Disc Operations

IMPORTANT!

If the inhibit icon (ø) appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, it means the function is not available on the current disc or at the current time.

Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operations may be different or restricted.

Do not push on the disc tray or put any objects other than disc on the disc tray. Doing so may cause the disc player malfunction.

Playable Discs

Your DVD Player will play:

Digital Video Discs (DVDs)

Video CDs (VCDs)

Super Video CDs (SVCDs)

Super Audio CDs (SACDs)

Digital Video Discs + Recordable[Rewritable] (DVD+R[W])

Compact Discs (CDs)

MP3/Windows Media™ Audio discs, picture (Kodak, JPEG) files on CD-R(W).

JPEG/ISO 9660 format

Maximum 30 characters display.

Supported sampling frequencies :

32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz (MPEG-1)

16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz (MPEG-2)

Supported Bit-rates : 32~256 kbps (MPEG-1), 8~160 kbps (MPEG-2) variable bitrates

MPEG-4 disc on CD-R(W):

Simple profile

Advanced simple profile (640-480)

DivX disc on CD-R[W]/DVD+R[W]:

DivX 3.11, 4.x and 5.x

Q-pel accurate motion compensation

Global Motion Compensation (GMC) playback

SUPER VIDEO

Region Codes

DVD discs must be labeled for ALL

ALL

regions or Region 2 in order to

 

play on this Player.You cannot play

2

Discs that are labeled for other

regions.

 

Helpful Hints:

It may not be possible to play CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW in all cases due to the type of disc or condition of the recording.

If you are having trouble playing a certain disc, remove the disc and try a different one. Improper formatted disc will not play on this DVD Player.

Playing discs

1Connect the power cords of the DVD Player and TV (and any optional stereo or AV receiver) to a power outlet.

2Turn on the TV power and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 15 “Setting up the TV”).

3Press STANDBY-ONon the DVD Player front panel.

You should see the Philips DVD background screen on the TV.

4Press OPEN/CLOSE 0 button to open the disc tray and load in a disc, then press the same button again to close the disc tray.

Make sure the label side is facing up. For double-sided discs, load the side you want to play facing up.

5Playback will start automatically. If not press PLAY B.

If a disc menu appears on the TV, see page 21 “Using the Disc Menu”.

If the disc is locked by parental control, you must enter your six-digit password. (See page 35).

E n g l i s h

TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs.

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