Sound Enhancement
Dolby Digital Surround Sound
- Available on DVD, Laserdisc*,
satellite broadcasts and as the standard for HDTV, Dolby Digital®
offers the ultimate experience in home theater surround with six
discrete channels of digital CD sound. Discrete means that each
channel carries its own sound and depending on what happens on
screen each speaker plays its own unique role in providing the right
sound. Front left, center and right join two surround speakers to
reproduce highs, mid and bass frequencies in five full-range channels
of surround. Bass rumble, explosions and low frequency effects you
feel are delivered through a dedicated sixth, subwoofer channel. Also
known as AC-3 and Dolby 5.1, Dolby Digital® delivers the
expanded sense of depth, localization and overall realism which was
formerly only known from digital surround sound equipped cinemas.
6-speaker package
- No less then six cinema loudspeakers to
build your personal cinema. The five speakers are acoustically
specially designed to match the tonal characteristics of the
receiver. Front left and right and surround left and right speaker
are tri-cone systems with a 5
1
/
4
" driver, a 2" ferro fluid tweeter
and a 6
1
/
2
" passive radiator for improved bass performance at
reduce distortion. The center speaker is three-way; carrying 2 4"
drivers and a 2" tweeter. Front left, right and center speaker are
magnetically protected to prevent any interference with television
picture tube purity. The sixth speaker is a 50 watt powered
subwoofer.
450W surround power output
- The five, 3x100W (left, right,
center) and 2x50W (rear), receiver amplifiers together with the
50W subwoofer amplifier deliver 450 Watts of home theater
power. The stereo output power of 50W per channel is specified
at 6 Ohm, 40Hz-20KHz and 0.7% total harmonic distortion
(THD). The amplifiers have been designed with special attention
to a short 'rise' and 'fall' time, so characteristic for the frequent
and sudden drastic changes in dynamics of movie sound in
general. Furthermore, the amplification reserves are designed such
that they are more than sufficient to follow sudden needs for
more sound pressure.
50 W powered subwoofer
- Subwoofers add dynamism to
normal music and motion pictures. It sets the stage for a more intense
sensation. The 50W Philips subwoofer features a down-firing 5
1
/
4
"
woofer to reflect sound waves off the floor, thereby adding impact. In
addition a 50-150Hz crossover adjustment knob and a bass level
control rotary are present. In all, the subwoofer is sufficiently power
packed to generate that cinema essential sonic sound boom.
Digital Sound Processing via DUET CORE
- Philips
Semiconductors is highly specialized in digital sound processing.
One of their crown DSP (digital sound processing) ICs is the
'DUET'. The DUET's huge processing power of 80 MIPS (million
instructions per second) assures the highest possible accuracy in
digital audio processing. Other characteristics are automatic
detection of source (AC-3, MPEG or PCM audio) and smooth
(clicking free) automatic switching between coding formats.
Furthermore DUET carries digital bass cross-over filters (for
subwoofer signal) and 3rd generation virtualizer algorithms for
highly realistic virtual Dolby. Lastly, DUET has the unique capability
of translating Dolby Digital multi-channel sound into a stereo signal
suitable for digital recording onto e.g. CD-R.
Virtual 3D Surround / Virtual Dolby® Surround
- A new
Dolby Surround playback system delivers amazingly rich and
convincing surround sound from only the two (or three) front
speakers. The Pro-Logic or Dolby Digital® surround channel is
processed by a 'virtualizer' DSP to add the surround effect from
just the front speakers. The Philips virtualizer algorithm on the
'DUET' DSP is the current state of the art reference for virtual
surround sound processing.
'Hall' feature
- For use with non-surround sound sources in order
to create a cinema effect through normal stereo with rear speaker
sound. This 'simulated' surround provides an extra musical ('
live
')
ambience to stereo sound.
Screw terminals
- For left, right and center speaker connection
ensures a loss-less flow of electrical signals from the set to all main
loudspeakers.
Sound Enhancement
Equalizer Smart Sound
- Has 5 modes, specially designed to
match the sound of various TV (and Audio) programs. 'Speech' is used
for news, discussions and talk show programs. 'Music' is used for music
programs. 'Movie' is used for movies or TV-series or soaps. 'Multi-
Media' is used when video games are connected to the TV. 'Personal'
corresponds with the bass and treble setting chosen by the user.
Convenience
Digital inputs and output
- 3 digital inputs (2 coax, 1 optical)
are foreseen to connect digital sound sources (e.g. DVD player, CD
player and Digital TV). A digital output connection (coax) is foreseen
to enable digital (CD) recordings from any of the digital inputs. The
output can provide a down-mixed (stereo) DVD multi-channel
sound signal in order to record from DVD to e.g. CD-R.
Night mode
- Establishes dynamic range compression of digital sound
to reduce the volume differences between the loud and soft passages
in source material with digital surround sound where sound level
differences can be so dramatic. This feature is especially useful at night
when you don't want to disturb the neighbors or wake up the kids!
Video Connections
-
4 video input connections and 2 outputs
(incl. monitor) are foreseen to hook up video sources. As these
video inputs switch simultaneously with the audio inputs, correct
picture with correct sound is guaranteed.
Front A/V, Game Input
- For quick and easy connection
to e.g. a camcorder or video game.
Easy hook up
- With color coded speaker connections for quick
and easy connection of all loudspeakers. By using distinct colors
for each of the speaker connection terminal on the speaker and
on the set, and using the same color for the cable, the chance of
faulty connection (and customer complaints) are practically zero!
Cinema Link System Control Bus
- When connected to a
Philips TV with 'Cinema Link' (and even better, in addition a Philips
VCR and or DVD player), the combination offers an interesting
range of extra user benefits: One Touch Cinema - upon starting
your e.g. DVD disc, the complete system will automatically switch
to the correct source and sound mode. High Resolution OSD - the
onscreen display of the television will feature the 'receiver' menu
option. This option can be used for easier receiver set-up and
receiver settings. Multiple Languages - depending on the languages
offered by the TV (likely are Spanish, French and English) the user
can operate the set via the TV menu in his/her native language. TV
as Center speaker - allows to get rid of the separate center
speaker and use all the speakers and amplifiers in the TV to
function as center speaker (most large screen Philips TVs provide
over 50W of sound pressure). One Touch End - puts your
complete home theater system into standby after some exciting
hours of cinema enjoyment.
51-key Audio/Video Multi Brand Universal remote
control
- To operate all main receiver functions and Philips,
Magnavox or any other mainstream branded CD player, tape
deck, VCR, television and DVD player, Satellite or cable box! The
remote will operate your non-Philips/Magnavox equipment by
simply entering a code from the instruction manual in the remote
control. The remote has a clear ergonomically designed lay-out
(see picture)
30 tuner presets with station name display
- The available
tuner presets can be randomly used to store AM and FM stations
(30 in total). Each of the presets can be given a user defined
name of up to 8 characters. Giving the preset a name is as easy
as 1-2-3 with the menu navigator.
Tuner sensitivity adjustment
- The tuner sensitivity to pick
up radio stations can be set to high and low. In case of low, only
the 'strong' stations will be picked up during a search. When even
some of the weaker stations are of interest, the 'low' option will
pick up every station the tuner can possibly receive.
2 switched mains outlets
- Allows to connect another HiFi
component. Switching the receiver to standby will automatically
switch off the connected set.
Standby power <2W
- To help save energy consumption, the
standby transformer of this set has been designed not to
consume more than 2 Watt in standby mode.
UPC Code: 0 3794 987774 6
Product Dimensions:
17.1" W x 5.3" H x 13.8" D (set)
8.6" W x 16.6" H x 7.6" D (l/r, center and rear
speakers)
17.1" W x 5.2" H x 4.8" D (center speaker)
9.3" W x 12.2" H x 14" D (subwoofer)
Product weight: 20.7 lbs.
Package Dimensions:
37.8" W x 20.7" H x 22.1" D
Total package weight : 68.3 lbs
Carton contains: receiver FR960/17, remote control,
batteries, instruction for use, AM + FM antenna, quick
installation card, warrantee information, 6 loudspeakers
(incl. subwoofer), loudspeaker cable (L/R: 2x13ft, C:
1x10ft, S: 2x39ft.), suwoofer mains + connection cable,
'Cinema Link' cable
Printed in Singapore
Date printed : Dec 1998
©1998 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
All rights reserved.
A Division of Philips Electronics North America
Corp.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
Dolby, Dolby Digital®, Dolby ProLogic® and the
double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories
Design
Display brightness adjustment
- Conveniently adjusts the
brightness of the display in 3 steps.
Harmonized Philips Home Cinema Components Design
-
The design of this component follows the design language of the
Philips Harmonized Home Cinema design. Characteristics of this
design language are stylish, simple, capable, powerful and rich. All
Philips Home Cinema components and HiFi components will follow
this design (e.g. VCR, CD Changer, CD Recorder DVD, etc).
Connections
• Audio inputs/outputs
7 analogue input sources,
3 analogue output connections
- Phono
: in
- CD
: in
- CDR/Tape
: in/out
- TV
: in
- SAT
: in
- VCR
: in/out
- Front A/V Game
: in
- DVD
: see digital audio inputs/outputs
- Headphone
: 6.3mm
• Digital audio in/output
3 digital input sources,
1 digital output connection
- 2 digital coax connections:
: in
- 1 optical to slink connection : in
- 1 digital coax connection
: out
• Video inputs/outputs
4 input sources,
2 output connections
- DVD
: in
- SAT
: in
- VCR
: in/out
- Front A/V Game
: in
- Monitor
: out
- Front A/V Game
: in
• Speaker Connections suitable for speakers
≥
6 Ohm
- left, right, center
: screw type connection
- rear left, right
: click-fit connection
• Miscellaneous connections
- Cinema Link System control bus
- subwoofer pre-out
: 1
- center pre-out
: 2
- mains outlet
: switched 2x
- AM antenna
: loop type
- FM antenna
: click-fit 300 Ohm
* Dolby Digital laserdisc use requires optional AC-3 RF demodulator
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NEWS/TA
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0
MUTE
TUNER
CD
CDR/TAPE
DVD
SAT
VCR
TV
PHONO
CABLE BOX
CINEMA LINK
H o m e C i n e m a C o n t r o l
M u l t i b r a n d / U n i v e r s a l
REC
CANCEL
FR.D.
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SURR.
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REAR
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MX975D
Digital Receiver System
