Philips DVD 960 Manual Download Page 13

PLAYBACK CONTROL (PBC)

• Insert a Video CD with PBC and press 

2

➜ 

The PBC menu appears on the TV screen.

• Go through the menu with the keys indicated on the TV

screen until your chosen passage starts to play. If a PBC
menu consists of a list of titles, you can select a Title
directly.

• Enter your choice with the 

J

or numerical keys.

• Press 

2

to start play of the selected title.

• Press RETURN to go back to the previous menu.

PARENTAL CONTROL 

• If you activate Parental Control, only discs that you have

already authorised as suitable for all ages can be played as
above. 

• To play any other Video CD, the OSD will ask you to enter

your Parental Control PIN Code. When this has been done,
play starts automatically.

• To activate Parental Control, and to authorize discs, see

Activating Parental Control.

NOTE

- If you forget your PIN code, you can erase it when the code

is requested as above, by pressing 

9

four times. Parental

Control will then be de-activated. To re-activate it, see
Activating Parental Control.

JOG/SHUTTLE

This is a convenient way to view still pictures (Jog), and to
search in slow, normal or fast motion (Shuttle). Both
functions work in reverse as well as forward play.

• To select Jog/Shuttle, press JOG/PAUSE. The key lights up,

and the player goes into Pause mode.

Jog

• With the Shuttle ring in the center position, turn the Jog

disk clockwise to view still pictures forwards, or
anticlockwise to view them in reverse. Turn slowly for step
frames, faster to move quickly through a sequence.

Shuttle

• From the center position, turn the Shuttle ring clockwise for

forward movement, anticlockwise for reverse. In both cases
you can choose from 6 speeds: x1/8, 1/2, Normal, x2, x4
and x32 speed.

• To exit Jog/Shuttle, press JOG/PAUSE: the Jog/Pause key

goes out.

STILL PICTURE AND STEP FRAME

• To get a still picture, press 

;

during play.

• To step forward to the next picture frame, press 

;

again.

• To return to play, press 

2

.

SEARCH

• To search forwards or backwards through the disc at 4x

normal speed, press 

or 

AA

for about 1 second

during play. 

➜ 

Search begins, and sound is muted. 

• To step up to 32x normal speed, press down 

or 

AA

again.

• To go directly to 32x normal speed, hold down 

or

AA

until 

the or icon 

appears.

• To return to 4x normal speed, press down 

or 

AA

again. 

➜ 

Search speed and direction are indicated on the screen

for 2 seconds each time 

or 

AA

is pressed.

• To end the search, press 

2

;

or 

9

as desired.

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JOG

SHUTTLE

video CD

1

 eject disc 

2

Parental Control is active.

Please enter your PIN

to play this disc

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PLAYING A VIDEO CD

Summary of Contents for DVD 960

Page 1: ...PEG2 data compression technology to register an entire movie on a single 5 inch disc DVD s variable bitrate compression running at up to 9 8 Mbits second captures even the most complex pictures in their original quality The crystal clear digital pictures have a horizontal resolution of over 500 lines with 720 pixels picture elements to each line This resolution is more than double that of VHS supe...

Page 2: ...w DVD Video player Remote Control Handset with separately packed batteries Power cord Euroconnector cable 1 way video CVBS cable 2 way audio cable User Manual If any item should be damaged or missing please inform your supplier without delay Keep the packaging materials you may need them to transport your player in the future Place the player on a firm flat surface Keep away from domestic heating ...

Page 3: ... 6 7 8 9 DVD 960 DVD VIDEO CD CD PLAYER OPEN CLOSE PLAY PAUSE STOP TIME TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 CD TRACK 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8 1 Power supply 2 ON OFF 3 S Video 4 Component video YUV Video output 5 Video CVBS Video output 6 A V Euroconnector 7 Audio R Audio output R Audio L Audio output L 8 Coaxial Digital audio output 9 Optical Digital audio output CAUTION Do not touch the inner pins ...

Page 4: ...n 4 Cursor left 1 Cursor up 3 TITLE title menu On Off TV POWER TV DVD selector DVD Standby TV Audio MUTE c MENU root menu On Off Cursor right 2 ENTER acknowledge menu selection NEXT P search forward TV Preset Up Down ª OSD On Screen Display on off º AUDIO language selector RESUME play from last position FTS Favourite Track Selection SHUFFLE on off J K 2 9 TV TITLE RETURN EJECT TV VOL TV P JOG PAUS...

Page 5: ...d 2 Connect the audio Left and Right channel sockets on the rear of the player to the corresponding sockets on the TV using the cable supplied Alternatively you can use the same cable to connect the audio Left and Right sockets on the rear of the player to the corresponding sockets on your stereo system CAUTION Do not connect the player s audio output to the phono input of your stereo system Conne...

Page 6: ...ot use the RF Modulator option for home theatre If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your receiver the sound will be muted For this connection which produces the highest possible stereo sound quality you need an audio amplifier with digital input and the digital output of the player must be activated see Settings Connect the player s digital audio output to ...

Page 7: ...ed beam When there are corresponding keys on the front panel they can also be used 1 Switch on the TV and select the video input for your DVD Video player 2 To enjoy sound through your stereo system turn on the system and select the source input for the DVD Video player or To enjoy DVD Video with multichannel surround sound switch on the Home Theatre system and select the source input for your DVD...

Page 8: ...ne or more Titles and each Title may have one or more Chapters Play stops at the end of each Title To make access easy and convenient your player lets you move between Titles and also between Chapters NOTE During play various icons will appear on the TV screen for about 2 seconds to confirm that a function has been selected You can get rid of these icons by pressing OSD At any time during play you...

Page 9: ...er the chapter number using the numerical keys NOTE If the number has more than one digit press the keys in rapid succession For more information about chapters see Checking the contents of DVD Video discs Menus MOVING TO ANOTHER TITLE When a disc has more than one title which you can see from both the OSD and the player display if you press 9 you can move to another title as follows Press T C the...

Page 10: ...r 9 as desired SHUFFLE This shuffles the playing order of chapters within a title if the title has more than one Press SHUFFLE briefly during play appears on the screen for about 2 seconds As each chapter is played its number disappears from the track calendar To return to normal play press SHUFFLE briefly REPEAT CHAPTER TITLE DISC To repeat the currently playing chapter press REPEAT for about 1 s...

Page 11: ...ptions press SUBTITLE repeatedly To turn the subtitles off hold SUBTITLE down again SCAN Plays the first 10 seconds of each title on the disc Press SCAN for about 1 second To continue play at your chosen title press SCAN again for about 1 second or press 2 CHECKING THE CONTENTS OF DVD VIDEO DISCS MENUS For titles and chapters selection menus may be included on the disc The DVD s Menu feature allow...

Page 12: ... You can resume play from the point at which you stopped Press Resume twice The resume feature applies not only to the disc in the player but also to the last four discs you have played Simply re insert the disc press RESUME if Autoplay is off and when you see the Resume icon on the screen press 2 again MOVING TO ANOTHER TRACK When a disc has more than one track which you can see from both the OSD...

Page 13: ...orward play To select Jog Shuttle press JOG PAUSE The key lights up and the player goes into Pause mode Jog With the Shuttle ring in the center position turn the Jog disk clockwise to view still pictures forwards or anticlockwise to view them in reverse Turn slowly for step frames faster to move quickly through a sequence Shuttle From the center position turn the Shuttle ring clockwise for forward...

Page 14: ...a stereo system only using keys on the remote control and or front panel PLAYING A DISC With Autoplay on play starts when you close the disc drawer With Autoplay off press 2 The disc starts to play if the TV is on the CD Play screen appears on the OSD Play will stop at the end of the disc To stop play at any other time press 9 PAUSE Press during play To return to play press 2 SEARCH To search forw...

Page 15: ...ON NOTE FTS Favourite Track Selections are compiled and played using the OSD ensure that the TV is on Playing an FTS program If Auto FTS is set to on play of the FTS program starts immediately If Auto FTS is off 1 Insert a disc and go to Stop mode 2 Press l or r to start compiling FTS programs 3 If available the excisting FTS program appears 4 Follow instructions under To exclude tracks or To sele...

Page 16: ...u choose provided this is available on the disc in play If not speech will revert to the first spoken language on the disc The subtitles will be in the language you choose provided this is available on the disc in play If not subtitles will revert to the first subtitle language on the disc Parental Control is described separately under Parental Control Factory setting 16 9 wide screen If you have ...

Page 17: ...l at the digital output If you are connecting equipment with a digital input change the setting to ALL If your equipment doesn t include a digital decoder e g digital speakers set the digital output to PCM Factory setting centers the video on your TV screen Use this setting to personalize the position of the picture on your TV by scrolling it to the left or right The player s on screen display wil...

Page 18: ...Parental Control on the OSD by pressing r The OSD will ask for your pin code 5 The disc is now authorized and will play in the normal way without the pin code To cancel your authorization repeat steps 4 and 5 NOTE You can have a total of 50 authorized discs If you exceed that number the least frequently played disc s are automatically de authorized Enter Pin Code NO YES Change Autorization ENTER P...

Page 19: ...RTED SOUND FROM HIFI AMPLIFIER Check that the player s audio L R output is not connected to the amplifier s phono input NO RETURN TO START UP SCREEN WHEN DISC IS REMOVED Reset by switching the player off then on again Check to see if the program requires another disc to be loaded THE PLAYER DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE REMOTE CONTROL Aim the remote control directly at the sensor on the front of the pla...

Page 20: ...player to exit the Diagnostic Program 4 ERROR indicates that your player needs repair Contact your dealer or the Philips Customer Care Center PCCC 5 PASS indicates that the Diagnostic Program has found no fault In this case the malfunction may be due to misinterpretation of the operating intructions or an unsuitable disc or incorrect connections If you still cannot solve the problem contact your d...

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