Philips hts3440-37b Quick Setup Guide

1

Connect

A 

Placement

Proper speakers system placement is important to 
ensure optimum sound performance.

A

B

C

C

D

D

A

  Place the center speaker above or close to the TV.

B

  Place the subwoofer on the floor, at least one metre 

away from the TV.

C

  Place the front speakers at equal disctances from the 

TV.

D

  Place the rear speakers at normal listening ear level.

2

Set up

B 

Connect the radio antennas

Keep the antennas away from the electronic devices to 
prevent unwanted interference.

12 mm

A

B

C

A

  Connect the FM antenna to the FM jack.  Extend the 

wire and fix its end to the wall.

B

  Unfold the AM/MW loop antenna and fix the claw 

into the slot.

C

  Push the tabs and insert the wires into the AM/MW 

jacks.

C 

Connect the speakers to AV 

subwoofer

Connect the various colored plugs from the speakers to 
the same colored jacks at the rear of the AV subwoofer.

REAR 

LEFT

REAR 

RIGHT

FRONT 

LEFT

FRONT 

RIGHT

CENTER

A 

Finding the viewing channel

A

 Press STANDBY ON on the DVD system. 

B

 Press SOURCE on the DVD system until “DISC” 

appears on the display panel. 

C

  Turn on the TV.  Use the TV’s remote control to 

select the correct viewing channel for the DVD 
system.

 

You should see the blue DVD background on the 
TV.

Note   To search for the correct viewing channel, 
press the Channel Down button on the TV’s remote 
control repeatedly (or AV, SELECT, 

°

  button) until 

you see the blue DVD background. If you are using a RF 
modulator, set the TV to channel 3 or 4.

B 

Select the display language on the 

screen

A

 Press SETUP.  

The { General Setup Page } appears.

B

 Press T to select { OSD Language } and press X.

C

 Use TS keys to select a language in the menu and 

press OK to confirm. 

D

 Press SETUP to exit.

Note  The language set here is only for the menus 
that are shown on the TV while operating this DVD 
system, not for the DVD disc menu.

There are various setup options (Audio Setup, Video 
Setup, Preference Setup) available on this DVD system.  
Refer to the user manual for more information. 

E 

Connect the DVD system to TV

A

  Use the supplied composite video cable to connect 

the CVBS jack on this DVD system to the VIDEO IN 
jack on your TV.

B

  Plug in the power cables from the DVD system, AV 

subwoofer and TV to the AC power outlets.

Note   It is important to connect the DVD system 
directly to your TV.  

DVD System (rear)

Television ( rear)

F 

Connect the audio from TV to DVD 

system (optional)

To hear the TV audio through this home theater system, 
use the red and white audio cables (not supplied) to 
connect the TV IN (R/L) jacks on this DVD system to 
the AUDIO output jacks on your TV.

Note   Press TV on the remote control to get the 
sound output from the speakers system when watching 
the TV program.  

DVD System (rear)

Television ( rear)

To off-air 
antenna or 
set-top box

D 

Connect the AV subwoofer to DVD 

system

Use the supplied inter-connect cable to connect TO AV 
SUBWOOFER jack and TO DVD SYSTEM jack.  Tighten 
the screws at the sides to secure the connection.

DVD System (rear)

DVD System (rear)

AV subwoofer (rear)

OR