Philips MCD908 manual

MCD908 D VD Micr o Theatr e pg 001-021_MCD908_Eng-9£ 2006.10.23, 16:46 1[...]

2 This product incor porates copyright protection technology that is protected b y method claims of cer tain U.S. patents and other intellectual proper ty r ights o wned by Macrovision Corpor ation and other rights owner s. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macro vision Cor poration, and is intended for home and othe[...]

3 English Index ST OP ST OP English ------------------------------------------------ 5 -------------------------------------------------------- 41 pg 001-021_MCD908_Eng-9£ 2006.10.23, 16:46 3[...]

4 English 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 6[...]

English 5 General Information Featur es .................................................................. 7 Supplied accessories ............................................ 7 En vironment information ................................... 7 Installation .......................................................... 7~8 Maintenance ......................[...]

6 English Contents System Menu Options Basic Operations ................................................ 28 General Setup Page ..................................... 28~29 TV Displa y OSD Language Screen Sa ver DIVX(R) VOD registration code Audio Setup Page ........................................ 29~30 SPDIF Setup Dolby Digital Setup 3D Processing [...]

English 7 F eatures Y our D VD 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 DSC sound setting. Additional Component C[...]

8 English General Inf ormation ● Do not expose your pla yer 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 [...]

English 9 IMPOR T ANT! – The type plate is located at the bottom of the system. – The volta ge selector located at the bottom of this system is pr eset at 220V -240V fr om the factor y . For countries that operate at 110V -127V , please adjust to 110V -127V before you s witch on the system. – Before connecting the A C po wer cord to the wall [...]

10 English Step 3: Connecting the control cable ● Connect the serial por t mar ked “CONTR OL C ABLE” at the rear of the D VD player to the same por t at the rear of the power amplif ier with the supplied flat control cab le . Step 4: Connecting TV IMPOR T ANT! –Y ou only need to make one video connection fr om the follo wing options, depend[...]

English 11 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 . 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 hear the TV channels thro[...]

12 English Step 5: Connecting FM/MW antennas MW 1 Connect the supplied MW loop antenna to the MW jack. Place the MW 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 f ix its end to the wall. For better FM stereo reception, connect an external FM antenna (not [...]

English 13 Connections Vie wing and listening to the playback of other equipment A ● Connect the system's A UX IN L/R jacks to the A UDIO 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 i[...]

14 English Connections Connecting to a TV with HDMI Jack E HDMI connects untouched and uncompressed digital transmission for the highest and crispest sound/image quality . It has plug and play capability using only one cab le for both audio/video output. ● Use a HDMI cable (not supplied) to connect the HDMI jack on the D VD Player to HDMI IN on a[...]

English 15 Functional Ov er view D VD play er and po wer amplifier 1 ST ANDBY -ON y – switches the system on or to standb y mode . 2 Displa y – sho ws the cur rent status of the D VD player . 3 ÉÅ – starts or inter r upts disc playback. 4 PRESET +/- – in tuner mode, selects a preset radio station. 5 ST OP 9 – stops disc playback or eras[...]

16 English 2 ∞ 6 º ™ % @ * 4 ( ª 9 § 1 & ¡ ™ ≤ 0 7 ! # ^ ) 5 3 $ @ 8 ≥ £ Remote contr ol 1 B – switches the system on or to 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. Functional Ov er view 4 PROG –D VD/VCD/CD: enter s the program m[...]

English 17 Functional Ov er view # V OLUME +/- – adjusts the volume upward/downward. – adjusts the hours and minutes in clock/timer setting mode. – switches the set timer ON or OFF . $ ¡ / ™ – Disc: skips to the previous/next chapter/title/ track –T uner : selects a preset r adio station. % ÉÅ – star ts or inter r upts disc playbac[...]

18 English Step 1: Inser ting batteries into the Remote Control 3 1 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[...]

English 19 Getting Star ted 9 Tu rn on y our TV progressive scan mode (ref er to y our TV user manual). ➜ The below menu appears on the TV . 0 Press 1 2 to highlight OK in the menu and press OK to conf irm. ➜ The setup is complete now and you can star t enjoy the high quality picture. To deactivate Pro gressiv e man ually ● When the distorted[...]

20 English Step 3: Setting language pref erence Y ou can select your o wn prefer red 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 re[...]

English 21 Switching the system on/off ● Press ST ANDBY -ON B ( B on the remote). ➜ A countdown of 15 seconds star ts for preheating of the systme. Then, 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 ● [...]

English 23 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 f eatur e 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 [...]

24 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[...]

English 25 Disc Operations F or Super VCD/VCD/DivX/CD ➜ Single/T otal Elapsed : displa ys 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 displa y off. Special disc featur es Playing a Title (D VD) 1 Press DISC MENU . ?[...]

26 English Disc Operations Pla ying JPEG Picture 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 s[...]

English 27 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 horizontally . 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 play[...]

28 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[...]

English 29 System Menu Options DIVX(R) V OD registration code Philips provides you the DivX ® V OD (Video On Demand) registration code that allows you to rent and purchase videos using the DivX ® VO D ser vice. For more infor mation, visit us at www.divx.com/ v od. 1 In ‘ General Setup P age ’, press 3 4 to highlight DIVX Code, then press 2 o[...]

30 English System Menu Options 3D Processing The option included in 3D Processing is: “Reverb Mode”. Rev erb Mode Reverb mode provides a vir tual surround sound experience using just two speakers. ➜ Off , Concer t , Living Room , Hall , Bathr oom , Ca ve , Ar ena and Chur ch . HDCD The option included in HDCD (High Definition Compatible Digit[...]

English 31 System Menu Options Quality This menu helps y ou to set the video quality . 1 Press 3 4 to highlight “Quality”. 2 Press 2 or OK to enter Quality Setup . The options included in Quality Setup page are: “Sharpness”, “Brightness”, “Contr ast”, “Gamma”, “Hue”, “Satur ation” and “Luma Delay”. Sharpness Adjusts [...]

32 English System Menu Options Par ental Some D VDs may hav e a parental level assigned to the complete disc or to cer tain scenes on the disc. This f eature lets you set a playback limitation level. The r ating lev els are from 1 to 8 and are countr y dependent. Y ou can prohibit the playing of cer tain discs that are not suitable for your childre[...]

English 33 System Menu Options P assw ord Setup P a ge The options included in Passw ord Setup page are: “Password Mode” and “Password”. P assw or d Mode This feature is used to enable/disab le password by selecting “ON”/”OFF”. P ass word Enter your four digit passw ord when a hint is display ed on the screen. The default password i[...]

34 English Radio Reception T uning to radio stations 1 Press 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 MW . 4 Press and hold ¡ / ™ ( à / á on the remote) until the frequency indication[...]

English 35 Other Functions Setting the clock 1 In Standby mode, press and hold CLOCK on the remote until the time flashes on the display . ➜ ” CLOCK SET ” is displayed briefly . Then, the hour digits flash on the display screen. 2 Tu r n V OLUME -/+ clockwise or anticlockwise or press V OLUME +/- on the remote to set the hours. 3 Press CLOCK [...]

36 English SY STEM Pow er supply .................. 110 – 127 / 220 – 240 V; ....................................................... 50/60 Hz Switchable Rated w or king power consumption (1/8 rated output po wer) ........................................................ ≤ 85W A UX input sensitivity ..................................... ≤ 500[...]

English 37 W ARNING Under no circumstances should y ou tr y to r epair the system yourself, 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-langua ge Audio. Considerable n[...]

English 39 The remote contr ol does not function. The displa y is dark. Low hum or buzz sound. Lo w bass response. Unable to select Pro gressiv e Scan. No sound is output from the HDMI jack. ✔ Select the correct source (DISC or TUNER, for example) before pressing the function button. ✔ P oint the remote control at the remote sensor of the unit.[...]

40 English 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 right. Aspect ratio: The r atio of ver tical and horizontal sizes of a display ed image . The horizontal vs. ver tical ratio of conventional TV[...]

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