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    Read this manual first! Congratulations on purchasing this Philips product. W eíve included ever ything you need to get started. If you have any problems, Philips Representatives can help you get the most fr om your new product b y explaining: • Hookups, • First Time Setup, and • Feature Oper ation. Do not attempt to return this product to t[...]

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    2 English General Information The region code for this set is 2. Since it is usual for D VD movies to be released at differ ent times in different regions of the world, all pla yers ha ve region codes and discs can ha ve an optional r egion code. If you load a disc of a different r egion code to your pla yer , you will see the region code notice on[...]

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    3 English Contents Introduction Envir onmental Information . . . . . . . . .4 Supplied accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Symbols Used in this Manual . . . . . . . .4 Functional Overview Fr ont Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Displa y Fr ont Panel . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4 English Thank you for pur chasing this Philips D VD/ VCR pla yer . This Owner ’ s Manual explains the basic operation of this D VD/VCR. En vir onmental Information All unnecessary packaging has been omitted. Packaging has been made easy to separate into three materials: cardboard (bo x), polystyrene foam (buffer) and poly ethylene (bags, protec[...]

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    5 English SOURCE (OUTPUT) – to select between D VD and VCR mode j PREV / i NEXT (D VD) – goes to pre vious or next chapter or track during pla yback; press and hold for three seconds f or a forward and re verse sear ch B PLA Y (D VD) – to start, pause or resume disc pla yback C ST OP (D VD) – to stop pla yback A OPEN/CLOSE – to open/close[...]

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    6 English Functional Ov er view REC – light appears during recor ding, it flashes when a recor ding is paused D VD (green light) – light appears when D VD/VCR in D VD mode. Y ou can only watch D VDs when the green D VD OUTPUT light is on. VIDEO (green light) – light appears when D VD/VCR in VCR mode. Y ou can only watch tapes when the green V[...]

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    7 English Functional Ov er view AERIAL – connect to an antenna or cable VCR (A V2 Decoder) – connect SCAR T cable from another VCR, camcoder or an audio/video source D VD/VCR (A V1 TV) – connect SCAR T cable to a TV Rear P anel Caution: Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rear panel. Electrostatic discharge ma y cause permanent da[...]

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    8 English Functional Ov er view TIMER SET – to put the D VD/VCR into standby mode for a timer recording SETUP – to access or remov e the DVD setup men u (D VD) AUDIO – to choose audio languages or sound modes (D VD) – to choose sound modes (VCR) SUBTITLE – subtitle language D VD selector (DVD) ANGLE – select D VD camera angle (DVD) SKIP[...]

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    9 English Functional Ov er view ST ANDBY -ON y – switch D VD/VCR ON or OFF REC – pr ess once to start recording or r epeatedly to start (VCR) REPEA T – repeat chapter , track, title, disc (D VD) REPEA T (A-B) – repeat a specific segment (D VD) TITLE – to displa y title menu of a disc (D VD) MODE – to set up programmed or random pla ybac[...]

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    10 English Setting Up y our D VD/VCR Basic Connections ● Please refer to the instruction books of y our TV , VCR, Stereo System or other devices as necessary to make the best connections. ● Mak e one of the following connections, depending on the capabilities of your existing equipment. The following guidelines ar e options for the best picture[...]

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    11 English Setting Up y our D VD/VCR Simplest connection using only supplied black RF coaxial cable 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from y our TV . 2 Connect the antenna or cable to the AERIAL of your D VD/VCR. 3 Connect black RF coaxial cable to the RF OUT on the rear panel of the D VD/VCR and to the ANTENNA IN on the TV . 4 Plug in the power co[...]

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    12 English Setting Up y our D VD/VCR Connecting to Optional Equipment (for D VD features) ● A digital component with a built-in MPEG 2 or Dolby Digital TM decoder allows y ou to enjoy the surr ound sound while producing the eff ect of being in a movie theater or a concert hall. ● The pla yer outputs the sur round sound signals from the DIGIT AL[...]

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    13 English a will be displa yed. Pla yable Video Cassette T apes Philips Consume Electronics r ecommends that only video cassette tapes that ha ve the VHS mark and High Quality (HQ) system is compatible with this D VD/VCR. This D VD/VCR has an Automatic Head Cleaner . Recording Pr e vention Video cassette tapes ha ve record tabs to ensure r ecordin[...]

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    14 English Setting Up y our D VD/VCR a will be displa yed. CH TUNING AUTO MANUAL MOVE a will be displa yed. MANUAL POSITION P08 CHANNEL 008 DECODER [OFF] SKIP [OFF] ● The tuner scans and memorizes all the active channels in your ar ea. After scanning, the tuner stops on the lowest memorized chan- nel. 6 Press the P +/ – buttons or numerical k e[...]

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    15 English Setting Up y our D VD/VCR 8 Press the MENU button to exit. Adding/Deleting Channels 1 Press the VCR button, then the MENU but- ton. 2 Press the PLA Y B or ST OP C button to select INITIAL, then press the FF g button. 3 Press the PLA Y B or ST OP C button to select CH TUNING, then press the FF g button. 4 Press the PLA Y B or ST OP C butt[...]

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    16 English Setting Up y our D VD/VCR Setting the Clock This D VD/VCR incorporates a 24-hour clock. The clock must be set for the Automatic Timer Recording function to operate corr ect- ly . If your D VD/VCR is fitted out with PDC and the PDC signal is a vailable in your ar ea, your D VD/VCR can get the current time fr om your local PDC br oadcast. [...]

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    17 English Setting Up y our D VD/VCR, VCR Operation Changing the Languag e If you want to change the language used on the TV screen menus, follow the steps belo w . 1 Press the VCR button, then the MENU but- ton. 2 Press the PLA Y B or ST OP C button to select INITIAL, then press the FF g button. 3 Press the PLA Y B or ST OP C button to select LANG[...]

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    18 English VCR Operation a will be displa yed. MENU TIMER SET UP INITIAL TIMER NUMBER 1 DATE -- / -- ST ART -- : -- END -- : -- CHANNEL -- SPEED -- VPS/PDC -- ● Numbers for open slots will flash on the screen. 4 ● For once-only r ecording : Press the PLA Y B or ST OP C button repeatedly until the r ele- vant month appears. ● For daily r ecord[...]

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    19 English VCR Operation Checking or Cancelling Timer Recording 1 Press the TIMER button. 2 Press the VCR button, then the MENU button. 3 Press the PLA Y B or ST OP C button to select TIMER, then press the FF g button. 4 Press the PLA Y B or ST OP C button to select programme n umber , then press the FF g button. ● The preset timer r ecording inf[...]

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    20 English VCR Operation S HO W V IEW ® Guide Channel Set First, fill in the boxes belo w: Write your local channel numbers in "VCR Channel" column, corresponding "TV -Station" and "GUIDE Channel" columns, using see your TV guide magazine or the TV listings of your local ne wspaper . Guide Channel TV -Station VCR Chan[...]

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    21 English VCR Operation ShowView No.:123456789 2 Press the numerical k ey pads button to set the S HOW V IEW n umber of the programme y ou want to recor d. Timer Recording using the S HO W V IEW System Y ou can programme the timer using the S HOW V IEW n umbers that are printed in TV guide magazine. Y ou can set sev en pro- grammes to recor d. Sho[...]

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    4 Press the DISPLA Y/ST A TUS/EXIT button to exit. a When pla yback is completed, the D VD/VCR will rewind and start pla yback again. Picture Select 1 Press the VCR button, then the MENU button. 2 Press the PLA Y B or ST OP C button to select SET UP , then press the FF g button. 3 Press the PLA Y B or ST OP C button to select PICTURE. 4 Press the F[...]

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    23 English VCR Operation Time Search 1 Press the VCR button, then the TIME SEARCH button. 2 Within 30 seconds, use the PLA Y B ,S T O P C button or the TIME SEARCH button to enter the desired length of time to skip for- ward or backward. 3 Press the FF g button or the REW h button within 30 seconds. ● The D VD/VCR will skip over the specified len[...]

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    24 English VCR Operation Special Effect Pla yback Forwar d and Reverse Sear ching 1 During pla yback, press and release the FF g or REW h button. a A fast forward or r everse picture sear ch will begin. 2 T o return to normal pla yback, press the PLA Y B button. Super High Speed Searching 1 During pla yback, press twice the FF g or REW h button. a [...]

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    25 English VCR Operation • During pla yback of the recor ded tape in Hi-Fi mode: • During reception of bilingual br oadcasts: • Reception of stereo br oadcasts: Mode Stereo L R Normal STEREO LEFT RIGHT - None - STEREO LEFT RIGHT - None - Displa y on the TV scr een Displa y on the TV scr een Displa y on the TV scr een Mode MAIN SUB MAIN SUB MA[...]

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    26 English D VD Operation Basic Pla yback ● Before begin, turn on the pow er of the TV , audio receiv er and any other equipment con- nected to the D VD/VCR. ● Mak e sure the TV and audio received (option- al) are set to the corr ect channel. 1 Press the ST ANDBY -ON button on the front panel. a “ P-ON ” will appear briefly on the displa y [...]

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    27 English D VD Operation Step by Step Pla yback 1 During pla yback, press the D VD button, then the P AUSE k button. a Pla yback will pause and sound will be muted. 2 The disc goes forwar d by one frame each time the P AUSE k button is pr essed. 3 T o exit step by step pla yback, press the PLA Y B button. Resume 1 During pla yback, press the D VD [...]

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    28 English D VD Operation Title/chapter 1 Press the D VD button, then press the SEARCH MODE/TIME SEARCH button to displa y the Title/ Chapter Search on the TV screen. 2 T o select Title/Chapter , press 3 to mov e to the desired title/chapter , then enter the title/chapter number using numerical k ey pad button. Time Sear ch 1 During pla yback, pres[...]

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    29 English D VD Operation MP3 Pla yback When a CD with MP3 files in the D VD/VCR, the MP3 menu will appear on the TV screen. 1 In stop mode, press the K or L button to select the desired Album or T rack. ● T o pla y a choosen track, press the PLA Y B or the OK button. ● T o pla y a choosen album, press the K or L button to select the desired tr[...]

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    30 English D VD Operation Subtitle Languag e The D VD/VCR allows you to select a language for subtitle during D VD disc (if available) pla yback. 1 Press the D VD button, then press the SUBTI- TLE button during pla yback. 2 Press the SUBTITLE button r epeatedly to select your desir ed subtitle language. a The a vailable languages appears on the rig[...]

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    31 English D VD Operation Par ental Level Parental Le vel allows y ou to set the rating lev el of your D VD discs. Playback will stop if the disc ’ s ratings exceed the lev el you set. 1 Press the D VD button, then press the SETUP button during pla yback is stopped. 2 Press the K or L button to select P ARENT AL, then press the OK button. 3 Enter[...]

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    32 English D VD Setup Audio Setting Choose the appr opriate Audio settings for your equipment as it only aff ect during the pla yback of D VD discs of the D VD/VCR. 1 Press the D VD button, then press the SETUP button during pla yback is stopped. 2 Press the K or L button to select A UDIO , then press the OK button. 3 Press the K or L button to cho[...]

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    33 English D VD Setup Languag e Setting Language options are not a vailable is all discs. 1 Press the D VD button, then press the SETUP button during pla yback is stopped. 2 Press the K or L button to select LAN- GUA GE, then the OK button to confirm. 3 Press the K or L button to select A UDIO , SUBTITLE, DISC MENU or PLA YER MENU , then the OK but[...]

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    34 English Specifications AUDIO PERFORMANCE D A Converter 24 bits D VD fs 96 kHz 4 Hz - 44 kHz fs 48 kHz 4 Hz - 22 kHz CD fs 44.1 kHz 20 Hz - 20 kHz Signal-Noise (1kHz) 110 dB Dynamic Range (1kHz) 94 dB Distortion and Noise (1kHz) 0.007 % CONNECTIONS SCAR T 2x Euroconnector S-Video Output Mini DIN, 4 pins Audio L+R output 2x Cinch (white/red) Digit[...]

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    35 English T r oubleshooting Solution – Check if the AC pow er cord is properly connected. – Check if the TV is switched on. – Check the video connection. – Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion ma y appear . This is not a malfunction. – Connect D VD/VCR directly to the TV . – Mak e sure the disc is compatible with the D VD/VCR[...]

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    36 English T r oubleshooting If you are unable to remedy a pr oblem b y follo wing these hints, consult your dealer or ser vice centre (HO TLINE). Solution – Pla yback will stop for mor e than 35 minutes and no button is pressed. – Mak e sure the tape has a r ecord tab. – Mak e sure the D VD/VCR is in VCR position. – Check the TV and the D [...]

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