Philips DVP3500 manual

1 DVD VIDEO PLAYER DVP3500 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.usasupport.philips.com or call 1-888[...]

2 Registering your model with PHILIPS mak es you eligible for all of the valuable benef its listed belo w , so don't miss out. Complete and return your Product Registr ation Car d at once to ensure: Return y our Pr oduct Registration Card toda y to get the v er y most fr om y our purchase. Know these safety symbols *Pr oof of Pur chase Returni[...]

3 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 sour ces such as radiator s, h[...]

4 Canada English: This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions fr om digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interfer ence Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. Fran ç ais: Cet appar eil num é rique n'emet pas de bruits radio é lectriques d é passant les limites applicables aux a[...]

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 CAUSE AR TIFA CTS T O BE DISPLA YED IN THE PICTURE. IN CASE OF 525 OR 625 PR OGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PR OBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THA T THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION T O THE ‘ ST AND ARD DEFINITION ’ OUTPUT . IF THERE [...]

6 General Information CAUTION (W ARNING LOCA TION: ON THE BA CKPLA TE OF THE SET) NEVER MAKE OR CHANGE CONNECTIONS WITH THE PO WER SWITCHED ON. Laser safety This unit employs a laser . Due to possible eye injury , only a qualified ser vice person should remov e the co ver or attempt to ser vice this device. NO TE: PICTURES SHO WN MA YBE DIFFERENT B[...]

7 Index English ----------------------------------------- 6 Fran ç ais -------------------------------------- 42 Espa ñ ol -------------------------------------- 78 English Espa ñ o l Fran ç ais 01-41-DVP5900_US3 22/09/05, 2:07 PM 7[...]

8 English Contents Introduction Supplied accessories ................................. 10 Cleaning discs ............................................. 10 Setup ............................................................ 10 Connections Connecting TV ..................................... 11-12 Using Composite Video jacks (CVBS) . . 11 Using Componen[...]

English 9 Contents D VD Menu Options Language ...................................................... 28 OSD Language ...................................... 28 Audio , Subtitle , D VD Menu ................ 28 Setting the DivX Subtitle font ........... 28 Video Setup .......................................... 29-31 TV Displa y .......................[...]

10 English Cleaning discs T o clean a disc, use a micr o fibre cleaning cloth and wipe the disc fr om the center to the edge in a straight line . CAUTION! Do not use solvents such as benzene, thinner , commerciall y a vailable cleaners, or anti-static spra ys intended for discs. Since the optical unit (laser) of the D VD system operates at a higher[...]

English 11 Connections Connecting TV DIGITAL COAXIAL OUT CVBS VIDEO OUT Y Cr/Pr Cb/Pb HDMI AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN V (Pr/Cr) U (Pb/Cb) Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT V (Pr/Cr) U (Pb/Cb) Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 1 DIGITAL COAXIAL OUT CVBS VIDEO OUT Y Cr/Pr Cb/Pb HDMI AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN V (Pr/Cr) U (Pb/Cb) Y S-VIDEO I[...]

12 English Connections IMPOR T ANT! – If your TV only has a single Antenna In jack (or labeled as 75 ohm or RF In,) you will need an RF modulator in order to view the D VD playback on the TV . See your electronics r etailer for details on RF modulator a vailability and operations. Using an accessory RF modulator 1 Use the composite video cable (y[...]

English 13 Connections After ev erything is connected properly , plug in the A C po wer cor d to the po wer outlet. Nev er mak e or change any connections with the power switched on. When no disc is loaded, pr ess ST ANDBY ON on the D VD Pla y er front panel, “ NO DISC ” ma y appear on the display panel. IR Connecting the po wer cor d NO DISC D[...]

14 English Using HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) sockets ● HDMI connects untouched and uncompressed digital transmission f or the highest and cripest sound/image quality . ● It has plug and pla y capability using only one cable for both audio/video output. ● Use a HDMI cable (not supplied) to connect the HDMI OUT on the D VD Pla y[...]

English 15 Connections Stereo system has Dolb y Pr o Logic or Right / Left Audio In jack 1 Select one of the video connections (CVBS VIDEO IN or COMPONENT VIDEO IN) depending on the options a vailable on your TV . 2 Use the audio cables (white/red) to connect AUDIO OUT (L/R) jacks of the D VD Pla yer to the corr esponding AUDIO IN jacks on the ster[...]

16 English Functional Ov er view F ront and Rear P anels Caution: Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the r ear panel. Electrostatic discharg e ma y cause permanent damage to the unit. IR 9 ST OP – T o stop playback T NEXT – T o search or select next chapter or track 2; PLA Y/P AUSE – T o star t or interrupt pla yback PREV S – T o s[...]

English 17 Functional Ov er view Remote Control PREVIEW MUTE RETURN/TITLE – T o go back to previous menu/ sho w title menu DISC MENU – Enters or exits the disc contents menu – Switches on or off the pla yback control mode (f or VCD version 2.0 only) 1 2 3 4 – Selects an item in the menu/ fast forward/backwar d, slow forward/ backward OK –[...]

18 English Getting Star ted Step 1: Inser ting 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 Control to operate the Pla y er 1 Aim the Remote Control directly at the r emote sensor (iR) o[...]

English 19 Setting up Pr ogr essive Scan f eature (for Pr ogr essive Scan TV only) The progr essiv e scan displa y twice the number of frames per seconds than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system). With nearly double the number of lines, progressiv e scan off ers higher picture r esolution and quality . IMPOR T ANT! Befor e enabling the p[...]

20 English Getting Star ted TIPS: T o return to the pre vious menu, press OK . T o remov e the menu, press SY STEM MENU . Selecting the colour system that corr esponds to your TV This D VD Pla yer is compatible with both NTSC and P AL. In order for a D VD disc to pla y on this Pla y er , the colour system of the Disc, the TV and the DVD Pla yer sho[...]

English 21 Step 3: Setting language pref er ence Y ou can select your prefer r ed language settings. This D VD Pla yer will automatically switch to the language for you whene ver y ou load a disc. Setting the OSD Languag e The On-screen language for the system menu will remain as y ou set it, regar dless of various disc languages. Language Audio T [...]

22 English Disc Operations IMPOR T ANT! – Depending on the D VD or VIDEO CD , some operations may be differ ent or r estricted. – Do not push on the disc tra y or put an y objects other than disc on the disc tra y . Doing so ma y cause the disc pla y er malfunction. Pla y able Discs Y our D VD Play er will play: – Digital V ersitile Discs (D [...]

English 23 TIPS: The operating featur es described here might not be possible for certain discs. Alwa ys r efer to the instructions supplied with the discs. IMPOR T ANT! If the inhibit icon ( ø ) appears on the TV screen when a button is pr essed, it means the function is not a vailable on the current disc or at the curr ent time. Pla ying discs 1[...]

24 English TIPS: The operating featur es described here might not be possible for certain discs. Alwa ys r efer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Disc Operations Basic pla yback controls Unless otherwise stated, all operations described are based on the use of Remote Contr ol. P ausing pla yback (D VD/VCD/CD/MP3) 1 During pla yback, pres[...]

English 25 TIPS: The operating featur es described here might not be possible for certain discs. Alwa ys r efer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Disc Operations F orward / Re verse Searching (D VD/VCD/CD) 1 Press 1 2 during pla yback to select the requir ed speed: 2X, 4X, 8X or 20X (backward or f orward). ➜ Sound will be muted (D VD/V[...]

26 English TIPS: The operating featur es described here might not be possible for certain discs. Alwa ys r efer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Disc Operations Pla ying a DivX disc This D VD pla yer supports the DivX movie pla yback that you do wnload fr om your computer onto a CD-R/R W (see page 36 for more inf ormation). 1 Load a Div[...]

English 27 Disc Operations TIPS: The operating featur es described here might not be possible for certain discs. Alwa ys ref er to the instructions supplied with the discs. Repeat ● Press REPEA T continuously to access different ‘ Pla y Mode ’ . REPEA T SINGLE – to repeat pla yback of the current file. REPEA T ALL – to repeat pla yback of[...]

28 English D VD Setup Menu Options This D VD Pla yer setup is carried out via the TV , enabling you to customise the D VD Pla yer to suit your particular requir ements. Language 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 2 t o select {Language}. 3 Press OK to confirm. Language OSD Language DVD Subtitle Audio T rack DVD Menu DivX Subtitle Audio T rack Rating Vi[...]

English 29 D VD Setup Menu Options Video Setup 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 2 r epeatedly t o select {Video}. 3 Press OK to confirm. TV Display TV T ype Video Output Progressive HD JPEG Mode HDMI Output Language Audio T rack Rating Video 4:3 LETTERBOX MUL TI YPbPr Off HD JPEG Auto TV T ype This menu contains the options for setting the aspect rat[...]

30 English D VD Setup Menu Options Pro gr essive - turning on/off In the progr essiv e scan mode, you can enjoy the high quality picture with less flick ers. It only works when you ha ve connected the D VD pla yer ’ s Y Pb Pr jacks to your TV that suppor ts the progr essiv e video input. Otherwise , the a distorted picture will appear on the TV .[...]

English 31 D VD Setup Menu Options HD JPEG Mode Y ou can enjoy unsurppressed pictur es at its native r esolution via your HDMI connection or progr essive scan mode. TV Display TV T ype Video Output Progressive HD JPEG Mode HDMI Output Language Audio T rack Rating Video 4:3 LETTERBOX MUL TI YPbPr Off HD JPEG Auto HD JPEG SD JPEG 1 In ‘ Video ’ ,[...]

32 English D VD Setup Menu Options Audio Setup 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 2 r epeatedly t o select {Audio T rack}. 3 Press OK to confirm. Language Digital Output LPCM Output Night Mode Audio T rack Rating Video PCM 96K Off TIPS: T o return to the pre vious menu, press OK . T o remov e the menu, press SY STEM MENU . Digital Output Set the Digita[...]

English 33 D VD Setup Menu Options LPCM Output If you connect the D VD Pla yer to a PCM compatible receiv er via the digital terminals, such as coaxial or optical etc , you ma y need to adjust ‘ LPCM Output ’ . Discs are r ecorded at a certain sampling rate. The higher the sampling rate, the better the sound quality . Language Digital Output LP[...]

34 English D VD Setup Menu Options Rating 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 2 r epeatedly to select {Rating}. 3 Press OK to confirm. Language Password Rating Factory defaults DivX Registration Audio T rack Rating Video Change 8. Adult Reset Display TIPS: T o return to the pre vious menu, press OK . T o remov e the menu, press SY STEM MENU . Changing t[...]

English 35 Setting the Rating Some D VDs ma y hav e 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 le vel. The rating levels ar e fr om 1 to 8 and are countr y dependent. Y ou can prohibit the pla ying of certain discs that are not suitable for your childr en or ha[...]

36 English D VD Setup Menu Options TIPS: T o return to the pr evious men u, press OK . T o remo ve the men u, press SY STEM MENU . Restoring to original settings Setting the ‘ Default ’ function will reset all options and your personal settings to the factor y defaults and all your personal settings will be erased. 1 In ‘ Rating ’ , press O[...]

English 37 TV ST AND ARD (P AL/50Hz) (NTSC/60Hz) Number of lines 625 525 Pla yback Multistandard (P AL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE D A Conver ter 10 bit, 54mHz YPbPr 0.7 Vpp — 75 ohm Video Output 1Vpp — 75 ohm VIDEO FORMA T Digital Compression MPEG 2 for D VD ,SVCD MPEG 1 for VCD MPEG-4 (.a vi) DivX D VD 50Hz 60Hz Horiz. resolution 720 pixels 720 p[...]

38 English W ARNING Under no circumstances should y ou try to repair the system yourself, 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 . Prob lem Solution No po wer – Check if the AC po wer cord is pr[...]

English 39 T roub leshooting (continued) Need Help? Visit us at www .philips.com/support Problem Solution Picture fr eezes momentaril y – Check the disc for fingerpr ints/scr atches and during pla yback clean with a soft cloth wiping from center to edge . No return to start-up screen when – Reset the unit by switching the play er off, then on d[...]

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

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