Preparations

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Step 3: Setting video preference

IMPORTANT!

Make sure you have completed all the necessary connections. (See "Connections-Connecting TV".)

Turn on the TV set and set it to the correct Video-In channel.

You may go to channel 1 on your TV set, then press the channel button repeatedly until you see the Video In channel.

Or, you can use the TV remote control to select different video modes.

Or, set TV to channel 3 or 4 if you are using an RF modulator.

Setting TV TYPE

Select the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected.

4:3 PS (Pan and Scan mode )

If you have a conventional TV set and your DVD is not formatted for widescreen viewing, use this setting. A wide picture is displayed on the whole TV screen with a portion automatically cut off.

4:3 LB (Letterbox mode )

If you have a conventional TV set and your DVD is formatted for widescreen viewing, use this setting. A wide picture with bands displayed on the upper and lower portions of the TV screen.

1In stop mode or during playback, press

SYSTEM MENU.

2Press 2/3/5/4 on the remote control to toggle through the functions and select your preferential option.

Move to SYSTEM SETUP and press 4.

Move to one of the following and press 3.

Setting TV SYSTEM

Allows you to select the colour system matching the connected TV set.

NTSC

If the connected TV is NTSC system, select

this mode. It will change the video signal of a PAL disc and output in NTSC format.

PAL

If the connected TV is PAL system, select this mode. It will change the video signal of a NTSC disc and output in PAL format.

AUTO

If the connected TV is multi system, select this mode.The output format will be in accordance with the video signal of the disc.

16:9 (Wide screen mode)

If you have a widescreen TV set, use this setting (you must also set your widescreen TV to “full size”) available on a disc, then the disc’s own preference will be used.

Note:

The format you select must be available on the disc. If it is not, the setting for TV Type will not affect the picture during playback.

To exit the menu

Press SYSTEM MENU again.

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Philips MCD288 user manual Setting video preference, System Menu, Ntsc, Pal, Auto

MCD288 specifications

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