Philips Hts8150 User Manual

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Adjust settings
[ 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...

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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
Component Video
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. •
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•[ TV Type ]
Change this setting only if the...

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Adjust settings
[ Advanced Picture ]
This is an advanced setting to optimise the 
video output. This option is only applicable 
for video connection through HDMI or 
Component Video with Progressive Scan 
output.  
[ DCDi ] – Turn on or off Directional 
Correlation Deinterlacing feature.  It fi lls 
the missing lines to optimise video 
content.  It is especially effective during 
slow motion play.
 Note
DCDi set ting is only available for progressive scan 
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[ Chroma Delay ] –...

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[ Closed Caption ]
Turn on or off display captions.
[ On ] – show the sound effects in 
subtitle. Only applicable to disc with 
Closed Caption information included 
and your TV supports this feature.
[ Off ] – disable closed caption.
[ Progressive ]
If your TV can support progressive signals, 
you can activate the progressive scan 
mode of this unit.  
[ On ] – turn on progressive scan 
mode.  
[ Off ] – disable progressive scan mode.
 Note
This set ting is only available if you have set the 
[...

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Adjust settings
[ Audio ]
Select the default audio language for 
DVDs.
[ Subtitle ]
Select the default subtitle language for 
DVDs.
[ Disc Menu ]
Select the menu language for DVDs.
 Note
If the language you have set is not available on the 
disc, the disc uses its own default language.
For some DVDs, the subtitle/audio language can only 
be changed from the disc menu.
To selec t the languages that are not listed in the 
menu, selec t [ Others ].  Then check the Language 
Code list at...

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[ DivX Subtitle ] 
Select a character set that supports the 
DivX subtitle.  
[ Standard ]English, Irish, Danish, 
Estonian, Finnish, French, 
German, Italian, Portuguese, 
Luxembourgish, Norwegian 
(Bokmål and Nynorsk), 
Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
[ Central 
Europe ]Polish, Czech, Slovak, 
Albanian, Hungarian, 
Slovene, Croatian, Serbian 
(Latin script), Romanian 
[ Cyrillic ] Belarusian, Bulgarian, 
Ukrainian, Macedonian, 
Russian, Serbian 
 Note
Ensure that the subtitle fi le has the exac t...

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Additional information
8 Additional 
information
Update software
Philips provides software updates to ensure that 
this unit is compatible with the newest formats.  
To check the updates, compare the current 
software version of this unit with the latest 
software version available at the Philips website.
1 Press OPTIONS.
Preference Setup
Parental
PBC Disc Menu
Password
DivX Subtitle
Version Info
Default MP3/JPEG Nav
2 Select [ Preference Setup ] > [ Version 
Info ], then press OK.
3...

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Speci fi cations
 Note
Speci fi cation and design are subject to change 
without notice.•
Accessories suppliedQuick Start Guide
Remote control and batteries
Scart cable
Composite video cable
HDMI cable 
3.5mm stereo audio cable
Power cable
Subwoofer 
Wall mounting bracket and 2 wall mounting knobs
iPod docking station
FM wire antenna
Micro  fi bre cleaning cloth
Ampli fi er Total output power (Home Theatre): 500W
Frequency response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz / ±3dB
Signal-to-noise ratio: > 65 dB (CCIR)...

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Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g
9 Troubleshooting
 
 
 
 
Main unit
The buttons on this unit do 
not work.Disconnect this unit from the power outlet for a few minutes, 
then connect again. 
Ensure that the interconnect cable from the subwoofer is 
connected to the DVD Home Theatre unit. •
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Picture
No picture.See TVs manual for correct video input channel selection.  
Change the TV channel until you see the DVD screen.
Press DISC.
If this happens when you turn on the progressive scan...

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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....