Philips MCD718 owner manual Basic Operations

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Basic Operations

English

Switching the system on/off

Press ECO POWER/STANDBY-ON B (B on the remote).

ÒHELLOÓ is displayed briefly.The system will switch to the last selected source.

Press DISC, TUNER or AUX on the remote.

The system will switch to the selected source.

To switch the system to standby mode

Press ECO POWER/STANDBY-ON B (B on the remote).

ÒBYE BYEÓ or ÒECO POWERÓ is displayed briefly.The interactive sound settings, last selected source and tuner presets will be retained in the playerÕs memory.

Switching the system to Eco Power Standby mode

Press ECO POWER/STANDBY-ON B in the active mode.

The system enters Eco power standby (the ECO POWER LED is on) or normal standby with clock display.

The volume level (up to a maximum volume level of 12), interactive sound settings, last selected mode, source and tuner presets will be retained in the player's memory.

If the system is normal standby with clock display, press and hold ECO POWER/STANDBY- ON Bfor 3 seconds or more to switch to Eco power standby or vice versa.

Power-saving automatic standby

As a power-saving feature, the system will automatically switch to Standby mode if you do not press any buttons within 15 minutes after a disc has stopped playing.

Volume control

Turn VOLUME (-/+)clockwise or anticlockwise (or press VOLUME +/- on the remote) to increase or decrease the volume level.

ÓVOL XXÓ is displayed on the display panel. ÒXXÓ denotes the volume level.

To switch off the volume temporarily

Press MUTE on the remote.

Playback will continue without sound and ÒMUTINGÓ flashes.

To activate sound reproduction, you can: Ð press MUTE again;

Ð adjust the volume controls; Ð change source.

Sound control

DBB, DSC and LOUDNESS sound features cannot be activated at the same time.

DBB (Dynamic Bass Boost)

DBB enhances the bass response.

Press DBB on the remote repeatedly to select DBB 1, DBB2 or DBB OFF.

Some discs might be recorded in high modulation, which causes a distortion at high volume. If this occurs, switch off DBB or reduce the volume.

DSC (Digital Sound Control)

DSC provides a different type of preset sound equalizer setting.

Press DSC on the systme or remote control repeatedly to select: FLAT, POPS, JAZZ, CLASSIC or ROCK.

LOUDNESS

LOUDNESS feature enables the system to automatically increase the treble and bass sound effect at low volume (the higher the volume, the lower the treble and bass increase).

Press LOUDNESS on the remote to enable or disable LOUDNESS feature.

icon appears/disappears after this feature is enabled/disabled.

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Contents DVD Micro Theatre MCD718Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories EnglishFrançais ProhibitedPage Materials Clean only with dry clothDouble insulation system Index Language Code Contents System Menu Options Other FunctionsInstallation FeaturesSupplied accessories General InformationMaintenance Speaker Placing the speakers and subwooferType plate is located at the bottom of the system Connecting TV Connecting speakersConnecting the control cable Using Composite Video jackUsing Component Video jacks Y Pb Pr Using S-Video jackEnglish Using an accessory RF modulator Connecting FM/AM antennasUse an RF coaxial cable not supplied to Using the VCR for recording DVDs B Connecting the power cordAdditional Connecting additional equipment Connecting an active subwoofer DDVD player and power amplifier Functional OverviewNumeric Keypad Remote controlDisc Menu disc mode only @ TU +/- à / á∞ A-B # Volume +$ CH +/- ¡ Surround unavailable for this VersionEnglish Using the Remote Control to operate Player Inserting batteries into the Remote ControlSetting up the TV Getting StartedTo deactivate Progressive manually Setting the Audio, Subtitle and Disc Menu language Setting language preferenceSetting the OSD Language To exit from the menuBasic Operations To activate the demonstration Demonstration modeDimming the display screen To deactivate the demonstrationPlayable Discs Disc OperationsRegion Codes Playing discsUsing the Disc Menu Basic playback controlsProgram not for Picture CD English Repeat A-B DVD/VCD/CD/MP3/DivXSlow Motion DVD/VCD Forward/Reverse Searching DVD/VCD DivX/CD/MP3/WMAPlaying MP3/WMA/JPEG Picture Special disc featuresPlaying MP3/WMA disc Preview function Jpeg Special Jpeg featuresPlaying Jpeg Picture CD Zoom picture JpegPlaying a DivX disc Playback with multi-angles JpegBasic operations General SetupSystem Menu Options TV DisplayClosed Captions Audio SetupOff Screen saver is disabled Screen SaverOption included in 3D Processing is Digital Audio Setup 3D ProcessingDolby Digital Setup ÒReverb ModeÓTV Mode Video SetupNight Mode Color SettingParental DefaultPreference Rating explanationsSystem Menu Options Other Functions Setting the clockSetting sleep/wake-up timer Radio ReceptionTo deactivate the timer To deactivate the sleep timerWake-up timer setting Select Òoffó at StepFront Speakers SpecificationsSubwoofer Solution TroubleshootingEnglish Problem Check if the AC power cord is properly connectedTroubleshooting Troubleshooting Glossary