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DVD Menu Options 

(continued)

TIPS: 

The underlined option is the factory default setting.

 Press 

 

W

 to go back to previous menu item. Press 

SETUP

 to exit the menu item.

View Mode

Use view mode to scale an image that fi ts 
to the TV screens’ width and height.

A

  In ‘Video’, press 

S

 

T

 to select { 

View 

Mode

 }, then press 

X

.

 

Fill

 }

Select this to scale the image up or down 
in horizontal and vertical directions 
respectively to fi ll the screen height and 
width.

 

Original

 }

Select this to fi t the original screen size 
(only for DivX

®

/MPEG).

 

Height Fit

 }

Select this to scale the image up or down 
in vertical direction to fi t the screen 
height.

 

Width Fit

 }

Select this to scale the image up or down 
in horizontal direction to fi t the screen 
width.

 

Auto Fit

 }

Select this to take the minimum value of 
horizontal and vertical fi t scale ratio (like 
letter box).

 

Pan Scan

 }

Select this to take the maximum value of 
horizontal and vertical fi t scale ratio.

B

 Use 

S

 

T

 to select a setting and press 

OK

 to confi rm.

TV System

This menu contains the options for 
selecting the colour system that matches 
the connected TV. For details, see page 
19.

Video Out

This setting allows you to toggle the 
output of the video signal between 
Interlaced and P-Scan (Progressive Scan).

A

  In ‘Video’, press 

S

 

T

 to select { 

Video 

Out 

}, then press 

X

.

 { 

Interlaced

 }

Select this for Interlaced YPbPr 
connection.  

 { 

RGB

 }

Select this for Scart connection.  

 { 

P-Scan

 }

Select this when you connect your DVD 
player P-Scan YPbPr to your TV that 
supports progressive video input.

B

 Use 

S

 

T

 to select a setting and press 

OK

 to confi rm.

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Summary of Contents for DVP3142

Page 1: ...ick 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 philips com support DVP3142 DVP3144 01 43_dvp3142_3144_eng2 indd 1 01 43_dvp3142_3144_eng2 indd 1 2007 01 30 5 11 24 PM 2007 01 30 5 11 24 PM ...

Page 2: ...2 01 43_dvp3142_3144_eng2 indd 2 01 43_dvp3142_3144_eng2 indd 2 2007 01 30 5 11 33 PM 2007 01 30 5 11 33 PM ...

Page 3: ...llectual 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 Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited 01 43_dvp3142_3144_eng2 indd 3 01 43_dvp3142_3144_eng2 indd 3 2...

Page 4: ...SWITCHED ON For Customer Use Read carefully the information located at the bottom or rear of your DVD Video player and enter below the Serial No Retain this information for future reference Model No DVP 3142 DVP 3144 Serial No ___________________ Specifications are subject to change without notice Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V or their respective owners This pr...

Page 5: ...English 5 Language Code 01 43_dvp3142_3144_eng2 indd 5 01 43_dvp3142_3144_eng2 indd 5 2007 01 30 5 11 34 PM 2007 01 30 5 11 34 PM ...

Page 6: ...mote control to operate the system 17 Step 2 Finding your viewing channel 17 Step 3 Setting up Progressive Scan feature 18 Step 4 Selecting the matching colour system 19 Step 5 Setting the language 20 On screen display OSD language 20 Audio Subtitle and DVD menu languages 20 Playback from Disc Playable discs 21 Supported formats 21 Playback Features Starting disc playback 22 Basic playback control...

Page 7: ...etup menu 29 OSD Language 29 Subtitle Audio DVD Menu 29 Setting the DivX subtitle font 29 Using the Video setup menu 30 32 Setting the Aspect Ratio 30 View Mode 31 TV System 31 Video Out 31 Smart Picture 32 Using the Audio setup menu 33 34 Digital Output 33 Night Mode 34 Down Sampling 34 Using the Rating setup menu 35 36 Rating level settings 35 36 Changing the Password 36 Using the Misc Miscellan...

Page 8: ...om the left and right to prevent overheating 10cm 4 0 10cm 4 0 5cm 2 0 5cm 2 0 Avoid high temperatures moisture water and dust Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing Do not place any sources of danger on the apparatus e g liquid filled objects lighted candles Cleaning discs Some problems occur because the disc inside the recorder is dirty frozen picture sound disruptions picture d...

Page 9: ...nal code number on the disc package If the number does not match the player s region number see table below the player may be unable to playback the disc Tips It may not be possible to play CD R RW or DVD R RW in all cases due to the type of disc or condition of the recording If you are having trouble playing a certain disc remove the disc and try a different one Improper formatted disc will not p...

Page 10: ...OUT L R sockets of the DVD player to the corresponding AUDIO IN sockets on the television cable not supplied IMPORTANT You only need to make one video connection from the following options depending on the capabilities of your television Connect the DVD player directly to the television A SCART connection will let you use features both audio and video on the DVD player Using SCART sockets A Use th...

Page 11: ... progressive scan television is required Using ComponentVideo sockets YPbPr A Use the component video cables red blue green to connect the DVD player s YPbPr sockets to the component video input sockets or labeled as YPbPr on the television cable not supplied B To hear sound of this DVD player through your TV use the audio cables white red to connect AUDIO OUT L R sockets of the DVD player to the ...

Page 12: ... CH3 CH4 ANT IN ANT IN 1 3 4 2 RF coaxial cable to TV Back of RF Modulator example only IMPORTANT If your television only has a single Antenna In socket or labeled as 75 ohm or RF In you will need an RF modulator in order to view the DVD playback on the television See your electronics retailer or contact Philips for details on RF modulator availability and operations Using an accessory RF modulato...

Page 13: ... Cb Y S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN Connecting the power cord After everything is connected properly plug in the AC power cord to the power outlet Never make or change any connections with the power switched on When no disc is loaded press STANDBY ON on the DVD player front panel may appear on the display panel 01 43_dvp3142_3144_eng2 indd 13 01 43_dvp3142_3144_eng2 indd 13 2007 01 30 5 1...

Page 14: ...eceiver see page 33 Digital Output Tip If the audio format of the Digital Output does not match the capabilities of your receiver the receiver will produce a strong distorted sound or no sound at all Stereo system has right left Audio In sockets A Select one of the video connections CVBSVIDEO IN SCART or COMPONENTVIDEO IN depending on the options available on your TV B Use the audio cables white r...

Page 15: ...the remote control towards this sensor AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Mains AC Power Cord Connect to a standard AC outlet Audio Out Left Right Connect to AUDIO inputs of an amplifier receiver or stereo system COAXIAL Digital audio out Connect to coaxial AUDIO input of a digital audio equipment TV OUT SCART Connect to SCART input of a TV YPbPr Component Video Out Connec...

Page 16: ...arge a picture on the TV screen REPEAT Selects various repeat mode REPEAT A B Repeats playback a specific section on a disc 2 To switch the DVD player to standby mode or ON DISPLAY Displays information on TV screen during playback W X Cursor buttons for moving to the left or right do a fast forward reverse search ST Cursor buttons for moving up down do a slow forward backward SETUP Enters or exits...

Page 17: ... 2 Finding your viewing channel A Press STANDBY ON 2 on the DVD player to turn it on B Turn on the TV and set it to the correct video in channel You should see the blue DVD background screen Usually these channel are between the lowest and highest channels and may be called FRONT A V IN VIDEO See your TV s manual for more details Or you may go to channel 1 on your TV then press the Channel down bu...

Page 18: ...ect Video Out then press X G Select P Scan then press OK to confirm The menu will appear on the TV Activating Progressive Scan 1 Ensure your TV system supports Progressive Mode 2 If there is a distorted picture on the TV wait 15 seconds for automatic recover Yes NO H Press W to highlight Yes and press OK to confirm I Turn on your TV progressive scan mode refer to your TV user manual The menu will ...

Page 19: ...cted TV is compatible with both NTSC and PAL multi system The output format will be in accordance with the video signal of the disc E Select a setting and press OK Follow the instructions show on the TV to confirm the selection if any Confirm again to use new setting Revert to original setting in 14 seconds Yes NO Changing NTSC to PAL 1 Ensure your TV system supports PAL Standard 2 If there is a d...

Page 20: ...s W to go back to previous menu item Press SETUP to exit the menu item Audio Subtitle and DVD menu languages You can choose your preferred language or sound track from audio subtitles and DVD menu languages If the selected language is not available on the disc the disc s default language will be used instead Language Video Audio Rating Misc OSD Language English Subtitle French DivX Subtitle Spanis...

Page 21: ...uration and characteristics of the disc or due to the condition of recording and authoring software that was used Super Video CD MP3 Disc DivX Disc DivX 3 11 4 x 5 x and 6 0 Supported formats MP3 WMA tracks The file extensions has to be mp3 wma JPEG ISO format Maximum 15 characters display Supported sampling frequencies and corresponding bit rates 32kHz 64 320 kbps 44 1kHz 48kHz 80 320 kbps JPEG p...

Page 22: ...ing features described here might not be possible for certain discs Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs Basic playback controls Unless otherwise stated all operations described are based on Remote Control use Pausing playback A During playback press PLAY PAUSE u to pause playback and display a still picture Sound will be muted B To resume normal playback press PLAY PAUSE u aga...

Page 23: ...5 discs Play from start press PREV appears during playback for first 10 seconds During the message appears on the TV screen press PREV to start playback from the beginning Playback restarts from the first title DVD or the beginning of the title track VCD CDDA SVCD To cancel resume mode In stop mode press STOP Ç again Tip To remove the message from the TV screen press DISPLAY Slow Motion You can sl...

Page 24: ...continuously C To exit the sequence press REPEAT A B Selecting various repeat functions Repeat play mode The repeat play options vary depending on the disc type While playing a disc press REPEAT continuously to choose a repeat options For DVD Repeat Chapter currently playing chapter Repeat Title currently playing title Off cancel For Video CD Audio CD Repeat Single currently playing track Repeat A...

Page 25: ...Rep Off 1 1 DVD Track Track 3 21 VCD Time Time 00 00 56 00 03 34 VCD Repeat Repeat A B Off Rep Off VCD Title Chapter Track selection A Press W X to select Title Chapter or Track then press OK to access B Use the alphanumeric keypad 0 9 to input a valid number C Press OK to confirm The playback skips to the chosen title chapter track Time Search A When Time information appears on the TV screen pres...

Page 26: ...subtitle languages SpecialVCD and SVCD Feature Playback Control PBC For VCD with Playback Control PBC feature version 2 0 only Press DISC MENU to toggle between PBC ON and PBC OFF If you select PBC ON the disc menu if available will appear on the TV Use the PREV í NEXT ë or the alphanumeric keypad 0 9 to select a play option During playback pressing PREV í after the first 5 seconds playback will s...

Page 27: ...filename sub have to be saved under the same filename as the movie avi in the same folder For example Folder A abc avi and abc sub Playing MP3 WMA JPEG Kodak Fuji Picture CD IMPORTANT You have to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel See page 17 Finding your viewing channel General Operation A Load a disc The disc reading time may exceed 30 seconds due to the complexity of the di...

Page 28: ...ess and hold PREV í NEXT ë for about few seconds to access fast forward or fast reverse with the required speed 2X 4X 8X 16X or 32X Tip For MP3 WMA fast forward or fast reverse is available only when pressing í ë for few seconds or more Zoom picture JPEG During playback press ZOOM repeatedly to display the picture with different scales Use S T W X to view the zoomed picture Playback with multi ang...

Page 29: ...anguage options for the language displayed on the screen For details see page 20 Subtitle Audio DVD Menu These menus contains various language options for audio subtitle and disc menu which may be recorded on the DVD For details see page 20 Setting the DivX subtitle font You can set the font type that supports the recorded DivX subtitle A In Language press S T to select DivX Subtitle then press X ...

Page 30: ...ss Example TV System The options for the selected item appears If the selection in the menu is greyed out that means the feature is not available or not possible to change at the current state D Use S T to select a setting and press OK to confirm Example PAL The setting is selected and setup is complete E To exit press SETUP Setting the Aspect Ratio The picture shape can be adjusted to fit your TV...

Page 31: ...Auto Fit Select this to take the minimum value of horizontal and vertical fit scale ratio like letter box Pan Scan Select this to take the maximum value of horizontal and vertical fit scale ratio B Use S T to select a setting and press OK to confirm TV System This menu contains the options for selecting the colour system that matches the connected TV For details see page 19 Video Out This setting ...

Page 32: ... options BRIGHTNESS Increase the value to brighten the picture or vice versa Choose zero 0 for average setting CONTRAST Increase the value to sharpen the picture or vice versa Choose zero 0 to balance the contrast TINT Increase the value to darken the picture or vice versa Choose zero 0 for average setting COLOR Increase the value to enhance the colour in your picture or vice versa Choose zero 0 t...

Page 33: ...mple On The setting is selected and setup is complete E To exit press SETUP Digital Output Select this if you connect to a multichannel decoder receiver A In Audio press S T to select Digital Output then press X All Select this if the connected device has a built in multichannel decoder that supports one of the multichannel audio format Dolby Digital MPEG 2 PCM Select this if the connected device ...

Page 34: ...and press OK to confirm DVD Menu Options continued TIPS The underlined option is the factory default setting Press W to go back to previous menu item Press SETUP to exit the menu item Down Sampling You can enable and disable the digital signal for better sound output quality A In Audio press S T to select Down Sampling then press X On Playback a disc recorded at the sampling rate of 48kHz Off Play...

Page 35: ...asked to change the parental level while playing the disc The rating levels are from 1 to 8 and are country dependent You can prohibit the playing of certain discs that are not suitable for your children or have certain discs played with alternative scenes A In Rating press S T to select Parental control then press X B Use the alphanumeric keypad 0 9 to enter the four digit password see page 36 Ch...

Page 36: ...d You need to enter your four digit password to play a prohibited disc or if prompted for a password A In Rating press S T to select Set Password then press OK You will be prompted to enter your four digit password Enter Password B Use the alphanumeric keypad 0 9 to enter the four digit password When doing this for the first time enter the default password 0000 If you forget your old four digit pa...

Page 37: ...OK to confirm Example No The setting is selected and setup is complete E To exit press SETUP Restoring to the original settings Setting the Default function will reset all options and your personal settings to the factory defaults except your password for rating level A In Misc press S T to select Use Default Settings then press OK The menu will appear Use Default Settings NO YES Yes Select this t...

Page 38: ... vod divx com A In Misc press S T to select DivX Registration then press OK The registration code will appear B Use the registration code to rent or purchase the movies from DivX Registration service at http vod divx com Follow the instructions and download the movie from your computer onto a CD R RW for playback on this DVD player Tip All the downloaded movies from DivX Registration can only be p...

Page 39: ... B Press numeric keypad 966 on the remote control The software installed in the DVD player appears on the TV screen To download and install the latest software to the DVD player A Visit the Philips website www philips com support to check the availability of the latest software upgrade B Download the software to a CD R C Insert the CD R to the disc slot The latest software will be downloaded in th...

Page 40: ...hannel 1 on your TV then press the channel down button on your TV s remote control until you see the TV programme Check the video connection between the DVD player and the TV The disc does not match with the TV colour system standard PAL NTSC The disc is dirty clean the disc Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear This is not a malfunction To deactivate progressive scan function ...

Page 41: ...Reconnect the power cord and try to operate again as usual Check the disc for fingerprint scratches and clean with a soft cloth wiping from centre to edge Check that the output of the video signal is switch to Interlaced Check that the DivX file is encoded in Home Theatre mode with DivX 5 x encoder Check that the DivX movie downloaded is a complete file The audio codec may not be supported by this...

Page 42: ...tereo Dolby Surround compatible downmix from Dolby Digital multi channel sound AUDIO PERFORMANCE DA Converter 24 bit 192 kHz 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 100 dB Dynamic range 1kHz 90 dB Crosstalk 1kHz 100 dB Distortion noise 1kHz 85 dB MPEG MP3 MPEG Audio L3 CONNECTIONS Scart Output Euroconne...

Page 43: ...hich 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 volume as a regular CD can Parental Control A function of the DVD to limit playback of the disc by t...

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