Philips Hts8141 User Manual

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Contents
Contents
1 Important  4
Safety and impor tant notice  4
Trademark notice  5
2 Your product  6
Features highlight   6
Product over view  7
3 Connect   10
Place the unit  10
Connect video cables  11
Connect subwoofer  13
Connect radio antenna  14
Connect audio cables/other devices  14
Mount the DVD Home Theatre unit   17
4  Get started     18
Prepare the remote control   18
Find the correct viewing channel  19
Star t Ambisound setup   19
Turn on Progressive Scan  21
Activate EasyLink control  22
Select a play source  23
5 Play  24
Play from disc  24
Play video  25
Play music  28
Play photo  29
Play from USB device   30
Play from por table media player  31
Play from iPod  31
Play from radio   33
6 Adjust sound  35
Control the volume  35
Adjust Bass/Treble  35
Select Ambisound  35
Select a preset sound effect  36
7 Adjust settings  37
General setup  37
Audio setup  39
Video setup  40
Preference Setup  43
8 Additional information  45
Update software  45
Care 45
9 Speci cations  46
10 Troubleshooting  47
11  G l o s s a r y   4 9
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Copyright notice
 
 
 
 
The making of unauthorised copies of copy-
protected material, including computer 
programs,  les, broadcasts and sound record-
ings, may be an infringement of copyrights and 
constitute a criminal offence.This equipment 
should not be used for such purposes.
   
 
Macrovision copyright
 
This product incorporates copyright protec-
tion technology that is protected by method 
claims of cer tain U.S. patents and other intel-
lectual proper ty rights owned by Macrovision 
Corporation and other rights owners. Use of 
this copyright protection technology must be 
authorised by Macrovision Corporation, and is 
intended for home and other limited view-
ing uses only unless other wise authorised by 
Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering 
or disassembly is prohibited.
   
 
 
 
 
 
About Progressive Scan 
 
  
 
 
Consumers should note that not all high de -
nition television sets are fully compatible with 
this product and may cause ar tefacts to be 
displayed on the picture. In case of 525 or 625 
progressive scan picture problems, it is recom-
mended that the user switch the connection 
to the ‘standard de nition’ output. If there are 
questions regarding our T V set compatibility 
with this model 525p and 625p DVD player, 
please contact our customer ser vice centre.
    
   
 
 
 
 
1 Important
 
 
 
 
Safety and important notice
 
Warning
 
Risk of overheating! Never install the Home Theater • 
System in a con ned space. Always leave a space of 
at least 4 inches around the Home Theater System 
for ventilation. Ensure cur tains or other objec ts 
never cover the ventilation slots on the Home 
Theater System.
   
Never place the Home Theater System, remote 
• 
control or bat teries near naked  ames or other heat 
sources, including direc t sunlight.
   
Only use this Home Theater System indoor s. 
• 
Keep this Home Theater System away from water, 
moisture and liquid- lled objects.
   
Never place this Home Theater System on other 
• 
electrical equipment.
   
Keep away from this Home Theater System during 
• 
lightning stor ms.
   
Where the mains plug or an appliance coupler is 
• 
used as the disconnec t device, the disconnec t device 
shall remain readily oper able.
   
Visible and invisible laser r adiation when open. Avoid 
• 
exposure to beam.
 
 
 
 
Recycle notice
 
  
 
This electronic equipment contains a large 
number of materials that can be recycled 
or reused if disassembled by a specialised 
company. If you are disposing of an old 
machine, please take it to a recycling centre. 
Please obser ve the local regulations regarding 
disposal of packaging materials, exhausted 
batteries and old equipment.
     
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Important
Trademark notice
 
 
 
 
Manufactured under license from Dolby 
Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic and the 
double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby 
Laboratories.
    
 
 
 
 
DivX, DivX Ultra Certi ed, and associated 
logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used 
under license.
   
Of cial DivX® Ultra Certi ed product.
   
Plays all versions of DivX ® video (including 
DivX ® 6) with enhanced playback of DivX® 
media  les and the DivX® Media Format.
   
Plays DivX® video with menus, subtitles and 
audio tracks.
   
 
 
 
 
Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent 
#’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 
6,487,535 & other U.S. and worldwide patents 
issued & pending. DTS and DTS Digital 
Surround are registered trademarks and the 
DTS logos and Symbol are trademarks of DTS, 
Inc. © 1996-2008 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
   
 
  
 
 
Windows Media and the Windows logo are 
trademarks, or registered trademarks of 
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/
or other countries.
   
 
 
 
HDMI, and HDMI logo and High-De nition 
Multimedia Interface are trademarks or 
registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.
   
 
  
 
 
The USB-IF Logos are trademarks of Universal 
Serial Bus Implementers Forum, inc.
ENERGY STAR and the ENERGY STAR mark 
are registered U.S. marks.
‘DCDi’ is a trademark of Faroudja, a division of 
Genesis Microchip, Inc.
Made for
iPod    
  
iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in 
the U.S. and other countries.
‘Made for iPod’ means that an electronic 
accessor y has been designed to connect 
speci cally to iPod and has been cer ti ed by 
the developer to meet Apple per formance 
standards.
Apple is not responsible for the operation of 
this device or its compliance with safety and 
regulatory standards. 
   
 
 
CLASS 1
LASER PRODUCT
   
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2 Your product
Congratulations on your purchase, and 
welcome to Philips!  To fully bene t from the 
support that Philips offers, register your product 
at www.philips.com/welcome.
The all-in-one SoundBar DVD Home Theatre is 
designed to complement your home perfectly.  
Enjoy the SoundBar DVD Home Theatre with 
state-of-the-art Ambisound surround sound and 
picture quality without the clutter of multiple 
speakers.  
Features highlight 
Video upscaling to 1080p
You can now watch the DVDs in the highest 
picture quality available for your HDTV.  This 
DVD Home Theatre offers full high-de nition 
video playback up to 1080p resolution for an 
amazing viewing experience.  A highly detailed 
picture and increased sharpness delivers a more 
true-to-life picture. 
EasyLink
EasyLink uses the HDMI CEC (Consumer 
Electronics Control) industry standard protocol 
to share functionality with all HDMI CEC 
compliant devices over HDMI. It enables the 
connected devices to control each other with a 
single remote control.
 Note
Philips does not guar antee 10 0% interoper ability • 
with all HDMI CEC devices.
Ambisound 
Philips Ambisound technology reproduces 
multi-channel surround sound with fewer 
speakers to give an embracing surround 
experience without the hassle of setting up a 
full range of speaker systems.
USB direct and MP3 link
Simply plug your USB device into the USB 
socket to play your MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX  les; 
or plug your portable media player to the MP3 
LINK socket to enjoy the music play in superb 
sound quality.
Sync the audio output with the video play
This DVD Home Theatre provides you the 
feature of delaying the audio output if the video 
signals that go directly to the TV is slower than 
the audio streams. 
Region codes
DVD movies are usually not released at the 
same time in all regions of the world, thus all 
DVD players are programmed to a speci c 
region code.
   
DVD region code   
Countries
 
 
 
Asia Paci c, Taiwan, Korea
 
 
 
Australia, New Zealand
 
    
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Yo u r  p r o d u c t
Product overview
Main unit
SOURCE
AMBISOUND
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 Note
Control but tons on this DVD Home Theatre unit • 
(SoundBar) are operated through touch screen 
display. The control displays will be dimly lit af ter one 
seconds of inac tivity. 
   Tips
To change the brightness of the touch screen display, • 
see chapter ‘Adjust set tings’ - [ General Setup ] > 
[ Display Dim ].
a 2
Turn on this unit or turn off to standby  • 
mode.
Press and hold to turn on this unit from  • 
a low power standby mode.
b Display panel
c AMBISOUND
Select different surround sound output:   • 
auto, multi-channel or stereo. 
d u (Play/Pause)
Start or pause disc play. • 
RADIO •  : start auto radio installation 
(only available for  rst time setup).
e Volume control  
Adjust the volume level. • 
f x (Stop)
Stop disc play. • 
RADIO •  : erase the current preset radio 
station.
g SOURCE 
Select a play media: DISC, USB, DOCK,  • 
RADIO FM, OPTICAL INPUT, 
DIGITAL INPUT, AUX SCART, AUX1 
INPUT, AUX2 INPUT, AUX3 INPUT 
or MP3 LINK.
h Z (Open/Close)
Open or close the disc compartment. • 
i Disc compartment
The following connectors are located at the 
left side panel:
j  MP3 LINK socket
To connect portable audio player. • 
k  (USB) socket
•  To connect USB  ash drive, USB 
memory reader or digital camera.
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Remote controla 2
Turn on this unit or turn off to standby  • 
mode.
Press and hold to turn off this unit and  • 
all the HDMI CEC compliant TV/
devices (for EasyLink control only).
b OPEN/CLOSE Z
Open or close the disc compartment. • 
c Source buttons
DISC MENU •  : switch to DISC mode.  
While in disc mode, access or exit disc 
menu.
USB •  : switch to USB mode.
RADIO •  : switch to FM band.
AUDIO SOURCE •  : Select an audio 
input source.
iPod DOCK •  : switch to the iPod in the 
dock.
d  INFO
Display the current status or disc  • 
information.
Display photo  les in 12 thumbnails  • 
view.
e  OPTIONS
Access or exit Options menu (this  • 
menu provides various setting options).
f u (Play/Pause)
Start or pause disc play. • 
RADIO •  : start auto radio installation 
(only available for  rst time setup).
g x (Stop)
Stop disc play. • 
RADIO •  : erase the current preset radio 
station.
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h  TREBLE / BASS
Switch to treble or bass mode. Then  • 
press VOL +- to set its level setting. 
i AUDIO SYNC 
Select an audio language/channel.  • 
Press and hold to access audio sync  • 
setting.  Then press VOL +- to set 
the audio delay time.
RADIO •  : toggle between FM stereo and 
mono mode. 
j SOUND MODE
Select a prede ned sound effect. • 
k REPEAT / PROGRAM
Select various repeat or shuf e modes;  • 
turns off repeat or shuf e mode.   
RADIO •  : press this button to start 
manual radio preset.
RADIO •  : press and hold this button to 
start automatic radio preset.
l OK
Con rm an entry or selection. • 
m  Cursor buttons (vVb B)
Navigate through the on-screen menu. • 
Press left or right for fast backward or  • 
forward search.
RADIO • 
: press up or down to tune the 
radio frequency.
RADIO •  : press left or right to start auto 
search.
n  BACK
Return to the previous display menu. • 
o  í / ë (Previous/Next)
Skip to the previous or next title/ • 
chapter/track.
RADIO •  : select a preset radio station.
p H (Mute)
Mute or restore the volume. • 
q VOL +-
Adjust the volume level. • 
r AMBISOUND
Select different surround sound output:   • 
auto, multi-channel or stereo. 
s Numeric buttons
Enter a preset number or item to play. • 
t SUBTITLE
•  Select DVD or DivX subtitle language.
u  HDMI / ANGLE
Select a video resolution setting for  • 
HDMI output.
Press and hold to select a different  • 
viewing angle of a DVD movie.
v ZOOM
Zoom in or out the picture on the TV. • 
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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 subwoofe • r
Connect •   radio antenna
Optional connections:
Connect audio cables/other device • s
Connect audio from T • V
Connect audio from cable box/ • 
recorder/game console
Connect portable media player • 
Connect USB device • 
Connect iPod docking station • 
  •  Mount the DVD Home Theatre unit 
 Note
Refer to the type plate at the rear or bot tom of the • 
produc t for identi cation and supply r atings.
Before you make or change any connec tions, ensure 
• 
that all the devices are disconnec ted from the power 
outlet.
  Tip
Dif ferent types of connec tor s may be used to • 
connec t this produc t to your T V, depending on 
availability and your needs. A comprehensive 
inter ac tive guide to help you connec t your produc t is 
available at www.connectivityguide.philips.com.
Place the unit
Place this unit on top of a table or mount it  • 
on the wall (see chapter ‘Mount the DVD 
Home Theatre unit’).
Never place this unit in an enclosed cabinet. • 
Install this unit near the AC outlet where  • 
the AC power plug can be easily reached.
1 Place this DVD Home Theatre unit near to 
the TV.
Place it at a height that is closest to the  • 
listening ear-level.
2 Position this DVD Home Theatre so that it 
is 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
You may purchase a separ ate table top stand that • 
can suppor t both your Philips Plasma /LCD T V and 
this DVD Home Theatre unit from the nearest 
Philips retailers.
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