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E Thank you for choosing Philips . Need help fast? Read your User’ s Manual rst for quic k tips that mak e using your Philips product mor e enjoyable. If you have read your instructions and still need assistance, you may access our online help at www .philips .com/suppor t DVP3120 /DVP3721 DVD VIDEO PLAYER 01-45_dvp3120_94_eng1.indd 1 01-45_dv[...]
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2 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 Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited [...]
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English Español P ortuguês Index English ------------------------------------------ 6 01-45_dvp3120_94_eng1.indd 3 01-45_dvp3120_94_eng1.indd 3 2007-01-29 4:44:27 PM 2007-01-29 4:44:27 PM[...]
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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 forma 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 ge Co de 01-45_dvp3120_94_eng1.indd 5 01-45_dvp3120_94_eng1.indd 5 2007-01-29 4:41:05 PM 2007-01-29 4:41:05 PM[...]
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English 6 Contents Ca re a nd S afe t y Inf orm at ion Se tu p ......................................................................................................................... ....................................8 Cle an ing d isc s ............................................................................................................[...]
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English 7 Contents Vi ewin g the d is c pl ayba ck i nfo rm ati on ................................................................. 2 4 ~2 5 Us ing t he OS D me nu ............................................................................................................................ 24 Ti tle /Ch ap te r/ T ra ck se lec ti on ................[...]
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English 8 Care a nd Safet 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 pl[...]
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English 9 Gen eral In forma tion 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 batteri[...]
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English 10 Connect ions TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Connecting to tele vision 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 com[...]
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English 11 AUDIO IN R L VIDEO IN TO TV INT IN CH3 CH4 2 1 TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Connect ions (c o n t i n u e d ) 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 orde[...]
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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 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 n[...]
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English 13 Connecting to a stereo system Connecting to a digital A V receiv er Opti onal c onne ction s TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Receiver has a PCM, Dolby Digital or MPEG decoder A Select one of the video connections (CVBS VIDEO IN or COMPONENT VIDEO IN) [...]
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English 14 Pro d uc t O ver v i ew Fr ont and Rear P anels 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. STOP – Stops playback PLAY/PAUSE u – Starts or pauses playback. IR Sensor – P[...]
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English 15 SUBTITLE ZOOM AUDIO STOP PLAY/P AUSE MUTE SETUP TITLE RETURN MENU DISC DISPLAY NEXT PREV 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 pr[...]
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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 langua ge 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) languag e Select this to change the language of this DVD player screen display menu. The menu language [...]
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English 20 Super Video CD MP3-Disc Supported formats MP3/WMA tracks – The le extensions has to be ‘.mp3’, ‘.wma’ – JPEG/ISO format – Maximum 14 characters display. – Supported bit-rate; 32 – 320 kbps (MP3) 32 – 192 kbps (WMA) JPEG pictures – The le extensions has to be ‘.JPG’ and not ‘.JPEG.’ – JPEG/ISO forma[...]
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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 ac k Fea t ure s (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 23 For JPEG In STOP mode, – Repeat One (currently playing le) – Repeat Folder (current folder) – Folder (playing all les in one folder once) – Single (currently playing le once) . In PLAY mode, – Repeat One (currently playing le) – Repeat All (all les in the selected folder) – Repeat Off (playing all le[...]
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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 For VCD/SVCD – Total Elapsed (elapsed playing time of current Disc) – Total Remain (remaining playing time of current Disc) – Single Elapsed (elapsed playing time of current Track) – Single Remain (remaining playing time of current Track) Pre view The preview function allows you to reduce the picture of 6 tracks enough to display[...]
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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 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 ure s (c o n t i n u e d ) Pla ying MP3/WMA/JPEG Picture CD This DVD player can playback MP3, WMA, JPEG and picture CD les on a personally recorded CD-R/RW disc or commercial[...]
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English 28 Play b ac k Fea t ure 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. 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 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 General setup menu A Press SETUP on the remote control. The system setup menu appears. Go to General Setup Page Disc Lock OSD Language Sleep V olume - - General Setup Page[...]
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English 30 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. 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 [...]
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English 31 Using the Audio setup menu A Press SETUP on the remote control. The system setup menu appears. Go to Audio Setup Page Analog Output Digital Audio Setup Sound Mode Night Mode - - Audio Setup Page - - B Press W X to select { Audio Setup Page }. C Press S T to select an item, then press X to access. Example: { Night Mode } The optio[...]
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English 32 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. Sound Mode The options included in Sound Mode Setup are {3D}, {Movie Mode}, {Music Mode}. A In ‘Audio Setup Page’, press S T to select { Sound Mode }, then p[...]
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English 33 Night Mode - turning on/off 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 Setup Page’, press S T to select { Night Mode }, then press X . { On } Select this to set low volume output. This feature is only available fo[...]
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English 34 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 gressive 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 35 Picture Setting This DVD player provides four prede ned sets of picture color settings. A I n ‘Video Setup Page’, press S T to select { Picture Setting }, 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 softe[...]
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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. 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 37 Rating Explanations { 1.Kid Safe } Childsafe; acceptable for viewers of all ages. { 2. G } General Audience; recommended as acceptable for viewers of all ages. { 3. PG } Parental Guidance suggested. { 4. PG – 13 } Unsuitable for children under age 13. { 5. PG – R } Parental Guidance; recommended that parents restrict children under 1[...]
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English 38 Changing the P assw ord You need to enter your six-digit password to play a prohibited disc or if prompted for a password. The same default password is used for both Parental and Disc Lock. A In ‘Preference Page’, press S T to select { Password }, then press X to select { Change }. B Press OK and the menu appears on the TV screen. Ol[...]
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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. – Press STOP button twice before selecting the setup/system menu. – Depending on th[...]
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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 DVD 50Hz 60Hz Horiz. resolution 720 pixels 720 pixels Vertical re[...]
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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[...]
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CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Meet Philips at the Internet http://www.philips.com/support SgpSL-0705/94-2 DVP3120/DVP3721 01-45_dvp3120_94_eng1.indd 45 01-45_dvp3120_94_eng1.indd 45 2007-01-29 4:41:14 PM 2007-01-29 4:41:14 PM[...]