Philips Mcd177 User Manual

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IMPORTANT!
–Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD,
some operations may be different or
restricted.
–Do not push on the disc tray or put
any objects other than disc on the disc
tray. Doing so may cause the disc player
malfunction.
–If the inhibit icon appears on the TV
screen when a button is pressed, it
means the function is not available on
the current disc or at the current time.
Playable Discs
Your DVD Player will play:
–Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs)
–Video CDs (VCDs)
–Super Video CDs (SVCDs)
–Finalised DVD recordable (DVD±R)
–Digital Versatile Discs + Recordable
(DVD+R)
–Digital Versatile Discs + Rewritable
(DVD+RW)
–Audio Compact Discs (CDs)
–MP3/WMA discs, picture (Kodak, JPEG) files
on CD-R (W)
–ISO 9660/UDF format
–JPEG resolution suppor t up to 3073x2048
–Suppor ted sampling frequencies: 32kHz,
44.1kHz, 48kHz.
–Suppor ted Bit-rates: 32~256 (kbps), variable
bit rates (average 128kbps)
–DivX files on CD-R(W)/DVD+R(W):
–DivX 3/4/5
Disc Operations
Region Codes
DVD discs and players are designed with
regional restrictions. Before playing a disc, make
sure the disc is for the same region as your
player. The regional code for this unit is indicated
at the bottom panel.
Note:
–If you are having trouble playing a certain disc ,
remove the disc and tr y a different one . Improper
formatted disc will not play on this DVD Player.
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Playing discs
1
For DVDs and VCDs, make sure that the system
is properly connected to your TV (See
Connecting a TV), and your TV is turned on and
set to video-in channel (See Setting up the TV).
2Press SOURCE on the system once or more
to select DVD mode ( or DISC on the remote
control).
➜You should see the blue Philips DVD
background screen on the TV.
3Push OPEN/CLOSE on the top of the system
to open the disc tray.
4Inser t a disc with the print side facing up and
close the disc tray.
5Playback will star t automatically (depending on
the disc type).
➜If a disc menu appears on the TV, see “Using
the Disc Menu”.
➜If the disc is locked by parental control, you
must enter your six-digit password. (See
“Changing the password”).
To interrupt playback
●Press ÉÅ.
➜“Å” is displayed on the TV screen.
●To resume playback, press ÉÅ again.
To stop playback
●Press 9.
Using the Disc Menu
1
Press DISC MENU on the remote control.
➜If the current title has a menu, the menu will
appear on the screen.  Otherwise, the disc menu
will be displayed.
2Press à / á / 4 / 3 to select the desired title
or chapter, and then press ÉÅ or OK.
➜Playback star ts from the selected title or
chapter.
3Press DISC MENU on the remote control to
go to disc menu of the disc.
Note:
–If no title menu or root menu is recorded in the
DVD disc, pressing this button will restart playback
from the first track.
Disc Operations
Playback  control (PBC)
PBC playback allows you to play Video CD
interactively, following the menu on the display.
●Press DISC MENU to toggle between PBC
ON and PBC OFF.
Playing a disc with PBC function
●If PBC OFF, the system will star t playback
automatically.
●If PBC ON, the PBC menu (if available) will
appear on the TV screen for selection. Use the
numeric keys (0-9) to enter your choice.
Note:
–This function is not available for DVD/CD/MP3/
DivX disc.
Resuming playback
●During playback, press 9 once to stop the
playback in resume mode, then press ÉÅ to
star t playback from where you have stopped.
To cancel the resume mode
●In the stop position, press 9 again to fully stop
the playback. Or open the disc door, or switch
the system to standby mode.
Selecting and searching
Selecting a different track/chapter
For DVD/VCD/CD/MP3:
●During playback, briefly press ¡ / ™ to select the
previous or next track/chapter.
Or,
use the Numeric Keypad (0-9) on the
remote control to directly input your track
number.
➜After selecting, playback will automatically
star t from the beginning of the selected track.
Helpful hints:
 – Some VCDs have a single track,  so track
selecting or an invalid input value for the current
disc will be ignored.
– If the player has been set to repeat chapter
(track), pressing this button will replay the same
chapter (track) from its beginning.
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Disc Operations
Fast forwarding/reversing
For DVD/VCD/DivX/WMA/MP3:
1During playback, press à / á repeatedly to
select fast search speed in forward or reverse
playback.
2To resume to normal playback, pressÉÅ.
      Or, press à / árepeatedly until  “É” i s
displayed on the TV screen.
Helpful hints:
 – Fast searching forward/backward is available
only within the same track.
Slow forwarding/reversing
For DVD/VCD:
1During playback, press 3 / 4 repeatedly to
select slow search speed in forward or reverse
playback.
2To resume to normal playback, press ÉÅ.
      Or, press  3 / 4repeatedly until  “É” i s
displayed on the TV screen.
Helpful hints:
 – For VCD, slow reverse is unavailable.
Different play modes: REPEAT,
SHUFFLE and REPEAT A-B
REPEAT
For DVDs/VCD/CD/MP3
●During playback, press repeatedly MODE on
the system to choose desired repeat play modes.
➜For VCD with PBC feature, PBC must be
turned off first.
For DVDs
CHAPTER REPEAT: Repeats the current
chapter
TITLE REPEAT: Repeats the current title
REPEAT ALL: Plays all the content repeatedly
SHUFFLE: Random play
REPEAT OFF: Switches off play modeFor VCDs/SVCDs/CDs
REPEAT TRACK: Repeats the current track
REPEAT ALL: Plays all the tracks repeatedly
SHUFFLE: Random play
REPEAT OFF: Switchs off play mode
For MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX
REPEAT ONE: Repeats the current track
REPEAT ALL: Plays all the tracks repeatedly
SHUFFLE: Random play
REPEAT OFF: Switchs off play mode
●To return to normal playback, press MODE
repeatedly until various play modes are no
longer displayed.
In shuffle playback mode:
●Press ™ button to select another track in a
shuffle order.
●Press 9 to stop shuffle playback.
To cancel Shuffle mode:
●Press MODE repeatedly to select repeat off to
cancel Shuffle mode.
Notes:
–In  Tuner or AUX mode, this button does not
function.
–When the disc tray is opened, Shuffle/Repeat
function will be cancelled automatically.Repeat A-B
You can play a specific section in a chapter/track
repeatedly.
1Press REPEAT A-B at your chosen star t point.
2Press REPEAT A-B again at your chosen end
point.
➜The passage will now repeat continuously.
3To resume normal play, press REPEAT A-B
again.
Note:
–The A-B function can only be set within the
same chapter or track.
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Disc Operations
Programming favourite
chapters/tracks
You can play the contents of the disc in the
order you want.
For DVD/VCD/SVCD/CD/CDG
1Press PROG on the remote control.
➜The programming menu appear s.
2Use the numeric keys (0-9) to input the track
/chapter number in the order you want. (two
digits must be entered, e.g., 
06 ).
➜If there are more than ten tracks to be
programmed in total, select {NEXT} on the
screen and press OK (or press 3I on the
remote control) to access the next programming
page.
➜To remove the track/chapter from the
programming menu, select the track/chapter and
press OK.
3Select {Start} to play the program.
4  To stop playback, press 9 once.
5To exit the program mode, press 9 twice.
For MP3/WMA/JPEG
1Press 4 / 3 to select a track/picture on the disc
menu. Then  press PROG to add the track/
picture to playlist.
➜”Add To Playlist” will show on the disc menu.
2Press DISC MENU three times.
➜playlist menu will appear.
3Press 4 / 3 to select a track/picture on the disc
menu. Then  press PROG to add the track/
picture to playlist.
4Press 4 / 3 to select a track/picture and press
OK to star t playback.
➜You can select a track/picture and pressPROG to remove it from programme playlist.
5Press STOP to stop program playback .
6Press DISC MENU return to disc menu.
Notes:
–At most 
20  tracks can be stored for DVD/VCD/
SVCD/CD/CDG.
–At most 
100 tracks can be stored for MP3/
WMA/JPEG.
Display information
In disc mode, press DISPLAY/CLOCK
repeatedly to select the following display
information.
Moving to another title/chapter
Some discs may contain more than one title or
chapter. If the disc has a title or chapter menu
recorded on it, you can star t playback from the
selected item.
1Press DISPLAY/CLOCK to display the
message of title and chapter.
2Use 4 / 3 to highlight an item and press OK.
3Use numeric keys (0-9) to select a desired
title/chapter number.
4Press DISPLAY/CLOCK to exit the disc
information menu.
Note:
–Selecting a title or chapter might not be possible
on certain discs.
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Disc Operations
Viewing from another angle
If the playing DVD disc is recorded with multiple
camera angles, this function allows you to view
the picture from different angles. Angle selection
is determined by the disc format.
1Press DISPLAY/CLOCK on the remote
control to display the message of title and
chapter.
2Use 4 / 3 to highlight “Angle” and press OK.
3Use numeric keys (0-9) to select desired
angle.
●Or,  you may directly press ANGLE to change
the views from different angles.
ZOOM
Zooming allows you to enlarge the video/ JPEG
image during playback.
For DVDs/VCDs
●Press ZOOM repeatedly to change the
zooming scale.
2X -->3X -->4X -->1/2X-->1/3X--> 1/4X
For JPEG
●Press ZOOM repeatedly to change the
zooming scale.
100% -->125%-->150%-->200%-->75%-->50%
●To pan through the enlarged image, press 
 5
/6 / 3 / 4 buttons.
●Press ZOOM repeatedly to exit ZOOM mode.
AUDIO
For DVDs
●On the remote control, press AUDIO
repeatedly to select the desired language for
sound track.
➜The feature is disc dependant.
For VCDs
●Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the audio
channel for sound output displayed on the TV
screen.
     STEREO, MONO LEFT, MONO RIGHT
or MIX MONO.
SUBTITLE
●Press repeatedly SUBTITLE on the remote
control to select different subtitle languages.
➜The feature is disc dependant.
Playing MP3/Picture disc (Kodak,
JPEG)
IMPORTANT!
–You have to turn on your TV set and
set to the correct Video In channel.
MP3/JPEG Picture disc
1Load an MP3/Picture (JPEG) disc.
➜The disc reading time may exceed 30
seconds due to complexity of the director y/file
configuration.
➜The disc menu appears on the TV
2Select a track in the menu and press OK to
star t playback.
●For MP3/WMA, playback will star t automatically.
(MP3 disc menu)
3During music playback, press 3 / 4 or use the
numeric keys (0-9) to select a desired picture
file from the disc menu and press OK.
➜If the disc main menu contains various folders,
use 3 / 4 to select a desired folder, and press
OK to open the folder.
4Press ¡ / ™ to select previous/next track.
5  To stop simultaneous playback, press DISC
MENU followed by STOP.
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Kodak Picture disc
1Load a Kodak Picture disc.
➜The disc reading time may exceed 30
seconds due to complexity of the director y/file
configuration.
2During playback, press 9.
➜12 thumbnail pictures will appear on the TV
screen.
(example for picture disc menu)
3Press  ¡ / ™  to view the previous/next page (if
available).
4Press à / á / 4 / 3 to move within the menu
and press OK to select the desired picture to
play.
5Press PROG to select the slide-show mode.
During playback, you can:
●Press ¡ or ™ to select another title/picture in the
current folder.
●Press  
5 / 6 / 5 / 4 on the remote control
to rotate or flip the picture files.
●Press ZOOM repeatedly to zoom the picture in
and out.
●Press 2; to pause/resume playback.
Notes:
–Due to the recording nature of Digital Audio
MP3 (DAM), only digital audio music will play.
–It is normal to experience an occasional “skip”
while you are listening to your MP3 discs.
–For multi-session discs with different formats,
only the first session can be read and played.
Disc Operations
If the MP3 menu is switched off
●While in playback mode, press ¡ or ™ to select
the previous/next track.
Note:
–No album search function in menu off mode.
6During JPEG or Kodak Picture disc playback,
press PROG repeatedly to select different scan
effect.  There are 16 types of scan effect for
selection.  The selected scan effect will be
displayed on the TV screen.
Playing MP3 music and JPEG
pictures simultaneously
You can create a musical slide show if the disc
contains both the MP3 music and JPEG picture
files.
1Inser t a MP3/WMA disc that contains music and
pictures.
2Select a track in the menu and press OK to
star t playback.
3During music playback, press 4 / 3 keys to
select a desired picture file from the disc menu
and press OK.
➜The picture files will be played back through
to the end of the folder.
➜The music keeps playing back and will be
repeated when reaching the end of the selected
album, playlist or track.
4  To stop simultaneous playback, press DISC
MENU followed by STOP.
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Disc Operations
Playing a Divx disc
The unit suppor ts the playback of Divx movies
which you can copy from your computer onto a
recordable disc. See {DVD Menu Operations} -
Divx(R)VOD Code for details.
1Inser t a Divx disc.
2Use à / á / 4 / 3 keys to navigate to the title
you want to play.
3Press OK to star t playback.
During playback:
●If the Divx disc has multilingual subtitles, you can
press SUBTITLE on the remote control to
change the subtitle language.
●If the Divx disc has different audio tracks, you
can press AUDIO on the remote control to
change the audio stream.
●Press 
5 / 6 keys on the remote control to
perform fast rever se and forward.
●Press DISPLAY/CLOCK repeatedly until the
time search menu appears, key in he time where
playback should star t.
➜Playback skips to the time entered.
Helpful Hints:
–Subtitle files with the following file name
extensions(.srt, .smi, .sub, .ssa, .ass) are supported
but do not appear on the file navigation menu.
–The subtitle file name has to be the same as the
file name of the movie.
–The subtitle can only be displayed up to an
average of 45 characters.
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System Menu Options
Basic operations
1
Press SYSTEM MENU to enter the Setup
Menu.
2Press à/á to select a page to be set.
3Press 5/4 to highlight an option.
4Enter its submenu by pressing á or OK.
5Move the cursor by pressing 5/4 to highlight
the selected item.
➜In cases of value setting. press 5/4 to adjust
values.
6Press OK to confirm.
To return to the upper-level menu
●Press à.
To exit from the menu
●Press SYSTEM MENU again.
➜The settings will be stored in the player’s
memory even if the player is switched off.
Note:
–Some of the features in the System Menu
Options are described in “Getting Started”.
General Setup Page
The options included in Gener al Setup Page are:
“OSD Lang”,  “Screen Saver” and “Divx VOD”.
OSD Lang
See Getting Started-Step 3: Setting language
preference for details.
Screen Saver
This function is used to turn the screen saver on
or off.
DIVX VOD
Philips provides you with the Divx(R)VOD
registration code that allows you to rent or
purchase videos from Divx(R) VODE ser vice at
www.divx.com/vod. All the downloaded videos
from Divx(R)VOD can only be displayed back
on this unit.
Press á or OK to enter its submenu, then
press OK again to see the registration code.
Div
Audio Setup Page
The options included in Audio Setup Page are:
“Night Mode”, “Digital Output” and  “Dolby
Digital Setup”.
Night Mode
➜On: Select this to level out the volume. High
volume outputs will be softened and low volume
outputs are brought upward to an audible level.
➜Off: Select this when you want to enjoy the
surround sound with its full dynamic range.
This feature is only available for movies with
Dolby Digital mode.
Digital Output
➜Digital Off: Turns off the digital output.
➜Digital / Raw:  If you have connected your
DIGITAL OUT (COAXCIAL or OPTICAL) to a
multi-channel decoder/receiver.
➜SPDIF / PCM: Only if your receiver is not
capable of decoding multi-channel audio.
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Video Setup Page
The options included in Video Setup Page are:
TV Display , “Progress” and TV Type.
TV Display
Set the aspect ratio of the DVD Player according
to the TV you have connected.
➜
4:3 (panscan): If you have a normal TV and
want both sides of the picture to be trimmed or
formatted to fit your TV screen.
➜
4:3 (letterbox): If you have a normal TV. In
this case, a wide picture with black bands on the
upper and lower por tions of the TV screen will
be displayed.
➜
16:9: If you have a wide-screen TV.
System Menu Options
Dolby Digital Setup
The options included in the Dolby Digital Setup
page is: “Dynamic”.
Dynamic
Optimises the dynamic sound output. High
volume outputs are softened, enabling you to
watch your favourite movie without disturbing
others.
➜The levels for dynamic selection: FULL, 3/4, 1/
2, 1/4 and OFF.
Note:
–DTS surround audio output is not available in
this DVD player.
– –   Audio Setup Page   – –
NIGHT MODE
DIGITAL Output
Dolby Digital Setup
– –   Dolby Digital Page   – –
Dynamic
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System Menu Options
Progress
See Getting Star ted-Step 2: Setting up the TV
for details.
TV Type
See Getting Star ted-Step 2: Setting up the TV
for details.
Preference Page
The options included in Preference Page are:
Audio, Subtitle, “Disc Menu”, “Parental”,
“Password”, “Divx Subtitle” and Default.
Audio
See Getting Started-Step 3: Setting language
preference for details.
Subtitle
See Getting Started-Step 3: Setting language
preference for details.
Disc Menu
See Getting Started-Step 3: Setting language
preference for details.
Parental
Some DVDs may have a parental level assigned
to the complete disc or to cer tain scenes on the
disc. This feature lets you set a playback limitation
level.The rating levels are from 1 to 8 and are countr y
dependent. You can prohibit the playing of
cer tain discs that are not suitable for your
children or have cer tain discs played with
alternative scenes.
●VCD, SVCD and CD have no level indication, so
parental control function has no effect on those
kinds of discs. This applies to most illegal DVD
discs.
1Press 5/4 to highlight “Parental”.
2Enter its submenu by pressing á.
3Use 5/4 to highlight a rating level for the disc
inser ted.
➜DVDs that are r ated above the level you
selected will not play unless you enter your four-
digit password and choose a higher level rating.
Note:
–Some DVDs are not encoded with a rating
though the movie rating may be printed on the
Disc cover. The rating level feature does not work
for such Discs.
Rating explanations
1 KID SAFE
–Suitable for children.
2 G
–General Audience; recommended as
acceptable for viewers of all ages.
3 PG
–Parental Guidance suggested.
– –   Preference Page   – –
Audio
Subtile
Disc Menu
Parental
Password
Divx Subtitle
Default
– –   Preference Page   – –
Audio
Subtitle
Disc Menu
Parental
Password
Divx Subtitle
Default1 KID SAF
2 G
3 PG
4 PG 13
5 PGR
6 R
7 NC 17
8 ADULT
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