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Philips DVD941 manual

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    1 D VD Video pla yer D VD941 T oll F r ee Help Line Ligne d'assistance en service libre Linea de a yuada telefónica sin cargo 800-531-0039[...]

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    2 Kno w these safety symbols t This “bolt of lightning” indicates uninsulated material within your unit ma y cause an electrical shock. For the safety of e veryone in y our household, please do not remo ve pr oduct covering. s The “exclamation point” calls attention to featur es for which y ou should read the enclosed literature closel y to[...]

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    3 English Espa ñ ol Fran ç ais Index I NDEX English -------------------------------------------------------- 7 Français ------------------------------------------------------ 26 Español ------------------------------------------------------ 48 The region code for this set is 1. 1 Since it is usual for D VD movies to be released at different tim[...]

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    4 General Inf ormation G ENERAL I NFORMA TION W ARNING T o reduce the r isk of f ire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to r ain or moisture. CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than herein may result in hazardous r adiation exposure. The set complies with the FCC-Rules, Par t 15 and with 21 CFR 10[...]

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    5 I MPOR T ANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTION This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are , ho wev er , some installation and operation precautions which you should be par ticular l y aware of. 1. Read these instructions – All the safety and operating instr uctions should be read before the appliance is[...]

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    6 D VD VIDEO PLA YER 90 Da ys Free Labor One Y ear Exchange W arranty on Parts This pr oduct must be carried in f or r epair . LIMITED W ARRANTY WHO IS CO VERED? Y ou must hav e pr oof of pur chase to receiv e warranty service. A sales receipt or other document sho wing that you pur chased the product is considered pr oof of pur chase. WHA T IS CO [...]

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    7 English Contents Intr oduction Philips D VD-Video Introduction ------------------------- 8 Unpacking ---------------------------------------------------- 8 Remote Contr ol batter y installation -------------------- 8 Safety Inf ormation ------------------------------------------ 8 Cleaning Discs ---------------------------------------------- 8 Fu[...]

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    8 English Intr oduction Philips D VD-Video Intr oduction Y our Philips D VD-Video pla yer will pla y digital video discs conforming to the univer sal D VD-Video standard. With it, you will be ab le to enjoy full-length movies with tr ue cinema picture quality , as well as stereo or multi-channel sound (depending on the disc and your pla yback setup[...]

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    9 English Functional Ov er vie w D VD 941 DVD/VIDEO CD/CD PLAYER POWER ON/OFF HEADPHONE LEVEL MIN MAX PLAY/PAUSE STOP OPEN/CLOSE EASY JOG SOUND TRACK TITLE SCAN TIME TRACK TOT AL CHAPTER CD SHUFFLE CHAPTER TITLE TRACK V REPEA T -B A PO WER ON/OFF – switches the play er to ON or OFF ST ANDBY INDICA T OR – lights red when the play er is in Standb[...]

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    10 English Remote contr ol 2 RETURN OK 5 1 3 2 4 6 7 9 8 0 TV PLAY STOP á á SYSTEM MENU DISC MENU ON/OFF FTS REPEAT REPEAT SHUFFLE SCAN TIME BIT SEARCH RATE SLOW ZOOM A-B DVD PBC RESUME DISC / LOCK ON/OFF ON/OFF 2 É ë Å É Ç í É É É Ö i T- C + - TV P + - TV VOL SUBTITLE ANGLE TTL/CHAP AUDIO TV ON/OFF – switches TV to ON/OFF mode TV V O[...]

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    11 English COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/AC-3/DTS SUB WF SURROUND FRONT CENTER MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT SURROUND FRONT L R CVBS AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO Y C B C R VIDEO OUT 1 2 MAINS L R L R MAINS (A C) – connect to pow er source OPTICAL (Digital audio out jack) – connect to digital (optical) equipment CO AXIAL (Digital audio out jack) –[...]

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    12 English Pr eparation General notes ¶ Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are var ious ways y ou could connect the play er . ¶ Please refer to the man uals of your TV , VCR, Stereo System or other devices as necessar y to make the best connections. ¶ For better sound reproduction, connect the play er’ s audio [...]

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    13 English Note: – If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your receiver , the receiver will produce a strong, distorted sound or no sound at all. – The selected audio format of the D VD is displayed in the Status W indow when the SYSTEM MENU is activ ated or when the Audio button is pressed. – Six Channel[...]

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    14 English Menu bar/Status windo w V P er sonal Preferences W Title/T r ack X Chapter/Index Y Audio language Z Subtitle language } Angle a Zoom b Color Settings (Smar t Picture) c Video Progr am d Sound e Picture by Picture f Slow motion g Fast motion h Time search T emporar y F eedback Field icons Scan Repeat All Repeat Title Repeat T r ack Repeat[...]

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    15 English – Color settings (Y C B C R connection only) Y ou can select one of fiv e predef ined sets of color settings or def ine one set (P er sonal) your self. – P ersonal color (Y C B C R connection only) Allo ws you to f ine-tune saturation, brightness and contr ast of the selected color settings. Sound – Digital output Factor y setting:[...]

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    16 English Loading discs 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the play er to open the disc tray . 2 Load y our chosen disc in the tr a y , label side up (also when a doub le sided D VD is inser ted). 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the tray . ➜ READ appear s in the status window and on the pla y er display , and playback star ts automatically . N[...]

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    17 English Still Pictur e and F rame-b y-frame pla yback ¶ Select e ( PICTURE BY PICTURE ) in the menu bar . ¶ Use the w key to enter the picture b y picture menu. ➜ The play er will now go into P AUSE mode . ¶ Use the cur sor keys t u to select the previous or next picture frame . ¶ T o exit PICTURE BY PICTURE mode , press 2 or v . Y ou can [...]

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    18 English Zoom The Zoom function allows y ou to enlarge the video image and to mo ve through the enlarged image . ¶ Select a ( ZOOM ). ¶ Press w / v to activate the ZOOM function and select the required zoom factor : 1.33, 2 or 4. ➜ The play er will go into P ause mode . ➜ The selected zoom factor appear s belo w the Zoom icon in the menu ba[...]

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    19 English Special D VD featur es Checking the contents of D VD-Video discs: Menus D VDs may contain menus to access special features. T o use the disc menu, press the appropr iate numerical key; or , use the w , v , u , t keys to highlight y our selection, then press OK. Title menus ¶ Press DISC MENU . ➜ If the current title has a menu, the men[...]

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    20 English Mo ving to another track ¶ Press P or O briefly during playback to go to the next track or to retur n to the beginning of the current tr ack. ¶ Press O twice briefly to step back to the previous tr ack. ¶ T o go directly to any track, enter the tr ack number using the numerical keys (0-9). Shuffle ¶ Press SHUFFLE during playback. ➜[...]

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    21 English Access contr ol; child lock (D VD and VCD) Activating/deactivating the child lock 1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the f eatures menu using the w / v keys. ¶ Alternatively , you can press DISC LOCK on the remote control if the child lock has been activated. 2 Enter a 4-digit code of y our own choice. 3 Enter the[...]

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    22 English A CCESS C ONTROL Activating/Deactivating P arental Contr ol 1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the f eatures menu using the w / v keys. 2 Enter y our 4-digit code . If necessar y , enter the code a second time . 3 Mo ve to P arental Level using the w / v keys. 4 Mov e to VALUE ADJUSTMENT (1-8) using the u key . 5 T[...]

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    23 English Befor e Requesting Ser vice If it appear s that the D VD-Video player is faulty , f ir st consult this checklist. It may be that something has been ov er looked. Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the system y our self; this will invalidate the warr anty . Look for the specif ic symptom(s). Then perform only the actions [...]

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    24 English Appendix Speak er Settings 6 Channel settings F r ont speaker L (Large): When the front speaker s can reproduce low frequency signals belo w 120Hz S (Small): When the front speaker s cannot produce low frequency signals belo w 120Hz Center Speak er* L (Large): When the center speaker can reproduce low frequency signals belo w 120Hz S (Sm[...]

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    25 English Specifications PLA YBA CK SY STEM D VD-Video Video CD CD (CD-R and CD-RW) DV D+ RW OPTICAL READOUT SY STEM Laser type Semiconductor AlGaAs Numerical Aper ture 0.60 (D VD) 0.45 (VCD/CD) W av elength 650 nm (D VD) 780 nm (VCD/CD) D VD DISC FORMA T Medium Optical Disc Diameter 12cm (8cm) Playing time One lay er 2.15 h* (12cm) Dual lay er 4 [...]