Philips MCD170/98 - Manuals

6 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DivX, DivX Cer ti fi ed, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license. The making of unauthorized copies of copy-protected material, including com...

7 You can play DVDs with the following region code: DVD region code Countries Asia Paci fi c, Taiwan, Korea Australia, New Zealand What’s in the box Check and identify the contents of your package: Main unit • Loudspeaker boxes x 2 • Remote control with batter y • Audio/video cable • MP3 link cable ...

8 d DBB Turn on or off dynamic bass • enhancement. e Star t or pause play. • f / Search fast for ward or fast • backward. Tune to a radio station. • Overview of the main unit a PULL TO OPEN Open or close the disc tray. • b STANDBY-ON Turn on the unit. • Switch to standby mode. • c DSC Select a prese...

11 1 For the right speaker, fi nd the sockets on the main unit marked ‘RIGHT’. 2 Inser t the red wire to the red (+) socket. 3 Inser t the black wire into the black (-) socket. 4 For the left speaker, fi nd the sockets on the main unit marked ‘LEFT’. 5 Repeat steps 2-3. Connect audio cables To hear ...

12 Connect video cables You can select the best video connection that your TV suppor ts. Option 1: connect to the S-Video socket • (for a standard T V). Option 2: connect to the composite • video (CVBS) socket (for a standard T V). Option 3: connect to the component • video sockets (for a standard T...

13 Connect power Caution Risk of product damage! Ensure that the power • supply voltage corresponds to the voltage printed on the back or the underside of the unit. Before connecting the AC power cord, ensure you • have completed all other connections. 1 Switch the voltage selector to the local powe...

14 Note Before pressing any function but ton on the remote • control, fi rst select the correct source with the remote control instead of the main unit. If you are not going to use the remote control for a • long time, remove the bat ter y. Auto install radio stations When you connect the DVD Micro ...

16 3 Inser t a disc with the printed side facing up, then close the disc door. Play star ts. » To stop play, press » . To pause or resume play, press » . For video discs, play always resumes from » the point where it was last stopped. To star t play from the beginning, press » while the message is d...

17 View pictures You can view JPEG fi les as a slide show. 1 Inser t a picture disc or connect a USB device. 2 Select a source: For discs, press • DISC . For USB devices, press • USB . 3 Press to select a folder. 4 Press / to select a fi le. Slide show play modes You can view pictures as slide show ...

18 Repeat A-B (DVD/VCD/CD/MP3/WMA) 1 During music or video play, press REPEAT A-B at the star t point. 2 Press REPEAT A-B at the end point. The section star ts to play repeatedly. » To cancel repeat play, press » REPEAT A-B again. Note The section A and B can be set only within the same • chapter/tr...

19 Select an audio language You can select an audio language on DVDs, DiVx video or VCDs. 1 During disc play, press AUDIO . The language options appear. If the » selected audio channels is unavailable, the default disc audio channel is used. Note For some DVDs, the language can only be changed • fro...

20 Program radio stations manually Note You can program a maximum of 40 preset radio • stations. 1 Tune to a radio station. 2 Press PROG/ANGLE to activate program mode. [PROG] blinks on the display. » 3 Press / to allocate a number (1 to 40) to this radio station, then press PROG/ ANGLE to con fi rm...

21 Record a section of a disc to tape 1 During disc play, press and hold / to search, then release the button. To select a track, press • / . 2 Press to pause disc play. 3 Press to star t recording. Disc play resumes automatically. » To pause recording, press • . To resume, press this button again. ...

22 Enhance bass 1 During play, press DBB to turn on or off dynamic bass enhancement. If DBB is activated, DBB is displayed. » Mute sound 1 During play, press MUTE to mute/unmute sound. 8 Adjust sound Adjust volume level 1 During play, press VOL +/- to increase/ decrease the volume level. Select a pr...

23 Playback settings Select preferred language Note If the selected language is not available on the disc, • the default disc language is used. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU . 2 Select [LANGUAGE SETUP] (language setup). 3 Select one of the following options, and then press . • [AUDIO LANG] (audio language) Se...

25 Video settings Select video signal You can select video signal output to a display or T V. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU . 2 Select [VIDEO SETUP] (video setup)> [COMPONENT] (component), and then press . 3 Select an option and then press OK . • [S-VIDEO] If the S-Video connection is used, select this opt...

26 4 Press SYSTEM MENU to exit. Select audio downmix Select a suitable audio downmix when you are playing a DVD recorded in Dolby Digital format. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU . 2 Select [AUDIO SETUP] (audio setup)>the [DOWNMIX] (downmix), and then press . 3 Select an option and then press OK . • [LT/RT] S...

28 Set the sleep timer This DVD Micro Theater can switch to standby automatically after a set period of time. 1 When the DVD Micro Theater is turned on, press SLEEP repeatedly to select a set period of time (in minutes). When sleep timer is activated, the » display shows . To deactivate sleep timer ...

29 Tuner Tuning Range FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz; MW: 531 - 1602 kHz Tuning grid 50 kHz (FM); 9 kHz (MW ) FM Sensitivity - Mono, 26dB S/N Ratio - Stereo, 46dB S/N Ratio <22 dBf >43 dBf Search Selectivity >28 dBf Total Harmonic Distor tion <3% Signal to Noise Ratio >55dB Tape deck Frequency re...

30 Unsupported formats: Empty albums: an empty album is an • album that does not contain MP3/WMA fi les, and is not be shown in the display. Unsuppor ted fi le formats are skipped. For • example, Word documents (.doc) or MP3 fi les with ex tension .dlf are ignored and not played. A AC , WAV, PCM aud...

31 Remote control does not work Before pressing any function button, fi rst • select the correct source with the remote control instead of the main unit. Reduce the distance between the remote • control and the DVD Micro Theater. Inser t the batter y with its polarities • (+/– signs) aligned as indi...

33 D Digital Audio Digital Audio is a sound signal that has been conver ted into numerical values. Digital sound can be transmitted through multiple channels. Analog sound can only be transmitted through two channels. Disc menu A screen display that allows election of images, sounds, subtitles, mult...