Philips DVD701/931 manual

5 Contents Intr oduction Entertainment for the new millennium ................................................. 6 Intr oduction ................................................................................................. 7 Unpacking ..................................................................................................... 7 Placemen[...]

6 Enter tainment for the ne w millennium Video was nev er lik e this befor e! Digital video discs pro vide perfect digital, studio-quality pictures; three dimensional digital, m ulti-channel audio; stor y sequences scr eened from y our choice of camera angle; sound tracks in as many as eight languages; and up to 32 subtitles (if available on disc).[...]

7 Video CD Y ou will recognize Video CDs by the logo sho wn at left. Depending on the material on the disc (a movie, video clips, a drama series, etc.) the disc may ha ve one or mor e tracks. T racks ma y ha ve one or mor e index es, as indicated on the disc case . T o mak e playback easy and con venient, your pla yer lets y ou select tracks and in[...]

8 Fr ont panel Functional o v er vie w FUNCTIONAL O VER VIEW TIME TRACK TOTAL CHAPTER TITLE TRACK PLAY PREV STOP NEXT SOUND OPEN / CLOSE PAUSE TRACK TITLE CHAPTER CD SHUFFLE V REPEA T -B A STANDBY-ON DVD 701 DVD/VIDEO CD/CD PLAYER by ST ANDBY -ON - switches the pla yer to Standb y mode or ON Standby indicator - lights red when the pla y er is in St[...]

9 Rear panel FUNCTIONAL O VER VIEW L R (CVBS) VIDEO OUT DIG OUT AUDIO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/AC3/DTS STEREO OUT I AUX/VCR IN II TV OUT MAINS MAINS (A C) power jack - connect to the power sour ce Digital audio out jack (coaxial) - connect to digital (coaxial) equipment Audio / L/R (Left/Right) - connect to an amplifier , receiver or ster eo[...]

10 Displa y D VD inser ted Video CD or Audio CD inserted Indicates curr ent pla yer function: Pla y , Pause, Search, etc . D VD TITLE number D VD CHAPTER number VCD/CD TRA CK number TRA CK TIME in hours, minutes and seconds T O T AL TIME in hours, minutes and seconds REPEA T CHAPTER/TITLE/TRA CK active Remote contr ol active (flashing) FTS activ e [...]

11 Remote contr ol FUNCTIONAL O VER VIEW 2 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OK RETURN T- C 0 i DVD OSD MENU MENU à É á Ç REPEAT REPEAT SHUFFLE A-B í ë Å 0-9 numerical k ey pad RETURN - go back to pr evious menu OK - acknowledge menu selection t u w v - (left/right/up/down) cursor mov ement Q O - sear ch backward* / pr evious chapter or track 9 - stop 2 - pl[...]

12 Menu bar/Status windo w V Personal Pr eferences f Slow motion W Title/T rack g Fast motion X Chapter/Index h Time sear ch Y Audio language Z Subtitle language } Angle a Zoom c Video Program d Sound e Picture b y Picture Status windo w icons The status window displa ys the current status of the pla yer and appears with the first par t of the men [...]

13 T emporar y F eedback Field icons Repeat All Repeat Title Repeat T rack Repeat Chapter Shuffle Shuffle Repeat Repeat A to end Repeat A-B Angle Child Lock On Child Safe Resume Action prohibited ON SCREEN DISPLA Y INFORMA TION[...]

14 General notes - Depending on y our TV and other equipment y ou wish to connect, there are various wa ys you could connect the pla yer . Possible connections ar e shown in the follo wing dra wings. - Please ref er to the manuals of your TV , VCR, Ster eo System or other devices as necessary to make the best connections. - Do not connect your D VD[...]

15 Connecting to an A/V receiv er equipped with a multi- channel decoder (Dolb y Digital™(A C-3), MPEG 2 and DTS) Digital Multi-channel sound Digital multi-channel connection pr ovides the best sound quality . F or this you need a multi-channel A/V r eceiver that supports one or more of the audio formats supported by your D VD pla yer (MPEG 2, Do[...]

16 NTSC/P AL Settings Y ou can switch the NTSC/P AL setting of the D VD pla yer to match the video signal of your TV . This setting only affects the tele vision’ s on-screen displa y that shows the stop and setup modes. Y ou ma y select either NTSC or P AL. T o change the D VD pla yer setting to P AL or NTSC , follo w the steps below . 1 Unplug t[...]

17 OK RETURN TC i - The various items can be selected by pr essing the MENU OSD button, then the w / v k eys or by pr essing relevant k eys on the remote contr ol. - Pr essing MENU OSD while the menu bar is displa yed will clear the menu bar fr om the screen. - When selecting an item in the menu bar , the selected item will be highlighted and the a[...]

18 Audio language The sound will be in the language you choose if it is a vailable on the disc in pla y . If the language y ou select is not available, speech will r evert to the first spok en language on the disc. Y ou can choose from diff erent languages. Subtitle languag e The subtitles will be in the language you choose if it is a vailable on t[...]

19 - Video shift The factor y centers the video on y our screen. Use this setting to personalize the position of the picture on y our TV b y scrolling it to the left or right. Sound - Digital output Factor y setting: ALL. This means that both coaxial and optical outputs are switched on. If you are not connecting equipment with a digital input, chan[...]

20 Access contr ol; child lock (D VD and VCD) Activating/deactivating the child lock 1 When disc pla yback is stopped, select Access Control in the featur es menu using the w / v k eys. 2 Enter a 4-digit code of your o wn choice. 3 Enter the code a second time. 4 Mov e to “Child Lock” using the w / v ke ys. 5 Mov e to LOCK/UNLOCK using the u ke[...]

21 Access contr ol; Par ental control (D VD-Video only) Movies on D VDs may contain scenes not suitable for childr en. Therefor e , disc ma y contain ‘Parental Contr ol’ information which applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc . These scenes are rated from 1 to 8, and alternativ e , more suitable scenes ar e available on [...]

22 Changing the 4-digit code 1 When disc pla yback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the featur es menu using the w / v ke ys. 2 Enter the old code. 3 Mov e 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 b y pressing OK. 7 Press t to exit the men u. Note: If you for[...]

23 Loading discs 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE on the fr ont of the pla yer . The disc tray opens. 2 Load your chosen disc in the tra y , label side up (also when a double sided D VD is inser ted). Make sure it is sitting pr operly in the corr ect recess. 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE , to close the tray . ➤ READ appears in the status window and on the pla yer displa [...]

24 T- C à É á Ç REPEAT REPEAT SHUFFLE A-B í ë Å T- C à É á Ç REPEAT REPEAT SHUFFLE A-B í ë Å Pla ying a Video CD Pla ying a disc - After inserting the disc and closing the tray , playback starts automatically and the status window and the pla yer displa y show the type of disc loaded, as well as inf ormation about the disc’ s conten[...]

25 T- C à É á Ç REPEAT REPEAT SHUFFLE A-B í ë Å T- C à É á Ç REPEAT REPEAT SHUFFLE A-B í ë Å T- C à É á Ç REPEAT REPEAT SHUFFLE A-B í ë Å T- C à É á Ç REPEAT REPEAT SHUFFLE A-B í ë Å Still Picture and F rame-by-frame pla yback ● Select e (picture b y picture) in the men u bar . ● Use the w k ey to enter the pictur e [...]

26 T- C à É á Ç REPEAT REPEAT SHUFFLE A-B í ë Å T- C à É á Ç REPEAT REPEAT SHUFFLE A-B í ë Å Shuffle D VD-Video discs This shuffles the pla ying order of chapters within a title, if the title has more than one. ● Pr ess SHUFFLE during pla y . ➤ SHUFFLE appears on the scr een for about 2 seconds. ● T o return to normal pla y , pr[...]

27 FTS-Video - The FTS-Video function allows you to stor e your fa vorite titles and chapters (D VD) and fav orite tracks and indexes (VCD) f or a par ticular disc in the pla yer memor y . - Each FTS program can contain 20 items (titles, chapters). - Each time an FTS pr ogram is pla yed it will be placed on top of the list. When the list is full an[...]

28 T- C i 7 8 9 OK RETURN 0 DVD OSD MENU MENU 7 8 9 OK RETURN 0 DVD OSD MENU MENU Special D VD featur es Checking the contents of D VD-Video discs: Menus For titles and chapters, selection menus ma y be included on the disc . The D VD’ s menu feature allo ws you to mak e selections from these men us. Press the appr opriate numerical k ey; or use [...]

29 T- C à É á Ç REPEAT REPEAT SHUFFLE A-B í ë Å T- C à É á Ç REPEAT REPEAT SHUFFLE A-B í ë Å T- C à É á Ç REPEAT REPEAT SHUFFLE A-B í ë Å Special VCD-F eatures Pla yback Control (PBC) ● Load a Video CD with PBC and pr ess 2 . ● Go thr ough the menu with the k eys indicated on the TV screen until y our chosen passage starts [...]

30 T- C à É á Ç REPEAT REPEAT SHUFFLE A-B í ë Å T- C à É á Ç REPEAT REPEAT SHUFFLE A-B í ë Å T- C à É á Ç REPEAT REPEAT SHUFFLE A-B í ë Å Shuffle ● Pr ess SHUFFLE during play . ➤ The order of the tracks is changed. ● T o return to normal pla y , press SHUFFLE again. Repeat track/disc ● T o repeat the track curr ently pl[...]

31 FTS Pr ogram - FTS Pr ogram allows you to stor e your fa v orite tracks for a particular disc in the pla yer memor y . - Each FTS Program can contain 20 tracks. Storing an FTS Pro gram 1 Load a disc and stop pla yback. 2 Use w to go to the list of a vailable tracks. 3 Use t or u to select tracks fr om the list. T o go directly to an y track, ent[...]

32 Symptom Remedy No po wer Mak e sure the AC cor d is properl y connected. Check if there is pow er at the A C outlet by plugging in another appliance . No picture Check if the TV is switched on. Check the video connection. Distorted picture Check the disc for fingerprints and clean with a soft cloth, wiping from center to edge . Sometimes a small[...]

33 Cleaning discs Some pr oblems occur because the disc inside the pla yer is dirty . T o av oid these problems clean y our discs regularl y , in the following wa y: ● When a disc becomes dirty , clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. Caution: Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner , commer cially a vailable clea[...]

34 Specifications PLA YBACK SY STEM D VD-Video Video CD CD (CD-R and CD-R W) OPTICAL READOUT SY STEM Lasertype Semiconductor AlGaAs Numerical Aperture 0.60 (D VD) 0.45 (VCD/CD) W av elength 650 nm (D VD) 780 nm (VCD/CD) D VD DISC FORMA T Medium Optical Disc Diameter 12cm (8cm) Pla ying time One la yer 2.15 h* (12cm) Dual la yer 4 h* T wo side 4.30 [...]