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Philips MX3800D/22S manual

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    1 D VD Digital Home Cinema System MX 3800D MX 3800D pg 001-024/MX3800/22-Eng 4/23/02, 8:57 AM 1[...]

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    2 I MPOR T ANT N OT E Important notes for users in the U.K. Mains plug This appar atus is f itted with an approv ed 13 Amp plug. T o change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: 1 Remov e fuse cover and fuse. 2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5 Amp, A.S.T .A. or BSI approved type. 3 Refit the fuse co ver . If the fitted plug is not [...]

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    3 English Deutsch Español Nederlands Italiano Français ∂ÏÏËÓÈο P or tuguês Suomi Dansk Svenska P olski Index I NDEX English -------------------------------------------------------- 5 Français ------------------------------------------------------ 25 Español ------------------------------------------------------ 45 Deutsch -----------[...]

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    4 C A UTION VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIA TION WHEN OPEN A V OID EXPOSURE T O BEAM AD V ARSEL SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING VED ÅBNING UNDGÅ UDSÆTTELSE FOR STRÅLING V ARNING SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD BETRAKT A EJ STRÅLEN V AR O! A V A TT AESSA OLET AL TTIINA NÄKYVÄLLE JA NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASER SÄ[...]

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    5 English Intr oduction and General Information Featur es ............................................................................... 6 Discs for pla yback ............................................................. 6 Pla yer zone Supplied accessories ......................................................... 6 Envir onmental information .....[...]

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    6 English F eatures Y our complete 7-piece 350-W att DVD Digital Home Cinema System creates the same dynamic sound qualities that you f ind in full-fledged cinemas and incorpor ates some of the best features in home theatre technology . Other features include: Built-in DTS and Dolb y R Digital decoder , supporting Dolby R Pr oLogic and virtual surr[...]

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    7 English 1 ST ANDBY ON y – to switch between po wer on and standby modes. 2 OPEN/CLOSE 0 (in Disc mode only) – to open or close the disc tray . 3 Disc T ray 4 Displa y screen – to display details f or user’s inf or mation. 5 PLA Y/P AUSE ÉÅ (in Disc mode only) – to star t or inter r upt disc pla yback. 6 PREV S / NEXT T – in Disc mod[...]

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    8 English Notes for remote contr ol: – First, select the source you wish to control b y pressing one of the source select ke ys on the remote control (DISC or TUNER, for example). – Then select the desired function ( É , S , T for example). 1 SOURCE – to select the desired source (TV/A V , DISC , TUNER or AUX). 2 DISC MENU (disc mode only) ?[...]

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    9 English IMPOR T ANT! – Before connecting the A C pow er cord to the wall outlet, ensure that all other connections ha ve been made. – Ne ver mak e or change any connections with the po wer switched on. – The type plate is located at the rear or bottom of the system. Connecting antennas MW Indoor Loop Antenna Connect the supplied MW loop ant[...]

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    10 English Connecting the speak ers Connect the supplied speaker systems using the supplied speaker cab les by matching the colour s of the jacks and speaker cab les. 1 Press up (or down) the speaker’ s jack and fully inser t the stripped por tion of the speaker cable into the jack, then release. 12 mm abc 2 Connect the subwoof er’s audio input[...]

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    11 English Inserting batteries into the remote contr ol 1 Open the batter y compar tment. 2 Place the batteries in the compar tment with the cor rect polarity as indicated by “ + “ and “ - “ symbols. 3 Close the cov er . CAUTION! – Remo ve batteries if they ar e exhausted or will not be used for a long time. – Do not use old and new or [...]

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    12 English Changing the volume le vel Y ou can change the speaker s’ sound distribution to suit your surround sound needs. ● Press CENTER + / - to adjust the lev el of the centre speaker . ➜ “ CNT +XX DB ” is displa yed. ● Press REAR + / - to adjust the lev el of the rear surround speaker s. ➜ “ RE +XX DB ” is display ed. Note: ?[...]

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    13 English P REP ARA TIONS Note: – If your D VD is not encoded to allow you to change the aspect ratio, TV shape cannot be changed. – TV System Allows y ou to select the colour system matching the connected TV set. A UT O (default setting) – If the connected TV is multi system, select this mode. The output format will be in accordance with th[...]

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    14 English Setting the language – Audio – Subtitle – Disc Menu ● This is to select the audio language, subtitle language and the language used on TV screen menus or DVD menus that will always be used f or ever y disc to be play ed back. The default setting is English. ● If the language selected is not availab le on the disc , the original[...]

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    15 English Selecting the surr ound sound mode IMPOR T ANT! – For pr oper surr ound sound, make sur e you ha ve follo wed the “ Connections ” and “ Preparations ” procedur es fully . – The centre and sur round speak ers only operate when the system is set to surr ound sound mode and the source material being pla y ed is recor ded or br o[...]

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    16 English V olume control Adjust V OLUME button (or press VO L + / - ) to increase or decrease the volume lev el. ➜ “ VOL XX ” is displayed. “ XX ”denotes the volume level. For Philips TVs only ● Press TV V OL + / - on the remote control to adjust the TV’ s volume level. T o listen through the headphones ● Connect the headphones pl[...]

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    17 English Discs information TITLE 1 TITLE 2 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 DVD-VIDEO DISC ● D VD video discs may hav e one or more Titles, and each Title may ha ve one or more Chapter s. ● Playback stops at the end of each Title . TRACK 1 TRACK 2 INDEX 1 INDEX 2 INDEX 1 INDEX 2 INDEX 3 VIDEO CD ● Video CDs may ha ve one or[...]

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    18 English Repeat pla y Y ou can only select the repeat play mode dur ing pla yback. For D VD - Repeat chapter/title/disc ● Press REPEA T repeatedly to select the following : ➜ “ R-1 ” – repeat chapter . ➜ “ R-A ” – repeat title/disc . For VCD/CD/MP3-CD - Repeat track/disc ● Press REPEA T repeatedly to select the following : ➜[...]

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    19 English O PERA TIONS Changing sound track language This operation wor ks only on D VDs with multiple soundtrack language . ● Select from the menu bar and press 4 k ey to select the desired language . For VCD : ● Press 4 to select the desired audio channels for sound : LEFT V OC AL ™ RIGHT VOCAL ™ MONO LEFT ™ MONO RIGHT ™ STEREO ™ L[...]

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    20 English O PERA TIONS Zooming in This function allows y ou to enlar ge the picture on the TV screen and to pan through the enlarged image . 1 Select from the menu bar and press 4 key repeatedly to select a zoom factor : x1.5 ™ x2.0 ™ x4.0 ™ OFF . 2 T o pan through the enlarged image , press OK to confir m the zoom selection and use 1 2 34 k[...]

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    21 English Special MP3-CD featur es – JPEG for mat – Max. 12 character s – Max. nested director y is 7 levels – The max. album number is 32 – Suppor ted VBR bit-r ate – Suppor ted sampling frequencies for MP3 disc are : 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz – Suppor ted Bit-r ates of MP3 disc are: 32, 64, 96, 128, 192, 256 (kbps) – The disc read[...]

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    22 English T uning to radio stations 1 Press ST ANDBY ON to switch on the last selected source. 2 Adjust SOURCE (or press TUNER ) to select TUNER mode . 3 Press TUNER again to select the desired band : FM, MW or L W . 4 Press and hold S or T until the frequency indication star ts to change , then release . ➜ The system automatically tunes to the [...]

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    23 English AMPLIFIER SECTION Output power - Stereo mode (DIN) .................................................................................... 2 x 50 W - Surround mode (1 kHz) ..................................................... 50 W RMS/channel T otal Harmonic Distor tion ............................... 10% at rated power (1 kHz) Frequency Re[...]

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    24 English T r oubleshooting W ARNING! Under no cir cumstances 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, first check the points listed belo w before taking the system for r epair . If you are unab le to solve a pr oblem b y fol[...]