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Preparation

General Notes

Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to
connect, there are various ways you could connect the
player. Use only one of the connections described below.

Please refer to the manuals of your TV, VCR, Stereo System
or other devices as necessary to make the best
connections.

For better sound reproduction, connect the player’s audio
out jacks to the audio in jacks of your amplifier, receiver,
stereo or audio/video equipment. See ‘Connecting to
Optional Equipment’.

Caution:
– Make sure the DVD player is connected directly
to the TV. Set the TV to the correct video input
channel.
– Do not connect  the player’s audio out jack to
the phono in jack of your audio system.
– Do not connect your DVD player to the TV via
your VCR. The DVD image could be distorted by
the copy protection system.

Connecting to a TV

Make one of the following connections, depending on the
capabilities of your existing equipment.

SCART connection

1

Connect the SCART to the corresponding connector on
the TV using the SCART cable supplied 

(Z)

.

If your TV is not equipped with a SCART you can select
one of the following alternative connections:

S-Video (Y/C) connection

1

Connect the Y/C S-VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD player to
the S-Video in jack on the TV using an optional S-Video
cable 

(Y)

.

2

Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks of the DVD
player to the audio left/right in jacks on the TV 

(A)

.

CVBS connection

1

Connect the (CVBS) VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD player
to the video in jack on the TV using the video cable
supplied 

(X)

.

2

Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks of the DVD
player to the audio left/right in jacks on the TV 

(A)

.

TV

Z

Y

X

A

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

PCM/MPEG2/AC-3/DTS

I

AUX/VCR

IN

II

TV OUT

FRONT

MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT

FRONT

CVBS

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

OUT

S-VIDEO

Y

P

b

/C

b

P

r

/C

r

SURROUND

SURROUND

L

R

CENTER

SUB WF

L

R

1

2

Component Video (Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y)
connection

1

Connect either S-Video or CVBS video out jack to TV as
above diagram.

2

Turn on the TV and go to Personal Preference menu 

(see

Personal Preference).

3

Select the video output from RGB (default) to Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y.

4

Connect the Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y VIDEO OUT jacks on the DVD
player to the corresponding in jacks on the TV using an
optional Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y cable 

(W)

.

5

Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks of the DVD
player to the audio left/right in jacks on the TV 

(A)

.

W

TV

A

II

TV OUT

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

PCM/MPEG2/AC-3/DTS

FRONT

MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT

FRONT

CVBS

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

OUT

S-VIDEO

Y

Pb/Cb

Pr/Cr

SURROUND

SURROUND

L

R

CENTER

SUB WF

L

R

1

2

P

REPARATION

Summary of Contents for DVD952

Page 1: ...1 DVDVideo Player Owner s Manual DVD952 ...

Page 2: ...ing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential Unpublished Works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved Important Note for Users in the UK Mains plug This apparatus is fitted with an a...

Page 3: ...3 English D e u t s c h Nederlands S ve n s k a Dansk Suomi Norge Français Index INDEX English 5 Français 25 Deutsch 45 Nederlands 65 Svenska 85 Dansk 105 Suomi 125 Norge 145 ...

Page 4: ...the region code notice on the screen The disc will not play and should be unloaded NOTE PICTURES SHOWN MAY BE DIFFERENT BETWEEN COUNTRIES NEVER MAKE OR CHANGE CONNECTIONS WITH THE POWER SWITCHED ON CAUTION VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM WARNING LOCATION ON THE BACKPLATE OF SET The DVDVIDEO player is in conformity with the EMC directive and low voltage directive La...

Page 5: ...General Explanation 11 Initial Setup Virgin Mode 11 12 Menu Bar on TV Screen 12 Temporary Feedback Field Icons 12 Personal Preferences 13 14 Operation Loading Discs 15 Playing a DVDVideo andVideo CD 15 General Features 15 17 Special DVD Features 17 SpecialVideo CD SVCD Features 18 Playing an Audio CD 18 Favorite Track Selection FTS Program 18 19 MP3 Disc Features 19 Access Control Access Control C...

Page 6: ...our retailer or Philips Keep the packaging material for future transportation Remote Control Battery Installation Insert batteries as indicated inside the battery compartment Caution Do not mix old and new batteries Never mix different types of batteries standard alkaline etc Environmental Information Your system consists of materials that can be recycled and reused if disassembled by a specialize...

Page 7: ...e to the unit COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM MPEG2 AC 3 DTS I AUX VCR IN II TV OUT MAINS FRONT MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT FRONT CVBS VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT S VIDEO Y Pb Cb Pr Cr SURROUND SURROUND L R CENTER SUB WF L R 1 2 MAINS AC Power connect to power source COAXIAL Digital audio out connect to digital coaxial audio equipment OPTICAL Digital audio out connect to digital optical audio equipment M...

Page 8: ...ic segment SHUFFLE play tracks in random order SCAN play the first 10 seconds of each track chapter within a disc POWER B switches DVD Video player ON or to standby mode 0 9 numerical key pad select numbered items in a menu DIM to select 3 different brightnesses for the display DISPLAY display bit rate indicator during playback SYSTEM MENU access or remove the player s menu 1 2 3 4 left right up d...

Page 9: ...theY C S VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD player to the S Video in jack on theTV using an optional S Video cable Y 2 Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks of the DVD player to the audio left right in jacks on theTV A CVBS connection 1 Connect the CVBS VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD player to the video in jack on theTV using the video cable supplied X 2 Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks of the DV...

Page 10: ...capabilities of your receiver the receiver will produce a strong distorted sound or no sound at all Six Channel Digital Surround Sound via digital connection can only be obtained if your receiver has a Digital Multi channel decoder To see the selected audio format of the current DVD in the StatusWindow press SYSTEM MENU or Audio button Cinemalink on SCART This DVD player is equipped with cinemalin...

Page 11: ...playback When this occurs the symbol Ä appears on theTV screen indicating that the operation is not permitted by the player or the disc Remote control operation Unless stated all operations can be performed by the remote control Always point the remote control directly at the player making sure there are no obstructions between the remote and the player Corresponding keys on the front panel of the...

Page 12: ...nd bottom or Pan Scan for a full height picture with the sides trimmed If a disc supports the format the picture will be shown accordingly Country Select your country This is used as input for the Parental Control feature see Access Control Note All these items may have to be set during Initial Setup After that they can always be changed in the Personal Preferences Menu Menu Bar on TV Screen As th...

Page 13: ...sets of colour settings and one set Personal which you can define yourself Personal colour on Pr Cr Pb Cb YVideo CVBS and S Video output only Allows you to fine tune the selected colour settings saturation brightness and contrast RGB YUV switching This setting allows you to toggle the output of the video signal between RGB on scart andY PRCR PBCB YUV Warning When the player is set toY PrCr PbCb YU...

Page 14: ...playback is stopped it is displayed with the Temporary Feedback Field in the default screen See On Screen Display information The factory setting is ON Select OFF to suppress display of the Status Window DIM You can select the desired brightness for the front panel display Normal brightness will appears on the display when you press DISPLAY DIM on the remote control Medium brightness will appears ...

Page 15: ... B again Note DVDs may have a region code Your player will not play discs that have a region code different from the region code of your player General Features Note Unless stated all operations described are based on remote control use Some operations can be carried out using the menu bar on the screen Moving to another title chapter When a disc has more than one title or chapter you can move to ...

Page 16: ...he menu bar Press 4 Playback will pause A time edit box appears on the screen showing the elapsed playing time of the current disc Use the numeric keys to enter the required start time Enter hours minutes and seconds from left to right in the box Each time an item has been entered the next item will be highlighted Press OK to confirm the start time The time edit box will disappear and playback sta...

Page 17: ...Use 4 to select PROGRAM Use 2 and 1 to select the required number Press OK to erase the selection Press SYSTEM MENU to exit Erasing all selections While playback is stopped select VIDEO FTS c in the menu bar Use 4 to select CLEAR ALL Press OK All selections will be erased Press SYSTEM MENU to exit Special DVD Features Checking the contents of DVDVideo discs Menus DVDs may contain menus to navigate...

Page 18: ... again If theTV is on search speed and direction are indicated on the screen each time S or T is pressed To end the search press B to resume playback or press 9 to stop playback Moving to another track Press S or T briefly during playback to go to the next track or to return to the beginning of the current track Press S twice briefly to step back to the previous track To go directly to any track e...

Page 19: ...und Quality Bit Rate Approximate Reduction Ratio Approximate total MP3 CD time Comment AM radio FM radio Near CD CD like CD CD 32 kbps 64 kbps 96 kbps 128 kbps 256 kbps 320 kbps 40 1 20 1 15 1 10 1 5 1 3 1 40 hrs 20 hrs 15 hrs 10 hrs 5 hrs 3 hrs Sound quality significantly affected not recommended Balanced sound quality compression rate Compression rate low suggest to play CDs instead You may expe...

Page 20: ... even if the Child Lock is set to ON Notes The player memory maintains a list of 120 authorized Child safe disc titles A disc will be placed in the list when Playback Always is selected in the child protect dialog Each time a child safe disc is played it will be placed on top of the list When the list is full and a new disc is added the last disc in the list will be removed from the list Double si...

Page 21: ...the 4 digit code 1 When disc playback is stopped select ACCESS CONTROL in the features menu using the 3 4 keys 2 Enter the old code 3 Move to CHANGE CODE using the 4 key 4 Press the 2 key 5 Enter the new 4 digit code 6 Enter the code a second time and reconfirm by pressing OK 7 Press 1 to exit the menu If you forget your 4 digit code 1 Press 9 to exit the Child Protect screen 2 Select ACCESS CONTR...

Page 22: ...f your video signal is PAL see NTSC PAL Conversion No sound Check audio connections If you are using a HiFi amplifier try another sound source Distorted sound from HiFi Check to make sure that no audio connections are made to the amplifier s amplifier phono input No audio at digital output Check the digital connections Check the settings menu to make sure the digital output is set to ALL or PCM Ch...

Page 23: ...nchronized Digital Surround Sound in a listening area where the surround speakers are about 150cm nearer to the listening position than the front speakers and the center speaker is in line with the front speakers To adjust for other listening area arrangements adapt delay times according to the following Digital Surround Measure the distances in centimeters from the front speaker plane and from th...

Page 24: ...Output Mini DIN 4 pins Video Output Cinch yellow Audio L R output Cinch white red 6 Channel Analog Output Audio Front Left Right Cinch white red Audio Surround Left Right Cinch white red Audio Centre Cinch blue Audio Subwoofer Cinch black Digital Output 1 coaxial 1 optical IEC958 for CDDA LPCM IEC1937 for MPEG1 2 Dolby Digital and DTS Cinemalink on SCART CABINET Dimensions w x h x d 435 x 100 x 32...

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