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Tuner Operations

Tuning to radio stations .................................... 41
Presetting radio stations ................................... 41

Using the Plug and Play ............................... 41
Automatic presetting ................................... 42
Manual presetting ......................................... 42

Selecting a preset radio station ....................... 42

Deleting a preset radio station .................. 42

Timer Operations

Setting the timer ................................................. 43

Activating/Deactivating the timer ............. 43

Setting the Sleep timer ..................................... 44

Sound and Volume Controls

Sound Control .................................................... 45

Selecting surround sound ........................... 45
Turning on/off clear voice effect ................ 45
Changing subwoofer volume level ............ 45
Adjusting Bass/Treble level ......................... 45
Selecting digital sound effects .................... 45

Volume Control .................................................. 45

Other Functions

Switching on/off .................................................. 46

Switching to active mode ............................ 46
Switching to Eco Power standby mode ... 46
Switching to standby mode (view clock) . 46

Dimming system’s display screen .................... 46
Recording to an external device ..................... 46
Using the remote to operate your television 46

Specifications

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47

Troubleshooting

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48–49

Glossary

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50–51

Limited Warranty

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52

Contents

Summary of Contents for 5 DVD-SACD HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM MX5900SA-37B

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Page 2: ... qualify for as the owner of your model t This bolt of lightning indi cates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock For the safety of everyone in your household please do not remove product covering s The exclamation point calls attention to features for which you should read the enclosed literature closely to prevent operating and maintenance problems WARNING TO PREVEN...

Page 3: ...e guarantees you ll receive all the information and special offers for which you qualify plus easy access to accessories from our convenient home shopping network And most importantly you can count on our uncompromising commitment to your total satisfaction All of this is our way of saying welcome and thanks for investing in a Philips product Sincerely Lawrence J Blanford President and Chief Execu...

Page 4: ...t or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power s...

Page 5: ... 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 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratorie...

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Page 7: ...luding interference that may cause undesired operation Environmental information All unnecessary packaging has been omitted We have tried to make the packaging easy to separate into three materials cardboard box polystyrene foam buffer and polyethylene bags protective foam sheet Your system consists of materials which can be recycled and reused if disassembled by a specialized company Please obser...

Page 8: ...ayout 22 Changing seating control position 22 Setting the speakers channels 23 Step 5 Setting language preference 23 Disc Operations Playable discs 24 Playing discs 24 Turning on off auto Eco standby mode 25 Using the Disc Menu 25 Basic playback controls 25 Resuming playback from the last stopped point DVD VCD 25 Replacing discs without interrupting playback 25 Selecting various repeat functions 2...

Page 9: ...Controls Sound Control 45 Selecting surround sound 45 Turning on off clear voice effect 45 Changing subwoofer volume level 45 Adjusting Bass Treble level 45 Selecting digital sound effects 45 Volume Control 45 Other Functions Switching on off 46 Switching to active mode 46 Switching to Eco Power standby mode 46 Switching to standby mode view clock 46 Dimming system s display screen 46 Recording to...

Page 10: ...ust on the lens Avoid condensation problem The lens may cloud over when the player is suddenly moved from cold to warm surroundings making it impossible to play a disc Leave the player in the warm environment until the moisture evaporates Do not block the vents Do not operate the DVD system in an enclosed cabinet and allow about 10 cm 4 inches of free space all around the player for adequate venti...

Page 11: ... the speaker is to be hung and hook the speaker securely onto the mounted screw CAUTION You should get a qualified person to attach the brackets to the wall DO NOT do it by yourself to avoid unexpected damage to the equipment or injury to personnel Helpful Hint The surround speakers are labeled as REAR L left or REAR R right The connections between front speakers and DVD system are through the twi...

Page 12: ...r cables by matching the colors of the jacks and speaker cables Fully insert the stripped portion of the speaker wire into the jacks Speakers Subwoofer Front Left FL L black white Front Right FR R black red Center C black green Surround Left SL black blue Surround Right SR black gray Subwoofer L black purple Subwoofer R black purple Helpful Hints Ensure that the speaker cables are correctly connec...

Page 13: ...ngle of approximately 45 degrees from the listening position 2 Place the center speaker above the TV or the DVD system so that the center channel s sound is localized 3 Place the surround speakers at normal listening ear level facing each other or mounted on the wall Helpful Hints To avoid magnetic interference do not position the front speakers too close to your TV Allow adequate ventilation arou...

Page 14: ...te video cable yellow to connect the DVD system s CVBS jack to the video input jack or labeled as A V In Video In Composite or Baseband on theTV 2 To hear the TV channels through this DVD system use the audio cables white red to connect TV IN L R jacks to the corresponding AUDIO OUT jacks on the TV 3 Set the P SCAN switch to OFF IMPORTANT Component Video connection provides higher picture quality ...

Page 15: ... be available on yourTV Using S Video jack 1 Use the S video cable not supplied to connect the DVD system s S VIDEO OUT jack to the S Video input jack or labeled asY C or S VHS on the TV 2 To hear the TV channels through this DVD system use the audio cables white red to connect TV IN L R jacks to the corresponding AUDIO OUT jacks on the TV 3 Set the P SCAN switch to OFF IMPORTANT If yourTV only ha...

Page 16: ...he AC power cord to the power outlet Never make or change any connections with the power switched on On the DVD system AUTO INSTALL PRESS PLAY may appear on the display panel Press É Å on the front panel to store all available radio stations or press Ç to exit see page 41 Tuner Operations DVD VIDEO DIGITAL SURROUND SYSTEM STOP PLAY PAUSE SEATING TREBLE BASS SOURCE VOLUME PROG TUNING CLOCK TIMER SU...

Page 17: ...rd or dub protected discs using aVCR 3 Connect the DVD system s CVBS jack to theVIDEO IN jack on theVCR 4 Connect the DVD system s LINE OUT R L jacks to the AUDIO IN jacks on theVCR This will allow you to make analog stereo two channel right and left recordings To view DVD playback while recording you must connect the DVD system to your TV using the S VIDEO as shown above or the Component Pr PbY v...

Page 18: ...et radio station installation only on the main unit see page 41 Ç STOP Exits an operation DISC stops playback or clears a program see page 25 27 TUNER erases a preset radio station see page 42 S SEARCH T PREV NEXT DISC searches backward forward or selects a track see page 25 TUNER tunes the radio frequency up down or selects a preset radio station see pages 41 42 On the remote it can only tune the...

Page 19: ...page 25 REPEAT Selects various repeat modes see page 26 VOICE only available in Multi channel mode Turns on off clear voice sound effect see page 45 MUTE Mutes or restores the volume see page 45 DIM Turns on off the dim mode see page 46 SLEEP Sets the sleep timer function see page 44 SUB Adjusts subwoofer s sound level see page 45 TVVOL Adjusts TV volume Philips TV only see page 46 REPEAT A B Repe...

Page 20: ... TIMER 2 3 5 4 6 SELECT CLOCK OR TIMER CLOCK 01 38 PM 13 38 13 38 1 Press STANDBY ON to switch on the DVD system 2 Press and hold CLOCK TIMER until SELECT CLOCK OR TIMER appears 3 Press T if necessary to change the display to CLOCK then press CLOCK TIMER again to confirm 4 Press S T to set the minutes and hours To increase the speed hold down S or T The changes in minutes will roll over to the hou...

Page 21: ... MEDIA on the remote until PAL or NTSC appears on the display panel To change the setting repeat step 2 Selecting the color system that corresponds to yourTV This DVD system is compatible with both NTSC and PAL In order for a DVD to play on this DVD system the color system of the DVD the TV and the DVD system should match TV Shape Black Level shift Video shift 1en 1en st 1 Personal color Color set...

Page 22: ...y the best sound spot and the ideal setting position is in the middle of the room With this SEATING feature it allows you to select the current seating position in the room and the speaker setting will automatically be adjusted for optimum performance DISC MENU SYSTEM MENU SEATING ZOOM PREV NEXT VOL 7 8 9 0 SOUND SURR 3 1 2 4 1 Press SURR or SURROUND on the front panel repeatedly to select Multi c...

Page 23: ... which may includes A Adjusting the volume levels for one or both speakers until the sound evens B Turning on or off the sound output C Delay time settings use the longer delay settings when the surround speakers are closer to the listener than the front speakers 7 Press OK to confirm To remove the menu Press SYSTEM MENU Step 5 Setting language preference You can select your preferred language set...

Page 24: ...T If the inhibit icon or X appears on theTV screen when a button is pressed it means the function is not available on the current disc or at the current time Playing discs 1 Adjust SOURCE control until DISC X appears on the display panel or press DISC MEDIA on the remote 2 Turn on the TV power and set to the correctVideo In channel See page 21 Setting the TV You should see the blue Philips DVD bac...

Page 25: ...ght your selection and press OK to confirm or use the numeric keypad 0 9 to select a play option During playback pressing DISC MENU will return to the menu screen if PBC is on Basic playback controls Pausing playback Press ÉÅ To resume normal playback press ÉÅ again Selecting another track chapter Press S T or use the numeric keypad 0 9 to key in a track chapter number Searching backward forward P...

Page 26: ...nt 2 Press REPEAT A B again at the point to end the section The section A and B can be set only within the same chapter track The section will now repeat continuously 3 Press REPEAT A B again to resume normal playback Disc Operations Program favorite tracks audio CDs only You can play the contents of the disc in the order you want by programming the order of the tracks to be played Up to 20 tracks...

Page 27: ...ther tracks 7 Press ÉÅto start program playback Only the tracks programmed from audio CDs will play 8 Press Ç to stop playback or exit program mode Helpful Hint If you do not press any buttons within 20 seconds the system will exit programming mode Clearing the program Stop playback then press Ç PROG disappears from the display panel and PROGRAM CLEARED appears ...

Page 28: ...ired Title Track number then press OK to store The number will appear on the Program line To program only certain Chapter Index of the selected Title Track go to step 6 not applicable for Audio CDs 6 Move to Chapter Index in the menu then press 1 2 to select the required Chapter Index number and press OK to confirm The Title Chapter or Track Index number will appear on the Program line 7 Repeat st...

Page 29: ... playback press Ç Helpful Hints Due to the recording nature of Digital Audio MP3 DAM only digital audio music will play It is normal to experience an occasional skip while listening to your MP3 discs For multi session discs with different formats only the first session will be available Some MP3 discs may be distorted during playback due to the configuration and characteristics of the disc Program...

Page 30: ...e or forward fast scan speed The volume will be muted To resume normal playback press ÉÅ Smart Color Press 34 to select one of the predefined sets of color settings 1 Personal 2 Rich 3 Natural 4 Soft and 5 Animation Title Press 34 to select a Title number if available for playback to begin Time Search The playback will pause and a time edit box appears on the display Use the numeric keypad 0 9 to ...

Page 31: ...move the menu Press SYSTEM MENU NOTE Some of the features in the Setup Menu are described in Getting Started Setting theTV shape The format you select must be available on the disc If it is not the setting for TV Shape will not affect the picture during playback Follow the steps of Using the Setup Menu and select TV Shape Black Level shift Video shift 1en 1en st 1 Personal color Color settings Dig...

Page 32: ...g the setup menu and select Video shift TV Shape Black Level shift 1en 1en st 1 Personal color Color settings Digital Crystal Clear TV System Video shift Press 1 2 to adjust the horizontal position of the picture on your TV screen by scrolling the slider to the left or right Selecting a predefined color setting This DVD system provides four predefined sets of color settings and one personal settin...

Page 33: ...his DVD system to a Progressive Scan TV through the ComponentVideo jacks see page 14 Follow the steps of Using the setup menu and select Digital Crystal Clear TV Shape Black Level shift Video shift 1en 1en st 1 Digital Crystal Clear Personal color Color settings TV System Gamma Sharpness Chrome Delay DCDi Press 3 4 to adjust the values of these parameters that best suit your vision Gamma Sharpness...

Page 34: ...e PCM output Once you select PCM only the surround mode will automatically change to STEREO Setting the PCM output Set your PCM Pulse Code Modulation output only after you have set the system s Digital Output to PCM only See Setting the digital output Follow the steps of Using the Setup Menu and select PCM Output Digital output Analog output Night mode Karaoke vocal Speakers 48 kHz 96 kHz 1en 1en ...

Page 35: ...l output Night mode turning on off Follow the steps of Using the Setup Menu and select Night Mode Digital output Analog output Night mode Karaoke vocal Speakers On Off 1en 1en st 1 Speaker layout PCM output Off Select this when you want to enjoy the surround sound with its full dynamic range On Select this to level out the volume High volume outputs will be softened and low volume outputs are brou...

Page 36: ...yback control PBC feature Follow the steps of Using the setup menu and select PBC 1en 1en st 1 Access control Status window PBC On Off Help text Off Select this if you want theVCD to start playback automatically once loaded in the disc tray On Select this if you want the disc menu of theVCD if available to show on theTV screen once loaded in the disc tray Help text turning on off Follow the steps ...

Page 37: ...old four digit code When doing this for the first time enter any four numbers you prefer You will have to enter the same code exactly twice This will set your code for the first time Press SYSTEM MENU if this is your first time setting the code If you forget your old four digit code press Ç four times when prompted for the four digit code Then enter any four numbers you prefer twice 5 Move to Chan...

Page 38: ...ss 3 4 to select a rating level between 0 8 and press OK DVDs that are rated above the level you selected will not play unless you enter your four digit password or choose a higher level rating Select 0 to deactivate Parental level and have all discs play 1en 1en st 1 Access control Status window PBC Help text Child lock Parental level Change country Change code 7 Press SYSTEM MENU again to remove...

Page 39: ...enu Move to and press 2 Move to Access Control and press 2 1en 1en st 1 Access control Status window PBC Help text Enter code 4 Use the numeric keypad 0 9 to enter the four digit code You may have to enter the same code exactly twice If not successful see page 37 Changing the password 5 Move to Child lock and press 2 6 Press 3 4 to select Ç lock or É unlock then press OK Locked discs will not play...

Page 40: ...t the disc it will not play unless you enter the four digit code DVD Menu Options Changing the country If a disc has Parental Level coding the codings are applicable only for the country specified on the disc The disc manufacturer sets these codings For example a disc may be coded at level 3 for United States So for some discs you may need to choose the country for which the disc is coded in order...

Page 41: ...ess TUNING FREQ MODE appears Presetting radio stations You can store up to 40 preset radio stations in the memory starting from FM and followed by AM bands Helpful Hints The system will exit presetting mode if no button is pressed within 20 seconds If no stereo frequency is detected during Plug and Play CHECK ANTENNA appears Using the Plug and Play Plug and Play allows you to store all available r...

Page 42: ...tored in one of the presets the same radio station will not store under another preset number If no preset number is selected automatic preset will begin from preset 1 and all your former presets will be overridden Manual presetting You can choose to store only your favorite radio stations 1 In tuner mode press PROGRAM or PROG on the front panel 2 Press 1 2 or use the numeric keypad 0 9 to select ...

Page 43: ...l roll over to the hours 6 Press CLOCK TIMER again to store the setting Once the timer is set it will always switch on unless you deactivate it icon will remain on the display panel It indicates the timer is activated At the preset time the selected sound source will play for 30 minutes before it switches to Eco Power standby mode if no button is being pressed within the time frame DISC the first ...

Page 44: ...5 60 90 120 OFF 15 SLEEP will show on the display panel except if OFF is selected Before the system switches to Eco Power standby mode a countdown of 10 seconds is displayed SLEEP 10 SLEEP 9 SLEEP 1 SLEEP To check or change the setting Press SLEEP once to show the remaining time before switching off If you continue pressing the SLEEP button the next Sleep Timer option will appear on the display pa...

Page 45: ...ass Treble level The BASS low tone and TREBLE high tone features enable you to define the sound processor settings 1 Press BASS or TREBLE The level indicator appears 2 Within five seconds use the VOLUME control to adjust the Bass orTreble level 3 to 3 If the volume control is not used within five seconds it will resume its normal volume control function Changing subwoofer volume level Press SUB on...

Page 46: ...ternal recording device to LINE OUT or DIGITAL OUT See page 17 Connections optional 2 Select the source to record from your DVD system DISC TUNER TV AV or AUX DI and start playback if necessary You can only record from DISC if using DIGITAL OUT to connect the external recording device 3 Start recording on the external recording device Helpful Hints All the sound control features are available for ...

Page 47: ...eo Output 1 0Vp p 75 Ω S Video Output Y 1 0Vp p 75 Ω C 0 286Vp p 75 Ω Audio DAC 24 Bits 96 kHz Frequency Response 4 Hz 20 kHz 44 1 kHz 4 Hz 22 kHz 48 kHz 4 Hz 44 kHz 96 kHz Digital Output Input SPDIF Sony Philips digital interface Coaxial PCM IEC 60958 Dolby Digital DTS IEC 60958 IEC 61937 MAIN UNIT Power Supply Rating 120V 60 Hz Power Consumption 150 W Dimensions w x h x d 435 x 100 x 360 mm 17 1...

Page 48: ...l you see the DVD screen see page 21 Press DISC on the remote Switch the P SCAN at the back panel to OFF position if you are not using a Progressive Scan TV Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear This is not a malfunction Clean the disc see page 10 TVs have a color system standard If the disc s or DVD system s color system is different than your TV s color system the picture may...

Page 49: ...n the DVD Make sure the center and surround speakers are connected correctly see page 12 Press SURROUND button to select a correct surround sound setting see page 45 Make sure the source you are playing is recorded or broadcast in surround sound DTS Dolby Digital etc If the signal is too weak adjust the antenna or connect an external antenna for better reception Increase the distance between the s...

Page 50: ...AL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL jacks These jacks send audio through multiple channels instead of just two channels as analog does Dolby Digital A surround sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories capable of delivering up to 5 1 discrete channels of audio front left and right surround left and right center and LFE DTS Digital Theater Systems This is a surround sound system but it is different ...

Page 51: ...g data is converted to digital data Sampling frequency numerically represents how many time the original analog signal is sampled per second Seating control It gives the user a perfect sound and movie experience anywhere in the room providing maximum flexibility and real total immersion because the user can choose their preferred seat SuperAudio CD SACD This audio format is based upon the current ...

Page 52: ...product the local Philips service organization will attempt to provide service although there may be a delay if the appropriate spare parts and technical manual s are not readily available MAKE SUREYOU KEEP Please keep your sales receipt or other document showing proof of purchase Attach it to this owner s manual and keep both nearby Also keep the original box and packing material in case you need...

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