DVD Video / SACD Player Owner's Manual 962SA DVD 1
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General Information 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 THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.
English Contents Introduction Reality reproduced: Super Audio CD ------------------- 6 The next standard: hybrid disc --------------------------- 6 SACD : reality in sound...
Introduction English Reality reproduced: Super Audio CD SACD: reality in sound...and vision The future in digital sound reproduction is no longer limited to a closely simulating of reality. The new audio standard IS reality! The human ear is no longer capable of distinguishing audible reality from digital reproduction. At Philips the future starts today with the Super Audio Compact Disc player.
Video CD Audio CDs contain music tracks only. You will recognise these CDs by their logo. You can play them in conventional style through a stereo system, using the keys on the remote control and/or front panel, or via the TV using the Onscreen Display (OSD). You will recognize Video CDs by the logo. Depending on the material on the disc (a movie, video clips, a drama series, etc.), these discs may have one or more tracks, and tracks may have one or more indexes, as indicated on the disc case.
Infrared remote control First check and identify the contents of your SACD player package, as listed below: – SACD player – AC power cord – Remote Control with batteries – Audio cable – CVBS Video cable – SCART cable – Instructions for use If any item is damaged or missing, please inform your supplier immediately. Save the packaging materials; you may need them to transport your player in future. Loading the batteries 1 Open the battery compartment cover.
English Functional Overview AUDIO DIRECT – shut down video circuity to have better audio quality Front and Rear Panels POWER ON/OFF – switches the player on/off T NEXT – selects next track/title/chapter/index Disc Loading Tray B PLAY – star ts audio/video playback DISPLAY – display the current status of the player S PREV – selects previous track/title/chapter/index or return to beginning of current track/ title/chapter/index ; PAUSE – interrupts audio/video playback or moves to the next frame / OPE
English Display SVCD Super Video CD inser ted Super Audio CD inser ted Audio CD inser ted Video CD inser ted SACD SACD SVCD CD CD STEREO MCH MCH indicated the current active sound mode VIDEO DVD video disc inser ted - number of titles on DVD in Stop mode - number of current title M TITLE TR ACK Number of current chapter CHAPTER IN M TITLE TRACK - number of tracks on SACD/CD/VCD in Stop mode - number of current track N E TOTAL REM TRACK TIME LE CHAPTER TRACK ALL track time in hours, minutes an
English Remote Control T-C – select title/chapter SOUND MODE – selects required sound mode • for SACD: CD, Stereo or Multichannel (if available) • for DVD/VCD: Stereo, Dolby Surround-compatible, 3D sound or Multi-channel RETURN – go back to previous menu DISC MENU – access menu of a DVD disc S – search backward* / go to a previous chapter or track REPEAT – repeat chapter, track, title, disc REPEAT (A-B) – repeat a specific segment SHUFFLE – play tracks in random order SCAN – play the first 10 seconds of
On screen display information English Menu bar/Status window V W X Z } a c Personal Preferences Title/Track Chapter/Index Subtitle language Angle Zoom Video FTS d e f g h Y Sound Picture by Picture Slow motion Fast motion Time search Audio language Sound Mode Temporary Feedback Field icons Scan Repeat All Repeat Title Repeat Track off no off Repeat Chapter Shuffle no disc stop Shuffle Repeat Repeat A to end Status window icons The status window displays the current status of the player and is di
English Preparation General Notes ¶ ¶ ¶ AMPLIFIER Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are various ways you could connect the player. Use only one of the connections described below. For some connections, settings for digital and/or analogue output are required. These settings have to be made in the ‘Personal Preferences’ menu which is only accessible via your TV screen. In these cases you will need to connect the player to the TV as well.
English Notes: – If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your receiver, the receiver will produce a strong, distorted sound.The audio format of the DVD disc in play is displayed in the Status Window when changing the audio format. – 6 Channel Digital Surround Sound via digital connection can only be obtained if your receiver is equipped with a Digital Multi-channel decoder.
1 Connect the VIDEO OUT (CVBS) socket (8) to the 2 English 6 Channel settings Video CVBS connection corresponding socket on the TV using the video cable supplied. If you wish to receive the sound via your TV, connect the STEREO OUT Left and Right output sockets (1) to the corresponding sockets on the TV using the audio cable supplied.
English Delay times Connecting the power supply The SACD player is set to reproduce correctly synchronized Digital Surround Sound in a listening area where the surround speakers are about 150cm nearer to the listening position than the front speakers, and the center speaker is in line with the front speakers.
General Explanation English Operation Switching on DVD 962SA DVD-VIDEO/SACD PLAYER About this manual This manual gives the basic instructions for operating the SACD player. Some DVDs require specific operation or allow only limited operation during playback. When this occurs, the symbol Ä appears on the TV screen, indicating that the operation is not permitted by the player or the disc.
English V Personal Preferences In this mode you can set your personal preferences for a number of player features. Some settings must always be selected. This depends on the type of audio equipment connected. For this see the section ‘Connecting to audio equipment.’ – Video shift Use this setting to personalize the position of the picture on your TV by shifting it to the left or right. Use 1 2 keys to shift and OK to exit. General operation: TV shape 1 Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control.
– Analogue output PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is a method of encoding audio information in a digital format. PCM samples analog audio information at a fixed sampling rate and measures the amplitude (volume) of the audio signal with a precision determined by the sampling size. Audio is encoded on CDs in the PCM format with a sampling frequency of 44.1kHz and a 16-bit sampling size. A 16-bit sample size can contain 65,536 possible levels of sound volume which corresponds to a dynamic range of 96dB.
English – Karaoke vocal – Sound Mode (SACD only) Put this setting to ON only when a multi-channel karaoke DVD is being played. The karaoke channels on the disc will then be mixed into a normal stereo sound. Selection of default SACD Sound Mode: Stereo or Multichannel. Sound Mode setting can be changed during playback with the Sound Mode button on the player or the remote control. When selecting Multi-channel make sure your sound mode is set up for Multi-channel reproduction.
Loading an SACD or Audio disc ¶ English Operation - Audio (Super Audio CD and CD) ➜ If a default Sound Mode (Stereo/Multi-channel) is selected in the Personal Preferences menu and this Sound Mode is not available on the inserted disc, playback will start in the first available Sound Mode on the the disc. ➜ Playback will stop at the end of the disc. To stop play at any other time, press 9 STOP. ➜ The number of tracks and the total playing time will be shown on the player display (and on the screen).
English Shuffle ¶ ¶ Press SHUFFLE during playback. ➜ The playing order of the tracks is changed. To return to normal playback, press SHUFFLE again. Storing a FTS program 1 Load a disc and stop playback. Repeat track/disc ¶ ¶ ¶ Repeat A-B ¶ ¶ ¶ stop To repeat the current track, press REPEAT. ➜ REPEAT TRACK appears on the display. To repeat the entire disc, press REPEAT a second time. ➜ REPEAT appears on the display. To exit Repeat mode, press REPEAT a third time.
Access control; disc lock (DVD and VCD) Authorizing discs ¶ Activating/deactivating the disc lock 1 In the STOP mode, select ACCESS CONTROL in the 2 3 4 features menu s using the 4/3 (down/up) keys and press 2 (right cursor). Enter a 4-digit code of your own choice. Enter the code a second time. Move to “CHILD LOCK” using the 4/3 (down/up) keys. Acces control Status window Low power standby Sound mode Display PBC Notes: – The player memory maintains a list of 120 authorized (‘Child safe’) disc titles.
English Access control; Parental control (DVD-Video only) Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for children. Therefore, discs may contain ‘Parental Control’ information which applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. These scenes are rated from 1 to 8, and alternative, more suitable scenes are available on the disc. Ratings are country dependent.
¶ ¶ 1 Press / OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the player to open 2 3 the disc tray. Load your chosen disc in the tray, label side up. Make sure it is properly inserted in the correct recess. Gently push the tray, or press / OPEN/CLOSE, to close the tray. ➜ READ will appear in the status window and on the player display and playback will start automatically. To stop playback, press 9 STOP. ➜ The default screen will appear, giving information about the current status.
English General features Note: – Unless stated, all operations described are based on remote control use. Some operations can be carried out using the menu bar on the screen. Moving to another title/track ¶ ¶ ¶ When a disc has more than one title or track (which you can see from both menu bar and the player display), you can move to another title as follows: Press T-C (title), then press K NEXT briefly during play to select the next title/track.
¶ ¶ Zoom To repeat a specific portion of a title: Press REPEAT A-B at your chosen starting point. ➜ A appears briefly on the screen. Press REPEAT A-B again at your chosen end point. ➜ REPEAT A-B appears briefly on the display, and the repeat sequence begins. To cancel the sequence and continue playback, press REPEAT A-B. The Zoom function allows you to enlarge the video image and to pan through the enlarged image. Select a (ZOOM) in the menu bar.
English FTS-Video ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ 28 The FTS-Video function allows you to store your favourite titles and chapters (DVD) and favourite tracks and indexes (VCD) for a particular disc in the player memory. FTS programme can contain 20 items (titles, chapters etc.). A programmed FTS will be placed on top of the list when playback is activated. When the list is full, a new programme will replace the last programme on the list. The programme can be selected and played at any time.
Checking the contents of DVD Video discs: Menus Subtitles ¶ ¶ ¶ DVDs may contain menus to navigate the disc and access special features. To use the menu, press the appropriate numerical key or use the 4, 3, 2, 1 (down/up/left/right) keys to highlight your selection, then press OK. Select Z (SUBTITLE) in the menu bar. Press SUBTITLE or 4/3 (down/up) keys repeatedly to see the different subtitles. You can enter the required subtitle number directly using the numerical keys 0-9.
English Enhanced use Cleaning Discs Audio Direct Mode ¶ 1 2 ¶ ¶ Audio Direct feature can be activated or deactivated by pressing the AUDIO DIRECT button on front of the player. ¶ This feature will minimise any interaction between the video and audio circuity thereby allowing maximum audio quality produced from the player. Press AUDIO DIRECT button on front of the player. ➜ Video section of the SACD player will be “switched off ” and pictures will disappear on the TV screen.
English Before Requesting Service If it appears that the DVD Video player is faulty, first consult this checklist. Something may have been overlooked. Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the system yourself; this will invalidate the warranty. Look for the specific symptom(s). Then perform only the actions listed to remedy the specific symptom(s). Symptom Remedy No power – Make sure the power cord is properly connected.
Specifications English PLAYBACK SYSTEM SACD Stereo SACD multi-channel DVD Video Video CD S-Video CD CD (CD-R and CD-RW) DVD+RW and DVD-R VIDEO PERFORMANCE Video output 1 Vpp into 75 ohm S-Video output Y: 1 Vpp into 75 ohm C: 0.3 Vpp into 75 ohm Component video output Y: 1 Vpp into 75 ohm Pb/Cb Pr/Cr: 0.7 Vpp into 75 ohm RGB (SCART) output 0.7 Vpp into 75 ohm Black Level Shift On/Off Video Shift Left/Right OPTICAL READOUT SYSTEM Lasertype Semiconductor AlGaAs Numerical Aperture 0.60 (DVD) 0.
