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Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome DVD Video Player ZH_TW DVD 播放機 MS_MY Pemain Video DVD dvp3980K_96_98_eng1.indd 1 DVP3980K 2008-05-05 2:38:00 PM...
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O: Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in all of the homogeneous materials for this part is below the limit requirement in SJ/T11363 – 2006. X: Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogeneous materials used for this part is above the limit requirement in SJ/T11363 - 2006.
SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD DEFINITION’ OUTPUT. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR TV SET COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS MODEL 525p AND 625p DVD PLAYER, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.’ The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on apparatus.
Language Code Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Amharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Avestan 6569 Aymara 6589 Azerhaijani 6590 Bahasa Melayu 7783 Bashkir 6665 Belarusian 6669 Bengali 6678 Bihari 6672 Bislama 6673 Bokmål, Norwegian 7866 Bosanski 6683 Brezhoneg 6682 Bulgarian...
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Index English- ------------------------------------ 6 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. ------------------------------ 52 Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
General Information ... 8 Setup precautions ...8 Accessories supplied ...8 Cleaning discs ...8 About recycling ...8 Product Overview Your DVD Player ... 9 Remote Control ...10-12 Using the remote control ...1 Connections Basic Connections ...13-15 Step 1: Connecting to television ...1-1 Option 1: Using Composite Video jacks (CVBS) ...1...
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Using Display menu options ... 5-7 Selecting title/chapter/track ... 5 Searching by time ... 5 Viewing playing time ...6 Switching camera angles ...6 Preview function (VCD/SVCD/DVD) ...6 Selecting various repeat functions ...7 Repeating a specific section (A-B) ...7 Special Audio CD feature ... 8 DivX®...
General Information WARNING! This unit does not contain any user- serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to qualified personnel. Setup precautions Finding a suitable location – Place this unit on a flat, hard and stable surface. Never place the unit on a carpet. –...
– Show information about the current status of this unit. IR Sensor – Point the remote control towards this sensor. dvp3980K_96_98_eng1.indd 9 Your DVD Player PLAY/PAUSE u – Starts/pauses playback. STOP Ç – Stops playback. – For microphone connection. MIC LEVEL –...
Remote Control dvp3980K_96_98_eng1.indd 10 – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. ç (Open/Close) – Opens/closes the disc tray. Opens/closes the disc tray. DISPLAY – Displays the current status or disc information. – : Move cursor to up or down. : Press up or down for a slow : Press up or down for a slow ress up or down for a slow...
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DISC MENU – Enters or exits disc contents menu. – For VCD .0 and SVCD, switches on or off the playback control mode. – Confirms an entry or selection. RETURN/TITLE – Returns to the previous menu or shows title menu. .
Remote Control Using the remote control Open the battery compartment. Insert two batteries type R0 or AAA, following the indications (+-) inside the compartment. Close the cover. Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor (IR) on the front panel. Note: Never place any objects between the remote control and this unit while...
AUDIO Audio (red/white cables) TV OUT HDMI OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Step 1: Connecting to television This connection enables you to view the video playback from this unit. You only need to choose one of the options below to make the video connection. –...
Basic Connections HDTV/ DVI TV Option 3: Using HDMI or DVI TV jack HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a digital interface that allows pure digital audio/video transmission without the loss of image quality. Connect a HDMI cable (not supplied) from the HDMI OUT jack on this unit to the HDMI input jack on a HDMI- compatible device (e.g., HDMI TV, HDCP...
Step 2: Connecting the power cord After everything is connected properly, plug the AC power cord into the power outlet. Never make or change any connections with the power turned on. Helpful Hint: – Refer to the type plate at the rear or bottom of the product for identification and supply ratings. dvp3980K_96_98_eng1.indd 15 Basic Connections DIGITAL TV OUT COAXIAL...
Optional Connections AUDIO STEREO (red/white cables) DIGITAL TV OUT COAXIAL HDMI OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT Connecting to an Analog Stereo System You can connect this unit to a two channel stereo system (e.g. mini system, analog receiver) in order to enjoy stereo sound output.
Use keys to select a language and press OK to confirm. Notes: – To synchronize with a Philips ‘EasyLink’ TV, the OSD language must be set to { Auto (xxx) }. This is the language available from the Philips ‘EasyLink’ TV.
Getting Started Audio, Subtitle and Menu language for DVD playback You can select your preferred language settings for DVD playback. If the selected language is not available on the disc, the disc’s default language is used instead. Press Ç twice to stop playback (if any), then press SETUP.
Setting up Progressive Scan feature (for Progressive Scan TV only) The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per second than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system). With nearly double the number of lines, progressive scan offers higher picture resolution and quality. Before you start... Ensure that you have connected this unit to a progressive scan TV (see ‘Option : Connecting to a Progressive Scan TV or...
One touch control Notes: – To enable one touch play function, a video disc must be placed in the disc compartment before operation. – Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability with all HDMI CEC compliant devices. One touch play Press 2.
Playable discs This unit plays: – Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs) – Video CDs (VCDs) – Super Video CDs (SVCDs) – Finalized DVD Recordable (DVD±R), DVD Rewritable (DVD±RW) – Audio Compact Discs (CDs) – MP/ WMA discs – The file extension has to be ‘.mp’, ‘.wma’...
Disc Operations Notes: – If the inhibit icon TV when a button is pressed, it means the function is not available on the current disc or at the current time. – Never put any objects other than discs in the disc tray. Doing so may cause this unit to malfunction.
Helpful Hints: – For video disc, playback always resumes from the point where it was last stopped. To start playback from the beginning, press . while the message ‘Play from the start, press [PREV]’ is displayed. – Screen saver starts automatically if playback is stopped or paused for about 5 minutes. dvp3980K_96_98_eng1.indd 23 Disc Operations Other playback features for video discs DISC MENU RETURN/ TITLE SUBTITLE ZOOM Note: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs.
Disc Operations Zooming This option allows you to zoom and pan through the picture on the TV. During playback, press ZOOM repeatedly to select a different zoom factor. Playback continues. Use keys to pan through the enlarged picture. Press ZOOM repeatedly to return to the original size.
Using Display menu options This unit can display the disc playback information (for example, title or chapter number, elapsed playing time), a number of operations can be done without interrupting disc playback. During playback, press DISPLAY on the remote control. The available disc information appears The available disc information appears ...
Disc Operations Viewing playing time It shows the remaining/elapsed time display of the current disc. Move to { Time Disp } in the display menu and press . The information and display are differ depending on the disc type. For DVD Display Descriptions...
Selecting various repeat functions This function allows you to select the different repeat play options. For DVD/VCD/SVCD Move to { Repeat } in the display menu and press . Chapter (repeat current chapter) Title (repeat current title) All (repeat entire disc) ...
Disc Operations Special Audio CD feature This is a time search option for audio CD playback. Playback skips to the time you input, within the disc or track. During playback, press DISPLAY repeatedly to toggle between different time input options. Display Descriptions Disc Go To...
Playing a DivX® disc This unit supports the playback of DivX movie which you can copy from your computer onto a recordable disc. See ‘Setup Menu Options - { General Setup Page > DivX(R) VOD Code }’ for details. Load a DivX disc. Use ...
Disc Operations Playing a JPEG photo disc (slide show) Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’ for details. Load a photo CD (Kodak Picture CD, JPEG). The picture menu appears on the TV. ...
Playing a MP3/ WMA disc This unit can playback most of the MP and WMA files recorded on a recordable disc or commercial CD. Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’...
Disc Operations Playing music and photo files simultaneously You can create a musical slide show playback if the disc contains both the MP/WMA music and JPEG picture files. Load a disc that contains both MP/WMA and JPEG files. Use keys to select a MP/WMA file from the disc menu and press OK to start playback.
Playing a Karaoke disc Before you start... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. Press AV, VIDEO, SELECT or ° button on your TV’s remote control until you see the blue DVD background. MIC LEVEL Connect a microphone (not supplied) to the MIC jack on the front panel of this unit.
Setup Menu Options Accessing the setup menu You can change the settings in this unit to suit your particular requirements. Press SETUP on the remote control. The setup menu appears. Use keys to select one of the setup menu.
15 minutes. { Off } – Switch off the auto standby mode. Philips provides you with the DivX® VOD (Video On Demand) registration code that allows you to rent or purchase videos from DivX® VOD service at http://www.divx.com/vod. All the downloaded videos from DivX®...
Setup Menu Options Audio Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Analog Output Digital Audio Setup dvp3980K_96_98_eng1.indd 36 (continued) This setting is only required if you have connected the audio output of this unit to a stereo device, multi channel audio system or TV using the analog output jack.
Audio Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Digital Audio Setup HDMI Audio Sound Mode dvp3980K_96_98_eng1.indd 37 Setup Menu Options Continued... { LPCM Output } – { 48 K } Select this to play disc recorded at sampling rate of 8 kHz. { 96 K } Enable 96 kHz output on digital audio if the amplifier/receiver is compatible with...
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Setup Menu Options Audio Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) CD Upsampling Night Mode dvp3980K_96_98_eng1.indd 38 (continued) This feature enables you to convert the music CD to a higher sampling rate using sophisticated digital signal processing for better sound quality. If you have activated the CD upsampling, this unit automatically switches to stereo mode.
Video Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) TV Type TV Display Progressive dvp3980K_96_98_eng1.indd 39 Setup Menu Options Select the color system that matches the connected TV. It enables playback of a different type of disc (PAL or NTSC disc) on this unit.
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Setup Menu Options Video Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Picture Setting Personal Picture Setup Brightness Contrast Sharpness Color HD JPEG dvp3980K_96_98_eng1.indd 40 (continued) This unit provides three predefined sets of picture color settings and one personal setting which you can define yourself. { Standard } –...
Video Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) HDMI Setup dvp3980K_96_98_eng1.indd 41 Setup Menu Options It provides the picture settings to enhance the appearance and picture quality for disc playback. This feature is only applicable if you have connected this unit to a HDMI-compatible TV/device. { Resolution } –...
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– You must turn on the HDMI CEC operations on your TV/ devices before you can enjoy the EasyLink controls. See your TVs/devices manual for details. – Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability with all HDMI CEC compliant devices. { Auto Wake Up TV }...
Preference Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Audio Subtitle Disc Menu Parental dvp3980K_96_98_eng1.indd 43 Setup Menu Options Select the preferred audio language for DVDs with multiple sound tracks. Select the preferred subtitle language for DVDs playback. Select the preferred disc menu language for DVDs playback. Note: If the selected audio/subtitle/disc menu language is not available on the DVDs, the disc’s default language will be used instead.
Setup Menu Options Preference Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Mp3/Jpeg Nav Mp/Jpeg Navigator can only be set if the disc is recorded with a menu. It allows you to select different display menus for easy navigation. { Without Menu } { With Menu } Password Select this to set the password for Parental control and Disc...
To check the updates, compare the current software version of this unit with the latest software version available at the Philips website. Press ç to open the disc tray. Press numeric keypad ‘55’ on the remote control.
Do not open this unit as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking this unit for repair. If you are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or Philips for help.
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Problem The remote control does not function properly. The unit does not start playback. The buttons on the unit do not work. The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be changed even though you have set the TV display. Not able to select some items in the setup/system menu.
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Troubleshooting Problem No audio output from HDMI connection. No video output from HDMI connection. No sound during DivX movies playback. An DivX movie does not repeat. Certain DivX files do not play or are skipped. dvp3980K_96_98_eng1.indd 48 (continued) Solution – You will not hear any sound from the HDMI output if the source device is only DVI/HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)-compatible.
TV STANDARD (PAL/50Hz) (NTSC/60Hz) Number of lines 65 Playback Multistandard (PAL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE Video DAC 1 bit, 108 MHz Y Pb Pr 0.7 Vpp ~ 75 ohm Video Output 1 Vpp ~ 75 ohm VIDEO FORMAT Digital MPEG for DVD, SVCD Compression MPEG 1 for VCD DivX®...
(front left and right, surround left and right, center and subwoofer). EasyLink: Philips EasyLink uses the HDMI CEC industry standard protocol to share functionalities between the unit and its connected devices. This feature is only available if you connect this unit to a HDMI CEC compliant TV with a HDMI cable.
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MP3: A file format with a sound data compression system. ‘MP’ is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Layer. By using the MP format, one CD-R or CD-RW can contain about 10 times more data than a regular CD.