Philips MCD297, User Manual

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Page 2: ...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 replacing the plug cover make certain that the cord grip is clamped over the sheath of the lead not simply over the two wires Copyright in the U K Recording and pl...

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Page 5: ...ettynä sähköverkkoon aina silloin kun pistoke on pistorasiassa Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories MANUFACTURED UNDER LICENSE FROM DIGITALTHEATER SYSTEMS INC US PAT NO 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 AND OTHER WORLDWIDE PATENTS ISSUED AND PENDING DTS AND DTS DIGITAL SURROUND ARE RESISTERED TRADEMARK...

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Page 7: ...7 7 English Français Español Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Svenska Dansk Index English 8 Français 44 Español 80 Deutsch 117 Nederlands 155 Italiano 193 Svenska 230 Dansk 266 ...

Page 8: ... the system to Eco Power Standby mode 22 Power saving automatic standby 22 Sound control 22 DBB DSC LOUDNESS Volume control 22 Disc Operations Playing discs 23 Using the disc menu 23 Basic playback controls 23 25 Pausing playback Selecting a track chapter title Resuming playback from the last stopped point Zoom Repeat and shuffle modes Repeat A B Program Forward Reverse Searching Time search searc...

Page 9: ... human health System Menu Options Basic operations 28 SYSTEM SETUP 28 30 TV SYSTEM SCREEN SAVER TVTYPE PASSWORD RATING DEFAULT DIVX R VOD registration code LANGUAGE SETUP 30 VIDEO SETUP 30 BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST HUE SATURATION AUDIO SETUP 30 31 DIGITAL OUT DOWNMIX 3D PROCESSING LPCM NIGHT MODE Radio Reception Tuning to radio stations 32 Programming radio stations 32 Automatic programming 32 Manual pr...

Page 10: ...DivX R disc on CD R W DivX 3 11 4 x and 5 x Supported MP3 CD format ISO 9660 UDF format Max title album name 10 characters Max title number plus album is 255 Max nested directory is 8 levels The max album number is 32 The max MP3 track number is 999 Supported sampling frequencies for MP3 disc 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz Supported Bit rates of MP3 disc are 32 64 96 128 192 256 kbps The following formats...

Page 11: ...Standby mode it is still consuming some power To disconnect the system from the power supply completely remove the AC power plug from the wall socket Avoid condensation problem The lens may cloud over when the player is suddenly 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 n...

Page 12: ... can be deceiving Over time your hearing comfort level adapts to higher volumes of sound So after prolonged listening what sounds normal can actually be loud and harmful to your hearing To guard against this set your volume to a safe level before your hearing adapts and leave it there To establish a safe volume level Set your volume control at a low setting Slowly increase the sound until you can ...

Page 13: ...er connections have been made Never make or change any connections with the power switched on High voltage Do not open You run the risk of getting an electric shock The machine does not contain any user serviceable parts Modification of the product could result in hazardous radiation of EMC or other unsafe operation To avoid overheating of the system a safety circuit has been built in Therefore yo...

Page 14: ...he corresponding AUDIO IN jacks on theTV Connections Step 2 Connecting speakers 1 2 Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKER terminals right speaker to R and left speaker to L coloured marked wire to and black unmarked wire to Fully insert the stripped portion of the speaker wire into the terminal as shown Notes Ensure that the speaker cables are correctly connected Improper connections may damage...

Page 15: ... will need a RF modulator in order to view the DVD playback viaTV See your electronics retailer or contact Philips for details on RF modulator availability and operations 1 Use the composite cable yellow to connect the system s VIDEO jack to the video input jack on the RF modulator 2 Use an RF coaxial cable not supplied to connect the RF modulator to yourTV s RF jack Connections SPEAKER 4Ω R L FM ...

Page 16: ...ess USB AUX on the remote in order to activate the input source Note If you are connecting equipment with a mono output a single audio out terminal connect it to the AUX left terminal Alternatively you can use a single to double cinch cable the output sound still remain mono SPEAKER 4Ω R L FM aerial 75 Ω LINE OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO S VIDEO COAXIAL SUB WOOFER OUT R L AM aerial DIGITAL IN C AUDIO INPUT...

Page 17: ...nt 8 DSC selects different types of preset sound equalizer settings CLASSIC JAZZ POP or ROCK 9 VOLUME adjusts the volume upward downward adjusts the hours and minutes in clock timer setting mode in timer setting mode switches the set timer ON or OFF 0 n to connect a headphone OPEN CLOSE 0 to open or close the disc door AUX IN jack to connect an auxiliary device Flapdoor 3 to access tape keys Tape ...

Page 18: ...or the shuffle play mode for a disc SUBTITLE selects a subtitle language SLEEP TIMER Standby mode sets a time for switching on the system automatically Playback mode sets the sleep timer function auto off LOUD DBB enables or disables automatic loudness adjustment enables or disables bass enhancement DSC selects different types of preset sound equalizer settings CLASSIC JAZZ POP or ROCK MUTE to int...

Page 19: ...bstances so they should be disposed of properly Step 1 Setting the clock Important To set clock in the Eco Power mode press and hold ECO POWER STANDBY ON y on the set for 3 seconds or more to switch to normal standby mode first before proceeding with the procedures below 1 Go to Standby mode 2 Press and hold CLOCK on the front panel The hour digits flash on the display screen 3 Turn the VOLUME con...

Page 20: ... set use this setting you must also set your widescreen TV to full size available on a disc then the disc s own preference will be used Step 2 Setting video preference IMPORTANT Make sure you have completed all the necessary connections See Connections ConnectingTV Turn on theTV set and set it to the correct Video In channel You may go to channel 1 on yourTV set then press the channel button repea...

Page 21: ...ach disc will be selected 3 Press 5 4 to select a language and press OK 4 Repeat steps 2 3 for other settings To exit the menu Press SYSTEM MENU again Note The format you select must be available on the disc If it is not the setting forTVType will not affect the picture during playback To exit the menu Press SYSTEM MENU again Step 3 Setting language preference You can select your preferred languag...

Page 22: ...es the bass response Press LOUDNESS DBB on the front panel or press LOUD DBB on the remote to enable disable DBB feature Some discs might be recorded in high modulation which causes a distortion at high volume If this occurs switch off DBB or reduce the volume DSC Digital Sound Control DSC provides a different type of preset sound equalizer setting Press DSC repeatedly to select CLASSIC JAZZ POP o...

Page 23: ...de is facing up 5 Playback will start automatically depending on the disc type If a disc menu appears on theTV see Using the Disc Menu If the disc is locked by parental control you must enter your four digit password See SYSTEM SETUP PASSWORD 6 At any time simply press 9 to stop playback Disc Operations Using the disc menu For disc with Table Of Contents a menu may appear on theTV screen once you ...

Page 24: ...sen starting point 2 Press REPEAT A B again at your chosen end point The section A and B can be set only within the same chapter track The section will now repeat continuously 3 To exit the sequence press REPEAT A B again A B CANCEL is displayed on the TV screen Program not for Picture CD To select favourite tracks chapters for playback in preferred sequence 1 Press PROG ANGLE on the remote contro...

Page 25: ...VD VCD CD Elapsed playback time of the current track title Remaining playback time of the current track title Elapsed playback time of the whole disc Remaining playback time of the whole disc Display off For MP3 CD Elapsed playback time of the current track Remaining playback time of the current track Special disc features Playing aTitle DVD 1 Press DISC MENU The disc title menu appears on theTV s...

Page 26: ...ring playback you can Press PRESETí ë to select another file in the current folder Use 22 33 5 4 on the remote to rotate flip the picture files Press 2 repeatedly to pause resume playback Press 9 to stop playback and return to the disc content menu Playing mixed mode disc for example a disc contains MP3 photo and MPEG files You can play a mixed mode disc through this DVD micro system After loading...

Page 27: ...creen 5 flip the picture vertically 4 flip the picture horizontally 22 rotate the picture anti clockwise 33 rotate the picture clockwise Disc Operations Playing a DivX disc This DVD player supports the DivX movie playback that you download from your computer onto a CD R RW 1 Load a DivX disc 1 PressÉ Åon the remote control to start playack 2 If the DivX movie contains external subtitles the subtit...

Page 28: ... VOD TV SYSTEM See Preparations Step 3 Setting video preference for details SCREEN SAVER This function is used to turn the screen saver on or off ON In STOP PAUSE or No DISC mode if no actions are performed about 3 minutes the screen saver will be activated OFF Screen saver is disabled TV TYPE See Preparations Step 3 Setting video preference for details PASSWORD You can enter your four digit passw...

Page 29: ...ugh the movie rating may be printed on the Disc cover The rating level feature does not work for such Discs Rating explanations 1 KID SAFE Suitable for children 2 G General Audience recommended as acceptable for viewers of all ages 3 PG Parental Guidance suggested 4 PG 13 Material is unsuitable for children under age 13 Parental Guidance suggested 5 6 PG R R Parental Guidance Restricted recommende...

Page 30: ...ayed back on this DVD player Time search feature is not available during DivX movie playback LANGUAGE SETUP The options included in LANGUAGE SETUP page are OSD LANGUAGE AUDIO LANG SUBTITLE LANG and MENU LANG See Preparations Step 4 Setting language preference for details VIDEO SETUP The options included inVIDEO SETUP page are COMPONENT TV MODE BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST HUE and SATURATION BRIGHTNESS Adju...

Page 31: ...ides a virtual surround sound experience using just two speakers OFF CONCERT CHURCH PASSIVE WIDE and LIVE LPCM If you connect the DVD Player to a PCM compatible receiver via the coaxial terminal you may need to adjust LPCM Discs are recorded at a certain sampling rate The higher the sampling rate the better the sound quality 48K Playback a disc recorded at the sampling rate of 48kHz 96K Playback a...

Page 32: ...emory Automatic programming Press PROG ANGLE on the remote for more than three seconds to activate programming All available stations are programmed AUTO is displayed and available stations are programmed in order of waveband Manual programming 1 Tune to your desired station refer to Tuning to radio stations 2 Press PROG ANGLE to activate programming PROG flashes on the display 3 Press PRESETí ë t...

Page 33: ...ncy Setting the RDS clock Some RDS radio station may be transmitting a real clock time at an interval of every minute It is possible to set the clock by using a time signal which is broadcast together with the RDS signal 1 Tune to a RDS station refer to Tuning to radio stations 2 Press DISPLAY RDS for more than two seconds SEAR TM is displayed When RDS time is read RDS and RDS time value are displ...

Page 34: ... file formats are skipped This means that e g Word documents doc or MP3 files with extension dlf are ignored and will not be played AAC WAV PCM audio files DRM protected WMA files WMA files in Lossless format How to transfer music files from PC to a USB mass storage device By dragging and dropping music files you can easily transfer your favorite music from PC to a USB mass storage device For the ...

Page 35: ...e compliant to the USB MSD standards i Most common Mass storage class devices are flash drives memory sticks jump drives and etc ii If you see a Disc Drive showing up on your computer after you have plugged the mass storage device into your computer most likely it is MSD compliant and it will work with this micro system b If your Mass storage device requires a battery power source please make sure...

Page 36: ...d recordings may be an infringement of copyrights and constitute a criminal offence This equipment should not be used for such purposes IMPORTANT Recording is permissible if copyright or other rights of third parties are not infringed upon Tape playback 1 Press SOURCE on the front panel repeatedly or TAPE on the remote control to select the tuner source The display shows TAPE TAPE TAPE TAPE TAPE t...

Page 37: ... in progress To stop recording press STOP OPENÇ0 It is not possible to listen to another source It is not possible to activate the timer function Synchro start CD USB recording 1 Select CD or USB source Press í ë select the desired track 2 Press RECORD to start recording Playing of the CD programme starts automatically from the beginning of the CD It is not necessary to start the CD player separat...

Page 38: ...isplay panel 5 Turn the VOLUME control on the front panel or press VOL on the remote to set the minutes and press SLEEP TIMER to confirm Activating and deactivating TIMER In standby mode press SLEEP TIMER on the remote once or more to activate or deactivate the timer Display shows if activated and disappears if deactivated Sleep timer setting The sleep timer enables the system to switch off by its...

Page 39: ...Hz Total harmonic distortion 0 1 1 kHz TUNER FM wave range 87 5 108 MHz MW wave range 531 1602 kHz Sensitivity at 75 Ω mono 26 dB signal to noise ratio 2 8 µV stereo 46 dB signal to noise ratio 61 4 µV Selectivity 28 dB Total harmonic distortion 5 Frequency response 63 5500 Hz 6 dB Signal to noise ratio 50 dBA USB PLAYER USB V2 0 V1 1 support MP3 WMA JPEG files Number of albums folders maximum 99 ...

Page 40: ...ntil the moisture condensed at the lens has cleared Replace or clean the disc see Maintenance Use a readable disc or correctly recorded format MP3 CD Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV set Check if theTV set is switched on Check the video connection Check if the system is securely connected Sometimes a slight picture distortion may appear This is not a malfunction Clean the disc Con...

Page 41: ...tem is in pause slow motion or fast forward reverse mode press PLAY PAUSE 2 to resume the normal play mode Make sure the MP3 CD was recorded within 32 256 kbps bit rate with sampling frequencies at 48 kHz 44 1 kHz or 32 kHz Ensure that the DTS disc also supports Dolby Digital output If the signal is too weak adjust the antenna or connect an external antenna for better reception Increase the distan...

Page 42: ... the USB mode Select USB mode The device is not securely connected to MCD297 s USB port Re connect the device The device is not supported by MCD297 or the audio file format stored on the device is not supported by MCD297 Use a compatible device playable audio file format Troubleshooting ...

Page 43: ...ugh the MP3 format one CD R or CD RW can contain about 10 times as much data volume as a regular CD can Multichannel DVD is specified to have all sound tracks constitute one sound field Multichannel refers to a structure of sound tracks having three or more channels Parental control A function of the DVD to limit playback of the disc by the age of the users according to the limitation level in eac...

Page 44: ...nglish Français Português Español Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Svenska Dansk Suomi Polski Printed in China CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MCD297 PDCC J W Wang 0747 Meet Philips at the Internet http www philips com ...