Philips DVP642/37 manual

1 DVD Video Player DVP642/37 User manual Thank you for choosing Philips . Need help fast? Read your Quick-Use Guide and/or Owner’s Manual first for quick tips that make using your Philips product more enjoyable. If you have read your instructions and still need assistance, you may access our online help at www .p4c .philips .com or call 1-800-531[...]

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 Product Registr ation Card at once to ensure: Return y our Product Registration Car d toda y to get the v er y most fr om your pur chase . Know these safety symbols *Pr oof of Pur chase Returning[...]

3 1. Read these instructions. 2. Ke ep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block an y ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er´s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sour ces such as radiator s, he[...]

4 Canada English: This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital a pparatus as set out in the Radio Interfer ence Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. F rançais: Cet appar eil numérique n'emet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appar ei[...]

5 ‘CONSUMERS SHOULD NO TE THA T NO T ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULL Y COMP A TIBLE WITH THIS PR ODUCT AND MA Y C AUSE AR TIF ACTS TO BE DISPLA YED IN THE PICTURE. IN CASE OF 525 OR 625 PR OGRESSIVE SC AN PICTURE PR OBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THA T THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION T O THE ‘ST AND ARD DEFINITION’ OUTPUT . IF THERE AR[...]

6 General Information LASER T ype Semiconductor laser GaAlAs Wa ve length 650 nm (D VD) 780 nm (VCD/CD) Output P ower 7 mW (D VD) 10 mW (VCD/CD) Beam divergence 60 degree F or Customer Use: Read carefully the inf ormation located at the rear of y our DVD Pla y er and enter below the Serial No . Retain this information for futur e reference. Model N[...]

English F rançais Español 7 F rançais ------------------------------------ 40 Español ------------------------------------ 74 English --------------------------------------- 8 Index[...]

English 8 General Information Supplied accessories ....................................... 9 Care and saf ety information .......................... 9 Connections Connecting TV .......................................... 10-12 Using Composite Video jack (CVBS) ....... 10 Using S-Video jack ........................................ 10 Using Component [...]

English 9 Care and saf ety information ● Po w er consumption – When the system is switched to Standby mode, it is still consuming power . To disconnect the system from the po wer supply completely , remov e the AC po wer plug from the wall jack. Supplied accessories Remote Control and two AA batteries Audio cable (white, red) Video cable (yello[...]

English 10 Connections Connecting TV L R AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT Pr Pb Y DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL OPTICAL AUDIO IN Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN IN IN 2 1 IMPOR T ANT! –Y ou only need to mak e one video connection from the f ollowing options, depending on the [...]

English 11 Connections L R AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT Pr Pb Y DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL AUDIO IN V (Pr/Cr) U (Pb/Cb) Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN V (Pr/Cr) U (Pb/Cb) Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 1 IN IN IMPOR T ANT! – Component Video pr ovides higher picture quality . This option mu st be available on y o[...]

English 12 Connections Using an accessor y RF modulator (cont’ d) 3 Use an RF coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect ANTENNA OUT or T O TV jack of the RF modulator to the ANTENNA IN jack on the TV . 4 Connect the Antenna or Cable TV ser vice signal to the ANTENNA IN or RF IN jack on the RF modulator . (It ma y hav e been connected to your TV pre[...]

English 13 Stereo has Dolb y Pro Logic or Right / Left Audio In jacks 1 Select one of the video connections to y our TV (CVBS VIDEO IN, S-VIDEO IN, or COMPONENT VIDEO IN) depending on the options a vailable on your TV . 2 Use the audio cables (white/red) to connect A UDIO OUT (L/R) jacks of the D VD Pla yer to the corresponding A UDIO IN jacks on t[...]

English 14 Functional Ov er vie w Fr ont and Rear P anels OPTICAL (Digital audio out) – Connect to the optical AUDIO input of a digital audio equipment CO AXIAL (Digital audio out) – Connect to the coaxial AUDIO input of a digital audio equipment YPbPr – Connect to YPbPr input of a TV ST ANDBY -ON B –T o switch the D VD Pla yer to Standby m[...]

English 15 Functional Ov er view Remote Control PREVIEW MUTE RETURN / TITLE – T o go back to pre vious menu / show title menu DISC MENU – Enters the disc contents menu – Switches on or off the pla yback contr ol mode (for VCD v ersion 2.0 only) 1 2 3 4 – Selects an item in the menu/ fast forward/backwar d, slow f orward/ backward OK – Ack[...]

English 16 Getting Star ted Step 1: Inser ting batteries into the Remote Control 1 3 2 1 Open the batter y compartment. 2 Insert two batteries type R06 or AA, f ollowing the indications ( +- ) inside the compartment. 3 Replace the cov er . Using the Remote Control to operate the Pla yer 1 Aim the Remote Control dir ectly at the r emote sensor (iR) [...]

English 17 Selecting the color system that corresponds to y our TV This D VD Pla yer is compatible with both NTSC and P AL. In order for a D VD to pla y on this Play er , the color system of the Disc, the TV and the D VD Pla yer should match. 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 4 3 to select ‘Video Setup Page’. 3 Enter its submenu by pr essing OK . [...]

English 18 Step 3: Setting language pref erences Y ou can select your pr eferred language settings.This D VD Pla yer will automatically switch to the language f or y ou whene ver you load a disc. If the language selected is not a vailable on the disc, the disc’ s default language will be used instead. The OSD (on-screen displa y) language for the[...]

English 19 Disc Operations IMPOR T ANT! – Depending on the D VD or VIDEO CD , some operations may be differ ent or restricted. – Do not push on the disc tra y or put any objects other than discs in the disc tra y . Doing so may cause the disc pla yer to malfunction. Pla yable Discs Y our D VD Pla y er will play: – Digital Video Discs (D VDs) [...]

English 20 IMPOR T ANT! If the inhibit icon appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, the function is not a vailable on the current disc or at the curr ent time . Pla ying discs 1 Connect the pow er cords of the D VD Pla yer and TV (and any optional stereo or r eceiv er) to a power outlet. 2 T urn on the TV and set it to the correct Video [...]

English 21 Repeat (D VD/VCD/CD/MP3) Y ou can pla y a chapter , track, title or entire disc r epeatedly . ● Press REPEA T continuously to choose a Repeat mode during pla yback. ➜ DV D ‘ CHAPTER REPEA T ON / TITLE REPEA T ON / REPEA T OFF ’ . ➜ VCD / CD ‘ REP - ONE / REP - ALL / REPEA T OFF ’ . F or VCD2.0, SVCD discs: – Not available[...]

English 22 Disc Operations Searching (D VD/VCD/SVCD/CD/MP3) ● Press 1 or 2 r epeatedly to select fast rev erse (FR) search or fast forwar d (FF) search. ➜ D VD / MP3 FRx2 → FRx4 → FRx6 → FRx8 → PLA Y FFx2 → FFx4 → FFx6 → FFx8 → PLA Y ➜ VCD / SVCD / CD FRx1 → FRx2 → FRx3 → FRx4 → PLA Y FFx1 → FFx2 → FFx3 → FFx4 ?[...]

English 23 Disc Operations Special D VD Featur es Pla ying a Title 1 Press RETURN/TITLE . ➜ The disc title menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Use 341 2 or the n umeric ke ypad (0-9) to select a pla y option. 3 Press OK to confirm. Camera Angle ● Press ANGLE r epeatedly to select a differ ent desire angle. Multiple angles or perspectives ar e not [...]

English 24 Disc Operations 3. TRA CK Divide a single track into nine segments by regular inter vals and displa y them on one page to help you pr eview the selected track. 1 Press 3 on the n umerical key pad. ➜ Nine segments of the track will pre view on the TV screen. 2 To select other tracks, press S or T . 3 Use the numerical k ey pad to choose[...]

English 25 Disc Operations Special MP3/JPEG/DivX featur es IMPOR T ANT! Y ou ha ve to turn on your TV and set it to the correct Video In channel. (See page 16 “Setting up the TV”). Pre view This shows the content of the curr ent folder or the whole disc. 1 While pla y is stopped, press PREVIEW . ➜ Thumbnails of nine pictures a ppear on the TV[...]

English 26 Basic Operations 1 Press SY STEM MENU when pla y is stopped to enter the Setup Menu. 2 Press OK to enter the next le vel submenu or confirm your selection. 3 Press 1 2 to enter the submenu or r eturn to the pr evious menu. 4 Press 34 to highlight the desired menu. 5 Press SY STEM MENU to quit the setup menu. ➜ The settings will be stor[...]

English 27 D VD Menu Options Disc Lock (D VD/VCD/CD) - - GENERAL SETUP P AGE - - SCREEN SA VER SMART POWER DISC LOCK PROGRAM LOCK UNLOCK MAIN P AGE OSD LANGUAGE DivX(R) VOD 1 Press 34 to highlight ‘Disc Lock’. 2 Enter its submenu by pr essing 2 . 3 Press 34 to choose a setting. ➜ Lock : Select this option and the play er will lock the current[...]

English 28 D VD Menu Options Audio Setup Menu The options in the Audio Setup menu are: ‘Downmix’, ‘Digital Output’, ‘LPCM Output’, ‘Sound Mode’, ‘Rev erb Mode’ and ‘D .R.C . (Dynamic Range Control)’. 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 3 4 to select the ‘Audio Setup’ page . 3 Press OK to confirm. Do wnmix - - AUDIO SETUP PAGE[...]

English 29 D VD Menu Options Sound Mode The digital sound effect allows y ou to select from various pr e-set modes that control the fr equency bands of optimized certain musical styles. It enhances the excitement and enjoyment of y our fa vorite music. - - AUDIO SETUP PAGE - - DIGIT AL OUTPUT LPCM OUTPUT SOUND MODE REVERB MODE NONE ROCK MAIN P AGE [...]

English 30 D VD Menu Options Video Setup Menu The options in the Video Setup menu ar e: ‘TV Standard’, ‘TV Display’, ‘Closed Captions’, ‘Video Output’, ‘Progressiv e’ and ‘Smart Picture’. 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 3 4 to select ‘Video Setup’ page . 3 Press OK to confirm. D .R.C (Dynamic Rang e Control) High volume o[...]

English 31 D VD Menu Options Video Output Choose the type of video output that matches the connection of the D VD Pla yer to your TV . - - VIDEO SETUP P AGE - - TV ST ANDARD TV DISPLA Y CLOSED CAPTIONS VIDEO OUTPUT PROGRESSIVE SMART PICTURE MAIN P AGE S-VIDEO YPbPr 1 Press 34 to highlight ‘Video Output’. 2 Enter its submenu by pr essing 2 . 3 P[...]

English 32 Smart Picture In this menu, you can choose an ideal predefined pictur e setting. - - VIDEO SETUP P AGE - - TV ST ANDARD TV DISPLA Y CLOSED CAPTIONS VIDEO OUTPUT PROGRESSIVE SMART PICTURE MAIN P AGE ST ANDARD BRIGHT SOFT PERSONAL 1 Press 34 to highlight ‘Smart Picture’. 2 Enter its submenu by pr essing 2 . 3 Press 34 to choose a setti[...]

English 33 D VD Menu Options Par ental Some D VDs ma y hav e a parental lev el assigned to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc . This feature lets you set a pla yback limitation lev el. The rating lev els are from 1 to 8 and ar e countr y dependent. Y ou can pr ohibit the pla ying of cer tain discs that ar e not suitable for y our ch[...]

English 34 Default Setting the ‘Default’ function will reset all options to the factor y defaults. Y our personal settings will be erased. - - PREFERENCE SETUP P AGE - - SUBTITLE DISC MENU PA R ENT AL PA S S WO R D RESET DEFAUL T AUDIO MP3/JPEG NA V 1 Press 34 to highlight ‘Default’. 2 Highlight RESET by pressing 2 . 3 Press OK , then press[...]

English 35 TV ST AND ARD (P AL/50Hz) (NTSC/60Hz) Number of lines 625 525 Pla yback Multistandard (P AL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE CVBS 1Vpp — 75 ohm YPbPr 0.7 Vpp — 75 ohm VIDEO FORMA T Digital Compression MPEG 2 for D VD ,SVCD MPEG 1 for VCD MPEG-4 DV D 50Hz 60Hz Horiz. resolution 720 pixels 720 pixels Ve r tical resolution 576 lines 480 lines VC[...]

English 36 W ARNING Under no circumstances should y ou tr y to repair the system y ourself, as this will invalidate the war ranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below befor e taking the system for repair . If y ou ar e unable to remedy a pr oblem by follo wing these hi[...]

English 37 Prob lem Solution The pla yer does not respond to –A im the Remote Control directly at the sensor the Remote Control on the front of the play er . – Reduce the distance to the play er . – Replace the batteries in the Remote Control. – Re-inser t the batter ies with their polar ities (+/– signs) as indicated. Buttons do not work[...]

English 38 Analog: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. These jacks send audio through tw o channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displa yed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs. is 4:3, and t[...]

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