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MCD300
DVD Micro Theatre
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English Contents General Information Disc Operations Features ................................................................ 40 Playable Discs ...................................................... 52 Supplied accessories .......................................... 40 Region Codes ...................................................... 52 Environment information ................................. 40 Playing discs ......................................................... 53 Installation ..........
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Contents System Menu Options Basic Operations ................................................ 60 General Setup Page............................................ 60 TV Display Screen Saver Audio Setup Page ........................................ 61~62 SPDIF Setup Dolby Digital Setup 3D Processing HDCD Post DRC Video Setup Page................................................ 62 Component TV Mode Quality Preference Page .................................................. 63 Parental Default Passwor
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English General Information Features Installation R Built-in DTS and Dolby Digital decoder, 2.0- ● Place the player on a flat, hard, and stable surface channel amplifier ● In a cabinet, allow about 10cm (4 inches) of free Additional Component Connections space all around the player for adequate Lets you connect other audio and audio/visual ventilation. components to the DVD micro system. ● Do not expose your player to extreme Night Mode temperatures or humidity. Lets you compress the dynamic ran
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Connections TV AM/MW loop FM wire antenna antenna Speaker Speaker (right) (left) AC power cord IMPORTANT! Notes: – The type plate is located at the rear of – Ensure that the speaker wires are correctly the system. connected. Improper connections may damage the – Before connecting the AC power cord system due to short-circuit. to the wall outlet, ensure that all –For optimal sound performance, use the other connections have been made. supplied speakers. –Never make or change any – Do not connect
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English Connections Connecting antennas ● Connect the VIDEO jack to the video input jack on the TV using a video cable (yellow). Connect the supplied AM/MW loop antenna and FM antenna to the respective terminals. Adjust OR the position of the antenna for optimal reception. Option 1 Connect the S-VIDEO output jack to the S- AM/MW Indoor Loop Antenna Video input jack on the TV using an S-Video cable (not supplied). OR Option 2 Use the component video cables (red/blue/ green) to connect the
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Connections Recording (digital) Connecting additional ● Connect the system’s COAXIAL (digital equipment output) jack to the DIGITAL IN jack on a digital recording device (such as DTS-Digital Theatre IMPORTANT! compatible, with Dolby Digital decoder). – Some discs are copy-protected. You Before starting operation, set SPDIF cannot record the disc through a VCR or according to the audio connection. (See “SPDIF digital recording device. Setup”). –When making connections, make sure the colour of ca
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English Functional Overview 1 7 2 8 3 9 4 0 5 ! 6 @ 8ÉÅ /PRESET3 Controls on the system – Disc: starts or interrupts disc playback 1 STANDBY-ON B – TUNER: selects a preset radio station upward – switches the system on or to standby mode. 9 9 /PRESET 4 2 SOURCE – Disc: stops disc playback or erases a program. –selects the respective sound source: DVD/AUX/ – TUNER: selects a preset radio station backward TUNER (FM and MW). 0 4 / ¢ – switches the system on. Disc ....................... press to ski
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Functional Overview 5 GOTO/ST Remote control – Disc: fast searches in a disc by entering a time, 1 B title, chapter or track. – switches the system on/ off. – FM: sets stereo or mono sound mode. 2 0 6 SYSTEM (disc mode only) – opens or closes the disc compartment door. – enters or exits the system menu. 3 Numeric Keypad (0-9) 7 DISC MENU (disc mode only) – inputs a track/title/chapter number of the disc. –DVD/VCD: enters or exits the disc contents 4 PROG menu. – DVD/VCD/CD: enters the program me
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English Functional Overview & DISC/TUNER/AUX • DBB – selects the respective sound source for DVD/ – enables or disables bass enhancement. TUNER/AUX. ª SURROUND (unavailable for this – exits P-SCAN (progressive scan). (Only for DISC) version) * SLEEP/TIMER – selects surround (Dolby Digital, DTS-Digital Theatre Systems or VSS-Virtual Surround Stand-by mode (wake-up timer) Sound) or stereo sound effect. – sets a time for switching on the system automatically. º VOL.SEL (unavailable for this version
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Getting Started 2 Turn on the TV and set to the correct video-in Step 1: Inserting batteries into channel. You should see the blue Philips DVD the Remote Control background screen on the TV. ➜ Usually these channels are between the 3 lowest and highest channels and may be called FRONT, A/V IN, or VIDEO. See your TV manual 1 for more details. 2 ➜ Or, you may go to channel 1 on your TV, then press the Channel up button repeatedly until you see the Video In channel. ➜ Or, the TV Remote Control may
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English Getting Started 6 Press 1 2 repeatedly to select "Video Setup 1 Turn off your TV progressive scan mode or turn Page". on to interlaced mode (refer to your TV user manual). 7 Select "TV MODE" to "P-SCAN", then OK to confirm. 2 Press SYSTEM on the remote to exit the ➜ The instruction menu appears on the TV. system menu and then DISC to exit progressive scan. ➜ The DVD blue background screen will appear on the TV. 1. ENSURE TV HAS P-SCAN. 2. CONNECT YPRPB CABLE. 3. IF TV ABNORMAL: W
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Getting Started Step 3: Setting language Setting the Audio, Subtitle and Disc Menu language preference You can select your own preferred language settings. This DVD system will automatically switch to the selected language whenever you load a disc. If the language selected is not available on the disc, the disc’s default language will be used instead. The OSD language in the system menu will remain once selected. Setting the OSD Language 1 In the stop mode, press SYSTEM on the remote control. 2
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English Basic Operations IMPORTANT! Volume control – Before you operate the system, Turn VOLUME (+/-) clockwise or anticlockwise complete the connection procedures. (or press VOLUME +/- on the remote) to – When the system is switched to Standby increase or decrease the volume level. mode, it is still consuming power.To ➜ The display shows ”VOL” and a volume value disconnect the system from the power from “1” to “30” (“MIN” or “MAX” is displayed supply completely, reomve the AC power when the v
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Basic Operations LOUDNESS Sound Control DBB, DSC and LOUDNESS sound features LOUDNESS feature enables the system to cannot be activated at the same time. automatically increase the treble and bass sound effect at low volume (the higher the volume, the DBB (Dynamic Bass Boost) lower the treble and bass increase). DBB enhances the bass response. ● Press LOUDNESS on the remote to enable or disable LOUDNESS feature. ● Press DBB on the remote to enable/disable ➜ icon appears/disappears after this fea
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English Disc Operations IMPORTANT! – Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operations may be different or restricted. – Do not push on the disc tray or put any objects other than disc on the disc tray. Doing so may cause the disc player malfunction. – If the inhibit icon appears on the TV Region Codes screen when a button is pressed, it means the function is not available on DVDs must be labeled for ALL regions or Region the current disc or at the current time. 6 in order to play on this DVD s
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Disc Operations ➜ If PBC was OFF, it will switch of ON and Playing discs return to menu screen. 1 Make sure that the system is properly connected to your TV (see Connecting a TV on page 42), Selecting and searching and your TV is turned on and set to video-in channel (Setting up the TV on page 47). Selecting a different track/chapter 2 Press SOURCE on the system once or more For DVD/VCD/CD/MP3: to select DVD mode ( or DISC on the remote ● During playback, briefly press ∞ / § (or on the c
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English Disc Operations GOTO Different play modes: REPEAT, SHUFFLE and REPEAT A-B 1 During playback, press GOTO/ST once or more on the remote control. REPEAT and SHUFFLE ➜ TV screen shows various search bars in the ● During playback, press repeatedly MODE on sequence as follows: the remote control to choose desired play modes. For DVDs: ➜ TV screen shows the play modes in the sequence as follows: (used to select chapter number, or title fitle field using 1 2 on the rem
