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Digital Video Disc Player
DVD953
Owner’s Manual
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N I H T I W D E D E E N N O Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the you’re entitled to. benefits Once your PHILIPS purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a PHILIPS product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your pur- chase at once.And take advantage of these important benefits. Warranty Owner Model Verification Confirmation Registration Registering your product within Your completed Warr
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Index LASER SAFETY This unit employs a laser. Due to possible eye injury, only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER The region code for this set is 1. 1 THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. Since it is usual for DVD movies to be released at different times in different regions of the world, all LASER players have region codes and discs can have an
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General Information WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose CAUTION this appliance to rain or moisture. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, Use of controls or adjustments or performance of DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. procedures other than herein may result in hazardous REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. radiation exposure. This symbol warns the user that uninsulate
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS – Read before operating equipment This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict 9. Do not defeat the safety quality and safety standards.There are, however, some purpose of the polarized or installation and operation precautions which you should be grounding-type plug.A polarized plug AC Polarized particularly aware of. has two blades with one wider than Plug the other.A grounding type plug has two blades and a third 1. Read these instructions – All the
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Contents Introduction Philips DVD Video Introduction ------------------------- 7 Unpacking ---------------------------------------------------- 7 Remote Control Battery Installation ------------------- 7 Safety Information ------------------------------------------ 7 Cleaning Discs ---------------------------------------------- 7 Functional Overview Front Panel and Display ----------------------------------- 8 Remote Control -------------------------------------------- 9 Rear Panel -------------
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Introduction Philips DVD Video Introduction Unpacking Your Philips DVD Video Player will play digital video discs First check and identify the contents of your DVD Player’s conforming to the universal DVD Video standard. With it, package. You should have the following items: you will be able to enjoy full-length movies with true – DVD Player cinema picture quality, as well as stereo or multi-channel – Remote Control with batteries sound (depending on the disc and your playback setup). – Audio ca
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Functional Overview Front Panel and Display OK – acknowledge menu selection DISC MENU STANDBY-ON – access or remove menu of a DVD disc – switches the player to ON or OFF 1 2 3 4 STANDBY INDICATOR – (left/right/up/down) select an item in the menu – lights red when the player is in Standby T NEXT mode (off) – go to NEXT title/chapter/track DISPLAY press and hold for a fast forward search – shows the current status of the player S PREV DISC TRAY – go to beginning of current title/chapter/track or
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Remote Control 0-9 numerical key pad POWER – select numbered items in a – switch DVD Player ON or OFF menu POWER RETURN DISC MENU – remove the DVD Player’s menu 123 – access menu of a DVD disc DISPLAY 456 SYSTEM MENU – access the On-Screen Display – access or remove DVD Player’s 789 menu RETURN DISPLAY T 0 – search forward* / go to next DISC SYSTEM 1 2 3 4 chapter or track MENU MENU – (left/right/up/down) select an S item in the menu – search backward* / go to OK OK beginning of current chapter
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Rear Panel OPTICAL (Digital audio out jack) – connect to digital (optical) audio equipment COAXIAL (Digital audio out jack) – connect to digital (coaxial) audio equipment AC Power Cord – connect to a power source AUDIO OUT (Left/Right) – connect to an amplifier, receiver or stereo system 5.1 CHANNEL AUDIO OUT Connect to a 5.1 channel receiver – center speaker connection – subwoofer connection – front speakers connections – rear (surround) speakers connections VIDEO OUTPUT Switch – select either
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Preparation 1 Connect the PR/CR PB/CB Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT General Notes jacks on the DVD Player to the corresponding in jacks on ¶ Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to the TV using an optional PR/CR PB/CB Y cable (Z). connect, there are various ways you could connect the 2 Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks of the DVD player. Use only one of the connections described below. Player to the audio left/right in jacks on the TV (A) using ¶ Please refer to the manuals of your
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Notes: Connecting to Optional – If the audio format of the digital output does not match the Equipment capabilities of your receiver, the receiver will produce a strong, distorted sound or no sound at all. Connecting to an amplifier equipped with – Six Channel Digital Surround Sound via digital connection can only be obtained if your receiver is equipped with a Digital two channel analog stereo or Dolby Multi-channel decoder. Surround – To see the selected audio format of the current DVD, the 1
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General Explanation Temporary Feedback Field Icons This manual gives the basic instructions for operating the DVD Player. Some DVDs require specific operation or TITLE Repeat Title allow only limited operation during playback. When this CHAPT occurs, the symbol appears on the TV screen, indicating Repeat Chapter that the operation is not permitted by the DVD Player or is ALL Repeat All not available on the disc. TRACK Repeat Track A B Repeat A-B Remote control operation Resume play from t
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– Progressive Scan (Y PR/CR PB/CB connection only) DOLBY DIGITAL /PCM Disc Audio Progressive Scan Video provides the highest quality pictures Disc Subtitle Stream/PCM Disc Menu PCM with less flickering. Rating If you are using the Component Video jacks, but are Password Sample Freq. connecting the DVD Player to a standard (analog) TV Aspect 48 KHz Menu Language 96KHz television, set Progressive Scan to Off. Progressive Scan If you are using the Component Video jacks for connection Digital Audio
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Language Parental control (DVD only) – Language (Disc Audio, Disc Subtitle and Disc Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for Menu) children. Therefore, discs may contain ‘Parental Control’ information that applies to the complete disc or to Select a language for the disc’s Menu, Audio and Subtitle. certain scenes on the disc. These scenes are rated from 1 Audio language and Subtitle language also can be adapted to 8, and alternative, more suitable scenes are available on using the Menu
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– Password – If a Disc will not play If you insert a disc that exceeds the rating level you set, you 1 To set the Password for the first time, press SYSTEM may see the message "Parental Control Limit." If so, you MENU to display the DVD Player’s Menu. must set "Rating" to "Unlock" in the DVD Player menu. 2 Select Password using the 3/4 keys. Follow steps 1-6 for Parental Control Rating, choosing 3 While Password is selected, press B. "Unlock" at step 5. After you set "Rating" to "Unlock," the
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Operation Loading Discs General Features Note: 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the player to open the – Unless stated, all operations described are based on remote disc tray. control use. Some operations can be carried out using the 2 Load your chosen disc in the tray, with the label facing up. DVD Player’s menu. When a double-sided DVD is inserted, make sure the side you want to play is facing up. POWER Moving to another TITLE 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the tray. 123 ➜ READING appears
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DISC SYSTEM MENU MENU Still Picture and Frame-by-frame Repeat A-B A B PLAY STOP PAUSE OK playback To repeat a sequence in a title: CLEAR MARKER FTS TITLE SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM AUIDO ¶ Press A-B at your chosen starting point. ¶ Press PAUSE during playback. STOP PLAY PAUSE REPEAT A-B RANDOM SOUND CLEAR MARKER FTS TITLE ➜ A- appears briefly on the TV screen. ➜ The player will now go into PAUSE mode. ¶ Press A-B again at your chosen end point. ¶ You can advance the picture frame by frame by press
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Marker search Special DVD Features You can start playback from a memorized point. Up to nine points can be memorized. Checking the contents of DVD Video discs: To enter a mark, follow these steps. Menus DVDs may contain menus that allow you to access special 1 During disc playback, press MARKER. features. To use the disc menu, press the appropriate ➜ The MARKER SEARCH menu will appear on the TV numerical key; or, use the 3 4 1 2 keys to highlight your screen briefly. selection, then press OK. 2
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OK Moving to another track Special VCD Features ¶ Press T or S briefly during playback PLAY STOP PAUSE CLEAR MARKER FTS TITLE to go to the next track or to return to the Playback Control (PBC) SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM AUIDO beginning of the current track. ¶ Load a Video CD with PBC and press PLAY. ¶ Press S twice briefly to step back to the ¶ Go through the menu with the keys indicated on the TV previous track. screen until your chosen passage starts to play. If a PBC ¶ To go directly to any track, e
