Philips Hts4600 User Manual

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Connect
3 Connect 
This section describes the basic connections 
required for this DVD Home Theatre unit 
before it can be used.  
Basic connections:
Place the unit 
Connect video cables
Connect speakers to subwoofer
Connect subwoofer and radio antenna
Optional connections:
Connect audio cables/other devices
Connect audio from TV
Connect audio from cable box/
recorder/game console
Connect portable media player
Connect USB device
Attach table stand to DVD Home Theatre 
unit 
Mount the DVD Home Theatre unit/
speakers 
 Note
Refer to the type plate at the rear or bot tom of the 
produc t for identifi cation and supply ratings.
Before you make or change any connec tions, ensure 
that all the devices are disconnec ted from the power 
outlet.•
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Place the unit
For optimum performance, place this unit 
on top of a table or mount it on the wall.
Never place this unit in an enclosed cabinet.
Install this unit near the AC outlet where 
the AC power plug can be easily reached.
RIGHT
LEFT
1 Place this DVD Home Theatre unit near to 
the TV.
Attach the table stand to the DVD 
Home Theatre unit before place it on a 
table top.
2 Place the speakers at the normal listening 
ear-level and directly parallel to the 
listening area.
3 Place the subwoofer at the corner of the 
room or at least one metre away from the 
TV. 
 Note
To avoid magnetic interference or unwanted noise, 
never place the speaker s too close to the T V or any 
radiation devices.•
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Connect video cables
This section describes how to connect this 
DVD Home Theatre unit to your TV so to 
enable viewing of disc play.
Select the best video connection that your TV 
can support.
Option 1: Connect to HDMI socket (for a 
HDMI, DVI or HDCP-compliant TV).
Option 2: Connect to Scart socket (for a 
standard TV).
Option 3: Connect to component video 
socket (for a standard TV or Progressive 
Scan TV).
Option 4: Connect to Video (CVBS) socket 
(for a standard TV).
 Note
You must connec t this unit direc tly to a T V.•
Option 1: Connect to HDMI socket 
HDMI IN
HDMI OUT
1 Connect a HDMI cable (not supplied) 
from the HDMI OUT on this unit to the 
HDMI IN socket on your TV. •
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The HDMI connec tor is only compatible with HDMI 
compliant T Vs and DVI-T Vs.•
   Tips
To optimise the video output, see chapter ‘Adjust 
set tings’ > [ Video Setup ] > [ HDMI Setup ] for 
details. 
This unit is HDMI CEC compatible.  It enables 
connec ted T V/device to control each other over 
HDMI, see chapter ‘Ac tivate EasyLink control’ for 
details. 
Use a HDMI/DVI adaptor in case your T V has only 
a DVI connec tion. An ex tr a audio connec tion is 
needed to complete this connection.
To route the audio from your T V to this DVD Home 
Theatre unit, connec t an audio cable from the audio 
input on this unit to the audio output on your T V.
This type of connec tions provide best pic ture quality.•
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Option 2: Connect to Scart socket 
SCART
CVBS OUT
1 Connect the scart converter cable 
(supplied) from the CVBS OUT socket on 
this unit to the scart input socket on your 
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Option 3: Connect to component 
video socket 
1 Connect the component video cables (not 
supplied) from the Y P
B PR sockets on this 
unit to the component video input sockets 
on your TV.
If a progressive scan TV is used, you 
may turn on the progressive scan mode 
(see chapter ‘Turn on Progressive Scan’ 
for details).
   Tips
The component video input socket on your T V may 
be labelled as Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr or YUV. 
This type of connec tions provide good pic ture 
quality.•
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Option 4: Connect to Video (CVBS) 
socket 
VIDEO IN
CVBS OUT
1 Connect a composite video cable (not 
supplied) from the CVBS OUT socket on 
this unit to the video input socket on your 
TV.
   Tips
The video input socket on your T V may be labelled 
as A / V IN, VIDEO IN, COMPOSITE or BASEBAND. 
This type of connec tions provide standard pic ture 
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Connect speakers to 
subwoofer
LEFT
RIGHT
1 Connect the left and right speakers to the 
matching sockets on the subwoofer.
 Note
Ensure that the front por tion of the plug is fully 
inser ted into the socket.•
Connect subwoofer and radio 
antenna
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1 Connect the interconnect cable (supplied) 
from the TO SUBWOOFER socket on 
this unit to the TO MAIN UNIT socket on 
the subwoofer.
2 Connect the FM antenna (supplied) to the 
FM75Ω socket on this unit (for some 
models, this cable has been connected). 
Extend the FM antenna and fi x its ends to 
the wall.
3 Connect the power cord when all the 
required connections are complete and 
you are ready to enjoy this DVD Home 
Theatre unit.
 
						

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Connect
Connect audio cables/other 
devices
This section describes how you can route the 
sound from other devices to this DVD Home 
Theatre unit in order to enjoy sound output or 
audio play with surround capabilities.
Connect audio from TV 
(also used for EasyLink control)
AUX IN
1   Connect an audio cable (supplied) from 
the AUX IN sockets on this unit to the 
AUDIO OUT sockets on your TV. 
 Note
To listen to the audio output from this connec tion, 
press AUX / MP3 LINK repeatedly until ‘AUX’ is 
displayed on the display panel. •
Connect audio from cable box/
recorder/game console
Connect to digital socket
COAXIAL
DIGITAL IN
1   Connect a coaxial cable (not supplied) 
from the DIGITAL IN-COAXIAL socket 
on the subwoofer to the COAXIAL/
DIGITAL OUT socket on the device.
 Note
To listen to the audio output from this connec tion, 
press AUX / MP3 LINK repeatedly until ‘DI’ is 
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Connect portable media player
MP3 LINK
MP3
1 Connect a 3.5mm stereo audio cable 
(supplied) from the MP3 LINK socket on 
this unit to the phone socket on your 
portable media player (such as MP3 player).
 Note
To listen to the audio output from this connec tion, 
press AUX / MP3 LINK repeatedly until ‘MP3 LINK’ 
is displayed on the display panel. •
Connect USB device
1 Connect the USB device to  (USB) 
socket on this unit.
 Note
This DVD Home Theatre unit can only play/view 
MP3, WMA , DivX (Ultr a) or JPEG fi les that are 
stored on such devices.
To listen to the audio output from this connec tion, 
press USB.•
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Attach table stand to DVD 
Home Theatre  unit 
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Ensure all the required cables are 
connected to this unit.
2 Attach the table stand to the rear of this 
unit and slide it to the left to lock into 
position.
To remove the table stand, hold the 
bottom of the stand and slide it to the 
right.
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A table stand
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Do not at tach the table stand if you want to mount 
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Get started
Mount the DVD Home 
Theatre unit/speakers
 Caution!
Risk of per sonal injur y and damage to the unit.  
Allow only qualifi ed per sons to mount the unit.•
1 Ensure all the required cables are 
connected to this unit.
2 Drill the screw holes and insert the rubber 
wall plugs (not supplied) into the holes.  
Use the supplied mounting guide for 
accurate screw positions.
•Before you mount the speaker, remove 
its stand by pressing on the catches (A) 
and pull it out. 
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3 Hook the DVD Home Theatre unit/
speakers fi rmly onto the screws.  
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The height of the screw positions is 23. 5mm 
dif ference between the main unit and the speaker s.  •
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4  Get started   
Prepare the remote control 
1 Push to open the battery compartment 
cover.
2 Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA.  
Match the indications (+-) inside the 
battery compartment.
3 Close the cover.
 Note
If you are not going to use the remote control for a 
long time, remove the bat teries.•
Control a play source
1 Select the source you wish to control by 
pressing the DISC, USB, RADIO or 
AUX /MP3 LINK button.
2 Then select the desired function (for 
example í, ë). 
Navigate through the menu 
1 Point the remote control directly at the 
remote sensor on this unit and select the 
desired function.
2 Use the following buttons on the remote 
control to navigate through the on-screen 
menus.
Button Action
  v VMove up or down.
  b BMove left or right.
Confi rm a selection.
Enter numbers. 
 
						

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Get started
Find the correct viewing 
channel
1 
Press 2 to turn on the DVD Home 
Theatre unit.
2 Press DISC to switch to disc mode
3 Turn on the TV and switch it to the 
correct video-in channel.  
You may go to the lowest channel on 
your TV, then press the Channel Down 
button on your TVs remote control 
until you see the Video In channel.
You may press ° button repeatedly 
on your TVs remote control.
Usually this channel is between the 
lowest and highest channels and may 
be called FRONT, A/V IN, VIDEO, etc..  
   Tips
See T Vs user manual on how to selec t the correc t 
input on your T V.•
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Select menu display language
 Note
You can skip this set ting if this unit is connec ted to a 
HDMI CEC compliant T V.  It switches automatically 
to the same OSD menu language as per your T V 
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1 Press DISC.
2 Press OPTIONS.

 [ General Setup ] menu is displayed.
3 Press B.
4 Press vV to select [ OSD Language ] in 
the menu, then press B.
General Setup
Screen Saver
DivX(R) VOD Code Sleep Display DimDisc Lock
OSD Language
English
Deutsch Dansk
Français
Italiano Nederlands
Auto
Suomi
The language options are different 
depending on your country or region.  
It may not correspond to the illustration 
shown here. 
5 Press vV to select a language, then press 
OK.
   Tips
To set the default language for DVD audio and disc 
menu, see chapter ‘Adjust set tings’ - [ Preferences ] 
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Turn on Progressive Scan
If you connect this unit to TV with the 
component video connection (see chapter 
‘Connect video cables - Option 3: Connect to 
component video socket’ for details), you can 
set the progressive scan output if your TV 
supports progressive scan.
1 Turn on the TV to the correct viewing 
channel for this unit.
2 Press DISC.
3 Press OPTIONS.
4 Press V to select  [ Video Setup ] in the 
menu, then press B.
Picture Setting
HDMI Setup TV DisplayTV Type
ProgressiveOn Off
Video Setup
Closed Caption
5 Select [ Progressive ] > [ On ]
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OK.

  A warning message is displayed.
6 To proceed, select [ OK ] in the menu and 
press OK.

  The progressive setup is complete.
 Note
If a blank /distor ted screen is displayed, wait for 15 
seconds for the auto recover.
If no pic ture displayed, turn of f the progressive scan 
mode as follows:  
1)  Press Z to open the disc compar tment.  
2)  Press b.  
3)  Press AUDIO SYNC. •
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7 To exit the menu, press OPTIONS.
8 You can now turn on the progressive scan 
mode on your TV (see the TV user 
manual).
 Note
There are some progressive scan T Vs that are 
not fully compatible with this unit, resulting in an 
unnatur al pic ture when playing back a DVD VIDEO 
disc in the progressive scan mode. In such case, turn 
of f the progressive scan feature on both this unit and 
your T V.•