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HP1500
HP1500
Instructions for use
English 4
Mode d'emploi
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Bedienungsanleitung
Deutsch 56
Gebruiksaanwijzing
Nederlands 82
Instrucciones de manejo
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Manual de utilização
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Instruzioni per l'uso
Italiano 160
Bruksanvisning
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0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 3 2 Helpline (www.p4c.philips.com) ☎ België/Belgien/Belgique Nederland 32-2-525.81.11 0900-8406 Danmark Norge 45 33 29 33 33 47-22-748 000 Deutschland Österreich 49-40-28990 43-1-601 01 España Portugal 34-91-4042200 +351-21-416 33 33 France Schweiz/ Suisse/ Svizzera 33 1 47 28 10 00 41-1-48 82 211 Suomi 30-1-4894911 358-9-615 800 Ireland Sverige 353-1-764 0000 468 598 520 00 Italia UK (United Kingdom) 39.039.203.1 44-208-689 2166 ‘Dolby’,‘Pro Logi
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0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 4 4 ENGLISH Index 4 Introduction 5 System configuration 6 Dolby Headphone 7 Advanced technologies used in HP 1500 10 Digital audio formats 10 Important information 11 Benefits of latest sound processing technology 11 Kit contents 12 Functional overview 15 Installation 15 Audio connections 26 Basic operation 27 Problem solving 28 Maintenance 28 Technical specifications 29 European Regulations Introduction SBC HP1500 Congratulations! You have just bought a mos
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0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 5 ENGLISH 5 This system has been designed to faithfully reproduce the kind of multi-channel surround sound experience that you normally can enjoy with a conventional multi-channel speaker set-up.The latest digital signal processing technology is being used to ensure that you can indulge yourself in an overwhelming private home entertainment experience. And all this at the volume level that you personally prefer without running the risk of disturbing the neig
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0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 6 6 ENGLISH Dolby Headphone A brief introduction Dolby Digital and DTS provide discrete left and right surround channels, for more precise localization of sound and a more convincing, realistic ambience. Discrete means that each channel contains its own particular audio information and plays a unique role in creating a realistic surround sound experience. Up until now all this was reserved to speaker set-ups, but thanks to Dolby Headphone, the ultimate exper
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0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 7 ENGLISH 7 Advanced technologies used in HP 1500 The HP1500 makes use of several advanced technologies. Principle of determining the direction of sound People can determine the localization of sounds through the perception of differences in intensity – so called Interaural Intensity Difference (IID) – and through time differences – so called Interaural Time Difference (ITD). IID is about the fact of sounds being louder as they are closer to the ear and bein
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0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 8 8 ENGLISH If we wish to reproduce all those effects through an audio system, than we need to take IID, ITD, pinna effects, room impulse response, etc. into account.That is where Head-Related Transfer Functions (HRTF) come into play. An HRTF is a mathematical equation that describes how a sound is effected when travelling from its source to our ears. There are several ways to synthesise an HRTF.The most common way to measure an HRTF makes use of placing tiny
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0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 9 ENGLISH 9 Automatic Audio Signal Routing The Automatic Audio Signal Routing (AASR) feature of the HP 1500 basestation allows for audio sources to be connected to its audio inputs and at the same time it can pass those same audio signals on to – for example – your Home Cinema receiver.This allows for permanent audio connections to be made without the need for swapping cables.Whether you want to listen to your headphone or your existing speaker set-up, it no
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0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 10 10 ENGLISH Digital audio formats The device will recognize the following digital input signals: – Stereo LPCM with sample frequencies 44.1 kHz and 48kHz – Dolby® Digital (AC-3), up to 5.1 channels – DTS®, up to 5.1 channels In case an invalid digital signal is detected - for example a digital MP3 data stream - the ‘DIGITAL’ indication LED will be illuminated in red. In case a valid digital signal is detected - for example a digital DTS data stream - the ‘D
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0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 11 ENGLISH 11 Safety precautions • Do not use this product in damp places or close to water. • Do not expose this product to extreme heat. • Do not open this product. In the event of technical difficulties take it to your Philips retailer. • Do not cover this product. • Inadequately protected or sensitive electronic equipment may be affected by the use of this product.This interference may lead to damage to either equipment. Please check whether or not surrou
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0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 12 12 ENGLISH Functional overview - Product illustrations on inside flap Base station front panel (figure 1) 1Power section a) power on/standby and demo mode button By holding the 'STANDBY-ON' button for 1.5 seconds or longer, the demo mode can be activated: – Pink noise is used to simulate the position of the 5 virtual speakers in the headphone. – The corresponding speaker indicator in the output section of the display will go on indicating which speaker is
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0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 13 ENGLISH 13 4 Dolby Pro Logic II section a) button to activate Dolby Pro Logic II and to toggle between ‘MUSIC’ and ‘MOVIE’ mode. – the preferred mode depends on the nature of the audio input signal: – In case of a digital audio signal: the preferred mode will automatically be selected first in case Dolby Pro Logic II is activated. By pressing the Dolby Pro Logic II button again the other (non-preferred) mode will be selected. – In case of an analogue audio
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0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 14 14 ENGLISH 7 Night mode section a) button to activate Night mode – Night mode will reduce the dynamics of the audio signal.This will result in both the loudest and the most silent audio signals becoming clearly audible, even at lower volume levels. – The audio signals on a DVD movie disc have large dynamics, i.e. the difference in loudness between the loudest and most silent signal can be very large. In order to hear both the loudest and most silent signal
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0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 15 ENGLISH 15 Headphone (figure 3) 13 Flexifit™ headband a) adjust the comfort level of the inner headband to your personal preference by simply pushing the adjustment button. Installation Base station power supply 1 Make sure the base station’s rated voltage corresponds to the mains socket voltage. 2 Connect the AC mains cable to the AC mains socket at the rear of the base station. Always disconnect the mains cable if the base station is not to be used for
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0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 16 16 ENGLISH When connecting your audio equipment in this way, you will be able to benefit from the Automatic Audio Signal Routing (AASR) feature.As long as the base station is powered – even in stand-by mode – the audio signal from the audio source will be made available not only to the digital base station but it will be routed through to the rest of your home entertainment set-up.Without the need for swapping cables you can decide whether you wish to enjo
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0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 17 ENGLISH 17 10 Dolby Pro Logic II: the ‘Dolby Pro Logic II’ menu field indicator will be illuminated in yellow indicating that Dolby Pro Logic II is possible. Press the Dolby Pro Logic II button to activate Dolby Pro Logic II. Pressing this button repeatedly will allow you to toggle between ‘MUSIC’ and ‘MOVIE’ mode and bypass mode (= MUSIC and MOVIE LED are both off). In case of an analogue audio signal: the mode, which was selected in previous listening se
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0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 18 18 ENGLISH 12 Night mode: this option is not available in case of analogue audio signals. The ‘Night Mode’ menu field indicator is off: NIGHT’ mode cannot be activated. 13 DBB: the Dynamic Bass Boost function is only applicable to headphones connected to the 6.3 mm headphone outputs. 14 Volume control: the Volume control function is only applicable to headphones connected to the 6.3 mm headphone outputs. Headphone 1 HP1000 headphone jack: connect the headp
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0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 19 ENGLISH 19 OPTION 2: DIGITAL STEREO OR MULTI CHANNEL SOURCE: Connecting the digital base station to a digital stereo source (CD player with S/PDIF output, etc.) or a digital multichannel source (DVD player with S/PDIF output, etc.) Base station 1 Connect one side of the S/PDIF digital audio cable (included) to the S/PDIF output of the audio source and the other side to the S/PDIF input of the base station. 2 Next take the S/PDIF cable that most likely cam
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0912HP_EU 09-12-2003 12:12 Pagina 20 20 ENGLISH IMPORTANT! • In case of connecting an audio CD player to the HP1500 base station making use of the CD player’s digital outputs: do not up sample the Audio CD digital output signal higher than 44.1 kHz. • When connecting a DVD player to the HP1500 base station: do not up sample the DVD digital output signal higher than 48 kHz. 5 Power on the base station: switch on the digital base station. The power indication LED of the base station will chang
