Philips MCD388 - Manuals

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Manual Philips MCD388

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Page 2 - Contents

3 5 Play 20 Play discs 20 Use the disc menu 20 Select an audio language 20 Select a subtitle language 20 Play from USB/CARD 21 Play DivX video 21 Play MP3/WMA/picture ﬁ les 21 Play control 22 Select repeat/shufﬂ e play options 22 Repeat A-B (DVD/VCD/CD/MP3/WMA) 22Search forward/backward 22 Search by...

Page 4 - Important; Safety

5 k Only use attachments/accessories speciﬁ ed by the manufacturer. l Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table speciﬁ ed by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over. m Unplug...

Page 5 - Hearing safety

6 Warning Where the MAINS plug or an appliance coupler is used • as the disconnect device, the disconnect device shall remain readily operable. Warning Never remove the casing of this unit. • Never lubricate any par t of this unit. • Place this unit on a ﬂ at, hard and stable surface. • Never place ...

Page 6 - Notice

7 The making of unauthorized copies of copy-protected material, including computer programs, ﬁ les, broadcasts and sound recordings, may be an infringement of copyrights and constitute a criminal offence. This equipment should not be used for such purposes. HDMI, and HDMI logo and High-Deﬁ nition Mu...

Page 8 - What’s in the box; Your; Introduction

9 You can play DVD discs with the following region codes: DVD region code Countries Asia Paciﬁ c, Taiwan, Korea Australia, New Zealand What’s in the box Check and identify the contents of your package: Main unit • Digital wireless subwoofer • Table stand • Composite video cable (yellow) • Power cord...

Page 9 - Overview of the main unit

10 g VOLUME -/+ Adjust volume. • Adjust time. • Select a source for the alarm timer. • h SLIDE OPEN Slide open the cover to reveal more • buttons and sockets. i USB socket. • j SD/MMC SD/MMC card socket. • k Headphone socket. • l MP3 LINK Jack for an external audio device. • m PRESET / Skip to the p...

Page 12 - Connect TV; Connect video cables; TV; Connect; Place the unit; Before you connect

13 Connect TV Connect video cables With this connection, you can watch video from the unit on the TV screen.You can select the best video connection that your TV suppor ts. Option 1: Connect through HDMI • (for a HDMI, DVI or HDCP-compliant TV).Option 2: Connect through SCART • (for a standard TV).O...

Page 14 - Connect FM antenna; Connect power; Connect audio cables

15 Connect FM antenna Tip This unit does not suppor t MW radio reception. • 1 Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM AERIAL socket on the unit. 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 t...

Page 16 - Set clock; Turn on; started; Prepare the remote control

17 Note Before you press any function button 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 batter y. Set clock 1 In the standby mode, press and hold CLOCK on the f...

Page 17 - Select the correct TV system; Set up wireless connection manually; Switch to standby mode

18 Tip The video-in channel is between the lowest and highest • channels and may be called FRONT, A/V IN, VIDEO, HDMI etc. See the TV user manual on how to select the correct input on the TV. Select the correct TV system Change this setting if the video does not appear correctly. By default, this se...

Page 18 - Turn on Progressive Scan; Turn off progressive scan manually

19 2 Press SYSTEM MENU to exit the menu. 3 Press DISC followed by numeric key “1” to turn off the progressive scan mode on the unit. The blue Philips DVD background » screen is displayed. Note In the progressive mode, if you press • DISC followed by numeric key “1” during normal play, the progressiv...

Page 19 - Select an audio language; Select a subtitle language; Play discs; Use the disc menu

20 To access or exit the menu manually: 1 Press DISC MENU . For VCD with PlayBack Control (PBC) feature (version 2.0 only): With the PBC feature, you can play VCD interactively according to the menu screen. 1 During play, press DISC MENU to enable/ disable PBC . When PBC is enabled, the menu » scree...

Page 20 - Play DivX video

21 To pause or resume play, press OK / • . To skip to the previous/next ﬁ le, press • / . Play DivX video You can play DivX ﬁ les copied onto a CD-R/RW, recordable DVD, USB device or SD/MMC card. 1 Inser t a disc or connect a USB device or SD/MMC card. 2 Select a source: For discs, press • DISC . Fo...

Page 21 - Search forward/backward; Play control; Select repeat/shuffl e play options

22 Note The section A and B can be set only within the same • track/title. Search forward/backward 1 During play, press / repeatedly to select a search speed. To resume play at normal speed, press • OK / . Search by time or chapter/track number 1 During video/audio play, press GOTO until a time ﬁ el...

Page 22 - Change the audio channel; Select a camera angle; Picture view options; Preview pictures; Play options; Display play information

23 When the image is zoomed in, you • can press / / / to pan through the image. Slow-motion play 1 During video play, press ( SLOW ) repeatedly to select a slow play option. The sound is muted. » To resume play at normal speed, press » OK / . Change the audio channel Note This feature is only availa...

Page 24 - Audio setup; Adjust; General setup

25 • [Off] – Disable the screen saver. [DIVX (R) VOD] Display the DivX® registration code. Tip Enter this DivX registration code when you rent or • purchase video from http://vod.divx.com/. The DivX videos rented or purchased through the DivX® VOD (Video On Demand) ser vice can be played only on the...

Page 25 - Preference setup

26 • [Auto] – Select audio output through the HDMI connection automatically. • [Off] – Disable HDMI audio output (not recommended). [HDMI SETUP] > [Resolution] Select the HDMI video output resolution that is compatible with your TV display capability. Tip This option is only available when the • ...

Page 27 - Tune to a preset radio station; Tune to FM

28 Program radio stations manually Note You can program a maximum of 20 preset radio • stations. 1 Tune to a radio station. 2 Press ANGLE/PROG to activate programming. 3 Press / to allocate a number from 1 to 20 to this radio station, then press ANGLE/PROG to conﬁ rm. The preset number and the frequ...

Page 28 - Mute sound; Listen through headphone; Adjust; Adjust volume level; Adjust subwoofer volume; Select a sound effect; Select a preset sound effect; Enhance bass

29 Select automatic loudness control Automatic loudness control increases the treble and bass effect at low volume levels (the higher the volume, the lower the treble and bass levels). 1 To turn on automatic loudness control, press LOUD/DBB during play until the loudness icon is displayed. To turn o...

Page 29 - Set the sleep timer; Connect other devices; Listen to an audio player; Other; Activate demonstration mode; Set the alarm timer

30 To deactivate the alarm timer, select » [OFF] (off) at step 6. Set the sleep timer 1 When the unit is turned on, press SLEEP/ TIMER repeatedly to select a set period of time (in minutes). The unit turns off automatically after » the set period of time. Connect other devices Listen to an audio pla...

Page 30 - Record to a digital recorder

31 Connect a 3.5mm audio cable (not supplied) to the MP3 LINK socket and to the headphone socket on the audio player. 3 Select the MP3 Link/AUX source. 4 Star t play on the audio player. Record to a digital recorder You can record audio from this unit to a digital recorder. 1 Connect a coaxial cable...

Page 31 - information; Specifi cations; Amplifi er

32 Tuner (FM) Tuning Range 87.5 - 108MHz Tuning grid 50KHz Sensitivity - Mono, 26dB S/N Ratio - Stereo, 46dB S/N Ratio <22 dBf>43 dBf Search Selectivity >28dBf Total Harmonic Distor tion <2% Signal to Noise Ratio >55dB Speakers Speaker Impedance 4ohmSpeaker Driver 3” Full range +5.25”...

Page 32 - Supported disc formats

33 Director y nesting up to a maximum • of 8 levelsNumber of albums/ folders: maximum • 99Number of tracks/titles: maximum 999 • ID3 tag v2.0 or later • File name in Unicode UTF8 • (maximum length: 128 bytes) Unsupported formats: Empty albums: an empty album is an • album that does not contain MP3/W...

Page 33 - 1 Troubleshooting

34 A distor ted picture may appear during • progressive scan setup. The aspect ratio of the TV screen cannot be changed even though you have set the TV display format. The aspect ratio if ﬁ xed on the loaded • DVD disc.The aspect ratio may not be changed for • some TV systems. No sound or poor sound...