Philips MCD305, User Manual

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Page 4: ...e Progressive manually Step 3 Setting the speakers 55 Adjusting the delay effect Adjusting volume level of speakers Step 4 Setting language preference 56 Setting the OSD Language Setting the Audio Subtitle and Disc Menu language Basic Functions Switching the system on off 57 Volume control 57 Sound Control 58 DBB Dynamic Bass Boost DSC Digital Sound Control Selecting surround sound Dimming the dis...

Page 5: ... 70 Component TV Mode Quality Preference Page 71 Parental Default Password Setup Page 72 Password mode Password Tuner Tuning to radio stations 73 Storing preset radio stations 73 Manual programming Auto store Automatic programming Listening to preset radio stations Clock Timer Setting the clock 74 Setting sleep wake up timer 74 Sleep timer setting Wake up timer setting Specifications 75 Troublesho...

Page 6: ... foam sheet Your system consists of materials which can be recycled and reused if disassembled by a specialised company Please observe the local regulations regarding the disposal of packaging materials exhausted batteries and old equipment General Information Installation Place the player on a flat hard and stable surface In a cabinet allow about 10cm 4 inches of free space all around the player ...

Page 7: ...erefore your system may switch to Standby mode automatically under extreme conditions If this happens let the system cool down before reusing it Step 2 Connecting speakers and subwoofer IMPORTANT A sticker indicating speaker types eg front rear and left right speaker can be found at the back of each supplied speaker box except the supplied subwoofer box Connect the supplied speaker wires of the fr...

Page 8: ...an you will not be able to view the picture Press SYSTEM on the remote to exit the system menu and then DISC to exit progressive scan Notes For optimal sound performance use the supplied speakers Do not connect more than one speaker to any one pair of speaker terminals Do not connect speakers with an impedance lower than the speakers supplied Please refer to the SPECIFICATIONS section of this manu...

Page 9: ...red not supplied to connect AUX IN jacks to the corresponding AUDIO OUT jacks on theTV set Using an accessory RF modulator IMPORTANT If yourTV set only has a single Antenna In jack or labeled as 75 ohm or RF In you 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 Use the composi...

Page 10: ...an outdoor FM antenna to the FM AERIAL terminal Notes Adjust the position of the antennas for optimal reception Position the antennas as far as possible from yourTV set VCR or other radiation sources to prevent unwanted interference Step 5 Connecting the power cord After everything is connected properly plug in the AC power cord to the power outlet Never make or change any connection with the powe...

Page 11: ...ng operation press AUX on the remote control to select AUX in order to activate the input source Step 7 Connecting digital audio equipment Recording digital Connect the system s COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT jack to the DIGITAL IN jack on a digital recording device DTS DigitalTheater System compatible with a Dolby Digital decoder for example Before operation set SPDIF according to the audio connection See S...

Page 12: ...6 iR Sensor point the remote control towards this sensor 7 OPEN CLOSE opens or closes the disc door 8 É Å PRESET3 DISC starts or interrupts disc playback TUNER selects a preset radio station upward 9 9 PRESET 4 DISC stops disc playback or erases a program TUNER selects a preset radio station backward 0 4 DISC press to skip to the previous next chapter title track TUNING 34 TUNER press to tune to a...

Page 13: ...ntrol PBC mode on or off MP3 WMA switches between Album and Filelist 8 4 3 2 1 selects an item in a menu moves an enlarged picture up down left right 9 OK confirms a selection 0 ZOOM DVD VCD Picture CD enlarges or reduces a picture or active image on the TV screen MUTE disables or enables sound output TU à á Tuner press to tune to a lower higher radio frequency gradually press and hold then releas...

Page 14: ...ys information onTV screen during playback AUDIO forVCD sets Stereo Mono Left or Mono Right sound mode for DVD selects an audio language A B repeats playback of a specific section on a disc MODE selects various repeat modes or the shuffle play mode for a disc SLOW selects different slow playback modes for aVCD SVCD DVD DBB enables or disables bass enhancement ª SURROUND selects 2 1 channel output ...

Page 15: ...ually these channels are between the lowest and highest channels and may be called FRONT A V IN orVIDEO See yourTV manual for more details Or you may go to channel 1 on yourTV then press the Channel up button repeatedly until you see theVideo In channel Or theTV Remote Control may have a button or switch that chooses different video modes Or set theTV to channel 3 or 4 if you are using an RF modul...

Page 16: ... OK BUTTON ON REMOTE TIME LAST 01 SECOND 0 Press 1 2 to highlight OK in the menu and press OK to confirm The setup is complete now and you can start enjoying the high quality picture To deactivate Progressive manually When the distorted sign still appears on theTV it may be due to the connectedTV does not accept progressive signals and progressive is set by mistake You must reset the unit to inter...

Page 17: ...m 30cm 170cm For subwoofer and rear speakers 0cm 10cm 20cm 30cm 510cm 5 Press 1 2 to adjust the settings that best suit your surround sound needs To exit from the menu Press SYSTEM again Getting Started Adjusting volume level of individual speakers 1 Press VOL SEL on the remote repeatedly to enter volume setting modes for the FL front left FR front right CT center SL surround left i e rear left SR...

Page 18: ... and press 2 4 Select a language and press OK To exit the menu Press SYSTEM on the remote control again Setting the Audio Subtitle and Disc Menu language 1 In the stop mode press SYSTEM on the remote control 2 Press 1 2 to select PREFERENCE PAGE 3 Press 3 4 to highlight the following in the Preference Page Audio disc s soundtrack Subtitle disc s subtitles Disc Menu disc s menu 4 Enter its submenu ...

Page 19: ...t time See Setting the clock on page 74 Helpful hints The interactive sound settings last selected source and tuner presets will be retained in the player s memory Volume control Turn VOLUME clockwise or anticlockwise or press VOLUME on the remote to increase or decrease the volume level The display shows VOL and a volume value from 1 to 30 MIN or MAX is displayed when the volume level is adjusted...

Page 20: ...ound IMPORTANT For proper surround sound make sure the speakers and subwoofer are connected see Connections Step 2 Connectin speakers and subwoofer Press SURROUND to select surround sound or stereo mode The availability of the various surround sound modes depends on the number of speakers used and the sound available on the disc The center and surround speakers operate only in Multi channel surrou...

Page 21: ...alVersatile Discs DVDs Video CDs VCDs SuperVideo CDs SVCDs Digital Versatile Discs Recordable DVD R DigitalVersatile Discs Rewritable DVD RW Compact Discs CDs MP3 disc on CD R W Supported sampling frequencies 8 kHz 48 kHz Supported Bit rates 8 320 kbps variable bitrates WMA CDs CD ROMs with WMA tracks Picture JPEG files on CD R W Region Codes DVDs must be labeled for ALL regions or Region 6 in ord...

Page 22: ...sion 2 0 only PBC playback allows you to playVideo CDs interactively following the menu on the display such as allowing you to select favourit songs To switch PBC on or off press DISC MENU during playback If PBC was ON it will switch to OFF and continue playback If PBC was OFF it will switch of ON and return to menu screen Selecting and searching Selecting a different track chapter For DVD VCD CD ...

Page 23: ... ALL when the repeat of the entire disc is selected or shows SHUFF when shuffle play is selected Repeat A B For DVD VCD CD MP3 WMA 1 Press A B at your chosen starting point 2 Press A B again at your chosen end point The section will now repeat continuously 3 To exit the sequence press A B again GOTO 1 During playback press GOTO ST once or more on the remote control TV screen shows various search b...

Page 24: ...ters For DVDs VCDs CDs You can select and program up to 20 desired tracks chapters for playback in the desired sequence If you like store any track chapter title more than once 1 Press PROG on the remote control to activate programming mode On theTV screen the program pop up appears and the first program position is highligted for you to enter the desired track chapter title numbers DVD program fo...

Page 25: ... Display Off turns off the display information For VCDs CDs By pressing DISPLAY TV screen shows current total track number By pressing DISPLAY repeatedly TV screen also shows time option in the sequence as follows Single Elapsed elapsed playback time of current track Single Remain remaining time of current track Total Elapsed elapsed playback time of disc Total Remain remaining playback time of di...

Page 26: ...t the desired language for sound track The feature is disc dependant For VCDs Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the audio channel for sound output displayed on theTV screen Mono Left Mono Right and Stereo SUBTITLE DVD only Press repeatedly SUBTITLE on the remote control to select different subtitle languages The feature is disc dependant Camera Angle DVD only Press ANGLE repeatedly to select differ...

Page 27: ...DRM Windows Media Digital Rights Management 1 Load an MP3 WMA disc The file list of the entire disc is displayed on theTV screen 2 Use 3 4 or Numeric Keypad 0 9 on the remote control to highlight a file 3 To playback the highlighted file press OK Press DISC MENU to view the album folder display of the entire disc To open the selected folder press 2 or OK To exit the opened folder press 1 To switch...

Page 28: ...g press 9 12 thumbnail pictures appear on theTV screen 2 Use 1 2 3 4 to highlight 1Prev or Next2 then press OK to go to the previous or next screen To slide show press OK when a picture or Slide Show is highlighted by using 1 2 3 4 Zooming pictures JPEG During slideshow press ZOOM repeatedly to display a picture at enlarged sizes 125 150 or 200 or reduced sizes 75 or 50 Use 1 2 3 4 to pan across t...

Page 29: ...Some of the features in the System Menu Options are described in Getting Started General Setup Page The options included in General Setup page are TV Display OSD Lang and Screen Saver TV Display default Normal PS Set the aspect ratio of the DVD Player according to theTV you have connected Normal PS panscan If you have a normal TV and want both sides of the picture to be trimmed or formatted to fit...

Page 30: ...s Options include Large and Small Center Speaker Adjusts the volume level for the center speaker Options include Large Small and Off Note This option is available only when you select 5 1CH under Downmix Rear Speaker Adjusts the volume levels for rear speakers Options include Options include Large Small and Off Note This option is available only when you select 5 1CH under Downmix Subwoofer Select...

Page 31: ... music recordings On Turns on the Pro Logic II effect Off Turns off the Pro Logic II effect In this case all options below Pro Logic II will be unavailable Auto Allows automatic selection of the Pro Logic II effect depending on the discs being played back Mode You can select your desired Pro Logic II mode here Music When listening to music you can experience sound effects as if you were listening ...

Page 32: ...ive scan set up see page 43 44 CenterWidth Adjusts the center image from all front speakers to varying degrees A larger value adjusts the center image towards the front left and right speakers The adjustable range is from 0 center channel sound is output only from center speaker to 7 center channel sound is output only from front left and right speakers Reverb Mode Reverb mode provides a virtual s...

Page 33: ...ation so parental control function has no effect on those kinds of discs This applies to most illegal DVD discs 1 Press 3 4 to highlight Parental 2 Enter its submenu by pressing 2 3 Use 3 4 to highlight a rating level for the disc inserted Quality This menu helps you to set the video quality 1 Press 3 4 to highlight Quality 2 Press 2 or OK to enterVideo Quality Setup The options included inVideo Q...

Page 34: ... your four digit password and choose a higher level rating Note Some DVDs are not encoded with a rating though the movie rating may be printed on the Disc cover The rating level feature does not work for such Discs Rating explanations 1 KID SAF Kids material recommended especially for children and viewers of all ages 2 G General Audience recommended as acceptable for viewers of all ages 3 PG Paren...

Page 35: ...n refer to Tuning to radio stations 2 Press PROG on the remote PROG icon flashes 3 Press PRESET3 4 or CH on the remote to select the desired preset number 4 Press PROG on the remote again to store the radio station PROG disappears on the display Repeat steps 1 4 to store other radio stations Helpful hints You can erase a preset station by storing another frequency in its place Autostore automatic ...

Page 36: ...utes 00 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 Clock Timer 2 When you reach the desired length of time stop pressing SLEEP TIMER When sleep function is activated is displayed To deactivate the sleep timer Press SLEEP TIMER repeatedly until 00 is displayed or press STANDBY ONB B on the remote When sleep function is deactivated is disappears on the display Wake up timer setting In standby mode the timer sett...

Page 37: ...stem 2 way shielded Impedance 8 Ω Speaker drivers 1x 3 woofer 1x 0 8 treble Dimensions w x h x d 92mm x 170mm x 64mm Weight 0 60 kg each Center Speaker System 2 way shielded Impedance 8 Ω Speaker drivers 2x 2 woofer 1x 0 8 treble Dimensions w x h x d 246mm x 93mm x 70 mm Weight 1 00 kg Surround Speakers System 2 way shielded Impedance 8 Ω Speaker drivers 1x 3 woofer 1x 0 8 treble Dimensions w x h ...

Page 38: ...DVD or press DISC on the remote Set yourTV to the correctVideo In channel This channel is usually near channel 00 Or you may have a button on theTV remote control that selects Auxiliary or A V IN channel See yourTV owner s manual for details Or change channels at theTV until you see DVD screen on theTV If the progressive scan feature is activated but the connectedTV does not support progressive si...

Page 39: ... the remote to resume normal play mode Make sure the center and sound speakers are connected correctly Press SURROUND to select a correct surround sound setting Make sure the sourdce you are playing is recorded or broadcast in surround sound DTS Dolby Digital etc Insert a readable disc with the playback side facing down Check the disc type colour system and regional code Check for any scratches or...

Page 40: ... from any equipment that may be causing the noise Increase the distance between the system and yourTV or other equipment Select the correct source DISC orTUNER for example before pressing the function button Point the remote control at the remote sensor of the unit Reduce the distance to the player Remove any possible obstacles Replace the batteries with new ones Check that the batteries are loade...

Page 41: ...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 each country The limitation var...