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Page 1: ...FWD832 DVD Mini Hi Fi System ...
Page 2: ...2 CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure or other unsafe operation ...
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Page 4: ... 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 ANGLE PROG GOTO E L T I T B U S O I D U A ZOOM VOL ECHO KEY SOUND DBB IS OK SYSTEM MENU MODE REPEAT A B SLEEP TIMER OSD DISPLAY MUTE AUX DISC MENU DISC 1 5 7 2 0 4 6 8 7 8 3 TUNER TUNER ...
Page 5: ...f certain U S patents and other intellectual 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 authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reserve engineering or disassembly is prohibited Windows Media is a trademar...
Page 6: ...7679 Latina 7665 Latvian 7686 Letzeburgesch 7666 Limburgan Limburger 7673 Lingala 7678 Lithuanian 7684 Luxembourgish 7666 Macedonian 7775 Malagasy 7771 Magyar 7285 Malayalam 7776 Maltese 7784 Manx 7186 Maori 7773 Marathi 7782 Marshallese 7772 Moldavian 7779 Mongolian 7778 Nauru 7865 Navaho Navajo 7886 Ndebele North 7868 Ndebele South 7882 Ndonga 7871 Nederlands 7876 Nepali 7869 Norsk 7879 Northern...
Page 7: ...Setting video preference 20 21 Step 4 Setting language preference 22 Basic Functions Switching the system on off 23 Power saving automatic standby 23 Sound control 23 Volume control 23 Microphone Mixing 23 Key Control 23 Plug and Play for tuner installation 24 Disc Operations Playing discs 25 Using the disc menu 25 Basic playback controls 25 27 Pausing playback Selecting a track chapter title Resu...
Page 8: ...MIX 3D PROCESSING LPCM NIGHT MODE Radio Reception Tuning to radio stations 34 Programming radio stations 34 Automatic programming 34 Manual programming 34 Tuning to preset radio stations 34 Tape Operation Recording Tape playback 35 Rewinding Fast forwarding 35 General information on recording 35 Start recording 35 Clock Timer Clock setting 36 Timer setting 36 Sleep timer setting 36 Specifications ...
Page 9: ...o WMA Supported MP3 CD format ISO 9660 UDF format Max title album name 10 characters Max title number plus album is 255 Max nested directory is 8 levels The max album number is 32 The max MP3 track number is 999 Supported sampling frequencies for MP3 disc 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz Supported Bit rates of MP3 disc are 32 64 96 128 192 256 kbps The following formats can t be supported The files like VMA...
Page 10: ...moved from cold to warm surroundings making it impossible to play a disc Leave the player in the warm environment until the moisture evaporates Do not block the vents Do not operate the system in an enclosed cabinet and allow about 10 cm 4 inches of free space all around the player for adequate ventilation 10 cm 4 inches 10 cm 4 inches 10 cm 4 inches DVD Micro Hi Fi System The ventilation should n...
Page 11: ...d easily Cleaning the head and the tape paths To ensure good recording and playback quality clean the head A the capstan s B and pressure roller s C after every 50 hours of tape operation Use a cotton swab slightly moistened with cleaning fluid or alcohol You also can clean the head by playing a cleaning tape once C B A B C Demagnetising the head Use a demagnetising tape available at your dealer ...
Page 12: ...t in hazardous radiation of EMC or other unsafe operation To avoid overheating of the system a safety circuit has been built in Therefore your system may switch to Standby mode automatically under extreme conditions If this happens let the system cool down before reusing it not available for all versions Step 1 Placing speakers Front speaker left Front speaker right VIEWING AREA Place the front le...
Page 13: ...HT and left speaker to LEFT coloured marked wire to and black unmarked wire to Fully insert the stripped portion of the speaker wire into the terminal as shown Notes Ensure that the speaker cables are correctly connected Improper connections may damage the system due to short circuit For optimal sound performance use the supplied speakers Do not connect more than one speaker to any one pair of spe...
Page 14: ...O OUT jack to the video input jack or labelled as A V In Video In Composite or Baseband on theTV set 2 To hear the sound of this DVD Player through yourTV use the audio cables white red to connect LINE OUT L R jacks of the DVD Player to the corresponding AUDIO IN jacks on theTV Using S Video In jack 1 Use the S Video cable not supplied to connect the system s S VIDEO OUT jack to the S Video input ...
Page 15: ...TV s RF jack Connections Step 5 Connecting the power cord 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 Optional Connecting additional equipment IMPORTANT Some discs are copy protected You cannot record the disc through aVCR or digital recording device When making connections make sure t...
Page 16: ... OUT jack to the AUDIO INPUT jack on an active subwoofer not supplied DIGITAL IN D AUDIO IN L R VIDEO IN C Using the VCR for recording DVDs C Connect one of the system s VIDEO OUT jacks to the correspondingVIDEO IN jack and LINE OUT R L jacks to the AUDIO IN jacks on theVCR This will allow you to make analogue stereo two channel right and left recordings Recording digital D Connect the system s DI...
Page 17: ...n iR sensor infrared sensor for remote control n to connect headphones MIC 1 2 to connect microphone MICVOL to adjust the mixing level for Karaoke Tape deck Controls on the remote control 1 y switches the system on off 2 Numeric Keypad 0 9 inputs a track title chapter number of the disc 3 PROG ANGLE DVD VCD CD MP3 CD enters the program menu Tuner programs preset radio stations DVD selects a DVD ca...
Page 18: ...D displays information onTV screen during playback SLEEP TIMER Standby mode sets a time for switching on the system automatically Power on mode sets the sleep timer function auto off REPEAT A B forVCD CD to repeat a specific section within the same track for DVD to repeat a specific section in a disc MODE to select various repeat modes or the shuffle play mode for a disc ZOOM DVD VCD Picture CD en...
Page 19: ...e remote 3 Then select the desired function for example É Å or CAUTION Remove the battery if it is exhausted or if the Remote Control is not being used for a long time Batteries contain chemical substances so they should be disposed of properly Step 2 Setting the clock 1 Go to Standby mode 2 Press and hold CLOCK SET on the front panel SET CLOCK is displayed briefly Then the hour digits flash on th...
Page 20: ... set use this setting you must also set your widescreen TV to full size available on a disc then the disc s own preference will be used Step 3 Setting video preference IMPORTANT Make sure you have completed all the necessary connections See Connections ConnectingTV Turn on theTV set and set it to the correct Video In channel You may go to channel 1 on yourTV set then press the channel button repea...
Page 21: ...entVideo In jack Cr CbY 1 Turn on your TV 2 Turn off yourTV progressive scan mode or turn on interl 5d mode ref er to your TV user manual 3 Press STANDBY ON B B on the remote to turn on the DVD player 4 Select the correctVideo Input channel The DVD background screen appears on the TV 5 Press SYSTEM MENU 6 Press 22 33 repeatedly to select VIDEO SETUP 7 Select TV MODE to P SCAN then OK to confirm Th...
Page 22: ...ed is not available on the disc the original language designated by each disc will be selected 3 Press 5 4 to select a language and press OK 4 Repeat steps 2 3 for other settings To exit the menu Press SYSTEM MENU again Step 4 Setting language preference You can select your preferred language settings so that this DVD Mini Fi Fi System will automatically switch to the language for you whenever you...
Page 23: ...e volume level VOLUME XX is displayed on the display panel XX denotes the volume level To listen through the headphone Connect the headphone plug to the n socket on front panel of the DVD player The speakers will be muted To switch off the volume temporarily Press MUTE on the remote Playback will continue without sound and the mute icon turns on To activate sound reproduction you can press MUTE ag...
Page 24: ...tations with strong signal strength will be stored automatically The system will stop searching when all available radio stations are stored or when the memory for 40 preset radio stations is full The first preset radio station will play when Plug and Play is completed Reinstalling plug and play 1 In Standby press and hold SEARCH 33 on the system until AUTO INSTALL PRESS PLAY is displayed 2 Press ...
Page 25: ...ck 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 SYSTEM SETUP PASSWORD 6 At any time simply press STOP 9 to stop playback Disc Operations Using the disc menu For disc with Table Of Contents a menu may appear on theTV screen once you load the disc To se...
Page 26: ... SHUFFLE OFF switches off the repeat mode Repeat A B DVD VCD CD MP3 WMA 1 Press REPEAT A B at your chosen starting point 2 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 3 To exit the sequence press REPEAT A B again A B CANCEL is displayed on the TV screen Program not for DVD Picture CD To s...
Page 27: ...TV screen For DVD VCD CD Elapsed playback time of the current track chapter Remaining playback time of the current track title Elapsed playback time of the whole disc Remaining playback time of the whole disc Display off For MP3 CD Elapsed playback time of the current track Remaining playback time of the current track Special disc features Playing aTitle DVD 1 Press DISC MENU The disc title menu a...
Page 28: ...mber of songs compiled onto the disc Playback selection During playback you can Press PRESET í ë to select another track in the current album Press PLAY PAUSE 2 repeatedly to pause resume playback Playing JPEG Picture CD General operation 1 Load a JPEG Picture CD A data disc menu appears on theTV screen and playback starts automatically from the first file 2 Press 22 to move to the folder column o...
Page 29: ... scales X2 X3 X4 X1 2 X1 3 and X1 4 Use 22 33 5 4 to view the enlarged picture Playback with multi angles JPEG During playback press 22 33 5 4 to rotate the picture on theTV screen 5 flip the picture vertically 4 flip the picture horizontally 22 rotate the picture anti clockwise 33 rotate the picture clockwise Disc Operations ...
Page 30: ... See Preparations Step 3 Setting video preference for details SCREEN SAVER This function is used to turn the screen saver on or off ON In STOP or No DISC mode if no actions are performed about 3 minutes the screen saver will be activated OFF Screen saver is disabled TV TYPE See Preparations Step 3 Setting video preference for details PASSWORD You can enter your four digit password to activate or d...
Page 31: ...ugh the movie rating may be printed on the Disc cover The rating level feature does not work for such Discs Rating explanations 1 KID SAFE Suitable for children 2 G General Audience recommended as acceptable for viewers of all ages 3 PG Parental Guidance suggested 4 PG 13 Material is unsuitable for children under age 13 Parental Guidance suggested 5 6 PG R R Parental Guidance Restricted recommende...
Page 32: ...ickers It only works when you have connected the DVD player sY Pb Pr jacks to yourTV that supports the progressive video input Otherwise a distorted picture will appear on the TV For proper progressive scan set up see Preparations Setting up Progressive Scan feature BRIGHTNESS Adjusts the brightness level Range 0 12 CONTRAST Adjusts the contrast level Range 0 12 HUE Adjusts the hue level Range 6 6...
Page 33: ...igher the sampling rate the better the sound quality 48kHz Playback a disc recorded at the sampling rate of 48kHz 96kHz Playback a disc recorded at the sampling rate of 96kHz 192kHz Playback a disc recorded at the sampling rate of 192kHz NIGHT MODE OFF Select this when you want to enjoy the surround sound with its full dynamic range ON Select this to level out the volume High volume outputs will b...
Page 34: ... available stations are programmed in order of waveband Manual programming 1 Tune to your desired station refer to Tuning to radio stations 2 Press PROG ANGLE to activate programming PROG flashes on the display and PX appears in which X stands for the programme number 3 Press PRESET í ë to allocate a number from 1 to 20 for this station 4 Press PROG ANGLE again to confirm the setting The frequency...
Page 35: ...beginning and end of the tape no recording will take place during the 7 seconds when the leader tape passes the recorder heads To protect a tape from accidental erasure have the tape in front of you and break out the left tab Recording on this side is no longer possible If however you wish to record over this side again cover the tabs with a piece of adhesive tape IMPORTANT Recording is permissibl...
Page 36: ...P TIMER to complete the setting The timer is now set and activated Activating and deactivating timer In standby or during playback press SLEEP TIMER on the remote once Display shows if activated and disappears if deactivated Sleep timer setting The sleep timer enables the system to switch off by itself after a set period of time 1 Press SLEEP TIMER on the remote control repeatedly to select a pres...
Page 37: ...io 65 dBA Channel separation 40 dB 1 kHz Total harmonic distortion 0 1 1 kHz TUNER FM wave range 87 5 108 MHz MW wave range 9 kHz 531 1602 kHz MW wave range 10 kHz 530 1700 kHz Tuning grid 9 10 kHz Sensitivity at 75 Ω mono 26 dB signal to noise ratio 2 8 µV stereo 46 dB signal to noise ratio 61 4 µV Selectivity 28 dB Total harmonic distortion 5 Frequency response 63 5500 Hz 6 dB Signal to noise ra...
Page 38: ...ntil the moisture condensed at the lens has cleared Replace or clean the disc see Maintenance Use a readable disc or correctly recorded format MP3 CD Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV set Check if theTV set is switched on Check the video connection Check if the system is securely connected Sometimes a slight picture distortion may appear This is not a malfunction Clean the disc Con...
Page 39: ...tem is in pause slow motion or fast forward reverse mode press PLAY PAUSE 2 to resume the normal 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 Ensure that the DTS disc also supports Dolby Digital output If the signal is too weak adjust the antenna or connect an external antenna for better reception Increase the distan...
Page 40: ...ugh the 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 all sound tracks 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 of the disc by the age of the users according to the limitation level in eac...
Page 41: ...English Printed in China CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT FWD832 PDCC JS JW 0634 Meet Philips at the Internet http www philips com ...