Philips MCD515 manual

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6 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Class II equipment symbol This symbol indicates that the unit has a double insulation system Clean only with dry cloth. materials pg001-pg042_MCD515-37-Eng 2006.2.27, 16:20 6[...]

7 7 English F rançais Español Index English ------------------------------------------------ 9 F rançais -------------------------------------------- 45 Español --------------------------------------------- 80 . Manufactur ed under license from Dolb y Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic" and the doub le-D symbol are trademar k[...]

8 Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Amharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Avestan 6569 Aymara 6589 Azerhaijani 6590 Bahasa Melayu 7783 Bashkir 6665 Belarusian 6669 Bengali 6678 Bihari 6672 Bislama 6673 Bokmål, Norwegian 7866 Bosanski 6683 Brezhoneg 6682 Bulgarian 6671 Burmese 7789 Castellano, Español 6983 Catalán 6765 Chamor[...]

9 English Contents General Information F eatures ................................................................ 11 Discs for playback .............................................. 11 Supplied accessories .......................................... 11 Envir onmental information .............................. 12 Care and safety inf ormation .......[...]

10 English Contents System Menu Options Basic operations ................................................. 30 SY STEM SETUP ............................................ 30-32 TV SYSTEM SCREEN SA VER TV TYPE P ASSWORD RA TING DEF A UL T DIVX(R) V OD registration code LANGUA GE SETUP .......................................... 32 VIDEO SETUP .........[...]

11 English General Information F eatures Additional Component Connections Lets you connect other audio and audio/visual components to the system so y ou can use the system’ s surround sound speaker s. Par ental control (rating le vel) Lets you set a rating level so that y our children cannot watch a D VD that has a r ating higher than y ou set. S[...]

12 English General Information/Maintenance En vironmental information An y unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. We ha ve tr ied to make the packaging easy to separate into three materials: cardboard (box), polystyrene foam (buff er) and poly ethylene (bags, protective foam sheet). Y our system consists of materials which can be recycled and reu[...]

13 English General Information/Maintenance Finding a suitab le location ● Place the play er on a flat, hard, stab le surface . ● Install this unit near the A C outlet and where the AC power plug can be reached easily . Cleaning the head and the tape paths ● To ensure good recording and playback quality , clean the head A , the capstan(s) B , [...]

14 English Connections Step 1: Placing speakers Fr ont speaker ( left ) Fr ont speaker ( right ) VIEWING AREA Place the front left and r ight speakers at equal distances from the TV set and at an angle of approximately 45 degrees from the listening position. Notes: –T o avoid magnetic interf erence , do not position the front speak er s too close[...]

15 English FM Antenna ● For better FM stereo reception, connect an outdoor FM antenna to the FM AERIAL (FM ANTENNA) terminal. Step 4: Connecting TV IMPOR T ANT! –Y ou only need to make one video connection fr om the follo wing options, depending on the capabilities of y our TV system. – Connect the D VD system dir ectly to the TV . Using comp[...]

16 English 1 Use the component video cables (red/b lue/ green) to connect the system’ s Cr Cb Y jacks to the corresponding Component video input jacks on the TV set. 2 To hear the sound of this D VD Play er through y our TV , use the audio cables (white/red) to connect LINE OUT (L/R) jacks of the D VD Play er to the corresponding AUDIO IN jacks o[...]

17 English Using an accessor y RF modulator IMPOR T ANT! – If your TV set only has a single Antenna In jack (or labelled as 75 ohm or RF In), you will need a RF modulator in or der to view the D VD playback via TV . See y our electr onics retailer or contact Philips for details on RF modulator a vailability and operations. 1 Use the composite cab[...]

18 English Connections Viewing and listening to the playback of other equipment A Connect the system's AUX (R/L) jacks to the A UDIO OUT jacks on the other audio/visual device (such as a TV , VCR, Laser Disc player or cassette deck). Before star ting operation, press SOURCE on the front panel to select AUX or press AUX on the remote in order t[...]

19 English Contr ols Contr ols on the system 1 ECO PO WER/ST ANDBY -ON y – to switch the system on or to Eco pow er/normal standby mode. 2 Displa y screen – to view the current status of the system. 3 SOURCE – to select the respective sound source : DVD T APE, A UX or TUNER. 4 BAND / DISPLA Y for T uner ............. to select waveband : FM o[...]

20 English Contr ols 6 DISC MENU (disc mode only) –D VD/VCD: enter s or exits the disc contents men u. – VCD2.0: switches the playback control mode on or off . 7 22 / 33 T uner – press to tune to a low er/higher radio frequency gradually . – press and hold, then release the key to star t automatic search for a radio frequency do wnward/upwa[...]

21 English Pr eparations IMPOR T ANT! – Make sure to complete the preparation procedur es before operating the system. Step 1: Inserting batteries into the r emote control 1 Open the batter y compar tment. 2 Place two batteries (T ype R06 or AA) in the compar tment with the cor rect polarity as indicated by “+” and “–” symbols. 3 Close [...]

22 English Pr eparations PA L – If the connected TV is P AL system, select this mode. It will change the video signal of a NTSC disc and output in P AL for mat. AUT O – If the connected TV is multi system, select this mode.The output for mat will be in accordance with the video signal of the disc. – Setting TV TYPE Select the aspect ratio of [...]

23 English Pr eparations OSD LANGUA GE (On-Screen Display) Switches the display language on the TV screen. Select the language from the displa yed list. AUDIO LANG (D VD only) Switches the display language of the sound track. Select the language from the displa yed list. SUBTITLE LANG (DVD only) Switches the display language of the subtitle. Select[...]

24 English Basic Functions Switching the system on ● Press ECO PO WER/ST ANDBY -ON B ( B on the remote). ➜ “ HELLO ” is displayed briefly . The system will switch to the last selected source. ● Press SOURCE repeatedl y (or DISC , TUNER , T APE or AUX on the remote). ➜ The system will switch to the selected source . Switching the system [...]

25 English IMPOR T ANT! – This system is designed for regular discs. Theref ore, do not use an y accessories such as disc stabiliser rings or disc treatment sheets, etc., as offered on the market, because they may jam the disc mechanism. – Do not mo ve the system during pla yback. Doing so ma y damage the system. –D VD discs and players ar e [...]

26 English Disc Operations Zoom (D VD/VCD/JPEG) Zooming allows y ou to enlar ge or reduce the video image during playback. 1 Press ZOOM repeatedly to enlarge or reduce the pla yback video image . 2 Press 22 / 33 / 5 / 4 to pan across the TV screen. Repeat (D VD/VCD/CD/MP3/WMA) ● Press MODE repeatedly to choose a repeat mode during playback. F or [...]

27 English Disc Operations Forwar d/Rev erse Searching (D VD/VCD/ CD/MP3/WMA) 1 Press TUNING 22 / 33 during playback to select the required speed: 2X, 4X, 8X or 20X (backward or f orward). ➜ Sound will be muted. 2 To retur n to normal speed, press PLA Y/ PA USE 2; . Note: The 22 / 33 buttons on the remote cannot be used in f orward/re verse searc[...]

28 English Disc Operations Pla ying MP3/WMA/JPEG Disc IMPOR T ANT! –Y ou ha ve to turn on y our TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See "Setting up the TV".) Pla ying MP3/WMA disc General operation 1 Load an MP3/WMA disc . ➜ A data disc menu appear s on the TV screen and playback star ts automatically from the fir st track. 2[...]

29 English Special JPEG f eatures Zoom picture (JPEG) ● During playback, press ZOOM repeatedly to displa y the picture with different scales (X2, X3, X4, X1/2, X1/3 and X1/4). ● Use 22 / 33 / 5 / 4 to view the enlar ged picture. Slide show pla yback modes (JPEG) ● During playback, press PROGRAM repeatedly to select different slide-sho w playb[...]

30 English System Menu Options Basic operations 1 Press SY STEM MENU to enter the Setup Men u. 2 Press 22 / 33 to select a page to be set. 3 Press 5 / 4 to highlight an option. 4 Enter its submenu b y pressing 33 or OK . 5 Mo ve the cursor by pressing 5 / 4 to highlight the selected item. ➜ In cases of value setting , press 5 / 4 to adjust values[...]

31 English System Menu Options RA TING Some D VDs may ha ve a parental level assigned to the complete disc or to cer tain scenes on the disc. This feature lets you set a pla yback limitation level. The r ating levels are from 1 to 8 and are countr y dependent. Y ou can prohibit the playing of cer tain discs that are not suitable for your children o[...]

32 English System Menu Options DIVX(R) V OD registration code Philips pro vides you the DivX ® V OD (Video On Demand) registration code that allows you to rent and purchase videos using the DivX ® VOD ser vice . For more information, visit us at www .divx.com/ v od. 1 In SYSTEM SETUP page , press 3 4 to highlight DIVX(R) VOD , then press 33 or OK[...]

33 English System Menu Options DIGIT AL OUT ➜ DIGIT AL/OFF : Tu r ns off the digital output. ➜ DIGIT AL/RA W : If you ha ve connected y our DIGIT AL OUT to a multi-channel decoder/ receiv er . ➜ DIGIT AL/PCM : Only if y our receiver is not capab le of decoding multi-channel audio. DO WNMIX This options allows you to set the stereo analogue ou[...]

34 English Radio Reception T uning to radio stations 1 Select TUNER source. ➜ “ FM ” or “ AM ” is displa yed. 2 Press BAND/DISPLA Y ( TUNER on the remote) to select the desired wa veband : FM or AM. 3 Press and hold TUNING 22 / 33 and then release it. ➜ The display will sho w " SEARCH " until a r adio station with sufficient s[...]

35 English Ta pe Operation/Recording Ta pe pla yback 1 Select T APE source . 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE ç to open the tape door . 3 Inser t a recorded tape and close the tape door . ● Load the tape with the open side downward and the full spool to the left. 4 Press É Å on the system to star t playback. To stop pla yback ● Press ST OP 9 . Rewinding /[...]

36 English Ta pe Operation/Recording Preparation f or recor ding 1 Select T APE source. 2 Load a recordable tape into the tape deck with the full spool to the left. 3 Prepare the source to be recorded. DISC – load the disc. TUNER – tune to the desired r adio station. AUX – connect external equipment. When r ecording is in pro gress ● To sto[...]

37 English Clock/Timer Clock setting See "Preparations-Step 2: Setting the clock". Timer setting ● The system can be used as an alarm clock, whereby the last selected source is switched on at a set time (one time operation). The clock time needs to be set f ir st before the timer can be used. 1 In standby mode, press and hold TIMER SET [...]

38 English Specifications AMPLIFIER Output pow er ....................................... 2 x 25 W RMS ......................................................................... 1000 W MPO Signal-to-noise ratio ....................................... ≥ 60 dBA Frequency response ......... 63 – 16000 Hz, ± 3 dB Input sensitivity AUX .............[...]

39 English W ARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system y ourself, as this will invalidate 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 r epair . If y ou are unab le to remedy a pr oblem b y follo wing these hin[...]

40 English Problem Solution The languag e for the sound or subtitle cannot be changed when pla ying a D VD. No image is output when a function is selected. Sound cannot be heard or is of poor quality P oor radio reception. Recording or pla yback cannot be made Left and right sound outputs are rev ersed. The remote contr ol does not function. The ti[...]

41 English Glossar y Analog: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specif ic numer ical values. These jacks send audio through two channels, the left and r ight. Aspect ratio: The r atio of ver tical and horizontal sizes of a display ed image . The horizontal vs. ver tical ratio of conventional TV[...]

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