Philips DVD763SA manual

Digital Video Disc and Super Audio CD Pla y er Owner's Manual Read this manual first! Congratulations on purchasing this Philips product. We’ve included everything you need to get started. If you have any problems, Philips Representatives can help you get the most from your new product by explaining: • Hookups, • First Time Setup, and ?[...]

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Table of Contents 3 General Information Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5 Introductio[...]

Safety Precautions Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Warning: Any unauthorized changes or modifica- tions to this equipment void the user’s authority to operate it. Laser Safety This unit employs a laser. Only a qualified service person should remove[...]

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT. 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructio[...]

6 Introduction Welcome! We hope you enjoy this Player and learn to appreciate its features. Read this manual carefully to learn to use the following features. Features When referring to this manual, remember... Indicates the feature may be on some Digital Video Discs. Indicates the feature may be on some Audio Compact Discs. Indicates the feature m[...]

DVD Audio CD Super Audio CD (SACD) Video CD (VCD) Super Video CD (SVCD) CD-R CD-RW MP3 files Playable Discs 7 Region Codes DVDs must be labeled for ALL regions or for Region 1 in order to play on this Player. You cannot play Discs that are labeled for other regions. Look for the symbols below on your DVDs. If these region symbols do not appear on y[...]

8 Hookups Determining the best possible connection... Your existing equipment, especially your TV, will determine your connection possibilities. However, the following guidelines describe which options provide the best picture and sound quality. H H H H H H H H Component Video provides the best picture quality. Details are on page 11. H H H H H H S[...]

Hookups (cont’d) 9 Connecting to a TV Only TV has a yellow Video In jack COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/ Dolby Digital-DTS FRONT MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT FRONT CVBS VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr SURROUND SURROUND L R CENTER SUB WF L R 1 2 Back of TV (example only) 2 1 LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN LEFT AUDIO IN RIGH[...]

1 Connect an S-Video cable (not supplied) to the Player’s S- VIDEO (VIDEO OUT) jack and to the TV’s S-VIDEO IN jack. 2 Connect the supplied red and white audio cables to the Player’s red and white (right and left) AUDIO OUT jacks and to the right/left AUDIO IN jacks on the TV. Match the cable colors to the jack colors. 3 Connect the power cor[...]

Hookups (cont’d) 11 Connecting to a TV Only TV has Component Video In Jacks COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/ Dolby Digital-DTS FRONT MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT FRONT CVBS VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr SURROUND SURROUND L R CENTER SUB WF L R 1 2 Back of TV (example only) 2 LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN Pr/Cr Y Pb/Cb LEFT AUDIO I[...]

12 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV and a two-channel Stereo (Stereo has Dolby Pro Logic or right/left Audio In jacks) COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/ Dolby Digital-DTS FRONT MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT FRONT CVBS VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr SURROUND SURROUND L R CENTER SUB WF L R 1 2 Back of TV (example only) 2 Stereo (e[...]

Hookups (cont’d) 13 Connecting to a TV and a Digital Stereo (Receiver has PCM, Dolby Digital TM , MPEG2, or Digital Theater System) COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/ Dolby Digital-DTS FRONT MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT FRONT CVBS VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr SURROUND SURROUND L R CENTER SUB WF L R 1 2 Back of TV (example only) D[...]

14 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV and to a Six-channel Receiver (Dolby Digital or DTS) COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/ Dolby Digital-DTS FRONT MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT FRONT CVBS VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr SURROUND SURROUND L R CENTER SUB WF L R 1 2 Receiver (example only) SURROUND CENTER FRONT Back of TV (example o[...]

Quick Disc Playback 15 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 POWER REPEAT SHUFFLE SCAN REPEAT A-B STOP DISPLAY RETURN DISC SYSTEM ANGLE ZOOM AUDIO SUBTITLE PLAY PAUSE FTS T-C DIM SOUND MODE MENU MENU É É É É OK G Ç É Å H 2 • If the Disc is Locked by Access Control, you must enter the four- digit code or unlock the Disc. Details are on pages 28-31. • DVDs h[...]

16 Remote Control Buttons DIM Button Press repeatedly to adjust the bright- ness of the Player ’ s display panel. There are four levels of brightness from which to choose. T-C Button Press to select “ T ” (Title/Track) or “ C ” (Chapter) in the System Menu Bar, then press 98 to select the Title, Track, or Chapter number you want to play. [...]

Front Panel 17 ST ANDBY -ON SMART PICTURE SOUND OPEN/CLOSE PLA Y/PA USE OK PREV NEXT STOP DVD 763SA DVD VIDEO/SACD PLAYER MENU Display Current Disc information appears here. Such information may include SACD or CD text, a Title/Chapter/Track number, elapsed playing time, or messages about current Player activity, such as: OPENING, CLOSING, READING,[...]

18 Rear Panel COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/ Dolby Digital-DTS FRONT MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT FRONT CVBS VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr SURROUND SURROUND L R CENTER SUB WF L R 1 2 Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y VIDEO OUT Connect component video cable here and to the component Video In jacks of a TV. Details are on page 11. MULTICHANNEL AUDIO [...]

System Menu Bars 19 Use the System Menu Bars to operate features. Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control repeatedly to select System Menu Bar 1, System Menu Bar 2, or System Menu Bar 3. Press SYSTEM MENU again to remove all the System Menu Bars from the TV screen. Press 98; : on the remote control to select items or to change the setting of an ite[...]

20 On-screen Symbols Scan The first 10 seconds of each Chapter will play. Details are on page 27. Repeat All The entire Disc will play repeatedly. Details are on page 25. Repeat Title The current Title will play repeatedly. Details are on page 25. Repeat Chapter The current Chapter will play repeatedly. Details are on page 25. Shuffle The Chapters [...]

Chapter/Track Selection A Press G briefly during playback to go to the next Track/Chapter. Press H briefly to return to the beginning of the current Track/Chapter. Press H repeatedly and quickly to step back to previous Tracks/Chapters. B To go directly to any Track/Chapter during playback, press the Number buttons to enter the Track/Chapter number[...]

22 Forward and Reverse Searching, Slow Motion Forward and Reverse Searching 1 On a DVD or Video CD, to search the Disc at four times the normal speed, press and hold H or G for about two seconds during playback. To search at 32 times the nor- mal speed, press and hold H or G again. The sound will be mute. On an Audio CD or SACD, to search the Disc [...]

Still Picture/Frame-by-Frame Playback, Time Search 23 Still Picture/Frame-by-Frame Playback 1 During playback, press PAUSE k on the remote control. A still picture will appear on the TV screen. 2 To advance the still picture one frame at a time, press PAUSE k repeatedly. 3 To resume normal playback, press PLAY : . DVD • You can also pause the pic[...]

Camera Angle Some DVDs include scenes recorded from different angles. You can watch these different angles if the Angle Symbol appears during DVD playback. If the DVD was not recorded with different angles, this feature is not available. Check the DVD case first to see if multiple angles are available. 1 During DVD playback, the Angle Symbol (see b[...]

Repeat, Repeat A-B 25 Repeat You may play a Chapter, Track, Title, or entire Disc repeatedly. 1 During playback, press REPEAT repeatedly to choose a Repeat mode. ● To repeat the current Chapter/Track, press REPEAT once. REPEAT CHPT or REPEAT TRK will appear on the display panel. ● To repeat the current Title, press REPEAT again. REPEAT TITL wil[...]

• Some Video CDs or Super Video CDs are recorded on multiple audio channels. For example, a Karaoke Disc may record music on the left channel and vocals on the right channel. Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to choose an audio channel. Choose LR to hear both channels simultaneously (for example, the music and the vocals together). Choose LL[...]

Scan, Shuffle 27 Scan Scanning plays the first 10 seconds of each Chapter/Track on the Disc. 1 Press SCAN during playback. Starting at the beginning of the current Chapter/Track, the first 10 seconds of each Chapter/Track will play. SCAN will appear briefly on the Player ’ s display panel. 2 To continue playback from a Chapter/Track, press SCAN a[...]

28 Access Control Access Control limits viewing of Discs that exceed the limits you set. This feature will not limit viewing if the Disc manufacturer did not code the Disc. Philips cannot guarantee the availability of Access Control with all Discs, and therefore denies any liability associated with unintended watching of Discs. Make sure your Discs[...]

• If you do not know the code, press STOP çC when the Access Control screen appears. Select Access Control as described in steps 1-3 on page 28. When asked to enter the code, use the Player’s default code 3308. Then, change the code to one you pre- fer as described on page 28. • Lock/unlock each side of t wo- sided DVDs and each volume of mu[...]

30 Access Control (cont’d) Setting Parental Levels DVDs may contain alternative scenes that conform to the Parental Level, or movie rating, that you select. The Parental Level may apply to the complete Disc or to certain scenes on the Disc. Follow the steps below to set the Parental Level at which you want Discs to play. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. will[...]

Access Control (cont'd) 31 Changing the Country If a Disc has Parental Level coding, the codings are applicable only for the country specified on the Disc. The Disc manufacturer sets these codings. For example, a Disc may be coded at Level 3 for the United States. So, for some Discs, you may need to choose the Country for which the Disc is cod[...]

32 Video FTS Favorite Track Selection (FTS) lets you play your favorite Titles/Chapters or Tracks/Indexes in the order you select. An FTS Program can contain 20 items (Titles, Chapters, etc.). Setting a Program 1 Press FTS while a DVD or Video CD is in the Player. c Favorite Track Selection will be selected in the System Menu Bar. 2 Within five sec[...]

Audio CD FTS 33 An Audio CD Favorite Track Selection (FTS) lets you play your favorite Tracks in the order you set. An FTS Program can contain 20 Tracks. Setting a Program 1 Put an Audio CD in the Player. Press STOP C to stop playback if necessary. 2 Press 9 to select the Track line in the FTS menu. 3 Press : or ; to select a Track number, then pre[...]

Playing MP3 files 1 When you insert a Disc with MP3 files, the first Track of the first Album will begin to play automatically. It may take the Player several seconds to recognize the Disc. MP3 text may appear on the TV screen or the Player ’ s display panel. This could be the song title, artist name, track number, etc., depending on how you reco[...]

Activating Playback Control (PBC) This feature is available only on Video CDs. The Video CD must be compatible with Playback Control. Check the Video CD case for details. 1 Load a Video CD with PBC and press PLAY : . The Video CD will show instructions or options on the TV screen. Use the Player ’ s remote control buttons as directed by the Video[...]

Black Level Shift If you set the Player to NTSC, set Black level shift to On. This will improve the color contrast during Disc playback. Black level shift has no effect if the Player is set to PAL. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. will be selected. 2 Press 9 to select , then press : . 3 Press 9 to select Black level shift, then press : . Press 8 or 9 to select[...]

Video Shift Use this feature to center the picture on your TV screen, or “ shift the video ” from left to right. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. will be selected. 2 Press 9 to select , then press : . 3 Press 9 repeatedly to select Video shift, then press : . 4 Press ; or : to center the picture on your TV screen . When you are satisfied with the adjustmen[...]

38 Monitor Type, Color Settings (Smart Picture) Color Settings (Smart Picture) You can select predefined color settings or make your own Personal color settings. Although similar to adjusting Brightness, Contrast, etc., on your TV, these settings affect the picture the Player sends to the TV. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. will be selected. 2 Press 9 to sele[...]

• If you set PCM Output to 96 KHz, the sound may be mute if a DVD is copyright protected. Set PCM Output to 48 KHz instead to hear the Disc. • PCM is Pulse Code Modulation. Digital Output, PCM Output 39 Digital Output Adjust Digital output if you used one of the Player ’ s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jacks (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) to connect the Player to [...]

40 Analog Output If you connected the Player ’ s red and white AUDIO OUT or FRONT MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT jacks to a Stereo as shown on page 12, or if you connected the Player to a six-channel Receiver as shown on page 14, choose a setting for Analog Output. Check your Stereo or Receiver and see if it is compatible with Dolby Surround. Then, follo[...]

Speakers 41 The Player lets you adjust the speaker settings, volume balance, and delay time for your audio system. You only need to adjust the speaker settings if you used the Player ’ s MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT jacks to connect the Player to a six-channel Receiver (Dolby Digital or DTS) as shown on page 14. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. will be selected. 2[...]

42 Wake-up Timer, Night Mode Wake-up Timer The Wake-up Timer turns on the Player within an amount of time you select. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. Press : repeatedly to select in the System Menu Bar. 2 Press 9 , and 600 will appear beneath , indicating the max- imum number of minutes after which the Player will turn on. 3 Press 8 or 9 repeatedly to select [...]

Karaoke Vocal, Language 43 Language Select a different language for the Player ’ s System Menu, a DVD ’ s Audio soundtrack, or a DVD ’ s Subtitles. Multiple Audio or Subtitle languages must be available on the DVD. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. will be selected. 2 Press 9 repeatedly to select r , then press : . 3 Press 8 or 9 to select Audio Language [...]

44 Smart Power-off, Beeper Smart Power-off If Smart Power-off is enabled, the Player ’ s power will turn off if Disc play- back stops and you do not use the Player or its remote control for 20 minutes. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. will be selected. 2 Press 9 repeatedly to select , then press : . 3 Press 9 repeatedly to select Smart Power-off. Press : . 4[...]

Help Text Set Help text to On if you want to see a brief description of the System Menu Bar symbols. When you select an item in the System Menu Bar, an explanation will appear at the bottom of the TV screen. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. will be selected. 2 Press 9 repeatedly to select , then press : . 3 Press 9 repeatedly to select Help text, then press : [...]

46 SACD Sound Mode There are three types of Super Audio CDs: single-layer, dual-layer, and hybrid. Each may contain two areas of recorded audio or sound modes: High Quality Stereo and High Quality Multi-channel. A single-layer SACD may contain both Stereo and Multi-channel. A dual layer SACD may contain both Stereo and Multi-channel, but twice the [...]

Specifications, Glossary 47 Specifications CABINET Dimensions (w x h x d): 17.13 x 3.05 x 11.95 inches (435 x 77.5 x 303.5 mm) Weight: Approximately 6.8 lbs (3.1 kg) POWER SUPPLY Power supply 120V, 60 Hz Power consumption Approximately 23W Standby power consumption <1W TV STANDARD PAL/50Hz NTSC/60Hz Number of lines 625 525 Playback Multistandard[...]

48 Helpful Hints If you are having problems with your product, check this list of problems and possible solutions before requesting service. You may be able to solve the problem yourself. If you need to call a customer service representative, please know the model number and serial num- ber of your product before you call. This information is on th[...]

Helpful Hints (cont'd) 49 Disc will not play. • Make sure the Disc label is facing up. If you are playing a two-sided Disc, make sure the side you want to play is facing up. Details are on page 17. • Check the Access Control settings for the Disc. Details are on pages 30-34. • Check the NTSC/PAL settings of the Disc and the Player. Detai[...]

50 Limited Warranty Digital Video Disc Player 90 days Free Product Exchange / 91 days–One Year Reduced-Cost Exchange WHO IS COVERED? You must have proof of the date of purchase to exchange your product. A sales receipt or other document showing the date that you purchased the product is considered such proof. WHAT IS COVERED? Warranty coverage be[...]

Limited Warranty (cont’d) 51 To exchange your product with Philips (per the warranty conditions stated previously), remember: • If you exchange the product within 90 days of the original purchase, there is no cost to you.* • If you exchange the product more than 90 days after but less than one year after the day of original purchase, contact [...]

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