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DVD Video Player
DVP642/37
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Return your Product Registration Card today to get the very most from your purchase. Registering your model with PHILIPS makes you eligible for all of the valuable benefits listed below, so don't miss out. Complete and return your Product Registration Card at once to ensure: *Proof of *Product Safety *Additional Purchase Notification Benefits Returning the enclosed card By registering your product, of Product guarantees that your date of you'll receive notification - Ownership purchase will be
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified 2. Keep these instructions. by the manufacturer or sold with 3. Heed all warnings. the apparatus.When a cart is used, use caution when moving 4. Follow all instructions. the cart/apparatus combination 5. Do not use this apparatus near to avoid injury from tip-over. water. 13.Unplug this apparatus during lightning 6. Clean only with dry cloth. storms or when unused for l
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This warning label is located on the rear panel and inside this laser product. INVISIBLE : CAUTION LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM. INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. : DANGER AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM. Canada AVATTAESSA JA SUOJALUKITUS OHITETTAESSA OLET VARO! ALTTIINANAKYMATTOMAALLE LASERSATEILYLLE. ALA KATSO SATEESEEN. English: OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD. VARNING! This digital apparatus does not exceed OCH SPARREN AR URKOPPLAD.BETRAKTA EJ STRÅLEN. th
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ATTENTION L'utilisation des commandes ou réglages ou le non-respect des Due to the inconsistency of disc formats provided by various disc manufacturers, procédures ci-incluses peuvent se your DVD system may require a traduire par une exposition playability enhancement or upgrade. As dangereuse à l'irradiation. DVD technology advances, these enhancements will become common and ATENCIÓN will be easy to complete. Go to www.p4c.philips.com for a El uso de mando o ajustes o la free software upgrade.
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General Information Environmental Information Laser safety All unnecessary packaging has been This unit employs a laser. Due to possible omitted. The packaging has been made eye injury, only a qualified service person easy to separate into three materials: should remove the cover or attempt to cardboard (box), polystyrene foam service this device. (buffer) and polyethylene (bags, protective foam sheet). NOTE: PICTURES SHOWN MAY BE Your DVD player consists of materials DIFFERENT BETWEEN which can
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Index English --------------------------------------- 8 Français ------------------------------------ 40 Español ------------------------------------ 74 7 Español Français English
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English Contents Special DVD features .................................... 23 General Information Playing a Title ................................................. 23 Supplied accessories ....................................... 9 Camera Angle ................................................ 23 Care and safety information .......................... 9 Changing the Audio Language .................... 23 Subtitles .......................................................... 23 Connections Special VCD
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General Information ● Avoid high temperatures, moisture, Supplied accessories water and dust – Do not expose the player, batteries or discs to humidity, rain, sand or excessive Video cable heat (caused by heating equipment or (yellow) direct sunlight). ● Avoid condensation – The lens may cloud over when the player is suddenly moved from cold to Audio cable warm surroundings, making it impossible (white, red) to play a disc. Leave the player in the warm environment until the moisture evaporates.
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English Connections Connecting TV IN COMPONENT IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT S-VIDEO VIDEO IN IN S-VIDEO AUDIO V (Pr/Cr) IN Pr/Cr IN AUDIO IN U (Pb/Cb) VIDEO IN Pb/Cb VIDEO IN IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y S-VIDEO IN AUDIO IN V (Pr/Cr) IN U (Pb/Cb) COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN Pr/Cr Y AUDIO IN Pb/Cb VIDEO IN Y 1 2 1 2 VIDEO Pb Pr VIDEO Pb Pr OUT OUT L L R Y Y R COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OPTICAL S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO OUT OUT DIGITAL OUT AUDIO OUT OUT DIGITAL OUT IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! – S-Video provi
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Connections ANT IN RF coaxial cable to TV 3 IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN Back of RF Modulator S-VIDEO IN V (Pr/Cr) AUDIO (example only) IN U (Pb/Cb) ANT IN TO TV AUDIO IN VIDEO VIDEO IN IN R L IN S-VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y AUDIO IN V (Pr/Cr) IN VIDEO IN U (Pb/Cb) Y CH3 CH4 4 Antenna or 1 Cable TV signal 2 1 2 VIDEO Pb OUT Pr L VIDEO Pb Pr OUT L R Y COAXIAL OPTICAL S-VIDEO Y AUDIO OUT OUT DIGITAL OUT R COAXIAL OPTICAL S-VIDEO AUDIO OUT OUT DIGITAL OUT IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! – Component
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English Connections Using an accessory RF modulator Connecting the power cord (cont’d) 3 Use an RF coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect ANTENNA OUT or TO TV jack of the RF modulator to the ANTENNA IN jack on the TV. 4 Connect the Antenna or Cable TV service signal to the ANTENNA IN or RF IN jack COMPONENT VIDEO IN S-VIDEO on the RF modulator. (It may have been IN AUDIO V (Pr/Cr) OUT U (Pb/Cb) VIDEO IN Y connected to your TV previously. Disconnect it from the TV). 5 Set the CH3/4 switch on the
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Connections Optional: Connecting to an Optional: Connecting to a Digital Audio System Receiver STEREO OPTICAL AUDIO Receiver OPTICAL IN AUDIO IN DIGITAL DIGITAL OR VIDEO VIDEO Pb Pr Pb Pr OUT L OUT L R R Y Y COAXIAL OPTICAL COAXIAL OPTICAL S-VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT AUDIO OUT OUT DIGITAL OUT OUT Stereo has Dolby Pro Logic or Right Receiver has a PCM, Dolby Digital, / Left Audio In jacks or MPEG2 decoder 1 Select one of the video connections to 1 Select one of the video connections t
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English Functional Overview Front and Rear Panels 2; PLAY/PAUSE – To start or interrupt playback 9 STOP – To stop playback STANDBY-ON B IR Sensor –To switch the DVD Player to Standby – Point the remote control towards this mode or ON sensor Disc tray Display OPEN/CLOSE / – Shows the current status of the DVD – Open/Close the disc tray Player Mains (AC Power Cord) – Connect to a standard AC outlet OPTICAL (Digital audio out) Audio Out (Left/Right) – Connect to the optical AUDIO input of a – Conne
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Functional Overview Remote Control RETURN / TITLE POWER B – To go back to previous menu / –To switch the DVD player to show title menu standby mode or ON DISC MENU 0-9 numerical key pad – Enters the disc contents menu – Selects numbered items in a – Switches on or off the playback menu control mode (for VCD version 2.0 only) DISPLAY – Displays information on TV 1 2 3 4 screen during playback – Selects an item in the menu/ fast forward/backward, slow forward/ SYSTEM MENU backward – Access or exit
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English Getting Started Step 2: Setting up the TV Step 1: Inserting batteries into the Remote Control IMPORTANT! Make sure you have completed all 3 the necessary connections. (See 1 pages 10-11 “Connecting TV”). 2 1 Turn on the TV and set it to the correct Video-In channel. You should see the blue Philips DVD background screen on the TV. 1 Open the battery compartment. 2 Usually these channels are between the 2 Insert two batteries type R06 or AA, lowest and highest channels and may be followi
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Getting Started If the progressive function is activated but PAL – Select this if the connected TV has the PALcolor system. It will change the your TV does not support progressive scan or the cables are not connected video signal of an NTSC disc and output it in PAL format. accordingly, the TV screen will be blank. You can deactivate progressive scan as NTSC – Select this if the connected TV below. has the NTSC color system. It will change the video signal of a PAL disc (VCD only) 1 Press STANDB
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English Getting Started Step 3: Setting language Setting the Audio, Subtitle and Disc menu languages preferences You can select your preferred language - - Preference Setup Page - - settings.This DVD Player will automatically switch to the language for AUDIO ENGLISH SUBTITLE FRENCH you whenever you load a disc. If the DISC MENU SPANISH language selected is not available on the PARENTAL PASSWORD disc, the disc’s default language will be DEFAULT used instead. The OSD (on-screen MP3/JPEG NAV dis
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Disc Operations IMPORTANT! This DVD Player can play DivX, MPEG-4, – Depending on the DVD or VIDEO MP3, JPEG, VCD & SVCD files on a CD, some operations may be personally recorded CD-R/CD-RW disc different or restricted. or commercial CD. – Do not push on the disc tray or ● Maximum files programmable is 24. put any objects other than discs in the disc tray. Doing so may cause ● MP3: Maximum supported bitrate is the disc player to malfunction. 320 kbps or 48 kHz. ● DivX 3.11, 4.x and 5.x comply wi
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English Disc Operations IMPORTANT! Using the Disc Menu If the inhibit icon appears on the Depending on the disc, a menu may TV screen when a button is appear on the TV screen once you load pressed, the function is not the disc. available on the current disc or at the current time. To select a playback feature or item ● Use the 1 2 3 4 or numeric keypad (0-9) on the Remote Control, then press Playing discs PLAY B to start playback. 1 Connect the power cords of the DVD Player and TV (and any optio
