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DVD VIDEO DIGITAL SURROUND SYSTEM

LX8000SA • LX7000SA

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CINEMA 

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Page 1: ... any problems Philips Representatives can help you get the most from your new product by explaining Hookups FirstTime Setup and Feature Operation Do not attempt to return this product to the store For fast help call us first 1 800 531 0039 Thank you for making Philips a part of your home S EE WHY INSID E I M PORTAN T Return yourWarranty Registration Card within 10 days DVD HOME CINEMA SYSTEM LX700...

Page 2: ...you have connected theTV using the Pr Cr Pb CbY jacks for model LX8000SA only Connect the DVD system and subwoofer to the power outlets only after you have finished hooking up everything red white This Hook Up Guide shows the basic setup of your DVD home cinema system and the connections to yourTV front right front left Surround right Surround left Center Subwoofer Helpful Hints Helpful Hints You ...

Page 3: ...l Special DVD VCD features for more information 6 To stop playback press Ç Region Codes DVDs must be labeled for ALL regions or for Region 1 in order to play on this DVD system ö Playing other equipment connected to your DVD system 1 To use your DVD system s home cinema surround capabilities connect other equipment and select the correct input source Please refer to the owner s manual Connecting A...

Page 4: ...onfirms your right to maximum protection under the terms and conditions of your Philips warranty Owner Confirmation Your completed Warranty Registration Card serves as verification of ownership in the event of product theft or loss Model Registration Returning your Warranty Registration Card right away guarantees you ll receive all the information and special offers which you qualify for as the ow...

Page 5: ...aratus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations 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 Laser Type Semiconductor laser GaAIAs Wave ...

Page 6: ...y use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart 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 qualifi...

Page 7: ...olume control 19 Dimming the display screen 19 Contents Operations Discs information 20 Basic playback 20 21 Continue playback from the last stop point DVD VCD Skipping to another track chapter Fast Search Repeat play Repeat A B Program favorite tracks Audio CD Special DVD VCD features 22 24 Changing subtitle language DVD Changing audio language Changing speaker surround output Advancing by frames...

Page 8: ... an audio cable Pr Cr Pb CbY video cable S Video cable video cable and center out cable for connection with theTV four satellite speakers and one center speaker including five speaker cables an active subwoofer including a connection cable and a power cable a power cable for connection with the main unit five speaker brackets and five screws four mini speaker stands and eight screws for model LX 8...

Page 9: ...ode to program CD tracks or switch the VCD DVD FTS favorite track selection on off in Tuner mode to program preset radio stations in Clock mode to select 12 or 24 hour clock mode Functional Overview Top and Front panels SOUND VOLUME SURROUND SOURCE OPEN CLOSE iR SENSOR STANDBY ON ECO POWER DVD VIDEO SACD DIGITAL SURROUND SYSTEM 1 2 3 4 2 6 7 8 9 5 0 PROG STOP CLEAR SEARCH PREV PLAY PAUSE CLOCK TIM...

Page 10: ...chapter track album title or disc REPEAT A B to repeat a specific section on a disc SUBW to adjust the subwoofer s volume level REAR to adjust the rear surround speakers volume level CENTER to adjust the center speaker s volume level TV VOL to adjust Philips television s volume level SLEEP to set the sleep auto off timer function DIM to select a different brightness for the display screen VOICE to...

Page 11: ...the slot FM Indoor Antenna Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM 75 Ω jack Move the antenna in various directions until the clearest signal is received Note Keep the antenna as far away as possible from theTV VCR or any radiation source to prevent unwanted noise FM Outdoor Antenna For better FM reception use a 75 Ω coaxial cable not supplied to connect the system to an outdoor FM antenna as sh...

Page 12: ...ECIFICATIONS section of this manual Connecting a TV You must connect aTV to the DVD system in order to use the DVD player To listen to theTV broadcast channels through the home cinema sound system Use the supplied audio cables to connect the system s AUDIO TV IN L R jacks to the corresponding AUDIO OUT jacks on theTV IMPORTANT There are various ways to connect the system to a TV as shown in the il...

Page 13: ...m the CD recorder Connect the system s DIGITAL IN jack to the DIGITAL OUT jack on a CD recorder Notes You cannot hear the SACD or MP3 CD playback if you use the digital connection If the audio format of the digital input does not match the capabilities of your DVD Home Cinema System it will produce a strong distorted sound or no sound at all For recording Connect the system s DIGITAL OUT jack to t...

Page 14: ...ay from the listening position than the front and center speakers it will weaken the surround effect All speakers should be securely installed to prevent accidents and improve sound quality Changing the volume level You can change the speakers sound distribution to suit your surround sound needs except for CDDA DTS disc Press CENTER to adjust the level of the center speaker CEN XX is displayed Pre...

Page 15: ...meCinemaAudioSystem ssurround soundcapabilities Forexample connecttoaTVandselect TV AV as the input source or connect to aVCR and select AUXastheinputsource IMPORTANT IfyourTVscreenisonlyshowingablack white pictureorthepictureiscompletelydistorted p l e a s e r e f e r t o N T S C P A L s e t t i n g o r S y s t e m S e t u p D V D T V s y s t e m I f y o u d o n o t g e t a p r o p e r p i c t u ...

Page 16: ...u h a v e a n o r m a l T V a n d y o u r D V D i s n o t f o r m a t t e d f o r w i d e s c r e e n v i e w i n g s e l e 4 3 p a n s c a n d e f a u l t s e t t i n g A p i c t u r e i s d i s p l a y e d o n t h e w h o l e T V s c r e e n o r r e f o r m a t t e d t o f i t y o u r T V I f y o u h a v e a w i d e s c r e e n T V s e l e 1 6 y o u m u s t a l s o s e t y o u r w i d e s c r e ...

Page 17: ... e f a u l t s e t t i n g i s N T S C H o w e v e r i t w i l l n o t s u p p o r t t h e P A L f o r m a t D V D s a n d p l a y b a c k o f a P A L D V D i s n o t p o s s i b l e I f y o u r T V i s c o m p a t i b l e w i t h b o t h N T S C a n d P A L s e l e c t A U T O I f y o u r T V i s P A L c o m p a t i b l e s e l P A I t w i l l c h a n g e t h e v i d e o s i g n a l o f a N T S C...

Page 18: ...tle Menu English English English 1en 1en st 1 ö A u d i o L a n g u a g e S u b t i t l e M e n u T h i s i s t o s e l e c t t h e a u d i o l a n g u a g e s u b t i t l e l a n g u a g e a n d t h e l a n g u a g e u s e d o n T V s c r e e n m e n u s o r D V D m e n u s t h a t w i l l a l w a y s b e u s e d f o r e v e r y d i s c t o b e p l a y e d b a c k T h e d e f a u l t s e t t i n ...

Page 19: ...rm Now unauthorized discs will not be played unless the 4 digit code is entered 7 To remove the menu press SYSTEM MENU again To enable disc playback after it has been locked 1 Insert the disc The child safe menu will appear 2 You will be asked to enter your 4 digit code for Play once or Play always If you select Play once the current disc in the disc tray can be played If you select Play always th...

Page 20: ...example consider a disc that generally is suitable for most audiences and it is rated at level 2 for the most part However in the middle there are also scenes rated at 5 not suitable for children Rating explanations 8 Mature material should be viewed only by adults due to graphic sexual material violence or language 7 No children under age 17 not recommended viewing for children under age 17 6 Par...

Page 21: ...d of 11 1 for Dolby Digital and the 20 bit resolution Dolby Surround The Dolby Surround system is a specially encoded two channel analog format that will produce sound through four speaker channels front left center front right monaural surround when a Dolby Pro Logic Decoder is used It is also compatible with stereo systems but the user will only have two channel front left right sound Matrix A n...

Page 22: ...n hybrid discs with SACD and CD layers the system will only play the SACD layer 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 1 TRACKS AUDIO CD Audio CDs contain onlyTracks Basic playback CAUTION Do not move the disc player during playback as doing so may damage the DVD system Do not push on the disc tray or put any objects other than disc on the disc tray Doing so may cause the disc player to malfunction 1 Press STAN...

Page 23: ...epeat the current chapter REPEAT TITLE repeat the current title REPEAT DISC repeat the entire disc For SVCD VCD SACD CD Repeat track disc Press REPEAT repeatedly to select the following REPEAT TRACK repeat the current track REPEAT DISC repeat the entire disc To cancel the repeat mode Press REPEAT repeatedly to select REPEAT OFF Notes Repeat play might not work correctly with some DVDs ForVCD repea...

Page 24: ...hange the default preset at User Preference Settings Changing subtitle language DVD This operation works only on DVDs with multiple subtitle languages Move in the menu bar and use 3 4 to select the desired language Changing audio language This operation works only on DVDs with multiple audio language Move to in the menu bar and use 3 4 to select the desired languages For VCD Press 3 4 to select th...

Page 25: ... on the screen 4 Use 1 2 3 4 to move the zoomed picture left right up and down 5 When OK is pressed the picture will remain panned 6 To exit ZOOM mode set the zoom factor to Off zoom factor 1 in the menu bar Moving to another title chapter Some discs may contain more than one title or chapter If the disc has a title or chapter menu recorded on it you can start playback from the selected item 1 Sel...

Page 26: ...ss OK OPERATIONS To store chapters indexes 1 At Title use 1 2 to move to a desired title number then press 4 The title number will be marked and the highlight moves to the first available chapter number of this title 2 Use 1 2 to select the required chapter number then press OK to store The title chapter selection will be added to the list of the program To activate deactivate the FTS program Move...

Page 27: ...3 CD time Comment AM radio FM radio Near CD CD like CD CD 32 kbps 64 kbps 96 kbps 128 kbps 256 kbps 320 kbps 40 1 20 1 15 1 10 1 5 1 3 1 40 hrs 20 hrs 15 hrs 10 hrs 5 hrs 3 hrs Sound quality significantly affected not recommended Balanced sound quality compression rate Compression rate low suggest to play CDs instead It is normal to experience an occasional skip while listening to your MP3 discs A...

Page 28: ...red band FM or AM 3 Hold down S or T until the frequency indication starts to change then release The system automatically tunes to the next strong signal radio reception To tune to a weak station press S or T briefly and repeatedly until an optimal reception is found 4 Repeat step 3 if necessary until you find the desired radio station Presetting radio stations You can preset up to 40 radio stati...

Page 29: ...he clock has not been set is displayed Notes The clock setting will be cancelled when the power cord is disconnected or if a power failure occurs During clock setting if no button is pressed within 90 seconds the system will exit clock setting mode automatically Radio Reception Clock Timer RADIO RECEPTION CLOCK TIMER Listening to preset radio stations In tuner mode press 1 or 2 or use the numeric ...

Page 30: ...ystem will exit timer setting mode automatically CLOCK TIMER Deactivating the timer 1 Hold down CLOCK TIMER for more than two seconds to enter timer mode 2 In timer mode press Ç on the system to cancel the timer disappears from the display and TIMER OFF is displayed Activating the timer to the last preset time and source 1 Hold down CLOCK TIMER for more than two seconds to enter timer mode 2 Press...

Page 31: ... surround speakers System front 2 way shielded System surround 2 way unshielded Impedance 6 Ω Speaker drivers 3 woofer 2 x 3 ribbon tweeter Dimensions w x h x d 89 mm x 270 mm x 41 mm 3 50 x 10 63 x 1 61 inches Weight 0 4 kg each 0 88 lbs each Center speaker System 2 way shielded Impedance 6 Ω Speaker drivers 2 x 3 woofer 2 x 3 ribbon tweeter Dimensions w x h x d 286 mm x 95 mm x 67 mm 11 26 x 3 7...

Page 32: ...es or smudges on the disc Press SYSTEM MENU to turn off the setup menu screen Cancel the parental control rating function or change the rating level Moisture has condensed inside the system Remove the disc and leave the system turned on for about an hour The DVD system does not respond Disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again when buttons are pressed The language for the sound or...

Page 33: ...hilips service organization will attempt to provide service although there may be a delay if the appropriate spare parts and technical manual s are not readily available MAKE SUREYOU KEEP Please keep your sales receipt or other document showing proof of purchase Attach it to this owner s manual and keep both nearby Also keep the original box and packing material in case you need to return your pro...

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