Philips DVD963SA/P01 manual

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    DV D 963SA DV D 963SA D VD Video / SA CD Pla y er Read this manual first! Congratulations on purchasing this Philips product. W e’ ve inc luded e ver ything you need to get started. If you have any problems, Philips Representatives can help you get the most fr om your new product by explaining: • Hookups, • First Time Setup, and • Feature [...]

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    Impor tant Note DK Advarsel: Laserrudstråling ved åbning når sikk erhesafbr ydere er ude af funktion. Undgå u tsættelse for stråling. Bemærk: Netafbryderen POWER er sekundært indkoblet og afbryder ikke strømmen fra nette. Den indbyggede netdel er derfor tilsluttet til lysnettet så længe netstikket sid der i stikkontakten. S Klass 1 laser[...]

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    English Nederlands Fran ç ais Deutsch Espa ñ ol Italiano Index C A UTION VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIA TION WHEN OPEN A VOID EXPOSURE T O BEAM AD V ARSEL SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTR Å LING VED Å BNING UNDG Å UDS Æ TTELSE FOR STR Å LING V ARNING SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTR Å LNING N Ä R DENNA DEL Ä R Ö PPNAD BETRAKT A EJ STR Å LEN V A[...]

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    General Information The region code for this set is 2. Since it is usual for D VD movies to be released at different times in different regions of the world, 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 player , you will see the region code notice on the screen[...]

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    5 English Contents Intr oduction Envir onmental Information ------------------------ 6 Supplied accessories -------------------------------- 6 Safety Information ----------------------------------- 6 Symbols Used in this Manual ---------------------- 6 Reality repr oduced: Super Audio CD ------------ 7 The next standard: hybrid disc ---------------[...]

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    6 English Thank you for purchasing this Philips D VD/SA CD play er . This Owner ’ s Manual explains the basic operation of this DVD/SA CD play er . En vironmental Information All unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. The packaging has been made easy to separ ate into three materials: cardboard (box), polystyrene foam (buff er) and polyethylene[...]

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    7 English Reality repr oduced: Super Audio CD The future in digital sound reproduction is no longer limited to a close simulation of reality . The new audio standard IS reality! The human ear is no longer capable of distinguishing audib le reality from digital reproduction. At Philips the future star ts today with the Super Audio Compact Disc play [...]

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    8 English Functional Overview Fr ont Panel ST ANDBY-ON SOUND MODE AUDIO DIRECT OPEN/CLOSE PLA Y REPEA T PREV STOP P AUSE NEXT PROGRESSIVE SCAN PROGRESSIVE SCAN UPSAMPLING DVD 963SA DVD VIDEO/SACD PLAYER ST ANDBY -ON – to switch the play er to standby mode or ON ST ANDBY INDICA T OR – lights up when the player is in Standb y mode DISPLA Y – sh[...]

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    9 English Caution: Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rear panel. Electrostatic discharge ma y cause permanent damage to the unit. Rear Panel Functional Ov er view COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/AC-3/DTS I AUX/VCR IN II TV OUT FRONT FRONT CVBS VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr SURROUND SURROUND L R CENTER SUB WF L [...]

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    10 English Functional Ov er view * Press and hold k ey for about two seconds 2 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 POWER REPEAT SHUFFLE SCAN REPEAT A-B STOP DISPLAY RETURN DISC SYSTEM ANGLE ZOOM AUDIO SUBTITLE PLAY PAUSE FTS T-C DIM SOUND MODE MENU MENU É É É É OK É ë É ë Ç É Å T- C – select title/chapter DIM – to select 3 different brightnesses for [...]

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    11 English Pr eparation Basic Connections ● Please refer to the instruction books of your TV , VCR, Stereo System or other devices as necessar y to make the best connections. ● Make one of the following connections, depending on the capabilities of your existing equipment. The following guidelines are options for the best picture and sound qual[...]

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    12 English Cinemalink (on SCAR T) This D VD player is equipped with cinemalink feature (from Philips) which allows a more complete control of your home audio/video (A V) equipment. Cinemalink interconnection plug & playback will enable the AV system to recognise the users intention and automatically switch the necessar y controls or input sourc[...]

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    13 English Connecting to an Audio System 1 Y ou can also listen to the sound of audio CDs, stereo SA CDs and DVD Video discs by connecting to an optional stereo system. 2 Connect the FRONT LEFT/RIGHT A UDIO OUT on the D VD player multichannel audio output to the Left and Right AUDIO IN on the stereo system. Important: – F or the best sound qualit[...]

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    14 English Connecting to a Digital Audio Equipment If your r eceiver has an Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG2 decoder , 1 Connect the CO AXIAL or OPTIC AL DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT of the D VD play er to the CO AXIAL or OPTIC AL DIGIT AL AUDIO IN on your receiv er . 2 Set the D VD player ’ s digital output to ALL (see “P er sonal Preferences”) Notes: – [...]

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    15 English NTSC/P AL Conv ersion D VD discs are recorded according to colour system eg. NTSC and P AL. Y our TV also oper ates according to a colour system. This D VD player is compatible with NTSC and P AL. T o play on this D VD player , the colour system of the D VD disc , the TV and the D VD play er should match. If all three are not the same , [...]

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    16 English 16:9 4:3 Letter Bo x 4:3 Pan Scan P ersonal Prefer ences In the P er sonal Preferences settings menu, you can customize y our player to suit y our own par ticular requirements. General operation: 1 Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control. 2 The will be highlighted in the menu bar . 3 Press 4 to activate the P er sonal Preferences menu. T[...]

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    17 English Pr eparation – Smart Picture ¶ Colour settings (not applicable on Component Video Output) Y ou can select one of fiv e predefined sets of colour settings and one set (P er sonal) which you can define y our self. Y ou can also press SMART PICTURE k ey (on the front panel) to access the colour settings in the menubar . ¶ When P ersonal[...]

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    18 English Sound – Digital output ¶ Digital output selection enables you to specify the type of digital output suitable for y our receiver . ¶ Select OFF to deactivate the DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT . ¶ Select PCM only if y our receiver is not capable of decoding multichannel audio . ¶ Select ALL (default setting), if you had connected your DIGIT AL [...]

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    19 English – PCM Output Allows to select PCM digital output between 48kHz and 96kHz. When 48kHz has been selected, 96kHz PCM data, (if available on disc) will be conver ted to 48kHz. Some 96kHz D VD are copy protected. If your PCM output selection is 96kHz, the digital output will be muted to comply with the standards. In such cases, select 48kHz[...]

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    20 English 6 Channel settings Fr ont speaker L (Large): When the front speakers can reproduce low frequency signals below 120Hz S (Small): When the front speakers cannot produce low frequency signals below 120Hz Center Speak er L (Large): When the center speaker can reproduce low frequency signals below 120Hz S (Small): When the center speaker cann[...]

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    21 English Dolby Pr o Logic If the delay times for Surround Channel and Center Channel are set for Digital Surround mode, the delay times for Dolby Pro Logic mode will automatically be calculated and set. 15 ms 0 ms 15 ms 15 ms 20 ms 25 ms 30 ms 30 ms 30 ms 15 ms 15 ms 15 ms 15 ms 10 ms Preferred Acceptable Not recommended 5 ms Differential arrival[...]

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    22 English Basic Pla yback 1 Press ST ANDBY ON on the front panel. 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE / on the front panel to open disc loading tray . 3 Place the chosen disc in the tr ay , with the label facing up. 4 Press OPEN/CLOSE / again to close the tray . ➜ READING appear s in the status window and on the play er display , and playback star ts automatical[...]

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    23 English Video CD and Super Video CD The current VCD 2.0 and Super Video CD 1.0 standard features are: Suppor t following VCD and SVCD formats: Features Video CDs 2.0 Super Video CDs 1.0 Video MPEG-1 MPEG-2 bit rate constant 1,150 Kbps variable up to 2.6 Mbps resolution NTSC 352x240, 29.97Hz 480x480 interlaced, 29.97Hz resolution P AL 352x288, 25[...]

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    24 English 1 Press ST OP to stop the playback. 2 Press Sound Mode button on the remote control or the play er front to toggle between SA CD multi channel, SA CD stereo and CD layers (depending on availability of the mode on the disc). ➜ The mode change will be indicated on the play er front display . Pla ying an Audio CD ● Audio CDs contain onl[...]

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    25 English Special VCD & SVCD F eatures Pla yback Control (PBC) Playback control is a feature on some Videos CDs / Super Video CDs that enables interactive use. Video CD discs with Playback Control features enables user to access a selected track directly from the disc menu. 1 Load a Video CD with PBC and press PLA Y . 2 Go through the menu wit[...]

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    26 English Slo w Motion DV D VCD 1 Select (SLOW MO TION) in the menu bar and press 4 . ➜ Playback will pause. 2 Use the cur sor keys 1 2 to select the required speed: -1, -1/2, -1/4 or -1/8 (backward), or +1/8, +1/4, +1/2 or +1 (forward). 3 Select 1 to play the disc at normal speed again. 4 If ; is pressed, the speed will be set to zero (P AUSE).[...]

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    27 English Time sear ch DV D VCD The Time Search function allows you to star t playing at an y chosen time on the disc . 1 Select (TIME SEARCH) in the menu bar and press 4 . ➜ Playback will pause. ➜ The elapsed playing time is display ed in a time edit box. 2 Enter hour s, minutes and seconds from left to right in the time edit box using remote[...]

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    28 English Storing chapters/index es 1 Press 4 on the selected chapter/indexes number . ➜ The chapter/indexes number will be highlighted. 2 Use 2 and 1 to select the required chapter number . 3 Press OK to confirm the selection. ➜ The selected chapter/indexes conf ir mation will be added to the list of selections. 4 Press SYSTEM MENU to exit th[...]

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    29 English Operation MP3 Disc F eatures Suppor t following MP3-CD formats (ISO9660 format): ● Max. 30 char acter s ● Max. nested director y is 8 levels ● The max. ALB number is 32 ● Suppor ted VBR bit-rate ● Suppor ted sampling frequencies for MP3 disc are: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz ● Suppor ted Bit-r ates of MP3 disc are: 32, 64, 96, 12[...]

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    30 English Child Lock DV D VCD Activating/deactivating the Child Lock 1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the P ersonal Preferences menu using the 3 / 4 keys. 2 Enter a 4-digit code of your own choice twice. 3 Mov e to “ CHILD LOCK ” using the 3 / 4 keys. 4 Mov e to Ç / É using the 2 k eys. 5 Select Ç using the 3 / 4 ke[...]

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    31 English Activating/Deactivating P arental Contr ol 1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the P ersonal Preferences menu using the 3 / 4 keys. 2 Enter your 4-digit code. If necessar y , enter the code a second time. 3 Mov e to P arental Control using the 3 / 4 keys. 4 Mov e to value adjustment (1-8) using the 2 key . 5 Then us[...]

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    32 English PLA YBACK SY STEM D VD Video SA CD multi channel and SA CD stereo Video CD & SVCD CD (CD-Recordable and CD-Rewritable) MP3 CD TV ST AND ARD (P AL/50Hz) (NTSC/60Hz) Number of lines 625 525 Playback Multistandard (P AL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE RGB output 0.7 Vpp into 75 ohm YUV output Y: 1Vpp into 75 ohm Pr/Cr Pb/Cb: 0.7Vpp into 75 ohm [...]

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    33 English Cleaning the Cabinet ¶ Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use a solution containing alcohol, spir its, ammonia or abrasives. Cleaning Discs ¶ When a disc becomes dir ty , clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the centre out. Do not wipe in a circular motion. ¶ Do not use solvents su[...]

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    34 English T r oubleshooting Prob lem Solution 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 capabilities. No sound and picture – Check that the SC ART cable is connec[...]