Philips Hts9241 User Manual

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English
Browse  Net TV
Not available in China
Use Net TV to access variety of internet 
applications and specially adapted internet 
websites. 
For interactive discussions on Net TV ser vices, visit 
the Net TV forum at www.suppor tforum.philips.com
Note
 •Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. bears no 
responsibility for content provided by Net T V 
service providers.
Access  Net TV
1 Connect your home theater to a home 
network	a nd	t he	I nternet	( see	‘ Computers	an

d
	t
 he
	I
 nternet’
	o
 n
	p
 age
	1
 7).
2 Press  (Home ).
 »The home menu is displa

yed.
3 Select [browse Net TV] , and then press 
OK .
 » The Net TV home page is displa

yed. The 
first
	time	y

ou
	access	Net	TV,	f
 ollow
	the	onscreen instructions to agree to the 
ter

ms and conditions, and then register 
with Club Philips. 
4 Press the Navigation buttons  t o select 
App Gallery  (App Galler y) or Internet  
(Internet), and then press OK .
•	Access App Gallery (App Galler y) to 
add more Apps to your screen.
•	Access Internet  (Internet) to browse 
the Internet.
5 Press  BACK  to return to the previous 
page, or press  ( Home ) to exit.
Clear browsing history
Clear the browsing histor y to remove passwords, 
cookies, and browsing data from your home 
theater.
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Network]  > [Clear Net TV 
Memor y] , and then press OK .
  
6 Browse and select folders to share, and 
t
hen select Save Changes .
 »Your Macintosh rescans the f

olders 
automatically so that they are ready to 
share.
Play files from your PC
Note
 •Before you play multimedia content from the 
computer, make sure that the home theater 
is connected to the home network , and the 
media ser ver sof tware is properly set up.
1 Switch your T V to the correct HDMI source 
f or your home theater.
2 Press  (Home ).
 »The home menu is displa

yed.
3 Select [browse PC] , and then press OK.
 »A content browser is displa

yed.
4	 Select	a	file,	and	then	press	OK.
5 Press the playback but tons to control play 
(
see	‘ Play	b ut tons’	o n	p age	2 3).
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Rent and play online video
1 Connect your home theater to the home 
network	a nd	i nternet	( see	‘ Computers	a nd	th

e
	I
 nternet’
	o
 n
	p
 age
	1
 7).
2 Press  (Home ).
3 Select  [browse Net TV] , and then press 
OK .
 » The online ser vices a

vailable in your 
countr y are displayed.
4 Press the Navigation buttons  t o go to a 
video store, and then press OK .
5 If prompted, follow the video store 
i
nstructions to register or log in to an 
account.
 » You see an option to rent videos.
 »If you ha

ve rented videos and are still 
within the rental period, you also see an 
option to watch the videos.
6 Follow the video store instructions to rent 
o r watch a video.
•	The video is downloaded to your SD 
memor y card. You can watch it now or 
at any time within the rental period.
•	When you have downloaded a video 
to your card, you can watch it only on 
your
	h

ome
	t
 heater.
	Y
 ou
	c
 an’t
	m
 ove
	t
 he
	ca

rd and watch it on another device.
•	If you move the card and format it 
in another device, your downloaded 
video is erased. Download your video 
again before you watch.
7 Press the play but tons on your remote 
c ontrol to play, pause, search, or stop the 
video.
Multiview
You can watch two video sources side by side on 
some of the Philips T Vs. The sources can be:
•	video from your home theater, •	T V broadcasts, and •	Net T V. 
For information about how to set up multiview, 
see your T V user manual. 
Rent online video
Not available in China
Rent videos from online stores, through your 
home theater. You can watch them right away or 
later.
Many online video stores offer a huge choice of 
video, with different rental prices, periods, and 
conditions. For some stores, you must create an 
account before you can rent.
What you need
•	A	high-speed	internet	connection	to	the	home  theater.
•	An HDMI connection between your home 
theater and T V.
•	An SD memor y card of type SDHC Class 6, 
with at least 8 GB of memor y.
Format an SD card
Before	you	download	any	online	video	or	BD-
Li ve content, your SD card must be in the SD 
card slot of your home theater, and format ted.
1 Switch your T V to the correct HDMI source 
f or your home theater.
2 Inser t the SD memor y card into the SD 
C ARD  slot on your home theater.
 
3 Follow the onscreen instructions to format 
t
he card.
 » Any content on the card is er

ased during 
formatting.
4 Af ter format ting, leave the card in the SD 
C ARD  slot. 
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English
One-touch play
If	you	e nable	O ne-touch	p lay,	t he	T V	au

tomatically switches to the correct channel 
when you play a disc in your home theater.
One-touch standby
When you press and hold 
 ( Standby ) on the 
remote control, the home theater and all the 
connected
	H

DMI-CEC
	d

evices
	(
 that
	s
 uppor t
	on

e-touch
	s

tandby)
	s

witch
	t

o
	t
 he
	s
 tandby
	m
 ode.
If
	o

ne-touch
	s

tandby
	i

s
	e

nabled
	o
 n
	y
 our
	h
 ome
	th

eater, you can switch to standby with the 
remote
	c

ontrol
	o

f
	t

he
	T

V
	o
 r
	o
 ther
	H
 DMI-CEC
	de

vices.
System Audio  Control
When you play a device that has its audio 
output routed to the home theater, the home 
theater switches to the corresponding audio 
source automatically.
To
	u

se
	o

ne-touch
	a

udio,
	t

urn
	o
 n
	S
 ystem
	A
 udio
	Co

ntrol and follow the instructions on the T V 
to map connected devices to the audio input 
connectors of the home theater.
Audio Input Mapping
When you connect a new device to your home 
theater, map the device to the audio input 
connector
	(

see
	‘

Play
	a

udio
	f
 rom
	h
 ome
	t
 heater’
	on p

age 33).
Play audio from home theater
Play the audio from a connected device through 
your home theater.
1 Press  ( Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [EasyLink]  > [System Audio 
Control]  > [On], and then press OK .
•	To play the audio from the T V 
speakers, select [Of f ] , and skip the 
following steps.
4 Select  [EasyLink]  > [Audio Input Mapping] , 
and then press OK .
5 Follow the instructions on the T V to map 
t
he audio of the connected device to the 
audio inputs on your home theater.
Note
 •If you connect your home theater to the T V 
through an HDMI ARC connection, make sure 
that the T V audio is mapped to the ARC input 
on your home theater.
EasyLink
The home theater suppor ts Philips EasyLink, which 
uses	the	HDMI-CEC	(Consumer	Electronics	Control)	protocol.	EasyLink-compliant	devices	that	are connected through HDMI can be controlled 
by a single remote control.

 
Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability 
with
	all	HDMI-CEC	devices.
What y

ou need
•	HDMI-CEC	compliant	devices.•	An HDMI connection between the 
connected devices.
Switch on
1 On the T V and other connected devices, 
turn	o n	t he	H DMI-CEC	o perations.	F or	de

tails, see the manual of the T V or other 
devices. 
2 Press  ( Home ).
3 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
4 Select [EasyLink]  > [EasyLink], and then 
press OK .
5 Select [On] , and then press OK .
Control devices
Control the home theater and the other 
connected	H
DMI-CEC	c ompliant	d evices	w ith	a	sin

gle remote control.
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Picture color
Deep Color recreates the natural world on your 
T V screen and displays vivid images in over a 
billion of colors.
If your T V suppor ts Deep Color and is 
connected to your home theater through an 
HDMI cable, you can change the Deep Color.
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Video]  > [HDMI Deep Color] , and 
then press OK .
4 Select the following options, and then press 
OK:
•	[Auto] : Automatically select HDMI 
Deep Color.
•	[On] : View vivid images.•	[Of f ] :	Display	s tandard	2 4-bit	c olor.
Picture resolution
For HDMI video set tings, connect your home 
theater to the T V through an HDMI cable. 
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Video]  > [HDMI Video] , and then 
press OK .
4 Change the HDMI resolution set ting, and 
t
hen press OK .
Blu-ray 3D video
To play 3D video, connect your home theater to 
a 3D T V through an HDMI cable.
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Video]  > [Watch 3D video] > 
[Auto] , and then press OK .
Subtitle position
Automatically change the position of the subtitles 
to	fi
t	y our	T V	s creen.
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Preference]  > [Auto Subtitle Shift] 
> [On] , and then press OK .
8 Change settings
This section helps you to change the settings of 
your home theater. 
Caution
 •Most	of	the	set tings	are	already	configured	wi
th the best value for your home theater. 
Unless you have a reason to change a set ting, it 
is best to leave it at the default value.
Note
 •You cannot change a set ting that is grayed out. •To return to the previous menu, press  
BACK . To exit the menu, press  (Home ).
Picture
Change the picture set tings to suit your 
preferences.
Note
 •The best set ting is automatically selected for 
the T V. If you change the set ting, make sure 
that the T V suppor ts the new set tings.
Picture settings and format
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Video] , and then press OK .
4 Change the following set tings, and then 
p
ress OK :
•	[TV Display] : Picture format.•	[Picture Settings] :	P redefined	c olor	se
ttings.
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English
Restore sound mode settings
Restore	the	equalizer	set tings	of	all	the	sound	modes to the default values.
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Audio]  > [Default sound settings] , 
and then press OK .
Language
Select a language for the home menu, audio, and 
subtitles.
Home menu
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Preference]  > [Menu language], and 
then press OK .
4 Select a menu language, and then press OK .
Disc audio
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Preference]  > [Audio], and then 
press OK .
4 Select an audio language for discs, and then 
p
ress OK .
Note
 •If your preferred disc language is not available, 
select [O thers]  from the list, and enter the 
4-digit
	l

anguage
	c
 ode
	f
 ound
	a
 t
	t
 he
	e
 nd
	o
 f
	t
 his
	us

er
	m
 anual
	(
 see
	‘
 Language
	c
 ode’
	o
 n
	p
 age
	4
 4).
 •If you select a language that is not available 
on a disc, the home theater uses the default 
language of the disc.
Sound
Change the sound settings to suit your preference.
HDMI audio
To hear an HDMI audio output from your T V, 
connect your home theater to the T V through 
an HDMI cable.
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Audio]  > [HDM I Audio] , and then 
press OK .
4 Select the following options, and then press 
OK:
•	[Bitstream] : Enable bitstream output 
over HDMI. 
•	[Auto] : Automatically select the best 
suppor ted audio format.
•	[Of f ] : Disable audio from the T V.
Audio post processing
To	select	a	predefined	sound	mode,	enable	au
dio	p ost	p rocessing	a t	t he	s peaker	( see	‘ Sound	mo

de’
	o
 n
	p
 age
	2
 0).
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Advanced]  > [Enhanced Audio] > 
[On] , and then press OK .
Note
 •To play the original audio of the disc, select 
[Of f ].
Night mode
For	quiet	listening,	decrease	the	volume	of	loud	so
unds when you play discs. Night mode is only 
available
	f

or
	D
 olby-encoded
	D
 VD
	a
 nd
	B
 lu-ray
	dis

cs.
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Audio]  > [Night Mode] > [On], and 
then press OK .
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Ratings
Some discs are recorded with ratings according 
to age. You can set up your home theater to play 
only discs with an age rating lower than your 
child’s
	a
ge.
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Preference]  > [Parental Control], 
and then press OK .
 »A message prompts you to enter the 
passw

ord.
4 Enter the password with the Numeric 
buttons .
5 Select an age rating, and then press OK .
•	To play all discs irrespective of the 
rating, select level 8 or [Of f ].
Energy saving
Save energy by changing the following settings.
Auto standby
When playing a disc or a USB storage device, 
automatically switch your home theater to 
standby if:
•	it is in pause or stop mode, and •	no but ton is pressed for 30 minutes.
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Preference]  > [Auto St andby] > 
[On] , and then press OK .
Sleep timer
Set timers to switch the home theater to 
standby	a
f ter	a	s pecified	t ime.
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Preference]  > [Sleep Timer], and 
then press OK .
4 Select the duration of the sleep timer.
 »The sleep timer can be set up to 60 
minutes.

 If the sleep timer is set to  [Off], 
it switches off.
Disc subtitle
1 Press  ( Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Preference]  > [Subtitle], and then 
press OK .
4 Select a subtitle language for discs, and then 
p
ress OK .
Disc menu
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Preference]  > [Disc Menu], and 
then press OK .
4 Select a menu language for discs, and then 
p
ress OK .
Note
 •If your preferred disc language is not available, 
select [O thers]  from the list, and enter the 
4-digit
	l

anguage
	c
 ode
	f
 ound
	a
 t
	t
 he
	t
 he
	e
 nd
	o
 f
	th

is
	u
 ser
	m
 anual
	(
 see
	‘
 Language
	c
 ode’
	o
 n
	p
 age
	44)

.
 •If you select a language that is not available 
on a disc, the home theater uses the default 
language of the disc.
Parental control
Restrict access to discs that are recorded with 
ratings.
Password
You can set or change your password to play a 
restricted disc.
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Preference]  > [Change Password] , 
and then press OK .
 »A change password men

u is displayed.
4 Follow the instructions on the T V to set or 
change password.
•	If you do not have a password or you 
have forgot ten, enter 0000 .
5 Press OK.
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English
9 Update software
To continue to get the best features and suppor t 
for your home theater, update the software 
regularly. Compare the version of your current 
software with the latest version on 
 

 
www.philips.com/suppor

t.
Check software version
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Advanced]  > [Version Info.], and 
then press OK .
 »The software ver

sion is displayed.
Update software through the 
Internet
1 Connect your home theater to the 
network. Use a
•	wired	network	connection	(see	‘Set	up	the	w ired	n etwork ’	o n	p age	1 7),	o r	•	wireless	network	connection	(see	‘Set	up	the	w ireless	n etwork ’	o n	p age	1 8).
2 Press  (Home ).
3 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
4 Select [Advanced]  > [Software Update]  > 
[Network] . 
 »If an upgrade media is detected,

 you are 
prompted to star t or cancel the update. 
5	 Follow	the	instruction	on	the	T V	to	confirm	th e update.
 »When the software update is complete,

 
the home theater automatically switches 
off and restar ts. If it does not, disconnect 
the power cord for a few seconds and 
then reconnect it.
Note
 •If the home theater cannot connect to the 
Philips ser ver, press  ( Home ), and then 
select [Setup]  > [Network]  > [Network 
Installation]  to set up the network .
5 Press OK t o activate.
 »The home theater switches to standby 
after	the	specified	time

.
Screen saver
Automatically switch your home theater to 
screen saver mode if:
•	it is in pause or stop mode, and •	no but ton is pressed for 10 minutes.
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Preference]  > [Screen Saver] > 
[On] , and then press OK .
Display panel
Change the brightness of the home theater 
display panel.
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Preference]  > [Display Panel], and 
then press OK .
4 Select the brightness, and then press OK .
Apply factory settings
Reset your home theater to the default settings. 
You cannot reset the parental control settings.
1 Press  (Home ).
2 Select  [Setup] , and then press OK .
3 Select [Advanced]  > [Restore default 
settings], and then press OK .
4 Select [O K], and then press OK .
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Step 2: Update the software
Caution
 •Before	you	connect	the	USB	flash	drive	to	your home theater, make sure that there is 
no disc in the disc compar tment, and the disc 
compar tment is closed.
1	 Connect	the	USB	flash	drive	to	your	home	theat
er.
2 Switch your T V to the correct source for 
your home theater.
3 Press  (Home ), and then select [Setup] .
4 Select [Advanced]  > [Software Update]  > 
[USB] .
5 Follow the instructions on the T V to 
c
onfirm	t he	u pdate.
 »When the software update is complete,

 
the home theater automatically switches 
off and restar ts. If it does not, disconnect 
the power cord for a few seconds, and 
then reconnect it.
Note
 •When the sof tware update is in progress, do 
not turn off the power or remove the USB 
flash
	d

rive.
	
Update software through USB
What you need•	A	USB	flash	drive,	with	at	least	75MB	of	memor y.	T he	U SB	fl ash	d rive	m ust	b e	F AT	or N

TFS format ted. Do not use a USB hard 
drive.
•	A computer with Internet access.•	An archive utility that suppor ts the ZIP 
file	f ormat	( for	e xample,	W inZip®	f or	Mi

crosof t®
	W
 indows®
	o
 r
	S
 tufflt®
	f
 or
	Mac

intosh®).
Step 1: Download the latest software
1	 Connect	a	USB	flash	drive	to	your	co m p u t e r.
2 In your web browser, go to w w w.philips.
com/suppor t.
3	 At	the	Philips	Suppor t	website,	find	your	pr oduct and locate the Software and 
drivers . 
 »The software update is availab

le as a zip 
file.
4	 Save	the	zip	file	in	the	root	director y	of	yo ur	U SB	fl ash	d rive.
5 Use the archive utility to ex tract the 
sof tware	u pdate	fi le	i n	t he	r oot	d irector y	o f	th

e
	U
 SB
	fl
 ash
	d
 rive.
 »The	files	are	extr

acted
	under	the	UPG_
ALL f

older
	of	y
 our
	USB	flash	dr
 ive.
6	 Disconnect	the	USB	flash	drive	from	your	com p u t e r.
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File formats
•	Audio: .aac, .mka, .mp3, .wma, .wav, .mp4, 
.m4a
•	Video: .avi, .div x, .mp4, .mk v, .asf, .wmv, 
.mpg, .mpeg,
•	Picture: .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .png
Audio formats
Your home theater suppor ts the following audio 
files.
Extension Container Audio codecBit rate
.mp3
MP3 MP3 32 kbps ~ 
320 kbps
.wma ASFWMA 64 kbps ~ 
16 0 k b ps
.aac A ACA AC ,
	H

E-
A AC 192 k b ps
.wav WAVPCM 1.4 Mbps
.m4a MKVA AC 192 k b ps
.mka MKAPCM 2 7. 6 4 8  
Mbps
.mka MKADolby 
Digital 640 kbps
.mka MKADTS cor e 1. 54 Mbps
.mka MKAMPEG 9 12 k b p s
.mka MKAMP3 32 kbps ~ 
320 kbps
.mka MKAWMA 64 kbps ~ 
16 0 k b ps
.mka MKAA AC ,
	H

E-
A AC 192 k b ps
Video formats
If	you	have	a	high	definition	T V,	your	home	th
eater	a llows	y ou	t o	p lay	y our	v ideo	fi les	w ith:
•	Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels at•	Frame rate: 6 ~ 30 frames per second. 
10 Product 
specifications
Note
 •Specifications	and	design	are	subject	to	change	without notice.
Region codes
The type plate on the back or bot tom of the 
home theater shows which regions it suppor ts.
 
Media formats
•	AVCHD,	BD,	BD-R /	BD-RE,	BD-Video,	DV
D-Video,	D VD+R /+RW,	D VD-R /-RW,	DV

D+R /-R
	D
 L,
	C
 D-R /CD-RW,
	A
 udio
	C
 D,
	Vi

deo
	C
 D/SVCD,
	P
 icture
	fi
 les,
	M
 P3
	m
 edia,
	WM

A media, DivX Plus HD media, USB 
storage device
Count ry DVD   BD
Europe ,  
Unit ed Ki ngdom
Ko rea
 La tin Amer ica
 Aust ralia ,  
New Ze aland
 Russia , India
 China
AA
AA
CC
CC
Asia Pacific, Taiwan,
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.mkv files in MKV container
Audio codec Video codec Bit rate
PCM, Dolby 
Digital, DTS 
core, MPEG, 
MP3, WMA , 
A AC ,
	H
E-
A AC MPEG 1, MPEG 2 20 Mbps (peak 
4 0 M b ps)
MPEG 4 ASP 10 Mbps max
H . 26 4/AVC 
[email protected]/4.0;
	MP

@3.2/3.1/3.020 Mbps (peak 
4 0 M b ps)
WMV9 20 Mbps
.asf and .wmv files in ASF container
Audio codec Video codec Bit rate
PCM, 
Dolby 
Digital, 
MP3, WMA MPEG 4 ASP 10 Mbps max
H . 26 4/AVC 
[email protected]/4.0;
	MP

@3.2/3.1/3.020 Mbps (peak 
4 0 M b ps)
WMV9 20 Mbps
.mpg and .mpeg files in PS container
Audio codec Video codec Bit rate
PCM, DTS 
core, MPEG, 
MP3 MPEG 1, MPEG 
2
20 Mbps (peak 
4 0 M b ps)
MPEG 1, MPEG 
2 20 Mbps (peak 
4 0 M b ps)
Amplifier
•	Total output power : 500W RMS (30% 
THD) 
•	Frequency	response:	20	Hz-20	kHz	/	±3	d
B•	Signal-to-noise	ratio:	>	65	dB	(CCIR)	/	(A-
weighted)
•	Input sensitivity:•	AUX1, AUX2: 500 mV•	Music iLink: 250 mV
.avi files in AVI container
Audio 
codec
Video codec
Bit rate
PCM, 
Dolby 
Digital, 
DTS 
core, 
MP3, 
WMADivX 3.11, DivX 4
.x, 
DivX 5
.x, DivX 6 .x10 Mbps max
MPEG 1, MPEG 2 20 Mbps  (peak 40 
M b ps)
MPEG 4 ASP 10 Mbps max
H . 26 4/AVC 
[email protected]/4.0;
	MP

@3.2/3.1/3.0 20 Mbps 
(peak 40 
M b ps)
WMV9 20 Mbps
.divx files in AVI container
Audio 
codec Video codec Bit rate
PCM, 
Dolby 
Digital, 
MP3, 
WMADivX 3.11, DivX 4
.x, 
DivX 5
.x, DivX 6 .x10 Mbps 
max
MPEG 1, MPEG 2 20 Mbps  (peak 40 
M b ps)
MPEG 4 ASP 10 Mbps  max
.mp4 or .m4v files in MP4 container
Audio 
codec Video codec Bit rate
Dolby 
Digital, 
MPEG, 
MP3, 
A AC ,
	H

E-
A AC MPEG 1, MPEG 2 20 Mbps (peak 
4 0 M b ps)
MPEG 4 ASP 10 Mbps max
H . 26 4/AVC 
[email protected]/4.0;
	MP

@3.2/3.1/3.0 20 Mbps (peak 
4 0 M b ps)
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