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    1 8239 300 32891 DVD Video Home Theatre System MX2500D/78 User manual Visit us at www.p4c.philips.com for service support 001-035-MX2500D-78-Eng2 7/20/04, 3:11 PM 1[...]

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    8239 300 32891 2 México Es necesario que lea cuidadosamente su instructivo de manejo . No abrir, riesgo de choque eléctrico Verifique que el voltaje de alimentación sea el requerido para su aparato ATENCIÓN Para evitar el riesgo de choque eléctrico, no quite la tapa. En caso de requerir servicio, dirijase al personal calificado. PRECAUCIÓN - [...]

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    English Español P ortuguês 3 8239 300 32891 Index English ------------------------------------------------ 8 Español --------------------------------------------- 36 P ortuguês ------------------------------------------ 68 Envir onmental information All unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. W e ha ve tried to mak e the packaging easy to sepa[...]

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    English 8239 300 32892 4 General Information Supplied accessories ............................................ 5 Care and safety inf ormation .............................. 5 Connections Step 1: Placing the speakers and subwoofer . 6 Step 2: Connecting speakers and subwoofer 7 Step 3: Connecting TV ....................................... 8 Using Co[...]

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    English 5 8239 300 32892 General Information Composite video cable (yello w) Audio cable (white, red) FM wire antenna MW loop antenna Remote Control and two AA batteries (12nc: 3139 228 04481) A C power cor d DVD MENU Supplied accessories Care and saf ety information Av oid high temperatures, moisture, water and dust – Do not expose the system, b[...]

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    English 8239 300 32892 6 Connections Step 1: P la ci ng the speak ers and subwoof er Centre speak er Front Speak er (Left) Front Speak er (Right) Rear Speaker (Left) Rear Speaker (Right) Passive Subwoof er For best possible sur round sound, all the speak ers (except subwoof er) should be placed at the same distance from the listening position. 1 Pl[...]

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    English 7 8239 300 32892 S t e p 2 : Connecting speak ers and subwoofer Connections FRONT RIGHT FRONT LEFT REAR RIGHT REAR LEFT SUBWOOFER FRONT CENTER Front Speak er (Right) Front Speak er (Left) Rear Speaker (Right) Rear Speaker (Left) Passive Subwoofer Centre Speaker Connect the supplied speaker systems using the fixed speak er cables by matching[...]

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    English 8239 300 32892 8 Connections Step 3: C onnecting TV 3 2 1 O OFER MW MW 3 2 1 OOFER IMPOR T ANT! – Y ou only need to make one video connection from the f ollo wing options, depending on the capabilities of y our TV . – Connect the D VD system dir ectly to the TV . Using Composite Video jack 1 Use the supplied composite video cable (yello[...]

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    English 9 8239 300 32892 Connections 4 3 1 2 REAR LEFT SUBWOOFER AUDIO IN R L VIDEO IN TO TV INT IN CH3 CH4 ANT IN 3 2 1 O OFER RF coaxial cable to TV IMPOR T ANT! If S-Video is used for D VD pla yback, the system’ s VIDEO OUT setting will need to be changed accordingl y . Details are on pag e 23. Using S-Video jack 1 Use an S-video cable (not su[...]

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    English 8239 300 32892 10 Connections Step 4: Connecting FM / MW antennas Step 5: C onnecting the po wer cor d 1 2 ➠ FM antenna MW antenna fix the cla w into the slot ~ AC MAINS FRONT RIGHT FRONT LEFT REAR RIGHT REAR LEFT SUBWOOFER FRONT CENTER 2 1 Pow er Outlet 1 Connect the supplied MW loop antenna to the MW jack. Place the MW loop antenna on a[...]

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    English 11 8239 300 32892 Connections (optional) Connecting a VCR or Cable / Satellite Box Connecting digital audio equipment FRONT RIGHT FRONT LEFT REAR RIGHT REAR LEFT SUBWOOFER FRONT CENTER DIGIT AL IN (for example) CD Recorder FRONT RIGHT FRONT LEFT REAR RIGHT REAR LEFT SUBWOOFER FRONT CENTER TO TV VIDEO OUT IN AUDIO S-VIDEO IN 1 2 4 3 VCR or C[...]

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    English 8239 300 32892 12 Functional Ov er view * = Press and hold the button for more than tw o seconds. 1 8 9 0 ! 7 6 5 4 3 2 Main unit and remote contr ol 1 ST ANDBY ON – Switches to standby mode or turns on the system. 2 Disc tra y 3 OPEN /CLOSE 0 (DISC mode only) – Opens / Closes the disc tray . 4 System displa y panel 5 ÉÅ PLA Y/P AUSE [...]

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    English 13 8239 300 32892 * = Press and hold the button f or more than tw o seconds. Contr ol buttons availab le on the remote onl y 8 @ # $ 7 6 5 % ^ & * $ ( ¡ ( ) ( ™ ( £ ( ≤ ( 6 ( 0 ( § ( ≥ ∞ DVD MENU @ DISC MENU – Enters disc contents menu. # SY STEM MENU (DISC mode only) – Enters or exits system setup menu. $ 1 2 3 4 – Sel[...]

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    English 8239 300 32892 14 Step 1: Inserting batteries into the remote contr ol 1 3 2 1 Open the batter y compartment. 2 Inser t two batteries type R06 or AA, following the indications ( +- ) inside the compar tment. 3 Close the cover . Using the remote contr ol to operate the system 1 Aim the remote contr ol directly at the r emote sensor (iR) on t[...]

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    English 15 8239 300 32892 Selecting the colour system that corr esponds to your TV In order for a D VD to pla y on this D VD system, the colour system of the DVD , the TV and the D VD pla yer should match. Befor e changing the TV system, determine the colour system of your TV . 1 In disc mode , press SY STEM MENU . ➜ Use the 1 2 3 4 k eys on the [...]

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    English 8239 300 32892 16 Step 3: Setting the speak ers Y ou can adjust the dela y time (centre and rear speak ers only) and volume lev el for individual speak ers. These adjustments let you optimise the sound accor ding to your surr oundings and setup. T est T one - T urning on/off If you ha ve turned on the test tone, the test signal will be auto[...]

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    English 17 8239 300 32892 Step 4: Setting languag e pref erences Y ou can select your pref erred language settings so that this D VD system will automatically switch to the language for y ou whenever y ou load a disc . If the language selected is not a vailable on the disc , the disc’ s default setting language will be used instead. The OSD (on-s[...]

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    English 8239 300 32892 18 Disc Operations IMPOR T ANT! – If the inhibit icon (or X) appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, it means the function is not availab le on the current disc or at the current time. – D VD discs and pla y ers are designed with regional r estrictions. Before pla ying a disc, mak e sure the disc is for the sam[...]

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    English 19 8239 300 32892 Disc Operations Using the Disc Menu Depending on the disc, a menu ma y appear on the TV screen once y ou load in the disc . T o select a playback f eature or item ● Use the 1 2 3 4 k eys or numeric ke ypad (0-9) on the remote, then press OK to star t pla yback. T o access the menu ● Press DISC MENU on the remote. F or [...]

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    English 8239 300 32892 20 Disc Operations Selecting various repeat functions Repeat pla y mode ● While pla ying a disc, press REPEA T to select various repeat mode. ➜ " REPEA T ” icon will appear on the displa y , except REPEA T OFF mode . D VD CHAPTER REPEA T ON ™ TITLE REPEA T ON ™ REPEA T -OFF VCD/SVCD/CD REPEA T -ONE (repeat the [...]

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    English 21 8239 300 32892 Disc Operations Using the menu bar to pro gramme IMPOR T ANT! Y ou ha ve to turn on y our TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 14 “ Setting the TV ” ). 1 Stop playback, then press SY STEM MENU . ➜ The menu bar will appear acr oss the top of the TV screen. 2 Press 1 2 to select and press 4 to enter th[...]

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    English 8239 300 32892 22 D VD Setup Menu Options Using the menu bar Y ou can continue a number of operations directly via the m ultiple menu bars on the TV screen without inter rupting the disc pla yback. The exception is when you enter (SETUP MENU), after which the pla yback will pause. DVD MENU , 1 In disc mode, press SY STEM MENU . ➜ The menu[...]

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    English 23 8239 300 32892 D VD Setup Menu Options Using the Setup Menu This D VD setup is carried out via the TV , enabling you to customise the D VD system to suit your particular requir ements. DVD MENU , 4 1 In disc mode, press SY STEM MENU . ➜ Pla yback will pause. 2 Highlight icon and press 4 to enter the setup menu. Then press 3 4 to select[...]

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    English 8239 300 32892 24 D VD Setup Menu Options Screen Sa ver – turning on / off The screen sa ver will help to pre vent your TV displa y device fr om becoming damaged. Follow the steps of “ Using the Setup Menu ” and select : > S CR SA VER OFF ON SCREEN SAVER SETTING TV SHAPE TV SYSTEM VIDOT OUT SCR SAVER O FF Select this to disable the[...]

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    English 25 8239 300 32892 D VD Setup Menu Options Night mode – turning on/off When activated the night mode, the high volume outputs will be softened and low volume outputs will be br ought upward to an audible lev el. It is useful for watching your fa vourite action movie without disturbing others at night. This function can also be accessed via[...]

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    English 8239 300 32892 26 D VD Setup Menu Options Restricting pla yback b y Par ental Contr ol Some D VDs may ha ve a parental le vel assigned to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc . This feature lets you set a pla yback limitation level. The rating levels ar e from 1 to 8 and are countr y dependent. Y ou can prohibit the pla ying o[...]

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    English 27 8239 300 32892 D VD Setup Menu Options Changing the passwor d Y ou can change the four -digit pass word used for Parental Contr ol. Enter y our four -digit passw ord to play a pr ohibited disc or if prompted for a pass word. The default passwor d is ‘ 1234. ’ 1 In disc mode , press SY STEM MENU . ➜ Use the 1 2 3 4 k eys on the r em[...]

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    English 8239 300 32892 28 T uner Operations IMPOR T ANT! Mak e sure the FM and MW antennas are connected. T uning to radio stations 1 Press TUNER on the r emote (or press SOURCE control on fr ont panel) to select “ FM ” or “ MW ” . 2 Press and hold S / T on the remote until the fr equency indication starts to change , then r elease . ➜ Th[...]

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    English 29 8239 300 32892 Changing tuning grid (not available for all versions) In some countries, the frequency step between adjacent channels in the MW band is 9 kHz (10 kHz in some areas). The preset fr equency step in the factory is 9 kHz. IMPOR T ANT! Changing the tuning grid will erase all pre viously stored preset radio stations. ● Press a[...]

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    English 8239 300 32892 30 Sound Control IMPOR T ANT! F or proper sur round sound, mak e sure the speak ers and subwoofer are connected (see page 7). Selecting surround sound ● Press SURROUND to select multichannel surr ound or ster eo mode. ➜ The availability of the various sur r ound sound modes depends on the number of speak ers used and the [...]

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    English 31 8239 300 32892 AMPLIFIER SECTION Output power 3000 W PMPO - Front 30 W RMS 1 / channel - Rear 30 W RMS 1 / channel - Centre 30 W RMS 1 - Subwoof er 50W RMS Frequency Response 180 Hz – 14 kHz / ±3 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio > 60 dB (A-weighted) Input Sensitivity - AUX In 400 mV - TV In 400 mV 1 8ohm, 1 kHz, 10% THD TUNER SECTION T uni[...]

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    English 8239 300 32892 32 W ARNING Under no circumstances should y ou tr y to repair the system yourself, as this will in validate the warranty . 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 are unab le to remedy a pr oblem b y foll[...]

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    English 33 8239 300 32892 T roub leshooting Prob lem Solution – Insert a readable disc with the pla yback side facing down. The D VD+R/CD-R must be finalised. – Check the disc type , colour system and region code. – Check for any scratches or smudges on the disc. – Press SYSTEM SETUP to turn off the setup menu scr een. – Y ou may need to [...]

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    English 8239 300 32892 34 Analo gue: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue 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 display ed image. The horizontal vs. ver tical ratio of conv entio[...]

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    English 35 8239 300 32892 Glossar y S-Video: Pr oduces a clear picture by sending separate signals for the luminance and the colour . Y ou can use S-Video only if your TV has an S-Video In jack. Sampling F r equency: Fr equency of sampling data when analogue data is conv erted to digital data Sampling frequency n umerically repr esents how many tim[...]

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    MW FRONT RIGHT FRONT LEFT REAR RIGHT REAR LEFT SUBWOOFER FRONT CENTER MX2500D Q UICK USE GUIDE FR ONT L REAR R REAR L CENTER MW loop antenna FM antenna Composite video cable 12nc : 8239 300 32901 FR ONT R Passiv e Subwoof er D Helpful Hints T o obtain a better picture quality effect, you can choose to connect an extra video connection if your TV ha[...]

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    1 4 5 4 C H A N N E L 3 2 3 1 ALL ALL Detailed pla yback features and additional functions ar e described in the accompan ying o wner’ s man ual. Pla ying a disc 1 Press DISC on the r emote control. Y ou can also press the SOURCE button on the front panel until “DISC” appear s on the display panel. 2 T urn on the TV and select the correct Vid[...]