Philips FWD18 User Manual Download

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FWD18

DVD Mini Hi-Fi System

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2008.5.20, 17:13

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Page 1: ...FWD18 DVD Mini Hi Fi System Register your product and get support at www philips com welcome ...

Page 2: ...al property rights 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 au thorized by Macrovision Corporation Reserve engineer ing or disassembly is prohibited Laser safety This unit employs a laser Due to possible eye injury o...

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Page 5: ... track chapter Fast search Continuing playback from the last stop point Zoom DVD VCD JPEG Selecting various play modes 20 21 Programming favorite tracks 21 Special DVD VCD features 21 23 Changing subtitle language Changing the pictures scales Changing view angle Changing sound track language Searching for a particular passage Displaying the disc information during playback Moving to another title ...

Page 6: ...l programming Tuning to preset radio stations 31 External Sources Using USB connectivity 32 Playing a USB mass storage device 33 Using MP3 LINK 33 Using a non USB device 33 Clock Timer Clock setting 34 Timer setting 34 Sleep timer setting 35 Specifications 36 Troubleshooting 37 38 Glossary 39 Contents ...

Page 7: ...es some of the best features in home theater technology Other features include Built in Dolby Digital decoder and stereo Night mode Lets you compress the dynamic range reducing the difference in loudness between different sounds in Dolby Digital mode Parental control rating level Lets you set a rating level so that your children cannot watch a DVD that has a rating higher than you set Progressive ...

Page 8: ...ng the cabinet Use soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use a solution containing alcohol spirits ammonia or abrasives Cleaning discs To clean a CD wipe it in a straight line from the center towards the edge using soft and lint free cloth A cleaning agent may damage the disc Write only on the printed side of a CDR W and only with a soft felt tipped pen Handle the dis...

Page 9: ...s 0 SOURCE to select sound source for functions DISC USB TUNER TAPE AUX MP3 LINK VOLUME to adjust master volume level iR point the remote control towards this sensor LCD DISPLAY to view the current status of the system PLAY PAUSE 2 to start or interrupt playback CLOCK sets the system clock DISPLAY displays the disc information on the TV screen DBB enables or disables bass enhancement DSC selects d...

Page 10: ...Y displays the disc information on the TV screen RETURN forVCD 2 0 to return to the disc menu if available during playback for DVD to return to the previously selected menu ZOOM to zoom in or zoom out picture STANDBY ON y switches the set on off PROG DVD VCD CD MP3 CD enters the program menu in STOP position inTUNER mode to program preset radio stations Source DISC USB MP3 LINK TUNER TAPE AUX to s...

Page 11: ...ave been made WARNING For optimal performance use only the original power cable Never make or change any connections with the power switched on Connections AC power cord IN Television L R IN Pr Pb Y A FM wire antenna Surround speaker right Surround speaker left To avoid overheating of the system a safety circuit has been built in Therefore your system may switch to Standby mode automatically under...

Page 12: ...ting speakers Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERS terminals right speaker to R and left speaker to L coloured marked wire to and black unmarked wire to Fully insert the stripped portion of the speaker wire into the terminal as shown Notes For optimal sound performance use the supplied speakers Do not connect more than one speaker to any one pair of speaker terminals Do not connect speakers w...

Page 13: ...eference Using component Video In jack Pr PbY Use the component video cables red blue green not supplied to connect the system s PR PB Y jacks to the corresponding Component video input jacks or labeled as Pr Cr Pb CbY or YUV on theTV set To listen toTV channels through this system use the audio cables white red to connect AUX IN L R jacks to the corresponding AUDIO OUT jacks on theTV set Notes fo...

Page 14: ...stem s S VIDEO jack to the S Video input jack or labeled asY C or S VHS on the TV set Connections Connecting digital audio equipment Digital audio recorder Recording digital Connect the system s COAXIAL digital out jack to the DIGITAL IN jack on a digital recording device DTS Digital Theater System compatible with a Dolby Digital decoder for example Before operation set AUDIO OUT according to the ...

Page 15: ... AUDIO OUT Pr Cr Pb Cb Y S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN Power Outlet IMPORTANT Never make or change any connection with the power switched on After everything is connected properly plug in the AC power cord to the power outlet Connections ...

Page 16: ...on the remote to set the hours 4 Press CLOCK again The minute digits flash on the display screen 5 Turn the VOLUME control on the front panel or press VOL on the remote to set the minutes 6 Press CLOCK to confirm the clock setting Notes This system only supports 24 hour mode The clock setting will be erased when the system is disconnected from the power supply Setting theTV set IMPORTANT Make sure...

Page 17: ...Repeat steps 3 4 for other settings To remove the menu Press SYSTEM MENU 1 In disc mode press SYSTEM MENU 2 Select SYSTEM SETUP icon and press 4 3 Press 5 4 keys on the remote control to toggle through the functions and select your preferred option Move to TV System and press B NTSC Select this if the connectedTV set is NTSC system It will change the video signal of a PAL video disc and output to ...

Page 18: ...Keep the microphone away from the speakers to prevent howling The ECHO can be set only when MIC SETUP is set to AUTO Basic function Switching the system on Press STANDBY ON B The system will switch to the last selected source Press DISC USB MP3 LINK TUNER or TAPE AUX on the remote Switching the system to Standby mode Press STANDBY ON B in the active mode The system enters standby mode with clock d...

Page 19: ...Press STANDBY ON 2 You should see the blue Philips DVD background screen on theTV 4 Press OPEN CLOSE ç to open the disc door 5 Load a disc with the print side facing up and close the disc door 6 Playback will start automatically depending on the disc type If a disc menu appears on theTV see Using the Disc Menu If the disc is locked by parental control you must enter your four digit password See SY...

Page 20: ... have stopped To cancel the resume mode In the stop mode press 7 again to fully stop the playback press OPEN CLOSE ç to open the disc door or press SOURCE to select other mode for example TUNER TAPE Notes Resume information will be erased if you have changed the disc opened the disc cover changed source or disconnected the system from the power supply Zoom DVD VCD JPEG Zooming allows you to enlarg...

Page 21: ...Special DVD VCD features Changing subtitle language This operation only works on DVDs with multiple subtitle languages Press SUBTITLE to select the desired language Changing the picture scales This operation only works onVCDs DVDs JPEGs with images Press ZOOM repeatedly to change the zooming scale ZOOM 2 p ZOOM 3 pZOOM 4 pZOOM 1 2 p ZOOM 1 3 pZOOM 1 4 pZOOM OFF To turn off zooming press ZOOM repea...

Page 22: ...to display the following display information Disc format the current title number and the total track number of disc mute icon PBC PBC on mode icon PBC off the elapsed playback time of the disc Press DISPLAY the display bar disappears Moving to another title chapter and playing from a selected point Some discs may contain more than one title or chapter If the disc has a title or chapter menu recor...

Page 23: ...sc menu of the disc Notes You can also press and hold DISC MENU to return toTITLE If no title menu or root menu is recorded in the DVD disc pressing this button will restart playback from the first track Playing MP3 WMA disc General operation 1 Load an MP3 WMA disc A data disc menu appears on theTV screen and playback starts automatically from the first track 2 Press 2 to move to the album column ...

Page 24: ... Keypad 0 9 to input a file number 4 Press OK to confirm The playback will start from the selected picture to the end of the folder Disc Operations Playback selection During playback you can Press í ë to select another file in the current folder Use 2 3 5 4 on the remote to rotate flip the picture files Press 2 repeatedly to pause resume playback Press 9 to stop playback and return to the disc con...

Page 25: ...ASSWORD RATING and DEFAULT Setting the screen saver ON If set to ON the screen saver will be activated when you leave the system in stop or pause mode for 5 minutes The default setting is ON OFF If screen saver set to off in any status the screen saver will not activate SettingVideo Component selection enables you to choose the type of video output suitable for your DVD system 1 In disc mode press...

Page 26: ...n on your TV progressive scan mode refer to yourTV user manual The instruction menu appears on theTV 0 Press 1 2 to highlight OK in the menu and press OK to confirm The setup is complete now and you can start enjoy the high quality picture To deactivate Progressive manually When the distorted sign still appears on theTV it may be due to the connectedTV does not accept progressive signals and progr...

Page 27: ...STEM MENU again to remove the menu 4 3 PS Pan Scan 4 3 LB Letter Box 16 9 Wide screen Restricting playback by setting rating level Some DVDs may have a rating level assigned to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc This feature lets you set a playback limitation level The rating levels are from 1 to 8 and are country specific You can prohibit the playing of certain discs that are not ...

Page 28: ...nguage Menu language To set the screen display language The default setting is English Default If RESTORE is selected all the items in the setup menu will be reset to default setting except RATING Setting and Password System Menu Operations Using the language setup menu LANGUAGE SETUP function helps you to choose preferred audio language and subtitle during the playback of DVDs with multiple audio...

Page 29: ...s to level out the volume High volume output will be softened and low volume output will be brought upward to an audible level This feature is only available for movies with Dolby Digital mode System Menu Operations OFF CONCERT CHURCH PASSIVE WIDE LIVE AUDIO OUT DOWNNMIX 3D PROCESSING NIGHT MODE MIC SETUP ECHO 2 AUDIO OUT DOWNNMIX 3D PROCESSING NIGHT MODE MIC SETUP ECHO 2 ON OFF MIC SETUP AUTO Sel...

Page 30: ...ck Interruptting playback Press to interrupt playback Stopping playback Press 7 0 to stop playback Tape Operation Recording Rewinding or forwarding fast when playback is stopped 1 Press 1 or on the top of the system 2 Press 7 0 when you reach the desired passage General information on recording Recording is permissible insofar as copyright or other rights of third parties are not infringed For rec...

Page 31: ...stitute a criminal offence This equipment should not be used for such purposes Tuning to radio stations 1 Press SOURCE on the set repeatedly or TUNER on the remote until the desired waveband is displayed 2 Press and hold SEARCH S T and release the button The radio automatically tunes to a station with sufficient reception 3 Repeat Step 2 if necessary until you find the desired station To tune to a...

Page 32: ... it will work with this product b If your Mass storage device required a battery power source Please make sure you have a fresh battery in it or charge the USB device first and then plug it into the product again Supported Music type a This device only supports unprotected music with the following file extension mp3 wma b Music bought from on line music stores are not supported because they are se...

Page 33: ...se Windows Media Player 10 or later for conversion Visit www microsoft com for details about Windows Media Player and WM DRM Windows Media Digital Rights Management For USB device playing if the display shows OL it means that the USB device is electrically overloading FWD18 You need to change a USB device External Sources Using MP3 LINK 1 Use the supplied audio cable to connect the system s LINE I...

Page 34: ...ter the source setting mode 7 Press SOURCE on the front panel repeatedly or press DISC USB MP3 LINK or TUNER on the remote to select source and then press TIMER to confirm Before setting timer make sure the music source has been prepared DISC load the disc USB connect a suitable USB device TUNER tune to the desired radio station ForTUNER mode a Turn VOLUME on the front panel or press VOL on the re...

Page 35: ...select a preset time The selections are as follows time in minutes SLE 10 SLP 20 SLE 30 SLE 40 SLE 50 SLE 50 SLE 60 SLE 70 SLE 80 SLE 90 SLE 00 SLE XX or OFF is displayed XX denotes the time in minutes 2 When you reach the desired length of time stop pressing the SLEEP button To deactivate the sleep timer Press SLEEP repeatedly until SLE 00 is displayed or press STANDBY ON y Clock Timer ...

Page 36: ...D 0 35 DVD SECTION LaserType Semiconductor Video Decoding MPEG 2 MPEG 1 Video DAC 10 Bits Signal System PAL NTSC Video Format 4 3 16 9 Video S N 56 dB minimum CompositeVideo Output 1 0Vp p 75Ω USB PLAYER USB 12Mb s V1 1 support MP3 and WMA files MAIN UNIT Power Supply Rating 120 230V 60 50 Hz Power Consumption Active 70 W Standby 7 W Dimensions w d h 415 305 70 mm Weight 10 82 kg Packaging Dimensi...

Page 37: ...eck if the system is securely connected No colour onTV TV has a colour system standard If the disc s or DVD system s colour system is different than yourTV s colour system the picture may be distorted or colourless Change the system t the respective PAL or NTSC setting Distorted or poor picture Sometimes a slight picture distortion may appear This is not a malfunction Clean the disc The aspect rat...

Page 38: ...mal play mode Make sure the MP3 CD was recorded within 32 256 kbps bit rate with sampling frequencies at 48 kHz 44 1 kHz or 32 kHz Poor radio reception If the signal is too weak adjust the antenna for better reception Increase the distance between the System and yourTV set orVCR Recording or playback cannot be made Clean deck parts see Maintenance Use only NORMAL tape Apply a piece of adhesive tap...

Page 39: ...on system MPE is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 or MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 Through the MP3 format one CD R or CD RW can contain about 10 times as much data volume as a regular CD can Parental control A function of the DVD to limit playback of the disc by the age of the users according to the limitation level in each country The limitation varies from disc to disc when it is activa...

Page 40: ...40 English Printed in China CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT FWD18 PDCC 2008 Meet Philips at the Internet http www philips com ...

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