Philips HTS3568 Getting Started Guide

Enjoy

What’s in the box?

Start disc playback

A Press ç to open the disc tray.

B Place a disc with the disc label facing up. C Press 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 multi-channel 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

USB device

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

mode. You can unplug your USB device now.

Other portable audio player

A Use a 3.5mm stereo audio cable (not supplied) to

connect the headphone output socket on your portable audio player to MP3 LINK socket.

B Press PLAY on your portable audio player. C Press AUX (MP3 LINK) repeatedly until

‘MP3 LINK’ is displayed to listen to the playback.

Main Unit

Remote Control

and 2 batteries

User

Manual

1 centre, 2 front, 2 rear speakers

and subwoofer

Need help?

User Manual

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

Scart Cable

www.philips.com/welcome

Quick Start Guide

Connect

Set up

Enjoy

HTS3568

4 Screws

(for connecting

the tallboy speakers)

FM wire antenna

Speaker cables

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Connect

Placement

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

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

away from the TV.

C Place the front speakers at equal distances from the

TV.

D Place the rear speakers at the back or beside the

listening position.

Connect the main unit to TV

Connect a scart cable (supplied) from the

SCART TO TV socket on the main unit to the SCART IN socket on your TV.

Notes

– When watching the TV programmes, press

AUX (MP3 LINK) repeatedly until ‘SCART IN’ is displayed, to get the sound output. – If your TV supports HDMI, connect this unit to your TV using HDMI connection for better picture quality. See the accompanying user manual for more information.

Set up

Assemble the tallboy speakers

A Connect the speaker cables to the matching colour

sockets on the speakers (or speaker stands).

Place the stands upright and lock the speakers down into position.

C Secure the position with screws (supplied).

Connect the speakers and subwoofer

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

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.

Select the display language on the

screen

A Press OPTIONS.

The { General Setup } appears.

B Press



C Use  keys to select { OSD Language } and press

.

D Use  keys to select a language option in the

menu and press OK to confirm.

E Press OPTIONS to exit.

Note The language set here is only for the menus

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

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

Connect the radio antenna and power cable

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

A Connect the FM antenna (supplied) to the inner pin

of the FM 75  socket. (For some models, it has been connected in the factory.) Extend the wire for optimum reception.

B Connect the power cable from the main unit to the

AC power outlet.

Connect audio output from other

device (optional)

Use a red and white audio cables (not supplied) to connect the AUDIO IN-AUX sockets on the main unit to the AUDIO OUT sockets on the connected device (for example, DVD recorder, VCR, Cable/Satellite Box).

Note Press AUX (MP3 LINK) repeatedly on the remote control until ‘AUX’ is displayed as the source you want to listen to.

Main Unit (rear)

DVD recorder/ VCR/

Cable/ Satellite Box

FM antenna

SUBWOOFER

FRONT

RIGHT

FRONT

LEFT

REAR

RIGHT

REAR

LEFT

FRONT CENTER

Main Unit (rear)

Main Unit (Front)

Standby button

Main Unit (rear)

Television (rear)

REAR

LEFT

FRONT LEFT

SCART IN

CENTER

REAR RIGHT

SCART IN

FRONT RIGHT

SUBWOOFER

AUD

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

General Setup

Disc Lock

Display Dim

OSD Language

Screen Saver

Sleep

DivX(R) VOD Code

Press OPTIONS to exit menu

Auto

English

Dansk Nederlands Suomi Français Deutsch

Italiano

AUDIO OUT

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AUDIO IN

AUX