Philips Hts3455 User Manual

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Playing an MP3/ JPEG/
Windows Media
™ Audio  disc 
This DVD system can playback most of 
the MP3, JPEG and Windows Media™ 
Audio fi les recorded on a CD-R/RW disc 
or commercial CD.
Before you start ... 
Turn on your TV to the correct Video In 
channel.  See the section on ‘Finding the 
correct viewing channel’.  
A Insert a disc. 

						

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EnglishPlaying a JPEG image fi le 
(slide show) 
Before you start ... 
Turn on your TV to the correct Video In 
channel.  See the section on ‘Finding the 
correct viewing channel’.  
z  Insert a Picture disc (Kodak Picture CD, 
JPEG). 

						

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Disc Operations (continued)
Playing MP3 music and JPEG 
pictures simultaneously
You can create a musical slide show if the 
disc contains both the MP3 music and 
JPEG picture fi les.
A Insert an MP3 disc that contains music 
and pictures.
B Select an MP3 track in the menu and 
press PLAY X (or u) to start 
playback.
C During MP3 music playback, use WXST 
keys to select a picture folder from the 
disc menu and press PLAY X (or u). 

						

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Disc Operations (continued)
Playing a Karaoke disc
Before you start ... 
Turn on your TV to the correct Video In 
channel.  See the section on ‘Finding the 
correct viewing channel’.  
A Connect a microphone (not supplied) to 
the MIC socket on the side panel of the 
DVD main unit (as shown below).
B Insert a karaoke disc. 

						

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Audio Setup Page
HDMI Audio
Speakers Volume
Speakers Delay
Night Mode
CD Upsampling
Lip Sync
 
General Setup Page
Disc Lock
Display Dim
Program
OSD Language
Screen Saver
DivX(R) VOD Code
Video Setup Page
TV Type
TV Display
Progressive
Picture Setting
HDMI Setup
DVD Setup Menu Options
Preference Page
Audio
Subtitle
Disc Menu
PBC
MP3/JPEG Nav
Password
DivX Subtitle
Default
Accessing the DVD setup 
menu
This DVD system setup is carried out via 
the TV, enabling you to customise the 
DVD system to suit your particular 
requirements. 
SETUPOK
A In ‘DISC’ mode, press SETUP on the 
remote control.

						

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EnglishGeneral Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings)
Disc Lock  Not all discs are rated or coded by the disc maker.  You can 
prevent a specifi c disc from playing by locking the disc.  Up to 40 
discs can be locked.
{ Lock }  –  Selects this to block the playback of the 
current disc.  Subsequent access to a locked 
disc requires a six-digit password.  The 
default password is ‘136900’ (see ‘Preference 
Setup Page - { Password }).
{ Unlock }  –  All discs can be played.
Display Dim  Selects the brightness of the DVD system display panel.
{ 100% }  –  Full brightness.
{ 70% }  –  Medium brightness.
{ 40% }  –  Dimmest display.
Program  Access the track programming menu.  See ‘Programming disc 
tracks’ chapter.
OSD language  Selects the preferred language for the DVD system on-screen 
display menu.
Screen Saver  The screen saver prevents damage to the TV screen by avoiding 
exposure to a static image for too long.
{ On }  –  Switches to TV screen saver mode when 
playback has been stopped or paused for 
more than 15 minutes.
{ Off }  –  Turns off the screen saver function.
DivX(R) VOD code  Philips provides 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 the registration 
code and press OK to exit.
  Use the registration code to purchase or rent the videos from 
DivX¨ VOD service at www.divx.com/vod.  Follow the 
instructions and copy the video from your computer onto a 
CD-R/RW disc for playback on this DVD system. 
Note:  All the downloaded videos from DivX® VOD can only be played 
back on this DVD system.  For more information, visit us at www.divx.
com/vod.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued)
 
						

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Audio Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings)
HDMI Audio  This setting is only required if you are using the DVD system’s 
HDMI OUT socket to connect your TV or other display device 
(see ‘Option4: Connecting to a HDMI-compatible).
 Note:  It may take a while for the DVD system and the input 
device to communicate and initialise.
{ Off }  –  Select this if the playback audio format is not 
supported by HDMI connection (e.g. 
projector, SACD).  It will turn off the HDMI 
audio output.
{ PCM }  –  Select this to downmix the audio signals to 
linear-PCM (2-channel). 
{ All }  –  Select this to enjoy the multi-channel audio 
output through the HDMI connection.  
Note:  It is not possible to listen to SACDs or copy-controlled DVD-
Audio CPPM (Content Protection for Playable Media) sources using the 
HDMI connection.
Speakers Volume  Access the speaker’s level setup menu.  Use W X keys to adjust 
the volume level for each connected speaker between -6dB to 
+6dB.  
Speakers Delay  Access the speaker’s distance setup menu.  Use W X keys to set 
the delay times for the centre and rear speakers based on the 
listening position and distance.
Note:  1 ms increase/decrease of delay time is equivalent to 30 cm 
change in distance.  Use the longer delay time settings when the rear 
speakers are closer to the listener than the front speakers.
Night Mode  This mode optimises playback of sound at low volume.  High 
volume outputs will be softened and low volume outputs will be 
enhanced to an audible level.  This feature is only applicable for 
DVD video discs with Dolby Digital mode.
{ On }  –  Turns on night mode.
{  Off }  –  Turns off night mode feature. Selects this to 
enjoy the surround sound with its full 
dynamic range.
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued)
 
						

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EnglishAudio Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings)
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued)
CD Upsampling  This feature enables you to convert your music CD to a higher 
sampling rate using sophisticated digital signal processing for 
better sound quality.  If you have activated the CD upsampling 
feature, the system will automatically switch to stereo mode.
{ Off }  –  Turns off CD-upsampling.
{  88.2 kHz (X2) }  –  Select this to convert the sampling rate 
of the CDs twice as high as the original 
rate.
Note:  If you press the SURR button on the remote control to select 
multi-channel mode, it will turn off the CD upsampling feature.
Lip Sync  This feature allows you to adjust the audio delay times if the 
video playback is slower than the audio output streams, hence 
resulting in lip-sync.
  Access the lip sync setup menu.  Use W X keys to set the 
delay times (0 ~ 200 ms) for the audio output.
 
						

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Video Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings)
TV Type  Selects the colour system that matches the connected TV.  It will 
enable playback of a different type of disc (PAL or NTSC disc) on 
this DVD system.
{ PAL }  –  For PAL-system TV.
{ NTSC }  –  For NTSC-system TV.
{ Multi }  –  For TV that is compatible with both PAL and 
NTSC.
TV Display  The picture shape can be adjusted to fi t your TV. 
{ 4:3 Letter Box } – For a ‘wide-screen’ display 
with black bars on the top and 
bottom.
{ 4:3 Pan Scan } –  For a full-height picture with the 
sides trimmed.
{ 16:9 Wide Screen } – For wide-screen TV 
(frame ratio 16:9). 
Progressive  Before enabling the progressive scan feature, you must ensure that 
your TV can accept progressive signals (a progressive scan TV is 
required) and that you have connected this DVD system to your 
TV using the Y Pb Pr (see ‘Option 2: Connecting to a Progressive 
Scan TV or component video input’).
{ 
On }  –  Turns on progressive scan mode.
    Read the instructions on the TV and confi rm 
your action by pressing OK on the remote 
control.
{ 
Off }  –  Disables the progressive scan mode.
Note:  If no picture appears, wait for 15 seconds for auto recovery.  
Otherwise, turn off the progressive scan as below:
1)  Press OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray.
2)  Press W
 on the remote control.
3)  Press MUTE on the remote control. 
Picture Setting  This DVD system provides three predefi ned sets of picture colour 
settings and one personal setting which you can defi ne yourself. 
{ Standard }  –  Original colour setting.  
{  Bright }  –  Vibrant colour setting.
{ Soft }  –  Warm colour setting.
{ Personal }  –  Selects this to personalise your picture colour 
setting.  Use W X keys to adjust to the 
setting that best suits your personal 
preference and press OK to confi rm.  For an 
average setting, select { 0. }
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued)
Brightness
Contrast
Tint
ColorPersonal Picture Setup
 
						

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EnglishVideo Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings)
DVD Setup Menu Options (continued)
HDMI Setup   It provides the picture settings to enhance the appearance and 
picture quality for disc playback.  This feature is only applicable 
if you have connected this DVD system to a HDMI-compatible 
TV/device.
{ HDMI Video }–  Selects a suitable video resolution 
depending on the capability of the 
connected TV/device to further enhance 
the HDMI video output.
{ 480p }
Progressive output in 480 lines for NTSC TV.
{ 576p }
Progressive output in 576 lines for PAL TV.
{ 720p } - (if a HDMI TV is connected)
Progressive output upscale to 720 lines.
{ 1080i } - (if a HDMI TV is connected)
Interlaced output upscale to 1080 lines. 
{ Auto } 
The video output will automatically follow the 
display’s supported resolution.
Note:  If no display appears on the TV due to unsupported resolution, 
use the composite video cable to connect the DVD system and your 
TV. Turn on your TV to the correct input channel for the composite 
video and adjust the resolution setting to 480p/576p.
  { Wide Screen Format } – Selects a suitable screen display. 
This feature is only available if you have 
selected { TV Display - 16:9 Wide 
Screen }.
{ Superwide }  
Selects this to display the 4:3 picture disc on the 
wide-screen TV with non-linear stretching 
(center position of the screen is stretched less 
than the side).
{ 4:3 Pillar Box }
Selects this to display 4:3 picture disc on the 
wide-screen TV without stretching.  Black bars 
will be shown on the 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.