Philips MCD107/98 manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

Go to page of

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Philips MCD107/98, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Philips MCD107/98 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Philips MCD107/98. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Philips MCD107/98 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Philips MCD107/98
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Philips MCD107/98 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Philips MCD107/98 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Philips MCD107/98 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Philips MCD107/98, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Philips service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Philips MCD107/98.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Philips MCD107/98 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/w elcome EN User manual 3 ZH-TW Ԛ͂ʹ˫ 29 MCD107[...]

  • Page 2

    3 English EN 7 Adjust sound 19 Adjust volume lev el 1 9 Select a preset sound effect 1 9 Enhance bass 1 9 Mute sound 1 9 8 Adjust settings 19 System settings 1 9 Playback settings 20 Video settings 21 Audio settings 2 2 9 Other featur es 23 Set the alarm timer 23 Set the sleep timer 23 Listen to an external device 23 10 Pr oduct information 24 6SHF[...]

  • Page 3

    4 g Do no t bl oc k any ve nt il at io n op en ing s . In st a ll i n acco rda nce w i th t he manuf acturer ’ s instructions . h Do no t ins t a ll ne ar a ny he at sou rce s such as radiators, heat registers, stov es , RURW KH UD SS DU DW XVL QF OX GLQ JDP SO LÀ HU V th at p rodu ce he at . i Prot e ct t h e power co rd fr[...]

  • Page 4

    5 Hearing safety Li st e n at a mo de r at e vol um e. Us ing h ea dp ho ne s at a h ig h volu m e ca n  im pa ir you r h ea r in g. T hi s pr od u c t c an pr od u ce sou nd s in d e cib el r ange s t ha t may c aus e he a r in g los s for a n or mal pe r s on , ev en fo r ex po su r e le ss t ha n a mi nu t e . Th e hi gh e r de cib e l r a[...]

  • Page 5

    6 Environmental informa tion Al l un ne ces s ar y pac k ag in g ha s b ee n om i t ted . W e have t r i ed t o ma ke th e pa ck a gin g ea s y to separ a te into thre e mater ials: ca rdb oard (b ox ), po ly s t y r e ne fo am ( b uf fer) an d po lye t hyl e ne (b ag s , pr ot ec t i ve foa m sh ee t .) Y o ur s y s te m co ns is ts of ma te r i a[...]

  • Page 6

    7 What’ s in the bo x Check and identify the contents of your package: Main unit  Lou ds pe ake r b oxes x 2  Pow e r c o r d  Audio/video cable  M P3 li nk c a bl e x 1  Remote control  Qu ic k s t a r t gu id e  User manual  2 Y our D VD Micr o Theater Congratulations on your purchase , and ZHOFRP[...]

  • Page 7

    8 j VOLU M E +/- Adjus t volume.  k Stop p lay o r er as e a pr og r a m .  l St ar t o r pa us e play.  m / Se a rc h fa s t for war d o r fa s t  ba ck ward. T u ne t o a r ad io s ta ti on .  Adjust time.  n T u r n o n th e u ni t , o r s wi t ch to  s tand by mode. o Open/ cl ose the dis c c ompar tmen[...]

  • Page 8

    9 Ov er vie w of the r emote contr ol a T u r n o n th e u ni t , s w i tch t o s t a nd by  mode. p FM a ntenna Im p rove F M r e cep ti on .  q AC M AI N S ~ Power cor d s ocke t  English EN[...]

  • Page 9

    10 n ZO O M Zoo m in o r ou t a p ic tur e / vi d eo  im age o n t he T V scr e en . o AU D IO For DV D/D i v X v id eo , se le c t a n au dio  langua ge. Fo r VCD, se le c t s ter e o, mo no - l ef t or  mono-r ight MIX MONO outpu t. p MUT E Mu t e or r e s to r e au di o ou t pu t.  q Stop p lay o r er as e a pr og r a m .[...]

  • Page 10

    11 Connect TV Y ou can watch video from this unit on the TV screen. Op ti on 1: Con n ec t thr ou gh AV cab le  Op ti on 1: Con n ec t thr ou gh S -Vid eo  socket Option 1: Connect thr ough A V cable A V ou t p r ovi d es ba s ic a na lo gu e co nn ec tiv i t y. 1 Connec t A V cable ( red /whi te/yellow ) to: A V O U T (  VIDEO , [...]

  • Page 11

    12 1 Swi t ch t he vol t a ge s el ec t or t o th e lo ca l powe r lin e vol t ag e . 2 Co nn ec t the p owe r cor d to t he w a ll outlet . Option 2: Connect thr ough S-Video sock et S - vi de o pr ov id es b e t t er p ic tur e qu al i t y t ha n A V ou t c onnec tions . 1 Connec t an S -video cable ( not supplied) to: the  S- VI D E O soc [...]

  • Page 12

    13 Note B efo r e pr e s si ng a ny f un c t io n b u t t on o n th e  U HP RW HFRQ W U RO ÀU V WVH OH F WW K HFRU UH F WV RX U FH wi t h t he r e m ote co n tr o l in s te ad of t h e ma in unit . If yo u a r e not g oi ng t o us e t he r e mo te co nt r o l  for a l o ng t im e , r e mov e th e ba t ter y . Auto ins[...]

  • Page 13

    14 Set up the TV 1 T u r n o n th e u ni t . 2 Press DISC t o se le c t D I SC s ou r ce . 3 T u r n o n th e T V and t h en s el ec t the correc t video-in channel. Y ou should see the blue Philips D VD » background screen. Tip Se e t he T V us er m a nu al fo r d et ails of h ow to  se le c t t h e cor re c t v id e o -i n ch a nn el . 4 Pres[...]

  • Page 14

    15 Du r i ng p lay, pr es s  SU BTITLE repeatedly to selec t a subtitle langua ge. Pla y from USB de vices Note En su r e th a t th e U SB d ev i ce con t ai ns p lay a bl e  con te n t . ( s ee “ US B pl aya b il i t y in for mat i on” ) 1 In se r t t he U S B pl ug of a U S B dev i ce in to the sock et . 2 Press USB . Play star ts au[...]

  • Page 15

    16 For VC D/M P3/C D/D i v X   [RE P 1 ] (re pe at 1): re pe at t h e cur r e nt t r a ck  [RE P DIR] ( repeat direc tor y ) (for MP 3 dis c on ly): r e pe at t he current f older  [RE P ALL ] ( r e pe at a ll ): r e pe at the dis c  [SHUF] VKX I Á H S ODW KHG LVFL Q ra ndom order  [O[...]

  • Page 16

    17 Change camera angle So m e DVDs co nt ain a l te r na te s ce ne s , su ch a s sce ne s r eco r d ed f r om d if fer e nt c a me r a a ng le s . Fo r su ch DVD s , you c a n se le c t f ro m t he available alternate scenes. 1 Press PR OG/ ANGLE re p ea ted l y to swit ch betwe en c amera ang les. Select an audio language Y o u ca n se le c t a n[...]

  • Page 17

    18 Pr ogram radio stations manuall y Note Y ou c an p r og r a m a ma x i mu m of 20 p r es et  r ad i o s t a ti on s . 1 T u ne t o a r ad io s ta ti on . 2 Press PR OG/ ANGLE to ac tiv at e pr og r a m mode. [PROG] b links on the display . » 3 Press / to a llo ca te a n um b er (1 to 20) to t his r adi o s t a ti on , t he n pr e ss PR OG/ A[...]

  • Page 18

    19 8 Adjust settings System settings Set screen sa ver Th e sc r ee n s aver p r ote c t s t he T V scr e en da ma ge d ue to p r ol on ged e x pos ur e t o a s t a ti c image. 1 Press SY STEM MENU . The system menu is displa yed. » 2 Selec t [SYSTEM SE TUP ] ( s y s t em s et up) > [SCREEN SA VER ] ( scr e en s ave r), the n press . 3 Selec t [...]

  • Page 19

    20 Select TV system Se l ec t the co lo r s ys tem t ha t ma tch es t h e con ne te d T V . 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 Selec t [SYSTEM SE TUP ] ( s y s t em s et up) > [T V SYSTEM] ( T V s ys tem), the n pr e ss . 3 Selec t an option, then press OK .  [NTSC] : F or T V wi t h N TS C col or system.  [P AL ] : Fo r T V wi t h P A L col o[...]

  • Page 20

    21 View DivX V OD r egistration code Di vX is a pop ul ar m ed ia t ech no lo g y cr e at ed E'L Y; , QF 'L Y;PHG LDÀ OH VFRQ W DL QKL JK O compressed video with high visual qualit y WK DWP DL QW D LQ VDU HOD W LYH O VP DO OÀO HVL ]H 'L Y; ÀO HVF D QDOV RLQ FO XG[...]

  • Page 21

    22 Select sampling rate Y o u ca n se le c t t h e Li n ea r Pu ls e Cod e Mo du la ti on ( L P CM ) ou t p u t sa m pli ng r ate . T he hig h er t h e sa mp li ng r a te , t h e be t t er t h e so un d qualit y . 1 Press SY STEM MENU . 2 Selec t [ AUDIO SETUP ] ( a ud io s et u p ) > [DO WN SAM PLE] ( dow n s am pl e ), t h en press . 3 Selec t[...]

  • Page 22

    23 Set the sleep timer This unit can switch to standby automaticall y after a set period of time . 1 W he n t he u ni t is t ur ned o n , pr e ss SLEEP r ep ea te dl y to s el ec t a set p er iod of ti m e (in minutes ). When sleep timer is activated, the » display sho ws . T o deactivate sleep timer 1 Press SL EEP re pe at ed ly u nt il [O F F] i[...]

  • Page 23

    24 FM T u ni ng r ange 87 . 5 - 1 0 8 M H z T uning grid 50 kHz Sen sitiv ity - Mo no , 26 dB S /N ra ti o <2 2 d Bf T otal har monic dis tor tion <3% Si gn al t o no ise r ati o >55 dB Speak ers Speaker Impedanc e 4ohm Speak er Driver 3. 5 ”w oo fer Sen sitiv ity >8 2 dB/ m/ W General information AC power 1 1 0 - 1 27 / 2 20 - 2 4 0 [...]

  • Page 24

    25 11 T r oubleshooting W arning Ne ve r r e mov e th e c a si ng of t hi s a ppa r atu s .  T o keep the war ranty valid, nev er tr y to repair the system yourself. If you encounter prob lems when using this apparatus, check the follo wing points before requesting ser vice. If the problem remains unsolved, go to the Philips web site (www . phil[...]

  • Page 25

    26 Timer does not work Se t t he cl ock co r r e c t ly.  Swi t ch on t he t im er .  Clock/timer setting erased Power ha s b ee n in te r r upte d or t he powe r  cord has been disconnected . Res et t he cl oc k /t im er .  A s a powe r -s avi ng fe at ur e , t he s y s te m  s wi t che s of f a u to ma ti ca ll y 1 5 m in u tes af [...]

  • Page 26

    27 D Digital Audio Di gi t a l Au di o is a so un d si gn al t ha t ha s b ee n conve r te d in to n um e r ic a l va lu es . D ig i t al s ou nd ca n b e tr ans mi t ted t hr ou g h mu lt i pl e cha nn e ls . A nal og s ou nd c an o nl y b e tr ans mi t ted t hr ou g h t wo ch an ne ls . Disc menu A screen displa y that allows elec tion o f images[...]

  • Page 27

    28 Surr ound A s ys t e m th at cr e at es r e al is t ic , t hr e e - GL PH QV LR QD OVRX QGÀ H OG V , WLVXV XD OO DF KLH YHG wi t h mu l ti pl e sp ea ke r s t ha t ar e a r r ange d ar o un d th e li s te n er . T Title On co m me r ci al DVD s , t hi s is t he l on ge s t se c t io n of a mov ie o r mu si c fea tu r e [...]

  • Page 28

    © 2010 K oninklijke Philips Electr onics N.V . All rights reserved. MCD107_98_UM_V2.0[...]