Philips DVD958 User Manual
Philips DVD958 User Manual

Philips DVD958 User Manual

Philips dvd video player user manual

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  • Page 1 DVD Video player DVD958...
  • Page 2: Important Note

    Important Note Advarsel: Laserrudstråling ved åbning når sikkerhesafbrydere er ude af funktion. Undgå u tsættelse for stråling. Bemærk: Netafbryderen POWER er sekundært indkoblet og afbryder ikke strømmen fra nette. Den indbyggede netdel er derfor tilsluttet til lysnettet så længe netstikket sidder i stikkontakten. Observer: Nettbryteren POWER er sekundert innkoplet.
  • Page 3 Index English -------------------------------------------------------- 5 Français ------------------------------------------------------ 25 Español ------------------------------------------------------ 45 Deutsch ----------------------------------------------------- 65 Nederlands ------------------------------------------------- 85 Italiano ----------------------------------------------------- 105 Svenska ---------------------------------------------------- 125 Dansk ------------------------------------------------------ 145 Suomi ------------------------------------------------------ 165 Português ------------------------------------------------- 185 ∂ÏÏËÓÈο -------------------------------------------------- 205 NDEX...
  • Page 4: General Information

    General Information The region code for this set is 2. Since it is usual for DVD movies to be released at different times in different regions of the world, all players have region codes and discs can have an optional region code.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction Philips DVD-Video Introduction ------------------------- 6 Unpacking ---------------------------------------------------- 6 Remote Control battery installation -------------------- 6 Safety Information ------------------------------------------ 6 Cleaning Discs ---------------------------------------------- 6 Functional overview Front panel and Display ----------------------------------- 7 Remote control --------------------------------------------- 8 Rear panel --------------------------------------------------- 9...
  • Page 6: Introduction Philips Dvd-Video Introduction

    Introduction Philips DVD-Video Introduction Your Philips DVD-Video player will playback 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 7: Functional Overview Front Panel And Display

    – switches the player to Standby mode or ON STANDBY INDICATOR – lights red when the player is in Standby mode DISPLAY – shows the current status of the player DVD958 DVD/VIDEO CD/CD PLAYER STANDBY-ON HEADPHONE LEVEL LEVEL – headphone volume control HEADPHONE –...
  • Page 8: Remote Control

    Remote control TV STANDBY – switches TV to standby/on mode TV VOL (+/–) – to turn TV volume up/down PBC (ON/OFF) – activate/deactivate PBC – activate FTS DISC LOCK ( Ç ) – to activate/disactivate an authorised disc RESUME – to continue playback from STOP/PAUSE mode TV P (+/–) –...
  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    Rear panel MAINS (AC) – connect to power source OPT OUT (Digital audio out jack) – connect to digital (optical) equipment DIG OUT (Digital audio out jack) – connect to digital (coaxial) equipment (Video Out) – connect to TV with Y C –...
  • Page 10: Preparation General Notes

    Preparation General notes ¶ Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are various ways you could connect the player. ¶ Please refer to the manuals of your TV, VCR, Stereo System or other devices as necessary to make the best connections.
  • Page 11: Ntsc/Pal Settings

    Language selector button. Cinemalink (on SCART) This DVD player is equipped with cinemalink feature (from Philips) which allows a more complete control of your home audio/video (AV) equipment. Cinemalink interconnection plug & playback will enable the AV system to recognise the users intention and automatically switch the necessary controls or input source accordingly.
  • Page 12: General Explanation

    General explanation About this manual This manual gives the basic instructions for operating the DVD player. Some DVDs require specific operation or allow only limited operation during playback which may not respond to all operating commands. When this occurs, the symbol Ä...
  • Page 13: Temporary Feedback Field Icons

    Temporary Feedback Field icons Scan 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 Personal Preferences You can set your own personal preferences on the player. General operation: ¶...
  • Page 14 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).
  • Page 15: Operation Loading Discs

    Operation Loading discs Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the player to open disc tray. Load your chosen disc in the tray, label side up (also when a double sided DVD is inserted). Press OPEN/CLOSE again, to close the tray. READ appears in the status window and on the player display, and playback starts automatically.
  • Page 16: Time Search

    Still Picture and Frame-by-frame playback ¶ Select e (PICTURE BY PICTURE) in the menu bar. ¶ Use the w key to enter the picture by picture menu. The player will now go into PAUSE mode. ¶ Use the cursor keys t u to select the previous or next picture frame.
  • Page 17 Zoom The Zoom function allows you to enlarge the video image and to pan through the enlarged image. ¶ Select a (ZOOM). ¶ Press w/v to activate the ZOOM function and select the required zoom factor: 1.33 or 2 or 4. The player will go into Pause mode.
  • Page 18: Special Dvd Features

    Special DVD features Checking the contents of DVD-Video discs: Menus DVDs may contain menus to navigate the disc and access special features. To use the menu, press the appropriate numerical key; or use the w, v, u, t keys to highlight your selection, then press OK.
  • Page 19: Fts Program

    Moving to another track ¶ Press P or O briefly during playback to go to the next or to return to the beginning of the current track. ¶ Press O twice briefly to step back to the previous track. ¶ To go directly to any track, enter the track number using the numerical keys (0-9).
  • Page 20: Access Control

    Access Control 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. ¶ Alternatively, you can press DISC LOCK on the remote control if the child lock has been activated. Enter a 4-digit code of your own choice.
  • Page 21: Parental Control Disclaimer

    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 the functioning of PARENTAL CONTROL system and denies any liability associated with unintended watching of disc content.
  • Page 22: Before Requesting Service

    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. – If your video signal is PAL, select the PAL setting - see NTSC/PAL SETTINGS.
  • Page 23: Appendix Speaker Settings

    (left surround) (right surround) Delay times The DVD player is set to reproduce correctly synchronized Digital Surround Sound in a listening area where the surround speakers are about 150cm nearer to the listening position than the front speakers, and the center speaker is in line with the front speakers.
  • Page 24: Specifications

    Specification PLAYBACK SYSTEM DVD-Video Video CD CD (CD-R and CD-RW) DVD+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...

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