Philips DVD951 NTSC/PAL Settings, General explanation, About this manual, Menu bar operation

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.

–The selected audio format of the DVD is displayed in the

Status Window when the SYSTEM MENU is activated or when the Audio button is pressed.

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

–To see the selected audio format of the current DVD in the Status Window, press the SYSTEM MENU or the Audio Language selector button.

Analog connection to a multi-channel A/V receiver with 6 Channel 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 the Center speaker and the Subwoofer connection (C) to the corresponding in jacks on your receiver.

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

3Connect the Left and Right audio out jacks for Surround speaker (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

TV

D	C	B	X	Y	Z
	SURROUND CENTER		FRONT

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT	L	L	L	1
PCM/MPEG2/AC3/DTS
MAINS	R	R	R	2

		SURROUND	SUB WF	FRONT		CVBS	S-VIDEO	CR	CB	Y
OPTICAL	COAXIAL				AUDIO OUT
		MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT					VIDEO OUT

NTSC/PAL Settings

You can switch the NTSC/PAL setting of the DVD player to match the video signal of your TV.This setting only affects the television’s on-screen display that shows the stop and setup modes.You may select either NTSC or PAL.To change the DVD player setting to PAL or NTSC, follow the steps below.

1Press the POWER ON/OFF button on the front panel of the DVD player to turn OFF the DVD player.

2Press and hold 9 and SOUND, on the front of the DVD player. While holding 9 and SOUND, press POWER ON/ OFF.

3After PAL or NTSC appears on the display panel of the DVD player, release 9 and SOUND, at the same time. The PAL or NTSC indicator that appears on the display panel indicates the current setting.

4To change the setting, press SOUND, within three seconds.The new setting (PAL or NTSC) will appear on the display panel.

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. When this occurs, the symbol Ä appears on the TV screen, indicating that the operation is not permitted by the player or the disc.

Remote control operation

¶Unless 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 between the remote and the player.

Corresponding keys on the front panel of the player can also be used.

Menu bar operation

¶A number of operations can be carried out via the menu bar on the screen.The menu bar can be accessed by pressing the cursor keys on the remote control.

¶Pressing SYSTEM MENU while the menu bar is displayed will clear the menu bar from the screen.

¶The selected item will be highlighted and the appropriate cursor keys to operate will be displayed below the icon.

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

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