Connecting to Optional Equipment | Philips DVD952/U22 manual

E n g l i s h

Connecting to Optional

Equipment

Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel analog stereo or Dolby Surround

1Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks of the DVD player to the audio left and right in jacks on your amplifier, receiver or stereo system, using the supplied audio cable

(A).

Note:

– You cannot use the MP3 function with the Digital Out connectors.

Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel digital stereo (PCM) or to an Audio/Video receiver equipped with a multi-channel decoder (Dolby Digital™, MPEG 2 or DTS)

1Connect the player’s digital audio out jack (optical G or coaxial F) to the corresponding digital audio in on your amplifier. Use an optional digital (optical G or coaxial F) audio cable.

2You will need to activate the player’s digital output (see ‘Personal Preferences’).

Digital Multi-channel sound

The digital multi-channel connection provides the best sound quality. For this you need a multi-channel Audio/ Video receiver that supports one or more of the audio formats supported by your DVD player (MPEG 2, Dolby Digital™ or DTS). Check the receiver manual and the logos on the front of the receiver.

AMPLIFIER

F	G		A
				II
		SURROUND CENTER	FRONT	TV OUT
	DIGITAL AUDIO OUT		L	1
	PCM/MPEG2/AC-3/DTS	L	L	1

R	2
R
MAINS

COAXIAL	SURROUND SUB WF FRONT	AUDIO CVBS	Pr/Cr	Pb/Cb	Y	S-VIDEO
COAXIAL	OPTICAL	OUT		VIDEO OUT
	MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT	OUT		VIDEO OUT

Warning:

Due to DTS Licensing agreement, the digital output will also be in DTS digital out when DTS audio stream is selected.

Note:

–If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your receiver, the receiver will produce a strong, distorted sound or no sound at all.

–Six Channel Digital Surround Sound via digital connection can only be obtained if your receiver has a Digital Multi- channel decoder.

–To see the selected audio format of the current DVD in the Status Window, press SYSTEM MENU or Audio 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.This will reduce the necessity of having multiple control inputs for all AV equipments (eg.TV and Amplifier).

Analog connection to a multi-channel A/V receiver with 6 CH connectors (Dolby Digital & DTS)

This DVD player contains a multi-channel decoder.This enables playback of DVDs recorded in Multi-channel Surround without the need for an optional decoder.

1Connect the audio out jacks for Center speaker and Subwoofer connection (C) to the corresponding in jacks on your receiver.

2Connect the audio Left and Right out jacks for Front speaker connection (B) to the corresponding in jack sockets on your receiver.

3Connect the audio Left and Right out jacks for Surround speaker connection (D) to the corresponding in jacks on your receiver.

4Make the appropriate Sound settings for Analog Output and Speaker Settings in the Personal Preferences menu.

AMPLIFIER

D	C		B
					II
	SURROUND	CENTER	FRONT		TV OUT
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT				L
PCM/MPEG2/AC-3/DTS	L			L	1
	R			R	2
	R				2

MAINS

COAXIAL	SURROUND SUB WF FRONT	AUDIO CVBS	Pr/Cr	Pb/Cb	Y	S-VIDEO
COAXIAL	OPTICAL	OUT		VIDEO OUT
	MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT	OUT		VIDEO OUT

10PREPARATION

DVD952, DVD952/U22 specifications

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