Philips Hts4600 User Manual

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Play
Play from radio 
Check if the FM antenna has been connected 
to this DVD Home Theatre unit.  If not, 
connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM 
75Ω socket and fi x its ends to the wall.
   Tips
For bet ter FM stereo reception, connec t an ex ternal 
FM antenna (not supplied).
Position the antenna as far away as possible from 
your T V, VCR or other r adiation source to prevent 
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First time tuning
The fi rst time when you access ‘RADIO’ mode, 
follow the instructions to install the radio 
stations.  
1 Press RADIO.
 
’AUTO INSTALL ... PRESS PLAY’ is 
displayed. 
2 Press u.
 
All detected radio stations are stored.
 
Once complete, it tunes to the fi rst 
preset radio station.
To stop auto tuning, press x.
 Note
This unit can store up to a maximum of 40 r adio 
stations.
If auto installation is not ac tivated or less than 5 
r adio stations are stored, ‘AUTO INSTALL’ will be 
displayed again the nex t time you turn on to r adio 
mode. 
If the FM r adio station tr ansmits RDS (Radio Data 
System) data , the name of the r adio station will be 
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Listen to radio 
1 Press RADIO.
2 Use the remote control to control the 
radio. 
Button Action
Select a preset radio station.
 m  MTune the radio frequency 
backward/ forward.
Press and hold this but ton to 
delete the preset station from 
the preset list.
The preset number for 
other radio stations 
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Reinstall all the radio stations
1 Press RADIO.
2 Press and hold PROGRAM until ‘START’ is 
displayed.

  All previously stored radio stations will 
be replaced.
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If no stereo signal is detec ted or less than 5 stations 
are detec ted during r adio installation, ‘CHECK 
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Search and store radio stations 
individually
1 Press RADIO.
2 Press m M.

  The radio frequency indication starts to 
change until a radio station is detected.
3 Repeat step 2 until you tune to the radio 
station you wish to store.
To fi netune the radio frequency, press 
vV.
4 Press PROGRAM.
If no action is carried out within 20 
seconds after the above step, it exits 
the preset mode.
5 Press í ë (or the number buttons) to 
select a preset number to store.
6 Press PROGRAM to confi rm. •
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Adjust sound
6 Adjust sound
Control the volume
1 
Press  VOL +-  to increase or decrease 
the volume level.
To mute the volume, press  H.
To restore the volume, press  H again 
or press the volume button.
Select surround sound
1 Press  SURROUND  repeatedly to select a 
best surround output that available on the 
disc.
Options Descriptions
DOLBY VS
Dolby Virtual surround sound.
STEREOStereo sound.
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Select a preset sound effect
1 Press  SOUND MODES  +- repeatedly 
to select a sound effect that most suits the 
video or music you play.
Video /
Music Descriptions
CONCERT /
CLASSIC
Flat and pure sound mode. 
Ideal for listening to classical 
music and watching live 
concert DVDs.
DRAMA /
LOUNGEModerate sound mode 
suitable for lounge music 
and watching dramas.
ACTION /
ROCKEnhanced low and high 
range for great sounding 
movie effects and 
atmosphere. Great for 
action movies and rock/pop 
music.
GAMING /
SPORTSModerate mid range and 
surround effects for clear 
vocals and the atmosphere 
of a live sports venue, also 
ideal video gaming.
NIGHTDynamically controlled 
sound mode suitable for 
watching movies at night or 
for non-intrusive 
background music.
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7 Adjust settings
This section describes the various setting 
options of this unit.  
Symbol Options
[ General Setup ]
 
[ Audio Setup ]
[ Video Setup ]
[ Preferences ]
General setup
1 
Press OPTIONS.

 [ General Setup ] menu is displayed.
2 Press B.
3 Select an option, then press OK.
General Setup
Screen Saver
DivX(R) VOD Code Sleep Display DimDisc Lock
OSD Language
See the explanations of the above 
options in the following pages.
4 Select a setting, then press OK.
To return to the previous menu, press 
BACK.
To exit the menu, press OPTIONS. •
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•[ Disc Lock ] 
Set play restriction for a specifi c discs.  
Before you start, place the disc in the disc 
compartment (maximum 40 discs can be 
locked).
[ Lock ] – restrict access to the current 
disc.  The next time you want to play 
this disc or unlock it, you need to enter 
the password. 
[ Unlock ] – all discs can be played. 
   Tips
To set or change your password, go to 
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[ Display Dim ] 
Change the brightness level of the display 
panel to suit the lighting in your room.
[ 100% ] – normal brightness.
[ 70% ] – medium brightness.
[ 40% ] – dimmest display. The LEDs 
and display icons will not be shown.
[ OSD Language ]
Select the default on-screen menu 
language.  
[ Screen Saver ]
Turn off or on the screen saver mode.  It 
helps to protect the TV screen from being 
damage due to over exposure to a static 
image for too long.
[ On ] – set the screen saver to appear 
after 5 minutes of inactivity (for 
example, in \pause or stop mode).
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Adjust settings
[ Sleep ]
Switch to standby automatically after the 
preset time.
[ Off ] – disable sleep mode.
[ 15, 30, 45, 60 mins ] – select the 
count down time before it switches to 
standby.
   Tips
You can direc tly access to sleep timer func tion by 
pressing SLEEP repeatedly on the remote control 
until the count down time is displayed on the display 
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[ DivX(R) VOD Code ]
Display the DivX® registration code.
   Tips
Enter this unit’s DivX registr ation code when you 
rent or purchase video from w w w.div x.com/vod.  
The DivX videos rented or purchased through the 
DivX® VOD ( Video On Demand) ser vice can be 
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Audio setup
1 
Press OPTIONS.

 [ General Setup ] menu is displayed.
2 Press V to select  [ Audio Setup ], then 
press B.
3 Select an option, then press OK.
Audio Setup
HDMI Audio
CD Upsampling
Audio Sync Speakers Volume
See the explanations of the above 
options in the following pages.
4 Select a setting, then press OK.
To return to the previous menu, press 
BACK.
To exit the menu, press OPTIONS.
[ Speakers Volume ]
When the speakers are not placed in an 
equal distance from the listening position, 
change the volume level of the speakers so 
that for those placed closer to the listening 
position will not sound too loud.
To star t, press OK.
Select a speaker in the menu, then 
press b B to adjust the volume level.
Press OK to confi rm and exit. 1.
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The test tone is emit ted from the speaker while 
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[ HDMI Audio ]
When you connect this unit and TV with 
HDMI cable, select the audio output 
setting for this connection.
[ All ] – the sound is output through 
both your TV and this speaker system. 
If the audio format on the disc is not 
supported, it will be downmixed to 
two-channel sound (linear-PCM).  
[ Off ] – disable audio output from 
your TV. The sound is only output 
through this speaker system.
[ CD Upsampling ]
Convert the music CD to a higher 
sampling rate using sophisticated digital 
signal processing for better sound quality.  
[ Off ] – turn off CD-upsampling.
[ 88.2 kHz (X2) ] – convert the 
sampling rate of the CDs twice as high 
as the original rate. 
 Note
When you press SURROUND to switch to multi-
channel mode, it automatically turns of f the CD-
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[ Audio Sync ]
Set the default delay time for audio output 
when you play a video disc.
To star t, press OK.
Select a speaker delay in the menu, 
then press b B to set the delay time.
Press OK to confi rm and exit. 1.
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Video setup
1 
Press OPTIONS.

 [ General Setup ] menu is displayed.
2 Press V to select  [ Video Setup ], then 
press B.
3 Select an option, then press OK.
Video Setup
HDMI Setup TV Display TV Type
Picture Setting Progressive
Closed Caption
See the explanations of the above 
options in the following pages.
4 Select a setting, then press OK.
To return to the previous menu, press 
BACK.
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Adjust settings
[ TV Type ]
Change this setting only if the video does 
not appear correctly.  By default, this 
setting matches the most common setting 
for TVs in your country.  
[ PAL ] – for PAL-system TV.
[ NTSC ] – for NTSC-system TV.
[ Multi ] – for TV that is compatible 
with both PAL and NTSC.
[ TV Display ]
Select the screen format according to how 
you want the picture to appear on your 
TV.  
4:3 Letter Box (LB) 4:3 Pan Scan (PS)
16:9 (Wide Screen)
[ 4:3 Pan Scan ] – for standard TV, a 
full-height screen display with the sides 
trimmed.
[ 4:3 Letter Box ] – for standard TV,  a 
‘wide-screen’ display with black bars on 
the top and bottom.
[ 16:9 Wide Screen ] – for wide-screen 
TV (frame ratio 16:9). 
[ Progressive ]
If your TV can support progressive signals, 
you can activate the progressive scan 
mode of this unit.
[ On ] – turn on progressive scan 
mode.  
[ Off ] – disable progressive scan mode.   
   Tips
See chapter ‘Get Star ted - Turn on Progressive Scan’ 
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[ Picture Setting ]
Select a predefi ned set of picture colour 
settings or customise your personal setting.
[ Standard ] – original colour setting.   
[ Bright ] – vibrant colour setting.
[ Soft ] – warm colour setting.
[ Personal ] – customise the colour 
setting.  Set the level of brightness, 
contrast, tint and colour saturation in 
the menu, then press OK.
[ HDMI Setup ]
When you connect this unit and TV with 
HDMI cable, select the best HDMI setup 
that your TV can support.
[ Wide Screen Format ] – defi ne the 
wide screen format for disc play. 
Options Descriptions
[ Superwide ]Centre position of the 
screen is stretched less 
than the side.  This 
setting is only applicable 
if the video resolution is 
set to 720p or 1080i/p.
[ 4:3 Pillar 
Box ]No stretching of the 
picture.  Black bars are 
displayed on both sides 
of the screen.
[ Off ]Picture will be displayed 
according to the format 
of the disc.
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This set ting is only available if you have set the [ T V 
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[ HDMI Video ] – select a video 
resolution that is compatible with your 
TV display capability.
Options Descriptions
[ Auto ]It detects and selects the 
best supported video 
resolution automatically.
[ 480p, 576p, 
720p, 1080i, 
1080p ]Select a video resolution 
that best supported by 
your TV.  See your TVs 
manual for details.
 Note
If the set ting is not compatible with your T V, a 
blank screen appear s.  Wait for 15 seconds for auto 
recover or switch to its default mode as follows:  
1)  Press Z.  2)  Press b.  3)  Press ZOOM.•
[ EasyLink ] – enable all the HDMI CEC 
compliant TV/device response or react 
to certain commands simultaneously 
with one touch control.
Options Descriptions
[ Auto Wake-
up TV ]It wake-ups your TV 
automatically when you 
press PLAY to power up 
this unit and start disc 
play (if a video disc is 
found in the disc 
compartment).
To disable this feature, 
select [ Off ]
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[ System 
Standby ]Respond to standby 
command from other 
HDMI CEC compliant 
TV/devices.
To disable this feature, 
select [ Decline ].  •
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[ System Audio 
Control ]It enables this DVD 
Home Theatre unit to 
switch automatically to 
the audio input of the 
active device.
To enable this feature, 
select [ On ].  Then 
proceed to [ HDMI 
Input Mapping ] to 
scan and map all the 
connected devices. •
[ HDMI Input 
Mapping ]Map the audio input to 
the connected TV/
devices correctly to 
enable automatic 
switching of input source.  
Press OK to star t 
scanning of devices.
Select the audio input 
to map (e.g. AUX, 
Coaxial In), then press 
B.
Select the correct 
device that connected 
to this audio input, 
then press OK. 1.
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Your T V and other connec ted devices must be 
compliant with HDMI CEC .
You must turn on the HDMI CEC oper ations on 
your T V/devices before you can enjoy the EasyLink 
controls. See your T Vs/devices manual for details.
Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability 
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Adjust settings
[ Closed Caption ]
Turn on or off display captions.
[ On ] – show the sound effects in 
subtitle. Only applicable to disc with 
Closed Caption information included 
and your TV supports this feature.
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Preferences
1 
Press OPTIONS.

 [ General Setup ] menu is displayed.
2 Press V to select  [ Preferences ], then 
press B.
3 Select an option, then press OK.
Preferences
Parental
PBC Disc Menu
Password
DivX Subtitle SubtitleAudio
MP3/JPEG Nav
See the explanations of the above 
options in the following pages.
4 Select a setting, then press OK.
To return to the previous menu, press 
BACK.
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[ Audio ]
Select the default audio language for 
DVDs.
[ Subtitle ]
Select the default subtitle language for 
DVDs.
[ Disc Menu ]
Select the menu language for DVDs.
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If the language you have set is not available on the 
disc, the disc uses its own default language.
For some DVDs, the subtitle/audio language can only 
be changed from the disc menu.
To selec t the languages that are not listed in the 
menu, selec t [ Others ].  Then check the Language 
Code list at the back of this user manual and enter 
the respec tive 4 -digit language code.•
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[ Parental ]
Restrict access to DVDs that are unsuitable 
for your children.  These types of DVDs 
must be recorded with ratings.
To star t, press OK.
Select a rating level in the menu, then 
press OK.
Press the number buttons to enter 
your 6 -digit password.   1.
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Rated DVDs above the level you set in [ Parental ] 
require a password to be played.
The r atings are countr y-dependent. To allow all discs 
to play, selec t ‘8’.
Some DVDs have r atings printed on them but are 
not recorded with r atings.  This func tion has no 
ef fec t on such DVDs.•
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To set or change your password, go to 
[ Preferences ] > [ Password ].•
[ PBC ]
For VCDs/SVCDs recorded with PBC 
(playback control), you can access the disc 
content through an interactive menu. 
[ On ] – an index menu is displayed 
when you load a disc for play.
[ Off ] – skip the menu and start play 
from the fi rst title.
[ MP3/JPEG Nav ] 
Turn off or on MP3/WMA folder display 
when you play a media that contains MP3/
WMA fi les.
[ Without Menu ] – display all the fi les.
[ With Menu ] – display the folders of 
MP3/WMA fi les.
[ Password ] 
Follow the instructions on the TV to set or 
change the password for locked discs and 
play restricted DVDs.  
Old Password
New Password
Confirm PWD
OK Change Password
Press the number buttons to enter 
‘136900’ or your last set 6 -digit 
password at [ Old Password ] fi eld.
Enter the new password at [ New 
Password ] fi eld.
Enter the new password again at 
[ Confi rm PWD ] fi eld.
Press OK to exit the menu. 1.
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If you forget your 6 -digit password, enter ‘13690 0’ 
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