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Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the benefits you’re entitled to. Once your Philips purchase is registered, So complete and return the Warranty you’re eligible to receive all the privileges Registration Card enclosed with your of owning a Philips product. purchase at once, and take advantage of these important benefits. Warranty Owner Model Verification Confirmation Registration Registering your product Your completed Warranty Returning your Warranty wi
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N I H T I W D E D E E N N O I Visit our World Wide Web Site at http://www.philips.com Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to the “family!” Dear Philips product owner: Thank you for your confidence in Philips.You’ve selected one of the best-built, best-backed products available today.And we’ll do everything in our power to keep you happy with your purchase for many years to come. As a member of the Philips “family,” you’re entitled to protection by one of the most comprehensive warranti
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified 2. Keep these instructions. by the manufacturer or sold with 3. Heed all warnings. the apparatus.When a cart is used, use caution when moving 4. Follow all instructions. the cart/apparatus combination 5. Do not use this apparatus near to avoid injury from tip-over. water. 13.Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of 6. Clean only w
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ATTENTION Canada L'utilisation des commandes ou English: réglages ou le non-respect des This digital apparatus does not exceed procédures ci-incluses peuvent se the Class B limits for radio noise traduire par une exposition emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference dangereuse à l'irradiation. Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. ATENCIÓN Français: El uso de mando o ajustes o la Cet appareil numérique n'emet pas de ejecucción de métodos que no sean
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General Information Environmental Information Laser safety All unnecessary packaging has been This unit employs a laser. Due to possible omitted. The packaging has been made eye injury, only a qualified service person easy to separate into three materials: should remove the cover or attempt to cardboard (box), polystyrene foam service this device. (buffer) and polyethylene (bags, protective NOTE: foam sheet). PICTURES SHOWN MAY BE Your DVD player consists of materials DIFFERENT BETWEEN which can
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Contents Special DVD features .................................... 22 General Information Playing a Title ................................................. 22 Supplied accessories ....................................... 8 Camera Angle ................................................ 22 Care and safety information .......................... 8 Changing the Audio Language .................... 22 Subtitles .......................................................... 22 Connections Special VCD & SVCD F
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General Information ● Avoid high temperatures, moisture, Supplied accessories water and dust – Do not expose the player, batteries or discs to humidity, rain, sand or excessive Video cable heat (caused by heating equipment or (yellow) direct sunlight). ● Avoid condensation – The lens may cloud over when the player is suddenly moved from cold to Audio cable warm surroundings, making it impossible (white, red) to play a disc. Leave the player in the warm environment until the moisture evaporates.
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Connections Connecting TV IN COMPONENT IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT S-VIDEO VIDEO IN IN S-VIDEO AUDIO V (Pr/Cr) IN Pr/Cr IN AUDIO IN U (Pb/Cb) VIDEO IN Pb/Cb VIDEO IN IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y S-VIDEO IN AUDIO IN V (Pr/Cr) IN U (Pb/Cb) COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN Pr/Cr Y AUDIO IN Pb/Cb VIDEO IN Y 1 2 1 2 VIDEO Pb Pr VIDEO U V OUT OUT L L R Y Y R COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OPTICAL S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO OUT OUT DIGITAL OUT AUDIO OUT OUT DIGITAL OUT IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! – S-Video provides better
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Connections ANT IN RF coaxial cable to TV 3 IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN Back of RF Modulator S-VIDEO IN V (Pr/Cr) AUDIO (example only) IN U (Pb/Cb) ANT IN TO TV AUDIO IN VIDEO VIDEO IN IN R L IN S-VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y AUDIO IN V (Pr/Cr) IN VIDEO IN U (Pb/Cb) Y CH3 CH4 4 Antenna or 1 Cable TV signal 2 1 2 VIDEO Pb OUT Pr L VIDEO Pb Pr OUT L R Y COAXIAL OPTICAL S-VIDEO Y AUDIO OUT OUT DIGITAL OUT R COAXIAL OPTICAL S-VIDEO AUDIO OUT OUT DIGITAL OUT IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! – Component
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Connections Connecting the power cord COMPONENT VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN AUDIO V (Pr/Cr) OUT U (Pb/Cb) VIDEO IN Y VIDEO OUT L R S AUDIO OUT After everything is connected Using an accessory RF modulator properly, plug the AC power cord (cont’d) into the power outlet. 3 Use an RF coaxial cable (not supplied) to Never make or change any connections connect ANTENNA OUT or TO TV jack with the power switched on. of the RF modulator to the ANTENNA IN jack on the TV. When no disc is loaded, press 4 Connect t
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Connections Optional: Connecting to an Optional: Connecting to a Digital Audio System Receiver STEREO OPTICAL AUDIO Receiver OPTICAL IN AUDIO OUT DIGITAL DIGITAL OR VIDEO VIDEO Pb Pr Pb Pr OUT L OUT L R R Y Y COAXIAL OPTICAL COAXIAL OPTICAL S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT AUDIO OUT OUT DIGITAL OUT OUT Stereo has Dolby Pro Logic or Right Receiver has a PCM, Dolby Digital, / Left Audio In jacks or MPEG2 decoder 1 Select one of the video connections to 1 Select one of the video connections
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Functional Overview Front and Rear Panels 2; PLAY/PAUSE – To start or interrupt playback 9 STOP – To stop playback STANDBY-ON B IR Sensor –To switch the DVD Player to Standby – Point the remote control towards this mode or ON sensor Disc tray Display OPEN/CLOSE / – Shows the current status of the DVD – Open/Close the disc tray Player Mains (AC Power Cord) – Connect to a standard AC outlet OPTICAL (Digital audio out) Audio Out (Left/Right) – Connect to the optical AUDIO input of a – Connect to AU
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Functional Overview Remote Control RETURN / TITLE POWER B – To go back to previous menu / –To switch the DVD player to show title menu standby mode or ON DISC MENU 0-9 numerical key pad – Enters the disc contents menu – Selects numbered items in a – Switches on or off the playback menu control mode (for VCD version 2.0 only) DISPLAY – Displays information on TV 1 2 3 4 screen during playback – Selects an item in the menu/ fast forward/backward, slow forward/ SYSTEM MENU backward – Access or exit
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Getting Started Step 2: Setting up the TV Step 1: Inserting batteries into the Remote Control IMPORTANT! Make sure you have completed all 3 the necessary connections. (See 1 pages 9-10 “Connecting TV”). 2 1 Turn on the TV and set it to the correct Video-In channel. You should see the blue Philips DVD background screen on the TV. 1 Open the battery compartment. 2 Usually these channels are between the 2 Insert two batteries type R06 or AA, lowest and highest channels and may be following the in
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Getting Started If the progressive function is activated but PAL – Select this if the connected TV has the PALcolor system. It will change the your TV does not support progressive scan or the cables are not connected video signal of an NTSC disc and output it in PAL format. accordingly, the TV screen will be blank. You can deactivate progressive scan as NTSC – Select this if the connected TV below. has the NTSC color system. It will change the video signal of a PAL disc (VCD only) 1 Press STANDB
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Getting Started Step 3: Setting language Setting the Audio, Subtitle and Disc menu languages preferences You can select your preferred language - - Preference Setup Page - - settings.This DVD Player will automatically switch to the language for AUDIO ENGLISH SUBTITLE FRENCH you whenever you load a disc. If the DISC MENU SPANISH language selected is not available on the PARENTAL PASSWORD disc, the disc’s default language will be DEFAULT used instead. The OSD (on-screen MP3/JPEG NAV display) la
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Disc Operations IMPORTANT! This DVD Player can play DivX, MPEG-4, – Depending on the DVD or VIDEO MP3, JPEG, VCD & SVCD files on a CD, some operations may be personally recorded CD-R/CD-RW disc different or restricted. or commercial CD. – Do not push on the disc tray or ● Maximum files programmable is 24. put any objects other than discs in the disc tray. Doing so may cause ● MP3: Maximum supported bitrate is the disc player to malfunction. 320 kbps or 48 kHz. ● DivX4.x and 5.x comply with this
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Disc Operations IMPORTANT! Using the Disc Menu If the inhibit icon appears on the Depending on the disc, a menu may TV screen when a button is appear on the TV screen once you load pressed, the function is not the disc. available on the current disc or at the current time. To select a playback feature or item ● Use the 1 2 3 4 or numeric keypad (0-9) on the Remote Control, then press Playing discs PLAY B to start playback. 1 Connect the power cords of the DVD Player and TV (and any optional ster
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Disc Operations Mute Repeat (DVD/VCD/CD/MP3) (DVD/VCD/CD/MP3/DivX/JPEG) You can play a chapter, track, title or entire disc repeatedly. ● Press MUTE repeatedly to disable and enable the sound. ● Press REPEAT continuously to choose a Repeat mode during playback. Resuming playback from the last ➜ DVD stopped point (DVD/VCD/CD) ‘CHAPTER REPEAT ON/TITLE REPEAT ON/ Resume playback of the last five discs, REPEAT OFF’. even if the disc was remove from the ➜ VCD / CD Player. ‘REP-ONE/REP-ALL/REPEAT OFF’
