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    Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/w elcome HTS3181 EN User manual ES Manual del usuario PT -BR Manual do Usuário[...]

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    2 México Es necesario que lea cuidadosamente su instructivo de manejo . Descriptión: Modelo: Alimentacón: Consumo: Importador : Philips Mexicana, S.A. de C.V . Domicilio: Av . La Palma No. 6, Col. San Fernando , La Herradura Huixquilucan, Edo de Mexico C.P . 52784, Mexico Localidad y T el.: T el. 52 69 90 00 Exportador : Philips Electronics HK, [...]

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    3 7 Adjust settings 27 General setup 27 Audio setup 28 Video setup 29 Preferences 30 8 Additional Information 32 Update software 32 Care 32 9 Speci fi cations 33 10 T r oubleshooting 35 11 Glossar y 37 Contents 1 Important 4 Safety and impor tant notice 4 T r ademar k notice 5 2 Y our Home Theater System 6 Feature highlights 6 Product ov er view 6[...]

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    4 Cop yright notice Th is pr od uc t in cor po r ate s copy ri ght protection technology that is protected by me tho d clai ms of cer t ai n U. S . pate nt s an d oth er in tell ec tu al pr ope r t y ri ght s own ed by Ma crov isi on Co rp or at ion a nd ot her r ig ht s own er s . Use of t his co pyr ig ht pr otec t ion t echn olog y m us t be au [...]

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    5 CLASS 1 LASER PR ODUCT T rademark notice Ma nuf ac tu re d und er li cens e fr om Do lby L abo r ator i es . Dolby, Pr o Logi c and t he do ubl e- D s ymb ol ar e tr a dem ar k s of Do lby Lab ora to rie s. Di v X , D ivX Ult r a Cer ti fi ed, and associated log os ar e tr ad ema r k s of DivX , In c. an d ar e us ed un der l ice nse . Of fi ci[...]

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    6 Region codes Y ou c an p lay dis cs wi th t he fol lowi ng re gio n cod es . D VD region code Countries L ati n Am er ic a Product o verview Remote contr ol a ( Standby-O n ) T u r ns on t he Ho me T hea ter Sy s tem • or s wi tch es to s t and by mod e. n q p o r s t u v w m a b c d e f g h i j k l 2 Y our Home Theater System Congratulations o[...]

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    7 k Num eric b ut ton s Se lec t s an ite m to pl ay . • l SUBTITLE Se lec t s th e sub ti tle l ang uage o n a • disc. m VOC A L Cha nge s the a udi o chan nel of a • k ar aok e disc . n MIC ( VO L +/- ) Incr eases or decr ease s micr ophone • volu me . o REPEA T / PROGR A M Se lec t s or t ur ns of f re pea t or s huf fl e • mode. In r[...]

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    8 w KA RA O KE Acces ses o r ex it s th e ka r aoke m enu . • Main unit a ( Standby-O n ) T u r ns on t he Ho me T hea ter Sy s tem • or s wi tch es to s t and by mod e. b Disc com par t men t c ( Open/ Close ) Op ens o r close s th e disc • com pa r t me nt . d ( Play/Paus e ) St ar t s, p ause s or r esu mes d isc pl ay . • In r a dio mo [...]

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    9 1 Pla ce th is Ho me Th ea ter Sy st em n ear t he TV . 2 Pla ce the s pea ker s s ys tem a t nor ma l lis te nin g ear - leve l and d ir ec tl y par al lel to th e lis te ning a re a . 3 Pla ce the s ubwo ofer at t he cor n er of t he ro om or a t lea s t 3 feet aw ay fr om t he T V . Tip T o a void m agn et ic in ter fe re nce or u nwa nte d ?[...]

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    10 Option 2: Connect to the component video jack 1 Co nne ct t he co mpo nen t vid eo c abl e ( no t sup plie d) to t he Y P b Pr j ack s on th is Ho me T hea ter Sy s tem a nd t he COM PO NE NT V IDE O inp ut j ack s on t he TV . I f a pro gr ess ive sc an T V i s used , you • may tu rn o n th e pro gr ess ive sc an mod e. (see ‘ Ge t st ar te[...]

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    11 1 Co nne c t the F M ant enn a to th e FM7 5 jac k on t his H ome T he ate r Sys te m (for som e mod els , th is ca ble i s alr ead y con ne c ted ). 2 E x te nd th e FM a nten na an d fi x it s en ds to th e wal l. Tip Fo r bet t er FM s t er eo r ecep tio n, co nne c t to an • ex te rnal FM antenna . Connect audio cables/other devices Route[...]

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    12 Connect USB device 1 Con ne ct t he U SB de vice t o USB jack on t his H om e The ate r Sys te m. Note Th is Ho me T hea te r Sys te m can o nl y play/v iew • MP3, WMA , Div X (Ultra ) or JPEG fi les t hat a re stored on such devices. Pr es s • USB to a ccess t he co nte nt an d play t he fi les . Connect pow er cord W arning R isk of p ro[...]

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    13 Contr ol a pla y source 1 Pr es s RA D IO , USB o r DI SC bu t to n to se lec t t he so urce yo u wis h to con tr ol. 2 Se lec t t he de sir ed f unc t ion (for ex am ple , ). Na vigate thr ough the menu 1 Point t he r em ote con tr ol di re ct ly a t the r emot e sen sor on t he H ome T he ate r Sys te m an d sel ec t th e de sir ed f unc t ion[...]

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    14 4 Pr es s t o sel ec t [O S D L a ng ua ge] in th e me nu, t he n pre ss . Th e lan gua ge opt ions a re d if fer en t • d epe nd ing on yo ur cou ntr y or r egio n. I t may no t cor re spo nd to t he ill us tr at ion s hown h er e. 5 P res s to se lec t a l ang uage , th en pr es s OK . Tip Y o u ca n set t he d efa ul t lan gua ge for DV D d[...]

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    15 Change speak er settings Ideally , the distance between listening position and all the speaker s should be the same. If not, change the speaker settings based on their distance from the listening position to obtain the best possible surround sound. 1 P res s DISC . 2 Pr es s SETUP . 3 Pr es s to se le ct [A ud i o S et u p] in t he me nu , the n[...]

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    16 Select a pla y sour ce On the main unit Pr ess • SOURCE bu tton repeatedly to se lec t : DI SC > USB > FM > AUX 1 > AUX 2 > DISC ... On the remote contr ol Pr ess • AU DI O SO URC E repeatedly to s wi tch to t he con ne ct ed au dio s our ce. Displa y Device connected to AUX 1 AUD IO I N -AU X 1 jack s AUX 2 AUD IO I N -AU X 2[...]

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    17 Pla y video Note Fo r vid eo di sc , play bac k alw ays r esu me s fr om • t he po int w he re i t wa s la s t s top ped . T o s t ar t pl ay fro m th e beg in ning , pr es s w hil e the me ss age is d isp laye d. Contr ol video pla y 1 Pla y a title. 2 Use t he r em ote con tr ol to co ntr ol t he title. Button Action St ar t s , paus es or r[...]

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    18 Access D VD menu 1 Pr es s DISC t o acces s disc m ain m enu . 2 Se lec t a p lay opt ion , th en pr es s OK . In s ome m enu s, p re ss th e • Numeric buttons to i npu t your s ele c tio n. T o r etu r n to th e ti tle m enu d ur ing • play, pr ess BA CK . Access VCD menu or pr evie w menu Th e PBC ( Play bac k Cont ro l) for VC D is ac ti [...]

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    19 Quick skip pla y to a speci fi c time 1 Du ri ng pl ay , pr ess INFO . The disc status menu is display ed. » 2 P res s to vi ew info r mat ion , the n pr ess OK . • [ T T Ti me] (ti tl e tim e ) • [Ch Tim e ] ( ch apte r ti me ) • [Di sc Tim e ] (disc t ime) • [T ra ck T im e ] (t ra ck ti me ) 3 Pr ess t he N ume ric bu tt ons t o ent[...]

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    20 Note Y o u ca n onl y play D ivX vi deo s tha t wer e • r ent ed o r pur cha se d wi th t he D ivX r egis t r ati on cod e of th is Ho me Th ea ter Sy s tem ( s ee ‘ Ad jus t s et ti ngs’ > ‘ Ge ne r al se tup’ > [D iv X( R) VOD Cod e] ) . Y o u ca n play D ivX vid eo fi l es of up t o 4G B . • I f the s ub ti tle d oes n ot a[...]

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    21 Pla y photo Pla y photo as slideshow Th is Ho me T hea te r Sys te m can p lay J PEG photos ( fi les w it h .j peg o r .jpg e x te nsi ons ). 1 In ser t a d isc o r USB t hat cont ain s the JPE G ph ot os. 2 Pr es s DISC o r USB . Slideshow begins (for Kodak disc) or » a contents menu (for JPEG disc) is display ed. 3 Se lec t t he fol der /alb[...]

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    22 Pla y musical slidesho w Play M P3/ WM A mus ic fi les a nd J PEG photo fi les s imu lt an eous ly to c rea te mu sic al sli des how. Th e MP3 / WM A and J PE G fi les mu st b e s tor ed on t he s ame d isc or U SB devic e. 1 Play M P3/ W MA m usi c. 2 Nav iga te to th e phot o fold er/al bum a nd pr ess OK to s t ar t s lid esh ow play. Slid[...]

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    23 Pla y fr om radio Check if the FM antenna has been connected to this Home Theater System. If not, connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM75 jack and fi x its ends to the wall. Tip Fo r bet t er FM s t er eo r ecep tio n, co nne c t an • e x te rn al F M ant enn a ( no t sup pli ed ). Posi ti on t he an ten na a s fa r away a s pos sib le ?[...]

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    24 Sear ch and store radio stations individually 1 Pr es s RA D IO . 2 Pr es s / . It star ts searching until a radio station » is detected. 3 Re pea t st ep 2 un til yo u tun e to the r a dio s ta tio n you wi sh to s tor e . To fi n etu ne th e r adio f re que nc y , • pr es s / . 4 P res s PROGR AM . The preset station number blinks. » If n[...]

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    25 Select a preset sound 1 Pr es s SOUN D r ep eat edl y to sel ec t th e sou nd ef fec t t hat m ost s ui ta ble fo r the vi deo o r mus ic you pl ay . Video/Music Description AC TI O N / ROC K En han ce low an d hig h ra nge for g re at sou ndi ng movi e ef fec t s and a tmo sph er e. G rea t for ac t ion mo vie s and rock/po p mu sic. CONC ERT /[...]

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    26 [Echo Lev el] Pr ess to s et th e ech o leve l, t he n pr ess OK . [Ke y] Pr ess to se t th e pi tch lev el th at ma tche s you r voice , the n pr ess OK . [Sco re ] Se lec t s a k ar ao ke ra tin g scor e leve l. • [O f f ] – N o scor e r ati ng dis play. • [Ba sic ] – B as ic r ati ng. • [Intermediate] – I nter m edi ate r at ing. [...]

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    27 4 Se lec t a se t ti ng, t hen p re ss OK . T o r etu r n to th e pr evio us me nu , • pr ess BACK . T o e xi t the m enu , pr ess • SETUP . Note Se e th e ex pla nat ion s of the a bove o pti ons i n • t he fol low ing pa ges . [Di sc Loc k] Se ts p lay re s tr ic ti on for a s pec i fi c dis cs . B efor e you s ta r t , pl ace th e disc[...]

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    28 Note Se e th e ex pla nat ion s of the a bove o pti ons i n • t he fol low ing pa ges . [S pe aker s V olum e ] Se ts t he vol ume l evel of e ach sp eake r to ge t th e ide al au dio ba lan ce. 1 ) T o s t ar t , pr es s OK . 2) Sele c t a spe ake r in th e men u, t hen p re ss to ad jus t th e volu me lev el. 3) Pre ss OK t o con fi r m a n[...]

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    29 [TV Di sp la y ] Se lec t s on e of the fo llowi ng dis play fo rm at s: • [4:3 Pa n Sca n ] – Fo r 4:3 sc re en T V: fu ll- he igh t disp lay wi th t he t ri mme d sid es . • [4 :3 Le t t e r B o x] – For 4 :3 scr ee n T V: wi de -scr ee n dis play w it h bla ck bar s o n th e top a nd bot t om of th e scr ee n. • [1 6:9 W ide Sc reen[...]

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    30 Note If t he la ng uage y ou have s et i s not av ail abl e on • th e dis c, t he di sc us es i ts ow n de fau lt l ang uag e. Fo r som e dis cs , th e sub ti tl e/au dio l ang uag e ca n • o nly b e cha nge d fr om t he di sc me nu . T o s el ec t th e lan gua ges t hat a r e not li st ed • in t he m en u, se le ct [O t he rs] . T he n ch[...]

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    31 [Di v X Su bti tle] Se lec t s a cha r ac te r set t hat su ppo r t s th e Di v X subtitle . [Standard] En glis h, I r ish , Dan ish , Es to nian , Fi nni sh, F re nch , Ge r man , It al ian , Por tug ues e, L uxem bou rg ish , No r weg ian ( Bo k mål a nd Nynor sk), Spanish, Swedish, Tu r k i s h [Ce n t r al Europe ] Pol ish , Cze ch, S lov a[...]

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    32 Note Do n ot re mov e the C D -R o r US B wh en • sof t wa re u pda ti ng is in p ro gr ess . 8 Di sconn ec t th e powe r cor d for a few se cond s and co nne c t aga in to r eb oot t he system. Care Caution Ne ver u se so lve nt s suc h as b en zen e, t hin ne r , • cl ean er s av ail abl e com mer cia ll y , or a nti -s t at ic sp r ays in[...]

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    33 Radio T u ning r a nge: FM 87 . 5 -1 0 8 MH z ( 10 0 kH z ) • 26 d B qui eti ng se nsi tiv it y : FM 2 2 dB f • I F re jec t ion r at io: F M 50 dB • Si gnal -to - nois e ra tio: F M 30 d B • Harmonic dis tor tion: FM 3% • F re que nc y re spo nse: F M 1 8 0 Hz~ 10 k Hz • / ±3B Ste reo s epa r ati on: FM 26 d B ( 1 k Hz) • Ste reo[...]

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    34 Laser speci fi cation T y pe: S em icon duc to r la ser G a AI A s ( C D ) • Wave len g th: 6 45 - 6 65 nm ( DVD), 770 • - 8 0 0 nm (CD) Ou tp ut p ower : 6 mW (DVD), 7 mW • (V C D / CD ) B eam d ive rg ence : 60 d egr ee s. • EN[...]

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    35 Main unit The buttons on this Home Theater System do not work. Di scon nec t t his H om e The ate r Sys te m • fr om t he powe r ou tle t for a few m inu tes , th en co nne c t aga in . Picture No picture. Se e T Vs manu al for co r re ct v id eo in pu t • c han nel s ele c tio n. Ch ange t he T V c han nel un til you s ee t he DVD sc ree n.[...]

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    36 No surr ound sound effect from the speak ers. Pr ess •S U R R t o sel ec t a cor r ec t su r rou nd sound set ting. If t he H ome T he ate r Sys te m sup por t s • DTS pl ayba ck , pr es s AUDIO SYNC to se lec t ot he r audi o tr ac k . Ens ur e tha t th e sour ce you a re p layi ng is • r eco rd ed or b roa dca s t in s ur ro und s oun d [...]

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    37 M MP3 A fi le for ma t wi th a s ound d at a com pre ssi on sy s tem . MP 3 is th e abb re via tio n of Moti on Pic t ur e Ex pe r t s G rou p 1 ( or M PEG -1 ) Aud io L ayer 3 . Wi th t he M P3 for mat , o ne CD - R or CD - RW ca n cont ai n ab out 10 t ime s mor e da ta t han a r eg ula r CD. MPE G Mo tio n Pic tu re E x per t s Gr oup . A co[...]

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