Philips MCD288, Service Manual

Contr

ols

9

OK

–

to exit or conf

ir

m the selection.

0

w

/

–

Disc: skips to the previous/next chapter/title/

track.

–T

uner

: selects a preset r

adio station.

!

9

–

In DISC/USB mode

, to stop pla

yback or clear a

progr

am.

@

2;

–

In DISC/USB mode

, to star

t or inter

rupt

pla

yback.

#

VOL +/-

–

adjusts the v

olume upward/do

wnward.

–

adjusts the hour

s and min

utes in clock/timer

setting mode

.

–

selects a source in timer setting mode

.

$

MODE

–

selects var

ious repeat modes or the shuffle pla

y

mode f

or a disc

.

%

SUBTITLE

–

selects a subtitle language

.

^ 

SLEEP/TIMER

Standb

y mode

–

sets time f

or switching on the system

automaticall

y.

Po

we

r-on mode

–

sets the sleep timer function (auto off).

&

  LOUDNESS

–

enab

les or disab

les automatic loudness

adjustment.

*

DSC

–

selects diff

erent types of preset sound equaliz

er

settings (CLASSIC

, JAZZ,

 R

OCK,

 POP or FLA

T;

for D

VD:

 NORMAL,

 CONCER

T,

 DRAMA,

A

CTION or SCI-FI).

(

DBB

–

enab

les or disab

les bass enhancement.

) 

MUTE

–

to interr

upt or resume sound reproduction.

¡

 DISPLA

Y

–

displa

ys inf

or

mation on 

TV screen during

pla

yback.

™

A-B

–f

or 

VCD/CD/USB:

 to repeat a specif

ic section

within the same track.

–f

or D

VD:

 to repeat a specif

ic section in a disc

.

£

DIM

–

selects diff

erent levels of br

ightness f

or the

displa

y screen.

≤

A

UDIO

for VCD

–

sets Stereo

, Mono-Left or Mono-Right sound

mode

.

for D

VD

–

selects an audio language

.

∞

ZOOM

–D

VD/VCD/Picture CD:

 enlar

ges or reduces a

picture or activ

e image on the 

TV screen.

§

ANGLE

–

selects a D

VD camer

a angle

.

GO

TO/STEREO

–

In DISC mode

, to fast search in a disc b

y

enter

ing a time

, title

, chapter or tr

ack.

–

FM:

 sets stereo or mono sound mode

.

•

 CLOCK/RDS

      Standby mode

*–

sets the system clock.

      Playback mode

–

displa

ys the system clock.

For tuner

–

displa

ys RDS inf

or

mation.

ª

0

–

ejects a disc from the disc loader

.

º

CH.LEVEL (una

vailable f

or this v

ersion)

⁄

SURR

OUND (una

vailab

le f

or this

version)

Notes for r

emote contr

ol:

–

Fir

st,

 select the source you wish to

contr

ol b

y pr

essing one of the source select

ke

ys on the r

emote contr

ol (DISC or

TUNER,

 for e

xample).

–

Then select the desir

ed function ( 

2;

, ,

 for e

xample).

* = Press and hold the button for mor

e than thr

ee seconds

.

w

≥

w

w

W

ARNING

Under no cir

cumstances should you tr

y to r

epair the system y

ourself,

 as this will

in

validate the war

ranty

.  Do not open the system as ther

e is a risk of electric shock.

If a fault occurs,

 first check the points listed belo

w bef

or

e taking the system f

or r

epair

. If

y

ou are unab

le to r

emedy a pr

ob

lem b

y f

ollo

wing these hints,

 consult y

our dealer or

Philips f

or help

.

Pr

ob

lem

Solution

Tr

oub

leshooting

No po

wer

.

“

NO DISC

” is displa

y

ed.

No pictur

e

.

Distor

ted or poor pictur

e.

The aspect ratio of the scr

een cannot be

chang

ed e

v

en though y

ou ha

v

e set the 

TV

sha

pe

.

Check if the 

A

C pow

er cord is proper

ly

connected.

Check if the disc is inser

ted upside down.

W

ait until the moisture condensed at the lens

has cleared.

Replace or clean the disc

, see “Maintenance”.

Use a readab

le disc or cor

rectl

y recorded f

or

mat

MP3-CD

.

Select the appropr

iate video input mode on the

TV set.

Check if the 

TV set is switched on.

Check the video connection.

Check if the system is securel

y connected.

If the progressiv

e scan f

eature is activated b

ut

the connected 

TV does not suppor

t progressiv

e

signals or the cab

les are not connected

accordingl

y, see 

“Prepar

ations-Setting up

Progressiv

e Scan f

eature”

 f

or proper progressiv

e

scan setup or deactivate the progressiv

e scan

feature as belo

w:

1) 

Tur

n off y

our 

TV progressiv

e scan mode or

tur

n on to inter

laced mode

.

2) Press SYSTEM on the remote to exit the

system men

u and then DISC to exit progressiv

e

scan.

Sometimes a slight picture distor

tion ma

y appear

.

This is not a malfunction.

Clean the disc

.

Connect the system to the S-video input of your

TV set.

The aspect r

atio is f

ix

ed on the D

VD disc

.

The aspect r

atio ma

y not be changed f

or some

TV systems.

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