Philips DVD751 - Manuals

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS – Read before operating equipment This product was designed and manufactured to meetstrict quality and safety standards. There are, however,some installation and operation precautions which youshould be particularly aware of. 1. Read these instructions – All the safety ...

DVD VIDEO PLAYER 90 Days Free Labor One Year Exchange Warranty on Parts This product must be carried in for repair. LIMITED WARRANTY WHO IS COVERED? You must have proof of purchase to receive warranty service. A salesreceipt or other document showing that you purchased the product isconsidered proof...

CONTENTS 7 Introduction Entertainment for the new millennium -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Introduction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Unpacking --------------------------...

8 INTRODUCTION Introduction Entertainment for the new millennium Video was never like this before! Digital video discs provide perfectdigital, studio-quality pictures; three dimensional digital, multi-channelaudio; story sequences screened from your choice of camera angle;sound tracks in as many as ...

INTRODUCTION 9 Video CD You will recognize Video CDs by the logo shown at left.Depending on the material on the disc (a movie, video clips, a dramaseries, etc.) the disc may have one or more tracks. Tracks may have oneor more indexes, as indicated on the disc case. To make playback easyand convenien...

10 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Functional overview Front panel PHONES - for connecting headphones LEVEL - headphone volume control 9 STOP - stops video/audio play ; PAUSE - interrupts video/audio play or advances to the next picture frame / OPEN/CLOSE - opens/closes the disc tray Disc tray TIME TRACK TOTAL ...

FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 11 Rear panel Caution: Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rearpanel connectors. Electrostatic discharge may cause permanentdamage to the unit. L R CVBS VIDEO OUT COAXIAL AUDIO Y S-VIDEO OPTICAL 1 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/AC3/DTS 1 2 2 C B C R MAINS 1 2 Video Out (...

12 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Remote control TV MUTE - DVD-mode: selects Stereo, Dolby Surround, 3D Sound reproduction - TV-mode: mute ON/OFF DVD/TV switch - DVD mode/TV mode selector** 0-9 numerical key pad RETURN - go back to previous menu OK - acknowledge menu selection Q O - search backward* / previous...

FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 13 Display DVD inserted Video CD or Audio CD inserted Indicates current player function: Play, Pause, Search, etc. DVD TITLE number DVD CHAPTER number VCD/CD TRACK number TRACK TIME in hours, minutes and seconds TOTAL TIME in hours, minutes and seconds REPEAT CHAPTER/TITLE/TRACK ...

14 ON SCREEN DISPLAY INFORMATION On screen display information Menu bar/Status window V Personal preferences f Slow motion W Title/Track g Fast motion X Chapter/Index h Time search Y Audio language Z Subtitle language } Angle a Zoom b Color Setting c Video Program d Sound e Picture by Picture Status...

ON SCREEN DISPLAY INFORMATION 15 Temporary Feedback Field icons Scan Repeat All Repeat Title Repeat Track Repeat Chapter Shuffle Shuffle Repeat Repeat A to end Repeat A-B Angle Child Lock On Child Safe Resume Action prohibited

16 PREPARATION Preparation General notes - Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are various ways you could connect the player. Possibleconnections are shown in the following drawings.Please refer to the manuals of your TV, VCR, Stereo System or otherdevices as necessar...

PREPARATION 17 Connecting to optional equipment Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channelanalog stereo ● Connect the audio Left and Right out jacks of the DVD player to theaudio left and right in jack on your amplifier, receiver or stereo system,using the optional audio cable (D) . Connec...

18 PREPARATION Connecting to an amplifier equipped with DolbySurround™ Dolby Surround sound 1 Connect the player to the TV, then connect the player’s audio Left andRight out jacks to the corresponding in jacks on the Dolby Surround™Audio/Video receiver, using the audio/video cable supplied (C) . If ...

PREPARATION 19 General explanation About this manual This manual gives the basic instructions for operating this DVD player.Some DVDs require specific operation or allow only limited operationduring playback. In these cases, the player may not respond to alloperating commands. When this occurs, plea...

20 PREPARATION Turning On the power 1 Switch on the TV and select the video input channel for your DVD-Video player. 2 Press POWER ON/OFF. 3 The player display lights up and is ready for operation. Personal Preferences You can set your personal preferences for some of the player features. General op...

PREPARATION 21 - Color settings (YUV connection) You can select one of five predefined sets of color settings (YUVconnection only) and one set (Personal) which you can define yourself. - Personal color Allows you to fine-tune the selected color settings (YUV connectiononly) saturation, brightness an...

22 PREPARATION Access control; child lock (DVD and VCD) Activating/deactivating the child lock 1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the features menu using the w / v keys. 2 Enter a 4-digit code of your own choice. 3 Enter the code a second time. 4 Move to “Child Lock” using the...

PREPARATION 23 Access control; Parental control (DVD- Video only) Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for children. Therefore,disc may contain ‘Parental Control’ information which applies to thecomplete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. These scenes are ratedfrom 1 to 8, and alternat...

24 PREPARATION Changing the 4-digit code 1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the features menu using the w / v keys. 2 Enter the old code. 3 Move to CHANGE CODE using the w key. 4 Press the u key. 5 Enter the new 4-digit code. 6 Enter the code a second time and reconfirm by pre...

OPERATION 25 Operation Loading discs 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the player. The disc tray opens. 2 Load your chosen disc in the tray, label side up (also when a doublesided DVD is inserted). Make sure it is sitting properly in the correctrecess. 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE , to close the tray. ➤ READ...

26 OPERATION Playing a Video CD Playing a disc - After inserting the disc and closing the tray, playback starts automatically and the status window and the player display show thetype of disc loaded, as well as information about the disc’s contents andplaying time. - The disc may invite you to selec...

OPERATION 27 Slow Motion ● Select f (Slow motion) in the menu bar. ● Use the w keys to enter the Slow Motion menu. ➤ The player will now go into PAUSE mode. ● Use the cursor keys t u to select the required speed: -1, -1/2, -1/4 or - 1/8 (backward), or +1/8, +1/4, +1/2 or +1 (forward). ● Select 1 to ...

28 OPERATION Repeat A-B To repeat a sequence in a title: ● Press REPEAT A-B at your chosen starting point; ➤ A - appears briefly on the screen. ● Press REPEAT A-B again at your chosen end point; ➤ A - B REPEAT appears briefly on the display, and the repeat sequence begins.( A - B REPEAT is displayed...

30 OPERATION Special DVD features Checking the contents of DVD-Video discs: Menus For titles and chapters, selection menus may be included on the disc.The DVD’s menu feature allows you to make selections from thesemenus. Press the appropriate numerical key; or use the w , v , u , t keys to highlight...

OPERATION 31 Special VCD-Features Playback Control (PBC) ● Load a Video CD with PBC and press 2 . ● Go through the menu with the keys indicated on the TV screen untilyour chosen passage starts to play. If a PBC menu consists of a list oftitles, you can select a title directly. ● Enter your choice wi...

32 OPERATION Shuffle ● Press SHUFFLE during play. ➤ The order of the tracks is changed. ● To return to normal play, press SHUFFLE again. Repeat track/disc ● To repeat the track currently playing , press REPEAT . ➤ REPEAT TRACK appears on the display. ● To repeat the entire disc, press REPEAT a secon...

OPERATION 33 FTS Program - FTS Program allows you to store your favorite tracks for a particular disc in the player memory. - Each FTS Program can contain 20 tracks. Storing an FTS Program 1 Load a disc and stop playback. 2 Use w to go to the list of available tracks. 3 Use t or u to select tracks f...

34 BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE Before requesting service If it appears that the DVD-Video player is faulty, first consult thischecklist. It may be that something has been overlooked. Under nocircumstances attempt to repair the system yourself; this will invalidatethe warranty. Look for the specific sy...

BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE 35 Cleaning discs Some problems occur because the disc inside the playeris dirty. To avoid these problems clean your discs regularly, in thefollowing way: ● When a disc becomes dirty, clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. Caution: Do not use sol...

36 SPECIFICATIONS Specifications PLAYBACK SYSTEM DVD-VideoVideo CDCD (CD-R and CD-RW) OPTICAL READOUT SYSTEM Lasertype Semiconductor AlGaAs Numerical Aperture 0.60 (DVD)0.45 (VCD/CD) Wavelength 650 nm (DVD)780 nm (VCD/CD) DVD DISC FORMAT Medium Optical Disc Diameter 12cm (8cm) Playing time One layer...