Phillips DVD963SA Dvd/Cd/SACD Audiophile Player With Original Owner’s Manual

Description

Phillips DVD963SA
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Features & details
Plays SACD, DVD, Video CD, CD-R and CD-RW media
Dual Laser Pickup provides best possible picture and sound with DVD and CD formatted discs, and optimizes laser lifespan
Built-in DSD, AC-3, MPEG2 decoders
5.1 channel output plus Coaxial and Optical Digital outputs
Ultra low jitter master audio clock
Everything about it:
Super audio CD is the next generation music format that provides ultra-high quality music reproduction and 5.1 uncompressed multi-channel surround sound. Enjoy being immersed in pure multi-channel sound rich with nuance and the ambience of a live performance.
Progressive scan: You want to enjoy sharper images. Progressive Scan doubles the vertical resolution of the image resulting in a noticeable sharper picture.
Component video output: component video is a top-quality video connection ideal for connecting DVD players to high-end TV sets or projectors.
Digital Crystal Clear: Enjoy the most natural, crystal-clear images, "live" on your screen. DCC is an intelligent combination of precise picture settings which automatically delivers optimal contrast, color enhancement, and sharpness.
Digital zoom with perfect still: when you want to get more precision on what you are watching, the "zoom" function allows you to enlarge the video image and to pan through the enlarged image.
MP3-CD playback: Enjoy unlimited listening pleasure with MP3-CD playback. MP3 encoded music recorded on a CD-ROM can be played back as if it were a normal audio CD.
Audio Direct mode: shuts off the video section of the Super Audio CD Player, eliminating any high-frequency noise from the video circuitry that may interfere with the delicate SACD audio processing circuit.
Bass management: Enjoy superior, optimized sound quality regardless of the speaker type and placement. SACD Bass Management redirects bass material from the main and surround speakers into the subwoofer without losing any quality in the signal.
CD Upsampling: Get the smoothest and sweetest music sound possible out of your CDs. CD Upsampling is a sound processing technology that solves the drawback usually faced by synthetic and sterile CD sound, making music from CDs sound almost analogue.
Clear Voice: Enjoy clear and crisp dialogue. Clear Voice is a sound algorithm which enhances the voice clarity in a movie thus giving crisp dialogue without compromising on the other sound dynamics of the movie.
Dolby Digital is a multi-channel digital audio format used in movie films and almost all commercial DVD discs. Enjoy a multi-dimensional surround sound experience in your living room from your DVD discs.
Dolby Pro Logic II: enjoy multi-channel sound in your home theater system no matter what disc you play from any stereo audio source.
Digital Surround DTS: DTS is the highest quality audio format used in movie films and DVD discs. It makes audio tracks more dynamic, more realistic, and more closely matching to the original theatrical sound effect than any other digitally encoded soundtrack format.
CD Text: SuperAudio CD/CD/MP3 text support provides you easy access to tracks and audio disc as the tracks can be accessed by the track name rather than by cryptic track numbers.
Aspect Ratio Conversion: convert your picture format between 16:9, 4:3 letterbox, and 4:3 Pan Scan.
CD, CD-R + CD-RW compatible: automatically detects and plays the CD's you've created on any Philips Audio or Video Player.
Picture CD: view your digital pictures on CD-R and CD-RW discs on the TV screen in your living room.
5-disc resume: When you cannot finish viewing a disc till the end, the next time you insert the disc, you can continue from the exact scene where you left off. The DVD player remembers where you have stopped playing and resumes play from that position.
Universal remote control: control your video equipment and TV set with one single remote control.
Picture quality:
108 Mhz/13 bit (video oversampling) DAC for ultimate picture quality
Digital Crystal Clear: advanced setting for Gamma, Chroma/Luma and DNR/Sharpness
Crystal Clear Pro 3:2 pull-down progressive scan with motion compensation
Component, composite, and S-video outputs
Sound quality:
Super audio CD playback with advanced bass management
CD upsampling to 192 Khz/24 bit
Audiophile grade audio circuitry for crystal clear sound
Rigid chassis with double bottom plate for superior acoustic isolation
Audio direct mode for pure CD and SACD playback
Great convenience:
Dual laser optical pickup unit for optimum CD-R and CD-RW playback and multi-session MP3
SACD/CD text display
Technical specifications:
Playback system:
SACD multi-channel
SACD stereo
DVD-video
Video CD (VCD)
S-video CD (SVCD)
MP3-CD
CD (CD-R and CD-RW)
DVD+RW
Optical read-out system:
Laser type: Semiconductor AlGaAs
Numerical aperture: 0.60 (DVD), 0.45 (VCD/SVCD/CD)
Wavelength: 650 nm (DVD), 780 nm (VCD/SVCD/CD)
DVD disc format:
Medium: optical disc
Diameter: 12 cm (8 cm)
Playing time: (12 cm)
One layer: 2.15 hr
Dual layer: 4 hr
Two side, single layer: 4.30 hr
Two side, dual layer: 8 hr
TV standard:
PAL: 50 Hz, 625 lines, multi-standard playback
NTSC: 60 Hz, 525 lines, multi-standard playback
Audio format:
Digital
DSD: uncompressed digital
MPEG/Dolby: compressed digital
Digital/DTS/PCM: 16, 20, 24 bits, fs 44.1, 48, 96 kHz
MP3 ISO 9660: 96, 112, 128, 256 kbps and variable bit rate, fs 32,44.1, 48 kHz
Full decoding of Dolby Digital and DTS multi-channel sound
Analog Sound Stereo
Dolby surround compatible downmix from Dolby Digital multi-channel sound
3D sound for virtual 5.1 channel sound on two speakers
Video format:
Digital compression: MPEG 2 for DVD and SVCD, MPEG 1 for VCD
DVD: 50 Hz; 60 Hz
Horizontal resolution: 720 pixels; 720 pixels
Vertical resolution: 576 lines; 480 lines
VCD: 50 Hz; 60 Hz
Horizontal resolution: 352 pixels; 352 pixels
Vertical resolution: 288 lines; 240 lines
SACD audio performance:
D/A converter: DSD
SACD: fs 2.8224 MHz, DC-100 kHz
Max. output: 2V rms
Voltage (OdB)
Channel unbalance:
Cut-off frequency: 40 kHz
Signal-noise (1 kHz): 115 dB
Dynamic range (1 kHz): 108 dB
Crosstalk (1 kHz): 110 dB
Total harmonic distortion (1 kHz): 100 dB
Audio performance (upsampling off):
D/A converter
DVD: (24 bits) Fs 96 kHz, 4 Hz-44 kHz
(24 bits) Fs 48 kHz, 4 Hz-22 kHz
CD/Video CD: (24 bits) Fs 44.1 kHz, 4 Hz-20 kHz
S-video CD: (24 bits) Fs 48 kHz, 4 Hz-22 kHz
(24 bits) Fs 44.1 kHz, 4 Hz-20 kHz
Signal-noise (1 kHz): 105 dB
Dynamic range (1 kHz): 105 dB
Crosstalk (1 kHz): 105 dB
Total harmonic distortion (1 kHz): 100 dB
Video performance:
YUV output Y: 1 Vpp into 75 Ohm, CrCb: 0.7 Vpp into 75 Ohm
S-video output Y: 1 Vpp into 75 Ohm, C: 0.3 Vpp into 75 Ohm
Video output: 1 Vpp into 75 Ohm
Black level shift: on/off
Video shift: left/right
Connections
Y, Cb, Cr output(480i/p): Cinch 3x (green, blue, red)
S-video output: Mini DIN, 4 pins
Video output: cinch (yellow) 2x
Audio L+R output: cinch (white/red)
Digital output: 1 coaxial, 1 optical, IEC958 for CDDA/LPCM, IEC1937 for MPEG1/2, Dolby Digital, DTS
Six channel analog output:
Audio front L/R: cinch (white/red)
Audio surround L/R: cinch (white/red)
Audio centre: cinch (blue)
Audio subwoofer: cinch (black)
Power supply:
Power inlet: 110 V, 60 Hz
Power usage: approx. 20 Watt
Power usage standby: less than 4 Watt
Product:
Dimension 17 x 3.9 x 12.4 inches (w x h x d)
Package contents:
DVD-video player
Remote control with batteries
User manual
Video cable/audio cable
AC power cord
General functionality:
Stop/play/pause
Fast forward/backward
Step forward/backward
Slow motion
Title/chapter/track select
Skip next/skip previous
Repeat (chapter/title/all) or (track/all)
A-B repeat, shuffle and scan
Zoom (x1.33, x2, x4) with picture enhancement
3D sound
5.1 channels user defined speaker settings
Virtual jog shuttle
Enhanced smart picture with monitor type selector
SACD/CD text
Resume (5 disc) after stop/standby
Parental control and disc lock (120 disc)
NTSC/PAL conversion
Smart power off for better energy saving
Advanced SACD bass management
Audio Upsampling
Audio direct mode
Crystal Clear Pro
DVD functionality:
Multi-angle selection
Audio selection (1 out of max. 8 languages)
Subtitles selection (1 out of max. 32 languages)
Aspect ratio conversion (16:9, 4:3 letterbox, 4:3 Pan Scan)
Disc Menu support (title menu and root menu) Video CD, SVCD functionality
Playback control for VCD 2.0 discs and SVCD
Audio Selection (1 out of max. 4 languages) for SVCD
MP3 functionality:
Time display (track)
Album and track selection
Repeat (disc/album/track)
Nested directory levels supported to 8 levels
Max. albums possible is 32
Max. number of tracks is 999