Philips DVD711 User Manual
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- Page 1 DVD Video player DVD711 Toll Free Help Line Ligne d'assistance en service libre Linea de ayuada telefónica sin cargo 800-531-0039...
- Page 2 And most importantly you can count on our uncompromising commitment to your total satisfaction. All of this is our way of saying welcome–and thanks for investing in a Philips product. Sincerely, Robert Minkhorst President and Chief Executive Officer P.S.
- Page 3 Index LASER SAFETY This unit employs a laser. Due to possible eye injury, only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.
- Page 4 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This symbol warns the user that uninsulated voltage within the unit may have sufficient magnitude to cause electric shock.
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Page 5: Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read before operating equipment This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards.There are, however, some installation and operation precautions which you should be particularly aware of. 1. Read these instructions – All the safety and oper- ating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. -
Page 6: Limited Warranty
TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE IN U.S.A., PUERTO RICO OR U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... Take the product to a Philips factory service center (see enclosed list) or authorized service center for repair.When the product has been repaired, you must pick up the unit at the center. Centers may keep defective parts. -
Page 7: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction Entertainment for the new millennium -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Introduction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Unpacking ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 Placement ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 Functional overview Front panel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Rear panel ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Display ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Remote control ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 On-screen display information Menu bar/Status window ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 Status window icons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 Default screen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 Temporary feedback field icons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15... -
Page 8: Introduction
TV screen. Introduction Your Philips DVD-Video player will play digital video discs conforming to the universal DVD-Video standard.With it, you will be able to enjoy full- length movies with true cinema picture quality, as well as stereo or multi-channel sound (depending on the disc and your playback setup). -
Page 9: Introduction 9
- Remote Control with batteries - AC power cord - Audio/Video cable - Instructions for use If any item is damaged or missing, contact your retailer or Philips. Keep the packaging materials; you may need them to transport your player in the future. Placement Place the player on a firm, flat surface. -
Page 10: Functional Overview
Functional overview DVD 711 DVD/VIDEO CD/CD PLAYER POWER ON/OFF 10 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Front panel POWER ON/OFF - switches the player to ON or OFF Standby indicator - lights red when the player is in Standby mode Display - shows the current status of the player - NEXT title/chapter/track - starts video/audio play - PREVious title/chapter/track... -
Page 11: Rear Panel
Rear panel DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/AC3/DTS MAINS OPTICAL Caution: Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rear panel connectors. Electrostatic discharge may cause permanent damage to the unit. MAINS (AC) power jack - connect to the power source Digital audio out jack (optical) - connect to digital (optical) equipment Digital audio out jack (coaxial) -
Page 12: Display
TITLE SCAN 12 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Display DVD inserted Video CD or Audio CD inserted Indicates current player function: Play, Pause, Search, etc. DVD TITLE number TITLE DVD CHAPTER number CHAPTER VCD/CD TRACK number TRACK TRACK TIME in hours, minutes and seconds TRACK TIME TOTAL TIME in hours, minutes and seconds... -
Page 13: Remote Control
numerical key pad RETURN - go back to previous menu - acknowledge menu selection 1 2 3 4 - (left/right/up/down) cursor movement - search backward* / previous chapter or track - stop - play - search forward* / next chapter or track * Press key for about 2 seconds Remote control MENU... -
Page 14: On-Screen Display Information
On screen display information 14 ON SCREEN DISPLAY INFORMATION Menu bar/Status window Personal Preferences Title/Track Chapter/Index Audio language Subtitle language Angle Zoom Video Program Sound Picture by Picture Status window icons The status window displays the current status of the player and appears with the first part of the menu bar. -
Page 15: Temporary Feedback Field Icons
Temporary Feedback Field icons Repeat All Repeat Title Repeat Track Repeat Chapter Shuffle Shuffle Repeat Repeat A to end Repeat A-B Angle Child Lock On Child Safe Resume Action prohibited ON SCREEN DISPLAY INFORMATION 15... -
Page 16: Preparation
Preparation DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/AC3/DTS MAINS CVBS OPTICAL COAXIAL AUDIO 16 PREPARATION General notes - Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are various ways you could connect the player. Possible connections are shown in the following drawings. Please refer to the manuals of your TV,VCR, Stereo System or other devices as necessary to make the best connections. -
Page 17: Connecting To Optional Equipment
Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel analog stereo Connect the audio Left and Right out jacks of the DVD player to the audio left and right in jack on your amplifier, receiver or stereo system, using the optional audio cable (D). -
Page 18: Connecting To The Power Cord
(standard, alkaline, etc.). NTSC/PAL Settings You can switch the NTSC/PAL setting of the DVD player to match the video signal of your TV.This setting only affects the television’s on-screen display that shows the stop and setup modes.You may select either NTSC or PAL.To change the DVD player setting to PAL or NTSC,... -
Page 19: General Explanation
General explanation About this manual This manual gives the basic instructions for operating this DVD player. Some DVDs require specific operation or allow only limited operation during playback. In these cases, the player may not respond to all operating commands.When this occurs, please refer to the instructions contained with the DVD. -
Page 20: Turning On The Power
POWER ON/OFF MENU MENU 20 PREPARATION Turning On the power Switch on the TV and select the video input channel for your DVD- DVD 711 DVD/VIDEO CD/CD PLAYER Video player. Press POWER ON/OFF button. Personal Preferences You can set your personal preferences for some of the player features. General operation: Press MENU OSD on the remote control. - Page 21 Sound - Digital output Factory setting: ALL.This means that both coaxial and optical outputs are switched on. If you are not connecting equipment with a digital input, change the setting to OFF. If your equipment doesn't include a digital multi-channel decoder, set the digital output to PCM (Pulse Code Modulation).
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Page 22: Access Control: Child Lock
Choose 'Play always' to remove the disk from the child-safe list 22 PREPARATION Access control; child lock (DVD and VCD) Activating/deactivating the child lock When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the features menu using the w/v keys. Enter a 4-digit code of your own choice. -
Page 23: Access Control: Parental Control
Access control; Parental control (DVD- Video only) Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for children.Therefore, disc may contain ‘Parental Control’ information which applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc.These scenes are rated from 1 to 8, and alternative, more suitable scenes are available on the disc. -
Page 24: Parental Control Disclaimer
Also note that at the time of release of this DVD player, certain aspects of the technical standards had not been settled between set makers and the disc industries. On this basis Philips cannot guarantee functioning of the PARENTAL CONTROL system and denies any liability associated with unintended watching of disc content. -
Page 25: Operation
Operation SOUND OPEN / CLOSE Loading discs Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the player.The disc tray opens. Load your chosen disc in the tray, label side up (also when a double PLAY sided DVD is inserted). Make sure it is sitting properly in the correct PREV NEXT PAUSE... -
Page 26: Playing A Video Cd
à í REPEAT à í REPEAT 26 OPERATION Playing a Video CD Playing a disc - After inserting the disc and closing the tray, playback starts automatically and the status window and the player display show the type of disc loaded, as well as information about the disc’s contents and playing time. - Page 27 à í Ç REPEAT REPEAT à í Ç REPEAT REPEAT à í Ç REPEAT REPEAT TITLE CHAPTER REPEAT REPEAT à á í Ç É ë SHUFFLE REPEAT REPEAT Å Still Picture and Frame-by-frame playback Select (picture by picture) in the menu bar. á...
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Page 28: Time Search
TRACK à á É í Ç ë REPEAT SHUFFLE REPEAT Å à í REPEAT 28 OPERATION Shuffle DVD-Video discs This shuffles the playing order of chapters within a title, if the title has SHUFFLE more than one. Press SHUFFLE during play. SHUFFLE appears on the screen for about 2 seconds. - Page 29 FTS-Video - The FTS-Video function allows you to store your favorite titles and chapters (DVD) and favorite tracks and indexes (VCD) for a particular disc in the player memory. - Each FTS program can contain 20 items (titles, chapters). - Each time an FTS program is played it will be placed on top of the list. When the list is full and a new program is added, the last program in the list will be removed from the list.
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Page 30: Special Dvd Features
MENU RETURN RETURN MENU RETURN 30 OPERATION Special DVD features Checking the contents of DVD-Video discs: Menus For titles and chapters, selection menus may be included on the disc. The DVD’s menu feature allows you to make selections from these menus. -
Page 31: Special Vcd Features
Special VCD Features Playback Control (PBC) Load a Video CD with PBC and press 2. Go through the menu with the keys indicated on the TV screen until your chosen passage starts to play. If a PBC menu consists of a list of titles, you can select a title directly. - Page 32 à í REPEAT à í REPEAT à í REPEAT 32 OPERATION Shuffle Press SHUFFLE during play. The order of the tracks is changed. á É ë Ç To return to normal play, press SHUFFLE again. REPEAT SHUFFLE Å Repeat track/disc To repeat the track currently playing, press REPEAT.
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Page 33: Fts Program
FTS Program - FTS Program allows you to store your favorite tracks for a particular disc in the player memory. - Each FTS Program can contain 20 tracks. Storing an FTS Program Load a disc and stop playback. Use w to go to the list of available tracks. Use t or u to select tracks from the list. -
Page 34: 34 Before Requesting Service
If the picture is distorted completely or if the picture rolls vertically, make sure the NTSC/PAL setting at the DVD player matches the video signal of your television. If your TV video signal is NTSC, select the NTSC setting at the DVD player. -
Page 35: Cleaning Discs
Cleaning discs Some problems occur because the disc inside the player is dirty.To avoid these problems clean your discs regularly, in the following way: When a disc becomes dirty, clean it with a cleaning cloth.Wipe the disc from the center out. Caution: Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, or anti-static spray intended for analog discs. -
Page 36: 36 Specifications
Specifications PLAYBACK SYSTEM DVD-Video Video CD CD (CD-R and CD-RW) OPTICAL READOUT SYSTEM Lasertype Semiconductor AlGaAs Numerical Aperture 0.60 (DVD) 0.45 (VCD/CD) Wavelength 650 nm (DVD) 780 nm (VCD/CD) DVD DISC FORMAT Medium Optical Disc Diameter 12cm (8cm) Playing time One layer (12cm) Dual layer...