Philips DVD941 - Manuals

5 I M P O RTA N T S A F E T Y I N S T RU C T I O N This product was designed and manufactured to meet strictquality and safety standards. There are, however, someinstallation and operation precautions which you should bepar ticularly aware of. 1. Read these instructions – All the safety and operatin...

6 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 pro...

7 English Contents Introduction Philips DVD-Video Introduction ------------------------- 8Unpacking ---------------------------------------------------- 8Remote Control battery installation -------------------- 8Safety Information ------------------------------------------ 8Cleaning Discs ----------...

8 English Introduction Philips DVD-VideoIntroduction Your Philips DVD-Video player will play digital video discsconforming to the universal DVD-Video standard. With it,you will be able to enjoy full-length movies with truecinema picture quality, as well as stereo or multi-channelsound (depending on ...

9 English Functional Overview DVD 941 DVD/VIDEO CD/CD PLAYER POWER ON/OFF HEADPHONE LEVEL MIN MAX PLAY/PAUSE STOP OPEN/CLOSE EASY JOG SOUND TRACK TITLE SCAN TIME TRACK TOTAL CHAPTER CD SHUFFLE CHAPTER TITLE TRACK V REPEAT -B A POWER ON/OFF – switches the player to ON or OFF STANDBY INDICATOR – light...

10 English Remote control 2 RETURN OK 5 1 3 2 4 6 7 9 8 0 TV PLAY STOP á á SYSTEM MENU DISC MENU ON/OFF FTS REPEAT REPEAT SHUFFLE SCAN TIME BIT SEARCH RATE SLOW ZOOM A-B DVD PBC RESUME DISC / LOCK ON/OFF ON/OFF 2 É ë Å É Ç í É É É Ö i T- C + - TV P + - TV VOL SUBTITLE ANGLE TTL/CHAP AUDIO TV ON/OFF ...

11 English COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/AC-3/DTS SUB WF SURROUND FRONT CENTER MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT SURROUND FRONT L R CVBS AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO Y C B C R VIDEO OUT 1 2 MAINS L R L R MAINS (AC) – connect to power source OPTICAL (Digital audio out jack) – connect to digital (optical) equ...

12 English Preparation General notes ¶ Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish toconnect, there are various ways you could connect theplayer. ¶ Please refer to the manuals of your TV, VCR, Stereo Systemor other devices as necessar y to make the bestconnections. ¶ For better sound reproduct...

13 English Note:– If the audio format of the digital output does not match thecapabilities of your receiver, the receiver will produce a strong,distorted sound or no sound at all.– The selected audio format of the DVD is displayed in theStatus Window when the SYSTEM MENU is activated or whenthe Audi...

14 English Menu bar/Status window V Personal Preferences W Title/Track X Chapter/Index Y Audio language Z Subtitle language } Angle a Zoom b Color Settings (Smar t Picture) c Video Program d Sound e Picture by Picture f Slow motion g Fast motion h Time search Temporar y Feedback Fieldicons Scan Repe...

15 English – Color settings (Y C B C R connection only) You can select one of five predefined sets of color settingsor define one set (Personal) your self. – Personal color (Y C B C R connection only) Allows you to fine-tune saturation, brightness and contrastof the selected color settings. Sound – ...

16 English Loading discs 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the player to open thedisc tray. 2 Load your chosen disc in the tray, label side up (also when adouble sided DVD is inser ted). 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the tray. ➜ READ appear s in the status window and on the player display, and ...

18 English Zoom The Zoom function allows you to enlargethe video image and to move throughthe enlarged image. ¶ Select a ( ZOOM ). ¶ Press w / v to activate the ZOOM function and select the required zoom factor : 1.33, 2 or 4. ➜ The player will go into Pause mode. ➜ The selected zoom factor appear s...

19 English Special DVD features Checking the contents of DVD-Video discs:Menus DVDs may contain menus to access special features. To usethe disc menu, press the appropriate numerical key; or, usethe w , v , u , t keys to highlight your selection, then press OK. Title menus ¶ Press DISC MENU. ➜ If th...

20 English Moving to another track ¶ Press P or O briefly during playback to go to the next track or to return to thebeginning of the current track. ¶ Press O twice briefly to step back to the previous track. ¶ To go directly to any track, enter the track number usingthe numerical keys (0-9). Shuffl...

21 English 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. ¶ Alternatively, you can press DISC LOCK on the remote control if the child lock has been activated. 2 Enter a 4...

22 English A C C E S S C O N T R O L Activating/Deactivating Parental Control 1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the features menu using the w / v keys. 2 Enter your 4-digit code. If necessar y, enter the code asecond time. 3 Move to Parental Level using the w / v keys. 4 Move...

23 English Before Requesting Service If it appears that the DVD-Video player is faulty, first consult this checklist. It may be that something has been overlooked. Underno circumstances should you attempt to repair the system yourself; this will invalidate the warranty. Look for the specific symptom...

24 English Appendix Speaker Settings 6 Channel settings Front speaker L (Lar ge): When the front speaker s can reproduce low frequency signals below 120Hz S (Small): When the front speaker s cannot produce low frequency signals below 120Hz Center Speaker* L (Lar ge): When the center speaker can repr...

25 English Specifications PLAYBACK SYSTEM DVD-VideoVideo CDCD (CD-R and CD-RW)DVD+RW OPTICAL READOUT SYSTEM Laser type Semiconductor AlGaAs Numerical Aper ture 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 laye...