Contents Important Important Safety Instructions Notice Your portable DVD player Introduction What’s in the box Overview of the main unit Overview of the remote control Get started Install remote control batteries Connect additional equipment Charge the battery Play Turn on Select OSD language Play discs Play options...
1 Important Important Safety Instructions a Read these instructions. b Keep these instructions. c Heed all warnings. d Follow all instructions. e Do not use this apparatus near water. f Clean only with dry cloth. g Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifi...
o Do not place any sources of danger on the apparatus (e.g. liquid fi lled objects, lighted candles). p Where the MAINS plug or an appliance coupler is used as the disconnect device, the disconnect device shall remain readily operable. Warning •...
Notice Any changes or modifi cations made to this device that are not expressly approved by Philips Consumer Lifestyle may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This product complies with the radio interference requirements of the European Community.
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Recycling Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. When you see the crossed-out wheel bin symbol attached to a product, it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC: Never dispose of your product with other household waste.
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Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. This apparatus includes this label:...
2 Your portable DVD player Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully benefi t from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips. com/welcome. Introduction Your portable DVD player plays digital video discs that conform to the universal DVD Video standard.
Overview of the main unit a Display panel b STOP • Stops disc play. c SUBTITLE • Selects DVD subtitle language. d DVD/ATV • Switches between DVD and ATV. e DC IN • Power supply socket. • Headphone jack. g ANTENNA •...
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i + VOL - • Increases or decreases volume. j OFF (CHR)•POWER•ON • Turns on/off DVD player. k CHR /IR / • Charging indicator/Remote control sensor/Power indicator. ( CH+ ), ( CH- ), , • Navigates menus. ( CH+), ( CH-) •...
Overview of the remote control SOURCE MENU SETUP MUTE SUBTITLE AUDIO TV AUDIO a SOURCE • Switches between DVD and TV. b MENU • Accesses or exits the disc/TV menu. c DISPLAY • Adjusts the display value of the system. DISPLAY REPEAT ZOOM...
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• Navigates menus. • Searches backward/forward at different speeds. • Confi rms an entry or selection. • Skips to the previous or next title, chapter, or track. • Stops disc play. g CH+ /CH- • Switches to the next or previous channel. h 0-9 •...
• Always follow the instructions in this chapter in sequence. If you contact Philips, you will be asked for the model and serial number of your player. The model number and serial number are on the bottom of your player. Write the numbers here: Model No.
Connect additional equipment Connect a TV Caution • Turn off your player before connecting to any additional equipment. You can connect the player to a TV or an amplifi er to enjoy DVDs. Match the color of the AV cables (the AV cable connected to the TV is not supplied) with the jacks: •...
• For better reception, connect the player to home antenna. Charge the battery Caution • Risk of product damage! Ensure that the power supply voltage corresponds to the voltage printed on the bottom of the player. • Use only the supplied AC adaptor to charge the battery. Note •...
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» The charge indicator turns on. It takes about 7 hours to fully charge the battery. » When the battery is fully charged, the charge indicator turns off.
4 Play Turn on Slide the OFF (CHR)•POWER•ON switch to the ON position. » indicator turns on. Select OSD language You can choose a different language for the on-screen display text. Press SETUP. » The setup menu appears. Go to [-- General Setup Page --] > [OSD Language]. Press to select an option.
• To select the previous/next item, press • To start search within video/audio, press and hold Briefl y press Play options Select audio language For DVDs that contain two or more audio languages. • During play, press AUDIO repeatedly until the language is selected. Select subtitle language For DVDs that contain two or more subtitle languages.
Before you start, ensure that you have connected the antenna to the player. • Make sure you are in an area with suffi cient signal coverage. You can check the signal coverage with the TV broadcast authority of your country or visit www.philips.com/ support. Set up your TV Press DVD/ATV to select TV mode.
Press to switch to an item. Press / to select an option. Press to switch to [Auto Search], and press » Auto search starts. » All available TV channels will be searched and stored. • To watch another channel, press •...
[‘-- Battery Life Setup Page --] [LCD Backlight] [-- Preference Page --] [Audio] [DVD Subtitle] [DivX Subtitle] [DivX VOD] [Disc Menu] [Parental] [Password] [Default] Press to go back to the previous menu level. Press SETUP to exit. 7 Product information Note •...
To keep the warranty valid, never try to repair the system yourself. If you encounter problems when using the player, check the following points before requesting service. If the problem remains unsolved, register your player and get support at www.philips.com/welcome. No power •...
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• Replace the remote control batteries. • The function does not work for this disc. Refer to the disc instructions. Distorted picture • Clean the disc. With a clean, soft, lint-free cloth, wipe the disc outwards from the center. • Make sure that the video output format of the disc is compatible with the TV.
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