Philips DVP3124 manual

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    DVP3124 Register your product and get suppor t at www .philips.com/w elcome EN D VD Video Play er 6 ES_LA Reproductor de video D VD 40 PT_BR Aparelho de D VD de vídeo 74 01-39_dvp3120_3124_55_eng2.indd 1 2007-12-14 10:18:26 PM[...]

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    2 4 Es necesar io que lea cuidado samen te su instructi vo de manejo. Descripción: Reproductor de DVD Modelo: DVP3124 Alimentación: 110 V–240 V ; ~50–60 Hz Consumo: <10 W Importador: Philips Mexicana, S.A. de C.V . Domicilio: Av. La Palma No.6, Col. San Fernando, La Herradura Huixquilucan, Edo de Mexico C.P. 52784, Mexico Localidad y T el.[...]

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    C A UTION Use of controls or adjustments or perf ormance of procedur es other than herein may result in hazardous r adiation exposure or other unsaf e operation. Ensure that the power outlet is always within reach. If abnormal situations occur, fully disconnect power: unplug the power cord from the power outlet. For Customer Use: Read carefully the[...]

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    English 4 Gener al Information Environmental Information All unnecessary packaging has been omitted. The packaging has been made easy to separate into two materials; cardboard (box) and polyethylene (bags, protective foam sheet). Your DVD player consists of materials which can be recycled and reused if disassembled by a specialised company. Please [...]

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    English 5 La nguage Code 01-39_dvp3120_3124_55_eng2.indd 5 2007-12-12 2:36:08 PM[...]

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    English 6 Contents Ca re a n d Sa fe t y I nfo rm at io n Se tu p .............................................................................................................................................................8 Cle a ni ng di sc s .........................................................................................................[...]

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    English 7 Contents Sp ec i al DV D Fe at ur es ................................................................................................... 2 5 Pl ayi ng a T it le ........................................................................................................................................... 25 Ch ang in g th e Aud io L a ng ua ge[...]

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    English 8 Care a nd S afet y Inform ation DANGER! High voltage! Do not open the device. You run the risk of getting an electric shock. The machine does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to qualied personnel. Setup Finding a suitable location – Place the set on a at, hard and stable surface. Do not pla[...]

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    English 9 Gener al I nformation Accessories supplied ALL 4 Region U.S.A. and Canada regions U.K and Europe r egions Asia Pacic, T aiwan, K or ea Australia, New Zealand, Latin America Russia and India regions China, Calcos Islands, W alls and Futuna Islands ALL ALL 5 6 Discs that can be played ALL 1 ALL ALL 2 3 Remote control and two AAA batterie[...]

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    English 10 Connection s TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Connecting to tele vision IMPORTANT! – The progressive scan video quality is only possible when using YPbPr and a progressive scan television is required. Using Component Video jacks (YPbPr) A Use the com[...]

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    English 11 AUDIO OUT DIGIT AL OUT TV OU T COAXI AL COMPO NENT VIDE O OU T AUDIO IN R L VIDEO IN TO TV ANT IN CH3 CH4 ANT IN ANT IN 1 3 4 2 TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Connection s ( c ont inu ed ) IMPORTANT! – If your television only has a single Antenna I[...]

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    English 12 Connection s ( c ont inu ed ) TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Connecting the po w er cor d After everything is connected properly, plug in the AC power cord to the power outlet. Never make or change any connections with the power switched on. When no [...]

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    English 13 Connecting to a stereo system Connecting to a digital A V receiv er Opt ional connec tions TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Receiver has a PCM, Dolby Digital or MPEG decoder A Select one of the video connections (CVBS VIDEO IN or COMPONENT VIDEO IN) de[...]

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    English 14 Product Over view Fr ont and Rear Panels STANDBY ON 2 – Turns on the player or switches to standby mode Disc Tray OPEN/CLOSE ç – Opens or closes the disc tray. Display panel – Shows information about the current status of the DVD player. n STOP – Stops playback PLAY/PAUSE u – Starts or pauses playback. IR Sensor – Point the [...]

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    English 15 Product Over view ( co nti nue d ) Remote Contr ol SUB TI TLE ZOO M AUD IO REP EA T REP EA T A -B ST OP PLA Y/P AU SE MUTE SET UP TIT LE RET UR N MENU DIS C DIS PL A Y NEX T PRE V DISC MENU – Enters or exits the disc contents menu – Switches on or off the playback control mode (for VCD 2.0 only) OK – Conrms an entry or selection[...]

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    English 16 Step 1 : Inserting Batteries A Open the battery compartment. B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA, following the indications (+ –) inside the compartment. C Close the cover. CAUTION! – Remove batteries if they are exhausted or if the remote is not to be used for a long time. – Do not use old and new or different types of batterie[...]

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    English 17 Get t ing Star ted ( cont in ued ) Step 3 : Setting up Pr ogr essiv e Scan featur e (for Progressive Scan TV only) The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per seconds than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system). With nearly double the number of lines, progressive scan offers higher picture resolution and quality[...]

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    English 18 Get t ing Star ted ( cont in ued ) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press  to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. Step 4 : Selecting the matching color system The color system of the DVD player, disc and TV should match in order for the disc to play. Before changing the TV syste[...]

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    English 19 Get t ing Star ted ( cont in ued ) Step 5 : Setting the languag e The language options are different depending on your country or region. It may not correspond to the illustrations shown on the user manual. On-screen displa y (OSD) language Select this to change the language of this DVD player screen display menu. The menu language (on-s[...]

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    English 20 Super Video CD MP3-Disc Supported formats MP3/WMA tracks – The le extensions has to be ‘.mp3’, ‘.wma’ – JPEG/ISO format – Maximum 14 characters display. – Supported bit-rate; 32 – 320 kbps (MP3) 32 – 192 kbps (WMA) 32 – 192 kbps (WMA) JPEG pictures – The le extensions has to be ‘.JPG’ and not ‘.JPEG.?[...]

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    English 21 Starting disc playback A Turn on the TV to the correct program number for the DVD player (e.g. ‘EXT’, ‘0’, ‘AV’). B Press STANDBY-ON 2 to turn on the DVD player. C Press OPEN/CLOSE ç on the front of the DVD player. l You can also hold down the STOP n button on the remote control to open and close the disc tray. D Place a dis[...]

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    English 22 TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Pla yback Feat ures ( cont inu ed ) Operations for video pla yback Using the Disc Menu Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen once you load in the disc. To select a playback fea[...]

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    English 23 TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Pla yback Feat ures ( cont inu ed ) For JPEG In STOP mode, – Repeat One (currently playing le) – Repeat Folder (current folder) – Folder (playing all les in one folder once) – Single[...]

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    English 24 Viewing the disc pla yback information Using the OSD menu This function displays disc information on the TV screen during playback. A During playback, press During playback, press DISPLAY repeatedly on the remote control.  The available disc information appears on the TV screen. B Press   to select an option. C Enter a valid num[...]

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    English 25 Special VCD and SVCD F eatur e Pla yback Contr ol (PBC) For VCD with Playback Control (PBC) feature (version 2.0 only) l Press DISC MENU to toggle between ‘PBC ON’ and ‘PBC OFF’.  If you select ‘PBC ON’, the disc menu (if available) will appear on the TV.  Use the PREV í / NEXT ë to go to previous/next page or use the[...]

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    English 26 Pla yback Feat ures ( cont inu ed ) TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Pla ying MP3/WMA/JPEG/ K odak Picture CD This DVD player can playback MP3, WMA, JPEG and picture CD les on a personally recorded CD-R/RW disc and commercial [...]

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    English 27 D VD M enu O ptions This DVD Player setup is carried out via the TV, enabling you to customize the DVD player to suit your particular requirement. Using the General setup menu A Press SETUP on the remote control.  The system setup menu appears. OS D La ng ua ge Sl ee p V olum e - - General Setup Page - - General Audio Video P refer[...]

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    English 28 Using the Audio setup menu A Press SETUP on the remote control.  The system setup menu appears. General Audio Video Preference Do wnm ix Di git al Audio - - Audio Setup Page - - B Press   to select { Audio Setup Page }. C Press   to select an item, then press  to access. Example: { Downmix }  The options for th[...]

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    English 29 D VD M enu O ptions (conti nue d) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press  to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. Do wnmix This option allows you to set the stereo analog output of your DVD player. A In ‘Audio Setup Page’, press   to select { Downmix }, then press  .[...]

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    English 30 TV T ype This menu contains the options for selecting the color system that matches the connected TV. For details, see page 18. Setting the TV Displa y The picture shape can be adjusted to t your TV and the format must be available on the playback disc. Otherwise, the TV display will not affect the picture during playback. A In ‘Vid[...]

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    English 31 D VD M enu O ptions (conti nue d) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press  to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. Pro gr essive In the progressive scan mode, you can enjoy the high quality picture with less ickers. It only works when you have connected the DVD player’s YPbPr[...]

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    English 32 Using the Pref er ence setup menu A Press STOP Ç twice to stop playback, (if any), then press SETUP on the remote control.  The system setup menu appears. General Audio Video Preference Aud io Sub ti tl e Di sc Me nu Par en ta l Pas sw or d Def au lt - - Preference Page - - B Press  to select { Preference Page }. C Press  ?[...]

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    English 33 TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press  to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. D VD M enu O ptions (conti nue d) Subtitle/Audio/Disc Menu These menus contains various language options for audio, subtitle and disc menu which may be recorded on the DVD. For details, see page 19. P[...]

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    English 34 Changing the P assw ord You need to enter your six-digit password to play a prohibited disc or if prompted for a password. The same default password is used for Parental. A In ‘Preference Page’, press   to select { Password }, then press  to select { Change }. B Press OK and the menu appears on the TV screen. General Audio V[...]

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    English 35 Ot her s Software upgrade Periodically Philips will issue software upgrade to enhance your user experience. IMPORTANT! – Power supply must not be interrupted during upgrade! To check the current software version of this DVD player; A Press OPEN/CLOSE ç on the DVD player to open the disc tray.  The disc tray will open. B Press nu[...]

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    English 36 T roubles hooting Prob lem Solution WARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, rst check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you are unable to remedy a prob[...]

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    English 37 Prob lem Solution T roubles hooting ( con ti nue d) The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be changed. Not able to select some items in the setup/system menu. The DVD player does not start playback. Picture freezes momentarily during playback. Unable to select Progressive Scan on/off. – The aspect ratio is xed on the DVD disc. – De[...]

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    English 38 Spec ic ations TV STANDARD (PAL/50Hz) (NTSC/60Hz) Number of lines 625 525 Playback Multistandard (PAL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE Video DAC 12 bit, 108 M�z YPbPr 0.7 Vpp ~ 75 ohm Video Output 1Vpp ~ 75 ohm VIDEO FORMAT Digital MPEG 2 for DVD,SVCD Compression MPEG 1 for VCD DVD 50Hz 60Hz �oriz. resolution 720 pixels 720 pixels Vertical[...]

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    English 39 Analog : Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specic numerical values. These jacks send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio : The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs. is 4:3, and [...]