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FR960
Digital surround sound receiver
MX975D
Toll Free Help Line
Ligne d’assistance en service libre
Linea de ayuada telefónica sin cargo
800-531-0039
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I H T I W D E D E E N N O I T Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the benefits you’re entitled to. • Once your Philips purchase is registered, you’re eligible to • So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card receive all the privileges of owning a Philips product. enclosed with your purchase at once.And take advantage of these important benefits. Warranty Owner Model Verification Confirmation Registration Registering your product within 10 days Your c
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English ....................................................2 Français.................................................27 Español .................................................51 Canada English: This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. Français : Cet appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applic
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English IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS – Read before operating equipment This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict 9. Do not defeat the safety quality and safety standards. There are, however, some purpose of the polarized or installation and operation precautions which you should be grounding-type plug. A polarized AC Polarized Plug particularly aware of. plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two 1. Read these instructions – All the safety a
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GENERAL INFORMATION Safety instructions Scope of supply Safety instructions ......................................................................2 & 4 This receiver is supplied including: General information – an universal remote control Scope of supply..................................................................................5 Maintenance ......................................................................................5 – 2 batteries for the remote control, size AA Setup ..........
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English CONTROLS 1 234 5 6 7 8 9 0 ! ≤ £ ™ ¡ ) ( * & ^ % $ # @ 1 POWER / STANDBY.......Switches the receiver on and off. $ ENTER / OK.....................Confirms selected menu values. 2 CINEMA LINK ................Switches on and off the system % TUNER PRESET X MENU NAVIGATOR control bus between the receiver TUNER: switches to the next and and the TV. previous stored radio station. 3 ..........................................Sensor for the infrared remote MENU: moves upwards and control. downwa
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REMOTE CONTROL Remote control use Open the battery compartment of the remote control and insert MUTE 2 alkaline batteries, type AA (R06, UM-3). H 2 Remove batteries if they are PHONO TUNER CD CDR/TAPE dead or if the remote control will not be used for a long time. TV VCR SAT DVD Batteries contain chemical substances, so they should be disposed of properly. 1 2 3 The buttons on the remote control work the same way as the corresponding ones on the receiver. 4 5 6 Important! 9 7 8 You have to pr
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English REMOTE CONTROL REC, DVD AUDIO..........CDR, VCR: Starts recording. Remote control buttons DVD: Switches audio tracks. H MUTE .....................Mutes the sound of the receiver. CANCEL, DVD ...........CD, CDR, SAT, VCR: Clears a 2 ................................Switches the receiver to standby. program, cancels selections. DVD: Switches the view angle. PHONO, TUNER, CD, CDR/TAPE, TV, FR.D., DVD Å .............TUNER: Switches to FREQUENCY VCR, SAT, DVD..............Switches the remote
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REMOTE CONTROL Once you have found and tested the codes for your various Programming the universal remote control appliances, you may want to write them down here. You can identify the universal remote control by the inscription Multibrand/Universal. PHONO.......................................... The universal remote control must be programmed to use the codes for your appliances of different brands. This is done by TUNER........................................... keying in a 4-digit code or by
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English CONNECTORS )¡™£≤∞ §≥ • ª º Ω Ω ( * Ω & ^ % $#@!09876 5 4 3 2 1 Connectors Connectors name Connect to: 6.3 mm headphone jack 1 PHONES A headphone with a 6.3 mm plug. at the front. Audio and video inputs 2 FRONT AV / GAME Audio and video out jacks of appliances such as video cameras at the front (MX 975D only). and game consoles. FRONT SPEAKERS 3 R, L Right and left front speaker. 4 CENTER Center speaker. SURROUND SPEAKERS 5 R, L Right and left surround speaker. AUDIO IN/OUT 7 CDR/TAPE OU
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CONNECTIONS Audio connections There are analog and digital connectors available on some appliances. If possible use the digital connection; usually this will result in better sound quality. See “Reassigning a source selection” on how to use the digital connectors of the receiver. Because of a different kind of output signal, the use of Dolby Digital Laserdisc requires an optional AC-3 RF demodulator. POWERED SUBWOOFER MONITOR / TV AUDIO OUT ANTENNA PHONO GND. AM LOOP FRONT SPEAKERS DIGITAL CINEM
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English L R CINEMA LINK DIGITAL OUT AUDIO CINEMA LINK IN/REC OUT/PLAY OUT PLAY IN REC VIDEO OUT VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO IN OUT CINEMA LINK L R CONNECTIONS System control bus, CINEMA LINK If the receiver and your Philips TV (or even better in addition a Philips VCR or DVD player) are connected with the CINEMA LINK system bus control, some extra system benefits are offered: – Upon starting a source the system will automatically switch to that input. TV – You may control the system via the TV screen. Dep
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7 mm CONNECTIONS Power Antenna connections The type plate is located on the rear of the receiver. AM (MW) antenna The loop antenna supplied is for indoor use only. Position the 1 Check whether the power voltage as shown on the type antenna as far away as possible from the receiver, a TV, the plate corresponds to your local power voltage. If it does cables, a DVD player, a VCR and other radiation sources. not, consult your dealer or service organization. 1 Fit the plug of the frame antenna to AM
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English FRONT SYSTEM SETUP CENTER Speaker setup and testing The relative volume of the speakers must be adjusted for RIGHT LEFT optimal surround sound. You should be at your usual listening position when adjusting the speaker volume. See “Receiver menus” on how to unit up the receiver for the used speakers. 1 Press POWER / STANDBY to switch on the receiver. SURROUND SURROUND (REAR) (REAR) LEFT RIGHT 2 Press TEST TONE on the remote control. y A test tone coming from the different speakers, except
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L O SUBWOOFER IN R AC MAINS ~ SOURCE SPEAKER IN / WIRELESS SELECTOR SUBWOOFER IN PHASE SELECTOR 0° 180° + - IN + - + - OUT + - L L R R SPEAKER L L R R T N O C SUBWOOFER (MX 975D only) 1 Connections 2 1 Use the cinch cable supplied to connect SUBWOOFER IN to 0 SUBWOOFER PRE-OUT at the receiver. 9 3 8 2 Check whether the power voltage as shown on the type 4 7 plate corresponds to your local power voltage. If it does WOOFER HIGH POWER SUB 6 not, consult your dealer or service organization. 5 3 Conn
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English DISPLAY Status lights Display The display of the receiver is divided into 4 sections, which are to be used for the following: Speaker diagram Signs showing you various settings and information about the status of the receiver. PRESET......................Tuner is tuned to a preset radio station. SENS HI.....................Tuner is switched to high sensitivity. A rectangle with a letter in it shows that a speaker has been SENS LO ..................Tuner is switched to low sensitivity. se
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MENUS * SPEAKR SIZES Receiver menu Chooses the speaker sizes of the used speakers, for The receiver is equipped with a menu system. The menu is optimal sound reproduction. LARGE indicates a speaker used for the setup of the receiver. The different menu options which can reproduce frequencies lower than 50 Hz. If are related to each other in a logical way. Let’s assume you SUBW PRESENT is set to NO, FRONT SIZE can only have no center speaker connected, and so you switched be set to LARGE. If FRON
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English MENUS TV menu If the receiver is connected to a Philips CINEMA LINK TV via the CINEMA LINK system control bus jacks (see “CONNECTIONS”), you may use the TV to set up the system. An option called RECEIVER will be added to the TV menu. If CINEMA LINK is on, adjustments on the receiver will be shown on the TV screen for a few seconds. Consult the instruction booklet of your TV on how to use the TV menu. The options offered may vary by TV model. Switching the connection • Press CINEMA LINK o
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SOURCE SELECTION SOURCE SELECTOR Using one source selection for two or more appliances When selecting a source by turning SOURCE SELECTOR, the audio and video inputs with the corresponding name are You may assign more than one source to a source selection. activated. The incoming signal is reproduced by all audio and This can be useful when products are connected one after the – if the source includes a video signal – video outputs of the other in a chain. receiver. It is possible to reassign a
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English PLAYBACK, RECORDING Playing a source Recording from a source 1 Press POWER / STANDBY to switch on the receiver. If you wish to record from a source you must select it with SOURCE SELECTOR. The incoming signal is reproduced by all 2 Turn SOURCE SELECTOR to select a source. audio and – if the source includes a video signal – video yThe name of the source is displayed. outputs of the receiver. The sound settings do not affect the recording. • You can select the FRONT AV/GAME input by pressi
