Philips 20DV6942/37 manual

User Man ual 20D V6942/37 TV/D VD TV/D VD Thank you for choosing Philips . Need help fast? Read your User Manual first for quick tips that make using your Philips pr oduct more enjo y able. If you have read your instructions and still need assistance you may access our online help at www .p4c.philips .com or call 1-800-531-0039 while with your prod[...]

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IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Read befor e operating equipment Note to the CA TV system installer : This reminder is pr ovided to call the C A TV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that pro vides guidelines for proper gr ounding and, in particular , specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding s[...]

B ASIC A NTENNA /C ABLE TV C ONNECTIONS Y our Cable Box/Satellite Receiver may have Audio/Video Out jac ks instead of a single Antenna Out jac k (RF coaxial or 75 ohm) as shown her e . Use audio/video cables to connect those jacks to the TV/D VD’ s A V INPUTS . Press TV/A V/DVD on the r emote to select VIDEO mode . Select TV c hannels at the Cabl[...]

C ONNECTING O THER E QUIPMENT T O THE TV/D VD 2 Y ou may w ant to connect a VCR, Camcorder , or Video Game to this TV/D VD. After making this connection, press TV/A V/DVD to select VIDEO mode . The materials playing on the other equip- ment will show on the TV/D VD’ s VIDEO channel. Audio and video cables are not supplied. 1 Connect a video cable[...]

C ONNECTING THE TV/D VD TO OT H E R S Y STEMS 3 Y ou may w ant to connect the TV/D VD to other devices such as a VCR or a Stereo. For example , you can record a TV pro gram fr om the TV/D VD to a VCR, or hear the sound from the TV/D VD on a Stereo. Y ou will use the A V OUTPUTs on the back of the TV/DVD to send the pic- ture and/or sound to another[...]

R EMO TE C ONTROL 4 TV/A V/D VD Button Press to select a Video In mode. Choose TV for regu- lar TV programming, DVD for Disc pla y , or VIDEO to watch materials pla ying on other equipment connected to the TV/D VD (VCR, video games, etc.). OPEN/CLOSE Button Press to open or close the disc tra y . This automatically puts the unit in D VD mode . MUTE[...]

R EMO TE C ONTROL 5 POWER SLEEP CLOCK VOL+ PICTURE/DEL. S.EFFECT VOL- MTS MENU TV/AV/DVD DISPLAY R/L SKIP SEARCH MODE SUBTITLE ZOOM STOP PLAY/PAUSE / 9 6 3 MUTE RECALL OPEN/CLOSE TITLE MENU/PBC SETUP SCAN REPEAT LANGUAGE ANGLE REPEAT A-B ENTER 2 1 FAV. 8 7 5 4 0 SLOW DVD10+ CH+ CH- RECALL Press to s witch between the last channel and the curr ent c[...]

B ASIC F EA TURES 6 W atching TV 1 Press PO WER y y to turn on the TV/D VD . 2 Press TV/A V/D VD to select TV mode. The current channel num- ber will appear in the top left cor- ner . 3 Use CH+ o and CH- p to select TV channels. Pla ying a Disc 4 Press TV/A V/D VD to select DV D mode. The large D VD Video logo will appear on the scr een. 5 Press OP[...]

P R OGRAMMING TV C HANNELS 7 POWER SLEEP CLOCK VOL+ PICTURE/DEL. S.EFFECT VOL- MTS MENU TV/AV/DVD DISPLAY R/L SKIP SEARCH MODE SUBTITLE ZOOM STOP PLAY/PAUSE / 9 6 3 MUTE RECALL OPEN/CLOSE TITLE MENU/PBC SETUP SCAN REPEAT LANGUAGE ANGLE REPEAT A-B ENTER 2 1 FAV. 8 7 5 4 0 SLOW DVD10+ CH+ CH- T he TV can receive channels via an Antenna or Cable TV si[...]

S KIPPING C HANNELS 8 Y ou can skip memorized channels or add channels that the TV did not memorize . 1 Press MENU . Press 2 or 3 to choose the Preset men u. 2 Press CH+ o or CH- p to select Channel . Use 2 or 3 to choose the channel you want to add or skip . 3 Press CH- p to select Skipped , then press 2 or 3 to choose On or Off. Choose ON to skip[...]

L ANGU A GE 9 C LOCK Language • English • C-Capt Off • AutoLoc k • SmartTimer Off Y ou can set the TV’ s on-screen menu to appear in English, French, or Spanish. 1 Press MENU . 2 Press 3 to select the F eatures menu. 3 Press CH- p to select Languag e. 4 Press 2 or 3 to select English, Francais (French), or Espanol (Spanish). This changes [...]

O N T IME 10 O FF T IME W ith the clock set, you can set the unit to turn off at a cer tain time . 1 While in the Timer menu, press CH+ o or CH- p to select Off Time. 2 Press 2 or 3 to set Off Time to Once, Daily , or Off. 3 Press CH- p to select the time beneath Off Time . Press 2 or 3 to change the time. Press and hold 2 or 3 to change the time q[...]

P ICTURE S MAR T T IMER 11 • Color 30 • Brightness 47 • Picture 70 • Sharpness 25 • Tint +05 • DNR Off • C-T emp Normal Language • English • C-Capt Off • AutoLoc k • SmartTimer Off T o adjust your TV picture, select a channel and use the controls described below . 1 Press MENU. The Picture menu will be selected. 2 Press o or p[...]

S OUND 12 T o adjust your TV sound, use the Sound menu as described. 1 Press MENU , then press 3 to select the Sound menu. 2 Press CH+ o or CH- p to select a sound control, then use 2 or 3 to adjust the setting. Bass Adjust the low fr equency sounds. T reb le Adjust high fr equency sounds. Balance Ev enly distribute the sound to the left and right [...]

C LOSED C APTIONS 13 C losed Captioning (CC) displays the voice content of TV progr ams on the TV screen. Designed to help the hear ing impaired, this feature uses on-screen “text box es” to show dialog and con ver sations while the TV progr am is in progress. 1 Press MENU . Press 2 or 3 to choose the F eatures menu. 2 Press CH+ o or CH- p to s[...]

P ICTURE 14 S OUND E FFECTS W hether you’ re watching a movie or spor ts , your TV has a video setting to enhance your current pr ogram content. 1 Press PICTURE/DEL repeatedly to select Multimedia, Personal, Movies, Spor ts, or W eak Signal. Multimedia Use when pla ying video games connected to the TV . P ersonal Uses the specific settings for Co[...]

A UT O L OCK TM S ECRET C ODE 15 A utoLock TM enables you to bloc k or cen- sor TV progr amming, preventing chil- dren fr om watching progr amming you consider inappropriate for them. Y ou will need an access code to set up AutoLock TM or to watch bloc k ed progr am- ming. T o set a code , follo w these steps . 1 Press MENU , then press 2 or 3 to g[...]

CH LOCK 16 F ollow these steps to select the channels you want to block out or censor . Once you’ve enter ed your access code and the AutoLoc k TM menu is on the screen: 1 Press CH+ o or CH- p to select CH lock , then press ENTER . 2 Press CH+ o or CH- p to select T uner Mode , then press 2 or 3 to choose whether you r eceive programming fr om an[...]

M ASTER ENABLE 17 MP AA RA TINGS M aster Enable is lik e a “master switch” for AutoLock TM . When On, TV pro gramming will be block ed as you have specified f or MP AA rating, TV parental guidelines , Canadian english rating, and Canadian french rating. Once you’ve enter ed your access code and the AutoLoc k TM menu appears: 1 Press CH+ o or [...]

TV P ARENT AL GUIDELINES 18 A utoLock TM can bloc k pro gramming based on P arental Guideline r atings set by the TV industr y . Once you’ve enter ed your access code and the AutoLoc k TM featur es are on the screen: 1 Press CH+ o or CH- p to select TV parental guidelines , then press ENTER . 2 Press CH+ o or CH- p to choose the rating le vel at [...]

C ANADIAN ENGLISH OR F RENCH RA TINGS 19 C anadian movie r atings differ from those used in the United States . Follow these steps to block TV viewing according to Canadian standards. Once you’ve entered your access code and the AutoLock TM features are on the screen: 1 Press CH+ o or CH- p to select Canadian English rating or Canadian Fr ench ra[...]

G ENERAL D ISC INFORMA TION 20 Playable Discs In DVD mode, this TV/DVD will play the Disc types shown at right. Finalize CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD+Rs, and DVD+RWs before playing them. A DVD also must meet the require- ments for Region Codes and Color Systems as described below. Available Disc Features... Features described in this manual are not available[...]

D VD F EA TURES 21 Disc Menus Press TITLE or MENU/PBC to see the main Disc menu. These var y among Discs, depending on the featur es a vailable on the Disc. Use CH+ o , CH- p , 2 , 3 , or the Number but- tons to select items in the menu, then press ENTER. Continue until you set up all the f ea- tures y ou want or until pla y begins. Follow the inf [...]

D VD F EA TURES 22 Scanning Press SCAN 1h or SCAN g6 r epeatedly to search or scan a Disc during pla y . Use SCAN 1h to search backwar d at 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 times the normal speed. Use SCAN g6 to fast forward pla y at 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 times the normal pla ying speed. Sound will be mute during scanning. T o resume normal pla y , press PLA Y/P AU[...]

D VD F EA TURES 23 Slo w Motion Press SLO W during pla y to begin slow motion pla yback. Y ou can play a Disc f or- ward or backwar d at 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, or 1/16 the normal speed. (Rev erse slow motion is a vailable only on D VDs.) Sound will be mute during slow motion pla y . T o resume pla y at the normal speed, press PLA Y/P AUSE M . R/L (right/le[...]

MP3/JPEG P LA YBACK 24 T he TV/D VD will play CD-Rs that contain MP3 (music) or JPEG (picture) f iles . 1 After you insert a CD-R , a menu will appear , showing the Folders (groups of Files) or Files (m usic or pictures) a vailable. 2 While pla y is stopped, press CH+ o or CH- p to select a Folder or File. Press ENTER to open the Folder or pla y th[...]

S EARCH M ODE 25 D iffer ent Search features are available for D VDs and Video CDs . 1 Press SEARCH MODE during pla y . 2 Press CH+ o or CH- p to select a featur e, then press 3 . 3 TITLE, CHAPTER, TRA CK: Use the Number buttons to choose a differ ent Title, Chapter , or T rack. The number of a vailable Titles, Chapters, or T racks shows in the dis[...]

D VD G ENERAL S ETUP 26 1 Press SETUP . Press 2 or 3 to go to the GENERAL SETUP P A GE . 2 Press CH+ o or CH- p to select a featur e, then press 3 . 3 Press CH+ o or CH- p to choose a setting, then press ENTER . TV DISPLA Y NORMAL/PS (panscan): T rims the pic- ture to fit the TV screen. NORMAL/LB (letterbox): Widens the picture, displays black bars[...]

D VD A NALOG A UDIO S ETUP 27 1 Press SETUP . Press 2 or 3 to go to the ANALOG A UDIO SETUP PA G E . 2 Press CH+ o or CH- p to select a featur e, then press 3 . 3 Press CH+ o or CH- p to select the setting you want (as described belo w), then press ENTER . DO WNMIX: Choose L T/R T if you connected the TV/D VD to a Stereo that has Dolby Pr o Logic. [...]

D IGIT AL S ETUP 28 1 Press SETUP . Press 2 or 3 to choose DIGIT AL SETUP . 2 Press CH+ o or CH- p to select a featur e, then press 3 . 3 Press CH+ o or CH- p to select a setting. Press ENTER . DU AL MONO: Adjust when Disc sound is in Stereo (fr om left/right channels). Choose STEREO to separate the left/right sounds into the left/right speak ers. [...]

D VD P REFERENCES 29 1 Press SETUP . Press 2 or 3 to go to the PREFERENCE PA G E . Y ou can select this only if you stopped Disc pla y by pressing ST OP C twice . 2 Press CH+ o or CH- p to select a featur e, then press 3 . 3 Press CH+ o or CH- p to select the setting you want, then press ENTER . AUDIO , SUBTITLE, DISC MENU Choose the language you w[...]

D VD P ARENT AL CONTROL 30 P ARENT AL bloc ks D VD viewing if its rating exceeds the level you allo w . This featur e only affects D VDs; it does not affect TV view- ing. Y ou will need a four-digit passwor d to change the PARENT AL level, disable the fea- ture, or view bloc k ed D VDs . 1 Stop pla y by pressing ST OP C twice. Press SETUP . Press 2[...]

T R OUBLESHOO TING 31 No P ow er • Check the pow er cord. Disconnect the power cor d from po wer , wait 10 seconds, then reinsert the plug into the outlet. Press PO WER y y again. • Mak e sure the pow er outlet is not controlled by a wall s witch. • Be sure a fuse has not blo wn on the AC pow er strip, if one is in use . No TV Channels • Ma[...]

P HILIPS L IMITED W ARRANTY 32 90 Da ys Labor & One (1) Y ear Parts & T wo (2) Y ears Displa y PHILIPS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS war- rants this product against def ect in material or workmanship , subject to any conditions set forth as follows: PROOF OF PURCHASE: Y ou must ha ve proof of the date of purchase to r eceive warranted repair on the [...]