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Register your product and get support at
www.philips.com/welcome BDP2500
EN User manual
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Contents 1 Important 4 Safety and important notice 4 2 Your product 7 Feature highlights 7 Playable media 8 Product overview 9 3 Connect 13 Connect video/audio cables 14 Route audio to other devices 16 Connect USB device 16 Connect power 17 4 Get started 17 Prepare the remote control 18 Find the correct viewing channel 18 Use the Home menu 18 Navigate the menu 19 Select menu display language 19 Use Philips EasyLink 20 5 Play 21 Play a disc 21 Play video 21 Play music 27 Play photo 29 6 Adjust se
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Advanced Setup 38 7 Additional Information 40 Update software 40 Care 41 8 Specifications 41 9 Troubleshooting 43 10 Glossary 45 EN 3 English
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English 1 Important Safety and important notice Warning • Risk of overheating! Never install the product in a confined space. Always leave a space of at least 4 inches around the product for ventilation. Ensure curtains or other objects never cover the ventilation slots on the product. • Never place the product, remote control or batteries near naked flames or other heat sources, including direct sunlight. • Only use this product indoors. Keep this product away from water, moisture and liquid-
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Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of your old products with your normal household waste. Correct disposal of your old product helps to prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health. Your product contains batteries covered by the European Directive 2006/66/EC, which cannot be disposed with normal household waste. Please inform yourself about the local rules on separate collection of batteries because correct disposal helps to prevent
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Singapore - 319762 Trademark notice HDMI, and HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC. Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. ‘DVD Video’ is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation. ‘Blu-ray Disc’ and ‘Blu-ray Disc’ logo are trademarks. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Do
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DivX, DivX Ultra Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license. ® Official DivX Ultra Certified product. ® ® Plays all versions of DivX video (including DivX 6) with enhanced ® ® playback of DivX media files and the DivX Media Format. ® Plays DivX video with menus, subtitles and audio tracks. Java and all other Java trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. BONU
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Your product supports Philips EasyLink, which uses the HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) protocol. EasyLink-compliant devices that are connected through HDMI connectors can be controlled by a single remote control. Note • Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability with all HDMI CEC devices. High-Definition entertainment Watch high-definition content disc with HDTV (High Definition Television). Connect it through a high speed HDMI cable (1.3 or category 2). You can enjoy excellent
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Region codes You can play discs with the following region codes. Region code Country DVD BD Asia Pacific, Taiwan, Korea Product overview Main unit a • Turn on this product or switch to standby mode. b Disc compartment c IR sensor • Point the remote control at the IR sensor. d Display panel e • Open or close the disc compartment. f • Start or resume play. g • Pause play. EN 9 A English
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Front panel display Description LOADING Loading a disc. UNSUPP The disc is not supported. BD Blu-ray disc is recognized. HDMI ERR The HDMI video resolution is not supported by TV. FASTFWD Fast forward mode. FASTBWD Fast reverse mode. SLOWFWD Slow forward mode. SETTINGS Setup menu is displayed. HOME Home menu is displayed. CHAPTER Current chapter is in chapter repeat mode. DOLBY D Dolby Digital audio is being played. DOLBY HD Dolby HD audio is being played. UPGRADE Software upgrade is in progres
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Remote control a • Turn on this product or switch to standby mode. • When EasyLink is enabled, press and hold for at least three seconds to turn all connected HDMI CEC compliant devices to standby. b BONUSVIEW • Turn on or off the secondary video in a small screen window during play (applicable only to BD-video that supports the BONUSVIEW or Picture-In-Picture feature). c TOP MENU EN 11 English
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• BD: Display the top menu. • DVD: Display the title menu. d • Access the home menu. e DISC MENU / POP-UP MENU • BD: Access or exit the pop-up menu. • DVD: Access or exit the disc menu. f OK • Confirm an entry or selection. g • Navigate through the menus. h BACK • Return to a previous display menu. i / • Skip to the previous or next title, chapter, or track. j / • Search backward or forward. k • Mute volume (applicable only to certain Philips brand TVs). l +/- • Adjust volume (applicable
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r • Stop play. s • Pause play. • Move the paused picture one step forward. t • Start or resume play. u INFO • Display the current status or the disc information. v OPTIONS • Access options for the current activity or selection. w Color buttons • BD: Select tasks or options. x HDMI • Select the video resolution of HDMI output. y REPEAT • Select repeat play or random play. 3 Connect Make the following connections to use this product. Basic connections: • Video • Audio • Power Optional connecti
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Note • Refer to the type plate at the back or bottom of the product for identification and supply ratings. • Before you make or change any connections, ensure that all devices are disconnected from the power outlet. • Different types of connectors can be used to connect this product, depending on availability and your needs. A comprehensive interactive guide to help you connect your product is available at www.connectivityguide.philips.com. Connect video/audio cables Connect this product to T
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Tip • If the TV has a DVI connector only, connect via an HDMI/DVI adaptor. Connect an audio cable for sound output. • You can optimize the video output. Press HDMI repeatedly to select the best resolution the TV can support. • Philips recommends HDMI category 2 cable, also known as High Speed HDMI cable, for optimal video and audio output. • To play the digital video images of a BD-video or DVD-video via an HDMI connection, it is necessary that both this product and the display device (or a
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Route audio to other devices To enhance audio play, you can route the audio from this product to other devices. Connect to digital amplifier/receiver COAXIAL USB 1 Connect a coaxial cable (not supplied) to: • the COAXIAL jack on this product. • the COAXIAL/DIGITAL input jack on the device. Connect analogue stereo system AUDIO IN USB 1 Connect the audio cables to: • the AUDIO L/R-AV OUTPUT jacks on this product. • the AUDIO input jacks on the device. Connect USB device A USB device provi
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Note • This product cannot play any audio/video/photo file stored on a USB device. • Connect a USB device only to the USB jack on this product. • Philips does not guarantee 100% compatibility with all USB devices. 1 Connect the USB device to the USB jack on the back of this product. Connect power Caution • Risk of product damage! Ensure that the power supply voltage corresponds to the voltage printed on the back of the unit. • Before connecting the AC power cord, ensure you have completed all o
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Prepare the remote control Caution • Risk of explosion! Keep batteries away from heat, sunshine or fire. Never discard batteries in fire. 1 Open the battery compartment. 2 Insert 2 AAA batteries with correct polarity (+/-) as indicated. 3 Close the battery compartment. Note • If you are not going to use the remote control for a long time, remove the batteries. • Do not use old and new or different types of batteries in combination. • Batteries contain chemical substances, so they should be dis
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Navigate the menu 1 When a menu is displayed, press the buttons on the remote control to navigate. Button Action Move up or down. Move left or right. OK Confirm a selection. Enter numbers. Select menu display language Note • If this product is connected to a HDMI CEC compliant TV, skip this setting. It switches automatically to the same OSD menu language as per your TV setting (if the language set on TV is supported by this product). 1 In the Home menu, select [Settings] and press OK. 2 Sele
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4 Press to select a language, then press OK. Use Philips EasyLink This product supports Philips EasyLink which uses the HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) protocol. You can use one single remote control to control EasyLink-compliant devices that are connected through HDMI connectors. Note • To enable the EasyLink feature, you must turn on the HDMI CEC operations on the TV and on other devices connected to TV. Refer to the TVs/devices manual for details. One-touch play 1 Press the STAND
