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IMPORTANT!
– Depending on the DVD or VIDEO
CD, some operations may be
different or restricted.
– Do not push on the disc tray or
put any objects other than disc on
the disc tray.  Doing so may cause
the disc player malfunction.

Playable Discs

Your DVD Player will play:

Discs:

– Digital Video Discs (DVDs)
– Video CDs (VCDs)
– Super Video CDs (SVCDs)
– Digital Video Discs + Recordable(DVD+R)
– Digital Video Discs + Rewritable(DVD+RW)
– Compact Discs (CDs)
– MP3 disc on CD-R(W):

– Maximum 13 characters display.
– Supported sampling frequencies :

32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz (MPEG-1)
16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz (MPEG-2)

– Supported Bit-rates : 32~256 kbps

(MPEG-1), 8~160 kbps (MPEG-2)
variable bitrates

– Picture (JPEG) files on CD-R(W):

– JPEG/ISO 9660 format.

– MPEG-4 disc on CD-R(W):

– Simple profile
– Advanced simple profile (640-480)

– DivX

®

 disc on CD-R(W) and

DVD+R(W):
– DivX 4.x and 5.x
– 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.  Improper formatted disc will
not play on this DVD Player.

IMPORTANT!

If the inhibit icon appears on the
TV screen when a button is
pressed, it means the function is
not available on the current disc

or at the current time.

Playing discs

1

Connect the power cords of the DVD
Player and TV (and any optional stereo or
AV receiver) to a power outlet.

2

Turn on the TV power and set to the
correct Video In channel.  (See page 14
“Setting up the TV”).

3

Press 

STANDBY-ON 

on the DVD Player

front panel.

You should see the blue Philips DVD

background screen on the TV.

4

Press 

OPEN•CLOSE 

0

 button to open

the disc tray and load in a disc, then press
the same button again to close the disc
tray.

Make sure the label side is facing up.

For double-sided discs, load the side you
want to play facing up.

5

Playback will start automatically
(depending on the disc type).

If a disc menu shows on the TV, see

next page on “Using the Disc Menu”.

If the disc is locked by parental control,

you must enter your four-digit password.
(See page 27-28).

6

At any time, simply press 

STOP 

to stop

playback.

Disc Operations

Summary of Contents for DVD737

Page 1: ...g this Philips product We ve included everything you need to get started If you have any problems Philips representatives can help you get the most from your new product by explaining Hookups First time setup and Operation For fast help call us first Tel see back page of this manual ...

Page 2: ...de blue neutral N brown live L As these colours may not correspond with the colour markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows Connect the blue wire to the terminal marked N or coloured black Connect the brown wire to the terminal marked L or coloured red Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal in the plug marked E or e or coloured green or green and yellow Before r...

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Page 4: ...egree For Customer Use Read carefully the information located at the bottom of your DVDVIDEO player and enter below the Serial No Retain this information for future reference Model No DVDVIDEO 737 Serial No _______________ Environmental Information All unnecessary packaging has been omitted The packaging has been made easy to separate into three materials cardboard box polystyrene foam buffer and ...

Page 5: ...EXPOSITION DANGEREUSE AU FAISCEAU The DVDVIDEO player is in conformity with the EMC directive and low voltage directive Important Note Due to the numerous versions of new CD Audio copy protection or enhanced CD Audio protection recently available on certain discs Philips is unable to guarantee that this DVD Player is fully compatible with such new discs Should you have difficulty playing any such ...

Page 6: ...ls 17 18 Pausing playback 17 Selecting track chapter 17 Mute 17 Resuming playback from the last stopped point 17 Zoom 18 Repeat 18 Repeat A B 18 Time Search 18 Special DVD features 19 Playing a Title 19 Camera Angle 19 Changing the Audio Language 19 Changing the Audio Channel 19 Subtitles 19 SpecialVCD SVCD Features 19 Playback Control PBC 19 Preview 20 Playing MP3 Picture disc 21 General Operatio...

Page 7: ...ly 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 DVD Player in an enclosed cabinet 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 Home Cinema System PHILIPS Care of the c...

Page 8: ...o your amplifier receiver stereo or TV Warning Never make or change connections with the power switched on Connect the DVD Player directly to theTV Do not connect the DVD player AUDIO OUT to the PHONO IN of your amplifier or receiver ConnectingTV IMPORTANT You only need to make one video connection from the following options depending on the capabilities of yourTV system SCART connection will let ...

Page 9: ...ound 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 the TV cable supplied Connecting the power cord L R AC MAINS AUDIO OUT Pr Cr Pb Cb Y S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN After everything is connected properly plug in the AC power cord to the power outlet Never make or change any connect...

Page 10: ...ons Optional Connecting Digital AV Receiver COAXIAL L R TV OUT VIDEO AV Receiver COAXIAL IN TO Digital AV Receiver DIGITAL AUDIO IN Receiver has a PCM Dolby Digital or MPEG2 decoder 1 Select one of the video connections CVBSVIDEO IN or SCART jack TV OUT depending on the options available on yourTV 2 Connect the COAXIAL jack of the DVD Player to the corresponding COAXIAL Digital Audio In jack on yo...

Page 11: ...OP To stop playback T NEXT To search or select next chapter or track 2 PLAY PAUSE To start or interrupt playback PREV S To search or select previous chapter or track IR Sensor Point the remote control towards this sensor COAXIAL L R TV OUT VIDEO Mains AC Power Cord Connect to a standard AC outlet Audio Out Left Right Connect toAUDIO inputs of an amplifier receiver or stereo system CVBS VIDEO Out C...

Page 12: ...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 s system...

Page 13: ...te Control directly at the remote sensor iR on the front panel 2 Do not put any objects between the Remote Control and the DVD Player while operating the DVD Player CAUTION Remove batteries if they are exhausted or if the Remote Control is not being used for a long time Do not use old and new or different types of batteries in combination Batteries contain chemical substances so they should be dis...

Page 14: ...ordance with the video signal of the disc 5 Select an item and press OK 6 Press 1 to return to Video Setup page To remove the menu Press SYSTEM MENU Getting Started Step 2 Setting up theTV IMPORTANT Make sure you have completed all the necessary connections See pages 8 9 ConnectingTV 1 Turn on the TV and set to the correct video in channel You should see the blue Philips DVD background screen on t...

Page 15: ...ect a language and press OK To remove the menu Press SYSTEM MENU Getting Started Setting the Audio Subtitle and Disc menu language 1 Stop playback if any and press SYSTEM MENU 2 Press 4 3 to select Preference Page 3 Enter its submenu by pressing OK 4 Press 3 4 to highlight the following in the Preference Page Audio disc s soundtrack Subtitle disc s subtitles Disc Menu disc s menu 5 Enter its subme...

Page 16: ... a certain disc remove the disc and try a different one Improper formatted disc will not play on this DVD Player IMPORTANT If the inhibit icon appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed it means the function is not available on the current disc or at the current time Playing discs 1 Connect the power cords of the DVD Player and TV and any optional stereo or AV receiver to a power outlet 2 T...

Page 17: ...nless otherwise stated all operations described are based on Remote Control use Pausing playback DVD VCD CD MP3 DivX JPEG 1 During playback press PAUSE Playback will pause and sound will be muted 2 Press PAUSE again to select the previous or next picture frame 3 To return to normal playback press PLAY B Selecting track chapter DVD VCD CD 1 Press T S then press B to resume normal playback While sea...

Page 18: ...riefly on the TV 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 Time Search DVD VCD The Time Search function allows you to start playback at any chosen time on the disc 1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly until time search edit box appears 2 Press 1 2 to highlight time search box The on screen display shows ...

Page 19: ...CAL MONO LEFT or MONO RIGHT Subtitles Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select different subtitle langauges SpecialVCD SVCD Features Playback Control PBC ForVCD with Playback Control PBC feature version 2 0 only In stop mode press DISC MENU to toggle between PBC ON and PBC OFF If you select PBC ON the disc menu if available will appear on theTV Use the S T to highlight your selection and press OK to co...

Page 20: ...ess numerical key pad 2 2 Press OK to confirm The preview of 9 track with full screen will appear 3 To select other tracks beyond this page press S or T 4 Press the numerical key pad to select preferred track 5 Press OK to confirm Disc Operations 3 TRACK Reduce the picture of a single track enough to display in a full screen 1 Press numerical key pad 3 2 Press OK to confirm The preview of one trac...

Page 21: ...ring playback you can Press S T to select another file in the current folder Use 1 2 3 4 on the remote to rotate flip the picture files Press repeatedly to pause resume playback In stop mode you can Press REPEAT continuously to access different Play Mode FOLDER files will be played back once REPEAT ONE one file being played repeatedly REPEAT FOLDER all files in one folder being played repeatedly S...

Page 22: ... scales Use 1 2 3 4 to view the zoomed picture 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 anti clockwise 2 rotate the picture clockwise Scan Effect JPEG Press ANGLE repeatedly to choose different scan effect Various of scan effect appears on the top left hand...

Page 23: ...ions are described in Getting Started Screen Saver This function is used to turn the screen saver on or off 1 Press 34 to highlight Screen Saver 2 Enter its submenu by pressing 2 3 Move the cursor by pressing 34 to highlight the selected item Off Screen saver is disabled On In STOP or No DISC mode if no actions are performed within 5 minutes the screen saver will be activated 4 Press OK then press...

Page 24: ...t speakers and subwoofer 4 Press OK then press 1 to return to Audio Setup Page 3D 3D sound provides a virtual surround sound experience using just two speakers 1 Press 34 to highlight 3D 2 Enter its submenu by pressing 2 3 Move the cursor by pressing 34 to highlight the selected item Off Disable 3D sound On Enable 3D sound 4 Press OK then press 1 to return to Audio Setup Page Night Mode High volum...

Page 25: ...e Helpful Hint If DIGITAL OUTPUT is set to All all audio settings except MUTE are invalid LPCM Output If you connect the DVD Player to a PCM compatible receiver via the digital terminals such as coaxial or optical etc you may need to adjust LPCM Output Discs are recorded at a certain sampling rate The higher the sampling rate the better the sound quality 1 Press 34 to highlight LPCM Output 2 Enter...

Page 26: ...a wide picture with black bands on the upper and lower portions of the TV screen will be displayed 4 3 Pan Scan If you have a normal TV and want both sides of the picture to be trimmed or formatted to fit your TV screen 4 Press OK then press 1 to return to Video Setup Page Smart Picture In this menu you can choose a picture setting from a fixed set of ideal predefined picture settings 1 Press 34 t...

Page 27: ... Parental Password and Default 1 Press STOP twice 2 Press SYSTEM MENU to enter the setup menu 3 Press 3 4 to select the Preference page 4 Press OK to confirm Parental Some DVDs may have a parental 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 dependent You can prohibit the...

Page 28: ...view only when supervised by a parent or adult guardian 7 NC 17 No children under age 17 not recommended viewing for children under age 17 8 ADULT Mature material should be viewed only by adults due to graphic sexual material violence or language NO PARENTAL It will play all discs Password This feature is used for Parental Control Enter your four digit password when a hint is displayed on the scre...

Page 29: ...e disc is compatible with the DVD Player Ensure that the DVD Player sTV System is set to match that of the Disc and yourTV No sound or distorted sound Adjust the volume Check that the speakers are connected correctly No audio at digital output Check the digital connections Check if your receiver can decode MPEG 2 or DTS and if not please make sure the digital output is set to PCM Check if the audi...

Page 30: ...rations may not be permitted by the disc operating commands during playback Refer to the instructions of the disc jacket DVD Player cannot read Use 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 System Menu Depending on the disc availability some menu items cannot be selected U...

Page 31: ...igital multi channel sound 3D Sound for virtual 5 1 channel sound on 2 speakers Specifications AUDIO PERFORMANCE DA Converter 24bit 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 110 dB Dynamic range 1kHz 100 dB Crosstalk 1kHz 105 dB Distortion noise 1kHz 90 dB MPEG MP3 MPEG Audio L3 CONNECTIONS Scart Output E...

Page 32: ...ure format 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 MP3 format one CD R or CD RW can contain about 10 times as much data ...

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