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    Docking Enter tainment System D VD Kitchen Radio with dock for iP od DCD778 Thank you for choosing Philips. Need help fast? Read your Quick Star t Guide and/or User Manual first for quick tips that mak e using your Philips product more enjoy able. If you have read your instructions and still need assistance, you may access our online help at www .p[...]

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    2 . Note : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in[...]

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    3 1 ™ £ ≤ ∞ 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 0 ! @ & 7 * ) ¡ # ( $ % ^ PUSH iPod 3 pg001-pg017_DCD778_37-EngA 9/2/07, 18:50 3[...]

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    4 Return your Pr oduct Registration Card or register online at www .philips.com/usasupport today to g et the very most from y our purchase. Registering your model with PHILIPS mak es you eligible for all of the valuable benef its listed below , so don't miss out. Complete and r eturn your Product Registr ation Card at once, or register online [...]

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    5 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 pg001-pg017_DCD778_37-EngA 9/2/07, 18:50 5[...]

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    6 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 Depar tment of Comm unications. F rançais: Cet appareil numérique n'emet pas de br uits r adioélectr iques dépassant les limites applicables aux appare[...]

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    7 English Español F rançais Index English ------------------------------------------------ 8 Español --------------------------------------------- 70 F rançais -------------------------------------------- 38 CA UTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than herein may result in hazar dous radiation exposur e or oth[...]

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    English 8 Contents General Information Supplied accessories ............................................ 9 En vironmental information ................................ 9 Maintenance .......................................................... 9 Safety inf ormation ................................................ 9 Mounting the Set under a Cabinet Pr e[...]

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    English 9 This set complies with the FCC rules, Pa rt 15 and with 21 CFR 1040.10. Oper ation is subject to the following two conditions: – This device may not cause harmful interference, and – This device must accept an y interference r eceived, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Supplied accessories – DC 12V adapter ?[...]

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    English 10 Mounting the Set For full details on how to use the Mounting kit, please refer to the printed instr uctions in the Quick Start Guide and T emplate . IMPOR T ANT! –N ev er plug in the AC po wer cord to the po wer outlet before installation is completed. – Install the unit near the AC outlet and where the AC po wer plug can be easily r[...]

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    English 11 Installation Rear connections W arning: Nev er make or change connections with the mains supply s witched on. Connecting FM antenna It is unnecessar y to connect the FM pigtail antenna since it is f ixed to the main unit. ● Fully extend the FM antenna. ● Keep the FM antenna as horizontal as possible (as far awa y as possible from the[...]

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    English 12 Installation Po w er supply – The type plate is located on the bottom panel. – Mak e sure all connections have been made befor e connecting the power adapter to the w all outlet. 1 Inser t the DC plug of the supplied power adapter to the DC 12V socket on the back panel. 2 Plug the A C plug of the power adapter to the wall outlet. CA [...]

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    English 13 Installation Setting the clock The time is display ed using the 12-hour clock. 1 Check the set is switched to standb y mode . (see Basic Functions , Switch on/to standb y ) ➜ -- : -- flashes by default if the clock is not set. 2 On the set, press CLOCK on the set. ➜ The hour digits star t flashing ( AM 12 : 00 by default). 3 Hold dow[...]

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    English 14 Contr ols on the set (illustrations on page 3) Fr ont panel 1 B – switches the set on or to standby mode 2 SOURCE – selects functions: D VD (VCD , CD or MP3), TUNER, TV or A V 3 iP od – selects iP od source 4 CLOCK – activates/conf ir ms clock time setting 5 PR OG – RADIO/TV: programs preset stations/channels 6 iR (REMO TE SENS[...]

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    English 15 Remote contr ol 1 B – switches the set on or to standby mode 2 Sour ce buttons DISC /TUNER – DISC: selects disc functions: DVD , VCD, CD or MP3 – RADIO: selects tuner source iP od / A V – selects iP od source – selects the input from an external connected appliance DTV/A TV – selects Digital TV (DTV) or Analog TV (A TV) 3 REP[...]

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    English 16 Contr ols ! 0 EJECT – opens/closes the disc tray @ ERASE/ WRITE – TV: skips a programmed channel, or store a new analog TV channel. # PICTURE – toggle to select picture setting options: BRIGHT , CONTRAST , COLOR, TINT $ DISC MENU – enters or exits the disc content menu % 3 / 4 / à / á –n a vigation controls (up , down, left, [...]

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    English 17 Basic functions Switching on/ to standb y and selecting functions 1 To switch on, press B , or press SOURCE , o r iP od (or DISC/TUNER, iP od/A V , or DTV/ A TV on the remote control). ➜ The system will switch on the last selected source. 2 To select y our function, press SOURCE or iP od once or more (or DISC/TUNER, iP od/A V , or DTV/[...]

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    18 English DOCK for iP od Pla ying Apple iP od using DCD778 The set is equipped with a dock for iP od. By connecting Apple iPod dock to the set, y ou can listen to the sound of the docked pla yer through the pow erful speakers of the set, and view the iP od video (if available) through the set’ s LCD. Compatible iP od play er ● Most Apple iP od[...]

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    English 19 TV W atching TV The set can receive both Digital TV (DTV) and Analog TV (A TV). 1 Check y our TV set has been proper ly connected and placed. (see Installation, Connecting TV antenna/CA TV and Using the TV Screen ) 2 Press DTV / A TV on the remmote control to select DTV ( Digital TV ) or A TV (Analog TV) (or SOURCE on the set). ● Press[...]

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    20 English TV Menu Operation Using the TV men u This TV menu enables you to access the advanced TV features or setup options. 1 In TV mode , press SYSTEM MENU . ➜ The TV menu will appear . 2 Press 3 or 4 on the remote to select the desired men u page: Channel or Setup . 3 Press á to enter the selected menu page. 4 Press 3 or 4 on the remote to h[...]

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    English 21 TV Menu Operation Skipping TV channel 1 In the Channel page, when Erase/Write is highlighted, press á to enter its sub-menu. 2 Press à / á to select Digital TV or Analog TV y ou are in. 3 Use 4 or 3 to enter Channel and Skip section, or go back to the upper section (Digital TV and Analog TV). 4 Use à / á to select “Channel” . ?[...]

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    22 English TV Menu Operation T o Change y our V -Chip pass wor d 1 Unlock the V -Chip if locked (See “ Unlock the V -Chip ”). 2 In the V -Chip sub-menu, use 3 or 4 to highlight Chang e PIN , then press á to enter . ➜ The message “ Enter New PIN” will appear : 3 Use the Numeric K eypad (0-9) on the remote control to enter y our new 4-digi[...]

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    English 23 Radio Autostore: automatic programming Autostore automatically star ts progr amming radio stations from preset 1. Any previous presets e .g. manually programmed will be erased. ● Press and hold PROG until AUTO appear s. ➜ A vailable stations are programmed (20FM and 10 AM). ➜ After all stations are stored, the last autostore preset[...]

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    24 English Pla ying discs 1 Press SOURCE once or more to select D VD mode (or on the remote control, DISC/ TUNER ). ➜ Y ou should see the blue Philips D VD background screen on the TV . 2 Press 0 EJECT to open the disc tray . 3 Inser t a disc with the pr int side facing up and close the disc tray . 4 Playback will star t automatically (depending [...]

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    English 25 Disc Operations Selecting and sear ching Selecting a different track / cha pter F or D VD/VCD/CD: ● During playback, br iefly press ∞ / § TUNING +/- once or more until your desired track/chapter number appear s (or on the remote control, O P CH ) or Use the Numeric K eypad (0-9) on the remote control to select the track/chapter n um[...]

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    26 English Disc Operations Diff erent pla y modes: REPEA T , SHUFFLE and REPEA T A<>B REPEA T D VDs: CHAPTER : Repeats current chapter TITLE : Repeats cur rent title ALL : Repeats the entire disc Audio CDs: TRA CK: plays current track repeatedly . ALL: plays all the tracks repeatedly . MP3/JPEG: SINGLE: plays a selected file REPEA T ONE: play[...]

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    English 27 Disc Operations Pro gramming tracks/chapters Y ou can select and progr am 20 tr acks/ chapters f or playback. If you like, store any tr ack/chapter more than once . CDs/VCDs 1 Press PR OG on the remote control to activate programming mode . ➜ The progr am pop-up appear s for you to enter the desired track/chapter number s. 2 Use the na[...]

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    28 English Pla ying MP3 disc 1 In disc mode, load an MP3/WMA disc . ➜ A data disc menu appear s on the TV screen. 2 Press 3 , 4 to select an album and press ÉÅ to open it. 3 Press 3 , 4 to highlight a desired track. ● Y ou may directl y use the Numeric Ke ypad (0-9) to input a track number . 4 To star t playback, press ÉÅ . ● During playb[...]

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    English 29 D VD/VCD F eatures ZOOM Zooming allows you to enlarge or reduce the video/ JPEG image during playback. ● Press ZOOM repeatedly to z oom in and out on the pla yback video image . ➜ Image size enlarges at 2X, 3 X, 4 X or reduces at 1/2, 1/3, 1/4. For JPEG: Image size enlarges at 125%, 150%, 200% or reduces at 50%, 75%,. ● To retur n [...]

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    30 English D VD Setup Menu To na vigate setup options In the stop mode of D VD, use the remote control to select the setup options. 1 In the DISC mode , press SY STEM MENU to enter SETUP mode. 2 Press à / á to select the desired SETUP page: General Setup P age, Password Setup P age and Pr ef er ence Pa ge 3 Press 3 / 4 to highlight an option. 4 E[...]

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    English 31 D VD Setup Men u P assw or d Setup Pa ge Y ou can change the P ARENT AL password (3308 by default). To change y our passwor d 1 In P assw ord Setup Pa ge , press 4 to select P assword . 2 Press á to select Chang e . ➜ The Passw ord pop-up appear s. 3 Use Numeric K eypad (0-9) on the remote control to enter your old and new passw ords [...]

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    32 English TIMER Set the timer period to activate a beeper alar m. Setting the timer 1 On the set, press TIMER on the set to activate. ➜ Display shows TIMER and the 000 digits flashes. 2 Tu r n the TIMER control on the set counter -/ clockwise to adjust y our timer per iod (from 001 to 180 minutes.) 3 Press TIMER again (within 90 seconds) to conf[...]

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    English 33 Specifications DISC PLA YER LCD screen size ............................................... 8.5 inches Laser wav elength ................................................................... ................. (CD) 790 + 20nm /(DVD) 655+ 15nm Video system ............................................................. NTSC Video resolution ..[...]

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    34 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 fault occurs, first check the points listed below befor e taking the system for repair . If y ou ar e unable to remedy a pr oblem b y following these hi[...]

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    English 35 Tr oubleshooting Cable channels cannot be receiv ed The menu navigation of the dock ed iP od cannot be carried out through the buttons on DCD778 or its remote contr ol. The ST OP 9 and some buttons on DCD778 and its remote contr ol ha ve no function. ✔ Program your TV f or cable reception through TV men u oper ation. ✔ Make sure that[...]

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    36 English Glossar y Aspect ratio: The r atio of ver tical and horizontal sizes of a display ed image . The horizontal vs. ver tical r atio of conventional TVs. is 4:3, and that of wide-screens is 16:9. Bit Rate: The amount of data used to hold a given length of m usic; measured in kilobits per second, or kbps. Or , the speed at which you record. G[...]

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    English 37 Philips, P.O. Box 671539, Marietta, GA. 30006-0026 PHILIPS LIMITED WARRANTY ONE (1) YEAR WARRANTY COVERAGE: PHILIPS warranty obligation is limited to the terms set forth below. WHO IS COVERED: Philips warrants the product to the original purchaser or the person receiving the product as a gift against defects in materi- als and workmanshi[...]

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    English F rançais Español CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT DCD778 P HILIPS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS NOR TH AMERICA P. O. BO X 671539, Marietta, GA. 30006-0026 Meet Philips at the Internet http://www .philips.com/usasuppor t Printed In China PDCC-JH-0707 pg Back_DCD778_37 9/2/07, 19:34 62[...]