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D VD VIDEO PLA YER Thank you for choosing Philips . Need help fast? Read your User’ s Manual r st for quick tips that mak e using your Philips product mor e enjoy able . If you have read your instructions and still need assistance, you may access our online help at www .philips .com/welcome DVP3166K DVD VIDEO PLAYER 01-49_dvp3166K_93_eng2.indd[...]
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2 O: Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in all of the homogeneous materials for this part is below the limit requirement in SJ/T1 1363 – 2006. X: Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogeneous materials used for this part is above the limit requirement in SJ/T1 1363 - 2006. En[...]
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English Go to www .philips.com/welcome for software upgrade. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovisi[...]
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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 In fo rmati on Environmental Information All unnecessary packaging has been omitted. The packaging has been made easy to separate into two materials; cardboard (box) [...]
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English 5 Lan gua g e C ode 01-49_dvp3166K_93_eng2.indd 5 01-49_dvp3166K_93_eng2.indd 5 2007-03-30 3:39:09 PM 2007-03-30 3:39:09 PM[...]
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English 6 Contents Ca re a nd S afe t y Inf or mat ion Se tu p ......................................................................................................................... .............................................. 8 Cle a nin g dis cs .................................................................................................[...]
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English 7 Contents Sp ec ia l DVD Fe at ur es ............................................................................................................. 26 Pl ayi ng a Ti tl e ............................................................................................................... ....................................... 26 Ch ang ing t he [...]
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English 8 Care a nd Safet y Information 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 pla[...]
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English 9 Gen eral In fo rmati on 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 w er cord 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 a 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 Opti onal c onn ecti on s (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 a USB Flash Drive or USB mass stora ge de vice Using USB port You can only view the content of following supported USB devices through this DVD player. A Connect[...]
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English 15 Pro d uc t O ver v iew Fr ont and Rear Panels 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 – Shows information about the current status of the DVD player. USB Port – Input of the supported USB device STOP – Stops playback PLAY/PAUSE u ?[...]
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English 16 Product Ov er view (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 17 Step 1 : Inser ting 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 batteri[...]
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English 18 Get ting Star ted (c o n t i n u e d ) Step 3 : Setting up Pr ogr essive Scan f eature (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 19 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 20 Get ting Star ted (c o n t i n u e d ) Step 5 : Setting the language 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 (o[...]
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English 21 IMPORTANT! – If the inhibit icon 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 th[...]
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English 22 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 23 TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Play b ac k Fea t ur es (c o n t i n u e d ) Operations for video pla yback Using the Disc Menu Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen once you load in the disc. To select a pla[...]
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English 24 Viewing the disc pla yback information Using the OSD menu OSD menu shows the disc playback information (for example, title or chapter number, elapsed playing time, audio/ subtitle language), a number of operations can be done without interrupting disc playback. During playback, press DISPLAY on the remote control. The available d[...]
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English 25 Play b ac k Fea t ur es (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. Time Displa y Press S T to select {Time Disp.} (Time Display), then press X to access. Depending on the disc in the DVD player, the following d[...]
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English 26 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 keypad 0-9 to select a play option. C Press OK key to con rm. Changing the Audio Language For DVD Press AUDIO repeatedly to select different audio languages. Changing the Audio Channel Fo[...]
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English 27 Play b ac k Fea t ur es (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 VCD and SVCD F eature Pla yback Contr ol (PBC) For VCD with Playback Control (PBC) feature (version 2.0 only) Press DISC MENU to toggle bet[...]
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English 28 Play b ac k Fea t ur es (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. USB mass storag e de vice When connecting a USB mass storage device to the DVD player, you can enjoy the device’s stored music through the DVD player[...]
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English 29 Play b ac k Fea t ur es (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 from USB ash driv e or USB memor y card r eader You can play or view the data les (JPEG, MP3 or WMA) in the USB ash drive or USB m[...]
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English 30 Pla ying MP3/WMA/JPEG Picture CD This DVD player can playback MP3, WMA and JPEG les on a personally recorded CD-R/RW disc, commercial CD or USB device. IMPORTANT! You have to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 17 ‘Finding your viewing channel’). General Operation A Load a disc or plug in an USB dev[...]
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English 31 Play b ac k Fea t ur es (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. Zoom picture (JPEG) During playback, press ZOOM repeatedly to display the picture with different scales. Use S T W X to view the zoomed picture[...]
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English 32 Karaok e Opera tio ns Pla ying Karaoke discs IMPORTANT! You have to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 17 ‘Finding your viewing channel’). General Operation A Connect a microphone (not supplied) to MIC on the front panel of the DVD player. B Load a karaoke disc. C Press KARAOKE repeatedly to access Kar[...]
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English 33 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 General setup menu A Press SETUP on the remote control. The system setup menu appears. Disc Lock OSD Language Sleep V olume DivX(r) VOD Code General Setup Page B Press W X[...]
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English 34 Sleep Sleep function allows you to turn off the DVD player automatically after a preset time. A In ‘General Setup Page’, press S T to select { Sleep }, then press X . { 15 Mins } Turn off the DVD player after 15 minutes. { 30 Mins } Turn off the DVD player after 30 minutes. { 45 Mins } Turn off the DVD player after 45 minutes. { 60 M[...]
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English 35 D VD M enu Opt ions (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. Analog Output Digital Audio Setup Sound Mode CD Upsampling Ni[...]
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English 36 D VD M enu Opt ions (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. Digital Output Set the Digital Output according to your optional audio equipment connection. { All } Select this if the connected device has a built-in multichan[...]
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English 37 D VD M enu Opt ions (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. CD Upsampling This feature allows you to convert your music CD to a higher sampling rate using sophisticated digital signal processing for better sound quality. [...]
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English 38 D VD M enu Opt ions (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. TV T ype TV Display Progressive Picture Setting Video Setup Pa[...]
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English 39 D VD M enu Opt ions (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. Pro gressiv e In the progressive scan mode, you can enjoy the high quality picture with less ickers. It only works when you have connected the DVD player’s[...]
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English 40 D Press S T to highlight one of the following options. BRIGHTNESS Increase the value to brighten the picture or vice versa. Choose zero (0) for average setting. CONTRAST Increase the value to sharpen the picture or vice versa. Choose zero (0) to balance the contrast. TINT Increase the value to darken the picture or vice versa. Choose zer[...]
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English 41 D VD M enu Opt ions (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. Subtitle/Audio/Disc Menu These menus contains various language options for audio, subtitle and disc menu which may be recorded on the DVD. For details, see page [...]
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English 42 D VD M enu Opt ions (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. PBC You can set the PBC to {On} or {Off}. This feature is available only on SVCD or Video CD 2.0 with playback control (PBC) feature. For details, see page 27. M[...]
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English 43 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. Sound a nd V olume Controls Setting the speak er’ s channels You can adjust the delay times (center and rear only) and volume level for individual speakers. These adjustments let you optimises the sou[...]
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English 44 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 45 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 46 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 47 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 48 Why does it take so long to display the contents on my USB device? – This could be due to the large numbers of les (>500 les/folders) or size of the les (>1MB.) – There could be other non-supported les in the device that the system is trying to read/display. What if un-supported devices (e.g. USB mouse, keyboard[...]
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English 49 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[...]