Philips DVP320F/17 manual

Digital Video Disc Pla y er Owner's Manual D VP320 Important! Return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days. See why inside. N EED H ELP ?C ALL US ! P HILIPS REPRESENT A TIVES ARE READ Y T O HELP Y OU WITH ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT Y OUR NEW PRODUCT .W E C AN GUIDE Y OU THROUGH C ONNECTIONS ,F IRST - TIME S ETUP , AND ANY OF THE F EA TURES .[...]

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Getting Started Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Pla yable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Remote Control Setup , General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Hookups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-14 Quick Dis[...]

4 Safety Information W arning: T o prev ent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moistur e. F ederal Communications Commission (FCC) W arning: Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment void the user’ s authority to operate it. Laser Safety This unit employs a laser . Only a qualified service person shoul[...]

Safety Information (cont’ d) 5 1 Read these instructions. 2 K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollo w 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 s[...]

W elcome! This Digital Video Disc Pla yer enables y ou to use the endless featur es on Digital Video Discs (D VDs). The possibilities are limited onl y by your choices and the mate- rials on the D VD . T o get the most from this Pla yer , read this manual car efully . It describes how y ou can access these features. F eatures P ackage Contents Safe[...]

Play able Discs 7 Region Codes and Color Systems D VDs must meet the r equirements f or Region Codes and Color Systems befor e you can use them with this Pla yer . D VDs must be labeled for ALL r egions or for Region 1 in order to pla y on this Play er . Y ou cannot pla y Discs that are labeled for other r egions. These symbols must appear on y our[...]

8 Remote Contr ol Setup, Gener al Information Remote Contr ol Setup 1 When you pur chase this Play er , a thin piece of plas- tic is in the batter y compartment of the remote control. This k eeps the lithium batter y fr esh. Y ou must r emove the plastic befor e the remote will work. T o do so , simply pull the plastic out. Batter y Replacement A l[...]

Hookups 9 Determining the best possible connection... Y our existing equipment, especially your TV , determines your hookup possibili- ties. These guidelines describe which options give the best pictur e and sound.  Component Video (red/gr een/blue jacks) provides the best pictur e quality . See page 12. If y our TV accepts Progr essive[...]

10 Hookups (cont’ d) Connecting to a TV Only TV has only a single Antenna In or RF In jack LR A U D I O V I D E O COAXIAL VIDEO Y Pb Pr MAINS 120V ~ 60HZ Back of TV (example only) 3 6 ANT IN TO TV AUDIO IN LR VIDEO IN CH3 CH4 Back of RF Modulator (example only) Antenna or Cable TV Signal ANTENNA IN RF IN 1 5 2 4 Make sure you hav e an RF modulato[...]

Hookups (cont’ d) 11 Connecting to a TV Only TV has a yello w Video In jack LR A U D I O V I D E O COAXIAL VIDEO Y Pb Pr MAINS 120V ~ 60HZ Back of TV (example only) LEFT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN 3 1 2 LEFT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN 1 Connect the Play er ’ s y ellow VIDEO Out jack to the VIDEO IN jack on y our TV . Use the supplie[...]

12 Hookups (cont’ d) Connecting to a TV Only TV has Component Video In Jacks (red, green, and blue) LR A U D I O V I D E O COAXIAL VIDEO Y Pb Pr MAINS 120V ~ 60HZ Back of TV (example only) 3 2 LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN Pr/Cr Y Pb/Cb 1 RIGHT AUDIO IN LEFT AUDIO IN Pr/Cr Y Pb/Cb 1 Connect the Pla yer ’ s Y Pb Pr VIDEO Out jacks to the COMPONEN[...]

Hookups (cont’ d) 13 Connecting to a TV and a two-channel Stereo (Stereo has Dolb y Pro Lo gic or left/right Audio In jacks) VIDEO IN Stereo (example only) Back of TV (example only) 3 VIDEO IN LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN LR A U D I O V I D E O COAXIAL VIDEO Y Pb Pr MAINS 120V ~ 60HZ 2 1 1 Connect the supplied video cable to the Pla yer ’ s yel[...]

14 Hookups (cont’ d) Connecting to a TV and a Stereo (Stereo has Dolb y Digital TM or MPEG2) LR A U D I O V I D E O COAXIAL VIDEO Y Pb Pr MAINS 120V ~ 60HZ VIDEO IN Back of TV (example only) 3 2 1 VIDEO IN Stereo (example only) COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO IN 1 Connect the Pla yer ’ s COAXIAL Out jack to the Stereo ’ s COAXIAL DIGIT AL AUDIO IN jack[...]

Quick Disc Play 15 2 1 Press PO WER to turn on the D VD Pla yer . T urn on your TV . Set it to the corr ect Video In channel. Y ou should see the blue D VD screen on the TV . 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE to r elease the Disc compartment lid on top of the Play er . Place the Disc on the Disc hub , with the Disc label fac- ing up . If the Disc is two-sided, ma[...]

16 Remote Contr ol Number Buttons Press to select n umbered menu items. Use to play a Chapter/Title/T rack. See page 19. RETURN/TITLE Button Press to g o to a previous Disc menu or to access a D VD’ s Title menu. These options are not a vailable with all Discs. DISC MENU Button Press during pla y to access a D V D’ s me nu. See page 19. 341 2 B[...]

T op/Fr ont P anel 17 PO WER Button Press to turn the Pla yer on or off. IR (Infrared) Remote sensor This sensor receiv es commands from the Pla yer’ s r emote control. P oint the remote here (not to ward your TV). Disc Compartment Insert a Disc here. Load the Disc with the label facing up and the shiny side facing do wn. If the Disc is two-sided[...]

18 Rear P anel VIDEO Out (y ellow) jack Connect the supplied video cable (yello w) here and to the TV’ s Video In jack. See page 11. Or , connect this jack to an RF modulator (not supplied) if your TV does not ha ve a Video In jack. See page 10. Y Pb Pr (green/b lue/red) Out jacks Connect component video cables (not supplied) here and to the Comp[...]

Title/Disc Menus, Chapter/T rack Selection 19 Title/Disc menus 1 Press DISC MENU during D VD pla y . The main Disc menu (or Root menu) will appear . These men us var y among D VDs, depending on the featur es on the Disc . Or , if the curr ent Title has a specific Title menu, press RETURN/TITLE to access the Title menu. Title menus are not a vailabl[...]

20 Smar t Play , Vir tual Remote 1 Smart Play Some D VDs start play with mo vie pre views, adver- tisements, or other theatrical trailers. T o skip these and pla y the main feature, use Smar t Pla y . 1 During Disc pla y , press and hold the Next ¢ button for tw o seconds. SMAR T PLA Y will appear briefly in the top left corner of the TV screen. T[...]

Slo w Motion, Searching 21 Sear ching 1 T o fast forward a D VD or Video CD , press 2 repeatedl y to select two , four , eight, 16, or 32 times the normal speed. Sound will be mute. Or , press 1 repeatedly to pla y the D VD or Video CD backward at tw o, four , eight, 16, or 32 times the normal speed. The sound will be mute. T o fast forward an Audi[...]

22 Still Picture , Time Search Still Picture 1 Press P AUSE 8 on the remote to pause a D VD or Video CD picture. 2 Press P AUSE 8 repeatedl y to advance the still picture one frame at a time. 3 Press PLA Y to resume regular pla y . Time Sear ch 1 Press DISPLA Y during D VD or Video CD pla y to see the Displa y information on the TV . 2 Press p r ep[...]

Zoom/Reduce , Camer a Angle 23 Zoom/Reduce Y ou can reduce or enlarge the pictur e during play . 1 Press ZOOM r epeatedly during Disc pla y to mak e the picture two , three, or four times larger . Or , k eep pressing ZOOM to r educe the picture to 1/2, 1/3, or 1/4 its normal size. 2 Press 341 2 to mo ve ar ound in the enlarged pictur e . The blue b[...]

24 Repeat/Shuffle , Repeat A-B Repeat/Shuffle Y ou ma y play a Cha pter , T rack, Title , or Disc repeatedly . 1 During pla y , pr ess REPEA T to choose a Repeat option. Depending on the Disc , you ma y choose Chapter , T rack, Title , or Disc (ALL). Or , continue to pr ess REPEA T to choose SHUFFLE or SHUFFLE REPEA T . The T racks, Chapters, and/o[...]

Audio Languages 25 Some D VDs are r ecorded in multiple languages. Choose the language you want to hear b y adjusting AUDIO . The easiest wa y to choose a different language is to press AUDIO on the r emote during D VD play . 1 Press ST OP twice to stop pla y . 2 Press SY STEM MENU . 3 Press 2 repeatedly to select the PREFER- ENCE P A GE. Press OK.[...]

26 Subtitles Some D VDs include subtitles. The easiest wa y to choose subtitles is to press SUBTITLE on the remote r epeatedly during pla y . 1 Press ST OP twice to stop D VD pla y . 2 Press SY STEM MENU . 3 Press 2 repeatedly to select the PREFER- ENCE P A GE, then press OK. Y ou can select PREFERENCE P A GE only if you ha ve completel y stopped D[...]

Disc Menu Language 27 D VDs ha ve a Disc menu that lets y ou select fea- tures. F eatures vary among D VDs, so the menus are diff erent for ev er y D VD . Disc menus ma y be a vailable in multiple languages. T o choose a language, follow these steps. 1 Press ST OP twice to stop pla y . 2 Press SY STEM MENU . 3 Press 2 repeatedly to select PREFER- E[...]

28 P arental P asswor d Y ou need a passwor d to change the P ARENT AL settings or to pla y Locked Discs. T o set your pass- wor d, follow the steps belo w . T o adjust the P ARENT AL level so D VDs cannot pla y if they exceed that lev el, see page 30. T o pre vent specific D VDs from pla ying, regar dless of how y ou set P ARENT AL, see page 29. 1[...]

Disc Lock 29 Not all D VDs are rated or coded b y the Disc mak er . Y ou can specifically lock or unlock a D VD , regar dless of its rating. If you lock a specific D VD , you m ust enter your passw ord befor e you can watch the D VD . See page 28. 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 The GENERAL SETUP P A GE will be selected. Press OK. 3 Press 4 to select DISC[...]

30 P arental Le vels The Pla yer can block or pla y a D VD based on its rating. Some D VDs let you enter y our passwor d to pla y a Disc . If not, r emove the D VD , then change the P ARENT AL setting so you can watch the Disc. Not all D VDs conform to the lev els you select, as not all D VDs are coded or pr otected by the manu- facturer . Make sur[...]

Pr ogram 31 T o pla y T racks or Chapters in an order y ou specify , set up a Program b y following these steps. 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 The GENERAL SETUP P A GE will be selected. Press OK. 3 Press 4 to select PROGRAM. 4 Press 2 to select INPUT MENU, then press OK. The PR OGRAM menu will appear . This is where y ou enter the T rack/Chapter numbers[...]

32 Pre view Some Video CDs contain pre view or introductory information. Use Pre view to see the content of a Video CD . Not all Video CDs contain this informa- tion. See your Disc case for details. 1 Press PREVIEW to see the Pr eview men u. 2 Press 3 or 4 to select TRACK DIGEST , DISC INTER V AL, or TRA CK INTER V AL. Press OK. • If you select T[...]

Navigator 33 This D VD Pla yer can pla y some Compact Disc- Recordable (CD-R) discs that y ou record on y our computer . These CD-Rs ma y contain pictures in a JPEG format or audio files/tracks in an MP3 for- mat. For example, you ma y hav e photographic film dev eloped by a retailer that places the pictur es on a CD-R for y ou. These pictures ma y[...]

34 JPEG and MP3 Featur es General Information on CD-R and CD-R Ws When you mak e CDs, the Disc should ha ve at least 6-10 pictures or 2-3 MP3 m usic files. Mak e sure there ar e at least 3 MB (three megabytes) of inf ormation on the Disc. The maximum files per folder is 500. JPEG file names should end with the “.jpg” extension. T o pla y a JPEG[...]

TV Display 35 Y ou ma y set the Play er to display video in one of three f ormats: Letter Box, Pan & Scan, or Widescreen (16:9). T o choose a format, follow these steps. The format y ou select must be on the Disc. If it is not, the settings for TV DISPLA Y will not affect the pictur e during playback. 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 2 repeatedly[...]

36 Smar t Picture , Picture Setting Just as y ou can adjust your pictur e on your TV , you can adjust some picture elements at the D VD Pla yer . Choose a Smar t Picture setting that best dis- pla ys the Disc you ar e pla ying. 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 2 to select the VIDEO SETUP P A GE. Pr ess OK. 3 Press 4 to select SMAR T PICTURE. Press 2 [...]

Smar t Picture , Picture Setting (cont’ d) 37 8 An adjustment scale will appear on the TV screen. Pr ess 1 or 2 to adjust the element you selected. • For BRIGHTNESS, choose a mor e positive value to brighten the color on the screen and add white to the pictur e . Choose a negative value to dark en the color . Choose zero (0) for the a verage se[...]

• Y our D VD must be recor ded in NTSC or P AL. Discs recor ded in other color systems will not play on this Player . Check the Disc case for details . NTSC or PAL may appear on the inside ring of the D VD. Helpful Hint 38 TV T ype D VDs are r ecorded in a color system, usually NTSC or P AL. NTSC is the most common in the United States. Y our TV [...]

Pr ogressive Scan 39 If you connected the Pla yer to a TV using the Y Pb Pr jacks and your TV has Progr essive Scan, set PR O- GRESSIVE to ON. This pr ovides the best picture. 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 2 to select the VIDEO SETUP P A GE, then press OK. 3 Press 3 or 4 to select PROGRESSIVE, then press 2 . 4 Press 3 or 4 to choose ON or OFF , th[...]

40 Analog Output 1,6 2-5 Use ANALOG AUDIO SETUP to adjust some of the Pla yer’ s audio settings. Adjust DO WNMIX according to how y ou connected the Pla yer to y our TV and/or Stereo . Balance the v ol- ume during pla yback by adjusting Dynamic Range Control (D .R.C .). 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 2 to select the A UDIO SETUP P A GE, then pres[...]

Digital Output 41 If you connected the Pla yer to a Stereo using the CO AXIAL jack as shown on page 14, adjust DIGI- T AL OUTPUT (audio) as described below . If you are not using the CO AXIAL jack, no adjustment is necessar y . 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 2 to select the A UDIO SETUP P A GE, then press OK. 3 P ress 4 to select DIGIT AL A UDIO SE[...]

42 LPCM Output If you connected the Pla yer to a Stereo using the CO AXIAL jack as shown on page 14, adjust LPCM OUTPUT . Discs are r ecorded in a certain sampling rate . The higher the sampling rate, the better the sound quali- ty . Some Discs ar e recor ded in a high sampling rate of 96 kHz. Set LPCM OUTPUT to 96K if y ou are pla ying Discs recor[...]

Sound Mode 43 Select the sound mode that matches the type of music y ou play most often. These preset sound modes adjust the frequency bands of the audio to enhance your fa vorite m usic style . 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 2 to select the A UDIO SETUP P A GE, then press OK. 3 ANALOG AUDIO SETUP will be selected. Press OK. 4 P ress 4 to select SO[...]

44 3D Sound During music pla yback, this feature sim ulates echoes and frequencies that ma y be available in a particular envir onment. Choose the environment that y ou would lik e to recr eate by changing the 3D SOUND setting. 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 2 to select the A UDIO SETUP P A GE, then press OK. 3 ANALOG AUDIO SETUP will be selected. [...]

Display Language 45 Y ou can set the D VD Pla yer’ s Setup menus and on- screen messages to a ppear in English, Spanish, or French. These are the only thr ee languages available. This language selection will not affect the languages of D VD Disc or Title menus or an y audio , subtitle, or Closed Caption languages. T o change the D VD Pla yer’ s[...]

46 Closed Captions Closed captions ar e hidden in the video signal of some Discs. Differ ent than subtitles, closed captions ar e intended for the hearing impair ed and also show sound effects. For example , closed captions ma y include information such as “phone ringing” or “foot- steps appr oaching, ” while a subtitle would onl y show spo[...]

Screen Sav er 47 The Screen Sa ver is the mo ving D VD logo that appears on y our TV screen when Disc pla y is stopped. It pre vents damage to y our TV screen caused by lea ving a still image on the TV too long. 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 The GENERAL SETUP P A GE will be selected. Press OK. 3 Press 4 to select SCREEN SA VER, then press 2 . 4 Press 3 [...]

T o restor e the original settings of the D VD Play er , follow the steps belo w . 1 Press ST OP twice to stop Disc pla y com- pletely . 2 Press SY STEM MENU . 3 Press 2 repeatedly to select the PREFER- ENCE P A GE, then press OK. 4 Press 4 repeatedly to select DEF AUL T . 5 Press 2 to select RESET , then press OK. The original settings of the D VD[...]

Glossar y 49 Analog: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. Analog sound is a vailable when you use the r ed and white audio jacks on your equipment. These jacks send audio through tw o channels, the left and right. AUDIO Out Jacks: Left and right jacks on the rear of the[...]

50 Helpful Hints No po wer • Press do wn POWER on the Pla yer . The PO WER button on the remote will turn on the Pla yer only when the Pla yer is in Standby mode. The Standby light will be on. • Connect the supplied pow er cord securel y to the MAINS (A C Pow er) jack on the rear of the Pla yer . Connect the power cor d to an A C power outlet. [...]

Helpful Hints (cont'd) 51 Disc will not pla y . • Mak e sure the Disc label is facing up . If you ar e playing a tw o-sided Disc , make sur e the label of the side you want to pla y is facing up. • Check the Parental contr ols. See pages 28-30. • Check the Region Code of the D VD . The D VD must be coded for All r egions or Region 1 in o[...]

52 Specifications PLA Y ABLE DISCS D VD-Video Audio CD Video CD Super Video CD Picture CD MP3-CD CD Recordable (CD-R) CD Rewritable (CD-R W) D VD Recordable (D VD+R) D VD Rewritable (D VD+R W) TV ST AND ARD P AL/50Hz NTSC/60Hz Number of lines 625 525 Pla yback Multistandard (P AL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE VIDEO Out 1Vpp---75 Ω Y Pb Pr Y : 1.00Vpp--[...]

Language Codes 53 A Abkhazian . . . . .6566 Afar . . . . . . . . .6565 Afrikaans . . . . . .6570 Albanian . . . . . .8381 Amharic . . . . . .6577 Arabic . . . . . . . .6582 Armenian . . . . .7289 Assamese . . . . .6583 Av estan . . . . . . .6569 Aymara . . . . . . .6589 Azerbaijani . . . .6590 B Bashkir . . . . . . .6665 Basque . . . . . . .6985 Be[...]

54 Limited W arr anty Digital Video Disc Player 90 days Free Product Exchange/91 days–One Year Reduced-Cost Exchange WHO IS COVERED? You must have proof of the date of purchase to exchange your product. A sales receipt or other document showing the date that you purchased the product is considered such proof. WHAT IS COVERED? Warranty coverage be[...]

Limited W arr anty (cont’ d) 55 To exchange your product with Philips (per the warranty conditions stated previously), remember: • If you exchange the product within 90 days of the original purchase, there is no cost to you.* • If you exchange the product more than 90 days after but less than one year after the day of original purchase, conta[...]

56 Information Inde x A C power cord . . . . . .10-14 ALL (Digital output) . . . . .41 Analog audio setup .40, 43-44 ANGLE button . . . . . .16, 23 Arr ow 341 2 buttons . . . . . . . . .16, 19, 21 AUDIO button . . . . . .16, 25 AUDIO OUT jacks 10-13, 18 Batter y installation . . . . . . .8 BRIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Camera angle . . . . .[...]