Philips HTS6600/12, HTS6600/05, HTS6600 Quick Start Manual

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Enjoy

DVD HOME THEATRE SYSTEM

Quick Start Guide

Connect

Set up

Enjoy

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2
3

What’s in the box?

Main Unit

Remote Control

and 2 batteries

User

Manual

Start disc playback

A Press ç to open the disc compartment.

B Place a disc with the disc label facing towards you.
C Press ç to close the disc compartment.
D Playback starts automatically.
E If the disc menu appears on the TV, use cursor keys

to select an option in the menu and press OK to
start playback.

z

To enjoy the powerful surround sound from the

speakers, press AMBISOUND 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

The connections to other devices are located at the left
side of the main unit.

A

B

USB device

A Insert your USB device to

A

.

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 the supplied MP3 LINE-IN cable to connect the

headphone output socket on your portable audio
player to B.

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

DOCK (optional feature - not available in Europe)

z

This is an advance feature that is compatible only
with the Philips HTD7001 docking station (currently
not available in Europe).

Speakers and subwoofer

FM wire
antenna

AM/MW

loop antenna

MP3 LINE-IN cable

2 sets of speak-

er wall mount-

ing brackets

AMBISOUND

HTS6600

Main unit wall

mounting

bracket

Micro  bre

cleaning cloth

Need help?

User Manual

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

Online

Go to www.philips.com/welcome

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Scart Cable

Audio Cable

Place the
disc here

Power Cable

1

Connect

A

Placement

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

RIGHT

LEFT

A Place the speakers at the normal listening ear level,

equal distance from the TV and face it straight ahead
towards the listening area.

B Place the subwoofer on the floor, at least one metre

away from the TV.

B

Remove rear cover from main unit

A

Carefully push down the rear cover from the top
and detach it from the main unit.

B

After all the connections have been made

(see the

following sections for details),

close the rear cover
by fitting the catches into the holes and pushing
upwards.

2

Set up

C

Connect the speakers and main unit
to subwoofer

TO DVD SYSTEM

AM/MW

FM/MW ANTENNA

SPEAKERS

COAXIAL
DIGITAL IN

AUX 1

AUX 2

RIGHT LEFT

FM 75

R

L

MAINS

SCART OUT
(TV1)

HDMI OUT

COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT

TO SUBWOOFER

TV AUDIO IN

(TV 2)

TO SUBWOOF ER

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Pr

B

LEFT

RIGHT

SPEAKERS

A

A

Connect the left speaker to the SPEAKER LEFT
socket and the right speaker to the SPEAKER
RIGHT socket at the rear of the subwoofer.

B

Connect the TO MAIN UNIT cable from the
subwoofer to the TO SUBWOOFER socket at the
rear of the main unit.

D

Connect the main unit to TV

SCART OUT
(TV1)

HDMI OUT

COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT

TO SUBWOOFER

TV AUDIO IN

(TV 2)

SCART IN

SCART OUT
(TV1)

HDMI OUT

z

Connect a scart cable (supplied) from the

SCART OUT (TV1) socket on the main unit to the
SCART IN socket on your TV.

z

If your TV supports HDMI, connect the HDMI cable

(not supplied) from the HDMI OUT to the HDMI IN
socket on your TV.

A

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.

B

Setting up the speakers

When you turn on this unit for the  rst time, the
speaker setup message appears on the TV.

A Press SETUP on the remote control to enter

‘General Setup Page’.

B Press cursor down to highlight { Ambisound

Setup } followed by pressing cursor right key.

C Select one of the options below and press cursor

right key.

{ Room Acoustics }
{ Hard } - for concrete or wooden walls.
{ Soft } - for curtains or an open space.

{ Speakers Distance }
{ Near } - ‘X’ is less than 1.2 metres (3.9 ft).
{ Default } - ‘X’ is between 1.2~2 metres (3.9~6.5 ft).
{ Far } - ‘X’ is more than 2 metres (6.5 ft).

{ Listening Position }
{ Near } - ‘Z’ is less than 2 metres (6.5 ft).
{ Default } - ‘Z’ is between 2~3 metres (6.5~9.8 ft).
{ Far } - ‘Z’ is more than 3 metres (9.8 ft).

Note The underlined options are the default setting.

TV

FRONT RFRONT L

X

Z

D Select a most suitable predefined setting and press

OK to confirm.

E Once complete, press SETUP to exit the menu.

Note Refer to the accompanying user manual

for other setup options.

E

Connect the radio antennas and
power cable

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

TO MAIN UNIT

AM/MW

FM/MW ANTENNA

SPEAKERS

COAXIAL
DIGITAL IN

AUX 1

AUX 2

RIGHT LEFT

FM 75

R

L

MAINS

A

B

FM 75

C

A Connect the FM antenna to the inner pin of the

FM 75  socket. Extend the antenna for optimum
reception.

B Unfold the AM/MW loop antenna and fix the claw

into the slot. Push the tabs and insert the wires into
the AM/MW sockets

C Connect the power cable from subwoofer to the AC

power outlet.

F

Connect audio output from other
device (optional)

Use a red and white audio cables (not supplied) to
connect the AUDIO IN-AUX1 or AUX2 sockets on the
subwoofer to the AUDIO OUT sockets on the
connected device (for example, DVD recorder, VCR,
Cable/Satellite Box).

MW

FM/MW ANTENNA

TO MAIN UNIT

SPEAKERS

COAXIAL
DIGITAL IN

AUX 1

AUX 2

RIGHT LEFT

FM 75

R

L

MAINS

AUX 1

AUX 2

R

L

AUDIO OUT

AUDIO

OUT

Note Press AUX/DI on the remote control to
select ‘AUX1’ or ‘AUX2’ as the source you want to
listen to.

Main Unit
(rear)

Television
(rear)

Subwoofer (rear)

DVD recorder/
VCR/ Cable/
Satellite Box

Subwoofer (rear)

Listening
Position

Speakers Distance

FM antenna

AM/MW
antenna

Main unit (rear)

RIGHT

SPEAKER

LEFT

SPEAKER

Subwoofer (rear)

or