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    HTS8141 Register y our pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/w elcome EN User manual ZH-CN Ⴌ߀൱Ҭ ZH-TW Ԛ͂ʹ˫ MS-MY Manual pengguna 1_hts8141_98_eng 4_final_with dock.indd 1 7/30/2009 4:44:52 PM[...]

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    English EN 3 Contents Contents 1 Im por t an t 4 Safety and impor tant notice 4 T r ademar k notice 5 2 Y o ur prod uc t 6 Features highlight 6 Product o ver view 7 3 Con nec t 1 0 Place the unit 10 Connect video cables 11 Connect subwoof er 13 Connect r adio antenna 14 Connect audio cables/other devices 14 Mount the D VD Home Theatre unit 17 4 Ge [...]

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    4 EN Cop yright notice T h e ma k i ng of u na u th or is ed co pi e s of copy - pr o te c te d m at er ia l, i n clu di ng co m pu t er pr o gr am s ,  l es , b r oa dc a s t s an d so un d r eco r d - in gs , m ay be a n i nf r in ge m en t of copy r ig ht s a nd con s t i tu t e a cr i mi na l of fe n ce . T h is e qu ip me n t s hou ld n ot [...]

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    English EN 5 Impor tant T rademark notice 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 Di[...]

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    6 EN 2 Your product Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully bene t from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. The all-in-one SoundBar DVD Home Theatre is designed to complement your home perfectly. Enjoy the SoundBar DVD Home Theatre with state-of-the-art Ambisound surround [...]

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    English EN 7 Yo u r p r o d u c t Pr oduct ov er vie w Main unit SOURCE AMBISOUND b a h g j f c e d i k Note Co n t r ol b u t t o ns o n t hi s DV D Ho m e T he a t r e un i t • (S ou nd B a r) a r e op e r a te d t hr o ug h to u ch s cr e e n di s pl ay. T he co n tr o l d is p lay s w il l b e di m ly l i t af te r o n e se co n ds of i n ac [...]

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    8 EN Remote control a 2 Turn on this unit or turn off to standby • mode. Press and hold to turn off this unit and • all the HDMI CEC compliant TV/ devices (for EasyLink control only). b OPEN/CLOSE Z Open or close the disc compartment. • c Source buttons DISC MENU • : switch to DISC mode. While in disc mode, access or exit disc menu. USB •[...]

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    English EN 9 Yo u r p r o d u c t h TREBLE / BASS Switch to treble or bass mode. Then • press VOL +- to set its level setting. i AUDIO SYNC Select an audio language/channel. • Press and hold to access audio sync • setting. Then press VOL +- to set the audio delay time. RADIO • : toggle between FM stereo and mono mode. j SOUND MODE Select a [...]

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    10 EN 3 Connect This section describes the basic connections required for this DVD Home Theatre unit before it can be used. Basic connections: Place the unit • Connect • video cables Connect subwoofe • r Connect • radio antenna Optional connections: Connect audio cables/other device • s Connect audio from T • V Connect audio from cable [...]

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    English EN 11 Connect Connect video cables This section describes how to connect this DVD Home Theatre unit to your TV so to enable viewing of disc play. Select the best video connection that your TV can support. Option 1: • Connect to HDMI socket (for a HDMI, DVI or HDCP-compliant TV). Option 2: • Connect to component video socket (for a stand[...]

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    12 EN Option 1: Connect to HDMI socket HDMI IN HDMI OUT 1 Connect a HDMI cable (supplied) from the HDMI OUT on this unit to the HDMI IN socket on your TV. Note T he H D M I co n ne c t o r is o nl y co m pa t ib le w i t h H D M I • co mp l ia n t T Vs a nd DV I - T Vs. Tips T o o pt i mi s e th e v id e o ou tp u t , s e e ch ap te r ‘Adj u s [...]

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    English EN 13 Connect Option 3: Connect to Video (CVBS) socket 1 Connect a composite video cable (supplied) from the VIDEO OUT socket on this unit to the video input socket on your TV. Tips T he v i d eo i n pu t s oc ke t o n yo ur T V m ay be l a be l le d • a s A / V I N , V I D E O I N , CO M P OS I T E or B A S E BA N D . T hi s t y p e of c[...]

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    14 EN Connect radio antenna 3 4 1 2 1 Stand the AM/MW loop antenna (supplied) upright to  x its claw into the slot. 2 Connect the AM/MW loop antenna to the AM/MW socket. Then place the AM/MW loop antenna on a shelf, or attach it to a stand or wall. 3 Connect the FM antenna (supplied) to the FM75  socket on this unit (for some models, this cab[...]

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    English EN 15 Connect Connect audio from cable box/ recorder/game console You can choose to connect to analogue or digital socket depending on the device capabilities. Connect to analogue sockets A UX 2 A UX 3 R L 1 Connect an audio cable (not supplied) from the AUDIO IN-AUX2 or AUX3 sockets on the subwoofer to the AUDIO OUT sockets on the device. [...]

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    16 EN Connect portable media player MP3 1 Connect a 3.5mm stereo audio cable (supplied) from the MP3 LINK socket on this unit to the phone socket on your portable media player (such as MP3 player). Note T o l is te n t o th e a ud i o ou t p u t fr o m t hi s co nn e c t i on , • press AU D I O SO U RCE r e p ea t ed l y un t il ‘ MP 3 L I N K [...]

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    English EN 17 Connect Mount the D VD Home Theatr e unit Caution! R i sk o f pe r s o na l i nj ur y a n d da m ag e to t h e un i t . • 1 Ensure all the required cables are connected to this unit. 2 Remove the screws and detach the DVD Home Theatre stand, then close the rear cover. 3 Attach the supplied knobs to the rear of this unit. 4 Position [...]

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    18 EN 4 Get started Pr epar e the remote contr ol 1 Push to open the battery compartment cover. 2 Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA. Match the indications ( +- ) inside the battery compartment. 3 Close the cover. Note D o no t m ix b at te r ie s ( o l d an d n ew o r c ar bo n a nd • alkaline , etc . ). Re m ov e ba t t e r i es i f t he y ar[...]

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    English EN 19 Get started Find the corr ect viewing channel Note B ef or e y ou s t ar t , r e m ove t h e do o r s to p t a g on t o p of • t he d i sc co m pa r t m e nt d o or. 1 Press 2 to turn on the DVD Home Theatre unit. 2 Press DISC MENU to switch to disc mode 3 Turn on the TV and switch it to the correct video-in channel. You may go to t[...]

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    20 EN 5 Press B to continue.  [ Room Acoustics ] menu is displayed. Please select the type of walls that surround your room: Select Room Acoustics Back Change Soft (Curtains, open space) Hard (Concrete, wood) 6 Select the condition of the room, then press B .  [ Room Placement ] menu is displayed. Select the Sound Bar system placement positio[...]

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    English EN 21 Get started T urn on Pr ogr essive Scan If you connect this unit to TV with the component video connection (see chapter ‘Connect video cables - Option 2: Connect to component video jack’ for details), you can turn on the progressive scan output if your TV supports progressive scan. 1 Turn on the TV to the correct viewing channel f[...]

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    22 EN Activate EasyLink contr ol This feature is only applicable if this unit is connected to HDMI CEC compliant TV/device. It enables all the linked devices response or react to certain commands simultaneously with one touch control. 1 Turn on the HDMI CEC operations on your TV and other connected devices. See TVs/devices manual for details. 2 You[...]

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    English EN 23 Get started 7 Select [ OK ] in the menu, then press OK to start scanning of devices.  Once complete, audio input mapping menu is displayed. AUX3 Input AUX2 Input Digital Input AUX1 Input Audio Input Mapping TV Other (non-HDMI) 8 Select the audio input of this unit that is used to connect to other HDMI device (e.g. AUX1 Input, AU[...]

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    24 EN 5 Play Pla y fr om disc Note DV Ds a n d DV D pl aye r s ar e d e si g ne d w i t h r eg io n al • r es t r ic ti o ns . E n su r e t ha t t h e DVD v i d eo yo u p lay i s fo r t he s a m e r eg io n zo n e a s yo ur p la ye r ( in di c a te d on i t s r ea r). T hi s u ni t c a n su p po r t p l ay ba ck o f th e fo l low i ng  le • [...]

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    English EN 25 Pla y Pla y video Note Fo r v id e o di s c, p l ay ba ck a l w ays r e s um e s fr o m t h e • po i nt w h e r e i t wa s l a s t s to pp e d . T o s t ar t pl ay b ac k f ro m t h e be g in n in g , pr e s s í wh i le t h e me s s ag e is displayed. Control a title 1 Play a title. 2 Use the remote control to control the title. Bu[...]

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    26 EN Access DVD menu 1 Press DISC MENU to access disc main menu. 2 Select a play option, then press OK . In some menus, press • number buttons to input your selection. To return to the title menu during • playback, press BACK . Access VCD menu The PBC (Playback Control) for VCD is turned on by default in the factory. When you load in a VCD, th[...]

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    English EN 27 Pla y Quick skip play to a speci c time 1 During playback, press INFO .  The disc status menu is displayed. 2 Select the current elapsed playing time in the menu, then press OK . [ TT Time ] • (title time) [ CH Time ] • (chapter time) [ Disc Time ] • (disc time) [ Track Time ] • (track time) 3 Press the number buttons to[...]

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    28 EN Pla y music Note Fo r s om e co m me r ci a l au d io d is c , pl ay b ac k may • r es u m e fr o m t he p oi n t w he r e i t w a s la s t s t op p ed . T o s t a r t p l ay ba ck f r o m  r s t t r a ck , p r es s í . Control a track 1 Play a track. 2 Use the remote control to control the track. Button Action Pause/ resume play. Stop [...]

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    English EN 29 Pla y Pla y photo Play photos as slideshow This unit can play JPEG photos ( les with .jpeg or .jpg extensions). 1 Insert a disc or USB that contains the JPEG photos. 2 Press DISC MENU or USB .  For a Kodak disc, the slideshow begins automatically.  For a JPEG disc, the photo menu is displayed. 3 Select the folder/album you wa[...]

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    30 EN Play musical slideshow Play MP3/WMA music  les and JPEG photo  les simultaneously to create musical slideshow. The MP3/WMA and JPEG  les must be stored on the same disc or USB device. 1 Play MP3/WMA music. 2 Navigate to the photo folder/album and press u to start slideshow play.  Slideshow begins and continues till the end of the [...]

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    English EN 31 Pla y Pla y fr om por table media pla y er Simply connect your portable media player (e.g. MP3 player) to this unit to enjoy superb sound quality from your music collections. MP3 LINK 1 Connect a 3.5mm stereo audio cable (supplied) from the MP3 LINK socket on this unit to the ‘headphone’ socket on your portable media player. 2 Pre[...]

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    32 EN Control iPod music DOCK 1 Connect the docking station to the DOCK socket on this unit. 2 Dock your iPod to the docking station and turn it on. 3 Press IPod DOCK . It may require longer time to • authenticate the compatibility of certain iPod range. 4 Start play on your iPod. To view iPod video play, connect a • video cable from the dockin[...]

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    English EN 33 Pla y Pla y fr om radio Check if the FM antenna has been connected to the subwoofer. If not, connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM 75 socket and  x its ends to the wall. Note Fo r C hi na / L a ti n A m er ic a r e gi o n on l y , i f yo u w an t to • r e cei v e AM / M W r a d io b an d , co n ne c t t h e A M lo o p a nt[...]

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    34 EN Listen to radio 1 Press RADIO repeatedly to select ‘FM’ or ‘AM/MW’ band. 2 Use the remote control to control the radio. Button Action Select a preset radio station. m M Tune the radio frequency backward/ forward. Toggle between FM stereo and FM mono mode. Pr e s s an d ho ld t h is b u t t on to delete the preset station from the pres[...]

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    English EN 35 Adjus t sound 6 Adjust sound Contr ol the v olume 1 Press VOL +- to increase or decrease the volume level. To mute the volume, press • H . To restore the volume, press • H again or press the volume button. Adjust Bass/T r eble 1 Press BASS / TREBLE . 2 Press VOL +- repeatedly to set the level for low (BASS) or high (TREBLE) tone. [...]

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    36 EN Select a pr eset sound effect 1 Press SOUND MODE repeatedly to select a sound effect that most suits the video or music you play. Video / Music / Descriptions ACTION / ROCK / Enhanced low and high range for great sounding movie effects and atmosphere. Great for action movies and rock/pop music. DRAMA / JAZZ Clear mid and high range. Recreates[...]

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    English EN 37 Adjus t set ting s 7 Adjust settings This section describes the various setting options of this unit. Symbol Options [ General Setup ] [ Audio Setup ] [ Video Setup ] [ Preference Setup ] Note U nd e r l in e d op t io ns a r e t h e fa c t or y d ef a ul t s e t t i ng s • General setup 1 Press OPTIONS .  [ General Setup ] menu [...]

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    38 EN [ Audio Input Mapping ] Map the audio input to the connected TV/ devices correctly to enable automatic switching of input source. Press 1. O K to s t a r t scanning of de vices. Select the audio input 2. to map (e.g. AUX1 Input, AUX2 Input), then press B . Select the correct 3. device that connected to this audio input, then press OK . Note Y[...]

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    English EN 39 Adjus t set ting s Audio setup 1 Press OPTIONS .  [ General Setup ] menu is displayed. 2 Press V to select [ Audio Setup ] , then p ress B . 3 Select an option, then press OK . Audio Setup Ambisound Setup HDMI Audio Night Mode 4 Select a setting, then press OK . To return to the previous menu, press • BACK . To exit the menu, pre[...]

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    40 EN Video setup 1 Press OPTIONS .  [ General Setup ] menu is displayed. 2 Press V to select [ Video Setup ] , then p ress B . 3 Select an option, then press OK . Video Setup Picture Settings Advanced Picture TV Display TV Type Progressive Closed Caption See the explanations of the above • options in the following pages. 4 Select a setting, t[...]

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    English EN 41 Adjus t set ting s [ Advanced Picture ] This is an advanced setting to optimise the video output. This option is only applicable for video connection through HDMI or Component Video with Progressive Scan output. [ DCDi ] • – Turn on or off Directional Correlation Deinterlacing feature. It  lls the missing lines to optimise vide[...]

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    42 EN [ Closed Caption ] Turn on or off display captions. [ On ] • – show the sound effects in subtitle. Only applicable to disc with Closed Caption information included and your TV supports this feature. [ • Off ] – disable closed caption. [ Progressive ] If your TV can support progressive signals, you can activate the progressive scan mod[...]

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    English EN 43 Adjus t set ting s Pr efer ence Setup 1 Press OPTIONS .  [ General Setup ] menu is displayed. 2 Press V to select [ Preference Setup ] , then press B . 3 Select an option, then press OK . Preference Setup Parental PBC Disc Menu Password DivX Subtitle Subtitle Audio MP3/JPEG Nav See the explanations of the above • options in the f[...]

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    44 EN [ PBC ] For VCDs/SVCDs recorded with PBC (playback control,) you can access the disc contents through an interactive menu. [ • On ] – an index menu is displayed when you load a disc for play. [ Off ] • – skip the menu and start play from the  rst title. [ MP3/JPEG Nav ] Turn off or on MP3/WMA folder display when you play a media th[...]

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    English EN 45 Addition al information 8 Additional information Update softwar e Philips provides software updates to ensure that this unit is compatible with the newest formats. To check the updates, compare the current software version of this unit with the latest software version available at the Philips website. 1 Press OPTIONS . Preference Setu[...]

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    46 EN 9 Speci cations Note S pe ci  c at i on a n d de s ig n a r e su b je c t t o ch a ng e • w i th o u t no ti ce . Playback media DVD-Video, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, • DVD+R DL, CD-R/CD-RW, Audio CD, Video CD/SVCD, Picture CD, MP3-CD, WMA-CD, DivX-CD, USB  ash drive Ampli er Total output power (Home Theatre): 500W • Frequency re[...]

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    English EN 47 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g It takes a long time for the Home Theater System to power up. T hi s gr e e n pr od u c t h a s low s t an db y • pow er co ns u mp ti on w h ich r e q ui r es lo nge r t im e to p owe r up . Fo r sh or t e r pow er u p t im e: 1 ) P r es s OPTIONS . 2 ) P r es s , th e n se le c t [ S t a ndby M od e ] [...]

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    48 EN Sound Distorted sound or echo. En su r e th at t h e T V vol um e is s et t o th e • mi ni mu m l eve l if a ud io i s ou t pu t t h r ou gh the h ome theater . No sound. E nsu r e t ha t th e au d io c ab l es a r e • con n ec te d an d pr es s th e co r r e c t i np u t so ur ce (for e xa m pl e , AU DI O S OU R CE , USB ) t o se le c t[...]

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    English EN 49 Glos sar y H HDCP High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. This is a speci cation that provides a secure transmission of digital contents between different devices (to prevent unauthorised copyright.) HDMI High-De nition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a high-speed digital interface that can transmit uncompressed high de nit[...]

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    50 EN M MP 3 A  le format with a sound data compression system. MP3 is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Layer 3. With the MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW can contain about 10 times more data than a regular CD. MPE G Motion Picture Experts Group. A collection of compression systems for digital audio and video. P [...]