Contents 1 Important Safety Notice 2 Your DVD Micro Theater Introduction What’s in the box Overview of the main unit Overview of the remote control 3 Connect Place the unit Connect speakers Connect FM antenna Connect TV Connect power 4 Get started Prepare the remote control Set clock Turn on...
1 Important Safety This ‘bolt of lightning’ indicates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock. For the safety of everyone in your household, please do not remove product covering. The ‘exclamation point’ calls attention to features for which you should read the enclosed literature closely to prevent operating and maintenance problems.
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• Remove batteries when the unit is not used for a long time. o Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing. p Do not place any sources of danger on the apparatus (e.g. liquid À lled objects, lighted candles). Safety-Important notes for users in the U.K.
2004/108/EC + 2006/95/EC Any changes or modiÀ cations made to this device that are not expressly approved by Philips Consumer Lifestyle may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused.
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Your product contains batteries covered by the European Directive 2006/66/EC, which cannot be disposed with normal household waste. Please inform yourself about the local rules on separate collection of batteries because correct disposal helps to prevent negative consequences for the environmental and human health.
2 Your DVD Micro Theater Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully beneÀ t from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. Introduction With this unit, you can: • watch video from DVD/VCD/SVCD or USB storage devices •...
Overview of the main unit • Turn on the apparatus or switch to the Eco Power standby mode. b VOLUME / • Adjust volume. • Adjust time. • During timer setting, select a source. c SOURCE • Select a source. d Display panel •...
Overview of the remote control • Turn on the apparatus or switch to the Eco Power standby mode. b Source selection keys • Select a source. c DISPLAY/RDS • Display play information on a connected TV. • For selected FM radio stations: display RDS information.
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m SUBTITLE • Select a subtitle language. n GOTO • During disc play, specify a position to start play. o ANGLE/PROG • Select a DVD camera angle. • Program radio stations. p Numeric keypad • Select a title/chapter/track directly. • Stop play.
3 Connect Place the unit Place the DVD micro theater near TV. Place the left and right speakers at equal distance from the TV and at an angle of approximately 45 degrees from the listening position. Note • To avoid magnetic interference or unwanted noise, never place this apparatus and speakers too close to any radiation devices.
Connect TV Connect video cables With this connection, you can watch video from the unit on the TV screen. You can select the best video connection that your TV supports. • Option 1: Connect through SCART (for a standard TV). •...
Option 3: Connect through S-Video S-VIDEO IN Connect an S-video cable (not supplied) • S-Video socket on this unit. • S-Video socket on the TV. Option 4: Connect through composite video Connect the supplied composite video cable to: • VIDEO OUT socket on this unit. •...
Always follow the instructions in this chapter in sequence. If you contact Philips, you will be asked for the model and serial number of this apparatus. The model number and serial number are on the bottom of the apparatus. Write the numbers here: Model No.
Find the correct viewing channel Press to turn on the unit. Press DISC to switch to disc mode. Turn on the TV and switch to the correct video-in channel in one of the following ways: • Go to the lowest channel on your TV, then press the Channel Down button until you see the blue screen.
5 Play Note • With some disc/À le types, play may differ. Play a disc Caution • Never look at the laser beam inside the unit. • Risk of product damage! Never play discs with accessories such as disc stabilizer rings or disc treatment sheets.
Play from USB Note • Ensure that the USB device contains playable music, pictures or video. Insert the USB device. Press USB to select the USB source. Press / to select a folder, then press OK to conÀ rm. Press / to select a À le from the folder. Press to start play.
Play control Select repeat/shufÁ e play options During play, press MODE/DIM repeatedly to select a repeat option or the shufÁ e play mode. • To resume normal play, press MODE/DIM repeatedly until no option is displayed. Repeat A-B (DVD/VCD/CD/MP3/ WMA) During music or video play, press A-B at the start point.
During play, press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio channel available on the disc: • Mono Left • Mono Right • Stereo Select a camera angle Note • This feature is only available for DVDs recorded with multiple camera angles. During play, press ANGLE/PROG repeatedly to select a camera angle.
6 Adjust settings Press SYSTEM MENU . Select a setup page. Select an option and then press Select a setting and then press OK . • To return to the previous menu, press • To exit the menu, press General setup On the [General Setup] page, you can set the following options: [OSD language]...
[Component Video] Set the video output according to the video connection. If the composite connection is used, this setting is not required. • [S-VIDEO] – If the S-Video connection is used, select this option. • [RGB] – If the SCART connection is used, select this option.
7 Tune to FM radio stations Ensure that you have connected and fully extended the supplied FM antenna. Press TUNER . Press and hold When the frequency indication starts to change, release the button. » The FM tuner tunes to a station with strong reception automatically.
Set RDS clock You can use time signal broadcast together with the RDS signal to set the clock of the unit automatically. Tune to a RDS radio station that transmits time signals. » The unit reads the RDS time and sets the clock automatically.
8 Adjust volume level and sound effect Adjust volume level During play, press VOL +/- to increase/ decrease the volume level. Select a sound effect Note • You cannot use different sound effects at the same time. Select a preset sound effect During play, press DSC repeatedly to select: •...
9 Other features Activate demonstration mode You can see an overview of all features. In standby mode, press unit to activate the demonstration mode. » A demonstration of major available features starts. To deactivate the demonstration mode: Press on the main unit again. Adjust brightness of display panel In standby mode, press MODE/DIM...
• For audio players with headphone sockets: Connect the supplied MP3 Link cable to the MP3 LINK socket and to the headphone socket on the audio player. Select the MP3 Link/AUX source. Start play on the audio player. Record to a digital recorder You can record audio from this unit to a digital recorder.
10 Product information Note • Product information is subject to change without prior notice. SpeciÀ cations AmpliÀ er Rated Output Power 2X20W RMS Frequency Response 20 -20000 Hz, ±3dB Signal to Noise Ratio >67dB Aux Input 1 V RMS 20kohm Disc Laser Type Semiconductor...
Supported disc formats • Digital Video Discs (DVDs) • Video CDs (VCDs) • Super Video CDs (SVCDs) • Digital Video Discs + Rewritable (DVD+RW) • Compact Discs (CDs) • Picture (Kodak, JPEG) À les on CDR(W) • DivX(R) disc on CD-R(W): •...
RDS program types NO TYPE No RDS programme type NEWS News services AFFAIRS Politics and current affairs INFO Special information programs SPORT Sports EDUCATE Education and advanced training DRAMA Radio plays and literature CULTURE Culture, religion and society SCIENCE Science VARIED Entertainment programs POP M...
If the problem remains unsolved, go to the Philips web site (www.philips.com/support). When you contact Philips, ensure that your unit is nearby and the model number and serial number are available. No power •...
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• Fully extend the FM antenna. • Connect an outdoor FM antenna instead. Audio or subtitle languages cannot be set • The disc is not recorded with sound or subtitles in multiple languages. • The audio or subtitle language setting is prohibited on the disc.
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