Philips HTS3610K/51 manual

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    1 D VD HOME THEA TER SY STEM User manual Thank you for choosing Philips . Need help fast? Read your Quick-Use Guide and/or User Manual first for quic k tips that mak e using your Philips product more enjo y able. If you have read your instructions and still need assistance, you may access our online help at www .philips .com/suppor t HTS3300 User M[...]

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    2 For Customer Use: Read carefully the inf ormation located at the bottom of your D VD system and enter below the Serial No . Retain this information for futur e r efer ence. Model No . D VD VIDEO HTS3610K Serial No . _______________ ‘CONSUMERS SHOULD NO TE THA T NO T ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULL Y COMP A TIBLE WITH THIS PR ODUCT [...]

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    3 English Русский Index English ----------------------------------------- 4 Русский -------------------------------------- 48 001-047 hts3610k_eng_4 20/09/05, 9:57 AM 3[...]

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    LASER T ype Semiconductor laser GaAlAs W ave length 650~660 nm (D VD) 784~796 nm (CD) Output Pow er 7 mW (D VD) 10 mW (VCD/CD) Beam divergence 60 degree Manufactur ed under license from Dolb y Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol ar e trademarks of Dolb y Laboratories. Manufactur ed under license from Digital Theater S[...]

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    5 Languag e Code Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Amharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Av estan 6569 Aymara 6589 Azerhaijani 6590 Bahasa Mela yu 7783 Bashkir 6665 Belarusian 6669 Bengali 6678 Bihari 6672 Bislama 6673 Bokmål, Norwegian 7866 Bosanski 6683 Brezhoneg 6682 Bulgarian 6671 Burmese 7789 Castellano, Español 6983 Cat[...]

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    6 English Contents Languag e Code .......................... 5 General Information Supplied accessories ................................... 8 Cleaning discs ............................................... 8 Setup .............................................................. 8 Basic Connections Step 1: Placing the speakers and subwoofer ...........[...]

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    English 7 Contents Accessing Video Setup Page .................... 34 TV T ype ................................................... 34 TV Displa y ............................................. 34 Progr essive function-turning on/off . 34 Picture Setting ....................................... 35 Accessing Prefer ence Setup Page .......... 36 Audio ,[...]

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    8 English Supplied accessories Composite Video cable (Y ellow) Audio Cable FM wire antenna MW loop antenna Remote control and two batteries (12nc: 3139 258 70101) Cleaning discs T o clean a disc, use a micro fibre cleaning cloth and wipe the disc fr om the center to the edge in a straight line . CAUTION! Do not use solvents such as benzene, thinner[...]

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    English 9 For best possible surr ound sound, all the speak ers (except subwoof er) should be placed at the same distance from the listening position. 1 Place the front left and right speak ers at equal distances from the TV and at an angle of appr oximately 45 degr ees fr om the listening position. 2 Place the centre speak er above the TV or the D [...]

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    10 English Pb Pr Y L R FRONT L CENTER FRONT R REAR L REAR L Basic Connections (continued) Connect the supplied speakers system using the fixed speak er cables by matching the colours of the sockets and speak er cables. Helpful Hints: – Ensure that the speak er cables are correctly connected. Improper connections may damage the system due to a sho[...]

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    English 11 Basic Connections (continued) IMPOR T ANT! – Y ou only need to make one video connection from the f ollo wing options, depending on the capabilities of y our TV . – Connect the D VD system directl y to the TV . – Proceed to pa g e 15 for setting up the TV once you ha ve completed the connections. Helpful Hint: – T o hear the TV c[...]

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    12 English Basic Connections (continued) 1 Connect the supplied MW loop antenna to the MW sock et. Place the MW loop antenna on a shelf, or attach it to a stand or wall. 2 Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM socket. Extend the FM antenna and fix its ends to the wall. For better FM stereo r eception, connect an external FM antenna (not supplie[...]

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    English 13 Connection to External De vices Y ou can connect other audio/video device to the D VD system in order to use the Home Theatre Audio System’ s surr ound sound capabilities. ● Use an audio cable (red/white, not supplied) to connect the D VD system’ s AUX IN (R/L) sockets to the AUDIO OUT sockets on the audio/video de vice. T o listen[...]

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    14 English Remote Contr ol * = Press and hold the button for mor e than two seconds. ! 5 6 7 8 9 0 3 4 1 2 @ 1 B – Switches to Eco P ow er standby mode, or turns on the system. 2 Source buttons DISC : switches to DISC source mode. TV : switches to TV source mode . The sound from TV will come out through the D VD system. TUNER : toggles between FM[...]

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    English 15 Remote Contr ol (continued) * = Press and hold the button for mor e than two seconds. # Numeric K eypad (0-9) – DISC: enters a track/title number . – TUNER: enters the preset radio station number . $ DISC MENU – DISC: enters or exits disc contents menu. For VCD , selects various preview function. % DISPLA Y – DISC: displa ys the [...]

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    16 English Main Unit 1 ST ANDBY ON ( B ) – Switches to Eco P ow er standby mode, or turns on the system. 2 Disc tra y 3 OPEN CLOSE 0 – Opens/Closes the disc tra y . 4 ECO PO WER indicator – Lights up when in Eco P ow er standb y mode. 5 iR – P oint the remote control towar ds this sensor . 6 System displa y panel 7 V OLUME – Adjusts the v[...]

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    English 17 Getting Star ted Step 1: Inserting batteries into the r emote control 1 3 2 1 Open the batter y compartment. 2 Inser t tw o batteries type R06 or AA, following the indications ( +- ) inside the compar tment. 3 Close the cover . CAUTION! – Remo v e batteries if they ar e exhausted or if the remote contr ol is not to be used for a long t[...]

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    18 English Setting up Pro gr essive Scan featur e (for Pr ogr essive Scan TV only) The progr essiv e scan displa y twice the number of frames per seconds than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system). With nearly double the number of lines, progr essive scan off ers higher picture r esolution and quality . IMPOR T ANT! Before enab ling the p[...]

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    English 19 Getting Star ted (continued) Selecting the matching colour system The colour system of the D VD system, D VD and TV should match. Only then will it be possible to pla y a D VD on this system. Before changing the TV system, determine the colour system of your TV . 1 In disc mode, press SETUP . 2 Press 2 r epeatedly to select { Video Setup[...]

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    20 English Getting Star ted (continued) Step 4: Setting language pr eferences Y ou can select your pr efer red language settings so that this D VD system will automatically switch to the language for you whene ver y ou load a disc. If the language selected is not a vailable on the disc, the disc’ s default language will be used instead. The OSD ([...]

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    English 21 Disc Operations IMPOR T ANT! – If the inhibit icon ( ø or X) appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, it means the function is not availab le on the curr ent disc or at the current time. – D VD discs and pla y ers ar e designed with regional r estrictions. Before pla ying a disc, mak e sure the disc is for the same zone as[...]

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    22 English Auto Eco P o w er standby mode This is a power -sa ving feature, the system will automatically switch to Eco P ow er standby mode if you do not pr ess any buttons within 30 minutes after a disc has stopped pla ying. Basic pla yback contr ols Pausing pla yback ● During pla yback, press 2; (or ; on the remote). ➜ T o resume normal pla [...]

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    English 23 Disc Operations (continued) Other operations for video pla yback (D VD/VCD/SVCD) DISC MENU DISPLA Y AUDIO SUBTITLE ZOOM OK PLA Y STOP P AUSE Using the Disc Menu (D VD only) A menu ma y appear on the TV screen once you load in the disc, depending on the disc format. T o select a playback f eature or item ● Use 1 2 3 4 ke ys or numeric k[...]

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    24 English Disc Operations (continued) Advancing by frame 1 During pla yback, press Å on the r emote. ➜ Pla y will pause and sound will be muted. 2 Press Å r epeatedly to view the next picture frame. 3 T o resume normal pla yback, press PLA Y B . Resuming pla yback fr om the last stopped point This D VD system able to r esume disc pla yback fr [...]

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    English 25 Pre vie w Function (VCD only) 1 Press DISC MENU . 2 Use 34 k eys to highlight { T rack Digest }, { Disc Inter val } or { T rack Inter val }. 3 Press OK to open one option. Select Digest T ype: T rack Digest Disc Interval T rack Inter val { T rack Digest } This function will minimise the picture of every track in order to displa y every s[...]

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    26 English Pla ying an MP3/Windo ws Media ™ Audio/JPEG/MPEG-4 disc This D VD system can playback MPEG-4, MP3, Windows Media™ Audio , JPEG, VCD & SVCD files on a personally recor ded CD-R/R W disc or commercial CD . IMPOR T ANT! Y ou hav e to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 17 “Setting the TV”). 1 Load [...]

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    English 27 Disc Operations (continued) Pla ying a picture disc (slide sho w) IMPOR T ANT! Y ou hav e to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 17 “Setting the TV”). ● Load a Picture disc (K odak Picture CD , JPEG). ➜ For a K odak disc, the slide show will begin automatically . ➜ For a JPEG disc, the picture men[...]

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    28 English Pla ying a DivX disc This D VD system supports the pla yback of DivX movie which you do wnload fr om your computer onto a CD-R/R W (see page 32 for more inf ormation). 1 Load a DivX disc . 2 If the DivX movie contains external subtitles, the subtitle menu will appear on the TV for your selection. ● In this case , pressing SUBTITLE on t[...]

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    English 29 Pla ying a Karaoke disc IMPOR T ANT! Y ou hav e to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 17 “Setting the TV”). 1 Connect a microphone (not supplied) to the MIC sock et on the side panel of the D VD main unit (as shown belo w). 2 Load a karaoke disc. ➜ If the disc menu appears, use 3 4 ke y s to make y o[...]

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    30 English This D VD system setup is carried out via the TV , enabling you to customise the D VD system to suit y our particular requir ements. Accessing General Setup Page 1 Press DISC and follo wed b y SETUP on the remote. 2 Use 1 2 k eys t o select ‘General Setup Page’. 3 Press OK to confirm. General Setup Page Disc Lock Display Dim Program [...]

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    English 31 D VD Setup Men u Options (continued) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. T o return to the pre vious menu, press 1 . T o remo ve the menu, press SETUP . Pro gramming disc tracks (not for Picture CD/MP3) Y ou can pla y the contents of the disc in the order y ou want by pr ogramming the pla ying order of the tracks.[...]

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    32 English D VD Setup Menu Options (contin ued) Screen Sa ver - turning on/off The screen sa ver will help to pre vent your TV displa y device fr om getting damaged. 1 In ‘General Setup Page’, use 34 ke ys to highlight { Screen Sa v er }, then press 2 . { On } Select this if you wish to turn off the TV screen when pla y is stopped or paused for[...]

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    English 33 D VD Setup Men u Options (continued) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. T o return to the pre vious menu, press 1 . T o remov e the menu, press SETUP . Accessing Audio Setup P a ge 1 Press DISC and follo wed b y SETUP on the remote. 2 Use 1 2 k eys t o select ‘Audio Setup Page’. 3 Press OK to confirm. Audio S[...]

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    34 English D VD Setup Menu Options (contin ued) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. T o return to the pre vious menu, press 1 . T o remov e the menu, press SETUP . Accessing Video Setup P ag e 1 Press DISC and follo wed b y SETUP on the remote. 2 Use 1 2 k eys t o select ‘Video Setup Page’. 3 Press OK to confirm. V id e [...]

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    English 35 D VD Setup Men u Options (continued) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. T o return to the pre vious menu, press 1 . T o remov e the menu, press SETUP . Picture Setting This D VD system pr o vides three predefined sets of pictur e colour settings and one personal setting which you can define yourself. 1 In ‘Vide[...]

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    36 English D VD Setup Menu Options (contin ued) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. T o return to the pre vious menu, press 1 . T o remov e the menu, press SETUP . Accessing Prefer ence Setup Page 1 Press Ç twice to stop pla yback (if any), then press SETUP . 2 Use 1 2 k eys to select t h e ‘Prefer ence Page’. 3 Press O[...]

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    English 37 D VD Setup Men u Options (continued) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. T o return to the pre vious menu, press 1 . T o remo ve the menu, press SETUP . Rating explanations 1Kid Safe – 2 G – General Audience; recommended as acceptable for view ers of all ages. 3 PG – Parental Guidance suggested. 4 PG13 – M[...]

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    38 English D VD Setup Menu Options (contin ued) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. T o return to the pre vious menu, press 1 . T o remov e the menu, press SETUP . Changing the P assw ord The same password is used f or both Parental Contr ol and Disc Lock. Enter your six-digit passw ord to pla y a prohibited disc or if pr om[...]

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    English 39 Other Functions Setting the Sleep timer The sleep timer enables the system to switch to Eco P ow er standby mode automatically at a preset time. ● Press SLEEP on the r emote repeatedl y until it reaches the desir ed preset turn-off time. ➜ The selections are as follows (time in minutes): 15 ™ 30 ™ 45 ™ 60 ™ OFF ™ 15 … ➜[...]

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    40 English IMPOR T ANT! Make sur e the FM and MW antennas are connected. T uning to radio stations 1 Press TUNER on the r emote (or press SOURCE control at the fr ont panel) to select “ FM ” or “ MW ”. 2 Press 3 / 4 briefl y on the remote. ➜ The displa y panel will show " SEARCH " until a radio station with sufficient signal str[...]

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    English 41 Automatic presetting Use automatic presetting to stor e or reinstall all the pr eset radio stations. 1 FM / MW START .. 2 1 Press TUNER on the r emote to select “ FM ” or “ MW ” . 2 Press and hold PR OG until " START ..." appears. ➜ All the former pr esets will be overwritten. Manual presetting Use manual presetting t[...]

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    42 English Sound and V olume Contr ols Individual speak ers v olume adjustment Y ou can adjust the dela y times (centr e, rear speak ers and subwoofer only) and volume le vel f or individual speak ers. These adjustments let you optimise the sound according to y our surr oundings and setup. IMPOR T ANT! Press SURR button on the r emote to select Mul[...]

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    English 43 Selecting surr ound sound ● Press SURR on the r emote to select : MUL TI-CHANNEL or STEREO. ➜ The availability of the various sur r ound sound modes depends on the number of speak ers used and the sound a vailable on the disc. ➜ The centre and surr ound speakers operate only in Multi-channel surr ound mode. ➜ The available output[...]

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    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 repair . If you ar e unable to remedy a pr oblem by follo wing these hints[...]

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    English 45 T roub leshooting (continued) The D VD system does not star t pla yback. There is no sound from the centre and surr ound speak ers. Radio reception is poor . The remote contr ol does not function properl y . Unable to pla y DivX mo vies. The D VD system does not work. – Insert a readable disc with the pla yback side facing down. The D [...]

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    46 English AMPLIFIER SECTION Output power 300W RMS - Front 40 W RMS / channel - Rear 40 W RMS / channel - Centre 70 W RMS - Subwoof er 70 W RMS Frequency Response 20 Hz – 20 kHz / –3 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio > 65 dB (CCIR) Input Sensitivity - AUX In 1000 mV TUNER SECTION T uning Range FM 87.5 – 108 MHz (50 kHz) MW 531 – 1602 kHz (9 kHz) [...]

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    English 47 Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displa y ed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs. is 4:3, and that of wide-screens is 16:9. A UDIO OUT Sock ets: Red and white sock ets on the back of the D VD System that send audio to another system (TV , Stereo , etc .). Bit Rate: The amount of data [...]