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DVD VIDEO HOME THEATER SYSTEM

HTS5500C

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Page 3: ...art is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen...

Page 4: ...ulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Français Cet appareil numérique n emet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de Class B prescrites dans le Règlement sur le Brouillage Radioélectrique édicté par le Ministère des Communications du Canada CAUTION INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM DANGER INVISIBLE LASER ...

Page 5: ...5 3139 115 14781 E n g l i s h Français E s p añ o l Index Français 54 Español 104 English 6 001 053 hts5500 37 Eng47 13 04 05 4 12 PM 5 ...

Page 6: ...ng the remote control to operate the system 19 Step 2 Setting the TV 19 Setting up Progressive Scan feature for Progressive Scan TV only 20 Selecting the colour system that corresponds to your TV 21 Setting the TV Display 21 Step 3 Setting language preferences 22 On Screen Display OSD language 22 Audio Subtitle and Disc menu languages 22 Disc Operations Playable discs 23 Playing discs 24 Auto Eco ...

Page 7: ...ing on off 38 Closed Captions turning on off 38 Accessing to Preference Setup Page 39 Audio Subtitle Disc Menu 39 Restricting playback by Parental Control 39 40 PBC 40 MP3 JPEG Navigator turning on off 40 Changing the Password 41 Setting the DivX Subtitle font 41 Restoring to original settings 41 Tuner Operations Tuning to radio stations 42 Presetting radio stations 42 Using the Plug and Play 42 A...

Page 8: ...onment until the moisture evaporates Do not block the vents Do not operate the DVD system AV Subwoofer in an enclosed cabinet and allow about 10 cm 4 inches of free space all around the player for adequate ventilation 10 cm 4 inches 10 cm 4 inches 10 cm 4 inches DVD Home Cinema System PHILIPS Care of disc To clean a CD wipe it in a straight line from the center toward the edge using a soft lint fr...

Page 9: ...und sound all the speakers except AV subwoofer should be placed at the same distance from the listening position 1 Place the front left and right speakers at equal distances from the TV and at an angle of approximately 45 degrees from the listening position 2 Place the center speaker above theTV or the DVD system so that the center channel s sound is localized 3 Place the rear speakers at normal l...

Page 10: ...e the system due to a short circuit To prevent unwanted noise do not place the AV subwoofer too close to the DVD system AC power adapter TV or other radiation sources Step 3 Connecting the DVD system speakers and AV subwoofer FM ANT S VIDEO L R AM ANT PR PB Y VIDEO OUT AUX IN TV IN LINE OUT VIDEO COAXIAL DIGITAL IN TO AV SUBWOOFER AC MAINS TO DVD SYSTEM FRONT LEFT CENTER FRONT RIGHT REAR LEFT REAR...

Page 11: ... red to connect AUDIO TV IN jacks to the corresponding AUDIO OUT jacks on the TV Step 4 Connecting toTV IMPORTANT S Video connection provides better picture quality This option must be available on yourTV Option 2 Using S Video jack 1 Use an S video cable not supplied to connect the DVD system s S VIDEO jack to the S Video input jack labelled asY C or S VHS on the TV 2 To hear theTV channels throu...

Page 12: ...N TO AV SUBWOOFER S VIDEO PR PB VIDEO OUT AUX IN N LINE OUT VIDEO COAXIAL DIGITAL IN TO AV SUBWOOFER 3 2 1 AUDIO IN R L VIDEO IN TO TV INT IN CH3 CH4 ANT IN IMPORTANT If yourTV only has a singleAntenna In jack labelled as 75 ohm or RF In you will need an RF modulator in order to view DVD playback on the TV See your electronics retailer or contact Philips for details on RF modulator availability an...

Page 13: ... possible from yourTV VCR or other radiation source to prevent unwanted interference Step 6 Connecting the power cord EO O COAXIAL DIGITAL IN UBWOOFER TV AC MAINS TO DVD SYSTEM FRONT LEFT CENTER FRONT RIGHT REAR LEFT REAR RIGHT DVD system AM antenna fix the claw into the slot Step 5 Connecting FM AM antennas FM antenna After everything is connected properly plug the AC power cord into the power ou...

Page 14: ...NE OUT VIDEO COAXIAL DIGITAL IN TO AV SUBWOOFER AC MAINS 4 1 3 2 VCR or Cable Satellite Box Using theVCR for recording DVD playback Some DVDs are copy protected You cannot record or dub protected discs using aVCR 3 Connect the DVD system s S VIDEO jack to the S VIDEO IN jack on theVCR 4 Connect the DVD system s LINE OUT R L jacks to the AUDIO IN jacks on theVCR This will allow you to make analog s...

Page 15: ... refer to the user manual of the other equipment for complete connection and use details For your playback through DIGITAL IN connection set the digital output of that player to PCM format Connecting digital audio equipment for example Set Top Box Game Console FM ANT S VIDEO L R AM ANT PR PB Y VIDEO OUT AUX IN TV IN LINE OUT VIDEO COAXIAL DIGITAL IN TO AV SUBWOOFER Optional Connections continued 0...

Page 16: ... 1 2 3 4 DISC selects movement direction in the menu or use 1 2 to search backward forward when not in menu TUNER use 1 2 to tune the radio frequency up down use 3 4 to start auto tuning 5 S T DISC searches backward forward or selects a track TUNER selects a preset radio station 6 PAUSE Å DISC pauses playback 7 ZOOM DISC enlarges a picture on theTV screen 8 SCAN DISC preview the contents of aVCD o...

Page 17: ...on DISC stops playback Hold down this button will open and close the disc tray TUNER erases the current preset radio station AUDIO DISC selects an audio language DVD VCD or an audio channel CD SUBTITLE DISC selects a subtitle language SHUFFLE DISC plays AudioCD tracks in random order REPEAT DISC selects various repeat modes RETURN TITLE To go back to previous menu Displays the disc sTitle menu if ...

Page 18: ...ER FM AM TV or AUX DI 6 S PREV NEXT T DISC searches backward forward or selects a track TUNER selects a preset radio station 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 7 ÉÅ PLAY PAUSE DISC starts pauses playback 8 Ç STOP Exits an operation DISC stops playback TUNER erases the current preset radio station 9 PLAY EXCHANGE Opens Closes the disc tray without interrupting the current playback 0 OPEN CLOSE 0 Opens Closes the ...

Page 19: ...the remote control directly at the remote sensor iR on the front panel 2 Select the source you wish to control by pressing one of the source select buttons on the remote control for example TV TUNER 3 Then select the desired function for example É S T Step 2 Setting theTV IMPORTANT Make sure you have completed all the necessary connections See page 11 12 Connecting toTV 1 Press SOURCE control unti...

Page 20: ... 15 seconds for auto recover Cancel OK Move OK Select 7 Press 1 to highlight OK in the menu and press OK to confirm There will be no picture on yourTV at this state until you turn on the progressive scan mode on yourTV 8 Turn on your TV progressive scan mode refer to your TV user manual The below menu will appear on the TV Confirm again to use progressive scan If picture is good press OK on remote...

Page 21: ...structions shown on the TV to confirm the selection if any If a blank distortedTV screen appears wait for 15 seconds for the auto recovery Setting theTV Display Set the aspect ratio of the DVD system according to theTV you have connected 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 1 In disc mode press SETUP...

Page 22: ... R VOD CODE 4 Press 34 to select a language and press OK to confirm Audio Subtitle and Disc menu languages 1 In disc mode press Ç twice to stop playback if any then press SETUP 2 Press 2 repeatedly to select PREFERENCE PAGE 3 Press 34 to highlight one of the options below then press 2 AUDIO disc s soundtrack SUBTITLE disc s subtitles DISC MENU disc s menu AUDIO SUBTITLE DISC MENU PARENTAL PBC MP3 ...

Page 23: ...upported sampling frequencies 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz Supported Bit rates 32 256 kbps variable bit rates MPEG 4 files on CD R W Simple profile Advanced simple profile 640 480 DivX disc on CD R W DVD R W DivX 3 11 4 x and 5 x GMC Global Motion Compensation and QP Quarter Pixel not supported File structure Up to 299 folders up to 648 folders and files combined Region Codes DVDs must be labeled for AL...

Page 24: ...o Eco Power standby mode if you do not press any buttons within 30 minutes after a disc has stopped playing Disc Operations continued Basic playback controls Playing a specific disc directly Press DISC 1 2 3 4 5 on the front panel or remote control to playback a specific disc directly Reload or unload any discs without interrupting current disc playback Press PLAY EXCHANGE on the front panel to op...

Page 25: ...you must mark the start and end of the segment you want 1 While playing a disc press REPEAT A B to mark the starting point 2 Press REPEAT A B again to mark the end of the segment The section A and B can be set only within the same chapter track Playback skips to the start of the marked segment The segment is repeated until the repeat mode is cancelled 3 To cancel repeat playback press REPEAT A B R...

Page 26: ...guage a number of operations can be done without interrupting disc playback 1 During playback press DISPLAY A list of available disc information appears on the TV screen OR 2 Press 34 to view the information and press OK to access 3 Use the numeric keypad 0 9 to input the number time or press 34 to make the selection then press OK to confirm Playback will change to the chosen time or to the select...

Page 27: ... the language you want while playing a DVD Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio languages ForVCD changing the audio channel Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio channels provided by the disc STEREO MONO LEFT MONO RIGHT or MIX MONO Changing subtitle language DVD only This operation works only on DVDs with multiple subtitle languages you can change the language you wa...

Page 28: ...screen to help you know the content of every track on the disc DISC INTERVAL This function is used to divide a disc into six parts by regular intervals and display them on one page to preview the whole disc TRACK INTERVAL This function is used to divide a single track into six parts by regular intervals and display them on one page to help you preview the selected track This function is only acces...

Page 29: ...ously to access various repeat play mode Press Åto pause or PLAY B or 2 to resume playback Playing MP3 music and JPEG picture simultaneously 1 Load a MP3 disc that contains music and pictures The disc menu appears on the TV screen 2 Select an MP3 track and press B or 2 to start playback 3 During MP3 music playback use 1 2 3 4 keys to select a picture folder from the disc menu and press PLAY B or 2...

Page 30: ...eatedly to select different zoom factor 2 Use 1 2 3 4 keys to move through the zoomed image Rotating Fliping the picture During playback use 1 2 3 4 keys to rotate flip the picture on the TV screen 3 flip the picture vertically 4 flip the picture horizontally 1 rotate the picture anti clockwise 2 rotate the picture clockwise Supported JPEG picture formats File format The file extension has to be J...

Page 31: ...s the subtitle menu will appear on theTV In this case pressing SUBTITLE on the remote control will turn on or off the subtitle display If multilingual subtitles are embedded on the DivX disc you can press SUBTITLE to change the subtitle language while playing Helpful Hints Subtitle files with the following filename extensions srt smi sub ssa ass are supported but do not appear on the file navigati...

Page 32: ...fic disc from playing by locking the disc Up to 40 discs can be locked 1 In GENERAL SETUP PAGE press 34 to highlight DISC LOCK then press 2 LOCK Select this to block the playback of the current disc Subsequent access to a locked disc requires six digit password The default password is 136900 see page 41 Changing the password UNLOCK Select this to unlock the disc and allow future playback 2 Press 3...

Page 33: ...r If you want to remove a track 6 Select the track chapter number and press OK to remove this track chapter from the program menu To start program playback 7 Use 1 2 3 4 keys to highlight START on the program menu then press OK To exit program playback 8 Use 1 2 3 4 keys to highlight EXIT on the program menu then press OK Program discs You can program the discs sequence in the order you want them ...

Page 34: ...Video On Demand registration code that allows you to rent and purchase videos using the DivX VOD service For more information visit us at www divx com vod 1 In GENERAL SETUP PAGE press 34 to highlight DIVX R VOD CODE then press 2 The registration code will appear 2 Press OK to exit 3 Use the registration code to purchase or rent the videos from DivX VOD service at www divx com vod Follow the instr...

Page 35: ...thers at night 1 In AUDIO SETUP PAGE press 34 to highlight NIGHT MODE then press 2 ON Select this to level out the volume OFF Select this when you want to enjoy the surround sound with its full dynamic range 2 Press 34 to select a setting and press OK to confirm CD Upsampling This feature allows you to convert your music CD to a higher sampling rate using sophisticated digital signal processing fo...

Page 36: ... according to the connected TV For details see page 21 Progressive Scan turning on off In the progressive scan mode you can enjoy the high quality picture with less flickers It only works when you have connected the DVD system sY Pb Pr jacks to your TV that supports the progressive video input Otherwise the image may not appear or will be distored For proper progressive scan set up see page 20 1 I...

Page 37: ... color saturation 2 Press 34 to select a setting and press OK to confirm 3 If you select PERSONAL then proceed to steps 4 7 The PERSONAL PICTURE SETUP menu appears 4 Press 34 to highlight one of the following options BRIGHTNESS Increase this value to brighten the picture color or vice versa Choose zero 0 for the average setting CONTRAST Increase this value to sharpen the picture color or vice vers...

Page 38: ...e of NTSC discs OFF Select this to deactivate the feature 2 Press 34 to select a setting and press OK to confirm Closed Captions turning on off Closed captions are data that is hidden in the video signal on specific discs invisible without a special decoder It shows sound effects such as phone ringing and footsteps Before you select this function ensure that the disc contains closed captions infor...

Page 39: ...Control Some DVDs may have a parental level assigned to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc This feature lets you set a playback limitation level The rating levels are from 1 to 8 and are country dependent You can prohibit the playing of certain discs that are not suitable for your children or have certain discs played with alternative scenes 1 In Preference Page press 34 to highlig...

Page 40: ...D CD have no level indication so parental control has no effect on these type of discs This also applies to most illegal DVDs 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 play of such Discs PBC You can set the PBC to ON or OFF This feature is available only onVideo CD 2 0 with playback control PBC featur...

Page 41: ...sword key in 136900 4 Enter the new six digit password 5 Enter the new six digit password a second time to confirm The new six digit password will now take effect 6 Press OK to confirm Setting the DivX Subtitle font You can set the font type that supports the recorded DivX subtitle 1 In PREFERENCE PAGE press 3 4 to highlight DIVX SUBTITLE then press 2 STANDARD Select this to display a standard lis...

Page 42: ... MONO STEREO FM ST Presetting radio stations You can store up to 20 FM and 10 AM preset radio stations in the memory Helpful Hints The system will exit presetting mode if no button is pressed within 20 seconds If no valid frequency is detected during Plug and Play CHK ANTENNA appears Using the Plug and Play Plug and Play allows you to store all available radio stations automatically AUTO PRESET PR...

Page 43: ...ation see Tuning to radio stations 2 Press PROG 3 Press S T to select a preset number that you want to store the current radio station 4 Press PROG again to store Selecting a preset radio station Press TUNER on the remote then press S T to select a preset number or use the numeric keypad on the remote The waveband preset number and radio frequency will appear Deleting a preset radio station 1 In t...

Page 44: ...hen press 2 SPEAKERSVOLUME Volume level setting for individual speakers 6dB 6dB Front Left Front Right Center Subwoofer Rear Left Rear Right 6dB 6dB 6dB 0dB 6dB 6dB Speakers Volume Setup SPEAKERS DELAY Delay times setting in relation to the listening position distance for center and rear speakers Center Rear Left Rear Right 0 ms 0 ms 0 ms Speakers Delay Setup 6 Press 1 2 to adjust the setting that...

Page 45: ...d effects Select a preset digital sound effects that matches your disc s content or that optimizes the sound of the musical style you are playing Press SOUND to select the available sound effect When playing movie discs or in TV mode you can select CONCERT DRAMA ACTION or SCI FI When playing music discs or while in TUNER or AUX DI mode you can select ROCK DIGITAL CLASSIC or JAZZ except for DivX MP...

Page 46: ...2 3 4 5 TV TUNER or AUX DI on the remote Switching to Eco Power standby mode Press STANDBY ON B The display screen will go blank and Standby LED lights up Other Functions Using the remote to operate your Philips television 4 2 2 3 1 1 Press and hold TV to switch toTV AV 2 Press TVVOL to adjust theTV s volume level 001 053 hts5500 37 Eng47 13 04 05 4 15 PM 46 ...

Page 47: ...ntil it reaches the desired preset turn off time The selections are as follows time in minutes 15 30 45 60 OFF 15 Before the system switches to Eco Power standby mode a countdown of 10 seconds is displayed SLEEP10 SLEEP 9 SLEEP1 STANDBY To cancel the sleep timer Press SLEEP repeatedly until OFF appears or press the STANDBY ON B button Other Functions 001 053 hts5500 37 Eng47 13 04 05 4 15 PM 47 ...

Page 48: ...d but the connected TV does not support progressive signals or the cables are not connected accordingly see page 20 for proper progressive scan set up or deactivate the progressive scan feature as below 1 Turn off your TV progressive scan mode or turn on to interlaced mode 2 Press OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray 3 Press 1 on the remote control 4 Press MUTE on the remote control If this happens wh...

Page 49: ...he center and rear speakers are connected correctly Press SURR button to select a correct surround sound setting Make sure the source you are playing is recorded or broadcast in surround sound DTS Dolby Digital etc If the signal is too weak adjust the antenna or connect an external antenna for better reception Increase the distance between the system and your TV or VCR Tune in to the correct frequ...

Page 50: ...minimum CompositeVideo Output 1 0Vp p 75 Ω S Video Output Y 1 0Vp p 75 Ω C 0 286Vp p 75 Ω Audio DAC 24 Bits 96 kHz Frequency Response 4 Hz 20 kHz 44 1 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 Specifications MAIN UNIT Power Supply Rating 120V 60 Hz Power Consumption 20W Dimensions w x h x d 435 mm x 74 7 mm x 441 4 mm Weight 5...

Page 51: ... II It is an improved matrix decoding technology that provides better spatiality and directionality on Dolby Surround program material provides a convincing three dimensional soundfield on convertional stereo music recordings and is ideally suited to bring the surround experience to automotive sound While conventional surround programming is fully campatible with Dolby Surround Pro Logic II decode...

Page 52: ...ll only play discs that have compatible region codes You can find the region code of your unit by looking on the product label Some discs are compatible with more than one region or ALL regions S Video Produces a clear picture by sending separate signals for the luminance and the color You can use S Video only if your TV has an S Video In jack Surround A system for creating realistic three dimensi...

Page 53: ...ost associated with packaging Product lost in shipment and no signature verification of receipt can be provided A product used for commercial or institutional purposes including but not limited to rental purposes Products sold AS IS or RENEWED CARRY IN SHIP IN WARRANTY For Carry In warranty repair take the product to a Philips authorized service center for repair When the product has been repaired...

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