Philips HTS3151D manual

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    4 English LASER Type S e miconductor laser G a AIAs Wave length 650 - 660 nm (DVD) 7 8 4 - 796 nm (CD) Output Power 7 mW (DVD) 1 0 mW (VCD/CD) Beam divergence 6 0 degrees Canada English: This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the [...]

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    5 English En vironmental information All unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. We ha ve tried to mak e the packaging easy to separate into three materials: cardboar d (box), polystyrene f oam (buf fer ) and poly ethylene (bags, pr otective foam sheet.) Yo u r system consists of materials which can be recycled and r eused if disassembled by a spe[...]

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    6 English Ta b le of con ten ts Ge ner al Gen era l In for mat ion ................................................................ ........................................ 8 Set up pre cau ti o ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    7 English Pla yba ck Con tr o l ( V CD onl y) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Pre vie w fu nct ion ( V CD/ SV C D on ly) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    8 English Gen era l In for mat ion WARNING! This unit does not contain any user- serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to quali ed personnel. Setup precautions Finding a suitable location – Place this unit on a  at, hard and stable surface. Never place the unit on a carpet. – Never place this unit on top of other equipment [...]

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    9 English Mai n Un it a STANDBY-ON 2 – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. b Disc Tray c OPEN/CLOSE ç – Opens/closes the disc tray. d Display panel e PLAY/PAUSE u – DISC: starts/pauses playback. – RADIO: starts auto radio installation for  r st time setup. f SOURCE – Selects the relevant active source mode: DISC, F[...]

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    10 English Rem ote Co nt r ol 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 1 a 2 – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. b Source buttons – DISC/USB : toggles between DISC or USB mode. R A DIO : switches to FM band. TV : switches to TV mode. The sound from the TV output through the connected speaker system. AUX/DI: switches to external device th[...]

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    11 English Rem ote Co nt r ol (c o nti nue d) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 13 m D I SC MENU – For DVD, enters or exits disc contents menu. – For VCD/SVCD, enters digest menu. n OK – Con rm s an entry or selection. o v V b B – DISC: selects movement direction in the menu. – DISC: press left or right for fast forward and backward sea[...]

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    12 English Rem ote Co nt r ol (c o nti nue d) Using the remote contr ol A Open the battery compartment. B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA, following the indications ( + ) inside the compartment. C Close the cover. D Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor (iR) on the front panel. E S e lect the source you wish to control by pres[...]

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    13 English Bas ic Con nec tio ns Step 1: Placing the speak ers The Philips Home Theater System is simple to install. However, proper system placement is critical to ensure an optimum sound experience. A Place the front left and right speakers at equal distances from the TV and at an angle of approximately 45 degrees from the listening position. B P[...]

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    14 English Step 2: Connecting to TV This connection enables you to view the video playback from this unit. You only need to choose one of the options below to make the video connection. – For a standard TV, follow option 1 – For a progressive scan TV, follow option 2. – For TV with only a single antenna input jack, follow option 3. Helpful Hi[...]

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    15 English Bas ic Con nec tio ns (c o nt i nue d) Option 3: Using an accessor y RF modulator If your TV has only a single Antenna Input jack (labeled as 75 ohm or RF In,) you need an RF modulator in order to view the DVD playback on the TV. See your electronics retailer or contact Philips for details about RF modulator availability and operations. [...]

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    16 English 4 8 4 8 REAR LEFT REAR RIGHT SUBW OOFER FR ONT CENTRE FR ONT LEFT FR ONT RIGHT Bas ic Con nec tio ns (c o nt i nue d) Step 4: Connecting speak ers and subwoof er l Connect all the speakers and subwoofer to the matching jacks at the rear of the main unit. Make sure that the colors of the plugs and jacks are matched. Helpful Hint: – To p[...]

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    17 English 4 8 4 8 Bas ic Con nec tio ns (c o nt i nue d) Step 5: Connecting the po wer cor d After everything is connected properly, connect the AC power cord into the power outlet. The standby LED on the main unit lights up. Helpful Hints: – Refer to the type plate at the rear or bottom of the product for identi cation and supply ratings. ?[...]

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    18 English Opt ion al Con nec tio ns Connecting audio fr om TV When connecting the audio output from your TV to this Home Theater System, you can have the sound of the TV output on all the speakers. It enables you to enjoy the multi-channel surround sound capabilities. l U s e an audio cable (red/white - not supplied) to connect the AUDIO IN - TV j[...]

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    19 English Finding the corr ect viewing channel A P r ess SOURCE button on the main unit until ‘DISC’ appears on the display panel (or DISC/USB on the remote control.) B T u rn on the TV and switch it to the correct video-in channel. è Yo u may go to the lowest channel on your TV, then press the Channel Down button on your TV’s remote contro[...]

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    20 English Setting langua ge prefer ences The language options are different depending on your country or region. It may not correspond to the illustrations shown on the user manual. On-screen displa y (OSD) langua ge The OSD (On-Screen Display) language for this unit remains as you have set it, regardless of the changes made to the DVD disc langua[...]

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    21 English If the language you want is not available in the list, select { Others. } Use the numeric keypad (0-9) on the remote control to enter the 4-digit language code ‘XXXX’ (see last page) and press OK to con rm. E R e peat steps C ~ D for other settings. Helpful Hints: – During DVD playback, you can switch the audio and subtitle lang[...]

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    22 English Setting up Pr ogr essive Scan fea ture (for Progressive Scan TV only) The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per second than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system.) With nearly double the number of lines, progressive scan offers higher picture resolution and quality. Before you start... Ensure that you have con[...]

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    23 English Get tin g St a rt e d (c o nti nue d) Setting the speak ers’ channels You can adjust the delay times (center and surround only) and volume level for individual speakers. These adjustments let you optimize the sound according to your surroundings and setup. Before you start... Stop the disc playback by pressing STOP button twice or remo[...]

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    24 English Dis c Op era tio ns Pla yab le discs Your DVD home theater system plays: – Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs) – Video CDs (VCDs) – Super Video CDs (SVCDs) – Finalized DVD Recordable (DVD±R), D V D Rewritable (DVD±RW) – Audio Compact Discs (CDs) – MP3/ Windows Media™ Audio discs, p i cture (Kodak, JPEG)  les on C D -R(W) ?[...]

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    25 English Dis c Op era tio ns (c o nti nue d) Basic pla yback contr ols Pausing playback l D u ring playback, press u . è Wh ile in pause mode, you can press u to step forward one frame at each press. è To resume playback, press u again. Selecting another track/chapter l P r ess í / ë or use the numeric keypad 0-9 to key in a track/chapter num[...]

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    26 English Dis c Op era tio ns (c o nti nue d) Pr ogramming disc tracks (not for Picture CD/MP3 discs) You can play the contents of the disc in the order you want by programming the playing order of the tracks. A P r ess PROGRAM on the remote control. è Th e programming menu appears. 12 6 7 8 9 10 Progr am: T rac k ( 01 -16) Exit Start Next 2 B U [...]

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    27 English Viewing pla yback information This unit can display the disc playback information (for example, title or chapter number, elapsed playing time, audio/ subtitle language) and a number of operations can be done without interrupting disc playback. A D u ring playback, press DISPLAY . è A list of available disc information appears on the TV.[...]

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    28 English Changing sound track langua ge This operation works only on DVDs with multiple sound track languages, or VCDs with multiple audio channels. l P r ess AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio languages. For VCD – changing the audio channel l P r ess AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio channels provided by the disc (STER[...]

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    29 English Dis c Op era tio ns (c o nti nue d) Pre view function (VCD/SVCD onl y) This function allows you to preview the contents of a VCD/SVCD. A Press DISC MENU . Select Digest Type: Track Digest Disc Interval Track Interval B U s e pq keys to select one of the following options and press OK . { Track Digest } View six different tracks on one sc[...]

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    30 English Dis c Op era tio ns (c o nti nue d) Pla ying a MP3/ WMA disc This unit can playback most of the MP3 and Windows Media™ Audio  les recorded on a recordable disc or commercial CD. Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’ for details. A I n sert a MP3/WMA disc. [...]

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    31 English Dis c Op era tio ns (c o nti nue d) Pla ying a JPEG imag e  le (slide sho w) Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’ for details. l I n sert a JPEG photo CD (Kodak Picture CD, JPEG.) è Fo r a Kodak disc, the slide show begins automatically. è F o r a JPEG di[...]

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    32 English Dis c Op era tio ns (c o nti nue d) Pla ying MP3/WMA music and JPEG pictures sim ultaneously You can create a musical slide show if the disc contains both the MP3/WMA music and JPEG picture  les. A I n sert a MP3/WMA disc that contains music and pictures. B S e lect a track in the menu and press OK to start playback. C D u ring music [...]

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    33 English Pla yba ck - Go Gea r/ i Po d Pla ying music fr om compatible GoGear/iP od de vices Music on your Philips GoGear/Apple iPod can be played on this unit with the support the docking station. It enables you to enjoy the superior sound output from the speaker system. The docking station supports the following GoGear/iPod range: HDD1840, 1850[...]

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    34 English Pla yba ck - US B De vic e Pla ying fr om USB  ash drive or USB memor y card r eader You can play or view the data  les (JPEG, MP3, Windows Media TM Audio or Divx) in the USB  ash drive or USB memory card reader. However, editing or copying the data  le is not possible. A C o nnect the USB  ash drive / USB memory card read[...]

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    35 English Pla ying fr om other portable audio pla ye r When you connect your portable audio player to this unit to get the best immersion sound experience through the speaker system. However, controlling of playback is only possible on the portable audio player. A U s e a MP3 LINE-IN cable (not supplied) to connect between the ‘headphone’ outp[...]

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    36 English Set up Men u Op tio ns Accessing the setup menu This system setup is carried out via the TV, enabling you to customize this unit to suit your particular requirements. A I n disc mode, press SETUP on the remote control. è The setup menu appears. B U s e t u keys to select one of the setup menu options and press OK . l If you are not able[...]

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    37 English Set up Men u Op tio ns (c o nt i nue d) General Setup P a ge (underlined options are the factor y default settings) Disc Lock Not all discs are rated or coded by the disc maker. You can prevent play of speci c discs with the disc lock function. Up to 40 discs can be locked. { Lock } – To block the playback of the current disc. Subse[...]

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    38 English Audio Setup P a ge (underlined options are the factor y default settings) Speakers Volume Access the speaker’s level setup menu. Use t u keys to adjust the volume level for each connected speaker between -6dB to +6dB. See ‘Getting Started - Setting the speakers’ channels’ for details. Speakers Delay Access the speaker’s distanc[...]

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    39 English Set up Men u Op tio ns (c o nt i nue d) Video Setup P a ge (underlined options are the factor y default settings) TV Type Select the color system that matches the connected TV. It enables playback of a different type of disc (PAL or NTSC disc) on this unit. { NTSC } – For NTSC-system TV. { Multi } – For TV that is compatible with bot[...]

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    40 English Pref erence P age (underlined options are the factor y default settings) Audio Select the preferred audio language for DVDs with multiple sound tracks. Subtitle Select the preferred subtitle language for DVD playback. Disc Menu Select the preferred disc menu language for DVD playback. Note: If th e selected audio/subtitle/disc menu langu[...]

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    41 English Pref erence P age (underlined options are the factor y default settings) MP3/JPEG Nav MP3/JPEG Navigator can only be set if the disc is recorded with a menu. It allows you to select different display menus for easy navigation. { Without Menu } – Display all the  les contained in the MP3/ Picture disc. { With Menu } – Display the f[...]

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    42 English Rad io Ope rat ion s Before you start ... Make sure the FM antenna connected. Tu n ing to radio stations A P r ess SOURCE repeatedly until ‘FM’ appears on the display panel (or press RADIO on the remote control.) B P r ess t / u on the remote control to start tuning. è The frequency indication starts to change until a radio station [...]

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    43 English Rad io Ope rat ion s (c o nt i nue d) B Press u . è All the available radio stations with strong signal will be stored automatically. è On ce complete, the  rst tuned radio station will be played back. Using automatic preset Use automatic presetting to store or reinstall all the preset radio stations. RADIO PROGRAM A P r ess RADIO t[...]

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    44 English Sou nd an d V o lum e Co ntr ols MUTE SURROUND VOL +- SOUND Vo l ume control l P r ess VOL + / - to increase or decrease the volume level. è ‘V OL MIN’ is the minimum volume level and ‘VOL MAX’ is the maximum volume level. To turn off the volume temporarily l P r ess MUTE % . è Pl ayback continues without sound and ‘MUTE’ a[...]

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    45 English Installing the latest software Periodically Philips will issue software upgrades to enhance the user experience. A G e t the software version of this unit by pressing OPEN/CLOSE ç to open the disc compartment B Press DISPLAY on the remote control. è Write down the information for your current software version. C V i sit the Philips web[...]

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    46 English Spe ci ca ti o ns AMPLIFIER Total output power: - Home Theater mode:300 W - FTC* output power: 170W Frequency Response: 180 Hz – 18 kHz / ±3 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio: > 60 dB (A-weighted) Input Sensitivity - AUX In : 500 mV - TV In: 2 5 0 mV - MP3 Line-In: 500 mV * (1% THD 1kHz) RADIO Tuning Range: FM 87.5–108 MHz (100kHz) 26 [...]

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    47 English Tr o ubl esh oo tin g WARNING Under no circumstances 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,  rst check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you are unable to solve a problem by followi[...]

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    48 English The unit does not start playback. The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be changed even though you have set the TV display. Cannot activate some features such as Angles, Subtitles, or multi-language Audio. Not able to select some items in the setup/system menu. Unable to play DivX movies. Radio reception is poor. The unit does not work. [...]

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    49 English Prob lem (USB/DOCK) Solution Tr o ubl esh oo tin g (c o nti nue d) The contents of the USB  ash drive cannot be read. Slow operation of the USB  a sh drive . No audio from GoGear/iPod playback. No video from iPod playback. – The USB  ash drive format is not compatible with this unit. – Drive is formatted with a different [...]

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    50 English Why does it take so long to display the contents on my USB device? – This could be due to the large numbers of  les (>500  les/folders) or size of the  l es (>1MB.) – There could be other non-supported  les in the device that this unit is trying to read/display. What if un-supported devices (e.g. USB mouse, keyboard[...]

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    51 English Glo ss ar y Analog audio: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound is available with you use the AUDIO LEFT/ RIGHT. These red and white jacks send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the rat[...]

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    52 English Glo ss ar y (c o nt i nue d) Multi-channel: DVDs are formatted to have each sound track constitute one sound  e ld. Multi-channel refers to a structure of sound tracks having three or more channels. PBC : Playback Control. A system of navigating a Video CD/Super VCD through on-screen menus recorded onto the disc. You can enjoy interac[...]

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    53 English Philips, P. O. Box 67 1539, Mari etta, GA. 30006-0026 PHILIPS LIMIT ED WA RRANTY ONE (1) YEA R WARRANTY COVERAGE: PHILIPS warranty ob ligation is limited to th e term s set forth below. WHO IS COVE RED: Philips warrants the pr oduct to the origina l purcha ser or the per- son rece iving the product as a gift against defe cts in mate rial[...]

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    54 English Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Amharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Av estan 6569 Aymara 6589 Azerhaijani 6590 Bahasa Mela yu 7783 Bashkir 6665 Belarusian 6669 Bengali 6678 Bihari 6672 Bislama 6673 Bokmål, Norwegian 7866 Bosanski 6683 Br ezhoneg 6682 Bulgarian 6671 Burmese 7789 Castellano, Español 6983 Catalán[...]

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