Philips DVD615AT99 Operating manual

There are many ways to connect your new DVD Player to yourTelevision and other equipment.This Quick Use
Guide shows the easiest, most common connection between the DVD Player and aTV using the supplied
cables.
Higher quality connections are explained in the accompanying owner’s manual and will provide better sound or
picture if yourTV and/or audio system is compatible.
LEFT AUDIO IN
VIDEO IN
RIGHT AUDIO IN
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2
4
Y
PB
Pr
Back ofTV
(example only)
LEFTAUDIOIN
S-VIDEOIN
RIGHTAUDIOIN
RED
WHITE
YELLOW
1Disconnect all equipment from the power outlets. Connect the equipment to the power outlets only after you
have finished hooking up everything. Never make or change connections with equipment connected to the power outlet.
2Connect the yellowVIDEO (VIDEO OUT) jack of the DVD Player to the corresponding VIDEO IN jack on
yourTV. Use the supplied video cable,which has yellow ends.On theTV,theVideo In jack is usually yellow and might be
labeled video,CVBS,composite,or baseband.
3Connect the supplied audio cable to the red and white AUDIO OUT (right and left) jacks on the DVD
Player and to the right/left AUDIO IN jacks on theTV. The supplied audio cable has red and white ends. Match
the cable colors to the jack colors.On theTV,theAudio In jacks are usually labeledAudio.The red jack is the right
(stereo channel) and the white jack is the left (stereo channel).
4Plug the power cords of the DVD Player and theTV into an active power outlet. Press the POWER
ON/OFF button on the front of the DVD Player to turn on the DVD Player.
5Turn on theTV power. Set theTV to the correctVideo In channel.Such channels may be calledAUX orAUX-
ILIARY IN,AUDIO/VIDEO orA/V IN, EXT1 or EXT2 or External In, etc.These channels are often near channel 00.See
yourTV manual for details.Or, changeTV channels until you see the blue Philips DVD background screen or the player's
screen saver on theTV.
Remember...
●Connect the DVD Player directly to theTV. For example, do not connect the DVD Player to aVCR, then connect theVCR to
aTV.This type of connection may distort the picture and sound or give you a black and white picture.Also,yourVCR might
have the copy protection system,which could distort the DVD image or prevent playback of some Discs.
●If yourTV does not have red,white,and yellowAudio andVideo In jacks,refer to the owner’s manual for other hookup options.If
yourTV only has a singleAntenna In or RF In jack,you will need an RF modulator.See the owner’s manual for details.
DVD615
DVD615
Quick Use Guide
Quick Use Guide

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To simply play a Disc, follow these steps.Additional playback
features are described in the accompanying owner’s manual.
1Press POWER ON/OFF on the front of the DVD Player
to turn on the Player. (You can turn on the DVD Player by
pressing POWER 2on the remote control only if the POWER
ON/OFF button on the front of the Player is depressed.)
2Turn on yourTV. Set it to the correctVideo In channel.
You should see the blue Philips DVD background screen or the
player's screen saver on theTV (if no Disc is in the Player).
3Press OPEN/CLOSE /on the front of the DVD Player to
open the disc tray.
4Load your Disc in the tray,with the label facing up and the
shiny side facing down.If the Disc (DVD) is two-sided,make sure
the side you want to play is facing up.Press OPEN/CLOSE /
again to close the tray.
5Playback may start automatically. If not, press PLAY 2.If
a Disc menu appears,use the 341 2 and OK buttons or the
Number buttons to select features or start playback from a
menu.Follow the instructions in the Disc menu.
6To stop playing the Disc, press STOP C.
Region Codes
DVDs must be labeled for ALL regions or for Region 1 in order to play on this DVD Player.You cannot play Discs
that are labeled for other regions.If one of these logos appears on your DVD or its case, it should play on this DVD Player.
Color Systems
Recordings are made according to a color system.The most common color system in the United States is NTSC.
This DVD Player is compatible with NTSC and PAL. Make sure the Discs you play were recorded in NTSC or PAL and
yourTV is NTSC or PAL compatible. Look for the color system of the DVD on the DVD or on the Disc case.
Playable Discs
This DVD Player will play the following types of Discs:
DVD
(DigitalVideo Disc)
Audio CD
(Compact Disc
DigitalAudio)
Video CD
SuperVideo CD
CD-R (CD-Recordable)
CD-RW (CD-Rewritable)
Recordable
ReWritable
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6
NTSC PAL
Quick Use Guide (cont’d)
Quick Use Guide (cont’d)
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