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Digital Surround Sound Receiver
FR-963 • FR-985 • FR-986 Audio
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FR-994 • FR-995 • FR-996
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English ....................................................2 Français.................................................28 Español .................................................53 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 1. Read these instructions. 11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. 2. Keep these instructions. 12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, 3. Heed all warnings. bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus. 4. Follow all instructions. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. avoid injury from tip-over. 6. Clean only with dr
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GENERAL INFORMATION Safety instructions Scope of supply Safety instructions ......................................................................2 & 4 This receiver is supplied including: General information – a remote control Scope of supply..................................................................................5 Setup ..................................................................................................5 – 2 batteries for the remote control, size AA Environmental informa
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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. MENU: moves upwards and 3 ..........................................Sensor for the infrared remote downwards. cont
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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 í CHANNEL/TRACK ...Selects the previous preset tuner Remote control buttons station. H MUTE .....................Mutes the sound of the receiver in all VCR: Rewinds the tape. modes, except TV. CD, CDR, DVD: Selects the previous Mutes the sound of your Philips TV set track. if your remote control is in TV mode. TV: Selects the previous channel. 2 ................................Switches the source selected on your ë CHANNEL/TRACK ...Selects the next preset tuner station. re
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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. (FR 985, FR 986, FR 995, FR 996 only) You can identify the universal remote control by the PHONO.......................................... inscription Multibrand/Universal. TUNER........................................... The universal remote control must be programmed to use the codes for your appliances of different brands. This is
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English CONNECTORS ™£≤∞§≥•ªº ⁄ ¤‹ ¡ ) ( * & ^ %$#@!0987 6 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 Left and right audio out jacks of appliances such as video cameras at the front and game consoles. (FR 995, FR 996 only). 3 FRONT AV / GAME Video out jacks of appliances such as video cameras and game consoles. FRONT SPEAKERS 4 R, L Right and left front speaker. 5 CENTER Ce
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CONNECTIONS Analog audio connections There are analog and digital connectors available on some consequently cannot be decoded and played back inside most appliances. If possible use the digital connection; usually this CD, LD, or DVD players. For this reason, when DTS-encoded will result in better sound quality. See “Reassigning a source software is played back through the analog outputs of the CD, selection” on how to use the digital connectors of the receiver. LD, or DVD player, excessive nois
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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 C R IN VID IO IN CIN M K ENTE EO AUD OUT E A LIN 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. – You may control the s
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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 menu” on how to unit up the receiver for the used speakers. Ideally, the volume in the listening position should be the same from all speakers. SURROUND SURROUND (REAR) (REAR) 1 Press POWER / STANDBY to switch on the receiver. LEFT RIGHT 2 Press TEST T
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SYSTEM SETUP Receiver adjustment Once the number and position of loudspeakers has been fixed, you can adjust the initial receiver settings for optimum surround sound with the actual setup: 1 Set which speakers have been connected to the receiver (see “Menus / SPEAKR SETUP”). Note: The initial setting of your receiver is: two front speakers left and right: present (cannot be altered) center speaker: present two rear speakers: present subwoofer: present 2 Select the size of the speakers (SMALL or
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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 show 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. selec
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MENUS Note: When using the 6 CHANNEL / DVD INPUT the values Receiver menu below cannot be changed. The receiver is equipped with a menu system. The menu is * SPEAKR SETUP used for the setup of the receiver. The different menu options Selects the used speakers. are related to each other in a logical way. Let’s assume you SUBW PRESENT have no center speaker connected, and so you switched Subwoofer present: yes/no CENTER SPEAKR to NO. If you try to use VOL CENTER, CENTER SPEAKR a message will be sc
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English MENUS * SELECT INPUT TV menu Assigns the audio input connectors to the different source If the receiver is connected to a Philips CINEMA LINK TV via selections chosen with SOURCE SELECT (see “Source the CINEMA LINK system control bus jacks (see selection” for details). “CONNECTIONS”), you may use the TV to set up the system. COAX1 An option called RECEIVER will be added to the TV menu. Digital coaxial input 1, COAX 1 IN COAX2 If CINEMA LINK is on, adjustments on the receiver will be Digi
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SOURCE SELECTION SOURCE SELECT Using one source selection for two or more appliances When selecting a source by turning SOURCE SELECT, 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 sour
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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 SELECT. The incoming signal is reproduced by all 2 Turn SOURCE SELECT 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 pressing F
