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CONNECTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System control bus, CINEMA LINK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the receiver and your Philips TV (or even better in addition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a Philips VCR or DVD player) with Cinemalink 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

 

 

CENTER IN

 

 

 

 

 

– You may control the system via the TV screen. Depending

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on the language of the TV, this can be done in your

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

CINEMA LINK

 

 

 

 

 

 

preferred language.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

– The TV can function as the center speaker of your system,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

making a separate center speaker unnecessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(The cable A has to be purchased separately.)

 

 

DVD PLAYER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

– By pressing the standby button on the remote control, you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

can switch the complete system to standby.

DIGITAL

 

 

CINEMA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

LINK

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANTENNA

FM 300 Ω

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHONO GND.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

 

 

 

AM LOOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN/OUT

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO IN/OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL 2

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

DVD

MON

VCR

 

VCR

SAT

 

 

 

 

 

EACH SPEAKER ≥ 6 Ω

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CINEMA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LINK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 CHANNEL /

 

 

IN

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD INPUT

DVD

MON

IN

 

OUT

SAT

 

SUBWOOFER

 

 

 

 

 

CAUTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR

 

COAX

CENTER

SUBW.

IN

OUT

PLAY

REC

IN

 

PRE-OUT

 

CENTER

R

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DO NOT OPEN

 

 

 

 

 

COAX 2

SURR.

FRONT

PHONO

 

 

 

AUDIO IN/OUT

 

 

 

CENTER

 

 

AVIS

RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE

 

 

 

 

 

TV

 

VCR

 

SAT

CD

CDR/TAPE

PRE-OUT

 

SURROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NE PAS OUVRIR

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

Designed and developed by Philips in the European

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community.

 

 

IN/REC

CINEMA LINK

COAX 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

OUT

OUT/PLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

”DOLBY“, ”DOLBY DIGITAL“, ”PRO LOGIC“ and the

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

double-D Symbol 2 are trademarks of Dolby

PLAY

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works.

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

©1992–1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufactured under license from Digital Theater

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

L

Systems. Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942 and other world-

REC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

IN

IN

 

OUT

IN

IN

IN

OUT

 

wide patents issued and pending. ”DTS“ and ”DTS

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EACH SPEAKER ≥ 6 Ω

Digital Surround“ are trademarks of Digital Theater

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY

 

REC

 

 

PLAY

REC

 

Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996 Digital Theater Systems,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Video connections

DVD PLAYER

MONITOR / TV

 

 

 

 

 

ANTENNA

FM 300 Ω

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHONO GND.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

 

 

AM LOOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN/OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT

OPTICAL 2

 

 

 

 

VIDEO IN/OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

DVD

MON

VCR

 

VCR

SAT

 

 

 

 

 

EACH SPEAKER ≥ 6 Ω

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CINEMA

 

 

 

OPTICAL 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LINK

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 CHANNEL /

 

 

IN

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD INPUT

DVD

MON

IN

 

OUT

SAT

 

SUBWOOFER

 

 

 

 

 

CENTER

SUBW.

IN

OUT

PLAY

VCR

REC

IN

 

PRE-OUT

 

CENTER

R

L

COAX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COAX 2

SURR.

FRONT

PHONO

 

 

 

AUDIO IN/OUT

 

 

 

CENTER

 

 

TV

 

VCR

 

SAT

CD

CDR/TAPE

PRE-OUT

 

SURROUND

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COAX 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

IN

IN

 

OUT

IN

IN

IN

OUT

 

R

L

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY

 

REC

 

 

PLAY

REC

 

EACH SPEAKER ≥ 6 Ω

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

AVIS

RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE

NE PAS OUVRIR

Designed and developed by Philips in the European Community.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. ”DOLBY“, ”DOLBY DIGITAL“, ”PRO LOGIC“ and the double-D Symbol 2 are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works.

©1992–1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved. Manufactured under license from Digital Theater

Systems. Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942 and other world- wide patents issued and pending. ”DTS“ and ”DTS Digital Surround“ are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

VCR

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO IN

SAT RECEIVER

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Philips MX-980D, MX960D specifications Video connections, System control bus, Cinema Link
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MX-980D, MX960D specifications

The Philips MX960D and MX980D are advanced home theater systems designed to deliver an immersive audiovisual experience. These models combine cutting-edge technology with user-friendly features, making them ideal for both casual viewers and dedicated cinephiles.

One of the standout features of the Philips MX960D and MX980D is their powerful sound system. Both models are equipped with a high-performance audio engine that enhances the clarity and depth of sound across all channels. The systems utilize Dolby Digital and DTS technology, providing a rich multichannel sound experience that draws users into their favorite movies and music. With multiple speaker configurations and a dedicated subwoofer, these models deliver deep bass and clear highs, ensuring every action scene and musical note resonates powerfully.

The visual capabilities of the MX960D and MX980D are equally impressive. Both systems support full HD video playback and come with advanced video processing features that promote high-quality image rendering. Users can enjoy vibrant colors and sharp details thanks to technologies like HDMI upscaling, which enhances lower resolution content for better viewing on high-definition displays. Additionally, these models are compatible with a variety of media formats, making it easy to enjoy movies, music, and TV shows from multiple sources.

Connectivity is another strong point of the Philips MX960D and MX980D systems. They feature multiple HDMI inputs, USB ports, and even built-in Wi-Fi, allowing effortless streaming from popular platforms. Users can easily connect their smartphones or tablets to play content directly while also accessing online streaming services. The systems also support Bluetooth connectivity, giving users the flexibility to play music from their mobile devices wirelessly.

User convenience is prioritized in the design of the MX960D and MX980D. Both models come with intuitive remote controls that feature one-touch access to major functions, simplifying the user experience. Additionally, the systems often include smart features such as built-in applications for streaming and enhanced media organization capabilities.

In conclusion, the Philips MX960D and MX980D represent a blend of superior audio-visual technology, extensive connectivity options, and user-friendly interfaces. Whether for movie nights or music parties, these systems are poised to elevate any home entertainment setup to new heights. With their standout performance and versatile features, they are an excellent addition for anyone looking to enhance their media experience.
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