Philips DVD170AT manuale d’uso

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................P 7 INST ALLA TION ....................................................................P 9 ST ANDARD CONNECTIONS ................................................P 11 GETTING ST ARTED ..............................................................P 14 PLA YING A DVD-VIDEO [...]

8 english Y our Philips DVD-Video player plays digital video discs confor- ming to the universal DVD-Video standard. With it, you will be able to enjoy full-length movies with true movie-theater picture quality and stereo or multichannel sound (depending on the disc and on your player set-up). The unique features of DVD-Video, including selecting s[...]

1 ON/OFF 2 Disc tray (behind door) 3 T ray OPEN/CLOSE key 4 Display 5 9 STOP 6 O Previous title/chapter/track 7 PHONES; Headphone jack 8 ; P AUSE/Still/Step 9 LEVEL; Headphone volume control 0 P Next title/chapter/track ! 2 PLA Y FRONT OF PLA YER english 9 INST ALLA TION 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 642 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ON/OFF O[...]

1 Remote control active (flashing) 2 FTS active 3 SHUFFLE active 4 P AUSE active 5 SCAN active 6 REPEA T A-B/CHAPTER/TITLE/TRACK mode active 7 Chapter or track calendar 8 TOT AL/REMaining/TRACK TIME in hours, minutes and seconds 9 (V)CD disc inserted 0 DVD disc inserted ! DVD CHAPTER or VCD/CD TRACK number @ DVD TITLE number 1 OSD ........(On-Scree[...]

- Depending on your TV and other equipment, there are various ways in which the DVD-Video player can be connec- ted. These are shown below . - Please refer to your TV , VCR, Stereo System and any other User Manual(s) as necessary to determine the optimum con- figuration. Connection to a TV with an A/V Euroconnector jack. 1 Connect the A/V Euroconne[...]

Connection to a TV with a video (CVBS) jack. 1 Connect the Video jack on the rear of the player to the cor- responding jack on the TV using the cable supplied. 2 Connect the audio Left and Right channel jacks on the rear of the player to the corresponding jacks on the TV using the cable supplied. Alternatively , you can use the same cable to connec[...]

Use the NTSC/P AL switch on the rear of the player to set the player menu according to the standard used by your TV set. T o activate the new setting, the player needs to be switched off and on again. NOTE - The video output standard for video CD and DVD-Video discs must correspond to the disc being played. T o listen to the player sound directly t[...]

NOTE - Unless indicated otherwise, all operations can be performed using the remote control. Always point the remote control directly at the player , making sure there are no objects obstructing the path of the infrared beam. - When there are corresponding keys on the front panel, these can also be used. 1 Switch on the TV and select the video inpu[...]

Y ou will recognize DVD-Video discs by the logo. Depending on the material on the disc (a movie, video clips, a drama series, etc.) it may have one or more T itles, and each T itle may have one or more Chapters. Play stops at the end of each T itle. For easy and convenient access, you can move between T itles and between Chapters with your player .[...]

• T o go directly to any chapter , enter the chapter number using the numeric keys. NOTE - If the number has more than one digit, press the keys in rapid succession. - For more information about chapters, see “Checking the contents of DVD-Video discs: Menus” p. 17. MOVING TO ANOTHER TITLE When a disc has more than one title (indicated both on[...]

• As each chapter is played, its number disappears from the track calendar . • T o return to normal play , press SHUFFLE briefly again. REPEA T CHAPTER/TITLE/DISC • T o repeat the chapter that is currently playing, press REPEA T for about 1 second: ➜ REPEA T CHAPTER appears on the player display . • T o repeat the title that is currently [...]

➜ If the disc has a title menu, this will now appear on the OSD. • T o remove the title menu, press T -C again. Y ou will recognize Video CDs by their logo. Depending on the material recorded on the disc (a movie, video clips, a drama series, etc.) it may have one or more tracks, and tracks may have one or more indexes, as indicated on the disc[...]

NOTE - If the number has more than one digit, press the keys in rapid succession. PLA YBACK CONTROL (PBC) • Insert a Video CD with PBC and press 2 . ➜ The PBC menu appears on the TV screen. • Move through the menu using the keys indicated on the TV screen until the desired passage starts to play . If a PBC menu consists of a list of titles, y[...]

• T o exit from the Repeat mode, press REPEA T a third time for about 1 second. A-B REPEA T T o repeat or loop a sequence: • Press A-B REPEA T briefly at the desired starting point; ➜ A appears on the player display . • Press A-B REPEA T briefly again at the desired end point; ➜ A - B appears on the display , and the repeat sequence will [...]

• If the TV is on, the search speed and direction are indicated on the screen each time K or J is pressed. • T o end the search, press 2 , ; , or 9 as desired. MOVING TO ANOTHER TRACK • Press K briefly during play to move forward to the next track. • Press J briefly during play to move back to the beginning of the current track. Press J bri[...]

T o select T racks: 1 Insert a disc and go to Stop mode. 2 Press r . 3 Use l or r to move to the first track number you want to select. 4 Press b . 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to select other track numbers in the same way . If you change your mind, you can de-select track numbers in reverse order by pressing o as required. 6 T o clear your whole selecti[...]

Factory setting 16:9 (wide screen). If you have a regular (4:3) TV , you can choose Letterbox for a ‘wide-screen’ picture with black bars top and bottom, or Pan Scan, for a full-height pictu- re with the sides trimmed. If a disc has Pan Scan, the picture then moves (scans) horizontally to keep the main action on the screen. Factory setting ON m[...]

ACTIV A TING P ARENT AL CONTROL This can only be done in Stop mode 1 Press SETUP to view the Settings menu. 2 Move to Parental Control using o or b . 3 Press l or r to change Parental Control to Active. 4 Y ou will be asked to enter a 4-digit PIN code of your own choice, and then to confirm your choice. 5 This code must then be entered to play any [...]

If the DVD-Video player appears to malfunction, first consult this checklist. Something simple may have been overlooked. Do not attempt to repair the system yourself under any cir- cumstances; this will invalidate the warranty . Look for the specific symptom(s). Then perform only the meas- ures indicated in order to remedy the specific symptom(s). [...]

If the malfunction persists, you can run the player’ s Diagnostic Program. INSTRUCTIONS: 1 Switch the player off. 2 Press down and hold both OPEN/CLOSE and ; and turn the player on. ➜ ‘ BUSY ’ will appear on the display together with a coun- ter . The counter indicates that the test has been comple- ted when it reaches zero. ➜ After a few[...]