Philips FR980 - Home cinema: Other analogue surround sound modes; Setting the Sleep timer; Presetting stations; Operation using the OSD

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OPERATION / GETTING STARTED
OPERATION / GETTING STARTED
Home cinema:
Playing video with Dolby Pro Logic™ surround sound
The receiver is set to reproduce correctly synchronized
Dolby Pro Logic™ surround sound in a listening area where the
surround speakers are about 150 cm nearer to the listening
position than the front speakers. To adjust for other listening area
arrangements, see Delay times in the Setup Section (page 11)
¢ Select your chosen video source by pressing the TV [2],
vcr [4], AUX 1 (J or AUX 2 key C6] twice: this selects the
source, and sets the remote control to operate the source
functions.
© Press the PRO LOGIC SURROUND mode key 13).
© Press the SOURCE POWER key [2] to power up the source.
* Operate the source in accordance with the relevant User
Manual: functions available on the remote control are shown
in Table 2.
Home cinema:
Other analogue surround sound modes
Analogue video source material is often accompanied by stereo
audio, and almost all audio source material is in stereo.
The receiver allows you to select from several surround sound
modes to create realistic surround sound effects from the stereo
sound (as shown in the table below).
Mode Characteristics
3-STEREO Corrects the centre sound field directivity
in Dolby Pro Logic™ systems with widely
spaced Front Left and Right speakers.
MOVIE 5-channel analogue sound with extended
delay tume for large rooms.
HALL 4-channel analogue sound.
Gives effect of medium-sized circular hall
with rich reverberations.
MATRIX Wide 4-channel analogue surround effect
for sports events or live outdoor concerts.
STEREO Regular 2-channel analogue sound.
To adjust the surround sound effect in Movie, Hall or Matrix
surround mode, see Delay times in the Setup Section (page 11).
No adjustment is necessary for 3-Stereo or Stereo mode.
© Select your chosen source by pressing the appropriate source
key twice: this selects the source, and sets the remote control
to operate the source functions.
* Press the surround mode key appropriate to the source’s
audio material (sce Table 2),
@ Press the SOURCE POWER key [1] to power up the source.
© Operate the source in accordance with the relevant User
Manual: functions available on the remote control are shown
in Table 2.
Listening to a different audio source
while watching a video source: sound injection
© With the video souce selected as above, select your chosen
audio source by pressing the Tuner, CD or Tape (for Cassette
play) key, or the appropriate Optical or Coaxial key if you
have a digital audio input connected
© Operate the audio source in accordance with the relevant
User Manual: functions available on the remote control are
shown in Table 2.
Recording from a video source
© Select and play your chosen source as above.
© Press the ANGLE /®REC key [] to stact recording on the last
selected recorder (VCR or TAPE).
If you are listening to low-volume music from a digital source,
as at night, press this key {23} to prevent large surges in volume.
This function only operates if the digital signal contains sound
compression data.
Setting the Sleep timer
When you set the Sleep timer by pressing the SLEEP key G3),
the receiver continues to run for the selected time after you set it
to Standby. While the timer is activated, the remaining Sleep time
is displayed for about 2 seconds when you press the Sleep key.
To set the Sleep timer:
* Press the SLEEP key [2] more than 3 seconds.
On the receiver display, ‘SLEEP’ and ‘MEMO’ starts to flash.
© Press the SLEEP key [2] successively to step through the
sleep time (10-90 minutes and Off).
To check the timer setting, press the SLEEP key 22) shortly.
To cancel the timer, press the SLEEP key [2] more than 3 seconds,
and retry to set ‘SLEEP OFF’ by pressing the SLEEP key G2) again.
Tuning
© Press the TUNER key [7] twice: this selects the tuner as source,
and sets the remote control to operate the tuner functions.
¢ Press the TUNER key on the remote control or the AM/FM
-- :No output before learning.
LAST: Refars to the last controlled system
with recording Capability: VOK, TAPE,
key [£] on the front panel to select the required waveband.
* Press the TUNING UP >» [62] or DOWN <4 [8] key to find a
station. Press the key for less than half a second to change the
frequency by one step. Keep pressed longer to scan the band:
release the key while scanning to tune automatically to the
next station, when the Tuned and Signal Strength indicators
light on the display and tuning stops.
Presetting stations
You can preset a total of up to 30 stations either automatically
or manually.
Auto presetting
© Press the TUNER key [2] on the remote contro! or the AM/FM
key (5 on the front panel as necessary to select FM.
© Tune to the lowest receivable FM frequency.
© Start auto presetting by pressing the MEMO key Le], then hold
down the TUNING UP >» [6] key for at least 3 seconds.
Memo starts to flash on the display.
The first (lowest) frequency is preset and ‘1’ appears on the
display.
¢ The tuner scans to the next receivable frequency and remains
tuned there for 5 seconds. During this time, you can:
- Skip the frequency by pressing the TUNING UP >» [6] key,
- Press the AM/EM key (&] on the front panel to change the
waveband.
© After 5 seconds, the frequency is preset, and ‘2’ appears on
the display.
© The procedure continues until:
- All 30 preset locations are filled; or
- Auto scanning reaches the top of both wavebands; or
- You terminate auto presetting by pressing the 0 CLEAR key
G4) (or TUNING DOWN << [8] key or any function key).
Manual presetting
© Tune in to a station (see Tuning).
© Press the MEMO key [5¢]: on the receiver display, ‘Memo’ will
flash for 5 seconds. During this time enter your chosen preset
number (between 1 and 30) using the alphanumeric keys.
For 2-digit numbers, enter the digits in quick succession.
© On the display, ‘Memo’ goes out, and the station preset is
stored.
Selecting a preset station
© There are two methods of preset selection:
- Enter the preset number using the alphanumeric keys.
For 2-digit numbers, enter the digits in quick succession.
- Press the PRESET UP >» [36] or DOWN te [54] key to choose
a preset. Press the key for less than half a second to move to
the next preset. Keep pressed longer to scan the presets:
release the key at the chosen preset. If no preset was
previously selected, the lowest preset number will be
selected first. (Refer to Table 2 on page 7)
Preset scanning
© Press the P-SCAN key [{s2]: on the receiver display,
‘P-Scan’ flashes.
© Starting with the lowest, each preset stored is selected for five
seconds.
To scan rapidly, hold down the PRESET UP >» key.
© When you arrive at the desired preset, press the
PRESET DOWN '« [54], P-SCAN G2] or 0 CLEAR key [2] to
listen to the station.
Naming presets/Station names
The names of stations broadcasting Radio Data Services (RDS) are
shown automatically on the receiver display when tuned. You can
give similar 5-character names to non-RDS stations as follows:
® Select the preset station.
© Press the MEMO key [3¢] for more than 3 seconds: the station
name bar appears on the receiver display, with the left-hand
character space flashing.
® Enter the first character of the name using the alphanumeric
keys: press the key for the required character 1, 2 or 3 times,
until the character appears, flashing, on the display.
¢ Use the TUNING up and down [8] keys on the front panel
to select the required character. Keep pressed for highspeed
selection.
© Press the MEMO key Gs]: the selected character tights
. continuously, and the next character space begins to flash.
© Repeat the procedure until the complete name is lit continuously.
© Press the MEMO key {e] for at least 1 second.
Clearing presets
© Select the preset you want to clear (see ‘Selecting a preset
station’).
© Press the MEMO key Gel: on the receiver display, ‘Memo’
flashes for 5 seconds. During this time, press the 0 CLEAR key
{) until ‘Clear’ appears on the display.
© If you wish to clear all presets, you can press the COAX 2 [2]
and CD keys [#} together for more than 3 seconds.
CAUTION
THIS, HOWEVER, WILL CLEAR THE ENTIRE MEMORY
CONTENTS, INCLUDING THE VOLUME SETTING AND
SURROUND SOUND MODE MEMORY, AND SET THE
RECEIVER TO STANDBY.
Operation using the OSD
Main Menu
Call up the main menu by pressing any one of the OSD cursor
movement keys 24] to Es].
Move to a sub-menu as required with the OSD CURSOR UP & [24]
and DOWN VW Ls] keys, then press SELECT Es].
MAIN MENU
£> INPUT SELECTOR
SURROUND MODE
TEST.TONE
SETUP.MENU
SLEEP TIMER: OFF
MENU OFF