Philips Mcd988 User Manual

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21 ➜When the surround sound mode is disabled,
the MOVING SPEAKER icon will disappear from
the display panel and the top par ts of the left
and right front speaker s will return to their
previous positions to resume the ordinar y music
mode.
Note:
–See “System Menu Options-AUDIO SETUP
PAGE-ANALOG AUDIO SETUP” for more DVS
setup options.
Dimming the display screen
●Press DIM repeatedly to select different levels of
brightness for the display screen.
Demonstration mode
The system has a demonstr ation mode that
shows the various features offered by the system.
To activate the demonstration
●In standby mode, press STOP 9 on the system
to activate the demo mode.
➜Demonstration will begin.
To deactivate the demonstration
●Press STOP 9 on the system again.
➜“DEMO OFF” is displayed.
Note:
–Even if you remove the AC power cord and
reconnect it to the wall socket, the demonstration
will remain off until you activate it again.
Basic Operations
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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 (ø) 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 Video Discs (DVDs)
–Video CDs (VCDs)
–Super Video CDs (SVCDs)
–Digital Video Discs + Rewritable (DVD+RW)
–Compact Discs (CDs)
– Picture (Kodak, JPEG) files on CDR(W)
–  DivX(R) disc on CD-R(W):
–DivX 3.11, 4.x and 5.x
–WMA
–Suppor ted MP3-CD format.
•ISO 9660
•Max. title/album name –12 character s
Max. title number plus album is 255.
•Max. nested director y is 8 levels.
•The max. album number is 32.
•The max. MP3 track number is 999.
•Suppor ted sampling frequencies for MP3 disc:
32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz.
•Suppor ted Bit-r ates of MP3 disc are: 32, 64,
96, 128, 192, 256 (kbps).
–Following formats can’t be suppor ted
•The files like *.VMA, *.AAC, *.DLF, *.M3U,
*.PLS, *.WAV
•Non-English Album/Title  name
•The discs recorded under Joliet format
•MP3 Pro and MP3 with ID3 tag
Disc Operations
Region Codes
DVDs must be labeled as shown below in order
to play on this DVD system. You cannot play
discs that are labeled for other regions.
Note:
–If you are having trouble playing a certain disc ,
remove the disc and try a different one. Improper
formatted disc will not play on this DVD Player.
Playing discs
1
Connect the power cords of the system and TV
(or any optional stereo or AV receiver) to a
power outlet.
2Turn on the TV power and set to the correct
Video In channel. (See “Setting up the TV”).
3Press STANDBY-ON B on the DVD Player
front panel or B on the remote.
➜You should see the blue Philips DVD
background screen on the TV.
4Press OPEN•CLOSE ç to open the disc tray
and load in a disc, then press the same button
again to close the disc tray.
➜Make sure the label side is facing you.
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 four-digit password. (See
“PASSWORD SETUP PAGE”).
6At any time, simply press STOP 9 to stop
playback.
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Disc Operations
Using the Disc Menu
Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on
the TV screen once you load the disc.
To select a playback feature or item
●Use 1 2 3 4 and OK or Numeric Keypad
(0-9) on the remote.
➜Playback will star t automatically.
To access or exit from the menu
●Press DISC MENU on the remote.
For VCD with Playback Control (PBC)
feature (version 2.0 only)
PBC playback allows you to play Video CDs
interactively, following the menu on the display.
●During playback, press DISC MENU.
➜If PBC was ON, it will switch to OFF and
continue playback.
➜If PBC was OFF, it will switch to ON and
return to menu screen.
Basic playback controls
Pausing playback (DVD/VCD/CD/MP3/
DivX/WMA)
1During playback, press ÉÅ .
➜Playback will pause and sound will be muted.
2Press ÉÅ again to resume .
Selecting a track/chapter/title (DVD/
VCD/DivX/CD)
1Press ™  during playback to go to the next
chapter/track
2Press ¡ to go to the previous chapter/track.
3To go directly to any chapter/track/title, enter the
chapter/track/title number using the Numeric
Keypad (0-9).
Resuming playback from the last
stopped point (DVD/VCD/CD)
●In stop mode and when a disc has not been
removed, pressÉÅ.
To cancel resume mode
●In stop mode, press STOP 9 again.
Zoom (DVD/VCD/DivX/JPEG)
Zooming allows you to enlarge or reduce the
video image during playback.
1Press ZOOM repeatedly to enlarge or reduce
the playback video image.
2Press 1 2 3 4 to pan across the TV screen.
Repeat (DVD/VCD/CD/MP3/DivX/
WMA)
For DVD/VCD/CD
●Press MODE repeatedly to choose a repeat
mode during playback.
Chapter (DVD)
–to repeat playback of the current chapter.
Track (CD/VCD)/Title (DVD)
–to repeat playback of the current track (CD/
SVCD/VCD)/title (DVD).
All
–to repeat playback of all the disc.
Shuffle
–to repeat playback at random order.
For MP3/WMA/DivX
●Press MODE continuously to access different
repeat modes.
➜Shuffle: play all files in the selected folder in
random order.
➜Repeat One: play an MP3/WMA file
repeatedly.
➜Repeat All: play all files repeatedly.
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Disc Operations
Repeat A-B  (DVD/VCD/CD/MP3/DivX/
WMA)
1Press A-B at your chosen star ting point.
2Press A-B again at your chosen end point.
➜The section A and B can be set only within
the same chapter/track.
➜The section will now repeat continuously.
3To exit the sequence, press A-B again.
Program (not for Picture CD)
To select favourite tracks/chapter s for playback in
preferred sequence.
For DVD/VCD/CD
(DVD program for example)
1Press PROGRAM on the remote to enter the
program mode.
2Use the Numerical Keypad (0-9) to directly
input the tracks or chapters (single track number
with digit “0” in front, for example “05”).
3Move the cursor by pressing 1 2 3 4 to
select START.
4Press OK to star t playback.
For MP3/WMA
1In Stop mode, press DISC MENU to switch
the menu between Album and Filelist.
2When Filelist is on the screen, press 3 4 to
select the files and press PROGRAM to add
the files to the program list.
3Press DISC MENU to display the program list.
4Press PROGRAM to delete unwanted files
from the program list.
Forward/Reverse Searching (DVD/VCD/
DivX/CD/MP3/WMA)
1Press 1/É on the remote during playback to
select the required speed: 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X or
32X (backward or forward).
➜Sound will be muted.
2To return to normal speed, press ÉÅ.
Time search & search by chapter/track
number (DVD/VCD/CD/MP3/WMA)
1Press GOTO until the time or chapter/track
edit box appears.
2Enter hours, minutes and seconds from left to
right in the time edit box using remote control
numerical keypad.
OR
Enter your desired chapter/track number in the
chapter/track edit box using remote control
numerical keypad.
Information display during playback
(not for Picture CD)
●During playback, press DISPLAY to show disc
information on the TV screen.
For DVD
➜Title/Chapter Elapsed: displays the
elapsed time of the current title/chapter.
➜Title/Chapter Remain: displays the
remaining time of the current title/chapter.
➜Display Off: switches time display off.
For Super VCD/VCD/DivX/CD
➜Single/Total Elapsed: displays the elapsed
time of the current single/total track.
➜Single/Total Remain: displays the
remaining time of the current single/total track.
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Disc Operations
Special disc features
Playing a Title (DVD)
1Press DISC MENU.
➜The disc title menu appears on the TV screen.
2Use 1 2 3 4 or Numeric Keypad (0-9) to
select a play option.
3Press OK to confirm.
Changing the Audio Language (for
DVD recorded with multiple languages)
●Press AUDIO repeatedly to select different
audio languages.
Changing the Audio Channel  (for VCD
 only)
●Press AUDIO to select the available audio
channels provided by the disc (Mono Left, Mono
Right or Stereo).
Subtitles (DVD)
●Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select different
subtitle languages.
Playing MP3/WMA/JPEG Picture
disc
IMPORTANT!
You have to turn on your TV and set to
the correct Video In channel. (See
“Setting up the TV”).
Playing MP3/WMA disc
IMPORTANT!
For DRM protected WMA files, use
Windows Media Player 10 (or later) for
CD burning/conversion. Visit
www.microsoft.com for details about
Windows Media Player and WM DRM
(Windows Media Digital Rights
Management).
General operation
1Load an MP3/WMA disc.
➜The data disc menu appears on the TV
screen.
2Use 3 4 to select an album and press OK to
open the album.
3Press 3 4 or use the Numeric Keypad (0-9)
to highlight a track.
4Press OK to confirm.
➜The playback will star t from the selected
track to the end of the album.
Note:
–The disc reading time may exceed 10 seconds
due to large number of songs compiled onto the
disc .
Playback selection
During playback, you can:
●Press  ¡ / ™ to select another track in the
current album.
●Press ÉÅ repeatedly to pause/resume playback.
●Press DISC MENU on the remote to switch
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Disc Operations
Playing JPEG Picture CD
General operation
1Load a JPEG Picture CD.
➜The data disc menu appear s on the TV
screen.
2Use 3 4 to select a folder and press OK to
open the folder.
3Press 3 4 or use the Numeric Keypad (0-9)
to highlight a picture file.
4Press OK to confirm.
➜The playback will star t from the selected
picture to the end of the folder.
Playback selection
During playback, you can:
●Press  ¡ / ™ to select another file in the current
folder.
●Use 1 2 on the remote to rotate/flip the
picture files.
●Press ÉÅ repeatedly to pause/resume playback.
●Press DISC MENU on the remote to switch
between Folder and Filelist.
Special JPEG features
Preview function (JPEG)
This function shows the content of the current
folder or the whole disc.
1Press STOP 9 during playback.
➜Thumbnails of 12 pictures appears on the TV
screen.
2Use 1 2 3 4 to highlight one of the pictures/
”Slide Show” and press OK to star t playback/
slide show.To enter the remote key function menu
●Use 1 2 3 4 to highlight “Menu” and press
OK.
To display the other pictures on the
previous/next page
●Press  ¡ / ™.
●Use 1 2 3 4 to highlight “Prev” or “Next” and
press OK.
Zoom picture (JPEG)
●During playback, press ZOOM repeatedly to
display the picture with different scales.
●Use 1 2 3 4 to view the zoomed picture.
Playback with multi-angles (JPEG)
●During playback, press 1 2 to rotate the
picture on the TV screen.
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Disc Operations
Playing a DivX disc
This DVD player suppor ts the DivX movie
playback that you download from your
computer onto a CD-R/RW (see “System Menu
Options-DIVX(R) VOD registration code” for
more information).
1Load a DivX disc.
➜Playback will star t automatically. If not press
ÉÅ.
2If the DivX movie contains exter nal subtitles, the
subtitle menu will appear on the TV screen for
your selection.
●In this case, pressing SUBTITLE on the remote
control will turn on or off the subtitle.
●If multilingual subtitles are embedded on the
DivX disc, pressing SUBTITLE will change the
subtitle language during playback.
Note:
–Subtitle files with the following filename
extensions (.srt, .smi, .sub, .ssa, .ass) are suppor ted
but do not appear on the file navigation menu.
–The subtitle filename have to be the same as
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System Menu Options
Basic operations
1
Press SYSTEM MENU to enter the Setup
Menu.
2Press 1 2 to select a page to be set.
3Press 3 4 to highlight an option.
4Enter its submenu by pressing 2 or OK.
5Move the cursor by pressing 3 4 to highlight
the selected item.
➜In cases of value setting, press 1 2 to adjust
values.
6Press OK to confirm.
To return to the upper-level menu
●Press 1 or OK (in cases of value adjustment).
To exit from the menu
●Press SYSTEM MENU again.
➜The settings will be stored in the player’s
memor y 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 GENERAL SETUP PAGE
are: “TV  DISPLAY”, “OSD  LANGUAGE”,
“SCREEN SAVER”and  “DIVX CODE”.
DIVX (R) VOD
TV DISPLAY
Set the aspect ratio of the DVD Player according
to the TV you have connected.
➜NORMAL/PS: 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 NORMAL/LB: 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.
➜WIDE: If you have a wide-screen TV.
OSD Language
See “Getting Star ted-Step 3: Setting language
preference”.
SCREEN SAVER
This function is used to turn the screen saver on
or off.
➜ON: In STOP, PAUSE or No DISC mode, if
no actions are performed about 3 minutes, the
screen saver will be activated.
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System Menu Options
DIVX  VOD
Philips provides you the DivX
® VOD (Video On
Demand) registration code that allows you to
rent and purchase videos using the DivX
® VO D
ser vice.
For more information, visit us at www.divx.com/
vod.
1In ‘GENERAL SETUP PAGE’, press 3 4 to
highlight DIVX VOD, then press 2 or OK to
enter its submenu and press OK again to
confirm.
➜The registration code will appear.
VISITG8NUTYNK
2Press OK to exit.
3Use the registration code to purchase or rent
the videos from DivX® VOD ser vice at
www.divx.com/vod. Follow the instructions and
download the video onto a CD-R for playback
on this DVD player.
Notes:
–All the downloaded videos from DivX
® VOD can
only be played back on this DVD player.
–Time search feature is not available during
DivX movie playback.
AUDIO SETUP PAGE
The options included in AUDIO SETUP PAGE
are: “ANALOG AUDIO  SETUP”, “DIGITAL
AUDIO SETUP”, “DOLBY DIGITAL SETUP”,
“3D PROCESSING”, “HDCD” and “NIGHT
MODE”.
SPDIF SETUP 
3D PROCESSING ANALOG AUDIO  SETUP
ANALOG AUDIO  SETUP
The options included in ANALOG AUDIO
SETUP page are: “LT/RT”, “STEREO”, “DVS
REFER. MODE” and “DVS WIDE MODE”.
DOWNMIX LT/RT
STEREO
DVS REFER. MODE
DVS WIDE MODE ANALOG AUDIO SETUP PAGE
➜LT/RT: Selects the mixed sound output
mode.
➜STEREO: Selects the ordinar y stereo sound
output.
➜DVS REFER MODE: Creates a highly
compelling 5.1-channel listening environment
similar to a small and well-damped room.
➜DVS WIDE  MODE: Creates a highly
compelling 5.1-channel listening environment
similar to a larger room.
DIGITAL AUDIO  SETUP
The options included in DIGITAL AUDIO
SETUP page are: “OFF”, “ALL” and “PCM ONLY”.
SPDIF/RAM
SPDIF/PCM
➜OFF: Turns off the SPDIF output.
➜SPDIF/RAM: If you have connected your
DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) to a multi-channel
decoder/receiver.
➜SPDIF/PCM: Only if your receiver is not
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System Menu Options
DOLBY DIGITAL SETUP
The option included in DOLBY DIGITAL SETUP
is: “DUAL  MONO”.
DUAL MONO
Select the setting that matches the number of
speaker s you have connected.
➜STEREO: Left mono sound will send output
signals to Left speaker and Right mono sound
will send output signals to Right speaker.
➜L-MONO: Left mono sound will send
output signals to Left speaker and Right speaker.
➜R-MONO: Right mono sound will send
output signals to Left speaker and Right speaker.
3D
The option included in 3D page is:  “REVERB
MODE”.
REVERB MODE
Reverb mode provides a vir tual surround sound
experience using just two speakers.
➜OFF, CONCERT, LIVING ROOM,
HALL, BATHROOM, CAVE, ARENA and
CHURCH.
HDCD
The option included in HDCD (High Definition
Compatible Digital) is:  “FILTER”.
FILTER
Sets the audio output cutoff frequency point
when playing an HDCD disc.
➜OFF, 44.1K and 88.2K.
NIGHT MODE
In this mode, the high volume outputs are
softened and low volume outputs are brought
upward to an audible level. It is useful for
watching your favourite action movie without
disturbing others at night.
➜ON: Select this to level out the volume. This
feature is only available for movies with Dolby
Digital mode.
➜OFF: Select this when you want to enjoy the
surround sound with its full dynamic range.
VIDEO SETUP PAGE
The options included in VIDEO SETUP PAGE
are: “COMPONENT”, “TV  MODE”, “PICTURE
SETTING” and “HDMI SETUP”.
QUALITY