DVD-Video, such as selection of sound track, subtitle languages and different camera angles (again depending on the disc), are all included. What’s more, Philips Child Lock lets you decide which discs your children will be able to see. In addition to DVD-Video discs, you will be able to play all Video CDs and Audio CDs (including finalized CD Recordable and CD Rewritable).
AC power cord Audio/Video cable SCART cable Instructions for use If any item is damaged or missing, contact your retailer or Philips. Keep the packaging materials; you may need them to transport your player in the future. Placement Place the player on a firm, flat surface.
Functional overview DVD 711 DVD/VIDEO CD/CD PLAYER STANDBY-ON FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Front panel STANDBY-ON - switches the player to Standby mode or ON Standby indicator - lights red when the player is in Standby mode Display - shows the current status of the player...
Rear panel MAINS (AC) power jack - connect to the power source Digital audio out jack (optical) - connect to digital (optical) equipment Digital audio out jack (coaxial) - connect to digital (coaxial) equipment Audio / L/R (Left/Right) - connect to an amplifier, receiver or stereo system DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/AC3/DTS MAINS...
TITLE CHAPTER SCAN FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Display DVD inserted Video CD or Audio CD 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...
numerical key pad RETURN - go back to previous menu - acknowledge menu selection t u w v - (left/right/up/down) cursor movement - search backward* / previous chapter or track - stop - play - search forward* / next chapter or track * Press key for about 2 seconds Remote control...
On screen display information ON SCREEN DISPLAY INFORMATION Menu bar/Status window Personal Preferences Title/Track Chapter/Index Audio language Subtitle language Angle Zoom Video Program Sound e Picture by Picture Status window icons The status window displays the current status of the player and appears with the first part of the menu bar.
Temporary Feedback Field icons 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...
Preparation DIGITAL AUDIO OUT STEREO OUT PCM/MPEG2/AC3/DTS MAINS (CVBS) OPT OUT DIG OUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT PREPARATION General notes - Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are various ways you could connect the player. Possible connections are shown in the following drawings.
Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel analog stereo Connect the audio Left and Right out jacks of the DVD player to the audio left and right in jack on your amplifier, receiver or stereo system, using an audio cable (E).
DVD player setting to PAL or NTSC, follow the steps below. Unplug the DVD player from the mains. Press and hold 9 and T on the front of the DVD player. While holding 9 and T plug in the mains.
General explanation About this manual This manual gives the basic instructions for operating this DVD player. Some DVDs require specific operation or allow 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 contained with the DVD.
Russian Polish PREPARATION Turning On the power Switch on the TV and select the video input channel for your DVD-Video player. DVD 711 DVD/VIDEO CD/CD PLAYER STANDBY-ON Press STANDBY-ON button. Initial Setup General In ‘Initial Setup’ you may have to set your preferences for some of the player’s Initial Setup features.
MENU MENU RETURN Country Select your country. This also is used as input for the ‘Parental Control’ feature (see ‘Access Control’). Note: All these items may have to be set during ‘Initial Setup’. After that, they can always be changed in the Personal Preferences Menu. Personal Preferences You can set your personal preferences for some of the player features.
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Sound - Digital output Factory setting: ALL. This 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).
Choose 'Play always' to remove the disk from the child-safe list Access control; child lock (DVD and VCD) Activating/deactivating the child lock When disc playback is stopped, select Access Control in the features menu using the w/v keys. Enter a 4-digit code of your own choice. Enter the code a second time.
PREPARATION Access control; Parental control (DVD-Video only) Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for children. Therefore, disc 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.
Please note that the PARENTAL CONTROL system will not operate a DVD disc which is not furnished with the appropriate software coding. Also note that at the time of release of this DVD player, certain aspects of the technical standards had not been settled between set makers and the disc industries.
Operation OPERATION Loading discs Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the player. The disc tray opens. Load your chosen disc in the tray, label side up (also when a double sided SOUND DVD is inserted). Make sure it is sitting properly in the correct recess. PLAY PREV NEXT...
Playing a Video CD Playing a disc - After inserting the disc and closing the tray, playback starts automatically 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.
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CHAPTER TITLE REPEAT REPEAT OPERATION Still Picture and Frame-by-frame playback Select e (picture by picture) in the menu bar. Use the w key to enter the picture by picture menu. à á The player will now go into PAUSE mode. í...
à á SHUFFLE í Ç É ë REPEAT REPEAT SHUFFLE Å à í Ç É REPEAT REPEAT Å Shuffle DVD-Video discs This shuffles the playing order of chapters within a title, if the title has more than one. Press SHUFFLE during play. SHUFFLE appears on the screen for about 2 seconds.
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OPERATION FTS-Video - The FTS-Video function allows you to store your favorite titles and chapters (DVD) and favorite tracks and indexes (VCD) for a particular disc in the player memory. - Each FTS program can contain 20 items (titles, chapters). - Each time an FTS program is played it will be placed on top of the list.
MENU MENU RETURN MENU MENU RETURN 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;...
OPERATION Special VCD-Features Playback Control (PBC) Load a Video CD with PBC and press 2. 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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Shuffle à á Press SHUFFLE during play. í É Ç ë The order of the tracks is changed. SHUFFLE REPEAT REPEAT Å To return to normal play, press SHUFFLE again. Repeat track/disc To repeat the track currently playing , press REPEAT. à...
OPERATION FTS Program - FTS Program allows you to store your favorite tracks for a particular disc in the player memory. - Each FTS Program can contain 20 tracks. Storing an FTS Program Load a disc and stop playback. Use w to go to the list of available tracks. Use t or u to select tracks from the list.
NTSC/PAL setting at the DVD player matches the video signal of your television. If your TV video signal is NTSC, select the NTSC setting at the DVD player. If your video signal is PAL, select the PAL setting - see NTSC/PAL SETTINGS.
BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE Cleaning discs Some problems occur because the disc inside the player is dirty. To avoid these problems clean your discs regularly, in the following way: When a disc becomes dirty, clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out.
Specifications PLAYBACK SYSTEM DVD-Video Video CD CD (CD-R and CD-RW) OPTICAL READOUT SYSTEM Lasertype Semiconductor AlGaAs Numerical Aperture 0.60 (DVD) 0.45 (VCD/CD) Wavelength 650 nm (DVD) 780 nm (VCD/CD) DVD DISC FORMAT Medium Optical Disc Diameter 12cm (8cm) Playing time One layer (12cm) Dual layer...