Philips Hts8141 User Manual

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Get started
Turn on Progressive Scan
If you connect this unit to TV with the 
component video connection (see chapter 
‘Connect video cables - Option 2: Connect to 
component video jack’ for details), you can turn 
on the progressive scan output if your TV 
supports progressive scan.
1 Turn on the TV to the correct viewing 
channel for this unit.
2 Press DISC MENU.
3 Press  OPTIONS..
4 Press V to select  [ Video Setup ] in the 
menu, then press B.
On
Off
Picture Settings
Advanced Picture TV Display TV Type
Progressive
Video Setup
Closed Caption
5 Select [ Progressive ] > [ On ]
, then press 
OK.

  A warning message is displayed.
6 To proceed, select [ OK ] in the menu 
and press OK.

  The progressive setup is complete.
 Note
If a blank /distor ted screen is displayed, wait for 15 • 
seconds for the auto recover.
If no pic ture displayed, turn of f the progressive scan 
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mode as follows:  
1)  Press Z to open the disc compar tment.  
2)  Press B.  
3)  Press SUBTITLE.
7 To exit the menu, press OPTIONS.
8 You can now turn on the progressive scan 
mode on your TV (see the TV user 
manual).
 Note
There are some progressive scan T Vs that are • 
not fully compatible with this unit, resulting in an 
unnatur al pic ture when playing back a DVD VIDEO 
disc in the progressive scan mode. In such case, turn 
of f the progressive scan feature on this unit and your 
TV.
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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 
2(STANDBY) 
button for at least three seconds, 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.
 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 guar antee 10 0% interoper ability 
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with all HDMI CEC compliant devices. 
Map the audio inputs to the 
connected devices
 Note
Before you star t, ensure that an audio connec tion • 
has been made between this unit and your T V/
devices. 
1 Press DISC MENU.
2 Press  OPTIONS..

 [ General Setup ] menu is displayed.
3 Press B.
4 Select [ EasyLink ], then press B.
Screen Saver
DivX(R) VOD Code Sleep Timer Display DimDisc Lock
OSD Language EasyLink
Standby Mode
General Setup
Auto Wake-up TV
System Standby
System Audio Control
Audio 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 [ Audio Input Mapping ], then press 
OK.
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Get started
7 Select [ OK ] in the menu, then press OK 
to start scanning of devices.

Once complete, audio input mapping 
menu is displayed.
 
    AUX3 InputAUX2 Input
Digital Input AUX1 Input
 
Audio Input Mapping
TV
Other (non-HDMI)
8 Select the audio input of this unit that is 
used to connect to other HDMI device 
(e.g. AUX1 Input, AUX2 Input), then press 
B. 
9 Select the correct connected device, then 
press OK.
Repeat steps 8~9 to map other  • 
connected devices.
10  To exit the menu, press  OPTIONS.
Select a play source
On the main unit
SOURCE AMBISOUND
1Press SOURCE repeatedly to select: 
DISC > USB > DOCK > RADIO FM > 
RADIO AM/MW > OPTICAL INPUT > 
DIGITAL INPUT > AUX1 INPUT > 
AUX2 INPUT > AUX3 INPUT > 
MP3 LINK > DISC ...
On the remote control
Press  • DISC MENU to switch to DISC 
mode.
Press  • USB to switch to USB mode.
Press  • RADIO to switch to FM band.
Press  • AUDIO SOURCE to select an audio 
input source.
Press  • iPod DOCK switch to the iPod mode.
Display Device connected to
AUX1 INPUTTV AUDIO IN sockets.
AUX2 INPUTAUDIO IN-AUX2 sockets.
AUX3 INPUTAUDIO IN-AUX3 sockets.
OPTICAL INPUTOPTICAL IN socket.
DIGITAL INPUTCOAXIAL DIGITAL IN 
socket.
MP3 LINKMP3 LINK socket.
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5 Play
Play from disc
 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  le 
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formats: MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX/WMV 9. 
About WMV 9 - this unit only suppor ts Main Pro le 
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(low level) and Simple Pro le.  Advanced Pro le and 
DRM-protec ted video  les are not suppor ted.
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 
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compar tment.
1 Press Z to open the disc compartment.
2 Insert a disc with its label facing up.
For double-sided disc, load the side to  • 
play faces up.
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 4 -digit password before it can be played.  
Screen saver displays automatically if the disc play 
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is stopped for about 15 minutes. To wake up from 
screen saver, press DISC MENU.  
This unit automatically switches to standby mode if 
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you do not press any but tons within 30 minutes af ter 
a disc has stopped playing.
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Play
Play video
 Note
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 
displayed.
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 button repeatedly.
For VCD, only for ward play  • 
is possible.
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 
language.
Toggle through various repeat/
shuf e play mode; or turn off 
repeat mode.
Repeat options vary  • 
depending on the disc type.  
For VCDs, repeat play is  • 
only possible when the PBC 
mode is turned off.
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. 
Press and hold to view DVD 
play from different camera 
angles.
Only applicable to DVDs  • 
that contain sequences 
recorded from different 
camera angles.
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Access DVD menu
1 Press DISC MENU 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 
 BACK.
Access VCD 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  rst title.
During playback, you can press  • 
 BACK to return to the menu (if the 
PBC mode is on).
   Tips
The default set ting for PBC is on. To change the • 
default set ting, see chapter ‘Adjust set tings’ - 
[ Preference Setup ] > [ PBC ] for details.
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  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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Play
Quick skip play to a speci 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.
Play DivX® video 
DivX video is a digital media format that retains 
high quality despite a high rate of compression.  
This unit is DivX® Certi ed that allows you to 
enjoy DivX video.
1 Insert a disc or USB that contains the DivX 
videos.
2 Press DISC MENU 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 
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subtitle language (see chapter ‘Adjust set tings’ - 
[ Preference Setup ] > [ DivX Subtitle ] for details).
The subtitle can only be displayed up to an aver age 
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of 45 char ac ter s.
This unit can play DivX video  les that are up to 4GB 
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in size.
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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 playback from  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 enter the track number.
m  MSearch backward/ forward.
To change search speed,  • 
press this button repeatedly.
Toggle through various repeat/
shuf e play mode; or turn off 
repeat mode.
Repeat options vary  • 
depending on the disc type.  
Play MP3/WMA music 
MP3/WMA is a type of highly compressed 
audio  le ( les with .mp3 or .wma extensions).
1 Insert a disc or USB that contains the MP3/
WMA music.
2 Press DISC MENU 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  r s t • 
session is played.
This unit does not suppor t MP3PRO audio for mat.
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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 
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Management (DRM), it cannot be played on this unit.
Folders/ les exceed the suppor ted  le limit of this 
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unit will not be displayed or played.
   Tips
To display the data disc contents without folder s, see • 
chapter ‘Adjust set tings’ - [ Preference Setup ] > 
[ MP3/JPEG Nav ] for details.
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Play
Play photo
Play photos as slideshow
This unit can play JPEG photos ( les with .jpeg 
or .jpg extensions).
1 Insert a disc or USB that contains the JPEG 
photos.
2 Press DISC MENU 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.
To return to the menu, press  • 
 BACK.
 Note
It may require longer time to display the disc • 
contents 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 ’ 
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type  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 
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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/ les exceed the suppor ted  le limit of this 
• 
unit will not be displayed or played.
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  • 
zoom mode.
Stop play.
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Play musical slideshow
Play MP3/WMA music  les and JPEG photo 
 les simultaneously to create musical slideshow.  
The MP3/WMA and JPEG  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  • 
 BACK.
3 To stop slideshow play, press x.
4 To stop music play, press x again.
Play from USB device 
This unit can only play/view MP3, WMA/WMV, 
DivX (Ultra) or JPEG  les that are stored on 
such devices.
1 Connect a USB  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  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  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 
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connec ted USB drive contents can be accessed. 
If a USB HDD is used, ensure that an auxiliary 
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power cord connec ted to the USB HDD for proper 
operations.
Digital camer as that use PTP protocol or require 
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additional progr amme installation when connec ted 
to a PC are not suppor ted.
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