Philips DVD953 manual

1 D VD953 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 v e region codes and discs can ha ve an optional region code . If you load a disc of a diff erent region code to y our play er , you will see the region code notice on the scree[...]

4 General Information G ENERAL I NFORMA TION W ARNING T o reduce the r isk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture . CA UTION 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 play digital video discs conforming to the univer sal D VD Video standard. With it, you will be ab le to enjoy full-length mo vies 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 HD CD A PROG. RANDOM ALL AB CHP/TRK DVD ST ANDBY -ON – switches the play er to ON or OFF ST ANDBY INDICA T OR – lights red when the play er is in Standb y mode (off) DISPLA Y – shows the current status of the play er DISC TRA Y – inser t a disc here 9 ST OP – stops playback 2 PLA Y – star ts pla yb[...]

9 Remote Contr ol 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 menu 1 2 3 4 – (left/rig[...]

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 o wer Cor d – connect to a pow er source AUDIO OUT (Left/Right) – connect to an amplif ier , receiver or stereo system 5.1 CHANNEL AUDIO OUT Connect to a 5.1 channel receiv[...]

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

12 Connecting to Optional Equipment Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel analo g ster eo or Dolb y Surr ound 1 Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks of the D VD Play er to the audio left and right 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 oper ating the D VD Pla yer . Some D VDs require specific operation or allow only limited operation dur ing playback. When this occur s, the symbol appear s on the TV screen, indicating that the oper ation is not per mitted by the D VD Player or is not availab le on the disc. Rem[...]

14 – Pro gr essiv e Scan ( Y P R /C R P B /C B connection only) Progressive Scan Video provides the highest quality pictures with less flickering. If you are using the Component Video jacks, but are connecting the D VD Pla yer to a standard (analog) television, set Progressive Scan to Off. If you are using the Component Video jacks for connection[...]

15 Languag e – Languag e (Disc Audio , Disc Subtitle and Disc Menu) Select a language for the disc ’ s Menu, Audio and Subtitle . Audio language and Subtitle language also can be adapted using the Menu bar . Press the 3 / 4 buttons to select an item, then press the 1 / 2 buttons to choose a setting in the On-Screen Display (men u bar). Disc Sub[...]

16 – P assw ord 1 T o set the P assword for the f irst time , press SYSTEM MENU to display the D VD Player ’ s Menu. 2 Select Passw ord using the 3 / 4 keys. 3 While Passw ord is selected, press B . 4 Enter the 4-digit password using the numeric keys (0-9), then press OK. 5 Enter the 4-digit password again to v erify it, then press OK. 6 Press [...]

17 Loading Discs 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the play er to open the disc tr ay . 2 Load your chosen disc in the tray , with the label facing up. When a double-sided D VD is inser ted, make sure the side you want to pla y is facing up. 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the tr ay . ➜ READING appear s on the TV screen, and playback star ts a[...]

18 Still Picture 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 fr ame by pressing P AUSE or 3 repeatedly on the remote control. ¶ Y ou can rever se the picture fr ame by fr ame by pressing 4 repeatedly on the remote control. Note: – Y ou can[...]

19 Mark er sear ch Y ou can star t playback from a memor ized point. Up to nine points can be memor ized. T o enter a mar k, follo w these steps. 1 Dur ing disc playback, press MARKER. ➜ The MARKER SEARCH menu will appear on the TV screen briefly . 2 Dur ing playback, press OK when playback reaches the spot that you want to memorize. ➜ The Mar [...]

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

21 Pr o gram ¶ Progr am allows y ou to store y our fav or ite tr acks for a par ticular disc in the play er 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 appear s on the screen 3 Enter the tr ack number using[...]

22 Pla ying MP3 Recordings 1 Inser t a disc and close the tr ay . ➜ 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 file y ou want to pla y . 3 Press PLA Y . ➜ Playback star ts; playback will end when all tracks on the d[...]

23 Befor e Requesting Ser vice If it appear s that the DVD Pla y er is faulty , fir st 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 war r anty . Look for the specif ic symptom(s). Then perfor m only the actions listed to rem[...]

24 Appendix Speak er Settings Make the follo wing settings for the b uilt-in 5.1 channel surround decoder . Speak er selection Select a speaker that y ou want to adjust. (Front speaker s, Center Speaker , Rear (Sur round) speaker s or Subwoofer) Note: – Cer tain speak er settings are pr ohibited by the Dolby Digital licensing agreement. V olume ?[...]

25 Specifications PLA YBACK SY STEM D VD Video Video CD and SVCD Audio CD (CD-R and CD-RW) and HDCD D VD+R W MP3 OPTICAL READOUT SY STEM Laser type FD A CFR21 Numerical Aper ture 0.60 (DVD) 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 lay er 2.15 h* Dual l[...]

26 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[...]

27 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[...]

28 D VD953 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT IB8294E002 Printed in China SL-0109/17-1 P/N: 3834RS0018Y PHILIPS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMP ANY A Division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation, Knoxville, T ennessee 37914-1810, USA The products and ser vices descr ibed herein are not necessarily available in all countries. Due to continuous product imp[...]