Philips MCD183 manual

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3 5 Pl a y 18 Play a disc 18 Use the disc menu 18 Select an audio language 18 Select a subtitle language 18 Play from USB 18 Play DivX video 19 Play MP3/WMA/picture fi les 19 Play control 19 Select repeat/shuffl e play options 19 Repeat A-B (D VD/VCD/CD/MP3/ WMA) 20 Search forward/backward 20 Search by time or chapter/track number 20 Resume video[...]

4 8 Adju st volu me leve l and sou nd e f fe c t 26 Adjust volume lev el 26 Select a sound effect 26 Select a preset sound effect 26 Enhance bass 26 Select automatic loudness control 26 Mute sound 26 Listen through headphone 26 9 O t her fe ature s 27 Activate demonstr ation mode 27 Adjust br ightness of display panel 27 Set the alar m timer 27 Set[...]

5 g Do not block an y v entilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er’ s instructions. h Do not install near an y heat sour ces such as radiators, heat r egisters, sto ves, or other apparatus (including amplifi ers) that pr oduce heat. i Pr otect the power cor d from being walk ed on or pinched, particularly at plugs, con ven[...]

6 Hearing safety Listen at a moderate v olume . Using headphones at a high volume can • impair y our hear ing. This product can produce sounds in decibel r anges that may cause hear ing loss for a normal per son, even f or exposure less than a minute . The higher decibel r anges are offered f or those that may ha ve already experienced some hear [...]

7 DivX, DivX Cer tifi ed, and associated logos are tr ademar ks of DivX, Inc . and are used under license . The USB-IF Logos are tr ademar ks of Univer sal Ser ial Bus Implementer s For um, inc . This apparatus includes this label: Note The type plate is located on the bottom of the • apparatus. Notice Any changes or modifi cations made to this[...]

8 D VD region code Countries Asia P acifi c , T aiwan, Korea Austr alia, New Zealand What’ s in the box Check and identify the contents of y our package: Main unit • 2 speaker s • Subwoof er • Remote control with batter y • Composite video cable (y ellow) • P ow er cord • FM wire antenna • MP3 Link cable • User manual • Quick s[...]

9 d / Skip to the previous/next tr ack. • Skip to the previous/next title or • chapter . Select a preset r adio station. • e Disc compar tment f Headphone socket. • g MP3-LINK Jack for an external audio device . • Ov er view of the main unit a T ur n on the appar atus; switch to • standby mode. b SOURCE Select a source . • c V OL -/+ [...]

10 Ov er view of the r emote contr ol a T ur n on the appar atus; switch to • standby mode. b Sour ce selection ke ys Select a source . • x w t s q r o p u v i l j k m n c b a d h f g e h USB DIRECT USB socket. • i Open or close the disc compar tment. • j MODE Select repeat play modes. • Select shuffl e play modes. • k Remote contr ol [...]

11 l SLEEP/TIMER Set the sleep timer . • Set the alar m timer . • m SUBTITLE Select a subtitle language . • n G OTO Dur ing disc play , specify a position to • star t play . o ANGLE/PR OG Select a D VD camer a angle . • Progr am tr acks. • Progr am titles/chapter s for D VD play . • Progr am r adio stations. • p Numeric k eypad Sele[...]

12 Connect speak ers and subw oofer Note Ensure that the color s of the speaker wires and • terminals are matched. For optimal sound, use the supplied speaker s only . • Connect only speakers with impedance that is the • same or higher than the supplied speaker s. Refer to the Specifi cations section of this manual. 1 Hold down the sock et ?[...]

13 Note The progressive scan video quality is only a vailable • when a progressive scan TV is connected. If your TV does not suppor t progressive scan, you • cannot view the picture . For how to activate progressiv e scan on your TV , refer • to the TV user manual. Connect a progressive scan TV through component video for higher quality video[...]

14 Connect pow er Caution Risk of product damage! Ensure that the pow er supply • voltage corresponds to the voltage printed on the back or the under side of the unit. Before connecting the A C power cord, ensure you ha ve • completed all other connections. 1 Connect the A C pow er cord to the wall socket. Option 3: Connect through composite vi[...]

15 Set clock 1 In the standby mode, press and hold CLOCK to activate the clock setting mode . The hour digits are display ed and begin » to blink. 2 Press + V OL - to set the hour . The minute digits are displa yed and » begin to blink. 3 Press + V OL - to set the minute. 4 Press CLOCK to confi r m the clock setting. T urn on 1 Press . The unit [...]

16 Y ou ha ve connected this unit with the • TV through component video . 1 T ur n on the TV . 2 Ensure that the TV progressive scan mode is deactivated (see the TV user manual). 3 Switch the TV to the cor rect viewing channel for this unit. 4 Press DISC . 5 Press SY STEM MENU . 6 Press / to select [Video Setup Page] in the menu, then press . 7 S[...]

17 T o access or exit the menu man ually: 1 Press DISC MENU . For VCD with Pla yBack Control (PBC) f eature (v ersion 2.0 only): With the PBC feature, you can play VCD inter activel y according to the menu screen. 1 Dur ing play , press DISC MENU to enable/ disable PBC . When PBC is enabled, the men u » screen is display ed. When PBC is disabled, [...]

18 Pla y DivX video Y ou can play DivX fi les copied onto a CD-R/ R W , recordable D VD or USB device . 1 Inser t a disc or connect a USB device . 2 Select a source: For discs, press • DISC . For USB devices, press • USB . 3 Select a fi le to play and press . T o stop play , press • . T o pause or resume play , press • . T o change a subt[...]

19 Play star ts automatically at your • selected point. Resume video pla y from last stopped point Note This feature is only a vailable for D VD/VCD play . • 1 In stop mode and when the disc has not been remo ved, press . T o cancel r esume mode and stop pla y completely: 1 In stop mode , press . Pla y options Displa y pla y information 1 Dur i[...]

20 Select a camera angle Note This feature is only a vailable for D VDs recorded with • multiple camera angles. 1 Dur ing play , press ANGLE/PR OG repeatedly to select a camera angle . Pictur e view options Pr evie w pictures 1 Dur ing play , press . The thumbnails of 12 pictures are » display ed. 2 Select one of the follo wing: a picture • th[...]

21 • [On] – Enable the screen sa ver . • [Off] – Disable the screen sa ver . [DIVX (R) V OD] Display the DivX® registration code . Tip Enter this DivX registration code when you rent or • purchase video from http://vod.divx.com/. The DivX videos rented or purchased through the DivX® V OD (Video On Demand) ser vice can be play ed only on[...]

22 [TV T ype] Change this setting if the video does not appear cor rectly . By default, this setting matches the most common setting for TVs in y our countr y . • [P AL] - For TV with P AL color system. • [Auto] - For TV that is compatible with both P AL and NTSC . • [NTSC] - For TV with NTSC color system. [Audio] Select the preferred audio l[...]

23 Tip Y ou can set or change the password . • [Default] Resets all the settings of this unit to factor y default, except for the passw ord and parental settings. [Passw ord Setup] > [Passw ord Setup Page] > [Passw ord Mode] This setting allows y ou to enable/disab le the password f or parental control. If the password is enabled, when y ou[...]

24 Pr ogram radio stations manuall y Note Y ou can progr am a maximum of 20 preset radio • stations. 1 T une to a r adio station. 2 Press ANGLE/PR OG to activate progr amming. 3 Press / to allocate a number from 1 to 20 to this r adio station, then press ANGLE/PR OG to confi r m. The preset number and the frequency » of the preset station are d[...]

25 Select automatic loudness contr ol Automatic loudness control increases the treble and bass effect at lo w volume lev els (the higher the volume, the lower the treb le and bass levels). 1 T o tur n on automatic loudness control, press LOUD/DBB dur ing play until the loudness icon is display ed. T o tur n off automatic loudness • control, press[...]

26 T o deactivate the alar m timer , select » [OFF] (off) at step 6. Set the sleep timer 1 When the unit is tur ned on, press SLEEP/ TIMER repeatedly to select a set period of time (in minutes). The unit tur ns off automatically after » the set per iod of time . Connect other de vices Listen to an audio pla yer Y ou can listen to audio play er th[...]

27 For audio play er s with headphone • sockets: Connect the supplied MP3 Link cable to the MP3 LINK socket and to the headphone socket on the audio pla yer . 2 Select the MP3 Link/A UX source . 3 Star t play on the audio pla yer . Record to a digital r ecorder Y ou can record audio from this unit to a digital recorder . 1 Connect a coaxial cable[...]

28 T uner (FM) T uning Range 87.5 - 108MHz T uning gr id 50KHz Sensitivity - Mono , 26dB S/N Ratio <22 dBf Sensitivity - Stereo , 46dB S/N Ratio >43 dBf Search Selectivity >28dBf T otal Har monic Distor tion <3% Signal to Noise Ratio >55dB Speak ers Speaker Impedance 2X4ohm + 8ohm Speaker Driver 4” Sensitivity >80dB/m/W±4dB/m/W[...]

29 WMA v9 or ear lier • Director y nesting up to a maxim um • of 8 levels Number of albums/ folder s: maximum • 99 Number of tr acks/titles: maximum 999 • ID3 tag v2.0 or later • File name in Unicode UTF8 • (maximum length: 128 b ytes) Unsuppor ted formats: Empty albums: an empty album is an • album that does not contain MP3/ WMA fi [...]

30 A distor ted picture may appear during • progressive scan setup . The aspect ratio of the TV screen cannot be changed ev en though you ha ve set the TV displa y format. The aspect r atio if fi xed on the loaded • D VD disc . The aspect r atio may not be changed f or • some TV systems. No sound or poor sound Adjust the volume. • Disconne[...]

31 P oor radio reception Increase the distance between the unit and • y our TV or VCR. Fully extend the FM antenna. • Connect an outdoor FM antenna instead. • Unable to select Pr ogressiv e Scan Ensure the video output mode is set to • [Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y] . Audio or subtitle languages cannot be set The disc is not recorded with sound or • sub[...]

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