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DVD Q30 English IFU 1 2000.12.20, 11:45 AM
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General Information Since it is usual for DVD movies to be released at Laser safety different times in different regions of the world, all This unit employs a laser. Due to possible eye players have region codes and discs can have an injury, only a qualified service person should optional region code. If you load a disc of a remove the cover or attempt to service this different region code to your player, you will see device. the region code notice on the screen. The disc will not playback, and
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Contents Introduction Setup menu Environmental Information .....................................4 Basic operation ..................................................15 Supplied accessories ..............................................4 General setup menu .......................................15 Safety Information ...................................................4 Disc lock .................................................................15 Symbols Used in this booklet ........................
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Introduction to a warm location, or is placed in a very damp Thank you for purchasing this Philips DVD player. room, moisture may condense on the lens of the This Owner’s Manual explains the basic operation disc unit inside the DVD player. Should this occur, of this DVD player. the DVD player would not operate normally. Leave the power on for about one hour with no Environmental Information disc in the DVD player until normal playback is All unnecessary packaging has been omitted. We possible. h
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Functional Overview Front and Rear Panels DISPLAY POWER ON/OFF – shows the current status of the player – switches the player On or Off B; PLAY/PAUSE S PREV – starts/interrupts playback – goes to previous chapter or track 9 STOP T NEXT – stops playback – goes to next chapter or track / OPEN/CLOSE Disc Tray – opens/closes the disc tray DVD VIDEO PLAYER POWER ON/OFF PREV NEXT OPEN/CLOSE STOP PLAY/PAUSE MAINS Socket – connect to a standard AC cord Video out (S-Video) Optical & Coaxial output – co
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Functional Overview Remote Control RETURN / TITLE POWER B – go back to previous menu / – switches DVD ON or to show title menu standby-on mode DISC MENU 0-9 numerical key pad – access menu of a DVD disc – select numbered items in a /switch PBC on/off for VCD disc menu 1 2 3 4 DISPLAY – select an item in the menu/ – display information on TV fast forward/backward, slow screen during playback forward/backward SYSTEM MENU OK – access or remove player’s – acknowledge menu selection system menu
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Preparation l Make one of the following connections, Basic Connections depending on the capabilities of your existing l Please refer to the instruction books of your TV, equipment. VCR, Stereo System or other devices as The following guidelines are options for the best necessary to make the best connections. picture and sound quality available on your DVD player. Caution: Component video and S-video Connecting to a TV can not work at the same time, so you If your TV has a CVBS Video input have
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L L O O R R T T N N O O C C L L E E V V E E Preparation Sound Connecting to a Audio System 1 Digital audio connections provide the clearest sound. Connect one of the DVD player’s 1 You can also listen to the sound of audio CDs DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL or and DVD video discs by connecting to an OPTICAL) to your amplifier or receiver. optional stereo systems. 2 If digital connections are not possible, connect 2 Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT on the the DVD player’s red and white AUDIO OUT
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Preparation Notes: Inserting batteries into the – AUTO can only be selected when using a TV Remote Control that has both the NTSC and PAL systems. – Slight picture distortions may occur due to this 1 Open the battery cover. conversion. This is normal. Thus, the AUTO format is 2 Insert batteries with the correct polarity as most suitable for the best picture quality. indicated by the + and - symbols inside the battery compartment. 3 Close the cover. Display on Front Panel Various icons will appea
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POWER ON/OFF Preparation Operation Connecting the power supply Basic Playback 1 Plug the female end of the power cable supplied 1 Press POWER ON/OFF on the front panel. into the Power connector on the rear of the 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front panel to open player. disc loading tray. 2 Plug the male end of the cord into an AC outlet. 3 Place the chosen disc in the tray, with the label facing up. Switching On 4 Press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the tray. After recognizing this disc the player
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Operation SLOW MOTION Repeat DVD DVD 1 To get slow motion effect during playback, press Repeat chapter/title/disc 3 or 4. l To repeat the current chapter, press REPEAT. 2 Press 3 or 4 again, you can get different playback appears on the DVD player display. forward/backward speeds. l To repeat the current title, press REPEAT a 3 Press PLAY to return to the normal play back. second time. appears on the DVD player display. VCD CD l To exit Repeat mode, press REPEAT again. 1 To get s
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Operation OSD (On-Screen Display) Special DVD Features DVD DVD VCD Playing a title This function will provide some information about A DVD disc may have one or more titles. This your playing disc on the screen. depends on the content (a movie, video clips, a 0 Press DISPLAY key on the remote control. drama series, etc) on the disc. 0 After you load a disc, information about the Title Selection content shows on the screen waiting for your 1 Press 1 2 to highlight option Title number. sele
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Operation Special VCD & SVCD Features Preview function VCD Playback Control (PBC) At STOP mode, press the PREVIEW key to enter PBC function can make you enter the index previewing menu. menu which is used to select a track after loading the SVCD or VCD disc. + shown as the left If you want to activate the function, 1 press the DISC MENU key on the remote control 1 Disc introduction to set the PBC On. Select this function, DVD player will play back Pay attention to the hint on the screen.
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JPEG Picture & MP3 Playback This player can playback JPEG format pictures and MP3 files. Zoom picture 0 Press the ZOOM key to display the picture with 1 At the state of “NO DISC”, press the SYSTEM different scales. MENU key to open the setup menu. 0 Press the 1 2 3 4 key to view the rest of the 2 Press the 3 4 key to highlight the PREFERENCE zoomed picture. item. 3 Press OK to open the PREFERENCE menu. Playback Speed Control 4 Press the 3 4 to highlight the SMART NAV 0 Press the 2
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Setup Menu Program (not available for DVD discs) Basic operations 1 To choose the PROGRAM item, press the 34 1 Press SYSTEM MENU in the keys. STOP mode to enter the Setup 2 Press OK to open its submenu. Menu. 3 Press the 2 key to move the cursor to the field of 2 Press the OK key to open the the submenu to choose the item ON. next level submenu or confirm your selection. ON: Enter the PROGRAM 3 Press the 1 2 keys to enter the submenu or item. return to the previous menu. 4 Pres
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Setup Menu OSD language DOWNMIX mode There are two options available for information 1 Press the 34 keys to highlight display on TV screen. the DOWNMIX item. 1 Press the 34 keys to highlight OSD LANG in 2 Press OK to open its submenu. the GENERAL SETUP menu. 3 Enter its submenu by pressing the 2 key. 2 Press the OK key. 4 Move the cursor by pressing the 34 keys to 3 Enter its submenu by pressing highlight the selected item. the 2 key. 0 LT/RT 4 Move the cursor by pressing the
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Setup Menu 4 Move the cursor by pressing the 34 keys to Center speaker highlight the selected item. This function is effective only when DOWNMIX is OFF. When you are using a center speaker, set ON: Enable signal output for subwoofer to CENTER on in the menu. speaker. OFF: Disable signal output for subwoofer 1 Press the 34 keys to highlight the CENTER item. speaker. 2 Press OK to open its submenu. 5 Press OK. 6 Press the 1 key to return to the SPEAKER 3 Enter its submenu by pressi
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Setup Menu Test tone SPDIF setup This item is used to check the connection of the In this menu, you can set up digital audio format audio system. When TEST TONE is ON, a fizzy outputing from coaxial and sound from every speakers will appear. optical terminals. 1 Press the 34 keys to highlight the TEST TONE 1 Press SYSTEM MENU to enter item. the SETUP menu. 2 Press OK to open its submenu. 2 Press the 34 keys to choose the SPDIF SETUP 3 Enter its submenu by pressing the 2 key. menu. 4
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Setup Menu Video Out Setup There are items included in VIDEO OUT PAGE menu as TV DISPLAY, VIDEO OUTPUT, TV TYPE 16:9 BLACK LEVEL, VIDEO MODE, BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, SATURATION, HUE. 1 Press STOP twice. 4:3 2 Press SYSTEM MENU to enter its menu. Letter Box 3 Highlight the VIDEO OUTPUT SETUP item by pressing the 34 keys. 4 Press OK. 4:3 Pan Scan Video output In this menu, you can select the video output for high quality picture. Setup the item as follows, 1 Press the 34
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Setup Menu Brightness Smart Picture function 1 Press the 34 keys to highlight BRIGHTNESS in In this menu, you can personalize your picture the VIDEO OUT SETUP menu. setting, colors (brightness, contrast, saturation and 2 Press OK to open its submenu. hue) can be changed to a fixed set of ideal 3 Press the 2 key to highlight the item of the predefined picture setting(Bright, Standard and submenu. Soft) or personal one, to suit various viewing 4 Press the 34 keys to adjust the brightness l
