Philips HSB3280/F7 manual

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    Register y our pr oduct and get support at Thank you for choosing Philips . Nee d help fast? Philips vous remercie de votre confiance. Besoin d 'une ai d e rapi d e? Gracias por escoger Philips Necesita ayu d a inme d iata? Read your Quick Use Guide and/or Owner's Manual fir st for quick tips that make using your Philips product more enjo[...]

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    3 Englis h EN[...]

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    4 EN 1 866 77 1 40 1 8 1 800 66 1 6 1 62 (French Speaking) 1 866 77 1 40 1 8 (English or Spanish Speaking) P&F USA, Inc. P.O. Box 672768, Marietta, GA. 30006[...]

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    5 6 Adjust v olume le v el and sound e ff ect 22 Adjust v olume level 22 Adjust subw oofer v olume 22 Select a sound eff ect 22 Select a game sound eff ect 22 Select a mo vie sound eff ect 22 Select a m usic mode (for USB onl y) 22 Mute sound 22 7 T une to FM radio stations 23 Progr am r adio stations automatically 23 Progr am r adio stations manua[...]

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    6 k Only use attac h ments/accessories specifi ed by t h e manu f actur er . l Use only wit h t h e cart, stand, tripod, brack et, or table specifi ed b y t h e manu f actur er or sold wit h t h e a pparatus. W h en a car t is used, use caution w h en moving t h e cart/apparatus combination to a void injur y f r om tip-ov er . m Unplug t h is app[...]

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    7 W arning Never remo v e the casing of this soundbar . • Never lubricate any par t of this soundbar . • Never place this soundbar on other electrical • equipment. Keep this soundbar awa y from direct sunlight, naked • fl ames or heat. Ensure that y ou alwa ys ha ve easy access to the po wer • cord, plug or adaptor to disconnect the soun[...]

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    8 Never dispose of y our product with other household waste . Please infor m y our self about the local r ules on the separ ate collection of electr ical and electronic products. The cor rect disposal of y our old product helps prev ent potentially negativ e consequences on the en vironment and human health. Y our product contains batter ies co v e[...]

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    9 2 Y our Soundbar System Congr atulations on your purchase , and w elcome to Philips! T o fully benefi t from the suppor t that Philips off er s, register y our product at www .Philips.com/w elcome . Intr oduction Y our soundbar pro vides superb sound perfor mance when y ou watch TV , D VDs, listen to m usic , or play games. Y ou can control all [...]

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    10 g PO WER T ur n on the soundbar , switch to • standb y mode , or switch to Eco P o wer Standb y . h PRESET / Select a preset FM r adio station. • Select an album/folder in a connected • USB device . i - V OL + Adjust volume . • Adjust time . • j SOURCE Select a source for pla y: TUNER, USB , • A V1, A V2, A V FRONT or CO AX. Enable/d[...]

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    11 Ov er vie w o f t h e r emote contr ol w x y u q o m l p t s r v d c b a f g h j k i e n k PRESS Detach speaker s from the main unit. • l DC IN Connect the A C adaptor . • m A UDIO IN - CO AXIAL Coaxial audio output socket. • n VIDEO OUT Socket for composite video output. • o A V1 IN (VIDEO L - AUDIO - R) A V input sockets. • p A V2 IN[...]

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    12 n Pr ograming buttons Are reser v ed for remote control • progr aming. o / Fast rever se or fast forward within a • tr ack in the USB device . T une to a r adio station. • p Indicator f or r emote contr ol pr ograming q MUSIC MODE/SUBW V OL In USB mode , select a music sound • setting. In A V1, A V2, A V FR ONT or • CO AXIAL mode , adj[...]

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    13 3 Inser t a supplied stud into the hole . 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to attach the r ight speaker . Attac h t h e stand 1 Slide the supplied tab le stand onto the bottom of the main unit until y ou hear a click. 3 Get star ted Caution Use the controls only as stated in this user man ual. • Alwa ys follo w the instr uctions in this chapter in seque[...]

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    14 Y ou can also connect the red/white • audio connector s of the supplied A V cab le from the TV to a set of audio input sockets. Note It is unnecessar y to connect the y ellow video • connector s. TV AUDIO OUT (DIGIT AL) TV LR AUDIO OUT Not used Tip • Y ou can also mount the soundbar on a wall (see ‘Appendix’ on page 29 ) . Connect A V [...]

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    15 B Set top bo x Connect the A V output sockets the set top bo x to the A V1 IN (VIDEO L - A UDIO - R) sockets. C D VD play er Connect the A V output sock ets on the D VD pla y er to the A V2 IN (VIDEO L - A UDIO - R) sockets. AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO OUT L R AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO OUT L R Option 2: Connect de vices t h r oug h t h is soundbar to t h e TV (ba[...]

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    16 C Game console 2: Connect the A V output sockets on the other game console to the A V2 IN (VIDEO L - A UDIO - R) sockets. 2 Connect the video input socket on the TV to the VIDEO OUT socket with the supplied y ello w composite cable . AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO OUT L R AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO OUT L R Option 3: Connect devices t h r oug h t h is soundbar to t h [...]

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    17 Connect FM antenna Tip For optimal reception, fully extend and adjust the • position of the antenna. For better FM stereo reception, connect an outdoor • FM antenna to the FM ANTENNA socket. The soundbar does not suppor t AM r adio reception. • 1 Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM ANTENNA socket. Connect po w er Caution Risk of prod[...]

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    18 Install r emote contr ol batteries Caution Risk of explosion! Keep batter ies awa y from heat, • sunshine or fi re . Never discard batter ies in fi re. P erchlor ate Mater ial - special handling may appl y . See • www .dtsc .ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate . For fi rst-time use: 1 Remo v e the protective tab to activate the remote contr[...]

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    19 Set up wir eless connection man ually 1 In standb y mode , press and hold SOURCE on the main unit for 3 seconds. The blue and green indicator s on the » subw oofer fl ash alter nately . » [P AIRING] (pair ing) fl ashes. 2 Press and hold P AIR on the subwoof er for 3 seconds. » [P AIR OK] (pair OK) and are displa y ed and the blue indicator [...]

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    20 6 Press OK / to star t play . 4 Pla y Pla y an A V sour ce t h r oug h t h is soundbar Note • Ensure that y ou ha ve made the necessar y A V connections (see ‘Connect A V devices’ on page 14 ) . 1 Press AV 1 , AV 2 , A V FR ONT or CO AX to select an A V source . Pla y f r om USB Note • Ensure that the USB device contains play able m usic[...]

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    21 Random pla y 1 Press SHUF . All tr acks are pla y ed r andomly . » 2 T o retur n to nor mal play , press SHUF again. Tip The repeat and shuffl e functions cannot be activated at • the same time . Pr ogram tracks Y ou can progr am a maximum of 20 tr acks. 1 Press SET TIME/PR OG to activate the progr amming mode . A tr ack number fl ashes. »[...]

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    22 Select a movie sound e ff ect 1 Dur ing play , press MO VIE SOUND repeatedly to select: • [DRAMA] (dr ama) • [SCIENCE FICTION] (science fi ction) • [A CTION] (action) • [CONCER T] (concer t) • [NORMAL] (nor mal) Select a music mode ( f or USB onl y) 1 Dur ing USB play , press MUSIC MODE/ SUBW V OL repeatedly to select: • [POP] (pop)[...]

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    23 Pr ogram radio stations man ually Note Y ou can progr am a maximum of 20 preset radio • stations. 1 T une to a r adio station. 2 Press SET TIME/PR OG to activate progr amming. 3 Press PRESET/ALB / to allocate a number from 1 to 20 to this r adio station, then press SET TIME/PR OG to confi r m. The preset number and the frequency » of the pre[...]

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    24 If the code is stored successfully , the » indicator fl ashes green for 2 seconds, then tur ns blue again. 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to progr am more buttons on the smar t remote control (A). 6 Press LEARN to exit the lear ning mode . Note Dur ing the lear ning process, the normal remote control • functions are disabled. Rename an A V sour ce 1[...]

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    25 Set t h e sleep timer 1 When the soundbar is tur ned on, press SLEEP repeatedly to select a set per iod of time (in minutes). The soundbar tur ns off automaticaly » after the set per iod of time . Enable/disable automatic on/ standb y This feature onl y applies to A V devices or TV with audio connection to the soundbar . The soundbar can detect[...]

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    26 L/R speak ers Speaker Impedance 3ohm (woof er) + 3ohm( tw eeter) Speaker Dr iver 1.5” woof er+1.5” tweeter Sensitivity >82dB/m/W Subw oo f er Speaker Impedance 3ohm*subw oof er Speaker Dr iver 6.5” subwoof er Sensitivity >78dB/m/W General in f ormation A C p owe r 120V , 60Hz Oper ation P ow er Consumption 35W Standby P ow er Consump[...]

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    27 USB pla yability in f ormation Compatible USB de vices: USB fl ash memor y (USB 2.0 or • USB1.1) USB fl ash play er s (USB 2.0 or USB1.1) • memor y cards (requires an additional • card reader to w or k with this soundbar) Suppor ted f ormats: USB or memor y fi le f or mat F A T12, • F A T16, F A T32 (sector size: 512 bytes) MP3 bit r [...]

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    28 • Set up wireless connection manuall y (see ‘Set up wireless connection manuall y’ on page 19). P oor radio r eception Increase the distance betw een the • soundbar and y our TV or VCR. Fully extend the FM antenna. • Connect an outdoor FM antenna instead. • Cannot displa y some fi les in USB de vice The number of f older s or fi le[...]

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    29 Mount t h e main unit and speak ers Caution T o fi nd a suitable mounting location, make the • necessar y physical and wireless connections. Mount the main unit and speaker s to a solid concrete • wall or plaster board wall only! Y ou can use the supplied br acket to mount the main unit and speaker s to the wall. 1 Align the br acket in the[...]

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    30 ES 3 Secure 2 supplied screws in the holes, but lea v e 5mm betw een the screw head and the wall. 4 Secure the wall mount br acket onto the main unit with 2 supplied screws. 5 Hook the main unit and speaker s in place .[...]

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    P h ilips and P h ilips S h ield ar e used under license o f K oninklijk e P h ilips Electr onics NV P&F USA, Inc. PO Box 67276 8 Marietta, GA 30006 All rig h ts r eser ved.[...]