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D VD VIDEO PLA YER Read your Quick Star t Guide and/or User Manual first for quick tips that mak e using your Philips product more enjo yable. Register your pr oduct and get suppor t at www .philips .com/welcome DVP3142K DVP3144K DVD VIDEO PLAYER User Manual 6 Manual del usuario 44 Manual do usuário 82 01-43_dvp3142K_55_eng2.indd 1 01-43_dvp3142K_[...]
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2 Es necesario que lea cuidadosamente su instructivo de manejo. Descripción: Modelo: Alimentación: 110–127/220–240 V ; ~50–60 Hz Consumo: Importador: Philips Mexicana, S.A. de C.V . Domicilio: Av. La Palma No.6, Col. San Fernando, La Herradura Huixquilucan, Edo de Mexico C.P. 52784, Mexico Localidad y T el.: T el. 52 69 90 00 Exportador: Pa[...]
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English Español P ortuguês Index English ------------------------------------------ 6 P ortuguês --------------------------------- 82 Españ ol --------------------------------------- 44 CUIDADO! Evite o uso prolongado do aparelho com volume superior a 85 decibéis, pois isto poderá prejudicar a sua audição. • A tabela abaixo lista alguns e[...]
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English 4 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 Gen eral Inf orma tion Environmental Information All unnecessary packaging has been omitted. The packaging has been made easy to separate into two materials; cardboard (box) a[...]
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English 5 Lan gua g e C od e 01-43_dvp3142K_55_eng2.indd 5 01-43_dvp3142K_55_eng2.indd 5 2007-06-18 10:28:14 AM 2007-06-18 10:28:14 AM[...]
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English 6 Contents Ca re a nd S a fet y I nf or mat io n Se tu p ......................................................................................................................... ....................................8 Cle a nin g dis cs ..........................................................................................................[...]
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English 7 Contents Vi ewi ng th e di sc p lay ba ck i nfo rm at ion ..........................................................2 3 -24 Ti tl e/C ha pt er/ T r ack s el ec ti on ................................................................................................. ........... 23 Ti me S ea rch ..............................................[...]
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English 8 Care a nd Sa fet y Informat ion 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 p[...]
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English 9 Gen eral Inf orm atio n 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 batter[...]
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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 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 as 75 ohm or RF In,) you will need an RF modulator in order to view the DVD playback on the television. S[...]
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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 Connecting to an stereo system Receiver has a PCM, Dolb y 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 television. B Connect the COAXIAL jack of the DVD player to the corresponding Digital Audio In jack on your receiver (cable not supplied)[...]
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English 14 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 Pro d uc t O ve r v iew Fr ont and Rear Panels MIC LEVEL LEVEL STANDBY ON 2 – Turns on the player or switches to standby mode Disc Tray OPEN/CLOSE ç – Opens or closes the disc tray. Display panel ?[...]
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English 15 Product Ov er vie w (c o n t i n u e d ) Remote Contr ol DISC MENU – Enters or exits the disc contents menu – Switches on or off the playback control mode (for VCD 2.0 only) OK – Con rms an entry or selection RETURN/TITLE – To go back to previous menu/ show title menu PREV í – Skips to the previous title/ chapter/ track [...]
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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 ogr essive Scan featur e (for Progressive Scan TV only) The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per seconds than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system). With nearly double the number of lines, progressive scan offers higher picture resolution and qual[...]
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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 W 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 sys[...]
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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. You can also hold down the STOP button on the remote control to open and close the disc tray. D Place a[...]
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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 a c k Fe a t ur e s (c o n t i n u e d ) Operations for video pla yback (D VD/VCD/SVCD) Using the Disc Menu Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen once you load in the di[...]
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English 23 Play b a c k Fe a t ur e s (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. Viewing the disc pla yback information You can view the disc information (such as current title/chapter/track number, total playing time or remainin[...]
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English 24 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 the start and end of the segment you want. A When ‘Repeat’ information appears on the TV screen, press W X to highlight {Rep Off}. B Press OK to choose your starting point ‘A’. C P[...]
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English 25 Play b a c k Fe a t ur e s (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 D VD Featur es Pla ying a Title A Press DISC MENU . The disc title menu appears on the TV screen. B Use S T W X keys or alphanumeric key[...]
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English 26 Play b a c k Fe a t ur e s (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 a DivX ® disc This DVD player supports the DivX ® movie playback that you download from your computer onto a CD-R/RW or DVD±R/RW (see pa[...]
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English 27 Play b a c k Fe a t ur e s (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 yback selection During playback, you can; Press PREV í / NEXT ë to select the previous/next track/ le in the current folder. Press [...]
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English 28 Karaok e Opera tion s Pla ying Karaoke discs IMPORTANT! You have to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 16 ‘Finding your viewing channel’). General Operation A Connect a microphone (not supplied) to MIC on the front panel of the DVD player. B Press KARAOKE repeatedly to access Karaoke menu. ‘Karao[...]
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English 29 DV D M e n u O p t i o n s 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 : DivX Subtitle : Audio :[...]
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English 30 D VD M enu O ptions (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press W 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 : TV[...]
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English 31 D VD M enu O ptions (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press W 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 S T to select { View Mode }, then press X . [...]
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English 32 Smart Picture This DVD player provides four prede ned sets of picture color settings. A In ‘Video’, press S T to select { Smart Picture }, then press X . { 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. { Personal } [...]
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English 33 D VD M enu O ptions (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press W to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. Using the Audio setup men u A Press SETUP on the remote control. The system setup menu appears. Language Video Audio Misc Rating Aspect Ratio : View Mode : T[...]
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English 34 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 S T to select { Night Mode }, then press X . { On } Select this to set low volume output. This feature is only available for movie discs with Dolby Dig[...]
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English 35 TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press W to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. D VD M enu O ptions (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 Ra[...]
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English 36 C Use S T 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 you enter your four-digit password. (see page 36 ‘Changing the Password’) Tips: – This feature will not limit vie[...]
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English 37 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 Rating Use Default Settings DivX Registration 60 Volume B Press S T to select { Misc }, then press X . C Press S T to select an item,[...]
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English 38 TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press W to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. D VD M enu O ptions (c o n t i n u e d ) V olume Control A In ‘Misc’, press S T to select { Volume 63 }. B Use this selection to adjust the speaker’s volume that best suits your personal preferenc[...]
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English 39 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 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. Unable to play DivX ® movies. No sound during DivX ® movies playback. An DivX ® movi[...]
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English 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 YPbPr 0.7 Vpp ~ 75 ohm Video Output 1Vpp ~ 75 ohm VIDEO FORMAT Digital MPEG 2 for DVD,SVCD Compression MPEG 1 for VCD DivX ® DVD 50Hz 60Hz Horiz. resolution 720 pixels 720 pixels Ve[...]
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English 43 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[...]