Philips Hts4600 User Manual

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Get started
Activate EasyLink control
This feature is only applicable if this unit is 
connected to HDMI CEC compliant TV/device.  
It enables all the linked devices response or 
react to certain commands simultaneously with 
one touch control.
1 Turn on the HDMI CEC operations on 
your TV and other connected devices. See 
TVs/devices manual for details.
2 You can now enjoy the EasyLink controls.
One touch play [ Auto Wake-up TV ]
When you press PLAY button, this unit will 
wake- up from standby mode and start 
disc play (if a video disc is found in the disc 
compartment) and it will also turn on your 
TV and switch to the correct viewing 
channel.
One touch power off [ System Standby ]
When you press and hold STANDBY 
button, it will turn off this unit and all the 
linked devices to standby.
This unit also responses to standby 
command from other HDMI CEC devices. 
One touch audio input switching [ System 
Audio Control ]
This unit is able to render the audio signals 
from the active source.  It switches 
automatically to the corresponding audio 
input and output the sound from its 
speaker system. 
Before you can enjoy this function, you 
have to map the audio inputs to the 
connected devices. 
You can use any HDMI CEC T V/device 
remote control to adjust the volume. •
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 Note
To enable one touch play func tion, a video disc must 
be placed in the disc compar tment before oper ation.
Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability 
with all HDMI CEC compliant devices. •
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Map the audio inputs to the 
connected devices
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Before you star t, ensure that an audio connec tion 
has been made between this unit and your T V/
devices. •
1 Press DISC.
2 Press OPTIONS.
3 Press V to select  [ Video Setup ] in 
the menu, then press B.
4 Select [ HDMI Setup ] > [ EasyLink ]
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then press OK.
EasyLink
Auto Wake-up TV
System Standby
System Audio Control
HDMI Input Mapping
 
[ Auto Wake-up TV ] and [ System 
Standby ] functions are turned on by 
default in the factory.  
5 Select [ System Audio Control ] > [ On ], 
then press OK.
6 Select [ HDMI Input Mapping ], then press 
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7 Select [ OK ] in the menu, then press OK 
to start scanning of devices.
 
Once complete, audio input mapping 
menu is displayed.
 
    Coaxial In AUX
 
HDMI Input Mapping
TV
Other (Non-HDMI)
For example, if your TV audio is 
connected to the AUX IN sockets on 
this unit, select [ AUX ] and map onto 
the correct device (brand name) shown 
at the right panel.
8 Select the audio input of this unit that is 
used to connect to other HDMI device 
(e.g. AUX, Coaxial In), then press B. 
9 Select the correct device that connected 
to this audio input, then press OK.
Repeat steps 8~9 to map other 
connected devices.
10  To exit the menu, press OPTIONS. •
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Select a play source
On the main unit
1 Press SOURCE button repeatedly to 
select: DISC > FM > AUX > DI > MP3 
LINK >
  DISC ...
On the remote control
Press DISC to switch to DISC mode.
Press USB to switch to USB mode.
Press RADIO to switch to FM band.
Press AUX / MP3 LINK repeatedly to listen 
to the audio output from the external 
device. 
Display Device connected to
AUXAUX IN sockets.
DIDIGITAL IN-COAXIAL 
socket.
MP3 LINKMP3 LINK socket.
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Play
5 Play
Play from disc
Playable discs
DVD Video
Region 2 (Europe)
Region 5 (Russia) •
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DVD±RW 
(DVD Rewritable)
DVD±R 
(DVD Recordable)
DVD+R DL (DVD+R Double 
Layer)
ReWritable
CD-RW (CD-Rewritable)
CD-R (CD-Recordable)
Audio CD (Compact Disc
Digital Audio)
Video CD
For mats 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 •
Super Video CD
 Note
DVDs and DVD player s are designed with regional 
restric tions.  Ensure that the DVD video you play is 
for the same region zone as your player (indicated 
on its rear).
This unit can suppor t playback of the following fi le 
formats: MP3/ WMA /JPEG/DivX. •
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Play a disc
 Caution!
Never place any objec ts other than discs into the 
disc compar tment.
Never touch the disc optical lens inside the disc 
compar tment.•
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1 Press Z to open the disc compartment.
2 Insert a disc with its label facing out.
For double-sided disc, load the side to 
play faces out.
3 Press Z to close the disc compartment 
and start disc play.
To view disc play, turn on the TV to 
the correct viewing channel for this 
DVD Home Theatre unit.
4 To stop disc play, press x.
   Tips
If the password entr y menu is displayed, you have to 
enter the 6 -digit password before it can be played.  
Screen saver displays automatically if the disc play 
is stopped for about 5 minutes. To wake up from 
screen saver, press DISC.  
This unit automatically switches to standby mode if 
you do not press any but tons within 15 minutes af ter 
a disc has stopped playing.•
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Play video
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For video disc, playback always resumes from the 
point where it was last stopped. To star t playback 
from the beginning, press í while the message is 
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Control a title
1   Play a title.
2 Use the remote control to control the title. 
Button Action
Pause/ resume play.
Stop play.
Jump to the next title/chapter.
Return to the beginning of the 
current title/chapter or jump to 
the previous title/chapter.
m  MSearch backward/ forward.
To change search speed, 
press this button repeatedly. •
v VSlow motion reverse/ forward 
play.
To change play speed, press 
this but ton repeatedly.
For VCD, only for ward play 
is possible. •
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Change video play 
1   Play a title.
2 Use the remote control to change the 
video play. 
Button Action
Change audio language.
Only applicable to discs 
with multiple audio 
language or channel. •
Change subtitle language.
Only applicable to discs 
with multiple subtitle 
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Toggle through various repeat/
shuffl e play mode; or turn off 
repeat mode.
Repeat options var y 
depending on the disc type.  
For VCDs, repeat play is 
only possible if the PBC 
mode is turned off. •
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Zoom in/out.
To pan through the zoomed 
image, press the cursor 
buttons. •
Display current play status. 
You can change the video 
play options here without 
interrupting disc play.  •
View DVD play from different 
camera angles.
Only applicable to DVDs 
that contain sequences 
recorded from different 
camera angles.
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Play
Access DVD menu
1 Press DISC to access disc main menu.
2 Select a play option, then press OK.
In some menus, press number buttons 
to input your selection.
To return to the title menu during 
playback, press MENU.
Access VCD menu or preview menu
The PBC (Playback Control) for VCD is turned 
on by default in the factory.  When you load in 
a VCD, the contents menu is displayed. 
1 Press vV to select a play option, then 
press OK to start play.
If PBC is off, it skips the menu and starts 
play from the fi rst title.
During playback, you can press MENU 
to return to the menu (if the PBC 
mode is on).
2 To preview the contents of the disc, press 
DISC.
To exit the menu, press DISC. •
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Select Digest Type:
Track Digest
Disc Interval
Track Interval 
[ Track Digest ]
It plays the fi rst few seconds of each track 
in a disc.
[ Disc Interval ]
It divides the total disc time by six and 
plays the fi rst few seconds of these 
intervals.
[ Track Interval ]
It divides the current track by six and plays 
the fi rst few seconds of these intervals. 
This option is not available in stop 
mode.
3 Select a preview play option, then press 
OK.
   Tips
The default set ting for PBC is on.  To change the 
default set ting, see chapter ‘Adjust set tings’ - 
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Sync audio output with video play
If the video play is slower than the audio output 
(sound does not match with the pictures), you 
can delay the audio output to match the video.
1 Press and hold AUDIO SYNC until 
‘AUDIO SYNC XXX’ is displayed.
‘XXX’ denotes the delay time.
2 Within fi ve seconds, press VOL +- to 
set the delay time for audio output.
 Note
If the volume control is not used within 5 seconds, it 
resumes nor mal volume control func tion. •
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Quick skip play to a specifi c time
1 During playback, press INFO.

  The disc status menu is displayed.
2 Select the current elapsed playing time in 
the menu, then press OK.
[ TT Time ] (title time) 
[ CH Time ] (chapter time) 
[ Disc Time ] (disc time) 
[ Track Time ] (track time) 
3 Press the number buttons to change the 
time where you want to skip to, then press 
OK.
Set repeat play for a specifi c section
1 During playback, press REPEAT A-B to set 
the starting point.
2 Press M to fi nd the ending point and 
REPEAT A-B again

  Repeat play starts.
3 To cancel repeat play, press REPEAT A-B.
 Note
The mar ked sec tion for repeat play is only possible 
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Play
Play DivX® video 
DivX video is a digital media format that retains 
high quality despite a high rate of compression.  
This unit is DivX® Certifi ed so that you can 
enjoy DivX video.
1 Insert a disc or USB that contains the DivX 
videos.
2 Press DISC or USB.

  A contents menu is displayed.
3 Select a title to play, then press u.
4 Use the remote control to control the 
title. 
Button Action
Change subtitle language.
Change audio language/track.
Stop play.
For DivX Ultra video, press 
this but ton again to display 
the contents menu. •
Display DivX Ultra video 
information.
 Note
Only those DivX videos that were rented or 
purchased using the DivX registr ation code of this 
unit can be played (see chapter ‘Adjust set tings’ > 
[ General Setup ] > [ DivX(R) VOD Code ] for 
details).
If the subtitle does not appear correc tly, change the 
subtitle language (see chapter ‘Adjust set tings’ - 
[ Preferences ] > [ DivX Subtitle ] for details).
The subtitle can only be displayed up to an aver age 
of 45 char ac ter s.
This unit can play DivX video fi les that are up to 4GB 
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Play music
 Note
For some commercial audio disc, playback may 
resume from the point where it was last stopped. To 
star t play from fi r st tr ack , press í.•
Control a track
1 Play a track.
2 Use the remote control to control the 
track. 
Button Action
Pause/ resume play.
Stop play.
Jump to the next track.
Return to the beginning of the 
current track or jump to the 
previous track.
Direct input the track number.
m  MSearch backward/ forward.
To change search speed, 
press this but ton repeatedly. •
Toggle through various repeat/
shuffl e play mode; or turn off 
repeat mode.
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Play MP3/WMA music 
MP3/WMA is a type of highly compressed 
audio fi le (fi les with .mp3 or .wma extensions).
1 Insert a disc or USB that contains the MP3/
WMA music.
2 Press DISC or USB.

  A contents menu is displayed.
3 Select a folder, then press OK.
4 Select a track to play, then press u.
To return to the main menu, press v 
until ‘Previous’ folder is selected, then 
press OK.
 Note
For CDs recorded in multiple sessions, only the fi rst 
session is played.
This unit does not suppor t MP3PRO audio for mat.
If any special char ac ter s are present in the MP3 tr ack 
name (ID3) or album name, it might not be displayed 
correc tly on the screen because these char ac ter s are 
not suppor ted.  
Some WMA is protec ted by Digital Rights 
Management (DRM), it cannot be played on this unit.
Folders/fi les exceed the suppor ted limit of this unit 
will not be displayed or played.•
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   Tips
To display the data disc contents without folder s, see 
chapter ‘Adjust set tings’ - [ Preferences ] > 
[ MP3/JPEG Nav ] for details.•
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Play photo
Play photos as slideshow
This unit can play JPEG photos (fi les with .jpeg 
or .jpg extensions).
1 Insert a disc or USB that contains the JPEG 
photos.
2 Press DISC or USB.

  For a Kodak disc, the slideshow begins 
automatically.

  For a JPEG disc, the photo menu is 
displayed.  
3 Select the folder/album you want to play.
To preview the photos in the folder/
album, press INFO.
To go to previous or next screen 
display, press í / ë.
To select a photo, press the cursor 
buttons.
To display the selected photo only, 
press OK.
4 Press u to start slideshow play.
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Play
 Note
It may require longer time to display the disc content 
on the T V due to the large number of songs/photos 
compiled onto one disc.
If the JPEG photo is not recorded with an ‘exif ’ 
type fi le, the ac tual thumbnail pic ture will not be 
shown on the display.  It will be replaced with a ‘blue 
mountain’ thumbnail pic ture.
This unit can only display digital camer a pic tures 
according to the JPEG -E XIF for mat, typically used by 
almost all digital camer as.  It cannot display Motion 
JPEG and pic tures in for mats other than JPEG , or 
sound clips associated with pic tures.
Folders/fi les exceed the suppor ted limit of this unit 
will not be displayed or played.•
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Control photo play
1 Play photo slideshow.
2 Use the remote control to control the 
photo. 
Button Action
bSkip to the previous photo.
BSkip to the next photo.
vRotate the photo clockwise.
VRotate the photo anti-
clockwise.
Zoom in/ out.
Play will pause while in 
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Stop play.
Play musical slideshow
Play MP3/WMA music fi les and JPEG photo 
fi les simultaneously to create musical slideshow.  
The MP3/WMA and JPEG fi les must be stored 
on the same disc or USB device.
1 Play MP3/WMA music. 
2 Navigate to the photo folder/album and 
press u to start slideshow play.

  Slideshow begins and continues till the 
end of the photo folder or album.  

  Audio continues to play till the end of 
the disc.
To return to the menu, press MENU.
3 To stop slideshow play, press x.
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Play from USB device 
This unit can only play/view MP3, WMA, DivX 
(Ultra) or JPEG fi les that are stored on such 
devices.
1 Connect a digital camera that comply with 
the PTP standard, USB fl ash drive, or USB 
memory card reader to the 
 (USB)  
socket on this unit. 
2 Press USB.

  A contents menu is displayed.
3 Select a fi le to play, then press u. 
For more information, see chapters 
‘Play music, Play photo, Play video’ for 
details.
4 To stop play, press x or remove the USB 
device.
   Tips
If the device does not fi t into the USB socket, 
connec t it through a USB ex tension cable.
If a multiple USB card reader is used, only one of the 
connec ted USB drive contents can be accessed. 
If a USB HDD is used, ensure that an auxiliar y 
power cord connec ted to the USB HDD for proper 
operations.
Digital camer as that use PTP protocol or require 
additional progr amme installation when connec ted 
to a PC are not suppor ted.•
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Play from portable media 
player
Simply connect your portable media player (e.g. 
MP3 player) to this unit to enjoy superb sound 
quality from your music collections.
MP3 LINK
1 Connect a 3.5mm stereo audio cable 
(supplied) from the MP3 LINK socket on 
this unit to the ‘headphone’ socket on your 
portable media player.
2 Press AUX / MP3 LINK repeatedly until 
‘MP3 LINK’ is displayed.
3 Start play on your portable media player.
See chapter ‘Adjust Sound’ to enhance 
the audio output.
4 To stop play, press STOP button on your 
portable media player.
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Control playback is only possible on your por table 
media player.
Stop play on the por table media player before you 
switch to other play media /source.•
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