Philips DVD710AT manual

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    Hookup Pages Important! Return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days. See why inside. Digital Video Disc Player DVD710AT[...]

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    8 Hookups Connecting the DVD Player to a TV only (no stereo or amplifier) TV has AUDIO (red and white) and VIDEO (yellow) IN jacks DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM / BITSTREAM AUDIO OUT COAXIAL Y Cb Cr OPTICAL S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT R L 1 2 VIDEO L/MONO AUDIO R in 1 VIDEO IN LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN You may connect the DVD Player severa[...]

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    Hookups (cont’d) 9 Connecting the DVD Player to a TV only (no stereo or amplifier) TV has audio (red and white) and S-Video In jacks ● For better picture quality, use an optional S-Video cable to connect the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD Player to the S-VIDEO IN jack on your TV. You will not use the yellow VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD Player, and yo[...]

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    10 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV and a Stereo TV has Component Video In Jacks ● Set DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS to OFF on the DVD Player. Details are on pages 38-39. If you play a DVD when the settings are wrong, the sound will be distorted or you may damage the speakers. DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM / BITSTREAM AUDIO OUT COAXIAL Y Cb Cr OPTICAL S-VID[...]

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    Hookups (cont’d) 11 Connecting to a Dolby Digital Decoder or DTS Decoder Some Discs are recorded in a 5.1 channel Dolby Digital Surround or Digital Theater System (DTS) Surround format. These Discs will sound best if you connect the DVD Player to a Dolby Digital or DTS Decoder. ● You will need a coaxial digital audio cable or an audio optical c[...]

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    Connecting to a TV and an Amplifier with Coaxial Digital Audio In jacks, a Mini-Disc Deck or a Digital Audio Tape Deck ● Use a coaxial digital audio cable or an audio optical cable (not supplied) for this connection. ● If you use the OPTICAL jack, remove the protective cap. ● If the Disc is recorded in 5.1 channel Dolby Digital Surround, you [...]

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    14 Front Panel POWER DVD / CD PLA YER ST ANDBY P AUSE SEARCH STOP PLA Y SKIP OPEN/CLOSE OPEN/CLOSE Button Press to open or close the Disc tray. Details are on page 18. PLAY Button Press to start or resume Disc play- back. Details are on page 18. STOP Button Press to stop Disc playback. Details are on page 18. PAUSE Button Press to pause Disc playba[...]

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    COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Jacks Connect an optional component video cable here and to the component Video In jacks of a television or stereo. Details are on pages 10-12. Rear Panel 15 DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT PCM / BITSTREAM AUDIO OUT COAXIAL Y Cb Cr OPTICAL S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT R L 1 2 AC Power Cord Connect to a standard AC outlet to supp[...]