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DVP642/37

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Page 1: ...st Read your Quick Use Guide and or Owner s Manual first for quick tips that make using your Philips product more enjoyable If you have read your instructions and still need assistance you may access our online help at www p4c philips com or call 1 800 531 0039 while with your product ...

Page 2: ...utstanding service networks in the industry What s more your purchase 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 Most importantly you can count on our uncompro mising commitment to your total satisfaction All of this is our way of saying welcome and thanks for investing in a PHILIP...

Page 3: ...aratus 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 supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or obje...

Page 4: ...TTAESSA OLET ALTTIINANAKYMATTOMAALLE LASERSATEILYLLE ALA KATSO SATEESEEN VARNING OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD OCH SPARRENAR URKOPPLAD BETRAKTA EJ STRÅLEN DANGER Invisible laser radiation when open AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM or This warning label is located on the rear panel and inside this laser product WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this ap...

Page 5: ...As DVD technology advances these enhancements will become common and will be easy to complete Go to www p4c philips com for a free software upgrade ATTENTION L utilisation des commandes ou réglages ou le non respect des procédures ci incluses peuvent se traduire par une exposition dangereuse à l irradiation ATENCIÓN El uso de mando o ajustes o la ejecucción de métodos que no sean los aquí descrito...

Page 6: ...ries Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc U S Pat Nois 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 6 226 616 6 487 535 and other U S and world wide patents issued and pending DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc All Right Reserved This product incorporate...

Page 7: ...E n g l i s h Français E s p a ñ o l 7 Français 40 Español 74 English 8 Index ...

Page 8: ... playback controls 20 22 Pausing playback 20 Selecting track chapter 20 Mute 21 Resuming playback from the last stopped point 21 Zoom 21 Repeat 21 Repeat A B 21 Display 22 Slow Motion 22 Searching 22 Program playback 22 Special DVD features 23 Playing aTitle 23 Camera Angle 23 Changing the Audio Language 23 Subtitles 23 SpecialVCD SVCD Features 23 24 Playback Control PBC 23 Preview 23 24 Playing M...

Page 9: ...ssible 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 Player in an enclosed cabinet Allow about 10 cm 4 inches of free space around the player for adequate ventilation 10 cm 4 inches 10 cm 4 inches 10 cm 4 inches PHILIPS Care of the cabinet Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not ...

Page 10: ... of this DVD Player through your TV use the audio cables white red to connect AUDIO OUT L R jacks of the DVD Player to the corresponding AUDIO IN jacks on theTV cable supplied L R AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT Pr Pb Y DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL AUDIO IN V Pr Cr U Pb Cb Y S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN V Pr Cr U Pb Cb Y S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN IN IN 2 1 IMPORTANT ...

Page 11: ...te red to connect AUDIO OUT L R jacks of the DVD Player to the corresponding AUDIO IN jacks on the TV cable supplied IMPORTANT If yourTV only has a single Antenna In jack labeled as 75 ohm or RF In you will need an RF modulator in order to view DVD playback on theTV The RF modulator is not supplied with the DVD Player See your electronics retailer or contact Philips for details on RF modulator ava...

Page 12: ...previously Disconnect it from the TV 5 Set the CH3 4 switch on the RF modulator to 3 or 4 Set your TV to the same channel L R AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S AUDIO OUT V Pr Cr U Pb Cb Y S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN After everything is connected properly plug the AC power cord into the power outlet Never make or change any connections with the power switched on When no disc is loaded press STANDBY ...

Page 13: ...nal Connecting to an Audio System Optional Connecting to a Digital Receiver L R AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT Pr Pb Y DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL AUDIO IN DIGITAL OPTICAL Receiver OR Receiver has a PCM Dolby Digital or MPEG2 decoder 1 Select one of the video connections to yourTV CVBSVIDEO IN S VIDEO IN or COMPONENTVIDEO IN depending on the options available on your TV 2 Connect either the COAXI...

Page 14: ...USE To start or interrupt playback 9 STOP To stop playback IR Sensor Point the remote control towards this sensor Display Shows the current status of the DVD Player L R AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT Pr Pb Y DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL Mains AC Power Cord Connect to a standard AC outlet Audio Out Left Right Connect toAUDIO inputs of an amplifier receiver or stereo S Video Out Connect to S Video i...

Page 15: ...layback REPEAT Selects various repeat modes REPEAT A B Repeats playback a specific section on a disc PREVIEW To preview the content of a track or whole disc MUTE Disables or enables sound output POWER B To switch the DVD player to standby mode or ON 0 9 numerical key pad Selects numbered items in a menu DISPLAY Displays information onTV screen during playback SYSTEM MENU Access or exit DVD Player ...

Page 16: ...und screen on the TV 2 Usually these channels are between the lowest and highest channels and may be called FRONT A V IN orVIDEO See your TV manual for more details Or you may go to channel 1 on your TV then press the Channel down button repeatedly until you see theVideo In channel Or the TV Remote Control may have a button or switch that chooses different video modes Or set the TV to channel 3 or...

Page 17: ...y pad 1 on the remote control The blue Philips DVD background appears on the TV screen PAL Select this if the connectedTV has the PALcolor system It will change the video signal of an NTSC disc and output it in PAL format NTSC Select this if the connected TV has the NTSC color system It will change the video signal of a PAL disc VCD only and output it in NTSC format Multi Select this if the connec...

Page 18: ... page 3 Enter its submenu by pressing OK 4 Use the 1 2 3 4 keys on the Remote Control to navigate in the menu Move to OSD Language and press B 5 Select a language and press OK To exit from the menu Press SYSTEM MENU Getting Started Setting the Audio Subtitle and Disc menu languages Preference Setup Page SUBTITLE DISC MENU PARENTAL PASSWORD ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH DEFAULT AUDIO MP3 JPEG NAV MAIN PAG...

Page 19: ...ivX 3 11 4 x and 5 x Not Supported GMC Global Motion Compensation and Q Pel Quarter Pixel not supported Helpful Hint If you are having trouble playing a certain disc remove the disc and try a different one Improperly formatted disc will not play on this DVD Player This DVD Player can play DivX MPEG 4 MP3 JPEG VCD SVCD files on a personally recorded CD R CD RW disc or commercial CD Maximum files pr...

Page 20: ...menu appears on the TV see Using the Disc Menu If the disc is locked by parental control you must enter your four digit password See pages 33 34 6 At any time simply press STOP 9 to stop playback Disc Operations Using the Disc Menu Depending on the disc a menu may appear on the TV screen once you load the disc To select a playback feature or item Use the 1 2 3 4 or numeric keypad 0 9 on the Remote...

Page 21: ...s your selected ending point press REPEAT A B again A TO B SET B appears on theTV screen and the repeat sequence begins 3 To resume regular playback press REPEAT A B again A TO B CANCELLED appears on theTV screen Disc Operations Mute DVD VCD CD MP3 DivX JPEG Press MUTE repeatedly to disable and enable the sound Resuming playback from the last stopped point DVD VCD CD Resume playback of the last fi...

Page 22: ...B Display DVD VCD The Display function allows you to start playback at any chosen time on the disc 1 During playback press and hold DISPLAY until the time edit box appears 2 Press DISPLAY once Use 1 2 to highlight one of the options and use the numeric key pad 0 9 to enter the number of title track chapter 3 Press DISPLAY twice Use 2 to highlight the time option and use the numeric key pad 0 9 to ...

Page 23: ... 0 only Press DISC MENU repeatedly to toggle between PBC ON and PBC OFF If you select PBC ON the disc menu if available will appear on theTV Use S T or the numeric keypad 0 9 to select a play option then press PLAY B to start playback During playback pressing RETURN TITLE will return to the menu screen if PBC is on To skip the index menu and play the Disc directly from the beginning Press DISC MEN...

Page 24: ...age 16 Setting up theTV General Operation 1 Load an MP3 DivX MPEG 4 JPEG disc The DATA CD MENU appears on the TV screen 2 Use 3 4 to select a folder Press OK to open the folder Root 3 Press 3 4 or use the numeric keypad 0 9 to highlight an option 4 Press OK to confirm Playback will start at the selected file and continue to the end of the folder During MP3 playback the selected track name and curr...

Page 25: ...dly to select zoom x 2 or zoom off Playback with multi angles JPEG During playback press 3 4 1 2 to rotate the picture on the TV screen 3 flip the picture vertically 4 flip the picture horizontally 1 rotate the picture counter clockwise 2 rotate the picture clockwise Scan Effect JPEG Press ANGLE repeatedly to choose different scan effect Various scan effects appear in the top left corner of the TV...

Page 26: ... Screen Saver GENERAL SETUP PAGE SCREEN SAVER SMART POWER DISC LOCK PROGRAM OFF ON MAIN PAGE OSD LANGUAGE DivX R VOD 1 Press 34 to highlight Screen Saver 2 Enter its submenu by pressing 2 3 Press 34 to choose a setting Off Screen saver is disabled On When play is stopped or if no Disc is in the Player and if no actions are performed within five minutes the screen saver will be activated 4 Press OK...

Page 27: ...GENERAL SETUP PAGE SCREEN SAVER SMART POWER DISC LOCK PROGRAM ON MAIN PAGE OSD LANGUAGE DivX R VOD 1 Press 34 to highlight Program 2 Enter its submenu by pressing 2 On Select this option to activate program function 3 Press OK to enter to Program menu see Program Playback on page 22 ForVCD PROGRAM 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 PRESS PLAYTO START 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 For DVD PR...

Page 28: ... if your receiver is not capable of decoding multi channel audio 4 Press OK then press 1 to return to the Audio Setup Page Helpful Hint If DIGITAL OUTPUT is set to All all audio settings except MUTE are invalid DivX R REGISTRATION DONE Your registration code is YDLAILYF Please use this code to register this player with the DivX R Video On Demand service This will allow you to rent and purchase vid...

Page 29: ...DOWNMIX D R C MOVIE STADIUM CHURCH CLUB 1 Press 34 to highlight Reverb Mode 2 Enter its submenu by pressing 2 3 Press 34 to choose a setting Off Studio Movie Stadium Church Club 4 Press OK then press 1 to return to the Audio Setup Page LPCM Output If you connect the DVD Player to a PCM compatible receiver using Player s Digital Coaxial or Optical jack you may need to adjust LPCM Output Discs are r...

Page 30: ... of the audio is compressed The loud and soft sound will be leveled evenly reducing sudden bursts of loud sounds 4 Press OK then press 1 to return to the Audio Setup Page TV Display Set the aspect ratio of the DVD Player according to the TV you have connected and the Discs you are playing VIDEO SETUP PAGE TV STANDARD TV DISPLAY CLOSED CAPTIONS VIDEO OUTPUT PROGRESSIVE SMART PICTURE MAIN PAGE 4 3 P...

Page 31: ...essing 2 3 Press 34 to choose a setting On Enable Progressive Scan video Off Disable Progressive Scan video 4 Press OK then press 1 to return to the Video Setup Page Closed Captions Closed captions are data that is hidden in the video signal on specific discs invisible without a special decoder The difference between subtitles and closed captions is that subtitles are intended for hearing persons ...

Page 32: ...o decrease or increase the brightness level Repeat steps 1 4 for adjusting the contrast hue and saturation 4 Press OK to exit Preferences Menu The options in the Preferences menu are Audio Subtitle Disc Menu Parental Password Default and MP3 JPEG Nav 1 Press STOP twice 2 Press SYSTEM MENU to enter the setup menu 3 Press 3 4 to select the Preferences page 4 Press OK to confirm Helpful Hint If a bla...

Page 33: ... Parental 4 Press OK then press 1 to return to the Preferences Setup Page Helpful Hint Some DVDs are not encoded with a rating though the movie rating may be printed on the Disc cover The rating level feature does not prohibit play of such Discs Password This feature is used for Parental Control Enter your four digit password to play a prohibit Disc or if prompt for a password The default password...

Page 34: ...playback files in the selected folder within a menu 4 Press OK then press 1 to return to the Preference Setup Page Helpful Hints MP3 JPEG Nav can be set toWITH MENU only if the disc was recorded with menu It may not be available on some discs even though it is set to WITH MENU PASSWORD CHANGE PAGE OLD PASSWORD NEW PASSWORD CONFIRM PASSWORD PRESS OK TO CONFIRM 4 Enter your current password as the O...

Page 35: ...le downmix from Dolby Digital multi channel sound Specifications AUDIO PERFORMANCE DA Converter 24 bit 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 105 dB Dynamic range 1kHz 100 dB Crosstalk 1kHz 105 dB Distortion noise 1kHz 90 dB MPEG MP3 MPEG Audio L3 CONNECTIONS YPbPr Output Cinch 3x red green blue Video ...

Page 36: ...ture with DVD Make sure the disc is compatible with the DVD Player Ensure that the DVD Player sTV Standard is set to match that of the Disc and yourTV No sound or distorted sound Adjust the volume Check the audio cables and make sure both are connected secured to theTV or Stereo Audio In jacks No audio at digital output Check the digital connections Check if your receiver can decode MPEG 2 or DTS ...

Page 37: ...se a commonly available cleaning CD DVD to CDs DVDs clean the lens before sending the DVD Player for repair Menu items cannot be selected Press STOP twice before selecting the System Menu Depending on the disc availability some menu items cannot be selected Unable to play DivX movies Check that the DivX file is encoded in Home Theater mode with DivX 5 x encoder DVD Player upgrades If a DVD does no...

Page 38: ...mat A still picture data compression system proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert Group which features small decrease in image quality in spite of its high compression ratio MP3 A file format with a sound data compression system MP3 is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 or MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 By using the MP3 format One CD R or CD RW can contain about 10 times more data then a...

Page 39: ...product Product repair and or part replacement because of improper installation connections to improper voltage supply abuse neglect misuse accident unauthorized repair or other cause not within the control of Philips Damage occurring to product during shipping when improp erly packaged or cost associated with packaging A product that requires modification or adaptation to enable it to operate in ...

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