Philips MDV421SL manual

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Contents 3 Getting Started Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5 Introduction . . . . . [...]

Safety Pr ecautions 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: An y 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 ser vice person shou[...]

Safety Information (cont’ d) 5 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS 1. Read instructions. Read all the safety and operating instructions befor e operating the pr oduct. 2. Retain instructions. K eep the safety and operating instructions for futur e ref erence. 3. Heed warnings. Adhere to all warnings on the pr oduct and in the operating instructions.[...]

6 Intr oduction W elcome! This Digital Video Disc Pla yer will allo w you to enjo y better picture quality , clearer sound, and endless pla yback features on Digital Video Discs (D VDs). Expanding technolog y allows y ou to add options to y our viewing - watch a dir ector’ s cut of a movie, listen to the producer’ s comments, or pla y your fa v[...]

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

8 Gener al Information Batter y Installation 1 Remo ve the batter y compartment lid on the rear of the remote contr ol by pressing in the tab , then lifting off the lid. 2 Place two AA batteries inside the batter y compar tment with their + and – ends aligned as indicated. Do not mix old and new batteries or differ ent types of batteries (standar[...]

Hookups 9 Determining the best possible connection... The capabilities of y our existing equipment, especially your TV , will determine y our connection possibilities. How ev er , the f ollowing guidelines describe which options pr ovide the best picture and sound quality . .... Component Video provides the best pictur e quality . Component Video i[...]

Before you begin, mak e sure you have an RF modulator and e xtra RF coaxial cables. These are not supplied with the Player , but ar e available fr om Magnavo x or most consumer electronics r etailer s . 1 Connect the supplied video cable (which has y ellow markings) to the Pla y er’ s y ellow VIDEO (VIDEO OUT) jack. Connect the other end of the c[...]

Hookups (cont’ d) 11 Connecting to a TV Only TV has a yello w Video In jack Back of TV (example only) LEFT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN LEFT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN 2 1 3 1 Connect the y ellow VIDEO (VIDEO OUT) jack of the D VD Pla yer to the cor responding VIDEO IN jack on y our TV . Use the supplied video cable, which has yellow ma[...]

1 Connect an S-Video cable (not supplied) to the S-VIDEO (VIDEO OUT) jack of the D VD Play er and to the TV’ s S-VIDEO In jack. 2 Connect the supplied audio cable to the r ed and white AUDIO OUT jacks on the D VD Pla yer and to the left/right AUDIO IN jacks on the TV . Match the cable colors to the jack colors. 3 Plug the po wer cords of the D VD[...]

Hookups (cont’ d) 13 Connecting to a TV Only TV has Component Video In Jacks (r ed, green, and blue) MD V421SL ONL Y Back of TV (example only) LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN Pr/Cr Y Pb/Cb LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN Pr/Cr Y Pb/Cb 2 1 3 1 Connect the D VD Play er’ s Y Pb Pr (VIDEO OUT) jacks to the corr esponding COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks on the T[...]

14 Hookups (cont’ d) Connecting to a TV and a two-channel Stereo (Stereo has Dolb y ® ProLo gic or right/left Audio In jacks) Back of TV (example only) LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN Stereo (example only) VIDEO IN 1 VIDEO IN 3 2 1 Connect the supplied video cable to the y ellow VIDEO (VIDEO OUT) jack of the D VD Play er and to the TV’ s VIDEO IN[...]

Hookups (cont’ d) 15 Connecting to a TV and a Stereo (Stereo has Dolb y ® Digital or MPEG2) Back of TV (example only) COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO IN 2 1 Stereo Receiver (example only) VIDEO IN VIDEO IN 3 1 Connect the CO AXIAL jack of the D VD Pla yer to the CO AXIAL DIGIT AL AUDIO IN jack on y our Stereo . Use an appr opriate digital audio cable (not[...]

16 Quick Disc Playback There ar e many pla yback features and options a vailable on Discs. After familiarizing yourself with the D VD Play er as described on pages 17-19, see pages 20 and following to try additional pla yback features. 1 Press ST ANDBY -ON y y or PO WER y y to turn on the D VD Pla yer . T urn on y our TV . Set it to the corr ect Vi[...]

Remote Contr ol Buttons 17 Number Buttons Press to select n umbered items in a menu. During pla yback, press the Number buttons to select a Chapter (within the curr ent Title) or T rack f or pla yback. Details are on page 20. RETURN/TITLE Button Press to g o back to a pre vious menu. Press during D VD playback to r eturn to the Disc’ s Title menu[...]

18 F r ont P anel ON light This light appears when the Pla yer’ s power is on and the Pla yer is ready to use. It flashes while the Pla yer is turning on. PLA Y light This light appears when a Disc is pla ying. It flashes when pla y is paused or during a search. IR sensor This infrared sensor r eceives the commands fr om the D VD Pla yer’ s rem[...]

Rear P anel 19 Y Pb Pr (VIDEO OUT) jacks Connect component video cables (not supplied) here and to the Component Video In jacks of a TV . These jacks are a vailable only on the MD V421SL. They ar e not available on the MD V411SL. Details are on pag e 13. CO AXIAL jack Connect a digital audio coaxial cable (not supplied) here and to the Digital Audi[...]

20 Title/Disc Men us , Chapter/T r ack Selection Title/Disc menus 1 Press DISC MENU during D VD pla yback. The main Disc menu (or Root menu) will a ppear . The menu ma y list camera angles, spoken language and subtitle options, and Chapters for the Title. Or , if the curr ent Title has a specific Title menu, press the RETURN/TITLE button to access [...]

Fast F orward and F ast Re verse 1 T o fast forward a D VD or Video CD , press 2 r epeatedly to select two , four , eight, 16, or 32 times the normal speed. Or , press and hold Next ¢ until the Fast F orward icon shows on the TV . Then, press and hold Ne xt ¢ repeatedl y to select different searching speeds. Sound will be mute. Or , pr ess 1 repe[...]

22 Still Picture/F r ame-b y-Fr ame Playback, Time Search Still Picture/F rame-by-F rame Pla yback 1 T o pause a D VD or Video CD pictur e, pr ess P AUSE 8 on the remote contr ol during pla yback. 2 Press P A USE 8 repeatedl y to advance the still picture one frame at a time. 3 Press PLA Y 3 to r esume regular pla yback. DV D VIDEO CD 1, 2 3 DV D V[...]

Zoom/Reduce , Camer a Angle 23 Zoom/Reduce Y ou can r educe or enlarge the video image during playback. 1 Press ZOOM r epeatedly during Disc pla yback to make the picture tw o, three, or four times larger . Or , k eep pressing ZOOM to reduce the pictur e to 1/2, 1/3, or 1/4 its normal size. 2 Press 341 2 to mov e around in the enlarg ed picture. Th[...]

24 Repeat/Shuffle , Repeat A-B DV D VIDEO CD AUDIO CD Repeat/Shuffle Y ou ma y pla y a Chapter , T rack, Title , or entire Disc repeatedl y . 1 During Disc pla yback, pr ess REPEA T to choose a Repeat option. Depending on the type of Disc, y ou ma y choose to pla y the Chapter , T rack, Title , or ALL (Disc) repeatedl y . Or , continue to press REP[...]

D VD Audio Language 25 Some D VDs are r ecorded in multiple languages; some ma y ha ve extra audio options such as a director’ s commentar y or a music soundtrack. Y ou can choose the language or the soundtrack that you want to hear b y adjusting AUDIO in PREFERENCE P AGE. T o do so , f ollow the steps below . The easiest wa y to choose a differe[...]

26 D VD Subtitle Language Some D VDs include subtitles. Choose the language you want for a vailable subtitles by adjusting SUBTITLE in PREFERENCE P A GE. T o do so , f ollow the steps below . Or , the easiest wa y to choose subtitles is to press the SUBTITLE button on the remote r epeatedly during D VD pla yback. The subtitles will appear in the la[...]

D VD Disc Menu Language 27 D VDs ha ve a Disc men u that allows you to choose options such as Audio Language, Subtitles, or other special features. Featur es var y among D VDs, so the menus ar e differ ent for every D VD . Some menus ma y be a vailable in multiple languages. T o choose a language for a Disc menu using the PREFERENCE P AGE, follow t[...]

28 P arental P asswor d The P ARENT AL featur e limits viewing of D VDs. Y ou need a pass wor d to change the P ARENT AL settings or to pla y Locked Discs. T o set your passw ord, follow the steps belo w . T o adjust the P ARENT AL level so D VDs cannot play if the y exceed that lev el, see page 30. T o prev ent specific D VDs from pla ying, r egar[...]

Disc Lock 29 Not all D VDs are rated or coded by the Disc mak er . Y ou can specifically lock or unlock a D VD , regar dless of its rating. If y ou lock a specific D VD , you m ust enter your pass word befor e you can watch the D VD . Pass word details are on pag e 28. 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 The GENERAL SETUP P A GE icon will be selected. Press OK[...]

30 P arental Le vels Y ou can set the Pla yer to block or allo w playback accor ding to the D VD movie rating. If someone tries to pla y a D VD whose rating exceeds the lev el you selected, P ARENT AL VIOLA TION ma y appear on the TV screen. Some D VDs ma y give you the option of entering y our passwor d to allow pla yback. If not, change the P ARE[...]

Pr ogr am 31 2-6 1 4-5 AUDIO CD VIDEO CD DV D Y ou ma y pla y T racks or Chapters in an order y ou specify instead of normal order (1, 2, 3, etc.). The order y ou set is a Pr ogram. For example, if y ou want to set up an Audio CD so T rack 12 will pla y first, put T rack 12 in Pr ogram position number one (1). T o set up a Program, follow these ste[...]

32 Pre view Some Video CDs or Super Video CDs ma y contain pre view or introductory information. If you ar e not sure of the contents of a Video CD or its T racks, use the Pre view features to see the content of the T racks. Not all Video CDs contain this information. See your Disc case for details. 1 Press the PREVIEW button to see the Pr eview me[...]

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

34 JPEG and MP3 F eatures General Information on CD-R and CD-R Ws ● When you mak e CDs to pla y on this D VD Pla yer , the Disc should ha ve at least 6-10 pictures or 2-3 MP3 m usic files. Make sur e there are at least 3 MB (three megab ytes) of information on the Disc. The maximum number of files per folder is 500. ● JPEG file names should end[...]

• D VDs only play in the format in which they were recorded. For example, if the D VD case says the D VD is recorded in Letterbox or Widescreen format, you may play the D VD only with the black bar s showing at the top and bottom of the widened picture. Even if you set TV DISPLA Y to 4:3 P ANSC AN, the picture will show in the widened f ormat. ?[...]

36 Smar tPictur e TM , Pictur e Setting Just as y ou can adjust your picture on y our TV , you can adjust some pictur e elements at the D VD Pla yer . Choose a pictur e setting that best displa ys the Disc you ar e playing. This featur e is known as Smart Picture and can be adjusted by follo wing these steps. 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press 2 to sele[...]

Smar tPictur e TM , Pictur e Setting (cont’ d) 37 8 An adjustment scale will appear on the TV scr een. Press 1 or 2 to adjust the element you selected. • For BRIGHTNESS, choosing a more positiv e value brightens the color on the screen and seems to ad d white to the picture. Choosing a more negativ e value darkens the colors in the pictur e . C[...]

• Y our D VD must be recor ded in NTSC or P AL. Discs recorded in other color systems will not play on this D VD Player . Chec k the Disc case for details. NTSC or P AL may appear on the inside ring of the D VD . Helpful Hint 38 TV T ype 1,5 2-4 TV T ype D VDs are r ecorded in a color system, usually NTSC or P AL. NTSC is the most common in the U[...]

Analog Output 39 Use the ANALOG AUDIO SETUP P A GE to adjust some of the Play er’ s audio settings. Adjust DO WNMIX according to how y ou connected the Pla yer to y our TV and/or Stereo . Balance the volume during pla yback by adjusting Dynamic Range Control (D .R.C .). 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press 2 to select the AUDIO SETUP P A GE icon at the [...]

If you connected the D VD Pla yer to a Stereo using the CO AXIAL jack as shown on page 15, you need to adjust the DIGIT AL OUTPUT (audio) setting as described below . If y ou are not using the CO AXIAL jack, no adjustment is necessar y . 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press 2 to select the AUDIO SETUP P A GE icon at the top of the menu. Press OK or 4 . 3 [...]

LPCM Output 41 If you connected the D VD Play er to a Stereo using the CO AXIAL jack as shown on page 15, you ma y need to adjust LPCM OUTPUT . Discs are r ecorded in a certain sampling rate . The higher the sampling rate , the better the sound quality . Some Discs are r ecorded in a high sampling rate of 96 kHz. Set LPCM OUTPUT to 96K if you are p[...]

42 Sound Mode , 3D Sound Sound Mode Select the sound mode that matches the type of music y ou pla y most often. These preset sound modes adjust the fr equency bands of the audio to enhance your fa vorite m usic style. 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press 2 to select the AUDIO SETUP P A GE icon at the top of the menu. Press OK or 4 . 3 ANALOG AUDIO SETUP w[...]

Display Language , Closed Captions 43 Helpful Hint • If you have French or Spanish menus and need English: 1) Press SYSTEM MENU. 2)The first icon on the left (P A G .CONFIG .GENERAL or P A GE REGLAGES GENERA UX) will be selected. Press OK. 3) With LANGUE OSD or IDIOMA MENUS highlighted in green, press 2 . 4) Press 3 to select ENGLISH, (or INGLES)[...]

44 Screen Sav er The Screen Sa ver is the mo ving D VD logo that appears on y our TV screen when pla yback is stopped. It prev ents damage to your TV scr een caused by lea ving a still image on the TV too long. 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 GENERAL SETUP will be selected. Press OK or 4 . 3 Press 4 to select SCREEN SA VER, then press 2 . 4 Press 3 or 4 to[...]

D VD Player Def aults 45 Helpful Hint • Restoring the Defaults will reset the Play er’ s menus to English. T o restor e the original settings of the D VD Pla yer , follow the steps below . 1 Press ST OP 7 twice to stop Disc pla yback completely . 2 Press SY STEM MENU. 3 Press 2 to select the PREFERENCE P AGE icon at the top of the menu, then pr[...]

46 Helpful Hints If you ar e having pr oblems with your pr oduct, check this list of pr oblems and possible solutions befor e requesting service . Y ou ma y be able to solve the pr oblem yourself. If you need to call a customer service repr esentative, please know the model number and serial number of y our pr oduct befor e you call. This informati[...]

Helpful Hints (cont'd) 47 Disc will not pla y . • Make sur e the Disc label is facing up. If you ar e playing a tw o-sided Disc , mak e sure the label of the side you want to pla y is facing up . Details are on pag e 16. • Check the Parental Contr ols. Details are on pag es 28-30. • Check the Region Code of the D VD . The D VD must be co[...]

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 thr ough two channels, the left and right. AUDIO OUT Jacks: Jacks on the rear of the D VD Pla yer that send audi[...]

Specifications , Language Codes 49 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 S-VI[...]

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