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Digital Video Disc Player
DVD590M
Owner's Manual
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N I H T I W D E D E E N N O DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 2 Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the you’re entitled to. benefits Once your PHILIPS purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a PHILIPS product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once.And take advantage of these important benefits. Warranty Owner Model Verification Confirmation Registration Registering y
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DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 3 Table of Contents 3 General Information Table of Contents...........................................................................................................................................................3 Safety Information.......................................................................................................................................................4-5 Introduction.............................................................
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DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 4 4 Safety Information Safety Precautions Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Warning: Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment void the user’s authority to operate it. Laser Safety This unit employs a laser. Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to possible eye injury. CAUTION: Use of co
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DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 5 Safety Information (cont’d) 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. 17. Tilt/Stability - All televisions must comply with recommended international global safety standards for tilt READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT. and stability properties of its cabinet design. 1. Read these instructions. • Do not compromise these design standards by applying 2. Keep these instructions. excessive pull force to the front, or top, of the cabinet 3. Heed all warnings. which could u
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DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 6 6 Introduction Welcome! We hope you enjoy this Player and learn to appreciate its features. Read this manual carefully to learn to use the following features. Features •Favorite Track Selection • Repeat (A-B segment, Chapter, •Forward/Reverse Search Title,Track, Disc) • Language choices for Subtitles*, • Slow Playback (forward) Player’s System Menu, and Audio* • Time Search • NTSC/PAL compatibility • Zoom Playback • Parental Control* * If available on the
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DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 7 Playable Discs 7 Playable Discs This Player will play Digital Video Discs (DVDs),Video Compact Discs (VCDs), Super Video CDs,Audio CDs, and the Audio CD layer of Super Audio CDs. This Player also plays MP3 files recorded onto a Compact Disc Recordable (CD-R) or a Compact Disc Rewritable (CD-RW). Discs having the following logos should play on this Player. DVDs must also meet the Region Code and Color System requirements described below. DVD CD-R Recordabl
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DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 8 8 Hookups Determining the best possible connection... Your existing equipment, especially your TV, will determine your connection possibilities. However, the following guidelines describe which options provide the best picture and sound quality. H HH HH HH H Component Video provides the best picture quality. Details are on page 12. H HH HH H S-Video provides excellent picture quality. Details are on page 11. H HH H Composite Video (a yellow Video jack) pr
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DIGITAL MAINS AUDIO OUTPUT L Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr S-VIDEO VIDEO COAXIAL R DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 9 Hookups (cont’d) 9 Connecting to a TV Only TV has only a single Antenna In or RF-In jack Back of RF Modulator 5 (example only) 3 ANT IN TO TV VIDEO AUDIO IN IN RL CH3 CH4 Antenna or Cable TV Signal 6 4 Back of TV (example only) 1 2 ANTENNA IN RF IN Before you begin, make sure you have an RF modulator and extra RF coaxial cables. These are not supplied with the Player, but are av
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DIGITAL MAINS AUDIO OUTPUT L Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr S-VIDEO VIDEO COAXIAL R DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 10 10 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV Only TV has a yellow Video In jack Back of TV (example only) 2 LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN 3 VIDEO IN 1 Connect the supplied yellow video cable to the Player’s yellow VIDEO jack and to the corresponding VIDEO IN jack 1 on your TV. Connect the supplied red and white audio cables to the Player’s R (right, red) and
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DIGITAL MAINS AUDIO OUTPUT L Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr S-VIDEO VIDEO COAXIAL R DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 11 Hookups (cont’d) 11 Connecting to a TV Only TV has an S-Video In Jack Back of TV (example only) 2 LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN 3 S-VIDEO IN 1 Connect an S-Video cable (not supplied) to the Player’s S- VIDEO jack and to the TV’s S-VIDEO IN jack. 1 Connect the supplied red and white audio cables to the Player’s R (right, red) and L (left, white) jacks
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DIGITAL MAINS AUDIO OUTPUT L Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr S-VIDEO VIDEO COAXIAL R DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 12 12 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV Only TV has Component Video In Jacks Back of TV (example only) 1 2 Pb/Cb RIGHT AUDIO IN Pr/Cr LEFT AUDIO IN Y Pr/Cr RIGHT AUDIO IN Pb/Cb LEFT AUDIO IN 3 Y Connect the Player’s Pr/Cr (red), Pb/Cb (blue) and Y (green) jacks to the corresponding Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y VIDEO IN jacks 1 on the TV. Use component video cable (not supplied). Match the cable colors to
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DIGITAL MAINS AUDIO OUTPUT L Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr S-VIDEO VIDEO COAXIAL R DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 13 Hookups (cont’d) 13 Connecting to a TV and a two-channel Stereo (Stereo has Dolby Pro Logic or right/left Audio In jacks) Back of TV (example only) VIDEO IN 1 VIDEO IN 3 Stereo (example only) RIGHT AUDIO IN LEFT AUDIO IN 2 Connect the supplied yellow video cable to the Player’s yellow VIDEO jack and to the corresponding VIDEO IN jack 1 on your TV. Connect the supplied red and white audio
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DIGITAL MAINS AUDIO OUTPUT L Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr S-VIDEO VIDEO COAXIAL R DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 14 14 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV and a Digital Stereo TM (Receiver has PCM, Dolby Digital , MPEG2, or Digital Theater System) Back of TV (example only) VIDEO IN 1 VIDEO IN 3 Stereo Receiver (example only) COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO IN 2 Connect the supplied yellow video cable to the Player’s yellow VIDEO jack and to the corresponding VIDEO IN jack 1 on your TV. Connect the Player’s COAXI
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5 5 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 15 Hookups (cont’d) 15 Remote Control Setup When you purchase this Player, a thin piece of plastic in the battery compartment of the remote control.This keeps the lithium battery 1 fresh.You must remove the plastic before the remote will work.To do so, simply pull the plastic out. 1 Battery Replacement A lithium battery is supplied with the remote control.You may need to replace it eventually. Use your fingernail or a pointed, non-metallic
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DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 16 16 Quick Disc Playback 1 3 Label faces left Shiny side faces right Press Standby y y to turn on the Player. 1 1 1 2 3 Turn on your TV. Set it to the correct Video In channel. EJECT You should see the blue DVD background screen on the TV (if no 2 4 5 6 Disc is in the Player).To find the correct Video In channel, go to your lowest TV channel, then change channels down until you see the blue DVD background screen.The Video In channel will be 7 8 9 0 channe
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DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 17 Remote Control 17 NUMBER Buttons Standbyy y Button Use to select numbered items in a Press to turn on or off the Player. Disc menu. Details are on page 20. EJECT A A Button Press to eject the Disc from the Player’s Disc slot. DISC MENU Button PREVIOUS H Button Press to access a DVD’s Disc menu. Press to go to the previous Details are on page 20. Chapter/Track. Stop C Button 1 2 3 Press to stop playback. EJECT Play/Pause 5;BF Button ARROW 1 2 3
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DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 18 18 Front Panel Disc Slot Eject Button Insert a Disc here. Insert about one-third of the Press once to stop disc playback. Disc, then the Player will accept the Disc Press a second time to eject the disc from automatically. the Player. Do not press the Disc or force the Disc into the Player. If the Player does not automatically Previous Button accept the Disc, press Eject to make sure there Press to move to a previous Chapter or is not a Disc already
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DIGITAL MAINS AUDIO OUTPUT L Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr S-VIDEO VIDEO COAXIAL R DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 19 Rear Panel 19 S-VIDEO (Out) jack Audio L/R (left/right) jacks Connect an S-Video cable (not supplied) here Connect the supplied audio cables (red and white) and to the S-Video In jack of a television. here and to the Audio In jacks on your TV, Stereo, Details are on page 11. or RF Modulator. Details are on pages 9-13. Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr (Component Video Out) COAXIAL Digital Audio Output jack
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DVD590M_17x 6/11/2003 1:42 PM Page 20 20 Title/Disc Menus, Chapter/Track Selection Title/Disc Menus Press DISC MENU to access the main DVD Disc menu. (ROOT MENU may appear in the top right corner of the TV 1 2 3 1 screen briefly.) The menu will show the features that are available EJECT on the Disc.The menus are different for every Disc, because all 3 4 5 6 Discs do not have the same features. Or, press RETURN/TITLE if the current Title of the 7 8 9 0 current DVD has a Title menu. The Title
