Philips Hts3180 User Manual

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Connect audio cables/other 
devices
Route the audio from other devices to this 
Home Theater System to enjoy audio play with 
multi-channel surround capabilities.
Connect audio from TV
1  Connect the audio cables (not supplied) 
to the  AUDIO IN-AUX1 jacks on this 
Home Theater System and the AUDIO 
output jacks on the T V. 
Note
To listen to the audio output from this 
connection, press  AUDIO SOURCE
repeatedly until ‘AUX1’ is displayed on the 
display panel.
AUDIO OUT
AUX 1
AUDIO IN
Connect radio antenna
1  Connect the FM antenna to the  FM75
jack on this Home Theater System 
(for some models, this cable is already 
connected).
2  Ex tend the FM antenna and  x its ends to 
the wall.
Tip
For bet ter FM stereo reception, connect to an 
ex ternal FM antenna.
FM 
(75 Ω) 
ANTENNA
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Connect USB device
1  Connect the USB device to  USB jack 
on this Home Theater System.
Note
This Home Theater System can only play/view 
MP3, WMA, DivX (Ultra) or JPEG  les that are 
stored on such devices.
Press  
USB to access the content and play the 
 les.
Connect power cord
Warning
Risk of product damage! Ensure that the 
power supply voltage corresponds to the 
voltage printed on the back or the underside 
of the product.
1  Connect the power cord to the power 
outlet when all the required connections 
are done.
This product is ready to be set up for  »
use.
Connect audio from cable box/
recorder/game console
1  Connect the audio cables (not supplied) 
to the  AUDIO IN-AUX2 jacks on this 
Home Theater System and the AUDIO 
output jacks on the device. 
Note
To listen to the audio output from this 
connection, press  AUDIO SOURCE
repeatedly until ‘AUX2’ is displayed on the 
display panel.
AUX 2
AUDIO OUTAUDIO IN
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Navigate through the menu
1  Point the remote control directly at the 
remote sensor on the product and select 
the desired function.
2  Press the following buttons on the 
remote control to navigate through the 
on-screen menus.
Button  Action
Move up or down
Move lef t or right
OKCon rm a selection
Enter numbers
Find the correct viewing 
channel
1 Press   to turn on this product.
2 Press  DISC to switch to disc mode.
3  Turn on the T V and switch to the correct 
video-in channel in one of the following 
ways:
Go to the lowest channel on your  
T V, then press the Channel Down 
button until you see the Philips 
screen.
Press   
 SOURCE button repeatedly 
on the remote control of your T V. 
4 Get started
Insert the remote control 
batteries
1  Slide the batter y cover off the back of the 
remote control.
2  Inser t the 2 supplied batteries (A A A). Be 
sure the + and - ends of the batteries line 
up with the markings inside the case.
3  Slide the cover back into position.
Note
Do not mix bat teries (old and new or carbon 
and alkaline, etc.).
Remove bat teries if they are exhausted or if 

the remote control is not to be used for a long 
time.
Bat teries contain chemical substances, they 

should be disposed of properly.
Control a play source
1 Press  RADIO,USB or  DISC button to 
select the source you wish to control.
2  Select the desired function (for example  
,).
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Change speaker settings
Ideally, the distance between listening position 
and all the speakers should be the same. If not, 
change the speaker settings based on their 
distance from the listening position to obtain 
the best possible surround sound.
1 Press  DISC.
2 Press   SETUP.
3 Press   to select  [Audio Setup] in the 
menu, then press  
.
If the speaker setup option is not  
accessible, press 
 twice before you 
press  
 SETUP.
To set the speakers level
1 Select  [Speakers Volume] in the menu, 
then press  
.
2 Press   to change the volume level, 
then press  OK.
The test tone is emitted from the  »
speaker.
Speakers Volume
Speakers Delay
Night Mode
CD Upsampling
Audio Setup
Speakers Volume Setup
Front Left
Front Right
Center
Subwoofer
Rear Left
Rear Right0dB
0dB
0dB
0dB
0dB
0dB
Tip
The video-in channel is between the lowest 
and highest channels and may be called 
FRONT, A / V IN, VIDEO, HDMI etc. See the 
T V user manual on how to select the correct 
input on the T V.
Select menu display language
1 Press  DISC.
2 Press   SETUP.
»[General Setup] menu is displayed.
3 Press  .
4 Press   to select  [OSD Language] in 
the menu, then press  
.
The language options are different  
depending on your countr y or 
region. It may not correspond to the 
illustration shown here. 
5 Press   to select a language, then press 
OK.
Tip
You can set the default language for DVD disc 
menu (see ‘Adjust set tings’ > ‘Preference’ > 
[Disc Menu]).
English
DivX(R) VOD Code Sleep Timer Display Dim Disc Lock
General Setup
Italiano Français
Deutsch
Português
Nederlands Español
DanskScreen Saver OSD Language
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Select a play source
On the main unit
Press   SOURCE button repeatedly to 
select:  DISC >USB >FM >AUX 1 > 
AUX 2 >SCART IN >DISC ... 
On the remote control
Press   AUDIO SOURCE repeatedly to 
switch to the connected audio source.
Display  Device connected to
SCART INSCART TO T V jack
AUX 1AUDIO IN-AUX 1 jacks
AUX 2AUDIO IN-AUX 2 jacks
Press   RADIO to switch to FM band.
Press   USB to switch to USB mode.
Press   DISC to switch to disc mode.
Repeat the above setting for other  
speakers until all the speakers output 
level sounds equally balance.
To exit the menu, press   
 SETUP.
To set the output delay time (center and rear 
speakers only)
1 Select  [Speakers Delay] in the menu, 
then press  
.
2 Press   to set the delay time, then press 
OK.
Repeat the above setting for other  
speakers until the sound output from 
different speakers reach the listening 
position at the same time. 
To exit the menu, press   
 SETUP.
Tip
Set a longer delay time if the center speaker or 
rear speaker is closer to the listening position 
than the front speaker.
Allow 1ms set ting for ever y 1 foot distance 

between the speaker and the listening position.
Speakers Distance Setup
Center
Rear Left
Rear Right0MS
0MS
0MS
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Play video
Note
For video disc, playback always resumes from 
the point where it was last stopped. To star t 
play from the beginning, press  
 while the 
message is displayed.
Control video play
1  Play a title.
2  Use the remote control to control the 
title. 
Button  Action
Star ts, pauses or resumes 
playback.
Stops play.
Skips to the nex t title or chapter.
Skips to the beginning of the 
current title or chapter. Press 
twice to jump to the previous 
title or chapter.
 /Searches fast-for ward (right) 
or fast-back ward (lef t). Press 
repeatedly to change the search 
speed.
 /Searches slow-for ward (down) 
or slow-back ward (up). Press 
repeatedly to change the search 
speed.
For VCD, only slow-for ward  
play is possible.
5 Play
Play a disc
Caution
Never place any objects other than discs into 
the disc compar tment.
Never touch the disc optical lens inside the 

disc compar tment.
1 Press   to open the disc compar tment.
2  Inser t a disc with its label facing up.
For double-sided disc, load the side  
to play faces up.
3 Press   to close the disc compar tment 
and star t disc play.
To view disc play, turn on the T V to  
the correct viewing channel for this 
Home Theater System.
To stop disc play, press   
.
Note
Check the types of discs suppor ted (see 
‘Speci cations’ > ‘Playback media’).
If the password entr y menu is displayed, enter 

the password before you can play the locked 
or restricted disc.
If you pause or stop a disc for about 15 

minutes, the screen saver activates. To 
deactivate the screen saver, press  DISC.
Af ter you pause or stop a disc and no but tons 

are pressed within 30 minutes, this Home 
Theater System automatically switches to 
standby mode.
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Access DVD menu
1 Press  DISC to access disc main menu.
2  Select a play option, then press  OK.
In some menus, press the   Numeric 
buttons to input your selection.
To return to the title menu during  
play, press  
 BACK.
Access VCD menu or preview menu
The PBC (Playback Control) for VCD is 
activated by default in the factor y. When you 
load in a VCD, the contents menu is displayed. 
1 Press   or the  Numeric buttons to 
select a play option, then press  OK to 
star t play.
If PBC is off, it skips the menu and  
star ts play from the  rst title.
To return to the menu during play,  
press  
 BACK (only possible if the 
PBC mode is on).
2 Press  DISC to preview the contents of 
the disc.
To exit the menu, press   DISC.
3  Select a preview play option, then press 
OK
Select Digest Type:
Track Digest
Disc Interval
Track Interval 
Change video play
1  Play a title.
2  Use the remote control to change the 
video play. 
Button  Action
AUDIO 
SYNCSelects an audio language or 
channel.
SUBTITLESelects a subtitle language for 
video.
REPEATSelects or turns off repeat or 
shuf e mode. 
Repeat options vary  
depending on the disc type. 
For VCDs, repeat play is  
only possible if the PBC 
mode is turned off.
ZOOMZooms in or out of the picture. 
To pan through the zoomed  
image, press the  Navigation 
buttons.
 INFODisplays the current status or the 
disc information.
You can change the video  
play options here without 
interrupting playback.
SCREEN 
FITFits the picture format to the T V 
screen (using zoom factor 1.3X 
and 1.6X).
It is only applicable to DVD  
and JPEG  les, not available 
for DivX movie.
Note
Some operations may not work with some 
discs. See the information accompanying the 
disc for details.
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Repeat play a speci c section
1  During play, press  REPEAT A-B at where 
you want to set the star ting point.
2 Press  REPEAT A-B again to set the 
ending point.
Repeat play star ts. »
3  To cancel repeat play, press  REPEAT A-B
again.
Note
The marked section for repeat play is only 
possible within a track /title.
View video play from different camera 
angles
1  During play, press  ANGLE repeatedly to 
display the angle options.
Play changes to the selected angle. »
Note
Applicable only to discs contain multi-angle 
scenes.
Quick skip play to a speci c time
1  During play, press   INFO.
The disc status menu is displayed. »
2 Press   to view information, then press 
OK.
[TT Time] (title time) 
[Ch Time] (chapter time) 
[Disc Time] (disc time) 
[Track Time] (track time) 
3  Press the  Numeric buttons to enter the 
time where you want to skip to, then 
press  OK.
[Track Digest]
Plays the  rst few seconds of each track in a 
disc.
[Disc Interval]
Divides the total disc time by six and play the 
 rst few seconds of these inter vals.
[Track Interval]
Divides the current track by six and play the 
 rst few seconds of these inter vals. 
This option is not available in stop mode.
Tip
You can change the PBC set ting (see ‘Adjust 
set tings’ > ‘Preference’ >  [PBC]).
Sync audio output with video play
If the video play is slower than the audio 
output (sound does not match with the 
pictures), you can delay the audio output to 
match the video.
1  Press and hold  AUDIO SYNC until 
‘AUDIO SYNC X X X’ is displayed. ‘X X X’ 
denotes the delay time.
2  Within  ve seconds, press  VOL +/- to set 
the delay time for audio output.
Note
If the volume control is not used within 5 
seconds, it resumes normal volume control 
function. 
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Play music
Control audio track play
1  Play a track.
2  Use the remote control to control the 
track. 
Button   Action
Star ts, pauses or resumes 
playback.
Stops play.
Skips to the nex t track.
Skips to the beginning of 
the current track. Press 
twice to jump to the 
previous track.
Selects an item to play.
 /Searches fast-forward 
(right) or fast-back ward 
(lef t). Press repeatedly to 
change the search speed.
REPEATSelects or turns off repeat 
or shuf e mode.
Play MP3/WMA music
MP3/ WMA is a type of highly compressed 
audio  le ( les with .mp3 or .wma extensions).
1  Inser t a disc or USB that contains the 
MP3/WMA music.
2 Press  DISC or  USB.
A contents menu is displayed. »
3  Select a folder, then press  OK.
4  Select a track to play, then press  .
To return to the main menu, press   
 BACK or press   until ‘Previous’ 
folder is selected, then press  OK.
Note
The options are different depending on the 
disc type.
Play DivX® video
DivX video is a digital media format that 
retains high quality despite a high rate of 
compression. You can enjoy DivX video on 
this DivX® Cer ti ed product.
1  Inser t a disc or USB that contains the 
DivX videos.
2 Press  DISC or  USB.
A contents menu is displayed. »
3  Select a title to play, then press  .
4  Use the remote control to control the 
title. 
Button  Action
AUDIO 
SYNCSelects an audio language or 
channel.
SUBTITLESelects a subtitle language for 
video.
Stops play.
For DivX Ultra video, press 
this button again to display the 
contents menu.
 INFODisplays DivX Ultra video 
information.
Note
You can only play DivX videos that were 
rented or purchased with the DivX 
registration code of this Home Theater System 
(see ‘Adjust set tings’ > ‘General setup’ > 
[DivX(R) VOD Code]) .
You can play DivX video  les of up to 4GB .

If the subtitle does not appear correctly, 
change the character set (see ‘Adjust set tings’ 
> ‘Preference’ >  [DivX Subtitle]).
This Home Theater System can display up to 

45 characters in the subtitle.
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To go to previous or nex t screen  
display, press  
 /.
To select a photo, press the  
Navigation buttons.
To display the selected photo only,  
press  OK.
4 Press   to star t slideshow play.
To return to the menu, press   
BACK.
Note
You may require longer time to display the disc 
content on the T V due to the large number of 
songs/photos compiled onto one disc.
If the JPEG photo is not recorded with an ‘exif ’ 

type  le, the actual thumbnail picture is not be 
shown on the display. It is replaced by a ‘blue 
mountain’ thumbnail picture.
This product can only display digital camera 

pictures according to the JPEG -E XIF format, 
typically used by almost all digital cameras. 
It cannot display Motion JPEG and pictures 
in formats other than JPEG, or sound clips 
associated with pictures.
Folders/ les that exceed the suppor ted limit of 

this product will not be displayed or played.
Control photo play
1  Play photo slideshow.
2  Use the remote control to control the 
photo. 
Button  Action
Skips to the previous photo.
Skips to the nex t photo.
Rotates the photo clock wise.
Rotates the photo anti-
clockwise.
ZOOMZooms in or out of the 
picture.
Play pause in zoom mode.
Stops play.
Note
For disc recorded in multiple sessions, only the 
 rst session is played.
This product does not suppor t MP3PRO audio 

format.
If any special characters are present in the MP3 

track name (ID3) or album name, it might not 
be displayed correctly on the screen because 
these characters are not suppor ted. 
Some WMA  les are protected by Digital 

Rights Management and cannot be played on 
this product.
Folders/ les that exceed the suppor ted limit of 

this product will not be displayed or played.
Tip
You can select the display of data contents, 
view folders or  les (see ‘Adjust set tings’ > 
‘Preference’ >  [MP3/JPEG Display]).
Play photo
Play photo as slideshow
This product can play JPEG photos ( les with 
.jpeg or .jpg extensions).
1  Inser t a disc or USB that contains the 
JPEG photos.
2 Press  DISC or  USB.
Slideshow begins (for Kodak disc) or  »
a contents menu (for JPEG disc) is 
displayed.
3  Select the folder/album you want to play.
To preview the photos in the folder/ 
album, press  
 INFO.
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