Philips MCD908/37 manual

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4 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 pg 001-024_MCD908_Eng-37 2007.1.24, 17:57 4[...]

5 English F rançais Español This product incor porates copyr ight protection technology that is protected b y method claims of cer tain U.S. patents and other intellectual proper ty rights owned by Macro vision Corpor ation and other rights owner s. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macro vision Cor poration, and i[...]

6 English Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Amharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Av estan 6569 Aymara 6589 Azerhaijani 6590 Bahasa Mela yu 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 6[...]

English 7 General Information Featur es .................................................................. 9 Supplied accessories ............................................ 9 En vironment inf ormation ................................... 9 Installation ....................................................... 9~10 Maintenance .......................[...]

8 English Contents System Menu Options Basic Operations ................................................ 31 GENERAL SETUP PA GE ........................... 31~32 TV DISPLA Y OSD LANGU A GE CLOSED CAPTIONS SCREEN SA VER DIVX CODE AUDIO SETUP PA GE ................................ 32~33 SPDIF SETUP DOLBY DIGIT AL SETUP 3D PR OCESSING HDCD NIGHT MODE [...]

English 9 F eatures Y our D VD Micro Theatre with 2.0 channel full digital amplif ier creates the same dynamic sound qualities that y ou find in full-fledged cinemas and incorpor ates some of the best features in home theater technology . Other featur es include: Built-in Dolby Digital decoder , suppor ting DSC sound setting. Additional Component C[...]

10 English General Inf ormation ● Do not expose your pla yer to extreme temperatures or humidity . ● The apparatus shall not be exposed to dr ipping or splashing. ● No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus. ● No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, shall be placed on the apparatus. ● Install[...]

English 11 IMPOR T ANT! – The type plate is located at the bottom of the system. – Before connecting the A C pow er cord to the wall outlet, ensure that all other connections ha ve been made. –N ev er mak e or change an y connections with the po wer s witched on. Connections Speak er (right) Speak er (left) FM antenna AM antenna AC p o wer St[...]

12 English Step 3: Connecting the control cable ● Connect the serial por t mar ked “CONTROL C ABLE” at the rear of the DVD pla yer to the same por t at the rear of the power amplifier with the supplied flat control cab le . Step 4: Connecting TV IMPOR T ANT! –Y ou only need to make one video connection fr om the follo wing options, dependin[...]

English 13 Connections Using Component Video jacks (Y Pb Pr) IMPOR T ANT! – The pro gressive scan video quality is onl y possible when using Y Pb Pr , and a pr ogressiv e scan TV is requir ed. 1 Use component video cables (red/b lue/green - not supplied) to connect the D VD system's COMPONENT (Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y) jacks to the corresponding Compon[...]

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

English 15 Connections Step 6: Connecting the pow er cor d After e verything is connected properly , plug in the AC po wer cor d to the po wer outlet. Never make or change any connection with the po wer switched on. Additional: Connecting additional equipment IMPOR T ANT! – Some discs are cop y-protected. Y ou cannot recor d the disc through a VC[...]

16 English Connections Connecting to a TV with HDMI Jack E HDMI connects untouched and uncompressed digital transmission for the highest and crispest sound/image quality . It has plug and play capability using only one cab le for both audio/video output. ● Use a HDMI cable (not supplied) to connect the HDMI jack on the D VD Player to HDMI IN on a[...]

English 17 Functional Ov er view D VD pla yer and po wer amplifier 1 ECO PO WER/ST ANDBY -ON y – switches on the system or puts it on to Eco po wer/normal standby mode . 2 Displa y – sho ws the cur rent status of the D VD player . 3 ÉÅ – starts or inter r upts disc playback. 4 PRESET +/- – in tuner mode, selects a preset radio station. 5 [...]

18 English 2 ∞ 6 º ™ % @ * 4 ( ª 9 § 1 & ¡ ™ ≤ 0 7 ! # ^ ) 5 3 $ @ 8 ≥ £ Remote contr ol 1 B – switches on the system or puts it on to Eco po wer/normal standby mode . 2 0 – opens or closes the disc compar tment 3 Numeric K eypad (0-9) – inputs a track/title/chapter number of the disc. Functional Ov er view 4 PROG –D VD/V[...]

English 19 Functional Ov er view # V OLUME +/- – adjusts the volume upward/downward. – adjusts the hours and minutes in clock/timer setting mode. – switches the set timer ON or OFF . $ ¡ / ™ – Disc: skips to the previous/next chapter/title/ track –T uner : selects a preset radio station. % ÉÅ – starts or inter r upts disc playback.[...]

20 English Step 1: Inser ting batteries into the Remote Control 3 1 2 1 Open the batter y compar tment. 2 Inser t two AAA batter ies following the indications (+/-) inside the compar tment. 3 Close the co ver . Using the Remote Control to operate the Pla yer 1 Aim the Remote Control directly at the remote sensor (IR) on the front panel. 2 Do not pu[...]

English 21 Getting Star ted 9 Tu rn on y our TV progressive scan mode (refer to y our TV user manual). ➜ The below menu appears on the TV . 0 Press 1 2 to highlight “OK” in the men u and press OK to conf irm. ➜ The setup is complete now and you can star t enjoy the high quality picture. To deactivate Pro gressiv e manually ● When the dist[...]

22 English Step 3: Setting language pref erence Y ou can select your o wn prefer red language settings. This D VD system will automatically switch to the selected language whenever y ou load a disc. If the language selected is not a vailable on the disc, the disc’s default language will be used instead. The OSD language in the system menu will re[...]

English 23 Switching the system on/off ● Press ECO PO WER/ST ANDBY -ON B ( B on the remote). ➜ A countdown of 10 seconds star ts for preheating of the systme. Then, the system will switch to the last selected source. ● Press DISC , TUNER or AU X on the remote . ➜ The system will switch to the selected source . To switch the system to standb[...]

24 English Dimming the displa y screen ● Press DIM repeatedl y to select different levels of brightness for the display screen. Demonstration mode The system has a demonstr ation mode that shows the various features offered b y the system. To activate the demonstration ● In standby mode , press ST OP 9 on the system to activate the demo mode. ?[...]

English 25 IMPOR T ANT! – Depending on the D VD or VIDEO CD , some operations ma y be different or restricted. – Do not push on the disc tray or put an y objects other than disc on the disc tra y . Doing so may cause the disc pla yer malfunction. – If the inhibit icon (ø) appears on the TV scr een when a button is pressed, it means the funct[...]

26 English Disc Operations Using the Disc Menu Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen once you load the disc. To select a pla yback f eature or item ● Use 1 2 3 4 and OK or Numeric K eypad (0-9) on the remote. ➜ Playback will star t automatically . To access or exit from the men u ● Press DISC MENU on the remote. F or VCD w[...]

English 27 Disc Operations Repeat A-B (D VD/VCD/CD/MP3/DivX/ WMA) 1 Press A-B at your chosen star ting point. 2 Press A-B again at your chosen end point. ➜ The section A and B can be set only within the same chapter/track. ➜ The section will now repeat continuousl y . 3 To exit the sequence, press A-B again. Slow Motion (D VD/VCD) 1 Press SLO W[...]

28 English Disc Operations F or Super VCD/VCD/DivX/CD ➜ Single/T otal Elapsed : displays the elapsed time of the current single/total tr ack. ➜ Single/T otal Remain : displays the remaining time of the current single/total tr ack. ➜ Displa y Off : switches time display off. Special disc featur es Playing a Title (D VD) 1 Press DISC MENU . ➜[...]

English 29 Disc Operations Pla ying JPEG Picture CD General operation 1 Load a JPEG Picture CD . ➜ The data disc menu appear s on the TV screen. 2 Use 3 4 to select a folder and press OK to open the folder . 3 Press 3 4 or use the Numeric Ke ypad (0-9) to highlight a picture f ile . 4 Press OK to conf irm. ➜ The playback will star t from the se[...]

30 English Disc Operations Pla ying a DivX disc This D VD play er suppor ts the DivX movie playback that you do wnload from your computer onto a CD-R/RW (see “System Menu Options-DIVX(R) V OD registr ation code” for more information). 1 Load a DivX disc. ➜ Playback will star t automatically . If not press É Å . 2 If the DivX movie contains [...]

English 31 System Menu Options Basic operations 1 Press SYSTEM to enter the Setup Men u. 2 Press 1 2 to select a page to be set. 3 Press 3 4 to highlight an option. 4 Enter its submenu by pressing 2 or OK . 5 Move the cursor by pressing 3 4 to highlight the selected item. ➜ In cases of value setting, press 1 2 to adjust values. 6 Press OK to conf[...]

32 English System Menu Options 1 Press 3 4 to highlight 'CLOSED C APTIONS'. 2 Enter its submenu b y pressing 2 . 3 Mo ve the cursor by pressing 3 4 to highlight the selected item. ➜ ON : Enable Closed Captions. ➜ OFF : Disable Closed Captions. SCREEN SA VER This function is used to turn the screen saver on or off. CLOSED CAPTIONS CLOS[...]

English 33 System Menu Options DOLBY DIGIT AL SETUP The option included in DOLBY DIGIT AL SETUP is: “DUAL MONO ”. DU AL MONO Select the setting that matches the number of speak er s you ha ve connected. ➜ STEREO : Left mono sound will send output signals to Left speaker and Right mono sound will send output signals to Right speaker . ➜ L-MO[...]

34 English System Menu Options QU ALITY This menu helps you to set the video quality . 1 Press 3 4 to highlight “QU ALITY”. 2 Press 2 or OK to enter Quality Setup. The options included in Quality Setup page are: “ SHARPNESS”, “BRIGHTNESS”, “CONTRAST”, “GAMMA”, “HUE”, “SA TURA TION” and “LUMA DELA Y”. SHARPNESS Adjust[...]

English 35 System Menu Options PARENT AL 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 y ou set a playback limitation level. The r ating levels are from 1 to 8 and are countr y dependent. Y ou can prohibit the pla ying of cer tain discs that are not suitable for your childre[...]

36 English System Menu Options PASSW ORD SETUP PA GE The options included in Passw ord Setup page are: “PASSW ORD MODE” and “ PASSW ORD”. PASSW ORD MODE This feature is used to enable/disab le password by selecting “ON”/”OFF”. P ASSW ORD Enter your four digit passw ord when a hint is display ed on the screen. The default password is[...]

English 37 Radio Reception T uning to radio stations 1 Press ST ANDBY -ON B ( B on the remote) to switch on the last selected source . 2 Press SOURCE ( TUNER on the remote) to select TUNER mode . 3 Press TUNER on the remote again to select the desired band: FM or AM 4 Press and hold ¡ / ™ ( à / á on the remote) until the frequency indication s[...]

38 English Other Functions Setting the clock 1 In Standby mode, press and hold CLOCK on the remote until the time flashes on the display . ➜ ” CLOCK SET ” is displayed briefly . Then, the hour digits flash on the display screen. 2 Tu r n V OLUME -/+ clockwise or anticlockwise or press V OLUME +/- on the remote to set the hours. 3 Press RDS/CL[...]

English 39 SY STEM Pow er supply .......................................... 120 V / 60 Hz Rated w or king power consumption (1/8 rated output po wer) ........................................................ ≤ 85W A UX input sensitivity ..................................... ≤ 500mV Channel Separation .............................................[...]

40 English W ARNING Under no circumstances should y ou tr y to repair the system y ourself, as this will in validate the warranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a f ault occurs , fir st check the points listed below befor e taking the system for repair. If you are unable to r emedy a problem b y following these hi[...]

English 41 The aspect ratio of the scr een cannot be changed e ven though you ha ve set the TV shape. No sound or distorted sound. The micro D VD play er does not star t pla yback. The D VD micro system does not r espond when the buttons ar e pressed. Cannot activate some featur es, such as Angles, Subtitles, or multi-langua ge Audio. Considerable [...]

42 English The remote contr ol does not function. The displa y is dark. Low hum or buzz sound. Lo w bass response. Unable to select Pro gressiv e Scan. No sound is output from the HDMI jack. ✔ Select the correct source (DISC or TUNER, f or example) before pressing the function button. ✔ P oint the remote control at the remote sensor of the unit[...]

English 43 Glossar y Analog: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound var ies, while digital sound has specific n umerical 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 r atio of conventional T[...]

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