Philips DVD958, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 DVDVideo player DVD958 ...

Page 2: ...ing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential Unpublished Works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved Important Note for Users in the UK Mains plug This apparatus is fitted with an a...

Page 3: ... u t s c h Nederlands Italiano S ve n s k a Dansk Suomi Por tuguês Ï Ï Ë Ó È Î Français Index INDEX English 5 Français 25 Español 45 Deutsch 65 Nederlands 85 Italiano 105 Svenska 125 Dansk 145 Suomi 165 Português 185 ÏÏËÓÈÎ 205 ...

Page 4: ...for future reference Model No DVD VIDEO Serial No __________________________ TruSurround and the SRS symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs Inc TruSurround technology is manufactured under license from SRS Labs Inc LASER Type Semiconductor laser GaAlAs Wave length 650 nm DVD 780 nm VCD CD Output Power 7 mW DVD 10 mW VCD CD Beam divergence 60 degree CAUTION VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPE...

Page 5: ...L Settings 11 General explanation 12 Initial Setup 12 Menu bar Status window 12 Temporary feedback field icons 13 Personal Preferences 13 14 Operation Loading discs 15 Playing a DVD Video andVideo CD disc 15 General Features 15 17 Special DVD features 18 SpecialVCD features 18 Playing an Audio CD 18 19 FTS Program 19 Access Control Access Control child lock 20 Access Control parental control 20 21...

Page 6: ... cord Audio cable SCART cable Instructions for use If any item is damaged or missing contact your retailer or Philips Keep the packaging materials for future transportation Remote control battery installation Insert batteries as indicated inside the battery compartment Caution Do not mix old and new batteries Never mix different types of batteries standard alkaline etc Safety Information Do not ex...

Page 7: ...ound 3D Sound TruSurround or multi channel ST EASY JOG controls Fast Forward Rewind Previous Next and Slow in various steps 9 STOP stops video audio playback 2 PLAY PAUSE starts or interrupts playback LEVEL headphone volume control HEADPHONE for connecting headphones TRACK TITLE SCAN TIME TRACK TOTAL CHAPTER CD SHUFFLE CHAPTER TITLE TRACK V REPEAT B A DVD inserted CD V Video CD or Audio CD inserte...

Page 8: ...r movement STOP 9 to stop playback PLAY 2 to start playback SUBTITLE Z subtitle language selector ANGLE select DVD camera angle TTL CHAP T C select title chapter AUDIO Y audio language selector DVD STANDBY switches DVD to standby on mode 0 9 numerical key pad direct numerical inputs RETURN go back to previous menu OK acknowledge menu selection Q O search backward previous chapter or track pause pl...

Page 9: ...t connect to TV with Y CB CR inputs TV OUT TV connect to TV with SCART AUX VCR IN connect to VCR S VIDEO OUT Y C connect to TV with S Video Y C inputs VIDEO OUT CVBS connect to TV with CVBS video inputs MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT For connection to a multichannel receiver center speaker connection subwoofer connection front speakers connections surround speakers connections AUDIO OUT Left Right connect...

Page 10: ...the audio left right in jacks on theTV A TV Z Y X A DIG OUT OPT OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM MPEG2 AC3 DTS I AUX VCR IN II TV OUT MAINS RIGHT SUBW REAR RIGHT FRONT LEFT CENTER MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT REAR LEFT FRONT L R CVBS VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT S VIDEO OUT Y C Y CB CR ComponentVideo Y CB CR connection 1 Connect theY CB CR out jacks on the DVD player to the corresponding jacks on theTV using optionalY ...

Page 11: ... equipments eg TV and Amplifier Analog connection to a multi channel A V receiver with 6 CH connectors This DVD player contains a multi channel decoder This enables playback of DVDs recorded in Multi channel Surround without the need for an optional decoder 1 Connect the audio out jacks for Center speaker and Subwoofer connection C to the corresponding in jacks on your receiver 2 Connect the audio...

Page 12: ...have to be set in the order of which the item menus will appear on the screen The Initial Setup screen will only disappear after the settings for the last item have been confirmed If any keys other than w v or OK are pressed Ä will appear on the screen If the player is switched off while setting personal preferences all preferences have to be set again after switching the player on again The follo...

Page 13: ...trol to operate the item are displayed next to the item Press OK to confirm and return to the main menu The following items can be adapted Picture TV Shape See Initial Setup Black level shift NTSC only Select ON for adapting the color dynamics to obtain richer contrasts Video shift The factory centers the video on your screen Use this setting to personalize the position of the picture on your TV b...

Page 14: ...on the disc will then be mixed into a normal stereo sound Language Select the required Menu Audio and Subtitle language See Initial Setup Audio language and Subtitle language can also be adapted via the Menu bar on the screen Features Access Control Access Control contains the following features Child Lock When Child Lock is set to ON a 4 digit code needs to be entered in order to playback discs P...

Page 15: ...at are labeled with a different region code as your player General features Note Unless stated all operations described are based on remote control operation A number of operations can also be carried out via the menu bar on the screen Moving to another title track When a disc has more than one title or track you can move to another title as follows PressT C TTL CHAP then press P or O briefly duri...

Page 16: ...r chosen end point A B REPEAT appears briefly on the display and the repeat sequence begins A B REPEAT is displayed on the front panel of the player To exit the sequence press REPEAT A B Shuffle DVD Video discs This shuffles the playing order of chapters within a title if the title has more than one Press SHUFFLE during playback SHUFFLE appears on the screen for about 2 seconds To return to normal...

Page 17: ...orite tracks and indexes VCD for a particular disc in the player memory FTS program can contain 20 items titles chapters A programed FTS will be placed on top of the list when playback is activated When the list is full a new program added will replaced the last program on the list The selections can be selected and played at any time Storing a FTS Video Program In STOP mode select VIDEO FTS c in ...

Page 18: ...l PBC Load aVideo CD with PBC and press 2 Go through the menu with the keys indicated on theTV screen until your chosen passage starts to playback If a PBC menu consists of a list of titles you can select a title directly Enter your choice with the numerical keys 0 9 Press RETURN to go back to the previous menu You may also set to PBC OFF under Personal Preferences Playing an audio CD After loadin...

Page 19: ... the list of available tracks 3 Use u or t to select tracks from the list To go directly to any track enter the track number using the numerical keys 0 9 4 Store each track by pressing OK The track numbers will be added to the list The number of tracks and the playing time of the program will be shown on the screen and the player display When your FTS Program is complete press 2 to start playback ...

Page 20: ...ys be played even if the Child Lock is set to ON Notes The player memory maintains a list of 120 authorized Child safe disc titles A disc will be placed in the list when Playback Always is selected in the child protect dialog Each time a child safe disc is played it will be placed on top of the list When the list is full and a new disc is added the last disc in the list will be removed from the li...

Page 21: ...Changing the 4 digit code 1 When disc playback is stopped select ACCESS CONTROL in the features menu using the w v keys 2 Enter the old code 3 Move to CHANGE CODE using the w key 4 Press the u key 5 Enter the new 4 digit code 6 Enter the code a second time and reconfirm by pressing OK 7 Press t to exit the menu If you forget your 4 digit code 1 Press 9 to exit Child Protect screen 2 Select ACCESS ...

Page 22: ...ns If you are using a HiFi amplifier try another sound source Distorted sound from HiFi Check to make sure that no audio connections are made to the amplifier amplifier phono input No audio at digital output Check the digital connections Check the settings menu to make sure the digital output is set to ALL or PCM Check if the audio format of the selected audio language matches your receiver capabi...

Page 23: ...peaker right surround Delay times The DVD player is set to reproduce correctly synchronized Digital Surround Sound in a listening area where the surround speakers are about 150cm nearer to the listening position than the front speakers and the center speaker is in line with the front speakers To adjust for other listening area arrangements adapt delay times according to the following Digital Surro...

Page 24: ...t Cinch green U CB Output Cinch blue V CR Output Cinch red S Video Output Mini DIN 4 pins Video Output Cinch yellow Audio L R output Cinch white red 6 Channel Analog Output Audio Front Left Right Cinch white red Audio Surround Left Right Cinch white red Audio Centre Cinch blue Audio Subwoofer Cinch black Digital Output 1 coaxial 1 optical IEC958 for CDDA LPCM IEC1937 for MPEG1 2 Dolby Digital and ...