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Before You Begin...

Connect the portable DVD player to a power outlet 

and plug in headphones or listen to the built-in 

speakers. You can also connect the player to external 

equipment, such as a TV and/or audio system. If you 

do this, remember to:

•  Turn on your TV and select the appropriate video 

input.

•  Turn on your stereo or audio system and select 

the appropriate audio input.

•  Slide the 

AV Out/AV In

 switch to the AV OUT 

position.

Basic DVD Playback

1

  Press 

POWER

 on.

2

  Press 

OPEN

   to open the disc cover.

3

  Hold the edge of the disc and place it in the tray 

with the label side up.
•  Press the disk onto the spindle in the center of 

the tray. 

4

  Close the disc cover.

•  The portable DVD player starts playback or 

opens the DVD disc menu automatically.

•  Proceed with steps 5 and 6 when a menu is 

available on the disc.

5

  Press 

/

/

/

 or use the number button(s) 

to select the desired chapter/title.
•  To select a chapter/title, input the number; e.g., 

press “1” for chapter 1, “10” for chapter 10, etc.

6

  Press 

PLAY

/ SELECT

.

•  The player starts playback of the selected item.

DVD Playback

Viewing Disc Menus

Press 

DISC MENU

. The portable DVD player stops 

playback, and then displays the menu screen.

When not in use...

When the portable DVD player is not in use, remove 

the disc and press POWER to turn off the player. 

Then close the display panel. 

•  The disc continues to rotate while the menu 

is displayed even after the player has finished 

playing a particular disc. When no further 

selections are to be played, be sure to press the 

STOP

 button to clear the menu screen.

•  If the disc is placed in the tray upside down (and 

it is a single sided disc), the “NO DISC” message 

will appear.

For your reference:

•  When “ ” appears when a button is pressed, 

it means that the corresponding function is 

prohibited by the player.

Stopping Playback

•  Press 

STOP

 once to stop and hold playback at 

the current position.

•  Press 

STOP

 twice to stop and reset the disc to 

the beginning.

Summary of Contents for Offroad DP8240

Page 1: ... 82 154 00480 ...

Page 2: ...2 TV Type 22 Screen Saver 22 TV System 23 Video Output 23 Audio Setup 24 Digital Audio Output DVD 24 Custom Setup 25 Parental Control DVD 25 Change Password DVD 25 Angle Mark DVD 26 Restore Defaults 26 LCD Setup 27 Panel 27 Invert 27 Color 27 Brightness 27 Troubleshooting 28 Disc Handling Maintenance 29 Parts Accessories 30 Limited Warranty 31 Table of Contents 2004 GoVideo All rights reserved Pri...

Page 3: ... or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult t...

Page 4: ...ry please observe the following Hold the plug firmly when connecting or disconnecting the AC power cord Keep the AC power cord away from heating appliances Never put any heavy object on the AC power cord Do not attempt to repair or reconstruct the AC power cord in any way Important Safety Instructions Placement Avoid placing the unit in areas of direct sunlight or heating radiators or closed automo...

Page 5: ...s to next chapter track during playback Front View 9 PLAY SELECT Starts playback Also makes selections in menus 10 FF Scans backward at variable speed during playback Moves right in menus 11 PAUSE Pauses playback Moves up in menus 12 DISC MENU Displays the disc menu of a DVD 13 SETUP Displays the player s Setup menu 14 MODE Switches between S Video and Progressive Scan modes 15 LCD Displays option...

Page 6: ...r receiver with a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder Other Views 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 Left Side Right Side 1 2 Front 8 AV Switch Changes the Video and Audio jacks to be either Inputs or Outputs 9 Audio Output Input Connects out to a stereo TV or analog amplifier Also connects in from an external audio device such as a camcorder or VCR 10 Video Output Input Connects out to a TV or display device Also conne...

Page 7: ...es 5 REV Scans backward at variable speed during playback Moves left in menus 6 PLAY SELECT Starts playback Also makes selections in menus 7 PREV Skips to previous chapter track during playback 8 STOP Stops playback Moves down in menus 9 0 9 Makes direct selections in menus 10 MENU TV SOURCE Displays the disc menu of a DVD 11 LCD Displays options relating to the display including Panel Invert Colo...

Page 8: ...isc will load automatically Step 8 Play Disc Press the PLAY SELECT button to start playback of the disc If a DVD disc menu appears use the keys to select the desired option and press PLAY SELECT to confirm Open Step 2 Connect AC Adapter Connect the supplied AC adapter to the DC IN jack on the left side of the portable DVD player You can also use the supplied cigarette lighter adapter in place of th...

Page 9: ...ck on the right side of the player 3 Turn off the player The battery pack will NOT charge while the portable DVD player is powered on 4 The battery charge indicator will turn red while the battery is charging 5 The battery charge indicator will turn green when the battery pack is fully charged Removing the Battery Pack Press the Battery Release button on top of the battery pack to remove it CAUTIO...

Page 10: ...t an S Video cable with mini plug adapter not included from the S Video jack on the side of the player to the S Video input on your television 2 Slide the AV Out AV In switch to the AV Out position 3 Set the Video Output to S Video in the player s Screen Setup menu see page 23 You can also press the MODE button as a shortcut to switch between S Video and Progressive Scan modes 4 Set your TV to its...

Page 11: ...Analog Audio Connections 1 Connect the supplied audio cable mini plug to RCA stereo from the Audio Out jack on the side of the player to the left and right Audio Inputs on your stereo or 2 channel analog receiver 2 Slide the AV Out AV In switch to the AV Out position 3 Set your stereo to its appropriate input to hear the player Digital Audio Connections 1 Connect a digital coaxial cable with mini ...

Page 12: ...the desired chapter title To select a chapter title input the number e g press 1 for chapter 1 10 for chapter 10 etc 6 Press PLAY SELECT The player starts playback of the selected item DVD Playback Viewing Disc Menus Press DISC MENU The portable DVD player stops playback and then displays the menu screen When not in use When the portable DVD player is not in use remove the disc and press POWER to ...

Page 13: ... chapter The player then skips a chapter each time you press the PREV button Pause Press PAUSE once during playback The screen is paused Press PAUSE repeatedly to step through the scene frame by frame To return to normal playback press PLAY SELECT DVD Playback Repeat Press 1 All repeatedly during playback to select from the following options Press once to repeat the current Chapter Press twice to ...

Page 14: ...ose to hide or display them This operation works only with discs that provide subtitles 1 Press SUBTITLE during playback When you press SUBTITLE once the first subtitle language recorded on the disc will be displayed The rest of the subtitles recorded will display in sequence as you press the button If no subtitles are recorded will display instead of the language number 2 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly...

Page 15: ...ayback To resume normal sound press MUTE repeatedly until MUTE OFF appears on the screen Special DVD Features Title Some DVDs have Title menus which allow you to choose among multiple titles usually movies 1 Press TITLE in stop mode The Title menu appears if available 2 Press to select the preferred item 3 Press PLAY SELECT Disc Menu Most DVDs have disc menus which include special disc features in...

Page 16: ...to stop and hold playback at the current position Press STOP twice to stop and reset the disc to the beginning Other Disc Playback Forward Reverse Scan Press REV or FF during playback Normal playback is resumed when you press PLAY SELECT The Forward Scan x2 x4 etc and Reverse Scan x2 x4 etc speed changes each time you press the REV FF buttons Skipping Ahead Press NEXT during playback Skips a track...

Page 17: ...sired image 5 Press PLAY SELECT repeatedly to rotate the image clockwise in 90 degree increments To restore all rotated images to their original state choose Reset and press PLAY SELECT Play Mode Play mode allows you to view your images in a slide show 1 Press to select the Play icon then press PLAY SELECT 2 The slide show starts playing from the current image Press PREV and NEXT to view the previ...

Page 18: ...mage in 90 degree increments Press PAUSE to pause the slide show Press PLAY SELECT to resume the slide show Press STOP to return to File Manager mode Other Disc Playback Program Mode Program mode allows you to create a custom slide show 1 Press to highlight the desired images then press PLAY SELECT to mark them with a yellow box and add them to your Program List 2 Press to choose Program List then...

Page 19: ...EV NEXT during playback To pause playback Press PAUSE To resume playback Press PLAY SELECT Programming MP3 CDs Program mode allows you to create a custom play list 1 Press STOP to stop playback 2 Press to select Program then press PLAY SELECT 3 Press to highlight the desired tracks then press PLAY SELECT to mark them with a yellow box and add them to your Program List 4 Press to choose Program Lis...

Page 20: ...nu screen Language Setup Disc Menu Language You can select your preferred language for DVD disc menus 1 Press SETUP in Stop mode 2 Press to select Language Setup then press PLAY SELECT 3 Press to select Menu then press PLAY SELECT 4 Press to select your preferred language 5 Press PLAY SELECT To return to the Setup menu Press To exit the Setup menu Press SETUP or select Exit Setup on the Setup Menu...

Page 21: ...een Audio Language DVD You can select your preferred language for DVD audio sound tracks 1 Press SETUP in Stop mode 2 Press to select Language Setup then press PLAY SELECT 3 Press to select Audio then press PLAY SELECT 4 Press to select your preferred language Select Original if you want the default language to always be played first 5 Press PLAY SELECT If the language selected is not recorded on t...

Page 22: ...SELECT To return to the Setup menu Press To exit the Setup menu Press SETUP or select Exit Setup on the Setup Menu screen Screen Setup Screen Saver The Screen Saver comes on automatically to protect the LCD screen if the player is left in Stop mode for 10 or more minutes 1 Press SETUP 2 Press to select Screen Setup then press PLAY SELECT 3 Press to select Screen Saver then press PLAY SELECT 4 Pres...

Page 23: ...ystem When connecting the portable DVD player to a TV you must specify the broadcast system of your television Choose from the following NTSC The color TV broadcast standard for the USA Canada Latin America and Taiwan PAL The color television broadcast standard for Western Europe except France where SECAM is the standard Australia China Singapore and Malaysia AUTO Select if you have a multi system...

Page 24: ...io Output DVD The digital audio output jack labeled Coaxial is used to output the audio signal recorded on DVD discs to an external amplifier receiver The player provides three options for this audio signal SPDIF PCM Select if you are using a 2 channel digital amplifier SPDIF RAW Select if you are using a Dolby Digital 5 1 or DTS capable amplifier Off Select if you are not using the Coaxial audio out...

Page 25: ...s to select Parental Ctrl then press PLAY SELECT 4 Enter a 4 digit password then press PLAY SELECT The factory pre set password is 0000 You must enter 0000 to set the rating for the first time when purchasing your DVD from the store 5 Press to select the desired rating and press PLAY SELECT To return to the Setup menu Press To exit the Setup menu Press SETUP or select Exit Setup on the Setup Menu s...

Page 26: ...to the Setup menu Press To exit the Setup menu Press SETUP or select Exit Setup on the Setup Menu screen Angle Mark DVD Some DVDs feature scenes filmed at different angles which you can select by pressing the ANGLE button You can have the player alert you when multiple angles are available by displaying an Angle Mark on screen Whether Angle Mark is set to On or Off pressing the ANGLE button will al...

Page 27: ... of the other Panel settings LCD Setup Invert 1 Press the LCD button 2 Use the buttons to select Invert then press 3 Use the buttons to select On or Off and then press PLAY SELECT The on screen image will invert flip 180º when On is selected Use this feature when mounting the player on the ceiling e g in a car or minivan Color 1 Press the LCD button 2 Use the buttons to select Color then press 3 Us...

Page 28: ...e Check disc for fingerprints and clean with a soft cloth wiping from center to edge Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear This is not a malfunction Completely distorted picture or no color in picture Disc format does not match TV format PAL NTSC Picture distorted during forward or reverse scan Picture will be somewhat distorted at times This is normal No forward or reverse scan...

Page 29: ...ur which will cause noise If the disc is brought from a cold to a warm environment moisture may form on the disc Wipe moisture off with a soft dry lint free cloth before using the disc Improper disc storage You can damage discs if you store them in the following places Areas exposed to direct sunlight Humid or dusty areas Areas directly exposed to a heat outlet or heating appliance Disc which cann...

Page 30: ... 201 00044 Video Cable Mini plug to yellow RCA connector 54 201 00045 Carrying Case Viewable carrying case 86 135 04010 Earphones Stereo earphones 54 401 00015 S Video Cable Mini plug to S Connector 54 201 00020 Progressive Scan Component Video Cable Mini plug to red green blue RCA connectors 54 201 00046 A number of replacement parts and optional accessories are available for this portable DVD pl...

Page 31: ...f the original warranty Please retain dated sales receipt Within the warranty period the customer pays for inbound shipping charges and GoVideo pays return shipping charges Other Warranty Coverage Commercial Industrial or Educational use has the same warranty coverage as stated in this warranty What are the Exceptions This warranty does not cover 1 Normal maintenance service such as cleaning 2 Dam...

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