Preparation

General Notes

Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are various ways you could connect the player. Use only one of the connections described below.

Please refer to the manuals of your TV,VCR, Stereo System or other devices as necessary to make the best connections.

For better sound reproduction, connect the player’s audio out jacks to the audio in jacks of your amplifier, receiver, stereo or audio/video equipment. See ‘Connecting to Optional Equipment’.

Caution:

Make sure the DVD player is connected directly to the TV. Set the TV to the correct video input channel.

Do not connect the player’s audio out jack to the phono in jack of your audio system.

Do not connect your DVD player to the TV via your VCR.The DVD image could be distorted by the copy protection system.

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II

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SURROUND

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TV OUT

AUX/VCR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PCM/MPEG2/AC-3/DTS

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COAXIAL

OPTICAL

SURROUND

SUB WF

FRONT

AUDIO

CVBS

Pr/Cr

Pb/Cb

Y

S-VIDEO

 

MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT

OUT

 

 

VIDEO OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E n g l i s h

Connecting to a TV

Make one of the following connections, depending on the capabilities of your existing equipment.

SCART connection

1Connect the SCART to the corresponding connector on the TV using the SCART cable supplied (Z).

If your TV is not equipped with a SCART you can select one of the following alternative connections:

S-Video (Y/C) connection

1Connect the Y/C S-VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD player to the S-Video in jack on the TV using an optional S-Video cable (Y).

2Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks of the DVD player to the audio left/right in jacks on the TV (A).

CVBS connection

1Connect the (CVBS) VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD player to the video in jack on the TV using the video cable supplied (X).

2Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks of the DVD player to the audio left/right in jacks on the TV (A).

Component Video (Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y) connection

1Connect either S-Video or CVBS video out jack to TV as above diagram.

2Turn on the TV and go to Personal Preference menu (see Personal Preference).

3Select the video output from RGB (default) to Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y.

4Connect the Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y VIDEO OUT jacks on the DVD player to the corresponding in jacks on the TV using an optional Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y cable (W).

5Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks of the DVD player to the audio left/right in jacks on the TV (A).

TV

A W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II

 

 

SURROUND

CENTER

FRONT

 

 

 

 

TV OUT

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

 

 

L

 

1

 

 

 

PCM/MPEG2/AC-3/DTS

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

R

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

SURROUND

SUB WF

FRONT

AUDIO CVBS

Pr/Cr

Pb/Cb

Y

S-VIDEO

 

 

MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT

OUT

 

VIDEO OUT

 

 

PREPARATION 9

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Philips DVD952/U22 owner manual Preparation, General Notes, Connecting to a TV

DVD952, DVD952/U22 specifications

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