Philips Hts5131 User Manual

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c VIDEO OUT
Connect to the composite video input on 
t h e T V.
d AC MAINS~
Connect to the power supply.
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 
(ARC)
Best quality video
Your home theater suppor ts HDMI version 
1.4 - Audio Return Channel (ARC). If your T V 
is HDMI ARC compliant, connect your home 
theater to the T V through the HDMI ARC 
connection for easy and quick setup. 
With HDMI ARC , you do not need an additional 
audio cable to play audio from T V through your 
home theater. 
1  Using a High Speed HDMI cable, connect 
the HDMI OUT (ARC) connector on your 
home theater to the HDMI ARC  connector 
on the T V. 
The  HDMI ARC  connector on the TV might 
be labeled HDMI IN or HDMI . For details on 
T V connectors, see the T V user manual.
 
2  On your T V, turn on HDMI-CEC . For 
details, see the T V user manual.
 
» When you play a disc on your home 
theater, the video is automatically 
displayed on TV and the audio is 
automatically played on the home theater.
3 If audio from the T V does not play 
automatically on your home theater, set up 
the audio manually (see ‘Set up audio for 
connected devices’ on page 13).
TV
b AUDIO IN-AUX
Connect to an analog audio output on the 
T V or an analog device. 
c DOCK for iPod
Connect to a Philips dock for iPod or 
iPhone.(Model: Philips DCK3060)
d DIGITAL IN-COAXIAL
Connect to a coaxial audio output on the 
T V or a digital device. 
e DIGITAL IN-OPTICAL
Connect to an optical audio output on the 
T V or a digital device. 
f SUBWOOFER
Connect to the supplied subwoofer.
Rear center
  
Wi-Fi 
Connect to a Wi-Fi dongle (Model: Philips 
W U B 1110) .
Rear right
  
a LAN
Connect to the L AN input on a broadband 
modem or router.
b HDMI OUT (ARC)
Connect to the HDMI input on the T V. 
Wi-F i®
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2
3
4
HDMI OUT
(ARC)
LAN
VIDEO OUT
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Option 3: 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 12).
1 Using a composite video cable, connect the 
VIDEO  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 .
  
2 On your T V, switch to the correct video input.
3 To play audio from T V programs through 
your home theater, connect an additional 
audio cable (see ‘Connect audio from TV 
and other devices’ on page 12).
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.
 
•When your home theater and T V are 
connected through HDMI ARC , an audio 
connection is not required.
TV
Option 2: Connect to TV through HDMI
Best quality video
If your T V is not HDMI ARC compliant, connect 
your home theater to the T V through a standard 
HDMI connection.
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 12).
1  Using a High Speed HDMI cable, connect 
the HDMI OUT (ARC) connector on your 
home theater to the HDMI  connector on 
t h e T V.
The HDMI connector on the T V might be 
labeled HDMI IN . 
 
2 On your T V, turn on HDMI-CEC . For 
details, see the T V user manual.
 
» When you play 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 
your home theater, connect an additional 
audio cable (see ‘Connect audio from TV 
and other devices’ on page 12). 
4 If audio from the T V does not play 
automatically on your home theater, set up 
the audio manually (see ‘Set up audio for 
connected devices’ on page 13).
Note
 
•
If your T V has a DVI connector, you can use an 
HDMI/DVI adapter to connect to T V.
TV
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Set up audio for connected devices
When you connect a device to your home 
theater, check the audio settings.
1 On your T V and other devices, turn on 
HDMI-CEC . For details, see the user 
manual of the T V and the other device.
2 Select ‘Amplifier’ from the T V speakers 
menu. For details, see the T V user manual.
3 On your home theater, turn on System 
Audio Control, and then map the audio 
of the connected device to the correct 
connectors on your home theater (see ‘Play 
audio from home theater’ on page 25).
If the connected device is not HDMI-CEC 
compliant, press SOURCE  repeatedly on your 
home theater to select the correct audio input.
Internet
Connect your home theater to the internet and enjoy:
• YouTube videos :Browse, search, and watch 
YouTube videos through the Internet (see 
‘YouTube videos’ on page 23).
• Picasa web albums : Access, search, and view 
photos stored in your Picasa web albums 
through the Internet (see ‘Picasa Web 
Albums’ on page 23).
• BD-Live applications : Access exclusive 
ser vices from the BD-Live enabled Blu-ray 
discs (see ‘BD-Live on Blu-ray’ on page 18).
• Software update : update the home theater 
sof tware through the network (see ‘Update 
sof tware through the Internet’ on page 30).
Caution
 
•
Familiarize yourself with the network router and 
networking principles before you try to connect 
the home theater to a network . If necessar y, 
read documentation that accompanies the 
network components. Philips is not responsible 
for lost, damaged, or corrupt data.
VCR
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 . 
  
Option 2: Connect audio through a digital 
coaxial cable
Good quality audio 
Using a coaxial cable, connect the COA XIAL  
connector on your home theater to the 
COAXIAL/DIGITAL OUT  connector on the TV 
or other device.
The digital coaxial connector might be labeled 
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT . 
  
Option 3: 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.
TV
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Check wired network settings
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select  [Network]  > [View Network 
Settings], and then press OK .
 
» The current network settings are 
displayed.
Wireless connection
Connect your home theater to your router 
through a wireless connection.
What you need
• A network router (with DHCP enabled).• A Wi-Fi dongle (Model: Philips WUB1110).• For sof tware update, make sure that the 
network router has access to the Internet 
and is not restricted by firewalls or other 
security systems.
Set up the wireless network
Connect your home theater to your router as 
shown below, and then switch on the devices.
  
1 Connect the home theater to a network 
router through a wireless connection (see 
‘Wireless connection’ on page 14).
2 Turn on your T V, and switch to the correct 
source for the home theater.
3 Press  (Home ).
4 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
5 Select  [Network]  > [Network Installation]  
> [Wireless (Wi-Fi)] , and then press OK.
Wi-Fi
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Wired connection
Connect your home theater to your router 
through a network cable.
What you need
• A network router (with DHCP enabled).• A network cable (RJ45 straight cable).• For BD-Live application and sof tware 
update, make sure that the network router 
has access to the Internet and the firewall is 
disabled.
Set up the wired network
Connect your home theater to your router as 
shown below, and then switch on the devices.
  
1 Connect the home theater to a network 
router through a wired connection (see 
‘ Wired connection’ on page 14).
2 Turn on your T V, and switch to the correct 
source for the home theater.
3 Press  (Home ).
4 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
5 Select  [Network]  > [Network Installation]  
> [Wired (Ethernet)] , and then press OK.
6 Follow the instructions on the T V to 
complete the setup.
 
» The home theater connects to the 
internet. If connection fails, select  [Retry], 
and then press  OK.
7 Select  [Finish] , and then press OK  to exit.
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6 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.
1 Press  SOUND SETTINGS .
2 Press the Navigation buttons  (lef t /right) to 
access the sound options on the display. 
Sound settings Description
SOUNDSelect a sound mode.
SURROUND Select surround sound or 
stereo sound.
TREBLE Change the high frequency 
output.
BASS Change the low frequency 
output.
AUD SYNC Delay the audio to match the 
video.
3 Select an option, and then press OK .
4 Press  BACK  to exit.
6 Follow the instructions on the T V to 
complete the setup.
 
» The home theater connects to the 
internet. If connection fails, select  [Retry], 
and then press  OK.
7 Select  [Finish] , and then press OK  to exit.
Check wireless network settings
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select  [Network]  > [View Wireless 
Settings], and then press OK .
 
» The current Wi-Fi settings are displayed.
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Discs
Your home theater can play DVDs, VCDs, CDs, 
and Blu-ray discs. It can also play discs that you’ve 
made at home, such as CD-R discs of photos and 
music.
What you need
For audio or 2D video: 
• Audio and video connection between your 
home theater and the T V.
• An audio or a video disc.
Play discs
  
1 When you switch on your home theater, 
press PUSH TO OPEN to open the disc 
compar tment.
2 Inser t a disc, and then close the disc 
compar tment.
 
» Your TV switches to the correct source 
and the disc plays automatically.
3 If the disc does not play automatically, press 
DISC  or select [play Disc]  in the home 
menu, and then press OK .
4 Press the play but tons to control play (see 
‘Play but tons’ on page 17).
Sound mode
Select predefined sound modes to suit your 
video or music.
1 Press  SOUND SETTINGS .
2 Select  SOUND , and then press OK .
3 Press the Navigation buttons  (u p /d ow n) to 
select a set ting on the display:
• 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.
4  Press  OK to confirm.
Surround sound mode
Experience an immersive audio experience with 
surround sound modes.
1 Press  SOUND SETTINGS .
2 Select  SURROUND , and then press OK .
3 Press the Navigation buttons  (u p /d ow n) to 
select the following set tings:
• AUTO : Surround sound based on the 
audio stream.
• V SURR : Vir tual Surround.• STEREO : Two-channel stereo sound. 
Ideal for listening to music.
4  Press  OK to confirm.
Equalizer
Change the high frequency (treble) and low 
frequency (bass) set tings of the home theater.
1 Press  SOUND SETTINGS .
2 Select  TREBLE  or BASS , and then press 
OK .
3 Press the Navigation buttons  (u p /d ow n) to 
change the frequency.
4  Press  OK to confirm.
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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  SOUND SETTINGS .
2 Select  AUD SYNC , and then press OK .
3 Press the Navigation buttons  (u p /d ow n) to 
synchronize the audio with the video.
4  Press  OK to confirm.
Bonus View on Blu-ray
On Blu-ray discs that suppor t the Bonus 
View, enjoy ex tra content, such as a director’s 
commentar y, while you watch the main feature. 
Bonus View is also known as picture-in-picture.
1 Enable Bonus View (picture-in-picture) in 
the Blu-ray disc menu.
2 While you play the main feature, press  
OPTIONS .
 
» The options menu is displayed.
3 Select  [PIP Selection]  > [PIP], and then 
press OK .
 
» Depending on the video, PIP option [1] 
or [2] is displayed.
 
» The picture-in-picture video is displayed 
in a small window. 
4 Select  [2nd Audio Language]  or [2nd 
Subtitle Language] , and then press OK .
5 Select the language, and then press OK .
Note
 
•
To turn off Bonus View, press  OPTIONS , 
select [PIP Selection]  > [Of f ], and then press 
OK .
Play buttons
Button Action
Navigation 
buttonsNavigate menus.
OK Confirm an entr y or selection.
 (Play ) Star t or resume play.
Pause play.
Stop play.
 / Skip to the previous or nex t 
track, chapter or file.
 / Fast back wards or fast 
forwards. Press repeatedly to 
change the search speed.
Navigation 
buttons  (u p /
d ow n) Rotate the picture clock wise 
or counter-clockwise.
SUBTITLE Select subtitle language for 
video.
POP-UP 
MENU/DISC 
MENU Access or exit the disc menu.
 OPTIONS
Access the advanced options 
when you play your audio, 
video, or media files (see 
‘Audio, video, and picture 
options’ on page 20).
For video formats such as DivX:
• To stop play, press .• To resume the video from where you 
stopped, press  ( Play ).• To play the video from the star t, press OK .
Display menu for VCD and SVCD
Display the content menu on VCD and SVCD 
discs.
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup]  > [Preference] , and then 
press OK .
3 Select  [VCD PBC]  > [On], and then press 
OK .
Note
 
•
To skip the content menu, select [Of f ] .
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Disable BD-Live
To restrict access to BD-Live, turn on the BD-
Live security.
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select  [Advanced]  > [BD-Live security]  > 
[On] , and then press OK .
 
» BD-Live access is restricted.
Note
 
•
You cannot restrict internet access on 
commercial Blu-ray discs. 
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 or NTFS file systems, 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.
 
•To play DivX DRM - protected files from 
a USB storage device, connect your home 
theater to a T V through an HDMI cable. 
Play files
1  Connect the USB storage device to the 
home theater.
2 Press  (Home ).
 
» The home menu is displayed.
3 Select  [browse USB] , and then press OK .
 
» A content browser is displayed.
4 Select a file, and then press OK .
5 Press the playback but tons to control play 
(see ‘Play but tons’ on page 19).
BD-Live on Blu-ray
On Blu-ray discs with BD-Live content, access 
additional features, such as internet chats 
with the director, latest movie trailers, games, 
wallpaper, and ringtones.
What you need
• a Blu-ray disc with BD-Live content• an internet connection• a USB storage device, with at least 1GB of 
memory
Note
 
•
BD-Live ser vices var y from countr y to countr y, 
and depend on the disc.
 
•When you use BD-Live, data on the disc and 
home theater are accessed by the content 
provider.
Access BD-Live with a USB storage device
1  Connect your home theater to the home 
network and internet (see ‘Internet’ on page 
13) .
2 Connect the USB storage device to the 
home theater. 
• The USB storage device is used 
to store the downloaded BD-Live 
content.
3 Select the BD-Live icon in the disc menu, 
and then press OK .
 
» BD-Live star ts to load. The loading time 
depends on the disc and your internet 
connection.
4 Press the Navigation buttons  to navigate 
BD-Live, and then press OK  to select an 
item.
Clear memory
If your storage device does not have enough 
memor y for the BD-Live content, clear the 
memor y on the storage device.
1  Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select  [Advanced]  > [Clear memory] , and 
then press OK .
 
» This clears the local memor y and deletes 
the BD-Live files that you downloaded 
on your storage device.
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DivX
Play DivX videos from :
• a disc (see ‘Discs’ on page 16),• a USB storage device (see ‘USB storage 
devices’ on page 18).
Note
 
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To play DivX DRM protected files from a disc 
or a USB storage device, connect your home 
theater to a T V through an HDMI cable.
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  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select  [Advanced]  > [DivX® VOD Code] , 
and then press OK .
 
» The DivX VOD 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  to 
select a language.
Note
 
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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.
Play buttons
Button Action
Navigation 
buttonsNavigate menus.
OK Confirm an entr y or selection.
 (Play ) Star t or resume play.
Pause play.
Stop play.
 / Skip to the previous or nex t 
track, chapter or file.
 / Fast back wards or fast 
forwards. Press repeatedly to 
change the search speed.
Navigation 
buttons  (u p /
d ow n) Rotate the picture clock wise or 
counter-clockwise.
SUBTITLE Select subtitle language for 
video.
 OPTIONSAccess the advanced options 
when you play your audio, 
video, or media files (see 
‘Audio, video, and picture 
options’ on page 20).
For video formats such as DivX:
• To stop play, press .• To resume the video from where you 
stopped, press  ( Play ).• To play the video from the star t, press OK .
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Video options
While watching video, select options such as 
subtitles, audio language, time search, and picture 
set tings. Depending on the video source, some 
options are not available.
1 Press  OPTIONS .
 
» The video options menu is displayed.
2 Press the Navigation buttons  and OK to 
select and change:
• [Audio Language] : Select audio 
language for video.
• [Subtitle Language] : Select subtitle 
language for video.
• [Info] : Display information about what 
is playing.
• [Character Set] : Select a character set 
that suppor ts the DivX subtitle.
• [Time Search] : Skip to a specific par t 
of the video by entering the time of 
the scene.
• [2nd Audio Language] : Select the 
second audio language for Blu-ray 
video. (For Blu-ray discs only)
• [2nd Subtitle Language] : Select the 
second subtitle language for Blu-ray 
video. (For Blu-ray discs only)
• [Titles] : Select a specific title.• [Chapters] : Select a specific chapter.• [Angle List] : Select a different camera 
angle.
• [Menus] : Display the disc menu.• [PIP Selection] : Display Picture-in-
Picture window when playing a Blu-ray 
disc that suppor ts the Bonus View. 
(For Blu-ray discs only)
• [ Zoom] : Zoom into a video scene or 
picture. Press the Navigation buttons  
(lef t /right) to select a zoom factor.
• [Repeat] : Repeat a chapter or title.• [Repeat A-B] : Mark two points within 
a chapter or track to repeat play, or 
turn off the repeat mode.
• [Picture Settings] : Select a predefined 
color setting.
Subtitle character set
If the subtitles do not appear correctly, change 
the character set that suppor ts the DivX subtitle.
1  Press  OPTIONS .
 
» The options menu is displayed.
2 Press the Navigation buttons  to select 
[Character Set], and then press OK .
3 Select a character set.
Character 
Set Language
[Standard]
English, Albanian, Danish, Dutch, 
Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, 
Italian, Kurdish (Latin), Nor wegian, 
Por tuguese, Spanish, Swedish and 
Tu r k i s h
[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
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
While playing audio, repeat an audio track, a disc, 
or a folder.
1 Press  OPTIONS  repeatedly to cycle 
through the following functions:
• RPT TRACK  / RPT FILE : Repeat the 
current track or file.
• RPT DISC /  RPT FOLDER : Repeat all 
the tracks on the disc or the folder.
• RPT R ANDOM : Play audio tracks in 
random order.
• RPT OFF : Turn off the repeat mode.
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