Philips Hts3531 User Manual

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Option 2: Connect audio through analog 
audio cables
Basic quality audio
Using an analog cable, connect the AUX 
connectors on your home theater to the 
AUDIO OUT  connectors on the TV or other 
device.
  
VCR
  
2 On your T V, switch to the correct video 
i nput.
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).
On your home theater, press SOURCE  
repeatedly to select the correct audio input.
Connect audio from TV and 
other devices
Play audio from T V or other devices through 
your home theater.
Use the best quality connection available on your 
T V, home theater, and other devices. 
Note
 •The audio connections in this user manual are 
only recommendations. You can use other 
connections too.
Option 1: Connect audio through a digital 
optical cable
Best quality audio
Using an optical cable, connect the OPTICAL  
connector on your home theater to the 
OPTICAL OUT  connector on the TV or other 
device.
The digital optical connector might be labeled 
SPDIF , SPDIF OUT , or OPTICAL . 
  
TV
TV
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Discs
Your home theater can play DVDs, VCDs, and 
CDs. It can also play discs that you’ve made at 
home, such as CD-R discs of photos and music.
What you need
• Audio and video connection between your 
home theater and the T V.
• An audio or a video disc.
Play discs
1 Inser t a disc into the home theater.
 »Your 

TV switches to the correct source 
and the disc plays automatically. If it does 
not, press  DISC.
2 Press the play but tons to control play (see 
‘
Play but tons’ on page 12).
Play buttons
Button Action
Navigation 
buttons Navigate menus.
OK Confirm an entr y or selection.
 (Play/
Pause ) Star t, pause or resume play.
Stop play.
 / Skip to the previous or nex t track, 
chapter or file.
 / Fast back wards or fast for wards. 
Press repeatedly to change the 
search speed.
Navigation 
buttons  
(lef t /r ight) Rotate the picture clock wise or 
counter-clockwise.
Navigation 
buttons  
(u p /d ow n) Flip the picture ver tically or 
horizontally.
SUBTITLE Select subtitle language for video.
DISC Access or exit the disc menu.
AUDIO 
SYNC Select an audio language or 
channel.
 
SCREEN 
FIT Fit the picture format to the T V 
screen.
ZOOM Zoom into a video scene or 
picture.
5 Use your home 
theater
This section helps you use the home theater to 
play media from a wide range of sources.
Before you start
• Make the necessar y connections described 
in the Quick star t guide and the user 
manual.
• Switch the T V to the correct source for the 
home theater.
Choose sound
This section helps you choose the ideal sound for 
your video or music.
Sound mode
Select predefined sound modes to suit your 
video or music.
1 Press SOUND  repeatedly to select a sound 
mode.
• MOVIE : Enjoy a cinematic audio 
experience, specially enhanced for 
movies.
• MUSIC : Recreate the original recording 
environment of your music, in the 
studio or at a concer t.
• ORIGINAL : Experience the original 
sound of your movies and music, 
without added sound effects.
• NEWS : Hear ever y word with 
optimized speech and clear vocals.
• GAMING : Enjoy thrilling arcade 
sounds, ideal for action-packed video 
games or loud par ties.
Surround sound mode
Experience an immersive audio experience with 
surround sound modes.
1 Select  SUR R repeatedly to select a 
surround mode.
• 5CH STEREO : Enhanced stereo sound. 
Ideal for par ty music.
• MULTI-CH: Traditional 5.1 channels for a 
more relaxing cinematic experience.
• STEREO : Two-channel stereo sound. 
Ideal for listening to music.
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Synchronize picture and sound
If the audio and video are not synchronized, 
delay the audio to match the video.
1 Press  SETUP.
2 Select [Audio Setup] , and then press OK.
3 Select [Audio Sync] , and then press OK.
4 Press the Navigation buttons (lef t /right) to 
s
ynchronize the audio with the video.
5 Press  OK t o confirm.
Note
 •Press and hold AUDIO SYNC  on the remote 
control for quick access to the audio sync 
setup menu.
USB storage devices
Enjoy pictures, audio and video on a USB storage 
device.
What you need
• A USB storage device that is format ted for 
FAT, and complies with the Mass Storage 
Class.
• A USB ex tension cable, if the USB storage 
device does not fit into the connector.
Note
 •You can use digital cameras connected by USB 
if they can play the files without using a special 
computer program.
Play files
1 Connect the USB storage device to the 
h
ome theater.
2 Press  USB .
 »A content browser is displa

yed.
3 Select a file, and then press OK.
4 Press the playback but tons to control play 
(
see ‘Play but tons’ on page 12).
Button Action
R E P E AT Select or turn off repeat mode.
R E P E AT  
A-B Mark two points within a chapter 
or track to repeat play, or turn off 
the repeat mode.
ANGLE Select video scenes recorded in 
different camera angels.
 INFOAccess the advanced options when 
you play your audio, video, or 
media files (see ‘Audio, video, and 
picture options’ on page 14).
Display menu for VCD and SVCD
Display the content menu on VCD and SVCD 
discs.
1 Press  SETUP
.
2 Select [Preference Setup] , and then press 
OK .
3 Select  [PBC]  > [On], and then press OK .
Note
 •To skip the content menu, select [Of f ] . •While playing a VCD/SVCD, you can press 
DISC to turn off or on the PBC (playback 
control).
Display menu for MP3/JPEG
You can choose how you want the MP3 contents 
to display.
1 Press  SETUP .
2 Select [Preference Setup] , and then press 
OK .
3 Select  [MP3/JPEG Display] , and then press 
OK .
4 Select the following options, then press OK .
• [ View Folders]: Display the MP3 
folders.
• [View Files] : Display the MP3 files.
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Character Set Language
[Standard]English, Albanian, Danish, 
Dutch, Finnish, French, 
Gaelic, German, Italian, 
Kurdish (Latin), Nor wegian, 
Por tuguese, Spanish, Swedish 
and Turkish
[Central Europe] Albanian, Croat, Czech, 
Dutch, English, German, 
Hungarian, Irish, Polish, 
Romanian, Slovak, Slovene 
and Sorbian
[Cyrillic] Bulgarian, Belorussian, 
English, Macedonian, 
Moldavian, Russian, Serbian 
and Ukrainian
[Greek] Greek
[Hebrew] Hebrew
[Chinese(Simp)] Simplified Chinese
Audio, video, and picture options
Use advanced features when you play audio, video, 
or media files from a disc or a USB storage device.
Audio options
1 Press  INFO repeatedly to cycle through 
the following options:
• Show the current track information 
and time.
• [Of f ] : Press Navigation buttons (left/
right) to select a repeat mode.
• [Disc Go To:] : Skip to a specific par t of 
the disc by entering the disc time.
• [Track Go To:] : Skip to a specific par t 
of the track by entering the track time.
• [Select Track:] : Select a specific track.
DivX
Play DivX videos from :
• a disc (see ‘Discs’ on page 12),• a USB storage device (see ‘USB storage 
devices’ on page 13).
VOD code for DivX
Before you purchase DivX videos and play them 
on your home theater, register the home theater 
on w w w.div x.com using the DivX VOD code. 
1 Press  SETUP.
2 Select [General Setup] , and then press OK.
3 Select [DivX(R) VOD Code] , and then 
press OK .
 »The DivX V

OD registration code for 
your home theater is displayed.
Subtitles
If your video has subtitles in multiple languages, 
select a subtitle language. 
1 While playing video, press SUBTITLE  t o 
select a language.
Note
 •Make sure that the subtitle file has the same 
name as the video file. For example, if the 
video file is named ‘movie.avi’, save the subtitle 
file as ‘movie.sr t’ or ‘movie.sub’.
 •Your home theater can play subtitle files in the 
following formats: .sr t, .sub, .t x t, .ssa, .ass, smi, 
and .sami. These files do not appear in the file 
navigation menu.
 •If the subtitles do not appear correctly, change 
the character set.
Subtitle character set
If the subtitles do not appear correctly, change 
the character set that suppor ts the DivX subtitle.
1 Press  SETUP .
2 Select [Preference Setup] , and then press 
OK .
3 Select  [DivX Subtitle] , and then press OK.
4 Select a character set, and the press OK .
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Slideshows
While playing audio, access fun features such as 
picture and musical slideshows.
Picture slideshows
View a slideshow of your pictures stored in your 
disc or a USB storage device.
1 Select a picture from a disc or USB storage 
device, and then press .
2 Press  to stop the slideshow.
Musical slideshows
Create a musical slideshow to play music and 
pictures at the same time.
1 Select a music track, and then press OK .
2 Press  BACK, and go to the picture 
f o l d e r.
3 Select a picture, and then press  ( Play ) to 
star t the slideshow.
4 Press  to stop slideshow.
5 Press  again to stop music.
Radio
Listen to FM radio on your home theater, and 
store up to 40 radio stations.
What you need
• FM antenna.
Note
 •AM and digital radio are not suppor ted. •If no stereo signal is detected, you are 
prompted to install the radio stations again.
 •For the best reception, place the antenna away 
from the T V or other sources of radiation.
Video options
1 Press  INFO .
 »The video options menu is displa

yed.
2 Press the Navigation buttons and OK  t o 
select and change:
• [Title] : Select a specific title.• [Chapter] : Select a specific chapter.• [ Tr a c k ]: Select a specific track (for 
VCD/SVCD only).
• [Audio]: Select audio language for video.• [Subtitle] : Select subtitle language for 
video.
• [Angle] : Select video scenes recorded 
in different camera angels.
• [ T T Time] : Skip to a specific par t of 
the video by entering the title time.
• [Ch Time]: Skip to a specific par t of 
the video by entering the chapter time.
• [Disc Time]: Skip to a specific par t of 
the video by entering the disc time (for 
VCD/SVCD only).
• [Track Time] : Skip to a specific par t 
of the video by entering the track time 
(for VCD/SVCD only).
• [Repeat AB] : Mark two points within a 
chapter or track to repeat play, or turn 
off the repeat mode.
• [Preview] : Select a content preview 
for disc.
• [Repeat] : Select a repeat mode.• [Time Disp.] : Select the information of 
time display.
Picture options
1 Press  INFO  to access picture preview 
mode.
 » 12 thumbnail pictures are display

ed.
2 Press   /  to go to previous or nex t 
preview page.
3 Press the Navigation buttons and OK  t o 
select a picture.
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MP3 player
Connect your MP3 player to play your audio files 
or music.
What you need
• An MP3 player.• A 3. 5mm stereo audio cable.
Play music
1 Connect the MP3 player to the home 
theater as described in the Quick star t 
guide. 
2 Press  AUDIO SOURCE  repeatedly until 
‘ MUSIC I-LINK ’ appears on the display 
panel.
3 Press the but tons on the MP3 player to 
s elect and play audio files or music.
Create MP3 files
Use your home theater to conver t audio CDs into 
MP3 files. 
What you need
• An audio disc.• A USB storage device
1 Connect a USB storage device to the home 
theater.
2 Play your audio CD (CDDA /HDCD).
3 Press  CR E AT E  M P 3 . 
 »A confirmation message is displa

yed.
4 Select [Ye s] , and then press OK .
 »The create MP3 screen is display

ed. The 
right panel contains MP3 settings and the 
left panel shows the audio tracks.
  
CREAT E MP3
OPTIONS TRACK
Bitrate         128kbps
SUMMARY
Select 
Track     0              
Start ExitSelect All
Deselect All
Time                 00:00 Tr
ack01          04:14
Tr ack02          04:17
Tr ack03          03:58
Tr ack04          04:51
Tr ack05          03:53
Tr ack06          04:09
Tr ack07          04:38 
Speed         Normal
CR T ID3       Yes
Device         USB1
Tune stations
1 Connect the FM antenna as described in the 
Q
uick star t guide.
2 Press  RADIO .
 »If you ha

ve already installed the radio 
stations, the last channel that you listened 
to is played.
 » If you ha

ve not installed any radio 
stations, the message  AUTO INSTALL...
PRESS PLAY appears on the display 
panel. Press 
 (Play).
3 Press the following but tons to listen or to 
ch ange radio stations:
Button Action
 / Select a preset radio station.
Navigation 
buttons  
(lef t /r ight) Search for a radio station.
Navigation 
buttons  
(u p /d ow n) Fine tune a radio frequency.
Press to stop the installation of 
radio stations.
Press and hold to erase the preset 
radio station.
PROGRAM Manual: Press once to access 
program mode, and press again to 
store the radio station.
Automatic: Press and hold for 
three seconds to reinstall the 
radio stations.
Listen to radio
1 Press RADIO .
• To listen to a preset station, press  
or .• To search for a radio station, and then 
listen, press Navigation buttons (left/
r ight).
2 Press  +/-  (Volume ) to change the volume.
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Switch on
1 On the T V and other connected devices, 
turn on the HDMI-CEC operations. For 
details, see the manual of the T V or other 
devices. 
2 Press  SETUP .
3 Select [General Setup] , and then press OK.
4 Select [EasyLink Setup]  > [EasyLink], and 
then press OK .
5 Select [On] , and then press OK .
Control devices
Control the home theater and the other 
connected HDMI-CEC compliant devices with a 
single remote control.
One-touch play
If you enable One-touch play, the T V 
automatically switches to the correct channel 
when you play a disc in your home theater.
One-touch standby
When you press and hold 
 (Standby ) on the 
remote control, the home theater and all the 
connected HDMI-CEC devices (that suppor t 
one-touch standby) switch to the standby 
mode.
If one-touch standby is enabled on your home 
theater, you can switch to standby with the 
remote control of the T V or other HDMI-CEC 
devices.
5 Press the Navigation buttons and OK  t o 
select and change: 
• [Speed] : Select the write-to-file speed.• [Bitrate] : Select the conversion quality.• [CRT ID3] : Copy the tracks 
information when conver ting to MP3 
files. 
• [Device]: Select the USB storage 
device which you use to store the MP3 
files.
6 Navigate to the right panel, and then select 
t he audio tracks and press OK .
• To select all tracks, navigate to [Select 
All], and then press OK .
7 Select [St ar t] , and then press OK  to star t 
the MP3 conversion. 
 » A new folder which contains the MP3 
files is created in the USB stor

age device.
• To exit the menu, select [E xit], and 
then press OK .
Note
 •When the conversion is in process, do not 
press any but tons. 
 •DTS CDs and copy-protected CDs cannot be 
conver ted.
 •Write-protected or password-protected USB 
storage device cannot be used to store MP3 
files. 
EasyLink
The home theater suppor ts Philips EasyLink, which 
uses the HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics 
Control) protocol. EasyLink-compliant devices that 
are connected through HDMI can be controlled 
by a single remote control. 
Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability 
with all HDMI-CEC devices.
What you need
• HDMI-CEC compliant devices.• An HDMI connection between the 
connected devices.
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Picture resolution
To enjoy high definition HDMI video output, set 
the HDMI video set tings that best match up with 
your T V capability. 
1 Press  SETUP.
2 Select [Video Setup] , and then press OK.
3 Select [HDMI Setup] , and then press OK.
4 Change the following set tings, and then 
p
ress OK :
• [Wide Screen Format] : For 16:9 wide 
screen T V display set ting.
• [HDMI Video] : HDMI resolution.
High definition picture
Suppor t high definition JPEG pictures.
1 Press  SETUP.
2 Select [Video Setup] , and then press OK.
3 Select [HD JPEG] > [On] , and then press 
OK .
Sound
Change the sound settings to suit your preference.
HDMI audio
HDMI audio is automatically down-mixed to two 
channel for T V speakers. If you do not want to 
output audio through your T V, disable the HDMI 
audio.
1 Press  SETUP .
2 Select [Audio Setup] , and then press OK.
3 Select [HDM I Audio]  > [Of f ], and then 
press OK .
6 Change settings
This section helps you to change the settings of 
your home theater. 
Caution
 •Most of the set tings are already configured 
with the best value for your home theater. 
Unless you have a reason to change a set ting, it 
is best to leave it at the default value.
Note
 •You cannot change a set ting that is grayed out. •To return to the previous menu, press  
BACK . To exit the menu, press  SETUP .
Picture
Change the picture set tings to suit your 
preferences.
Note
 •The best set ting is automatically selected for 
the T V. If you change the set ting, make sure 
that the T V suppor ts the new set tings.
Picture settings and format
1 Press  SETUP.
2 Select [Video Setup] , and then press OK.
3 Change the following set tings, and then 
p
ress OK :
• [TV System] : For T V suppor ted video 
format.
• [TV Display] : For T V picture display 
format.
• [Picture Settings] : Predefined color 
settings.
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Disc menu
1 Press  SETUP.
2 Select [Preference Setup] , and then press 
OK .
3 Select  [Disc Menu] , and then press OK.
4 Select a menu language for discs, and then 
p
ress OK .
Note
 •If your preferred disc language is not available, 
select [O thers]  from the list, and enter the 
4-digit language code found at the end of this 
user manual (see ‘Language code’ on page 
999).
 •If you select a language that is not available 
on a disc, the home theater uses the default 
language of the disc.
Parental control
Restrict access to discs.
Password
You can set or change your password to play a 
restricted disc.
1 Press  SETUP .
2 Select [Preference Setup] , and then press 
OK .
3 Select  [Password] , and then press OK.
 »A change password men

u is displayed.
4 Follow the instructions on the T V to set or 
change password.
• If you do not have a password or you 
have forgot ten, enter 0000 .
5 Press OK.
Ratings
Some discs are recorded with ratings according 
to age. You can set up your home theater to play 
only discs with an age rating lower than your 
child’s age.
1 Press  SETUP .
2 Select [Preference Setup] , and then press 
OK .
Language
Select a language for the home menu, audio, and 
subtitles.
Home menu
1 Press  SETUP .
2 Select [General Setup] , and then press OK.
3 Select [OSD Language] , and then press OK.
4 Select a menu language for your home 
t
heater, and then press OK .
Disc audio
1 Press  SETUP.
2 Select [Preference Setup] , and then press 
OK .
3 Select  [Audio] , and then press OK .
4 Select an audio language for discs, and then 
p
ress OK .
Note
 •If your preferred disc language is not available, 
select [O thers]  from the list, and enter the 
4-digit language code found at the end of this 
user manual (see ‘Language code’ on page 
999).
 •If you select a language that is not available 
on a disc, the home theater uses the default 
language of the disc.
Disc subtitle
1 Press  SETUP .
2 Select [Preference Setup] , and then press 
OK .
3 Select  [Subtitle] , and then press OK .
4 Select a subtitle language for discs, and then 
p
ress OK .
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Sleep timer
Set timers to switch the home theater to 
standby af ter a specified time.
1 Press  SETUP.
2 Select [General Setup] , and then press OK.
3 Select [Sleep Timer] , and then press OK.
4 Select the duration of the sleep timer.
 »The sleep timer can be set up to 60 
minutes.

 If the sleep timer is set to  [Off], 
it switches off.
5 Press  OK t o activate.
 »The home theater switches to standby 
after the specified time

.
Screen saver
Automatically switch your home theater to 
screen saver mode if:
• it is in pause or stop mode, and • no but ton is pressed for 10 minutes.
1 Press  SETUP.
2 Select [General Setup] , and then press OK.
3 Select [Screen Saver] > [On] , and then 
press OK .
Display panel
Change the brightness of the home theater 
display panel.
1 Press  SETUP.
2 Select [General Setup] , and then press OK.
3 Select [Display Dim] , and then press OK.
4 Select the brightness, and then press OK .
Apply factory settings
Reset your home theater to the default settings. 
You cannot reset the parental control settings.
1 Press  SETUP.
2 Select [Preference Setup] , and then press 
OK .
3 Select  [De fault], and then press OK .
4 Select [O k], and then press OK .
3 Select [Parental] , and then press OK .
 »A message prompts you to enter the 
passw

ord.
4 Enter the password with the Numeric 
buttons .
5 Select an age rating, and then press OK .
• To play all discs irrespective of the 
rating, select level 8 or [Of f ].
Lock disc
To restrict access to discs that are not encoded 
with ratings and parental control, lock the disc 
manually.
  Y

ou can lock upto 20 discs on your 
home theater. 
1 While playing a disc, press  SETUP .
2 Select [General Setup] , and then press OK.
3 Select [Disc Lock]  > [Lock], and then press 
OK .
 » A message prompts you to enter the 
passw

ord.
4 Enter the password with the Numeric 
buttons .
 »The disc is locked.
 »To pla

y the locked disc, enter the 
password.
Energy saving
Save energy by changing the following settings.
Auto standby
When playing a disc or a USB storage device, 
automatically switch your home theater to 
standby if:
• it is in pause or stop mode, and • no but ton is pressed for 30 minutes.
1 Press  SETUP .
2 Select [General Setup] , and then press OK.
3 Select [Auto St andby]  > [On], and then 
press OK .
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