Philips MX3800D/22S Home Theater System User Manual


 
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Connecting the speakers
Connect the supplied speaker systems using the supplied
speaker cables by matching the colours of the jacks and
speaker cables.
1 Press up (or down) the speaker’s jack and fully insert the
stripped portion of the speaker cable into the jack, then
release.
12 mm
abc
2 Connect the subwoofer’s audio input to the WOOFER
LINE OUT jack and the speakers as follows :
Speakers
- +
Front Left (FL) black white
Front Right (FR) black red
Centre (C) black green
Surround Left (SL) black blue
Surround Right (SR) black grey
Notes:
Ensure that the speaker cables are correctly connected.
Improper connections may damage the system due to short-
circuit.
For optimal sound performance, use the supplied speakers.
Do not connect more than one speaker to any one pair of
+/- speaker jacks.
Do not connect speakers with an impedance lower than
the speakers supplied. Please refer to the SPECIFICATIONS
section of this manual.
Connecting a TV and
additional components
You must connect a TV to the DVD system in order to use
the DVD player. You can connect other audio and audio/
visual components to the DVD system in order to use the
Home Cinema Audio System’s surround sound capabilities.
IMPORTANT!
There are various ways to connect the system
to a TV (as shown in the illustration). You only
need to make one of the best connections,
depending on the capabilities of your TV system.
Always refer to the instruction manual of the
connected equipment to make an optimal
connection.
Some DVD discs have anti-copying devices, so
you will not able to record the disc through a VCR.
CONNECTIONS
Use the supplied audio cables to connect AUDIO IN jacks
to the corresponding AUDIO OUT jacks on the TV, VCR or
other audio/visual components.
Use the supplied Scart cable to connect SCART OUT
jack to the corresponding SCART VIDEO IN jack on a TV.
If your TV is not equipped with a Euroconnector, you can
select one of the following alternative connections :
Option 1
Connect the S-VIDEO OUT jack to the S-Video input
jack on the TV using a S-Video cable (not supplied) .
Option 2
Connect the VIDEO OUT jack to the video input jack on
the TV using a video cable (not supplied).
Use the AUDIO OUT jacks
for connecting to an amplifier, audio system or TV with
analogue audio inputs.
for connecting to a CD or Tape recorder to make an
analogue recording.
Use the OPTICAL or COAXIAL jacks
for connecting to an amplifier with DTS, Dolby Digital
decoder or CD recorder.
You will need to set the DVD system’s digital output to
“ALL” (refer to “Preparations - System setup (DVD)”).
Notes:
MP3 audio is not available on the digital output.
Digital recording is only possible on a CD or VCD.
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