Disc Operations

IMPORTANT!

This system is designed for regular discs.Therefore, do not use any accessories such as disc stabiliser rings or disc treatment sheets, etc., as offered on the market, because they may jam the disc mechanism.

Do not move the system during playback. Doing so may damage the system.

DVD discs and players are designed with regional restrictions. Before playing a disc, make sure the disc matches the regional code of your player.

According to the format requirement of DVD or VCD, some operations may be different or restricted.

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

If appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, it means the function is not available on the current disc at the current time.

Playing discs

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

2Turn on the TV power and set to the correct Video In channel. (See "Setting up the TV".)

3Press STANDBY-ON 2 (STANDBY 2 on the remote).

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

4Insert a disc into the slot loader.

Make sure the label side is facing you.

Make sure you have removed any other disc from the slot loader.

5Playback will start automatically (depending on the disc type).

If a disc menu appears on the TV, see "Using the Disc Menu".

If the disc is locked by parental control, you must enter your four-digit password. (See

"SYSTEM SETUP-PASSWORD".)

6 At any time, simply press 9 to stop playback.

Using the disc menu

For disc with Table Of Contents, a menu may appear on the TV screen once you load the disc.

To select a playback feature or item

Use 2/3/5/4 and OK or Numeric Keypad (0-9)on the remote.

Playback will start automatically.

To access or exit the menu

Press DISC MENU on the remote.

For VCD with Playback Control (PBC) feature (version 2.0 only)

PBC playback allows you to play Video CDs interactively, following the menu on the display.

During playback, press DISC MENU.

If PBC was ON, it will switch to OFF and continue playback.

If PBC was OFF, it will switch to ON and return to menu screen.

Basic playback controls

Pausing playback (DVD/VCD/CD/MP3

/WMA)

1During playback, press 2;.

Playback will pause and sound will be muted.

2Press 2; again to resume.

Selecting a track/chapter/title (DVD/

VCD/CD/MP3/WMA)

1Press PRESETí/ë during playback to go to the previous or next chapter/title/track.

2To go directly to any chapter/ title/track, enter the chapter/ title/track number using the Numeric Keypad (0-9).

Resuming playback from the last stopped point (DVD/VCD/CD/MP3 /WMA)

In stop mode and when a disc has not been removed, press 2;.

To cancel resume mode

In stop mode, press 9 again.

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Philips MCD288/05 manual Disc Operations, Playing discs, Using the disc menu, Basic playback controls