Apex Digital HT-180 Operating Manual Download

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HT-180

OPERATING
MANUAL

HOME THEATER SYSTEM

APEX DIGITAL, INC.

2919 E. Philadelphia Street

Ontario, CA 91761

909. 930. 1239 • TEL

909. 673. 0660 • FAX

www.apexdigitalinc.com

MP3

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Summary of Contents for HT-180

Page 1: ...HT 180 OPERATING MANUAL HOME THEATER SYSTEM APEX DIGITAL INC 2919 E Philadelphia Street Ontario CA 91761 909 930 1239 TEL 909 673 0660 FAX www apexdigitalinc com MP3 R E A D A B L E ...

Page 2: ...sidential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communication However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be ...

Page 3: ...ble recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer 9 A product and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn 10 Ventilation Slots and openings i...

Page 4: ...n ductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode 16 Lightning For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning an...

Page 5: ...uired be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazards 23 Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product ask the service technician to perform saftey checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition 2...

Page 6: ...ble yellow red and white Owner s manual Size AAA batteries 2 AM loop antenna 1 FM wire antenna 1 Speakers 5 Subwoofer 1 Speaker cords 6 If any item should be damaged or missing please inform your dealer without delay Keep the packaging materials you may need them to transport your player in the future WHERE TO LOCATE YOUR DVD A Place the unit on a firm flat surface B When you place the HT 180 near...

Page 7: ...lby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential Unpublished works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved c DTS and DTS Digital Out are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc NOTES ON REGIONAL NUMBERS DVDs are divided into separate regions The United States and Canada are designated as region 1 DVD Your unit plays region 1 DVDs only It is forbidden by ...

Page 8: ... Playing Back a Disc 17 21 Locating a Specific Title Chapter or Track 22 23 Playing Repeatedly 24 Zooming a Picture 25 Selecting the Camera Angle Selecting a Language 26 Playing in a Favorite Order 27 Selecting Subtitles 28 Karaoke 29 MP3 Operation 30 Working with Your JPEG Files 31 32 Playing Back Your Kodak Picture CD 33 Using the On Screen Display 34 Setting the Parental Lock 35 Customizing the...

Page 9: ...RESET scan forward all the stations preset 10 MULTI PURPOSE BUTTON a PREV page up or skip to previous track b PRESET scan reverse all the stations preset 11 FUNCTION switches among DVD Tuner and Analog in 12 FM AM switch in FM and AM 13 MODE 14 MIC JACKS 1 12 11 10 9 14 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 When playing back a DVD FRONT PANEL DISPLAY Speaker indicator Playing time Current title number Playing status C...

Page 10: ...cates that this terminal can only function when the internal signal is output from the DVD disc The items mentioned in this manual displayed on OSD or VFD printed on rear panel are listed below in the left column cor responding to those listed in the right L FL FRONT L Front left channel R FR FRONT R Front right channel SL LFET SUR LS REAR L Rear left channel SR RIGHT SUR RS REAR R Rear right chan...

Page 11: ...HE REMOTE CONTROL NOTES Please turn on the master power switch on the HT 180 Power button on this remote control unit is for standby power only MUTE Cut off sound momentarily Press again to reinstate sound VOLUME controls the audio output from the HT 180 VOLUME control is only available in audio analog output status When displayed on TV function is not operational on the disc 30 ZOOM 31 CLEAR 32 P...

Page 12: ...es to the marks inside the battery compartment Close the cover PREPARING THE REMOTE CONTROL To operate the HT 180 you must first place the batteries in the remote control NOTICE FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BELOW BECAUSE INCORRECT USE OF BATTERIES MIGHT CAUSE THEM TO LEAK OR CORRODE Do not place the batteries in the wrong direction It is dangerous to charge heat open or short circuit the batteries Do not l...

Page 13: ...has Y Pb and Pr input you may obtain the optimum picture quality If you connect the unit to a TV based on the figures above please set Downmix to Stereo or LT RT SETTING UP YOUR PLAYER Step1 Connect the RCA cable red white from audio outputs of the HT 180 to the TV Audio Inputs Step2 Connect the RCA cable yellow from the video output on the back of your player to the TV Video Input For TVs that su...

Page 14: ...ze DVD technology While it would be advised to purchase a newer television in order to take full advantage of the digital quality of DVD s it is possible to connect an older television to a Home Theater System This connection requires a device called an RF modulator First it is necessary to ascertain whether or not your TV needs an RF Modulator Look at the back of your TV If you see three input co...

Page 15: ...me Theater System This cable has three prongs one each in yellow red and white The yellow prong will go into the jack labeled Video Out the white prong will go into the jack labeled AUDIO L OUT the red prong will go into the jack labeled AUDIO R OUT 2 Connect the opposite end of the composite video cable into the back of the RF modulator Make sure to match up the colors correctly 3 Connect a coaxi...

Page 16: ...rd is touching another speaker terminal exposed end cords are touching each other due to sloppy removal of insulation After connecting all the equipments speakers and AC power cord mains lead output a test tone to check that all the speakers are connected correctly 2 Please make sure the connections between speakers and the equipment are correct 3 If you use front speakers with maximum input ratin...

Page 17: ...quipment to playback through the speaker system AM loop antenna supplied FM wire antenna supplied Press the FUNCTION until FM appears on the display of the unit to access the radio Press FM AM to switch the band Press the FUNCTION until ANALOG IN appears on the display of the unit to access the Audio Video input from external source A P E X D I G I T A L H T 1 8 0 16 Antenna Hookups HT 180 AV Ampl...

Page 18: ... the items you want with NOTICE Moving the HT 180 during DVD playback may cause damage to the disc as well as the player To open and close the disc tray you may only use the OPEN CLOSE button Playing Back a Disc HOW TO PLAYBACK A DISC Basic Playback Turn on the TV and choose the video input source that is connected to the HT 180 How to enjoy the sound from the audio system If you don t have the ne...

Page 19: ...the OPEN CLOSE button to ensure the disc tray close completely Press OPEN CLOSE button during playback the unit stops and the disc tray opens 7 Standby Press the POWER button on the remote control the unit will enter standby status The POWER indicator will keep on on the display of the unit NOTICE Do not push the disc tray by hand or place anything other than the discs on the disc tray otherwise i...

Page 20: ...4X 6X OR 8X THE NORMAL SPEED You can play back a disc at 2x 4x 6x or 8x the normal speed Press the or button during playback The playback speed becomes 2x the normal speed The playback speed changes each time you press the or button Fast reverse Fast forward TO RESUME NORMAL PLAYBACK Press PLAY PAUSE TV SCREEN FAST FORWARD PLAY PAUSE FAST REVERSE FF2x FF4x FF6x PLAY FF8x FR2x FR4x FR6x PLAY FR8x A...

Page 21: ...RESUME NORMAL PLAYBACK Press PLAY PAUSE PLAY STOP SF1 2 SF1 4 SF1 8 PLAY SR1 4 SR1 8 SR1 2 RESUMING PLAYBACK FROM THE SAME LOCATION Stop playback and resume later from the same location on the disc 1 Press the RESUME button during stop The HT 180 will start playback from the location where you stopped 2 For DVD disc press the STOP button then press PLAY PAUSE The HT 180 will resume the playback fr...

Page 22: ... STEP button during playback The picture will be still and the sound is mute Once you press the button the picture will advance one frame 2 To resume normal playback Press the PLAY PAUSE button PLAYBACK FRAME BY FRAME 1 Press the MODE button the TV screen will display as follows LEFT CENTER RIGHT RIGHT SUR LEFT SUR SUBWOOFER TREBLE BASS VOL 2 Press the VOLUME button to adjust volume of the channel...

Page 23: ...ter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 THE DVDs ARE NORMALLY DIVIDED INTO TITLES THE TITLES ARE SUB DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS MOREOVER AUDIO CD AND MP3 CD ARE DIVIDED INTO TRACKS YOU CAN CONVENIENTLY LOCATE ANY SPECIFIC TITLE CHAPTER OR TRACK WITH THIS DVD VIDEO PLAYER TITLE 1 DVD Video Disc TITLE 2 Audio CD Title 1 Title 3 Title 2 Title 4 Example of a title menu NOTICE Some...

Page 24: ...ift the highlights between TITLE and CHAPTER by press ing buttons B Input the TITLE and CHAPTER number that you want then press ENTER 2 Pressing GOTO button twice will display hours minutes and sec onds field In this field you can enter the specific hours minutes and seconds you would like to go to TITLE 01 03 TIME Input the 2 digit number by pressing NUMBER buttons then press ENTER For Audio CD d...

Page 25: ...B RPT button again at the end of the segment point B The HT 180 will automatically return to point A and start to repeat playback of the selected segment A B 3 Press the A B RPT button to cancel the A B repeat function The HT 180 will resume to normal playback NOTICE Depending on the disc you may experience a difference between point A and B the location where playback actually resumes Be aware th...

Page 26: ...ZOOM NOTICE Some discs may not respond to this function ZOOM ZOOMx1 5 ZOOMx2 ZOOMx3 ZOOM OFF ZOOMING A PICTURE HT 180 ALLOWS YOU TO ZOOM INTO A PICTURE AS WELL AS SHIFT THE ZOOM POINT Press ZOOM button then TV screen displays The unit magnifies in the center of the picture The picture will be magnified as follow If you press during zoom playback the zoom point shifts ...

Page 27: ...back you are able to change the camera angle However when you resume to normal playback the camera angle changes to the new settings The angle icon indicator will illuminate while playing back a title that contains at least one scene recorded from multiple angles HOW TO SELECT A PLAYBACK AUDIO SETTING The HT 180 allows you to select a preferred language and sound recording system from those includ...

Page 28: ...er button input the number of the chapter title you want then press ENTER as such to enter the next chapter title in the order you want them programmed in NOTICE When the HT 180 is turned off or discs are removed the programmed item will be cancelled Depending on the disc the program playback may not function PROGRAM CLEAR PLAY Press to switch between the title and the chapter PROGRAM P 00 T00 C00...

Page 29: ...hose included on some DVD video disc To TURN OFF the subtitles NOTICE Due to the nature of some DVDs you may not be able to turn off the subtitles as they will appear on screen automatically As you press the SUB T button the subtitles may not appear immediately during some scenes Press the SUB T button dur ing playback SUB T 1 8Eng 3 8Chi 4 8Jap 5 8Ger 6 8Fre 7 8Spa 8 8Rus Off Press the SUB T duri...

Page 30: ... the Karaoke Setup menu THIS UNIT ALLOWS YOU TO ENJOY KARAOKE WITH TWO MICROPHONES MIC1 3 Adjust the MIC level and ECHO level Press the MIC VOL and MIC VOL buttons to adjust the MIC level Press the ECHO and ECHO buttons to adjust the ECHO level MIC VOL MIC2 NOTICE While you are in the Karaoke mode and experience a sound please try the following Keep the microphones away from any speakers Lower the...

Page 31: ...elect play mode Press or to select and highlight the PLAY MODE Then press or each way to select play mode options repeat random etc 4 Press or to highlight the MP3 file then press ENTER to play Press SKIP during playback to skip the tracks If you need to return to the main directory folder press STOP 5 You can press NUMBER buttons to select the item you want The menu will refresh when you select a...

Page 32: ...existing file is open or new file is created you can begin making modifications to your image Note You can save any file in the JPEG format 5 When modifications are complete locate your file menu and choose Save or Save as Note Other saving options might be Export Export to the Web or Save a copy As Refer to your computer soft ware s help menu or manual 6 After your file name and file type are cho...

Page 33: ...modes to rotate a picture Invert Mirror Left and Right These operations are allowed only when a picture is being displayed normally and will be cancelled automatically when a new picture is displayed The DIRECTION buttons are used to select the different rotation modes Up Invert Normal Down Mirror Normal Left Turn left Right Turn right 1 This feature allows you to view a picture at 25 200 in sever...

Page 34: ...ght to center Mode 9 wipe from center to left right Mode 10 wipe from edge to center Mode 11 horizontal blinds Mode RAND random To display an image indefinitely press the PLAY PAUSE button To view the Next or Previous picture press the SKIP buttons There are four modes to transformation Invert Mirror Left and Right These operations will be cancelled automatically when a new picture is displayed Th...

Page 35: ... STATUS Press DISPLAY during playback DISPLAY TITLE REMAIN 01 11 08 CHAPTER ELAPSED 00 17 01 CHAPTER REMAIN 00 11 08 Current Title Total Title Current Chapter Total Chapter A P E X D I G I T A L H T 1 8 0 34 TO TURN OFF THE ON SCREEN DISPLAY Press DISPLAY repeatedly till the On Screen display disappears DISPLAY TITLE 01 12 CHAPTER 006 039 01 11 08 ...

Page 36: ...EQUIPPED WITH THE PARENTAL LOCK FEATURE STOP SETUP SETTING THE PARENTAL LOCK DVDs equipped with the parental lock features are rated according to their con tent The contents allowed by a parental lock level and the way a DVD can be controlled may vary from disc to disc For example if the disc allowed you could edit out violent scenes unsuitable for children and replace them with more suitable scen...

Page 37: ... Press the ENTER button Press the button to go back to the previous menu 4 Exit Press the SETUP button during setting to exit the setup menu NOTICE During setting highlighted function will be expanded at right of the screen please follow the instructions During setup the corresponding instructions will be expanded at the right of the screen Some setup menus are related to the current state when th...

Page 38: ...CFM PWD EXIT Defaults 1 G 2 3 PG 4 PG 13 5 6 PG R 7 NC 17 8 Adult No Parental Normal PS Normal LB Wide On Off On Off Highlighted function will be expanded at right of the screen The Setup Menu screen disappears if you press the SETUP button while it is displayed Functions and menu may change without notice Factory defaults You must press STOP to set up Preferences Setup English Chinese AUTO HI RES...

Page 39: ...80 stores 40 FM and 20 AM stations 1 Press GOTO from the remote control The tuner will auto matically search and store all local stations with good signal strength 2 Press TUNING or TUNING button to scan back or forward to a desired radio station with good signal strength To manual scan in increments or decreases press the TUNING or TUNING on the remote control for 1 2 secends 3 Press PRESET or PR...

Page 40: ...vision screen viewing area when using a widescreen formatted DVD Press the AFF button on your remote control this will eliminate black bars on the top bottom of the TV screen when viewing movies with an aspect ratio of 1 85 1 and minimize but not eliminate black bars on movies with a wider aspect ratio 2 35 1 AFF A P E X D I G I T A L H T 1 8 0 39 NOTE ...

Page 41: ...o PCM 44 1kHz MP3 SPDIF RAW SPDIF PCM o PCM 44 1kHz MPEG 2 SPDIF RAW ___ MPEG 2 bitstream SPDIF PCM o PCM 48kHz Linear PCM 48kHz 96kHz SPDIF RAW SPDIF PCM ___ PCM 48kHz SPDIF RAW PCM 48kHz SPDIF PCM o ___ MPEG 1 AUDIO LAYER 3 DISC MP3 MP3 Audio Disc Play Back Capable MP3 audio disc can be played back by operating the unit in the same way as the audio CD ANA LOG ___ __ ___ ANA LOG __ ANA LOG o __ _...

Page 42: ...ms Outputs Video 1 Vp p 75 ohms S Video Y 1 Vp p 75 ohms C PAL 0 3 Vp p 75 ohms NTSC 0 286 Vp p 75 ohms System Tuner section PLL quartz locked digital synthesizer system Tuning range 530 1710 kHz 10 kHz interval Antenna Loop antenna AM tuner section Video section System PLL quartz locked digital synthesizer system Tuning range 87 5 108 00 MHz 100 kHz step Antenna FM wire antenna Antenna terminals ...

Page 43: ...ratched disc Connect the HT 180 directly through the TV and not through any other source What you re viewing is the effect of the copy protection circuitry required on all HT 180s If you don t have a video input on your TV you must purchase an RF adapter from your dealer Place the disc with the graphics side up Place the disc on the disc tray correctly inside the guide Make sure the disc is free f...

Page 44: ...dification 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 damaged 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 to you This includes but is n...

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