MCD708 DVD Micro Theatre Thank you for choosing Philips. Philips vous remercie de votre confiance. Gracias por escoger Philips Read your Quick Use Guide and/or Owner's Manual first for quick tips that make using your Philips product more enjoyable.
CAUTION Canada English: This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. Français: Cet appareil numérique n'emet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de Class B prescrites dans le Règlement sur le Brouillage Radioélectrique édicté par le Ministère des Communications du Canada.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Clean only with dry cloth. materials Class II equipment symbol This symbol indicates that the unit has a double insulation system 4 pg 001-041_MCD708_37 4 2006.3.
English Index Français English ------------------------------------------------ 7 Español Français -------------------------------------------- 44 Español --------------------------------------------- 81 5 pg 001-041_MCD708_37 5 2006.3.
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General Information Disc Operations Features .................................................................. 9 Supplied accessories ............................................ 9 Environment information ................................... 9 Installation ....................................................... 9~10 Maintenance ........................................................ 10 Playable Discs ...................................................... 23 Playing discs ................................
Contents English System Menu Options Basic Operations ................................................ 29 General Setup Page ............................................ 29 TV Display OSD Language Screen Saver DIVX(R) VOD registration code Audio Setup Page ........................................ 30~31 Digital Audio Setup Dolby Digital Setup 3D Processing HDCD Night Mode Video Setup Page ......................................... 31~32 Video Output TV Mode Color Setting Preference Page ..................
Features Supplied accessories Your DVD Micro Theatre with 2.0 channel full digital amplifier creates the same dynamic sound qualities that you find in full-fledged cinemas and incorporates some of the best features in home theater technology. – – – – Other features include: Built-in Dolby Digital decoder, suppor ting Incredible Surround and DSC sound setting. Additional Component Connections Lets you connect other audio and audio/visual components to the DVD micro theatre.
General Information English ● Do not expose your player to extreme temperatures or humidity. ● The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing. ● No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus. ● No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, shall be placed on the apparatus. ● Install this unit near the AC outlet and where the AC power plug can be reached easily.
English Connections FM antenna AM antenna AC power Speaker (right) OOFER Speaker (left) 1 LINE OUT 2 SUB WOOFER IMPORTANT! – The type plate is located at the bottom of the system. – Before connecting the AC power cord to the wall outlet, ensure that all other connections have been made. – Never make or change any connections with the power switched on. Notes: – To avoid magnetic interference, do not position the front speakers too close to your TV set.
Connections English Step 2: Connecting speakers Using Composite Video jack Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERS terminals, right speaker to “R” and left speaker to “L”, coloured (marked) wire to “+” and black (unmarked) wire to “–”. Fully insert the stripped portion of the speaker wire into the terminal as shown. 2 1 LINE OUT 1 2 SUB WOOFER Notes: – Ensure that the speaker cables are correctly connected. Improper connections may damage the system due to short-circuit.
English Connections Using Component Video jacks (Y Pb Pr) Using S-Video jack IMPORTANT! – The progressive scan video quality is only possible when using Y Pb Pr, and a progressive scan TV is required. IMPORTANT! – If S-Video is used for DVD playback connection, the system’s VIDEO OUT setting will need to be changed accordingly.
Connections English Using an accessory RF modulator Step 5: Connecting FM/AM antennas IMPORTANT! – If your TV only has a single Antenna In jack (labeled as 75 ohm or RF In), you will need an RF modulator in order to view DVD playback on the TV. See your electronics retailer or contact Philips for details on RF modulator availability and operations.
Step 6: Connecting the power cord After everything is conec ted properly, plug in the AC power cord to the power outlet. Never make or change any connection with the power switched on. Additional: Connecting additional equipment IMPORTANT! – Some discs are copy-protected.You cannot record the disc through a VCR or digital recording device. – When making connections, make sure the colour of cables matches the colour of jacks.
Functional Overview English 1 2 6 43 6 758 9 0 DVD player and power amplifier ! – 1 ECO POWER/STANDBY-ON y – to switch the system on or to Eco power/ normal standby mode. – shows the current status of the DVD player. 3 ÉÅ – starts or interrupts disc playback. 4 PRESET + – in tuner mode, selects a preset radio station forward. – 6 ¡/™ – Disc: skips to the previous/next chapter/title/track. – Tuner: tunes to a higher/lower radio frequency.
4 PROG Remote control – – 1B – to switch the system on or to Eco power/normal standby mode. 20 – – – opens or closes the disc compartment DVD/VCD/CD: enters the program menu. MP3/WMA-CD: adds/deletes a programmed track to/from the program list. Picture CD: during playback, to select a slide show mode. Tuner: programs preset radio stations. 5 GOTO/ST 3 Numeric Keypad (0-9) – – English Functional Overview inputs a track/title/chapter number of the disc.
Functional Overview English @ TU +/- (à / á ) – – – Tuner press to tune to a lower/higher radio frequency gradually. press and hold, then release the key to start automatic search for a radio frequency downward/upward. Disc searches backward/forward in a disc at different speeds. – adjusts the volume upward/downward. adjusts the hours and minutes in clock/timer setting mode. switches the set timer ON or OFF.
➜ Usually these channels are between the lowest and highest channels and may be called FRONT, A/V IN, or VIDEO. See your TV manual for more details. ➜ Or, you may go to channel 1 on your TV, then press the Channel down button repeatedly until you see the Video In channel. ➜ Or, the TV Remote Control may have a button or switch that chooses different video modes. ➜ Or, set the TV to channel 3 or 4 if you are using an RF modulator.
Getting Started English 6 7 Press 1 2 repeatedly to select "VIDEO SETUP PAGE". 1 Select "TV MODE" to "P-SCAN", then OK to confirm. ➜ The instruction menu appears on the TV. 2 Turn off your TV progressive scan mode or turn on to interlaced mode (refer to your TV user manual). Press SYSTEM on the remote to exit the system menu and then DISC to exit progressive scan. ➜ The DVD blue background screen will appear on the TV.
Step 3: Setting language preference English Getting Started Setting the Audio, Subtitle and Disc Menu language 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 Press SYSTEM in stop mode.
Basic Operations English Switching the system on/off ● Press ECO POWER/STANDBY-ON B (B on the remote). ➜ “HELLO” is displayed briefly. The system will switch to the last selected source. ● Press DISC, TUNER or AUX on the remote. ➜ The system will switch to the selected source. To switch the system to standby mode ● Press ECO POWER/STANDBY-ON B (B on the remote). ➜ “BYE BYE” is displayed briefly. The interactive sound settings, last selected source and tuner presets will be retained in the player’s memory.
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 (ø) appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, it means the function is not available on the current disc or at the current time. Region Codes DVDs must be labeled as shown below in order to play on this DVD system.
Disc Operations English Using the Disc Menu Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen once you load the disc. Resuming playback from the last stopped point (DVD/VCD/CD) ● In stop mode and when a disc has not been removed, pressÉÅ. To select a playback feature or item ● Use 1 2 3 4 and OK or Numeric Keypad (0-9) on the remote. ➜ Playback will start automatically. To cancel resume mode ● In stop mode, press PRESET-/9 (9 on the remote) again.
Repeat A-B (DVD/VCD/CD/MP3/DivX/ WMA) 1 Press A-B at your chosen starting point. 2 Press A-B again at your chosen end point. ➜ The section A and B can be set only within the same chapter/track. ➜ The section will now repeat continuously. 3 To exit the sequence, press A-B again. English Disc Operations For MP3/WMA 1 2 In Stop mode, press DISC MENU to switch the menu between Album and Filelist.
Disc Operations English For Super VCD/VCD/DivX/CD ➜ Single/Total Elapsed: displays the elapsed time of the current single/total track. ➜ Single/Total Remain: displays the remaining time of the current single/total track. ➜ Display Off: switches time display off. Playing MP3/WMA disc IMPORTANT! For DRM protected WMA files, use Windows Media Player 10 (or later) for CD burning/conversion. Visit www.microsoft.com for details about Windows Media Player and WM DRM (Windows Media Digital Rights Management).
Playing JPEG Picture CD General operation 1 To enter the remote key function menu ● Use 1 2 3 4 to highlight “Menu” and press OK. Load a JPEG Picture CD. ➜ The data disc menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Use 3 4 to select a folder and press OK to open the folder. 3 Press 3 4 or use the Numeric Keypad (0-9) to highlight a picture file. 4 Press OK to confirm. ➜ The playback will start from the selected picture to the end of the folder.
Disc Operations English Playback with multi-angles (JPEG) ● During playback, press 1 2 3 4 to rotate the picture on the TV screen. 3: flip the picture vertically. 4: flip the picture horizontally. 1: rotate the picture anti-clockwise. 2: rotate the picture clockwise. Playing a DivX disc 1 2 This DVD player supports the DivX movie playback that you download from your computer onto a CD-R/RW (see “System Menu Options-DIVX(R) VOD registration code” for more information). Load a DivX disc.
English System Menu Options Basic operations TV Display 1 2 Press SYSTEM to enter the Setup Menu. 3 4 Press 3 4 to highlight an option. Set the aspect ratio of the DVD Player according to the TV you have connected. ➜ 4:3 PANSCAN: If you have a normal TV and want both sides of the picture to be trimmed or formatted to fit your TV screen. 5 Move the cursor by pressing 3 4 to highlight the selected item. ➜ In cases of value setting, press 1 2 to adjust values. 6 Press OK to confirm.
System Menu Options English DIVX(R) VOD registration code 1 Philips provides you the DivX® VOD (Video On Demand) registration code that allows you to rent and purchase videos using the DivX® VOD service. For more information, visit us at www.divx.com/ vod. In ‘General Setup Page’, press 3 4 to highlight DIVX(R) VOD, then press 2 or OK to ener its submenu and press OK again to confirm. ➜ The registration code will appear.
English System Menu Options 3D Processing Night Mode The option included in 3D Processing is: “Reverb Mode”. In this mode, the high volume outputs are softened and low volume outputs are brought upward to an audible level. It is useful for watching your favourite action movie without disturbing others at night. ➜ On: Select this to level out the volume. This feature is only available for movies with Dolby Digital mode.
System Menu Options English TV Mode Preference Page Selects interlace or P-SCAN video output mode when Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y is selected. ➜ P-SCAN and Interlace. The options included in Preference page are: “TV Type”, “Audio”, “Subtitle”, “Disc Menu”, “Parental” and “Default”. In the progressive scan mode, you can enjoy the high quality picture with less flickers. It only works when you have connected the DVD player's Y Pb Pr jacks to your TV that suppor ts the progressive video input.
➜ DVDs that are rated above the level you selected will not play unless you enter your fourdigit password and choose a higher level rating. English System Menu Options Password Setup Page The options included in Password Setup page are: “Password Mode” and “Password”. Note: – Some DVDs are not encoded with a rating though the movie rating may be printed on the Disc cover.The rating level feature does not work for such Discs.
Other Functions English Radio Reception Listening to preset radio stations Tuning to radio stations 1 Press ECO POWER/STANDBY-ON B (B on the remote) to switch on the last selected source. 2 Press SOURCE (TUNER on the remote) to select TUNER mode. 3 Press TUNER on the remote again to select the desired band: FM or AM. 4 Press and hold ¡ / ™ (CH +/- ¡ / ™ on the remote) until the frequency indication starts to change, then release. ➜ The system automatically tunes to the next strong radio station.
2 English Other Functions When you reach the desired length of time, stop pressing SLEEP/TIMER. ➜ ”SLEEP” appears. To deactivate the sleep timer ● Press SLEEP/TIMER repeatedly until “00” is displayed, or press ECO POWER/ STANDBY-ON B (B on the remote). In standby mode, the timer setting enables the system to switch on automatically at a set time. Wake-up timer setting IMPORTANT! – Before setting the timer, ensure that the clock is set correctly.
Specifications English SYSTEM Power supply ........................................... 120V / 60 Hz Rated working power consumption (1/8 rated output power) ........................................................ ≤ 55W AUX input sensitivity ..................................... ≤ 350mV Channel Separation ............................................. ≥ 40dB Distortion ....................................................................... 0.7% Eco power Standby .............................................
English Troubleshooting WARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or Philips for help. Problem Solution ✔ Check if the AC power cord is properly No power. connected.
Troubleshooting English The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be changed even though you have set the TV shape. ✔ No sound or distorted sound. ✔ ✔ The micro DVD player does not start playback. ✔ Adjust the volume. Check that the speakers are connected correctly. ✔ Replace the speaker cables. ✔ Disconnect the headphones. ✔ The system is in pause, slow motion or fast forward/reverse mode, press PRESET/ÉÅ (or ÉÅ on the remote) to resume normal play mode.
The remote control does not function. ✔ Select the correct source (DISC or TUNER, for example) before pressing the function button. ✔ Point the remote control at the remote sensor of the unit. ✔ Reduce the distance to the player. ✔ Remove any possible obstacles. ✔ Replace the batteries with new ones. ✔ Check that the batteries are loaded correctly. The display is dark. ✔ Press DIM again. Low hum or buzz sound.
Glossary English Analog: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. These jacks send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs. is 4:3, and that of wide-screens is 16:9. AUDIO OUT Jacks: Jacks on the back of the DVD System that send audio to another system (TV set, Stereo, etc.).
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