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Contents English General Information Disc Operations Features .................................................................. Supplied accessories ............................................ Environment information ................................... Installation .............................................................. Maintenance .......................................................... Hearing safety .......................................................
English Contents System Menu Options Basic Operations ................................................ 27 General Setup Page ..................................... 27~28 TV Display OSD Lang Screen Saver DIVX(R) VOD registration code Audio Setup Page ........................................ 28~30 Speaker Setup SPDIF Setup Dolby Digital Setup 3D Processing HDCD Night mode Video Setup Page ......................................... 30~31 Component TV Mode Quality Preference Page .............................
General Information English Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. Features Your DVD Micro Theatre with 5.1 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.
Maintenance English General Information Hearing Safety ● When a disc becomes dirty, Listen at a moderate volume. clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out, in a straight line. ● Do not expose the player, batteries or discs to humidity, rain, sand or excessive heat (caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight). Always keep the disc tray closed to avoid dust on the lens.
Connections English Power cord Surround speaker (left) FM antenna Surround speaker (right) Front speaker (right) Front speaker (left) Subwoofer Center speaker 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.
English Connections Step 3: Connecting TV Step 2: Connecting speakers IMPORTANT! – You only need to make one video connection from the following options, depending on the capabilities of your TV. – Connect the DVD system directly to the TV.
Connections English 1 2 3 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.
Using an accessory RF modulator 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. ANT IN RF coaxial cable to TV 2 INT IN TO TV VIDEO IN AUDIO IN R L CH3 CH4 3 1 2 3 English Connections Step 4: Connecting FM antenna ● Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM (75 Ω) jack.
Connections English Step 5: Connecting the power cord After everything is connected 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.
English Connections Additional connection: Connecting a USB device or memory card By connecting a USB mass storage device (including USB flash memory, USB flash players or memory cards) to the Hi-Fi system, you can enjoy the device's stored music through the powerful speakers of Hi-Fi system. ● Insert the USB device's USB plug into the socket on the set. for the devices with USB cables: 1 2 1 2 Insert one plug of the USB cable (not supplied) to the socket on the set.
Functional Overview English $ 2 4 0 9 1 3 @ 6 5 8 ! # 7 DVD player and power amplifier 1 STANDBY-ON B – switches the system on or to standby mode. 2 Display – shows the current status of the DVD player. – starts or interrupts disc playback. 0 – 4 PRESET +/– ! in tuner mode, selects a preset radio station. 59 – – – – stops disc playback or erases a program. in Demo mode (on the system only), activates/ deactivates the demonstration.
– Remote control 1 STANDBY-ON y – – 4 switches the system on or to standby mode. – 2 Numeric Keypad (0-9) – inputs a track/title/chapter number of the disc. 5 3 PROGRAM – – DVD/VCD/CD/MP3-CD/USB: enters the program menu. English Functional Overview Picture CD: during playback, to select a slide show mode. Tuner: programs preset radio stations. SOURCE to select the respective sound source : TUNER, DISC, USB or AUX. SYSTEM MENU (disc mode only) to enter or exit the system menu bar.
Functional Overview English § DISPLAY $ MODE – selects various repeat modes or the shuffle play mode for a disc. – – selects a subtitle language. ^ SLEEP/TIMER Standby mode sets time for switching on the system automatically. – & – displays information on TV screen during playback. ≥ GOTO % SUBTITLE – – Power-on mode sets the sleep timer function (auto off). LOUDNESS (unavailable for this version) enables or disables automatic loudness adjustment.
➜ 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 IMPORTANT! Before enabling the progressive scan feature, you must ensure: 1) Your TV can accept progressive signals, a progressive scan TV is required. 2) You have connected the DVD player to your TV using Y Pb Pr (see “Connections-Step 3: Connecting TV- Using Component Video jacks”.) 1 2 3 4 9 Turn on your TV. Turn off your TV progressive scan mode or turn on interlaced mode (refer to your TV user manual). Press STANDBY-ON B to turn on the DVD player.
Step 3: Setting the speakers English Getting Started Setting the OSD Language You can adjust the delay effect (center, subwoofer and rear speakers only) and volume level for individual speakers. These adjustments let you optimize the sound according to your surroundings and setup. Chinese Adjusting the delay effect 1 2 3 1 2 3 Press SYSTEM MENU. 4 Select a language and press OK. Press 1 2 to select “General Setup Page”. Use 1 2 3 4 on the remote to navigate in the menu.
Basic Operations English Switching the system on/off ● Press STANDBY-ONB. ➜ “HELLO” is displayed briefly. The system will switch to the last selected source. ● Press DISC, TUNER, USB or AUX on the remote. ➜ The system will switch to the selected source. To switch the system to standby mode ● Press STANDBY-ONB. ➜ “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 for ALL regions or Region 6 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, press ÉÅ. 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 9 again.
1 2 For MP3/WMA In Stop mode, press DISC MENU to switch the menu between Album and Filelist. Repeat A-B (DVD/VCD/CD/MP3/DivX/ WMA) 1 Press A-B at your chosen starting point. 2 When Filelist is on the screen, press 3 4 to select the files and press PROGRAM to add the files to the program list. 3 4 Press DISC MENU to display the program list. 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.
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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Basic operations TV Display Press SYSTEM MENU to enter the Setup Menu. Set the aspect ratio of the DVD Player according to the TV you have connected. ➜ Normal/PS (panscan): If you have a normal TV and want both sides of the picture to be trimmed or formatted to fit your TV screen. Press 1 2 to select a page to be set. Press 3 4 to highlight an option. Enter its submenu by pressing 2 or OK. Move the cursor by pressing 3 4 to highlight the selected item.
System Menu Options English 1 DIVX(R) VOD registration code Speaker Setup 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. The options included in Speaker Setup page are: "Downmix", "Front Speaker", "Center Speaker", "Rear Speaker", "Subwoofer", "Test Tone" and “Dialog”.
Subwoofer Selects ON/OFF for the subwoofer. Test Tone The test tone will be automatically generated. Note: – This option is available only when you select "5.1CH" under "Downmix" and the disc tray is open. Dialog Adjusts the dialog level up or down so that you can hear the dialog more clearly during playback. SPDIF Output English System Menu Options Dual Mono Select the setting that matches the number of speakers you have connected.
System Menu Options English ➜ Auto: Allows automatic selection of the Pro Logic II effect depending on the discs being played back. Mode You can select your desired Pro Logic II mode here. ➜ Music: When listening to music, you can experience sound effects as if you were listening to the actual performance. The options below "Mode" will be available only when this option is selected. ➜ Movie: Is mainly intended for use with DTS discs. It can add realism to movie sound tracks.
Component Sets the video output according to your video connection. This setting is not required if you are using the VIDEO OUTPUT jack (yellow) to connect the DVD micro system to your TV. ➜ S-Video: Select this if you have connected ➜ Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y: Select this if you have connected the DVD micro system to your TV using Component video jacks. TV Mode Selects interlace or P-SCAN video output mode when Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y is selected. ➜ P-SCAN and Interlace.
System Menu Options English Parental Some DVDs may have a parental level assigned to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. This feature lets you set a playback limitation level. The rating levels are from 1 to 8 and are country dependent. You can prohibit the playing of certain discs that are not suitable for your children or have certain discs played with alternative scenes. 3 PG – Parental Guidance suggested. 4 PG 13 – Material is unsuitable for children under age 13.
English System Menu Options Password Enter your four digit password when a hint is displayed on the screen. The default password is 1234. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Press 3 4 to highlight “Password”. Enter its submenu by pressing 2. Press OK to open the page for inputting a new password. Enter the existing 4-digit code. Enter the new 4-digit code. Enter the new 4-digit code a second time to confirm. ➜ The new 4-digit code will take effect. Press OK to exit.
Other Functions English Radio Reception 3 Press PRESET+/- (or ¡ / ™ on the remote control) to select the desired preset number. ➜ If “PROG” icon goes off before you select the desired preset number, press PROGRAM on the remote. 4 Press PROGRAM on the remote again to store the radio station. Tuning to radio stations 1 Press STANDBY-ONB to switch on the last selected source. 2 Press SOURCE (TUNER on the remote) to select TUNER (FM) mode.
Setting sleep/wake-up timer 5 Press SLEEP/TIMER to confirm the time setting. ➜ ”OFF” flashes on the display screen. 6 Turn VOLUME -/+ clockwise or anticlockwise or press VOL +/- on the remote to select “ON”. ➜ icon appears on the display screen. Sleep timer setting In power-on mode, the sleep setting enables the system to switch to standby mode automatically at a preset time. 1 2 In power-on mode, press SLEEP/TIMER on the remote repeatedly to select a preset time.
External Sources English Using a non-USB device 1 Connect the system's AUX-IN (L/R) jacks to the AUDIO OUT jacks on another audio/ visual device (such as a VCR, Laser Disc player or cassette desk) using the audio cables (white/ red). 2 Press AUX to select external equipment. ➜ "AUX" is displayed. Note: – All the sound control features (DSC or DBB, for example) are available for selection. – Refer to the operating instructions for the connected equipment for details.
Notes: – If you have not organized MP3/WMA files into any albums on your disc, an album "01" will be automatically assigned for all those files. – Make sure that the file names of MP3 files end with .mp3. and the file names of WMA files end with .wma. – For DRM protected WMA files, use Windows Media Player 10 (or later) for conversion.Visit www.microsoft.com for details about Windows Media Player and WM DRM (Windows Media Digital Rights Management).
Specifications English SYSTEM AC Power .................................................... 220V / 50 Hz Total output power ................................................ 135W Front ....................................................................... 2x15W Rear ......................................................................... 2x15W Center ........................................................................ 30W Subwoofer ................................................................
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. ✔ ✔ There is no sound from the center and surround speakers. ✔ The micro DVD player does not start playback. ✔ The aspect ratio is fixed on the DVD disc. Depending on the TV, it may not be possible to change the aspect ratio. Adjust the volume. Check that the speakers are connected correctly. ✔ Replace the speaker cables. ✔ Disconnect the headphones.
Considerable noise in radio broadcasts. English Troubleshooting ✔ Tune in to the correct frequency. ✔ Connect the antennas. ✔ Fully extend the FM wire antenna. Position for best reception and secure to a wall. ✔ Connect an outdoor FM or MW antenna. ✔ Adjust the direction and position for best reception. ✔ Place the antenna farther away from any equipment that may be causing the noise. ✔ Increase the distance between the system and your TV or other equipment. The remote control does not function.
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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