Philips FWD798/37B manual

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    Thank you for choosing Philips. Need help fast? Read your Quick Use Guide and/or Owner's Manual first for quick tips that mak e using your Philips product more enjoy able. If you have read your instructions and still need assistance, you may access our online help at www .philips.com/usasuppor t or call 1-888-PHILIPS (744-5477) while with your[...]

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    2 Canada English: This digital appar atus does not exceed the Class B limits for r adio noise emissions from digital appar atus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Depar tment of Communications. Français: Cet appareil numérique n'emet pas de br uits r adioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appare[...]

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    5 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS 12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, br acket, or table specif ied by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus. When a car t is used, use caution when moving the car t/ apparatus combination to avoid injur y from tip-over . 13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long per iods[...]

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    6 CA UTION Use of contr ols or adjustments or performance of pr ocedures other than her ein may result in hazardous r adiation exposur e or other unsafe oper ation. A TTENTION L'utilisation des commandes ou réglages ou le non-respect des pr océdures ci-incluses peuvent se tr aduire par une exposition dangereuse à l'irr adiation. A TENC[...]

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    7 English F rançais Español English ------------------------------------------------ 8 F rançais -------------------------------------------- 54 Español ------------------------------------------- 100 Index p001-025-FWD798_37_EngA 2006.5.22, 3:36 PM 7[...]

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    8 English General Information/ Maintenance Featur es ................................................................ 10 Discs f or playback .............................................. 10 Region codes Supplied accessories .......................................... 10 En vironmental information .............................. 11 Care and saf ety i[...]

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    9 English Contents T uner Operations T uning to radio stations .................................... 38 Pr esetting radio stations ............................ 38~39 Automatic preset programming Manual preset pr ogramming Selecting a preset radio station ....................... 39 Deleting a pr eset radio station Ta pe Operation/Recording Ta pe play[...]

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    10 English F eatures Y our D VD Micro System with 5.1-channel full digital amplif ier creates the same dynamic sound qualities that y ou find in full-fledged cinemas and incorpor ates some of the best features in home theater technology Other f eatures include: Built-in DTS and Dolb y Digital decoder , supporting virtual surround and ster eo. Addit[...]

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    11 English General Information/Maintenance En vironmental information Any unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. We hav e tr ied to make the packaging easy to separate into three materials: cardboard (bo x), polystyrene foam (buff er) and polyethylene (bags, protective foam sheet). Y our system consists of mater ials which can be recycled and reu[...]

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    12 English Connections Step 1: Placing speak ers and subwoof er For best possib le sur round sound, all speaker s (except subwoofer) should be placed at the same distance from the listening position . •Place the front left and r ight speakers at equal distances from the TV set and at an angle of appro ximately 45 degrees from the listening positi[...]

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    13 English Connections Step 3: Connecting TV set IMPOR T ANT! –Y ou only need to make one video connection fr om the follo wing options, according to the ca pabilities of your TV system. – S-Video or Component Video connection pro vides higher picture quality . These options must be a vailable on y our TV set. – Connect the system directly to[...]

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    14 English Connections Using S-Video In jack ● Use the S-Video cable (not supplied) to connect the system’ s S-VIDEO jack to the S-Video input jack (or labeled as Y/C or S- VHS) on the TV set. ● To listen to TV channels through this system, use the audio cab les (white/red) to connect AUX IN jacks to the cor responding A UDIO OUT jacks on the[...]

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    15 English Connections Step 4: Connecting FM/AM antennas ● Connect the supplied AM loop antenna to the MW (AM) jack. Place the AM loop antenna on a shelf or attach it to a stand or wall. ● Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM jack. Extend the FM antenna and fix its end to the wall. For better FM stereo reception, connect an outdoor FM ante[...]

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    16 English Connections Step 6: Connecting a VCR or cable/satellite bo x Viewing and listening to pla yback 1 Connect the VCR or Cable/Satellite Bo x to the TV system as sho wn. 2 Connect the system’ s A UX IN jacks to the A UDIO OUT jacks on the VCR or Cable/ Satellite bo x. Before star ting oper ation, press AU X on the remote control to select [...]

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    17 English Functional Ov er vie w Contr ols on the system 1 ST ANDBY ON – to switch the system on, to Standby mode. 2 DISPLA Y SCREEN – to view the current status of the system. 3 SOURCE – to select the following: DISC (DISC 1•2•3) – to select disc tray 1, 2 or 3 TUNER (BAND) – to select wa veband: FM or AM . T APE (T APE 1-2) – to [...]

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    18 English Functional Over vie w 4 1 / ¡ / 5 / 4 – to select mo vement direction in disc contents menu/system men u bar . – in tuner mode, to tune to lower or higher radio frequency . ( 1 / ¡ ) – in Disc mode, press to fast rever se/f orward the disc. 5 O / P – in Disc mode, press to skip to the previous/next chapter/track. – in T uner [...]

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    19 English Functional Ov er vie w ( ECHO – to adjust the echo level in karaoke mode . ) KEY – to change the tone level to suit your v ocal range . ¡ DISPLA Y (OSD) – to view the time, title or chapter information. ™ MUTE – to interr upt or resume sound reproduction. £ DIM – to select different brightness for VFD . ≤ DBB/MAX – to s[...]

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    20 English Basic Functions Plug and Pla y (for tuner installation) Plug and play allows you to store all a vailable radio stations automatically . If plug and pla y has not been installed 1 When y ou turn on the system, “ AUTO INSTALL - PRESS PLAY ” will be displa yed. 2 Press 38 on the system to star t installation. ➜ “ INSTALL ” will be[...]

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    21 English Pr eparations IMPOR T ANT! – Make sure to complete the preparation procedur es before operating the system. Step 1: Inser ting batteries into the remote contr ol 1 Open the batter y compar tment. 2 Place two batteries (T ype R06 or AA) in the compar tment with the cor rect polarity as indicated by “+” and “–” symbols. 3 Close[...]

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    22 English Preparations Notes: – The cloc k will be cancelled when the po wer cord is disconnected or if a power f ailure occur s. – During cloc k setting, if no button is pressed within 10 seconds, the system will exit the setting mode and go back to its previous status. Step 3: Setting the TV set IMPOR T ANT! – Mak e sure y ou have complete[...]

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    23 English Preparations Step 5: Setting language pref erence Y ou can select your preferred language settings so that this D VD Mini Hi-Fi System will automatically switch to the language f or you whenever y ou load a disc . If the language selected is not a vailable on the disc, the language set b y default will be used instead. But the menu langu[...]

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    24 English IMPOR T ANT! – This system is designed for r egular discs. Therefor e , do not use any accessories such as disc stabiliser rings or disc tr eatment sheets, etc ., as off er ed on the mark et, because they ma y jam the disc mechanism. – Do not mov e the system during pla yback. Doing so ma y damage the system. – Do not push on the d[...]

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    25 English Disc Operations Basic pla yback controls To pla y discs in all the disc tra ys ● Press 38 . ➜ All the available discs will pla y once , then stop. ➜ During pla yback, the selected disc tray and elapsed playing time of the current track will appear on the display . To start playback fr om a selected disc tra y ● Press DISC 1 , DIS[...]

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    26 English Disc Operations MENU OFF: ● Press REPEA T repeatedly to select the f ollo wing: REPEA T TRACK ➜ REPEA T DISC ➜ REPEA T ALL ➜ REPEA T OFF Notes: – When you open the disc tray , the Repeat function will be cancelled automatically . –F or SVCD and VCD 2.0 discs , the Repeat function is not available when the PBC function is set [...]

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    27 English Changing discs during pla yback 1 Press DISC CHANGE . ➜ The disc tray will open without inter rupting playback. 2 To change the inner disc, press DISC CHANGE again. ➜ The active disc will stop pla ying and the disc tray will close to retrieve the inner disc , then reopen with the inner disc accessib le . Special D VD/VCD features Cha[...]

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    28 English Pla ying from a selected point This function allo ws you to star t playback at any chosen time on the disc. F or D VD 1 Press GO T O twice to activate time menu. 2 Enter hour s, minutes and seconds from left to r ight in the time edit box using the n umeric ke ys (0-9) . ➜ Each time an item has been entered, the next item will be highl[...]

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    29 English 1 Select from the menu bar and press 4 repeatedly to change the f ollowing z ooming scale: ZOOM X1.5 p ZOOM X2 p ZOOM X4 p ZOOM OFF 2 To pan through the enlarged image , press SY STEM MENU to exit and press 1 / ¡ / 5 / 4 buttons to mo ve the zoomed picture left, r ight, up or down. 3 To exit ZOOM mode, select “ZOOM OFF” from the men[...]

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    30 English MP3/ DIVX/ WMA/ Picture Disc Operations Pla ying MP3/ WMA/ Picture disc (K odak, JPEG) IMPOR T ANT! –Y ou hav e to turn on your TV set and set to the cor rect Video In channel. (See Setting the TV set.) MP3/ WMA/JPEG Picture disc 1 Load an MP3/WMA/ Picture (JPEG) disc. ➜ The disc reading time may exceed 30 seconds due to complexity o[...]

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    31 English MP3/ WMA/ DivX/ Picture Disc Operations Playing DivX disc There are two types of subtitle a vailable on DivX disc: embedded subtitle and exter nal subtitle. 1 Load a DivX disc. ➜ Press DISC MENU to set the menu on. ➜ In stop mode, the SMAR T NA VI appear s on the TV screen . When playing DivX disc with embed ded subtitle 2 Press 5 / [...]

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    32 English Using the menu bar Y ou can continue some operations directl y via the menu bar on the TV screen without interr upting the disc playback. But when you enter (SETUP MENU), the playback will pause. 1 In disc mode, press SYSTEM MENU . ➜ The menu bar will appear across the top of the TV set screen. 2 Press the 1 / ¡ / 5 / 4 on the remote [...]

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    33 English Using the setup menu (user pref erence settings) This D VD setup is car ried out via your TV set, enabling y ou to customize the D VD Mini Hi-Fi System to suit y our par ticular requirements. 1 2 , 3 4 1 In disc mode, press SYSTEM MENU . ➜ The menu bar will appear across the top of the TV screen. 2 Select icon and press 4 to enter the [...]

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    34 English Using progr essive scan to impro ve image quality This feature is only a vailab le when you hav e connected this system, through the Component Video jacks, to a Progressive Scan TV system. OFF Select this if a conventional TV set is connected to y our system. ON To enjoy the full quality potential off ered by progressive scan f eature . [...]

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    35 English SCORE OFF Select this when you want to canel the kara score function. SCORE ON Select this when you want to sing with a microphone . The system will record your kara score . DivX (R) V OD Philips provides you the DivX(R) VOD (Video On Demand) registr ation code that allo ws you to rent and purchase videos using the DivX(R) V OD service .[...]

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    36 English D VD Menu Operations Changing the passwor d Y ou can change the four -digit code used as P assw ord. 1 In disc mode , press SY STEM MENU . 2 Select icon and press 4 . 3 Press 1 / ¡ / 5 / 4 on the remote control to na vigate in the menu. ➜ Mo ve to icon and press ¡ . ➜ Mo ve to “P ASSW ORD” and press ¡ . 4 Use the n umeric k ey[...]

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    37 English 4 Use the n umeric k eys (0-9) to enter the f our - digit code. Y ou may ha ve to enter the same code twice. ➜ If not successful, see “Using the Setup Menu - Changing the password”. 5 Press 3 / 4 to select a r ating lev el between 1-8 and press OK . ➜ D VDs r ated above the lev el y ou select will not pla y unless you enter your [...]

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    38 English T uner Operations IMPOR T ANT! –M ake sure FM and AM antennas are connected. T uning to radio stations 1 Press TUNER to select “ FM XX ” or “ MW XX ” (AM X). 2 Press and hold 1 / ¡ on the system or on the remote control until the frequency indication star ts to change , then release . ➜ The next r adio station will be tuned [...]

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    39 English Manual pr eset pr ogramming 1 Press TUNER (BAND) repeatedly to select the desired tuner band: FM or AM. 2 Press and hold 1 / ¡ on the system or on the remote control to search a radio frequency . 3 Press PROGRAM . ➜ “ PROG ” and “ 01 ” will display . 4 Press O / P or n umeric k eys (0-9) to select the desired preset number . 5[...]

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    40 English Ta pe Operation/Recording IMPOR T ANT! – Before pla ying a tape, check and tighten slack ta pe with a pencil. Slack ta pe may get jammed or ma y burst in the mechanism. – Store tapes at r oom temperature and do not put them too close to a magnetic field (f or example, a transformer , TV set or speak er). Ta pe pla yback 1 Press 5 to [...]

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    41 English Ta pe Operation/Recording IMPOR T ANT! – Recording is permissible if cop yright or other rights of third parties are not infringed upon. – Recording is possible onl y in tape deck 2. Preparation f or recording 1 Load a recordab le tape into tape deck 2 with the full spool to the left. 2 Prepare the source to the recorded. DISC – lo[...]

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    42 English Clock/Timer Operations Vie wing the clock The clock (if it is set) will be shown in Standby mode. Press CLOCK/TIMER to view clock in any source mode. ● Press DISPLA Y on the system to select 12- hour or 24-hour mode. ➜ If the clock has not been set, “--:--“ will blink until y ou set the clock. Setting the clock - see “Preparati[...]

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    43 English To deactivate the timer ● Press and hold CLOCK/TIMER until “SELECT CLOCK OR TIMER” is displayed. ➜ Press O or P to change the display to “TIMER”. ➜ Press CLOCK/TIMER again to conf ir m. ➜ “ TIMER OFF ” will be displayed and TIMER will disappear . Notes: – In the disc mode, playbac k will begin with the fir st track [...]

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    44 English Sound and V olume Contr ols Sound contr ol MAX Sound MAX sound provides the best mixture of various sound features. ● Press MAX SOUND on the system or DBB/ MAX button on the remote control to select MAX ON to achiev e optimal sound. ➜ When MAX sound is activated, MAX icon will blink and “ MAX ON ” will appear on the display f or [...]

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    45 English Other Functions Switching on/off Switching the system ON In Standb y/ Demonstration mode ● Press ST ANDBY ON . ➜ The system will go back to its previous status. ● Press DISC , TUNER , T APE, AUX . ➜ The system will switch to the selected source . Switching the system to ST ANDBY mode In demonstration mode ● Press and hold ST OP[...]

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    46 English Other Functions Ke y control This feature allows y ou to change the key tone when y ou play a D VD or VCD disc . ● Press KEY . ➜ “KEY CONTROL ON” will be display on the TV screen for 5 seconds. ➜ The Key Control indicator will flash when you press V OL +/- to change the k ey tone level. ➜ If y ou don’t adjust the key contro[...]

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    47 English Specifications AMPLIFIER SECTION Output pow er .......................................................... 750W Front ..................................... 2 × 85 W RMS FTC (1) Rear ....................................... 2 × 20 W RMS FTC (1) Center .......................................... 40 W RMS FTC (1) Subwoofer ..................[...]

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    48 English W ARNING Under no circumstances should y ou tr y to r epair the system yourself, as this will in validate the warranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed belo w befor e taking the system for repair . If y ou ar e unable to remedy a pr oblem b y following these h[...]

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    49 English Tr oubleshooting Prob lem Solution The langua ge for the sound or subtitle cannot be chang ed when playing a D VD . No imag e is output when a function is selected. Sound cannot be heard or is of poor quality P oor radio reception. Recor ding or pla yback cannot be made The ta pe deck door cannot open Left and right sound outputs are re [...]

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    50 English Glossar y Analog: Sound that has not been turned into number s. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. These jacks send audio through two channels, the left and r ight. Aspect ratio: The ratio of ver tical and horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The horizontal vs. ver tical r atio of conventional TVs. [...]

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