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Page 1: ...uide you through Connections First tlme Setup or any of the Features We want you to start enjoying your new product right away CALL US BEFORE YOU CONSIDER RETURNING THE PRODUCT 1 800 531 0039 or Visit us on the web at www philips com MX3900D MX3950D PHILIPS pg 001 044 MX39 37 Engl 1 2 25 03 10 32 AM 3139 115 21993 ...

Page 2: ... ajusteso In ejecucci6n de m_todos que no sean los aqu descritospuede ocasionar peligro de exposici6n a radiaci6n This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of 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 Macrovis...

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Page 4: ...our household please do not remove product covering _IL he exclamation point calls attention to features for which you should read the enclosed literature closely to prevent operating and maintenance problems For Customer Use Enter below the Serial No which is locat ed on the rear of the cabinet Retain this information for future reference Model No Serial No WARNING TO PREVENT FIREOR SHOCK HAZARD ...

Page 5: ... industry What s more your purchaseguarantees you ll receive all the information and specialoffers for which you qualify plus easyaccessto accessories from our convenient home shopping network And most importantly you can count on our uncompromising commitment to your total satisfaction All of this is our way of sayingwelcome and thanks for investing in a Philips product Sincerely Lawrence J glanf...

Page 6: ...y use attachments accessories specified by the manu_acturel 2 _ Use only with the cart sland tripod bracket or table specified by the manulacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid iniury fi om tip oven 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 4 Refer all servicing to qualif...

Page 7: ...ledand reused if disassembledby a specializedcompsn_ Pleaseobserve the IocaJ regulationsregardin the disposalof packagin materials exhaustedbatteries and old equlpme_ This system complies with the FCC rules Part 15 and with 21 CFR 1040 10 Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received includi...

Page 8: ...hangng seating control position 20 Setting the speakers channels 21 Step 5 Sett ng language preference 21 Disc Operations Playable discs 22 Playing discs 22 Turning on off auto Eco standby mode 23 Using the Disc Menu 23 Basic playback coPtro s 23 Resuming p aybscl fi um the last stopped pout DVD VCD 23 Replacing discs without uterr ptmg p ayback 23 Select ng vanous rnpea functions 24 Repeat play m...

Page 9: ...justing Bass Treblelevel 38 Selectingdistal sound effects 38 Volume Control 38 Other Functions Switchingon off 39 Switchingto active mode 39 Switchingto o Powcr standby mode 39 Switchingto standby mode view clock 39 Dimming _em s displ_ screen 39 Reco_ing to an external device 39 Usingthe _m_e to operate _ur television 39 Troubleshooting 4041 Specifications 42 Glossary 43 Limited Warranty 44 pg 00...

Page 10: ...g it i rpossib e to pay a disc eave the player in the warrr erwironme_ t LJrltll the moisture evapo ares Do not block the vents Do _ot operate the DVD syste r n an enclosed cabinet and allow about 10 cm 4 inches of free space all around the plier for adequate ventilation Care of disc clean a CD wipe it _ a i0_ _S_ stralg Irle rocr the cei lter towa ds the edge rising a solt lint flee cloth Do not ...

Page 11: ...bwoof_r on the foot neac the TV N0te To avoid mc_gnet interference do not position the front speakers too close to yourTX Allow adequate ventilation a_ound tFe DVD system Connect the supp led speaker systems using the suppied speaker cables by match ng the colors of the jacks and speaker cables Fully nsert the str pped portion of the speaker wire into the jacks Front Left FL L black white Front Ri...

Page 12: ... s on the TV Setthe P SCAN switch to OFF IMPORTANT If both S Video and Component Pr PbY Video connections are used to connect to yourTV the video signal will automatically switch to S Video when you power up the DVD system To set the VIDEO OUT put to Pr PbY see page 29 Use the component video cabes red blue green to connect the DVD system s Pr PbY jacks to the correspond ng Component video inpc ja...

Page 13: ...T acl s on theTM Set the P SCAN switch to OFF IHPORTANT If yourTV only has a single Antenna In jack or labeled as 75 ohm or RF in you will need an RF modulator in order to view the DVD playback on theTV See your electronics retailer or contact Philips for details on RF modulator availability and operations Use the composite vdeo cable yellow to connect the DVD system s CVBS ack to the vdcxs input ...

Page 14: ...upp Jc_J Adjust the posit_on of the antennas for optimal r_ception Posison the antennas as far as possible f um your TV VCR or otl er radiation source to p_event unwanted interfelence After everything is connected properly plug in theAC power cord to the power outlet Never make or changeany connect ons wth the power switched on On the DVD system lbfl X_ f_ LL FJkJES5 FJL _S may appear on the displ...

Page 15: ...ew DVD playback while recording you must connect the DVD system to yourTV usln S the S VIDEO as shown above or the Compo_ ent Pr PbY video connect o_ Connect the DVD system s DIGITAL IN ack to the DIGITAL OUT jack o_ a digital audio devce Before starting operation press AUX DI on the remoteto select _ZG Zr_ in order to act rate the input so_r ce Connect the DVD system s DIGITAL OUT jack to the DIG...

Page 16: ...selects a tracl see page 2 TUNER tunes the radio f eque_cy up down or selects a preset rado ssation see pages 34 3 On the remote it can only tune the rado fl oquenc 7 up down CLOCK sets the minutes and hours see p_Jges l 36 _ SEATING only available in Muki channel mode Turns on off the seating control diagram on the TV Use theVOLUME control on the man unt or jogstick on the remote to select the de...

Page 17: ...ep timer funct on seepage 37 _ SUB Adjusts subwoofur s sound mere see page 3 _ TVVOL 4 AdjustsTV volume PhilipsTV only seepag_ 39 8 REPEAT A B Repeats a specfic sc_t on on a disc see p_Jge 24 2_ ZOOM Enlargesa picture on theTV street s_ DISC MENU Enters or exits disc co_ ter ts menu see pa R 23 ForVCD version 2 0 only In stop mode turns on off playback control PBC mode Ddng playback retu ns to mai...

Page 18: ...rent types of batteries in combination Batteries contain chemical substances so they should be disposed of properly Press STANDBY ON to switch on the DVD system Press and hold CLOCK TIMER ur til SELEET ELOEP _ _ i T IEFiI appears Press I_1_ if necessary to change the disp ay to _LrjL then press CLOCK TIMER a aln to con m Press1411411 I_l q to set the minutes and hours To ncreasethe speed hold down...

Page 19: ...until the syssem fin shes reading the dscs befure proceeding to next step If p aybacl begns press to stop playback P ess and hold DISC MEDIA on the remote unt pAl_ o_ NTSC appears on the display panel This DVD system is compatib e with both NTSC and PAL In order fur a DVD to pay on ths DVD system the color system of the DVD theTV and the DVD system should match In disc mode stop playback and press...

Page 20: ...put will fuow the settings in the Speakers men See next page Setting the speakers channels Press SURR or SURROUND on the front pane repea_ed 7 to select Plulti channer Press SEATING The seating control diagram which represents your current speaker layout appears on theTV scroen To change the speal er layout see Selecting speaker layout Use the joystick _ V on the remote or VOLUME control on the f ...

Page 21: ...the listener than the fropt spesl er s C Ad usting the voHme evels fur one or both speakers until the sound evens Pross OK to confirm To remove the menu Pross SYSTEN MENU Step 5 Setting language preference Tou cars select your proferred language settings so that this DVD system wll automatically switch to the language for you whenever you load a disc If the language selected is not available on th...

Page 22: ...icon or X appears on theTV screen when a button is pressed it means the function is not available on the current disc or at the current time Playing discs Adjust SOURCE coptrol ur til _f5 appears on the display panel or press DISC MEDIA on the remote Turn on theTV power and se to the correct Video In channe See page 19 Setting the TV Yo should see the blue Philips DVD backgro nd screen on theTV Pr...

Page 23: ...ick AV to highlight your selection and press OKra con m or use the numer c kuypad 09 to select a play option Dudng playback pressing DISC MENU will re urn to the menu screen f PBC s on Basic playback controls Pausing playback Press II _ To resume normal p ayback_ press II _ain Selecting another track chapter Press_ I_1_1or se the numeric keypad 0 9 to key n a tracldchapte nurqbec Searching backwar...

Page 24: ... ogrammed tracks REPEATOFF to cartel the repeat rrode No_es Repeat piW msgbt not wor correctly wi h some DVDs FurVCD if the PBC moo _sswitched on repeat play is nor possible While p ayin a disc press REPEAT A B a_ the star tln _ pol_t Press REPEATA B asain at the point to end the section The section A and B can be set only within the same chap er 7 ack _ The section will now repeat cohtinuously Pr...

Page 25: ... p_ess any buttons within 20 seconds the system will exit pro ramming mode Stop playback then press and hold PROG disappears frum the display panel and _F _BF_ I _JLU_F d_ appears Note I_ the DVD system is sconnected from the power suppl 4 the pnJg_am will be etased Stop playback then press SYSTEM MENU The menu bar will appear across the top of theTV screen Use the joystick to select _ and press t...

Page 26: ...o e to move withn the men and press OK to select the desired file to pay In picture menH yoH can Hse the joystick _ V To select I 1 1 or I_1_1 in the menu to view the pmvio s next page if available Notes Due to the reco_ n nature of Dsgital Au o MP3 DAM only d al audio music will play It is normal to expenence an occasional k while listening to your MP3 d scs Some f s on Kudak orJPEG discs may be ...

Page 27: ...k select ZOOM OFF from d_e menu ANGLE fol DVD only Select to view the same scene from different angles if the DVD is recorded with multiple angles STEP FORWARD Select to advance tile still picture one frame forward To resume normal playback press II PBC ONIOFF for VCD 20 w th PBC feature Select between PBC On and O_ PBC OFF the playback will start automatically PBC ON the disc menu if available wi...

Page 28: ...up Use tho oyst ck 41 on tier emoTe to navsa_e n the menu Press OK Lo confirm your seect or _ Playback w I r esl_meor begin ac_omaT ca ly To remove the menu P ess SYSTEM MENU 4 3 panscan Select tiffs if yo have a conventional TV and your DVD s no for matted for wide screen viewing A wde picturo will disp ay on the wholeTV screen with a portion ac oma cally cut of 4 3 letterbox Select this if you h...

Page 29: ...vailable fur this mode N0t_ Youdo not need to adjust the video ou ut setting i you ate using CVBSjack y llow to connect the DVD system to yourTY Stereo Select this to change channel output to s_ereo which delvers sound frum only the two front speal ers and subwoofer 3D Sound Select this to change channel output to 3D sound which delivers surround sound Pore only the two front speakers and subwoofu...

Page 30: ...o an opt onal piece of aHdio equipment that has a multichannel decoder PCM Select this if the option a1 adio equipmer t is _ ot capable of decoding m Itichanne audo After that proceed to Setting the PCM output 48 kHz Select this if the optional audio equipment is incapable of processing 96 kHz digital signal inpc_ The signal will then be converted to a standard signal with samp ing ares of 48 kHz ...

Page 31: ...l dynamc range On Select this to level out the voume High voume otpts will be softened and low volume outputs are brought upward to an aHdible evel This feature is only availab e fur moves with Dolby Digital mode Reset Pressir_g on the remo_e will restore all the items in the setup men to the original f_ctory scttin except fur your Parehtal Control password 31 pg 001 044 MX39 37 Engl 31 2 25 03 9 ...

Page 32: ...the leve you selected will not play unless yo enter your fo dgit password and choose a hgher level rating To disable Parental Controls and have all discs par choose NO PARENTAL II _ Press SYSTEM MENU again to remove the menu Rating explanations NO PARENTAL It will play all discs 8 ADULT bld ure mater a sl_ould be viewed o_ly by adults de to graph c sexual mater al v olence or language 7 NC I 7 No ...

Page 33: ...ypad 0 9 to enter or original fou_dist password at Enter code If you are askud to enter the code for the first time kuy in 1234 If you fur get your password press four times to rostore to the default password 1234 Enter your new four dgit password Enter the same new foupdigJt password again Press SYSTEM MENU again to remove the menu Hove to hssword and press 33 pg 001 044 MX39 37 Engl 33 2 25 03 9...

Page 34: ...ss and hold 1_91_1 _1 on t_ e remote ul il the frequency indicac on starts to change then releasc _ T_e next radio station will tune a omat call_ CO lights up fur FI4 sTeroo roceptlon Fo tune a weal station press 1_91_1 I_1 brefy and repeatedly ur til an optimal reception is found If you use 1_91_1 I_1 on the fru_ t panel for f equency tun rig make sure the system is n fruquencytun ng mode If not ...

Page 35: ...er If no preset numbcr is so coted automat yeset w bcsn from preset 1 and al your former pmse s w be overrdden You can choose to store only 7our favodte radio stations In tuner mode press PROGRAM or PROG on the fiur t pane Press or use the numeric keypad 0 9 to select a presd numbe_ Press I_1_1 I_1_1 on the remote to select a radio station Press PROGRAM adain to sToce Selecting a preset radio stat...

Page 36: ...l roll over to the hours Press CLOCK TIMER agan To store the settin Once the timer is set it will always swtch on unless y deactivate it _ icon wll remain on the disp ay panel It ind cater the timer s activated At the preset time the selected sound source will play for 30 minutes before it switches to Eco Power standby mode i no button is bein prosscx withn the time f ame _ DISC the first trad of ...

Page 37: ...lay panel except if F f is selected Before the system switches to Eco Power standby mode a countdown of I0 seconds is d splayed SLEEP 10 _ SLEEP S _ SL P I _ SLEEP To check or change the setting Press SLEEP once To show the remaining time before switching off If you co_ tinue pressing the SLEEP button the next Sleep Timer opton will appear on the disp ay pane To cancel the sleep timer Press SLEEP ...

Page 38: ...L_R_ YLJT _ OI _ Press SUB on the remote to ad ust subwoofur volume level 6dB to 6dB The BASS low To_ e andTREBLE high tone features enable you to define the sound p ocessor settings Press BASS or TREBLE _ The level ind cater appears Within _ve seconds use the VOLUME control to adjust the Bass orTreble level _3 to _ 3 4 If the volume control is not used within five seconds it will resume its norma...

Page 39: ...d pg device Start recording o_ the ex_e nal rcord ng devce N0tes All the sound contl_ol features are ava 1ble for selection Refer to the owner s manual of the connected equ ment for details Press and hold STANDBY ON 0 _ The clock appear s _ While p standby mode pressing CLOCK T IER but op will swtch tPe system to Eco Power standby mode Dimming system s display screen PressDIM to select desired bdg...

Page 40: ...OSEIOn IT VOU _r_ no_ 3S_R_ _ P_ o_essw _c_Jn V Zheck the wdpo _onnec ton If both SVidno ant ZOmDOB_Rt Pr PB_ VLQQO Connections acQ usea LO connec_ o o_r V_t_ VLdQO S_BRJ Wfl _o o b Vla_o _UtOm_ C_I _V_V m_ WB_B YOU DOW_ UD th_ L VD system o chan_e lJ_e SO_T_ rear to V_deo C _DU_ _ome_mns _ maJl _mount of E c_ure Jis_o_ on _qa_ _DDQa_ r S i no_ _ maT_nc_on Z e_n _he disc tsee I_og Vs have a color ...

Page 41: ... are p_a_ n_ _srecoraea or Droadcas_ n surrouna souno D Sr DoIb _ Dl_t air e c Radio reception is poor T_n_ siena _ _oo Wea_ ac US_ mc _n_enna o_ Connnc_ an ex_erna an_nn_ lor D_er r_CCD_lOn _cr_ase _ne G_s_ance between _ne _stem ana vour IV or VC ul_e i_ 0 lJ_e CoFl e C fo_ JU_BCV Ece the an_en _R 4fxhe a_ v Fom nv eou_omehz _nR_ may De C_U _ _ _r_e norse The remote control does not function prop...

Page 42: ...eeps CENTER SPEAKER AN 530 700 kHz 0 kHz System S multi airectior al driver steps Impedance 4 _ Fbl 20 dB Speaker drivers 4 x 2 woofe_ 1 3 4 tweeler AH 3162 mV m Frequency response 20 Hz 20 kHz Fbl 25 dB Dimensions w x h x d 435 mm 635 mm x 72 mm AH 28 dB 7 3 x 25 x283 inch Fbl 60 dB Weig_ 32 _ 290 pounds AH 24 dB Fbl 60 dB SURWOOFER AH 40 dB Impedance 4 _ FM 30 dB Speaker drivers 6 1 2 woofer FM ...

Page 43: ...k constitute one sound field Multichannel refers to a structure of sound trad s having three o_ more channels Parental control A _nction of the DVD to limit playback of the disc by the age of the users according Io the imilatJon level in each cou_ry he imJtazion varies ftom disc to disc when it is activated p _bacl will be prohibited if the software s evel is higher than Ihe useFse_ level F CM Pul...

Page 44: ...stributed by Philips In countries where Philips does not distribute the product the local Philips service organization will attempt to provide service aRhough there may be a delay if the appropriate spare parts and technical manual s are not readily available MAKE SURE YOU KEER Pleasekeep your sales receipt or other document showing proof of purchaseAttach it to this owner s manual and keep both n...

Page 45: ...r Component _ Pr PbY video jacks use one of these video connections instead for higher picture qualit_ o F If you rTV has only a single Antenna In jack you _ will need an accessory RFmodulator The RF modulator _ converts the videofrom the DVD system so it can play through theTV sAntenna connecton Refer to your owner s manual for proper connection p SCAN DO not switch the P SCAN to ON position ON_F...

Page 46: ...se the disc tray Hake sure the disc label facingup For double sided discs load the side you want to play facingup Playback will start automatically Ira disc mep u appears use 41 buttons op the remote to make the necessary selection then press OK to confirm Oi use the numeric keypad on the remote to select features Follow the instructions gwen in the disc menu 5 To stop playback press STOP I Region...

Page 47: ...your TV Clear width depth in sound r r 7 jr r I F _r r l_ rl i _ 3 _ _ _ l r_ _ _ _ _ _ jlr r _ r _ Improved voice quality i T _ jr _ T_j jh J Ljr _ _ i _ 7 _ i_ _ OQ OQ Enjoy perfect sound anywhere Deep powerful bass _ T _ _ 5 _ _ X_ Digital sound reproduction ...

Page 48: ... cinch digital 1 x optical Audio output analog Line out cinch digital 1 x optical Video output Composite cinch S Video Hosiden Component YUV Headphone 6 3mm chrome plated Antenna FM click fit AM loop Speakers click fit general Volume indication of each individual speaker User friendly On Screen Display Eco power standby mode I watt ClocldSleep Timer Plug Play 40 keys Remote Control withjoysdck Sea...

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