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Step 4:  Connecting subwoofer, 

front and centre 
speakers

 

Connect the rest of the speakers and 
subwoofer to the matching sockets at the 
rear of the main unit, Make sure that the 
colours of the plugs and sockets are 
matched.

Helpful Hint:
–  To prevent unwanted noise, never place 
the speakers too close to the main unit, 
subwoofer, AC power adapter, TV or any 
other radiation sources.

Basic Connections 

(continued)

WIRELESS

TRANSMITTER

SUBWOOFER

FRONT CENTRE

FRONT 

LEFT

FRONT 

RIGHT

Summary of Contents for HTS3548W

Page 1: ...DVD HOMETHEATRE SYSTEM HTS3548W welcome User Manual 6 Manual del Usuario 56 Manual do Usuário 106 ...

Page 2: ...erie LEA CUICADOSAMENTE ESTE INSTRUCTIVO ANTES DE USAR SU APARATO Philips Mexicana S A de C V no se hace responsable por daños o desperfectos causados por Maltrato descuido o mal uso presencia de insectos o roedores cucarachas ratones etc Cuando el aparato no haya sido operarado de acuerdo con el instructivo del uso fuera de los valores nominales y tolerancias de las tensiones voltaje frecuencia c...

Page 3: ...t is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reserve engineering or disassembly is prohi...

Page 4: ...4 Language Code ...

Page 5: ...B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that int...

Page 6: ...cting the FM and AM MW antennas 18 Step 7 Connecting the power cord 18 Optional Connections 19 Connecting audio from TV 19 Connecting to cable box satellite receiver and recorder VCR 19 Basic Setup Getting Started 20 24 Finding the correct viewing channel 20 Switching to different play source 20 Setting language preferences 21 On screen display OSD language 21 Audio Subtitle and Menu language for ...

Page 7: ...table audio player 35 Setup Options Setup Menu Options 36 43 Accessing the setup menu 36 General Setup Page 37 Audio Setup Page 38 39 Video Setup Page 40 41 Preference Page 42 43 Radio Tuning Radio Operations 44 45 Tuning to radio stations 44 Changing tuning grid 44 Presetting radio stations 44 45 Using auto install 45 Using automatic preset 45 Using manual preset 45 Selecting a preset radio stati...

Page 8: ...ject or items that can damage this unit e g liquid filled objects lighted candles Accessories supplied 1 subwoofer 1 centre speaker 2 front and 2 rear speakers 1 remote control with batteries 1 composite video cable yellow 1 FM wire antenna 1 AM MW loop antenna 1 MP3 LINE IN cable for connecting portable audio player 1 Wireless receiver 1 Wireless transmitter 1 power cable 1 Round to Flat pin adap...

Page 9: ...ation u PLAY PAUSE DISC starts pauses playback RADIO starts auto radio installation for first time setup STOP Exits an operation DISC stops playback RADIO press and hold this button to erase the current preset radio station f SOURCE Selects the relevant active source mode DISC FM AM MW TV AUX DI or MP3 LINE IN g VOL Adjusts the volume level h MP3 LINE IN socket Phono input for connecting to the he...

Page 10: ... SLEEP Sets the sleep timer function f SETUP Enters or exits the system setup menu g DISPLAY Displays the current status or disc information Selects a different viewing angle of a DVD movie if available h PLAY PAUSE u DISC starts pauses playback RADIO starts auto radio installation for first time setup i STOP Ç Exits an operation DISC stops playback RADIO press and hold this button to erase the cu...

Page 11: ...us menu For VCD version 2 0 only During playback display the disc title menu or return to the main menu r PREVí NEXT ë DISC skips to the previous or next title chapter track RADIO selects a preset radio station s MUTE Mutes or restores the volume t VOL Adjusts the volume level u SURROUND Selects multi channel surround or stereo mode v Numeric keypad 0 9 Enters a track title number of the disc Ente...

Page 12: ...te sensor iR on the front panel E Select the source you wish to control by pressing the DISC USB RADIO AUX DI MP3 LINE IN or TV button on the remote control F Then select the desired function for example í ë CAUTION Remove batteries if they are exhausted or if the remote control is not to be used for a long time Never mix batteries old and new or carbon and alkaline etc Batteries contain chemical ...

Page 13: ...east one metre away from the TV E Place the wireless receiver in between the rear speakers at the back of the room Face it with Philips logo towards the direction of the wireless transmitter which connected to the main unit Helpful Hints The placement diagram shown here is only a guideline that provides great system performance You may find other placement choices that are more suitable for your r...

Page 14: ...at the rear of the main unit Note To remove the wireless transmitter from the main unit press at the sides and pull out Step 3 Connecting the rear speakers to wireless receiver Connect the REAR LEFT and REAR RIGHT speaker cables to the matching sockets at the bottom of the wireless receiver REAR LEFT REAR RIGHT wireless receiver bottom Basic Connections continued ...

Page 15: ...t the rear of the main unit Make sure that the colours of the plugs and sockets are matched Helpful Hint To prevent unwanted noise never place the speakers too close to the main unit subwoofer AC power adapter TV or any other radiation sources Basic Connections continued WIRELESS TRANSMITTER SUBWOOFER FRONT CENTRE FRONT LEFT FRONT RIGHT ...

Page 16: ... IN sockets to the corresponding AUDIO output sockets on the TV using an audio cable Press TV on the remote control when watching the TV programmes Option 1 Using theVideo socket Connect a composite video cable supplied from the CVBS socket on the main unit to the video input socket or labelled as A V In Video In Composite or Baseband on the TV It provides good picture quality Option 2 Using the S...

Page 17: ...ward compatible with some DVI devices using an appropriate adaptor plug If a DVI device is connected an additional audio cable is required for audio transmission Basic Connections continued Option 3 Connecting to a Progressive ScanTV 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...

Page 18: ...r optimal reception Position the antennas as far away as possible from your TV VCR or other radiation source to prevent any unwanted interference Step 7 Connecting the power cord Notes For power supply rating refer to the rear or bottom of the main unit Turning off to standby mode does not disconnect the unit from mains A When completing all the connections set the voltage selector to the local po...

Page 19: ...alogue and digital audio connection You can connect the audio output from an audio video device e g DVD Recorder VCR Cable Satellite Box to this Home Theatre System in order to enjoy the multi channel surround sound capabilities Connect an audio cable red white not supplied from the AUDIO IN AUX sockets on the main unit to the AUDIO OUT sockets on the connected device To listen to the sound press ...

Page 20: ... how to select the correct input on your TV Getting Started Switching to different play source Press the SOURCE button on the front panel repeatedly to select DISC FM AM MW TV AUX DI MP3 LINE IN DISC Or Press DISC USB RADIO TV AUX DI or MP3 LINE IN on the remote control Press DISC USB to toggle between DISC and USB mode if USB is detected Press RADIO to toggle between FM and AM MW band If the audi...

Page 21: ...o Subtitle and Menu language for DVD playback You can select your preferred language settings for DVD playback If the selected language is recorded on the DVD disc this unit automatically plays the disc in that language Otherwise the disc s default language will be used instead A Press Ç twice to stop playback if any then press SETUP B Press repeatedly to select Preference Page C Use keys to selec...

Page 22: ...nected The format you select must be available on the disc If it is not the setting for TV display will not affect the picture during playback A In disc mode press SETUP on the remote control B Press repeatedly to select Video Setup Page C Press to highlight TV Display in the menu and press Video Setup Page TV Type TV Display Progressive Picture Setting HDMI Setup 4 3 Pan Scan 4 3 Letter Box 16 9 ...

Page 23: ...ss OK to confirm Video Setup Page Off On TV Type TV Display Progressive Picture Setting HDMI Setup F Read the notification message on the TV and confirm your action by selecting the in the menu and press OK There will be no picture on your TV at this state until you have turned on the progressive scan mode on your TV G Turn on your TV progressive scan mode refer to your TVs user manual A message a...

Page 24: ...nc Front Left Front Right Center Subwoofer Rear Left Rear Right 0dB 0dB 0dB 0dB 0dB 0dB Speakers Level Setup D Use keys to set the volume level for each speaker 6dB 6dB and press OK to confirm E Use keys to highlight Speakers Delay and press Audio Setup Page Speakers Volume Speakers Delay HDMI Audio CD Upsampling Audio Sync Center Rear Left Rear Right Speakers Distance Setup 0ms 0ms 0ms F Use keys...

Page 25: ...the function is not available on the current disc or at the current time Never put any objects other than discs on the disc tray Doing so may cause the disc player to malfunction Playing a disc A Press SOURCE repeatedly until DISC appears on the display panel or press DISC USB on the remote control B Turn on the TV to the correct viewing channel for this unit The blue DVD background screen appears...

Page 26: ... can press í to start playback from the beginning This is a power saving feature this unit automatically switches to standby mode if you do not press any buttons within 15 minutes after a disc has stopped playing Selecting various repeat shuffle functions The available of the repeat play options and shuffle play mode are vary depending on the disc type While playing a disc press REPEAT on the remo...

Page 27: ...rom the programming menu select the track chapter and press OK D Once complete select Start on the screen and press OK to start playback Playback starts from the selected track under the programmed sequence E To exit the programme menu select Exit in the menu and press OK Other playback features for video discs DVD VCD SVCD SLEEP DISPLAY AUDIO SYNC ZOOM AUDIO TITLE DISC MENU SUBTITLE Note The oper...

Page 28: ...cted title chapter track Zooming in out This option allows you to zoom in or out the picture on the TV and to pan through the picture A During playback press ZOOM repeatedly to select a different zoom factor Playback continues B Use keys to pan through the zoomed image C Press ZOOM repeatedly to return to the original size Changing subtitle language This operation works only on DVDs with multiple ...

Page 29: ...d video is to delay audio by an equal amount A Press AUDIO SYNC B Within five seconds use the VOL to set the audio output delay times 0 200 ms If the volume control is not used within five seconds it resumes its normal volume control function Helpful Hint Set your preferred default AUDIO SYNC setting in the setup menu see Setup Menu Options Audio Setup Page Playback Control VCD only Playback Contr...

Page 30: ...il pictures It divides a disc into six portions at regular intervals and displays them on one screen Track Interval View the content of a single track in six thumbnail pictures It divides a single track into six portions at regular intervals and displays them on one screen This option is only available during playback mode Exit Menu 01 02 03 04 05 06 Disc Operations continued To go to the previous...

Page 31: ...the selected file and continue through to the end of the folder During playback Press í ë to playback another track file in the current folder Press m M to fast reverse forward search for a music track To select another folder from the current disc press repeatedly to highlight Previous folder and press OK to return to the root menu Press REPEAT repeatedly to access various play modes D To stop pl...

Page 32: ...EXIF format typically used by almost all digital cameras It cannot display Motion JPEG progressive JPEG and other JPEG formats or pictures in formats other than JPEG or sound clips associated with pictures Preview function A During playback press x 12 thumbnail pictures will be displayed on the TV B Press í ë to display the other pictures on the previous next page C Use keys to select one of the p...

Page 33: ... onto a recordable disc See Setup Menu Options General Setup Page DivX R VOD code for details A Insert a DivX disc B Use keys to navigate to the title you want to play C Press OK to start playback During playback If the DivX disc has multilingual subtitles you can press SUBTITLE on the remote control to change the subtitle language If the DivX title has different audio tracks you can press AUDIO o...

Page 34: ... one of the connected cards can be accessed The device numbers may vary from different card readers D Select the file to play and press u For more playback information see Playing a MP3 WMA disc Playing a JPEG image file slideshow or Playing a DivX disc for details During playback you can press DISC USB to return to the disc mode E Before removing the USB device press x to stop playback or press D...

Page 35: ...n the headphone output socket on your portable audio player and the MP3 LINE IN socket on this unit B Press MP3 LINE IN on the remote control C Start playback on your portable audio player The music will be heard through the speakers D To stop playback press the STOP button on the portable audio player Helpful Hint If you change the input source by pressing any of the source buttons e g DISC USB R...

Page 36: ...g you wish to change and press OK to confirm and go back to the previously selected item Instructions and explanations of the options are provided in the following pages If the option in the menu is grayed out that means the setting is not available or cannot be changed in the current state E To exit press SETUP General Setup Page Disc Lock Display Dim Program OSD Language Screen Saver Sleep DivX ...

Page 37: ...nu See Programming disc tracks for details OSD Language Select the menu language for this unit s on screen display Screen Saver The screen saver prevents damage to the TV screen by avoiding exposure to a static image for too long On Switch to TV screen saver mode when playback has been stopped or paused for more than 5 minutes Off Turn off the screen saver function Sleep The sleep timer enables th...

Page 38: ...o the listener than the front speakers HDMI Audio This setting is only required if you are using the HDMI OUT socket to connect your TV or other display device see Option 4 Connecting to a HDMI compatible TV Off Turn off the HDMI audio output You can still enjoy the sound output through the speaker system All The HDMI audio output will be same as the audio stream being played back In the case when...

Page 39: ...tivated the CD upsampling feature the audio output automatically switches to stereo mode If you press the SURROUND button on the remote control to select multi channel mode it turns off the CD upsampling feature Audio Sync This feature allows you to adjust the audio delay times if the video playback is slower than the audio output streams Use keys to set the delay times for the audio output betwee...

Page 40: ...ogressive scan TV is required and that you have connected this unit to your TV using the Y Pb Pr See Getting Started Setting up progressive scan feature for details On Turn on progressive scan mode Read the instructions on the TV and confirm your action by pressing OK on the remote control Off Turn off the progressive scan mode Picture Setting This unit provides three predefined sets of picture co...

Page 41: ...ent is made when this option is selected Note The Superwide is only applicable for resolution 720p or 1080i HDMI Video Select a suitable video resolution depending on the capability of the connected TV device to further enhance the HDMI video output 480p Progressive output in 480 lines for NTSC TV 576p Progressive output in 576 lines for PAL TV 720p if a HDMI TV is connected Progressive output ups...

Page 42: ...considered material that is least offensive and 8 is most offensive To disable parental controls and allow all discs to play select 8 Some DVDs are not encoded with a rating though the movie rating may be printed on the disc cover The rating level feature does not prohibit playback of such discs VCD SVCD and CD have no level indication so parental control has no effect on these type of discs DVDs ...

Page 43: ...our existing six digit password at Old Password Note When doing this for the first time or if you forget your existing password key in 136900 3 Enter the new six digit password at New Password 4 Enter the new six digit password again at Confirm PWD 5 Press OK to confirm and exit the menu DivX Subtitle Select the font type that supports the recorded DivX subtitle Central Europe Display Central Euro...

Page 44: ... some areas Note Changing the tuning grid erases all previously stored preset radio stations A Press SOURCE repeatedly until FM or AM MW appears B Press x C Press and hold u until GRID 9 or GRID 10 appears Presetting radio stations You can store up to 40 FM and 20 AM MW preset radio stations in the memory There are three different ways to program the radio stations Using auto install for first tim...

Page 45: ...etting to store your favourite radio stations A Tune to your desired radio station see Tuning to radio stations B Press PROGRAM C Use í ë keys to select a preset number that you want to store the current radio station D Press PROGRAM to store Selecting a preset radio station A Press RADIO to select FM or AM MW band B Use í ë keys to select a preset radio stations or use the numeric keypad on the r...

Page 46: ... lounge music and watching cartoons SPORTS SPORTS Moderate mid range and surround effects for clear vocals and the atmosphere of a live sports venue NEWS NEWS Enhanced mid range for clear vocals speech NIGHT NIGHT Dynamically controlled sound mode suitable for watching movies at night or for non intrusive background music Sound and Volume Controls SLEEP MUTE SURROUND VOL SOUND Volume control Press...

Page 47: ...ftware starts to install on this unit automatically Note Never unplug or turn off this unit during the upgrade E When the disc compartment opens remove the CD R The software upgrading is in process F Once complete it turns off to standby mode automatically Other Features Setting the Sleep timer The sleep timer enables this unit to switch to standby mode automatically at a preset time Press SLEEP o...

Page 48: ...ockets at the bottom of the wireless receiver C Connect the power cable from the wireless receiver to the AC power outlet D Turn on the main unit The wireless indicator on the wireless transmitter and receiver light up Wireless Wireless Receiver Transmitter Helpful Hint For optimum wireless reception ensure the transmitter and receiver are not obstructed by any objects Other Features continued ...

Page 49: ...kHz 4 Hz 22 kHz 48 kHz 4 Hz 44 kHz 96 kHz PCM IEC 60958 Dolby Digital IEC 60958 IEC 61937 DTS IEC 60958 IEC 61937 MAIN UNIT Power Supply Rating 110 127 V 220 240 V 50 60 Hz switchable Power Consumption 180 W Dimensions 340 4 x 48 5 x 435 mm w x h x d Weight 4 04 kg FRONT AND REAR SPEAKERS System Full range satellite Impedance 6 Ω Speaker drivers 3 full range speaker Frequency response 120 Hz 20 kH...

Page 50: ...s happens when you turn on the progressive scan feature wait for 15 seconds for the auto recovery or switch back to the default mode as below 1 Press OPEN CLOSE ç 2 Press on the remote control 3 Press AUDIO on the remote control Check the video connection Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear This is not a malfunction The disc is dirty Clean the disc Adjust the volume Check the...

Page 51: ... the DVD disc Depending on the TV it may not be possible to change the aspect ratio The features may not be available on the DVD Changing the language for the sound or subtitle is prohibited on this DVD Press STOP button twice before selecting the system setup menu Depending on the disc availability some menu items cannot be selected Ensure that the DivX file is encoded according to the Home Theat...

Page 52: ...patible It is not possible to output SACD or copy controlled DVD Audio sources from the HDMI connection Make sure that the audio output setting is not turned off See Setup Menu Options Audio Setup Page HDMI Audio for details HDMI connection can only be made to HDMI equipped devices with HDCP High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection If you wish to connect to a DVI connector equipped with HDCP you ...

Page 53: ... file does this unit support We support only FAT16 and FAT32 not NTFS Why does the file name appear to be different from what was displayed on my computer e g from Good Bye jpg to Good_B 1 jpg The length of the file name is restricted by the file system of the device FAT16 which only supports eight 8 characters The computer may be able to display the full file name as the operating system can conv...

Page 54: ...sported over the internet while maintaining high visual quality Dolby Digital A surround sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories containing up to six channels of digital audio front left and right surround left and right centre and subwoofer Dolby Surround Pro Logic II It is an improved matrix decoding technology that provides better spatiality and directionality on Dolby Surround programme m...

Page 55: ...hrough on screen menus recorded onto the disc You can enjoy interactive playback and searching Progressive Scan The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per second than in an ordinary TV system It offers higher picture resolution and quality Region code A system allowing discs to be played only in the region designated This unit will only play discs that have compatible region code...

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