Philips DVD793C manuale d’uso

1 D VD793C D VD-Video Pla y er / 5-Disc Chang er Owner’ s Manual Read this manual first! Congr atulations on purc hasing this Philips pr oduct. W e’ ve inc luded ever ything you need to get star ted. If you have any pr oblems , Philips Representatives can help you get the most fr om your new pr oduct by explaining: • Hookups , • Fir st Time[...]

2 Once your PHILIPS purc hase is registered, you ’ re eligible to receive all the privileges of o wning a PHILIPS pr oduct. So complete and return the W arranty Registr ation Card enclosed with your pur- c hase at once . And tak e advantag e of these impor tant benefits . Return y our W arranty Registration car d toda y to ensur e y ou r eceiv e [...]

3 Index I NDEX The region code for this set is 1. 1 Since it is usual for D VD movies to be released at different times in diff erent regions of the wor ld, all play er s hav e region codes and discs can hav e an optional region code . If you load a disc of a different region code to y our play er , y ou will see the region code notice on the scree[...]

4 General Inf ormation G ENERAL I NFORMA TION W ARNING T o reduce the r isk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to r ain or moisture . CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than herein may result in hazardous r adiation exposure . The set complies with the FCC-Rules, Par t 15 and with 21 CFR 1[...]

5 I MPOR T ANT S AFETY I NSTR UCTIONS This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are , howev er , some installation and operation precautions which you should be par ticular ly aware of. 1. Read these instructions – All the safety and operating instr uctions should be read before the appliance is[...]

6 Contents Intr oduction Philips D VD Video Introduction ------------------------- 7 Unpacking ---------------------------------------------------- 7 Remote Contr ol Batter y Installation ------------------- 7 Safety Inf ormation ------------------------------------------ 7 Cleaning Discs ---------------------------------------------- 7 Functional [...]

7 Intr oduction Philips D VD Video Intr oduction Y our Philips D VD Video Play er will play digital video discs conforming to the univer sal D VD Video standard. With it, you will be ab le to enjoy full-length movies with true cinema picture quality , as well as stereo or multi-channel sound (depending on the disc and your pla yback setup). The uni[...]

8 RANDOM REPEAT CLEAR 1 2 345 DISC SKIP PREV NEXT PLAY STOP PAUSE EX-CHANGE OPEN/CLOSE TITLE MP3 VCD CD PROG. RANDOM ALL AB CHP/TRK DVD 1 2 34 5 F UNCTIONAL O VER VIEW F ront P anel and Displa y Indicates cur rent play er function: Playback, Pause etc. 1 2 34 5 A light will appear if a disc is in the disc tray . The current disc tr ay flashes. MP3 [...]

9 Remote Contr ol F UNCTIONAL O VER VIEW POWER RETURN STOP CLEAR MARKER FTS TITLE SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM AUDIO REPEA T A-B RANDOM DISC SKIP P AUSE PLA Y MENU DISC SYSTEM MENU DISPLA Y 123 456 789 0 OK 0-9 numerical k ey pad – select numbered items in a menu DISC MENU – access menu of a D VD disc SY STEM MENU – access or remov e DVD Pla yer ’ s[...]

10 F UNCTIONAL O VER VIEW Rear P anel Caution: Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the r ear panel. Electrostatic discharg e ma y cause permanent damag e to the unit. VIDEO OUTPUT Switch – select either S-VIDEO or COMPONENT/PROGRESSIVE SCAN, depending on how y ou connected the DVD Pla yer to the TV S-VIDEO OUT – connect to a TV with S-V[...]

11 Pr eparation General Notes ¶ Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are var ious ways you could connect the play er . Use only one of the connections described below . ¶ Please refer to the man uals of your TV , VCR, Stereo System or other devices as necessar y to make the best connections. ¶ For better sound repr[...]

12 Connecting to Optional Equipment Connecting to an amplifier equipped with tw o channel analog stereo or Dolb y Surr ound 1 Connect the Left and Right A UDIO OUT1 jacks of the DVD Play er to the audio left and r ight in jacks on your amplif ier , receiver , or stereo system using the supplied audio cables (A) . Connecting to an amplifier equipped[...]

13 General Explanation This manual giv es the basic instr uctions for oper ating the D VD Play er . Some DVDs require specif ic oper ation or allow onl y limited oper ation dur ing playback. When this occur s, the symbol appear s on the TV screen, indicating that the operation is not per mitted by the D VD Player or is not availab le on the disc . [...]

14 – Pr ogressiv e Scan (Y Pr/Cr Pb/Cb connection only) Progressive Scan Video provides the highest quality pictures with less flickering. If y ou are using the Component Video jacks, but are connecting the D VD Player to a standard (analog) television, set Progressive Scan to Off. If y ou are using the Component Video jacks for connection to a T[...]

15 Others – Dynamic Range Contr ol (DRC) With the D VD format, y ou can hear a progr am ’ s soundtrack in the most accur ate and realistic presentation possible, thanks to digital audio technology . Howev er , you may wish to compress the dynamic range of the audio output (the difference betw een the loudest sounds and the quietest ones). Then,[...]

16 – Countr y Code Enter the code of a countr y/area whose standards were used to rate the DVD video disc, refer r ing to the list on page 25. 1 T o set the Countr y Code for the fir st time , press SYSTEM MENU to display the D VD Play er ’ s Menu. 2 Select Countr y Code using the 3 / 4 keys. 3 While Countr y Code is selected, press B . 4 Follo[...]

17 Loading Discs 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the play er to open the disc tray . 2 Load your chosen disc in the tray , with the label facing up. When a double-sided D VD is inser ted, make sure the side you want to pla y is facing up. ➜ Discs can be loaded one at a time by pressing DISC SKIP to rotate the carousel. 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE again[...]

18 Slo w Motion 1 Press P AUSE during playback. ➜ The player will enter P A USE mode . 2 Use the 1 / 2 keys to enter the SLO W mode. 3 Use the 1 / 2 keys to select the required speed: , 1/16, , 1/8, , 1/4 or , 1/2 (backward), or . 1/16, . 1/8, . 1/4 or . 1/2 (f orward). 4 If P AUSE is pressed again, the speed will be set to zero (P AUSE) and pla [...]

19 Mark er search Y ou can star t playback from a memor ized point. Up to nine points can be memorized. T o enter a mar k, f ollow these steps. 1 During disc playback, press MARKER. ➜ The MARKER SEARCH menu will appear on the TV screen briefly . 2 During playback, press OK when playback reaches the spot that you want to memorize. (Do this within [...]

20 Special VCD F eatur es Pla yback Control (PBC) 1 Load a Video CD with PBC and press PLA Y . 2 Go through the menu with the k eys indicated on the TV screen until your chosen passage star ts to play . If a PBC menu includes titles, you can select a title directly . 3 Enter y our choice with the numer ical keys (0-9). 4 Press RETURN to go back to [...]

21 Pr ogram Program allows you to store y our favorite tr acks for a par ticular disc in the player memor y . A Program can contain 20 tr acks. Step 1 Program FTS Clear All 1 – Storing a Pr ogram 1 Load a disc and stop playback. 2 Press FTS. ➜ The progr am menu appear s on the screen 3 Enter the disc tray number using the numerical keys (0-9) a[...]

22 Pla ying MP3 Recordings 1 Inser t a disc and close the tr ay . ➜ The MP3 menu appear s on the TV screen. – It may tak e o ver 30 seconds to read the MP3 files, depending on the contents of the disc . 2 Press 3 / 4 to select the MP3 f ile you want to play . - Press TITLE to mo ve to the next page. - Press DISC MENU to mov e to the previous pa[...]

23 Befor e Requesting Ser vice If it appear s that the D VD Player is faulty , fir st consult this checklist. It may be that something has been ov er looked. Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the system y our self; this will in validate the war ranty . Look for the specif ic symptom(s). Then perform only the actions listed to reme[...]

24 A PPENDIX Specifications PLA YBA CK SYSTEM D VD Video Video CD and SVCD Audio CD (CD-R and CD-RW) D VD+RW MP3 OPTICAL READOUT SY STEM Laser type FD A CFR21 Numerical Aper ture 0.60 (DVD) 0.43 (VCD/CD) W avelength 650 nm (D VD) 780 nm (VCD/CD) D VD DISC FORMA T Medium Optical Disc Diameter 12cm (8cm) Playing time (12cm) One la yer 2.15 h 1 Dual l[...]

25 S PECIFICA TIONS Appendix Code Countr y AD Andor r a AE United Ar ab Emir ates AF Afghanistan A G Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Nether lands Antilles A O Angola A Q Antarctica AR Argentina AS Amer ican Samoa A T Austr ia AU Australia A W Ar uba AZ Azerbaidjan BA Bosnia-Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE Belgium B[...]

26 Limited W arr anty Digital Video Disc Player/Five-Disc Changer 90 days Fr ee Product Exchange / 91 days – One Y ear Reduced-Cost Exc hange WHO IS CO VERED? Y ou must ha ve pr oof of the date of purchase to exchange your pr oduct. A sales r eceipt or other docu- ment showing the date that y ou purchased the pr oduct is considered such pr oof. W[...]

27 Limited W arr anty (cont ’ d) T o exchange y our product with Philips (per the war ranty conditions stated pre viously), remember: • If you exchange the pr oduct within 90 da ys of the original purchase, there is no cost to you. * • If you exchange the pr oduct more than 90 da ys after but less than one y ear after the da y of original pur[...]

28 D VD793C CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT IB8347E001 Printed in Korea SL-0109/17-1 3834RS0033P PHILIPS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMP ANY A Division of Philips Electr onics Nor th America Corporation, Knoxville, T ennessee 37914-1810, USA The products and ser vices descr ibed herein are not necessarily availab le in all countr ies. Due to continuous product imp[...]