Philips DVD765SA manual

Digital Video Disc and Super Audio CD Pla y er Owner's Manual Read this manual first! Congratulations on purchasing this Philips product. W e’ ve inc luded ever ything you need to g et star ted. If you have any problems, Philips Representatives can help you get the most fr om your new pr oduct by explaining: • Hookups , • First Time Setu[...]

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T able of Contents 3 General Information T able of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5 Introdu[...]

Safety Pr ecautions W arning: T o prev ent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. F ederal Communications Commission (FCC) W arning: Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment void the user’ s authority to operate it. Laser Safety This unit employs a laser . Only a qualified service person should [...]

IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. READ BEFORE OPERA TING EQUIPMENT . 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep 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 v entilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er’ s i[...]

6 Intr oduction W elcome! W e hope you enjo y this Pla yer and learn to appreciate its f eatures. Read this manual car efully to learn to use the follo wing featur es. F eatur es When ref erring to this man ual, remember ... Indicates the featur e ma y be on some Digital Video Discs. Indicates the featur e ma y be on some Audio Compact Discs. Indic[...]

DV D Audio CD Super Audio CD (SA CD) Video CD (VCD) Super Video CD (SVCD) CD-R CD-R W MP3 files Play able Discs 7 Region Codes D VDs must be labeled for ALL r egions or for Region 1 in order to pla y on this Pla yer . Y ou cannot pla y Discs that are labeled for other r egions. Look for the symbols below on y our DVDs. If these region symbols do no[...]

8 Hookups Determining the best possible connection... Y our existing equipment, especially your TV , will determine your connection possibilities. How ev er , the following guidelines describe which options pr ovide the best picture and sound quality . H H H H H H H H H H Pr ogressiv e Scan pr ovides the best pictur e quality and flick er -free pic[...]

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

1 Connect an S-Video cable (not supplied) to the Pla yer’ s S-VIDEO (VIDEO OUT) jack and to the TV’ s S-VIDEO IN jack. 2 Connect the supplied red and white audio cab les to the Pla yer’ s red and white (right and left) A UDIO OUT jacks and to the right/left AUDIO IN jacks on the TV . Match the cable colors to the jack colors. 3 Set the PROGRE[...]

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 CVBS VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr L R 1 2 Back of TV (example only) 2 LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN Pr/Cr Y Pb/Cb LEFT AUDIO IN LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN Pr/Cr Pr/Cr Y Pb/Cb Pb/C[...]

12 Hookups (cont’ d) Connecting to a Pr ogr essive Scan TV Only TV has Pr ogr essive Scan Component Video In Jacks COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM-MPEG2- Dolby Digital-DTS CVBS VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr L R 1 2 Back of Progr essive ScanTV (example only) 2 LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN Pr/Cr Y Pb/Cb LEFT AUDIO IN LEFT AUDIO IN[...]

Hookups (cont’ d) 13 Connecting to a TV and a two-channel Stereo (Stereo has Dolb y Pr o Lo gic or right/left Audio In jacks) COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM-MPEG2- Dolby Digital-DTS CVBS VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr L R 1 2 Back of TV (example only) 2 Stereo (example only) LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN CVBS RIGHT FRONT[...]

14 Hookups (cont’ d) Connecting to a TV and a Digital Stereo (Stereo has PCM, Dolb y Digital TM , MPEG2, or Digital Theater System) COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/ Dolby Digital-DTS CVBS VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr L R 1 2 Back of TV (example only) Digital Stereo (example only) VIDEO IN COAXIAL IN VIDEO IN 1 2 RIGHT FRO[...]

Hookups (cont’ d) 15 Connecting to a TV and to a Six-channel Receiver (Dolb y Digital or DTS) COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM-MPEG2- Dolby Digital-DTS CVBS VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr L R 1 2 Receiver (example only) SURROUND CENTER FRONT Back of TV (example only) VIDEO IN VIDEO IN L SURROUND MULTICHANNEL AUDIO IN SUB WF FRONT [...]

16 Quick Disc Playback • If the Disc is Lock ed by Access Control, you must enter the four- digit code or unlock the Disc . Details are on pages 29-32. • D VDs have a region code .Y our Player will not play discs that have a region code differ ent fr om the region code of your Play er . The Player’ s region code is 1 (one). Details are on pag[...]

Remote Contr ol Buttons 17 DIM Button Press r epeatedly to adjust the brightness of the Pla yer ’ s displa y panel. There ar e four levels of brightness from which to choose. T -C Button Press to select “ T ” (Title/T rack) or “ C ” (Chapter) in the System Menu Bar , then press 34 to select the Title , T rack, or Chapter number y ou want [...]

18 F r ont P anel ST ANDBY -ON SMART PICTURE SOUND OPEN/CLOSE PLA Y/P AUSE OK PREV NEXT STOP DVD 795SA DVD VIDEO/SACD PLAYER MENU Displa y Curr ent Disc information appears her e . Such information ma y include SA CD or CD text, a Title/Chapter/T rack number , elapsed pla ying time , or messages about current Pla yer activity , such as: OPENING, CL[...]

Rear P anel 19 COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM-MPEG2- Dolby Digital-DTS RIGHT FRONT MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT LEFT FRONT CVBS VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr LEFT SURROUND RIGHT SURROUND L R CENTER SUBW L R 1 2 PROGRESSIVE INTERLACE Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y (Video Out) Connect component video cable here and to the Component Video In jacks of a TV[...]

20 System Men u Bar s Use the System Menu Bars to operate featur es. Press SY STEM MENU on the remote control r epeatedly to select System Menu Bar 1, System Menu Bar 2, or System Menu Bar 3. Press SYSTEM MENU again to remo ve all the System Men u Bars fr om the TV screen. Press 1234 on the remote contr ol to select items or to change the setting o[...]

On-screen Symbols 21 Scan The first 10 seconds of each Chapter will pla y . Details are on page 28. Repeat All The entir e Disc will pla y repeatedl y . Details are on page 26. Repeat Title The current Title will pla y repeatedl y . Details are on page 26. Repeat Chapter The current Chapter will pla y repeatedly . Details are on page 26. Shuffle Th[...]

Chapter/T rack Selection A Press G briefly during pla yback to go to the next T rack/Chapter . Press H briefly to return to the beginning of the curr ent T rack/Chapter . Press H repeatedly and quickl y to step back to pre vious T racks/Chapters. B T o go dir ectly to an y T rack/Chapter during pla yback, press the Number buttons to enter the T rac[...]

F orw ar d and Rev er se Searching, Slo w Motion 23 F orward and Re verse Sear ching 1 On a D VD or Video CD , to search the Disc at four times the normal speed, press and hold H or G for about tw o seconds during pla yback. T o search at 32 times the normal speed, press and hold H or G again. The sound will be mute. On an Audio CD or SA CD , to se[...]

24 Still Picture/F rame-b y-Fr ame Playback, Time Search Still Picture/F rame-by-F rame Pla yback 1 During pla yback, press P AUSE k on the r emote contr ol. A still picture will a ppear on the TV screen. 2 T o advance the still picture one frame at a time, press P AUSE k r epeatedly . 3 T o resume normal pla yback, press PLA Y 2 . DV D • Y ou ca[...]

Camera Angle Some D VDs include scenes recorded fr om different angles. Y ou can watch these differ ent angles if the Angle Symbol appears during D VD pla yback. If the D VD was not recorded with diff erent angles, this featur e is not a vailable. Check the D VD case first to see if multiple angles are a vailable . 1 During D VD pla yback, the Angl[...]

26 Repeat, Repeat A-B Repeat Y ou may pla y a Chapter , T rack, Title , or entire Disc r epeatedly . 1 During pla yback, press REPEA T repeatedl y to choose a Repeat mode. ● T o repeat the cur rent Cha pter/T rack, press REPEA T once. REPEA T CHPT or REPEA T TRK will appear on the displa y panel. ● T o repeat the cur rent Title , press REPEA T [...]

• Some Video CDs or Super Video CDs are recor ded on multiple audio channels . For example , a Karaok e Disc may recor d music on the left channel and vocals on the right c hannel. Press A UDIO repeatedly dur ing playback to c hoose an audio channel. Choose LR to hear both channels simultaneously (for example , the music and the vocals together).[...]

28 Scan, Shuffle Scan Scanning pla ys the first 10 seconds of each Chapter/T rack on the Disc . 1 Press SCAN during pla yback. Starting at the beginning of the curr ent Chapter/T rack, the first 10 seconds of each Chapter/T rack will pla y . SCAN will appear briefly on the Pla yer ’ s display panel. 2 T o continue pla yback from a Chapter/T rack,[...]

Access Contr ol 29 Access Control limits vie wing of Discs that exceed the limits you set. This featur e will not limit viewing if the Disc manufactur er did not code the Disc. Philips cannot guarantee the a vailability of Access Control with all Discs, and therefor e denies any liability associated with unintended watching of Discs. Mak e sure y o[...]

• If you do not know the code, press ST OP çC four times when the Access Control screen appears . Select Access Control as described in steps 1-3 on page 29. When ask ed to enter the code , use the Player’ s default code 3308. Then, c hange the code to one you prefer as described on page 29. • Lock/unloc k each side of t wo- sided D VDs and [...]

Access Contr ol (cont’ d) 31 Setting P ar ental Le v els D VDs ma y contain alternative scenes that conf orm to the Parental Le vel, or movie rating, that you select. The Parental Le vel ma y apply to the complete Disc or to certain scenes on the Disc . Follow the steps below to set the Parental Le v el at which you want Discs to pla y . 1 Press [...]

32 Access Contr ol (cont'd) Changing the Countr y If a Disc has Parental Le v el coding, the codings are applicable only f or the countr y specified on the Disc. The Disc manufacturer sets these codings. For example, a Disc ma y be coded at Level 3 f or the United States. So , for some Discs, you ma y need to choose the Countr y for which the [...]

Video Pr ogr amming (FTS) 33 Fa v orite T rack Selection (FTS) lets you pla y your fa vorite Titles/Chapters or T racks/Indexes in the or der y ou select. An FTS Pr ogram can contain 20 items (Titles, Chapters, etc.). Setting a Pr ogram 1 Press FTS while a D VD or Video CD is in the Play er . c Fa v orite T rack Selection will be selected in the Sy[...]

34 Audio Pr o gr amming (FTS) An Audio CD Fa vorite T rack Selection (FTS) lets you pla y your fa v orite T racks in the order y ou set. An FTS Pr ogram can contain 20 T racks. Setting a Pr ogram 1 Put an Audio CD in the Pla yer . Press ST OP C to stop pla yback if necessar y . 2 Press 4 to select the T rack line in the FTS menu. 3 Press 2 or 1 to [...]

Pla ying MP3 files 1 When you insert a Disc with MP3 files, the first T rack of the first Album will begin to pla y automatically . It may tak e the Pla yer sev eral seconds to recognize the Disc. MP3 text ma y appear on the TV screen or the Pla yer ’ s displa y panel. This could be the song title , ar tist name, track number , etc., depending on[...]

Activating Pla yback Control (PBC) This featur e is a vailable only on Video CDs. The Video CD must be compatible with Pla yback Control. Check the Video CD case for details. 1 Load a Video CD with PBC and press PLA Y 2 . The Video CD will show instructions or options on the TV scr een. Use the Pla yer ’ s r emote contr ol buttons as directed b y[...]

Black Le v el Shift If you set the Pla yer to NTSC, set Black lev el shift to On. This will impro v e the color contrast during Disc pla yback. Black level shift has no effect if the Pla yer is set to P AL. 1 Press SY STEM MENU. will be selected. 2 Press 4 to select , then press 2 . 3 Press 4 to select Black lev el shift, then press 2 . Press 3 or [...]

Video Shift Use this featur e to center the picture on y our TV screen, or “ shift the video ” fr om left to right. 1 Press SY STEM MENU. will be selected. 2 Press 4 to select , then press 2 . 3 Press 4 repeatedly to select Video shift, then press 2 . 4 Press 1 or 2 to center the picture on y our TV screen . When you ar e satisfied with the adj[...]

Monitor T ype , Color Settings (Smar t Picture) 39 Color Settings (Smart Picture) Y ou can select predefined color settings or mak e your o wn Personal color settings. Although similar to adjusting Brightness, Contrast, etc., on your TV , these settings affect the pictur e the Pla yer sends to the TV . 1 Press SY STEM MENU. will be selected. 2 Pres[...]

• For copy pr otected (CSS) discs , digital output will be downsampled to 48kHz, if PCM output is set to 96kHz. • PCM is Pulse Code Modulation. 40 Digital Output, PCM Output Digital Output Adjust Digital output if you used one of the Pla yer ’ s DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT jacks (CO AXIAL or OPTIC AL) to connect the Pla yer to a Ster eo. 1 Press SY ST[...]

Analog Output 41 If you connected the Pla yer ’ s red and white AUDIO OUT or FR ONT MUL TICHANNEL AUDIO OUT jacks to a Ster eo as shown on page 13, or if you connected the Pla yer to a six-channel Receiver as shown on page 15, choose a setting for Analog Output. Check your Ster eo or Receiver and see if it is compatible with Dolby Surr ound. Then[...]

42 Clear V oice , Real Surr ound 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 1,5 2-4 Clear V oice Clear V oice is a Philips-unique dialog enhancer . T urn on Clear V oice to enhance the clarity of Disc dial[...]

CD Upsampling 43 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 1,5 2-4 CD Upsampling allows y ou to upsample your CD fr om 44.1kHz/16 bit to a higher sampling rate for superior CD sound r epr oduction. The se[...]

44 Speaker Settings The Pla yer lets you adjust the speak er settings, volume balance, and dela y time for y our audio system. Y ou only need to adjust the speak er settings if you used the Pla yer ’ s MUL TICHANNEL AUDIO OUT jacks to connect the Pla yer to a six-channel Receiver (Dolby Digital or DTS) as sho wn on page 15. 1 Press SY STEM MENU. [...]

W ake-up Timer , Night Mode 45 W ak e-up Timer The W ake-up Timer turns on the Pla yer within an amount of time y ou select. 1 Press SY STEM MENU . Press 2 r epeatedly to select in the System Menu Bar . 2 Press 4 , and 600 will appear beneath , indicating the maximum number of min utes after which the Pla yer will turn on. 3 Press 3 or 4 repeatedl [...]

46 Kar aoke V ocal, Language Languag e Select a differ ent language for the Pla yer ’ s System Menu, a D VD ’ s Audio soundtrack, or a D VD ’ s Subtitles. Multiple Audio or Subtitle languages must be a vailable on the D VD . 1 Press SY STEM MENU. will be selected. 2 Press 4 repeatedly to select r , then press 2 . 3 Press 3 or 4 to select Audi[...]

Smar t Po wer-off, Beeper 47 Smart P o wer -off If Smart Pow er -off is enabled, the Pla yer ’ s power will turn off if Disc pla yback stops and you do not use the Pla y er or its remote contr ol for 20 minutes. 1 Press SY STEM MENU. will be selected. 2 Press 4 repeatedly to select , then press 2 . 3 Press 4 repeatedly to select Smart P ow er -of[...]

Help T ext 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 Men u Bar , an explanation will appear at the bottom of the TV scr een. 1 Press SY STEM MENU. will be selected. 2 Press 4 repeatedly to select , then press 2 . 3 Press 4 repeatedly to select Help te xt, then pr[...]

SA CD Sound Mode 49 There ar e three types of Super Audio CDs: single-la yer , dual-la yer , and h ybrid. Each ma y contain two ar eas of r ecorded audio or sound modes: High Quality Stereo and High Quality Multi-channel. A single-la yer SA CD ma y contain both Stereo and Multi-channel. A dual la yer SA CD ma y contain both Stereo and Multi-channel[...]

50 Specifications , Glossar y 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) W eight: Appro ximately 6.8 lbs (3.1 kg) PO WER SUPPL Y Po wer suppl y 120V , 60 Hz Po wer consumption Appr oximatel y 23W Standby pow er consumption <1W TV ST AND ARD P AL/50Hz NTSC/60Hz Number of lines 625 525 Pla yb[...]

Helpful Hints 51 If you ar e having pr oblems with y our product, check this list of pr oblems and possible solutions befor e requesting service . Y ou ma y be able to solve the problem y ourself. If you need to call a customer service repr esentative, please know the model number and serial number of y our pr oduct befor e you call. This informati[...]

52 Helpful Hints (cont'd) Disc will not pla y . • Mak e sure the Disc label is facing up . If you ar e playing a tw o-sided Disc, mak e sure the side y ou want to pla y is facing up. Details are on page 16. • Check the Access Control settings f or the Disc. Details are on pages 29-32. • Check the NTSC/P AL settings of the Disc and the Pl[...]

Limited W arranty 53 Digital Video Disc Player 90 days Fr ee Pr oduct 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 purchase to exchange your pr oduct. A sales receipt or other document showing the date that you pur chased the product is consider ed such pr oof. WHA T IS CO VERED? W arr[...]

54 Limited W arranty (cont’ d) T o exchange y our pr oduct with Philips (per the warranty conditions stated pr e viously), remember : • If you exchange the pr oduct within 90 days of the original pur chase , there is no cost to you.* • If you exchange the pr oduct more than 90 da ys after but less than one year after the da y of original purc[...]

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