Magnavox MDV437 manual

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    MD V437 01-43_MDV437_37_eng.indd 1 01-43_MDV437_37_eng.indd 1 2007-01-31 4:49:36 PM 2007-01-31 4:49:36 PM[...]

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    English 2 Return your Pr oduct Registration Card or r egister online at www .magna v ox.com/usasupport toda y to get the very most from y our purchase. Registering your model with MAGNA VO X makes you eligible f or all of the valuable benefits listed below , so don't miss out. Complete and return your Pr oduct Registration Card at once, or reg[...]

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    English 3 Class II equipment symbol Th is s y m bol in d i cate s that the uni t ha s a do u ble insu lat i o n s y s te m 01-43_MDV437_37_eng.indd 3 01-43_MDV437_37_eng.indd 3 2007-01-31 4:49:44 PM 2007-01-31 4:49:44 PM[...]

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    English 4 Canada English: This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. Français: Cet appareil numérique n’emet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux apparei[...]

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    English Français Español LASER Type Semiconductor laser InGaAlP (DVD) AIGaAs (CD) Wave length 658 nm (DVD) 790 nm (CD) Output Power 7 .0 mW (DVD) 10.0 mW (VCD/CD) Beam divergence 60 degrees For Customer Use: Read carefully the information located at the bottom or rear of your DVD Video player and enter below the Serial No. Retain this information[...]

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    English 6 Contents Ca re a nd Sa fet y I nfor mat ion Se tup ......................................................................................................................... ....................................8 Cle an ing di scs ...............................................................................................................[...]

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    English 7 Contents Vi ewing t he di sc pl ayba ck i nfor mat ion ............................................................... 24 Ti tle /Ch apt er/ T r ack s ele ct ion ................................................................................................. ........... 24 Ti me Se arch ...................................................[...]

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    English 8 Care a nd Safet y Infor mation DANGER! High voltage! Do not open the device. You run the risk of getting an electric shock. The machine does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to quali ed personnel. Setup Finding a suitable location – Place the set on a  at, hard and stable surface. Do not pl[...]

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    English 9 Gen eral Inf orma tion Accessories supplied ALL 4 Region U.S.A. and Canada regions U.K and Europe r egions Asia Paci c, T aiwan, K orea Australia, New Zealand, Latin America Russia and India regions China, Calcos Islands, W alls and Futuna Islands ALL ALL 5 6 Discs that can be played ALL 1 ALL ALL 2 3 Remote control and two AAA batteri[...]

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    English 10 IMPORTANT! – The progressive scan video quality is only possible when using YPbPr and a progressive scan television is required. Using Component Video jacks (YPbPr) A Use the component video cables (red/ blue/green) to connect the DVD player’s YPbPr jacks to the component video input jacks (or labeled as YPbPr) on the television (cab[...]

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    English 11 AUDIO OUT DIGIT AL OUT TV OUT COAXIAL A UDIO IN R L VIDEO IN TO TV INT IN CH3 CH4 1 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Connect ions (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. IMPORTANT! – If your television only has a single Antenna In jack (or labeled a[...]

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    English 12 Connect ions (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Connecting the po wer cor d After everything is connected properly, plug in the AC power cord to the power outlet. Never make or change any connections with the power switched on. When [...]

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    English 13 Caution: Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rear panel. Electrostatis dischar e ma ca se permanent dama e to the s stem Connecting to a stereo system Receiver has a PCM, Dolby Digital or MPEG decoder A Select one of the video connections (CVBS VIDEO IN or COMPONENT VIDEO IN) depending on the options a vailable on your televi[...]

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    English 14 Pro du c t O ver v iew Fr ont and Rear Panels AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT TV OUT COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Mains (AC Power Cord) – Connect to a standard AC outlet Audio Out (Left/Right) – Connect to AUDIO inputs of an ampli er, receiver or stereo system COAXIAL (Digital audio out) – Connect to coaxial AUDIO input of a digital audio [...]

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    English 15 Product Ov er view (c o n t i n u e d ) Remote Contr ol SLOW OPEN/CLOSE – Opens or closes the disc tray 0-9 numeric key pad – Selects numbered items in a menu RETURN/TITLE – To go back to previous menu/ show title menu DISC MENU – Enters or exits the disc contents menu – Switches on or off the playback control mode (for VCD ver[...]

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    English 16 Step 1 : Inserting Batteries A Open the battery compartment. B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA, following the indications (+ –) inside the compartment. C Close the cover. CAUTION! – Remove batteries if they are exhausted or if the remote is not to be used for a long time. – Do not use old and new or different types of batterie[...]

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    English 17 Get ting Star ted (c o n t i n u e d ) Step 3 : Setting up Pr ogressiv e Scan feature (for Progressive Scan TV only) The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per second than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system). With nearly double the number of lines, progressive scan offers higher picture resolution and qualit[...]

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    English 18 Get ting Star ted (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press  to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. Step 4 : Selecting the matching color system The color system of the DVD player, disc and TV should match in order for the disc to play. Before changing the TV s[...]

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    English 19 Get ting Star ted (c o n t i n u e d ) Step 5 : Setting the languag e The language options are different depending on your country or region. It may not correspond to the illustrations shown on the user manual. On-screen displa y (OSD) language Select this to change the language of this DVD player screen display menu. The menu language ([...]

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    English 20 IMPORTANT! – If the INVALID KEY appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, it means the function is not available on the current disc or at the current time. – DVD discs and players are designed with regional restrictions. Before playing a disc, make sure the disc is for the same zone as your player. Pla yable discs Using thi[...]

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    English 21 Starting disc playback A Turn on the TV to the correct program number for the DVD player (e.g. ‘EXT’, ‘0’, ‘AV’). B Press STANDBY-ON 2 to turn on the DVD player. C Press OPEN/CLOSE ç on the front of the DVD player. D Place a disc into the disc tray with the label facing up, then press OPEN/ CLOSE ç .  For double-sided di[...]

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    English 22 TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Play b ac k Fe at ur es (c o n t i n u e d ) Operations for video pla yback Using the Disc Menu Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen once you load in the disc. To select a pla[...]

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    English 23 Play b ac k Fe at ur es (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Repeating a section within a chapter/track You can repeat the playback of a speci c segment within a title/chapter track. To do this, you must mark [...]

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    English 24 TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Play b ac k Fe at ur es (c o n t i n u e d ) Viewing the disc pla yback information You can view the disc information (such as current title/chapter/track number on the disc) without interrupting [...]

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    English 25 Play b ac k Fe at ur es (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Special VCD and SVCD F eature Pla yback Control (PBC) For VCD with Playback Control (PBC) feature (version 2.0 only)  Press DISC MENU to toggle betw[...]

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    English 26 Play b ac k Fe at ur es (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Pla ying MP3/WMA/JPEG/ K odak/Fuji Picture CD IMPORTANT! You have to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 16 ‘Finding y[...]

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    English 27 Play b ac k Fe at ur es (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Zoom picture (JPEG)  During playback, press ZOOM repeatedly to display the picture with different scales.  Use     to view the zoomed[...]

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    English 28 D V D Menu Opt ions This DVD Player setup is carried out via the TV, enabling you to customize the DVD player to suit your particular requirement. Using the Languag e setup menu A Press SETUP on the remote control.  The system setup menu appears. Language Video Audio Rating Misc OSD Language : Subtitle : Audio : DVD Menu : English Aut[...]

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    English 29 D V D Menu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press  to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. Using the Video setup menu A Press SETUP on the remote control.  The system setup menu appears. Language Video Audio Misc Rating Aspect Ratio : View Mode : [...]

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    English 30 D V D Menu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press  to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. View Mode Use view mode to scale an image that  ts to the TV screens’ width and height. A In ‘Video’, press   to select { View Mode }, then pres[...]

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    English 31 Smart Picture This DVD player provides four prede ned sets of picture color settings. A In ‘Video’, press   to select { Smart Picture }, then press  . { Standard } Select this for a preset standard picture setting. { Vivid } Select this to make the picture brighter. { Cool } Select this to make the picture softer. { Perso[...]

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    English 32 D V D Menu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press  to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. Using the Audio setup menu A Press SETUP on the remote control.  The system setup menu appears. Language Video Audio Misc Rating Aspect Ratio : View Mode : [...]

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    English 33 Night Mode This mode optimizes playback of sound at low volume. High volume outputs will be softened and low volume outputs are brought upward to an audible level. A In ‘Audio’, press   to select { Night Mode }, then press  . { On } Select this to set low volume output. This feature is only available for movie discs with Dol[...]

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    English 34 TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press  to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. D V D Menu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) Using the Rating setup menu A Press SETUP on the remote control.  The system setup menu appears. Language Video Audio Misc Rating Language Video Audio Misc [...]

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    English 35 { 8. Adult } Mature Material; should be viewed only by adults due to graphic sexual material, violence or language. C Use   to select a rating level and press OK to con rm.  Select { 8 Adult } to disable parental level and allow all discs to play.  DVDs that are rated higher than the level you selected will not play unless[...]

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    English 36 Using the Misc (Miscellaneous) setup menu A Press SETUP on the remote control.  The system setup menu appears. Language Video Audio Misc Rating Language Video Audio Misc Rating Language Video Audio Misc Use Default Settings Closed Caption ˖ Off Rating B Press   to select { Misc }, then press  . C Press   to se[...]

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    English 37 D V D Menu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press  to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. Closed Caption Closed caption are data that are hidden in the video signal of some discs. Captions are different from subtitles because captions hearing are im[...]

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    English 38 Othe rs Software upgrade Periodically Philips will issue software upgrade to enhance your user experience. IMPORTANT! – Power supply must not be interrupted during upgrade! To check the current software version of this DVD player; A Press OPEN/CLOSE ç on the DVD player to open the disc tray.  The disc tray will open. B Press numeri[...]

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    English 39 Spe ci ca tions TV STANDARD (PAL/50Hz) (NTSC/60Hz) Number of lines 625 525 Playback Multistandard (PAL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE Video DAC 12 bit, 108 MHz YPbPr 0.7 Vpp ~ 75 ohm Video Output 1Vpp ~ 75 ohm VIDEO FORMAT Digital MPEG 2 for DVD,SVCD Compression MPEG 1 for VCD DVD 50Hz 60Hz Horiz. resolution 720 pixels 720 pixels Vertical re[...]

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    English 40 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Prob lem Solution WARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs,  rst check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you are unable to r[...]

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    English 41 Prob lem Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (c o n t i n u e d ) Not able to select some items in the setup/system menu. The DVD player does not start playback. Picture freezes momentarily during playback. Unable to select Progressive Scan on/ off. – Press STOP button twice before selecting the setup/system menu. – Depending on th[...]

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    English 42 Analog : Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has speci c numerical values. These jacks send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio : The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs. is 4:3, and[...]

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    English 43 Magnavox, P.O. Box 671539, Marietta, GA. 30006-0026 MAGNAVOX LIMITED WARRANTY NINETY (90) DAY WARRANTY COVERAGE: MAGNAVOX warranty obligation is limited to the terms set forth below. WHO IS COVERED: Magnavox warrants the product to the original purchaser or the person receiving the product as a gift against defects in materials and workm[...]