Philips Mx740 User Manual

							 Surround sound receiverFR740
FR760
MX740
 
						

							Important notes for users in the U.K.
Mains plug
This apparatus is fitted with an approved 13 Amp plug.
To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows:
1Remove fuse cover and fuse.
2
Fix new fuse which should be a 
BS1362
5 Amp, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type.
3Refit the fuse cover.
If the fitted plug is not suitable for your socket outlets, it
should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in its place.
If the mains plug contains a fuse, this should have a value
of 5 Amp. If a plug without a fuse is used, the fuse at the
distribution board should not be greater than 5 Amp.
Note:The severed plug must be disposed of to avoid a
possible shock hazard should it be inserted into a 13 Amp
socket elsewhere.
How to connect a plug
The wires in the mains lead are coloured with the following
code: blue = neutral (N), brown = live (L).
As these colours may not correspond with the colour
mark
ings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as
follows:
• Connect the blue wire to the terminal marked N or 
coloured black.
• Connect the brown wire to the terminal marked L or 
coloured red.
•
Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal in the
plug,
marked E (ore) or coloured green (or green and
yellow).
Before replacing the plug cover, make certain that the cord
grip is clamped over the sheath of the lead - not simply over
the two wires.
Copyright in the U.K.
Recording and playback of material may require consent.
See 
Copyright Act 1956 and The Performer’s Protection Acts
1958 to 1972.
Typeskilt finnes på apparatens bakside.
Observer: Nettbryteren er sekundert innkoplet. Den
innebygde netdelen er derfor ikke frakoplet nettet så lenge
apparatet er tilsluttet nettkontakten.
For å redusere faren for brann eller elektrisk støt, skal
apparatet ikke utsettes for regn eller fuktighet.
Norge
DICHIARAZIONE DI CONFORMITA’
Si dichiara che gli apparecchi FR 740, FR 760 e MX 740
Philips rispondono alle prescrizioni dell’art. 2 comma 1 del
D. M. 28 Agosto 1995 n. 548.
Fatto a Eindhoven, il 01/02/2000 (FR 740, MX 740)
Fatto a Eindhoven, il 01/03/2000 (FR 760)
Philips Consumer Electronics
Philips, Glaslaan 2
5616 JB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Italia
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							AddendumFR740, FR760/00, MX740/22
English
Remote Control / Remote Control ButtonsPage 7
The following should be read instead of the original text on page 7:
HMUTE .....................Mutes the sound of the receiver in all modes, except TV.
Mutes the sound of your Philips TV set if your remote control is in TV mode.
2................................Switches the source selected on your remote control (e.g. VCR, TV) to standby.
When pressed longer than 2 seconds, the receiver switches to standby.
Français
Télécommande / Touches de la télécommandePage 27
Il convient de lire ce qui suit en lieu et place du texte original de la page 27:
HMUTE .....................Coupe le son du récepteur dans tous les modes, sauf en mode TV.
Coupe le son de votre téléviseur Philips si votre télécommande est en mode TV.
2................................Fait passer la source sélectionnée sur votre télécommande (par ex. VCR, TV) en veille.
Le récepteur passe en veille lorsque l’on appuie sur cette touche pendant plus de 2 secondes.
Español
Mando a distancia / Botones del mando a distanciaPágina 47
Lo siguiente se debería leer en lugar del texto original de la página 47:
HMUTE .....................Anula el sonido del receptor en todos los modos, excepto el de TV.
Anula el sonido del equipo de TV Philips, si el mando a distancia está en modo TV.
2................................Cambia el origen seleccionado en el mando a distancia (p. ej., VCR o TV) al modo de espera.
Cuando se pulsa durante más de 2 segundos, el receptor cambia al modo de espera.
Deutsch
Fernbedienung / Tasten der FernbedienungSeite 67
Anstatt des originalen Textes auf Seite 67 soll das Folgende gelesen werden:
HMUTE .....................Schaltet den Ton des Receivers in allen Modi ab, außer TV.
Schaltet den Ton Ihres Philips TV ab, wenn die Fernbedienung in TV Modus ist.
2................................Schaltet das auf der Fernbedienung gewählte Ausgangsgerät (z.B. VCR, TV) auf Bereitschaft.
Wenn die Taste länger als 2 Sekunden gedrückt wird, schaltet der Receiver auf Bereitschaft.
Nederlands
Afstandsbediening / AfstandsbedieningsknoppenPagina 87
De volgende informatie dient te worden gelezen in plaats van de originele tekst op pagina 87:
HMUTE .....................Dempt het geluid van de receiver in alle standen, behalve TV.
Dempt het geluid van uw Philips TV-toestel als uw afstandsbediening op TV-stand is ingesteld.
2................................Schakelt de op uw afstandsbediening geselecteerde bron om (bijv. videorecorder, TV) op standby.
Als deze toets langer dan 2 seconden wordt ingedrukt, schakelt de receiver over op standby.
Italiano
Telecomando / Tasti del telecomandoPagina 107
Il testo che segue sostituisce l’originale a pagina 107:
HMUTE .....................Disattiva l’audio del ricevitore in tutte le modalità, tranne TV.
Disattiva l’audio del televisore Philips se il telecomando è in modalità TV.
2................................Mette in standby la sorgente selezionata sul telecomando (ad es. VCR, TV).
Se premuto per più di 2 secondi, il ricevitore passa in standby.
 
						

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English ....................................................4
Français.................................................24
Español .................................................44
Deutsch .................................................64
Nederlands ...........................................84
English Français Español Deutsch Nederlands
Italiano
Italiano ................................................104
 
						

							GENERAL INFORMATION
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This receiver is supplied including:
– a remote control
– 2 batteries for the remote control, size AA
– a system bus cable for the CINEMA LINK connection
– a loop antenna
– a wire antenna
– 5 loudspeakers including 5 speaker cables (MX 740 only)
– a quick installation card (MX 740 only)
– this instruction booklet
Clean the receiver with a soft, 
slightly dampened, lint-free cloth.
Do not use any cleaning agents as
they may have a corrosive effect.
Do not expose the receiver to 
humidity, rain, sand or excessive heat
(caused by heating equipment or
direct sunlight).
If you have stacked the components of your system, the
receiver must be on top. Place the receiver on a flat,
hard, stabile surface. Do not cover any vents and leave
50 cm above and 10 cm left and right of the receiver
free for ventilation.
For good reception the loop antenna should not be placed on
top of, or beneath VCRs, CD recorders, DVD players, TVs and
other radiation sources.
All redundant packing material has been omitted. We have
done our utmost to make the packaging easily separable into
three mono materials: cardboard (box), polystyrene foam
(buffer) and polyethylene (bags, protective foam sheet).
Your set consists of materials which can be recycled if
disassembled by a specialized company. Please observe the
local regulations regarding the disposal of packing materials,
exhausted batteries and old equipment.
“DOLBY”, “DOLBY DIGITAL”, “PRO LOGIC” and the
double-D symbol 2are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Trademark acknowledgment
Environmental information
Setup
Maintenance
Scope of supplyEnglishGeneral information
Scope of supply..................................................................................4
Maintenance ......................................................................................4
Setup ..................................................................................................4
Environmental information.................................................................4
Trademark acknowledgment ..............................................................4
Controls.................................................................................................5
Remote control
Remote control usage ........................................................................6
Remote control buttons .....................................................................7
Connectors............................................................................................8
Connections
Audio connections..............................................................................9
System control bus, CINEMA LINK .................................................10
Video connections (FR 760 only) ......................................................10
Mains ...............................................................................................11
Speaker connections ........................................................................11
TV as the center speaker .................................................................11
Antenna connections .......................................................................11
FRONT AV / GAME cap (FR 760 only) ..............................................11
System setup
Positioning of the speakers .............................................................12
Speaker setup and testing ...............................................................12
Power handling ................................................................................12
Headphones .....................................................................................12
Display.................................................................................................13
Menus
Receiver menu..................................................................................14
TV menu ...........................................................................................15
Source selection
SOURCE SELECTOR ..........................................................................16
About 6 CHANNEL / DVD INPUT .....................................................16
Playback, recording
Playing a source ...............................................................................17
Adjusting the sound .........................................................................17
Recording from a source ..................................................................17
Surround sound
About surround sound......................................................................18
Switching surround sound ...............................................................18
Surround sound settings ..................................................................18
Tuner
Tuning to radio stations ...................................................................19
Switching FM sensitivity .................................................................19
Storing radio stations ......................................................................19
Tuning to stored radio stations ........................................................20
Resorting stored radio station .........................................................20
Naming radio stations .....................................................................20
Clearing station names ....................................................................20
RDS R..............................................................................................21
RDS News and Traffic Announcement ............................................21
Technical data
Receiver............................................................................................22
Speakers (supplied with MX 740 only)............................................22
Troubleshooting
Warning ............................................................................................23
Troubleshooting ................................................................................23
This product complies with the radio interference
requirements of the European Community.
As an ENERGY STAR®partner, Philips has determined that
this product meets the ENERGY STAR®
guidelines for energy efficiency.
 
						

							CONTROLS
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1POWER / STANDBY.......Switches the receiver on and off.
2CINEMA LINK................Switches the system control bus
between the receiver and the TV
on and off.
3..........................................Sensor for the infrared remote
control.
4..........................................Display
5SOURCE SELECTOR......Selects the different audio and
video connectors.
6VOLUME..........................Increases and decreases the
volume level.
7FRONT AV.......................Selects the FRONT AV / GAME
input (FR 760 only).
8TREBLE............................Adjusts the treble when used in
combination with VOLUME.
9BASS...............................Adjusts the bass when used in
combination with VOLUME.
0LOUDNESS.....................Switches LOUDNESS on and off.
!NEXT 2...........................TUNER: searches radio stations.
MENU: switches to the next
menu level.
@ENTER / OK.....................Confirms selected menu values.#TUNER PRESET XMENU NAVIGATOR
TUNER: switches to the next and
previous stored radio station.
MENU: moves upwards and
downwards.
$1PREV. / EXIT...............TUNER: searches radio stations.
MENU: switches to the previous
menu level.
%SETUP MENU................Switches the menu on and off.
^SENS...............................Switches between low and high
tuner sensitivity.
&NEWS/TA........................Switches the RDS news and
RDS traffic announcement on
and off.
*TUNER AM/FM..............Switches the wavebands of the
tuner.
(RADIO TEXT...................Scrolls through the different RDS
information.
)SURR. MODE..................Switches through the different
speaker configurations.
¡HALL................................Switches HALL on and off.
™SURROUND ON/OFF.....Switches between the last
selected surround mode and
stereo.
English
POWER / STANDBYCINEMA LINK
PHONES
CINEMA SOUND CENTER
LOUDNESSBASSTREBLE AV
SOURCE SELECTORVOLUME
SURROUND
SURR. MODE
HALLTUNER AM/FM
RADIO TEXTSENS.
NEWS/TAPREV. / EXIT
SETUP MENUNEXT
TER / OK
ON/OFF
MENU
NAVIGATOR TUNER
PRESET
FRONT AV / GAME
6CH/DVD
123 4 5
6
7
8
9
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							REMOTE CONTROL
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Open the battery compartment 
of the remote control and insert
2 alkaline batteries, type AA
(R06, UM-3).
Remove batteries if they are flat
or if the remote control is not
going to be used for a long time.
Batteries contain chemical substances, so they should
be disposed of properly.
The buttons on the remote control work the same way as the
corresponding ones on the receiver. 
Additional appliances can only be controlled if they are
working with the RC-5 and the RC-6 code system.
Important!
You have to press a source button for longer than 1 second to
switch the sound source on the receiver. Pressing a source
button for less than 1 second will only switch the remote
control to use the commands for the selected product.
The remote control remains tuned to the selected source until
another source button on the remote control is pressed.
This enables you to operate additional sources (i. e. winding
a tape) without changing the source on the receiver.
Remote control usageEnglish
2
AATV
MENU
H
1
3 2
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5
79 8
0
+ b
-
íë Å
Ç
É
±
DVD/6CH
OK
CINEMA LINK
GUIDE
DISC FR.D/INDEX PAUSE
SURR. ON/OFF DISPLAY/T-C NEWS/TA
SURR. MODE SMART SOUNDREAR
CHANNELTEST TONE LOUDNESSCHANNEL/TRACK TUNER
CD CDR/TAPE VCR TV
 
						

							REMOTE CONTROL
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English
2................................Switches the receiver to standby.
TUNER, CD, CDR/TAPE, 
TV, VCR, DVD/6CH........Switches the remote control to the
commands of the different products.
Selects the sources if pressed longer
than 1 second.
1–0................................Keys in numbers for tracks, stations or
frequencies. Numbers consisting of
two figures must be keyed in within
2 seconds.
CINEMA LINK ...............Switches the connection between the
receiver and the TV on and off.
MENUGUIDE ..............TUNER: Switches the receiver menu
on and off.
DVD, TV:Switches the DVD/TV menu
on and off.
OK .................................Confirms menu options.
Arrow buttons ..............TUNER:Moves in the menus.
Right/left arrows are tuning up/down.
CD, CDR: Left/right arrows are
searching backwards/forwards,
up/down arrows are selecting the
next/previous track.
+A...........................Increases the receiver volume.
-A...........................Decreases the receiver volume.
H................................Mutes the sound of the receiver.
ÉATV......................Increases the TV volume.
CD, CDR, VCR, DVD: Starts playback.
ÇATV......................Decreases the TV volume.
CD, CDR, VCR, DVD: Stops playback.
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CHANNEL/TRACK...Selects the previous preset tuner
station.
VCR: Rewinds the tape.
CD, CDR, DVD: Selects the previous
track.
TV:Selects the previous channel.
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CHANNEL/TRACK...Selects the next preset tuner station.
VCR: Fast forwards the tape.
CD, CDR, DVD: Selects the next
track.
TV:Selects the next channel.
ÅPAUSE ...................CD, CDR, VCR, DVD: Pauses
playback.
DISC FR.D./INDEX ........CD-, CDR-, DVD-Changers:
Switches to the next disc.
TUNER: Switches to FREQUENCY
DIRECT.
VCR: Switches the index search on
and off.bDISPLAY/T-C...........TUNER: Switches between station
name, frequency and radio text.
CD, CDR: Switches between the
different time displays.
TV: Switches teletext on and off.
DVD: Switches between title and
chapter.
NEWS/TA .....................Switches the functions NEWS and
TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENT on and off.
SURR. ON/OFF..............Switches SURROUND SOUND on and
off.
±SMART SOUND ......Scrolls through the different smart
sounds.
+/-REAR ...............Increases/decreases the volume of the
rear speakers. While test tone is on,
the volume of the speakers you are
hearing can be increased/decreased
with these buttons.
SURR. MODE ................Scrolls through the different surround
modes.
LOUDNESS ...................Switches LOUDNESS on and off.
TEST TONE ...................Switches the test tone on and off.
While test tone is on, the volume of
the speakers you are hearing can be
increased/decreased with
+/-REAR.
Remote control buttons
 
						

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English
CONNECTORS
Connectors Connectors name Connect to:
6.3 mm headphone socket1PHONESA headphone with a 6.3 mm plug.
at the front
Audio and video inputs 2FRONT AV / GAMELeft and right audio out sockets of appliances such as video cameras 
at the front (FR 760 only) and game consoles.
3FRONT AV / GAMEVideo out sockets of appliances such as video cameras and game 
consoles.
FRONT SPEAKERS4R, LRight and left front speaker.
5CENTERCenter speaker.
SURROUND SPEAKERS6R, LRight and left surround speaker.
AUDIO IN/OUT8CDR/TAPE OUTInput of a CD recorder or a tape deck.
9CDR/TAPE INOutput of a CD recorder or a tape deck.
0CD INOutput of a CD player.
!TV INOutput of a TV.
@VCR OUTInput of a video recorder.
#VCR INOutput of a video recorder.
6-channel input$6 CHANNEL / DVD INPUT6-channel output of appliances such as DVD or Laserdisc players.
VIDEO IN/OUT (FR 760 only)%DVD INOutput of a DVD player.
^MON OUTInput of a monitor (e. g. the TV).
*VCR INOutput of a video recorder.
(VCR OUTInput of a video recorder (for recording).
¡TV INOutput of a TV.
Antenna connectors&AM LOOPFrame antenna supplied.
)FM 75 ΩWire antenna supplied or exterior antenna.
Preamplified outputs7CENTER PRE-OUTInput of a TV when it is used as the center speaker (only possible 
when the CINEMA LINK system bus is connected).
™SUBWOOFER PRE-OUTInput of a powered subwoofer.
System control bus£CINEMA LINKSystem control bus sockets of a Philips TV with CINEMA LINK.
Mains outlet≤AC OUTLETSupplies same voltage as mains. Up to 100 W total permitted load.
Mains lead∞After all other connections have been made, connect the 
mains lead to the wall socket.
POWER / STANDBYCINEMA LINK
PHONESSURROUNON/OFTOTAL 100W MAX. SWITCHED
AC OUTLET 230V~50 HzCAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
AVISRISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE
NE PAS OUVRIRDesigned
and
developed
byPhilips
in the
European Community
IN
PLAYOUT
RECIN
PLAYOUT
REC
ININOUTOUT
REC IN
PLAY
ANTENNAFM 75 
Ω
VIDEO IN/OUT
AM LOOP
DVDMONVCRTV
SUBWOOFER
PRE-OUT
VCR
TVCD
CDR/T
APEAUDIO IN/OUT
ININ
PRE-OUTCENTERManufacturedunderlicencefromDolby
LaboratoriesLicencingCorporation.
DOLBY,PRO-LOGICandtheDouble-D
SymbolareTrademarksof Dolby
LaboratoriesLicencingCorporation.
FRONT SPEAKERSLREACH SPEAKER 
≥ 6 ΩCENTER
SURROUND SPEAKERSRLEACH SPEAKER ≥ 3 Ω
L
RL
R
FRONT SURR.
CENTER
SUB-
WOOFER6 CHANNEL / DVD INPUT
CINEMA
LINK
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English
CONNECTIONS
Audio connections
VIDEO IN/OUT
DVD MON TV/SAT
IN OUT
OUT
RECIN
IN
PLAY
TV CD CDR/TAPEAUDIO IN/OUTL
R
IN
PLAYOUT
RECINININ
PLAYOUT
REC
PRE-OUTCENTER6 CHANNEL / DVD INPUT
FRONT SURR.
CENTER
SUB-
WOOFERVCRL
R
VCR
IN
CINEMA
LINK
SUBWOOFER
PRE-OUT
ANTENNA
AM LOOPFRONT SPEAKERSLREACH SPEAKER ≥ 6 ΩCENTER
Designed and developed by Philips in the 
European Community
CAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
AVISRISQUE DE CHOC 
ELECTRIQUE
Manufactured under licence from Dolby 
Laboratories Licencing Corporation. 
DOLBY, PRO-LOGIC and the Double-D 
Symbol    are Trademarks of Dolby 
Laboratories Licencing  Corporation.
RLEACH SPEAKER ≥ 6 ΩSURROUND SPEAKERS
AUDIO IN AUDIO OUTIN
OUT
VCR
SAT RECEIVER
CD RECORDER
CD PLAYER
DVD PLAYER
(6 Channel Output)
POWERED
SUBWOOFER