Philips DVD704 manual

1 D VD704 Digital Video Disc Pla y er Owner’ s Manual Read this manual first! Congr atulations on purc hasing this Philips product. W e’ ve included ever ything you need to get star ted. If you have any pr oblems , Philips Representatives can help you get the most fr om your new product b y explaining: • Hookups , • Fir st Time Setup, and ?[...]

2 Once your PHILIPS purc hase is register ed, you ’ re eligible to receive all the privileges of o wning a PHILIPS pr oduct. So complete and return the W arr anty Registr ation Car d enclosed with your pur- c hase at once . And tak e advantage of these impor tant benef its . Return y our W ar ranty Registration card toda y to ensur e y ou receiv [...]

3 Index I NDEX The region code for this set is 1. 1 Since it is usual for D VD movies to be released at different times in diff erent regions of the world, all play er s ha ve region codes and discs can ha ve an optional region code . If you load a disc of a diff erent region code to your pla y er , you will see the region code notice on the screen[...]

4 General Inf ormation G ENERAL I NFORMA TION W ARNING T o reduce the r isk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to r ain or moisture. CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than herein may result in hazardous r adiation exposure . The set complies with the FCC-Rules, Par t 15 and with 21 CFR 10[...]

5 I MPOR T ANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, howev er , some installation and operation precautions which you should be par ticularly aware of. 1. Read these instructions – All the safety and operating instr uctions should be read before the appliance is op[...]

6 Contents Intr oduction Philips D VD Video Introduction ------------------------- 7 Unpacking ---------------------------------------------------- 7 Remote Contr ol Batter y Installation ------------------- 7 Safety Inf ormation ------------------------------------------ 7 Cleaning Discs ---------------------------------------------- 7 Functional [...]

7 Intr oduction Philips D VD Video Intr oduction Y our Philips DVD Video Play er will pla y digital video discs conforming to the univer sal D VD Video standard. With it, you will be ab le to enjoy full-length movies with tr ue cinema picture quality , as well as stereo or multi-channel sound (depending on the disc and your pla yback setup). The un[...]

8 Functional Ov er vie w TITLE MP3 VCD CD A PROG. RANDOM ALL AB CHP/TRK DVD STANDBY-ON OPEN/ CLOSE PAUSE STOP NEXT PLAY PREV ST ANDBY -ON – switches the play er to ON or OFF ST ANDBY INDICA T OR – lights red when the play er is in Standby mode (off) DISPLA Y – shows the current status of the play er DISC TRA Y – inser t a disc here S PREV ?[...]

9 Remote Contr ol F UNCTIONAL O VER VIEW POWER RETURN STOP CLEAR MARKER FTS TITLE SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM AUDIO REPEA T A-B RANDOM SOUND P AUSE PLA Y MENU DISC SYSTEM MENU DISPLA Y 123 456 789 0 OK 0-9 numerical k ey pad – select numbered items in a menu DISC MENU – access menu of a D VD disc SY STEM MENU – access or remov e D VD Player ’ s men[...]

10 OPTICAL (Digital audio out jack) – connect to digital (optical) audio equipment CO AXIAL (Digital audio out jack) – connect to digital (coaxial) audio equipment A C P ow er Cord – connect to a power source AUDIO OUT (Left/Right) 1, 2 – connect to an amplifier , receiver , TV , or stereo system VIDEO OUTPUT Switch – select either S-Vide[...]

11 Pr eparation General Notes ¶ Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are var ious wa ys you could connect the play er . Use only one of the connections descr ibed belo w. ¶ Please refer to the man uals of your TV , VCR, Stereo System or other devices as necessar y to make the best connections. ¶ For better sound re[...]

12 Connecting to Optional Equipment Connecting to an amplifier equipped with tw o channel analog ster eo or Dolby Surr ound 1 Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks of the D VD Play er to the audio left and r ight in jacks on your amplif ier , receiver or stereo system, using the supplied audio cables (A) . Connecting to an amplifier equipped w[...]

13 General Explanation This manual giv es the basic instr uctions for operating the D VD Player . Some D VDs require specif ic oper ation or allow onl y limited oper ation during playback. When this occur s, the symbol appear s on the TV screen, indicating that the operation is not per mitted b y the D VD Play er or is not availab le on the disc. R[...]

14 Sound – Digital Audio Output Each D VD disc has a var iety of audio output options. Set the play er ’ s Digital Audio Output according to the type of audio system y ou use. DOLBY DIGIT AL/PCM : Select “ DOLBY DIGIT AL/ PCM ” if you connected the D VD Play er ’ s DIGIT AL OUT jack to a Dolby Digital decoder (or an amplif ier or other eq[...]

15 P arental control (D VD onl y) Mo vies on D VDs ma y contain scenes not suitable for children. Therefore, discs may contain ‘ P arental Control ’ information that applies to the complete disc or to cer tain scenes on the disc. These scenes are r ated from 1 to 8, and alter native, more suitable scenes are availab le on some discs. Ratings ar[...]

16 – P arental Contr ol Disclaimer This D VD Player f eatures the P ARENT AL CONTROL system, which is intended to be active when playing D VD discs with cer tain software coding. This is according to technical standards adopted by the set mak er and disc content industries. Please note that P ARENT AL CONTROL will not control a D VD that does not[...]

17 Still Pictur e and F rame-b y-frame pla yback ¶ Press P AUSE during playback. ➜ The player will no w go into P AUSE mode. ¶ Y ou can advance the picture fr ame by frame by pressing P AUSE or 3 repeatedl y on the remote control. ¶ Y ou can rever se the picture frame by frame by pressing 4 repeatedly on the remote control. Note: – Y ou can [...]

18 Marker sear ch Y ou can star t playback from a memorized point. Up to nine points can be memorized. T o enter a mar k, follow these steps. 1 During disc playback, press MARKER. ➜ The MARKER SEARCH menu will appear on the TV screen briefly . 2 During playback, press OK when playback reaches the spot that you want to memorize. (Do this within 10[...]

19 Special VCD F eatures Pla yback Control (PBC) ¶ Load a Video CD with PBC and press PLA Y . ¶ Go through the menu with the k eys indicated on the TV screen until your chosen passage star ts to play . If a PBC menu includes titles, you can select a title directly . ¶ Enter y our choice with the numerical keys (0-9). ¶ Press RETURN to go back t[...]

20 Pr o gram ¶ Program allows you to store y our fa vorite tr acks f or a par ticular disc in the player memor y . ¶ A Program can contain 20 tr acks. Step Total T ime 1 0:00:00 Program FTS Clear All – Storing a Pr ogram 1 Load a disc and stop playback. 2 Press FTS. ➜ The progr am menu appears on the screen 3 Enter the track number using the [...]

21 Pla ying MP3 Recordings 1 Inser t a disc and close the tray . ➜ The MP3 menu appear s on the TV screen. Note – It may tak e over 30 seconds to read the MP3 f iles, depending on the contents of the disc . 2 Press 3 / 4 to select the MP3 f ile you want to pla y . 3 Press PLA Y . ➜ Playback star ts; playback will end when all tr acks on the d[...]

22 B EFORE R EQUESTING S ER VICE Befor e Requesting Ser vice If it appear s that the D VD Player is faulty , first consult this checklist. It may be that something has been o verlooked. Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the system y our self; this will invalidate the warr anty . Look for the specif ic symptom(s). Then perform only[...]

23 Specifications PLA YBA CK SY STEM D VD Video Video CD and SVCD Audio CD (CD-R and CD-RW) D VD+R W MP3 OPTICAL READOUT SY STEM Laser type FD A CFR21 Numerical Aper ture 0.60 (D VD) 0.43 (VCD/CD) W av elength 650 nm (D VD) 780 nm (VCD/CD) D VD DISC FORMA T Medium Optical Disc Diameter 12cm (8cm) Playing time (12cm) One layer 2.15 h* Dual lay er 4 [...]

24 Limited W arr anty Digital Video Disc Player 90 days Fr ee Exchange / 91 days – One Y ear Reduced-Cost Exc hange WHO IS CO VERED? Y ou must ha ve pr oof of the date of pur chase to exchange your pr oduct. A sales receipt or other docu- ment showing the date that y ou pur chased the pr oduct is considered such pr oof. WHA T IS COVERED? W arrant[...]

25 Limited W arr anty (cont ’ d) If y our pr oduct is defectiv e, you ma y be able to exchang e it at the store fr om which it was purchased. Most stores displa y a Return P olicy . If not, ask the manager or sales associate how many da ys you ha ve to exchange a pr oduct with them. After the store ’ s return period has expir ed, or if the stor[...]

26 D VD704 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT IB8313E002 Pr inted in China SL-0109/17-1 P/N: 3834RS0021D PHILIPS CONSUMER ELECTR ONICS COMP ANY A Division of Philips Electr onics North America Corporation, Knoxville, T ennessee 37914-1810, USA The products and ser vices descr ibed herein are not necessarily availab le in all countr ies. Due to continuous produc[...]