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    D VD VIDEO PLA YER Thank you for choosing Philips . Need help fast? Read your User’ s Manual r st for quick tips that mak e using your Philips product mor e enjoy able . If you have read your instructions and still need assistance, you may access our online help at www .philips .com/suppor t DVP3126 DVD VIDEO PLAYER 01-45_dvp3126_94_eng1.indd [...]

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    2 This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited [...]

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    English Bahasa Mela yu Index English ------------------------------------------ 6 01-45_dvp3126_94_eng1.indd 3 01-45_dvp3126_94_eng1.indd 3 2007-01-31 2:20:35 PM 2007-01-31 2:20:35 PM[...]

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    English 4 LASER Type Semiconductor laser InGaAlP (DVD) AIGaAs (CD) Wave length 658 nm (DVD) 790 nm (CD) Output Power 7 .0 mW (DVD) 10.0 mW (VCD/CD) Beam divergence 60 degrees Gen eral In fo rmati on Environmental Information All unnecessary packaging has been omitted. The packaging has been made easy to separate into two materials; cardboard (box) [...]

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    English 5 Lan gua g e C ode 01-45_dvp3126_94_eng1.indd 5 01-45_dvp3126_94_eng1.indd 5 2007-01-31 2:20:36 PM 2007-01-31 2:20:36 PM[...]

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    English 6 Contents Ca re a nd S afe t y Inf or mat ion Se tu p ......................................................................................................................... ....................................8 Cle an ing d isc s ............................................................................................................[...]

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    English 7 Contents Vi ewing t he d isc p lay ba ck i nfor mat io n ............................................................... 24 Ti tl e/C hap te r/ T r ack s ele ct io n ................................................................................................. ........... 24 Ti me Se arc h ..............................................[...]

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    English 8 Care a nd Safet y Informat ion 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 pl[...]

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    English 9 Gen eral In fo rmati on Accessories supplied ALL 4 Region U.S.A. and Canada regions U.K and Europe r egions Asia Paci c, T aiwan, Kor 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 batter[...]

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    English 10 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 component video cables (red/ blue/green) to connect the DVD player’s YPbPr jacks to the component video input jacks (or labeled as YPbPr) on the television (cab[...]

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    English 11 DIGITAL OUT TV OUT COAXIAL O OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT FRONT R FRONT L R R R L AUDIO IN R L VIDEO IN TO TV ANT IN CH3 CH4 ANT IN ANT IN 1 3 4 2 Connect ions (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. IMPORTANT! – If your television only has [...]

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    English 12 Connect ions (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Connecting the po w er cord 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 [...]

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    English 13 Connecting to a stereo system Receiver has a PCM, Dolb y Digital or MPEG decoder A Select one of the video connections (CVBS VIDEO IN or COMPONENT VIDEO IN) depending on the options a vailable on your television. B Connect the COAXIAL jack of the DVD player to the corresponding Digital Audio In jack on your receiver (cable not supplied).[...]

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    English 14 Pro d uc t O ver v i ew 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.  STOP – Stops playback PLAY/PAUSE u – Starts or pauses playback. IR Sensor – Po[...]

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    English 15 SUBTITLE ZOOM AUDIO STOP PLAY/P AUSE MUTE SETUP TITLE RETURN MENU DISC DISPLAY NEXT PREV Product Ov er view (c o n t i n u e d ) Remote Contr ol 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 RETURN/TITLE – To go back to pr[...]

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    English 16 Step 1 : Inser ting 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 batteri[...]

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    English 17 Get ting Star ted (c o n t i n u e d ) Step 3 : Setting up Pr ogr essive Scan f eature (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 qual[...]

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    English 18 Get ting Star ted (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press W 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 sys[...]

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    English 19 Get ting Star ted (c o n t i n u e d ) Step 5 : Setting the language 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 (o[...]

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    English 20 IMPORTANT! – If the INVALID KEY appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, it means the function is not available on the current disc or at the current time. – DVD discs and players are designed with regional restrictions. Before playing a disc, make sure the disc is for the same zone as your player. Pla yable discs Using thi[...]

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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.  You can also hold down the STOP  button on the remote control to open and close the disc tray. D Place a[...]

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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. Play b ac k Fea t ur es (c o n t i n u e d ) 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 pla[...]

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    English 23 Repeating a section within a chapter/track You can repeat the playback of a speci c segment within a title/chapter track. To do this, you must mark the start and end of the segment you want. A While playing a disc, press REPEAT/ REPEAT A-B .  The menu appears on the TV screen. B Press W X to highlight { A-B o ff }, then press OK at[...]

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    English 24 Play b ac k Fea t ur es (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Viewing the disc pla yback information You can view the disc information (such as current title/chapter/track number, total elapsed time or playing tim[...]

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    English 25 Play b ac k Fea t ur es (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Special D VD Featur es Pla ying a Title A Press DISC MENU .  The disc title menu appears on the TV screen. B Use S T W X keys or alphanumeric keypad[...]

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    English 26 Play b ac k Fea t ur es (c o n t i n u e d ) 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/Fuji Picture CD IMPORTANT! You have to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 16 ‘Finding y[...]

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    English 27 Play b ac k Fea t ur es (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Zoom picture (JPEG)  During playback, press ZOOM repeatedly to display the picture with different scales.  Use S T W X to view the zoomed picture[...]

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    English 28 D VD M enu Opt ions This DVD Player setup is carried out via the TV, enabling you to customize the DVD player to suit your particular requirement. Using the Languag e setup menu A Press SETUP on the remote control.  The system setup menu appears. Language Video Audio Rating Misc OSD Language : Subtitle : : Audio : DVD Menu English Aut[...]

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    English 29 D VD M enu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press W to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. Using the Video setup menu A Press SETUP on the remote control.  The system setup menu appears. Language Video Audio Misc Rating Aspect Ratio : View Mode : TV[...]

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    English 30 D VD M enu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press W to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. View Mode Use view mode to scale an image that  ts to the TV screens’ width and height. A In ‘Video’, press S T to select { View Mode }, then press X . [...]

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    English 31 Smart Picture This DVD player provides four prede ned sets of picture color settings. A In ‘Video’, press S T to select { Smart Picture }, then press X . { Standard } Select this for a preset standard picture setting. { Vivid } Select this to make the picture brighter. { Cool } Select this to make the picture softer. { Personal } [...]

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    English 32 D VD M enu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press W to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. Using the Audio setup menu A Press SETUP on the remote control.  The system setup menu appears. Language Video Audio Misc Rating Aspect Ratio : View Mode : TV[...]

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    English 33 Subwoof er This option is only available for subwoofer connection. A In ‘Audio’, press S T to select { Subwoofer }, then press X . { Present } Select this option when a subwoofer is connected. { None } Select this option when no subwoofer is connected. B Use S T to select a setting and press OK to con rm. D VD M enu Opt ions (c o [...]

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    English 34 D VD M enu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press W to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. Night Mode This mode optimizes playback of sound at low volume. High volume outputs will be softened and low volume outputs are brought upward to an audible leve[...]

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    English 35 TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press W to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. D VD M enu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) Using the Rating setup menu A Press SETUP on the remote control.  The system setup menu appears. Language Video Audio Misc Rating Language Video Audio Misc Ra[...]

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    English 36 C Use S T to select a rating level and press OK to con rm.  Select { 8 Adult } to disable parental level and allow all discs to play.  DVDs that are rated higher than the level you selected will not play unless you enter your four-digit password. Tips: – This feature will not limit viewing if the disc manufacturer did not code[...]

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    English 37 Using the Misc (Miscellaneous) setup menu A Press SETUP on the remote control.  The system setup menu appears. Language Audio Misc Rating Language Video Audio Misc Rating Language Audio Misc Rating Use Default Settings 60 Volume 15 Left 15 Right 15 Center 15 Left Srnd 15 Right Srnd 15 Subwoofer Center Spkr Delay : No Delay B Press S T[...]

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    English 38 TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press W to go back to previous menu item. Press SETUP to exit the menu item. D VD M enu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) V olume Control A In ‘Misc’, press S T to select { Volume 60 }. B Press W X to adjust the speaker’s volume that best suits your personal preference.  Th[...]

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    English 39 Othe rs 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 numeri[...]

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    English 40 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 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 r[...]

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    English 41 Prob lem Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (c o n t i n u e d ) 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. – Press STOP button twice before selecting the setup/system menu. – Depending on th[...]

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    English 42 Spe ci  cati ons TV STANDARD (PAL/50Hz) (NTSC/60Hz) Number of lines 625 525 Playback Multistandard (PAL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE Video DAC 12 bit, 108 MHz 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 Horiz. resolution 720 pixels 720 pixels Vertical r[...]

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    English 43 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[...]

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    CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Meet Philips at the Internet http://www.philips.com/support SgpSL-0705/94-2 DVP 3126 01-45_dvp3126_94_eng1.indd 45 01-45_dvp3126_94_eng1.indd 45 2007-01-31 2:20:43 PM 2007-01-31 2:20:43 PM[...]