Philips HTS3274, User Manual

Page 1: ...HTS3274 Register your product and get support at www philips com welcome EN User manual ...

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Page 3: ... 6 Feature highlights 6 Product overview 7 3 Connect 9 Place the product 9 Connect video cables 9 Connect speakers and subwoofer 11 Connect radio antenna 12 Connect audio cables other devices 12 Connect power cord 14 4 Get started 15 Insert the remote control batteries 15 Find the correct viewing channel 15 Select menu display language 16 Turn on Progressive Scan 16 Change speaker settings 17 Use ...

Page 4: ...ovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorised by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited 1 Important Safety and important notice Warning Risk of overheating Never install the product in a confined space Always leave a space of at least 4 inches around the product for ventilation Ensure curtains or other...

Page 5: ...LASS 1M LASER PRODUCT About Progressive Scan Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture In case of 525 or 625 progressive scan picture problems it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the standard definition output If there are questions regarding our TV set compat...

Page 6: ...e Russia 2 Your product Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers register your product at www philips com welcome Feature highlights Video upscaling to 1080p Enjoy watching discs in the highest picture quality available for your HDTV This product offers full high definition video playback up to 1080p resolution that provides a hi...

Page 7: ...dby mode b Disc compartment c Open Close Opens or closes the disc compartment d Play Pause Starts pauses or resumes playback In radio mode automatically tune radio stations during first time setup e Stop Stops play In radio mode erases the current preset radio station f SOURCE Selects a media to play or listen to audio from the connected device g Display panel Displays the current status or the di...

Page 8: ...oke menu b Open Close Opens or closes the disc compartment c PROGRAM REPEAT In radio mode resets the list of preset stations press to manually reset press and hold to automatically reset Selects or turns off repeat or shuffle mode d SETUP Accesses or exits the setup menu e Navigation buttons Navigates through the menus Press left and right for fast backward or forward search In radio mode press up...

Page 9: ...NT RIGHT FRONT LEFT SUBWOOFER CENTER 3 Connect Make the following connections to use your HomeTheater System Basic connections Video Speakers and subwoofer Power Optional connections Radio antenna Audio Audio from TV Audio from cable box recorder game console Other devices Portable media player USB device Note Refer to the type plate at the back or bottom of the product for identification and supp...

Page 10: ...tion provides good picture quality VIDEO OUT Pb Pr Y Pb Pr Y Option 1 Connect to the HDMI jack 1 Connect an HDMI cable not supplied to the HDMI OUT jack on this Home Theater System and the HDMI input jack on the TV Note If your device supports HDMI CEC you can control compliant devices with a single remote control see Get started Use Philips EasyLink Tip If the TV has a DVI connection only connect...

Page 11: ...d jacks are matched Option 3 Connect to theVideo CVBS jack 1 Connect a composite video cable to the VIDEO jack on this Home Theater System and the VIDEO input jack on the TV Note The video input jack on the TV might be labeled as A V IN VIDEO IN COMPOSITE or BASEBAND This type of connection provides standard picture quality VIDEO VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN E ng l is h EN ...

Page 12: ...ome Theater System and the AUDIO output jacks on the TV Note To listen to the audio output from this connection press AUDIO SOURCE repeatedly until AUX1 is displayed on the display panel AUDIO OUT AUX 1 AUDIO IN Connect radio antenna 1 Connect the FM antenna to the FM75 jack on this Home Theater System for some models this cable is already connected 2 Extend the FM antenna and fix its ends to the ...

Page 13: ...his Home Theater System and the OPTICAL SPDIF output jack on the device COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL IN DIGITAL IN OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL Connect audio from a cable box recorder or games console You can choose to connect to analog or digital jacks depending on the device capabilities 1 Connect the audio cables not supplied to the AUDIO IN AUX2 jacks on this Home Theater System and the ...

Page 14: ... product 1 Connect the power cord to the power outlet when all the required connections are done This product is ready to be set up for use Note To listen to the audio output from this connection press AUDIO SOURCE repeatedly until OPTI IN is displayed on the display panel Connect portable media player 1 Connect a 3 5mm stereo audio cable not supplied to the MP3 LINK jack on this Home Theater Syst...

Page 15: ...nnel Down button until you see the Philips screen Press SOURCE button repeatedly on the remote control of your TV 4 Get started Insert the remote control batteries 1 Slide the battery cover off the back of the remote control 2 Insert the 2 supplied batteries AAA Be sure the and ends of the batteries line up with the markings inside the case 3 Slide the cover back into position Note Do not mix batt...

Page 16: ...te Video Setup Picture Setting Closed Caption HDMI Setup TV Display TV System Screen Fit Progressive On Off Tip The video in channel is between the lowest and highest channels and may be called FRONT A V IN VIDEO HDMI etc See the TV user manual on how to select the correct input on the TV Select menu display language Note Skip this setting if this product is connected to a HDMI CEC compliant TV It...

Page 17: ... Center Rear Left Rear Right 0MS 0MS 0MS Note If a blank distorted screen is displayed wait for 15 seconds for the auto recover If no picture displayed turn off the progressive scan mode as follows 1 Press to open the disc compartment 2 Press 3 Press AUDIO SYNC 8 Press SETUP to exit the menu 9 You can now turn on the progressive scan mode on the TV Note If distorted picture is displayed turn off t...

Page 18: ...R VOD Code EasyLink One Touch Standby System Audio Control Audio Input Mapping One Touch Play EasyLink Setup Tip Set a longer delay time if the center speaker or rear speaker is closer to the listening position than the front speaker Allow 1ms setting for every 1 foot distance between the speaker and the listening position Use Philips EasyLink Your product supports Philips EasyLink which uses the ...

Page 19: ...ed 3 Press 4 Select EasyLink Setup then press One Touch Play and One Touch Standby functions are turned on by default in the factory 5 Select System Audio Control On then press OK to start scanning devices Once complete audio input mapping menu is displayed For example if theTV audio is connected to the AUX1 jack on this HomeTheater System select Aux1 and map with theTV brand name at the right pan...

Page 20: ...rd play is possible 5 Play Play a disc Caution Never place any objects other than discs into the disc compartment Never touch the disc optical lens inside the disc compartment 1 Press to open the disc compartment 2 Insert a disc with its label facing up For double sided disc load the side to play faces up 3 Press to close the disc compartment and start disc play To view disc play turn on the TV to...

Page 21: ... preview play option then press OK Track Digest Plays the first few seconds of each track in a disc Select Digest Type Track Digest Disc Interval Track Interval Change video play 1 Play a title 2 Use the remote control to change the video play Button Action AUDIO SYNC Selects an audio language or channel SUBTITLE Selects a subtitle language for video REPEAT Selects or turns off repeat or shuffle m...

Page 22: ...menu is displayed 2 Select Angle then press 3 Press the Numeric buttons to select an angle then press OK Play changes to the selected angle Disc Interval Divides the total disc time by six and play the first few seconds of these intervals Track Interval Divides the current track by six and play the first few seconds of these intervals This option is not available in stop mode Tip You can change th...

Page 23: ...vX video on this DivX Certified product 1 Insert a disc or USB that contains the DivX videos 2 Press DISC or USB A contents menu is displayed 3 Select a title to play then press 4 Use the remote control to control the title Button Action AUDIO SYNC Selects an audio language or channel SUBTITLE Selects a subtitle language for video Stops play For DivX Ultra video press this button again to display ...

Page 24: ... a disc or USB that contains the MP3 WMA music 2 Press DISC or USB A contents menu is displayed 3 Select a folder then press OK 4 Select a track to play then press To return to the main menu press BACK or press until Previous folder is selected then press OK Note For disc recorded in multiple sessions only the first session is played This product does not support MP3PRO audio format If any special...

Page 25: ...umbnail picture is not be shown on the display It is replaced by a blue mountain thumbnail picture This product can only display digital camera pictures according to the JPEG EXIF format typically used by almost all digital cameras It cannot display Motion JPEG and pictures in formats other than JPEG or sound clips associated with pictures Folders files that exceed the supported limit of this prod...

Page 26: ...s Home Theater System can store up to a maximum of 40 radio stations If auto installation is not activated or less than 5 radio stations are stored you will be prompted to install the radio stations again FM 75 Ω ANTENNA Play from portable media player Simply connect your portable media player e g MP3 player to this HomeTheater System to enjoy superb sound quality from your music collections 1 Con...

Page 27: ...to store 6 Press PROGRAM to confirm Listen to radio 1 Press RADIO 2 Use the remote control to control the radio Button Action Selects a preset radio station Tunes the radio frequency up or down Press and hold this button to erase the current radio station from the preset list The preset number for other radio stations remain unchanged Reinstall all the radio stations 1 Press RADIO 2 Press and hold...

Page 28: ...onvert audio CDs into MP3 audio files with this HomeTheater System The created MP3 audio files are saved in your USB device Option Description Speed Selects the write to file speed If Normal speed is selected music play can be heard while creating the MP3 file Bitrate Selects the quality level Higher bitrate for better sound quality and bigger file size Default setting is 128kbps 1 Insert an audio...

Page 29: ...ects for clear vocals and the atmosphere of a live sports venue It is also ideal for video gaming NIGHT Dynamically controlled sound mode suitable for watching movies at night or for nonintrusive background music 7 Adjust sound Control the volume 1 Press VOL to increase or decrease the volume To mute press To restore the volume press again or press VOL Select surround sound 1 Press SURR repeatedly...

Page 30: ...hone volume level 1 Connect a microphone not supplied to MIC jack on this Home Theater System 2 Turn on the microphone output see Karaoke settings 3 Press MIC VOL to adjust the microphone volume MIC XX is displayed Sing or speak through the microphone to find the desired volume level Karaoke settings 1 Turn on the TV to the correct viewing channel for this Home Theater System 2 Press KARAOKE Karao...

Page 31: ...r System and all the HDMI CEC devices switch to standby simultaneously To disable this feature select Off System Audio Control When you play audio that is routed from the connected devices this Home Theater System switches to the corresponding audio source automatically To enable this feature select On Then proceed to Audio Input Mapping to scan and map all the connected devices 8 Adjust settings ...

Page 32: ... which it is registered Option Description Audio Input Mapping When you map the audio input correctly this Home Theater System switches to the audio from the played device automatically Note You must turn on the HDMI CEC operations on the TV devices before you can enjoy the EasyLink controls See the TV devices manual for details Philips does not guarantee 100 interoperability with all HDMI CEC com...

Page 33: ...eaker system CD Upsampling Converts the music CD to a higher sampling rate using sophisticated digital signal processing for better sound quality Off Disables CD upsampling 88 2kHz X2 Converts the sampling rate of the CDs twice as high as the original rate Note CD upsampling is only available in stereo mode Audio setup 1 Press SETUP General Setup menu is displayed 2 Press to select Audio Setup the...

Page 34: ...rmal screen display Picture Setting Selects a predefined set of picture color settings or customize the personal setting Standard Original color setting Bright Vibrant color setting Soft Warm color setting Personal Customizes the color setting Set the level of brightness contrast sharpness tint and color saturation then press OK 4 3 Letter Box LB 4 3 Pan Scan PS 16 9 Wide Screen Audio Sync Sets th...

Page 35: ...ssive Scan HDMI Setup Selects the HDMI video setting when you connect this Home Theater System and the TV with a HDMI cable Wide Screen Format Defines the wide screen format for disc play Option Description Superwide Center position of the screen is stretched less than the side Applicable only to 720p and above video resolution setting 4 3 Pillar Box No stretching of the picture Black bars are dis...

Page 36: ...s printed on them but are not recorded with ratings This function has no effect on such discs Tip You can set or change the password see Preferences Password PBC Turns off or on the content menu of VCDs SVCDs with PBC playback control feature On Displays index menu when you load a disc for play Off Skips the menu and start play from the first title Preferences Note Stop disc play before you can ac...

Page 37: ...gs of this Home Theater System to factory default except for Disc Lock Password and Parental settings MP3 JPEG Display Selects to display the folders or display all the files View Folders Displays the folders of MP3 WMA files View Files Displays all the files Password Sets or changes the password for locked discs and play restricted DVDs 1 Press the Numeric buttons to enter 136900 or the last set ...

Page 38: ...ter System with the latest software version if available at the Philips website 1 Press SETUP 2 Select Preferences Version Info then press OK 3 Write down the version number then press SETUP to exit the menu 4 Go to www philips com support to check the latest software version available for this Home Theater System 5 If the latest software version is higher than the software version of this Home Th...

Page 39: ...Dimensions WxHxD Center 244 x 103 x 74 mm Front Rear 103 x 203 x 71 mm Weight Center 0 79 kg Front 0 54 kg Rear 0 44 kg 10 Specifications Note Specification and design are subject to change without notice Playback media DVD Video DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD R DL CD R CD RW Audio CD Video CD SVCD Picture CD MP3 CD WMA CD DivX CD USB flash drive Amplifier Total output power Home Theater mode 420 W RMS Fre...

Page 40: ... 5 woofer Frequency response 40 Hz 150 Hz Dimensions WxHxD 163 x 363 x 369 mm Weight 4 7 kg Laser specification Type Semiconductor laser GaAIAs CD Wave length 645 665 nm DVD 770 800 nm CD Output power 6 mW DVD 7 mW VCD CD Beam divergence 60 degrees EN ...

Page 41: ... recorded or broadcast in surround sound Dolby Digital etc Sound cannot transmit through HDMI connection if the connected device is non HDCP compliant or only DVI compatible Make an analog or digital audio connection 11 Troubleshooting Warning Risk of electric shock Never remove the casing of the product To keep the warranty valid never try to repair the product yourself If you have problems using...

Page 42: ...ot display correctly Ensure that the subtitle file name is the same as the movie file name Select the correct character set 1 Press SETUP 2 Select Preferences then press 3 Select DivX Subtitle then press OK 4 Select the character set that supports the subtitle The contents of the USB flash drive cannot be read The USB flash drive format is not compatible with this Home Theater System Drive is form...

Page 43: ...atio Files are recognized by their file extension jpg or jpeg M MP3 A file format with a sound data compression system MP3 is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 or MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 With the MP3 format one CD R or CD RW can contain about 10 times more data than a regular CD MPEG Motion Picture Experts Group A collection of compression systems for digital audio and video 12 Gloss...

Page 44: ... ordinary TV system It offers higher picture resolution and quality W WMA Windows Media Audio Refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation WMA data can be encoded with Windows Media player version 9 or Windows Media player for Windows XP Files are recognized by their file extension wma WMV Windows Media Video Refers to a video compression technology developed by Mic...