Philips Prestigo SRU8112/27 manual

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    SRU 8112/27 Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/w elcome Univer sal remote control EN Remote control[...]

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    2 1 17 18 19 21 20 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 2 2 2[...]

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    T able of contents 1 Y our universal r emote control 3 2 Installing the remote contr ol 3-5 3 Using the remote contr ol 5-8 3.1 K e ys and functions 5-7 3.2 Selecting devices 7-8 4 Extra possibilities 8-18 4.1 Home menu 8-9 4.2 Devices 9-10 4.3 Fa vorite channels 10-12 4.4 Macros 12-14 4.5 Advanced options 14-15 4.6 Learning k ey functions 16-18 5 [...]

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    Insert three 1.5 LR6 (AA) type alkaline batteries noting the + and - configuration in the batter y compartment. Be sure to use fr esh batteries. Replace the cov er and click firmly into place. • The language selection screen appears. Select your pr eferr ed language by pressing the corr esponding side ke y . • The ‘Setup wizzar d’ screen ap[...]

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    ENGLISH 5 Using the remote control CD CD pla yer and r ecorder LCD LCD TV Plasma Plasma TV Audio Amplifier / tuner T uner Amplifier / tuner T ape Audio cassette tape pla yer and r ecorder MD Mini Disk pla yer and r ecorder PVR Personal Video Recorder (digital video recor der) DMR Digital Media Receiver TV / VCR TV with integrated VCR TV / D VD TV w[...]

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    F A V ORITE displa ys list of users and items for which fa vorite channels ar e set up (‘User 1’, 2, ‘Spor ts’, ‘Movies’, etc . ). 6 T -CENTRAL TiV o k ey . Selects TiV o Central. MENU turns the menu scr een on the selected device on and off. 7 Cursor k eys cursor up , down, left, right in a menu. The cursor left k ey jumps back one lev[...]

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    7 ENGLISH Using the remote control 18 ZOOM enlarges a specific area of the scr een. ARC Aspect Ratio Control. Selects viewing format for the displa y ed picture. E.g. Wide, Zoom, etc . REPEA T A-B Repeat (RPT A.B). Repeats pla yback of current Cha pter or T rack in D VD mode. LAST • r eturns to the previousl y selected channel. • repeats D VD .[...]

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    Y ou can now operate the selected device, using the appr opriate ke ys on the remote contr ol. for this, ref er to chapter 3.1 ‘K e ys and functions’. • T o use the additional functions, shown on the display , press the cor responding side k eys. Press ‘Next’ to scr oll through the list of functions. • Each time a remote control command[...]

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    9 ENGLISH Extra possibilities Quickpo wer Switches the device y ou wish to operate on / off. Only devices f or which the remote contr ol is set up can be selected. • Select ‘QuickP ower’, then select the device to switch on / off. Sleep Sets devices to switch off at a pr eset time. The switch-off time can be set in inter vals of 15 minutes. M[...]

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    10 Extra possibilities ENGLISH 4.2 Devices During installation you set up the r emote control to operate a number of devices. The ‘Setup’ submenu enables you to add and delete devices at an y time . Adding de vices Y ou can add a device mor e than once and sa ve it under a differ ent name each time . Press the HOME k ey and select ‘Setup’ i[...]

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    Enter the channel number , using the numeric k eys. If desired, select a logo (‘Pick Logo’) or enter a label name (‘Label’). Select ‘Done’ to exit ‘Add/Edit’ mode. Select ‘Sa ve’ to sa ve the fa v orite channel. Repeat steps 6 - 8 to add mor e fav orite channels to the selected user or item. If you wish to change (edit) channel [...]

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    Press the cor responding side k ey to select your desir ed group of fa v orite channels. • The display shows the f avorite c hannels for the selected user / item. Press the cor responding side k ey to select the desired fa vorite channel. • The SRU 8112 sends out a signal and the TV switches to the selected channel. Note Pressing the USER 1 or [...]

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    Editing macros (r enaming, adding a key command) Press the HOME k ey and select ‘Setup’ in the ‘Home’ menu. Select ‘Macros’. • The available macros ar e displayed. Select the macro (M1, M2, M3, etc .) that you wish to edit. Select ‘Rename’ or ‘Add k ey’ and f ollow the on-screen instructions. When renaming the macr o, use the [...]

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    Press the cor responding side k ey to activate the desired macro . • The SRU 8112 sends out the sequence of k ey presses f or the selected macro and your equipment will r espond accordingly . 4.5 Advanced options Press the HOME k ey and select ‘Setup’ in the ‘Home’ menu. Select ‘Advanced’. • The follo wing advanced options are avail[...]

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    Select a device for ‘V olume’, ‘Channel’ and ‘Pla y’, using the left or right side k eys. For example ‘TV’, ‘TV’ and ‘VCR’. Select ‘Sa ve’. • In this example the volume ( + VOL -) and channel ( + CH -) k eys will always contr ol the TV and the play k ey ( 2 ) will always contr ol the VCR. • Punch through k ey functio[...]

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    4.6 Learning ke y functions If you miss certain functions from y our original remote control, the SR U 8112 can learn these functions from the original remote contr ol. Tips on learning k ey functions • Only one original r emote type should be learned per individual mode. • First clear all learned functions for a device mode (TV , DVD , D VDR, [...]

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    • Y ou can store a function under an y of the a vailable ke ys, except under HOME, MODE, MORE and F A V ORITE, USER 1 and USER 2. • Use fresh batteries f or both the learning and the original remote contr ol. Learning Place both remote contr ols on a flat surface (lik e a coffee table) and aim them in such wa y that the IR transmitter (at the t[...]

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    Clearing all learned functions for a de vice mode Press the HOME k ey and select ‘Setup’ in the ‘Home’ menu. Select ‘Advanced’. Select ‘Clear Settings’. Select ‘Learned’. Select the device for which y ou wish to clear learned functions. Select ‘Clear’. 5 Frequently ask ed questions In this chapter y ou find answers to the mo[...]

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    The de vice I want to operate does not respond and the de vice mode indicator (TV , STB, D VD , etc .) at the bottom left of the displa y does not flash when I press a k ey . Batter y lev el too low . • Replace the old batteries with three ne w AA batteries. W e recommend Philips Alkaline batteries. The de vice I want to operate does not respond [...]

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    Batteries Will my settings be deleted when I replace the batteries? No . All user settings will be stored in the remote contr ol memor y . Can I use recharg eable batteries in the remote control? Y es, but rechargeable batteries tend to drain faster then alkaline batteries. 6 Need help? First of all, read this User Manual car efully . When you ha v[...]

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    Only f or US - One Y ear Limited W ar r anty Philips warrants that this pr oduct shall be free fr om defects in material, workmanship and assembly , under normal use , in accordance with the specifications and warnings, for a period of one year fr om the date of purchase. This warranty extends only to the original pur chaser of the product, and is [...]

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    © 2008 K oninklijk e Philips Electronics N.V . All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the prior written consent of the cop yright owner . The information pr esented in this document does not form part of any quotation or contract,is believ ed to be accurate and reliable and ma y be changed without notice. No li[...]