Philips DFR9000 manual

Digital Surr ound Receiv er DFR9000 Instructions for Use English 4[...]

Important notes for users in the U.K. Mains plug This apparatus is fitted with an approv ed 13 Amp plug. To 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 approv ed type . 3 Refit the fuse co ver . If the fitted plug is not suitab le for your sock[...]

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4 ENGLISH Index 1. Important information ..........................................................................................6 2. Introduction .........................................................................................................7-8 P ackaging contents.........................................................................[...]

ENGLISH 5 10. System menu o verview ..................................................................................33-39 10.1 Configuration menu......................................................................................................................................33-34 10.2 Balance menu..............................................[...]

6 ENGLISH 1. Impor tant inf ormation • Please install and connect the product in the order described in this manual only . This assures best installation results with the least technical hassles. • Please read this guide carefully before using y our DFR9000 and keep it for future reference. • During set-up and installation, it may be helpful [...]

ENGLISH 7 2. Intr oduction DFR9000 Congratulations on your purchase of one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the mar ket toda y . Y our DFR9000 is a high-definition m ultimedia interface A/V receiver . Not only is your DFR9000 an ex ellent audio receiver with extremely clear sound, it also pro vides an HDMI interface for delivering[...]

8 ENGLISH P ackaging contents Please check whether the following items are present in the bo x of the Digital Sur round Receiver . They are provided to help you set up and use y our DFR9000. DFR9000 Remote control (including batteries) 6-cinch to Scar t cable 6-cinch + Scar t control to Scar t cable 4-cinch audio cable (2x) 2-cinch audio cable Digi[...]

ENGLISH 9 3. Functional o ver vie w 3.1 Fr ont view 1 B ST ANDBY -ON Switches the DFR9000 on and to standby . Standby/On indicator (indicator in the P ower/standby b utton) – Lights up red when your DFR9000 is connected to the mains and when it is switched off (to Standby). – Goes out when your DFR9000 is switched on. 2 SOURCE Selects the vario[...]

10 ENGLISH 3.2 Rear view Note: Most of the input connectors at the rear of your DFR9000 are assigned for connecting to a specific audio/video playback/recording device. These connector s can be reassigned in the system menu. For this see ‘6.7 Reassigning input sockets’ and ‘10.7 A/V input menu’. 16 MAINS Mains inlet socket. 17 SPEAKERS (4 O[...]

ENGLISH 11 25 A UDIO - TV IN / GAME IN / D VD IN Stereo audio input sockets for connection to the audio output sock ets of a TV , game console or D VD player . If one of these sockets is connected to a recording device , this socket needs to be selected in the 'Conf igur ation' menu (submenu 'Rec audio'). A UDIO - REC OUT Stereo[...]

12 ENGLISH 5 SY STEM MENU Opens and close the system menu. 6 3 , 4 , 1 and 2 – Navigates in up ( 3 ), do wn ( 4 ), left ( 1 ) and r ight ( 2 ) direction in the system menu. – Selects next ( 4 , 2 ) or previous ( 3 , 1 ) preset station in T uner and DAB mode. 7 OK – Confirms actions in the menu. – Selects secondar y audio ser vices in D AB m[...]

ENGLISH 13 3.4 Displa ys Left displa y This display informs you on the current status of the active source. 88888888 This section of the display indicates the selected source, selected waveband, preset radio station n umber , tuner frequency , audio/video selection and shows f eedback of the receiver during operation. c - Sound of active source m u[...]

14 ENGLISH 4. Installation 4.1 General remarks – Most input sockets of y our DFR9000 are assigned for connection to a specific device. In the next chapter s we will theref ore only descr ibe ho w to connect these specific devices to your DFR9000. If y ou wish to connect other devices, you first reassign the sockets for connection to these devices[...]

ENGLISH 15 S-Video / CVBS connection • If your TV is equipped with an S-Video input socket y ou can connect this socket to the REC OUT output sock et (21 - lower r ow) of your DFR9000. For this, use an optional S- Video connection cable. • If your TV is equipped with a CVBS input socket y ou can connect this socket to the CVBS output sock et (2[...]

If you do not connect m ultichannel equipment (e .g. a SA CD play er) you can reassign the L/R, SL/SR and C/SUB sockets (24) for connection to analog audio equipment (CD IN, CD-R IN and A UX IN). For equipment you want to record with, you need to connect four plugs to the receiver (a set of stereo inputs and a set of stereo outputs). For playback d[...]

4.5 Connecting analogue m ultichannel equipment Y our DFR9000 is equipped with eight mutichannel audio inputs, allowing multichannel connection up to 7.1. For multichannel connection, two 4-cinch audio cables are supplied. • Mak e sure the receiv er is switched off and unplugged from the wall outlet bef ore making any connections. • Connect the[...]

4.6 Connecting digital HDMI equipment HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) pro vides the highest quality high-definition video and multichannel audio . HDMI can car r y both uncompressed high-definition video and m ultichannel audio in all HD formats. Therefore just one single cable is needed f or connecting y our DFR9000 to HDMI-enab led eq[...]

• Mak e sure the receiv er is switched off and unplugged from the wall outlet bef ore making any connections. • Connect the red, green, blue and yellow plugs of a 6-cinch to Scart cable to the corr esponding VIDEO 1 IN input sock ets (19) of your DFR9000. • Connect the red and white audio plugs to the input sock ets you r eassigned for audio [...]

• Connect an optional S-Video connection cable between the S-Video output of a D VD pla yer/recor der and the D VD IN input socket (21 - lo wer ro w) of your DFR9000. • Connect an optional S-Video connection cable between the S-Video input of a D VD r ecor der and the REC OUT output socket (21 - low er row) of y our DFR9000. • F or audio conn[...]

Connecting the speak ers • Connect the left front speak er to the L(eft) terminals (17) and the right front speak er to the R(ight) terminals (17). • Connect the left Surr ound speaker to the S(urr ound) L(eft) terminals (17) and the right Surr ound speaker to the S(urr ound) R(ight) terminals (17). • Connect the centre speak er to the C term[...]

• The best height for the front speakers is when the high tone speaker s (tweeters) are at ear height (while seated). • To av oid magnetic interference with the picture on your TV , do not position the front speaker s too close to the TV . P ositioning the centre speak er • The centre speaker should be placed centrally between the front speak[...]

4.11 Connecting a video camera (or other portable external sources) 1 Mak e sure the receiv er is switched off and unplugged fr om the wall outlet before making any connections. 2 Open the flap (14) on the r eceiver front. 3 Connect the Video and Audio ‘L ’ and ‘R’ output sock ets of the video camera (or other portable external source) to t[...]

24 ENGLISH 5. System menu All receiver settings (except sound adjustments) are done via On Screen Displa ys and with help of the following b uttons: on local k eyboard: System Men u (5), OK (4), 1 / 2 (3) and 3 / 4 (2). When the system menu is active, the SOURCE rotar y (2) functions as up/down selection button. on remote contr ol: System menu (5),[...]

ENGLISH 25 6. Setting up the r eceiver Y ou can adjust all default receiver settings to suit your o wn preferences; some settings, howev er hav e to be made before oper ating y our DFR9000. 6.1 P ositioning your DFR9000 • Place the receiv er on a stable , level surface, out of direct sunlight and a way fr om sources of excessive dust, dir t, heat[...]

26 ENGLISH Tips: • When you ha ve connected a passive subw oofer to the 6.1SB/5.1SUB sockets (17) in a 5.1 configuration, 'SB size' must be set to 'Subw oofer'. • Whenever a subw oofer is connected, 'SUB' must be set to 'YES' or 'Alwa ys'. • For speaker s that are not connected, select 'N[...]

ENGLISH 27 1 2 3 4 7. Operating the amplifier Note: W e will descr ibe operating the amplifier via the buttons on the remote control. If buttons on the local keyboard are required for oper ation, these buttons will be mentioned. 7.1 Sour ce selection • Use SELECT (3) to select RECVR. > Y ou can now oper ate y our DFR9000. • Use the source se[...]

28 ENGLISH 7.4 Pla ying sour ces 1 Switch on the pla yback device. 2 Press B (1) to switch on the receiv er . > The Standby/On LED goes out and ' WELCOME ' appear s on the left display . 3 Select the requir ed device as source, using the Source selection buttons (4). 4 Start playback on the selected sour ce device. 7.5 Recording fr om [...]

ENGLISH 29 8. Operating the tuner Note: W e will now descr ibe oper ating the tuner via the buttons on the remote control. If buttons on the local keyboard are required for oper ation, these buttons will be mentioned. 8.1 T uning to radio stations (FM, FM-M and MW band) 1 Press SELECT (3) to select the RECVR. 2 Use TUNER (4) to select the tuner as [...]

30 ENGLISH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 6 Store other radio stations in the same wa y . 7 Press SY STEM MENU (5) to close the system menu. Mo ving preset radio stations 1 Press SY STEM MENU (5) to open the system menu. > The main menu appear s on your TV screen. 2 Use 4 (6) to select ‘T uner’ and enter with 2 (6). > The tuner menu appear s on your TV [...]

ENGLISH 31 Mo ving DAB radio stations 1 Press SY STEM MENU (5) and use 4 (6) to select ‘TUNER’. Enter with 2 (6). 2 Use 4 (6) to select ‘D AB move’. Enter with 2 (6). 3 Use 4 or 3 (6) to select the D AB radio station you wish to mov e . > Station names and numbers are shown on left and middle display and a list of stations is display ed [...]

32 ENGLISH 9. Surr ound modes Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is an encoding, tr ansmission and decoding standard for stereo up to 5.1 channels of digital audio. It is availab le only with digital input sources encoded with Dolby Digital data. It provides up to f ive separate main audio channels and a special dedicated low-frequency effects channel and[...]

ENGLISH 33 10. System menu o verview In this chapter we will giv e an over view and explanation of all menu items and settings. For menu na vigation see '6. System menu'. The system menu is accessed by pressing the SYSTEM MENU (5). The buttons that can be used for na vigating through the menus are shown on the middle display and on the bo[...]

34 ENGLISH 10.2 Balance menu In the 'Balance' menu y ou can set the volume for the various speaker s connected. Y ou can also activate a test tone which can be used to obtain the correct balance between the volume levels of the speakers. The selected speaker will be indicated in the r ight display . Also see 'Setting the speaker volu[...]

ENGLISH 35 L(eft) + R(ight) Dist(ance) Selects the front left and right speaker distance from 1 to 10 metre . C(entre) Distance Selects the centre speaker distance from 1 to 10 metre. S(urround) L(eft) + S(urr ound) R(ight) Dist(ance) Selects the surround left and r ight speaker distance from 1 to 10 metre. S(urround) B(ack) Dist(ance) Selects the [...]

36 ENGLISH 10.5 Picture men u In the 'Picture' menu y ou can adjust picture settings for the TV . For some picture settings ('Brightness', Contr ast', 'Saturation', 'Shar pness' and 'Hue') the effect of the setting can directly be seen on the TV screen. These settings have an extra menu level, [...]

ENGLISH 37 10.7 A/V input menu In the 'A/V input' menu y ou can (re)assign input sockets for connection to a specific A/V device . If 'None' is selected, the connected source will not be recognized by the Source selection buttons (2 and 4) and the source will not be shown on the displa y . Also see 'Rear view' in &apos[...]

38 ENGLISH Game Video For video signal from a game console, the GAME IN input sockets (21) are assigned. Other input sockets that can be assigned for video signal input of a game console are: HDMI IN 1 (27), HDMI IN 2 (27), VIDEO 1 IN (19), VIDEO 2 IN (20), TV IN (21), DVD IN (21). Game Audio For audio signal from a game console , the GAME IN input[...]

ENGLISH 39 10.8 Gain menu In the 'Gain' menu y ou can amplify the analogue input signal when the signal itself is too low to lead to a full scale output. Max(imum) V olume Saf ety feature to limit sound pressure (-1 dB – -30dB). M-CH(annel) In Amplif ies the volume of the device connected to the M-CH IN input sockets (24) (+0 dB – +12[...]

40 ENGLISH 11. T r oubleshooting W ARNING Under no circumstances should you tr y to repair the set yourself as this will invalidate the guarantee. Do not open the set as there is a r isk of electric shock. If you need any suppor t: 1) chec k the points listed belo w; 2) visit http://www .philips .com/suppor t for online support; 3) call our help li[...]

ENGLISH 41 P oor bass sound. Speaker s are not in phase. Connect the coloured (or marked) wires to the coloured terminals and the black (or unmar ked) wires to the black terminals. P oor r esponse of subwoofer . Subwoof er positioned too close to P osition subwoofer closer to a corner . the middle of the room. Video pr oblems P ossible cause Soluti[...]

42 ENGLISH Pla yback pr oblems P ossible cause Solution A source is selected but no sound is hear d. V olume at minimum level. Adjust the volume. Source not connected to correct Check if source is connected to correct input socket or input socket input socket or reassign the input sock et. is reassigned for another source. Headphones are connected.[...]

ENGLISH 43 12. Glossar y AM Amplitude Modulation. A method of r adio tr ansmission, by which the information par t of the signal causes the amplitude to var y without affecting the frequency . Amplifier An electronic device that takes in an original signal, gives it more pow er and provides it as an output. Analogue A continuously var ying action, [...]

44 ENGLISH DV D Digital V er satile Disc. An optical disc about the size of a CD-ROM, but capable of storing an entire movie. The technology uses MPEG-2 compression. T ypical capacity for these discs is 4.5 GB, or about 133 minutes of digital video. Or iginally called 'Digital Video Disk'. DV I D VI (Digital Video Interface) is a new form[...]

ENGLISH 45 NSV™ Noise Shaped Video. NSV™ is a new video format. It is designed to be easily streamed, suppor t any audio and video codec, and be usable on near ly an y platfor m. Cur rently NSV™ utilizes MP3 for audio and VP3 for video . NTSC National T elevision Standards Committee . The television standard for Nor th Amer ica and par ts of [...]

46 ENGLISH 13. T echnical specifications Audio section Pow er amplifier Rated RMS output: 2 x 110 W (4 ohm, 1 kHz with 1% T otal Har monic Distor tion) 6 x 65 W (4 ohm, 1 kHz with 1% T otal Harmonic Distor tion) Dynamic pow er : 2 x 130 W (4 ohm) 6 x 90 W (4 ohm) Maximum po wer : < 190 W per channel Signal-noise: 105 dBA Frequency response: 5 Hz[...]

ENGLISH 47 Digital video section (input/output) According HDMI 1.1, HDCP 1.1 and D VI 1.0 standards. Following formats are suppor ted: ‘Source onl y’ mode 50 Hz (TV): - 576p (720 x 576p) - EIA/CEA-861B format # 17, 18; - 720p (1280 x 720p) - EIA/CEA-861B format # 19; - 1080i (1920 x 1080i) - EIA/CEA-861B format # 20. 60 Hz (TV): - 480p (720 x 4[...]

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