register online at www .philips .com/welcome to ensure: Return your Pr oduct Registration Card or r egister online at www .philips.com/w elcome toda y to ge[...]
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3 1 . Rea d these in st ru ct i o n s . 2 . Ke e p these in st ru ct i o n s . 3 . Hee d all wa rning s . 4 . Follo w all in st ru ct i o n s . 5 . Do n ot u se th i s a pp a r at u s n ea r wate r. 6 . Clea n o n ly w i th dr y cloth . 7 . Do n ot b lock a n y v e n t i lat i o n o p e ning s . I n stall in acco rd a n ce w i th the m a nuf act ur[...]
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4 LASER Type Semiconductor laser GaAIAs Wave length 645 - 660 nm (DVD) 770 - 800 nm (CD) Output Power 6 mW (DVD) 7 mW (VCD/CD) Beam divergence 60 degrees Canada English: This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Departme[...]
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English Français Español 5 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DivX, DivX Ultra Certi ed, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license. Of cial DivX® Ultra Certi ed product. Plays all versions of DivX® video (i[...]
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6 English T able of conte nts Gene ral Ge ner al In form ati on ........................................................................................................ 8 Se tup p reca uti ons ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Acce sso [...]
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7 English T able of conte nts Pl ayin g a MP3/ W MA di sc ....................................................................................................... .........................32 Pl ayin g a JPE G phot o le (sl ide show) ...........................................................................................................33 Prev[...]
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8 English Gen eral Inf orma tion WARNING! This unit does not contain any user- serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to quali ed personnel. Setup precautions Finding a suitable location – Place this unit on a at, hard and stable surface. Never place the unit on a carpet. – Never place this unit on top of other equipment th[...]
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9 English Main Uni t 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 9 a 2 (Standby-On) – Turns on this unit or turns off to standby mode. b Disc tray c ç (Open/Close) – Opens/closes the disc tray. d Display panel – Shows information about the current status of the unit. e VOLUME – Adjusts the volume level. f ./ M= (Previous/Next) – DISC: skips to the previous or next [...]
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10 English Remote Cont rol 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 a 2 (Standby-On) – Turns on this unit or turns off to standby mode. b ç (Open/Close) – Opens/closes the disc tray. c Source buttons – AUX (MP3 LINK) : switches to AUX1, AUX2, DI (DIGITAL IN) or MP3 LINK external source mode. – RADIO : switches to FM band. – USB: switches to USB mode. –[...]
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11 English Remote Control (c o n t i n u e d ) 19 20 21 22 18 17 16 12 13 14 15 l OK – Con rms an entry or selection. m b B v V – DISC: selects movement direction in the menu. – DISC: press left or right for fast forward and backward search. – RADIO: press up or down to tune the radio frequency. – RADIO: press left or right to start au[...]
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12 English Remote Control (c o n t i n u e d ) Using the remote contr ol A Push to open the battery compartment. B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA, following the indications ( +- ) inside the compartment. C Close the cover. D Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor (iR) on the front panel. E Select the source you wish to control[...]
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13 English Bas i c Connect ions Step 1: Placing the speak ers The Philips Home Theater System is simple to install. However, proper system placement is critical to ensure an optimum sound experience. A Place the front left and right speakers at equal distances from the TV and at an angle of approximately 45 degrees from the listening position. B Pl[...]
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14 English AUX 1 AUX 2 Step 2: Connecting to TV This connection enables you to view the video playback from this unit. You only need to choose one of the options below to make the video connection. – For a standard TV, follow option 1 or 2. – For a progressive scan TV, follow option 3. – For a HDMI TV, follow option 4. – For TV with only a [...]
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15 English Bas i c Connect ions (c o n t i n u e d ) Option 3: Connecting to a Pro gressiv e Scan TV or component video input The progressive scan video quality is only available when using Y Pb Pr connection and a progressive scan TV is required. It provides superior picture quality when watching DVD movies. A Use the component video cables (red/ [...]
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16 English C Connect the Antenna or Cable TV service signal to the ANTENNA IN or RF IN jack on the RF modulator. (It may have been connected to your TV previously. Disconnect it from the TV.) Bas i c Connect ions (c o n t i n u e d ) Option 5: Using an accessor y RF modulator If your TV has only a single Antenna Input jack (labeled as 75 ohm or RF [...]
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17 English AUX 1 AUX 2 Bas i c Connect ions (c o n t i n u e d ) REAR LEFT REAR RIGHT SUBWOOFER FRONT CENTER FRONT LEFT FRONT RIGHT Step 3: Connecting speak ers and subwoof er Before you start... For Tallboy speakers (HTS3566D): – Connect the speaker cables to the speakers. – Assemble the rear speakers to the proper position. A Connect the spea[...]
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18 English Bas i c Connect ions (c o n t i n u e d ) AUX 1 AUX 2 Step 4: Connecting the po wer cor d After everything is connected properly, connect the AC power cord into the power outlet. The standby LED on the main unit lights up. Helpful Hints: – Refer to the type plate at the rear or bottom of the product for identi cation and supply rati[...]
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19 English Opti onal Con ne ction s Connecting audio fr om cable bo x/recor der/game console or TV This unit provides analog and digital audio connection. You can connect the audio output from an audio/video device (e.g. DVD Recorder, VCR, Cable/Satellite Box, game console or TV) to this Home Theater System in order to enjoy the multi-channel surro[...]
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20 English Finding the corr ect viewing channel A Press 2 to turn on the unit. B Press DISC on the remote control. C Turn on the TV and switch it to the correct video-in channel. You may go to the lowest channel on your TV, then press the Channel Down button on your TV remote control until you see the Video In channel. You may press ° butt[...]
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21 English Setting languag e pref erences The language options are different depending on your country or region. It may not correspond to the illustrations shown on the user manual. On-screen displa y (OSD) langua ge The OSD (On-Screen Display) language for this unit remains as you have set it, regardless of the changes made to the DVD disc langua[...]
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22 English If the language you want is not available in the list, select { Others }. Use the numeric keypad (0-9) on the remote control to enter the 4-digit language code ‘XXXX’ (see ‘Language Code’) and press OK to con rm. E Repeat steps C ~ D for other settings. Helpful Hints: – During DVD playback, you can press the AUDIO SYNC or SU[...]
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23 English Setting up Pr ogr essive Scan featur e (for Progressive Scan TV only) The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per second than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system.) With nearly double the number of lines, progressive scan offers higher picture resolution and quality. Before you start... Ensure that you have con[...]
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24 English Get tin g St ar ted (c o n t i n u e d ) Setting the speak ers’ channels You can adjust the delay times (center and surround only) and volume level for individual speakers. These adjustments let you optimize the sound according to your surroundings and setup. Before you start... Stop the disc playback by pressing Ç twice or remove the[...]
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25 English Setting the EasyLink contr ol This feature enables HDMI CEC compliant devices to control each other with a single remote control. It is only available if you have connected this Home Theatre unit to HDMI CEC compliant TV or device with HDMI cable. A Turn on the HDMI CEC operations on your TV and other connected devices. (Refer to your TV[...]
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26 English Disc Operat i ons Pla yab le discs Your DVD home theater system plays: – Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs) – Video CDs (VCDs) – Super Video CDs (SVCDs) – Finalized DVD Recordable (DVD±R), DVD Rewritable (DVD±RW) – Audio Compact Discs (CDs) – MP3/ Windows Media™ Audio discs, picture (Kodak, JPEG) les on CD-R(W) – ISO 96[...]
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27 English Disc Oper ations (c o n t i n u e d ) Basic pla yback contr ols Pausing playback During playback, press u . While in pause mode, you can press to step forward one frame at each press. To resume playback, press u again. Selecting another track/chapter Press í / ë or use the numeric keypad 0-9 to key in a track/chapte[...]
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28 English Disc Operat i ons (c o n t i n u e d ) Repeating a speci c section (A-B) A While playing a disc, press REPEAT A-B at the start point. B Press REPEAT A-B again to end the section. The section will now repeat continuously. C Press REPEAT A-B again to resume normal playback. Helpful Hint: – The marked section for repeat playback is[...]
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29 English Viewing pla yback information This unit can display the disc playback information (for example, title or chapter number, elapsed playing time, audio/ subtitle language) and a number of operations can be done without interrupting disc playback. A During playback, press INFO . A list of available disc information appears on the TV. DVD[...]
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30 English Changing sound track languag e This operation works only on DVDs with multiple sound track languages, or VCDs/ SVCDs with multiple audio channels. For DVD Press AUDIO SYNC repeatedly to select the available audio languages. For VCD and SVCD Press AUDIO SYNC repeatedly to select the available audio channels provided by the disc (S[...]
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31 English Pre view function This function allows you to preview the contents of a VCD/SVCD. A Press DISC . Select Digest Type: Track Digest Disc Interval Track Interval B Use keys to select one of the following options and press OK . { Track Digest } View six different tracks on one screen each time. It allows you to have a quick glance at [...]
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32 English Disc Operat i ons (c o n t i n u e d ) Pla ying a MP3/ WMA disc This unit can playback most of the MP3 and Windows Media™ Audio les recorded on a recordable disc or commercial CD. Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’ for details. A Load a MP3/WMA disc. ?[...]
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33 English Disc Oper ations (c o n t i n u e d ) Pla ying a JPEG photo le (slide sho w) Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’ for details. Load a JPEG photo CD (or Kodak Picture CD.) For a Kodak disc, the slide show begins automatically. For a JPEG disc, t[...]
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34 English Disc Operat i ons (c o n t i n u e d ) Pla ying music and photo les simultaneously You can create a musical slideshow playback if the disc contains both the MP3/WMA music and JPEG photo les. A Load a disc that contains both MP3/WMA and JPEG les. B Use keys to select a MP3/WMA le from the disc menu and press OK to s[...]
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35 English Pla yback - iP od Pla ying music fr om compatible iP od de vice Music on your Apple iPod can be played on this unit with the support of the docking station. It enables you to enjoy the superior sound output from the speaker system. The docking station supports the following iPod range: iPod 4th gen iPod Nano 3rd gen iPod 5th gen iPod Min[...]
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36 English Pla ying fr om USB device You can play or view the data les (JPEG, MP3, Windows Media™ Audio or DivX®) in the USB ash drive or USB memory card reader. However, editing or copying the data le is not possible. A Connect the USB ash drive/USB memory card reader directly to the jack on this unit. B A message appears on the[...]
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37 English Pla ybac k - O ther Audio Pla yer Pla ying fr om other por tab le audio pla y er You can connect your portable audio player to this unit to get the best immersion sound experience through the speaker system. However, controlling of playback is only possible on the portable audio player. A Use a 3.5mm stereo audio cable (not supplied) to [...]
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38 English Set up Menu Opt ions Accessing the setup menu You can change the settings in this unit to suit your particular requirements. A In disc mode, press OPTIONS on the remote control. The setup menu appears. B Use keys to select one of the setup menu options, then press . General Setup Audio Setup Video Setup Preferences If [...]
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39 English Set up Menu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) General Setup (underlined options are the factory default settings) Disc Lock Not all discs are rated or coded by the disc maker. You can prevent play of speci c discs with the disc lock function. Up to 40 discs can be locked. { Lock } – To block the playback of the current disc. Subsequent [...]
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40 English Audio Setup (underlined options are the factory default settings) Speakers Volume Access the speaker’s level setup menu. Use keys to adjust the volume level for each connected speaker between -6dB to +6dB. See ‘Getting Started - Setting the speakers’ channels’ for details. Speakers Delay Access the speaker’s distance se[...]
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41 English CD Upsampling This feature enables you to convert the music CD to a higher sampling rate using sophisticated digital signal processing for better sound quality. { Off } – Turn off CD-upsampling. { 88.2 kHz (X2) } – To convert the sampling rate of the CDs twice as high as the original rate. Notes: – This function is not available if[...]
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42 English Video Setup (underlined options are the factory default settings) TV Type Select the color system that matches the connected TV. It enables playback of a different type of disc (PAL or NTSC disc) on this unit. { NTSC } – For NTSC-system TV. { Multi } – For TV that is compatible with both PAL and NTSC. TV Display The picture shape can[...]
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43 English HDMI Setup It provides the picture settings to enhance the appearance and picture quality for disc playback. This feature is only applicable if you have connected this unit to a HDMI-compatible TV/device. { Wide Screen Format } – Select a suitable screen display (this option is only available when { TV Display } is set to { 16:9 Wide S[...]
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44 English Continued... { EasyLink } – Enable HDMI CEC compliant TV/devices to control each other with a single remote control. Notes: – Your TV and other connected devices must be compliant with HDMI CEC. – You must turn on the HDMI CEC operations on your TV/ devices before you can enjoy the EasyLink controls. See your TVs/ devices manual fo[...]
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45 English Set up Menu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) Video Setup (underlined options are the factory default settings) HDMI Setup Continued... { System Audio Control } This unit automatically switches to the audio input of the active device and output the sound from its speakers system. To enable this feature, select { On }. Then proceed to { HDMI [...]
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46 English Pref erences (underlined options ar e the factor y default settings) Audio Select the preferred audio language for DVDs with multiple sound tracks. Subtitle Select the preferred subtitle language for DVD playback. Disc Menu Select the preferred disc menu language for DVD playback. Note: If the selected audio/subtitle/disc menu language i[...]
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47 English Pref erences (underlined options ar e the factor y default settings) MP3/JPEG Nav MP3/JPEG Navigator can only be set if the disc is recorded with a menu. It allows you to select different display menus for easy navigation. { Without Menu } – Display all the les contained in the MP3/ Picture disc. { With Menu } – Display the folde[...]
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48 English DivX Subtitle Select the font type that supports the recorded DivX® subtitle. { Standard } – Display a standard list of Roman subtitle fonts provided by this unit. { Central Europe }– Display Central Europe fonts. { Cyrillic } – Display Cyrillic fonts. { Greek } – Display Greek subtitle fonts. { Hebrew } – Display Hebrew subti[...]
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49 English Radi o Ope ratio ns Before you start ..... The FM antenna has been connected to the main unit. Extend the FM antenna and x its ends to the wall. Helpful Hints: – For better FM stereo reception, connect an external FM antenna (not supplied.) – Position the antenna as far away as possible from your TV, VCR or other radiation source[...]
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50 English Ra dio Operations (c o n t i n u e d ) Using automatic preset Use automatic presetting to store or reinstall all the preset radio stations. A Press RADIO . B Press and hold REPEAT (PROGRAM) until ‘START ...’ appears on the display panel. All previously stored radio stations will be replaced. Using manual pr eset Use manual preset[...]
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51 English Sound a nd V olume Cont rols Selecting digital sound effects Select a preset digital sound effect that matches your disc’s content or that optimizes the sound of the musical style you are playing. Press SOUND MODES + / - to select the available sound effect. Movies Music Description CONCERT CLASSIC Flat and pure sound mode. Ideal f[...]
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52 English T urning on the sleep timer The sleep timer enables the unit to switch to standby mode automatically after the selected preset time. Press SLEEP repeatedly until it reaches the desired preset turn-off time (in minutes): OFF > 60 > 45 > 30 > 15 > OFF... To check or change the setting Press SLEEP once to show the rem[...]
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53 English T rouble shooting WARNING Under no circumstances 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, rst check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you are unable to solve a problem by following t[...]
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54 English The unit does not start playback. The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be changed even though you have set the TV display. Cannot activate some features such as Angles, Subtitles, or multi-language Audio. Not able to select some items in the setup/system menu. Unable to play DivX movies. Radio reception is poor. – Load a readable disc[...]
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55 English Prob lem (USB/HDMI/DOCK) Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (c o n t i n u e d ) The contents of the USB ash drive cannot be read. Slow operation of the USB ash drive. No audio output from HDMI connection. No video output from HDMI connection. No audio from iPod playback. – The USB ash drive format is not compatible with[...]
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56 English Glo ssar y Analog audio: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound is available if you use the AUDIO LEFT/RIGHT. These red and white jacks send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the ratio o[...]
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57 English Glo ssar y (c o n t i n u e d ) HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) is a speci cation that provides a secure transmission of digital contents between different devices (to prevent unauthorized copyright.) JPEG : A very common digital still picture format. A still-picture data compression system proposed by the Joint Photo[...]
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58 English Spe ci cati ons AMPLIFIER Total output power: - Home Theater mode: 1000 W - FTC* output power: 640 W Frequency Response: 180 Hz – 14 kHz / ±3 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio: > 60 dB (A-weighted) Input Sensitivity - AUX 1: 400 mV - AUX 2: 400 mV - MP3 LINK: 400 mV * (Main Ch @1 kHz Sub Ch 60 Hz within 10% THD) RADIO Tuning Range: FM 8[...]
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59 Philips, P.O. Box 671539, Marietta, GA. 30006-0026 PHILIPS LIMITED WARRANTY ONE (1) YEAR WARRANTY COVERAGE: PHILIPS warranty obligation is limited to the terms set forth below. WHO IS COVERED: Philips warrants the product to the original purchaser or the per- son receiving the product as a gift against defects in materials and workmanship as bas[...]