Philips HTS6600 quick start Connect, Set up

1Connect

APlacement

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

LEFT

RIGHT

A Place the speakers at the normal listening ear level,

equal distance from the TV and face it straight ahead

towards the listening area.

C Connect the speakers and main unit			E Connect the radio antennas and
to subwoofer			power cable
	LEFT	RIGHT	Keep the antennas away from the electronic devices to
Subwoofer (rear) SPEAKER		SPEAKER	prevent unwanted interference.
			Subwoofer (rear)	FM antenna
			FM 75	A
SPEAKERS
RIGHT LEFT	FM/AM ANTENNA
	AM FM 75
COAXIAL	SIRIUS
DIGITAL IN
TO MAIN UNIT MAINS

SPEAKERS		SPEAKERS			AM/MW FM 75	AM/MW
RIGHT	LEFT	RIGHT	LEFT
					FM/MW ANTENNA
	B			L		antenna
			COAXIAL	AUX 1	AUX 2
				R
			DIGITAL IN

TO MAIN UNIT MAINS

A	TO SUBWOOFER
			Main Unit (rear)
		B
	Pr
	Pb	C

2Set up

AFinding the viewing channel

APress 2 (STANDBY ON) on the main unit to turn it on.

BTurn 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.

BSetting up the speakers

When you turn on this unit for the first 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

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

away from the TV.

BRemove rear cover from main unit

A Carefully push down the rear cover from the top

Y

AConnect the left speaker to the SPEAKER LEFT jack and the right speaker to the SPEAKER RIGHT jack at the rear of the subwoofer.

BConnect the TO MAIN UNIT cable from the subwoofer to the TO SUBWOOFER jack at the rear of the main unit.

DConnect the main unit to TV

VIDEO IN

(CVBS)

or

AConnect the FM antenna to the inner pin of the FM 75 ￿ jack. Extend the antenna for optimum reception.

BUnfold the AM/MW loop antenna and fix the claw into the slot. Push the tabs and insert the wires into the AM/MW jacks.

CConnect the power cable from subwoofer to the AC power outlet.

FConnect audio output from TV (optional)

To hear the TV audio through this home theater system, use the red and white audio cables (not supplied) to connect the AUDIO IN jacks on the main unit to the AUDIO OUT jacks on your TV.

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 meters (3.9 ft).

{ Default } - ‘X’ is between 1.2~2 meters (3.9~6.5 ft).

{ Far } - ‘X’ is more than 2 meters (6.5 ft).

{ Listening Position }

{ Near } - ‘Z’ is less than 2 meters (6.5 ft).

{ Default } - ‘Z’ is between 2~3 meters (6.5~9.8 ft).

{ Far } - ‘Z’ is more than 3 meters (9.8 ft).

Note The underlined options are the default setting.

FRONT L FRONT R

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.

	TO SUBWOOFER
L
AUDIO IN	AUDIO IN
R	COMPONENT
	VIDEO OUT
	VIDEO OUT
VIDEO	HDMI OUT

Main unit (rear)

HDMI OUT

zConnect a composite video cable (supplied) from the VIDEO OUT jack on main unit to the VIDEO IN jack on your TV.

AUDIO

OUT

AUDIO OUT

L

AUDIO IN

R

VIDEO OUT

Television ( rear)

Main Unit (rear)

TO SUBWOOFER

AUDIO IN

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO OUT

HDMI OUT

TV

X

Speakers Distance

Z Listening

Position

DSelect a most suitable predefined setting and press OK to confirm.

EOnce complete, press SETUP to exit the menu.

z If your TV supports HDMI, connect the HDMI cable	Note Press TV on the remote control to get the
(supplied) from the HDMI OUT to the HDMI IN	sound output from the speakers system when watching
jack on your TV.	the TV program.

Note Refer to the accompanying user manual for other setup options.