Philips BDP2500 User manual

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Contents
1 Important 4
Safety and important notice 4
2 Your product 7
Feature highlights 7
Playable media 8
Product overview 9
3 Connect 13
Connect video/audio cables 14
Route audio to other devices 16
Connect USB device 16
Connect power 17
4 Get started 17
Prepare the remote control 18
Find the correct viewing channel 18
Use the Home menu 18
Navigate the menu 19
Select menu display language 19
Use Philips EasyLink 20
5 Play 21
Play a disc 21
Play video 21
Play music 27
Play photo 29
6 Adjust settings 31
Video setup 31
Audio Setup 33
Preference Setup 35
EasyLink Setup 37

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Advanced Setup 38
7 Additional Information 40
Update software 40
Care 41
8 Specifications 41
9 Troubleshooting 43
10 Glossary 45

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1 Important
Safety and important notice
Warning
Risk of overheating! Never install the product in a confined space. Always leave a•
space of at least 4 inches around the product for ventilation. Ensure curtains or other
objects never cover the ventilation slots on the product.
Never place the product, remote control or batteries near naked flames or other heat
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sources, including direct sunlight.
Only use this product indoors. Keep this product away from water, moisture and
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liquid-filled objects.
Never place this product on other electrical equipment.
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Keep away from this product during lightning storms.•
Where the mains plug or an appliance coupler is used as the disconnect device, the•
disconnect device shall remain readily operable.
Visible and invisible laser radiation when open. Avoid exposure to beam.
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Disposal of your old product and batteries
Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and
components, which can be recycled and reused.
When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it
means that the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/
EC. Please inform yourself about the local separate collection system for
electrical and electronic products.

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Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of your old
products with your normal household waste.
Correct disposal of your old product helps to prevent potential negative
consequences for the environment and human health.
Your product contains batteries covered by the European Directive
2006/66/EC, which cannot be disposed with normal household waste.
Please inform yourself about the local rules on separate collection of
batteries because correct disposal helps to prevent negative consequences
for the environmental and human health.
Copyright notice
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is
protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual
property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights
owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorised
by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other
limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorised by Macrovision
Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
Open source software
This BD Player contains open source software. Philips hereby offers to
deliver or make available, upon request, for a charge no more than the
cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine
readable copy of the corresponding source code on a medium customarily
used for software interchange. This offer is valid for a period of 3 years
after the date of purchase of this product.
To obtain the source code, write to
Program Manager - Home Video - AVM
620A, Lorong 1,
Innovation Site Singapore
Tao Payoh

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Singapore - 319762
Trademark notice
HDMI, and HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are
trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.
Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries.
‘DVD Video’ is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation.
‘Blu-ray Disc’ and ‘Blu-ray Disc’ logo are trademarks.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the
double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent # s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674;
5,974,380;5,978,762; 6,487,535 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued
& pending. DTS and DTS 2.0+Digital Out are registered trademarks and
the DTS logos, Symbol are trademarks of DTS, Inc. ©1996-2008 DTS, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

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DivX, DivX Ultra Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX,
Inc. and are used under license.
Official DivX®Ultra Certified product.
Plays all versions of DivX®video (including DivX®6) with enhanced
playback of DivX®media files and the DivX®Media Format.
Plays DivX®video with menus, subtitles and audio tracks.
Java and all other Java trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and/or other
countries.
BONUSVIEW™
‘BONUSVIEW’ is a trademark of Blu-ray Disc Association.
‘x.v.Colour’ is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
2 Your product
Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips!To fully benefit
from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.
com/welcome.
Feature highlights
Philips EasyLink
CLASS 1
LASER PRODUCT

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Your product supports Philips EasyLink, which uses the HDMI CEC
(Consumer Electronics Control) protocol. EasyLink-compliant devices that
are connected through HDMI connectors can be controlled by a single
remote control.
Note
Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability with all HDMI CEC devices.•
High-Definition entertainment
Watch high-definition content disc with HDTV (High Definition
Television). Connect it through a high speed HDMI cable (1.3 or category
2). You can enjoy excellent picture quality up to 1080p resolution with the
frame rate of 24 frames per second with progressive scan output.
BONUSVIEW/PIP (Picture-in-Picture)
This is a new function of BD-Video that plays the primary video and
secondary video simultaneously. Blu-ray players with Final Standard Profile
or Profile 1.1 specs can play Bonus View features.
Upscale DVD for enhanced picture quality
Watch the discs in the highest picture quality available for the HDTV.
Video upscaling increases
the resolution of standard definition disc to high definition up to 1080p
over an HDMI connection.
A highly detailed picture and increased sharpness delivers a more true-to-
life picture.
Playable media
This product can play:
BD-Video, BD-R/RE2.0•
DVD, DVD-Video, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/-R DL•
(Dual Layer)
Video CD/SVCD•
Audio CD, CD-R/CD-RW, MP3-CD, WMA-CD•
DivX (Ultra)-CD, Picture CD•

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Region codes
You can play discs with the following region codes.
Region code Country
DVD BD
Asia Pacific,
Taiwan, Korea
Product overview
Main unit
a
Turn on this product or switch to standby mode.•
bDisc compartment
cIR sensor
Point the remote control at the IR sensor.•
dDisplay panel
e
Open or close the disc compartment.•
f
Start or resume play.•
g
Pause play.•
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Front panel display Description
LOADING Loading a disc.
UNSUPP The disc is not supported.
BD Blu-ray disc is recognized.
HDMI ERR The HDMI video resolution is not supported
by TV.
FASTFWD Fast forward mode.
FASTBWD Fast reverse mode.
SLOWFWD Slow forward mode.
SETTINGS Setup menu is displayed.
HOME Home menu is displayed.
CHAPTER Current chapter is in chapter repeat mode.
DOLBY D Dolby Digital audio is being played.
DOLBY HD Dolby HD audio is being played.
UPGRADE Software upgrade is in progress.