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Thank you for choosing Philips. Need help fast? Read your Quick Start Guide and/or User Manual first for quick tips that make using your Philips product more enjoyable. Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome or call 1-888-PHILIPS (744-5477) while with your product (and Model / Serial number) ST OP Philips vous remercie de [...]
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2 Registering your model with PHILIPS mak es you eligible for all of the valuable benefits listed belo w , so don't miss out. Complete and return your Pr oduct Registration Car d at once , or register online at www .philips.com/welcome to ensure: Return y our Product Registration Car d or register online at www .philips.com/welcome toda y to g[...]
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3 1 . Rea d these in st ru ct i o n s . 2 . Ke e p these in st ru ct i o n s . 3 . Hee d all wa rning s . 4 . F ollo w all in st ru ct i o n s . 5 . Do n ot u se th i s a pp a r at u s n ea r wate r. 6 . Clea n o n ly w i th dr y cloth . 7 . Do n ot b lock a n y ve n t i lat i o n o p e ning s . I n stall in acco rd a n ce w i th the m a nuf act ur[...]
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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. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Français: Cet appareil numérique n’emet pas de bruits radioél[...]
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5 English ------------------------------------ 6 Français ---------------------------------- 44 Español ---------------------------------- 82 Index NO TE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de vice , pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro vide reasonable pr otec[...]
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E ng l i sh 6 T a ble of content s Gene ral Ge ne r al I nf or ma t io n ........................................................................................................ 8 Se t up p rec au t io ns .................................................................................................................................................[...]
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E ng l i sh 7 T a ble of content s Us in g Di sp lay m en u op t ion s .................................................................................................................... 2 5 -26 Se le c ti ng t i tl e/c ha pe r/t r ac k ................................................................................................................[...]
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E ng l i sh 8 Gen eral In fo rmati on WARNING! This unit does not contain any user- serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to quali ed personnel. Setup pr ecautions Finding a suitable location – Place this unit on a at, hard and stable surface. Never place the unit on a carpet. – Never place this unit on top of other equipm[...]
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E ng l i sh 9 Y our D V D Pla yer a 2 (STANDBY-ON) – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. b Disc compartment c ç (OPEN/CLOSE) – Opens/closes the disc compartment. d IR Sensor – Point the remote control towards this sensor. e LED light – Lights up when disc is playing. f u (PLAY/PAUSE) – Starts/pauses playback. g Ç (ST[...]
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E ng l i sh 10 Remote Cont rol SUBTITLE ZOOM AUDIO REPEA T REPEAT A-B STOP PLA Y/P AUSE MUTE SETUP TITLE RETURN MENU DISC DISPLA Y NEXT PREV 4 3 5 6 7 8 1 2 a 2 – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. b DISPLAY – Displays the current status or disc information. c – : press up or down for a slow forward o[...]
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E ng l i sh 11 SUBTITLE ZOOM AUDIO REPEA T REPEAT A-B STOP PLA Y/P AUSE MUTE SETUP TITLE RETURN MENU DISC DISPLA Y NEXT PREV 9 16 11 12 15 13 14 10 Remote Control (c o n t i n u e d ) i DISC MENU – Enters or exits disc contents menu. – For VCD 2.0 and SVCD, switches on or off the playback control mode. j OK – Con rms an entry or selection.[...]
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E ng l i sh 12 Remote Control (c o n t i n u e d ) Using the r emote control A Open the battery compartment. B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA, following the indications ( +- ) inside the compartment. C Close the cover. D Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor (IR) on the front panel. MENU DISC DISPLAY Note: Never place any obj[...]
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E ng l i sh 13 Option 2: Using Component Video jacks (Y Pb Pr) You can connect this unit to a TV through the component video cables which provides superior picture quality. The progressive scan video quality is only available when using Y Pb Pr connection and a progressive scan TV is required. A Connect the component video cables (red/blue/green - [...]
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E ng l i sh 14 TV Antenna Option 3: Using an accessor y RF modulator Use this connection if your TV has only a single Antenna Input jack (labeled as 75 ohm or RF In). A Connect the audio/video cables (supplied) from the VIDEO AUDIO L/R jack on this unit to the video input jack (yellow) and Audio In jacks (red/white) on the RF modulator. B Connect a[...]
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E ng l i sh 15 Step 2: Connecting the po wer cord After everything is connected properly, plug the AC power cord into the power outlet. Never make or change any connections with the power turned on. Helpful Hint: – Refer to the type plate at the rear or bottom of the product for identi cation and supply ratings. Bas ic Connections (c o n t i n[...]
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E ng l i sh 16 Connecting to an Analog Ster eo System You can connect this unit to a two channel stereo system (e.g. mini system, analog receiver) in order to enjoy stereo sound output. A Connect the audio/video cables (supplied) from the VIDEO AUDIO L/R jack on this unit to the Audio In jacks (red/white) on your connecting device. Leave the yellow[...]
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E ng l i sh 17 Finding the corr ect viewing channel A Press 2 to turn on this unit. B Turn on the TV and switch it to the correct video-in channel. You should see the blue DVD background screen. You may go to the lowest channel on your TV, then press the Channel Down button on your TV remote control until you see the Video In channel. You m[...]
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E ng l i sh 18 Subtitle, Audio and Menu language for D VD playback You can select your preferred language settings for DVD playback. If the selected language is not available on the disc, the disc’s default language is used instead. A Press SETUP on the remote control. B Move to { Language } in the menu and press . Language Video Audio Rating[...]
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E ng l i sh 19 Get ting Sta r ted (c o n t i n u e d ) Setting up Pr ogr essiv e Scan featur e (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 quality.[...]
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E ng l i sh 20 Pla yable discs This unit plays: – Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs) – Video CDs (VCDs) – Super Video CDs (SVCDs) – Finalized DVD Recordable (DVD±R), DVD Rewritable (DVD±RW) – Audio Compact Discs (CDs) – MP3/ WMA discs – The le extension has to be ‘.mp3’, ‘.wma’ – JPEG/ISO format – Maximum 15 characters d[...]
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E ng l i sh 21 Notes: – If the inhibit icon appears on the TV when a button is pressed, it means the function is not available on the current disc or at the current time. – Never put any objects other than discs in the disc compartment. Doing so may cause the disc player to malfunction. Pla ying a disc A Press 2 to turn on this unit. B Turn on [...]
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E ng l i sh 22 Disc Oper ations (c o n t i n u e d ) Helpful Hints: – This unit has resume playback ability (for certain type of disc). In this case, if you want to playback from the beginning, press PREV í while the message ‘Play from start, press [ PREV ]’ appears on the TV. – This is a power-saving feature, this unit automatically switc[...]
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E ng l i sh 23 Repeating a speci c segment (A-B) You can repeat the playback of a speci c segment within a title/chapter/track. To do this, you must mark the start and end of the segment you want. A During playback, press REPEAT A-B at the point where you want the repeat playback to begin. B Press REPEAT A-B again at the point where you want [...]
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E ng l i sh 24 Changing sound track languag e This operation works only on DVDs with multiple sound track languages, or SVCDs with multiple audio channels. For DVD Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio languages. For VCD (changing the audio channel) Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio channels provided by the[...]
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E ng l i sh 25 Using Displa y menu options This unit can display the disc playback information (for example, title or chapter number, elapsed playing time), a number of operations can be done without interrupting disc playback. STOP PLAY/P AUSE MUTE SETUP TITLE RETURN MENU DISC DISPLAY NEXT PREV DISPLA Y OK A During playback, press DISPLAY repeated[...]
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E ng l i sh 26 Disc Oper ations (c o n t i n u e d ) . Switching camera angles This option is only available on DVDs that contain sequences recorded from different camera angles. This allows you to view the picture from different angles. A Move to { Repeat/ Repeat A-B/ Angle } option in the display menu. B Use keys to select the angle symbo[...]
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E ng l i sh 27 Pla ying a JPEG photo disc (slide sho w) Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’ for details. Load a JPEG photo CD (Kodak Picture CD, JPEG). The picture menu appears on the TV. Press PLAY/PAUSE u to start the slide-show playback. Helpful Hints: – It[...]
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E ng l i sh 28 Pla ying a MP3/ WMA disc This unit can playback most of the MP3 and WMA les recorded on a recordable disc or commercial CD. Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’ for details. A Load a MP3/WMA disc. The disc reading time may exceed 30 seconds due to [...]
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E ng l i sh 29 Set up Me nu Opt ions Accessing the setup menu This unit setup is carried out via the TV, enabling you to customize it to suit your particular requirements. STOP PLAY/P AUSE MUTE SETUP TITLE RETURN MENU DISC DISPLAY NEXT PREV SETUP OK A Press SETUP on the remote control. The setup menu appears. B Use keys to select one of [...]
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E ng l i sh 30 Set up Me nu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) Languag e Menu (underlined options ar e the factor y default settings) Select the menu language for this unit’s on-screen display. See ‘Getting Started – Setting language preferences’. Select the preferred subtitle language for DVD playback. Select the preferred audio language for DV[...]
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E ng l i sh 31 Video Menu (underlined options ar e the factor y default settings) Set up Me nu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) The picture shape can be adjusted to t your TV. { 4:3 } – For a ‘wide-screen’ display with black bars on the top and bottom. { 16:9 } – For wide-screen TV (frame ratio 16:9). This setting allows you to scale the p[...]
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E ng l i sh 32 Set up Me nu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) Video Menu (underlined options ar e the factor y default settings) Ensure that your TV can accept progressive signals (a progressive scan TV is required) and that you have connected this unit to your TV using the Y Pb Pr. See ‘Getting Started - Setting up the progressive scan feature’ fo[...]
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E ng l i sh 33 Audio Menu (underlined options ar e the factor y default settings) Set up Me nu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) Digital Output Night Mode Down Sampling This setting is only required if the COAXIAL/DIGITAL OUT socket of this unit is connected to other audio/video device. { Off } – Deactivate the digital audio output. For example, if y[...]
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E ng l i sh 34 Rating Menu (underlined options ar e the factor y default settings) Set up Me nu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) Parental Control Set Password This is to prohibit viewing of discs that had exceeded the limits you set. It works only on the DVDs with parental level assigned to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. 1) Use th[...]
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E ng l i sh 35 This feature enables you to reset all the setup menu options and your personal settings to the factory defaults, except your password for the Parental Control. { Yes } – Select this to reset to factory default settings. { No } – Select this to keep the existing setting. Use keys to make a selection and press OK to con [...]
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E ng l i sh 36 Oth er F ea tur es Installing the latest softwar e Periodically Philips issue software upgrades to enhance the user experience. A Get the software version of this unit by pressing ç to open the disc compartment B Press numeric keypad ‘966’ on the remote control. Write down the le name of your current software. C Visit th[...]
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E ng l i sh 37 T rouble shooting – Press 2 on the unit to turn on the power. – Ensure that the AC outlet have power. – Disconnect the power cord from the power outlet for a few minutes. Reconnect the power cord and try to operate again as usual. – Refer to your TV manual for correct Video In channel selection. Change the TV channel until yo[...]
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E ng l i sh 38 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (c o n t i n u e d ) No sound or distorted sound. The remote contr ol does not function pr operly . The unit does not start pla yback. The buttons on the unit do not work. – Check the audio connections to the connected audio device. – Make sure that the connected audio device is turned on to the corre[...]
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E ng l i sh 39 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (c o n t i n u e d ) The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be chang ed e ven though y ou ha ve set the TV displa y . Not able to select some items in the setup/system menu. Picture fr eezes momentarily during pla yback. Unable to select Pr ogr essive Scan on/off. – The aspect ratio is xed on the DVD[...]
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E ng l i sh 40 Glo ssar y Analog audio: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound is available when you use the AUDIO LEFT/ RIGHT jacks. These red and white jacks send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the ra[...]
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E ng l i sh 41 Glo ssar y (c o n t i n u e d ) Region code: A system allowing discs to be played only in the region designated. This unit will only play discs that have compatible region codes. You can nd the region code of your unit by looking at the product label. Some discs are compatible with more than one region (or ALL regions). Title: Th[...]
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E ng l i sh 42 Spe ci cati ons TV STANDARD (PAL/50Hz) (NTSC/60Hz) Number of lines 625 525 Playback Multistandard (PAL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE Video DAC 12 bit, 108 MHz Y Pb Pr 0.7 Vpp ~ 75 ohm Video Output 1 Vpp ~ 75 ohm VIDEO FORMAT Digital MPEG 2 for DVD, SVCD Compression MPEG 1 for VCD DVD 50 Hz 60 Hz Horiz. resolution 720 pixels 720 pixels V[...]
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43 Philips, P.O. Box 671539, Marietta, GA. 30006-0026 PHILIPS LIMITED WARRANTY NINETY (90) DAY 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 per- son receiving the product as a gift against defects in materials and workmanship as [...]