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Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome DVD Home Theatre System ZH CN DVD Home Theatre System ZH TW DVD Home Theatre System DVD Home Theatre System HTS8140 HTS8150...
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O: Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in all of the homogeneous materials for this part is below the limit requirement in SJ/T11363 – 2006. X: Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogeneous materials used for this part is above the limit requirement in SJ/T11363 - 2006.
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‘CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN CASE OF 525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD DEFINITION’...
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Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,487,535 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks and the DTS logos and Symbol are trademarks of DTS, Inc.
Contents 1 Important Safety and important notice 2 Your product Features highlight Product overview 3 Connect Place the unit Connect video cables Connect subwoofer Connect radio antenna Connect audio cables/other devices Mount the DVD Home Theatre unit 4 Get started Prepare the remote control Find the correct viewing channel Start Ambisound setup...
1 Important Safety and important notice Warning! Risk of fi re or electric shock! • Ensure that air can circulate freely through the ventilation holes on this unit. Allow at least 5~10 cm clearance around the unit. • Never expose this unit to direct sunlight, naked fl...
2 Your product Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully benefi t from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. The all-in-one SoundBar DVD Home Theatre is designed to complement your home perfectly. Enjoy the SoundBar DVD Home Theatre with...
Product overview Remote control • Turn on this unit or turn off to standby mode. • Press and hold to turn off this unit and all the HDMI CEC compliant TV/ devices (for EasyLink control only). Z (Open/Close) • Open or close the disc compartment. Source buttons •...
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TREBLE / BASS • Switch to treble or bass mode. Then press VOL +- to set its level setting. AUDIO SYNC • Select an audio language/channel. • Press and hold to access audio sync setting. Then press VOL +- to set the audio delay time.
Main unit MP3 LINK Note • Control buttons on this DVD Home Theatre unit (SoundBar) are operated through touch screen display. The control displays will be dimly lit after one seconds of inactivity. • Turn on this unit or turn off to standby mode.
Place the subwoofer at the corner of the room or at least one metre away from the Note • You may purchase a separate table top stand that can support both your Philips Plasma/LCD TV and this DVD Home Theatre unit from the nearest Philips retailers.
Connect video cables This section describes how to connect this DVD Home Theatre unit to your TV so to enable viewing of disc play. Select the best video connection that your TV can support. • Option 1: Connect to HDMI socket (for a HDMI, DVI or HDCP-compliant TV).
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Option 1: Connect to HDMI socket HDMI Connect a HDMI cable (supplied) from the HDMI OUT on this unit to the HDMI IN socket on your TV. Note • The HDMI connector is only compatible with HDMI compliant TVs and DVI-TVs. Tips •...
Option 3: Connect to Video (CVBS) socket Connect a composite video cable (supplied) from the VIDEO OUT socket on this unit to the video input socket on your TV. Tips • The video input socket on your TV may be labelled as A/V IN, VIDEO IN, COMPOSITE or BASEBAND.
Connect radio antenna Stand the AM/MW loop antenna (supplied) upright to fi x its claw into the slot. Connect the AM/MW loop antenna to the AM/MW socket. Then place the AM/MW loop antenna on a shelf, or attach it to a stand or wall.
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Connect audio from cable box/ recorder/game console You can choose to connect to analogue or digital socket depending on the device capabilities. Connect to analogue sockets AUX 2 AUX 3 Connect an audio cable (not supplied) from the AUDIO IN-AUX2 or AUX3 sockets on the subwoofer to the AUDIO OUT sockets on the device.
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Connect portable media player Connect a 3.5mm stereo audio cable (supplied) from the MP3 LINK socket on this unit to the phone socket on your portable media player (such as MP3 player). Note • To listen to the audio output from this connection, press AUX/DI /MP3 LINK repeatedly until ‘MP3 LINK’...
Mount the DVD Home Theatre unit Caution! • Risk of personal injury and damage to the unit. Allow only qualifi ed persons to mount the unit. Ensure all the required cables are connected to this unit. Remove the screws and detach the DVD Home Theatre stand, then close the rear cover.
4 Get started Prepare the remote control Push to open the battery compartment cover. Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA. Match the indications (+-) inside the battery compartment. Close the cover. Note • If you are not going to use the remote control for a long time, remove the batteries.
Find the correct viewing channel Note • Before you start, remove the door stop tag on top of the disc compartment door. Press 2 to turn on the DVD Home Theatre unit. Press DISC to switch to disc mode Turn on the TV and switch it to the correct video-in channel.
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Press B to continue. [ Room Acoustics ] menu is displayed. Room Acoustics Please select the type of walls that surround your room: Hard (Concrete, wood) Soft (Curtains, open space) Back Change Select the condition of the room, then press B. [ Room Placement ] menu is displayed.
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.
• To enable one touch play function, a video disc must be placed in the disc compartment before operation. • Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability with all HDMI CEC compliant devices. Map the audio inputs to the connected devices Note •...
Select [ OK ] in the menu, then press OK to start scanning of devices. Once complete, audio input mapping menu is displayed. Audio Input Mapping AUX1 Input AUX2 Input Other (non-HDMI) AUX3 Input Digital Input • For example, if your TV audio is connected to the AUX IN-AUX 1 sockets on this unit, select [ AUX1 Input ] and map with the TV (brand...
5 Play Play from disc Playable discs DVD Video • Region 3 (Asia Pacifi c, Taiwan, Korea) • Region 4 (Australia, New Zealand) • Region 6 (China) • Region 5 (India) DVD±RW (DVD Rewritable) DVD±R (DVD Recordable) DVD+R DL (DVD+R Double Layer) CD-RW (CD-Rewritable) ReWritable...
Play video Note • For video disc, playback always resumes from the point where it was last stopped. To start playback from the beginning, press í while the message is displayed. Control a title Play a title. Use the remote control to control the title. Button Action Pause/ resume play.
Access DVD menu Press DISC to access disc main menu. 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 TITLE. Access VCD menu The PBC (Playback Control) for VCD is turned on by default in the factory.
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Quick skip play to a specifi c time During playback, press INFO. The disc status menu is displayed. Select the current elapsed playing time in the menu, then press OK. • [ TT Time ] (title time) • [ CH Time ] (chapter time) •...
Play music Note • For some commercial audio disc, playback may resume from the point where it was last stopped. To start playback from fi rst track, press í. Control a track Play a track. Use the remote control to control the track.
Play photo Play photos as slideshow This unit can play JPEG photos (fi les with .jpeg or .jpg extensions). Insert a disc or USB that contains the JPEG photos. Press DISC or USB. For a Kodak disc, the slideshow begins automatically.
Play musical slideshow Play MP3/WMA music fi les and JPEG photo fi les simultaneously to create musical slideshow. The MP3/WMA and JPEG fi les must be stored on the same disc or USB device. Play MP3/WMA music. Navigate to the photo folder/album and press u to start slideshow play.
5th gen iPod with colour display Note • Refer to Philips website for latest updates on supported iPod range. Prepare the docking station If your iPod cannot be fi t into the docking station, adjust the ‘support’ as below.
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Turn the knob B at the bottom of the docking station anti-clockwise to loosen the adjustable ‘support’. Adjust the ‘support’ A until it can fi t your iPod. Turn the knob clockwise to tighten it. Control iPod music Connect the docking station to the DOCK socket on this unit.
Play from radio Check if the FM antenna has been connected to the subwoofer. If not, connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM 75Ω socket and fi x its ends to the wall. Note • For China/Latin America region only, if you want to receive AM/MW radio band, connect the AM loop antenna (supplied) to the AM/MW sockets on this DVD Home Theatre unit.
Listen to radio Press RADIO repeatedly to select ‘FM’ or ‘AM/MW’ band. Use the remote control to control the radio. Button Action Select a preset radio station. Tune the radio frequency backward/ forward. Toggle between FM stereo and FM mono mode. Press and hold this button to delete the preset station from the preset list.
6 Adjust sound Control the volume 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 Press BASS / TREBLE. Press VOL +-repeatedly to set the level for low (BASS) or high (TREBLE) tone.
Select a preset sound effect Press SOUND repeatedly to select a sound effect that most suits the video or music you play. Video / Descriptions Music / ACTION / Enhanced low and high ROCK / range for great sounding movie effects and atmosphere.
7 Adjust settings This section describes the various setting options of this unit. Symbol Options [ General Setup ] [ Audio Setup ] [ Video Setup ] [ Preference Setup ] General setup Press OPTIONS. [ General Setup ] menu is displayed. Press B.
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TV/devices before you can enjoy the EasyLink controls. See your TVs/devices manual for details. • Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability with all HDMI CEC compliant devices. [ Disc Lock ] Set play restriction for a specifi c discs.
[ DivX(R) VOD Code ] Display the DivX® registration code. Tips • Enter this unit’s DivX registration code when you rent or purchase video from www.divx.com/vod. The DivX videos rented or purchased through the DivX® VOD (Video On Demand) service can be played only on the device to which it is registered.
Tips • See chapter ‘Get Started - Start 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.
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[ 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. •...
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• [ Wide Screen Format ] – defi ne the wide screen format for disc play. Options Descriptions [ Superwide ] Centre position of the screen is stretched less than the side. This setting is only applicable if the video resolution is set to 720p or 1080i/p.
Preference Setup Press OPTIONS. [ General Setup ] menu is displayed. [ Preference Setup ], Press V to select then press B. Select an option, then press OK. Preference Setup Audio Subtitle Disc Menu Parental MP3/JPEG Nav Password DivX Subtitle •...
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• This information is required when you want to fi nd out if a newest software version is available at the Philips website that you may download and install on this unit. [ Default ] Reset all the settings of this unit to factory...
8 Additional information Update software Philips provides software updates to ensure that this unit is compatible with the newest formats. To check for updates, compare the current software version of this unit with the latest software version available at the Philips website.
Specifi cations Note • Specifi cation and design are subject to change without notice. Accessories supplied • Quick Start Guide • Remote control and batteries • 2 Composite video cables • HDMI cable • 3.5mm stereo audio cable • Power cable (for certain region only) •...
If you encounter problems when using this unit, check the following points before requesting service. If the problem remains unsolved, register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome. • Disconnect this unit from the power outlet for a few minutes, then connect again.
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Sound No sound. No sound on HDMI connection. No sound from TV programmes. Play DivX video fi les cannot be played. DivX subtitle are not displayed correctly. The contents of the USB fl ash drive cannot be read. The video (movies, photos, video clips, etc) contents of the iPod does not display in Extended Control mode.
10 Glossary Aspect ratio Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the ratio of a high-defi nition or wide TV is 16:9. The letter box allows you to enjoy a picture with a wider perspective on a standard 4:3 screen.