LASER Type Semiconductor laser InGaAlP (DVD) AIGaAs (CD) Wave length 658 nm (DVD) 790 nm (CD) Output Power 7.0 mW (DVD) 10.0 mW (VCD/CD) Beam divergence 60 degrees The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on apparatus.
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‘CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN CASE OF 525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD DEFINITION’...
Table of contents General General Information ... 6 Setup precautions ...6 Copyright notice ...6 Accessories supplied ...6 Cleaning discs ...6 About recycling ...6 Product Overview Your DVD Player ... 7 Remote Control ...8-10 Using the remote control ...10 Connections Basic Connections ... 11-12 Step 1: Connecting to television ...11 Option 1: Using Composite Video sockets (CVBS) ...11 Option 2: Using Component Video sockets (Y Pb Pr)...11...
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Using Display menu options ...21-23 Selecting title/chapter/track ...21 Switching camera angles ...21 Searching by time ... 22 Viewing playing time ... 22 Preview function (VCD/SVCD/DVD) ... 22 Selecting various repeat functions ...23 Repeating a specfic section (A-B) ...23 Special Audio CD feature ...2 DivX®...
General Information WARNING! This unit does not contain any user- serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to qualified personnel. Setup precautions Finding a suitable location – Place this unit on a flat, hard and stable surface. Never place the unit on a carpet. –...
STANDBY-ON – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. Disc tray OPEN/CLOSE ç – Opens/closes the disc tray. Display panel – Show information about the current status of this unit. IR Sensor – Point the remote control towards this sensor.
Remote Control dvp3252_75_eng1.indd 8 2 (Standby-On) – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. ç (Open/Close) – Opens/closes the disc tray. Opens/closes the disc tray. DISPLAY – Displays the current status or disc information. –...
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DISC MENU – Enters or exits disc contents menu. – For VCD 2.0 and SVCD, turns on or off the playback control mode. – Confirms an entry or selection. RETURN/TITLE – Returns to the previous menu or shows title menu. .
Remote Control Using the remote control Open the battery compartment. Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA, following the indications (+-) inside the compartment. Close the cover. Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor (IR) on the front panel. Note: Never place any objects between the remote control and this unit while...
COMPONENT VIDEO IN Video (yellow cable) Step 1: Connecting to television This connection enables you to view the video playback from this unit. You only need to choose one of the options below to make the video connection. – For a standard TV, follow option 1. –...
Basic Connections Step 2: Connecting the power cord After everything is connected properly, plug the AC power cord into the power outlet. Never make or change any connections with the power turned on. Helpful Hint: – Refer to the type plate at the rear or bottom of the product for identification and supply ratings.
AUDIO STEREO Audio (red/white cables) Connecting to an Analogue Stereo System You can connect this unit to a two channel stereo system (e.g. mini system, analogue receiver) in order to enjoy stereo sound output. Connect the audio/video cables (red/white - supplied) from the AUDIO OUT L/R socket on this unit to the audio input sockets (red/white) on your connecting device.
Getting Started Finding the correct viewing channel Press 2 to turn on this unit. Turn on the TV and switch it to the correct video-in channel. You should see the blue DVD background screen. You may go to the lowest channel on ...
Audio, Subtitle and Disc Menu language for DVD playback You can select your preferred language settings for DVD playback. If the selected language is not available on the disc, the disc’s default language is used instead. Press Ç twice to stop playback (if any), then press SETUP.
Getting Started Setting up Progressive Scan feature (for Progressive Scan TV only) The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per second than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system). With nearly double the number of lines, progressive scan offers higher picture resolution and quality.
Playable discs This unit plays: – Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs) – Video CDs (VCDs) – Super Video CDs (SVCDs) – Finalised DVD Recordable (DVD±R), DVD Rewritable (DVD±RW) – Audio Compact Discs (CDs) – MP3/ WMA discs – The file extension has to be ‘.mp3’, ‘.wma’...
Disc Operations Notes: – If the inhibit icon TV when a button is pressed, it means the function is not available on the current disc or at the current time. – Never put any objects other than discs in the disc tray. Doing so may cause the unit to malfunction.
Helpful Hints: – For video disc, playback always resumes from the point where it was last stopped even if the disc was ejected or the unit is in standby mode. To start playback from the beginning, press . while the message ‘Play from the start, press -PREV-’...
Disc Operations Changing sound track language This operation works only on DVDs with multiple sound track languages, or VCDs/ SVCDs with multiple audio channels. For DVD Press AUDIO/CREATE MP3 repeatedly to select the available audio languages. For VCD/SVCD Press AUDIO/CREATE MP3 repeatedly to select the available audio channels provided by the disc.
Using Display menu options This unit can display the disc playback information (for example, title or chapter number, elapsed playing time, audio/ subtitle language), a number of operations can be done without interrupting disc playback. DISPLAY During playback, press DISPLAY repeatedly on the remote control.
Disc Operations Searching by time This option allows you to skip to a specific point in the current disc. Move to { TT Time / CH Time / Disc Time / Track Time } in the display menu and press . Use the numeric keypad 0-9 to enter the time where playback should start (eg.
Selecting various repeat functions This function allows you to select the different repeat play options. For DVD/VCD/SVCD Move to { Repeat } in the display menu and press . Chapter (repeat current chapter) Title (repeat current title) All (repeat entire disc) ...
Disc Operations Special Audio CD feature It is a time search option for audio CD playback. Playback skips to the time you input, within the disc or track. During playback, press DISPLAY repeatedly to toggle between different input options. Display Descriptions Disc Go To Time search within the...
Playing a JPEG photo disc (slide show) Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’ for details. Load a photo CD (Kodak Picture CD/ JPEG). The picture menu appears on the TV. ...
Disc Operations Playing a MP3/ WMA disc This unit can playback most of the MP3 and WMA files recorded on a recordable disc or commercial CD. Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’...
Playing music and photo files simultaneously You can create a musical slideshow playback if the disc contains both the MP3/WMA music and JPEG photo files. Load a disc that contains both MP3/WMA and JPEG files. Use keys to select a MP3/WMA file from the disc menu and press OK to start playback.
USB Operation You can play or view the data files (JPEG, MP3, WMA or DivX®) in the USB flash drive. However, editing or copying the data file is not possible. Connect the USB flash drive directly to socket on this unit. A message appears on the TV when the device is detected.
Creating audio CD to MP3 format This feature allows you to convert audio tracks from an audio CD into MP3 format. The created MP3 files are saved in your USB device. Connect the USB flash drive directly to socket on this unit. Load an audio CD.
Setup Menu Options Accessing the setup menu You can change the settings in this unit to suit your particular requirements. Press SETUP on the remote control. The setup menu appears. Use keys to select one of the setup menu options and press OK.
15 minutes. { Off } – Switch off the auto standby mode. Philips provides you with the DivX® VOD (Video On Demand) registration code that allows you to rent or purchase videos from DivX® VOD service at http://www.divx.com/vod. All the downloaded videos from DivX®...
Setup Menu Options Audio Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Analogue Output Digital Audio Setup dvp3252_75_eng1.indd 32 (continued) This setting is only required if you have connected the audio output of this unit to a stereo device or TV using the analogue output socket.
Audio Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Sound Mode CD Upsampling Night Mode dvp3252_75_eng1.indd 33 Setup Menu Options Select the type of preset digital sound effect that can match the disc’s content or optimise the sound of the musical style you are playing.
Setup Menu Options Video Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) TV Type TV Display Progressive Picture Setting Personal Picture Setup Brightness Contrast Tint Color dvp3252_75_eng1.indd 34 (continued) Select the colour system that matches the connected TV. It enables playback of a different type of disc (PAL or NTSC disc) on this unit.
Preference Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Audio Subtitle Disc Menu Parental dvp3252_75_eng1.indd 35 Setup Menu Options Select the preferred audio language for DVD playback. Select the preferred subtitle language for DVD playback. Select the preferred disc menu language for DVD playback. Note: If the selected audio/subtitle/disc menu language is not available on the DVD, the disc’s default language will be used instead.
Setup Menu Options Preference Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Mp3/Jpeg Navigator can only be set if the disc is recorded with a Mp3/Jpeg Nav menu. It allows you to select different display menus for easy navigation. { Without Menu } { With Menu } Note: This feature is not available for USB mode.
To check the updates, compare the current software version of this unit with the latest software version available at the Philips website. Press ç to open the disc tray. Press numeric keypad ‘55’ on the remote control.
Do not open this unit as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking this unit for repair. If you are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or Philips for help.
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Problem The remote control does not function properly. The unit does not start playback. The buttons on the unit do not work. The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be changed even though you have set the TV display. Cannot activate some features such as Angles, Subtitles, or multi-language Audio.
Troubleshooting Problem Picture freezes momentarily during playback. Unable to select Progressive Scan on/off. No sound during DivX movies playback. An DivX movie does not repeat. Certain DivX files do not play or are skipped. The contents of the USB flash drive cannot be read.
Frequently Asked Questions (USB) Why does it take so long to display the contents on my USB device? – This could be due to the large numbers of files (>500 files/folders) or size of the files (>1MB.) – There could be other non-supported files in the device that the system is trying to read/display.
Specifications TV STANDARD (PAL/50Hz) (NTSC/60Hz) Number of lines 625 Playback Multistandard (PAL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE Video DAC 12 bit, 108 MHz Y Pb Pr 0.7 Vpp ~ 75 ohm Video Output 1 Vpp ~ 75 ohm VIDEO FORMAT Digital MPEG 2 for DVD, SVCD Compression MPEG 1 for VCD DivX®...
Analogue audio: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound is available when you use the AUDIO LEFT/ RIGHT sockets. These red and white sockets send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV.
Glossary (continued) Region code: A system allowing discs to be played only in the region designated. This unit will only play discs that have compatible region codes. You can find the region code of your unit by looking at the product label. Some discs are compatible with more than one region (or ALL regions).
Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Amharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Avestan 6569 Aymara 6589 Azerhaijani 6590 Bahasa Melayu 7783 Bashkir 6665 Belarusian 6669 Bengali 6678 Bihari 6672 Bislama 6673 Bokmål, Norwegian 7866 Bosanski 6683 Brezhoneg 6682 Bulgarian 6671 Burmese...
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This Manufacturers Warranty is neither transferable nor valid in countries other than Australia. The conditions contained in this warranty card replace and override the provision of the Philips World-Wide Guarantee for products purchased in Australia and used in Australia. Version 9: 1 February 2007 Warranty valid for all new products purchased after 1 dvp3252_75_eng1.indd 46...
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Philips Consumer Electronics a division of Philips Electronics Australia Limited Service is provided through more than 100 accredited Authorised Service Centres throughout Australia. For direct contact with the nearest recommended Authorised Service Centre in capital & regional cities/towns Customer support is provided in Australia by our trained call centre staff For assistance with product features and specifications, please call Please record the following information for your records and keep in a safe place.
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