Philips LX3750W manual

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    D VD VIDEO DIGIT AL SURR OUND SY STEM LX 3750 LX 3750 Need help? Call us! Philips representatives ar e ready to help you with any questions about your new pr oduct. W e can guide you through Connections, First-time Setup, or any of the Features. We want you to start enjoying your new pr oduct right away! C ALL US BEFORE Y OU CONSIDER RETURNING THE [...]

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    Kno w these safety symbols t This “bolt of lightning” indicates uninsulated material within your unit ma y cause an electrical shock. For the safety of ev er yone in y our household, please do not remo ve pr oduct covering. s The “exclamation point” calls attention to featur es for which y ou should r ead the enclosed literature closel y to[...]

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    3 3 English Español F rançais Index I NDEX English -------------------------------------------------------- 5 Français ------------------------------------------------------ 35 Español ------------------------------------------------------ 65 Canada English: This digital appar atus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions fr[...]

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    1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block an y ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er´s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sour ces such as radiator s, hea[...]

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    5 English Instruction and General Information Featur es ............................................................................... 6 Discs for pla yback ............................................................. 6 Region Codes Supplied accessories ......................................................... 6 Envir onmental information .......[...]

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    6 English F eatur es Y our complete 7-piece 300-W att Ultra Slim DVD Digital Home Cinema System with 6 channels full digital amplif ier creates the same dynamic sound qualities that you f ind in full-fledged cinemas and incorpor ates some of the best f eatures in home theater technology . Other features include: Built-in DTS and Dolby Digital decod[...]

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    7 English Car e and saf ety information Av oid high temperatures, moisture, water and dust. – Do not expose the system, batter ies or discs to humidity , r ain, sand or excessive heat (caused b y heating equipment or direct sunlight.) Always keep the disc tray closed to a void dust on the lens. Av oid condensation problem – The lens may cloud o[...]

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    8 English Step 2: Connecting speak ers and subw oofer Connect the supplied speaker system using the supplied speaker cab les by matching the colours of the jacks and speaker plugs. Fully inser t the plugs of speaker wire into the jacks on the D VD system. Notes: – Ensure that the speak er cables are correctly connected. Improper connections may d[...]

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    9 English Step 4: Connecting TV IMPOR T ANT! – If both S-Video and Component (Pr Pb Y) Video connections ar e used to connect to your TV , the video signal will automatically switch to Pr Pb Y when y ou po wer up the D VD system. T o set the Video Out to S-VIDEO , see page 19, System Setup (D VD) - Video Out. Using Component Video in jack (Pr Pb [...]

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    10 English Connections C ONNECTIONS Y AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN Y 1 AC MAI NS~ AUDIO IN AUX TV/A V AUDIO OUT WOOFER LINE OUT S-VIDEO VI D EO O UT VIDEO AM ANTENNA OUT OPTICAL CO AXIAL DIGIT AL IN FM (75 ) Back of RF Modulator (example only) Antenna or Cable TV Signal RF coaxial cable to TV AUDIO IN R L VIDEO IN TO TV INT IN CH3 CH4 1 S-VIDEO VI[...]

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    11 English C ONNECTIONS 1 S-VIDEO VI DEO O UT VIDEO AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN SCART IN ~ AC MAINS 4 1 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y Connections IMPOR T ANT! The type plate is located at the bottom of the system. The apparatus shall not be expose to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquid such as vase shall be placed [...]

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    12 English Connections C ONNECTIONS Step 7: Connecting a VCR or Cable /Satellite Bo x Viewing and listening to the pla yback 1 Connect the VCR or Cable/Satellite Box to the TV as shown. 2 Connect the D VD system’s A UDIO IN-AUX jacks to the A UDIO OUT jacks on the VCR or cable / satellite bo x. Before star ting operation, press A UX/DI on the rem[...]

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    13 English AD905W Wir eless System The AD905W accessor y gives you the option for wireless speaker connection. Please check you ha ve all the supplied par ts for y our AD905W wireless set: – 1 x AD905WT WIRELESS TRANSMITTER – 1 x AD905W A WIRELESS RECEIVER – 1 x 14V adapter – 1 x table stand 1 Remov e the PHILIPS co ver from the AD905W A WI[...]

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    14 English Functional Ov er view Fr ont panels F UNCTIONAL O VER VIEW 1 OPEN / CLOSE – to open or close the disc tray . 2 Disc T ra y 3 SOURCE – to select the relevant active mode: TV/A V , DISC , TUNER or AUX/DI. 4 SURROUND – to select multichannel surround (Dolby Digital, DTS, VSS Dolby ProLogic or Dolb y ProLogic II) or stereo sound effect[...]

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    15 English 1 AM / FM ANTENNA – connect to the AM loop antenna or FM antenna. 2 A UDIO IN -A UX – connect to the analog audio outputs of a TV or VCR. 3 A UDIO OUT – connect to the analog audio inputs of an exter nal recording device or amplifier . 4 W OOFER LINE OUT – connect to an active subw oofer (Optional). 5 DIGIT AL OUT - OPTICAL – c[...]

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    16 English 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 4 5 & * ( ) ! $ # @ ¡ % ^ / DI / DI Notes for remote contr ol: – Fir st, select the source you wish to control b y pr essing one of the source select k eys on the remote control (DISC or TUNER, fo r example). – Then select the desired function ( É , S , T for example). 1 SOURCE – to select the relevant act[...]

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    17 English Inserting batteries into the r emote contr ol 1 Open the batter y compar tment. 2 Place the batteries in the compar tment with the cor rect polarity as indicated by “ + “ and “ - “ symbols. 3 Close the cov er . CA UTION! – Remo ve batteries if they ar e exhausted or will not be used for a long time. – Do not use old and new o[...]

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    18 English P REP ARA TIONS System Setup (D VD) The system setup is car r ied out via the TV , it enables you to customize the D VD system to suit your par ticular requirement. If the preferred options selected are not a vailable on a disc, then the disc’s o wn preference will be used. IMPOR T ANT ! To access the System Setup menu, pla yback must [...]

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    19 English P REP ARA TIONS 16:9 (Wide screen) 4:3 LB (Letter Bo x) 4:3 PS (P an Scan) – TV System Allows y ou to select the color system matching the connected TV set. A UT O – If the connected TV is multi system, select this mode .The output format will be in accordance with the video signal of the disc . NTSC – If the connected TV is NTSC s[...]

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    20 English P REP ARA TIONS Setting the languag e – Audio – Subtitle – Disc Menu ● This is to select the audio language, subtitle language and the language used on TV screen menus or D VD menus which will alwa ys be used for ever y disc to be play ed back. The default setting is English. ● If the language selected is not a vailable on the [...]

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    21 English Pr eparations P REP ARA TIONS Setting the Pr ogr essiv e Scan Mode The progressive- scan displa y present 60 complete frames per second, r ather than the 30 frames per second of inter laced scanning (ordinar y nor mal TV system). With near ly doub le the numbers of line , progressive scan offers higher picture resolution and eliminates b[...]

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    22 English Discs information ● D VD video discs may ha ve one or more Titles, and each Title ma y hav e one or more Chapter s. ● Playback stops at the end of each Title. ● Video CDs may ha ve one or more T r acks, and each T r ack may ha ve one or more Indexes. ● To make easy and con venient access, you can mov e between T racks and Indexes[...]

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    23 English Repeat pla y Y ou can only select the repeat play mode during playback. F or D VD - Repeat chapter / title ● Press REPEA T repeatedly to select the follo wing: REPEA T CHAPTER ➜ REPEA T TITLE ➜ REPEA T OFF . F or CVD/SVCD/VCD/CD - Repeat track / disc ● Press REPEA T repeatedly to select the follo wing: REPEA T TRACK ➜ REPEA T D[...]

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    24 English Changing sound track languag e This operation wor ks only on D VDs with multiple soundtrack language . ● Select from the menu bar and use 4 k ey to select the desired language . F or VCD ,CVD,SVCD: ● Press 4 to select the desired audio channels f or sound, it is only a vailable for disc with different channels recorded : LEFT V OC AL[...]

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    25 English O PERA TIONS Zooming in This function allows y ou to enlarge the picture on the TV screen and to pan through the enlarged image . 1 Select from the me n u bar and press 4 k ey repeatedly to select the z oom factor : ZOOM x 1.5 ™ ZOOM x2 ™ ZOOM x4 ™ ZOOM OFF 2 To pan through the enlarged image , press SY STEM MENU to exit and use 1 [...]

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    26 English Pla ying MP3 / Pictur e disc (K odak, JPEG) IMPOR T ANT! Y ou hav e to turn on your TV and set to the corr ect Video In channel. See pa ge 17, Switching on the system. 1 Load a MP3/Picture (Kodak, JPEG) disc . ➜ The disc reading time may exceed 30 seconds due to complexity of the director y/f ile configuration. 2 Playback will star t a[...]

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    27 English T uning to radio stations 1 Press ST ANDBY ON to switch on the last selected source . 2 Press SOURCE (or press TUNER ) to select TUNER mode . 3 Press TUNER again to select the desired band : FM or AM. 4 Press and hold S or T until the frequency indication star ts to change, then release . ➜ The system automatically tunes to the next st[...]

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    28 English Selecting the surr ound sound mode IMPOR T ANT! –F or proper sur r ound sound, make sur e you ha ve f ollo wed the “Connections” and “Preparations” pr ocedur es fully . – The center and surr ound speak ers only operate when the system is set to surr ound sound mode and the sour ce material being pla yed is r ecor ded or br oa[...]

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    29 English V olume Contr ol Changing the volume le vel ● Adjust V OLUME button (or press V OL +/- ) to increase or decrease the volume lev el. ➜ “ VOL XX ” is display ed. ➜ “ VOL MAX ” is displa yed if volume is at maxim um level. ● Press SUBW +/- to adjust the level of the subw oofer speaker v olume. ➜ “ SUBW XXDB ” is displa[...]

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    30 English Specifications S PECIFICA TIONS AMPLIFIER SECTION Output power Stereo mode (DIN) ........................................................................ 2 x 50 W RMS / 2 x 40 W FTC 1 Sur round mode (1 kHz) ............................................................ 50 RMS / channel T otal Har monic Distor tion .........................[...]

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    31 English Tr oubleshooting W ARNING! Under no cir cumstances should you try to repair the system y ourself, as this will invalidate the war ranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed belo w before taking the system for r epair . If you ar e unable to solve a pr oblem b y fo[...]

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    32 A UDIO SY STEM One Y ear Free Labor One Y ear Free Service on Par ts This pr oduct must be carried in f or r epair . LIMITED W ARRANTY WHO IS CO VERED? Y ou must ha ve proof of pur chase to receive warranty service. A sales r eceipt or other document sho wing that you pur chased the product is considered pr oof of purchase. WHA T IS CO VERED? Wa[...]

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    English Español F rançais SC/JW 418.10 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LX3750W Meet Philips at the Internet http://www .philips.com PHILIPS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS NOR TH AMERICA Knoxville, T ennessee 37914-1810, USA[...]