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Communication  
Systems Inc.

 

PDI-DVD-SA Player  

Installation Guide 

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Better Solutions Are Within Reach™ 

INSTALLATION and OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 

 

PDi Communication Systems, Inc.   40 Greenwood Lane   Springboro, Ohio 45066 USA   PH +1-937-743-6010 FX +1-937-743-5664  

 

Document Number: 

PD196-058R4

 

 

Table of Contents 

Introduction..................................................................................................................................................... 2 
Warnings......................................................................................................................................................... 3 
Safety Instructions .......................................................................................................................................... 3 

Wet Location............................................................................................................................................. 3 
Stacking .................................................................................................................................................... 3 
Placement .................................................................................................................................................. 3 
Non-use Periods ........................................................................................................................................ 3 
Protect the power cord............................................................................................................................... 3 

DVD Safety..................................................................................................................................................... 3 

Laser Caution ............................................................................................................................................ 3 
Oxygen Environment ................................................................................................................................ 4 

Cleaning and Disinfection............................................................................................................................... 4 
Maintenance and Service ................................................................................................................................ 4 
Other Equipment............................................................................................................................................. 4 
Overhead Falling Hazard ................................................................................................................................ 4 
Note to Cable TV Installer .............................................................................................................................. 4 
Copyright, Disclaimer, Trademarks................................................................................................................ 4 

Included in box .............................................................................................................................................. 7 
Connecting to a TV ....................................................................................................................................... 7 
Rear Panel...................................................................................................................................................... 8 
Front Panel .................................................................................................................................................... 9 
Remote Control Guide................................................................................................................................ 10 
Inserting/Ejecting Disc ............................................................................................................................... 11 

Inserting disc ........................................................................................................................................... 11 
Ejecting disc ............................................................................................................................................ 11 

DVD Player Display Screen Messages....................................................................................................... 11 
DVD.............................................................................................................................................................. 12 

Basic controls .......................................................................................................................................... 12 

Play.................................................................................................................................................... 12 
Pause.................................................................................................................................................. 12 
Stop.................................................................................................................................................... 12 
Advancing chapters/restarting or returning to chapters ..................................................................... 12 
Fast forward/Fast rewind ................................................................................................................... 12 

Navigating menus.................................................................................................................................... 12 
Other DVD controls ................................................................................................................................ 12 

Dimmer.............................................................................................................................................. 12 
Step -by-Step playback...................................................................................................................... 12 
Slow playback ................................................................................................................................... 12 
Zoom ................................................................................................................................................. 12 
Selecting subtitles and audio features on a disc................................................................................. 13 

Subtitles ....................................................................................................................................... 13 
Audio ........................................................................................................................................... 13 

Returning to the menus...................................................................................................................... 13 

Menu ............................................................................................................................................ 13 
Title.............................................................................................................................................. 13 

Bookmarking segments of video ....................................................................................................... 13 
Creating customized clip in a video that repeats ............................................................................... 13 
Setting up DVD so certain Titles and Chapters can be displayed in the order you want................... 14 
Choosing different angles of a scene ................................................................................................. 14 
Advancing to a desired title, chapter or time on the disc directly...................................................... 14 

Audio CD ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 

Screen Display......................................................................................................................................... 15 
Basic Controls ......................................................................................................................................... 16 

Play.................................................................................................................................................... 16 
Pause.................................................................................................................................................. 16 

Summary of Contents for PDI-DVD-SA

Page 1: ...i Communication Systems Inc 40 Greenwood Lane Springboro Ohio 45066 USA PH 1 937 743 6010 FX 1 937 743 5664 Document Number PD196 058R4 Installation Operating Instructions Communication Systems Inc 40 Greenwood Lane Springboro Ohio 45066 PH 937 743 6010 FX 937 743 5664 http www pdiarm com DVD CD Player MODEL PDI DVD SA Better Solutions Are Within Reach ...

Page 2: ...ats such as DVD AUDIO DVD VIDEO CD MP3 CD R CD RW Picture CD discs etc in size 8 or 12 It can show subtitles and play audio in several languages if you are playing discs with these capabilities It has a card reader that can handle Secure Digital Cards Multi Media Cards Memory Sticks and USB drives This player can read WMA MP3 and JPEG files The user s guide identifies the features of the PDI DVD S...

Page 3: ...ith Direct sunlight or heat sources like heating radiators or ovens etc High temperature over 40 C or high humidity over 90 Excessive dust High magnetic or electro static effect Vibration impact or tilted surface Otherwise the internal parts may be damaged Non use Periods Turn off the power when the unit is not used It should be unplugged from the AC outlet when the unit shall be idle for a long p...

Page 4: ... radio or TV reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of 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 the...

Page 5: ...ecting to a TV 7 Rear Panel 8 Front Panel 9 Remote Control Guide 10 Inserting Ejecting Disc 11 Inserting disc 11 Ejecting disc 11 DVD Player Display Screen Messages 11 DVD 12 Basic controls 12 Play 12 Pause 12 Stop 12 Advancing chapters restarting or returning to chapters 12 Fast forward Fast rewind 12 Navigating menus 12 Other DVD controls 12 Dimmer 12 Step by Step playback 12 Slow playback 12 Zo...

Page 6: ...ating customized clip sound in a CD that repeats 17 Filters 17 Putting tracks on an CD in desired order 18 Removing tracks from the playlist 18 Media Card USB Drive Data CD 18 File types 18 Inserting SD MS MMC cards 19 Inserting USB drive 19 Photos 20 Accessing photos 20 Adjusting slideshow operation 20 Rotating pictures while slideshow is playing 20 Zoom in on photos 21 Audio Files 21 Play 21 Pau...

Page 7: ... to be mounted vertically but it can also be mounted horizontally 1 Connect this unit to your TV via the Composite Video S Video YUV YPbPr or HDMI output jacks See Rear Panel on page 8 2 Connect the DVD player power cord to the DVD and to the wall outlet 3 Power on the DVD player and TV 4 Be sure the TV is set up for the type of source you connected to it Review your TV manual Connecting Notes Be ...

Page 8: ... Outputs a digital A V signal for viewing on a TV or other devices with an HDMI jack 3 S Video S Video output jack 4 Pr Cr Pb Cb Y Progressive scan and chromatic aberration Pr Cr output jack 5 Composite Video Composite video output jack 6 L and R Left and right audio channel output jacks 7 RF Cable Output Modulated RF cable TV signal 8 CH4 CH3 Modulate RF channel 3 or 4 selector switch 9 RF Cable ...

Page 9: ... 45066 USA PH 1 937 743 6010 FX 1 937 743 5664 Document Number PD196 058R4 Front Panel 1 DISPLAY SCREEN Indicates the relevant status of the player any time when the unit is powered 2 STANDBY INDICATOR 3 PLAY button 4 PAUSE button 5 FR button Fast rewind a CD or DVD 6 FF button Fast forward a CD or DVD 7 EJECT button Press Once to eject the disc 8 POWER button 9 SD MMC MS card slot 10 USB interfac...

Page 10: ... PD108 425 1 STANDBY 2 DIMMER Adjust display brightness 3 NUMBERS 0 9 4 PROGRAM 5 F RWD Fast Rewind 6 F FWD Fast Forward 7 SLOW 8 PLAY PAUSE 9 SETUP 10 NAVIGATION 11 DISPLAY 12 AUDIO 13 SUBTITLE 14 MENU 15 TITLE 16 VIDEO 17 HDMI 18 OPEN CLOSE 19 SKIP 20 VOLUME 21 CLR Clear 22 A B Repeat A B 23 MODE 24 STOP 25 DVD CARD USB 26 OK 27 ZOOM 28 SEARCH 29 ANGLE 30 MUTE 31 MARK 32 RETURN 33 YUV Input swit...

Page 11: ...reen while the disc is being drawn into the player Load will appear as the player initially reads the disc Ejecting disc Remove the disc by pressing the Eject button on the unit or the Open Close button on the remote DVD Display Screen Messages The DVD player s display screen gives you several messages about a disc s status 1 OPEN indicates that the disc tray is open 2 CLOSE indicates that the dis...

Page 12: ...e through the DVD Press F RWD to rewind through a DVD The F FWD and F RWD speeds are 2x 4x 8x 16x and 32x Press Play Pause to return to normal play mode Navigating menus Use the four directional buttons surrounding the OK button on the remote to navigate through menus and highlight their selections Press OK when you are on the desired selection Other DVD controls Besides the basic functions there ...

Page 13: ...urn to NOTE When the disc is ejected the bookmarks are erased automatically 1 Select a place on disc you want to bookmark i Use SKIP and F FWD F RWD to get to the desired place ii Press Pause when the desired spot is reached 2 Press the MARK button on remote to display a menu with Bookmark 1 Bookmark 2 and Bookmark 3 i Bookmark 1 is highlighted If no time is entered press OK and the time of the pl...

Page 14: ... The list of chapters will now play 2 Clear choice s i Press the right directional button to highlight Clear to delete one selection at a time ii Press OK The programmed chapters will be deleted from last on list to first on list iii To delete all choices press the right directional button to highlight Clear All iv Press OK 3 Press PRG to exit the Program menu Choosing different angles of a scene ...

Page 15: ...wood Lane Springboro Ohio 45066 USA PH 1 937 743 6010 FX 1 937 743 5664 Document Number PD196 058R4 Audio CD Pre recorded audio CDs or ones made by music management software on a computer can be played on the DVD player Screen Display The screen display appears after an audio CD has been inserted and loaded into the DVD player Screen Display Document Window Display Window Function Window ...

Page 16: ...ewind Press F FWD to advance through the CD Press F RWD to rewind through a CD The F FWD and F RWD speeds are 2x 4x 8x and 16x Press PLAY PAUSE to return to normal play mode Other CD controls Besides the basic functions there are more features that can be used during playback Advancing to a desired track time in a track or time in the disc directly You can advance directly to a desired track time ...

Page 17: ...can create a clip in a CD that starts and stops at desired points 1 Press A B at the place in the video you want clip to start Rep A appears on the screen 2 Press A B at the place in the video you want clip to end Rep A B appears on the screen 3 Press A B again to cancel clip setting Rep A B Off appears on the screen NOTE The DVD player does not allow you to start an audio clip in one track and en...

Page 18: ...will be before track 5 if you select it first 8 Press the right directional button to re enter the Function Window 9 Press the down directional button to highlight Add to Program 10 Press OK 11 Press the down directional button to highlight Program View 12 Press OK A list of tracks in the order you selected them will appear in the Document Window 13 Adjust the Filters to control how the tracks are...

Page 19: ... An SD MS MMC Card is inserted into the narrow vertically positioned slot at the top of the DVD Player Make sure the label side is facing the side of the player with the disc image 1 After inserting the card press DVD CARD USB on the remote 2 If SD MMC is not highlighted in the on screen menu press the down directional button to highlight it 3 Press OK to access the Display Screen Inserting USB dr...

Page 20: ... view the photo full screen or enter the folder NOTE If there are several photos in the folder they will all be displayed full screen in a slideshow 3 Press STOP to end the slideshow and return to the menu Adjusting slideshow operation 1 Press the right directional button to enter the Functional Window 2 Press the down directional button to highlight Repeat 3 Press OK to select Off Single or All N...

Page 21: ...s Even if there are other files on the media the DVD player will play all of the MP3 and WMA files on the media in a playlist NOTE If there are audio files in a separate folder they will not be part of the play list To access content in those folders highlight the folder by using the directional buttons Then press OK To back out of a folder press the up or down directional buttons to highlight the...

Page 22: ...he Function Window Press the up directional buttons to highlight Repeat and or Mode Skip step 2 2 Press the down directional button to highlight Repeat and or Mode 3 Press OK to see the menu choices See descriptions below 4 Press the down directional button to highlight desired choice 5 Press OK 6 Press the left directional button to return to the Document Window and press Play Repeat allows you t...

Page 23: ...irectional button to enter the Document Window 15 Press the up or down directional buttons to highlight the file you want to start playing 16 Press PLAY PAUSE to start playing the file Removing files from the playlist NOTE You cannot remove files from the playlist while a file is being played If a file is playing press STOP twice before doing the following procedure 1 In the Document Window of Pro...

Page 24: ...ectional buttons to set a meter to a desired number 7 Press OK 8 Press SETUP to exit Can only be set if disc offers feature Main Menu Sub menu Options Description English English On Screen Display French French On Screen Display OSD LANGUAGE Spanish Spanish On Screen Display English English DVD MENU French French DVD MENU DVD MENU Spanish Spanish DVD MENU English English DVD SUBTITLE French French...

Page 25: ...Adjust sharpness 8 is default setting value Auto Set HD resolution to Auto 480PK 576P Set HD resolution to 480P 576P 720P Set HD resolution to 720P HD RESOLUTION 1080i Set HD resolution to 1080i HD JPEG ON OFF Set HD JPEG Mode to ON OFF OFF Turn off Digital output PCM Set Digital output to PCM Digital Output RAW Set Digital output to RAW OFF Turn off the Night Mode AUDIO Night Mode ON Turn on the ...

Page 26: ...TV NOTE This is not the recommended setup You will get better reception if you connect the signal source directly to the TV It is also recommended that you play DVD CDs and read media cards and USB drives through one of the other source ports S Video HDMI and Composite Video on the DVD Player 1 Connect the coaxial cable to the RF In connector on the DVD Player 2 Connect another coaxial cable to th...

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