Philips MCD988/93 User Manual

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  • Page 1 MCD988 DVD Micro Theatre...
  • Page 2 HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a digital interface that allows pure HD digital video transmission without the loss of image quality. The integrated control bus allows system control between the TV set and connected devices like a digital set top box. DVS (Dolby Virtual Speaker) technology creates a highly compelling 5.1-channel listening experience from as few as two speakers, making...
  • Page 3: English

    Index English ------------------------------------------------ 5 -------------------------------------------------------- 43 STOP STOP...
  • Page 4 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...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    General Information Features ... 7 Supplied accessories ... 7 Environmental information ... 7 Installation ... 7~8 Maintenance ... 8 Connections Step 1: Connecting the subwoofer ... 9 Step 2: Placing the speakers ... 9~10 Step 3: Connecting speakers ... 10 Step 4: Connecting a USB device or a memory card ...
  • Page 6 Contents System Menu Options Basic operations ... 28 GENERAL SETUP PAGE ... 28~29 TV DISPLAY ... 28 OSD LANGUAGE ... 28 SCREEN SAVER ... 28 DIVX VOD ... 29 Audio Setup Page ... 29~30 ANALOG AUDIO SETUP ... 29 DIGITAL AUDIO SETUP ... 29 DOLBY DIGITAL SETUP ...
  • Page 7: General Information

    – Cabling channel (optional) – Brackets and screws for wall mounting If any item is damaged or missing, contact your retailer or Philips. Environmental information All unnecessary packaging has been omitted. We have tried to make the packaging easy to...
  • Page 8: Maintenance

    General Information ● Do not expose your player to extreme temperatures or humidity. ● The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing. ● No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus. ● No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, shall be placed on the apparatus.
  • Page 9: Connections

    Speaker (right) FM antenna Subwoofer IMPORTANT! – The type plate is located at the bottom of the system. – Before connecting the AC power cord to the wall outlet, ensure that all other connections have been made. – Never make or change any connections with the power on.
  • Page 10: Step 3: Connecting Speakers

    Connections ● Place the front left and right speakers at equal distances from the TV set and at an angle of approximately 45 degrees from the listening position. Notes: – To avoid magnetic interference, do not position the front speakers too close to your TV set. –...
  • Page 11: Using Av Out Jack

    Using AV OUT jack Connect the end of the supplied AV cord with only one connector to the AV OUT jack of the DVD system. For the other end, connect the video output connector (yellow) to the video input jack (or labeled as A/ V In, CVBS, Composite or Baseband) on the TV.
  • Page 12: Step 6:Connecting Fm Antenna

    Connections Step 6:Connecting FM antenna Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM (75 Ω) jack. Extend the FM antenna and fix its end to the wall. For better FM stereo reception, connect an external FM antenna (not supplied). Note: –...
  • Page 13 Viewing and listening to the playback of other equipment A ● Connect the system's AUX IN jacks to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the other audio/visual device (such as a TV, VCR, Laser Disc player or cassette deck). Before starting operation, press SOURCE on the front panel to select AUX or press AUX on the remote in order to activate the input source.
  • Page 14: Functional Overview

    Functional Overview DVD player and power amplifier STANDBY-ON y – switches the system on or to standby mode. Display – shows the current status of the DVD player. IR SENSOR – points the remote control towards this sensor. ÉÅ – starts or interrupts disc playback.
  • Page 15: Remote Control

    – connects headphones LINE IN – connects an external non-USB device. ¡ ≤ º ª Functional Overview Remote control – switches the system on or to standby mode. DISC 1 / DISC 2 – selects and plays disc 1 or disc 2. TUNER –...
  • Page 16 Functional Overview MOVING SPEAKERS – enables / disables the surround sound effect with moving speakers – selects different levels of brightness for the display screen. & VOL +/- – adjusts the volume upward/downward. – adjusts the hours and minutes in clock/timer setting mode.
  • Page 17: Getting Started

    Switch the DVD system on and then select DISC source. (See “Switching the system on/off”). Turn on the TV and set to the correct video-in Getting Started channel. You should see the blue Philips DVD background screen on the TV. ➜ Usually these channels are between the lowest and highest channels and may be called FRONT, A/V IN, or VIDEO.
  • Page 18: Setting Up Progressive Scan Feature (For Progressive Scan Tv Only)

    Getting Started – Before changing the current TV Type setting, ensure that your TV supports the selected TV Type. Setting up Progressive Scan feature (for Progressive Scan TV only) The progressive scan display twice the number of frames per seconds than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system).
  • Page 19: Step 3: Setting Language Preference

    Step 3: Setting language preference You can select your own preferred language settings. This DVD system will automatically switch to the selected language whenever you load a disc. If the language selected is not available on the disc, the disc’s default language will be used instead.
  • Page 20: Basic Operations

    Basic Operations Switching the system on/off ● Press STANDBY -ONB (B on the remote). ● Press DISC, TUNER or AUX on the remote. ➜ The system will switch to the selected source. To switch the system to standby mode ● Press STANDBY -ONB (B on the remote).
  • Page 21: Dimming The Display Screen

    ➜ When the surround sound mode is disabled, the MOVING SPEAKER icon will disappear from the display panel and the top parts of the left and right front speakers will return to their previous positions to resume the ordinary music mode.
  • Page 22: Disc Operations

    Press STANDBY-ON B on the DVD Player front panel or B on the remote. ➜ You should see the blue Philips DVD background screen on the TV. Press OPEN•CLOSE ç to open the disc tray and load in a disc, then press the same button again to close the disc tray.
  • Page 23: Using The Disc Menu

    Using the Disc Menu Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen once you load the disc. To select a playback feature or item ● Use 1 2 3 4 and OK or Numeric Keypad (0-9) on the remote. ➜...
  • Page 24: Repeat A-B

    Disc Operations Repeat A-B (DVD/VCD/CD/MP3/DivX/ WMA) Press A-B at your chosen starting point. Press A-B again at your chosen end point. ➜ The section A and B can be set only within the same chapter/track. ➜ The section will now repeat continuously. To exit the sequence, press A-B again.
  • Page 25: Special Disc Features

    Special disc features Playing a Title (DVD) Press DISC MENU. ➜ The disc title menu appears on the TV screen. Use 1 2 3 4 or Numeric Keypad (0-9) to select a play option. Press OK to confirm. Changing the Audio Language (for DVD recorded with multiple languages) ●...
  • Page 26: Playing Jpeg Picture Cd

    Disc Operations Playing JPEG Picture CD General operation Load a JPEG Picture CD. ➜ The data disc menu appears on the TV screen. Use 3 4 to select a folder and press OK to open the folder. Press 3 4 or use the Numeric Keypad (0-9) to highlight a picture file.
  • Page 27: Playing A Divx Disc

    Playing a DivX disc This DVD player supports the DivX movie playback that you download from your computer onto a CD-R/RW (see “System Menu Options-DIVX(R) VOD registration code” for more information). Load a DivX disc. ➜ Playback will start automatically. If not press É...
  • Page 28: System Menu Options

    System Menu Options Basic operations Press SYSTEM MENU to enter the Setup Menu. Press 1 2 to select a page to be set. Press 3 4 to highlight an option. Enter its submenu by pressing 2 or OK. Move the cursor by pressing 3 4 to highlight the selected item.
  • Page 29: Divx Vod

    DIVX VOD ® Philips provides you the DivX Demand) registration code that allows you to rent and purchase videos using the DivX service. For more information, visit us at www.divx.com/ vod. In ‘GENERAL SETUP PAGE’, press 3 4 to highlight DIVX VOD, then press 2 or OK to enter its submenu and press OK again to confirm.
  • Page 30: Dolby Digital Setup

    System Menu Options DOLBY DIGITAL SETUP The option included in DOLBY DIGITAL SETUP is: “DUAL MONO”. DUAL MONO Select the setting that matches the number of speakers you have connected. ➜ STEREO: Left mono sound will send output signals to Left speaker and Right mono sound will send output signals to Right speaker.
  • Page 31: Component

    COMPONENT Sets the video output according to your video connection. This setting is not required if you are using the AV OUT jack to connect the DVD micro system to your TV. ➜ S-VIDEO: Select this if you have connected the DVD micro system to your TV using S-Video jack.
  • Page 32: Preference Page

    System Menu Options Notes: – This option is available only when the "HDMI" is set to "ON". – If no display appears on the TV screen due to unsupported resolution, reconnect any available interlace video output to your display and re-adjust the resolution settings to 480p/576p.
  • Page 33: Password Setup

    PASSWORD SETUP The options included in Password Setup page are: “PASSWORD MODE” and “PASSWORD”. PASSWORD MODE This feature is used to enable/disable password by selecting “ON”/”OFF”. PASSWORD Enter your four digit password when a hint is displayed on the screen. The default password is 1234.
  • Page 34: Other Functions

    Other Functions Radio Reception Tuning to radio stations Press STANDBY-ON B (B on the remote) to switch on the last selected source. Press SOURCE (TUNER on the remote) to select FM mode. Press and hold 1 / 2 on the remote until the frequency indication starts to change, then release.
  • Page 35: Setting Sleep/Wake-Up Timer

    Setting sleep/wake-up timer Sleep timer setting In power-on mode, the sleep setting enables the system to switch to standby mode automatically at a preset time. In power-on mode, press SLEEP/TIMER on the remote repeatedly to select a preset time. ➜ The selections are as follows (time in minutes): 00 ➜...
  • Page 36: External Sources

    External Sources Using a non-USB device Connect the system's LINE-IN jack to the AUDIO OUT jacks on another audio/visual device (such as a VCR, Laser Disc player or cassette desk) using a "single-to-double" cinch cable (with one end providing a 3.5" connector for connection to the LINE-IN jack while the other end providing two white/red connectors for connection to the other device's AUDIO...
  • Page 37 How to transfer music files from PC to a USB mass storage device By dragging and dropping music files, you can easily transfer your favorite music from PC to a USB mass storage device. For the flash player, you can also use its music management software for the music transfer.
  • Page 38: Specifications

    Specifications SYSTEM Total output power ... 400W RMS AC Power ... 220 – 240 V; ... 50/60 Hz Switchable Rated working power consumption (1/8 rated output power) ... ≤ 85W AUX input sensitivity ... ≤ 500mV Channel Separation ... ≥ 40dB Distortion ...
  • Page 39: Troubleshooting

    Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or Philips for help.
  • Page 40 Troubleshooting The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be changed even though you have set the TV shape. No sound or distorted sound. The micro DVD player does not start playback. The DVD micro system does not respond when the buttons are pressed. Cannot activate some features, such as Angles, Subtitles, or multi-language Audio.
  • Page 41 The remote control does not function. The display is dark. Low hum or buzz sound. Low bass response. Unable to select Progressive Scan. No sound is output from the HDMI jack. No sound and picture Troubleshooting ✔ Select the correct source (DISC or TUNER, for example) before pressing the function button.
  • Page 42: Glossary

    Glossary Analog: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. These jacks send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The horizontal vs.
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