Philips Hts3000 User Manual

							  
@ GettingStarted(continued) 
SettingupProgressiveScan 
feature 
(forProgressiveScanTVonly) 
Theprogressivescandisplaystwicethe 
numberoffiamespersecondthan 
interlacedscanning(ordinarynormalTV 
system).Withnearlydoublethenumber 
oflines,progressivescanoffershigher 
pictureresolutionandquality. 
Beforeyoustart... 
Ensurethatyouhaveconnectedthisunit 
toaprogressivescanTVusingthe 
YPbPrconnection(see_Option2: 
ConnectingtoaProgressiveScanTVor 
componentvideoinput). 
TurnontheTVtothecorrectviewing 
channelforthisunit. 
...._MakesurethattheTVsprogressive 
scanmodeisturnedoff(orsetto 
interlacedmode).RefertoyourTVsuser 
manual 
@TurnonthisunitandpressDISConthe 
remotecontrol. 
@PressSETUPontheremotecontrol 
@Pressl_repeatedlytoselect{Video 
SetupPage}. @ReadthenotificationmessageontheTV 
andconfirmyouractionbyselectingthe 
I_inthemenuandpressOK. 
TherewillbenopictureonyourTV 
atthisstateuntilyouhaveturned 
ontheprogressivescanmodeon 
yourTV. 
@TurnonyourTVprogressivescanmode, 
refertoyourTVsusermanual 
...._AmessageappearsontheTV. 
@ Confirmyouractionbyselectingthe 
[_inthemenuandpressOK. 
....÷Thesetupisnowcompletedandyou 
canstarttoenjoythehighqualitypicture. 
Ifnopictureisdisplayed 
@PressOPEN/CLOSEA 
@Press•ontheremotecontrol. 
@PressAUDIOontheremotecontrol. 
HelpfulHints: 
-Ifablank/distortedscreenappears,wait 
for15secondsfortheautorecovery. 
-TherearesomeprogressivescanTVsthat 
arenotfullycompatiblewiththisunit, 
resultinginanunnaturalpicturewhen 
playingbackaDVDVIDEOdiscinthe 
progressivescanmode.Insuchacase,turn 
o_theprogressivescanfeatureonthisunit 
andyourTV 
@Moveto{Progressive}>{On}inthe 
menuandpressOKtoconfirm. 
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GettingStarted(continued) 
Settingthespeakers 
channels 
Youcanadjustthedelaytimes(centre 
andsurroundonly)andvolumelevelfor 
individualspeakers.Theseadjustmentslet 
youoptimisethesoundaccordingto 
yoursurroundingsandsetup. OUseAYkeystohighlight{Speakers 
Delay}andpress_. 
@ 
@ 
@ Beforeyoustart... 
StopthediscplaybackbypressingSTOP 
buttontwiceorremovethediscfrom 
thedisctray.Otherwise,thesettingsare 
notaccessible. 
Indiscmode,pressSETUPonthe 
remotecontrol. 
Press_repeatedlytoselect{Audio 
SetupPage}. 
PressYtohighlight{Speakers 
Volume}andpressI_, 
SpeakersLevelSelup @ 
@ Use4_keystosetthedelaytimes 
(0ms-15ms)forcentreandrear 
speakersthatbestsuityoursurround 
soundneeds. 
PressOKtoconfirm. 
HelpfulHints: 
-AIresincrease/decreaseofdelaytimeis 
equivalentto30cmchangeindistance. 
-Usethelongerdelaytimesettingswhen 
therearspeakersareclosertothelistener 
thanthefrontspeakers. 
-Thetesttonewillbeautomatically 
generatedtohelpyoujudgethesoundlevel 
ofeachspeaker. 
Use4ll_keystosetthevolumelevelfor 
eachspeaker(-6dB-+6dB)andpress 
OKtoconfirm, 
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DiscOperations 
Playablediscs 
DVO_ROUO*PeV_blm _otes, 
-Iftheinhibiticon(_orX)appears 
ontheTVwhenabuttonispressed, 
itmeansthefunctionisnot 
availableonthecurrentdiscorat 
thecurrenttime. 
-Neverputanyobjectsotherthan 
discsonthedisctray.Doingsomay 
causethediscplayertomalfunction. 
YourDVDhometheatresystem 
plays: 
-DigitalVersatileDiscs(DVDs) 
-VideoCDs(VCDs) 
-SuperVideoCDs(SVCDs) 
-FinalisedDVDRecordable(DVD+R), 
DVDRewritable(DVD+RW) 
-AudioCompactDiscs(CDs) 
-14P3/WindowsIVJediaTMAudiodiscs, 
picture(Kodak,]PEG)fileson 
CD-R(W) 
[SO9660/UDFformat 
-JPEGresolutionsupportupto 
3072x2048 
Supportedsamplingfrequencies: 
32kHz,44.IkHz,48kHz 
SupportedBit-rates:32_256(kbps), 
variablebitrates(average128kbps) 
-DivXfilesonCD-R(W)/DVD+R(W): 
DivX3/4/5/6 
RegionCodesforDVDdiscs 
DVDdiscsandplayersaredesignedwith 
regionalrestrictions.Beforeplayingadisc, 
makesurethediscisforthesameregion 
asyourplayer.Theregionalcodeforthis 
unitisindicatedattherearorbottom 
panel. Playingadisc 
PressSOURCErepeatedlyuntilDISC 
appearsonthedisplaypanel(orpress 
DISContheremotecontrol). 
TurnontheTVtothecorrectviewing 
channelforthisunit. 
....÷TheblueDVDbackgroundscreen 
appearsontheTV. 
PressOPEN/CLOSE_Atoopenthe 
disctray. 
LoadadiscandpressOPEN/CLOSE 
toclosethedisctray. 
...._Makesurethedisc[abe[isfacingup. 
Fordouble-sideddiscs,loadtheside 
whichyouwanttoplayfacingup. 
O Playbackstartsautomatically. 
....÷Seethefollowingpagesformore 
playbackoptionsandfeatures. 
HelpfulHints: 
-Ifyouarehavingtroubleplayingacertain 
disc,removethediscandtryadifferentone. 
Improperlyformatteddiscscannotbeplayed 
onthisunit. 
-Somediscscannotbeplayedonthisplayer 
duetotheconfigurationandcharacteristics 
ofthedisc,orduetotheconditiono_ 
recordingandauthorin_osoftwarethatwas 
used. 
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DiscOperations(continued) 
Basicplaybackcontrols 
Pausingplayback 
Duringplayback,pressI_11. 
...._Whileinpausemode,youcanpress 
tostepforwardoneframeateach 
press. 
....÷Toresumeplayback,press_1!again. 
Selecdnganothertrack/chapter 
Press14[/_lorusethenumeric 
keypad0-9tokeyinatrack/chapter 
number. 
....®[ftherepeattrackmodeisactive,press 
14[againtoreplaythesametrack/chapter. 
Searchingbackward/forward 
Press_/_ontheremotecontrol. 
....÷Whilesearching,press_/ 
repeatedlytodecrease/increasethe 
searchspeed. 
....÷Toresumenormalplayback,press 
Stoppingplayback 
PressI 
HelpfulHints: 
-IfthemessageToplaybackfromthe 
beginning,pressPREVkeyappearsonthe 
TVwhileyouloadinadisc,youcanpress 
14[tostartplaybackfromthebeginning. 
-Thisisapower-savingfeature,thisunit 
automaticallyswitchestostandbymodeif 
youdonotpressanybuttonswithin15 
minutesafteradischasstoppedplaying. Selectingvariousrepeat/ 
shufflefunctions 
Theavailableoftherepeatplayoptions 
andshuffleplaymodearevarydepending 
onthedisctype. 
Whileplayingadisc,press 
REPEATontheremotecontrol 
repeatedlytochoosearepeatorshuffle 
playmode, 
DVD 
RPTONE(repeatchapter) 
RPTTT(repeattitle) 
SHUFFLE(randomplay) 
RPTSHF(repeatrandomplay) 
RPTOFF(exitrepeatmode) 
VCD/SVCD/CD 
RPTONE(repeattrack) 
RPTALL(repeatdisc) 
SHUFFLE(randomplay) 
RPTSHF(repeatrandomplay) 
RPTOFF(exitrepeatmode) 
MP3/DivX/WindowsMediaTMAudio 
RPTONE(repeattrack) 
RPTALUFLD(repeatfolder) 
SHUFFLE(randomplay) 
RPTOFF(exitrepeatmode) 
HelpfulHint: 
-RepeatplaybackisnatpossibleanVCDs 
whenthePBCmodeisturnedon. 
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@ DiscOperations(continued) 
Programmingdisctracks 
(notforPictureCD/MP3discs) 
Youcanplaythecontentsofthediscin 
theorderyouwantbyprogrammingthe 
playingorderofthetracks. 
PressPROGRAMontheremote 
control. 
....÷Theprogrammingmenuappears. 
@Usethenumerickeypad(0-9)to 
enteravalidtrack/chapternumber. 
@Use,I_AVkeystomovethecursorto 
thenextposition. 
÷Iftherearemorethantentotal 
programmetracks,select_Next}on 
thescreenandpressOK(orpressl_lon 
theremotecontrol)toaccessthenext 
programmingpage. 
@Toremovethetrack/chapterflomthe 
programmingmenu,selectthetrack/ 
chapterandpressOK. 
@Oncecomplete,select{Start}onthe 
screenandpressOKtostartplayback. 
...._Playbackstartsfromtheselectedtrack 
undertheprogrammedsequence. 
@Toexittheprogrammemenu,select 
Exit}inthemenuandpressOK, Otherplaybackfeatures 
forvideodiscs(DVD/VCD/ 
SVCD) 
DISCMENU-- 
TITLE_- 
SUBTITLE-- 
AUDIO-- DISPLAY 
AUDIOSYNC 
ZOOM 
ANGLE 
Note: 
Theoperatingfeaturesdescribedhere 
mightnotbepossibleforcertaindiscs. 
Alwaysrefertotheinstructionssupplied 
withthediscs. 
Dependingonthediscformat,amenu 
mayappearontheTVscreenonceyou 
loadthedisc. 
Toselectaplaybackfeatureoritem 
Use4_AYkeysornumerickeypad 
0=9ontheremotecontrol,thenpress 
OKtostartplayback, 
Toaccessorremovethemenu 
PressDISCMENUontheremote 
control 
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DiscOperations(continued) 
@ Thisunitcandisplaythediscplayback 
information(forexample,titleorchapter 
number,elapsedplayingtime,audio/ 
subtitlelanguage)andanumberof 
operationscanbedonewithout 
interruptingdiscplayback. 
Duringplayback,pressDISPLAY. 
....÷Alistofavailablediscinformation 
appearsontheTV. 
DVD Thisoptionallowsyoutozoominorout 
thepictureontheTVandtopanthrough 
thepicture. 
@Duringplayback,pressZOOM 
repeatedlytoselectadifferentzoom 
factor. 
...._Playbackcontinues. 
@Use4_AWkeystopanthroughthe 
zoomedimage. 
@PressZOOMrepeatedlytoreturnto 
theoriginalsize. 
VCD/SVCD ThisoperationworksonlyonDVDswith 
multiplesubtitlelanguages.Youcan 
changethelanguageyouwantwhile 
playingaDVD. 
÷PressSUBTITLErepeatedlytoselect 
differentsubtitlelanguages. 
@UseAVkeystoviewtheinformation 
andpressOKtoaccess. 
@Usethenumerickeypad0-9toinput 
thenumber/timeoruseAVkeysto 
maketheselection. 
@ PressOKtoconfirm. 
....÷Playbackchangesaccordingtothe 
chosentimeortotheselectedtitle/ 
chapter/track. ThisoptionisonlyavailableonDVDs 
thatcontainsequencesrecordedfrom 
differentcameraangles.Thisallowsyou 
toviewthepicturefromdifferentangles. 
@IfthecameraiconappearsontheTV, 
pressANGLErepeatedlytoselectthe 
availablecameraangles. 
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@ 
@ DiscOperations(continued) 
ThisoperationworksonlyonDVDswith 
multiplesoundtracklanguages,orVCDs 
withmultipleaudiochannels. 
PressAUDIOrepeatedlytoselectthe 
availableaudiolanguages. 
ForVCD-changingtheaudio 
channel 
PressAUDIOrepeatedlytoselectthe 
availableaudiochannelsprovidedbythe 
disc(STEREO,MONOLEFT,MONO 
RIGHTorMIXMONO). 
Thisfeatureallowsyoutoadjustthe 
audiodelaytimesifthevideoplaybackis 
slowerthantheaudiooutputstreams, 
henceresultinginLip-sync,Theonly 
waytocorrect_Lip-syncerrorcausedby 
delayedvideoistodelayaudiobyan 
equalamount. 
PressAUDIOSYNC. 
Withinfiveseconds,usetheVOL4--- 
tosettheaudiooutputdelaytimes 
(0-200ms). 
...._Ifthevolumecontrolisnotused 
withinfiveseconds,itresumesitsnormal 
volumecontrolfunction. 
HelpfulHint: 
-SetyourpreferreddefaultAUDIOSYNC 
settinginthesetupmenu,see_SetupMenu 
Options-{AudioSetupPage}. PlaybackControl(PBC)playbackallows 
youtoplayVideoCDsinteractively, 
followingthemenuonthedisplay.The 
PBCfeatureonthisunitisturnedonby 
default. 
ForVCDswithPlaybackControl 
(PBC)Feature(version2,0only) 
Duringplayback,pressTITLE*Dto 
returntothedisctitlemenuormain 
menu. 
HelpfulHint: 
-SetyourpreferreddefaultPBCsettingin 
thesetupmenu,see_SetupMenuOptions- 
{PreferencePage}. 
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DiscOperations(continued) 
Thisfunctionallowsyoutopreviewthe 
contentsofaVCD/SVCD. 
PressDISCMENU. 
SelectDigestType: ÷Togotothepreviousornextpage,press 
14/_l. 
÷Toreturntothemainmenu,select 
{Menu}onthescreenandpressOK. 
÷PressOKontheselectedthumbnail 
picturetostartplaybackfromthere. 
Toexitthepreviewmenu,select 
{Exit}onthescreenandpressOK. 
UseAVkeystoselectoneofthe 
followingoptionsandpressOK. 
{TrackDigest} 
Viewsixdifferenttracksononescreen 
eachtime,Itallowsyoutohaveaquick 
glanceatallthetracksonthedisc, 
{DiscInterval 
Viewthewholediscinsixthumbnail 
pictures.Itdividesadiscintosixportions 
atregularintervalsanddisplaysthemon 
onescreen. 
{TrackInterval} 
Viewthecontentofasingletrackinsix 
thumbnailpictures.Itdividesasingle 
trackintosixportionsatregularintervals 
anddisplaysthemononescreen. 
Thisoptionisonlyavailableduring 
playbackmode. 
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DiscOperations(continued) 
@ PlayingaMP3/WMAdisc 
@ 
ThisunitcanplaybackmostoftheMP3 
andWindowsMediaTMAudiofiles÷ 
recordedonarecordablediscor 
commercialCD. 
@ 
Beforeyoustart... 
TurnonyourTVtothecorrectVideoIn 
channel.SeeFindingthecorrectviewing 
channelfordetails. 
InsertaMP3/VVMAdisc. 
....÷Thediscreadingtimemayexceed30 
secondsduetothecomplexityofthe 
directory/fileconfguration. 
....÷ThediscmenuappearsontheTV. 
00:0004:04001/018 
r]\UDFMP3\ 
@Ifthediscmainmenucontainsvarious 
folders,useAVkeystoselectadesired 
folderandpressOKtoopenthefolder. 
@UseAVkeystoselectatrack/fileand 
pressOKtostartplayback. 
...._Playbackstartsfromtheselectedfile 
andcontinuethroughtotheendofthe 
folder. Duringplayback; 
Press14/l_ltoplaybackanothertrack/ 
fileinthecurrentfolder. 
Press_/_tofastreverse/forward 
searchforamusictrack. 
Toselectanotherfolderfromthe 
currentdisc,pressArepeatedlyto 
highlight?reviousfolderandpressOK 
toreturntotherootmenu. 
@PressREPEATrepeatedlytoaccess 
variousplaymodes. 
@Tostopplayback,pressm 
HelpfulHints: 
-Toskipthefoldersmenuwhenyouloada 
/VlP3/]PEGdisc,setthe/VlP3/]PEGNAV 
settinginthePreferenceSetupPageto 
{WithoutMenu}. 
-Onlythefirstsessionofamulti-sessionCD 
willbeplayedback. 
-Itisnormaltoexperienceanoccasional 
skipwhilelisteningtoyourMP3/WNIAdisc 
duetopoorclarityofdigitalcontentsduring 
internetdownloading. 
-Ifanyspecialcharactersarepresentinthe 
MP3/WMAtrackname(ID3)oralbum 
name,itmightnotbedisplayedcorrectlyon 
thescreenbecausethisunitdoesnotsupport 
thecharacters. 
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DiscOperations(continued) 
PlayingaJPEGimagefile 
(slideshow) 
Beforeyoustart... 
TurnonyourTVtothecorrectVideoIn 
channel.SeeFindingthecorrectviewing 
channelfordetails. 
InsertaJPEGphotoCD(KodakPicture 
CD,JPEG). 
....÷ForaKodakdisc,theslideshow 
beginsautomatically. 
....÷ForaJPEGdisc,thepicturemenu 
appearsontheTV.PressI_IItostartthe 
slide-showplayback. 
HelpfulHint: 
-Itmayrequirelongertimeforthisunitto 
displaythedisccontentontheTVduetothe 
largenumberofsongs/picturescompiledinto 
onedisc @Duringplayback,pressm, 
...._12thumbnailpictureswillbedisplayed 
ontheTV. 
OPress14/I_ltodisplaytheother 
picturesontheprevious/nextpage. 
@Use•i_••keystoselectoneofthe 
picturesandpressOKtostartplayback. 
PressDISCMENUtoreturntoPicture 
CDmenu. 
Supportedfileformat: 
-Thefileextensionhastobe%JPGand 
not*.JPEG. 
-Thisunitcanonlydisplaydigitalcamera 
picturesaccordingtothe]PEG-EXIF 
format,typicallyusedbyalmostalldigital 
cameras.ItcannotdisplayMotionJPEG, 
progressiveJPEGandother]PEG 
formats,orpicturesinformatsother 
than]PEG,orsoundclipsassociatedwith 
pictures. @Duringplayback,pressZOOM 
repeatedlytoselectadifferentzoom 
factor. 
Use•I_••keystopanthroughthe 
zoomedimage. 
÷Duringplayback,use•I_••keysto 
rotate/flipthepictureontheTV. 
•:flipthepicturevertically 
•:flipthepicturehorizontally 
•:rotatethepictureanti-clockwise 
i_:rotatethepictureclockwise 
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