Philips Hts3531 User Manual

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7 Update software 21
Check software version 21
Update software through USB or CD-R 21
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 Product specifi

cations
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roubleshooting
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 Index 25
Contents
1 Notice 4
Copyright 4
Compliance 4
Mains fuse (UK only) 4
Trademarks 4
2
 Impor

tant
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Safety 5
Care for your product 5
Care of the environment 6
3
 Your home th

eater
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Main unit 6
Remote control 7
4
 Connect your home theater 8
Speakers 8
Connectors 9
Connect  to TV 10
Connect audio from TV and other devices 11
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 Use your hom

e theater
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Choose sound 12
Discs 12
USB storage devices 13
DivX 14
Audio, video, and picture options 14
Radio 15
MP3 player 16
Create MP3 files 16
EasyLink 17
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 Change settings 18
Picture 18
Sound 18
Language 19
Parental control 19
Energy saving 20
Apply factor y settings 20
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Trademarks
  
Manufactured under license from Dolby 
Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol 
are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
 
DivX , DivX Cer tified  and associated logos are 
registered trademarks of DivX , Inc. and are used 
under license.
ABOUT DIV X VIDEO: DivX® is a digital 
video format created by DivX , Inc. This is an 
official DivX Cer tified® device that plays DivX 
video. Visit div x.com for more information and 
sof tware tools to conver t your files into DivX 
video.
ABOUT DIV X VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: This 
DivX Cer tified 
 device must be registered 
in order to play purchased DivX Video-on-
Demand ( VOD) movies. To obtain your 
registration code, locate the DivX VOD section 
in your device setup menu. Go to vod.div x.com 
for more information on how to complete your 
registration.
 
HDMI, and HDMI logo, and High-Definition 
Multimedia Inter face are trademarks or 
registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC in 
the United States and other countries.
  
CLASS 1
LASER PRODUCT
1 Notice
This section contains the legal and trademark 
notices.
Copyright
 
This item incorporates copy protection technology 
that is protected by U.S. patents and other 
intellectual proper ty rights of Rovi Corporation. 
Reverse engineering and disassembly are 
prohibited.
Copyright in the UK
Recording and playback of material may require 
consent. See Copyright Act 1956 and The 
Per formers Protection Acts 1958 to 1972.
Compliance
 
This product is in compliance with the essential 
requirements and other relevant provisions of 
Directives 2006/95/EC (Low Voltage), 2004/108/
EC (EMC).
Mains fuse (UK only)
This information applies only to products with a 
UK mains plug.
This product is fit ted with an approved molded 
plug. If you replace the fuse, use one with:
• the ratings shown on the plug,• a BS 1362 approval, and• the ASTA approval mark.
Contact your dealer if you are not sure about 
what type of fuse to use.
Caution: To conform with the EMC directive 
(2004/108/EC), do not detach the plug from the 
power cord.
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• Never place the product or any objects 
on power cords or on other electrical 
equipment.
• If the product is transpor ted in 
temperatures below 5°C , unpack the 
product and wait until its temperature 
matches room temperature before 
connecting it to the power outlet.
• Visible and invisible laser radiation when 
open. Avoid exposure to beam.
• Do not touch the disc optical lens inside the 
disc compar tment.
• Par ts of this product can be made of 
glass. Handle with care to avoid injur y and 
damage.
Risk of overheating! 
• Never install this product in a confined 
space. Always leave a space of at least four 
inches around the product for ventilation. 
Ensure cur tains or other objects never 
cover the ventilation slots on the product.
Risk of contamination!
• Do not mix bat teries (old and new or 
carbon and alkaline, etc.).
• Remove bat teries if they are exhausted or 
if the remote control is not to be used for a 
long time.
• Bat teries contain chemical substances, they 
should be disposed of properly.
Risk of swallowing batteries!
• The product /remote control may contain a 
coin type bat ter y, which can be swallowed. 
Keep the bat ter y out of reach of children at 
all times!
Care for your product
• Do not inser t any objects other than discs 
into the disc compar tment.
• Do not inser t warped or cracked discs into 
the disc compar tment.
• Remove discs from the disc compar tment 
if you are not using the product for an 
ex tended period of time.
• Use only microfiber cloth to clean the 
product.
2 Important
Read and understand all instructions before you 
use your home theater. If damage is caused by 
failure to follow instructions, the warranty does 
not apply.
Safety
Risk of electric shock or fire!
• Never expose the product and accessories 
to rain or water. Never place liquid 
containers, such as vases, near the product. 
If liquids are spilt on or into the product, 
disconnect it from the power outlet 
immediately. Contact Philips Consumer 
Care to have the product checked before 
use.
• Never place the product and accessories 
near naked flames or other heat sources, 
including direct sunlight.
• Never inser t objects into the ventilation 
slots or other openings on the product.
• Where the mains plug or an appliance 
coupler is used as the disconnect device, 
the disconnect device shall remain readily 
operable.
• Disconnect the product from the power 
outlet before lightning storms. 
• When you disconnect the power cord, 
always pull the plug, never the cable.
Risk of short circuit or fire!
• Before you connect the product to the 
power outlet, ensure that the power 
voltage matches the value printed on the 
back or bot tom of the product. Never 
connect the product to the power outlet if 
the voltage is different.
Risk of injury or damage to the home theater!
• For wall-mountable products, use only the 
supplied wall mount bracket. Secure the 
wall mount to a wall that can suppor t the 
combined weight of the product and the 
wall mount. Koninklijke Philips Electronics 
N.V. bears no responsibility for improper 
wall mounting that results in accident, injur y 
or damage.
• For speakers with stands, use only the 
supplied stands. Secure the stands to the 
speakers tightly. Place the assembled stands 
on flat, level sur faces that can suppor t the 
combined weight of the speaker and stand.
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3 Your home theater
Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome 
to Philips! To fully benefit from the suppor t that 
Philips offers, register your home theater at www.
philips.com/welcome.
Main unit
 
a Disc compartment
b Display panel
c  (Open/Close)
Open or close the disc compar tment, or 
eject the disc.
d  (Play/Pause)
Star t, pause or resume play.
e SOURCE
Se lect an audio or video source for the 
home theater.
f  (Standby-On)
Switch the home theater on or to standby.
Care of the environment
 
Your product is designed and manufactured with 
high quality materials and components, which 
can be recycled and reused.
 
When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is 
at tached to a product it means that the product 
is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/
EC . Please inform yourself about the local 
separate collection system for electrical and 
electronic products.
Please act according to your local rules and 
do not dispose of your old products with your 
normal household waste.
Correct disposal of your old product helps to 
prevent potential negative consequences for the 
environment and human health.
  
Your product contains bat teries covered by the 
European Directive 2006/66/EC , which cannot 
be disposed with normal household waste.
Please inform yourself about the local rules on 
separate collection of bat teries because correct 
disposal helps to prevent negative consequences 
for the environmental and human health.
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a  (Standby-On) • Switch the home theater on or to 
s t andby.
• When EasyLink is enabled, press 
and hold for at least three seconds 
to switch all connected HDMI CEC 
compliant devices to standby.
b  (Open/Close) 
Open or close the disc compar tment, or 
eject the disc.
c Source buttons• DISC : Switch to disc source. Access 
or exit the disc menu when you play 
a disc.
• AUDIO SOURCE : Select an audio 
input source.
• RADIO : Switch to FM radio.• USB: Switch to USB storage device.
d Navigation buttons• Navigate menus.• In video mode, press lef t or right to 
fast back ward or fast for ward; press 
up or down to slow back ward or slow 
forward.
• In radio mode, press lef t or right to 
search a radio station; press up or 
down to fine tune a radio frequency. 
e OK
Co
nfirm an entr y or selection.
f  BACK
Return to a previous menu screen.
g   /  (Previous/Next)• Skip to the previous or nex t track, 
chapter or file.
• In radio mode, select a preset radio 
station.
h  (Mute)
Mute or restore volume.
i VOL +/-
I ncrease or decrease volume.
j SOUND
Se lect a sound mode.
k Numeric buttons
Select an item to play.
l ANGLE
Se lect video scenes recorded in different 
camera angels.
Remote control
This section includes an over view of the remote 
control. 
 
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4 Connect your home 
theater
This section helps you connect your home theater 
to a TV and other devices. 
For information about the basic connections of 
your home theater and accessories, see the quick 
star t guide. For a comprehensive interactive guide, 
see www.connectivityguide.philips.com. 
Note
 •For identification and supply ratings, refer to 
the type plate at the back or bot tom of the 
product.
 •Before you make or change any connections, 
make sure that all devices are disconnected 
from the power outlet.
Speakers
Position, connect, and set up your speakers for 
best surround sound. 
Position
Speaker position plays a critical role in set ting up 
a surround sound effect. 
For best results, place your speakers and the 
subwoofer as shown below.
  
m REPEAT / PROGR AM• Select or turn off repeat mode.• In radio mode, set a radio station.
n R E P E AT  A - B
M ark two points within a chapter or track 
to repeat play, or turn off the repeat mode.
o CREATE MP3/ZOOM• Access the create MP3 menu.• Zoom into a video scene or picture. 
Press the Navigation buttons (left/
right) to select a zoom factor.
p  SCREEN FIT
Fit the picture format to the T V screen.
q SUBTITLE
Se lect subtitle language for video.
r AUDIO SYNC• Select an audio language or channel. • Press and hold to access audio delay 
set ting, then press +/-  to delay the 
audio to match the video.
s SURR
Se lect surround sound or stereo sound.
t  (Stop)
Stop play.
u  (Play/Pause)
Star t, pause or resume play.
v  INFO
Access more play options while playing a 
disc or a USB storage device.
w  SETUP
Access or exit the setup menu.
x SLEEP
Sw itch the home theater to standby af ter a 
specified time.
EasyLink controls
With Easylink, you can control your home 
theater and the T V with the following but tons 
on your home theater remote control (see 
‘EasyLink ’ on page 17).
•  ( Standby-On ): Press and hold to switch 
your home theater, T V and the connected 
devices to standby.
•  ( Play/Pause ): When a video disc is in 
the disc compar tment, wake up the T V 
from standby, and then play a disc.
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Setup
Set up your speakers through the speaker setup 
menu.
1 Connect your speakers and subwoofer as 
described in the Quick star t guide.
2 Turn on your T V, and switch to the correct 
source for the home theater.
3 Press  SETUP  on your home theater 
remote control.
4 Select  [Audio Setup] , and then press OK.
5 Change the following set tings, and then 
p
ress OK .
• [Speakers Volume] : Set the volume 
level of each speaker.
• [Speakers Delay] : Set the delay time 
for speakers which are placed closer to 
the seating position in order to obtain 
equal audio transmission from all the 
speakers.
Connectors
Connect other devices to your home theater.
Front
  
a  (USB)
Audio, video or picture input from a USB 
storage device.
b MUSIC iLINK
A udio input from an MP3 player.
Note
 •Surround sound depends on factors such as 
room shape and size, type of wall and ceiling, 
windows and reflective sur faces, and speaker 
acoustics. Experiment with the speaker 
positions to find the optimum set ting for you.
Follow these general guidelines, and then set up 
your speakers.
1 Seating position:
T
his is the center of your listening area.
2 FRONT CENTER  ( front center) speaker :
Place the center speaker directly in front of 
the seating position, either above or below 
your T V. Make sure that it is close to your 
ear height when you are seated. 
3 FRONT LEFT  ( front lef t) and FRONT 
RIGHT  (front right) speakers:
Place the lef t and right speakers in the front, 
and equidistant from the center speaker in 
an arc, so that all the three speakers are at 
same distance from your seating position. 
For best effect, point the speakers towards 
the seating position and place the speakers 
close to the ear level (when seated). 
4 REAR LEFT (rear lef t) and REAR RIGHT 
( rear right) speakers: 
Place the rear surround speakers to the 
lef t and right side of your seating position, 
either in line with it or slightly behind it. For 
best effect, point the speakers towards the 
seating position and place the speakers just 
above the ear level (when seated). 
5 SUBWOOFER  ( subwoofer):
Place the subwoofer at least one meter to 
the lef t or right of the T V. Leave about ten 
centimeter clearance from the wall.
Connect
Connect your speakers and the subwoofer to 
your home theater as described in the quick 
star t guide.
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2 On your T V, turn on HDMI-CEC . For 
details, see the T V user manual.
 »When you pla

y a disc on your home 
theater, the video is automatically 
displayed on TV and the audio is 
automatically played on the home theater. 
3 To play audio from T V programs through 
y our home theater, connect an additional 
audio cable (see ‘Connect audio from TV 
and other devices’ on page 11). 
4 If audio from the T V does not play 
a utomatically on your home theater, set up 
the audio manually (see ‘Set up audio for 
connected devices’ on page 11).
Note
 •If your T V has a DVI connector, you can use an 
HDMI/DVI adapter to connect to T V.
Option 2: Connect to the TV through 
composite video
Basic quality video
If your T V does not have HDMI connectors, 
connect your home theater to the T V through a 
composite connection. A composite connection 
does not suppor t high-definition video.
With a composite connection, you need an 
additional audio cable to play the audio from the 
T V through your home theater (see ‘Connect 
audio from T V and other devices’ on page 11).
1 Using a composite video cable, connect the 
V IDEO  connector on your home theater to 
the composite video connector on the TV.
The composite video connector might be 
labeled AV I N , VIDEO IN, COMPOSITE , 
or BASEBAND .
TV
Back connectors
  
a AC MAINS
Con
nect to the power supply.
b SPEAKERS
Conne ct to the supplied speakers and 
subwoofer.
c HDMI OUT
C onnect to the HDMI input on the T V. 
d OPTICAL
Co nnect to an optical audio output on the 
T V or a digital device. 
e VIDEO OUT
C onnect to the composite video input on 
t h e T V.
f AUDIO IN-AUX
C onnect to an analog audio output on the 
T V or an analog device. 
g ANTENNA FM 75 Signal input from an antenna, cable or 
satellite.
Connect  to TV
Connect your home theater to a TV to watch 
videos. You can listen to audio from TV programs 
through your home theater speakers. Use the best 
quality connection available on your home theater 
and TV.
Option 1: Connect to TV through HDMI
Best quality video
With a standard HDMI connection, you need an 
additional audio cable to play the audio from the 
T V through your home theater (see ‘Connect 
audio from T V and other devices’ on page 11).
1 Using a High Speed HDMI cable, connect 
t he HDMI OUT connector on your home 
theater to the HDMI  connector on the TV.
The HDMI connector on the T V might be 
labeled HDMI IN . 
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