Philips DVD 729 - Manuals

3139 246 12921 5 English Introduction Environmental Information ------------------------ 6Supplied accessories -------------------------------- 6Safety Information ----------------------------------- 6Symbols Used in this Manual ---------------------- 6 Functional Over view Front and Rear Panels ---...

6 3139 246 12921 English Thank you for purchasing this Philips DVD Player.This Owner’s Manual explains the basicoperation of this DVD Player. Environmental Information All unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. Wehave tried to make the packaging easy toseparate into three materials: cardboard (box...

3139 246 12921 7 English Functional Overview Front and Rear Panels OPEN/CLOSE STOP PLAY PAUSE DVD729 DVD VIDEO PLAYER PICTURE CD PLAYBACK STANDBY-ON STANDBY-ON – switches DVD ON or to standby mode Disc Tray DISPLAY – shows the cur rent status of the Player / OPEN/CLOSE – opens/closes the disc tr ay ...

8 3139 246 12921 English Functional Overview Remote Control PREVIEW MUTE MUTE RETURN / TITLE – go back to previous menu / show title menu DISC MENU – access menu of a DVD disc /switch PBC on/off for VCD disc 1 2 3 4 – select an item in the menu/ fast forward/backward, slow forward/backward OK – ackn...

3139 246 12921 9 English Preparation Basic Connections ● Please refer to the instruction manuals of yourTV, VCR, Stereo System or other devices asnecessar y to make the best connections. ● Make one of the following connections,depending on the capabilities of your existingequipment. The following gu...

10 3139 246 12921 English Connecting to an Audio System 1 You can also listen to the sound of audio CDsand DVD video discs by connecting to anoptional stereo system. 2 Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT on theDVD Player to the Left and Right AUDIO IN onthe stereo system. COAXIAL OPTICAL L R VIDEO ...

3139 246 12921 11 English Inserting batteries into theRemote Control 1 Open the batter y cover by pressing in the tab,then lift off the cover. 2 Inser t batteries with the correct polarity asindicated by the + and - symbols inside thebatter y compar tment. 3 Close the cover. + - + - CAUTION!– Remove...

12 3139 246 12921 English Operation Basic Playback 1 Press STANDBY-ON on the front panel to turnon the DVD Player. 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE / on the front panel to open disc loading tray. 3 Place the chosen disc in the tray, with the labelfacing up. 4 Press OPEN/CLOSE / again to close the tray. ➜ After re...

3139 246 12921 13 English Operation Repeat DVD Repeat chapter/title/disc ● To repeat the current chapter, press REPEAT. ● To repeat the current title, press REPEAT asecond time. ● To repeat the whole disc, press REPEAT a thirdtime. ● To exit REPEAT mode, press REPEAT again. VCD CD Repeat track/disc,...

14 3139 246 12921 English Operation Special DVD Features Playing a Title DVD A DVD disc may have one or more titles. Thisdepends on the content (a movie, video clips, adrama series, etc.) on the disc. ● After you load a disc, information about thecontent shows on the screen waiting for yourselection...

3139 246 12921 15 English Operation Preview Function ● Press the PREVIEW key to enter previewingmenu. ● Press 34 key to highlight TRACK DIGEST, DISC INTERVAL or TRACK INTERVAL. ● Press OK key to open one option. 0 After you enter the menu of any digest type, ➜ To quit preview function: Press 341 2 t...

16 3139 246 12921 English Picture CD & MP3 CD Playback This Player can playback JPEG format picturesand MP3 files on a personally recorded CD-R/RW disc or commercial CD. ● Playback pictures or songs one by one automatically. ● Album and track selection. ● Repeat (disc / album / track / picture)....

3139 246 12921 17 English Picture CD & MP3 CD Playback 2 Press the 3 4 to select one file. ➜ You also can press 2™ or ¡1 to open the next six files to choose. 3 Press OK or PLAY key to add the selected file from the left column to the right column. ➜ The maximum is 100 files. 4 Press STOP key to...

18 3139 246 12921 English Setup Menu Basic Operations 1 Press SYSTEM MENU in the STOP mode to enter the Setup Menu. 2 Press the OK key to go to the next level submenu or confirm your selection. 3 Press the 1 2 keys to enter the submenu or return to the previous menu. 4 Press the 34 keys to highlight...

3139 246 12921 19 English Setup Menu Stop the program playback 0 During playback of the programmed tracks, press STOP key. Then after you press PLAY key, theDVD Player will resume normal playback. Repeat the program playback 0 During playback of the programmed tracks, press the REPEAT key. The progr...

20 3139 246 12921 English Setup Menu Analogue Audio Setup menu This menu contains setup options for youranalog audio output, such as DOWNMIX, D.R.C .(Dynamic Range Compression) etc. which makesthe setup system reproduce high qualitysurround sound. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press the 34 keys to highligh...

3139 246 12921 21 English Setup Menu Reverb Mode The REVERB MODE can stimulate the echo andfrequency response of some par ticular places tomake you feel like personally on the place. 1 Press the 34 keys to highlight the REVERB MODE. 2 Enter its submenu by pressing the 2 key. 3 Move the cursor by pre...

22 3139 246 12921 English 16:9 4:3Letter Box 4:3Pan Scan Setup Menu Video Setup menu There are items included in VIDEO SETUP menusuch as TV TYPE, VIDEO OUTPUT, TV DISPLAY,TV MODE, SMART PICTURE, COLORSETTING. 1 Press STOP. 2 Press SYSTEM MENU to enter the menu. 3 Highlight VIDEO SETUP by pressing th...

3139 246 12921 23 English Setup Menu Smart Picture In this menu, you can choose a picture settingfrom a fixed set of ideal predefined picturesettings. 1 Press the 34 keys to highlight SMART PICTURE in the VIDEO SETUP menu. 2 Press the 2 key to highlight the item of the submenu. 3 Press the 34 keys t...

24 3139 246 12921 English Setup Menu Contrast 1 Press the 34 keys to highlight CONTRAST in the COLOR SETTING menu. 2 Press the 2 key to open the level bar. ➜ Display at the bottom of the screen. 3 Press the 2 1 keys to increase and decrease the contrast level. 4 Press the 34 or OK key to return to t...

3139 246 12921 25 English Subtitle language DVD discs are available with multi-subtitlelanguages. Use this option to select the preferreddefault subtitle language. 1 Press the 34 keys to highlight SUBTITLE. 2 Enter the submenu by pressing the 2 key. 3 Move the cursor by pressing the 34 keys to highl...

26 3139 246 12921 English Setup Menu Parental Control DVD Movies on DVDs may contain scenes which arenot suitable for children. Therefore, discs maycontain ‘Parental Control’ information whichapplies to the complete disc or to cer tain sceneson the disc. These scenes are rated from 1 to 8,and altern...

3139 246 12921 27 English Specifications Specifications subject to change without prior notice PLAYBACK SYSTEM DVD VideoVideo CD & SVCDCDPICTURE CDMP3-CDCD-R, CD-RWDVD+R, DVD+RW TV STANDARD (PAL/50Hz) (NTSC/60Hz) Number of lines 625 525 Playback Multistandard (PAL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE CVBS 1V...

28 3139 246 12921 English Troubleshooting WARNINGUnder no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate thewarranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the system for ...

367 3139 246 12381 English Language Code The following codes can be used to select languages other than those available in theAUDIO, SUBTITLE or DISC MENU. (see Setup menu) 367-368_Lang Code 18/03/2003, 5:15 PM 367

3139 246 12921 English F rançais Español Deutsch Suomi Dansk T urkish Svenska P o r tuguês Norsk P olish Italiano The products and ser vices described herein are not necessarilyavailable in all countriesDue to continuous product improvements this document issubject to change without notice. PHILIPS ...