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Portable DVD player PET738/PET2008 Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome User manual...
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English Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. Content Control elements and functional components 1.1 Main unit controls 1.2 Front of player 1.4 Right of player 1.5 Left of player...
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Addition Functions 6.1 DISPLAY Menu 6.2 Connection 6.2.1 Headphone 6.2.2 TV 1 Control elements and functional components 1.1 Main unit controls (see figure 1) 1 OPEN 2 POWER 4 J( / )K 5 - VOL + 6 OPTION MENU 7 3, 4, 1, 2 1.2 Front of player (see figure 1) 8 POWER/IR/CHR 1.4 Right of player (see figure 1)
14 DC IN 9V 1.5 Left of the player (see figure 1) 15 Antenna terminal 1.6 Back of the player (see figure 1) 16 Reset 17 Car mounting screw hole 1.7 Remote Control (see figure 2) 1 MENU 2 3, 4 J(, )K CH + / - 3 DISPLAY...
2 Introduction 2.1 Your portable DVD player Your portable DVD player plays digital video discs conforming 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).
2.4 Playable disc formats In addition to DVD-Video disc, you will also be able to play all Video CDs, CDs, CDR, CDRW,DVD±R and DVR±RW. 2.4.1 DVD-Video Depending on the material on the disc (a movie, video clips, a drama series, etc.) these discs may have one or more Titles, and each Title may have one or more Chapters.To make access easy and convenient, your player lets you move between Titles, and also between Chapters.
'bright dots' by the LCD industry. A limit- ed number of bright dots were once considered an inevitable side effect of LCD mass production.With Philips' strict quality control procedures used in our Portable DVD Players, our LCD displays are produced with zero tolerance for bright dots.
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• Unplug the AC adaptor to cut the power if liquid or objects get inside the unit. • Take care not to drop the unit or subject it to strong shocks, which may cause malfunction. Hearing Safety Listen at a moderate volume. •...
• Important (for models with by-packed headphones): Philips guar- antees compliance with the maximum sound power of its audio players as determined by relevant regulatory bodies only with the original model of provided headphones.
On handling the LCD screen The LCD is manufactured using high precision technology.You may, however, see tiny black points that continuously appear on the LCD. This is a normal result of the manufacturing process and does not indicate a malfunction. Environmental information We have reduced the packaging to its minimum and made it easy to separate into mono materials: cardboard, PS, PE and PET.
* Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. 4.2 Powering your remote control 1 Open the battery compartment. Remove the protec- tive plastic tab (first time users only).
2 Use 3 / 4 to highlight your selection. 3 Use J( or )K to enter a sub-menu 4 Use the navigation keys to highlight your desired setting and press OK to confirm. 5 The SETUP menu includes: General Language PBC settings Power save DivX (VOD)
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5 The following functions are available during playback: Pause Previous/Next Briefly press J( or )K once or several times to Fast backward / Fast forward Volume Control Stop Subtitle Language Angle Zoom A-B Repeat Press 2; to pause playback.You can resume playback by pressing 2;...
5.3 Playback VCD 1 Briefly press POWER on the main control of the player to switch on the set. 2 Open the disc door and insert the disc. 3 The set will start to play the disc automatically. 4 The following functions are available during playback: Pause Previous/Next Briefly press J( or )K once or several times to Fast backward / Fast forward...
5.4 Playback Super (S)-VCD (Super) Video CDs may feature PBC (Play Back Control).This allows you to play the video CDs interactively, following the menu on the display. 1 Briefly press POWER on the main control of the player to switch on the set. 2 Insert the (S)VCD into the disc slot on the right side of the player.
Repeat Shuffle Stop 5.6 Playback Music MP3/WMA-CD 1 Briefly press POWER on the main control of the player to switch on the set. 2 Open the disc door and insert the disc. 3 The set will start to play the disc automatically. 4 Use navigation keys to select the folder and MP3/WMA file to be played.
Volume Control Repeat Shuffle Stop 5.7 Playback Picture-CD The player can only read pictures in JPEG format. 1 Briefly press POWER on the main control of the player to switch on the set. 2 Open the disc door and insert the disc. 3 The set will start to play the disc automatically.
Zoom Stop 5.8 Playback from USB This USB port supports the playback of JPEG / MP3 / WMA / DivX / MPG-4 files. Transfering and recording of data from the DVD to the USB port is not possible. 1 Briefly press POWER on the main control of the player to switch on the set.
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5 At the end of the playback, unplug the USB flash drive or USB memory card from the player To deactivate the USB browser or want to switch to DVD play- back, simply unplug the USB connection. 5.9 Analog TV Before installation, please make sure that you are in an area with sufficient TV signal coverage.As the TV signal is weaker in an indoor environment, please always connect to a TV wall socket for the...
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5.9.2 Setup TV channels Setup you TV 1 Press OPTIONS and select SOURCES > TV. Option menu Sources Setup [Option] EXIT 2 In TV mode, press SETUP, the TV Setup menu will be dis- played to show the following available functions. tv setup menu area setup tv mode...
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Area Setup - Please make sure that you select the correct area that matches your local TV system. - Use 3 / 4 key to select your area. area setup China setup exit TV mode There are several modes available. tv mode cable tv system:...
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audio: E.g. China is PAL DK, Russian is SECAM D. Auto search Auto search provides an overall search for all available channels in your area. - Press OK to start auto search.The screen will display “running xx%”. auto search auto search ch.
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ch. manage current ch: del. current: 1 16 2 rename: save setup exit - current ch: It displays the channel number of the TV channel you are currently watching. - del. current:You can delete the current channel. E.g. If a duplicate channel was found due to interference, you can delete the dupli- cate channel.
fine tuning tuning 1 2 save setup exit - In the fine tuning menu, press 1 / 2 key to decrease / increase the frequency of the reception. - You can press 1 / 2 keys until a better picture quality with less interference is found.
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Brightness Contrast Color Turn off LCD You can turn off the screen in some situations, Battery level It shows the battery level 6.2 Connection 6.2.1 Headphone Connect the headphone to either one of the headphone jacks on the side of the player. 6.2.2 TV You can connect the player to a TV and enjoy your DVD.
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White Yellow The video input devices, such as video amplifier, digital video recorder, digital camera should have the RCA output connec- tion on the device. If you device does not have the RCA out- put, please consult your dealer. 6.2.4 USB You can plug in the USB flash drive to view the stored pictures and video.
Yellow 7 Troubleshooting If it appears that the DVD-Video player is faulty, first consult this checklist. It may be that something has been overlooked. WARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the set yourself as this will invalidate the guarantee. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed, before taking the set for repair.
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Symptom Completely distorted picture / no colour in the TV screen No sound Disc can’t be played The player does not respond to the remote control Distorted or B/W picture with DVD No audio at digital output Player does not respond to all operat- ing commands during playback...
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Symptom Cannot switch to AV- in or no signal Switch between DVD/USB/AV-in Player feels warm Display goes dimmer when AC is unplugged This set complies with the radio interference requirements of the European Union. Remedy • Unplug the AV-in connection and plug-in again.
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Power Consumption Operating temperature range Laser wavelength Video system PHILIPS reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice. Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void users authority to operate this device. All rights reserved.
Copyright information The making of unauthorized copies of copy-protected material, including computer programmes, files, broadcasts and sound recordings, may be an infringement of copyrights and constitute a criminal offence.This equipment should not be used for such pur- poses. Disposal of your old product Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused.
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