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    1 D VD VIDEO DIGIT AL SURROUND SY STEM S E E W H Y I N S I D E I M P O R T A N T ! Return your W arranty Registration Car d within 10 days Need help? Call us! Philips representatives are r eady to help you with any questions about your new product. W e can guide you through Connections, First-time Setup, or any of the Features. W e want you to star[...]

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    2 • Once your Philips purc hase is registered, you’ re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a Philips pr oduct. • So complete and return the W arranty Registration Car d enclosed with your purchase at once , and tak e advantag e of these impor tant benefits. Return y our W arranty Registration car d toda y to ensur e you r eceiv e[...]

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    3 Congr atulations on your purchase , and welcome to the “family!” Dear Philips product o wner : Thank you f or your confidence in Philips. Y ou’v e selected one of the best-built, best-back ed products a vailable today . And we’ll do e verything in our power to k eep you happ y with your pur chase for many y ears to come. As a member of th[...]

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    4 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block an y ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er ´ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sour ces such as radiator s, [...]

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    5 C A UTION Use of contr ols or adjustments or performance of procedur es other than herein may result in hazar dous r adiation exposure or other unsafe oper ation. A TTENTION L'utilisation des commandes ou réglages ou le non-respect des procédures ci-incluses peuv ent se traduire par une e xposition dangereuse à l'irr adiation. A TENC[...]

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    7 English Fran ç ais Espa ñ ol Index English ------------------------------------------------ 8 Fran ç ais -------------------------------------------- 56 Espa ñ ol ------------------------------------------- 104 This system complies with the FCC rules, P ar t 15 and with 21 CFR 1040.10. Operation is subject to the follo wing two conditions: ?[...]

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    8 English General Information Supplied accessories .......................................... 10 Care and saf ety information ............................ 10 Connections Step 1: Set up the surr ound speak ers ............ 11 Step 2: Set up the fr ont speakers with the subw oofer stands ............................................... 11 Step 3: Conn[...]

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    9 English T uner Operations T uning to radio stations .................................... 41 Presetting radio stations ................................... 41 Using the Plug and Pla y ............................... 41 Automatic presetting ................................... 42 Manual pr esetting ......................................... 42 Selecti[...]

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    10 English General Information Supplied accessories Surr ound/center speak er cable Front speak er and Subwoofer cables Audio cable (white, red) Composite video cable (yello w) Component video cables (red/blue/gr een) FM wire antenna AM loop antenna Remote Control and two AA batteries A C pow er cable Mini speaker stands and scre ws Brack ets and s[...]

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    11 English Connections Step 1: Set up the surround speak ers 1 OR 2 mini speak er stand screws Step 2: Set up the front speak ers with the subwoof er stands subwoofer stand front speak er 1 2 1 Befor e connecting the speakers to the D VD system, firmly attach the mini speak er stands to the surround speak ers using the supplied scre ws. OR 2 Altern[...]

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    12 English Connections Step 3: Connecting speak ers and twin subw oofer P-SCAN ON OFF Pr Pb Y DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN AUX IN TV IN LINE OUT AUDIO VIDEO OUT CVBS S-VIDEO FM ANTENNA AM L R ~ AC MAINS SPEAKER SYSTEMS (4 Ω ) SURROUND CENTER FRONT L R SL SR C SUB-WOOFER L R front speak er with subwoof er stand (right) front speak er with subwoofer stan[...]

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    13 English Connections FM ANTENNA AM DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN AUX IN TV IN LINE OUT AUDIO VIDEO OUT CVBS S-VIDEO L R Pr Pb Y 1 2 SPEAKER SYSTEMS (4 Ω ) SURROUND CENTER FRONT L R SL SR C SUB-WOOFER ➠ FM antenna AM antenna fix the claw into the slot Step 5: Connecting FM/AM antennas Step 4: P lacing the speakers and subwoof er stands 1 3 3 1 2 Cent[...]

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    14 English Connections Step 6: C onnecting TV Pb DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN AUX IN TV IN LINE OUT AUDIO VIDEO OUT CVBS S-VIDEO FM ANTENNA AM L R Y AUDIO OUT Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 1 3 S URR O UND C ENTER FR O NT L R SL SR C SUB-WOOFER P-SCAN ON OFF P-SCAN ON [...]

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    15 English Connections Pb DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN AUX IN TV IN LINE OUT AUDIO VIDEO OUT CVBS S-VIDEO FM ANTENNA AM L R Pr Y AUDIO IN R L VIDEO IN TO TV INT IN CH3 CH4 1 3 2 SPEAKER SYSTEMS (4 Ω ) SURROUND CENTER FRONT L R SL SR C SUB-WOOFER P-SCAN ON OFF P-SCAN ON OFF Pb DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN AUX IN TV IN LINE OUT AUDIO VIDEO OUT CVBS S-VIDEO FM [...]

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    16 English Step 7: C onnecting the po wer cor d DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN AUX IN TV IN LINE OUT AUDIO VIDEO OUT CVBS S-VIDEO FM ANTENNA AM L R ~ AC MAINS ~ AC MAINS Pr Pb Y AUDIO OUT Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN P-SCAN ON OFF power outlet Connections After ev erything is connected properly , plug in the A C pow er cord to the p[...]

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    17 English Connections (optional) Connecting a VCR or Cable / Satellite Box DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN AUX IN TV IN LINE OUT AUDIO VIDEO OUT CVBS S-VIDEO FM ANTENNA AM L R Pr Y Pb AUDIO OUT Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 4 3 1 SPEAKER SYSTEMS (4 Ω ) SURROUND CENTER FRONT L R SL SR C SUB-WOOFER P-SCAN ON OFF ANT IN TO TV VCR or[...]

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    18 English Functional Ov er view DVD VIDEO DIGITAL SURROUND SYSTEM STOP PLAY• PAUSE SEAT ING STANDBY-ON iR SENSOR DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 TREBLE BASS SOURCE VOLUME PROG TUNING CLOCK • TIMER SURROUND SEARCH 5 DISC CHANGER OPEN•CLOSE DVD D I S C S U R - R R I G H T C E N T R E L E F T S U B S U R - [...]

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    19 English Functional Ov er view % BASS / TREBLE – Selects bass or treble sound. Use the V OLUME control to select the desir ed enhancement level. (see page 45) ^ n – Plugging in the headphones jack. The speakers output will be cancelled. Contr ol buttons availab le on the remote only TV/AV DISC/ MEDIA TUNER AUX/DI 123 456 789 0 REPEAT REPEAT D[...]

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    20 English Getting Star ted Step 1: Inserting batteries into the r emote contr ol 1 3 2 1 Open the batter y compartment. 2 Insert two batteries type R06 or AA, following the indications ( +- ) inside the compartment. 3 Close the cover . Using the remote contr ol to operate the system 1 Aim the remote contr ol directly at the r emote sensor (iR) on [...]

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    21 English Getting Star ted Step 3: Setting the TV IMPOR T ANT! Make sur e you ha ve completed all the necessar y connections. (See pages 14 – 15 “ Connecting TV ” .) 1 Adjust SOURCE control until “ DISC X ” appears on the displa y panel (or press DISC / MEDIA on the remote.) 2 T urn on the TV and set to the correct video-in channel. Y ou[...]

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    22 English Getting Star ted Step 4: Selecting speak er la y out 1en 1en st 1 Digital output Analog output Night mode Karaoke vocal Speakers All Speaker layout PCM output Multi-channel Off Off Square Settings... 48 kHz 1 In disc mode, press SY STEM MENU . 2 Select icon and press 4 . 3 Use the joystick ( 1 2 3 4 ) on the remote to na vigate in the me[...]

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    23 English Getting Star ted Setting the speakers ’ channels Y ou can adjust the dela y times (center and surround onl y) and volume lev el for individual speak ers. These adjustments let you optimize the sound according to y our surroundings and setup . Speaker settings are only active on Multi-channel audio outputs. Digital output Analog output [...]

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    24 English Disc Operations IMPOR T ANT! – D VD discs and play ers ar e designed with regional r estrictions. Before pla ying a disc , make sur e the disc is for the same zone as y our pla yer . – Depending on the D VD or VIDEO CD , some operations may be different or r estricted. – Do not push on the disc tra y or put any objects other than d[...]

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    25 English T urning on/off auto Eco standby mode It is a power -saving f eature, the system will automatically switch to Eco standby mode if you do not pr ess any buttons within 30 minutes after a disc has stopped pla ying. 1 2 STANDBY-ON STOP 13:38 AUTO ECO ON 1 Press and hold ST ANDBY ON to switch the system to standby mode. ➜ The clock appears[...]

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    26 English Selecting various repeat functions Repeat pla y mode ● While pla ying a disc, press REPEA T to select : REPEA T CHAPTER (D VD) – to repeat pla yback of the cur rent chapter . REPEA T ALBUM (MP3) – to repeat pla yback of the cur rent album. REPEA T TRA CK/TITLE – to repeat pla yback of the cur rent track / title. REPEA T DISC – [...]

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    27 English Disc Operations 4 Press S / T or use the numeric k eypad (0-9) to enter the track number . 5 Press OK to stor e the track. 6 Repeat steps 4 ~ 5 to select other tracks. 7 Press ÉÅ to start program pla yback. ➜ Only the tracks pr ogrammed from audio CDs will pla y . 8 Press Ç to stop pla yback or exit program mode. Helpful Hint: – I[...]

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    28 English Disc Operations Using the menu bar to pr ogram Fa vorite T rack Selection (FTS) lets you pla y your fa vorite Titles / Chapters or T racks / Indexes in the or der you select. An FTS program can contain 20 items (Titles, Chapters, etc .). IMPOR T ANT! – It is only possible to pr o gram fr om the current selected disc tra y . – Y ou ha[...]

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    29 English Disc Operations Pla ying MP3 disc IMPOR T ANT! Y ou hav e to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 21 “ Setting the TV ” .) 1 Load an MP3 disc . ➜ The disc reading time ma y exceed 30 seconds due to the complexity of the directory / file configuration. 2 Pla yback will start automatically . ➜ A list o[...]

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    30 English D VD Menu Options Using the menu bar Y ou can continue a number of operations directly via the m ultiple menu bars on the TV screen without interrupting the disc pla yback. The exception is when you enter (SETUP MENU) the pla yback will pause . DISC MENU SYSTEM MENU SEATING ZOOM PREV NEXT STOP PLAY/PAUSE OK 1 3 2 1 In disc mode, press SY[...]

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    31 English D VD Menu Options Using the Setup Menu (User Pr eference Settings) This D VD setup is carried out via the TV , enabling you to customize the D VD system to suit your particular requir ements. DISC MENU SYSTEM MENU SEATING ZOOM PREV NEXT STOP PLAY/PAUSE OK 1 4 2 3 , 1 In disc mode, press SY STEM MENU . ➜ The menu bar will appear acr oss[...]

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    32 English D VD Menu Options Impr oving the ima ge for NTSC setting This featur e is only applicable if you ha ve set the ‘ TV System ’ to ‘ NTSC ’ setting (see page 21.) Follow the steps of “ Using the setup menu ” and select : > Black level shift TV Shape Video shift 1en 1en st 1 Personal color Color settings Digital Crystal Clear [...]

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    33 English D VD Menu Options Fine-tuning the personal color setting If you choose ‘ P ersonal ’ from Color Settings menu, you can adjust the color parameters to suit your pref erence. Follow the steps of “ Using the setup menu ” and select : > P ersonal Color TV Shape Black Level shift Video shift 1en 1en st 1 Color settings Digital Crys[...]

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    34 English D VD Menu Options Setting the digital output Set Digital Output according to y our optional audio equipment connections. Follow the steps of “ Using the Setup Menu ” and select : > Digital Output Digital output Analog output Night mode Karaoke vocal Speakers Off PCM only All 1en 1en st 1 Speaker layout PCM output Off Select this t[...]

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    35 English D VD Menu Options Setting the analog output Set Analog Output to match your D VD home cinema system ’ s pla yback capability . This function can also be accessed via the SURR. button on the r emote control (or SURR OUND on the fr ont panel.) Follow the steps of “ Using the Setup Menu ” and select : > Analog Output Digital output[...]

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    36 English D VD Menu Options Status windo w – turning on / off Follow the steps of “ Using the Setup Menu ” and select : > Status window 1en 1en st 1 Access control Status window PBC On Off Help text Off Select this to remov e the status window from the TV screen. On Select this if you want the status windo w to displa y on the TV screen. [...]

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    37 English D VD Menu Options Changing the passw ord Y ou can change the f ou r -digit co de used for Access Contr ol. TV/AV DISC/ MEDIA TUNER AUX/DI DISC MENU SYSTEM MENU SEATING ZOOM PREV NEXT STOP PLAY/PAUSE VOL OK 456 123 789 0 SURR. SOUND 1 7 , 6 4 , 5 2 3 , , 1 In disc mode, press SY STEM MENU . 2 Select icon and press 4 . 3 Use the joystick ([...]

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    38 English D VD Menu Options Restricting pla yback b y setting P arental Le vel (only a vailable in r egion 1 pla yers) Some D VDs ma y ha ve a par ental lev el assigned to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc . This feature lets you set a pla yback limitation lev el. The rating levels ar e from 1 to 8 and ar e countr y dependent. Y o[...]

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    39 English D VD Menu Options Locking/Unlocking the D VD for viewing Not all D VDs are rated or coded b y the disc maker . Y ou can prev ent a specific D VD fr om pla ying by locking or unlocking the D VD , regardless of its rating. TV/AV DISC/ MEDIA TUNER AUX/DI DISC MENU SYSTEM MENU SEATING ZOOM PREV NEXT STOP PLAY/PAUSE VOL OK 456 123 789 0 SURR.[...]

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    40 English Enabling Pla y once / Play Alwa ys Y ou can enable or disable viewing of a specific disc. The D VD system can memorize settings for 120 discs. When you select ‘ Pla y Alwa ys, ’ the disc curr ently in the pla yer mo ves to the top of the list. When the list is full and you ad d a new disc, the last disc in the list will drop out of t[...]

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    41 English IMPOR T ANT! – Make sur e the FM and AM antennas are connected. – The TUNING button on the fr ont panel is used to toggle betw een frequency tuning and pr eset tuning. When in preset tuning mode, pressing S / T buttons on the front panel will chang e the preset number . Otherwise , pressing S / T will change the radio frequency . T u[...]

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    42 English Automatic presetting You can star t the automatic pr esetting from a selected pr eset number . 1 2 TV/AV DISC/ MEDIA TUNER AUX/DI REPEAT REPEAT DISC SKIP DISC MENU PROGRAM SYSTEM MENU DIM SLEEP SUBW TV VOL VOICE MUTE SEATING ZOOM PREV NEXT STOP PLAY/PAUSE A-B VOL OK SOUND SURR. 456 123 789 0 3 FM TUNER P01 FM 98:00 AUTO PROGRAM 1 Press T[...]

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    43 English Setting the timer The system can switch on to DISC or TUNER mode automatically at a pr eset time, ser ving as an alarm to wake y ou up . IMPOR T ANT! – Befor e setting the timer , ensure that the clock is set corr ectly . – The volume of the timer will increase graduall y to the last tuned volume le vel. If the last tuned volume le v[...]

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    44 English Timer Operations Setting the Sleep timer The sleep timer enables the system to switch to Eco P ower standb y mode automatically at a pr eset time . ● Press SLEEP on the r emote repeatedl y until it reaches the desir ed preset turn-off time. ➜ The selections are as f ollows (time in minutes:) 15 ™ 30 ™ 45 ™ 60 ™ 90 ™ 120 ™[...]

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    45 English Sound Contr ol IMPOR T ANT! F or proper sur round sound, make sure the speak ers and subw oofer are connected (see pag e 12.) Selecting surr ound sound ● Press SURR OUND (SURR.) to select : MUL TI-channel, 3D SOUND or STEREO. ➜ The a vailability of the various surr ound sound modes depends on the number of speak ers used and the soun[...]

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    46 English Other Functions Switching on/off Switching to active mode ● Adjust the SOURCE contr ol to select : DISC 1....DISC 5 ™ FM TUNER ™ AM TUNER ™ TV/A V ™ AUX ™ DI ™ DISC 1.... OR Press DISC / MEDIA , TUNER , TV/A V or AUX / DI on the remote. Switching to Eco P o wer standb y mode ● Press ST ANDBY ON ( B . ) ➜ ECO PO WER butt[...]

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    47 English AMPLIFIER SECTION Output power 450 W T otal power - Stereo mode (DIN) 75 W + 75 W RMS / 2 x 60 W FTC 1 - Surround mode (1 kHz) 75 W RMS/channel Frequency Response 120 Hz – 20 kHz / – 3 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio > 65 dB (CCIR) Input Sensitivity - AUX In 880 mV - TV In 350 mV Output Sensitivity - Headphone 32 Ω – 1000 Ω - Line [...]

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    48 English T roub leshooting W ARNING Under no cir cumstances should you try to repair the system y ourself, as this will in validate the warranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below bef ore taking the system f or repair . If you ar e unable to remedy a pr oblem b y f[...]

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    49 English T roub leshooting The D VD play er does not start playback. Cannot activate some features, such as Angles, Subtitles, or multi-language Audio . There is no sound fr om the center and surround speak ers. Radio reception is poor . The remote contr ol does not function properly . The timer is not working. The displa y panel is dark. Lo w hu[...]

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    50 English Analog: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog 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 y ed image . The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conv entional TVs. is 4:3, an[...]

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    51 English Pr o gressiv e Scan: It displa ys all the horizontal lines of a picture at one time, as a signal frame. This system can conv er t the interlaced video from D VD into progr essive format f or connection to a progr essive displa y . It dramatically increases the v ertical resolution. A progr essive-scan TV is needed to receiv e progr essiv[...]

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    52 AUDIO SY STEM One Y ear Free Labor One Y ear Free Service on Par ts This product m ust be carried in for repair . LIMITED W ARRANTY WHO IS CO VERED? Y ou must ha ve proof of pur chase to receiv e warranty ser- vice. A sales receipt or other document sho wing that you purchased the pr oduct is considered pr oof of purchase. WHA T IS CO VERED? W a[...]