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Philips PET721C/12 manual

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    Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/welcome EN User manual PET721D/C/S[...]

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    3 English EN Contents 1 Important 4 Impor tant safety instructions 4 Notice 6 2 Y o ur p or t abl e DVD pl ayer 8 Introduction 8 What’ s in the box 9 Over view of the main unit 9 3 Ge t st ar t ed 11 Charge the batter y 1 1 Connect additional equipment 1 2 4 Us e your p laye r 13 T urn on 1 3 Select OSD language 1 3 Play discs 1 3 Play options 1 [...]

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    4 1 Impor tant Important safety instructions a Read these instructions. b K eep these instructions. c Heed all warnings. d Follow all instructions. e Do not use this apparatus near water . f Clean only with dry cloth. g Do not block any v entilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. h Do not install near any h[...]

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    5 p This product ma y contain lead and mercury . Disposal of these materials ma y be regulated due to en vironmental considerations. For disposal or recycling information, please contact your local authorities or the Electronic Industries Alliance: www .eiae .org. W arning Never remov e the casing of this apparatus. • Never lubricate any par t of[...]

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    6 Do not turn up the volume so high that you can’t hear what’ s around • you. Y ou should use caution or temporar ily discontinue use in potentiall y • hazardous situations. Do not use headphones while oper ating a motorized vehicle, cycling, skateboarding, etc .; it may create a traffic hazard and is illegal in many areas. Caution Use of [...]

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    7 When you see the crossed-out wheel bin symbol attached to a product, it means the product is covered b y the European Directive 2002/96/EC: Never dispose of y our product with other household waste . Please inform your self about the local rules on the separ ate collection of electrical and electronic products. The correct disposal of your old pr[...]

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    8 2 Y our por table D VD pla y er Congratulations on your purchase , and welcome to Philips! T o fully benefit from the suppor t that Philips offers, register y our product at www .philips. com/welcome. Intr oduction Y our por table DVD pla yer pla ys digital video discs that conform to the universal DVD Video standard. With it, you can play movie[...]

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    9 What’ s in the box Check and identify the contents of your package: P or table DVD pla yer • A C pow er adaptor , DSA-9W -09 F (DVE) or A Y4132 (Philips) • Car adaptor • User Manual • Quick Star t Guide • Overview of the main unit a SETUP Accesses or exits the setup menu. • b Adjusts brightness of the screen backlight. • c ST OP S[...]

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    10 d / Skips to the previous or next title, chapter , or track. • e , , , Navigates through the men us. • , Searches backward/forward at different speeds. • / OK Confirms an entr y or selection. • Star ts, pauses or resumes disc play . • f OPEN Opens the disc compar tment. • g PO WER P ow er indicator . • h DISC MENU For D VD , acces[...]

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    11 m A V OUT Audio/video output jack. • n Headphone jack. • o V OL +/- Increases or decreases volume. • p OFF ON T ur ns on/off D VD play er . • 3 Get star ted Caution Use the controls only as stated in this user manual. • Always follo w the instr uctions in this chapter in sequence. • If you contact Philips, you will be asked for the m[...]

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    12 2 Connect the supplied AC adaptor to the pla yer and to the AC outlet. The charge indicator tur ns on. It takes about 4.5 hour s to fully » charge the batter y . When the batter y is fully char ged, the charge indicator tur ns off. » Connect additional equipment Caution T urn off your player bef ore connecting to any additional equipment. • [...]

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    13 4 Use y our pla yer T urn on Slide the OFF ON switch to the ON position. The » PO WER indicator turns on. Select OSD language Y ou can choose a different language for the on-screen display text. 1 Press SETUP . The setup menu appears. » 2 Go to [-- General Setup Page --] > [OSD Language] . 3 Press to select an option. 4 Press / OK to confi[...]

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    14 Pla y options 1 During play , press OPTION to select some play options. For D VD • [Audio] • [Subtitle] • [Repeat] • [Time Disp.] For VCD • [Audio] • [Repeat] • [Time Disp.] For audio CDs • [Repeat One] • [Repeat Folder] • [Repeat Off] For JPEG CDs • [Repeat One] • [Repeat Folder] 2 Follow the on-screen instructions. Adju[...]

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    15 5 Adjust settings T o maximize your play experience, use SETUP to fine tune your settings. 1 Press SETUP . The setup menu is display ed. » 2 Press to select an option and press / OK to confirm. [-- General Setup Page --] [OSD Language] Select on-screen display language. [Screen Sa ver] Activate/deactivate screen sav er . [Resume] Select wheth[...]

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    16 3 Press to go back to previous menu level. 4 Press SETUP to exit. Note *There are 3 options for • [DivX Subtitle] . Latin: Albanian, Breton, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Faroese, Finnish, French, Gaelic, Ger man, • Icelandic, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Por tuguese, Spanish and Swedish. Central Europe: Albanian, Croat, Czech, Dutch, Engli[...]

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    17 Dynamic range 80 dB Audio out (analog audio) Output level: 2V ± 10% Load impedance 10 K Video out Output level: 1Vp - p ± 20% Load impedance 75 7 T roubleshooting W arning Risk of electric shock. Never remov e the casing of the player . • T o keep the war ranty valid, never tr y to repair the system yourself. If you encounter prob lems when [...]

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    18 Cannot pla y disc Ensure the disc label is upwards. • Clean the disc. With a clean, soft, lint-free cloth, wipe the disc outwards • from the center . Check if the disc is defectiv e by tr ying another disc . • The pla yer feels warm When the play er is in use for a long period of time , its surface will be • heated. This is normal. EN[...]

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