Philips HP1500 User Manual

Instructions for useEnglish 4Mode d'emploiFrançais 30BedienungsanleitungDeutsch 56GebruiksaanwijzingNederlands 82Instrucciones de manejoE

ENGLISH10Digital audio formatsThe device will recognize the following digital input signals:– Stereo LPCM with sample frequencies 44.1 kHz and 48kHz–

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.I

ENGLISH12Functional overview - Product illustrations on inside flapBase station front panel (figure 1)1Power sectiona) power on/standby and demo mode

4 Dolby Pro Logic II sectiona) button to activate Dolby Pro Logic II and to toggle between ‘MUSIC’and ‘MOVIE’ mode.– the preferred mode depends on the

7 Night mode sectiona) button to activate Night mode– Night mode will reduce the dynamics of the audio signal.This willresult in both the loudest and

Headphone (figure 3)13 Flexifit™ headbanda) adjust the comfort level of the inner headband to your personalpreference by simply pushing the adjustment

When connecting your audio equipment in this way, you will be able to benefitfrom the Automatic Audio Signal Routing (AASR) feature. As long as the ba

10 Dolby Pro Logic II: the ‘Dolby Pro Logic II’ menu field indicator will beilluminated in yellow indicating that Dolby Pro Logic II is possible.Press

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 beactiv

OPTION 2: DIGITAL STEREO OR MULTICHANNEL SOURCE:Connecting the digital base station to a digitalstereo source (CD player with S/PDIF output, etc.)or a

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IMPORTANT! • In case of connecting an audio CD player to the HP1500 basestation making use of the CD player’s digital outputs: do not upsample the Aud

8 Dolby Pro Logic II: the ‘Dolby Pro Logic II’ menu field indicator will beilluminated in yellow in case of a digital stereo signal.In case of a digit

The following tables will illustrate the different combinations of Dolby ProLogic II, Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby Headphone and the resultingindicati

11 Night mode: this option is only available in case of digital stereo or digitalmultichannel audio signals.When the ‘Night Mode’ menu field indicator

OPTION 3: SACD PLAYER:Connecting the digital transmitter to a Philips SACD player Philips SACD players come with a multitude of audio output connector

3 Upsampling:– Some SACD players allow for audio CDs to be upsampled from 44.1 kHz/16 bit to various higher sampling rates.– When connecting your SACD

Basic operationWhen the base station is connected to a:- analogue line output of an analogue stereo source(stereo TV, stereo VCR, (S)VCD player, tape

Problem solvingIf a fault occurs, first check the points listed below. If you are unable toremedy a problem by following these hints, contact the help

Maintenance• If the headphone will not be used for a longer time, please remove thebatteries to prevent leakage and corrosion.• Hearing Safety! Contin

Hereby, Philips Consumer Electronics, B.U. Peripherals & Accessories,declares that this digital headphone system (HP1500) is in compliance withthe

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ENGLISH4Index4 Introduction5 System configuration6 Dolby Headphone7 Advanced technologies used in HP 150010 Digital audio formats10 Important informat

This system has been designed to faithfully reproduce the kind of multi-channel surround sound experience that you normally can enjoy witha convention

ENGLISH6Dolby HeadphoneA brief introductionDolby Digital and DTS provide discrete left and right surround channels,for more precise localization of so

Advanced technologies used in HP 1500The HP1500 makes use of several advanced technologies.Principle of determining the direction of sound People can

ENGLISH8If we wish to reproduce all those effects through an audio system, than weneed to take IID, ITD, pinna effects, room impulse response, etc. in

Automatic Audio Signal RoutingThe Automatic Audio Signal Routing (AASR) feature of the HP 1500basestation allows for audio sources to be connected to