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    DVD Video Player DVP762/00 User manual Visit us at www .p4c .philips .com for service suppor t D VD762/78[...]

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    General Information CAUTION (W ARNING LOCA TION: ON THE BA CKPLA TE OF THE SET) NEVER MAKE OR CHANGE CONNECTIONS WITH THE PO WER SWITCHED ON. Laser safety This unit employs a laser . Due to possible ey e injur y , only a qualified service person should remo ve the cover or attempt to service this device . NO TE: PICTURES SHO WN MA YBE DIFFERENT BET[...]

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    3 English P ortuguês Español Index English --------------------------------------- 6 Español ------------------------------------ 38 P ortuguês --------------------------------- 72 Manufactured under license fr om Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro-Logic” and the double-D symbol are tr ademarks of Dolby Labor ator ies. Manufactured under[...]

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    English 4 Introduction Supplied accessories ....................................... 6 Care and saf ety information .......................... 6 Connections Connecting TV .............................................. 7-8 Using Composite Video jacks (CVBS) ........ 7 Using S-Video jack .......................................... 7 Using Component Vid[...]

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    English 5 Contents D VD Menu Options General Setup menu ............................... 26-27 Locking/Unlocking the disc for viewing ... 26 Dimming system’ s display scr een .............. 26 Programming disc tracks ....................... 26-27 OSD Language ............................................... 27 Screen Sa ver - turning on/off .......[...]

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    English 6 Supplied accessories Remote Control and two AA batteries General Information Care and saf ety information ● P ow er consumption – Check that the operating voltage indicated on the typeplate (or beside the voltage selector) is identical to the v oltage of your local po wer suppl y . If not, please consult your dealer . – When the sys[...]

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    English 7 Connections Connecting TV IMPOR T ANT! – Y ou only need to make one video connection from the f ollowing options, depending on the capabilities of y our TV system. – Connect the D VD system directly to the TV . Using Composite Video jacks (CVBS) 1 Use the composite video cable (yello w) to connect the D VD Pla yer’ s CVBS (VIDEO) ja[...]

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    English 8 Connections COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/Dolby Digital CVBS S-VIDEO Y Pb Pr STEREO L R AUDIO OUT V (Pr/Cr) U (Pb/Cb) Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT V (Pr/Cr) U (Pb/Cb) Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 1 IMPOR T ANT! – Component Video connection pro vides higher picture quality . This option m[...]

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    English 9 Connections COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/Dolby Digital CVBS S-VIDEO Y Pb Pr ~ AC MAINS AUDIO OUT V (Pr/Cr) U (Pb/Cb) Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN After e ver ything is connected properl y , plug in the A C pow er cord to the po wer outlet. Nev er make or change any connections with the power switched on. ● If [...]

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    English 10 Connections Stereo system has Dolb y Pro Logic or Right / Left Audio In jack 1 Select one of the video connections (CVBS VIDEO IN, S-VIDEO IN, SC AR T , COMPONENT VIDEO IN) depending on the options a vailable on your TV . 2 Use the audio cables (white/red) to connect AUDIO OUT (L/R) jacks of the D VD Pla yer to the corresponding AUDIO IN[...]

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    English 11 Functional Ov er view Fr ont and Rear Panels Audio Out (Left/Right) – Connect to AUDIO inputs of an amplifier , receiv er or stereo system YPbPr – Connect to YPbPr input of a TV COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/Dolby Digital CVBS S-VIDEO Y Pb Pr STEREO L R Mains (A C P ower Cor d) – Connect to a standard AC outlet CO AXI[...]

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    English 12 Functional Ov er view Remote Control PREVIEW MUTE SOUND SURROUND SLEEP DIM RETURN / TITLE – T o go back to previous menu / show title menu DISC MENU – Enters or exits the disc contents menu – Switches on or off the pla yback contr ol mode (for VCD version 2.0 only) 1 2 3 4 – Selects an item in the menu/ fast forward/backwar d, sl[...]

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    English 13 IR PREVIEW PREVIEW MUTE MUTE SOU ND SUR ROUN D SLEEP DIM Getting Star ted Step 1: Inser ting batteries into the Remote Control 1 3 2 1 Open the batter y compartment. 2 Insert two batteries type R06 or AA, following the indications ( +- ) inside the compartment. 3 Close the cov er . Using the Remote Control to operate the Pla yer 1 Aim th[...]

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    English 14 Selecting the colour system that corresponds to y our TV This D VD Pla yer is compatible with both NTSC and P AL. In order f or a DVD disc to pla y on this Play er , the colour system of the Disc, the TV and the D VD Pla yer should match. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU . 2 Press 2 r epeatedly to select {VIDEO SETUP P A GE}. 3 Press 34 to highlight [...]

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    English 15 Step 3: Setting language pref erence Y ou can select your own pr eferred language settings.This D VD Pla yer will automatically switch to the language f or you whene ver you load a disc. Setting the OSD Language The On-screen language f or the system menu will remain as y ou set it, regar dless of various disc languages. - - GENERAL SETU[...]

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    English 16 Disc Operations IMPOR T ANT! – If the inhibit icon ( ø or X) appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, it means the function is not a vailable on the current disc or at the curr ent time . – Depending on the D VD or VIDEO CD , some operations may be differ ent or restricted. – Do not push on the disc tra y or put any obje[...]

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    English 17 Disc Operations Auto Eco P ow er standby mode This is a power -saving f eature, the system will automatically switch to Eco P ower standby mode if you do not pr ess any button within 30 minutes after a disc has stopped pla ying. Pressing ST ANDBY -ON or PO WER ke y repeatedly will switch Eco P ower standby mode to on/off. Basic pla yback[...]

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    English 18 Operations for video pla yback (D VD/VCD/SVCD) Using the Disc Menu Depending on the disc, a menu ma y appear on the TV screen once you load in the disc. T o select a pla yback feature or item ● Use 1 2 3 4 k eys or numeric k eypad (0-9) on the remote, then press OK to start playback. T o access or r emo ve the menu ● Press DISC MENU [...]

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    English 19 Disc Operations Special D VD Featur es Pla ying a Title 1 Press DISC MENU . ➜ The disc title menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Use 341 2 keys or n umeric keypad (0-9) to select a pla y option. 3 Press OK k ey to confirm. Camera Angle ● Press ANGLE r epeatedly to select differ ent desired angle . Changing the Audio Language F or D VD ?[...]

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    English 20 Pre view Function 1 Press PREVIEW . 2 Press 34 to highlight {TRA CK DIGEST}, {DISC INTER V AL} or {TRA CK INTER V AL}. 3 Press OK to open one option. SELECT DIGEST TYPE: TRACK DIGEST DISC INTERV AL TRACK INTERV AL T rack Digest This function will minimise the picture of ev er y track in order to displa y ev er y six of these tracks on th[...]

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    English 21 Pla ying MP3/DivX/MPEG-4/ JPEG/K odak Picture CD IMPOR T ANT! Y ou hav e to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 13 “ Setting up the TV ” ). General Operation 1 Load a disc. ➜ The disc reading time ma y exceed 30 seconds due to the complexity of the directory/file configuration. ➜ The data disc menu [...]

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    English 22 Special picture disc f eatures IMPOR T ANT! Y ou hav e to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 13 “ Setting the TV ” ). 1 Load a Picture disc (K odak Picture CD , JPEG). ➜ For K odak disc , the slide show will begin. ➜ For JPEG disc, the picture menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Press B to start the s[...]

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    English 23 Digital Media Reader Operations Digital Media Reader This D VD Pla yer is equipped with a Digital Media Reader that enables you to: – View digital photos (JPEG) fr om your digital camera ’ s memor y car d. – Pla y MP3, DivX and MPEG4 files from memor y car ds. Precaution on handling the memory card – Nev er pull out the memor y c[...]

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    English 24 Pla ying pictures or videos files from memory card 1 Remove the memory card fr om your digital camera and plug it into the digital media reader on y our play er . 2 Press MODE until “ SLO T1 ” or “ SLO T2 ” appears on the displa y panel. 3 T urn on the TV power and set to the corr ect Video In channel. (See page 13 “ Setting th[...]

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    English 25 Digital Media Reader Operations Hot-plug detection 1 Slot in a memor y car d into one of the memor y slot. ➜ “ Press Mode K ey T o Select Slot ” will appears on the TV screen, 2 Choose the selected memor y slot and press PLA Y/P AUSE to start pla yback. Some operating features ar e similar and being described in section ‘ Disc Op[...]

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    English 26 This D VD Pla yer setup is carried out via the TV , enabling you to customise the D VD Play er to suit your particular requir ements. General Setup menu 1 In disc mode, press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 1 2 to select ‘ General Setup ’ icon. 3 Press OK to confirm. - - GENERAL SETUP P AGE - - DISC LOCK DISPLA Y DIM PROGRAM OSD LANGUAGE SCRE[...]

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    English 27 D VD Setup Menu Options If you want to r emo ve a track 6 Use 1 2 3 4 k eys to move the cursor to the track you want to r emove. 7 Press OK to r emove this track fr om the programme men u. T o start pro gramme playback 8 Use 1 2 3 4 k eys to highlight {ST AR T} on the programme men u, then press OK . ➜ Pla yback will star t with the se[...]

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    English 28 D VD Setup Menu Options Audio Setup Menu 1 In disc mode, press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 1 2 to select ‘ Audio Setup ’ icon. 3 Press OK to confirm. - - AUDIO SETUP PAGE - - ANALOG OUTPUT DIGIT AL AUDIO SETUP SPEAKER SETUP CD UPSAMPLING NIGHT MODE Digital Audio Setup The options included in Digital Audio Setup are: ‘ Digital Output ’[...]

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    English 29 CD Upsampling This featur e allows you to conv er t y our music CD to a higher sampling rate using sophisticated digital signal processing f or better sound quality . 1 In ‘ AUDIO SETUP P AGE ’ , press 34 to highlight {CD UPSAMPLING}, then press 2 . OFF Select this to disable CD-upsampling. 88.2 kHz (X2) Select this to conv er t the [...]

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    English 30 D VD Setup Menu Options TV T ype This menu contains the options for selecting the colour system that matches the connected TV . For details, see page 14. Setting the TV Displa y Set the aspect ratio of the D VD Pla yer according to the TV you ha ve connected. The format y ou select must be available on the disc. If it is not, the setting[...]

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    English 31 D VD Setup Menu Options Picture Setting This D VD Pla yer pro vides three predefined sets of pictur e colour settings and one personal setting which you can define yourself. 1 In ‘ VIDEO SETUP P AGE ’ , press 34 to highlight {PICTURE SETTING}, then press 2 . ST AND ARD Select this for standar d picture setting. BRIGHT Select this wil[...]

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    English 32 D VD Setup Menu Options Audio, Subtitle , Disc Menu These menus contain various language options for audio , subtitle and disc menu which ma y be recorded on the D VD . For details, see page 15. Restricting pla yback by P arental Control Some D VDs ma y hav e a parental le vel assigned to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the dis[...]

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    English 33 Changing the P assw ord The same passw ord is used for both Parental Contr ol and Disc Lock. Enter your six-digit passw ord when pr ompted on the screen. The default passw ord is 136 900. 1 In ‘ PREFERENCE P AGE ’ , press 34 to highlight {P ASSW ORD}, then press 2 to select {CHANGE}. - - PREFERENCE P AGE - - AUDIO SUBTITLE DISC MENU [...]

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    English 34 W ARNING Under no circumstances should y ou tr y to repair the system y ourself, as this will invalidate the war ranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed belo w before taking the system for repair . If you ar e unable to remedy a pr oblem by follo wing these hin[...]

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    English 35 Picture fr eezes momentarily – Check the disc for fingerprints/scr atches and during pla yback clean with a soft cloth wiping from centre to edge . No return to start-up screen when – Reset the unit by switching the pla yer off, then on disc is remo ved again. The pla yer does not respond to – Aim the Remote Control directly at the[...]

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    English 36 TV ST AND ARD (P AL/50Hz) (NTSC/60Hz) Number of lines 625 525 Pla yback Multistandard (P AL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE CVBS 1Vpp — 75 ohm YPbPr 0.7 Vpp — 75 ohm S-Video output Y: 1 Vpp into 75 ohm C: 0.3 Vpp into 75 ohm VIDEO FORMA T Digital Compression MPEG 2 for D VD ,SVCD MPEG 1 for VCD MPEG-4/DivX D VD 50Hz 60Hz Horiz. resolution 72[...]

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    English 37 Analo g: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. These jacks send audio through tw o channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displa yed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conv entional TVs. is 4:3, and[...]