Important Note Advarsel: Laserrudstråling ved åbning når sikkerhesafbrydere er ude af funktion. Undgå u tsættelse for stråling. Bemærk: Netafbryderen POWER er sekundært indkoblet og afbryder ikke strømmen fra nette. Den indbyggede netdel er derfor tilsluttet til lysnettet så længe netstikket sidder i stikkontakten. Observer: Nettbryteren POWER er sekundert innkoplet.
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CAUTION VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM ADVARSEL SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING VED ÅBNING UNDGÅ UDSÆTTELSE FOR STRÅLING VARNING SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD BETRAKTA EJ STRÅLEN VARO! AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA NÄKYVÄLLE JA NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASER SÄTEILYLLE.
General Information The region code for this set is 2. Since it is usual for DVD movies to be released at different times in different regions of the world, all players have region codes and discs can have an optional region code. If you load a disc of a different region code to your player, you will see the region code notice on the screen.
Introduction Environmental Information ------------------------ 6 Supplied accessories -------------------------------- 6 Safety Information ----------------------------------- 6 Symbols Used in this Manual ---------------------- 6 Functional Overview Front and Rear Panels ------------------------------ 7 Remote Control ------------------------------------- 8 Preparation Basic Connections ----------------------------------- 9 Connecting to a TV ---------------------------------- 9 Connecting to an Audio System ---------------- 10 Connecting to Optional Equipment ------------ 10 Inserting batteries into the Remote Control - 11...
Introduction Thank you for purchasing this Philips DVD player. This Owner’s Manual explains the basic operation of this DVD player. Environmental Information All unnecessary packaging has been omitted. We have tried to make the packaging easy to separate into three materials: cardboard (box), polystyrene foam (buffer) and polyethylene (bags, protective foam sheet).
Front and Rear Panels STANDBY-ON – to switch the player to standby mode or SMART PICTURE – to access the colour settings menubar Disc Tray / OPEN/CLOSE – to open/close the disc tray DVD 723 DVD VIDEO PLAYER SMART STANDBY-ON PICTURE COAXIAL (Digital audio out) –...
Functional Overview Remote Control RETURN / RESUME – go back to previous menu / continue playback after play was stopped DISC MENU – access menu of a DVD disc 1 2 3 4 – (left/right/up/down) select an item in the menu –...
Connect the CVBS VIDEO OUT on the DVD player to the CVBS VIDEO IN. Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT on the DVD player to the Left and Right AUDIO IN on the TV. If your TV has a S-Video input connector, Connect the S-VIDEO OUT on the DVD player to the S-VIDEO IN on the TV.
You can also listen to the sound of audio CDs and DVD video discs by connecting to an optional stereo system. Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT on the DVD player to the Left and Right AUDIO IN on the stereo system. AUDIO SYSTEM TO AUDIO IN...
If you are using an external equipment (eg. audio system or receiver), turn them on and select the appropriate input source that was used to connect to the DVD player output. Refer to the equipment owner’s manual for detail. Preparation...
16:9 ➜ when you connect a wide-screen TV to the DVD player. 4:3 LETTER BOX ➜ when you connect a normal TV to the DVD player. Displays a wide picture with bands displayed on the upper and lower portions of the TV screen.
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– Black level shift (NTSC output only) Select ON for adapting the colour dynamics to obtain richer contrasts. – Video shift Use this setting to personalize the position of the picture on your TV by scrolling it to the left or right.
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Preparation Sound – Digital output ¶ Digital output selection enables you to specify the type of digital output suitable for your receiver. ¶ Select ALL (default setting), if you had connected your DIGITAL AUDIO OUT to a multichanel decoder receiver. ¶...
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Language Selecting disc languages: Menu/Audio/Subtitle language G This is to select the audio language, subtitle language and the language used in TV screen menus or DVD menus which will always be used for every disc to be played back. G If the language selected is not available on the disc, the original language designated by each disc will be selected.
Playing a title Insert a disc and close the tray, playback starts automatically. ➜ The TV screen’s and DVD player’s display shows the type of disc loaded, disc’s information and playing time. When the Disc Menu appear on the TV screen,...
SVCDs (see Smart Resume section). Playing an Audio CD G Audio CDs contain only TRACKS. G They can be played on your DVD player with the audio output connected to a stereo system or to your TV. G If CD-text is available on the disc, it will be display on both the TV screen and front player’s...
CD text and MP3 text Some CD or MP3-CD discs may contain text information (eg. track name, album name, artist name etc.) which will appear on the DVD player and TV screen during playback. By default, CD text display is set to ON.
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Slow Motion DVD VCD Select (SLOW MOTION) in the menu bar and press 4. ➜ Playback will pause. Use the cursor keys 1 2 to select the required speed: -1, -1/2, -1/4 or -1/8 (backward), or +1/8, +1/4, +1/2 or +1 (forward). Select 1 to play the disc at normal speed again.
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Operation Shuffle This shuffles the playing order of chapters within a title, if the title has more than one chapter. Press SHUFFLE during playback. ➜ SHUFFLE appears on the screen for about two seconds. To return to normal playback, press SHUFFLE again.
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Storing titles/tracks Press 4 to select TITLES/TRACKS. Use 2 and 1 to select the require title/tracks. Press OK to store the entire selected title/tracks. ➜ The title number will be added to the list of selections. Storing chapters/indexes Press 4 on the selected chapter/indexes number. ➜...
Operation MP3 Disc Features Support following MP3-CD formats (ISO9660 format): G Max. 30 characters G Max. nested directory is 8 levels G The max. ALB number is 32 G Supported VBR bit-rate G Supported sampling frequencies for MP3 disc are: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz G Supported Bit-rates of MP3 disc are: 32, 64, 96, 128, 192, 256 (kbps) Following formats can’t be supported...
Child Lock DVD VCD Activating/deactivating the Child Lock When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the Personal Preferences menu using the 3/4 keys. Enter a 4-digit code of your own choice twice. Move to “CHILD LOCK” using the 3/4 keys. Move to Ç...
On this basis, Philips cannot guarantee the functioning of the PARENTAL CONTROL system and denies any liability associated with unintended watching of disc content.
Cleaning the disc lens ¶ After prolonged use, dirt or dust may accumulate at the disc lens. To ensure good playback quality, clean the disc lens with Philips CD Lens Cleaner or any commercially available cleaner. Follow the instructions supplied with the cleaner.
Solution – Check if the AC power cord is properly connected. – Press Standby-On key on the DVD player. – Check if the TV is switched on. – Check the video connection. – Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear.