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    1 3139 115 23251 DVD Video/SACD Home Theatre System LX8320 SA User manual 001-045-LX8320-69-Eng2 13/08/2004, 11:23 AM 1[...]

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    2 3139 115 23251 C A UTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedur es other than herein may result in hazar dous radiation e xposure or other unsafe operation. LASER T ype Semiconductor laser GaAlAs W a ve 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 unde[...]

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    3 3139 115 23271 English Bahasa Mela yu Index English ------------------------------------------------ 6 -------------------------------------------------------- 46 -------------------------------------------------------- 87 Bahasa Mela yu --------------------------------- 128 001-045-LX8320-69-Eng2 13/08/2004, 11:23 AM 3[...]

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    4 3139 115 23251 English General Information Supplied accessories ................................... 6 Care and safety information ..................... 6 Connections Step 1: Assemble the speak ers ................. 7 Step 2: Placing the speakers and A V subwoofer ..................................................... 7 Step 3: Connecting D VD syst[...]

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    English 5 3139 115 23251 Pla ying MP3 / JPEG / DivX / MPEG-4 disc ............................................................... 26 Pla ying MP3 music and JPEG picture simultaneousl y ........................ 26 Pla ying Super Audio CD (SA CD) ........... 27 Special featur es for picture disc pla yback .............................................[...]

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    6 3139 115 23251 English Supplied accessories Composite video cable (yello w) Audio cables (red/white) FM wire antenna MW loop antenna Speak er cables with differ ent coloured jacks Remote control and two batteries (12nc: 3139 258 70051) A C power cable D VD system cable cover Speak er stands Care and saf ety information Av oid high temperatures, m[...]

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    English 7 3139 115 23251 1 Look for the matching colour stick er at the bottom of the speakers and on top of the speaker stands bef ore attaching them. 2 If you want to disconnect speak er from the speaker stand, use a sharp end object (e.g. pen) to slot into the small hole at the rear of the speak er stand while pulling up the speak er . Helpful H[...]

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    8 3139 115 23251 English Connections 1 Use the supplied speaker cables to connect the FR ONT R (red), FR ONT L (white), REAR R (grey), REAR L (blue) and CENTER (green) speak ers to the rear of the A V subw oofer by matching the colours of the jacks. 2 Connect the A V subwoofer with the D VD system by plugging in the inter - connect cable from the A[...]

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    English 9 3139 115 23251 Connections IMPOR T ANT! – Y ou only need to make one video connection from the follo wing options, depending on the capabilities of your TV . – Connect the D VD system dir ectly to the TV . Using Composite Video jack 1 Use the supplied composite video cable (yello w) to connect the DVD system ’ s VIDEO jack to the vi[...]

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    10 3139 115 23251 English Connections IMPOR T ANT! The pro gressiv e scan video quality is on ly available when using Y Pb Pr connection and a pro gressive scan TV is requir ed. Using Component Video jacks (Y Pb Pr) 1 Use the component video cables (red / blue / green - not supplied) to connect the D VD system ’ s Y Pb Pr jacks to the correspondi[...]

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    English 11 3139 115 23251 Connections After ev er ything is connected properl y , 1 Set the V OL T A GE SELECT OR to the local power line v oltage. 2 Plug in the A C power cor d to the power outlet. The red ST ANDBY LED on the D VD system will light up . Never mak e or change any connections with the pow er switched on. Step 7: C onnecting the po w[...]

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    12 3139 115 23251 English Viewing and listening to the pla yback 1 Connect the VCR or Cable/Satellite Box to the TV as shown. 2 Connect the D VD system ’ s AUX IN (R/L) jacks to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the VCR or cable/satellite box. Befor e star ting operation, pr ess SOURCE to select “ AUX ” in order to activate the input source. Connections[...]

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    English 13 3139 115 23251 Listening to the pla yback ● Connect the D VD system ’ s DIGIT AL IN jack to the DIGIT AL OUT jack on a digital audio device. Befor e star ting operation, pr ess SOURCE to select “ DIGI IN ” in order to activate the input source. Helpful Hints: – Some D VDs are copy-pr otected. Y ou cannot recor d the disc throug[...]

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    14 3139 115 23251 English Functional Ov er view Remote control ^ % $ # @ ! 0 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 • ≥ § ∞ ≤ £ ™ ¡ ) ( * & ª * = Press and hold the button for mor e than two seconds. 1 SOURCE – Selects the rele vant active sour ce mode: DISC , TUNER (FM/MW), TV or AUX/DI. 2 DISPLA Y – Displa ys the current status or disc informati[...]

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    English 15 3139 115 23251 Functional Ov er view * = Press and hold the button for mor e than two seconds. ! ANGLE – Select a D VD disc camera angle (if available). @ SUBTITLE – Selects a subtitle language. # REPEA T – Selects various repeat modes. $ SURR – DISC: selects multichannel surr ound or stereo mode. – TUNER: selects stereo or mon[...]

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    16 3139 115 23251 English Functional Ov er view * = Press and hold the button for mor e than two seconds. 1 ST ANDBY ON ( B ) – Switches to Eco Pow er standby mode or turns on the system. 2 OPEN/CLOSE 0 – Opens/Closes the disc tra y . 3 ÉÅ PLA Y/P AUSE – DISC: starts/pauses playback. – TUNER: starts preset radio station installation in Pl[...]

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    English 17 3139 115 23251 Getting Star ted Step 1: Inserting batteries into the r emote control 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 . Using the remote contr ol to operate the system 1 Aim the remote contr ol directly at the r emote sens[...]

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    18 3139 115 23251 English Getting Star ted Selecting the colour system that corr esponds to your TV In order for a D VD to pla y on this D VD system, the colour system of the D VD , the TV and the D VD pla yer should match. Befor e changing the TV system, determine the colour system of your TV . 1 In disc mode, press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 2 r epea[...]

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    English 19 3139 115 23251 Getting Star ted Step 3: Setting language pr eferences Y ou can select your prefer red language settings so that this D VD system will automatically switch to the language for you whene ver you load a disc. If the language selected is not a vailable on the disc, the disc ’ s default setting language will be used instead.[...]

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    20 3139 115 23251 English Getting Star ted Step 4: Setting the speak ers’ channels Y ou can adjust the delay times (centr e and surr ound only) and volume le vel for individual speak ers. These adjustments let you optimise the sound accor ding to your surr oundings and setup. IMPOR T ANT! Press SURR button on the remote to select Multi-channel su[...]

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    English 21 3139 115 23251 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 are designed with regional r estrictions. Before pla ying a disc, mak e sure the disc is for th[...]

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    22 3139 115 23251 English Auto Eco P ow er standby mode This is a power -sa ving feature, the system will automatically switch to Eco P ower standby mode if you do not pr ess any buttons within 30 minutes after a disc has stopped pla ying. Basic pla yback controls Pausing pla yback ● During pla yback, press Å ( 2; ). ➜ T o resume normal pla yb[...]

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    English 23 3139 115 23251 Disc Operations Other operations for video pla yback (D VD/VCD/SVCD) DISPLA Y Using the Disc Menu Depending on the disc, a men u ma y appear on the TV screen once y ou load in the disc . T o select a pla yback feature or item ● Use 1 2 3 4 ke ys or numeric k eypad (0-9) on the remote, then press OK to start playback. T o[...]

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    24 3139 115 23251 English Disc Operations Zooming in This function allows you to enlarge the picture on the TV screen and to pan through the enlarged pictur e . 1 During pla yback, press ZOOM repeatedly to select diff erent zoom factor . ➜ Use 1 2 3 4 ke ys to mov e through the zoomed image . ➜ Pla yback will continue. 2 Press ZOOM r epeatedly [...]

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    English 25 3139 115 23251 Disc Operations Selecting a title (D VD only) Some D VDs ma y contain several titles. If the disc has a title menu recor ded on it, you can start pla yback from the selected movie title. 1 Press RETURN/TITLE . ➜ The disc title menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Use 1 2 3 4 ke ys or numeric k eypad (0-9) to select a pla y o[...]

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    26 3139 115 23251 English Disc Operations Pla ying MP3/JPEG/DivX/ MPEG-4 disc This pla yer can pla yback DivX, MPEG-4, MP3, 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 a disc. ?[...]

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    English 27 3139 115 23251 Disc Operations Pla ying Super Audio CD (SA CD) There ar e three types of SA CD discs : single la yer , double lay er or h ybrid disc . The h ybrid disc contains both Super Audio CD and standard audio CD la yers, only the SA CD la yer is possible to pla yback on this D VD play er . 1 Load a SA CD . ➜ The disc menu appear[...]

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    28 3139 115 23251 English This D VD system setup is carried out via the TV , enabling you to customise the D VD system to suit your particular requir ements. General Setup menu 1 In disc mode, press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 1 2 to select ‘ General Setup ’ icon. 3 Press OK to confirm. Locking/Unlocking the disc for viewing Not all discs are rated [...]

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    English 29 3139 115 23251 T o start programme pla yback 8 Use 1 2 3 4 k eys to highlight {ST AR T} on the programme menu, then press OK . ➜ Pla yback will star t with the selected tracks under the programmed sequence. T o exit pr ogramme pla yback 9 Use 1 2 3 4 ke ys to highlight {EXIT} on the programme men u, then press OK . OSD Languag e This m[...]

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    30 3139 115 23251 English Audio Setup Menu 1 In disc mode, press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 1 2 to select ‘ Audio Setup ’ icon. 3 Press OK to confirm. Setting the analogue output Set Analogue Output to match your D VD home theatre system ’ s playback capability . This function can also be accessed via the SURR. button on the remote. 1 In ‘ AUDI[...]

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    English 31 3139 115 23251 Night Mode - turning on/off When night mode is activated, the high volume outputs ar e softened and low volume outputs ar e brought upward to an audible lev el (for D VD only). It is useful for watching your fa v ourite action movie without disturbing others at night. This function can also be accessed via the NIGHT button[...]

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    32 3139 115 23251 English Pro gressiv e function - turning on/off The progr essive scan displa y present 60 complete frames per seconds, rather than 30 frames per second of interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system). With nearly double the number of lines, progr essive scan offers higher pictur e resolution and eliminates bothersome motion art[...]

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    English 33 3139 115 23251 CONTRAST Increase the value to sharpen the pictur e or vice versa. Choose zero (0) to balance the contrast. TINT Increase or decr ease the value to change the colour phase of the picture. Choose zero (0) for a v erage setting. COLOUR Increase the value to enhance the colour in your pictur e or vice versa. Choose zero (0) t[...]

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    34 3139 115 23251 English 1 In ‘ PREFERENCE P AGE ’ , press 34 to highlight {PARENT AL}, then press 2 . DIVX SUBTITLE 2 Press 34 to highlight a rating level f or the disc inser ted and pr ess OK . 3 Use the numeric k eypad (0-9) to enter the six-digit passwor d (see page 35 “ Changing the passwor d ” ). ➜ D VDs that are rated abo ve the l[...]

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    English 35 3139 115 23251 Changing the P asswor d 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 ompted for a passwor d. The default passwor d is 136900. 1 In ‘ PREFERENCE P AGE ’ , press 34 to highlight {P ASSWORD}, then press 2 to select {CHANGE}. DIVX SU[...]

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    36 3139 115 23251 English IMPOR T ANT! Make sur e the FM and MW antennas are connected. T uning to radio stations 1 Press SOURCE contr ol to select “ TUNER FM ” or “ TUNER MW ” . 2 Press 34 briefly on the remote. ➜ " SEARCH " appears. ➜ The next radio station will tune automatically . 3 Repeat step 2 if necessar y until y ou f[...]

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    English 37 3139 115 23251 Automatic presetting You can star t the automatic pr esetting from a selected pr eset number . 1 3 02 FM / MW AUTO 2 1 Press SOURCE contr ol to select “ TUNER FM ” or “ TUNER MW ” . 2 Press 1 2 or use the numeric k eypad (0-9) to select a preset number to begin. 3 Press and hold PROGRAM until " AUTO " app[...]

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    38 3139 115 23251 English IMPOR T ANT! F or proper surr ound sound, make sure the speak ers and A V subwoofer are connected (see pa ge 8). V OL +- SURR SOUND BASS TREBLE Selecting surr ound sound ● Press SURR on the r emote to select : MUL TI-CHANNEL or STEREO. ➜ The availability of the various sur round sound modes depends on the number of spe[...]

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    English 39 3139 115 23251 Switching on/off Switching to active mode ● Press the SOURCE contr ol to select : DISC ™ TUNER FM ™ TUNER MW ™ TV ™ AUX ™ DIGI IN ™ DISC .... Switching to Eco P o w er standby mode ● Press ST ANDBY ON ( B ). ➜ The display scr een will go blank. V olume control ● Adjust V OLUME contr ol (or press V OL + [...]

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    40 3139 115 23251 English Recording to an external device 1 Connect the external recording de vice to LINE OUT (R/L) . (See page 12 “ Connections-optional “ ). 2 Select the source to r ecord fr om your D VD system (DISC, TUNER, TV or AUX/DI) and start pla yback (if necessar y). 3 For ultimate recor ding, press SOUND to select ‘ CLASSIC ’ or[...]

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    English 41 3139 115 23251 AMPLIFIER SECTION Output power 600 W RMS - Front 100 W RMS / channel - Rear 75 W RMS / channel - Centre 100 W RMS - Subwoofer 150 W RMS Frequency Response 20 Hz – 50 kHz / – 3 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio > 65 dB (CCIR) Input Sensitivity - AUX In 1000 mV - DIGIT AL In 500 mV TUNER SECTION T uning Range FM 87.5 – 108 M[...]

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    42 3139 115 23251 English W ARNING Under no circumstances should y ou tr y to r epair 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[...]

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    English 43 3139 115 23251 T roub leshooting The D VD play er does not start playback. There is no sound fr om the centre and surr ound speakers. 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 [...]

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    44 3139 115 23251 English Analogue: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. These jacks send audio through tw o channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displa yed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional[...]

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    English 45 3139 115 23251 Pla yback control (PBC): Refers to the signal recorded on video CDs or SVCDs f or controlling pla yback. By using menu screens recor ded on a Video CD or SVCD that supports PBC , you can enjoy interactiv e playback and sear ching. Plug and Pla y: First time power up to the T uner mode, the system will pr ompt the user to p[...]

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    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 Catalán 6765 Chamor[...]

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    172 3139 115 23251 English Bahasa Mela yu CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT SgpJP-0430/69-4 Meet Philips at the Internet http://www .philips.com http://www .p4c.philips.com LX8320SA 3139 115 23251 172-LX8320-69-Back 13/08/2004, 02:42 PM 172[...]

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    Voltage Selector 110V- 127V 220V- 240V Rear of TV (example only) VIDEO AUDIO OUT IN LX8320SA Q UICK USE GUIDE TO A V SUBWOOFER TV IN TV 1 12nc: 3139 115 23201 FM antenna video cable A V Subwoofer 2 6 7 FRONT R FRONT L CENTER Helpful Hints Y ou only need to make one video connection to y our TV in or der to view the D VD playback. T o obtain better [...]

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    SUPER VIDEO Detailed pla yback features and ad ditional functions are described in the accompanying user man ual. Pla ying a disc 1 Press SOURCE on the remote control until “DISC” appears on the displa y panel. The DISC LED on the remote will light up for a f ew seconds. 2 T urn on the TV and select the correct Video In mode. Y ou should see th[...]