Philips MCD129/93 manual

MCD129 D VD Micr o Theatr e[...]

2 CA UTION Use of contr ols or adjustments or performance of procedur es other than herein may result in hazar dous r adiation exposure or other unsafe oper ation. Manufactured under license from Dolby Labor atories . “Dolby”, “Pro-logic” and the double-D symbol are trade- mar ks of Dolby Labor atories . T his product incorporates copyright[...]

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4 English Contents General Information Featur es .................................................................. 5 Supplied accessories ............................................ 5 En vironment inf ormation ................................... 5 Installation .............................................................. 5 Maintenance of disc an[...]

English 5 General Information F eatures Y our D VD MICRO THEA TRE System with 2.1- channel full analog amplifier creates the same dynamic sound qualities that you f ind in full fledged cinemas and incorpor ates some of the best f eatures in home theater technology . Other f eatures include: Additional Component Connections Lets you connect other au[...]

6 English Step 2: Connecting speak ers and subw oofer ANTENNA FM (75 Ω ) ● Connect the supplied DIN cable to D VD player’ s DIN jack and the left speaker’ s DIN jack. ● Connect the supplied speaker wires of the right speaker to SPEAKER RIGHT on the left speaker , red wire to red jack ( “+” ), black wire to black jack ( “-“ ). Full[...]

English 7 Connections Step 3: Connecting TV set IMPOR T ANT! –Y ou only need to make one video connection fr om the follo wing options, according to the ca pabilities of your TV system. – S-Video or Component Video connection pro vides higher pictur e quality . These options must be available on y our TV set. – Connect the system directly to [...]

8 English Connections Using an accessor y RF modulator IMPOR T ANT! – If your TV set only has a single Antenna In jack (or labeled as 75 ohm or RF In), you will need a RF modulator in order to vie w the D VD pla yback via TV . See y our electr onics retailer or contact Philips for details on RF modulator a vailability and operations. ANTENNA FM ([...]

English 9 Step 4: Connecting the po wer cor d IMPOR T ANT! – Nev er make or change any connection with the po wer switched on. ● After ever ything is connected properly , plug in the A C pow er cord to the power socket. Step 5: Connecting a VCR or cable/satellite bo x ANTENNA FM (75 Ω ) Viewing and listening to pla yback 1 Connect the VCR or [...]

10 English Connections Step 6: Connecting digital audio equipment ANTENNA FM (75 Ω ) Recording (digital) Connect the system’ s COAXIAL OUT (digital out) jack to the DIGIT AL IN jack on a digital recording device (DTS-Digital Theater System compatib le , with a Dolby Digital decoder , for example). Before operation, set COAXIAL OUTPUT according [...]

English 11 Functional Ov er view Contr ols on the system 1 DBB – enab les or disables bass enhancement. 2 DSC – selects diff erent types of preset sound equalizer settings (CLASSIC, POP , ROCK or JAZZ). 3 à / á – fast searches backward/forward in a disc at diff erent speeds. 4 ST ANDBY -ON B – switches the system on or to standb y mode . [...]

12 English Functional Over vie w Remote contr ol 1 B – switches the system on/ off. 2 AU X – selects a connected external source 3 DISC – selects disc playing 4 SUBTITLE – selects a subtitle language. 5 SY STEM MENU – enters or exits the system menu. 6 REPEA T – selects variations of continuous playback (For VCD with PBC f eature , PBC [...]

English 13 Functional Ov er view ( MUTE – disab les or enables sound output. ) V OL +/- – adjusts the volume upward/downward. ¡ GO T O – fast searches in a disc b y enter ing a time, title or chapter (For VCD with PBC feature, PBC must be turned off.) ™ ZOOM –D VD/VCD/JPEG: enlar ges a picture or activ e image on the TV screen. – For J[...]

14 English Getting Star ted Step 1: Using Remote Control IMPOR T ANT! – Before using the r emote control, r emo ve the insulation plastic tab as sho wn in the pictur e belo w. – If the remote control does not function cor rectly or the operating range is r educed, r eplace the battery with a new (CR2025) battery . 1 Push to open the batter y tr[...]

English 15 1 Tu rn on y our TV . 2 Tu rn off y our TV progressiv e scan mode or turn on interlaced mode (refer to your TV user manual). 3 Press ST ANDBY -ON B ( B on the remote) to turn on the DVD pla yer . 4 Select the correct Video Input channel. 5 Press SY STEM MENU on the remote control. ➜ The menu bar will appear across the top of the TV scr[...]

16 English 1 Press SY STEM MENU on the remote control. ➜ The menu bar will appear across the top of the TV screen. 2 Select icon and press 4 . ➜ Playback will pause . 3 Press à / á / 4 / 3 k eys on the remote control to na vigate in the menu. ➜ Mo ve to , and press á . ➜ Mo ve to “OSD LANG” , and press á . 4 Select your desired lang[...]

English 17 Basic Operations IMPORT ANT! – Before you operate the system, complete the connection procedures. – When the system is switched to Standby mode , it is still consuming power .T o disconnect the system from the po wer supply completely , reomve the AC po wer plug from the w all socket. Switching the system on/off ● Press ST ANDBY ON[...]

18 English Region Codes D VDs m ust be labeled f or ALL regions or Region 6 in order to pla y on this D VD system. Y ou cannot play discs that are labeled f or other regions. Note: – If you are having tr ouble playing a cer tain disc , remo ve the disc and tr y a different one . Impr oper formatted disc will not play on this D VD Player . IMPOR T[...]

English 19 Pla ying discs 1 For D VDs and VCDs, make sure that the system is properly connected to your TV (See Connecting a TV ), and your TV is tur ned on and set to video-in channel (See Setting up the TV ). 2 Press SOURCE on the system once or more to select D VD mode ( or DISC on the remote control). ➜ Y ou should see the blue Philips D VD b[...]

20 English Disc Operations ● During playback, press repeatedly MODE on the system (or REPEA T on the remote) to choose desired repeat play modes. ➜ For VCD with PBC feature , PBC must be turned off first. ➜ TV screen shows the play modes in the sequence as follo ws: For D VDs CHAPTER REPEA T ON: Repeats the current chapter TITLE REPEA T ON: R[...]

English 21 Disc Operations Displa y information During playback, press DISPLA Y on the remote control repeatedly to display various disc playback time on the TV screen ( and the system’ s display). For D VDs : TITLE ELAPSED - elapsed playback time of current title TITLE REMAIN - remaining time of current title CHAPTER ELAPSED - elapsed playback t[...]

22 English ZOOM For D VDs/VCDs/JPEG Zooming allows you to enlarge the video/ JPEG image during playback. ● Press ZOOM repeatedly to z oom in on the playback video image. ➜ For JPEP picture disc, press ZOOM to display “ZOOM ON”, then press ¡ / ™ to select diff erent enlar ging rates. ➜ Image size enlarges at different rates. ● To retu[...]

English 23 Disc Operations Pla ying K odak picture disc Pla ying MP3/WMA/JPEG picture disc IMPOR T ANT! – Make sure that the system is pr operly connected to y our TV (see Connecting a TV ), and your TV is turned on and set to video-in channel (Setting up the TV). –F or DRM-pr otected WMA files, use windo ws Media Play er 10 (or later) for CD b[...]

24 English Using the menu bar Y ou can continue some operations directly via the m ultiple menu bar s on the TV screen without interr upting the disc playback. But when y ou enter (SETUP MENU), the playback will pause. AUDIO MUTE OK SYSTEM MENU SUBTITLE REPEAT A-B SHUFFLE DISC MENU 1 2 3 1 In disc mode, press SYSTEM MENU . ➜ The menu bar will app[...]

English 25 TV Display (default: Normal/PS) IMPOR T ANT! – This menu is accessible onl y in the stop postion. Set the aspect r atio of the D VD Player according to the TV you have connected. ➜ Normal/PS (panscan): If you ha ve a normal TV and want both sides of the picture to be trimmed or for matted to f it your TV screen. ➜ Normal/LB (letter[...]

26 English Night Mode OFF Select this when you want to enjo y the surround sound with its full dynamic range . ON Select this to level out the volume. High volume output will be softened and low v olume output will be brought upward to an audio level. This f eature is only a vailable for movies with Dolb y Digital mode. T est T one ON After selecti[...]

English 27 D VD Menu Operations Restricting playback b y setting parental lev el Some D VDs may ha ve a parental level assigned to the complete disc or to cer tain scenes on the disc. This feature lets you set a pla yback limitation level. The rating levels are from 1 to 8 and are countr y specific. Y ou can prohibit the playing of cer tain discs t[...]

28 English SY STEM Pow er supply .. ..... ...............................220-240V 50Hz Rated w or king power consumption (1/8 rated output po wer) ........................................................ ≤ 40W A UX input sensitivity ..................................... ≤ 500mV Output pow er ...................... 2 x 15W + 30W RMS (L/R speaker[...]

English 29 W ARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system your self, as this will inv alidate the w arranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a f ault occur s, fir st check the points listed belo w before taking the system for repair . If you are unable to r emedy a problem b y following these hi[...]

30 English The aspect ratio of the scr een cannot be chang ed ev en though y ou hav e set the TV shape. No sound or distorted sound. The micr o DVD pla y er does not start pla yback. The D VD micro system does not r espond when the buttons ar e pressed. Cannot activate some featur es, such as Angles, Subtitles, or multi-language Audio . ✔ The asp[...]

English 31 The remote contr ol does not function. Lo w hum or buzz sound. Lo w bass r esponse . Unable to select Pr ogressive Scan ✔ Select the correct source (DISC or AUX for example) before pressing the function button. ✔ P oint the remote control at the remote sensor of the unit. ✔ Reduce the distance to the play er . ✔ Remov e any possi[...]

32 English Glossar y Analog: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound var ies, while digital sound has specif ic n umerical values. These jacks send audio through two channels, the left and r ight. Aspect ratio: The ratio of ver tical and horizontal sizes of a display ed image . The horizontal vs. ver tical ratio of conventional TV[...]