Philips Cineos HTS9800W/55, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...n the wall 17 Mounting the speakers on the wall 18 Connecting to a Progressive Scan TV 19 Connecting to a HDMI compatible device 19 Connecting to an analog audio video device 20 Connecting to a digital audio device 20 Connecting to an outdoor FM antenna terminal 21 Product Overview Step 1 Turning on the DVD system 22 Turning off to standby mode 22 Step 2 Finding the correct viewing channel 22 Step...

Page 2: ...aying a DivX disc 36 DVD System Menu Options Accessing the DVD setup menu 37 General Setup Page 38 Audio Setup Page 39 Video Setup Page 40 Preference Setup Page 43 Radio Tuning Tuner Operations 45 Tuning to radio stations 45 Presetting radio stations 45 Using auto install 45 Using automatic preset 46 Using manual preset 46 Selecting a preset radio station 46 Deleting a preset radio station 46 Chan...

Page 3: ...ystem 1 AV subwoofer 1 AV wireless receiver box 2 center speakers 2 front speakers stands 2 rear speakers stands 3 x 1 pair of screws for wall mount 3 x 1 pair of brackets for wall mount 1 remote control with batteries 1 VGA cable for connecting between the AV subwoofer and Junction Box 4 x speaker cables 2 x power cable 1 x micro fiber cleaning cloth for DVD system Quick Start Guide Cleaning disc...

Page 4: ...press and hold this button to erase the current preset radio station d DISC selects a track or press and hold this button to search backward forward TUNER tunes the radio frequency up down e SOURCE Selects the relevant active source mode DISC TUNER FM TV or AUX DI f VOLUME Adjusts the volume level g Volume Indicator A h çEJECT Opens closes the disc tray i System display panel j Disc Slot i j a b c...

Page 5: ... direction in the menu TUNER press W or X to select a preset radio station TUNER press S or T to select auto tuning f OK Confirms a selection g DISC press and hold to search backward forward or to select a track TV selects previous next channel Philips TV only TUNER tunes the radio frequency up down h Ç Exits an operation DISC stops playback or press and hold to eject a disc TUNER press and hold t...

Page 6: ... sound mode and use the VOLUME control to change the tone level t AUDIO Selects an audio language DVD or an audio channel CD u ZOOM Enlarges a picture on the TV screen v TV VOL Adjusts TV volume Philips TV only w PLAYÉ DISC starts playback x Å DISC pauses playback y DISC MENU Enters or exits disc contents menu For VCD version 2 0 only In stop mode turns on off playback control PBC mode During play...

Page 7: ...n the front panel of the DVD system E Select the source you want to control by pressing the SOURCE button on the remote control F Select the desired function for example CAUTION Remove batteries if they are exhausted or if the remote control is not to be used for a long time Do not mix batteries old and new or carbon and alkaline etc Batteries contain chemical substances so they should be disposed...

Page 8: ...ple to install Proper system placement is critical to ensure an optimum sound experience The placement diagrams shown here are only guidelines that provide great system performance you may find other placement choices that are more suitable for your room layout and provide the sound experience you enjoy Placing the speakers When placing the speakers ensure that The center speakers FRONT CENTER REA...

Page 9: ...V shelf table to hide away the cable connections For fixing purposes attach one side of the supplied velcro strip on the junction box and another at the place you wish to fix the Junction box Placing the AV wireless receiver box You may place the AV wireless receiver box at the back of the room and at a convenient distance so that you can connect the REAR CENTER REAR LEFT and REAR RIGHT speakers t...

Page 10: ...peakers To TV Example of TV s back panel Before you start If you wish to mount the DVD system on the wall see section Optional Connections before making any connections Extend the FM pigtail antenna and place its end where the reception is best received To AC power outlet To AC power outlet TV To change the power cord remove the DVD system cover Connect your speaker to the supplied speaker stand s...

Page 11: ...pplied speaker wire to the tab on the base of each speaker stand See Step 1 Assemble the speakers B Connect the colored speaker plug from each speaker to the matching speaker jack on the base of the AV wireless receiver box For convenience each speaker jack has been color coded REAR RIGHT grey REAR CENTER brown and REAR LEFT blue Helpful Hint To prevent unwanted noise do not place the rear speaker...

Page 12: ... accidents or damage resulting from inadequate assembly or mounting misuse or abuse or natural disasters A Position the DVD system face down on a non scratch surface Ensure the base of the system is facing you Press the catch located on each side to release the back cover of the system B Lift the back cover upwards and remove it from the DVD system C Press the catch located on each inner side of t...

Page 13: ...ate assembly or mounting misuse or abuse or natural disasters A This step is required for the center speaker only To remove the center speaker stand loosen and remove the scews at the rear of the speakers See the above illustrations B Use the supplied screws to attach the supplied bracket firmly to the rear of the speakers C Drill holes on the wall where the speaker is to be hung Mount the rubber ...

Page 14: ...he TV C Proceed to pages 25 26 for detailed Progressive Scan set up Connecting to a HDMI compatible device HDMI connects uncompressed and unprocessed digital transmission for the highest and best defined sound image quality Its plug and play capability requires only one cable for both audio video output A Open the DVD system s back cover by releasing the two catches located at the base of the syst...

Page 15: ...vice e g VCR connect the VIDEO OUT jack of the device to the VIDEO IN jack of the TV and select the correct input channel on the TV Connecting to a digital audio device You can connect a digital audio device e g CD recorder to the Junction Box in order to enjoy the Home Theater Audio System s surround sound capabilities Use a coaxial cable not supplied Connect the DIGITAL IN jack on the Junction B...

Page 16: ... FM antenna terminal A Open the DVD system s back cover by releasing the two catches located at the base of the system B Unplug the FM pigtail antenna from the FM 75 coaxial cable C Connect the FM 75 coaxial cable to one end of the FM coaxial cable which is connected to the outdoor FM antenna terminal Helpful Hint Position the antennas as far away as possible from your TV VCR or other radiation so...

Page 17: ...ng A Press the SOURCE button on the remote control repeatedly until DISC appears on the display panel B Turn on the TV and set it to the correct video in channel You should see the blue DVD background screen on the TV You may go to Channel 1 on your TV then press the Channel Down button on your TV s remote control until you see the Video In channel You may press button repeatedly on your TV s remo...

Page 18: ...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 the DVD system will automatically play 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 SYSTEM MENU B Press X repeatedly to select Preference Page C ...

Page 19: ... the color system of your TV A In DISC mode press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control B Press X repeatedly to select Video Setup Page C Press T to highlight TV Type then press X Video Setup Page TV Type TV Display Progressive Picture Setting HDMI Setup PAL NTSC Multi PAL Select this if the connected TV has the PAL color system It will change the video signal of an NTSC disc and output it to PAL form...

Page 20: ...K to confirm Setting up Progressive Scan feature for Progressive ScanTV only The progressive scan feature displays twice the number of frames per second than interlaced scanning ordinary normal TV system With nearly twice the number of lines progressive scan offers a higher picture quality and resolution IMPORTANT Before enabling the progressive scan feature you must ensure 1 Your TV can accept pr...

Page 21: ...o highlight OK in the menu and press OK to confirm The set up is complete now and you can start to enjoy the high quality picture Getting Started continued If no picture is displayed Wait for 15 seconds for the auto recovery OR A Deactivate the Progressive Scan feature by pressing the ç EJECT on the front panel B PressÉon the remote control C Press SUBTITLE on the remote control The blue DVD backg...

Page 22: ...t one of the options below at a time then press X Speakers Volume Volume level setting for individual speakers 6dB 6dB Speakers Volume Setup Front Left Front Right Center Subwoofer Rear Left Rear Right Rear Center 0dB 0dB 0dB 0dB 0dB 0dB 0dB Speakers Delay Delay times setting in relation to the listening position distance for center and surround speakers Speakers Delay Setup Center Rear Left Rear ...

Page 23: ... DVD discs and players are designed with regional restrictions Before playing a disc make sure the disc is for the same region as your player The regional code for this DVD system is indicated at the rear panel IMPORTANT If the inhibit icon ø or X appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed it means the function is not available on the current disc or at the current time Do not put any objec...

Page 24: ... enter your six digit password see page 44 E To remove the disc press ç EJECT or press and hold the Ç button on the remote control Basic playback controls Pausing playback During playback press u PLAY PAUSE or Å on the remote control To resume playback press u again or PLAY X on the remote control Selecting another track chapter Press PREV NEXT or use the numeric keypad 0 9 to key in a track chapt...

Page 25: ...older SHUFFLE random play RPT OFF exit repeat mode Helpful Hint Repeat playback is not possible on VCDs when the PBC mode is turned on Other playback features for video discs DVD VCD SVCD É Å WXST OK Ç SUBTITLE ZOOM AUDIO DISPLAY SYSTEM MENU ON STANDBY Using the Disc Menu Depending on the disc format a menu may appear on the TV screen once you load in the disc To select a playback feature or item ...

Page 26: ...point This DVD system is able to resume disc playback from its last stopped point only possible for the last 10 discs that were recorded without a menu A Load one of the last 10 discs played B While LOADING appears on the display panel press PLAYÉ or u on the display panel to start playback from the last stop point To cancel the resume mode C Press Ç STOP twice Zooming in This function allows you ...

Page 27: ...recorded from different camera angles This allows you to view the picture from different angles Press ANGLE repeatedly to select the available camera angles Playback Control VCD only PBC playback allows you to play Video CDs interactively following the menu on the display This function can also be accessed via the Preference Page menu see page 43 For VCDs with Playback Control PBC feature version ...

Page 28: ...eys to select a desired folder and press OK to open the folder C Use ST keys to select a track file and press OK to start playback Playback will start from the selected file and continue till the end of the folder During playback you can Press to select another track file in the current folder Press and hold to fast reverse forward search for a music track To select another folder from the current...

Page 29: ...peatedly to select a different zoom factor B Use WXST keys to pan through the zoomed image Rotating flipping the picture During playback use WXST keys to rotate flip the picture on the TV S flip the picture vertically T flip the picture horizontally W rotate the picture anti clockwise X rotate the picture clockwise Supported file format The file extension has to be JPG and not JPEG It can only dis...

Page 30: ... DivX playback due to poor clarity of digital contents during internet downloading Only the first session of a multi session CD will be played back Playing a Super Audio CD SACD There are three types of SACD discs single layer double layer or hybrid discs The hybrid disc contains both Super Audio CD and standard audio CD layers only the SACD layer can be played back on this DVD system A Insert a S...

Page 31: ...ntrol 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 navigation menu The subtitle filename has to be the same as the filename of the movie The subtitle can only be displayed up to a maximum ...

Page 32: ...ccess D Select the setting you wish to change and press OK to confirm and go back to the previous 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 SYSTEM MENU see page 38 see page 39 see page 40 see page 43 General S...

Page 33: ...een Saver The screen saver will help prevent damage to your TV display device On Turns off the TV to screen saver mode when playback has been stopped or paused for more than 15 minutes Off Disables the screen saver function DIVX R VOD code Philips provide you with the DivX VOD Video On Demand registration code that allows you to rent and purchase videos using the DivX VOD service Press X to see th...

Page 34: ...ects this to turn off HDMI audio output All Selects this if you have connected the DVD system to a multi channel decoder receiver PCM Only Selects this only if your HDMI TV or receiver is not capable of decoding multi channel audio Speaker Setup This feature allows you to optimize the sound according to your surroundings and setup Speakers Volume Accesses the speakers level setup menu See Step 5 S...

Page 35: ...mmed 4 3 Letter Box For a wide screen display with black bars on the top and bottom 16 9 Wide Screen For wide screen TV frame ratio 16 9 DVD System Menu Options continued Night Mode This mode optimizes playback of sound at low volume High volume outputs will be softened and low volume outputs are brought upward to an audible level This feature is only applicable for DVD video discs with Dolby Digi...

Page 36: ...UBTITLE on the remote control Picture Setting This DVD system provides three predefined sets of picture color settings and one personal setting which you can define yourself Standard Original color setting Bright Vibrant color setting Soft Warm color setting Personal Select this to personalize your picture color by adjusting the brightness contrast tint and color saturation Use W X keys to adjust ...

Page 37: ...on the wide screen TV without stretching Black bars will be shown on both sides of the TV screen Off No aspect ratio adjustment is made when this option is selected Note The Wide Screen Format feature will be disabled if your HDMI TV has been preset to 480p or 576p settings HDMI Video Select this to further enhance your HDMI video output 480p Progressive output in 480 lines for NTSC TV Selecting t...

Page 38: ...nter your six digit password DVDs that are rated higher than the level you selected will not be played unless you enter the same six digit password Note 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 ...

Page 39: ...oing 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 Standard Displays a standard list of Roman subtitle fonts provided by this DVD system Others D...

Page 40: ...t time setup only Using automatic preset Using manual preset Helpful Hints The system will exit presetting mode if no button is pressed within 20 seconds If no valid frequency is detected during tuner installation PLEASE CHECK FM ANTENNA appears Using auto install This feature is only applicable for the first time radio station programming You will be prompted for installing the radio stations onc...

Page 41: ...r former presets will be overridden Using manual preset Use manual presetting to store only your favorite radio stations A Tune to your desired radio station see Tuning to radio stations B Press PROGRAM C Use WX keys to select a preset number that you want to store the current radio station under D Press PROGRAM again to store Selecting a preset radio station Use WX keys to select a preset number ...

Page 42: ...me areas IMPORTANT Changing the tuning grid will erase all previously stored preset radio stations A Press SOURCE to select FM or MW B Press STANDBY ON on the front panel to switch the DVD system to standby mode C Press STANDBY ON again to turn on the DVD system whilst holding down the button on the front panel The display will show GRID 9 or GRID 10 Tuner Operations continued ...

Page 43: ...mote control B Within five seconds use the VOL to adjust the Bass or Treble level MIN 2 1 0 1 2 or MAX If the volume control is not used within five seconds it will resume its normal volume control function Selecting digital sound effects Select a preset digital sound effect that matches your disc s content or that optimizes the sound of the musical style you are playing Press SOUND to select the ...

Page 44: ...until SLEEP XX appear on the display panel XX 15 30 45 60 or OFF B To select the next sleep timer value press DIM button again while in sleep timer mode until it reaches the desired preset turn off time SLEEP will be showed on the display panel except if OFF is selected Before the system switches to the standby mode a countdown of 10 seconds is displayed SLEEP10 SLEEP 9 SLEEP1 SLEEP To cancel the ...

Page 45: ...erter PCM SACD cut off frequency 50 kHz CENTER UNIT Power Supply Rating 110V 240V 50 60 Hz Power Consumption 15W Standby Power Consumption 0 5W Dimensions 273 x 284 x 144 mm w x h x d Weight 2 8 kg AV SUBWOOFER Power Supply Rating 110 127V 220 240V Switcable 50 60 Hz Power Consumption 150 W Standby Power Consumption 0 5W System Bass Reflex System Impedance 4 Speaker drivers 165mm 6 5 woofer Freque...

Page 46: ...he progressive scan feature is activated but the connected TV does not support progressive signals or the cables are not connected accordingly see pages 25 26 for proper progressive scan setup or deactivate the progressive scan feature as below 1 Turn off your TV progressive scan mode or turn on to interlaced mode 2 Press çEJECT on the DVD system 3 Press X on the remote control 4 Press SUBTITLE on...

Page 47: ... system turned on for about an hour Press the 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 frequency Place t...

Page 48: ...vices with HDCP High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection If you wish to connect to a DVI connector equipped with HDCP you will need a separate adaptor DVI to HDMI Make sure the resolution of this DVD system matches the device you have connected using the HDMI See DVD System Menu Options Video Setup Page You need to switch to another frequency channel to avoid bandwidth interference by other wirel...

Page 49: ... and right center and subwoofer Dolby Digital EX A surround sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories containing up to seven channels of digital audio front left and right surround left and right center front and rear subwoofer Dolby Surround Pro Logic II It is an improved matrix decoding technology that provides better spatiality and directionality on Dolby Surround program material provides a...

Page 50: ...ally increases the vertical resolution Region code A system allowing discs to be played only in the region designated This unit will 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 Super Audio CD SACD This audio format is based upon the current CD standards...