Philips Hts8140 User Manual

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Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g
Sound
No sound.Ensure that the audio cables are connected and press the 
correct input source (for example, AUX/DI /MP3 LINK, USB) to 
select the device you want to play. •
No sound on HDMI 
connection.You may not hear any sound from the HDMI output if the 
connected device is non-HDCP compliant or only DVI-
compatible.
Ensure that the [ HDMI Audio ] setting is turned on. •
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No sound from TV 
programmes.Connect an audio cable from the AUDIO input on this unit to 
the AUDIO output on your TV.  Then press AUX/DI /MP3 
LINK repeatedly to select the corresponding audio input source.
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Play
DivX video fi les cannot be 
played.Ensure that the DivX fi le is encoded according to the ‘Home 
Theatre Profi le’ with the DivX encoder.
Ensure that the DivX video fi le is complete.  •
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The aspect ratio of the 
screen is not aligned with 
the TV display setting.The aspect ratio is fi xed on the DVD. •
DivX subtitle are not 
displayed correctly.Ensure that the subtitle fi le name is the same as the movie fi le 
name.
Select the correct character set.
Press OPTIONS.
Press B, then select [ DivX Subtitle ] in the menu.
Select the character set that supports the subtitle. •
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The contents of the USB 
fl ash drive cannot be read.The USB fl ash drive format is not compatible with this unit.
Drive is formatted with different fi le system which is not 
supported by this unit (e.g. NTFS).
Maximum size of memory supported is 160GB. •
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10 Glossary
Aspect ratio
Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio 
of TV screens.  The ratio of a standard TV is 
4:3, while the ratio of a high-defi nition or wide 
TV is 16:9.  The letter box allows you to enjoy 
a picture with a wider perspective on a standard 
4:3 screen.
DivX
The DivX code is a patent-pending, MPEG-4 
based video compression technology, 
developed by DivX Networks, Inc., that can 
shrink digital video to sizes small enough to be 
transported over the internet, while maintaining 
high visual quality.
Dolby Digital
A surround sound system developed by Dolby 
Laboratories containing up to six channels of 
digital audio (front left and right, surround left 
and right, centre and subwoofer).
HDMI
High-Defi nition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is 
a high-speed digital interface that can transmit 
uncompressed high defi nition video and digital 
multichannel audio.  It delivers high quality 
picture and sound quality, completely free from 
noise.  HDMI is fully backward-compatible with 
DVI.
As required by the HDMI standard, connecting 
to HDMI or DVI products without HDCP 
(High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 
will result in no Video or Audio output. 
HDCP 
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection is a 
specifi cation that provides a secure transmission 
of digital contents between different devices (to 
prevent unauthorised copyright).JPEG
A very common digital still picture format. A 
still-picture data compression system proposed 
by the Joint Photographic Expert Group, which 
features small decrease in image quality in spite 
of its high compression ratio. Files are 
recognised by their fi le extension ‘JPG or JPEG’.
MP3 
A fi le format with a sound data compression 
system. ‘MP3’ is the abbreviation of Motion 
Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio 
Layer3. By using the MP3 format, one CD-R or 
CD-RW can contain about 10 times more data 
than a regular CD. Files are recognised by their 
fi le extension ‘.MP3’.
MPEG
Motion Picture Experts Group.  A collection of 
compression systems for digital audio and 
video.
Progressive Scan
The progressive scan displays twice the number 
of frames per seconds than ordinary TV system. 
It offers higher picture resolution and quality.
WMA
Windows Media™ Audio.  Refers to an audio 
compression technology developed by 
Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can be 
encoded by using Windows Media Player 
version 9 or Windows Media Player for 
Windows XP. Files are recognised by their fi le 
extension ‘WMA’.
WMV
Windows Media Video.  Refers to a video 
compression technology developed by 
Microsoft Corporation. WMV content can be 
encoded by using Windows Media® Encoder 9 
series. Files are recognised by their fi le 
extension ‘WMV’.