Philips DVD580MT User manual

Philips DVD580MT Manual

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    Disc Player Owner's Manual DVD580M Important! Return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days. See why inside. Read this manual first! Congratulations on purchasing this Philips product. We've included everything you need to get started. If you have any problems, Philips Representatives
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    As a member of the PHILIPS "family," you're entitled to protection by one of the most comprehensive warranties and outstanding service networks in the industry. should read the enclosed literature closely to prevent operating and maintenance problems. WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT
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    Discs ...7 Hookups ...8-15 Quick Disc Playback Quick Disc Playback ...16 Player Controls Remote Control Buttons ...17 Front Panel ...18 Rear Panel ...19 Disc Playback Features ," and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Copyright 2002 Philips Consumer Electronics North America.
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    and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio Player for ventilation. G Do not spill water or put anything that is wet on the remote control. G Do not drop the remote control Number: DVD580M Trade Name: Philips Responsible Party: Philips Consumer Electronics
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    openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat of time. 14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead-in wire
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    you to choose different playback features from those available on the DVD. If the DVD has a menu, access it by pressing DISC MENU on the remote control. Details are on page 20. Player's System Menu or Setup Menu Some instructions explain how to use the Player's System Menu to set up features of the
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    no Disc in the unit until playback is possible. Playable Discs 7 Helpful Hints • If you are having trouble playing a certain Disc, remove the Disc and try a different one. Improperly formatted Discs will not play on this Player. • This Player supports only the first session of multi-session Discs.
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    view the Player's materi- als at your TV. See your electronics retailer or contact Philips for details remote control may have a Video or Auxiliary switch/button that allows you to choose the correct Video In channel. See your TV manual for details. Or, change TV channels until you see the Player
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    y or DVD y to turn on the Player. Turn on the TV and set the TV to the correct Audio/Video In channel. Such channels may be called AUX or AUXILIARY IN, AUDIO/VIDEO or A/V IN, EXT1 or EXT2, etc. These channels often are near channel 00. See your TV owner's manual for details
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    the TV to a power outlet. 4 Press POWER y or DVD y to turn on the Player. Turn on the TV and set the TV to the correct S-Video In channel. See your TV owner's manual for details. Or, change channels at the TV until you see the Player's blue background screen on the TV. 5 Set TV
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    TV to a power outlet. 4 Press POWER y or DVD y to turn on the Player. Turn on the TV and set the TV to the correct Component Video In channel. See your TV owner's manual for details. Or, change channels at the TV until you see the Player's blue background screen on the TV. 5 Set TV
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    POWER y or DVD y to turn on the Player. Turn on the TV and set it to the correct Video In channel. Such channels may be called AUX or AUXILIARY IN, AUDIO/VIDEO or A/V IN, EXT1 or EXT2, etc. These channels often are near channel 00. See your TV owner's manual for details. Or
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    POWER y or DVD y to turn on the Player. Turn on the TV and set it to the correct Video In channel. Such channels may be called AUX or AUXILIARY IN, AUDIO/VIDEO or A/V IN, EXT1 or EXT2, etc. These channels often are near channel 00. See your TV owner's manual for details. Or
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    Receiver, and its Speakers to a power outlet. 4 Press POWER y or DVD y to turn on the Player. Turn on the TV and set it to the correct Video In channel. Refer to your TV manual. Or, change TV channels until you see the Player's blue background screen on the TV. Turn on your Receiver and
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    , etc.). 3 Replace the battery compartment lid as shown at right. Hookups (cont'd) 15 Using the Remote Control Always point the remote control directly at the remote sensor (IR or infrared) on the front of the Player, not the TV. Details are on page 18. Make sure there are no barriers between the
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    Player and its remote control as described on pages 17-19, see pages 20 and following to try additional playback features. 1 Press POWER y to turn on the Player stop at the end of the Title or after the last Track. If DVD playback does not start automatically, a Disc menu may appear. If the Title
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    and SPEAKERS/MUTE only operate certain Philips Receivers that are connected to the Player's MULTI-5.1 jack. Remote Control Buttons 17 DISPLAY Button Press repeatedly during playback to see the elapsed or remaining playing time of a Chapter, Title, Track, or Disc. DVD y Button Press to turn on or
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    here. Such information may include the elapsed playing time or messages regarding current Player activity. Remote Sensor (IR or infrared) Point the Player's remote control here when using the remote to operate the Player. STOP C Button Press once to stop playback. Play can resume from the same
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    Multichannel Receiver, it may have a Multichannel 5.1 Audio In jack. If so, connect the Player's MULTI-5.1 (Out) jack to the appropriate Multichannel 5.1 Audio In jack on the Philips Receiver. Otherwise, you will not use this jack. Caution • Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rear
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    until you start Disc playback. Although some Disc menus may list a "Play" option, select "Play" and press OK on the Player's remote - not PLAY/PAUSE M - to start playback. 1 2 DVD AUDIO CD VIDEO CD Chapter/Track Selection APress NEXT ∑ during playback to go to the next Track/Chapter. Press PREV
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    M or press FWD D or REV h repeatedly until regu- 1,2 2 lar play resumes. PLAY will appear briefly in the top left corner of the TV screen. 1,2 DVD VIDEO CD Slow Motion 1 During playback, press SLOW FWD to play the Disc forward in slow motion. Press SLOW FWD repeatedly to choose the speed
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    Picture 1 During playback, press PLAY/PAUSE M on the remote control once. A still picture will appear on the TV screen. PAUSE will appear in the top left corner of the TV screen. 2 To resume normal playback, press PLAY/PAUSE M again. 1,2 DVD VIDEO CD Time Search AUDIO CD 2 Time Search lets you
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    corner of the TV screen. Zoom, Camera Angle 23 1,2 DVD Camera Angle Some DVDs include scenes recorded from different angles. To watch segments from a different angle , follow these steps. 1 During DVD playback, press ANGLE } repeatedly to choose the angle you want.
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    2 To cancel repeat playback, press REPEAT again so REPEAT OFF appears in the top left corner of the TV screen. 1,2 DVD AUDIO CD VIDEO CD Repeat A-B You can set the Player to play only a specific portion of a Chapter or Track repeatedly. Follow these steps. 2-4 1 Press PLAY/PAUSE M to start Disc
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    top of the TV screen. Press AUDIO Y repeatedly until you hear the language you prefer. 1 DVD Subtitles Some DVDs include subtitles in different languages. To choose subtitles, follow these steps. 1 During DVD playback, press SUBTITLE Z . The languages in which subtitles are available for the current
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    a Disc menu that appears when you insert the DVD in the Player or when you press DISC MENU on the Player's remote to access the Disc menu. The Player also refers to this as the ROOT MENU of the DVD. If the DVD maker recorded the Disc menu in different languages, you may be able to see
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    Favorite Track Selection 27 VIDEO CD AUDIO CD Favorite Track Selection (FTS) lets you play Tracks in an order you set up. The order in which you set the Tracks is called a Program. 2 4 1 While playback is stopped, press PROGRAM FTS. PROGRAM P 00 : 00 2 Press the Number buttons to enter the
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    Disc. Philips cannot guarantee the availability of Parental Control with all Discs, and therefore denies any liability associated with 3,4,6 unintended watching of Discs. Make sure your Discs play according to your Parental Control settings before you allow children access to the Player or Discs
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    Video CD makers code the DVD/Video CD so it will only play according to the level you set at the Player. The Parental Control level may apply to the complete Disc or to certain scenes on the Disc. Follow the 6 steps below to set the Parental Level at which
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    a Video CD with PBC and press PLAY/PAUSE M. The Video CD will show instructions or options on the TV screen. Use the Player's remote control buttons as directed by the Video CD. 2 Press PBC ON/OFF to turn Playback Control on or off. 3 Press PLAY/PAUSE M to start playback. 2 1,3 Helpful Hint • If
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    provide CD-like quality and are most recommended. Keep these characteristics in mind when making Discs that you intend to play on this Player. This Player supports the following characteristics of MP3 files: G File or Track names ending in .mp3 G Names of Albums, Artists, etc., with a maximum of 30
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    . These pictures may be in JPEG format. You cannot make or record such CD-Rs using this Player. See your computer manual for details on making CD-R recordings. If you are playing a CD-R on this Player and the CD-R contains JPEG files, you may want to use some of the JPEG features described
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    white, the picture may roll continuously, or the picture may appear distorted. The TV TYPE feature allows you to set the Player to match the Color Systems of your DVD and your TV. The simplest way to change the TV Type or Color System is to press VIDEO SYS repeatedly while playback
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    Player to display video in one of three formats: Letterbox, Pan & Scan, or Wide. The TV Display you select must be available on the DVD possible only if the DVD contains pan & scan material. Check the DVD case for details. G if the DVD contains letterbox material. The DVD case may say the DVD is in
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    You only need one video connection between the TV and the Player. You cannot use S-Video and Component Video at the same time. If you used the yellow VIDEO (Out) jack on the Player to connect the Player to the TV, you do not need to adjust VIDEO OUT. 1 Press SYSTEM
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    you connected to a Stereo using the Player's COAXIAL or OPTICAL Digital Audio Out jacks and your Stereo is PCM-compatible. Refer to your Stereo owner's manual for details. --- AUDIO SETUP --- System (CSS). • SPDIF is the Sony Philips Digital Interface, or a method of transferring digital audio.
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    Dual Mono, Dynamic Range Compression 37 Dual Mono Adjust DUAL MONO to choose whether you want to hear sound from the Disc's left or right audio channel or both. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press 9 to select AUDIO SETUP. Press OK. 3 Press 9 to select DUAL MONO. Press :. 4 Press 8 or 9 to select
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    speakers. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 2 Press 9 to select CHANNEL SETUP, then press OK. 3 Press 8 or 9 to select DOWNMIX (if you did not con- nect the Player to a Multichannel Receiver) or to select the speaker setting you want to adjust, then press :. You can select a speaker setting only if DOWNMIX is
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    When a DVD has scenes recorded from different angles, the Angle Mark will appear on Mark will appear during playback of a scene that has been recorded from different angles. Press ANGLE } on the remote to watch the scene from a different viewpoint. Details are on page 23. Set ANGLE MARK to OFF if
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    when you press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control. This is the menu in which you set up many of the Player's features. The menu is available in press OK. English and Spanish are the only two languages available for the Player's System Menu. --- GENERAL PAGE --- TV DISPLAY PIC MODE ANGLE MARK OSD
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    Screen Saver, Defaults 41 Screen Saver The Screen Saver is the moving DVD logo that appears on your TV screen when Disc playback is stopped or you have not used the Player or its remote. The screen saver prevents damage to your TV screen caused by leaving a still image on the TV too long
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    usually near channel 00. Or, you may have a button on the TV remote control that selects an Auxiliary, Video, or A/V IN channel. See your TV owner's manual for details. Or, just change channels at the TV until you see the DVD logo in the blue background screen on the TV. • You only need one
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    DVD to clean the lens of the Player. • Discs that are copy-protected or incorrectly coded by the manufacturer may not play on this Player. Contact your retailer or the Disc manufacturer to obtain a compatible, playable Disc. The Player does not respond to the remote control. • Aim the remote control
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    -sided, with one side playing in Letterbox and the other side playing in a normal format.) DVDs may refer to Letterbox as the Widescreen format. Multichannel sound: Available when you connect the Player to a six-channel Receiver. The Receiver sends sound to six speakers: front left and right, rear
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    (black) MULTI-5.1 Mini DIN, nine pins LASER Type Wavelength Output power Beam divergence Semiconductor laser GaAIAs 650nm (DVD) 780nm (Video CD/Audio CD) 7mW (DVD) 10mW (Video CD/Audio CD) 60 degree CABINET Dimensions (w x h x d): Weight: 9 x 2.2 x 11.7 inches (228 x 56 x 296 mm) Approximately
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    manual before exchanging the product. Adjustments of the controls discussed there may save you time and money. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND REMEDY... PHILIPS distributed by Philips. In countries where Philips does not distribute the product, the local Philips service organization will attempt
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    Warranty (cont'd) 47 EXCHANGE INSTRUCTIONS To exchange your product with Philips (per the warranty conditions stated United Parcel Service (UPS), insured and freight prepaid, to: Philips Recovery Center Rojas 6 12420 Mercantile Avenue El Paso, TX 79928 ATTENTION: DVD PLAYER EXCHANGE A replacement
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    (for player 15 contents, table of 3 controls, remote 17 defaults 41 digital audio 13, 36 disc menu button 17, 20 disc menus 20, 26 disc slot 16, 18 display 18 display button 17 downmix 38 dual mono 37 dvd y button 17 dvd remote control buttons 17 remote
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Digital Video Disc Player
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