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Digital Video Disc and
Super Audio CD Player
DVD795SA
Owner's Manual
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N I H T I W D E D E E N N O 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 your product within 10 days Your complet
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Table of Contents 3 General Information Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Gettin
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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 modifica- tions 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 ser- vice this device, due to possible eye injury. CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance
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Safety Information (cont’d) 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. 17. Tilt/Stability - All televisions must comply with recom- mended international global safety standards for tilt and READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT. 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 ultimately overturn the product. 4. Fol
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6 Introduction Welcome! We hope you enjoy this DVD/SACD Player and learn to appreciate its fea- tures. Read this manual carefully to learn to use the following features. Features • Access Control* • Random Playback (Shuffle) • Favorite Track Selection • Repeat (A-B segment, Chapter, • Forward/Reverse Search Title, Track, Disc) • Language choices for Subtitles*, • Smart Power-off System Menu, and Audio* • Time Search • NTSC/PAL compatibility • Wake-up Timer • Paused/Slow/Step-by-Step • Zoom Play
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Playable Discs 7 Playable Discs This Player will play Digital Video Discs (DVDs), Video Compact Discs (VCDs), Super Video CDs, Audio CDs, and Super Audio CDs. This Player also will play MP3 files (music tracks compressed with MPEG Audio Layer 3 technology) 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 Super Vid
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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) provides good picture quality. Details ar
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Hookups (cont’d) 9 Connecting to a TV Only TV has only a single Antenna In or RF-In jack Back of TV (example only) Back of RF Modulator (example only) 3 ANT IN TO TV VIDEO AUDIO IN IN RL 6 CH3 CH4 ANTENNA IN Antenna or Cable TV Signal RF IN 4 1 5 2 Before you begin, make sure you have an RF modulator and extra RF coaxial cables. These are not supplied with the Player, but are available from Philips or most con- sumer electronics retailers. Connect the supplied video cable (which has ye
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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 4 VIDEO IN 1 3 Connect the supplied yellow video cable to the Player’s yel- low CVBS (VIDEO OUT) jack and to the corresponding 1 VIDEO IN jack on your TV. There are two CVBS (VIDEO OUT) jacks in case you want to connect the Player to two separate TVs. For simply connecting the Player to a single TV, you may use either of the jac
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Hookups (cont’d) 11 Connecting to a TV Only TV has an S-Video In Jack Back of TV (example only) LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN S-VIDEO IN LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN 4 S-VIDEO IN 2 1 3 Connect an S-Video cable (not supplied) to the Player’s S- VIDEO (VIDEO OUT) jack and to the TV’s S-VIDEO IN 1 jack. Connect the supplied red and white audio cables to the Player’s red and white (right and left) AUDIO OUT jacks 2 and to the right/left AUDIO IN jacks on the TV. Match the cable colors to the jack co
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12 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV Only TV has Component Video In (Interlace) Jacks OR TV has Progressive Scan Component Video In Jacks Back of TV (example only) 1 Y RIGHT AUDIO IN Pb/Cb LEFT AUDIO IN Pr/Cr Y LEFT AUDIO IN Pb/Cb RIGHT AUDIO IN 4 Pr/Cr 2 3 Connect the Player’s Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y (VIDEO OUT) jacks to the corresponding Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y VIDEO IN jacks on the 1 TV. Use component video cable (not supplied). Connect the supplied red and white audio cables to the Player’s red and white (ri
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Hookups (cont’d) 13 Connecting to a TV and a two-channel Stereo (Stereo has Dolby Pro Logic or right/left Audio In jacks) Stereo Back of TV (example only) (example only) 2 VIDEO IN 1 4 RIGHT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN LEFT AUDIO IN 3 Connect the supplied yellow video cable to the Player’s yel- low CVBS (VIDEO OUT) jack and to the corresponding 1 VIDEO IN jack on your TV. There are two CVBS (VIDEO OUT) jacks in case you want to connect the Player to two separate TVs. For simply connecting the Player to a
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14 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV and a Digital Stereo TM (Receiver has PCM, Dolby Digital , MPEG2, or Digital Theater System) Digital Stereo (example only) Back of TV (example only) VIDEO IN 2 4 COAXIAL DIGITAL VIDEO IN AUDIO IN 1 3 Connect the supplied yellow video cable to the Player’s yel- low CVBS (VIDEO OUT) jack and to the corresponding 1 VIDEO IN jack on your TV. There are two CVBS (VIDEO OUT) jacks in case you want to connect the Player to two separate TVs. For simply connecting t
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Hookups (cont’d) 15 Connecting to a TV and to a Six-channel Receiver (Dolby Digital or DTS) Receiver Back of TV (example only) (example only) VIDEO IN MULTICHANNEL AUDIO IN 2-4 SURROUND SUB WF FRONT VIDEO IN R L SURROUND CENTER FRONT 6 5 1 Connect the supplied yellow video cable to the Player’s yel- low CVBS (VIDEO OUT) jack and to the corresponding 1 VIDEO IN jack on the TV. There are two CVBS (VIDEO OUT) jacks if you want to connect the Player to two separate TVs. To connect the Player to one
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16 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV and a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver 2 LEFT AUDIO IN RIGHT AUDIO IN ANT IN TO TV VIDEO AUDIO IN VIDEO IN IN RL CH3 CH4 ANTENNA IN Satellite or Cable TV Signal RF IN LEFT AUDIO IN Back of Cable Box or Satellite Receiver (example only) RIGHT AUDIO IN 4 VIDEO IN 3 1 Back of DVD Player Back of DVD Player (lower left corner) 5 If you want to connect other equipment to the TV and DVD Player, make sure the DVD Player is still connected directly to the
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É Quick Disc Playback 17 1 3-4 DVD 795SA 5 Many playback features and options are available on Discs. Familiarize POWER yourself with the Player and its remote as described on pages 18-22. 2 Then see pages 23 and following to try other features. DISC DIM T-C SOUND MODE 5 Press STANDBY-ON y y to turn on the Player. The red 12 3 Standby light will disappear from the front of the Player. 1 4 5 6 Turn on your TV. Set it to the correct Video In channel. This is not channel 3 or 4 (as it might be for
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É 18 Remote Control Buttons DIM Button T-C Button Press repeatedly to adjust the bright- Press to select “T” (Title/Track) or ness of the Player’s display panel. “C” (Chapter) in the System Menu There are four levels of brightness Bar, then press 98 to select the from which to choose. Title, Track, or Chapter number you want to play. DISC Button Press to select a Disc for playback. POWER y y Button Press to turn on or off the Player. Number Buttons Press to select numbered items in a SOUND MO
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Front Panel 19 STANDBY-ON y Button Press to turn the Player on or off. OK Button The Standby light is red when the Player is in Press to acknowledge a Standby mode (power off). The light does not choice in a DVD Disc menu appear if the power is on. or the Player’s System Menu. SACD, MULTI CH, PROGRESSIVE lights These lights appear if the corresponding feature is 98;:Button active. The SACD light indicates a Super Audio Press to select items in a CD is the current Disc. Details are on page 37. D
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20 Rear Panel AC Power cord Connect to a standard AC outlet to supply power to the Player. COAXIAL (DIGITAL AUDIO OUT) Connect an optional audio coaxial digital cable here and to the coaxial digital Audio In jack of a Stereo. Details are on page 14. OPTICAL (DIGITAL AUDIO OUT) Connect an optional audio optical cable here and to the optical digital Audio In jack of a Stereo. Details are on page 14. When the OPTICAL jack is not in use, replace its protective cap. CVBS (VIDEO OUT) Connect the yell
