Philips HTS6500 manual

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    English DVD Home Theater System HTS6500 User Manual 6 Manuel D’utilisation 58 Manual del usuario 110[...]

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    2 Return your Pr oduct Registration Card or r egister online at www .philips.com/usasupport toda y to get the very most from y our purchase. Registering your model with PHILIPS mak es you eligible for all of the valuable benefits listed belo w, so don't miss out. Complete and return your Product Registr ation Card at once, or register online a[...]

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    3 English d _ _ n ch 1 . Rea d these in st ru ct i o n s . 2 . Ke e p these in st ru ct i o n s . 3 . Hee d all wa rning s . 4 . F ollow all in st ru ct i o n s . 5 . Do n ot u se th i s a pp a r at u s n ea r wate r. 6 . Clea n o n ly w i th dr y cloth . 7 . Do n ot b lock a n y ve n t i lat i o n o p e ning s . I n stall in acco rd a n ce w i th [...]

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    4 LASER Type Semiconductor laser GaAIAs Wave length 650 - 660 nm (DVD) 784 - 796 nm (CD) Output Power 7 mW (DVD) 10 mW (VCD/CD) Beam divergence 60 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 Canadian Departm[...]

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    English Français Español 5 English ------------------------------------ 6 Français ---------------------------------- 58 Español -------------------------------- 110 En vironmental information All unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. W e ha ve tried to mak e the packaging easy to separate into three materials: cardboard (box), polystyrene f[...]

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    6 English T a ble of content s General Ge ne ra l I nfo rm at ion ........................................................................................................ 8 Se tu p pre c aut io ns ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Acce [...]

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    7 English O th er pl ay bac k fe at ure s fo r vid eo d isc s ( DVD / VCD / S VC D) ............................................................. 28 Us ing t he D is c Me nu ................................................................................................................................. 2 8 Vie win g pl ayb ac k in for ma ti on ....[...]

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    8 English Gen eral Inf orma tion CAUTION! The machine does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to quali ed personnel. Setup precautions Finding a suitable location – Place the set on a  at, hard and stable surface. Do not place the set on a carpet. – Do not position the set on top of other equipment t[...]

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    9 English Main Unit a STANDBY ON 2 – Turns on the system or turns off to Eco Power standby mode. b PLAY PAUSE u – DISC: starts/pauses playback. – TUNER: starts auto tuner installation for  rst time setup. STOP Ç – Exits an operation. – DISC: stops playback. – TUNER: press and hold this button to erase the current preset radio statio[...]

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    10 English Remote Cont rol 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 a 2 – Turns off to Eco Power standby mode. b Source buttons – DISC/USB : switches to DISC or USB mode. TUNER : toggles between FM and AM band. TV : switches to TV mode. The sound from the TV will output through the connected speakers system. AUX/DI : toggles between AUX and DIGITAL IN extern[...]

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    11 English Remote Control (c o nt i nu e d ) 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 19 m MP3-DIRECT – Switches to MP3 mode for the source connected through the MP3 Direct socket at the front panel. n SUBTITLE – Selects a DVD subtitle language. o DISC MENU – For DVD, enter or exit disc contents menu. – For VCD/SVCD, enter digest menu. p W X S T[...]

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    12 English Remote Control (c o nt i nu e 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 Select the source you wish to control by pressi[...]

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    13 English Bas ic Connections 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. Before you start ... If you wish to mount the SonoWave speakers on the wall, see section ‘Optional Connections - Mounting the SonoWave speakers on the[...]

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    14 English Step 2: Connecting the SonoW a ve speak ers and subwoof er  Connect the SonoWave speakers to the matching speaker jacks at the rear of the DVD system. Helpful Hints: – To prevent unwanted noise, do not place the SonoWave speakers too close to the DVD system, AC power adapter, TV or any other radiation sources. – To disconnect the [...]

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    15 English Step 3: Connecting to TV This connection enables you to view the playback from this DVD system. You only need to choose one of the options below to make the video connection. – For a standard TV, follow option 1 or 2. – For a progressive scan TV, follow option 3. – For a HDMI TV, follow option 4. – For TV with only a single anten[...]

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    16 English Option 3: Connecting to a Pro gressiv e Scan TV or component video input The progressive scan video quality is only available when using Y Pb Pr connection and a progressive scan TV is required. It provides superior picture quality when watching DVD movies. A Follow option 1 to make the basic video connection. B Use the component video c[...]

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    17 English Option 5: Using an accessor y RF modulator If your TV has only a single Antenna Input jack (labeled as 75 ohm or RF In,) you will 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. A Use the supplied composite video[...]

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    18 English Step 5: Connecting the po wer cor d After everything is connected properly, plug the AC power cord into the power outlet. The Eco Power LED on the DVD system will light up. Never make or change any connections with the power turned on. Helpful Hints: – Refer to the type plate at the rear or bottom of the product for identi cation an[...]

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    19 English Opti onal C onn ecti ons Connecting audio fr om TV When connecting the audio output from your TV to this Home Theater Audio System, you will have the sound of the TV output on all the speakers. It will enable you to enjoy the multi-channel surround sound capabilities.  Use an audio cable (red/white - not supplied) to connect the TV IN[...]

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    20 English Opt ional Connect ions (co nt i n ue d ) Mounting the speak ers on the wall You can choose to wall mount the speakers on the wall. CAUTION! You should get a quali ed person to drill and insert the mounting screws (not supplied) on the wall. DO NOT do it yourself in order to avoid any unexpected damage to the equipment or injury to per[...]

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    21 English Step 1: T urning on the D VD system  Press the SOURCE button on the front panel repeatedly to select : DISC ¤ MP3 DIRECT ¤ FM ¤ AM ¤ TV ¤ AUX ¤ DI ¤ DISC .... Or  Press DISC/USB , TUNER , TV , AUX/DI or MP3 DIRECT on the remote control.  If the USB is detected, pressing the DISC/USB will toggle between DISC and USB mode. [...]

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    22 English Step 3: Setting languag e pref erences 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) language The OSD (On-Screen Display) language for this DVD system will remain as you have set it, regardless of the changes made to th[...]

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    23 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 Repeat steps C ~ D for other settings. Helpful Hints: – During DVD playback, you can switch the audio and subtitle langua[...]

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    24 English Step 5: Setting up Pr ogressiv e Scan featur e (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 [...]

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    25 English Get ting Star ted (c on t i nu e d ) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press W to go back to the previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu. Step 6: Setting the SonoW a ve speak ers There are three parameters to adjust the SonoWave speakers: Room Acoustics, Speaker Distance and Listening Position. You can [...]

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    26 English Disc Operat ions Pla yable discs Your DVD home theater system will play: – Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs) – Video CDs (VCDs) – Super Video CDs (SVCDs) – Finalized DVD Recordable (DVD±R), DVD Rewritable (DVD±RW) – Audio Compact Discs (CDs) – MP3/ Windows Media™ Audio discs, picture (Kodak, JPEG)  les on CD-R(W) – ISO [...]

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    27 English Disc Oper ations (co nt i nu e d ) Basic pla yback controls Pausing playback  During playback, press u (or Å on the remote control.)  While in pause mode, you can press Å repeatedly to view the next still picture (for video playback only.)  To resume playback, press u (or PLAY X on the remote control.) Selecting another track/[...]

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    28 English Disc Oper ations (co nt i nu e d ) Pr ogramming disc tracks (not for Picture CD/MP3) You can play the contents of the disc in the order you want by programming the playing order of the tracks. A Press PROGRAM on the remote control.  The programming menu appears. 2 6 7 8 9 10 Ex i t Sta r t Next B Use the numeric keypad (0-9) to enter [...]

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    29 English Viewing pla yback information This DVD system 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 During playback, press DISPLAY .  A list of available disc information appears on the[...]

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    30 English Changing sound track languag e This operation works only on DVDs with multiple soundtrack languages, you can change the language you want while playing a DVD.  Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio languages. For VCD – changing the audio channel  Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio channels provide[...]

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    31 English Pla ying an MP3/ JPEG/ Windo ws Media ™ Audio disc This DVD system can playback most of the MP3, JPEG and Windows Media™ Audio  les recorded on a CD-R/RW disc or commercial CD. Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See the section on “Finding the correct viewing channel.” A Insert a disc.  Th[...]

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    32 English Pla ying a JPEG imag e  le (slide sho w) Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See the section on “Finding the correct viewing channel.”  Insert a Picture disc (Kodak Picture CD, JPEG.)  For a Kodak disc, the slide show will begin automatically.  For a JPEG disc, the picture menu will appea[...]

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    33 English Disc Oper ations (co nt i nu e d ) Pla ying MP3 music and JPEG pictures sim ultaneously You can create a musical slide show if the disc contains both the MP3 music and JPEG picture  les. A Insert an MP3 disc that contains music and pictures. B Select an MP3 track in the menu and press PLAY X (or u ) to start playback. C During MP3 mus[...]

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    34 English Pla ying from USB  ash driv e or USB memor y card r eader This DVD system is able to access and view the data  les (JPEG, MP3 or Windows Media™ Audio) in the USB  ash drive or USB memory card reader. Editing and copying the data are not possible. A Insert a USB  ash drive or USB memory card reader into the USB port on the f[...]

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    35 English Pla ying from a portable audio or HDD pla y er This DVD system is able to playback audio tracks from your portable audio or HDD player. A Use the supplied MP3 direct cable to connect between the ‘headphone’ output jack on your portable audio or HDD player and the MP3 DIRECT jack on the front panel of this DVD system.  The white ca[...]

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    36 English A udio Setup Pag e HDMI Audio Night Mode Lip Sync General Setup P age Disc Lock Display Dim Program OSD Language Screen Saver DivX(R) VOD Code Video Setup P age TV T ype TV Display Progressive Picture Setting HDMI Setup D V D Set up Menu O ptions Pref eren c e P age Audio Subtitle Disc Menu PBC MP 3 /JPEG Nav Password DivX Subtitle Defau[...]

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    37 English General Setup P age (underlined options ar e the factor y default settings) Disc Lock Not all discs are rated or coded by the disc maker. You can prevent a speci c disc from playing by locking the disc. Up to 40 discs can be locked. { Lock } – Selects this to block the playback of the current disc. Subsequent access to a locked disc[...]

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    38 English Audio Setup P age (underlined options ar e the factor y default settings) HDMI Audio This setting is only required if you are using the DVD system’s HDMI OUT jack to connect your TV or other display device (see ‘Option4: Connecting to a HDMI-compatible TV’.) Note: It may take a while for the DVD system and the input device to commu[...]

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    39 English Video Setup P age (underlined options ar e the factor y default settings) TV Type The color system for this DVD system is { NTSC }. It can support NTSC-system TV. This DVD system will automatically convert the PAL disc video output to NTSC format. TV Display The picture shape can be adjusted to  t your TV. { 4:3 Letter Box } – For a[...]

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    40 English HDMI Setup It provides the picture settings to enhance the appearance and picture quality for disc playback. This feature is only applicable if you have connected this DVD system to a HDMI-compatible TV/ device. { HDMI Video }– Selects a suitable video resolution depending on the capability of the connected TV/device to further enhance[...]

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    41 English Pref erence Setup P ag e (underlined options are the factor y default settings) Audio Selects the preferred audio language for DVD playback. Subtitle Selects the preferred subtitle language for DVD playback. Disc Menu Selects the preferred disc menu language for DVD playback. Note: If the selected audio/subtitle/disc menu language is not[...]

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    42 English Pref erence Setup P ag e (underlined options are the factor y default settings) DivX Subtitle Selects the font type that supports the recorded DivX subtitle. { Standard } – Displays a standard list of Roman subtitle fonts provided by this DVD system. { Central Europe } – Displays Central Europe fonts. { Cyrillic } – Displays Cyrill[...]

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    43 English Tu n e r O p e r a t i o n s IMPORTANT! Make sure the FM and AM antennas are connected. T uning to radio stations A Press SOURCE repeatedly until “FM” appears on the display panel (or press TUNER on the remote control.) B Press W / X brie y on the remote control to start tuning.  “SEARCH > or <” will appear on the dis[...]

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    44 English T uner O perat ions (co nt i n ue d ) B Press PLAY X until “START ...” appears on the display panel.  The system will start searching from the FM band followed by the AM band.  All the available radio stations with strong signal will be stored automatically.  Once complete, the last tuned radio station will be played back. U[...]

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    45 English Sound a nd V olume Cont rols SURR. SOUND MUTE Selecting surr ound sound  Press SURR. to select : DOLBY+PL II (multi-channel) or STEREO.  The availability of the various surround sound modes depends on the sound available on the disc.  The available output modes for Multi- channel include: Dolby Digital, DTS (Digital Theater Syst[...]

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    46 English Software upgrades Periodically Philips will issue software upgrades to enhance your user experience. Before you start ... Check the current software version of this DVD system: 1) Press EJECT ç . 2) Press DISPLAY on the remote control. A Visit the Philips website ‘www.philips. com/support’ to check the availability of the latest sof[...]

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    47 English Spe ci catio ns AMPLIFIER Output power: 500 W / 200 W FTC* Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz / –3 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio: > 65 dB (CCIR) Input Sensitivity - AUX In : 1000 mV - TV In: 500 mV - Digital In: 500 mV * (1% THD 1kHz) TUNER Tuning Range: FM 87.5–108 MHz (100kHz) AM 530–1700 kHz (10kHz) 26 dB Quieting Sensitivity[...]

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    48 English Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n 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 [...]

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    49 English The DVD system 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 DVD system doe[...]

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    50 English Prob lem (USB/HDMI/MP3 Direct) Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (co n t in u ed ) The contents of the USB  ash drive cannot be read. Slow operation of the USB  ash drive. No HDMI audio output. No HDMI video output. – The USB  ash drive format is not compatible with the system. – Drive is formatted with a different  l[...]

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    51 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  les (>1MB.) – There could be other non-supported  les in the device that the system is trying to read/display. What if un-supported devices (e.g. USB mouse, keyboard[...]

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    52 English Glo ssar y Analog: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has speci c numerical values. These jacks send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs is [...]

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    53 English MP3: A  le format with a sound data compression system. “MP3” is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Layer3. By using the MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW can contain about 10 times more data than a regular CD. Multichannel: DVDs are formatted to have each sound track constitute one sound  eld. Mul[...]

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    54 Philips, P.O. Box 671539, Marietta, GA. 30006-0026 PHILIPS LIMITED WARRANTY ONE (1) YEAR WARRANTY COVERAGE: PHILIPS warranty obligation is limited to the terms set forth below. WHO IS COVERED: Philips warrants the product to the original purchaser or the person receiving the product as a gift against defects in materi- als and workmanship as bas[...]

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    55 English[...]