Philips MX3800D/22S - Manual (Page 10)

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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
a b c
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.
C ONNECTIONS
● 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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