Philips Hts8141 User Manual

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Play
Play from portable media 
player
Simply connect your portable media player (e.g. 
MP3 player) to this unit to enjoy superb sound 
quality from your music collections.
MP3 LINK
1 Connect a 3.5mm stereo audio cable 
(supplied) from the MP3 LINK socket on 
this unit to the ‘headphone’ socket on your 
portable media player.
2 Press AUDIO SOURCE repeatedly until 
‘MP3 LINK’ is displayed.
3 Start play on your portable media player.
See chapter ‘Adjust Sound’ to enhance  • 
the audio output.
4 To stop play, press STOP button on your 
portable media player.
 Note
Control playback is only possible on your por table • 
media player.
Stop play on the por table media player before you 
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switch to other play media /source.
Play from iPod
Simply connect your iPod to the Philips 
universal docking station to enjoy your iPod 
play through this DVD Home Theatre unit.
List of supported iPod range:
iPod mini iPod nano 1st gen
iPod classiciPod nano 2nd gen
iPod mini 2nd gen iPod nano 3rd gen
iPod with colour 
displayiPod nano 4th gen
iPod 5th gen iPod Touch 1st gen
iPod 6th gen classic iPod Touch 2nd gen
 Note
Refer to Philips website for latest updates on • 
suppor ted iPod r ange.
Prepare the docking station
If your iPod cannot be  t into the docking 
station, adjust the ‘support’ as below.
AB
A adjustable ‘support’
B knob
1 Turn the knob B at the bottom of the 
docking station anti-clockwise to loosen 
the adjustable ‘support’.
2 Adjust the ‘support’ A until it can  t your 
iPod. 
3 Turn the knob clockwise to tighten it.
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Control iPod music
DOCK
 
1 Connect the docking station to the DOCK 
socket on this unit.
2 Dock your iPod to the docking station and 
turn it on.
3 Press IPod DOCK. 
It may require longer time to  • 
authenticate the compatibility of certain 
iPod range. 
4 Start play on your iPod.  
To view iPod video play, connect a  • 
video cable from the docking station to 
your TV and turn on ‘TV ON’ setting in 
your iPod.
5During playback, you can use the remote 
control to control the music play.  
Button Action
Change the volume level.
Select a prede ned sound 
effect.
Select an Ambisound effect.
Go to the previous/ next 
track.
m  MSearch backward/ forward.
Pause/resume play.
Switch to ‘Extended Control 
mode’ to enable control of 
your iPod play through the 
contents displayed on TV.  
Control but tons on iPod  • 
have no function in this 
mode.
Press this but ton again  • 
to return to simple play 
mode.
Toggle through various 
repeat/shuf e play mode; or 
turn off repeat mode.
This option is only available  • 
in ‘Ex tended Control 
mode’.  
   Tips
While in iPod mode, the bat ter y of your iPod will be • 
charged.
In ex tended play mode, control of iPod play is only 
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possible through the contents displayed on your T V 
using this DVD Home Theatre’s remote control.
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Play
Play from radio 
Check if the FM antenna has been connected 
to the subwoofer.  If not, connect the supplied 
FM antenna to the FM 75 socket and  x its 
ends to the wall.
 Note
For China /Latin America region only, if you want to • 
receive AM/MW r adio band, connec t the AM loop 
antenna (supplied) to the AM/MW sockets on this 
DVD Home Theatre unit.
   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 
unwanted interference.
First time tuning
The  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  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 
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r adio stations are stored, ‘AUTO INSTALL’ will be 
displayed again the nex t time you turn on to r adio 
mode. 
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Listen to radio 
1 Press RADIO repeatedly to select ‘FM’ or 
‘AM/MW’ band.
2 Use the remote control to control the 
radio. 
Button Action
Select a preset radio station.
m  MTune the radio frequency 
backward/ forward.
Toggle between FM stereo 
and FM mono mode.
Press and hold this but ton to 
delete the preset station from 
the preset list.
The preset number for  • 
other radio stations 
remain unchanged.
Reinstall all the radio stations
1 Press RADIO repeatedly to select ‘FM’ or 
‘AM/MW’ band.
2 Press and hold PROGRAM until 
‘STARTING INSTALL’ is displayed.

  All previously stored radio stations will 
be replaced.
 Note
If no stereo signal is detec ted or less than 5 stations • 
are detec ted during r adio installation, ‘CHECK 
ANTENNA’ is displayed.
Search and store radio stations 
individually
1 Press RADIO repeatedly to select ‘FM’ or 
‘AM/MW’ band.
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  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 con rm.
Change tuning grid
In some countries, the frequency step between 
adjacent channels in FM band is 50 kHz or 
100 kHz (AM/MW band is 9 kHz or 10 kHz).
 Note
This feature only applicable for cer tain region.• 
Change tuning grid er ases all preset r adio stations.• 
1 Press RADIO repeatedly to select ‘FM’ or 
‘AM/MW’ band.
2 Press x.
3 Press and hold u until ‘GRID 9’ or 
‘GRID 10’ is displayed.
‘GRID 9’ for FM 50 kHz (or AM 9 kHz)  • 
and ‘GRID 10’ for FM 100 kHz (or AM 
10 kHz).
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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.
Adjust Bass/Treble
1 Press BASS / TREBLE.
2 Press VOL +-repeatedly to set the 
level for low (BASS) or high (TREBLE) 
tone.
 Note
If the volume control is not used within 10 seconds, it • 
resumes nor mal volume control func tion. 
Select Ambisound
1 Press AMBISOUND repeatedly to select a 
best Ambisound output that most suits the 
video or music you play.
Options Descriptions
AUTO
The surround output will be 
selected based on the audio 
stream of the played content.
MULTI-
CHANNELMulti-channel surround sound.
STEREOStereo sound.
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Select a preset sound effect
1 Press SOUND MODE repeatedly to select 
a sound effect that most suits the video or 
music you play.
Video /
Music / Descriptions
ACTION /
ROCK / 
Enhanced low and high 
range for great sounding 
movie effects and 
atmosphere.  Great for 
action movies and rock/pop 
music.
DRAMA /
JAZZClear mid and high range. 
Recreates the atmosphere 
of a live club with the artist 
just in front of you. Good 
for Jazz music and watching 
dramas.
CONCERT /
CLASSICFlat and pure sound mode. 
Ideal for listening to classical 
music and watching live 
concert DVDs.
GAMING /
PARTYSlightly enhanced low range 
and strong mid range ideal 
for party music and video 
gaming.
SPORTSModerate mid range and 
surround effects for clear 
vocals and the atmosphere 
of a live sports venue.
NEWSEnhanced mid range for 
clear vocals/speech.
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Adjust settings
7 Adjust settings
This section describes the various setting 
options of this unit.  
Symbol Options
[ General Setup ]
 
[ Audio Setup ]
[ Video Setup ]
[ Preference Setup ]
 Note
Underlined options are the fac tor y default set tings• 
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 Timer Display DimDisc Lock
OSD Language EasyLink
Standby Mode
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.[ EasyLink Setup ]
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.
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 ]
.
[ System 
Standby ]Respond to standby 
command from other 
HDMI CEC compliant 
TV/devices.
To disable this feature,  • 
select [ Decline ]. 
[ 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 [ Audio 
Input Mapping ] to 
scan and map all the 
connected devices.
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[ Audio Input 
Mapping ]Map the audio input to 
the connected TV/
devices correctly to 
enable automatic 
switching of input source.  
Press  1. OK to star t 
scanning of devices.
Select the audio input  2. 
to map (e.g. AUX1 
Input, AUX2 Input), 
then press B.
Select the correct  3. 
device that connected 
to this audio input, 
then press OK.
 Note
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 guar antee 10 0% interoper ability 
• 
with all HDMI CEC compliant devices.
[ Disc Lock ] 
Set play restriction for a speci 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 • 
[ Preference Setup ] > [ Password ].
[ 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. 
[ 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 15 minutes of inactivity (for 
example, in pause or stop mode).
[ Off ] •   – disable screen saver mode.
[ Sleep Timer ]
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.
[ Standby Mode ]
Set the standby mode.
[ Normal ] •   – normal standby power 
consumption. Requires shorter time to 
power up. 
[  • Low Power ] – low standby power 
consumption. However, it requires 
longer time to power up. 
[ 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 
played only on the device to which it is registered.  
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Adjust settings
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
Ambisound Setup
HDMI Audio
Night Mode
4 Select a setting, then press OK.
To return to the previous menu, press  • 
 BACK.
To exit the menu, press  • 
 OPTIONS.
[ Ambisound Setup ]
Change the Ambisound setup.  
Options Descriptions
[ Setup 
Guide ]Select this if you want to 
go through the complete 
Ambisound settings.
[ Room 
Acoustics ]Select the type of walls 
that surround your room.
[ Room 
Placement ]Select this unit placement 
in the room.
[ Height ]Select the height at which 
this unit is placed.
[ Listening 
Position ]Select the distance 
between your listening 
position and this unit.
   Tips
See chapter ‘Get Star ted - Star t Ambisound setup’ • 
for detailed information.
[ HDMI Audio ]
When you connect this unit and TV with 
HDMI cable, select the audio output 
setting for this connection.
[  • On ] – 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.
[ Night Mode ]
Make loud sound level softer and soft 
sound level louder so that you can watch 
the DVD movies at a low volume, without 
disturbing others.
[ On ] •   – for quiet viewing at night 
(DVDs only).
[  •  
Off ] – enjoy surround sound with a 
full dynamic range.
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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
Picture Settings
Advanced Picture TV Display TV Type
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.
To exit the menu, press  • 
 OPTIONS.
[ 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). 
[ Picture Settings ]
Select a prede 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.
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