Philips DLA99901 User manual

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HomeDock HD
DLA99901/10
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Table of Co te ts
Important information 4
Your Philips HomeDock HD 5
What’s in the box 6
Getting started 7
Setting up HomeDock HD 8
On-screen navigation 11
Enjoying photos & slideshows 16
Settings and features 17
Additional usage 19
Warranty and service 20
Technical data 20
Frequently asked questions 21
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Product overview
HomeDock HD is the premier high-defi itio dock with
o -TV avigatio that co ects your iPod to yourTV.
Fi ally, you ca avigate a d e joy your favorite video
co te t o the big scree with the highest picture quality
available. HomeDock HD upscales iPod video up to 1080i
or 720p through a HDMI co ectio , while the optical
digital audio output delivers pure digital audio. For those
without a HDTV, HomeDock HD still mai tai s
compatibility with a alog TVs via its S-Video a d RCA
co ectio s.The e ha ced o -TV i terface of HomeDock
HD features a ico -based visual flow format, so you ca
easily breeze through your iPod co te t with the i cluded
RF remote co trol –eve e joy your iPod Album Art o
yourTV scree for the ultimate iPod home-theater
experie ce. Ejoy your iPod i u imagi able quality o
your HDTV with HomeDock HD.
Product highlights
•Co ect your iPod to yourTV
•View a d avigate iPod o yourTV
•Upco vert your iPod co te t up to 1080i
• HDMI,S-Video a d RCA co ectio s
•Optical digital output for pure audio
•O-scree Album Art
•RF remote co trol i cluded
•Charge your iPod while docked
Your Philips HomeDock HD
Co gratulatio s o your purchase a d welcome
to Philips!
To fully be efit from the support that Philips offers,
register your product at www.philips.com/welcome.
Importa t i formatio
Take time to read this ma ual before you use your Philips
HomeDock HD (DLA99901/10).It co tai s importa t i formatio
a d otes about operati g your Philips HomeDock HD.
© 2008 Philips Consumer Lifestyle.
All rights reserved. Reproductio i whole or i part is prohibited
without the writte co se t of the copyright ow er. Trademarks
are the property of o i klijke Philips N.V. or their respective
ow ers. iPod is a trademark of Apple Ic., registered i the U.S.
a d other cou tries.
Hereby, Philips, BG P&A, declares that this Philips HomeDock HD
is i complia ce with the esse tial requireme ts a d other
releva t provisio s of Directive 1999/5/EC.
DNote
Audio i put limiti g threshold is maximum 180 mVSS
Disposal of your old product:
Your product is desig ed a d ma ufactured with high quality
materials a d compo e ts, which ca be recycled a d
reused.
WEEE logo: Whe this crossed-out wheeled bi
symbol is attached to a product it mea s the
product is covered by the Europea Directive
2002/96/EC.
Please i form yourself about the local separate collectio
system for electrical a d electro ic products.Take the
package to your local recycli g ce ter.
BWarnings
•Do ot expose the product to rai or water.
•eep away from su light to preve t heat build-up.
•Do ot disassemble or repair.
•eep away from high voltage devices.
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2POWER INPUT
POWER
Getti g started
CImportant: Read the safety precautio s o page 4
carefully before co ecti g your Philips HomeDock HD.
This sectio helps you with i stallatio of your Philips
HomeDock HD for the first time.
1. Properly co ect the power, audio a d video cables to
your home e tertai me t ce ter a d remove the plastic
strip from your HomeDock HD remote co trol.
2. Tur o your TV a d select the correct i put for
HomeDock HD. Pluggi g i your HomeDock HD will
tur it o a d start the boot-up process, which may take
a few mi utes.
3.Dock your iPod, allowi g it to pivot back a d rest
securely agai st the HomeDock HD support sta d.
Oce your iPod has i itialized, use the i cluded RF
remote co trol to browse a d select your iPod
co te t o TV.
DNote: For detailed i formatio o setti g up your
HomeDock HD, see Setti g up HomeDock HD.
CImportant: Oyour iPod, e sure that “TV Out”
u der iPodVideo Setti gs is set to either Ask or O
i order to e joy the video co te t of your iPod usi g
HomeDock HD. For iPod touch i particular, see
“Viewi g the video co te t of your iPod touch”
i the Setti g up HomeDock HD chapter.
What’s i the box
Included
1. HomeDock HD base
2. RF remote co trol
3.RCA cable
4.Multi atio al power supply
5. Adapter for Europe
-except the Uited i gdom,
Irela d, Cyprus a d Malta
6. Adapter for North America,
Ce tral America a d Japa
7.Adapter for Australia, New
Zeala d, Papua New Gui ea
a d Arge ti a
8. Adapter for Uited i gdom,
Irela d, Cyprus, Malta, Malaysia,
Si gapore a d Ho g o g
9. CDROM
10.Quick Start Guide
What you will also need
iPod
AC power outlet
Televisio
CD-ROM
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DIGITAL AUDIO USB HDMI S-VIDEO VIDEO L – AUDIO – R AUX INPUT 12V DC
Connecting HomeDock HD using an HDMI cable
1. Plug the i cluded AC power adapter i to the back of
the HomeDock HD base, a d the other e d i to a y
available AC power outlet. Pluggi g i your HomeDock
HD will tur it o a d start the boot-up process, which
may take a few mi utes.
2. Plug a HDMI cable (available separately) i to the back
of the HomeDock HD base.
3.Either co ect the HDMI cable to a y available HDMI
i put o yourTV, or co ect the HDMI cable to your
HDMI-compatible stereo receiver.
DNote: Co ecti g HomeDock HD via HDMI
directly to yourTV will route both video a d audio
through theTV.Iorder to e joy the audio over your
home stereo system, co ect HomeDock HD to your
HDMI-compatible stereo receiver, the co ect your
receiver to yourTV via HDMI.You may also choose to
co ect HomeDock HD to your TV via HDMI, the to
your stereo receiver via the digital audio output
(appropriate cables available separately).
4.Tur o your TV a d/or home stereo a d select the
correct i put(s) for HomeDock HD.At this time, you’ll
see a scree o yourTV with a Philips logo a d a small
boxof movi g squares u til your HomeDock HD has
fi ished booti g up. Oce complete, a “No iPod
Co ected”scree will appear.
5. Dock your iPod, allowi g it to pivot back a d rest
securely agai st the HomeDock HD support sta d.
Oce your iPod has i itialized, use the i cluded RF
remote co trol to browse a d select your iPod
co te t o TV.See the O-scree avigatio chapter.
CImportant: Iorder to maximize the performa ce
of your HomeDock HD whe usi g a HDMI cable, you
must cha ge the video resolutio of HomeDock HD from
Sta dard Defi itio to High Defi itio .To do so, please
follow these steps:
1. With your iPod docked, select Setti gs
i the HomeDock HD Mai me u.
2. Ithe Setti gs me u, select Resolutio .
3.Cha ge the selectio from Sta dard Defi itio
(PAL or NTSC) to High Defi itio (720p or 1080i).
Connecting HomeDock HD using the included AV cable
1. Plug the i cluded AC power adapter i to the back
of the HomeDock HD base, a d the other e d i to
a y available AC power outlet. Pluggi g i your
HomeDock HD will tur it o a d start the boot-up
process, which may take a few mi utes.
2. Plug the i cluded AV cable i to the composite video
output a d RCA audio outputs o the back of the
HomeDock HD base. Be sure to match the colors
of the cable to the color of the correspo di g jack
(yellow =video, white =audio left, red =audio
right).
3.Co ect the AV cable to the correspo di g RCA
i puts o yourTV or home stereo. Be sure to ote
which i puts you are usi g.
4.Tur o your TV a d/or home stereo a d the select
the correct i put(s) for HomeDock HD.At this time,
you’ll see a scree o yourTV with a Philips logo a d
a small boxof movi g squares u til your HomeDock
HD has fi ished booti g up. Oce complete, a “No
iPod Co ected”scree will appear.
Setti g up HomeDock HD
Your HomeDock HD is ready to use right out of the ox
with the included AV Ca les.
For the est high-definition performance, we recommend
you connect HomeDock HD to yourTV using an HDMI
ca le (availa le separately). If you do not have an HDMI-
capa le television or home entertainment center, there are
several optional ways you can connect HomeDock HD:
• Connect to yourTV using S-Video or RCA connections
(AV ca le included).
HomeDock HD connections
1. Digital audio output (optical)
2. USB co ectio
3.HDMI output
4.S-Video output
• Connect to an AV receiver using S-Video, RCA, or HDMI
connections.
• Connect to your home stereo or powered speakers
without using a TV. See “Using HomeDock HD with
external speakers” in the Additional usage chapter.
DNote: Remove the thi plastic strip o the back of the
i cluded RF remote co trol to e gage the battery.
CImportant: Oyour iPod, e sure that “TV Out”u der
iPod Video Setti gs is set to either Ask or Oi order to
e joy the video co te t of your iPod usi g HomeDock HD.
For iPod touch i particular, see “Viewi g the video co te t
of your iPod touch”i the Setti g up HomeDock HD
chapter.
5. Composite video output
6. RCA audio output
7.Auxiliary audio i put
8. AC power i put

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Power
Omnidirectional navigation arrows
Enter/ Select
Info
Next/ Fast-forward
Play/ Pause
Volume up
Mute
Mode
Home/ Previous menu
Previous/ Rewind
Volume down
Shuffle toggle
remote co trol to browse a d select your iPod
co te t o TV.See the O-scree avigatio
chapter.
Viewing the video content of your iPod touch
If you have ot yet updated your iPod touch firmware to
versio 2.1 or later, you will eed to cha ge the Auto-Lock
setti g to Never i order to e joy video co te t from
your iPod touch o your HomeDock HD.To do so, please
follow these steps:
1. Before docki g your iPod to your HomeDock HD,
e ter the Setti gs me u o your iPod touch.
2. Ithe Setti gs me u, select Ge eral.
3.Ithe Ge eral me u, select Auto-Lock.
4.Set Auto-Lock to Never, the dock your iPod touch
to e joy video with your HomeDock HD.
DNote: If you have updated your iPod touch firmware
to versio 2.1 or later, u locki g is ot required. Ulocki g
is o ly ecessary for iPod touch with versio s prior to 2.1.
5. Dock your iPod, allowi g it to pivot back a d rest
securely agai st the HomeDock HD support sta d.
Oce your iPod has i itialized, use the i cluded RF
remote co trol to browse a d select your iPod
co te t o TV.See the O-scree avigatio chapter.
Connecting HomeDock HD using an S-Video cable
1. Plug the i cluded AC power adapter i to the back of
the HomeDock HD base, a d the other e d i to a y
available AC power outlet. Pluggi g i your HomeDock
HD will tur it o a d start the boot-up process, which
may take a few mi utes.
2. Plug a S-Video cable i to the S-Video output
o the back of the HomeDock HD base.
3.Co ect the other e d of the S-Video cable
to the correspo di g S-Video i put o your TV.
4.Plug the appropriate audio cable (available separately)
i to either the digital audio output or RCA audio
outputs o the back of the HomeDock HD base.
5. Co ect the audio cable to the correspo di g i put
o yourTV or home stereo. Be sure to ote which
i puts you are usi g.
6. Tur o your TV a d/or home stereo a d the select
the correct i put(s) for HomeDock HD.At this time,
you’ll see a scree o yourTV with a Philips logo a d a
small boxof movi g squares u til your HomeDock HD
has fi ished booti g up. Oce complete, a “No iPod
Co ected”scree will appear.
7.Dock your iPod, allowi g it to pivot back a d rest
securely agai st the HomeDock HD support sta d.
Oce your iPod has i itialized, use the i cluded RF
DNote: Remove the thi plastic strip o the back of
the i cluded RF remote co trol to e gage the battery.
DNote: Volume co trols are ot available while usi g
a HDMI cable.You must co trol volume with yourTV
or home stereo remote co trol
DNote: Whe first co ecti g your iPod, the
i itializatio process may take up to a mi ute.
O-scree avigatio
HomeDock HD lets you navigate and select your music,
videos and more via the intuitive graphical interface.The
included remote control uses radio frequency (RF) so you
can navigate your iPod and control play ack from the
comfort of your couch without a direct line of sight to the
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Basic on-screen navigation of music and videos
To avigate through the music a d video me us
o your iPod:
1. Select Music orVideos from the Mai me u usi g
the Left a d Right avigatio arrow butto s, a d
press Eter.
2. Select the Category withi Music or Video you would
like to view usi g the Left, Right, Up, a d Dow
avigatio arrow butto s, a d press Eter.
3.To select a so g or video, scroll up or dow usi g the
Up a d Dow avigatio arrow butto s.The , with the
so g or video highlighted, press Eter to begi playi g.
4.Pressi g the Home/Previous me u butto will take
you to the previous me u.
CImportant: Oyour iPod, e sure that “TV Out”u der
iPod Video Setti gs is set to either Ask or Oi order to
e joy the video co te t of your iPod usi g HomeDock HD.
For iPod touch i particular, see “Viewi g the video co te t
of your iPod touch”i the Setti g up HomeDock HD
chapter.
On-screen navigation tips and tricks
• To egin playing songs immediately, you can choose
Shuffle Songs from the Main Menu. HomeDock HD
will egin playing songs randomly from your entire
iPod li rary.“Now Playing” information will e displayed,
alternating with a “Next Track” notice.
• Any time a track is playing from your iPod while
connected to HomeDock HD, the current track info
can e displayed y choosing Now Playing from the Main
menu.The current track information includes song title,
• Whenever a selection is playing, the Al um Art is
displayed in the Now Playing Banner near the ottom
of the screen.
• When rowsing y al um, the Al um Art for the
selected al um is shown (if availa le) as well as the
Al um Art for the song currently playing.
DNote: Larger artwork may take a few mome ts
to dow load.
• Several screen savers have the a ility to display
the Al um Ar t of the song currently playing.
Album Art is displayed i several places throughout
the user i terface:
artist name, al um name, time elapsed, time
remaining, as well as Al um Ar t (when availa le).
• To increase the scrolling speed when scrolling
through a long list, hold down the Up or Down
navigation arrow uttons for at least 3 seconds.
• To fast-forward or rewind through a song, press
and hold the Next/Fast-forward utton or the
Previous/Rewind utton.
• Press the Shuffle utton to toggle etween
Off and Song shuffle.
Album Art and your HomeDock HD
HomeDock HD ca display Album Art for the track
curre tly playi g (if available) or while browsi g by
album. Up to 250 Album Art images ca be held i
memory by your HomeDock HD. Oce that limit is
reached, your HomeDock HD will delete the least-used
image i order to store a ew o e.
DNote: The 4th ge eratio iPod does ot curre tly
support exter al display of Album Art.
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HomeDock HD menusHomeDock HD does ot dow load Album Art u til
a so g is played i order to save time duri g i itializatio .
It ca take several seco ds to load the artwork from your
iPod;while the larger artwork is loadi g, your HomeDock
HD will display smaller artwork (if available).
DNote: HomeDock HD will be u respo sive if you
attempt to use the remote duri g this process.You will
see a “Please Wait”otice while the artwork is loadi g.
Oce displayed, the artwork is cached i HomeDock HD’s
memory for faster retrieval later. If you’d like HomeDock HD
to retrieve Album Art eve faster duri g use, choose the
Catalogi g optio from the Setti gs me u. See “Catalogi g
Album Art”i the Setti gs &features chapter.
If your curre t selectio does ot have a y Album Art, or
if the Album Art is u available, HomeDock HD will display
o e of seve placeholder images:
MUSIC
• Playlists
• Artists
• Albums
• Songs
• Genres
• Composers
• Podcasts
• Audio Books
SETTINGS
• Language
• Resolution
• Cataloging
• About
EXTRAS
• Screen Savers
• Timeout Setup
VIDEOS
• Movies
• TV Shows
• Music Videos
• Video Podcasts
• Rentals
SHUFFLE SONGS NOW PLAYING
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Power
Omnidirectional navigation arrows
Enter/ Select
Info
Next/ Fast-forward
Play/ Pause
Volume up
Mute
Mode
Home/ Previous menu
Previous/ Rewind
Volume down
Shuffle toggle
Setti gs &features
Languages
HomeDock HD has 19 available la guages.
Choose yours from the Setti gs >La guages me u.
Available La guages: Eglish, Spa ish, Fre ch, Germa , Italia ,
Dutch, Simplified &Traditio al Chi ese, Japa ese, orea ,
Czech, Polish, Greek, Hu garia , Portuguese, Fi ish, Swedish,
Turkish, Russia .
Resolution
You ca cha ge the video resolutio of HomeDock HD to
match yourTV.Simply choose the correct resolutio from
the Setti gs >Resolutio me u.
Available Resolutio s:
Sta dard Defi itio (PAL)
Sta dard Defi itio (NTSC)
High Defi itio (720p)
High Defi itio (1080i)
Cataloging Album Art
Catalogi g Album Art will allow HomeDock HD to retrieve
Album Art faster duri g use. Due to the ature of iPod
artwork, it may take several seco ds for the Album Art to
display duri g playback. By choosi g the Catalogi g optio ,
HomeDock HD will dow load a d store all the album
artwork from your iPod library, allowi g it to be displayed
much faster duri g playback.You may choose this optio
from the Setti gs >Catalogi g me u.
DNote: Catalogi g may take up to 45 mi utes
depe di g o the size of your library. Duri g the catalogi g
process, HomeDock HD will be u respo sive to other
comma ds. If you wa t to liste to music or watch videos,
you may ca cel the catalogi g process before it fi ishes.
Ejoyi g photos &slideshows
To view photos a d slideshows from your photo-compatible
iPod o yourTV usi g HomeDock HD:
1. Select iPod Mode by pressi g the Mode butto o the
top left of the i cluded RF remote co trol (see remote
co trol diagram below).
2. Esure that “TV Out”u der your iPod Photo Setti gs is
set to either Ask or O.You ca use the remote co trol’s
Navigatio Arrow butto s to make this selectio .
The , you ca avigate your iPod Photo Library
o your iPod scree usi g the remote co trol.
3.Co trol fu ctio s such as Play/ Pause, NextSlide,
Previous Slide a d more from the comfort of your
couch with the remote co trol.
DNote: iPod touch does ot support use of the
remote co trol whe HomeDock HD is i iPod Mode. I
order to e joy your photos o yourTV scree , start a d
avigate from the iPod touch scree itself.
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Screen saver timeout
The default timeout setti g before the Scree Saver is tur ed
o is 2 mi utes.You ca cha ge this setti g i the Extras >
Timeout Setup me u.
Available Timeout Setti gs: 10 seco ds, 2 mi utes, 5 mi utes,
10 mi utes, Never
Additio al usage
Using HomeDock HD with external speakers
You may also use HomeDock HD with just your home
stereo or powered speakers to co trol your iPod with the
i cluded RF remote co trol, a d to select a d play music
through exter al speakers without havi g a TV co ected.
1. Plug the i cluded AC Power Adapter i to the back of
the HomeDock HD base, a d the other e d i to a y
available AC power outlet.
2. Plug i either RCA audio cables (available separately)
to the left a d right RCA audio outputs, or a 1/8”
mi i-to-mi i cable (available separately) to the aux
i put o the back of the HomeDock HD base.
3.Co ect HomeDock HD to the appropriate i puts
o your home stereo or powered speakers.
4.Tur o your exter al speakers a d select the correct
i put if ecessary.
5. Select iPod Mode by pressi g the Mode butto o the
i cluded HomeDock HD remote co trol. See remote
co trol diagram.
6. Navigate a d co trol your iPod with the i cluded
remote co trol.
Using HomeDock HD with other audio devices
HomeDock HD will also play the audio from other MP3
players, laptops or other digital devices through yourTV
or home stereo via HomeDock HD’s auxiliary audio i put
(labeled AUX INPUT).
DNote: HomeDock HD does ot support o -scree
avigatio whe usi g the auxi put to play audio.
Using HomeDock HD with standard-definition
televisions
While HomeDock HD is desig ed to give you the best
viewi g experie ce o high-defi itio televisio s, you ca
still use it with your sta dard-defi itio televisio set. Just
choose the appropriate sta dard-defi itio format for
your regio from the Setti gs >Resolutio me u.
Sta dard-Defi itio Setti gs:
Sta dard Defi itio (PAL)
Sta dard Defi itio (NTSC)
Screen savers
HomeDock HD has several Scree Saver optio s listed i
the Extras >Scree Savers me u. Iadditio to a bla k
Scree Saver, the followi g Scree Savers are also available:
• Now playing
Displays the current song information, Al um Art
(when availa le) and song progress.
• Floating Album Art
Displays the floating Al um Art of the song
currently playing.
DNote: If artwork is u available, Scree Saver
displays album artwork placeholder.
• Flying Album Art
Displays all availa le al um artwork from your iPod
li rary as if flying out from the center of your screen.
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Freque tly asked questio s
Here you will fi d the most freque tly asked questio s a d
a swers about your Philips HomeDock HD.
For further help, visit www.philips.com/welcome.To keep the
warra ty valid, ever try to repair the system yourself. If you
e cou ter problems whe you use your HomeDock HD,
check the followi g poi ts before you co tact Philips. If the
problem remai s u solved, go to the Philips website
www.philips.com/welcome.Whe you co tact Philips, make
sure that your Philips HomeDock HD is earby a d the
model umber a d serial umber are available.
Do I have to use HomeDock HD with a high-definition
television?
No.While HomeDock HD was desig ed to give you the
best viewi g experie ce with a high-defi itio TV, you ca
still use HomeDock HD with a sta dard-defi itio TV a d
the i cluded AV cables or your ow S-Video cable. See the
“Setti g up HomeDock HD”chapter.
My HomeDock HD doesn’t seem to be setting up properly.
What’s wrong?
First, e sure that you have selected the correct i put source
o yourTV for the HomeDock HD. If your setup is correct
but HomeDock HD still does ot recog ize your iPod,
u dock your iPod.The u plug the AC power adapter from
the HomeDock HD base a d wait 30 seco ds before
reco ecti g. As usual, o ce plugged i , you will eed to
allow a few mi utes for the HomeDock HD to boot up.
Next, try disco ecti g your AV or HDMI cable from
the HomeDock HD base, the reco ecti g. Make ote
of which i put you are usi g o yourTV.Remember,
depe di g o the type of cables you are usi g, the
HomeDock HD boot-up process ca take a few mi utes.
At this time, you’ll see a scree o yourTV with a Philips
logo a d a small boxof movi g squares u til your
HomeDock HD has fi ished booti g up.You may dock
your iPod whe boot-up is complete a d a “No iPod
Co ected”scree appears.
I’ve checked my connections, but HomeDock HD
still won’t recognize my iPod.Why?
Udock your iPod a d reboot it by simulta eously holdi g
dow the Eter a d Me u butto s u til the iPod shuts off
a d restarts with a Apple logo scree . Refer to your iPod
ma ual for more detailed i structio s.
Make sure that you are i the desired mode: O-Scree
Navigatio Mode or iPod Mode. If your HomeDock HD
is i O-scree Navigatio Mode, the iPod will display a
“Accessory Attached”otice. If HomeDock HD is i iPod
Mode, the iPod me u scree will be displayed o the iPod.
To cha ge modes, simply push the Mode butto o the
i cluded RF remote co trol.
Fi ally, you may eed to update your HomeDock HD
firmware.You ca check which firmware versio you are
curre tly ru i g u der the Setti gs >About me u.
HomeDock HD features a USB i put o the back of the
base to support firmware updates available from Philips.
Simply visit http://www.homedockupdate.com to fi d the
most curre t versio for dow load. Save the update to a
USB flash drive a d co ect the drive to your HomeDock
HD to i itiate the update.
Warra ty a d service
Limited One-Year Warranty
Philips warra ts that this product shall be free from defects i
material, workma ship a d assembly, u der ormal use, i
accorda ce with the specificatio s a d war i gs, for o e year from
the date of your purchase of this product. This warra ty
exte ds o ly to the origi al purchaser of the product, a d is ot
tra sferable. To exercise your rights u der this warra ty, you must
provide proof of purchase i the form of a origi al sales receipt
that shows the product ame a d the date of purchase.
Warra ty i formatio ca be fou d at: www.philips.com/welcome.
For tech ical support, se d us a email with the model umber of
the product a d a detailed descriptio of your problem to:
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Tech ical data
Music Compatibility
All dockable iPods (excludi g 3G iPod)
• iPod touch 2 d ge eratio (8GB, 16GB,32GB)
• iPod touch (8GB, 16GB,32GB)
• iPod classic (80GB, 120GB, 160GB)
• iPod a o 4th ge eratio (8GB, 16GB)
• iPod a o 3rd ge eratio (4GB, 8GB
• 5GiPod with video (30GB, 60GB, 80GB)
• iPod a o 2 d ge eratio (2GB,4GB, 8GB)
• iPod a o 1st ge eratio (1GB, 2GB,4GB)
• iPod mi i (4GB, 6GB)
•4G iPod (20GB,30GB,40GB, 60GB,U2)
Video Compatibility
All dockable iPods with video capability
• iPod touch 2 d ge eratio (8GB, 16GB,32GB)
• iPod touch (8GB, 16GB,32GB)
• iPod classic (80GB, 120GB, 160GB)
• iPod a o 4th ge eratio (8GB, 16GB)
• iPod a o 3rd ge eratio (4GB, 8GB)
• 5GiPod with video (30GB, 60GB, 80GB)
NOTE:Apple iPod models listed as of October 2008
Inputs/ Outputs
Audio Outputs:
•Aalog L/R
•Optical Digital
Video Outputs:
• HDMI
•Composite
•S-Video
Auxiliary Audio Iput: 3.5mm stereo mi i-jack
Power Adapter Iput: 100-240VAC,47-63Hz
Power Adapter Output: 12V-1250mAmax
USB-A: sta dard u iversal serial bus, USB 2.1
Remote Control
Battery: 3V, type CR2032 or equivale t
RF Ra ge:Approximately 50ft (15.24m)
TelevisionVideo Format
Sta dard Defiitio : NTSC/PAL
High Defiitio : 720p/1080i
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Why are my videos or slideshows only playing on my iPod
screen instead of on my TV?
Oyour iPod, check to see that your TV Out setti g u der
Video/ Photo Setti gs is set to either Ask or O.Your iPod
arrives i the Ask setti g, so u less you cha ge your iPod
Setti gs to O, you will have to selectTV O each time you
start up a video or slideshow. For iPod touch i particular,
seeViewi g the video co te t of your iPod touch.
Does my HomeDock HD have a Power-Saver Mode?
Yes, it does. If o iPod is docked o your HomeDock HD for
30 mi utes, HomeDock HD will go i to Sta dby Mode.To
exit Sta dby Mode, dock your iPod or press a y butto o
the remote co trol. If your iPod is still docked a d you press
the Power butto o the remote co trol to tur off your
HomeDock HD, it will go i to Sta dby Mode as it co ti ues
to charge your iPod.To exit Sta dby Mode whe your iPod
is docked, press the Power butto o the remote co trol.
Also, if you do ot dock your iPod withi 5 mi utes of the
i itial boot-up of your HomeDock HD, your HomeDock HD
will go i to Sta dby Mode.
My TV screen is blank, or shows just gray and black static.
What’s wrong?
If your HomeDock HD is co ected to yourTV usi g
S-Video or RCA cables, your HomeDock HD may be set
up for HDMI resolutio . If possible, plug your HomeDock
HD i usi g HDMI cables a d cha ge the resolutio to
sta dard-defi itio format i the Setti gs >Resolutio me u.
The disco ect the HDMI cable a d reco ect HomeDock
HD to yourTV with S-Video or RCA cables.
To cha ge the resolutio setti g without bei g able to see
the HomeDock HD i terface o yourTV scree , e ter the
key seque ce o your HomeDock HD remote co trol: UP,
UP, DOWN, DOWN,LEFT,RIGHT, a d the press the Up
or Dow butto s to cycle through the four differe t
resolutio s. Give each setti g a few seco ds to register
with yourTV before pushi g the Up or Dow butto
agai .Whe the correct resolutio setti g is selected,
you will o ce agai be able to see the HomeDock HD
i terface o yourTV scree .
My music or video sounds a little distorted and fuzzy.
What can I do?
First, adjust volume for the best sou d quality. If liste i g to
your music through your HomeDock HD sou ds u usually
low or oisy, be sure that your HomeDock HD’s volume is
set at a adequate level.The bala ce of volume betwee
your HomeDock HD a d stereo/TV ca affect the audio
quality sig ifica tly. This is o ly ecessary with a AV
co ectio . Whe usi g a HDMI co ectio , volume is
ot ma aged with your HomeDock HD.Also, it is a good
idea to adjust your iPod EQ setti gs.We recomme d setti g
your iPod EQ to Off a d adjusti g yourTV or home stereo’s
bass a d treble co trols to 0.The you ca experime t with
iPod EQ setti gs, a d addi g bass a d treble to your desired
level.
DNote:The sou d quality o HomeDock HD
is o ly as good as the quality of the source file.
Why does my HomeDock HD sometimes seem to have a
lag time before it displays my iPod content, like Album Art
or song information?
The respo se delay time is usually HomeDock HD waiti g
for i formatio from the iPod. Hard-drive based iPods like
the iPod classic or 5GiPod with video take lo ger tha flash-
based iPods like the iPod a o a d iPod touch. How lo g it
takes depe ds o how much co te t is o the iPod a d what
i formatio is bei g requested. For i sta ce, whe you’ve
selected a Scree Saver that displays “large”Album Art (if
available), it ca take up to 10 seco ds for the iPod to access
that artwork. See Album Art a d Your HomeDock HD.
Oce displayed, the artwork is cached i HomeDock HD’s
memory for faster retrieval later. If you’d like HomeDock HD
to retrieve Album Art eve faster duri g use, choose the
Catalogi g optio from the Setti gs Me u. See “Catalogi g
Album Art”i the Setti gs &features chapter.
DNote:The 4th Ge eratio iPod does ot curre tly
support exter al display of album artwork.
The HomeDock HD interface is flickering and seems
to be frozen.What's wrong?
This is occasio ally caused by the HDMI cable you are
usi g. Simply disco ect a d reco ect the HDMI cable
from the HomeDock HD base to elimi ate the flicker a d
u -freeze your HomeDock HD.
My HomeDock HD remote control seems to be frozen.
What do I do?
Check the remote co trol’s battery by pushi g the small
tab towards the battery tray while pulli g the tray away
from the remote.The rei sert the battery. If this does ot
work, the battery may eed to be replaced.
Why do my videos appear stretched or cropped
on my TV screen?
First, e sure that yourTV is set to the appropriate viewi g
format.The , depe di g o which iPod you are usi g,
either set your “Widescree ”iPodVideo Setti gs to O, or
set your “FitToScree ”or “Fullscree ”setti g to Off i
order to view the digital video co te t i your preferred
format.
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This product has bee desig ed, tested a d
ma ufactured accordi g the Europea R&TTE
directive 1999/5/EC
Your product co tai s batteries that shall ot be
exposed to water or excessive heat. Please i form
yourself about the local rules o separate collectio of
batteries because the correct disposal will help preve t
egative co seque ces for the e viro me tal a d
huma health.The mai s plug of this products adapter
is used as the disco ect device a d shall remai
readily operable.
CAUTION: Da ger of explosio if battery is
i correctly replaced. Replace o ly with the same
or equivale t type.
No aked flame sources, such as lighted ca dles,
should be placed o the apparatus.
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