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Owner’s Manual

Important!

Return your Warranty Registration

Card within 10 days. See why inside.

DVD/CD

5-Disc Changer

DVD781CH

Summary of Contents for DVD781CH

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Important Return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days See why inside DVD CD 5 Disc Changer DVD781CH ...

Page 2: ...ber to get the most from your PHILIPS product you must return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days So please mail it to us right now Know these safetysymbols 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 The exclamation point calls attention to featur...

Page 3: ... the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Copyright Prote...

Page 4: ...h 22 Slow Motion 23 Track Playback 24 Title Chapter Playback 25 Specific Time Playback 26 Repeat Playback 27 A B Repeat Playback 28 Programmed Playback 29 Random Playback 30 Audio Language Sound Mode 31 Subtitle Language 32 Camera Angles 33 Parental Lock Password 34 Parental Lock Levels 35 DVD Player Setup and Features Status Display 36 Video Settings 37 Audio Settings 38 39 Language Settings 40 4...

Page 5: ...intended to describe the Disc Menus These menus are set by the movie producers or by the music industry and the menus will vary among Discs Furthermore not all Discs are guaranteed to have menus However if the Disc has a menu you can access the Disc Menu by pressing the MENU button on the remote control DVD Player Menus Some instructions explain how to use the DVD Player s menu to set up features ...

Page 6: ...played on this DVD Player You can not play Discs that are labelled for other regions Look for the symbols below on your DVDs If these region symbols do not appear on your DVD you cannot play the DVD in this DVD Player The number inside the globe refers to a region of the world Region 1 represents the United States Canada upper regions of North America Bermuda the U S Virgin Islands and small regio...

Page 7: ...mote control by pressing the tab then lifting the lid 2 Place two AA batteries inside the battery compartment with their and ends aligned as indicated 3 Replace the battery compartment lid 1 2 3 Recycling Guidelines Battery Safety Your new product and its packaging contain materials that can be recycled and reused Specialized companies can recycle your product to increase the amount that needs to ...

Page 8: ...DVD Player Details are on pages 11 and 38 39 If you play a DVD when the settings are wrong the sound will be distorted or you may damage the speakers 1 Connect the red and white audio cables to the red and white AUDIO OUT jacks on the DVD Player either 1 or 2 and to the red and white AUDIO IN jacks on the TV matching the cable colors to the jack colors If the TV has a single AUDIO IN jack use the ...

Page 9: ... 2 on the DVD Player and to the red and white AUDIO IN jacks on the TV matching the cable col ors to the jack colors If the TV has a single AUDIO IN jack use the white audio cable to connect the DVD Player s white AUDIO OUT jack to the TV s AUDIO IN jack You will not use the red audio cable 2 Connect an S Video cable not supplied to the S VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD Player and to the S VIDEO IN jack...

Page 10: ...the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the DVD Player and to the COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks on the TV 3 Plug in the Stereo s power cord Turn on the Stereo and select the Stereo s Auxiliary IN station During Disc playback you will adjust the volume at your Stereo See your Stereo owner s manual for details 4 Plug in the TV s power cord Turn on the TV and set it to the Component Video In channel which usuall...

Page 11: ...cable to the COAXIAL jack on the DVD Player and to the COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO IN jack on the Decoder Or you may connect an audio optical cable to the OPTICAL jack on the DVD Player and to the OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO IN jack on the Decoder 2 Connect the supplied yellow video cable to the yellow VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD Player and to the VIDEO IN jack on the TV Or you may connect an optional component...

Page 12: ...COM PONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the DVD Player and to the COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks on the TV Or you may connect an optional S Video cable to the S VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD Player and to the S VIDEO IN jack on the TV 3 Plug in the Amplifier s power cord Turn on the Amplifier and select the Auxiliary IN station During Disc playback you will adjust the volume at the Amplifier See your Amplifier owner ...

Page 13: ...CHANGER SKIP POWER PLAY STOP OPEN CLOSE DISC 1 2 3 4 5 SELECT DVD Player Display 13 Display Messages about current DVD Player operations appear here See Display Messages below Disc loading tray Insert a Disc here Keep your fingers clear of the disc tray Power is turning off Tray is changing Disc is not placed correctly in the tray Appears after the disc tray closes if the tray is empty Appears bri...

Page 14: ...urn the power on and off Details are on page 18 SKIP Buttons Press to go to subsequent or previous Tracks or Chapters Details are on pages 24 25 Remote Sensor Receives a signal from your remote control so you can operate your DVD Player from a distance DISC SELECT Button Press to select the Disc tray or a Disc for playback Details are on page 18 DISC Number 1 5 Buttons Press to directly select you...

Page 15: ...power to the DVD Player COAXIAL Jack Connect an optional coaxial digital audio cable here and to the Coaxial Digital Audio In jack of a decoder or amplifier Details are on pages 11 12 S VIDEO OUT Jack Connect an optional S Video cable here and to the S Video In jack of a television Details are on pages 9 11 and 12 VIDEO OUT Jack Connect the yellow video cable supplied here and to the TV s Video In...

Page 16: ...he Disc Details are on pages 5 and 19 ENTER Button Press to select a setting in the Player menu or to select a feature in the Disc menu ARROW Buttons Press to select an item in the DVD Player menu or in the Disc menu REV reverse hButton Press to view the picture in fast reverse motion DVD or to reverse playback of an Audio CD Details are on page 22 CLEAR Button Press to remove Track numbers from a...

Page 17: ...s repeat edly to advance the DVD picture step by step or one frame at a time Details are on page 21 REPEAT Button Press to repeat playback of the current Disc or Track Audio CD or a Title or Chapter DVD Details are on page 27 TITLE Button Press to display the Title menu of the Disc if available Details are on page 19 MODE Button Press to set up programmed or random playback for an Audio CD Details...

Page 18: ... Details are on pages 8 12 2 Press the OPEN CLOSE button to open the Disc tray 1 Press the POWER button to turn on the DVD Player HELLO will appear briefly on the display panel 4 Place a Disc into the tray Make sure the Disc is sitting prop erly in the correct recess Some DVDs are recorded on both sides Make sure the side you want to play is facing up Or if the DVD is recorded on only one side pla...

Page 19: ...s have Title menus Some DVDs may refer to Chapters as scenes Some DVDs may refer to the Title Menu as the scene index Helpful Hints Disc Menus 19 1 Press the MENU button The DVD s main menu will appear 2 Press the arrow buttons o p s B to select an item then press the ENTER button Continue this process to set up all the features you wish to see on the Disc Using the DVD Menus Some DVDs contain men...

Page 20: ... such as PLAY STOP or PAUSE set OSD MESSAGE to ON Details are on page 43 Helpful Hints PAUSE PLAY Memory On Resuming playback from the point where playback stopped 1 Press the STOP button during playback Playback will stop and STOP will appear at the top right corner of the TV screen In a few seconds MEMO ON Memory On will appear in the top left corner of the TV screen STOP MEMO ON 2 Press the PLA...

Page 21: ...eatedly to see the picture advance one frame or step at a time The sound will remain muted PAUSE will appear briefly on the screen each time you press the PAUSE button OSD MESSAGE must be set to ON Details are on page 43 PAUSE PLAY DVD AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE CLEAR REPEAT 10 3 6 9 0 2 5 8 1 4 7 ENTER RETURN SEARCH MODE MODE REV STOP PLAY FWD POWER DISPLAY SETUP SKIP PAUSE SLOW DISC SELECT A B TITLE M...

Page 22: ...EV button E Press the REV button again E Press the REV button again E Press the REV button again DX16 D Press the FWD SLOW button during Audio CD playback EX16 E Press the REV button during Audio CD playback DVD AUDIO CD On an Audio CD you may search forward or backward at 16 times the normal playback speed hX16 or gX16 Pressing the FWD g SLOW or REVh button repeatedly will not affect the speed of...

Page 23: ... or 1 2 the normal playback speed 1 Press the PAUSE button during playback The sound will be muted when playback is paused and during slow motion playback You can not play the DVD in reverse slow motion Helpful Hints DVD Slow Motion 23 AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE CLEAR REPEAT 10 3 6 9 0 2 5 8 1 4 7 ENTER RETURN SEARCH MODE MODE REV STOP PLAY FWD POWER DISPLAY SETUP SKIP PAUSE SLOW DISC SELECT A B TITLE M...

Page 24: ... button of the second digit For example to play Track 12 press the 10 button then press the Number 2 button For Track 22 press the 10 button twice then press the Number 2 button If you enter a Track number that is not available on the Disc play back will not begin or the current Track will continue to play SEARCH TRACK TOTAL TRACKS 07 TRACK _ Start Exit 6 C Using the SKIPHGButtons to Select a Trac...

Page 25: ...e Number 2 button during playback For Title 22 press the 10 button twice then press the Number 2 button when playback is stopped B Using the SEARCH MODE Button to Select a Title Chapter To start playback at a specific Chapter press the SEARCH MODE button once then press the Number buttons or the o o p p buttons to enter the Chapter number Press the PLAY button to begin playback at the selected Cha...

Page 26: ...o correct hour minute or second then enter the correct information 3 Within 30 seconds press the PLAY button Playback will start at the time that you specified Starting Playback at a Specific Disc Time SEARCH TIME TOTAL TIME 1h23m45s TIME _h_ _m_ _s Exit Start SEARCH TIME TOTAL TIME 1h23m45s TIME 1h05m30s Start Exit 26 Specific Time Playback DVD AUDIO CD Specific time playback is not avail able wi...

Page 27: ...VD Press the REPEAT button to select REPEAT TRACK The current Track plays over and over Press the REPEAT button to select REPEAT CHAPTER The current Chapter plays over and over Press the REPEAT button again to select REPEAT ALL The entire Audio CD plays over and over Press the REPEAT button again to select REPEAT TITLE The entire Title plays over and over Press the REPEAT button again to select RE...

Page 28: ...2 Press the A B REPEAT button to set the starting point A 3 Play or fast forward the Disc to the point at which you want repeated playback to end then press the A B REPEAT button again The section will begin to play immediately playing over and over until you cancel the A B Repeat feature REPEAT A B 4 To cancel the A B Repeat feature press the A B REPEAT button so that REPEAT OFF appears on the TV...

Page 29: ...lete Exit 4 Press the PLAY button The Tracks will play in the order in which you programmed them The Program will play once The contents of the program will be stored until you turn off the DVD Player or open the Disc tray Specific Track and random playback cannot be combined with pro grammed playback During pro grammed playback the MODE and SEARCH MODE buttons will not operate You may play a Prog...

Page 30: ...pears press the PLAY but ton The Tracks will play in random order After all the Tracks on the disc have played once playback will stop Or you can press the STOP button at any time to stop playback AUDIO CD AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE CLEAR REPEAT 10 3 6 9 0 2 5 8 1 4 7 ENTER RETURN SEARCH MODE MODE REV STOP PLAY FWD POWER DISPLAY SETUP SKIP PAUSE SLOW DISC SELECT A B TITLE MENU 1 2 3 DISC DVD CD 5 DISC C...

Page 31: ...n the DVD 1 Press the AUDIO button during playback then press the o p buttons until the sound mode you want appears When producers record an Audio CD they record the sound on two channels the left and the right You can choose to hear the sound on the left channel the sound on the right channel or the sound on both channels Stereo You will select L CH R CH or STEREO AUDIO 1 E N G 8 AUDIO 2 F R E 8 ...

Page 32: ... The subtitle menu will appear on the TV screen 2 Within 15 seconds press the o p buttons to select a sub title language Select a language from those available on the DVD 3 The subtitle menu will disappear after about 15 seconds Press the o p buttons SUBTITLE 1 E N G 8 SUBTITLE 0 O F F 8 SUBTITLE 2 F R E 8 Press the o p buttons to select another language Subtitle 2 To turn off subtitles press the ...

Page 33: ...nother angle Angle 2 Press the o p buttons again 2 Within 15 seconds press the o p buttons to select a dif ferent angle DVD If the Disc contains sequences recorded from different camera angles the angle symbol will appear at the bottom right of the screen You can change the camera angle when the symbol appears on the screen The camera angle cannot be changed if the Disc does not contain sequences ...

Page 34: ...Press the Number buttons to enter the 4 digit password When doing this for the first time enter any 4 digits That num ber will be the password until you change it SETUP 1 LANGUAGE 2 VIDEO 3 AUDIO 4 LOCK 5 OTHERS Enter Exit SETUP LOCK PASSWORD _ _ _ _ 1 LEVEL NONE 2 CHANGE PASSWORD Enter Back SETUP LOCK PASSWORD 1 LEVEL NONE 2 CHANGE PASSWORD Enter Back 4 Press the Number 2 button to select CHANGE ...

Page 35: ...select LOCK The SETUP LOCK menu will appear 3 Press the Number buttons to enter your 4 digit password SETUP 1 LANGUAGE 2 VIDEO 3 AUDIO 4 LOCK 5 OTHERS Enter Exit SETUP LOCK PASSWORD _ _ _ _ 1 LEVEL NONE 2 CHANGE PASSWORD Enter Back SETUP LOCK PASSWORD 1 LEVEL NONE 2 CHANGE PASSWORD Enter Back 4 Press the Number 1 button to select LEVEL 5 Press the o p buttons to select the level you desire then pr...

Page 36: ... Chapter number total number of Chapters in the current Title Elapsed time of the current Chapter Remaining time of the current Chapter Current language for the sound Current audio format DOLBY DIGITAL 5 1 Channel is displayed as DOLBY DIGITAL 6 CH Current language for the subtitles Selected angle total number of angles VIRTUAL 3D setting appears only if VIRTUAL 3D is ON No display TRACK 01 04 TIM...

Page 37: ...n with black bars at top and bottom Select if a wide screen TV is connected to the DVD Player Enter Back Exit SETUP VIDEO STILL MODE 1 AUTO 2 FIELD 3 FRAME AUTO is normally selected Select if pictures are blurred in auto mode Select to show Still pictures in high resolution Enter Back Exit 4 Press the corresponding Number button to select a setting 5 Press the SETUP button to remove the menu You m...

Page 38: ...igh sound quality Select when a Dolby Digital decoder is connected Select when a DTS decoder is connected Enter Back Exit SETUP AUDIO VIRTUAL 3D 1 OFF 2 ON Select ON to activate the 3D effect Enter Back Exit To change the DIGITAL OUT settings go to step 4 To change the VIRTUAL 3D setting press the corresponding Number button then go to step 5 This unit employs TruSurround system of SRS Labs Inc as...

Page 39: ... if a DVD is recorded with high sound quality If you are playing 48 kHz discs or if 4 3 LETTER BOX is selected sound is reproduced at 48 kHz Enter Back Exit SETUP AUDIO DOLBY DIGITAL 1 OFF 2 ON Select ON when a Dolby Digital decoder is used Enter Back Exit SETUP AUDIO DTS 1 OFF 2 ON Select ON when a DTS decoder is used Enter Back Exit 5 Press the SETUP button to remove the menu AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGL...

Page 40: ... The disc menu is shown in the automatically selected language The disc menu appears in English The disc menu appears in Spanish The disc menu appears in French You can select other languages for the disc menu Enter Back Exit SETUP LANGUAGE PLAYER MENU 1 ENGLISH 2 SPANISH 3 FRENCH The on screen display and DVD Player menus appear in English The on screen display and DVD Player menus appear in Span...

Page 41: ...Disc 5 Press the SETUP button to remove the menu SETUP LANGUAGE COUNTRY CODE _ _ _ _ Enter Back Exit If you accidentally set the PLAY ER MENU LANGUAGE to French or Spanish and need English 1 Press the SETUP button 2 Press the Number 1 button IDIOMA or LANGUE 3 Press the Number 4 button MENÚ EN PANTALLA or MENU SUR ÈCRAN 4 Press the Number 1 button INGLÉS or ANGLAIS 5 Press the SETUP button to remo...

Page 42: ...rwanda 6469 Kirghiz 5771 Kirundi 6460 Korean KOR 5761 Kurdish 5767 L N Laothian 5861 Latin 5847 Latvian 5868 Lettish 5868 Lingala 5860 Lithuanian 5866 Macedonian 5957 Malagasy 5953 Malay 5965 Malayalam 5958 Maltese 5966 Maori 5955 Marathi 5964 Moldavian 5961 Mongolian 5960 Nauru 6047 Nepali 6051 Norwegian 6061 O R Occitan 6149 Oriya 6164 Oromo Afan 6159 Panjabi 6247 Pashto 6265 Persian 5247 Polish...

Page 43: ...OFF Select ON to display messages on the screen such as PLAY STOP etc Enter Back Exit SETUP OTHERS ANGLE ICON 1 ON 2 OFF Select ON to display the angle icon Enter Back Exit SETUP OTHERS BACKGROUND 1 BLUE 2 GRAY Turns the Player menu background to blue Turns the Player menu background to gray Enter Back Exit 4 Press a Number button to select a setting 5 Press the SETUP button to remove the menu AUD...

Page 44: ...tly You may connect either the yellow video cable supplied an optional S Video cable or optional component video cables Details are on pages 8 12 Make sure the TV is set to the correct Video channel usually the AUX IN A V IN Auxiliary In Component Video In or S Video In channel Check your TV owner s manual for details Insert a Disc that is playable on this DVD Player Details are on page six Disc c...

Page 45: ... pages 31 32 No feature symbol appears on the screen prohibiting an operation That operation is currently prohibited by the DVD Player or is not available on the Disc Details are on page five The DVD Player turns off after 30 minutes The power is turned off automatically if playback is paused or stopped for more than 30 minutes and no buttons are pressed on the remote control or the DVD Player A s...

Page 46: ...Disc in a straight line from the center to the edge Never wipe the Disc in a circular motion Do not use detergent or abrasive cleaning agents Handle the Discs so that fingerprints and dust do not adhere to the surfaces of the Discs Always store the Disc in its protective case when it is not in use Checking the Laser If the DVD Player does not operate as described in this owner s manual the laser m...

Page 47: ...but it is different from Dolby Digital The formats were developed by different companies DVD Digital Video Disc OPTICAL Jack Converts electrical signals into optical signals before sending the audio to the amplifier Optical audio is not prone to external electrical influences and has less noise which reduces adverse effects on external equipment Be sure to keep the protective cap on the jack when ...

Page 48: ...imitation 0 001 W PEAK EIAJ Power Requirement 120V AC 10 60 Hz 0 5 Connections S Video output Mini DIN 4 pin jack 75 Ω Video output One pin jack 1 Vpp 75 Ω Coaxial digital output One pin jack 500m Vpp 75Ω Analog audio output Four pin jacks two left channels two right channels 2 Vrms 47 kΩ Component video output One pin jack Y 1 Vpp 75Ω Two pin jacks CB CR 700m Vpp 75Ω Optical digital output Optica...

Page 49: ...es where the product is officially distributed by Philips Consumer Electronics In countries where Philips Consumer Electronics does not distribute the prod uct 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 SURE YOU KEEP Please keep your sales receipt or other ...

Page 50: ...11 s video 9 stereo 10 tv 8 12 language 31 32 40 42 menu button 16 19 menus 5 19 mode button 17 29 30 number buttons 16 24 25 29 on screen display 36 43 open close button 14 17 18 optical jack 11 12 15 47 parental lock 34 35 password 34 pause button 17 20 21 play button 14 17 playing 18 power button 14 16 18 cord 15 program 29 random 30 rear panel 15 remote control buttons 16 17 sensor 14 44 using...

Page 51: ...USE SLOW DISC SEL ECT TITLE MENU 1 2 3 DISC DVD CD 5 DI SC CHA NGE R 4 5 OPE N CLOS E PLA Y REV FWD STO P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 10 A B Remote Control 4835 218 37296 Two AA Batteries 4835 138 17012 This owner s manual is made of recyclable materials Remember to recycle As an ENERGY STAR Partner Philips Consumer Electronics has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy e...

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