Philips HTS3544, HTS3555, HTS3544-37B Quick start guide

Enjoy

DVD HOME THEATER SYSTEM

Quick Start Guide

Connect

Set up

Enjoy

What’s in the box?

Need help?

User Manual

See the user manual that came with your Philips DVD Home Theater System.

Online

Go to www.philips.com/welcome

Hotline

Call 1-888-PHILIPS (1-888-744-5477) for our operators.

Start disc playback

A Press OPEN/CLOSE ç to open the disc tray.

B Place a disc with the disc label facing up. C Press OPEN/CLOSE ç to close the disc tray. D Playback starts automatically. E If the disc menu appears on the TV, use  

keys or the numeric keypad to select an option in the menu and press OK to start playback.

To enjoy the powerful surround sound

from the speakers, press SURROUND on the remote control to turn on the multichannel surround mode.

F Press



to stop playback.

Note When you press u button, playback resumes from where it last stopped. To start playback from the beginning, you have to press .

Playback other supported devices

DOCK

Philips GoGear/Apple iPod

A Connect the docking station to the DOCK jack. B Place the correct dock adaptor to the GoGear or iPod

cradle before docking your GoGear or iPod on it.

C Press DOCK to switch to ‘DOCK’ mode. D Press PLAY on your GoGear or iPod.

USB device

A Insert your USB device to the USB jack. B Press DISC/USB to switch to ‘USB’ mode. C Press u to start playback. D To stop playback, press DISC/USB to switch to

‘DISC’ mode. You can unplug your USB device now.

Other portable audio player

A Use a MP3 LINE-IN cable (not supplied) to connect

the headphone output jack on your portable audio player to MP3 LINE-IN jack.

B Press PLAY on your portable audio player. C Press MP3 LINE-IN to listen to the playback.

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Printed in China

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Main Unit

Remote Control

and 2 batteries

User

Manual

1 center, 2 front, 2 rear speakers

and subwoofer

FM wire antenna

Docking station

Composite video cable

Dock inter-

connect cable

iPod dock

adaptors (8x)

GoGear dock

adaptors (2x)

3.5mm video cable

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Connect

Placement

Proper speakers system placement is important to ensure optimum sound performance.

FRONT RIGHT

FRONT LEFT

CENTER

REAR RIGHT

REAR LEFT

SUBWOOFER

A Place the center speaker above or close to the TV. B Place the subwoofer on the floor, at least one meter

away from the TV.

C Place the front speakers at equal distances from the

TV.

D Place the rear speakers at normal listening ear level.

Connect the main unit to TV

COAXIAL

CVBS

S-VIDEO

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO IN

(CVBS)

Use a composite video cable (supplied) to connect

the CVBS jack on the main unit to the VIDEO IN jack on your TV.

Note It is important to connect the main unit directly to your TV.

Set up

Connect the speakers and

subwoofer

Connect the various colored plugs from the speakers and subwoofer to the same colored jacks at the rear of the main unit.

DOCK

Main Unit (rear)

Finding the viewing channel

A Press 2 (STANDBY ON) on the main unit to turn

it on.

B Turn 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. If you are using a RF modulator, set the TV to channel 3 or 4.

Select the display language on the

screen

A Press SETUP.

The { General Setup Page } appears.

B Press  to select { OSD Language } and press . C Use  keys to select a language option in the

menu and press OK to confirm.

D Press SETUP to exit.

Note The language set here is only for the menus

that are shown on the TV while operating this Home Theater system, not for the DVD disc menu.

There are various setup options (Audio Setup, Video Setup, Preference Setup) available on this Home Theater System. Refer to the user manual for more information.

Connect the radio antennas and

power cable

Keep the antennas away from the electronic devices to prevent unwanted interference.

DOCK

A Connect the FM antenna to the inner pin of the

FM 75  jack. Extend the wire for optimum reception.

B Unfold the AM/MW loop antenna (optional - not

supplied) and fix the claw into the slot. Push the tabs and insert the wires into the AM/MW jacks.

C Connect in the power cable from the main unit to

the AC power outlet.

Connect audio output from TV

(optional)

To hear the TV audio through this home theater system, use a red and white audio cables (not supplied) to connect the AUDIO IN-TV jacks on the main unit to the AUDIO OUT jacks on your TV.

AUDIO

OUT

Note When watching the TV programs, you can press TV on the remote control to get the sound output from the speakers.

Main Unit (rear)

Television (rear)

Main Unit (rear)

Television (rear)

Main Unit (rear)

FM antenna

AM/MW antenna

SUBWOOFER

FRONT

RIGHT

FRONT

LEFT

REAR

RIGHT

REAR

LEFT

FRONT CENTER

VIDEO IN (CVBS)

DOCK

AUDIO OUT

AUDIO IN

SETUP

STANDBY-ON

Disc Lock Display Dim Program

OSD Language

Screen Saver Sleep DivX(R) VOD Code

General Setup Page

English

Espanõl Français

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