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DVP3960

DVD VIDEO PLAYER

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Page 1: ...DVP3960 DVD VIDEO PLAYER 01 53_dvp3960_37_eng2 indd 1 01 53_dvp3960_37_eng2 indd 1 2006 12 28 11 24 28 AM 2006 12 28 11 24 28 AM ...

Page 2: ...file so no additional paperwork will be required from you to obtain war ranty service Product Safety Notification By registering your product you ll receive notification directly from the manufacturer in the rare case of a product recall or safety defect Additional Benefits Registering your product guar antees that you ll receive all of the privileges to which you re entitled including special mon...

Page 3: ...glish 3 Class II equipment symbol This symbol indicates that the unit has a double insulation system 01 53_dvp3960_37_eng2 indd 3 01 53_dvp3960_37_eng2 indd 3 2006 12 28 11 24 36 AM 2006 12 28 11 24 36 AM ...

Page 4: ...rtment 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 ATTENTION L utilisation des commandes ou réglages ou le non respect des procédures ci incluses peuvent se traduire par ...

Page 5: ...ts owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited 01 53_dvp3960_37_eng2 indd 5 01 53_dvp3960_37_eng2 indd 5 2006 12 28 11 24 37 AM 2006...

Page 6: ...en countries CAUTION WARNING LOCATION ON THE BACKPLATE OF THE SET NEVER MAKE OR CHANGE CONNECTIONS WITH THE POWER SWITCHED ON For Customer Use Read carefully the information located at the bottom or rear of your DVD Video player and enter below the Serial No Retain this information for future reference Model No DVP 3960 Serial No ___________________ Specifications are subject to change without not...

Page 7: ...English 7 Language Code 01 53_dvp3960_37_eng2 indd 7 01 53_dvp3960_37_eng2 indd 7 2006 12 28 11 24 38 AM 2006 12 28 11 24 38 AM ...

Page 8: ...our viewing channel 19 Step 3 Setting up Progressive Scan feature 20 Step 4 TV color system 21 Step 5 Setting the language 22 On screen display OSD language 22 Audio Subtitle and Disc menu languages 22 Playback from Disc Playable discs 23 Supported formats 23 Playback Features Starting disc playback 24 Basic playback controls 24 Pausing playback 24 Selecting title chapter track 24 Stopping playbac...

Page 9: ...Dimming player s display screen 33 Programming disc tracks 34 OSD Language 34 Sleep 35 Lip Sync 35 DivX VOD registration code 35 Using the Audio setup menu 36 38 Analog Output 36 Digital Audio Setup 36 37 Sound Mode 37 CD Upsampling 38 Night Mode 38 Using the Video setup menu 39 43 TV Type 39 Setting the TV Display 39 Progressive 40 Picture Setting 40 41 Closed Caption 41 HDMI Setup 42 43 Using th...

Page 10: ...0 from the left and right to prevent overheating 10cm 4 0 10cm 4 0 5cm 2 0 5cm 2 0 Avoid high temperatures moisture water and dust Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing Do not place any sources of danger on the apparatus such as liquid filled objects lighted candles Cleaning discs Some problems occur because the disc inside the player is dirty frozen picture sound disruptions pic...

Page 11: ...package If the number does not match the player s region number see table below the player may be unable to playback the disc Tips It may not be possible to play CD R RW or DVD R RW in all cases due to the type of disc or condition of the recording If you are having trouble playing a certain disc remove the disc and try a different one Improper formatted disc will not played on this DVD player SUB...

Page 12: ...ng or changing any connections make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet Connecting to television AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT TV OUT COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT HDMI OUT AUDIO IN V Pr Cr U Pb Cb Y S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT V Pr Cr U Pb Cb Y S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 1 IMPORTANT You only need to make one video connection from the following...

Page 13: ...se the RF coaxial cable not supplied to connect ANTENNA OUT or TO TV jack on the RF modulator to the ANTENNA IN jack on the television AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT TV OUT COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN R L VIDEO IN TO TV ANT IN CH3 CH4 ANT IN ANT IN 1 3 4 2 RF coaxial cable to TV Back of RF Modulator example only C To hear sound of this DVD player through your TV use the audio cables white red to c...

Page 14: ...onnected properly plug in the AC power cord to the power outlet Never make or change any connections with the power switched on When no disc is loaded press STANDBY ON on the DVD player front panel NO DISC may appear on the display panel DIGITAL OUT TV OUT COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT HDMI OUT 01 53_dvp3960_37_eng2 indd 14 01 53_dvp3960_37_eng2 indd 14 2006 12 28 11 24 41 AM 2006 12 28 11 24 41 AM ...

Page 15: ... sound or no sound at all Stereo system has right left Audio In jacks A Select one of the video connections CVBSVIDEO IN or COMPONENT VIDEO IN depending on the options available on your television B Use the audio cables white red to connect AUDIO OUT L R jacks of the DVD Player to the corresponding AUDIO IN jacks on the stereo system cable supplied Connecting to a digital AV receiver Optional conn...

Page 16: ... only one HDMI cable for both audio video output A Use a HDMI cable not supplied to connect the DVD player s HDMI OUT to HDMI IN on the HDMI TV To hear sound via TV only B Set the DVD player s Digital Output PCM Only for HDMI connection see page 37 OR IMPORTANT If your TV has a DVI IN socket you need a HDMI DVI adapter cable to connect the HDMI OUT socket on the DVD player This HDMI DVI cable has ...

Page 17: ...IAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT HDMI OUT Mains AC Power Cord Connect to a standard AC outlet HDMI OUT Connect to HDMI compatible device example LCD Projector Plasma Projection TV HDTV or receiver TV OUT CVBS Connect to CVBS Video input of a television YPbPr Component Video Out Connect to YPbPr input of a television Audio Out Left Right Connect to AUDIO inputs of an amplifier receiver or stereo system COAX...

Page 18: ...ZOOM Enlarge a picture on the TV screen REPEAT Select various repeat mode REPEAT A B Repeat playback a specific section on a disc 2 To switch the DVD player to standby mode or ON DISPLAY Displays information on TV screen during playback W X Cursor buttons for moving to the left or right do a fast forward reverse search S T Cursor buttons for moving up down do a slow forward backward SETUP Enters o...

Page 19: ...nding your viewing channel A Press STANDBY ON 2 on the DVD player to turn it on B Turn on the TV and set it to the correct video in channel You should see the blue DVD background screen Usually these channel are between the lowest and highest channels and may be called FRONT A V IN VIDEO See your TV s manual for more details Or you may go to channel 1 on your TV then press the Channel down button ...

Page 20: ...E SCAN 2 CONNECT USING YPBPR GBR VIDEO CABLE 3 IF THERE IS A DISTORTED PICTURE WAIT 15 SECONDS FOR AUTO RECOVERY OK CANCEL H Press W to highlight OK and press OK to confirm I Turn on your TV progressive scan mode refer to your TV user manual The menu will appear on the TV CONFIRM AGAIN TO USE PROGRESSIVE SCAN IF PICTURE IS GOOD PRESS OK BUTTON ON REMOTE OK CANCEL J Press W to highlight OK and pres...

Page 21: ...Setting Video Setup Page Closed Captions HDMI Setup A Press SETUP B Press X to select Video Setup Page C Press S T repeatedly to select TV Type then press X NTSC Select this if the connected TV has the NTSC color system It will change the video signal of a PAL disc and output it to NTSC format D Press OK to confirm Tip Before changing the current TV colour setting ensure that your TV supports the ...

Page 22: ...k from audio subtitles and disc menu languages If the selected language is not available on the disc the disc s default language will be used instead Audio English Subtitle Chinese Disc Menu French Parental Spanish PBC Portuguess Mp3 Jpeg Nav Polish Password Italian Preference Page A Press STOP Ç twice to stop playback if any then press SETUP on the remote control B Press X to select Preference Pa...

Page 23: ... discs and players are designed with regional restrictions Before playing a disc make sure the disc is for the same zone as your player Playable discs Using this DVD player you can playback on the following discs DVD Video Digital Versatile Disc DVD RW DVD Rewritable Audio Video format or MP3 WMA JPEG DivX files DVD R DVD Recordable Audio Video format or MP3 WMA JPEG DivX files CD R CD Recordable ...

Page 24: ...ertain discs Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs Basic playback controls Unless otherwise stated all operations described are based on Remote Control use Pausing playback A During playback press PLAY PAUSE u to pause playback and display a still picture Sound will be muted B To resume normal playback press PLAY PAUSE u again Selecting title chapter track During playback press ...

Page 25: ...he last 5 discs is possible even if the disc was ejected open or standby Load one of the last 5 discs LOADING appears During loading mode press PLAY PAUSE u and the disc will playback from the last point To cancel resume mode In stop mode press STOP Ç again Tip This function is not possible on CD MP3 disc Slow Motion You can slow forward or slow reverse a disc during playback and select a differen...

Page 26: ... do this you must mark the start and end of the segment you want A While playing a disc press REPEAT A B at your chosen starting point B Press REPEAT 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 C To exit the sequence press REPEAT A B Selecting various repeat functions Repeat play mode The repeat play ...

Page 27: ...to input a valid number e g 04 05 The playback skips to the chosen title chapter track Time Search A Press S T to select TT Time CH Time Disc Time or Track Time then press X to access B Use the alphanumeric keypad 0 9 to input the valid time such as 0 34 27 The playback skips to the chosen time Audio Subtitle A Press S T to select Audio or Subtitle then press X to access B Press S T to select one ...

Page 28: ...ack Single Remain remaining playing time of current Track Preview The preview function allows you to reduce the picture of 6 tracks enough to display in a full screen A Press S T to select Preview then press X to access The preview menu appears on the TV screen Select Digest Type Title Digest Chapter Digest Title Interval Chapter Interval Select Digest Type Track Digest Disc Interval Track Interva...

Page 29: ...structions supplied with the discs Playback Features continued Viewing Audio CD playback information This function displays audio disc information on the TV screen during playback During playback press DISPLAY A list of available disc information appears on the TV screen Disc GoTo Track GoTo Track Selection A Press DISPLAY repeatedly to select an option B Enter minutes and seconds from left to rig...

Page 30: ...s DVD player supports the DivX movie playback that you download from your computer onto a CD R RW or DVD R RW see page 35 for more information A Load a DivX disc The data disc menu appears on the TV screen B Press S T to select the folder and press OK to open the folder C Press S T to select a track file D Press OK to confirm If multilingual subtitles are embedded on the DivX disc pressing SUBTITL...

Page 31: ...Press S T to select the folder and press OK to open the folder D Press S T to select a track file E Press OK to confirm Playback selection During playback you can Press PREV í NEXT ë to select the previous next track file in the current folder Press PLAY PAUSE u repeatedly to pause resume playback Playback with multi angles JPEG During playback press S T W X to rotate the picture on the TV screen ...

Page 32: ...G picture files The disc menu appears on the TV screen B Select an MP3 WMA track C During MP3 WMA music playback select a picture file on the TV screen and press OK A slide show will start at the same time as the MP3 WMA audio file is playing D To quit simultaneous playback press STOP Ç to stop the slide show E Press STOP Ç again to stop the audio Tips Some files on Kodak or JPEG disc may be disto...

Page 33: ...sc maker You can prevent a specific disc from playing by locking the disc Up to 20 discs can be locked A In General Setup Page press S T to select Disc Lock then press X Lock Select this to block the playback of the current disc Subsequent access to a locked disc requires six digit password The default password is 136900 see page 45 Changing the password Unlock Select this to unlock the disc and a...

Page 34: ... S T W X to select NEXT on the program menu then press OK E Repeat steps C D to input another track chapter number To remove a track F Use S T W X to select the track you want to remove then press OK To start program playback G Use S T W X to select START on the program menu then press OK Playback will start with the select tracks under the programmed sequence To exit program playback H Use S T W ...

Page 35: ...age press S T to select Lip Sync then press X Use W X to adjust the following options 0ms 200ms The default setting is 120ms B Press OK to confirm DivX VOD registration code DivX VOD registration code allows you to rent and purchase movies using the DivX service from the internet For more information visit website http vod divx com A In General Setup Page press S T to select DivX R VOD Code then p...

Page 36: ...e setting is selected and setup is complete E To exit press SETUP Analog Output This option allows you to set the stereo analog output of your DVD player A In Audio Setup Page press S T to select Analog Output then press X Stereo Select this option when output delivers sound from only the two front speakers LT RT Select this option if your DVD player is connected to a Dolby Pro Logic decoder V SUR...

Page 37: ...corded at the sampling rate of 48kHz 96K Playback a disc recorded at the sampling rate of 96kHz This rate can only be achieved in Stereo Classic Flat mode Tip Discs are recorded at a certain sampling rate The higher the sampling rate the better sound quality LPCM Output can be selected only when PCM Only is activated Sound Mode The options included in Sound Mode Setup are 3D Movie Mode Music Mode ...

Page 38: ...of the CDs four times higher than the original B Use S T to select a setting and press OK to confirm Tip CD Upsampling feature is only applicable to stereo output setting when playing CD disc Night Mode This mode optimizes playback of sound at low volume High volume outputs will be softened and low volume outputs are brought upward to an audible level A In Audio Setup Page press S T to select Nigh...

Page 39: ...is selected and setup is complete E To exit press SETUP TVType This menu contains the options for selecting the color system that matches the connected TV For details see page 21 Setting theTV Display The picture shape can be adjusted to fit your TV and the format must be available on the playback disc Otherwise the TV display will not affect the picture during playback A In Video Setup Page press...

Page 40: ... the instructions shown on the TV screen to confirm the selection if any If a distorted picture appears on the TV screen wait for 15 seconds for auto recovery Picture Setting This DVD player provides four predefined sets of picture color settings A In Video Setup Page press S T to select Picture Setting then press X Standard Select this for a preset standard picture setting Vivid Select this to ma...

Page 41: ...rm TIPS The underlined option is the factory default setting Press W to go back to previous menu item Press SETUP to exit the menu item DVD Menu Options continued Closed Captions Closed caption are data that are hidden in the video signal of some discs Captions are different from subtitles because captions hearing are impaired by showing the sound effects e g phone ringing and footsteps while subt...

Page 42: ...ale to 1080 lines Auto Output automatically based on your display s supported resolution Select this to automatically display best resolution settings TIPS The underlined option is the factory default setting Press W to go back to previous menu item Press SETUP to exit the menu item DVD Menu Options continued Tips If no display or distorted pictures appears on the TV screen due to unsupported reso...

Page 43: ... selected and setup is complete E To exit press SETUP For DVI TV only If a DVI TV is connected see page 16 all above resolution options can be chosen including the resolution that are not supported by the TV A Use S T to select a resolution and press OK to confirm The menu will appear on the TV For resolution supported by the DVI TV the picture will be in a normal mode press W to highlight OK and ...

Page 44: ...arious language options for audio subtitle and disc menu which may be recorded on the DVD For details see page 22 Parental Depending on the DVD you may be asked to change the parental level while playing the disc 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 alterna...

Page 45: ...CD B Use S T to select a setting and press OK to confirm Changing the Password You need to enter your six digit password to play a prohibited disc or if prompted for a password The same default password is used for both Parental and Disc Lock A In Preference Page press S T to select Password then press X to select Change B Press OK and the menu appears on the TV screen Old Password New Password Co...

Page 46: ...English Finnish French Gaelic German Italian Kurdish Latin Norwegian Portuguese Spanish Swedish and Turkish B Press OK to confirm Restoring to the original settings Setting the Default function will reset all options and your personal settings to the factory defaults except your password for Parental and Disc Lock A In Preference Page press S T to select Default then press X to select Reset B Pres...

Page 47: ... the DVD player appears on the TV screen To download and install the latest software to the DVD player A Visit the Philips website www philips com support to check the availability of the latest software upgrade B Download the software to a CD R C Insert the CD R to the disc slot The menu appears on the TV screen Upgrade File Detected Upgrade Press Play to start D Press PLAY PAUSE u to download th...

Page 48: ...n your TV and set to the correct Video In channel for the DVD player You may go to Channel 1 on your TV then press the channel down button on your TV s remote control until you see the TV program Check the video connection between the DVD player and the TV The disc does not match with the TV color system standard PAL NTSC The disc is dirty clean the disc Sometimes a small amount of picture distort...

Page 49: ...Remove the disc and leave the system turned on for about an hour Disconnect the power cord from the power outlet for a few minutes Reconnect the power cord and try to operate again as usual Check the disc for fingerprint scratches and clean with a soft cloth wiping from center to edge Check that the output of the video signal is turn to YPbPr Check that the DivX file is encoded in Home Theatre mod...

Page 50: ... See if the TV supports 480p 576p 720p 1080i DVD player When connecting to a non HDCP complaint TV the HDCP warning message will appear Check the connection between the TV and HDMI of DVD player During resolution selection for DVI TV a distorted or black screen may appear see HDMI Video Setup There will be no sound from the HDMI output if the source device is only DVI HDCP High Bandwidth Digital C...

Page 51: ...8 kHz Analog Sound Stereo Dolby Surround compatible downmix from Dolby Digital multi channel sound AUDIO PERFORMANCE DA Converter 24 bit 192 kHz DVD fs 96 kHz 4Hz 44kHz fs 48 kHz 4Hz 22kHz SVCD fs 48 kHz 4Hz 22kHz fs 44 1kHz 4Hz 20kHz CD VCD fs 44 1kHz 4Hz 20kHz Signal Noise 1kHz 90 dB Dynamic range 1kHz 80 dB Crosstalk 1kHz 80 dB Distortion noise 1kHz 80 dB MPEG MP3 MPEG Audio L3 CONNECTIONS YPbP...

Page 52: ...the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 or MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 By using MP3 format one CD R or CD RW can contain about 10 times as much data volume as a regular CD can Multichannel DVD is specified to have each sound track constitute one sound field Multichannel refers to a structure of sound tracks having three or more channels Parental Control A function of the DVD to limit playback ...

Page 53: ...covered under this Limited Warranty This warranty does not apply a to damage caused by accident abuse misuse misapplication or non Philips product b to damage caused by service performed by anyone other than Philips or Philips Authorized Service Location c to a product or a part that has been modified without the written permis sion of Philips or d if any Philips serial number has been removed or ...

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