Introduction and General Information

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Features

Your complete 7-piece 350-Watt DVD Digital Home Cinema System creates the same dynamic sound qualities that you find in full-fledged cinemas and incorporates some of the best features in home theatre technology.

Other features include:

Built-in DTS and DolbyR Digital decoder, supporting DolbyR ProLogic and virtual surround

Lets you use the Home Cinema Audio System for a movie- theatre surround sound experience.

Additional Component Connections

Lets you connect other audio and audio/visual components to the DVD system so you can use the system’s surround sound speakers.

Night Mode

Lets you compress the dynamic range, reducing the difference in loudness between different sounds in Dolby Digital mode.

Parental Control (Rating Level)

Lets you set a ratings level so that your children cannot watch a DVD that has a rating higher than you set.

Sleep Timer

Enables the system to switch to standby mode automatically at a preset time.

Discs for playback

Your DVD player is able to play :

All pre-recorded audio CDs

All finalised audio CDR and audio CDRW discs

All VCDs, Super VCDs and DVDs

MP3-CDs (CD-ROMs with MP3 tracks)

Supplied accessories

a remote control with two AA batteries

an MW loop antenna and an FM wire antenna

an audio cable and Scart cable for connection with the TV

five satellite speakers, including five speaker cables

an active subwoofer, including a connection cable and a power cable

a power cable for connection with the main unit

this instruction booklet

If any item is damaged or missing, contact your retailer or Philips.

Environmental information

All unnecessary packaging has been omitted. We have tried to make the packaging easy to separate into three materials: cardboard (box), polystyrene foam (buffer) and polyethylene (bags, protective foam sheet).

Your system consists of materials which can be recycled and reused if disassembled by a specialised company. Please observe the local regulations regarding the disposal of packaging materials, exhausted batteries and old equipment.

Installation

Place the player on a flat, hard, and stable surface.

There must be sufficient room in front of the player for the drawer to open.

In a cabinet, allows about 10cm (4 inches) of free space all around the player for adequate ventilation.

Do not expose your player to extreme temperatures or humidity.

 

 

Maintenance

 

 

● When a disc becomes dirty, clean it with a

Player zone

 

cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the

 

center out, in a straight line.

DVD discs and players are designed with regional

 

 

 

restrictions. Before playing a disc, make sure the

 

● Do not expose the player, batteries or

disc is the same zone as your player.

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discs to humidity, rain, sand or excessive

 

heat (caused by heating equipment or

 

 

The region code for this DVD player is 2.

 

direct sunlight). Always keep the disc tray closed to avoid

 

 

dust on the lens.

● Do not use solvents such as benzene, thinner, commercially available cleaners, or anti-static spray intended for colour discs.

● The lens may cloud over when the player is suddenly moved from cold to warm surroundings, making it impossible to play a disc. Leave the player in the warm environment until the moisture evaporates.

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