Philips MCD708 manual

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2 Canada English: This digital appar atus does not exceed the Class B limits for r adio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Depar tment of Communications. Français: Cet appareil numérique n'emet pas de br uits r adioélectr iques dépassant les limites applicables aux appare[...]

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4 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Class II equipment symbol This symbol indicates that the unit has a double insulation system Clean only with dry cloth. materials pg 001-041_MCD708_37 2006.3.1, 16:17 4[...]

5 English F rançais Español Index English ------------------------------------------------ 7 F rançais -------------------------------------------- 44 Español --------------------------------------------- 81 pg 001-041_MCD708_37 2006.3.1, 16:17 5[...]

Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Amharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Av estan 6569 Aymara 6589 Azerhaijani 6590 Bahasa Mela yu 7783 Bashkir 6665 Belarusian 6669 Bengali 6678 Bihari 6672 Bislama 6673 Bokmål, Norwegian 7866 Bosanski 6683 Brezhoneg 6682 Bulgarian 6671 Burmese 7789 Castellano, Español 6983 Catalán 6765 Chamor[...]

7 English General Information Featur es .................................................................. 9 Supplied accessories ............................................ 9 En vironment information ................................... 9 Installation ....................................................... 9~10 Maintenance ........................[...]

8 English Contents System Menu Options Basic Operations ................................................ 29 General Setup Page ............................................ 29 TV Displa y OSD Language Screen Sa ver DIVX(R) VOD registration code Audio Setup Page ........................................ 30~31 Digital Audio Setup Dolby Digital Setup 3D[...]

9 English F eatures Y our DVD Micro Theatre with 2.0 channel full digital amplif ier creates the same dynamic sound qualities that y ou find in full-fledged cinemas and incorpor ates some of the best features in home theater technology . Other featur es include: Built-in Dolby Digital decoder , suppor ting Incredib le Sur round and DSC sound settin[...]

10 English General Inf ormation ● Do not expose y our player to extreme temperatures or humidity . ● The apparatus shall not be exposed to dr ipping or splashing. ● No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus. ● No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, shall be placed on the apparatus. ● Install[...]

11 English IMPOR T ANT! – The type plate is located at the bottom of the system. – Before connecting the A C po wer cord to the wall outlet, ensure that all other connections ha ve been made. –N ev er mak e or change an y connections with the po wer switched on. Step 1: Placing speakers Fr ont speaker ( left ) Fr ont speaker ( right ) VIEWING[...]

12 English Using Composite Video jack 1 Use the composite video connector s (yello w) of the supplied audio and composite video cables (2-in1) to connect the D VD system's VIDEO OUT jack to the video input jack (or labeled as A/ V In, CVBS, Composite or Baseband) on the TV . 2 To hear the TV channels through this DVD system, use the audio conn[...]

13 English Using S-Video jack IMPOR T ANT! – If S-Video is used for D VD pla yback connection, the system’ s VIDEO OUT setting will need to be changed accordingly . SUB WOOFER LINE OUT 1 2 1 Use an S-Video cable (not supplied) to connect the D VD system’ s S-VIDEO jack to the S-Video input jack (or labeled as Y/C or S-VHS) on the TV . 2 To he[...]

14 English Step 5: Connecting FM/AM antennas SUB WOOFER 1 2 FM antenna AM antenna fix the claw into the slot 1 Connect the supplied AM loop antenna to the AM jack. Place the AM loop antenna on a shelf or attach to a stand or wall. 2 Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM (75 Ω ) jack. Extend the FM antenna and fix its end to the wall. For bett[...]

15 English Connections Vie wing and listening to the playback of other equipment A ● Connect the system's A UX IN (R/L) jacks to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the other audio/visual device (such as a TV , VCR, Laser Disc player or cassette deck). Before star ting oper ation, press SOURCE on the front panel to select AUX or press AU X on the remote [...]

16 English Functional Ov er view D VD play er and pow er amplifier 1 ECO PO WER/ST ANDBY -ON y – to switch the system on or to Eco pow er/ normal standby mode. 2 Displa y – sho ws the cur rent status of the D VD play er . 3 ÉÅ – starts or inter r upts disc playback. 4 PRESET + – in tuner mode, selects a preset r adio station f orward. 5 P[...]

17 English Remote contr ol 1 B – to switch the system on or to Eco pow er/normal standb y mode . 2 0 – opens or closes the disc compar tment 3 Numeric K eypad (0-9) – inputs a track/title/chapter number of the disc. – inputs the number of a preset r adio station. Functional Ov er view 4 PROG –D VD/VCD/CD: enter s the progr am menu. – MP[...]

18 English Functional Ov er view @ TU +/- ( à / á ) T uner – press to tune to a low er/higher radio frequency gradually . – press and hold, then release the k ey to star t automatic search for a radio frequency do wnward/upward. Disc – searches backward/forward in a disc at different speeds. # V OLUME +/- – adjusts the volume upward/downw[...]

19 English Step 1: Inser ting batteries into the Remote Control 1 3 2 1 Open the batter y compar tment. 2 Inser t two AAA batteries following the indications (+/-) inside the compar tment. 3 Close the co ver . Using the Remote Control to operate the Pla yer 1 Aim the Remote Control directly at the remote sensor (IR) on the front panel. 2 Do not put[...]

20 English Getting Star ted 6 Press 1 2 repeatedly to select " VIDEO SETUP P AGE ". 7 Select " TV MODE " to " P-SCAN ", then OK to confirm. ➜ The instruction menu appear s on the TV . 8 Press 1 2 to highlight OK in the menu and press OK to confirm. There will be a distorted picture on y our TV at this state until you[...]

21 English Step 3: Setting language pref erence Y ou can select your own preferred language settings. This DVD system will automaticall y switch to the selected language whenever y ou load a disc. If the language selected is not a vailable on the disc, the disc’ s default language will be used instead. The OSD language in the system menu will rem[...]

22 English Switching the system on/off ● Press ECO PO WER/ST ANDBY -ON B ( B on the remote). ➜ “ HELLO ” is displayed briefly . The system will switch to the last selected source. ● Press DISC , TUNER or AU X on the remote . ➜ The system will switch to the selected source . To switch the system to standby mode ● Press ECO PO WER/ST AN[...]

23 English IMPOR T ANT! – Depending on the D VD or VIDEO CD , some operations ma y be differ ent or restricted. – 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 (ø) appears on the TV scr een when a button is pressed, it means the fun[...]

24 English Disc Operations Using the Disc Menu Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen once you load the disc. To select a pla yback feature or item ● Use 1 2 3 4 and OK or Numeric K eypad (0-9) on the remote. ➜ Playback will star t automatically . To access or exit from the men u ● Press DISC MENU on the remote. F or VCD wi[...]

25 English Disc Operations Repeat A-B (D VD/VCD/CD/MP3/DivX/ WMA) 1 Press A-B at your chosen star ting point. 2 Press A-B again at your chosen end point. ➜ The section A and B can be set only within the same chapter/track. ➜ The section will now repeat continuousl y . 3 To exit the sequence, press A-B again. Slow Motion (D VD/VCD) 1 Press SLO W[...]

26 English Disc Operations F or Super VCD/VCD/DivX/CD ➜ Single/T otal Elapsed : displays the elapsed time of the current single/total tr ack. ➜ Single/T otal Remain : displays the remaining time of the current single/total tr ack. ➜ Displa y Off : switches time display off. Special disc featur es Playing a Title (D VD) 1 Press DISC MENU . ➜[...]

27 English Disc Operations Pla ying JPEG Pictur e CD General operation 1 Load a JPEG Picture CD . ➜ The data disc menu appear s on the TV screen. 2 Use 3 4 to select a folder and press OK to open the folder . 3 Press 3 4 or use the Numeric K e ypad (0-9) to highlight a picture f ile . 4 Press OK to conf irm. ➜ The playback will star t from the [...]

28 English Disc Operations Pla yback with multi-angles (JPEG) ● During playback, press 1 2 3 4 to rotate the picture on the TV screen. 3 : flip the picture ver tically . 4 : flip the picture hor izontally . 1 : rotate the picture anti-clockwise . 2 : rotate the picture clockwise . Pla ying a DivX disc This D VD player suppor ts the DivX movie pla[...]

29 English System Menu Options Basic operations 1 Press SYSTEM to enter the Setup Men u. 2 Press 1 2 to select a page to be set. 3 Press 3 4 to highlight an option. 4 Enter its submenu by pressing 2 or OK . 5 Move the cursor by pressing 3 4 to highlight the selected item. ➜ In cases of value setting, press 1 2 to adjust values. 6 Press OK to conf[...]

30 English System Menu Options DIVX(R) V OD registration code Philips provides y ou the DivX ® V OD (Video On Demand) registr ation code that allows y ou to rent and purchase videos using the DivX ® VO D ser vice . For more information, visit us at www .divx.com/ v od. 1 In ‘ General Setup Pag e ’, press 3 4 to highlight DIVX(R) VOD , then pr[...]

31 English 3D Processing The option included in 3D Processing is: “Reverb Mode”. Rev erb Mode Reverb mode provides a vir tual sur round sound experience using just two speakers. ➜ Off , Concer t , Living Room , Hall , Bathr oom , Cav e , Arena and Church . HDCD The option included in HDCD (High Definition Compatible Digital) is: “Filter”.[...]

32 English System Menu Options TV Mode Selects inter lace or P-SC AN video output mode when Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y is selected. ➜ P-SCAN and Interlace . In the progressive scan mode, you can enjo y the high quality picture with less flickers. It only wor ks when y ou ha ve connected the D VD play er's Y Pb Pr jacks to your TV that suppor ts the progr[...]

33 English System Menu Options ➜ D VDs that are rated above the level y ou selected will not pla y unless you enter your f our - digit password and choose a higher lev el r ating. Note: – Some D VDs ar e not encoded with a rating though the movie r ating may be pr inted on the Disc cover . The rating level f eature does not work for suc h Discs[...]

34 English Radio Reception T uning to radio stations 1 Press ECO PO WER/ST ANDBY -ON B ( B on the remote) to switch on the last selected source. 2 Press SOURCE ( TUNER on the remote) to select TUNER mode . 3 Press TUNER on the remote again to select the desired band: FM or AM. 4 Press and hold ¡ / ™ ( CH +/- ¡ / ™ on the remote) until the fre[...]

35 English Other Functions 2 When y ou reach the desired length of time , stop pressing SLEEP/TIMER . ➜ ” SLEEP ” appear s. To deactivate the sleep timer ● Press SLEEP/TIMER repeatedl y until “ 00 ” i s display ed, or press ECO PO WER/ ST ANDBY -ON B ( B on the remote). In standby mode , the timer setting enables the system to switch on[...]

36 English SY STEM Pow er supply ........................................... 120V / 60 Hz Rated w or king power consumption (1/8 rated output po wer) ........................................................ ≤ 55W A UX input sensitivity ..................................... ≤ 350mV Channel Separation .............................................[...]

37 English W ARNING Under no circumstances should y ou tr y to repair the system y ourself, as this will in validate the warranty . 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 h[...]

38 English The aspect ratio of the scr een cannot be changed e ven though you ha ve set the TV shape. No sound or distorted sound. The micro D VD play 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. Considerable no[...]

39 English The remote contr ol does not function. The displa y is dark. Lo w hum or buzz sound. Lo w bass response. Unable to select Pr ogressiv e Scan ✔ Select the cor rect source (DISC or TUNER, 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 e[...]

40 English Glossar y Analog: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specific n umer ical values. These jacks send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: The ratio of ver tical and horizontal sizes of a display ed image . The horizontal vs. ver tical ratio of conventional TVs.[...]

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