Test Tone; Changing System Settings-Special Circumstances; Selecting Tv Aspect; Selecting Digital Audio Out - Philips DVD System Owner's Manual

Test Tone

This feature enables you to check the sound level of the
respective front left/right, centre and surround speakers in
any mode except stereo mode.
You must sit at the ideal sitting position to perform
this operation.
1 Press POWER B to switch on the system.
2
Press TEST TONE.
A test signal is generated. It will move through the left,
centre, right, and surround speakers.
The test signal will last for about 2-3 seconds.

Changing system settings-special circumstances

To ensure proper recording quality when you make a copy
of a DVD/CD via analogue output, set the speaker size to
F-LARGE and set the surround mode to STEREO.

Selecting TV aspect

Select the appropriate screen type according to your TV
set. Conventional size screens use a 4:3 aspect ratio, and
wide-screens use a 16:9 ratio.
1
Press SYSTEM MENU.
At the setup menu, press 3 or 4 to select "TV DISPLAY"
2
then press OK.
3
Press OK repeatedly to select the desired aspect, then
press SYSTEM MENU.
16:9 WIDE (Wide screen)
– If you have a wide screen TV
set, use this setting. The DVD
plays in full size. (You must also
set your wide screen TV to "full
size").
4:3 LB (Letterbox)
– If you have a conventional TV set
and your DVD is formatted for wide
screen viewing, use this setting. A
wide picture with bands is displayed
on the upper and lower portions of the TV screen.
4:3 PS (Pan and Scan)
– If you have a conventional TV
set and your DVD is not
formatted for wide screen
viewing, use this setting. A wide
picture is displayed on the whole TV screen with a portion
automatically cut off.
Note:
– If your DVD is not encoded to allow you to change the
aspect ratio, TV DISPLAY cannot be changed.
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REPARATIONS

Selecting digital audio out

Each DVD has a variety of audio output options. If you
connected a device to the player's digital optical jacks
(refer to "Connecting a Digital (Optical) audio device"),
you might have to change the digital audio output setting.
Set the player's Digital Audio Output to the type of audio
system you use.
CAUTION!
If an active digital audio output signal is supplied
to a DVD system or other equipment without a
corresponding digital decoding capability, a very
loud noise might be produced which could
permanently damage your speakers.
1
Press SYSTEM MENU.
At the setup menu, press 3 or 4 to select "DIGITAL OUT".
2
3
Press OK repeatedly to select the desired output (PCM or
BITSTREAM), then press SYSTEM MENU.
BITSTREAM
– To play DVDs, the digital audio output must be set to
BITSTREAM for the DVD to use Dolby Digital or DTS
modes.
PCM
– To record audio from the DVD system to an digital CD
recorder or other equipment, set the digital audio output
to PCM.
Note:
– To play audio CDs, you do not have to change BITSTREAM
to PCM. The DVD system makes the switch automatically.