Philips Mcd988 User Manual

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System Menu Options
COMPONENT
Sets the video output according to your video
connection. This setting is not required if you are
using the AV  OUT jack to connect the DVD
micro system to your TV.
➜S-VIDEO: Select this if you have connected
the DVD micro system to your TV using S-Video
jack.
➜Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y: Select this if you have
connected the DVD micro system to your TV
using Component video jacks.
Note:
–This option is available only when the HDMI
is set to OFF.
TV MODE
Selects interlace or Progressive-SC AN video
output mode when Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y is selected.
➜PROGRESSIVE-SCAN and
INTERLACE.
In the progressive scan mode, you can enjoy the
high quality picture with less flicker s. It only
works when you have connected the DVD
players Y Pb Pr jacks to your TV that suppor ts
the progressive video input. Otherwise, a
distor ted picture will appear on the TV. For
proper progressive scan set up, see “Getting
star ted-Setting up Progressive Scan feature”.
Note:
–This option is available only when the HDMI
is set to OFF.
QUALITY
This menu helps you to set the video quality.
1Press 3 4 to highlight “QUALITY”.
2Press 2 or OK to enter QUALITY.
The options included in PICTURE SETTING
page  are: “SHARPNESS”, “BRIGHTNESS”,
“CONTRAST”, “GAMMA”, “HUE”,
“SATURATION” and “LUMA DELAY”.
PICTURE SETTING
SHARPNESS
Adjusts the sharpness level.
➜HIGH, MEDIUM and LOW.
BRIGHTNESS
Adjusts the brightness level. Range: -20-+20.
CONTRAST
Adjusts the contrast level. Range: -16-+16.
GAMMA
Adjusts the gamma level.
➜HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW and NONE.
HUE
Adjusts the hue level. Range: -9-+9.
SATURATION
Adjusts the saturation level. Range: -9-+9.
LUMA DELAY
Adjusts the luma delay.
➜0 T and 1 T.
HDMI SETUP
The options included in HDMI SETUP Page are:
HDMI and RESOLUTION.
HDMI
This option is used to enable/disable HDMI
output.
➜ON: Enables HDMI output.
➜OFF: Disables HDMI output.
RESOLUTION
You can select the resolution of the picture
according to your preference and the connected
HDMI TV.
The resolution options include 480p (60Hz),
720p (60Hz), 1080i (60Hz), 576p (50Hz), 720p
(50Hz) and 1080i (50Hz).
 
						

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Notes:
–This option is available only when the HDMI
is set to ON.
–If no display appears on the TV screen due to
unsupported resolution, reconnect any available
interlace video output to your display and re-adjust
the resolution settings to 480p/576p.
PREFERENCE PAGE
The options included in Preference page are: “TV
TYPE”, “AUDIO”, “SUBTITLE”, “DISC  MENU”,
“PARENTAL”, “DEFAULT”  and “PASSWORD
SETUP”.
Note:
–Preference features can be selected only when
no disc is in the player or when playback has
stopped completely.
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 3 4 to highlight “PARENTAL”.
2Enter its submenu by pressing 2.
3Use 3 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 SAF
–Kids material; recommended especially for
children and viewers of all ages.
2 G
–General Audience; recommended as
acceptable for viewers of all ages.
3 PG
–Parental Guidance suggested.
4 PG 13
–Material is unsuitable for children under age
13.
5-6 PGR, R
–Parental Guidance - Restricted;
recommended that parents restrict children
under 17 from viewing or allow to view only
when super vised by a parent or adult guardian.
7 NC-17
–No children under age 17; not recommended
viewing for children under age 17.
8 Adult
–Mature materials; should be viewed only by
adults due to graphic sexual material, violence or
language.
DEFAULT
Setting the “DEFAULT” function will reset all
options and your personal settings to the factor y
defaults and all your personal settings will be
erased.
Caution!
–When this function is activated, all
settings will be reset to factory defaults.
 
						

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System Menu Options
PASSWORD SETUP
The options included in Password Setup page
are: “PASSWORD MODE” and “PASSWORD”.
PASSWORD MODE
This feature is used to enable/disable password
by selecting “ON”/”OFF”.
PASSWORD
Enter your four digit password when a hint is
displayed on the screen. The default password is
1234.
1Press 3 4 to highlight “PASSWORD”.
2Enter its submenu by pressing 2.
3Press OK to open the page for inputting a new
password.
4Enter the existing 4-digit code.
5Enter a new 4-digit code.
6Enter the new 4-digit code a second time to
confirm.
➜The new 4-digit code will take effect.
7Press OK to exit.Notes:
–If the password has been changed, the parental
and disc lock code will also be changed.
–The default password (1234) is always active
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Radio Reception
Tuning to radio stations
1Press STANDBY-ON B (B on the remote)
to switch on the last selected source.
2Press SOURCE (TUNER on the remote) to
select FM mode.
3Press and hold 1 / 2 on the remote until the
frequency indication star ts to change, then
release.
➜The system automatically tunes to the next
strong radio station.
●To tune to a weak station, press 1 / 2 on the
remote briefly and repeatedly until an optimal
reception is found.
4Repeat Step 3 if necessar y until you find the
desired radio station.
Presetting radio stations
You can preset up to 20 stations regardless of
the reception.
Automatic programming
●Press PROGRAM on the remote for more
than two seconds to activate programming.
➜All available stations are programmed.
Manual programming
1Tune to your desired radio station (refer to
“Tuning to radio stations”).
2Press PROGRAM on the remote.
➜”PROG” icon flashes.
3Press  ¡ / ™  to select the desired preset
number.
➜If “PROG” icon goes off before you select the
desired preset number, press PROGRAM on
the remote.
4Press PROGRAM on the remote again to
store the radio station.
●Repeat steps 1-4 to store other radio stations.
Other Functions
Listening to preset radio stations
●In tuner mode, press  ¡ / ™ to select the
desired preset number.
➜The preset number, radio frequency, and
waveband are displayed.
Setting the clock
1
In Standby mode, press and hold CLOCK/RDS
on the remote until the time flashes on the
display.
➜”CLOCK” is displayed briefly. Then, the hour
digits flash on the display screen.
2Press VOLUME +/ - (VOL+/- on the remote)
to set the hours and CLOCK/RDS to
confirm.
➜The minute digits flash on the display screen.
3Press VOLUME +/ - (VOL+/- on the remote)
to set the minutes and CLOCK/RDS to
confirm.
Notes:
–This system only supports 24-hour mode .
–The clock setting will be erased when the
system is disconnected from the power supply.
–The system will exit clock setting mode if no
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Other Functions
Setting sleep/wake-up timer
Sleep timer setting
In power-on mode, the sleep setting enables
the system to switch to standby mode
automatically at a preset time.
1In power-on mode, press SLEEP/TIMER on
the remote repeatedly to select a preset time.
➜The selections are as follows (time in
minutes):
00 ➜ 10 ➜ 20 ➜ 30 ➜ 40 ➜ 50 ➜ 60 ➜ 70
➜ 80 ➜ 90 ➜ 00
2When you reach the desired length of time, stop
pressing SLEEP/TIMER.
➜
 appears.
To deactivate the sleep timer
●Press SLEEP/TIMER repeatedly until “00” i s
displayed, or press STANDBY-ON B (B on
the remote).
In standby mode, the timer setting enables
the system to switch on automatically at a set
time.
Wake-up timer setting
IMPORTANT!
–Before setting the timer, ensure that
the clock is set correctly.
1Press and hold SLEEP/TIMER until the time
flashes on the display.
➜”TIMER” scrolls. Then, the hour digits flash on
the display screen.
2Press VOLUME +/ - (VOL+/- on the remote)
to set the hours and SLEEP/TIMER  to
confirm.
➜The minute digits flash on the display screen.
3Press VOLUME +/ - (VOL+/- on the remote)
to set the minutes and SLEEP/TIMER  to
confirm
➜”OFF” flashes on the display screen.
4 Press VOLUME +/ - (VOL+/- on the remote)
to select “ON”.
➜
 icon appears on the display screen.
To  deactivate the timer
●Select “OFF” at Step 4.
 
						

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External Sources
Using a non-USB device
1
Connect the systems LINE-IN jack to the
AUDIO OUT jacks on another audio/visual
device (such as a VCR, Laser Disc player or
cassette desk) using a single-to-double cinch
cable (with one end providing a 3.5 connector
for connection to the LINE-IN jack while the
other end providing two white/red connectors
for connection to the other devices AUDIO
OUT jacks).
2Press AUX to select external equipment.
➜LINE-IN is displayed.
Note:
–All the sound control features (DSC or DBB, for
example) are available for selection.
–Refer to the operating instructions for the
connected equipment for details.
Using a USB mass storage
device
By connecting a USB mass storage device to the
Hi-Fi system, you can enjoy the devices stored
music through the powerful speakers of Hi-Fi
system.
Playing a USB mass storage device
Compatible USB mass storage devices
With the Hi-Fi system, you can use:
–USB flash memor y (USB 2.0 or USB1.1)
–USB flash player s (USB 2.0 or USB1.1)
–memor y cards (requires an additional card
reader to work with this Hi-Fi system)
Notes:
–In some USB flash players (or memory devices),
the stored contents are recorded using copyright
protection technology. Such protected contents will
be unplayable on any other devices (such as this
Hi-Fi system).
–Compatibility of the USB connection on this
product:
a) This product suppor ts most USB Mass storage
devices (MSD) that are compliant to the USB
MSD standards.
i) Most common Mass storage class devices are
flash drives, memory sticks, jump drives and
etc .ii) If you see a Disc Drive show up on your
computer after you plugged the mass storage
device into your computer, most likely it is MSD
compliant and it will work with this product.
b) If your Mass storage device required a battery/
power source. Please make sure you have a fresh
battery in it or charge the USB device first and
then plug it into the product again.
–Supported Music type:
a) This device only supports unprotected music
with the following file extension:
.mp3
.wma
b) Music bought from on-line music stores are not
supported because they are secured by Digital
Rights Management protection (DRM).
c) File name extensions that end with the
following are not supported:
.wav; .m4a; .m4p; mp4; .aac and etc .
–No Direct connection can be made from
Computer USB port to the product even you have
either or both mp3 or wma files in your computer.
Supported formats:
–USB or memor y file format FAT12, FAT16,
FAT32 (sector size: 512 bytes)
–MP3 bit rate (data rate): 32-320 Kbps and
variable bit rate
–WMA v9 or ear lier
–Director y nesting up to a maximum of 8
levels
–Number of albums/ folders: maximum 99
–Number of tracks/titles: maximum 999
–ID3 tag v2.0 or later
–File name in Unicode UTF8 (maximum length:
128 bytes)
The system will not play or support the
following:
–Empty albums: an empty album is an album
that does not contain MP3/WMA files, and
will not be shown in the display.
–Non-suppor ted file formats are skipped. This
means that e .g.: Word documents .doc or
MP3 files with extension .dlf are ignored and
will not be played.
–AAC, WAV, PCM audio files
–DRM protected WMA files
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External Sources
How to transfer music files from PC to a
USB mass storage device
By dragging and dropping music files, you can
easily transfer your favorite music from PC to a
USB mass storage device.
For the flash player, you can also use its music
management software for the music transfer.
However, those WMA files may be
unplayable for compatibility reasons.
How to organize your MP3/WMA files on
the USB mass storage device
This Hi-Fi system will browse the MP3/WMA
files in the folders/sub-folders/titles order.
Example:
                         Root
                                   Title 001
                                   Title 002
                                   Title 003
                                   Album 01
                                           Title 001
                                          Title 002
            Title 003
            Album 02
                                                    Title 001
                                                    Title 002
                                                    Title 003
                                  Album 03
                                          Title 001
                                          Title 002
                                          Title 003
Organize your MP3/WMA files in different
folders or subfolders as required.Notes:
–If you have not organized MP3/WMA files into
any albums on your disc , an album 01 will be
automatically assigned for all those files.
–Make sure that the file names of MP3 files end
with .mp3. and the file names of WMA files end
with .wma.
–For DRM protected WMA files, use Windows
Media Player 10 (or later) for conversion. Visit
www.microsoft.com for details about Windows
Media Player and WM DRM (Windows Media
Digital Rights Management).
1Check the USB device has been properly
connected. (See Installation: Connecting an
additional appliance).
2Press SOURCE (USB on the remote) once or
more to select USB.
–NO FILE appears if no audio file is found in
the USB device.
3Play the USBs audio files as you do with the
albums/tracks on a CD (See CD/MP3
Operations).
Notes:
–For compatibility reasons, the album/track
information may differ from what it is displayed
through flash players music management
software.
–File names or ID3 tags will be displayed as --- if
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Total output power ..................................  400W RMS
AC Power ........................... 110 – 127 / 220 – 240 V;
....................................................... 50/60 Hz Switchable
Rated wor king power consumption (1/8 rated
output power) ........................................................≤ 85W
AUX input sensitivity .....................................≤ 500mV
Channel Separation .............................................≥ 40dB
Distor tion ....................................................................... 0.7%
DV D
Frequency response 100Hz-20kHz (+0.5/-2 dB)
Video output ................................................................ 1 V
P-PHDMI 480p (60Hz), 720p (60Hz), 1080i (60Hz),
576p (50Hz), 720p (50Hz), 1080i (50Hz)
Horizontal definition ...................................  500 (TV)
Dimensions . 430 (W) x 225 (H) x 141 (D) mm
Weight .......................................................................  2.13 kg
AMPLIFIER
Rated output power (THD = 10%) ..........................
..........................................................................  2x75W (4Ω)
Frequency response 100Hz-20kHz (+0.5/-2 dB)
S/N Ratio ...................................................................≥ 60dB
Loaded impedance ..................................................... 4 Ω
TUNER
FM Frequency range ..........................  87.5-108 MHz
FM Noise limit sensitivity ..........................≤ 20µ V/M
FM S/N ........................................................................≥ 46dB
Specifications
SPEAKER
Impedance ........................................................................ 4 Ω
Output power ............................................................ 75W
Sensitivity .............................................................. 80 ± 4dB
Frequency response ................................ 80Hz-16kHz
Dimensions . 198 (W) x 649 (H) x 163 (D) mm
Weight............................................................  3.66 kg each
SUBWOOFER
Subwoofer (not magnetically shielded design) .....
.................................................................................. 8” (active)
Impedance ........................................................................ 8 Ω
Dimensions . 430 (W) x 265 (H) x 292 (D) mm
Weight ............................................................................8.6 kg
Output power .......................................................... 150W
REMOTE
Distance ............................................................................... 6m
Angle ............................................................................... ± 30
0
Specifications subject to change without
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39 WARNING
Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will
invalidate the warranty.  Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock.
If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you
are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or Philips for
help.
Troubleshooting
Problem
Solution
No power.
No picture.
Distorted or poor picture.
Completely distorted picture or black/
white picture.
✔Check if the AC power cord is proper ly
connected.
✔Press STANDBY-ON B on the top of the
DVD micro system or B on the remote to turn
on the power.
✔Check if the TV is switched on.
✔Check the video connection.
✔Press SOURCE on the top of the DVD player
repeatedly to select “DVD” or press DISC on
the remote.
✔Set your TV to the correct Video In channel. This
channel is usually near channel 00. Or, you may
have a button on the TV remote control that
selects Auxiliar y or A/V IN channel. See your TV
owner’s manual for details. Or, change channels
at the TV until you see DVD screen on the TV.
✔If the progressive scan feature is activated but
the connected TV does not suppor t progressive
signals or the cables are not connected
accordingly, see “Getting star ted-Setting up
Progressive Scan feature” for proper progressive
scan setup or deactivate the progressive scan
feature as below:
1) Turn off your TV progressive scan mode or
turn on to interlaced mode.
2) Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote to exit
the system menu and then DISC 1 (or DISC 2)
and “1” to exit progressive scan.
✔Sometimes a small amount of picture distor tion
may appear. This is not a malfunction.
✔Clean the disc.
✔TV has a colour system standard. If the disc’s or
DVD system’s colour system is different than
your TV’s colour system, the picture may be
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The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be
changed even though you have set the TV
shape.
No sound or distorted sound.
The micro DVD player does not start
playback.
The DVD micro system does not
respond when the buttons are pressed.
Cannot activate some features, such as
Angles, Subtitles, or multi-language
Audio.
Considerable noise in radio broadcasts.✔The aspect ratio is fixed on the DVD disc.
✔Depending on the TV, it may not be possible to
change the aspect ratio.
✔Adjust the volume.
✔Check that the speaker s are connected
correctly.
✔Replace the speaker cables.
✔Disconnect the headphones.
✔The system is in pause, slow motion or fast
forward/rever se mode, pressÉÅ to resume
normal play mode.
✔Inser t a readable disc with the playback side
facing down.
✔Check the disc type, colour system and regional
code. Check for any scratches or smudges on
the disc.
✔Press SYSTEM MENU to turn off the setup
menu screen.
✔Cancel the parental control rating function or
change the rating level.
✔Moisture has condensed inside the system.
Remove the disc and leave the system turned
on for about an hour.
✔Disconnect the power plug from the outlet and
inser t again.
✔Multi-language sound or subtitle is not
recorded on the DVD.
✔Changing the language for the sound or subtitle
is prohibited on the DVD.
✔The features may not be available on the disc.
✔Tune in to the correct frequency.
✔Connect the antennas.
✔Fully extend the FM wire antenna. Position for
best reception and secure to a wall.
✔Connect an outdoor FM antenna.
✔Adjust the direction and position for best
reception.
✔Place the antenna far ther away from any
equipment that may be causing the noise.
✔Increase the distance between the system and
your TV or other equipment.
Troubleshooting