Philips DVD956, DVD955 General explication, About this manual, Remote control operation

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General explication

About this manual

This manual gives the basic instructions for operating this DVD player. Some DVD discs however are produced in a way that requires specific operation or allows 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 in the disc inlay.When a appears on the TV screen, the operation is not permitted by the player or the disc.

Remote control operation

-Unless otherwise stated, all operations can be carried out with the remote control.Always point the remote control directly at the player, making sure there are no obstructions in the path of the infrared beam.

-When there are corresponding keys on the front panel, they can also be used.

Menu bar operation

-A number of operations can also be carried out via the menu bar on the screen.The menu bar can be called up by pressing any of the fol- lowing keys on the remote control: MENU OSD,T, C, Angle, Audio Language, Subtitle Language, Zoom and FTS.

-The following functions can be operated via the menu bar:

-Personal Preferences;

-Title/track selection;

-Chapter/Index selection;

-Audio language;

-Subtitle language;

-Angle;

-Zoom;

-Colour;

-Video FTS;

-Sound;

-Picture by picture;

-Slow motion;

-Fast motion;

-Time search.

-The various items can be selected with the w/v keys or by pressing the relevant keys on the remote control.

-By pressing MENU OSD the menu bar will disappear from the screen.

-When selecting an item in the menu bar, the selected item will be highlighted and the cursor keys (on the remote control), to operate this item are displayed below the icon.

-< or > indicates that more items are available at the left/right hand side of the menu bar. Press t or u to select these items.

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Contents DVD950/955/956 Laser safety General information175 107141 209English Contents Introduction IntroductionEntertainment medium for the mille- nium Digital videoVideo CD PlacementUnpacking Audio CDFunctional overview Front of playerTV connections Rear of playerAudio connections Multichannel connectionsDisplay Prog + Remote controlDVD/TV switch VOL +Menu bar/Status window Default screenOn screen display information Status window iconsTemporary Feedback Field icons Connect to a TV PreparationGeneral notes Video Y/C connectionAnalog stereo Connecting to optional equipmentConnecting to an amplifier equiped with two channel Digital Multi channel soundPreferences menu Connecting to an amplifier equiped with Dolby SurroundDolby Surround sound If your amplifier is equipped with a Dolby Digital decoderInfra red remote control Loading the batteriesAbout this manual Remote control operationGeneral explication Menu bar operationAutomatic setting Switching onVirgin Mode GeneralPersonal preferences General operationSpeaker settings Colour settingsNight Mode Black level shift Ntsc onlyActivating/deactivating the child lock Access control child lock DVD and VCDFeatures Access Control Authorizing discsDeauthorizing discs Changing the 4-digit code Access control Parental control DVD- Video onlyCountry Activating/Deactivating Parental Control3D-Sound OperationLoading discs Playing a DVD-video discPlaying a disc General featuresPlaying a video CD Moving to another title/TRACKSearch Slow MotionStill Picture and Step Frame RepeatShuffle Repeat A-BScan Time searchZoom FTS-VideoSpecial DVD-features Subtitles Special VCD-FeaturesPlaying an audio CD Playback Control PBCMoving to another track Repeat track/discErasing a track from an FTS-program FTS Favourite Track SelectionStoring an FTS-program Erasing the complete programBefore requesting service Cleaning discs Diagnostic programInstructions Delay times Speaker settingsChannel settings AppendixDigital and Analog output Settings 3D Sound