Philips DVD750VR/17 manual

D VD750VR/17 Digital Video Disc Pla y er & Video Cassette Recorder Owner’ s Manual N EED H ELP ?C ALL US ! P HILIPS REPRESENT A TIVES ARE READ Y T O HELP Y OU WITH ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT Y OUR NEW PRODUCT .W EC AN GUIDE Y OU THROUGH C ONNECTIONS ,F IRST - TIME S ETUP , AND ANY OF THE F EA TURES .W EW ANT YOU T O ST AR T ENJO YING YOUR NEW PRODUC[...]

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Safety and Gener al Information 3 Safety Pr ecautions W arning: To pre vent fir e or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. F ederal Communications Commission (FCC) W arning: Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment void the user’ s authority to operate it. Department of Health and Human Ser vices (DHHS[...]

4 T able of Contents General Information Safety and General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 T able of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Pla yable Discs and Video Cassettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Initial D VD/VCR Setup Hoo[...]

Intr oduction 5 VCR F eatures • Automatic Head Cleaner • Channel Setup • English, Fr ench, and Spanish menus and dis- pla ys • Multi-Channel TV Sound • 1 9 Micr on head • Recording: One-T ouch and Timer • Repeat Pla y • Searching: Time , Index, Forward, and Rev erse • Slow Motion • Still Picture •T a pe Counter • The VCR Plu[...]

6 Play able Discs and Video Cassettes DVD Audio CD CD-RW/CD-R Video CD DVD+RW Region Codes This DVD/VCR has a Region One ( 1 ) DVD Player. DVDs must be labeled for ALL regions or for Region 1 in order to play on the DVD Player. You cannot play DVDs that are labeled for other regions. Look for the symbols below on your DVDs. If these region symbols [...]

Hookups 7 Determining the best possible connection... Y our hookup will be determined primarily by y our existing equipment, especially y our TV . Howev er , the following guidelines describe which options ha ve the best pictur e (video) and sound (audio) quality . Y ou will not use all the jacks on the D VD/VCR. If your TV only has an RF-style jac[...]

8 Hookups (cont’ d) 75 Ω ANT / CABLE COAXIAL S-VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AU DIO OUT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT L Y R C B C R DVD OFF PROGRESSIVE ON A UDIO OUT VIDEO OUT A UDIO IN VIDEO IN L R L R DVD/VCR VCR ANT-IN ANT-OUT 75 ANT / CABLE A UDIO OUT VIDEO OUT A UDIO IN VIDEO IN L R L R D VD/VCR VCR ANT -IN ANT -OUT Black RF coaxial cable (supplied) A[...]

Hookups (cont’ d) 9 OUT IN COAXIAL S-VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT L Y R C B C R DVD A UDIO OUT VIDEO OUT A UDIO IN VIDEO IN L R L R DVD/VCR VCR ANT-IN ANT-OUT 75 ANT / CABLE TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack Cable Box/Satellite Receiv er D VD/VCR Connections 1 Connect a Cable TV or Satellite signal to the IN jack on the Cable Bo[...]

10 Hookups (cont’ d) COAXIAL S-VIDEO OUT DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT L Y R C B C R DVD A UDIO OUT VIDEO OUT A UDIO IN VIDEO IN L R L R DVD/VCR VCR ANT -IN ANT -OUT IN OUT 75 ANT / CABLE TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack Cable Box/Satellite Receiv er D VD/VCR Connections 1 Connect a Cable TV or Satellite signal to the D VD/VCR’ s ANT -[...]

Hookups (cont’ d) 11 COAXIAL S-VIDEO OUT DIGIT AL AU DIO OUT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT L Y R P b / C b P r / C r DVD I PROGRESSIVE A UDIO OUT VIDEO OUT A UDIO IN VIDEO IN L R L R DVD/VCR VCR ANT -IN ANT -OUT P Antenna or Cable TV Signal to ANT -IN Jack Video Cable Audio Cables Audio and Video IN Jacks on TV 1 3 2 1 Connect the antenna or Cabl[...]

12 Hookups (cont’ d) D VD/VCR to a TV that has Component Video In jacks AUDIO IN Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr COMPONENT VIDEO IN L R COAXIAL S-VIDEO OUT DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT L Y R P b/ C b P r/ C r DVD I PROGRESSIVE A UDIO OUT VIDEO OUT A UDIO IN VIDEO IN L R L R DVD/VCR VCR ANT -IN ANT -OUT P 1 Connect the antenna or Cable TV signal[...]

Hookups (cont’ d) 13 D VD/VCR to a TV that has an S-Video In jack COAXIAL S-VIDEO OUT DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT A UDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT L Y R P b/ C b P r/ C r DVD I PROGRESSIVE A UDIO OUT VIDEO OUT AU DIO IN VIDEO IN L R L R D VD/VCR VCR ANT -IN ANT -OUT P AUDIO IN LEFT RIGHT S-VIDEO IN 1 Connect the antenna or Cable TV signal to the ANT -IN (An[...]

14 Hookups (cont’ d) D VD/VCR to a TV and a Stereo COAXIAL S-VIDEO OUT DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT L Y R P b/ C b P r/ C r DVD I PROGRESSIVE A UDIO OUT VIDEO OUT A UDIO IN VIDEO IN L R L R DVD/VCR VCR ANT -IN ANT -OUT P VIDEO IN AUDIO (LEFT) IN AUDIO (RIGHT) IN 1 Connect the antenna or Cable TV signal to the ANT -IN (Antenna [...]

Hookups (cont’ d) 15 D VD/VCR to a TV and to a Stereo that is Dolb y Digital-compatib le Using Digital Audio connections A UDIO OUT VIDEO OUT A UDIO IN VIDEO IN L R L R DVD/VCR VCR ANT -IN ANT -OUT VIDEO IN COAXIAL DIGIT AL AUDIO IN COAXIAL S-VIDEO OUT DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT A UDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT L Y R P b/ C b P r/ C r DVD I PROGRESSIVE P 1[...]

16 Remote Contr ol Setup Putting Batteries in the Remote Contr ol 1 Remo ve the battery compar tment lid on the bottom of the remote contr ol by pr essing the tab, then lifting the lid. 2 Place two AA batteries inside the batter y compar t- ment with their + and – ends aligned as indicated. 3 Replace the batter y compartment lid. Using the Remote[...]

Fir st-time D VD/VCR Setup 17 3 Press o or p to select English, French, or Spanish as the language for VCR on-screen displa ys and menus. Then, press B . 4 Press B to begin channel pro gramming. AU T O SETUP will flash on the TV screen during the channel search. The D VD/VCR will memorize all a vailable channels. When channel programming is complet[...]

18 Video Cassette Playback • Other tape playback features are on pages 44-51. • If A UT O REPEA T is ON, playback will begin when you inser t a tape , even when the recor d tab is intact. Details are on page 44. • Y ou must connect the D VD/VCR to a TV using the RF coaxial cable or the audio/video cables in order to use the VCR features . The[...]

Disc Playback 19 • An “ X ” may appear at the top right corner of the TV screen when you tr y a feature. Either the feature is not available on the Disc , or the DV D/VCR cannot access the feature at this time . This does not indicate a problem with the D VD/VCR. • If a Disc is dir ty or scratched, the picture may appear distor ted or playb[...]

20 Display P anel (D VD) Displa y Messages about curr ent Disc operations appear her e . See Displa y Messages below . TITLE CHP. TRK. REPEAT A – B DV D750VR DVD VIDEO/VCR COMBI PROGRESSIVE SCAN DVD VIDEO/CD PLAYER STANDBY-ON SOURCE DVD VCR STOP PLAY OPEN/CLOSE ONE TOUCH RECORDING • LONG PLAY 4 HEAD HI-FI RECORD TIMER RECORD RECORD PLAY VIDEO A[...]

Display P anel (VCR) 21 Disc tra y Insert a Disc here. Cassette Compartment Insert a video cassette here. RECORD Light This red light a ppears during VCR recor ding. It flashes when recor ding is paused. RECORD TIMER Light This red light glo ws when the D VD/VCR is set for a timer r ecording or during a One-T ouch Recording. It flashes if a timer r[...]

22 Fr ont P anel D VD750VR DVD VIDEO/VCR COMBI PROGRESSIVE SCAN DVD VIDEO/CD PLA YER STANDBY-ON SOURCE DVD VCR STOP PLAY OPEN/CLOSE ONE TOUCH RECORDING • LONG PLAY 4 HEAD HI-FI RECORD TIMER RECORD RECORD PLAY VIDEO AUDIO IR OPEN/CLOSE A Button (D VD) Press to open or close the Disc tra y . PLA Y B Button (VCR) Press to pla y a video cas- sette. P[...]

Rear P anel 23 D VD COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr) Jacks (green, blue , r ed) Connect component video cables (not supplied) here and to the Component Video In jacks of a television. This supplies the picture onl y for the D VD Pla y er . Details are on page 1 2. COAXIAL S-VIDEO OUT DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT L Y R P b/ C [...]

24 Remote Contr ol • For D VD Player featur es , press D VD bef ore pressing other buttons . T o put the D VD/VCR in DV D mode , press D VD or SOURCE so the red D VD light appears on the front of the D VD/VCR. • For VCR features, press VCR before pressing any other buttons. T o put the D VD/VCR in VCR mode, press VCR or SOURCE so the green VCR [...]

Remote Contr ol (cont’ d) 25 TIMER SET Button Press to set a timer r ecording that you ha v e programmed. Details are on pages 36-38. SUBTITLE Button Press to select a language f or D VD subtitles. Details are on page 59. D VD Button Press bef ore using the r emote control f or D VD featur es. Press to put the D VD/VCR in D VD mode. OK Button Pre[...]

26 26 Channel Setup CH01 AU TO SET UP - M E N U 1 - B TIMER PR OGRAMMING AU TO REPEA T [OFF] CHANNEL SET UP CLOCK SET LANGUA GE SELECT A UDIO OUT TV STEREO [ON] SAP • Y ou cannot pro gram channels if you are using a Cable Bo x or Satellite Receiver . • If you have an antenna, c hannels 2-69 will be available . If you have Cable TV , c hannels 1[...]

Channel Setup (cont’ d) 27 Adding/Deleting Channels Y ou ma y want to add or delete TV channels if y our channel lineup changes or if you no longer watch some channels. 1 Press VCR, then press DISC/VCR/MENU . 2 Press o or p to select CHANNEL SET UP , then press B . 3 Press o or p to select MANU AL SET UP , then press B . CHANNEL SET UP AU TO SET [...]

28 Clock (VCR) CLOCK SET MONTH D A Y YEAR 0 3 / 2 0 – – – – HOUR MINUTE AM/PM – – : – – – – F ollow these steps to set the VCR clock. Make sur e: ● The D VD/VCR is on and in VCR mode . Press VCR so the green VCR light appears on the fr ont of the D VD/VCR. 1 Press VCR, then press DISC/VCR/MENU . 2 Press o or p to select CLOCK [...]

Clock (VCR) (cont’ d) 29 6 While the HOUR space is flashing, press o or p until the hour appears. Then, pr ess B . CLOCK SET MONTH D A Y YEAR 0 3 / 2 0 THU 2 0 0 3 HOUR MINUTE AM/PM 0 5 : – – – – 7 While the MINUTE space is flashing, press o or p until the minute appears. Then, press B . CLOCK SET MONTH D A Y YEAR 0 3 / 2 0 THU 2 0 0 3 HO[...]

30 Language (VCR) F ollow the steps belo w to change the language of the VCR on- screen displa ys and menus. 1 Press VCR, then press DISC/VCR/MENU . 2 Press o or p to choose LANGU A GE SELECT , then press B . 3 Press o or p to choose ENGLISH, FRANCAIS (Fr ench), or ESP ANOL (Spanish). 4 Press CLEAR/RESET to r emo ve the men u. • If you select Fre[...]

VCR Status Displays 31 Y ou ma y access status displa ys by pr essing DISPLA Y . The displa ys ma y include the curr ent time , channel, and other information. 1 Press DISPLA Y . The COUNT displa y will appear for fiv e seconds. After five seconds, only the r eal-time tape counter will appear . This counter shows y ou the elapsed pla ying time of t[...]

32 Videotape Recor ding Read and follow the steps belo w to record a tele vision program onto a videotape. Before y ou begin, make sur e the D VD/VCR is in VCR mode. Pr ess VCR so the gr een VCR light appears on the front of the D VD/VCR. 1 T urn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4 or the Video In channel. If you connected the D VD/VCR to the TV[...]

STANDBY-ON PLAY VCR/TV VCR DVD OK MENU MENU SYSTEM RETURN TITLE A-B CLEAR/RESET SLOW SUBTITLE ZOOM ANGLE REPEAT REPEAT AUDIO SEARCH MODE DISPLAY SKIP / CH DISC/VCR PAUSE STOP VCR Plus+ RECORD TIMER SET SPEED 1 2 3 7 6 5 4 8 9 0 +10 Recor ding One Channel/W atching Another 33 • If you use a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver , you may not be able to [...]

34 One-T ouch Recor ding O TR (0:30) SP One-T ouch Recording (O TR) lets you set a timed recor ding 30 minutes to eight hours long. Befor e you begin: ● Place the D VD/VCR in VCR mode . Press VCR so the green VCR light appears on the fr ont of the D VD/VCR. ● Select a recor ding speed (SP , SLP) with the SPEED button. ● Put a videotape in the[...]

Rerecor ding (T ape Duplication) 35 1 Mak e the connections shown abo ve. 2 D VD/VCR 1 will play y our tape. Put a prerecor ded tape into the cassette compartment of D VD/VCR 1 . Press VCR to put the unit in VCR mode if necessar y . 3 D VD/VCR 2 will r ecord your ta pe . Inser t a blank tape in the cassette compartment of D VD/VCR 2. Press VCR to p[...]

36 Timer Recor ding PR OGRAM NUMBER 1 DA T E – – / – – ST AR T TIME – – : – – – – END TIME – – : – – – – CHANNEL – – REC SPEED – – STANDBY-ON PLAY VCR/TV VCR DVD OK MENU MENU SYSTEM RETURN TITLE A-B CLEAR/RESET SLOW SUBTITLE ZOOM ANGLE REPEAT REPEAT AUDIO SEARCH MODE DISPLAY SKIP / CH DISC/VCR PAUSE STOP VCR [...]

Timer Recor ding (cont’ d) 37 5 Press o or p until the month appears. Then, press B . Next, press o or p until the da y appears. Then, press B . The da y of the week will appear . Y ou cannot r ecor d more than one y ear in advance . Instructions continue on pa ge 38. • Enter the information while the space is flashing. • T o stop a star ted [...]

38 Timer Recor ding (cont’ d) Cancelling Timer Recor dings 1 Press VCR, then pr ess DISC/VCR/MENU. 2 Press o or p to select TIMER PR OGRAMMING, then press B . 3 Press o or p to find the pro gram you want to cancel. 4 While the pro gram number is flashing, press s to clear all the information for that pr ogram. 5 Press CLEAR/RESET to r emo ve the [...]

D VD to Videotape Duplication 39 F ollow the steps belo w to cop y a D VD to a videotape. This will be possible only if the D VD is not cop y pr otected. Befor e you begin: ● Put a videotape in the cassette compartment. Make sur e the tape’ s r ecord tab is intact and the tape is long enough to r ecord the D VD . ● Put the D VD y ou want to c[...]

40 Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Pr ogr amming System 1 First, fill in the box es on this page. It will only tak e a fe w minutes, and you must do it if y ou want the VCR Plus+ programming system to work pr operly . Since the channel numbers of the stations y ou receiv e ma y not be the same as the station numbers, and since channel numbers differ fr om[...]

Setting Up the VCR Plus+ Pr ogr amming System (cont’ d) 41 2 Examine the lists on page 40. • To c hec k a User channel, press DISC/VCR/MENU until MENU 2 appears . Press o or p to select GUIDE CHANNEL MAP , then press B . If the channel is not on the screen, press B until you reach the correct page. • To erase a User channel, press s .A pair o[...]

42 Timer Recor ding with the VCR Plus+ Pr ogr amming System F ollow these steps to set a timer r ecording with the PlusCode programming n umbers in your TV guide. Before y ou begin: ● Set up the channels at the VCR (page 26-27). ● Set up the VCR Plus+ and Cable/TV channel numbers (pages 40-41). ● Set the clock (pages 28-29). ● Put a tape in[...]

6 7 Timer Recor ding with the VCR Plus+ Pr ogr amming System (cont’ d) 43 Pr ess TIMER SET f or the r ecording. Inser t a tape in the VCR. Lea v e the Cable Bo x/DBS on (if applicab le). 5 Press o or p until your desir ed tape speed appears. (Example: SP) There are cases in which the pr ogram information does not match y our area. If the incorr e[...]

44 Repeat Play F ollow the steps belo w to pla y a videotape repeatedl y . 1 Press VCR, then press DISC/VCR/MENU . 2 Press o or p to select A UT O REPEA T . 3 Press B so ON a ppears next to A UT O REPEA T . Ta pe pla yback will begin immediately . AUT O REPEA T B will a ppear on the TV scr een briefly . (If you ar e fast forwarding or r ewinding th[...]

T ape Counter 45 • Y ou may only set the counter to ze ro at one location at a time . Setting the counter to zer o at a sec- ond location will erase the pr evious ze ro setting. • If you remo ve the tape , the counter will reset to z ero at the point at which you last stopped playbac k whenever you reinsert the tape . Helpful Hints ST OP SLP 1 [...]

46 Time Search, Inde x Search Time Sear ch F ollow the steps belo w to search f orward or backward on a ta pe a specific length of time. There m ust be a tape in the cassette compartment. 1 Press VCR, then press SEARCH until the TIME SEARCH screen a ppears. • Time Searc h and Index Searc h are not available during recording. • T o remo ve a Sea[...]

Special Effects Playback 47 ● Befor e you begin, press VCR so the green VCR light appears on the front of the D VD/VCR. F orward and Re v erse Searching (SP/LP/SLP) 1 During tape pla yback, press and r elease g or h . A fast forward or r ev erse picture sear ch will begin. 2 To r eturn to pla yback, press PLA Y B . Super High Speed Sear ching (LP[...]

48 Automatic Oper ation Featur es The following ta pe features ar e a vailable in VCR mode. Pr ess VCR so the green VCR light is on, if necessar y . Automatic Pla yback When you put a ta pe in the D VD/VCR, the pow er will come on. If the tape’ s r ecord tab is missing, pla yback will begin. If a timer recor ding is set and the RECORD TIMER light[...]

Multi-Channel T ele vision Sound 49 To pla y programs in ster eo , connect the D VD/VCR to a Stereo or TV as described on pages 11 and 1 4. Y ou will use the red and white AUDIO OUT jacks on the D VD/VCR. Y our D VD/VCR can play ta pes recor ded in Hi-Fi (high fidelity) stereo , which produces a crisp , clear sound from the left and right audio cha[...]

50 Multi-Channel T elevision Sound (cont’ d) 2 Press o or p to select TV STEREO or SAP (Second Audio Program). Pr ess B so ON appears beside y our selection. 3 Press DISC/VCR/MENU to r emo ve the men u. - M E N U 1 - TIMER PR OGRAMMING AU TO REPEA T [OFF] CHANNEL SET UP CLOCK SET LANGUA GE SELECT A UDIO OUT B TV STEREO [ON] SAP • Y ou can only [...]

Hi-Fi Stereo 51 2 Press o or p to select A UDIO OUT . Then, press B . Multi-Channel T ele vision Sound system broadcasts ar e recor ded in Hi-Fi stereo . T o pla y in Hi-Fi ster eo the tapes recor ded in Hi-Fi stereo , follow these steps. 1 Press VCR, then press DISC/VCR/MENU . 3 Press o or p to select HIFI. ON will appear beside HIFI. 4 Press DISC[...]

Using the Title Menu Some D VDs ha ve a Title Menu, which lists the Titles available on the D VD . Use the Title Menu to start playback at a specific Title . 1 Press D VD . 2 Press TITLE. The Title menu will a ppear . If a Title menu is not a vailable, the “X” may a ppear on the TV screen. Or , if the D VD only has a main Disc menu as described[...]

2 F ast Forw ar d/Rev er se Search 53 1 Press D VD to put the D VD/VCR in D VD mode . The r ed D VD light will appear on the fr ont of the D VD/VCR. 2 During pla yback, press g or h . Use g f or a forwar d search. Pr ess h f or a re verse search. ● During D VD pla yback, pressing g or h will forward or re verse the pictur e at two , eight, 50, or[...]

Specific Time Pla yback 1 Press D VD to put the D VD/VCR in D VD mode . 2 During D VD or Audio CD pla yback, press SEARCH until the Time Search displa y appears. 54 Title/Chapter Playback, Specific Time Playback Specific Title/Chapter Pla yback 1 With a D VD in the D VD/VCR, pr ess D VD . 2 During D VD pla yback, press SEARCH until CH (for Chapter)[...]

There ar e three wa ys to begin playback on an Audio CD at a specific T rack: Use the Number buttons, the SEARCH button, or SKIP 3 /CH o and SKIP /CH p . ● Befor e you begin, press D VD so the r ed D VD light appears on the front of the D VD/VCR. A Using the Number Buttons Press the Number buttons to enter a T rack number . Pla yback will start a[...]

56 P aused and Step-b y-Step Playback, Resume Resume 1 Press D VD . 2 Press ST OP C during D VD or Audio CD pla yback. In a few seconds, the following Resume message will appear on the TV screen. (The file list will appear during MP3 or JPEG pla yback.) 3 Press PLA Y B . In a fe w seconds, play will r esume from the point at which it stopped last. [...]

Repeat, A-B Repeat 57 • Repeat playback and A-B Repeat are not available with all Discs. • The entire A-B Repeat section must be within a single Title or T r ack. If you do not enter Point B bef ore the end of the T rack or Title is reac hed, the end of the T rack or Title will become Point B automatically . • Point B m ust be later on the Di[...]

58 Markers Use Mark ers to remember y our fav orite places on an Audio CD or D VD . T o set the Mark ers, follow these steps. ● Befor e you begin, place the D VD/VCR in D VD mode . Press D VD so the r ed D VD light appears on the fr ont of the D VD/VCR. 1 Pla y the Disc to within 30 seconds prior to the point at which you want to set the Mark er [...]

• On some D VDs, you must select a subtitle language in the Disc menu. • If the language does not appear after pressing SUBTITLE sever al times , the Disc does not have subti- tles in that language. • Opening the disc tray will cancel your subtitle setting. • If the current por tion of the Disc has multiple camer a angles , will appear on t[...]

60 P arental Contr ols P asswor d Parental Contr ols pre vents vie wing of D VDs that exceed your rating limits. This feature will not limit vie wing if the D VD is not rated or coded. Check y our D VDs and settings befor e letting children access the D VD/VCR. Follow these steps to change your pass wor d. 1 Press D VD to put the D VD/VCR in D VD m[...]

Pa r ental Le vels 61 F ollow these steps to set the rating le vel f or your D VDs. D VDs whose ratings exceed the lev el you set will not pla y . 1 Press D VD to put the D VD/VCR in D VD mode . The r ed D VD light will be on. Press ST OP C to stop Disc play- back if necessar y . 2 Press SY STEM/MENU . 5 Press the Number buttons to enter y our four[...]

62 Audio Language , Stereo Sound Mode Audio Languag e Y ou can select a language for D VDs during pla yback if multiple lan- guages are a vailable. 1 Press D VD to put the D VD/VCR in D VD mode if necessar y . The r ed D VD light will be on. 2 During D VD pla yback, press A UDIO repeatedl y to choose one of the a vailable languag es. The ne w audio[...]

• The sound will be mute dur ing slow motion playback. • The SLO W button on the remote does not activate slow motion of D VDs . • The x4 zooming is not active with some Discs . Only x2 zooming is available for JPEGs. Helpful Hints D VD Slo w Motion, Zoom 63 Slo w Motion 1 Press P AUSE F during D VD pla yback. 2 Press D or h . Slow motion pla[...]

64 Pr ogr ammed Playback Y ou ma y determine the or der in which Audio CD T racks will pla y . Y ou also can pr ogram MP3 or JPEG files to pla y in a special order . To set a Program, follow these steps. 1 Press D VD . 2 While pla yback is stopped, press MODE. The PR OGRAM screen will appear . 3 Press o or p to select a track you want to pla y , th[...]

Random Playback 65 Y ou ma y pla y the T racks of an Audio CD in Random order instead of the order in which the y are r ecorded ( 1 ,2,3...). Y ou can also use this featur e for JPEG and MP3 files. 1 Press D VD to put the D VD/VCR in D VD mode . The r ed D VD light will appear . 2 While pla yback is stopped, press MODE twice so the RANDOM screen a [...]

66 MP3/JPEG Playback The D VD Pla y er will pla y MP3 and JPEG files that you r ecord and finalize on a CD-R W (Compact Disc-Rewritable) or CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable). These Discs ma y contain pictures in a JPEG f ormat or audio T racks in an MP3 format. Y ou ma y cop y or download MP3 music files from certain legal Internet sites, then cop y t[...]

MP3/JPEG Displays 67 Y ou can r eview MP3 and JPEG T rack (File) information during pla y- back. ● Befor e you begin, place the D VD/VCR in D VD mode . Press D VD so the r ed D VD light appears on the fr ont of the D VD/VCR. 1 Press DISPLA Y during pla yback. The curr ent T rack name will show on the TV scr een. 2 Press DISPLA Y a gain. The curr [...]

68 Display Y ou can change the TV Aspect, Angle Icon, and Automatic Pow er Off featur es of the D VD Pla yer in the Displa y menu. 1 Press D VD to put the D VD/VCR in D VD mode . 2 When pla yback is stopped, press SY STEM/MENU . The QUICK SETUP screen will a ppear . DISPLA Y TV ASPECT 4:3 LETTERBOX ANGLE ICON ON AUTO POWER OFF ON OK 4 Press s or B [...]

Display (cont’ d) 69 • Selecting a different TV ASPECT setting is only effective if it is avail- able on the D VD . Chec k the D VD Disc menu or case for details. •Y ou also can adjust TV ASPECT in the Q UICK SETUP menu that appears when you first press the SYSTEM/MENU button. With Q UICK selected, press OK. Press p to select TV ASPECT , then[...]

70 Language Y ou can use the LANGU A GE settings to select differ ent languages f or the Audio or Subtitles of D VDs, as well as languages for D VD Disc menus and the menus of the D VD Pla yer SETUP menus. 1 Press D VD to put the D VD/VCR in D VD mode . 2 While pla yback is stopped, press SY STEM/MENU . The QUICK SETUP screen a ppears. 4 The Langua[...]

STANDBY-ON PLAY VCR/TV VCR DVD OK MENU MENU SYSTEM RETURN TITLE A-B CLEAR/RESET SLOW SUBTITLE ZOOM ANGLE REPEAT REPEAT AUDIO SEARCH MODE DISPLAY SKIP / CH DISC/VCR PAUSE STOP VCR Plus+ RECORD TIMER SET SPEED 1 2 3 7 6 5 4 8 9 0 +10 Language (cont’ d) 71 6 7 6 Press o or p to select a language, then press OK. The language list continues on multipl[...]

72 Audio Change Audio settings based on other equipment y ou connected to the D VD/VCR or according to y our Disc sound featur es. These settings only affect the Disc Audio pla yback from the D VD Pla yer of the D VD/VCR. 1 Press D VD to put the D VD/VCR in D VD mode . 2 While pla yback is stopped, press SY STEM/MENU . The QUICK SETUP screen will a[...]

On-Screen Displays 73 Audio CD Displa ys 1 Press D VD to put the D VD/VCR in D VD mode . 2 Press DISPLA Y repeatedl y to see the follo wing dis- pla ys during Audio CD pla yback. 3 Press DISPLA Y repeatedl y or press RETURN to r emo ve the displa y . 3 Press DISPLA Y repeatedl y or press RETURN to r emo ve the displa y . BIT RATE: The amount of aud[...]

STANDBY-ON VCR/TV VCR DVD OK MENU MENU SYSTEM RETURN TITLE A-B CLEAR/RESET SLOW SUBTITLE ZOOM ANGLE REPEAT REPEAT AUDIO SEARCH MODE DISPLAY SKIP / CH DISC/VCR 74 Black Le vel, Vir tual Surr ound Black Le vel Adjust Black Lev el to brighten the D VD picture during pla yback. 1 Press D VD to put the D VD/VCR in D VD mode . 2 During D VD pla yback, pr[...]

Care and Maintenance 75 Cleaning the D VD/VCR • Wipe the fr ont panel and other exterior surfaces of the D VD/VCR with a soft, slightly damp cloth. • Nev er use a solvent, thinner , benzene , or alcohol to clean the D VD/VCR. Do not spra y insecticide liquid near the D VD/VCR. Such chemicals ma y discolor the surface or damage the D VD/VCR. Cle[...]

76 Glossar y A UDIO IN/OUT Jacks: jacks on the fr ont and back of the D VD/VCR that receive audio from another sour ce (IN) or send audio to another system (OUT). These jacks are r ed (right) and white (left). Automatic Channel Setup: process in which the VCR memorizes all a vailable TV channels. Then, when you pr ess SKIP 3 /CH o or SKIP /CH p in [...]

Specifications 77 VCR Video Heads F our heads - Hi-Fi Antenna VHF/UHF – 75 ohm external antenna terminal VHF Output Signal Channel 03 or 04 75 ohms unbalanced D VD Color System NTSC Fr equency Response D VD (linear sound): 20 Hz to 22 kHz (sample rate: 48 kHz) 20 Hz to 44 kHz (sample rate: 96 kHz) Audio CD: 20 Hz to 20 kHz Signal-to-Noise Ratio A[...]

78 Helpful Hints If you ar e ha ving problems with y our product, check this list of problems and possible solutions befor e r equesting service . Y ou ma y be able to solv e the problem y ourself. If you need to call a customer service repr esentative, please know the model number and serial number of y our pr oduct befor e you call. This informat[...]

Helpful Hints (cont’ d) 79 There is no sound. • Connect the audio cables firmly . Mak e sure the cables ar e connected to the A UDIO IN jacks on the TV or Stereo . Details are on pages 11 - 1 4. • Check the audio settings of the D VD Pla y er . Details are on page 72. • Check the audio settings of the D VD . For example, you ma y ha ve sele[...]

Po w er Failur e • Clock setting, language selection, and channel setup may be lost if the po wer fails. See pages 26-30 to set up the channels, clock, and language again. The VCR will not record a TV pro gram. • Put the D VD/VCR in VCR mode . Press VCR or OUTPUT so the green VCR light appears on the front of the D VD/VCR. • Check the connect[...]

Y ou cannot insert a video cassette . • Insert the tape , window side up , with the record tab facing y ou. • Mak e sure a tape isn’ t already in the VCR by pressing ST OP/EJECT A on the front of the D VD/VCR. • Gently push on the center of the tape when putting it in the VCR. Nev er force the ta pe into the VCR. • If a timer recor ding i[...]

82 Limited W arr anty Digital Video Disc Player / Video Cassette Recorder Combination 90 days Fr ee Product Exchange / 9 1 days–One Y ear Reduced-Cost Exchange WHO IS CO VERED? Y ou must ha v e proof of the date of pur chase to exchange y our product. A sales receipt or other document showing the date that you pur chased the product is consider e[...]

Limited W arr anty (cont’ d) 83 To e xchange y our product with Philips (per the war ranty conditions stated pre viously), r emember : • If you exchange the pr oduct within 90 da ys of the original purchase, ther e is no cost to you. • If you exchange the pr oduct more than 90 da ys after but less than one year after the da y of original purc[...]

84 Information Inde x ac pow er cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 angle button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24, 59 angle icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 ant-in (antenna in) jack . . . . . .8- 1 5, 23 ant-out (antenna out) jack . . .8- 1 0, 23 arr ow buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 audio button . . . . . . . . .[...]