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D VD Video Player DV DVD D743 743
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Important Note DK S Advarsel: Klass 1 laserapparat Laserrudstråling ved åbning når sikkerhesafbrydere er ude af Varning! funktion. Undgå u tsættelse for stråling. Om apparaten används på annat sätt än i denna bruksanvisning specificerats, kann användaren utsättas för laserstrålning, som Bemærk: översjruder gränsen för läserklass 1. Netafbryderen POWER er sekundært indkoblet og afbryder ikke strømmen fra nette. Den indbyggede netdel er derfor tilsluttet til Observera! lysnettet så længe netstikk
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Index English ------------------------------------------------- 5 Français ---------------------------------------------- 29 Deutsch --------------------------------------------- 53 Nederlands ----------------------------------------- 77 CAUTION VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM ADVARSEL SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING VED ÅBNING UNDGÅ UDSÆTTELSE FOR STRÅLING VARNING SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD BETRAKTA EJ STRÅLEN VARO! AVATTAESS
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General Information The region code for this set is 2. Laser safety Since it is usual for DVD movies to be released This unit employs a laser. Due to possible eye at different times in different regions of the injury, only a qualified service person should world, all players have region codes and discs can remove the cover or attempt to service this have an optional region code. If you load a disc device. of a different region code to your player, you will see the region code notice on the scree
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Contents Introduction Access Control Environmental Information ------------------------ 6 Access Control: Child Lock ---------------------- 25 Supplied accessories -------------------------------- 6 Access Control: Parental Control ---------- 25-26 Safety Information ----------------------------------- 6 Symbols Used in this Manual ---------------------- 6 Specifications Specifications --------------------------------------- 27 Functional Overview Front Panels -----------------------------------
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English Introduction In cabinet, allow about 2.5cm (1 inch) of free Thank you for purchasing this Philips DVD player. space all around the player for adequate This Owner’s Manual explains the basic ventilation. operation of this DVD player. Do not expose your player to extreme of temperature or humidity. Environmental Information If the DVD player is brought directly from a cold All unnecessary packaging has been omitted. to a warm location, or is placed in a very damp Packaging has been m
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Functional Overview Front Panel STANDBY-ON – to switch the player to standby mode or ON DISC MENU STANDBY INDICATOR – to access menu of a DVD disc – lights red when the player is in Standby mode 1 2 3 4 (left/right/up/down) – to select an item in the menu SMART PICTURE – to access the colour settings menu bar 2; PLAY/PAUSE – to start or interrupt playback SOUND – to select Stereo, Dolby Surr-compt or / OPEN/CLOSE 3D-Sound (TruSurround) – to open/close the disc tray DVD 743 DVD VIDEO PLAYER STA
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English Functional Overview Rear Panel COAXIAL (Digital audio out) – connect to AUDIO inputs of a digital MAINS (AC Power Cord) (coaxial) audio equipment – connect to a standard AC outlet OPTICAL (Digital audio out) AUX/VCR IN (VIDEO OUT) – connect to digital (optical) audio – connect to a VCR with SCART equipment CVBS (VIDEO OUT) TV OUT (VIDEO OUT) – connect to a TV with SCART – connect to CVBS Video inputs of a TV VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT (CVBS) DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 1 PCM/ MPEG2/ Dolby Digital TV OUT
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Functional Overview Remote Control RETURN / RESUME POWER B – go back to previous menu / – switch DVD ON or go to continue playback after play standby-on mode was stopped 0-9 numerical key pad DISC MENU – select numbered items in a – access menu of a DVD disc menu 1 2 3 4 CD TEXT / DISPLAY – (left/right/up/down) select an – activate/deactivate CD text if item in the menu available on the disc (audio CDs) OK – to display bit rate indicator – acknowledge menu selection during playback (DVD, SVCD) S
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English Preparation Basic Connections Connecting to a TV Please refer to the instruction books of your TV, 1 Connect the SCART (TV OUT) on the DVD VCR, Stereo System or other devices as player to the corresponding connector on the necessary to make the best connections. TV. Make one of the following connections, Note: depending on the capabilities of your existing – Ensure that the “TV” indication on SCART equipment. cable is connected to the TV set and “DVD” indication on SCART cable is con
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L O R T N O C L E V Preparation Cinemalink (on SCART) Connecting to Optional This DVD player is equipped with cinemalink Equipment feature (from Philips) which allows a more A digital component with a built-in MPEG 2 or complete control of your home audio/video Dolby Digital™ decoder allows you to enjoy the (AV) equipment. surround sound while producing the effect of Cinemalink interconnection plug & playback will being in a movie theater or a concert hall. enable the AV system to recognise th
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English Preparation If you connect to an active subwoofer, Inserting batteries into the 1 Connect the SUBWOOFER AUDIO OUT on Remote Control the DVD player to an optional active subwoofer. 1 Open the battery cover. 2 The subwoofer reproduces the low bass sound 2 Insert batteries (AA size) with the correct effects (e.g. explosions, the rumble of spaceships, polarity as indicated by the + and - symbols etc.). inside the battery compartment. 3 Be sure to follow the instructions supplied with 3 Close
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Preparation Menu bar 1 NTSC/PAL Conversion This player is equipped with an NTSC/PAL conversion feature that converts the video From the left, output of the disc to match your TV system. To Personal Preferences ➜ Subtitle Language ➜ activate the conversion refer to page 15. Audio Language ➜ Colour ➜ Sound Switching On Menu bar 2 1 Connect the AC power cord to the power outlet. 2 Switch on the TV and DVD player. From the left, 3 Set the TV to the correct Video IN channel. (eg. Step by step playba
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English Preparation – Black level shift (NTSC output only) Personal Preferences Select ON for adapting the colour dynamics to In the Personal Preferences settings menu, you obtain richer contrasts. can customize your player to suit your own particular requirements. General operation: 1 Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control. 2 The will be highlighted in the menu bar. 3 Press 4 to activate the Personal Preferences menu. – Video shift 4 Use the 1 2 3 4 keys to toggle through the functions and se
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Preparation – Smart Picture Notes: – If you have a PAL only TV, ensure that your ¶ Colour settings PAL/NTSC setting is PAL. You can select one of five predefined sets of – AUTO can only be selected when using a TV colour settings and one set (Personal) which you that has both the NTSC and PAL systems. can define yourself. – This setting is applicable for CVBS output on You can also press SMART PICTURE key (front cinch and SCART only. – Slight picture distortions may occur due to this panel) to a
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English Preparation – Analogue output – Karaoke vocal Select Stereo, Dolby Surround compatible or 3D Put this setting to ON only when a multi-channel Sound (Trusurround) output to match your karaoke DVD is being played. The karaoke system’s playback capability. channels on the disc will then be mixed into a normal stereo sound. Language Selecting disc languages: Menu/Audio/Subtitle language This is to select the audio language, subtitle language and the language used in TV screen – Night Mode
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Preparation – Help text Features When set to ON, help text describes the icons – Access Control selected. Select OFF if you no longer require the Access Control contains the following features: help text. Child Lock - When Child Lock is set to ON, a 4- digit code needs to be entered in order to – Low Power Standby playback discs. If this is set to ON, the player will go in low- Parental control - Allows the conditional power standby when the standby button is presentation of DVDs containing Pare
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English POWER ON/OFF Operation Basic Playback Playing a DVD-Video 1 Press STANDBY ON on the front panel. DVD video discs may have one or more TITLES, 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE / on the front panel to and each TITLE may have one or more open disc loading tray. CHAPTERS. 3 Place the chosen disc in the tray, with the label Playback stops at the end of each TITLE. facing up. DVD-VIDEO DISC TITLE 1 TITLE 2 4 Press OPEN/CLOSE / again to close the tray. CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 ➜
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Operation Playing a disc Playing a Video CD 1 Insert a disc and close the tray, playback starts Video CDs may have one or more TRACKS, and automatically. TRACKS may have one or more INDEXES. ➜ The TV screen will display the number of To make easy and convenient access, you can tracks for selection and current playing status. move between TRACKS and INDEXES. 2 Playback will stop at the end of the disc. Some Video CDs have Play Back Control (PBC), 3 To stop playback, press STOP. which is a p
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English Operation Subtitles General Features 1 Select Z (SUBTITLE) in the menu bar or Note: press the SUBTITLE button on the remote – Unless stated, all operations described are control directly. based on remote control use. Some operations 2 Press SUBTITLE or 3/4 repeatedly to select can be carried out using the menu bar on the TV the different subtitles. screen. Moving to another title/chapter Special VCD & SVCD Features DVD VCD Playback Control (PBC) When a disc has more than one title/trac
