Philips DVP3258/93 manual

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    Register your product and get suppor t at www .philips.com/w elcome D VP3258 EN D VD Video Play er 6 ZH_CN D VD 播放机 50 dvp3258_93_eng1.indd 1 2008-03-27 1:59:54 PM[...]

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    3 ATTENTION! For Customer Use: Read carefully the information located at the bottom or rear of your DVD Video player and enter below the Serial No. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. DVP3258 Serial No. _______________ ‘CONSUMERS SHOULD NO TE THA T NO T ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULL Y COMP A TIBLE WITH THIS PR O[...]

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    4 Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Amharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Av estan 6569 Aymara 6589 Azerhaijani 6590 Bahasa Mela yu 7783 Bashkir 6665 Belarusian 6669 Bengali 6678 Bihari 6672 Bislama 6673 Bokmål, Norwegian 7866 Bosanski 6683 Brezhoneg 6682 Bulgarian 6671 Burmese 7789 Castellano, Español 6983 Catalán 6765 Cham[...]

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    5 Man ufa ctu red un der l ice nse fr om Dol by Lab ora tor ies . D olb y and th e d oub le- D s ym bol are tr ade mar ks of Do lby La bor ato rie s. Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent#: 5,451,942 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS and DTS Digital Out are registered trademarks and the DTS logos and Symbol are[...]

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    English 6 T able of content s Ge ne r al Ge ne r al I nf or ma t io n ........................................................................................................ 8 Se tu p p rec au t io ns ................................................................................................................................................. 8 [...]

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    English 7 T ab le of contents Us in g Di sp lay m en u op t io ns .................................................................................................................... 24 -26 Se le c ti ng t i tl e/c ha pt er/ t r ack .....................................................................................................................[...]

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    English 8 Gener al I nformation WARNING! This unit does not contain any user- serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to qualied personnel. Setup precautions Finding a suitable location – Place this unit on a at, hard and stable surface. Never place the unit on a carpet. – Never place this unit on top of other equipment that [...]

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    English 9 Y our D V D Pla y er a STANDBY-ON – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. b Disc tray c OPEN/CLOSE ç – Opens/closes the disc tray. d Display panel – Shows information about the current status of the unit. e IR Sensor – Point the remote control towards this sensor. f PLAY/PAUSE u – Starts/pauses playback. g STO[...]

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    English 10 Remote Control a 2 (Standby-On) – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. b ç (Open/Close) – Opens/closes the disc tray. Opens/closes the disc tray. c DISPLAY – Displays the current status or disc information. d   –  : Cursor buttons for moving up/ down or press up/down for a slow forward or bac[...]

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    English 11 Remote Control ( cont inu ed ) j DISC MENU – Enters or exits disc contents menu. – For VCD 2.0 and SVCD, turns on or off the playback control mode. k OK – Conrms an entry or selection. l RETURN/TITLE – Returns to the previous menu or shows title menu m u (Play/Pause) – Starts or pauses playback. n (USB) – Switches to USB m[...]

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    English 12 Remote Control ( cont inu ed ) Using the remote contr ol A Open the battery compartment. B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA, following the indications ( +- ) inside the compartment. C Close the cover. D Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor (IR) on the front panel. Note: Never place any objects between the remote con[...]

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    English 13 Option 2: Using Component Video jacks (Y Pb Pr) You can connect this unit to a TV through the component video cables which provides superior picture quality. The progressive scan video quality is only available when using Y Pb Pr connection and a progressive scan TV is required. A Connect the component video cables Connect the component [...]

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    English 14 Ba sic Connect ions ( c ont in ued ) Step 2: Connecting the po wer cor d After everything is connected properly, plug the AC power cord into the power outlet. Never make or change any connections with the power turned on. Helpful Hint: – Refer to the type plate at the rear or bottom of the product for identication and supply ratings[...]

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    English 15 Opt ional Connec tions MULTICHANNEL AUDIO IN Connecting to a Multi Channel Receiver You can connect this unit to a multi channel audio system in order to enjoy 5.1 channel sound. channel sound. A Connect the audio cables (not supplied) from the AUDIO OUT (FRONT R/L, REAR L/R, CENTER and SUBWOOFER) jacks on this unit to the corresponding [...]

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    English 16 Opt ional Connec tions ( cont in ue d) Connecting to a Digital A V Amplier/Receiv er You can connect this unit to an AV amplier/receiver in order to enjoy quality sound. A Connect a coaxial cable (not supplied) from the COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT jack on this unit to the digital coaxial input jack of the connected device. B  For video [...]

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    English 17 Finding the corr ect viewing channel A Press 2 to turn on this unit. B Turn on the TV and switch it to the correct video-in channel. You should see the blue DVD background screen.  You may go to the lowest channel on your TV, then press the Channel Down button on your TV’s remote control until you see the Video In channel.  You m[...]

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    English 18 Audio , Subtitle and Disc Menu languag e for D VD playback You can select your preferred language settings for DVD playback. If the selected language is not available on the disc, the disc’s default language is used instead. A Press n twice to stop playback (if any), then press SETUP . B Press  repeatedly to select { Preference Page[...]

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    English 19 Get t ing Star ted ( cont in ued ) Setting up Pr ogr essive Scan featur e (for Progressive Scan TV only) The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per second than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system). With nearly double the number of lines, progressive scan offers higher picture resolution and quality. Before yo[...]

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    English 20 Pla yable discs Thi s u nit pl ays : – Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs) – Video CDs (VCDs) – Super Video CDs (SVCDs) – Finalized DVD Recordable (DVD±R), DVD Rewritable (DVD±RW) – Audio Compact Discs (CDs) – MP3/ WMA discs – The le extension has to be ‘.mp3’, ‘.wma’ – JPEG/ISO format – Maximum 14 characters di[...]

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    English 21 Notes: – If the inhibit icon appears on the TV when a button is pressed, it means the function is not available on the current disc or at the current time. – Never put any objects other than discs in the disc tray. Doing so may cause the unit to malfunction. Pla ying a disc A Press 2 to turn on this unit. B Turn on the TV to the corr[...]

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    English 22 Disc O perat ions ( cont inu ed ) Helpful Hints: – For video disc, playback always resumes from the point where it was last stopped even if the disc was ejected or the unit is in standby mode. To start playback from the beginning, press . while the message ‘Play from the start, press - PREV -’ appears on the TV. – Screen saver st[...]

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    English 23 Other pla yback features for video discs OK ZOOM RETURN/ TITLE DISC MENU SUBTITLE AUDIO/ CREA TE MP3 Note: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Using the Disc Menu Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV once you load in the dis[...]

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    English 24 Using Displa y menu options This unit can display the disc playback information (for example, title or chapter number, elapsed playing time, audio/ subtitle language), a number of operations can be done without interrupting disc playback. DISPLA Y OK A During playback, press DISPLAY on the remote control.  The available disc informati[...]

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    English 25 Searching b y time This option allows you to skip to a specic point in the current disc. A Move to { TT Time / CH Time / Disc Time / Track Time } in the display menu and press  . B Use the numeric keypad 0-9 to enter the time where playback should start (eg. 0:34:27).  Playback skips to the selected time. Viewing pla ying time I[...]

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    English 26 Disc O perat ions ( cont inu ed ) Se le ct in g va ri ou s r epea t fu nc ti on s This function allows you to select the different repeat play options. For DVD/VCD/SVCD A Move to { Repeat } in the display menu and press  . DVD  Chapter (repeat current chapter)  Title (repeat current title)  All (repeat entire disc)  Off (e[...]

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    English 27 Special Audio CD feature It is a time search option for audio CD playback. Playback skips to the time you input, within the disc or track. A During playback, press DISPLAY repeatedly to toggle between different input options. Displa y Descriptions Disc Go T o Time search within the disc. T rack Go T o Time search within a track. Select T[...]

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    English 28 Disc O perat ions ( cont inu ed ) Pla ying a JPEG photo disc (slide sho w) Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’ for details. l Load a photo CD (Kodak Picture CD/ JPEG).  The pi ctu re men u app ear s o n t he TV.  For Kodak disc, the slide show begins au[...]

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    English 29 Pla ying a MP3/ WMA disc This unit can playback most of the MP3 and WMA les recorded on a recordable disc or commercial CD. Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’ for details. A Load a MP3/WMA disc.  The disc reading time may exceed 30 seconds due to the c[...]

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    English 30 Pla ying music and photo les simultaneously You can create a musical slideshow playback if the disc contains both the MP3/WMA music and JPEG photo les. A Load a disc that contains both MP3/WMA and JPEG les. B Use  keys to select a MP3/WMA le from the disc menu and press OK to start playback. C During MP3/WMA playback, u[...]

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    English 31 You can play or view the data les (JPEG, MP3, WMA or DivX®) in the USB ash drive. However, editing or copying the data le is not possible. A Connect the USB ash drive directly to the jack on this unit. B A message appears on the TV when the device is detected. C Press on the remote control to access the data in the drive. D [...]

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    English 32 Creating audio CD to MP3 format This feature allows you to convert audio tracks from an audio CD into MP3 format. The created MP3 les are saved in your USB device. A Connect the USB ash drive directly to the jack on this unit. B Load an audio CD. C During playback, press AUDIO/ CREATE MP3 on the remote control. D Read the message o[...]

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    English 33 Set up Me nu Option s Accessing the setup menu You can change the settings in this unit to suit your particular requirements. SETUP OK A Press SETUP on the remote control.  The setup menu appears. B Use    keys to select one of the setup menu options and press OK . l  If you are not able to access the { Preference Page }[...]

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    English 34 Set up Me nu Option s ( c ont inu ed ) General Setup P ag e (underlined options are the factor y default settings) Not all discs are rated or coded by the disc maker. You can prevent play of specic discs with the disc lock function. Up to 20 discs can be locked. { Lock } – To block the playback of the current disc. Subsequent access[...]

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    English 35 Audio Setup P ag e (underlined options are the factor y default settings) Set up Me nu Option s ( c ont inu ed ) Analog Output Digital Audio Setup T his setting is only required if you have connected the audio output of this unit to a stereo device, multi channel audio system or TV using the analog output jack. { LT/RT } – The connecte[...]

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    English 36 Audio Setup P ag e (underlined options are the factor y default settings) Set up Me nu Option s ( c ont inu ed ) Sound Mode Fro nt Spe ake r L arg e C enter Sp eaker S mall Rear Speaker Subwoofer Speakers Volum e Speakers Delay Speaker Setup Page Select the type of preset digital sound effect that can match the disc’s content or optimi[...]

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    English 37 Audio Setup P ag e (underlined options are the factor y default settings) Set up Me nu Option s ( c ont inu ed ) Contnued... { Center Speaker/Rear Speaker } – { Large } When connected speakers can produce low frequency signals below 120 Hz. – { Small } When connected speakers cannot produce low frequency signals below 120 Hz. – { O[...]

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    English 38 Audio Setup P ag e (underlined options are the factor y default settings) Set up Me nu Option s ( c ont inu ed ) This feature enables you to convert the music CD to a higher sampling rate using sophisticated digital signal processing for better sound quality. If you have activated the CD upsampling, this unit automatically switches to st[...]

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    English 39 Video Setup P ag e (underlined options are the factor y default settings) Set up Me nu Option s ( c ont inu ed ) Select the color system that matches the connected TV. It enables playback of a different type of disc (PAL or NTSC disc) on this unit. { PAL } – For PAL-system TV. { Multi } – For TV that is compatible with both PAL and N[...]

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    English 40 Pref er ence P a ge (underlined options ar e the factory default settings) Set up Me nu Option s ( c ont inu ed ) Audio Parental PBC Select the preferred audio language for DVD playback. Select the preferred subtitle language for DVD playback. Select the preferred disc menu language for DVD playback. Note: If the selected audio/subtitle/[...]

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    English 41 Mp3/Jpeg Navigator can only be set if the disc is recorded with a menu. It allows you to select different display menus for easy navigation. { Without Menu } – Display all the les contained in the MP3/Picture disc. { With Menu } – Display the folder menu of the MP3/ Picture disc. Note: This feature is not available for USB mode. T[...]

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    English 42 Installing the latest software Philips provides software upgrades to make sure that this unit is compatible with the newest formats. To check the updates, compare the current software version of this unit with the latest software version available at the Philips website. A Press ç to open the disc tray. B Press numeric keypad ‘55’ o[...]

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    English 43 T rou bleshoot ing – Press STANDBY-ON on the unit to turn on the power. – Ensure that the AC outlet has power. – Disconnect the power cord from the power outlet for a few minutes. Reconnect the power cord and try to operate again as usual. – Refer to your TV manual for correct Video In channel selection. Change the TV channel unt[...]

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    English 44 T rou bleshoot ing ( con ti nue d) The remote contr ol does not function properl y . The unit does not start pla yback. Th e b u tt ons o n t he un it do no t w o rk . The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be chang ed e ven though y ou hav e set the TV displa y . Cannot activate some featur es such as Angles, Subtitles, or multi-languag [...]

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    English 45 T rou bleshoot ing ( con ti nue d) Picture fr eez es momentarily during pla yback. Unable to select Pr ogr essiv e Scan on/off. No sound during DivX mo vies pla yback. An DivX mo vie does not repeat. Certain DivX files do not play or are skipped. The contents of the USB ash drive cannot be read. Slow operation of the USB ash drive.[...]

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    English 46 Why does it take so long to display the contents on my USB device? – This could be due to the large numbers of les (>500 les/folders) or size of the les (>1MB.) – There could be other non-supported les in the device that the system is trying to read/display. What if non-supported devices (e.g. USB mouse, keyboards) [...]

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    English 47 Spec ic ations TV STANDARD (P AL / 50 Hz ) (NT SC /6 0Hz) Number of lines 625 525 Playback Multistandard (PAL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE Video DAC 12 bit, 108 MHz Y Pb Pr 0.7 Vpp ~ 75 ohm Video Output 1 Vpp ~ 75 ohm VIDEO FORMAT Digital MPEG 2 for DVD, SVCD Compression MPEG 1 for VCD DivX® DVD 50 Hz 60 Hz Horiz. resolution 720 pixels 72[...]

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    English 48 Gloss ar y Analog audio: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound is available when you use the AUDIO LEFT/ RIGHT jacks. These red and white jacks send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the ratio [...]

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    English 49 Gloss ar y (conti nue d) PBC : Playback Control. A system of navigating a Video CD/Super VCD through on-screen menus recorded onto the disc. You can enjoy interactive playback and searching. PCM (Pulse Code Modulation): A system for converting analog sound signal to digital signal for later processing, with no data compression used in co[...]