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DVD Video player DVD750 • Instructions for use • Mode d’emploi • Instrucciones de manejo • Bedienungsanleitung • Gebruiksaanwijzing • Istruzioni per l’uso • Manual de utilização...
General information 2 GENERAL INFORMATION Laser safety This unit employs a laser. Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to possible eye injury. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.
English ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Français-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35 Español -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65 Deutsch-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 95 Nederlands ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 125 Italiano ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 155 Português ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 185 GENERAL INFORMATION 3...
Contents Introduction Functional overview Front of player ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Rear of player ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 Display ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Remote control ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 On screen display information Menu bar/Status window ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 Status window icons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Default screen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Preparation Connections ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14-16 General explication ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17 Switching on ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18...
TV screen. Introduction Your Philips DVD-Video player is a player for digital video discs con- forming to the universal DVD Video standard.With it, you will be able to enjoy full-length movies with true cinema picture quality, and stereo or multichannel sound (depending on the disc, and on your playback set- up).The unique features of DVD-Video, such as selection of sound track...
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Video CD You will recognize Video CDs by the logo. Depending on the material on the disc (a movie, video clips, a drama VIDEO CD series, etc.) these discs may have one or more tracks, and tracks may TRACK 1 TRACK 2 have one or more indexes, as indicated on the disc case.To make access INDEX 1...
Functional overview DVD 750 DVD VIDEO CD CD PLAYER STAND BY DIGITAL OUT PHONES M P E G Multichannel 8 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Front of player STANDBY - switches the player to Power/Standby mode Standby indicator - lights up red when the player is in Standby mode - lights up green when the player is operative Display - displays the current status of the player...
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/AC3/DTS MAINS OPT OUT DIG OUT Rear of player Power supply socket - connection to the mains Audio connections Digital audio output connector (optical) - connection to digital (optical) equipment Digital audio output connector (coaxial) - connection to digital (coaxial) equipment Audio /LR - connection to an amplifier, receiver or stereo system TV connections...
TITLE 10 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Display DVD disc inserted (V)CD disc inserted Indicates current player function: Play, Pause, Search, etc. DVD TITLE number TITLE DVD CHAPTER number CHAPTER VCD/CD TRACK number TRACK TRACK TIME in hours, minutes and seconds TRACK TIME TOTAL TIME in hours, minutes and seconds TOTAL TIME...
numerical key pad RETURN - go back to previous menu step - acknowledge menu selection - search backward / previous chap- ter or track - search forward / next chapter or track - play - stop - pause or still frame /step frame REPEAT - repeat chapter, track, title, disc REPEAT A-B...
On screen display information 12 ON SCREEN DISPLAY INFORMATION Menu bar/Status window User preference Title/Track Chapter/Index Audio language Subtitle language Angle Zoom Video Program Sound Picture by Picture Status window icons The status window displays the current status of the player and is dis- played together with the first part of the menu bar, if activated in the Features menu (see Personal Preferences).
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Temporary Feedback Field icons Scan Repeat All Repeat Title Repeat Track Repeat Chapter Shuffle Shuffle Repeat Repeat A to end Repeat A-B Angle Child Lock On Child Safe Resume Action prohibited ON SCREEN DISPLAY INFORMATION 13...
Preparation DIGITAL AUDIO OUT STEREO OUT VIDEO OUT PCM/MPEG2/AC3/DTS TO TV- (CVBS) (Y/C) OPT OUT DIG OUT AUDIO VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT 14 PREPARATION General notes - Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are various ways you could connect the player.These are shown in the following drawing.
AMPLIFIER DIGITAL AUDIO OUT STEREO OUT VIDEO OUT PCM/MPEG2/AC3/DTS (CVBS) (Y/C) OPT OUT DIG OUT AUDIO VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT Connecting to optional equipment Connecting to an amplifier equiped with two channel analog stereo Connect the audio Left and Right output sockets to the corresponding sockets on your amplifier, receiver or stereo system.
16 PREPARATION Connecting to an amplifier equiped with Dolby Surround™ Dolby Surround sound Connect the player to the TV and connect the player’s audio Left and Right output sockets to the corresponding inputs on the Dolby Surround™ Audio/Video receiver, using the audio cable supplied (4). If your amplifier is equipped with a Dolby Digital™...
General explication About this manual This manual gives the basic instructions for operating this DVD player. Some DVD discs however are produced in a way that requires specific operation or allows only limited operation during playback. In these cases the player may not respond to all operating commands.When this occurs, please refer to the instructions in the disc inlay.
18 PREPARATION Switching on Switch on the TV and select the video input for your DVD-Video player. D-SOUND PLAY PAUSE OPEN/ CLOSE Press STANDBY. The player display lights up, and the ‘Virgin Mode Screen’ appears. DVD 750 DVD VIDEO CD CD PLAYER STAND BY DIGITAL OUT The ‘Virgin Mode’...
VIEWING ON 16:9 VIEWING ON 4:3 PAN SCAN LETTERBOX TV Shape If you have a wide screen (16:9) TV, select 16:9. If you have a regular (4:3) TV, select 4:3. In this case you can also select between: Letterbox for a ‘wide-screen’ picture with black bars top and bottom, or Pan Scan, for a full-height picture with the sides trimmed.
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20 PREPARATION Sound - Digital output Factory setting ON means that both coaxial and optical outputs are switched on. If you are not connecting equipment with a digital input, change the setting to OFF. If your equipment doesn't include a digital multi channel decoder, set the digital output to PCM (Pulse Code Modulation).
Access control; child lock (DVD and VCD) Activating/deactivating the child lock In Stop mode, select ACCESS CONTROL in the Features menu using the w/v keys. Enter a 4-digit PIN code of your own choice. Enter the code a second time. Move to Child lock using the w/v keys.
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22 PREPARATION Access control; Parental control (DVD- Video only) Movies on DVD discs may contain scenes not suitable for children. Therefore discs may contain ‘Parental Control’ information which applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc.These scenes are rated from 1 to 8 and alternative, more suitable scenes are available on the disc.
Operation D-SOUND OPEN/ CLOSE Loading discs Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the player.The disc loading tray opens. PLAY Lay your chosen disc in the tray, label side up (also when a double sided PAUSE DVD disc is inserted). Make sure it is sitting properly in the correct recess.
24 OPERATION Playing a video CD Playing a disc - After inserting the disc and closing the tray, playback starts automatical- ly and the status window and the player display show the type of disc loaded as well as information about the disc’s contents and playing time - The disc may invite you to select an item from a menu.
TITLE CHAPTER REPEAT REPEAT REPEAT Slow Motion Select (Slow motion) in the menu bar. Use the w keys to enter the Slow Motion menu. The player will now go into PAUSE mode. Use the t u keys to select the required speed: -1, -1/2, -1/4 or -1/8 (backward);...
TRACK 26 OPERATION Repeat A-B To repeat or loop a sequence in a title: Press REPEAT A-B at your chosen starting point; REPEAT appears on the screen. Press REPEAT A-B again at your chosen end point; B REPEAT To exit the sequence, press REPEAT A-B. Shuffle DVD-Video discs This shuffles the playing order of chapters within a title, if the title has...
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When OK is pressed only the zoomed picture will be shown on the screen. If you wish to zoom at any moment, press a (Zoom) and select the required zoom factor as described above. To exit Zoom mode: – Press 2 Playback will resume –...
28 OPERATION Special DVD-features Checking the contents of DVD-Video discs: Menus For titles and chapters, selection menus may be included on the disc. The DVD’s menu feature allows you to make selections from these menus. Press the appropriate numerical key; or use the w, v, u, t keys to highlight your selection, and press OK.
Special VCD-Features Playback Control (PBC) Load a Video CD with PBC and press 2. The PBC menu appears on the TV screen. Go through the menu with the keys indicated on the TV screen until your chosen passage starts to play. If a PBC menu consists of a list of titles, you can select a title directly.
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30 OPERATION Shuffle Press SHUFFLE during play. The order of the tracks is changed. To return to normal play, press SHUFFLE again. Repeat track/disc To repeat the currently playing track, press REPEAT. appears on the display. REPEAT TRACK To repeat the entire disc, press REPEAT a second time. appears on the display.
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Audio-Program - The Audio-Program feature allows you to store your favourite tracks for a particular disc in the player memory. - Each Audio-Program can contain 20 tracks. Storing an Audio-Program Load a disc and go to STOP mode. Use t or u to select ON. Use w to go to the list of available tracks.
Before requesting service Symptom No power No picture Distorted picture Completely distorted picture with player menu NTSC/PAL switch in wrong status, hold down the STOP button No colour in picture with player menu Disc can’t be played No sound Distorted sound from HiFi amplifier No return to start-up screen when disc is removed The player does not respond to...
If the message ERROR failure in your player and your player should be repaired. Consult your dealer or the Philips Customer Care Centre for the nearest Service Repair Shop in your country. The phone number is given in your warranty booklet.