Philips DVD957 DVD Player User Manual


 
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English
Preparation
General notes
Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to
connect, there are various ways you could connect the
player.
Please refer to the manuals of your TV, VCR, Stereo System
or other devices as necessary to make the best
connections.
For better sound reproduction, connect the player’s audio
out jacks to the audio in jacks of your amplifier, receiver,
stereo or A/V equipment. See ‘Connecting to optional
equipment’.
Caution:
Do not connect the players audio out jack to
the phono in jack of your audio system.
Do not connect your DVD-player via your VCR.
The DVD image could be distorted by the copy
protection system.
Connecting to a TV
1 Connect the SCART to the corresponding connector on
the TV using the SCART cable supplied (Z).
If your TV is not equipped with a SCART you can select
one of the following alterative connections:
S-Video (Y/C) connection
1 Connect the S-Video out jack on the DVD-player to the S-
Video in jack on the TV using an optional S-Video cable (Y).
2 Connect the audio Left and Right out jacks to the audio
left/right in jacks on the TV (A).
Video CVBS connection
1 Connect the Video out (CVBS) jack to the video in jack on
the TV using the video cable supplied (X).
2 Connect the audio Left and Right out jacks to the audio
left/right in jacks on the TV (A).
TV
ZYXA
DIG OUTOPT OUT
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
PCM/MPEG2/AC3/DTS
I
AUX/VCR
IN
II
TV OUT
MAINS
RIGHT SUBW.
REAR
RIGHT
FRONT
LEFT CENTER
MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT
REAR
LEFT
FRONT
L
R
(CVBS)
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO OUT
S-VIDEO OUT
(Y/C)
Y
C
B
C
R
Component Video (Y CB CR) connection
1
Connect the Y, C
B
, C
R
out jacks on the DVD-player to the
corresponding jacks on the TV using optional Y, C
B
, C
R
cable (W).
2 Connect the audio Left and Right out jacks to the audio
left/right in jacks on the TV (A).
TV
A
W
DIG OUTOPT OUT
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
PCM/MPEG2/AC3/DTS
I
AUX/VCR
IN
II
TV OUT
MAINS
RIGHT SUBW.
REAR
RIGHT
FRONT
LEFT CENTER
MULTICHANNEL AUDIO OUT
REAR
LEFT
FRONT
L
R
(CVBS)
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO OUT
S-VIDEO OUT
(Y/C)
Y
C
B
C
R
Connecting to optional
equipment
Connecting to an amplifier equipped with
two channel analog stereo or Dolby
Surround
1 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 the optional audio cable
(A).
Connecting to an amplifier equipped with
two channel digital stereo (PCM) or to an
A/V receiver equipped with a multi-channel
decoder (Dolby Digital, MPEG 2 and
DTS)
1 Connect the player’s digital audio out jack (optical G or
coaxial F) to the corresponding in jack on your amplifier.
Use an optional digital (optical G or coaxial F) audio cable.
2 You will need to activate the player’s digital output (see
‘Personal Preferences’).
PREPARATION