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Read these instructions.

Keep these instructions.

Heed all warnings.

Follow all instructions.

Do not use this apparatus near water.

Clean only with a dry cloth.

Do not bolck any ventilation openings. Install in

accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

Do not install near any heat sources such as radia-

tors, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus

(including amplifiers) that produce heat.

Do not defect the safety purpose of the polarized

plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider

than the other. The wide blade is provided for your

safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your

outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the

obsolete outlet.

Protect the power cord from being walked on or

pinched particularly at plugs, convenience recepta-

cles, and the point where they exit from the appara-

tus.

Only use attachments/accessories specified by the

manufacturer.

Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or

table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the

apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when

moving the cart / apparatus combination To avoid

injury from tip-over.

Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or

when unused for long period of time.

Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

Servicing is required when the apparatus has been

damaged in any way, such as when the power-sup-

ply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled,

objects have fallen into the apparatus, the appara-

tus has been exposed to rain or moisture, or when

the unit does not operate normally, or has been

dropped.

The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or

splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as

vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

Power cord protection: To avoid any malfunctions of

the unit and to protect against electric shock, fire or

personal injury, please observe the following:

a) Hold the plug firmly when connecting or discon-

necting the ....AC power cord to this unit.

b) Do not connect or disconnect the AC power cord

with wet .....hands.

c) Keep the AC power cord away from heating appli-

ances.

d) Never put any heavy object on the AC power

cord.

e) Do not attempt to repair or reconstruct the AC

power cord in ....any way.

Remote dust, dirt, etc. on the plug at regular inter-

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If the unit has been dropped or otherwise damaged,

turn off the power and disconnect the AC power

cord.

If smoke, odors or noises are emitted from the unit,

turn off the power and disconnect the AC power

cord.

Placement: Avoid placing the unit in areas of direct

sunlight, heating radiators, closed automobiles, high

temperature (over 35C(95F), high humidity (over

90%), excessive dust, vibration, impact or where

the surface is titled, as the internal parts may be

seriously damaged.

Non-use periods: When the unit is not used, turn the

power off.

When the unit is unused for a long period of time,

the unit should be unplugged from the household AC

outlet.

No fingers or other objects inside: Touching internal

parts of this unit is dangerous and may cause seri-

ous damage to the unit. Do not attempt to disassem-

ble the unit.

Do not put any foreign object on the disc tray.

Keep away from water and magnets.

Keep the unit away from flower vases, tubs, sinks,

etc. If liquids are spilled into the unit, serious dam-

age could occur.

Keep magnetic objects, such as speakers, distant

from the player.

Stacking: Place the unit in a horizontal position and

do not place anything heavy on it.

Do not place the unit on amplifiers or other equip-

ment which may become hot.

Condesation/Moisture may form on the lens in the

following cases:

a) immediately after a heater has been turned on.

b) in a steamy or very humid room.

c) the unit is moved from a cold environment to a

warm ....one.

If moisture forms inside this unit, it may not operate

properly. In this case, turn off the power and wait

about one hour for the moisture to evaporate.

Noise interference while a broadcast is being

received. Depending on the reception condition of

TV, interference may appear on the TV screen while

you are watching a TV broadcast, if the units is

switched on. This is not a malfunction of the unit or

the TV. To watch a TV broadcast, turn off this unit.

Use of controls or adjustment or performance of

pro- cedures other than those specified here in may

result in hazardous radiation exposure.

Polarization: This video product is equipped with a

polarized alternating current line plug. This plug will

fit into the power outlet, try reversing the plug. If

the plug still fails to fit, contact your electrician to

replace your obsolete outlet. To prevent electric

shock, do not use this polarized plug with an exten-

sion cord, receptacle, or other outlet unless the

blades can be fully inserted without blade exposure.

If you need an extension cord, use a polarized cord.

FCC and Safety Information

Summary of Contents for AD-1165

Page 1: ...User Manual DVD Player A AD D 1 11 16 65 5 Register your product at www apexdigitalinc com come play with us www apexdigitalinc com ...

Page 2: ...yright protec tion technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Since it is usual for DVD movies to be released at different times in different regions of the world all players have region codes and discs can have an option...

Page 3: ...f the unit has been dropped or otherwise damaged turn off the power and disconnect the AC power cord If smoke odors or noises are emitted from the unit turn off the power and disconnect the AC power cord Placement Avoid placing the unit in areas of direct sunlight heating radiators closed automobiles high temperature over 35C 95F high humidity over 90 excessive dust vibration impact or where the s...

Page 4: ...c 12 Function Buttons 13 Power ON OFF 13 Open Close Disc Tray 13 Play Pause Step Stop Function 13 Skip Forward Backward 14 Search Forward Backward 14 Slow Forward 14 Select an item in the Menu 15 On Screen Display Menu 15 Disc Title Menu 15 GOTO a desired selection 16 Repeat 17 Repeat A B 17 Numeric Key Pad Direct Program access 18 Multi Angle 18 Progressive Scan 18 Multi Subtitle 19 Multi Audio S...

Page 5: ...rk 25 OSD Language 25 Captions 26 Screen Saver 26 Audio Setup Page 26 Downmix 26 Digital Out 27 Video Setup Page 27 TV Shape 27 TV Mode 28 Output Mode 28 Sharpness Brightness Contrast 28 Preference Setup Page 29 Audio 29 Subtitle 30 Disc Menu 30 Parental 30 Password 31 Default 31 Definition of Terms 32 Specifications 32 Troubleshooting Guide 33 Limited Warranty 34 Table of Contents continued ...

Page 6: ...gital Surround DTS Digital Surround Number of Audio Tracks Number of Subtitles Screen Format Child Lock Angle Indicator The player has built in copyright protection technologyn that pre vents copying from a DVD disc to any media If a video recorder is connected to the player the video output image will be distorted during recording What s in the Box RCA Audio Cables 1 Pr RCA Video Cable 1 Remote C...

Page 7: ...e control transmits a directional infrared beam Be sure to aim the remote control directly at the infrared sensor of the unit during operation If the sensor has been covered or there is a large object between the remote control and the sensor the sensor will not respond The sensor may not able to receive the remote signal when it is exposed to direct sunlight or a strong artifi cial light fluoresc...

Page 8: ...e or requires special settings Check the feature content printed on the disc s packaging Notes The remote control transmits a directional infrared beam Be sure to aim the remote control directly at the infrared sensor during operation When the sensor is covered or there is a large object between the remote control and the sensor will not receive a signal The sensor may not be able to receive signa...

Page 9: ...anel Overview Power On Off Disc Tray IR Sensor Open Close Play Pause Stop Next Previous Forward Reverse Composite Video Output Analog Down Mix Audio 2 channel L R Coaxial Digital Output S Video Output Progressive Scan Component Video Outputs Y Pb Pr ...

Page 10: ...Scan Output Y Pb Pr Component Video outputs otherwise known as 480P p progressive The 480P image offers the best quality picture and eliminates virtually all motion arti facts This feature is designed for newer EDTV Enhanced Definition TV or HDTV sets only To Switch back and forth between Interlace and Pro gressive Video mode Press I P on your remote control to cycle between the two modes Please r...

Page 11: ...of 2 Channel Digital Audio by con necting an amplifier equipped with a coaxial digital input Yellow Red White To Dolby Surround Equipped Receiver L R Audio Input To TV Video Input Front Left Speaker Front Right Speaker Center Channel Dolby Surround Connection Example Surround Left Speaker Surround Right Speaker Yellow To Amplifier Receiver with Digital Coaxial Input To TV Video Input Front Right S...

Page 12: ...owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be author ized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless other wise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited It is forbidden by law to copy broadcast show play in public and rent copyrighted mate...

Page 13: ...Check the features printed on the disc s packaging or follow the instructions of the Disc s on screen menu Turn on your TV and Home Theater System Select the corresponding inputs on your TV Video 1 Video2 etc Cycle through your Home Theater System s video input sources Video 1 Video 2 etc and locate the input assigned to your DVD player Press EJECT button on the remote control or front panel to op...

Page 14: ...the picture is now frozen or in Still frame mode Press STEP button To step forward the still picture frame by frame Press ENTER PLAY to resume normal playback Press STOP button to stop in two modes a Press Once The DVD will stop and you can resume where you left off by pressing PLAY b Press Twice The DVD will stop and you lose the resume function Note STOP memorizes the last scene frame displayed ...

Page 15: ...t pressing the button to change search speed Press to search backward Repeat pressing the button to change search speed Player will not advance or reverse during WARNING section of any disc Press SLOW to play slow forward Repeat pressing the button to change slow forward speed Press PLAY button to resume normal playback Slow Forward Search Forward Backward Skip Forward Backward Function Buttons co...

Page 16: ...apsed time of play remaining time of track elapsed chapter track time remaining chapter track time There are different OSD indicators for different disc for mats DVD CD MP3 WMA and Picture CD Disc Menu is a DVD disc feature allowing users to select content on screen Press MENU button return to the DVD disc Menu Press TITLE button return to the DVD disc Title Disc Title is the beginning track of a ...

Page 17: ...me hh mm ss Hour Minute Second TRACK Input track number XXX Track Number Press ENTER button NOTE Certain DVD discs may not allow GOTO functionality GOTO does NOT function during Program playback GOTO a desired selection DVD Disc Press the GOTO button select GOTO mode Press the DOWN cursor button highlight desired item TITLE Input title number CHAPTER Input chapter number TIME Input time hh mm ss H...

Page 18: ...e Repeat One Repeat the selected file Repeat Folder Repeat the existing folder Folder Play the existing folder Certain DVD discs may not allow Repeat functionali ty To repeat playback of a desired selection 1 Press the A B button at the beginning of the desired section A 2 Press the A B button again at the end of the desired section B The player will repeat playback of the section from A to B Pres...

Page 19: ...gles vary depending on the disc programmed If a DVD disc contains Multi Angle feature viewing angles may be selected During playback repeatedly pressing the ANGLE but ton to select the desired viewing angle Status will be displayed on screen Only one of the S Video CVBS or Y Cb Cr outputs can be used both cannot be used at the same time NOTE Y Pb Pr and Y Cb Cr are using the same video output jack...

Page 20: ...rack feature Audio Language can be selected During playback repeatedly press AUDIO button to select the desired audio language Playback status will be displayed on screen In most cases an Audio Soundtrack selection will be displayed on a DVD disc start up menu Press CURSOR buttons to select and ENTER button to confirm NOTE A DVD disc may contain up to 32 subtitle selections Multi Subtitle NOTE A D...

Page 21: ...button to eliminate 1 85 1 aspect ratio black bars or to reduce the black bars on the top and bottom of the screen 2 35 1 aspect ratio In DVD mode Press the ZOOM button to enlarge viewable picture Press the button repeatedly to change the zoom scale Press the CURSOR buttons to adjust the zooming position Zoom NOTE The picture quality is degraded as the picture is zoomed Before AFF After AFF ...

Page 22: ...io output While playing back a disc Press the VOLUME button or to adjust the volume output Volume level will display on screen Press SHUFFLE button To shuffle play a disc in a random order Press STOP button twice To cancel the function and back to normal mode NOTE A single track disc cannot be shuffled Volume Up Down Shuffle Play ...

Page 23: ...s 128 Kbps 160 Kbps 192 Kbps 224 Kbps 256 Kbps Quality FM Radio Quality Near CD Quality Good CD Quality Better than CD Quality Studio Quality ATTENTION Due to unforeseen software compatibility issues certain forms of disc media may not playback properly This includes compressed media for mats i e MP3 WMA JPEG files Using a good quality CD RW disc CD R is recommended Up to 650 MB 74 minute CD or 70...

Page 24: ...ions Sampling rate should be 44 1 kHz and bit rate is recommended within the range from 128 Kbps to 320 Kbps in order to achieve the best performance WMA Playback WMA refers to a new format of music files from Microsoft Windows Media Audio available from WMA web sites The compression used allows you to record from your computer up to 22 hours of music on CD ROM and play back through your DVD Playe...

Page 25: ...ables the decoding of JPEG files from a Kodak Picture CD disk About Kodak Picture CD Now you can playback Kodak Picture CDs on the DVD player and view your pictures on your TV in a slide show presentation When a Kodak Picture CD has been loaded in the play er an automatic slide show will be launched Each pic ture in the Kodak Picture CD will be displayed consecu tively in a slide show fashion and ...

Page 26: ...panish General Setup Page General Audio Video Preference OSD Lang Captions Off Screen Saver On Set Angle Mark Angle Mark On Off On Eng General Setup Page General Audio Video Preference Captions Off Screen Saver On Set OSD Language Angle Mark On On OSD Lang Eng English Various features of the player can be adjusted in the SETUP menu Press SETUP button SETUP menu appears Note These options can be ac...

Page 27: ...n when activated will allow the unit to go into a screen saver mode and help protect TVs that are susceptible to the burn in effect that still images can have on some types of TVs Downmix Use your remote s keys to selct the menu options press ENTER to activate and confirm the desired options Select Stereo or Lt Rt to optimize playback for Dolby Pro Logic equipped systems General Setup Page General...

Page 28: ... for a conventional size TV set Video material formatted in the pan scan style is played Portions of the program material maybe cut off on the left and right edges Normal Lb Select this mode for a conventional size TV set Black bands appear at top and bottom of screen letter box style But allow for the true aspect ratio of the widescreen programming Video material not formatted in the pan scan sty...

Page 29: ...ure Sharpness Brightness Contrast Use your remote s keys to selct the menu options press ENTER to activate and confirm the desired options Select these various modes to adjust the unit s pic ture quality to your preference Brightness Contrast modes are adjustable from 16 to 16 Sharpness is adjustable via Low Medium High Settings Video Setup Page General Audio Video Preference Set TV Standard TV Sh...

Page 30: ...ish French Spanish Video Setup Page General Audio Video Preference Brightness TV Shape PS TV Mode NTSC Output Mode Sharpness Low Brightness 00 Contrast 00 Video Setup Page General Audio Video Preference Contrast TV Shape PS TV Mode NTSC Output Mode Sharpness Low Brightness 00 Contrast 00 Preference Setup Page Preference Setup Page General Audio Video Preference Preferred Audio Language Audio Eng E...

Page 31: ...h French Spanish Parental Use your remote s keys to selct the menu options press ENTER to activate and confirm the desired options This function controls allows parents to set the play er to allow only the selected rating and below the rating to play on the unit Note only certain DVD software encoded in this manner will work with this function The default setting is Adult Preference Setup Page Gen...

Page 32: ...lct the menu options press ENTER to activate and confirm the desired options This function allows the player to be reset to the factory default Preference Setup Page General Audio Video Preference Set Password Audio Eng Subtitle Off Disc Menu Eng Parental Password Change Default General Audio Video Preference Old Password Confirm Pwd New Password 3308 OK Preference Setup Page General Audio Video P...

Page 33: ... higher the density at which the information can be recorded a DVD disc has a greater capacity than a single 1 2 mm thick disc Since the two thin discs are adhered to each other there is the potential to achieve double sided play sometime in the future for even longer duration play Subtitles These are the printed lines appearing at the bottom of the screen which translate or transcribe the dialogu...

Page 34: ...nual Press the I P button on your remote control Damaged S connector bent pin check for bent pins on your S Video cable Press the I P button on your remote control Press the P N button on your remote control A small amount of picture distortion may appear because of a poor quality video sound transfer to disc This is especially true of some discs manufactured between 1997 1998 Scratched disc Conne...

Page 35: ...nc A product that requires modification or adaptation to enable it to operate in any country other than the country for which it was designed manufactured approved and or authorized or repair of products dam aged by these modifications Incidental or consequential damages resulting from the product Some states do not allow the incidental or consequential damages so the above exclusion may not apply...

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