Philips HTS8140/55 User manual

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User Manual
See the user manual that came with your Philips DVD Home Theater System.
DVD HomeTheatre (SoundBar) Remote Control
and 2 batteries
Wall mount bracket
and 2 knobs
Micro bre
cleaning cloth
Subwoofer
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Quick Start Guide
HTS8140
HTS8150
What’s in the box?
Connect
Set up
Enjoy
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Power cable
EasyLink control
This feature is only applicable if this DVD Home Theatre
unit is connected to HDMI CEC compliant TV/device
using HDMI cable. It enables all the linked devices
response or react to certain commands simultaneously
with one touch control.
HDMI
HDMI CEC
TV
HDMI
AUDIO
AUDIO
ATurn on the HDMI CEC operations on your TV and
other connected devices. See TVs/devices manual for
details.
BYou can now enjoy the EasyLink controls.
One touch play [ Auto Wake-up TV ]
APress PLAY.
It turns on this unit and start disc play (if a video disc
is detected), and your TV automatically turns on and
switches to the correct viewing channel.
Note This is only possible if this unit is in standby
mode. If this unit is in active mode, you have to press
DISC followed by PLAY to start disc play.
One touch power off [ System Standby ]
APress and hold 2.
It turns off all linked devices.
Note This unit responses to standby command from
other HDMI CEC compliant TV/devices.
One touch audio input switching
This unit is able to render the audio signals from the
active source and switch automatically to the
corresponding audio input.
Before you can enjoy this feature, connect audio cables
from this unit to your TV/devices and follow the
instructions below to map the audio inputs to the
connected devices.
APress DISC.
BPress OPTIONS.
CPress B.
DSelect
[ EasyLink ], then press B.
Screen Saver
DivX(R) VOD Code
Sleep Timer
Display Dim
Disc Lock
OSD Language
EasyLink
Standby Mode
General Setup
Auto Wake-up TV
System Standby
System Audio Control
Audio Input Mapping
ESelect [ System Audio Control ] > [ On ], then
press OK.
FSelect [ Audio Input Mapping ], then press OK.
GSelect [ OK ] in the menu, then press OK to start
scanning of devices.
HWhen scanning complete, select the audio input of
this unit that is used to connect to your TV/device
(e.g. AUX1 Input), then press B.
ISelect the TV/device (appeared in its brand name)
in the right panel, then press OK.
JRepeat steps 8~9 to map other connected devices.
KTo exit the menu, press OPTIONS.
Note Philips does not guarantee 100%
interoperability with all HDMI CEC compliant devices.
3.5mm stereo
audio cable
(for MP3 LINK)
Docking
station
HDMI cable
2 Composite
Video cables
AM/MW loop
antenna
subwoofer
Satellite Receiver /
Cable Box
HDD / DVD Recorder

1Connect 2Set up
A
Find the viewing channel
APress 2to turn on this DVD Home Theatre unit.
BTurn on the TV. Use the TVs remote control to
select the correct viewing channel.
Note To search for the correct viewing channel,
press the Channel Down button on the TVs remote
control repeatedly (or AV, SELECT, °button) until
you see the Video In channel.
B
Start Ambisound setup
When you turn on this DVD Home Theatre unit
(SoundBar) for the rst time, follow the instructions on
the TV to complete the setup.
Please choose your language:
OSD Language
Select
Change
English
Português
Espanõl
Stop: Exit
ASelect a language for on-screen display, then press
B.
B[ Welcome ] message is displayed, press B to
continue.
C[ Orientation ] message is displayed, press Bto
continue.
DSelect a most suitable predefined setting according
to your room environment and setup, press Bto
confirm and go to the next setup screen.
[ Room Acoustics ]
Select the type of walls that surround your room.
The default setting is [ Hard (concrete, wood) ].
[ Room Placement ]
Select the SoundBar placement position in your
room. The default setting is [ Middle of room ].
[ Height ]
Select the height at which the SoundBar is placed.
The default setting is between 0.8~1.2m.
[ Listening Position ]
Select the distance between the listening position and
the SoundBar. The default setting is between 2~3m.
EWhen [ Complete ] screen is displayed, press Bto
exit.
Note Refer to the accompanying user manual
for other setup options.
A
Placement
Proper speakers system placement is important to
ensure optimum sound performance.
APlace the DVD Home Theatre unit (SoundBar) at the
normal listening ear-level, or at least above the knee-
level. Face it straight ahead towards the listening
area.
BPlace the subwoofer on the floor, at least one metre
away from the TV.
B
Prepare for rear connections
APull up the catch to remove the rear cover.
BConnect the required cables (see the following
sections for details) and direct all the cables to the
CABLE OUT point.
Note All the cables must be placed properly inside
the rear panel in order for the rear cover to close.
C
Connect to TV
HDMI IN
HDMI OUT
VIDEO OUT
VIDEO IN
zIf your TV supports HDMI, connect the HDMI cable
from the HDMI OUT socket to the HDMI IN socket
on your TV. Or;
zConnect the composite video cable from the VIDEO
OUT socket to the VIDEO IN socket on your TV.
Note HDMI connection does not support audio
output from your TV to this unit, a separate audio
connection is required.
D
Connect docking station
DOCK
AConnect the iPod docking station to DOCK socket.
BConnect the composite video cable to the VIDEO
IN socket on your TV.
Note To adjust the dock ‘support’ to t your iPod,
you have to loosen the knob at the bottom of the unit.
To listen to the audio output from this connection,
press DOCK.
DVD Home Theatre unit (rear)
E
Connect audio output from TV (for
EasyLink control)
To hear the TV audio through this DVD Home Theatre
unit, connect an audio cable (not supplied) from the TV
AUDIO IN-AUX1 sockets to the AUDIO OUT sockets
on your TV.
TV AUDIO IN
(AUX1)
LR
Note To listen to the audio output from this
connection, press AUX/DI /MP3 LINK repeatedly
until ‘AUX1 INPUT’ is displayed on the display panel.
F
Connect subwoofer and power
cable
TO SUBWOOFER
LOUDSPEAKERS
B
A
AUnwind the cables from TO MAIN UNIT on the
subwoofer, then connect the grey end cable to TO
SUBWOOFER socket and white end cable to
LOUDSPEAKERS socket on this DVD Home
Theatre unit.
BConnect the power cable from subwoofer to the AC
power outlet.
Or
Subwoofer (rear)