Philips MCD196 manual

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    MCD196 D VD Micr o Theatr e User manual pg001-pg037_MCD196-98-Eng 30/1/07, 16:40 1[...]

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    2 CA UTION Visible and in visible laser radiation. If the co ver is open, do not look at the beam. pg001-pg037_MCD196-98-Eng 30/1/07, 16:40 2[...]

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    3 VO LUME + - ST ANDB Y - ON PULL TO OPEN MICRO THEA TRE MCD196 DVD/WMA - MP3 - CD COMPATIBLE PRESET SOURCE TUNING DBB DSC AUX DISPLA Y/ CLOCK SET iR 1 6 5 0 4 # 3 7 8 5 @ 9 2 $ ! pg001-pg037_MCD196-98-Eng 30/1/07, 16:40 3[...]

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    5 . Manufactur ed under license from Dolb y Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic" and the doub le-D symbol are trademar ks of Dolby Laborator ies. MANUFA CTURED UNDER LICENSE FR OM DIGIT AL THEA TER SYSTEMS, INC . US P A T . NO 5,451,942,5,956,674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762 AND O THER W ORLD WIDE PA TENTS ISSUED AND PENDING. "DTS&q[...]

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    6 Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Amharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Avestan 6569 Aymara 6589 Azerhaijani 6590 Bahasa Melayu 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 Chamor[...]

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    7 7 English Español Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Sv enska Dansk Index English ------------------------------------------------ 8 -------------------------------------------------------- 38 pg001-pg037_MCD196-98-Eng 30/1/07, 16:40 7[...]

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

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    9 English Contents System Menu Options Basic operations ................................................. 27 SY STEM SETUP ............................................ 27-29 TV SYSTEM SCREEN SA VER TV TYPE P ASSWORD RA TING DEF A UL T LANGUA GE SETUP .......................................... 28 VIDEO SETUP .........................................[...]

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    10 English General Information IMPOR T ANT! PLEASE NO TE THA T THE VOL T AGE SELECT OR LOC A TED A T THE REAR OF THIS SYSTEM IS PRESET A T 220V FROM THE FA CT ORY . FOR COUNTRIES THA T OPERA TE A T 110V -127V , PLEASE ADJUST TO 110V -127V BEFORE YOU SWITCH ON THE SYSTEM. F eatures Additional Component Connections Lets you connect other audio and au[...]

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    11 English General Information/Maintenance En vironmental information An y unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. We ha ve tr ied to make the packaging easy to separate into three materials: cardboard (box), polystyrene foam (buff er) and poly ethylene (bags, protective foam sheet). Y our system consists of materials which can be recycled and reu[...]

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    12 English General Information/Maintenance Finding a suitab le location ● Place the play er on a flat, hard, stable surface. ● Install this unit near the A C outlet and where the AC power plug can be reached easily . Cleaning the head and the tape paths ● To ensure good recording and playback quality , clean the head A , the capstan(s) B , an[...]

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    13 English FM AERIAL AM AERIAL RIGHT LEFT R LINE OUT L + – SPEAKER 4 Ω RSP-1 34V VIDEO OUT VIDEO SUB WOOFER OUT DIGITAL OUT S-VIDEO Connections Step 1: Placing speak ers Fr ont speaker ( left ) Fr ont speaker ( right ) VIEWING AREA Place the front left and r ight speakers at equal distances from the TV set and at an angle of approximately 45 de[...]

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    14 English FM Antenna ● For better FM stereo reception, connect an outdoor FM antenna to the FM AERIAL (FM ANTENNA) terminal. Step 4: Connecting TV IMPOR T ANT! –Y ou only need to make one video connection fr om the follo wing options, depending on the capabilities of y our TV system. – Connect the D VD system directly to the TV . Using Video[...]

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    15 English Using S-Video In jack 1 Use the S-Video cab le (not supplied) to connect the system's S-VIDEO jack to the S-Video input jack (or labelled as Y/C or S-VHS) on the TV set. 2 To hear the sound of this D VD Player through y our TV , use the audio cab les (white/red-not supplied) to connect LINE OUT (L/R) jacks of the D VD Pla yer to the[...]

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    16 English Connections Step 5: Connecting the po wer cor d IMPOR T ANT! – If your system is equipped with a V oltag e Selector , set the V OL T AGE SELECT OR (located on the back of the left speak er) to match the local power line. –N ev er make or change an y connection with the po wer s witched on. After ever ything is connected proper ly , p[...]

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    17 English Contr ols Contr ols on the system 1 ST ANDBY -ON – switches the system on or to standb y mode . 2 iR sensor – infrared sensor for remote control. 3 DISPLA Y/CLOCK SET Standby mode *– sets the system clock. Playback mode – displays the system clock. Dur ing disc playback – selects a disc infor mation displa y mode . 4 Mode Selec[...]

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    18 English Contr ols 6 DISC MENU (disc mode only) –D VD/VCD: enter s or exits the disc contents men u. – VCD2.0: in stop position, switches the playback control (PBC) mode on or off . 7 22 / 33 T uner – press to tune to a low er/higher radio frequency gradually . – press and hold, then release the key to star t automatic search for a radio [...]

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    19 English Pr eparations IMPOR T ANT! – Make sure to complete the preparation procedur es before operating the system. Befor e using the remote contr ol 1 Pull out the plastic protective sheet. 2 Select the source you wish to control by pressing one of the source select keys on the remote control (for example DISC , TUNER). 3 Then select the desi[...]

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    20 English Preparations PA L – If the connected TV is P AL system, select this mode. It will change the video signal of a NTSC disc and output in P AL for mat. AUT O – If the connected TV is multi system, select this mode.The output for mat will be in accordance with the video signal of the disc. – Setting TV TYPE Select the aspect ratio of t[...]

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    21 English Pr eparations OSD LANGUA GE (On-Screen Display) Switches the display language on the TV screen. Select the language from the displa yed list. AUDIO LANG (D VD only) Switches the display language of the sound track. Select the language from the displa yed list. SUBTITLE LANG (DVD only) Switches the display language of the subtitle. Select[...]

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    22 English Basic Functions Switching the system on ● Press ST ANDBY -ON on the front panel. ➜ The system will switch to the last selected source. ● Press SOURCE repeatedl y (or DISC , TUNER , T APE or AUX on the remote). ➜ The system will switch to the selected source . To switch the system to standby mode ● Press ST ANDBY ON on the syste[...]

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    23 English IMPOR T ANT! – This system is designed for regular discs. Therefor e , do not use any accessories such as disc stabiliser rings or disc tr eatment sheets, etc ., as offered on the mark et, because they ma y jam the disc mechanism. – Do not mov e the system during pla yback. Doing so may damage the system. –D VD discs and pla yers a[...]

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    24 English Disc Operations Zoom (D VD/VCD/JPEG) Zooming allows you to enlarge or reduce the video image during playback. 1 Press ZOOM on the remote repeatedly to enlarge or reduce the playback video image. 2 Press 22 / 33 / 5 / 4 to pan across the TV screen. Repeat and shuffle modes (D VD/VCD/CD/MP3/WMA) ● Press MODE repeatedly to choose a repeat[...]

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    25 English Disc Operations Forwar d/Reverse Sear ching (D VD/VCD/ CD/MP3/WMA) 1 Press 22 / 33 during playback to select the required speed: X2, X4, X8 or X20 (backward or f orward). ➜ Sound will be muted. 2 To retur n to normal speed, press 2; . Note: For MP3 and WMA, this function can be carried out only thr ough 22 / 33 buttons on the front pan[...]

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    26 English Disc Operations Pla ying MP3/WMA/JPEG Disc IMPOR T ANT! –Y ou hav e to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See "Setting up the TV".) Pla ying MP3/WMA disc General operation 1 Load an MP3/WMA disc. ➜ A data disc menu appear s on the TV screen and pla yback star ts automatically from the f ir st track. 2[...]

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    27 English System Menu Options Basic operations 1 Press SY STEM MENU to enter the Setup Men u. 2 Press 22 / 33 to select a page to be set. 3 Press 5 / 4 to highlight an option. 4 Enter its submenu b y pressing 33 or OK . 5 Mo ve the cursor by pressing 5 / 4 to highlight the selected item. ➜ In cases of value setting , press 5 / 4 to adjust values[...]

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    28 English System Menu Options RA TING Some D VDs may ha ve a parental level assigned to the complete disc or to cer tain scenes on the disc. This feature lets you set a pla yback limitation level. The r ating levels are from 1 to 8 and are countr y dependent. Y ou can prohibit the playing of cer tain discs that are not suitable for your children o[...]

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    29 English System Menu Options VIDEO SETUP The options included in VIDEO SETUP page are: "COMPONENT", "TV MODE", "BRIGHTNESS", "CONTRAST", "HUE" and "SA TURA TION". BRIGHTNESS Adjusts the br ightness level. Range: 0-12. CONTRAST Adjusts the contr ast level. Range: 0-12. HUE Adjusts the hue[...]

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    30 English Radio Reception T uning to radio stations 1 Press SOURCE on the set or TUNER on the remote repeatedly until the desired wa v eband (FM or MW) is displa yed. 2 Press and hold TUNING 22 / 33 and release the button. ➜ The r adio automatically tunes to a station with sufficient reception. 3 Repeat step 2 if necessar y until you find the de[...]

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    31 English Ta pe Operation/Recording General information on r ecor ding ● For recording, use only NORMAL (IEC type I) tapes on which the tabs ha ve not yet been broken. This deck is not suitable for recording on MET AL (IEC IV) type tapes. ● The best recording level is set automatically . Altering the V OLUME, INCREDIBLE SURROUND or DBB will no[...]

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    32 English Ta pe Operation/Recording Preparation f or recor ding 1 Select T APE source . 2 Load a recordable tape into the tape deck with the full spool to the left. 3 Prepare the source to be recorded. CD/VCD/D VD – load the disc . TUNER – tune to the desired radio station. AUX – connect external equipment. When r ecording is in pr o gr ess [...]

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    33 English Clock/Timer Clock setting See "Preparations-Step 2: Setting the clock". Timer setting ● The system can be used as an alarm clock, whereby DISC or TUNER is switched on at a set time (one time operation). The clock time needs to be set first before the timer can be used. 1 In standby mode, press and hold SLEEP/ TIMER on the rem[...]

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    34 English Specifications AMPLIFIER Output pow er .......................................... 2 x 5 W RMS Signal-to-noise ratio ....................................... ≥ 60 dBA Frequency response ......... 63 – 16000 Hz, ± 3 dB Input sensitivity AUX ....................... 0.5 V (max. 2 V) Impedance loudspeakers ................................[...]

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    35 English W ARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system y ourself, as this will invalidate the warranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below befor e taking the system for repair . If y ou are unab le to remedy a problem b y follo wing these hints[...]

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    36 English Problem Solution The languag e f or the sound or subtitle cannot be changed when pla ying a D VD . No image is output when a function is selected. Sound cannot be heard or is of poor quality P oor radio reception. Recording or pla yback cannot be made Left and right sound outputs are rev ersed. The remote contr ol does not function. The [...]

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    37 English Glossar y Analog: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound var ies, while digital sound has specif ic n umerical 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 display ed image . The horizontal vs. ver tical ratio of conventional TV[...]

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    English CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MCD196 JH-0705 Meet Philips at the Internet http://www .philips.com Back Cover_MCD196_98 30/1/07, 16:59 68[...]