Connect USB flash drive Connect power Get started Prepare the remote control Find the TV input channel Select menu display language Turn on progressive scan Use Philips EasyLink Play Play a disc Play video Play music Play photo Play musical slideshow Play from a USB flash drive...
1 Important Safety and important notice Warning • Risk of overheating! Never install the product in a confined space. Always leave a space of at least 4 inches around the product for ventilation. Ensure curtains or other objects never cover the ventilation slots on the product.
Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC. 2 Your DVD player Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/ welcome. Playable media This product can play: •...
Product overview Main Unit DVD PLAYER DVP5998K (Standby-On) • Turn on the DVD player or switch to standby mode. b Disc compartment (Open/Close) • Open or close the disc compartment. d Display panel e iR sensor • Remote sensor. (Play/Pause) •...
• Note • If the device supports HDMI CEC, you can control compliant devices with a single remote control (see “Get started” > “Use Philips EasyLink”). Digital amplifier/receiver Analog stereo system HDMI IN HDMI OUT HDMI OUT jack on this product.
Option 2: Connect to the component video jack COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Connect the component video cables (not supplied) to: • Y Pb Pr jacks on this product. • the COMPONENT VIDEO input jacks on the TV. Connect the audio cables (supplied) to: •...
Connect USB flash drive DVD PLAYER DVP5998K Connect a USB flash drive to the this product. Note • This product can only play/view MP3, WMA, WMV, DivX (Ultra) or JPEG files that are stored on a USB flash drive. • Press the button to access the content and play the files.
In this case, turn off the progressive scan feature on both this product and the TV. Use Philips EasyLink This product supports Philips EasyLink which uses the HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) protocol. You can use one single remote control to control EasyLink-compliant devices that are connected through HDMI connectors.
Note • Check the types of discs supported (see “Your DVD player” > “Playable media”). • If the password entry menu is displayed, enter the password before you can play the locked or restricted disc (see “Adjust settings” > “Preferences” > [Parental Control]). •...
Display play time During play, press INFO. » The disc status menu is displayed. Select [Time Disp.], and then press . » The display options vary from disc type. Select an option, and then press OK. View DVD play from different angles During play, press INFO.
During play, press repeatedly to select a repeat option. Play MP3/WMA music MP3/WMA is a type of highly compressed audio file (files with .mp3, .wma extensions). Insert a disc or USB that contains the MP3/ WMA music. • For USB, press •...
Play from a USB flash drive Note • This product plays/views MP3, WMA, WMV, DivX (Ultra) or JPEG files that are stored on a USB flash drive. Connect a USB flash drive to the this product. Press the button. » A contents menu is displayed.
Each time you can record one song, and all the recorded songs are saved in .mp3 format. At the first time when you record to a USB flash drive, a folder named “PHILIPS” is automatically created to save the recorded files. Note •...
7 Adjust settings Note • If the setup option is grayed out, it means the setting cannot be changed at the current state. General setup Press SETUP. » [General Setup] menu is displayed. Press . Select an option, and then press OK. Select a setting, and then press OK.
• [Off] - Disable digital output. • [PCM Only] - Downmix to two-channel audio format. • [LPCM Output] - Select the LPCM (Linear Pulse Code Modulation) output sampling rate. • [48kHZ] - For discs recorded at sampling rate of 48 kHz. •...
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OK. [My Wallpaper] Select a picture as the wallpaper. • [Default picture] - The default wallpaper preset as the Philips logo. • [Saved picture] - A captured video image or JPEG photo. • [Current picture] - Capture a video image or JPEG photo and save it on the product.
You must turn on the HDMI CEC operations on the TV/ devices before you can enjoy the EasyLink controls. See the TV/devices manual for details. • Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability with all HDMI CEC compliant devices. Preferences Note •...
Display the software version of this product. Note • This information is required when you want to find out if a newest software version is available at the Philips website that you may download and install on this product. [Default]...
If you contact Philips, you will be asked for the model and serial number of your product. The model number and serial number are on the back of your product.
DivX video files cannot be played. • Ensure that the DivX video file is complete. • Ensure that the file name extension is correct. The aspect ratio of the screen is not aligned with the TV display setting. • The aspect ratio is fixed on the disc. DivX subtitles are not displayed correctly.