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Important Safety Instruction                      

 

Notes: 

1.  Read these instructions. 
2.  Keep these instructions. 
3.  Heed all warnings. 
4.  Follow all instructions. 
5.    Do not use near water. 
6.    Clean only with a dry cloth. 
7.

     

Do not block any ventilation openings. Maintain well ventilated conditions around 

the product. Do not put product on bed, sofa or anything that blocks ventilation.  
Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 

8.    Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or 

other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

 

9.    Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized. A polarized plug has two blades 

with one wider than the other. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, 
consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. 

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, 

convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. 

11.    Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. 
12. 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. 

13.    Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of 

time. 

14.  

Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the 

apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is 
damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the 
apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has 
been dropped. 

15.    Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with 

liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus. 

       

Copyright Protection 

Unauthorized copying, broadcasting, public performance, and lending of disks are 
prohibited. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is 
protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property 
rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this 
copyright protection 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. 
 
 

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 

1.  

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 

2.  DANGER:

Visible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. 

Avoid direct exposure to beam. 

3.  CAUTION: 

Do not open the top cover.  There are no user service-able 

parts inside the unit. Leave all servicing to qualified service personnel. 

This unit complies with FDA regulation for radiation control of laser 
products. 

Summary of Contents for PDV-0813A

Page 1: ... 1 8 Portable DVD Player PDV 0813A Operation Manual 20040914 ...

Page 2: ...dictions for a person to drive a motor vehicle which is equipped with a television viewer or screen that is located in the motor vehicle at any point forward of the back of the driver s seat or that is visible directly or indirectly to the driver while operating the vehicle In the interest of safety this system should never be installed where it will be visible directly or indirectly by the operat...

Page 3: ... the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so Refer to service manual for servicing instructions CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USE SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated d...

Page 4: ... when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 15 Apparatus shall not be expos...

Page 5: ...o a TV 11 Connecting to a Normal Amplifier 12 Playback Preparations 13 Using Remote Control 13 Disc Formats Supported By This Player 14 Using Power Adapter 15 Using Headphones 15 Power Supply 16 About Rechargeable Battery Pack 16 Attaching the Battery Pack 17 Charging the Battery Pack 17 Detaching the Battery Pack 18 Using a Vehicle DC Adapter 18 Carrying Case 19 Play Operation 21 System Setup 23 ...

Page 6: ... Adapter Automatically adapts to voltage requirements in the U S and other countries Advanced Playing Functions Compatibility DVD DVD R DVD RW CD CD R CD RW JPEG and MP3 discs are compatible On Screen Display On screen displays in your choice of English Spanish French etc Viewing Performance Multi speed fast forward fast backward slow play and repeat playback Zoom Function Allows the viewer to zoo...

Page 7: ...ayback 7 Power Indicator Lights green when the player is in operation 8 ENT button Press to confirm selection 9 Direction buttons Press to select menu items or settings 10 TITLE button Press to display titles if present on the DVD disc 11 MENU button Press to display the disc menu on the LCD screen in Play mode 12 Prev button Press once to skip to the beginning of the current chapter or track pres...

Page 8: ...is jack the speakers will automatically turn OFF 3 AV IN OUT Switch Switch to IN to input a video game or camcorder signal Switch to OUT when the player is connected to an external monitor 4 Audio Input Output Jack Used for connection to an external amplifier or audio source 5 Video Input Output Jack Allows for connection to external monitor or video source 6 9 5V DC Input Jack Used to connect the...

Page 9: ...from screen 2 PWR button Press to turn unit ON or OFF 3 TITLE button Press to display title menu if present on the disc 4 Direction buttons Press to select menu items 5 ENTER button Press to confirm the items or settings 6 SETUP button Press to access the DVD player s setup menu 7 Number buttons Select numbers by pressing these buttons ...

Page 10: ...int B Press a third time to stop the A B Repeat 14 MENU button Press to open the disc menu 15 REP button Press to repeat a chapter track title or the entire disc 16 PAUSE button Press to pause playback Press PLAY button to resume normal playback 17 PLAY button Press to start playback 18 STOP button Press once to stop playback Press the PLAY button to resume normal playback Press the button twice t...

Page 11: ...disconnect the plug from the outlet Connecting To a TV Audio video connections Always ensure that the DVD player TV and any other electrical equipment to be connected to the DVD player is switched OFF The easiest way to connect the DVD player to a television is via the supplied Audio Video cable Connect the audio video cable from the DVD player to the audio video inputs of the TV And also switch t...

Page 12: ...g to a Normal Amplifier The DVD player can be connected to an amplifier Please refer to the equipment s manual before connecting Switch the AV IN OUT switch on the right panel to OUT to send the audio signal to the external amplifier ...

Page 13: ...erating The r c works best at a distance less than 7m and at an angle of up to 60 to the front of the unit No obstacles may stand in the way between r c and infrared sensor The batteries normally last for about six months although this depends on how often and for what operations the remote control is used If the remote control unit fails to work even when it is operated near the player replace th...

Page 14: ...he operation of some DVD discs Please refer to the instruction manual with the disc Care of Discs Do not touch the playing surface of the compact disc Do not stick paper labels on the disc Storage of Discs Do not expose discs to direct sunlight or excessive temperatures Cleaning of Discs If a disc has fingerprints or dust on it lightly wipe the disc with soft cloth from the center of the disc outw...

Page 15: ...ower 2 Press the POWER switch 3 Handling the disc with its printed side toward you load it into the disc tray and close the disc tray cover 4 Adjust the volume with the VOLUME adjust knob also adjusts headphone volume if using headphones Using Headphones Connect headphone into the headphone jack on the left side of the unit Quick Tips Excessively loud volume could damage your hearing Turn down the...

Page 16: ...e used and charged when temperatures are between 32 80F Never put the battery in fire or water Do not expose the battery to high temperatures or store in hot sunny places Maintain well ventilated conditions around the product avoiding heat Don t put the product on a bed sofa or anything that may block ventilation to the product Do not open the battery Never charge the battery for more than 8 hours...

Page 17: ...revent it from moving push the battery pack on to the player see Fig 2 3 Slide the Battery Pack until you hear it click and lock into place see Fig 3 Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 3 Charging the Battery Pack The battery pack must be attached to the DVD player to charge it using the supplied AC Power Adapter 1 Attach the battery pack to the DVD player as shown above 2 Plug the supplied AC Power Adapter into the ...

Page 18: ...ttery Release Tab 1 located on the bottom in the direction of the arrow as shown below 3 Remove the Battery Pack by gently sliding it towards the back of the unit 2 4 Carefully remove the Battery Pack from your player Using the Vehicle DC Adapter To use the supplied Vehicle DC Adapter disconnect the Battery pack and connect the Vehicle Power Plug Adapter into the DVD Player s Power Jack and the ot...

Page 19: ...rom the rear seats Do not install or use this product in the front seat of a vehicle 3 To reduce the chance of injury in case of collision or a sudden stop Always keep the DVD player strapped securely inside its case while the vehicle is moving Always keep the DVD player Case securely attached inside the vehicle while the vehicle is moving Your DVD player can be securely attached in one of the fol...

Page 20: ... lower part of the case C 5 Tighten up the straps until secured To suspend the DVD Player Case between 2 bucket seats Photo 3 1 Unzip the main compartment that holds the player locate the set of rings tucked inside the top edge of the case A 2 Locate the 2 straps with hooks on each end 3 Hook one end of each strap to the rings at the top of the case A 4 Wrap each strap around the headrest or seat ...

Page 21: ...playing the disk Pause Press the Pause button once on remote control to pause playback Press the Play button to resume normal playback Zoom Press the ZOOM button on the remote control to cycle through the different zoom settings While in zoom mode use the direction buttons to move around to different positions on the picture Stop During playback press the STOP button once on the remote control to ...

Page 22: ... select the title or disc option you wish to play NOTE This feature is not available on all discs Press the ENTER button to start playback of a disc NOTE Title and Menu are only available for DVD discs Previous and Next Press the PREV button two 2 times on the remote control and playback will start from the previous track Press the NEXT button on the remote control and playback of the disc will st...

Page 23: ...he right direction button on the remote control to select the correct category Press the direction button to select your preference The item you select will be highlighted Press the ENTER button for confirmation Press the left direction button to enter the other setup menu General Setup TV Display Select Normal PS or Normal LB when a 4 3 TV is connected Select Wide when a 16 9 when using the scree...

Page 24: ...signal IN MIXED NONO Select Stereo then the player will output a stereo signal Dolby Digital Setup Dual Mono The function is used to select from stereo left only right only and mixed mono Dynamic Use this item to adjust linear dynamic compression rate to get different signal compression effects Video Setup Sharpness Use this setting to adjust the sharpness level Brightness Use this setting to adju...

Page 25: ...r read the subtitles of a DVD in your choice of English Spanish and French etc if the disc contains multiple languages Default Use this function to reset all the settings Version This item is to display software version information Note For preference setting the unit must be in the stop mode ...

Page 26: ...tion using the A B button During playback press the A B button on the remote control at the beginning of the segment point A you wish to play repeatedly Press the A B button again at the end of the segment point B The DVD player will automatically return to point A and repeat playback of the selected segment A B To resume normal playback press the A B button again Subtitle A DVD disc can be record...

Page 27: ...on will not operate if the disc is removed from the DVD Player Press the STOP button twice 2 Playback of the disc will stop When the Play button is pressed again playback of the disc will start from the beginning of disc Playing MP3 s MP3 is an Audio compression format which compresses the audio signal at the rate of 12 1 When using MP3 format one disc can record more than 600 minutes of music wit...

Page 28: ...s the ENTER button to confirm and start playback During playback of the disc use the buttons to select the picture forward and backward Picture Rotation The picture can be rotated by using the cursor buttons Picture Zoom The ZOOM button is used to enlarge the picture by 2x 3x or 4x the normal size or reduce the picture by 1 2 3 or 1 4 normal size With the zoom function turned ON use the direction ...

Page 29: ... is NTSC If it is not please remove the signal input and restart the player Cannot continue to play or plays a section repeatedly Make sure the player is not in A B repeat status Press A B button to cancel it A B repeat status Is your disc dirty or warped Clean or replace disc The remote control does not work Make sure there aren t any obstructions between the remote control and the DVD Player Mak...

Page 30: ...tery 6 22 W 8 43 L Weight About 4 5 lbs with battery Compliance with FCC FDA cUL listed E209155 DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE For service support and warranty information visit www polaroidelectronics com or in the US call 1 866 289 5168 in Canada call 1 866 301 7922 and in Mexico call 01 800 400 2443 Polaroid is a registered trademark of Polaroid Corporation of Wa...

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