Philips DVP5120KX manual

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    D VP5120K Register your product and get suppor t at www .philips.com/w elcome EN D VD Video Play er 6 ES_LA Reproductor de video D VD 42 PT_BR Aparelho de vídeo D VD 84 dvp5120k_55_eng.indd 1 2008-03-20 2:49:18 PM[...]

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    2 A VISO IMPORT ANTE Phil ips Mex ica na, S.A . de C. V . no se ha ce r esp onsa ble por daño s o des per fect os caus ado s po r: : - Malt rato, descui do o m al uso, prese ncia d e insec tos o roedore s (cuc aracha s, rat ones et c.). - Cuando el aparato no haya sido operarado de acuerdo con el instructivo del uso, fuera de los valores nominales[...]

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    3 ATTENTION! For Customer Use: Read carefully the information located at the bottom or rear of your DVD Video player and enter below the Serial No. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. DVP5120K Serial No. _______________ C A UTION Use of controls or adjustments or perf ormance of procedur es other than herein may result in hazard[...]

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    4 Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Amharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Av estan 6569 Aymara 6589 Azerhaijani 6590 Bahasa Mela yu 7783 Bashkir 6665 Belarusian 6669 Bengali 6678 Bihari 6672 Bislama 6673 Bokmål, Norwegian 7866 Bosanski 6683 Brezhoneg 6682 Bulgarian 6671 Burmese 7789 Castellano, Español 6983 Catalán 6765 Cham[...]

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    5 This product incorporates cop yright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macr ovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright pr otec- tion technology must be authorized by Macro vi- sion Corporation, and is intended for home and other [...]

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    English 6 T able of content s Ge ne r al Ge ne r al I nf or ma t io n ........................................................................................................ 8 Se tu p p rec au t io ns ................................................................................................................................................. 8 [...]

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    English 7 T ab le of contents Us in g Di sp lay m en u op t io ns .................................................................................................................... 23 -24 Se le c ti ng t i tl e/c ha pt er/ t r ack .....................................................................................................................[...]

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    English 8 Gener al I nformation WARNING! This unit does not contain any user- serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to qualied personnel. Setup precautions 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 equipment that [...]

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    English 9 Y our D V D Pla y er a STANDBY-ON – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. b Disc tray c OPEN/CLOSE ç – Opens/closes the disc tray. d Display panel – Shows information about the current status of the unit. e IR Sensor – Point the remote control towards this sensor. f PLAY – Starts playback. g PAUSE – Pauses p[...]

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    English 10 Remote Control a 2 (Standby-On) – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. b ç (Open/Close) – Opens/closes the disc tray. Opens/closes the disc tray. c DISPLAY – Displays the current status or disc information. d      –  : Cursor buttons for moving up/ down or press up/down for a slow backwar[...]

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    English 11 Remote Control ( cont inu ed ) j DISC MENU – Enters or exits disc contents menu. – For VCD 2.0 and SVCD, turns on or off the playback control mode. k OK – Conrms an entry or selection. l RETURN/TITLE – Returns to the previous menu or shows title menu. m u (Play/Pause) – Starts or pauses playback. n % (Mute) – Mutes or rest[...]

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    English 12 Remote Control ( cont inu ed ) Using the remote contr ol 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. Note: Never place any objects between the remote con[...]

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    English 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 Connect the component [...]

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    English 14 Step 2: Connecting the po w er cor d 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. Ba sic Connect ions ( c ont in ued[...]

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    English 15 Connecting to an Analog Stereo 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 AUDIO OUT L/R jacks on this unit to the audio input jacks (red/white) on your connecting device. Leave the yellow vi[...]

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    English 16 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’s remote control until you see the Video In channel.  You m[...]

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    English 17 Subtitle , Audio and D VD Menu languag e 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  . C Use  keys to sel[...]

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    English 18 Get t ing Star ted ( cont in ued ) Setting up Pr ogr essive 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. Before yo[...]

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    English 19 Pla yable discs Thi s u nit pl ays : – 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 14 characters di[...]

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    English 20 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 tray. Doing so may cause the unit to malfunction. Pla ying a disc A Press 2 to turn on this unit. B Turn on the TV to the corr[...]

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    English 21 Disc O perat ions ( cont inu ed ) Helpful Hints: – For video disc, playback always resumes from the point where it was last stopped. To start playback from the beginning, press . while the message ‘Play from start, press [PREV]’ is displayed. – Screen saver starts automatically if playback is stopped for about 5 minutes. – The [...]

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    English 22 Changing sound track languag e This operation works only on DVDs with multiple sound track languages, or VCDs/ SVCDs with multiple audio channels. For DVD l Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio languages. For VCD/SVCD l Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio channels provided by the disc. Changing subtitle l[...]

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    English 23 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. DISPLA Y OK A During playback, press DISPLAY repeatedly on the remote control.  The available disc information appears on t[...]

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    English 24 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 symbol . C Press OK repeatedly to switch between d[...]

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    English 25 Disc O perat ions ( cont inu ed ) 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. l Load a photo CD (Kodak Picture CD/ JPEG).  The pi ctu re men u app ear s o n t he TV. Pre ss u t o sta rt th e s lid e- sho w p la[...]

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    English 26 Disc O perat ions ( cont inu ed ) 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 [...]

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    English 27 Pla ying a Karaoke disc Before you start... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. Press AV, VIDEO, SELECT or ° button on your TV’s remote control until you see the blue DVD background. MIC LEVEL A Connect microphone(s) (supplied) to the MIC1 or MIC2 jack on the front panel of this unit. B Load a karaoke disc. l  If the d[...]

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    English 28 Accessing the setup menu You can change the settings in this unit to suit your particular requirements. SETUP OK A Press SETUP on the remote control.  The setup menu appears. B Use    keys to select one of the setup menu options and press  . C Use  keys to select a setup option and press  to access. D Use  [...]

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    English 29 Set up Me nu Option s ( c ont inu ed ) Languag e Menu (underlined options ar e the factory default settings) Select the menu language for this unit’s on-screen display. Select the preferred subtitle language for DVDs playback. Select the preferred audio language for DVDs playback with multiple sound tracks. Select the preferred dvd men[...]

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    English 30 Video Menu (underlined options ar e the factory default settings) Set up Me nu Option s ( c ont inu ed ) Aspect Ratio View Mode TV System 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 a[...]

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    English 31 Video Menu (underlined options ar e the factory default settings) Set up Me nu Option s ( c ont inu ed ) Video Out Before enabling the progressive scan feature, you must 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[...]

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    English 32 Audio Menu (underlined options ar e the factory default settings) Set up Me nu Option s ( c ont inu ed ) This setting is only required if you have connected the audio output of this unit to an amplier/receiver using the digital output jack. { Off } – Disable digital audio output. Select this if you are using the analog audio jacks t[...]

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    English 33 Rating Menu (underlined options ar e the factory default settings) Set up Me nu Option s ( c ont inu ed ) Parental Control This setting allows you to control the playback of certain disc through a rating level. It works only on the DVDs with parental level assigned to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. 1) Use the numeric[...]

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    English 34 This setting enables you to reset all the options and settings to the factory defaults, with exception of your password for 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rm. This setting allows [...]

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    English 35 Sof t ware u pgrade Installing the latest software Philips provides software upgrades to make sure that this unit is compatible with the newest formats. To check the updates, compare the current software version of this unit with the latest software version available at the Philips website. A Press ç to open the disc tray. B Press numer[...]

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    English 36 T roubles hooting – Press STANDBY-ON on the unit to turn on the power. – Ensure that the AC outlet has 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 unti[...]

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    English 37 T roubles hooting ( con ti nue d ) No sound or distorted sound. The remote contr ol does not function properl y . The unit does not start pla yback. Th e b u tt ons o n t he un it do no t w o rk . The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be chang ed e ven though y ou hav e set the TV displa y . – Check the audio connections to the connect[...]

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    English 38 T roubles hooting ( con ti nue d ) Cannot activate some featur es such as Angles, Subtitles, or multi-languag e Audio . Not able to select some items in the setup/system menu. Picture fr eez es momentarily during pla yback. Unable to select Pr ogr essiv e Scan on/off. – The features may not be available on the DVD. – Changing the lan[...]

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    English 39 Spec ic ations TV STANDARD (P AL / 50 H z) (N TS C/ 6 0H z) 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 pix[...]

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    English 40 Gloss ar 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 ratio [...]

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    English 41 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: The longest section of a movie or music[...]