Philips DVD711-173 User Manual

5ContentsIntroductionEntertainment for the new millennium ... 6Introduction ...

14General notes- Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, thereare various ways you could connect the player. Possible connection

15Connecting to optional equipmentConnecting to an amplifier equipped with two channelanalog stereo● Connect the audio Left and Right out jacks of t

16Connecting to an amplifier equipped with DolbySurround™Dolby Surround sound1 Connect the player to the TV, then connect the player’s audio Left and

17General explanationAbout this manualThis manual gives the basic instructions for operating this DVD player. SomeDVDs require specific operation or

18Turning On the power1 Switch on the TV and select the video input channel for your DVD-Videoplayer.2 Press STANDBY-ON button.Initial SetupGeneralIn

19CountrySelect your country. This also is used as input for the ‘Parental Control’feature (see ‘Access Control’).Note: All these items may have to

20Sound- Digital outputFactory setting: ALL. This means that both coaxial and optical outputs areswitched on. If you are not connecting equipment with

21Access control; child lock (DVD and VCD)Activating/deactivating the child lock1 When disc playback is stopped, select Access Control in the featur

22Access control; Parental control (DVD-Videoonly)Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for children. Therefore, discmay contain ‘Parental Co

23Changing the 4-digit code1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in thefeatures menu using the w/v keys.2 Enter the old code.3 Move

6Entertainment for the new millenniumVideo was never like this before! Digital video discs provide perfect digital,studio-quality pictures; three dime

24Loading discs1 Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the player. The disc tray opens.2 Load your chosen disc in the tray, label side up (also when a doub

25Playing a Video CDPlaying a disc- After inserting the disc and closing the tray, playback starts automaticallyand the status window and the player

26Still Picture and Frame-by-frame playback● Select e (picture by picture) in the menu bar.● Use the w key to enter the picture by picture menu.➤ The

27ShuffleDVD-Video discsThis shuffles the playing order of chapters within a title, if the title has morethan one.● Press SHUFFLE during play.➤ SHUF

28FTS-Video- The FTS-Video function allows you to store your favorite titles and chapters(DVD) and favorite tracks and indexes (VCD) for a particular

29Special DVD featuresChecking the contents of DVD-Video discs: MenusFor titles and chapters, selection menus may be included on the disc. TheDVD’s

30Special VCD-FeaturesPlayback Control (PBC)● Load a Video CD with PBC and press 2.● Go through the menu with the keys indicated on the TV screen unti

31Shuffle● Press SHUFFLE during play.➤ The order of the tracks is changed.● To return to normal play, press SHUFFLE again.Repeat track/disc● To repe

32FTS Program- FTS Program allows you to store your favorite tracks for a particular disc in the player memory.- Each FTS Program can contain 20 trac

33Symptom RemedyNo power Make sure the AC cord is properly connected.Check if there is power at the AC outlet by plugging in another appliance.No pi

7Video CDYou will recognize Video CDs by the logo shown at left.Depending on the material on the disc (a movie, video clips, a drama series,etc.) th

34Cleaning discsSome problems occur because the disc inside the playeris dirty. To avoid these problems clean your discs regularly, in the followingwa

35SpecificationsPLAYBACK SYSTEMDVD-VideoVideo CDCD (CD-R and CD-RW)OPTICAL READOUT SYSTEMLasertype Semiconductor AlGaAsNumerical Aperture 0.60 (DVD)

8Front panelFunctional overviewFUNCTIONAL OVERVIEWTIMETRACKTOTALCHAPTERTITLETRACKPLAYPREVSTOPNEXTSOUNDOPEN / CLOSEPAUSETRACKTITLESCANCHAPTERCDSHUFFLEV

9Rear panelFUNCTIONAL OVERVIEWLR(CVBS)VIDEO OUTDIG OUTAUDIO OUTS-VIDEO OUTOPT OUTDIGITAL AUDIO OUTPCM/MPEG2/AC3/DTSSTEREO OUT(Y/C)IAUX/VCRINIITV OUT

10DisplayDVD insertedVideo CD or Audio CD insertedIndicates current player function: Play, Pause, Search, etc.DVD TITLE numberDVD CHAPTER numberVCD/C

11Remote controlFUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW2123456789OKRETURNT-C0iDVDOSDMENUMENUàÉáÇREPEATREPEATSHUFFLEA-BíëÅ0-9 numerical key padRETURN- go back to previou

12Menu bar/Status windowV Personal Preferences f Slow motionW Title/Track g Fast motionX Chapter/Index h Time searchY Audio languageZ Subtitle languag

13Temporary Feedback Field iconsRepeat AllRepeat TitleRepeat TrackRepeat ChapterShuffleShuffle RepeatRepeat A to endRepeat A-BAngleChild Lock OnChil