Philips DVP3144, User Manual

Page 1: ... quick 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 welcome DVP3144 DVD VIDEO PLAYER dvp3144_75_eng2 indd 1 dvp3144_75_eng2 indd 1 2007 04 16 1 40 42 PM 2007 04 16 1 40 42 PM ...

Page 2: ...hts 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 dvp3144_75_eng2 indd 2 dvp3144_75_eng2 indd 2 2007 04 16 1 40 48 PM 2007 04 16 1 40 ...

Page 3: ...vergence 60 degrees 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 3144 Serial No ___________________ dvp3144_75_eng2 indd 3 dvp3144_75_eng2 indd 3 2007 04 16 1 40 48 PM 2007 04 16 1 40 48 PM ...

Page 4: ...Pictures shown maybe different between countries CAUTION WARNING LOCATION ON THE BACKPLATE OF THE SET NEVER MAKE OR CHANGE CONNECTIONS WITH THE POWER SWITCHED ON Specifications are subject to change without notice Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V or their respective owners Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp...

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Page 6: ...ystem 15 Step 2 Finding your viewing channel 15 Step 3 Setting up Progressive Scan feature 16 Step 4 Selecting the matching color system 17 Step 5 Setting the language 18 On screen display OSD language 18 Audio Subtitle and DVD menu languages 18 Playback from Disc Playable discs 19 Supported formats 19 Playback Features Starting disc playback 20 Basic playback control 20 Pausing playback 20 Select...

Page 7: ...ge setup menu 27 OSD Language 27 Subtitle Audio DVD Menu 27 Setting the DivX subtitle font 27 Using the Video setup menu 28 30 Setting the Aspect Ratio 28 View Mode 29 TV System 29 Video Out 29 Smart Picture 30 Using the Audio setup menu 31 32 Digital Output 31 Night Mode 32 Down Sampling 32 Using the Rating setup menu 33 34 Rating level settings 33 34 Changing the Password 34 Using the Misc Misce...

Page 8: ... 2 0 from 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 such as liquid filled objects lighted candles Cleaning discs Some problems occur because the disc inside the player is dirty frozen picture sound disruptions ...

Page 9: ...isc 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 played on this DVD player...

Page 10: ...lowing options depending on the capabilities of your television Connect the DVD player directly to the television Using CompositeVideo jacks CVBS A Use the composite video cable yellow to connect the DVD player s TV OUT CVBS jack to the video input jack or labeled as A V In Video In Composite or Baseband on the television cable supplied B To hear sound of this DVD player through your television us...

Page 11: ... 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 AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT TV OUT COAXIAL COMPON AC MAINS AUDIO OUT V Pr Cr U Pb Cb Y S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN dvp3144_75_eng2 indd 11 dvp3144_75_eng2 indd 11 2007 04 16 1 40 51 PM 2007 ...

Page 12: ...g distorted sound or no sound at all Stereo system has right left Audio In jacks A Select one of the video connections CVBSVIDEO IN or COMPONENT VIDEO IN depending on the options available on your television B 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 stereo system cable supplied Connecting to a digital AV receiver Op...

Page 13: ...ntrol towards this sensor AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT TV 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 YPbPr Component Video Out Connect to YPbPr input of a television TV OUT CVBS Connect to CVBS...

Page 14: ... Enlarge 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 S T Cursor buttons for moving up down do a slow forward backward SETUP Enters or ...

Page 15: ... while operating the DVD player Step 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 yo...

Page 16: ...edly to select 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...

Page 17: ...nected TV is compatible with both NTSC and PAL multi system The output format will be in accordance with the video signal of the disc 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 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 setti...

Page 18: ... 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 Auto DivX Subtitle Standard DV...

Page 19: ...nfiguration 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 JP...

Page 20: ...operating 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...

Page 21: ...es of discs Load one of the last 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 remove the message from the TV screen press DISPLAY Slow Motion You can slow forward or slow revers...

Page 22: ...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 A 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...

Page 23: ... Off 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...

Page 24: ...rent 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 w...

Page 25: ...tle 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 15 Finding your viewing channel General Operation A Load a disc The disc reading time may exceed 30 seconds due to the complexity of th...

Page 26: ...k press 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...

Page 27: ...xample English The setting is selected and setup is complete E To exit press SETUP OSD Language This menu contains various language options for the language displayed on the screen For details see page 18 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 18 Setting the DivX subtitle font You ...

Page 28: ...o access Example Aspect Ratio 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 4 3 The setting is selected and setup is complete E To exit press SETUP Setting the Aspect Ratio The picture shape can be adjusted to fi...

Page 29: ...it the screen width 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 color system that matches the connected TV For details see page 17 Vide...

Page 30: ...wing 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 color in your picture or vice versa Choose zero ...

Page 31: ... Example 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 dev...

Page 32: ...ing 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 ...

Page 33: ... be 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 3...

Page 34: ... discs Changing the Password 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 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 y...

Page 35: ...ress 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 t...

Page 36: ...http 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 ...

Page 37: ...r 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 menu appears Firmware Update Cancel Start Erase and Program Firmware Update Programming please wait Do not switch the player off ...

Page 38: ... DVD player You may go to Channel 1 on your TV then press the channel down button on your TV s remote control until you see the TV program Check the video connection between the DVD player and the TV The disc does not match with the TV color 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 pr...

Page 39: ...r outlet for a few minutes 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 center to edge Check that the output of the video signal is turn 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...

Page 40: ...nd Stereo 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 90 dB Dynamic range 1kHz 80 dB Crosstalk 1kHz 70 dB Distortion noise 1kHz 65 dB MPEG MP3 MPEG Audio L3 CONNECTIONS YPbPr Output Cinch 3...

Page 41: ...roup 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 volume as a regular CD can Parental Control A function of the DVD to limit playback of the dis...

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Page 43: ...em Audio System Home Theatre System Digital Photo Display Photo Frame Digital Set Top Box U 1 1 Y Ye ea ar r Free Replacement at your Retailer Portable Audio MP3 players DVD Players DVD VCR Combo Players DVD Recorders without HDD Portable DVD LCD players UConditions of Repair Warranty 1 All claims for warranty service should be made to your nearest Philips Authorised Service Centre or the Philips ...

Page 44: ...er 1st January 2007 2 U A Au ut th ho or ri is se ed d S Se er rv vi ic ce e C Ce en nt tr re e N Ne et tw wo or rk k Customer support is provided in Australia by our trained call centre staff For assistance with product features and specifications please call U T Te ec ch hn no ol lo og gy y C Ca ar re e C Ce en nt tr re e Please record the following information for your records and keep in a saf...

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