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    3 English 8 Change settings 34 Picture 34 Sound 35 Language 35 Parental control 36 Energy saving 36 Apply factor y settings 37 9 Update software 37 Check software version 37 Update software through the Internet 37 Update software through USB 38 10 Product specications 39 11 T r oubleshooting 42 12 Index 44 Contents 1 Using help 4 Navigate the on[...]

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    4 Na vigate the onscr een help a Y ello w butt on Acce ss th e onscr ee n hel p. b BAC K • Mov e up in t he Contents or Ind ex . • Fr om th e ri ght pa nel , move to t he Contents on the le f t p anel. c OK Di splay t he se lec te d page . d Navigation butt ons • Up: Scroll up or mov e to the previous page. • Dow n: Sc rol l dow[...]

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    5 English 3  Atth ePhi lipss uppo r twe bsi te, ndyou r pr odu ct a nd cli ck on User manuals , and th en lo cat e the U ser Ma nua l Upgr ade Sof tware . » Thehelpupdateisavailab leasaziple . 4  Sav ethezi plei nther ootd ire ct or yof you rUSB as h[...]

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    6 3 Notice This section contains the legal and trademar k notices. Open sour ce software Ph ilip s Elec t ron ics S inga por e P te Ltd h er eby of fer s to d eli ver , up on r equ es t, a copy of t he com ple te cor re spo ndin g sour ce code f or th e copy ri ghte d ope n sou rce sof t wa re p ack ages u sed in t his pr od uc t for wh ich su ch o[...]

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    7 English D i vX ,Di vXCer t i e d , Div X Plus ™ H D a nd a ss oc ia te d lo gos a r e t r a de m ar k s of Di vX , I nc . a nd are used under license. AB O U TD I V XVI D E O:D i vX®isadig i t a l vi d eo fo r m a t cr e at ed by D i vX , I nc . T hi s is a n of  ci alD i vXCer ti  ed ®d ev i ce[...]

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    8 • Ne ve r pl ace t h e pr o du c t or a ny ob je c t s on p owe r cor d s o r on ot h e r el e c t r i c al equipment. • If t h e pr o du c t i s t r a ns po r te d in te mp e r a tu r e s be l ow 5°C , u np ac k t he pr o du c t a n d wa i t u nt il i t s te mp e r a t ur e ma tch e s r oo m te m pe r a t ur e b efo r e con ne c ti ng[...]

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    9 English 3D health warning If yo u or y ou r fa m il y ha s a h is to r y of e pi le p s y or p ho tos e ns i ti ve s ei z ur e s , co ns ul t a m e di ca l pr ofe ss i on alb efo r ee xp os in gyou r se l fto a sh i ng lig h t so ur ce s , r ap id i ma ge s e qu e nce s or 3 D viewin g. T o avo id d is com for t su ch a s d i[...]

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    10 Remote contr ol This section includes an ov er view of the remote control. Overview Co nt r o l you r ho m e th e at er w i t h t he r e m ot e con t ro l . a (St and by- On) • Swi tch t h e ho m e th e at er o n o r to s t a n d b y. • W he nE a s y Li n kise na b le d ,p r es s an d ho ld fo r a t le a s t t h r e e se[...]

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    11 English a (St o p) / (Eject /Open/Close) • S t o p p l a y. • Pr e ss a n d ho ld fo r t hr e e s eco nd s to op e n or cl os e t he d is c com pa r tm e nt , or eject the dis c. b (Play ) St a r t o r r e su m e pl ay. c / (Previous/Next) • Sk ip t o th e p r ev io us o r n ex t t r ac k , cha pt e ror le . • In r a[...]

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    12 EasyLink controls Wi t hE a s y li n k ,yo uc anco n tr o lyou rh om e th e at er a n d th e T V w i t h th e fo ll ow ing b u t to ns on yo ur h o me t h ea te r r e mo te co nt r ol (see ‘ E a s yL i n k ’o npa ge33). • ( S t and by- On ): Pr es s a nd h ol d to s w i tc h you r ho m e th e at er, T V a n[...]

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    13 English Note • Su r r o u nd s ou n d de p e nd s o n va r io us f a c to r s su ch a s r o om s h a pe a n d si ze , t y p e of w al l a nd cei li ng ,w i nd ow sa ndr e  ec t iv esu r f a ces ,an d speaker acoustics . Fol lo w th e se ge n e r a l gu i de li n es , a n d th e n se t u p your s ubwo ofer. 1 Seating po si [...]

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    14 a VIDEO OUT -VIDEO Co nn e c t t o th e co mp os i te v id e o in p u t on t h e T V. b AU DI O I N - AU X 1/AUX 2 Co nn e c t t o an a na l og au d io o u t pu t o n t he T V or a n a na lo g de vi ce . c AN TE N N A FM 7 5 Si gn al i n pu t f r o m an a n te nn a , c a bl e o r satelli te . d DOC K f or i Pod Connect to a Philips dock for iP o[...]

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    15 English Option 2: Connect to TV thr ough HDMI Be s t qu a li t y vi de o If yo ur T V is not H D M I A RC co mp li a nt , con ne c t you r ho m e th e at er t o t he T V t h r ou gh a s t a nd a r d HDMI connection. Wi t has t a nd ar dH D M Ico nn e c t io n ,yo une e dan additional audio cable to pl ay the audio from th[...]

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    16 Option 1: Connect audio through a digital optical cable Best quality audio Using an optical cable, c onnec t the OPTIC AL con ne c tor o n yo ur h o me t h ea te r to t h e OPTICAL OUT connector on the T V or other de vi ce . Th e d ig i t al o pt i ca l co nn ec to r mi g ht b e la b el e d SPDIF , SPDIF OUT , o r OP TIC AL . Option 2: Connect [...]

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    17 English Computers and the Internet Connect your home theater to y our computer network and the inter net, and enjoy: • Mu lt im ed i a con t en t st re a me d fro m you r computer: Play mu si c , ph oto , an d v id e o fr o m a com p u te r o r ot he r m ed ia s e r ve r onyo urn e t wo r k(see‘ B r ow seP Ct hr o ug h?[...]

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    18 Wireless connection Co nn e c t yo ur h o me t h ea te r to y ou r r ou t e r through a wireless c onnec tion. What you need • A ne t wo r k r o u te r (wi t h D H C P en a bl e d) . • AWi - Fid o ng le( M od e l:P h ili psW U B1 1 10). • A com pu t e r wi th m e di a se r v er s of t w a r e ins t a ll ed(see[...]

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    19 English 7 Use y our home theater This section helps you use the home theater to play media from a wide range of sources. Befor e you start • Ma ke t h e ne ces s a r y con n ec ti o ns d es cr i b ed in t he q u ic k s t a r t gu id e a nd t h e ons cr e e n help. • Co mp l et eth e r s t-ti m ese tu p .Fi r s t-t im e?[...]

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    20 Discs Y our home theater can pla y DVDs, VCDs, CDs, andBlu-raydiscs. Itcanalsoplaydiscsthaty ou’ve madeathome, suchasCD-Rdiscsofphotosand music. What you need For audio or 2D video: • Au di o an d v id e o con ne c ti on b e t we e n yo ur ho me t h ea te r a nd t h e T V . •?[...]

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    21 English Displa y menu for VCD and SVCD Di sp lay t h e con te n t me n u on VC D an d S VCD discs . 1 Pr e ss ( Home ). 2 Se l ec t [Setup ] > [Pre fere nce] , a nd t h en pr e ss OK . 3 Select [VCD PBC] > [On] , and then press OK . Note • T o s k i p t he co n te n t me n u , se l ec t [O f f ] . Synchronize pictur e and sound If t h e [...]

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    22 Access BD-Live with an SD car d 1 Co nn e c t yo ur h o me t h ea te r to t h e ho m e ne t wo r ka n din te r ne t .(see‘ Co m pu t e r sa nd th eI nt e r n et ’o npa ge17) 2 In se r t th e S D me m or y c a r d in to t h e S D CARD slo t on yo u r ho me t h ea te r. » Ther sttimeyouinser tan[...]

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    23 English V OD code for DivX B efo r e you p u r cha s e D ivX vi d eo s an d pl ay t he m on yo ur h o me t h ea te r , r e gi s t er t h e ho m e th e at er on w w w.di v x . com u si ng t h e D ivX VOD cod e . 1 Pr e ss ( Home ). 2 Se l ec t [Setup ] , a nd t h e n pr e s s OK . 3 Se l ec t [ Advanced] > [Di vX® V O D Co de] , an d t he n p[...]

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    24 Video options W hi lew a tch in gv id eo ,se l ec top ti o nss uc ha s su bt i t le s , a ud io l a ng ua ge , t i me s ea r ch , a n d pi c t ur e se t t i ng s . D ep e nd in g on t h e v id eo s ou r ce , s om e options ar e not available. 1 Pr e ss OP TION S . » The video options menu is display ed. 2 Pr e ss t h e Navi[...]

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    25 English Musical slideshows Cr e at e a mu si c al s li d es h ow to p lay m us ic a n d pi c t ur e s at t h e s am e t im e . 1 Se l ec t a mu s ic t r a ck , a nd t h en p r e ss OK . 2 Pr e ss B AC K , a n d go to t h e pi c t ur e f o l d e r. 3 Se l ec t a pi c t u r e , an d t he n p r es s ( P l ay ) to s t a r t th e sl id e sh ow. 4 Pr [...]

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    26 MP3 pla yer ConnectyourMP3pla yertoplayy ouraudioles or music. What you need • An M P 3 pl aye r . • A 3. 5 mm s te r e o au di o c a bl e . Pla y music 1 Co nn e c t t h e M P3 pl aye r to t h e ho me th e at er a s d e sc r i be d in t h e Q ui ck s t ar t gu id e . 2 Pr e ss AU D I O S O U RC E repeated[...]

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    27 English Download MyRemote application Download the Philips application, MyRemote (M y Re m ote) to you r s ma r tp ho n e . T hi s application is free. Note • Philips MyR emote is only available for iPhones and Android smar tphones . 1 T a p t he A p p St ore (A p p Sto r e) icon o n th e iPhone or the M ar ke t ( M ar ke t) icon o n t he Andr[...]

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    28 Br owse PC thr ough DLNA Whenyouconnecty ourhometheatertoyour home network, you can enjoy m usic , photo, and video stored on a computer or other media ser ver on the network. What you need • A wi r e d or w ir e l es s ho m e ne t w or k , con ne c te d wi t h a U ni ve r s al P lu g a nd P lay ( uPnP) ro uter . •[...]

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    29 English 7 Se l ec t My fo ld er s a nd t ho se of o t he rs I c a n access , a n d th e n cl ic k Add . 8 Fol lo w th e o nsc r e en i ns t r u c t i on s to ad d t he ot he rfo ld e r st h atco nt a i nyou rm ed ia l es . Microsoft Windows Media Pla yer 12 Note • De p e nd in g on y ou r ve r si on o f Mi cr o sof t Wi n [...]

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    30 Macintosh OS X T w onky Media (v4.4.2) Note • De p e nd in g on w h ic h ve r si on o f th e M ac op e r a ti n g sy s te m yo u us e , yo ur s cr e e n s mi gh t lo ok d i f fe r e n t to t h e fol lo wi ng s cr e e ns . 1 Visit htt p://ww w. t wonk ymedia .com to pu r cha se t h e sof t w a r e , o r dow n lo ad a f r e e 30 - dayt r i al[...]

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    31 English 4 Pr e ss t h e Navigation butt ons to se l ec t App Gallery (App G a ll e r y) or Internet (I n te r n e t), and t h e n pr e ss OK . • Acce ss App Galler y (App G a ll e r y) to ad d mo r e A pp s to yo ur s cr e e n . • Acce ss Internet (I nt er ne t) to b r ows e the Internet . 5 Pr e ss B AC K to r e tu r n to t he p r ev [...]

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    32 Rent and pla y online video 1 Co nn e c t yo ur h o me t h ea te r to t h e ho m e ne t wo r ka n din te r ne t(see‘C o mp u te r sa nd th eI nt e r n et ’o npa ge17). 2 Pr e ss ( Home ). 3 Se l ec t [br owse N e t T V ] , an d t he n p r es s OK . » The online ser vices availab le in your countr y are displaye[...]

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    33 English One-touch pla y Ifyo ue na bl eO ne -to uc hpl ay,theT V au t om at i ca ll y s w i tc he s to t h e cor r ec t ch an n el wh e n you p lay a d is c i n you r ho m e th e at er. One-touch standby W he nyo upr e ssa n dho ld ( St an dby ) on t he r em ot e con t ro l , t he h om e t he a te r a nd a ll [...]

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    34 Picture color De e p Co lo r r e cr e at es t h e na tu r a l wo r l d on yo u r T V scr ee n a nd d is p lay s vi v id i m age s i n ove r a billion of color s . If yo ur T V sup p or t s De e p Co l or a nd i s con ne c te d to yo ur h om e t he a te r t hr o ug h a n HD M I c a bl e , yo u ca n c ha ng e th e D ee p C ol or. 1 Pr e ss ( Home [...]

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    35 English Restore sound mode settings Re s to r e t he e q ua li ze r se t t ing s of a ll t h e so un d modes to the default values . 1 Pr e ss ( Home ). 2 Se l ec t [Setup ] , a nd t h e n pr e s s OK . 3 Se l ec t [A u d i o] > [Def aul t sound set ti ngs] , an d t he n p r es s OK . Language Select a language for the home menu, audio, and s[...]

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    36 Ratings So m e di sc s a r e r eco r d ed w i t h r a t ing s a ccor d in g to ag e . Y o u c an s e t up yo u r ho me t h ea te r t o pl ay on ly d is c s wi t h a n ag e r a t in g lowe r t h an yo u r chi ld ’sa ge . 1 Pr e ss ( Home ). 2 Se l ec t [Setup ] , a nd t h e n pr e s s OK . 3 Se l ec t [Pre fere nce] > [Parental Control] ,[...]

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    37 English 9 Update softwar e T o continue to get the best f eatures and suppor t for y our home theater , update the software regular ly . Compare the version of your current software with the latest version on www .philips. com/suppor t. Check softwar e version 1 Pr e ss ( Home ). 2 Se l ec t [Setup ] , a nd t h e n pr e s s OK . 3 Se l ec t [ Ad[...]

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    38 Step 2: Update the software Caution • B efo r eyo ucon n ec tt heU S B a s hdr iv eto you r ho m e t he a te r, make s ur e t h at t h e r e is no d is c in t h e di s c com pa r tm e nt , an d t h e di sc compar tment is c losed. 1  Co nn e c tt h eUS B a s hdr iv etoyo urh o me theater[...]

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    39 English File formats • Audio: .aac, .mka, .mp3, .wma, .wav , .mp4, .m4a • Vi d eo: . avi , . di v x , . m p 4, . m k v, . a s f, .wm v, .mpg, .mpeg, • Pictu re: .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .png Audio formats Y ou r h om e t he a te r su p po r ts t h e fol lo wi ng a ud i o les. Extension Container Audio codec Bit rate . m p3 MP3 MP3 32[...]

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    40 .m k v  le s in M K V co nt a in er Audio codec Video codec Bit rate PC M , D ol by Di gi t a l , DTS cor e , M P EG , MP 3 ,W MA , A AC ,H E - A AC MP E G 1, MP EG 2 20 M bp s (p e ak 4 0 M b p s) MP E G 4 A SP 10 Mb ps ma x H . 26 4 /AV C HP @ 4. 1 /4.0; MP@3.2 /3. 1 /3.0 20 M bp s (p e ak 4 0 M b p s) WMV9 20 M bp s . as f an d[...]

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    41 English Main unit • Power s u pp ly : • Europe/China/Russia /India : 2 20-2 4 0 V~, 5 0 H z • L at i nA me r i c a /A si aPa ci c :1 10 -1 27 V/2 20 -240V~,50 - 6 0Hz • Powerco ns u mp ti on :75W • St a nd bypo we rcon su m pt io n:≤0 . 5W • Di m en si on[...]

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    42 Sound No sound from home theater speak ers. • Connect the audio cable from your h ome th e at er t o you r T V o r ot he r d ev i ces . Y ou d o not n e ed a s e pa r a te a ud i o con ne c ti on w h e n th e ho m e th e at e r an d T V a r e con ne c te d th r ou g h an H D M I A RC connection . • Se t u p th e a ud io fo r t he co n [...]

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    43 English Pla y 3D video in 2D mode. • Ma ke s ur e th at y ou r ho me t h ea t er i s con ne c te d to a 3 D T V th r ou g h an H D M I cable. • Ma kes ur eth att h edi sci saB lu - r ay3 Ddi sc , an dt heB l u - r ay3 Dv id e oop ti oni so n( se e ‘ B lu - r ay3 Dvi d eo?[...]

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    44 B bass 20 B D - L i ve B D - Li ve(S Dc a rd ) 2 2 B D - Li ve( U S B) 2 2 clear memory 22 disable 22 B lu - r ay 20 Bo nu s Vi ew 21 brightness 37 brow se di s c 21 fr o m iP h on e 28 fr o m iPo d 27 Ne t T V 31 on li ne v i de o s t or e s 32 US B s to r a ge d ev ice 2 3 C care enviro nment 9 health 9 pr o du c t 8 ch ar a c t[...]

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    45 English F factory settings 37 FAQ s 6 FM antenna 14 for m at S D c ard 32 H HDMI audio 35 De e p col or 34 T V (H D M I A RC ) 1 5 video 34 HDMI-CEC 33 help navigate 4 r ea d 4 update 5 I Internet B D - Li ve 2 2 con ne c t to 1 7 on li ne v i de o s t or e s 32 update h ome theater so f t ware 37 iPod a nd i P ho ne do ck yo ur i Pod o r i P[...]

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    46 Ne t T V 31 on li ne v i de o s t or e s 32 r em ot e con t ro l 10 10 set tings 34 P parent al control pa s s wor d 3 6 ratings 36 passw ord 36 PC con ne c t to 1 7 DL N A 28 me di a se r ver s of t w a r e 28 Philips Easy link 33 pic ture options 2 5 ro t at e 2 5 set tings 34 slideshows 25 troubl eshooting 4 2 zoo m 2 5 picture options 25 pic[...]

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    47 English sleep timer 36 subtitle langu age 35 video 34 sleep timer 36 slideshows animation 25 duration 25 musical 25 pictu re 25 smar tp hone br ow se d i sc o r U SB f r o m sm a r t p ho ne 28 sm a r t p ho ne a s r em ot e con t ro l 28 soft w are che c k cur r e nt v er s io n 37 elec tro nic user manual 5 update 3 7 sound ba s s 20 de fa ul [...]

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    48 W wired net work s e t t i n g s 18 wired connection 1 7 wirel ess netwo rk s e t t i n g s 19 Wi-Fi 1 8 Wi - F ido ng le 18 wireless connection 1 8 T ti me se a rc h 24 titles 24 trademarks 7 trebl e 20 troubleshooting connection 4 2 ma in u ni t 42 networ k 4 3 pictu re 42 pl a y 42 se r i al n u mb e r 6 sound 4 2 tuning grid 26 U up[...]