Philips MCD177/98 manual

MCD177 D VD Micr o Theater User manual Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome pg001-019_MCD177_98_Eng 3/3/08, 10:58 1[...]

2 Manufactured under license from Dolb y Laborator ies. Dolby and the doub le-D symbol are trademar ks of Dolby Laboratories. DivX Cer tified products: “DivX Cer tified, and associated logos are trademar ks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license. Windo ws Media and the Windows logo are tr ademarks, or registered tr ademar ks of Microsoft Corpor[...]

3 English English Index English ------------------------------------------------ 4 ------------------------------------------------- 41 pg001-019_MCD177_98_Eng 3/3/08, 11:33 3[...]

English 4 Contents General Information Featur es .................................................................. 6 Supplied accessories ............................................ 6 En vironmental information ................................ 6 Saf ety information ............................................ 6~7 Maintenance .....................[...]

English 5 Contents Radio Reception T uning to radio stations .................................... 32 Pr ogramming radio station .............................. 32 Automatic programming Manual pr ogramming T uning to preset radio stations ....................... 32 USB Connection Using USB connectivity .............................. 33~34 Clock/Timer[...]

English 6 En vir onmental information All unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. W e ha ve tried to make the packaging easy to separate into three mater ials: cardboard (box), pol ystyrene foam (buffer) and poly ethylene (bags, protective f oam sheet). Y our system consists of mater ials which can be recycled and reused if disassembled b y a spec[...]

English 7 General Information ● If the system is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, or is placed in a ver y damp room, moisture ma y condense on the lens of the disc unit inside the system. Should this occur , the CD play er w ould not oper ate nor mally . Lea ve the po wer on for about one hour with no disc in the system until norm[...]

English 8 Step 2: Connecting speak ers ● Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKER ter minals, right speaker to "R" and left speaker to "L", coloured (mar ked) wire to "+" and black (unmar ked) wire to "-". Fully inser t the stripped por tion of the speaker wire into the ter minal as sho wn. Notes: –F or o[...]

English 9 Using Headphone jack Y PB PR ● To listen to TV through this system, use a cinch cab le (not supplied) to connect AUX IN jack (3.5mm) to the HEADPHONE jack on the TV set (with a 3.5mm-diameter stereo jack). Or , you ma y use a cinch calbe (not supplied) to connect A UX IN jack (3.5mm) to audio out jacks on the TV set. Before star ting op[...]

English 10 Using component Video In jack (Pr Pb Y) ● Use the component video cables (red/b lue/ green, not supplied) to connect the system’s PR/ PB/ Y jacks to the cor responding Component video input jacks (or labeled as Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y or YUV) on the TV set. ● To hear the sound of this D VD Play er through y our TV , use the audio cables (whi[...]

English 11 Step 6: Connecting a VCR or cab le/satellite bo x Using the VCR for recor ding D VDs Y PB PR Some D VDs are copyr ight-protected. Y ou cannot record or dub protected discs using VCR. 1 Connect the system’ s COMPOSITE VIDEO jack to the VIDEO IN jacks on the VCR. 2 Connect the system’ s LINE OUT (R/L) jacks to to the A UDIO IN jacks on[...]

English 12 Step 7: Connecting digital audio equipment D igital audio re corde r Y PB PR Recording (digital) Connect the system’ s CO AXIAL OUT (digital out) jack to the DIGIT AL IN jack on a digital recording device (DTS-Digital Theater System compatib le , with a Dolb y Digital decoder , for example). Before operation, set CO AXIAL OUTPUT accord[...]

English 13 Functional Ov er view Contr ols on the system 1 ST ANDBY ON ( 2 ) – switches the system on or to Eco-po wer standby /standby mode. 2 SOURCE –s elects the respectiv e sound source: DISC/USB/ FM/A UX. – switches on the system. 2; ........................... star ts or inter r upts disc pla yback. 9 ............................. stops[...]

English 14 Functional Over vie w Remote contr ol 1 B – switches the system on or to Eco-po wer standby /standby mode. 2 Sour ce buttons –s elects the respectiv e sound source: DISC/USB/ FM/A UX. – switches on the system. 3 MODE – selects various repeat modes or the shuffle play mode for a disc (For VCD with PBC feature, PBC m ust be tur ned[...]

English 15 Functional Ov er view ^ LOUD/DBB – enables or disab les automatic loudness adjustment. – enables or disab les bass enhancement. & V OL +/- – adjusts the volume upward/do wnward. * MUTE – disab les or enables sound output. ( A UDIO f or VCD – sets stereo , mono left, mono r ight or mix mono sound mode. f or D VD – selects [...]

English 16 Step 1: Using Remote Contr ol IMPOR T ANT! – Befor e using the remote control, r emov e 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 rang e is r educed, r eplace the batter y with a ne w (CR2025) batter y . 1 Push to open the batter y tray . 2 Repla[...]

English 17 Getting Star ted 1 In disc mode , press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press à / á / 4 / 3 keys on the remote control to na vigate in the menu. ➜ Mo ve to “Video Setup Page”and press 4 . ➜ Mo ve to “TV TYPE” and press á . P AL – Select this if the connected TV set is P AL system. It will change the video signal of an NTSC disc and out[...]

English 18 To deactivate Pro gr essive manually ● When the distorted sign still appears on the TV , it may be because the connected TV does not accept progressive signals, and progressive is set b y mistake. Y ou must reset the unit to interlace f ormat. 1 Tu rn off y our TV progressive scan mode or tur n on to inter laced mode (refer to y our TV[...]

English 19 Basic Operations IMPOR T ANT! – Befor e you operate the system, complete the connection pr ocedures. – When the system is switched to Standb y mode , it is still consuming po w er .T o disconnect the system from the po wer supply completel y , r eomve the A C po w er plug from the wall sock et. Plug and Pla y (f or tuner installlatio[...]

English 20 V olume control Press V OLUME (or V OL +/- on the remote) to increase or decrease the volume lev el. ➜ The display briefly shows ” VOL ” and a v olume value from “ 01 ” to “ 31 ” ( “ MIN ” or “ MAX ” i s display ed when adjusted to the low est or highest v olume level). To switch off the v olume temporarily ● Pres[...]

English 21 IMPOR T ANT! – Depending on the D VD or VIDEO CD , some operations ma y be differ ent or r estricted. – Do not push on the disc tray or put an y objects other than disc on the disc tra y . Doing so may cause the disc pla y er malfunction. – If the inhibit icon appears on the TV scr een when a button is pressed, it means the functio[...]

English 22 Pla ying discs 1 For D VDs and VCDs, mak e 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 ba[...]

English 23 Disc Operations Fast f orwarding/re versing F or D VD/VCD/DivX/WMA/MP3: 1 During playback, press à / á repeatedl y to select fast search speed in forward or rev er se playback. 2 To resume to normal playback, press ÉÅ . Or , press à / á repeatedly until “ É ” i s display ed on the TV screen. Helpful hints: – F ast searc hing[...]

English 24 Disc Operations Pr ogramming fa v ourite cha pters/tracks Y ou can play the contents of the disc in the order y ou want. F or D VD/VCD/SVCD/CD/CDG 1 Press PROG on the remote control. ➜ The progr amming men u appear s. 2 Use the n umeric ke ys (0-9) to input the track /chapter number in the order y ou want. (two digits must be entered, [...]

English 25 Disc Operations Vie wing from another angle If the playing D VD disc is recorded with multiple camera angles, this function allows you to view the picture from diff erent angles. Angle selection is determined by the disc for mat. 1 Press DISPLA Y/CLOCK on the remote control to displa y the message of title and chapter . 2 Use 4 / 3 to hi[...]

English 26 K odak Picture disc 1 Load a Kodak Picture disc . ➜ The disc reading time may exceed 30 seconds due to complexity of the director y/f ile conf igur ation. 2 Dur ing pla yback, press 9 . ➜ 12 thumbnail pictures will appear on the TV screen. (example f or picture disc menu) 3 Press ¡ / ™ to view the previous/next page (if a vailable[...]

English 27 Disc Operations Pla ying a Divx disc The unit suppor ts the playback of Divx movies which y ou can copy from your computer onto a recordab le disc . See {D VD Menu Oper ations} - Divx(R)V OD Code for details. 1 Inser t a Divx disc . 2 Use à / á / 4 / 3 k eys to navigate to the title y ou want to play . 3 Press OK to star t pla yback. D[...]

English 28 System Menu Options Basic operations 1 Press SYSTEM MENU to enter the Setup Men u. 2 Press à / á to select a page to be set. 3 Press 5 / 4 to highlight an option. 4 Enter its submenu b y pressing á or OK . 5 Mo ve the cur sor by pressing 5 / 4 to highlight the selected item. ➜ In cases of value setting. press 5 / 4 to adjust values.[...]

English 29 Video Setup Pa ge The options included in Video Setup P age are: "TV Display" , “Progress” and "TV T ype". TV Displa y Set the aspect r atio of the D VD Play er according to the TV y ou hav e connected. ➜ 4:3 (panscan): If you ha ve a normal TV and want both sides of the picture to be tr immed or for matted to f[...]

English 30 System Menu Options Progr ess See "Getting Star ted-Step 2: Setting up the TV" f or details. TV T ype See "Getting Star ted-Step 2: Setting up the TV" f or details. Pr eference P a ge The options included in Preference P age are: "Audio", "Subtitle", “Disc Menu”, “P arental”, “P assword?[...]

English 31 4 PG 13 – Material is unsuitab le f or children under age 13. P arental Guidance suggested. 5-6 PG-R, R –P arental Guidance – Restr icted; recommended that parents restrict children under 17 from viewing or allo w them to view only when super vised by a parent or adult guardian. 7 NC-17 – No children under age 17; not recommended[...]

English 32 Radio Reception T uning to radio stations 1 Press SOURCE on the set (or FM on the remote control ) repeatedly until FM is display ed. 2 Press down on TUNING à / á (or à / á on the remote control) and release the button. ➜ The radio automaticall y tunes to a station with sufficient reception. Display indication dur ing automatic tun[...]

English 33 Using USB connectivity ● MCD177 is f itted with a USB por t in the front panel, off er ing a plug and play feature which allo ws you to play , from y our MCD177 , digital m usic and spok en contents stored on a USB mass storage device . ● Using a USB mass storage device , you can also enjoy all the f eatures offered b y MCD177 which [...]

English 34 USB Connection INFORMA TION REGARDING USB DIRECT: 1. Compatibility of the USB connection on this micr o system: a) This micro system supports most USB Mass storag e devices (MSD) that these de vices are compliant to the USB MSD standar ds . i) Most common Mass storag e c lass devices are flash drives, memor y stic ks , jump dr ives and e[...]

English 35 Clock/Timer Vie wing clock ● The clock (if it is set) is shown in normal standb y mode. To view the clock in an y sound sour ce (CD or FM for e xample ) ● Press briefly DISPLA Y/CLOCK (or CLOCK on the remote control ). Setting clock 1 In standb y mode , press and hold DISPLA Y/ CLOCK . ➜ The clock digits flash on the displa y panel[...]

English 36 AMPLIFIER Output pow er L/R speaker s ............................. 20 W /channel RMS Speak er channel Frequency Response ....................................................... ........................................... 200 Hz - 18 kHz / ± 3 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio ...... > 60dB (A-weighted) Input Sensitivity AUX In ..............[...]

English 37 W ARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system your self, as this will in validate the w arranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a f ault occurs , fir st check the points listed below befor e taking the system for repair . If you are unable to r emedy a problem b y following these hi[...]

English 38 Tr oub leshooting ✔ The aspect ratio is fixed on the D VD disc . ✔ Depending on the TV , it may not be possible to change the aspect ratio. ✔ Adjust the volume. ✔ Check that the speak er s are connected correctly . ✔ Replace the speaker cab les. ✔ Disconnect the headphones. ✔ The system is in pause, slow motion or fast f or[...]

English 39 ✔ Po w er has been interr upted or the pow er cord has been disconnected. Reset the clock/timer . ✔ Select the correct source (DISC or A UX for example) before pressing the function b utton. ✔ P oint the remote control at the remote sensor of the unit. ✔ Reduce the distance to the play er . ✔ Remo ve any possible obstacles. ✔[...]

English 40 Glossar y Analog: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound var ies, while digital sound has specific n umer ical 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 displa yed image . The horizontal vs. v er tical r atio of conv entional[...]

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