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Switching the system on/off

Press 

ECO POWER/STANDBY-ON

 

B

 (

B

on the remote).

HELLO

” is displayed briefly. The system will

switch to the last selected source.

Press 

DISC

TUNER

 or 

AUX

 on the remote.

The system will switch to the selected source.

To switch the system to standby mode

Press 

ECO POWER/STANDBY-ON

 

B

 (

B

on the remote).

BYE BYE

” or “

ECO POWER

” is displayed

briefly. The interactive sound settings, last
selected source and tuner presets will be
retained in the player’s memory.

Switching the system to Eco
Power Standby mode

Press 

ECO POWER/STANDBY-ON

 

B

 in

the active mode.

The system enters Eco power standby (the

ECO POWER LED is on) or normal standby
with clock display.

The volume level (up to a maximum volume
level of 12), interactive sound settings, last
selected mode, source and tuner presets will be
retained in the player's memory.

If the system is normal standby with clock display,
press and hold 

ECO POWER/STANDBY-

ON

 

B

for 3 seconds or more to switch to Eco

power standby or vice versa.

Power-saving automatic standby

As a power-saving feature, the system will

automatically switch to Standby mode if you do
not press any buttons within 15 minutes after a
disc has stopped playing.

Volume control

Turn 

VOLUME (-/+)

 clockwise or anticlockwise

(or press 

/-

 on the remote) to

increase or decrease the volume level.

VOL XX

” is displayed on the display panel.

XX

” denotes the volume level.

To switch off the volume temporarily

Press 

MUTE

 on the remote.

Playback will continue without sound and

MUTING

” flashes.

To activate sound reproduction, you can:

– press 

MUTE

 again;

– adjust the volume  controls;
– change source.

Sound control

DBB, DSC and LOUDNESS sound features
cannot be activated at the same time.

DBB (Dynamic Bass Boost)

DBB enhances the bass response.

Press 

DBB

 on the remote repeatedly to select

DBB 1, DBB2 or DBB OFF.

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

 on the systme or remote control

repeatedly to select: FLAT, POPS, JAZZ, CLASSIC
or ROCK.

LOUDNESS

LOUDNESS feature enables the system to

automatically increase the treble and bass sound
effect at low volume (the higher the volume, the
lower the treble and bass increase).

Press 

LOUDNESS

 on the remote to enable or

disable LOUDNESS feature.

 icon appears/disappears after this feature

is enabled/disabled.

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Summary of Contents for MCD718

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Page 2: ...re par une exposition dangereuse à l irradiation ATENCIÓN El uso de mando o ajustes o la ejecucción de métodos que no sean los aquí descritos puede ocasionar peligro de exposición a radiación This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights own...

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Page 4: ...4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Class II equipment symbol This symbol indicates that the unit has a double insulation system Clean only with dry cloth materials ...

Page 5: ...5 English Français Español Index English 7 Français 46 Español 85 ...

Page 6: ...5 Lao 7679 Latina 7665 Latvian 7686 Letzeburgesch 7666 Limburgan Limburger 7673 Lingala 7678 Lithuanian 7684 Luxembourgish 7666 Macedonian 7775 Malagasy 7771 Magyar 7285 Malayalam 7776 Maltese 7784 Manx 7186 Maori 7773 Marathi 7782 Marshallese 7772 Moldavian 7779 Mongolian 7778 Nauru 7865 Navaho Navajo 7886 Ndebele North 7868 Ndebele South 7882 Ndonga 7871 Nederlands 7876 Nepali 7869 Norsk 7879 No...

Page 7: ...l 22 DBB Dynamic Bass Boost DSC Digital Sound Control LOUDNESS Dimming the display screen 23 Demonstration mode 23 Disc Operations Playable Discs 24 Playing discs 24 Using the Disc Menu 25 Basic playback controls 25 27 Pausing playback DVD VCD CD MP3 WMA Selecting a track chapter title DVD VCD CD MP3 WMA Resuming playback from the last stopped point DVD VCD CD MP3 WMA Zoom DVD VCD JPEG Repeat DVD ...

Page 8: ...Processing HDCD Night Mode Video Setup Page 33 Video Output TV Mode Color Setting Preference Page 34 Parental Default Password Setup Page 35 Password mode Password Other Functions Radio reception 36 Tuning to radio stations Presetting radio stations Listening to preset radio stations Setting the clock 36 Setting sleep wake up timer 36 37 Sleep timer setting Wake up timer setting Specifications 38 ...

Page 9: ...uble to 525 lines Note To fully enjoy the progressive scan feature you need a progressive scanTV Supplied accessories Remote control with two AAA batteries AM loop antenna FM wire antenna Composite video cable yellow Control cable Stand for the DVD player and power amplifier 2 front speakers including 2 speaker cables 1 passive subwoofer including 1 subwoofer cable This instruction booklet and a Q...

Page 10: ...items such as newpapers table cloths curtains et Maintenance When a disc becomes dirty clean it with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the center out in a straight line Do not expose the player batteries or discs to humidity rain sand or excessive heat caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight Always keep the disc tray closed to avoid dust on the lens Do not use solvents such as benzene thi...

Page 11: ...bwoofer Front speaker left Front speaker right VIEWING AREA Subwoofer Connections Speaker right Speaker left FM antenna AM antenna AC power 1 Place the front left and right speakers at equal distances from theTV set and at an angle of approximately 45 degrees from the listening position 2 Place the subwoofer on the floor near theTV Notes To avoid magnetic interference do not position the front spe...

Page 12: ...ve subwoofer to the WOOFER OUT 8Ω terminal with the supplied subwoofer cable by matching the plug types Notes Ensure that the speaker cables are correctly connected Improper connections may damage the system due to short circuit For optimal sound performance use the supplied speakers Do not connect more than one speaker to any one pair of speaker jacks Do not connect speakers with an impedance low...

Page 13: ...nTV is required 1 Use component video cables red blue green not supplied to connect the DVD system sY Pb Pr jacks to the corresponding Component video input jacks or labeled asY Pb Cb Pr Cr orYUV on theTV 2 To hear theTV channels through this DVD system use the audio cables white red not supplied to connect AUX IN jacks to the corresponding AUDIO OUT jacks on theTV 3 If you are using a Progressive...

Page 14: ...Connections Using an accessory RF modulator IMPORTANT If yourTV only has a single Antenna In jack labeled as 75 ohm or RF In you will need an RF modulator in order to view DVD playback on theTV See your electronics retailer or contact Philips for details on RF modulator availability and operations 1 Use the composite video cable yellow to connect the DVD system sVIDEO OUT jack to the video input j...

Page 15: ...the system s COAXIAL or OPTICAL jack to the DIGITAL IN jack on a digital recording device Before starting operation set the DIGITAL OUT according to the audio connection See DIGITAL OUT Connecting an active subwoofer D Connect the DVD micro system s SUBWOOFER jack to the AUDIO INPUT jack on an active subwoofer not supplied Step 6 Connecting the power cord After everything is conec ted properly plu...

Page 16: ...es the demonstration 6 Disc skips to the previous next chapter title track Tuner 1 2 43 8 5 7 9 0 6 6 tunes to a higher lower radio frequency press and hold then release the key to start automatic search for a radio frequency downward upward 7 OPEN CLOSE ç opens or closes the disc tray 8 DSC selects different types of preset sound equalizer settings FLAT POPS JAZZ CLASSIC or ROCK 9 SOURCE selects ...

Page 17: ... sound mode 6 SYSTEM disc mode only enters or exits the system menu 7 DISC MENU disc mode only DVD VCD enters or exits the disc contents menu VCD2 0 switches the playback control 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...

Page 18: ... the system clock and switches to the standby mode DIM selects different levels of brightness for the display screen SUBTITLE selects a subtitle language ANGLE selects a DVD camera angle DISPLAY displays information onTV screen during playback AUDIO forVCD DivX 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...

Page 19: ...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 down 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 modulator Setting up Progressive Sca...

Page 20: ...d press OK to confirm The setup is complete now and you can start enjoy 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 interlace format 1 Turn off yourTV progressive scan mode or turn on to interlaced mode refe...

Page 21: ...ess 2 4 Select a language and press OK To exit from the menu Press SYSTEM again Getting Started Setting the Audio Subtitle and Disc Menu language 1 Press SYSTEM in stop mode 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 by pressing 2 5 Select a language ...

Page 22: ...buttons within 15 minutes after a disc has stopped playing Volume control Turn VOLUME clockwise or anticlockwise or press VOLUME on the remote to increase or decrease the volume level VOL XX is displayed on the display panel XX denotes the volume level To switch off the volume temporarily Press MUTE on the remote Playback will continue without sound and MUTING flashes To activate sound reproductio...

Page 23: ...hows the various features offered by the system To activate the demonstration In standby mode press PRESET 9 on the system to activate the demo mode Demonstration will begin To deactivate the demonstration Press PRESET 9 on the system again DEMO OFF is displayed Note Even if you remove the AC power cord and reconnect it to the wall socket the demonstration will remain off until you activate it aga...

Page 24: ...U PLS WAV Non English Album Title name The discs recorded under Joliet format MP3 Pro and MP3 with ID3 tag Disc Operations Region Codes DVDs must be labeled as shown below in order to play on this DVD system You cannot play discs that are labeled for other regions Note If you are having trouble playing a certain disc remove the disc and try a different one Improper formatted disc will not play on ...

Page 25: ...go to the previous chapter track 3 To go directly to any chapter track title enter the chapter track title number using the Numeric Keypad 0 9 Resuming playback from the last stopped point DVD VCD CD In stop mode and when a disc has not been removed pressÉ Å To cancel resume mode In stop mode press PRESET 9 9 on the remote again Zoom DVD VCD DivX JPEG Zooming allows you to enlarge or reduce the vi...

Page 26: ...NU to switch the menu between Album and Filelist 2 When Filelist is on the screen press 3 4 to select the files and press PROG to add the files to the program list 3 Press DISC MENU to display the program list 4 Press PROG to delete unwanted files from the program list Forward Reverse Searching DVD VCD DivX CD MP3 WMA 1 Press TU à á during playback to select the required speed 2X 4X 8X 16X or 32X ...

Page 27: ... select different subtitle languages Playing MP3 WMA JPEG Picture CD IMPORTANT You have to turn on yourTV and set to the correctVideo In channel See Setting up theTV Playing MP3 WMA disc IMPORTANT For DRM protected WMA files use Windows Media Player 10 or later for CD burning conversion Visit www microsoft com for details about Windows Media Player andWM DRM Windows Media Digital Rights Management...

Page 28: ...f 12 pictures appears on theTV screen 2 Use 1 2 3 4 to highlight one of the pictures Slide Show and press OK to start playback slide show To enter the remote key function menu Use 1 2 3 4 to highlight Menu and press OK To display the other pictures on the previous next page Press CH on the remote Use 1 2 3 4 to highlight Prev or Next and press OK Zoom picture JPEG During playback press ZOOM repeat...

Page 29: ...code for more information 1 Load a DivX disc Playback will start automatically If not press É Å 2 If the DivX movie contains external subtitles the subtitle menu will appear on theTV screen for your selection In this case pressing SUBTITLE on the remote control will turn on or off the subtitle If multilingual subtitles are embedded on the DivX disc pressing SUBTITLE will change the subtitle langua...

Page 30: ...the player is switched off Note 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 Language Closed Captions Screen Saver and DIVX R VOD CLOSED CAPTIONS TV Display Set the aspect ratio of the DVD Player according to the TV you have connected 4 3 PANSCAN If you have a normalTV and want both...

Page 31: ...inutes the screen saver will be activated Off Screen saver is disabled DIVX R VOD registration code Philips provides you the DivX VOD Video On Demand registration code that allows you to rent and purchase videos using the DivX VOD service For more information visit us at www divx com vod 1 In General Setup Page press 3 4 to highlight DIVX R VOD then press 2 or OK to ener its submenu and press OK a...

Page 32: ...kers you have connected Stereo Left mono sound will send output signals to Left speaker and Right mono sound will send output signals to Right speaker L Mono Left mono sound will send output signals to Left speaker and Right speaker R Mono Right mono sound will send output signals to Left speaker and Right speaker 3D Processing The option included in 3D Processing is Reverb Mode Reverb Mode Reverb...

Page 33: ...m to yourTV using S Video jack TV Mode Selects interlace or P SCAN video output mode when Pr Cr Pb CbY is selected P SCAN and Interlace In the progressive scan mode you can enjoy the high quality picture with less flickers It only works when you have connected the DVD player sY Pb Pr jacks to your TV that supports the progressive video input Otherwise a distorted picture will appear on theTV For p...

Page 34: ...ll not play unless you enter 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 vi...

Page 35: ...default password is 1234 1 Press 3 4 to highlight Password 2 Enter its submenu by pressing 2 3 Press OK to open the page for inputting a new password 4 Enter the existing 4 digit code 5 Enter the new 4 digit code 6 Enter the new 4 digit code a second time to confirm The new 4 digit code will take effect 7 Press OK to exit Notes If the password has been changed the parental and disc lock code will ...

Page 36: ...emote 4 Press PROG on the remote again to store the radio station Repeat steps 1 4 to store other radio stations Other Functions Listening to preset radio stations In tuner mode press PRESET or PRESET 9 or CH on the remote to select the desired preset number The preset number radio frequency and waveband are displayed Setting the clock 1 In Standby mode press and hold CLOCKon the remote until the ...

Page 37: ... Press and hold SLEEP TIMER until the time flashes on the display TIME SET scrolls Then the hour digits flash on the display screen 2 Turn VOLUME clockwise or anticlockwise or press VOLUME on the remote to set the hours 3 Press SLEEP TIMER to confirm The minute digits flash on the display screen 4 Turn VOLUME clockwise or anticlockwise or press VOLUME on the remote to set the minutes 5 Press SLEEP...

Page 38: ...W x 75 H x 230 D mm 9 45 W x 2 95 H x 9 06 D inch Weight 3 47 kg 7 63 pounds TUNER FM Frequency range 87 5 108 MHz FM Noise limit sensitivity 20µV M FM S N 46dB AM Frequency range 520 1710 kHz AM Noise limit sensitivity 3 0µV m AM S N 40dB Specifications SPEAKER Front Speakers Impedance 8 Ω Input power 35W Sensitivity 80 4dB Frequency response 80Hz 16kHz Dimensions 145 W x 230 H x 218 D mm 5 7 x 9...

Page 39: ...SC 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 the TV until you see DVD screen on theTV If the progressive scan feature is activated but the connectedTV does not support progressive signals or the c...

Page 40: ...g down Check the disc type colour system and regional code Check for any scratches or smudges on the disc Press SYSTEM MENU to turn off the setup menu screen Cancel the parental control rating function or change the rating level Moisture has condensed inside the system Remove the disc and leave the system turned on for about an hour Disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again Multi ...

Page 41: ...e 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 loaded correctly Press DIM again Place the DVD micro system as far away as possible from electrical devices that may be causing interference Check all speakers for correct polarity Check that the output of the video signa...

Page 42: ... 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 varies from disc to disc when it is activated playback will be prohibited ...

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