Philips CDI 605
 | |
| Philips' drawing of the caddy-loading CDI 605 from its user manual. No freely licensed photograph of a CDI 605 was found. | |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Philips Interactive Media Systems |
| Type | Professional and authoring CD-i player |
| CPU | Philips SCC68070[1] |
| Memory | 5 MB RAM (1 MB base system, 4 MB on the 22ER9132 extension), expandable to 12 MB; 8 KB battery-backed NVRAM[2][3] |
| Storage | 3.5-inch floppy disk drive; SCSI-1 port for external drives[1] |
| Display | — |
| Sound | — |
| Media | Compact Disc, caddy loading (605/00) or tray loading (605T)[3] |
| Ports / interface | Two mini-DIN 8 control ports, two RS-232 (D-sub 9), RGB (D-sub 9), Y/C, CVBS and stereo audio, SCSI (50-pin), Centronics printer port, thin-wire Ethernet (BNC)[2] |
| Power | 100–120 V or 220–240 V AC ±10 %, 50–60 Hz, selectable; approx. 40 W without extensions |
| Dimensions | 420 × 90 × 400 mm |
| Weight | 7 kg |
| OS / Firmware | CD-RTOS, based on Microware OS-9/68K[4] |
| Model no. | CDI 605/00, /05, /17; CDI 605T/20, /37 |
The Philips CDI 605 is a professional CD-i player that Philips Interactive Media Systems built for authoring CD-i titles. ICDIA describes it as a player with 5 MB of RAM, SCSI, Ethernet and parallel ports and extra diagnostic tools in the player shell.[5] Philips' own panel drawing also shows a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive on the front.[2] There were two versions. The original CDI 605/00 loads discs in a caddy and could not take a Digital Video cartridge, although an upgrade kit replaced one of its two extension connectors with a DVC connector. The later CDI 605T/20 has a disc tray and takes the 22ER9424 Digital Video board.[3] Philips' user manual for the 605 is dated 1992 and the manual for the 605T 1993.[2][6]
Versions
[edit | edit source]| Item | CDI 605/00 | CDI 605T/20 |
|---|---|---|
| Disc loading | Caddy | Tray |
| Digital Video | None as built; 22ER9424 after the DVC upgrade kit | 22ER9424 |
| Infra-red pointing devices | RC5 | RC5 and RC6 |
| Main RAM | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| NV-RAM | 8 KB | 8 KB |
| CD mechanism | CDM 9 | CDM 9 |
| Main board | Mini-MMC | Mini-MMC |
[3] The 605T also came with a newer system ROM, release 1.3, according to its owner at retrostuff.org.[4] Philips' service manual for the 605T is a supplement to the CDI 605/00/05/17 manual (service code 4822 725 24083) and covers only the parts that changed: the tray loader, the CD panel, the expansion panel and the extension board.[1]
Specifications
[edit | edit source]| Item | Philips' figure |
|---|---|
| Audio | Left and right on cinch, 2 V rms into 10 kΩ; 6 mm headphone socket, 8 Ω to 2 kΩ, 30 mW into 32 Ω |
| Video | NTSC and PAL; RGB on D-sub 9 (0.7 V p-p into 75 Ω); Y/C (1 V p-p into 75 Ω); CVBS on cinch (1 V p-p into 75 Ω) |
| Control ports | Ports 1 and 2: mini-DIN 8 for a pointing device or CD-i keyboard; ports 3 and 4: D-sub 9 for RS-232 peripherals, port 3 being the terminal port |
| Extension slot | One general slot for system extensions, also used for the Full-Motion Video function (service-mounted) |
| Memory | 5 MB RAM in total: 1 MB for the base case system and 4 MB extended RAM; expandable to 12 MB via the extension slot |
| Power supply | 100–120 V or 220–240 V ±10 %, selectable, 50–60 Hz |
| Power consumption | Approx. 40 W without extensions |
| Dimensions | 420 × 90 × 400 mm (w × h × d) |
| Weight | 7 kg |
| Printer port | 25-pin D-sub, Centronics compatible |
[2] The 605T's manual gives the same power, size and weight figures.[6]
Hardware
[edit | edit source]Philips' demounting chart and parts lists for the 605T name the main assemblies: the MMC (Multi Media Controller) panel 1001, the APU (audio processing unit) panel 1002, the video encoder panel 1003, the CD panel 1004 that carries the drive electronics and the analogue outputs, the power supply 1006, the expansion panel FMV 1007, the floppy drive unit 1008 and the emulator panel 1011. The disc mechanism is a CDM 9 in Philips' tray loader 915.[1] The block diagram names the processor as the SCC68070.[1]
The 22ER9132/40 extension board fitted at the rear adds 4 MB of RAM, a SCSI-1 port on a 50-pin micro ribbon connector, a Centronics printer port and thin-wire (BNC) IEEE 802.3 Ethernet.[1] The cinch socket marked DO on the 605 connects a CD-i emulator and does not carry an S/PDIF signal.[3] The CD drive selector on the rear switches between the internal drive and an external drive or emulator.[2]
The owner of a 605T/20 at retrostuff.org found a Mitsubishi MF355C-299MG floppy drive with its own controller board, a Japan Servo TUDC12B4-937 fan, a power supply for 100–120 V and 220–240 V, and eight Motorola MCM514256AZ10 DRAMs (1 MB) on the MMC panel.[7] The Mini MMC board in the professional players keeps its settings in an 8 KB Timekeeper NVRAM and uses a Sony CXA1145P video encoder.[8][9]
Known faults
[edit | edit source]- The Timekeeper NVRAM's built-in cell runs flat. Settings and the date are lost at every power-off, and the player can stop at a light blue screen or at the "memory full" error.[9][4]
- The tray belt slackens and the grease in the tray mechanism dries out, so the tray sticks or squeals when it opens and closes (605T).[7]
- The fan is noisy; on the 605T examined at retrostuff.org it only needed cleaning.[7]
Diagnosis is on the Philips CDI 605 Troubleshooting Guide, the strip-down on the Philips CDI 605 General Maintenance page and the capacitor values on the Philips CDI 605 Capacitor Replacement Guide.
Documentation
[edit | edit source]- Philips CDI 605 Documentation: the CDI 605 and CDI 605T user manuals, the CDI 605T service manual supplement, and Philips' 1992 technical documentation for CDI 605 users.[10]
ICDIA's service manual index lists the 605T supplement as a Mini-MMC manual whose diagrams are shared with the CDI 605, 603 and 610.[11]
-
Front and rear panels of the caddy-loading CDI 605 (user manual p. 4) -
Front and rear panels of the tray-loading CDI 605T (service manual section 2.2) -
Exploded view and demounting chart of the CDI 605T (service manual section 4.1)
Related pages
[edit | edit source]- Philips CDI 605 General Maintenance
- Philips CDI 605 Troubleshooting Guide
- Philips CDI 605 Capacitor Replacement Guide
- Philips CDI 605 Documentation
- Philips CDI 615
- Philips CDI 910
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Philips Interactive Media Systems Service & Support, Service Manual CDI 605T/20/37, service code 4822 725 24695, cover imprint W.L.0993: cover note and contents (PDF pp. 1–3); connections and controls, section 2.2 (PDF p. 4); test discs, service tools and central repair items, sections 3.5 and 3.6 (PDF p. 12); exploded view and demounting chart, section 4.1 (PDF p. 13); cabinet and tray loader 915 parts lists, sections 4.1.1 and 4.2.1 (PDF p. 14); overall block diagram, section 6.1 (PDF p. 15); CD panel circuit diagrams, layouts and parts list, sections 6.4.1 to 6.4.4 (PDF pp. 18–21); extension panel FMV, section 6.6 (PDF pp. 22–23); CD panel measurements, section 7.2.2 (PDF p. 24); extension 22ER9132/40 specification, section 8.2 (PDF p. 25). Hosted here as File:Philips CDI 605T Service Manual.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Philips Interactive Media Systems, CDI 605 User Manual, 3104 125 20282, © 1992: front and rear panels p. 4; cleaning and technical data p. 16; Before Requesting Service p. 18. Hosted here as File:Philips CDI 605 User Manual.pdf; see Philips CDI 605 Documentation.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Comparison table of all Philips professional and authoring CD-i players, The New International CD-i Association—link(accessed 2026-10-20) Rows CDI 605/00 and CDI 605T/20, and the notes on DVC, DO and CDM.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 First Steps in OS-9 on Philips CDI605T, retrostuff.org, 21 July 2019—link(accessed 2026-10-20) Owner's report on a CDI 605T/20: settings lost at power-off, the TOOLS menu, the Mini MMC low-level test menu, the terminal on port 3, and the "memory full" screen.
- ↑ Philips professional and authoring CD-i players, The New International CD-i Association—link(accessed 2026-10-20) Entry "Philips CDI 605".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Philips Interactive Media Systems, CDI 605T User Manual, 3104 125 20283, © 1993: technical data (approx. 40 W, 420 × 90 × 400 mm, 7 kg). Hosted here as File:Philips CDI 605T User Manual.pdf.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Philips CDI605T Disassembly and Repair, retrostuff.org, 7 August 2019, revised 24 May 2025—link(accessed 2026-10-20) Owner's disassembly and repair of a CDI 605T/20: extension cards, tray belt and grease, Timekeeper replacement, fan, floppy drive, DVC capacitors, board photographs.
- ↑ Modifications for Philips CD-i Players, retrostuff.org, 12 January 2020, revised 2024—link(accessed 2026-10-20) Section "JNMS, Maxi MMC and Mini MMC (prof.)".
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 NVRAM+RTC Solutions for Philips CD-i Players, retrostuff.org, 31 December 2021, revised 25 November 2025—link(accessed 2026-10-20) Section "8 KB (Timekeeper)": chip types, BR1225 cell, symptoms of a flat cell, replacements.
- ↑ Philips Interactive Media Systems, CDI6XX Technical Manual, cover title "Technical Documentation for CDI 605 Users", version 1.0, dated 22 June 1992, 94 pages: contents (chapter 1) and introduction (chapter 2). Hosted here as File:Philips CDI 6XX Technical Documentation (1992).pdf.
- ↑ CD-i Service Manuals, The New International CD-i Association—link(accessed 2026-10-20) Row CDI 605T: Mini-MMC board, diagrams shared with the CDI 605, 603 and 610.