General Information/Maintenance; Features; Discs For Playback; Region Codes - Philips FWD186/98 User Manual

General Information/Maintenance

Features

Your DVD Mini Hi-Fi System with 5.1-channel
full analog amplifier creates the same dynamic
sound qualities that you find in full-fledged
cinemas and incorporates some of the best
features in home theater technology.
Other features include:
Built-in DTS and Dolby Digital decoder,
supporting virtual surround and stereo.
Bullt-In Dolby Digital
decoder,supporting
virtual surround and stereo.
Additional Component Connections
Lets you connect other audio and audio/visual
components to the system so you can use the
system's speakers.
Night mode
Lets you compress the dynamic range, reducing
the difference in loudness between different
sounds in Dolby Digital mode.
Parental control (rating level)
Lets you set a rating level so that your children
cannot watch a DVD that has a rating higher
than you set.
Sleep timer
Enables the system to switch to standby mode
automatically at a preset time.

Discs for playback

Your DVD Mini Hi-Fi System will play:
– Digital Video Discs (DVDs)
– Video CDs (VCDs)
– Super Video CDs (SVCDs)
– Digital Video Discs + Rewritable (DVD+RW)
– Compact Discs (CDs)
- Picture (Kodak, JPEG) files on CDR(W)
– DivX(R) disc on CD-R(W):
– DivX 3.11, 4.x and 5.x
– WMA
– Supported MP3-CD format.
• ISO 9660 / UDF format
• Max. title/album name –12 characters
Max. title number plus album is 255.
• Max. nested directory is 8 levels.
• The max. album number is 32.
• The max. MP3 track number is 999.
• Supported sampling frequencies for MP3 disc:
32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz.
• Supported Bit-rates of MP3 disc are: 32, 64,
96, 128, 192, 256 (kbps).
– Following formats can't be supported
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• The files like *.VMA, *.AAC, *.DLF, *.M3U,
*.PLS, *.WAV
• Non-English Album/Title name
• The discs recorded under Joliet format

Region codes

DVDs must be labeled for ALL regions or
for Region 3 in order to play on this system.
You cannot play discs that are labeled for other
regions.
Notes:
– For mixed mode discs, only one mode will be
selected for playback according to the recording
format.
– If you are having trouble playing a certain disc,
remove the disc and try a different one.
Improperly formatted discs will not play on this
system.

Supplied accessories

– Composite video cable
(yellow)
– Component video cables
(red/blue/green)
– Audio cables (white, red)
– FM wire antenna
– MW loop antenna
– Remote Control
– AC power cable
– This instruction booklet and a Quick Use
Guide