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HTS3251

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Page 1: ...HTS3251 Register your product and get support at www philips com welcome ...

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Page 3: ...5 Safety 5 Care for your product 6 Care of the environment 6 3 Your home theater 7 Main unit 7 Remote control 7 4 Connect your home theater 9 Speakers 9 Connectors 10 Connect toTV 10 Connect audio fromTV and other devices 12 Internet 13 5 Use your home theater 14 Choose sound 14 Discs 15 USB storage devices 16 DivX 17 Audio video and picture options 18 Radio 19 MP3 player 20 EasyLink 20 6 Change s...

Page 4: ...un Microsystems Inc in the United States and or other countries Manufactured under license under U S Patent s 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 6 226 616 6 487 535 7 392 195 7 272 567 7 333 929 7 212 872 other U S and worldwide patents issued pending DTS and the Symbol are registered trademarks DTS HD and DTS 1 Notice This section contains the legal and trademark notices Copyright This item ...

Page 5: ...t bracket Secure the wall mount to a wall that can support the combined weight of the product and the wall mount Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V bears no responsibility for improper wall mounting that results in accident injury or damage For speakers with stands use only the supplied stands Secure the stands to the speakers tightly Place the assembled stands on flat level surfaces that can sup...

Page 6: ...ck the product and wait until its temperature matches room temperature before connecting it to the power outlet Visible and invisible laser radiation when open Avoid exposure to beam Do not touch the disc optical lens inside the disc compartment Parts of this product can be made of glass Handle with care to avoid injury and damage Risk of overheating Never install this product in a confined space ...

Page 7: ... welcome to Philips To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers register your home theater at www philips com welcome Main unit a Disc compartment b Display panel c Open Close Open or close the disc compartment or eject the disc d Play Pause Start pause or resume play e SOURCE Select an audio or video source for the home theater f Standby On Switch the home theater on or to standby EN ...

Page 8: ...for at least three seconds to switch all connected HDMI CEC compliant devices to standby b Home Access the home menu c Source buttons DISC POP UP MENU Switch to disc source Access or exit the disc menu when you play a disc RADIO Switch to FM radio AUDIO SOURCE Select an audio input source d BACK Return to a previous menu screen In radio mode press and hold to erase the current preset radio station...

Page 9: ...the subwoofer to your home theater as described in the quick start guide Setup Set up your subwoofer through the audio menu 1 Connect your subwoofer as described in the quick start guide 2 Press Home on your home theater remote control and select Setup Audio Subwoofer volume 3 Change the volume 4 Connect your home theater This section helps you connect your home theater to aTV and other devices Fo...

Page 10: ...k setup With HDMI ARC you do not need an additional audio cable to play audio from TV through your home theater 1 Using a High Speed HDMI cable connect the HDMI OUT ARC connector on your home theater to the HDMI ARC connector on the TV The HDMI ARC connector on the TV might be labeled HDMI IN or HDMI For details on TV connectors see the TV user manual TV Connectors Connect other devices to your ho...

Page 11: ...ress SOURCE repeatedly to select the correct audio input TV 2 On your TV turn on HDMI CEC For details see the TV user manual When you play a disc on your home theater the video is automatically displayed onTV and the audio is automatically played on the home theater 3 If audio from the TV does not play automatically on your home theater set up the audio manually see Set up audio for connected devi...

Page 12: ...o select the correct audio input VCR Connect audio from TV and other devices Play audio from TV or other devices through your home theater Use the best quality connection available on your TV home theater and other devices Note The audio connections in this user manual are only recommendations You can use other connections too When your home theater and TV are connected through HDMI ARC an audio c...

Page 13: ...BD Live applications Access exclusive services from the BD Live enabled Blu ray discs see BD Live on Blu ray on page 16 Software update update the home theater software through the network see Update software through the Internet on page 25 Caution Before you try to connect the home theater to a computer network familiarize yourself with the network router and networking principles If necessary re...

Page 14: ...n press OK 3 Press the Navigation buttons up down to change the frequency 4 Press OK to confirm 5 Use your home theater This section helps you use the home theater to play media from a wide range of sources Before you start Make the necessary connections described in the Quick start guide and the user manual Switch the TV to the correct source for the home theater Choose sound This section helps y...

Page 15: ...or 2 is displayed The picture in picture video is displayed in a small window Discs Your home theater can play DVDs VCDs CDs and Blu ray discs It can also play discs that you ve made at home such as CD R discs of photos and music What you need Audio and video connection between your home theater and the TV An audio or a video disc Play discs 1 Insert a disc into the home theater YourTV switches to...

Page 16: ...from a USB storage device connect your home theater to a TV through an HDMI cable 4 Select 2nd Audio Language or 2nd Subtitle Language and then press OK 5 Select the language and then press OK Note To turn off Bonus View press OPTIONS select PIP Selection Off and then press OK BD Live on Blu ray On Blu ray discs with BD Live content access additional features such as internet chats with the direct...

Page 17: ...rman Italian Kurdish Latin Norwegian Portuguese Spanish Swedish and Turkish Central Europe Albanian Croat Czech Dutch English German Hungarian Irish Polish Romanian Slovak Slovene and Sorbian Cyrillic Bulgarian Belorussian English Macedonian Moldavian Russian Serbian and Ukrainian Greek Greek Play files 1 Connect the USB storage device to the home theater 2 Press Home The home menu is displayed 3 ...

Page 18: ... Repeat a selected folder Audio video and picture options Use advanced features when you play audio video or media files from a disc or a USB storage device Audio options While playing audio repeat an audio track a disc or a folder 1 Press OPTIONS repeatedly to cycle through the following functions RPT TRACK RPT FILE Repeat the current track or file RPT DISC RPT FOLDER Repeat all the tracks on the...

Page 19: ...on buttons left right 2 Press Volume to change the volume Slideshows While playing audio access fun features such as picture and musical slideshows Picture slideshows View a slideshow of your pictures stored in your disc or a USB storage device 1 Select a picture from a disc or USB storage device and then press Play 2 Press OPTIONS 3 Press Navigation buttons and OK to select the following settings...

Page 20: ...e theater switches to the corresponding audio source automatically To use one touch audio turn on System Audio Control and follow the instructions on the TV to map connected devices to the audio input connectors of the home theater Audio Input Mapping When you connect a new device to your home theater map the device to the audio input connector see Play audio from home theater on page 21 MP3 playe...

Page 21: ...nd format 1 Press Home 2 Select Setup and then press OK 3 Select Video and then press OK 4 Change the following settings and then press OK TV Display Picture format Picture Settings Predefined color settings Play audio from home theater Play the audio from a connected device through your home theater 1 Press Home 2 Select Setup and then press OK 3 Select EasyLink System Audio Control On and then p...

Page 22: ...ded DVD and Blu ray discs 1 Press Home 2 Select Setup and then press OK 3 Select Audio Night Mode On and then press OK Picture color Deep Color recreates the natural world on your TV screen and displays vivid images in over a billion of colors If your TV supports Deep Color and is connected to your home theater through an HDMI cable you can change the Deep Color 1 Press Home 2 Select Setup and the...

Page 23: ...nd then press OK A change password menu is displayed 4 Follow the instructions on the TV to set or change password If you do not have a password or you have forgotten enter 0000 5 Press OK Restore sound mode settings Restore the equalizer settings of all the sound modes to the default values 1 Press Home 2 Select Setup and then press OK 3 Select Audio Default sound settings and then press OK Langu...

Page 24: ... your child s age 1 Press Home 2 Select Setup and then press OK 3 Select Preference Parental Control and then press OK A message prompts you to enter the password 4 Enter the password with the Numeric buttons 5 Select an age rating and then press OK To play all discs irrespective of the rating select level 8 or Off Energy saving Save energy by changing the following settings Auto standby When play...

Page 25: ...rive from your computer 7 Update software To continue to get the best features and support for your home theater update the software regularly Compare the version of your current software with the latest version on www philips com support Check software version 1 Press Home 2 Select Setup and then press OK 3 Select Advanced Version Info and then press OK The software version is displayed Update so...

Page 26: ...Taiwan Step 2 Update the software Caution Before you connect the USB flash drive to your home theater make sure that there is no disc in the disc compartment and the disc compartment is closed 1 Connect the USB flash drive to your home theater 2 Switch your TV to the correct source for your home theater 3 Press Home and then select Setup 4 Select Advanced Software Update USB 5 Follow the instructi...

Page 27: ...EG 2 20 Mbps peak 40 Mbps MPEG 4 ASP 10 Mbps max mp4 or m4v files in MP4 container Audio codec Video codec Bit rate Dolby Digital MPEG MP3 AAC HE AAC MPEG 1 MPEG 2 20 Mbps peak 40 Mbps MPEG 4 ASP 10 Mbps max H 264 AVC HP 4 1 4 0 MP 3 2 3 1 3 0 20 Mbps peak 40 Mbps File formats Audio aac mka mp3 wma wav Video avi divx mp4 mkv asf mpg mpeg Picture jpg jpeg gif png Audio formats Your home theater sup...

Page 28: ...VD CD Wave length 405 7 nm 7 nm BD 655 10 nm 10 nm DVD 790 10 nm 20 nm CD Output power Max ratings 20 mW BD 6 mW DVD 7 mW CD mkv files in MKV container Audio codec Video codec Bit rate PCM Dolby Digital DTS core MPEG MP3 WMA AAC HE AAC MPEG 1 MPEG 2 20 Mbps peak 40 Mbps MPEG 4 ASP 10 Mbps max H 264 AVC HP 4 1 4 0 MP 3 2 3 1 3 0 20 Mbps peak 40 Mbps Amplifier Total output power 300W RMS 30 THD Freq...

Page 29: ...he Home Theater Profile with the DivX encoder Make sure that the DivX file is complete DivX or RMVB RM subtitles do not display correctly Make sure that the subtitle file name is the same as the movie file name see Subtitles on page 17 Select the correct character set 1 Press OPTIONS 2 Select Character Set 3 Select the supported character set 4 Press OK 9 Troubleshooting Warning Risk of electric s...

Page 30: ...e USB storage device is supported by the home theater No entry or x sign appears on the TV The operation is not possible EasyLink does not work Make sure that the home theater is connected to a Philips brand EasyLink TV and the EasyLink option is on see EasyLink on page 20 When you switch on the TV the home theater automatically switches on This behavior is normal when you are using Philips EasyLi...

Page 31: ...e language 15 audio 23 disc menu 23 onscreen menu 23 subtitle 23 legal notices 4 connect audio analog cable 12 audio coaxial cable digital 12 audio optical cable digital 12 audio from TV and other devices 12 home network 13 speakers 9 TV Composite 11 TV HDMI ARC 10 TV HDMI 11 connectors back connectors 10 front connectors 10 control disc play 15 Easylink HDMI CEC 8 main unit 7 parental control 23 ...

Page 32: ...pecifications 28 tune stations 19 ratings 24 recycling 6 region codes 26 remote control batteries 28 overview 7 repeat 18 M main unit overview 7 specifications 28 troubleshooting 29 media formats 26 MP3 connector 10 play 20 multimedia content from disc 15 from USB storage device 16 N network home network 13 settings 13 update home theater software 25 wired connection 13 night mode 22 O one touch p...

Page 33: ... DivX 17 W wired network settings 13 wired connection 13 S safety disposal 6 use of the product 5 screen saver 24 settings audio 22 auto standby 24 auto subtitle shift 22 default 24 disc language 23 HDMI audio 22 HDMI video 22 HDMI CEC 20 menu language 23 parental rating 24 password 23 picture 21 power 24 resolution 22 restore 24 screen saver 24 sleep timer 24 subtitle language 23 video 21 sleep t...

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