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3 DVD MINI 
COMPONENT SYSTEM

DVD/VCD/CD/MP3-CD/CD-R/RW
PLAYBACK

MAX-DS18500

COMPACT

DIGITAL AUDIO

COMPACT

DIGITAL VIDEO

Instruction Manual

AH68-01607E

THIS APPLIANCE IS MANUFACTURED BY:

OPEN/CLOSE

DISC SKIP

ZOOM

SLOW

REPEAT

REMAIN

SUB TITLE

TUNER

VOLUME

M

UTE

MEN

U

INFO

RE

TU

RN

ENTER

TEST TONE

TIMER/CLOCK

TIMER ON/OFF

LOGO SLIDE MODE

EZ/VIEW

NTSC/PAL

CANCEL

DIGEST

TUNING

TAPE

AUX

BAND

SLEEP

DIMMER

SOUND EDIT

P.SCAN

AH59-01379B

Summary of Contents for MAX-DS18500

Page 1: ...L VIDEO Instruction Manual AH68 01607E THIS APPLIANCE IS MANUFACTURED BY OPEN CLOSE DISC SKIP ZOOM SLOW REPEAT REMAIN SUB TITLE TUNER VOLUME MU TE MENU INFO RET URN ENTER TESTTONE TIMER CLOCK TIMERON OFF LOGO SLIDEMODE EZ VIEW NTSC PAL CANCEL DIGEST TUNING TAPE AUX BAND SLEEP DIMMER SOUNDEDIT P SCAN AH59 01379B ...

Page 2: ...ect AC main plug from the wall outlet Voltage peaks due to lightning could damage the unit Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight or other heat sources This could lead to overheating and malfunction of the unit The battery used with this product contain chemicals that are harmful to the environment Do not dispose of batteries in the general household trash Use of controls adjustments or perform...

Page 3: ...lby Pro Logic I I Effect 54 RADIO OPERATION Listening to Radio 55 Presetting Stations 56 TAPE DECK Listening to a Cassette 57 MISCELLANEOUS Recording a Compact Disc 60 Recording a Radio Program 62 Timer Function 63 Canceling the Timer 64 P SOUND SOUND MODE Function 65 Sleep Timer Function Mute Function 66 DEMO Function DIMMER Function ECO Function 67 MAXX BASS LEVEL Function SUB WOOFER LEVEL Funct...

Page 4: ...O IN to the VIDEO OUT connector 10 S Video Output Connector If the TV is equipped with an S Video input connector S VIDEO IN connect it to the player s S Video output jack 11 AUX In Audio Cable 11 1 Search Function buttons Tuning Mode or Stop button 2 STANDBY ON ECO 3 Timer Clock 4 Timer On Off 5 Sleep 6 FM Mono Stereo 7 Echo 8 MIC Level 9 MIC1 MIC2 10 Audio 11 Tuner Memory 12 Cassette Deck 1 13 C...

Page 5: ...e polarity to and to Use the correct type of batteries Batteries that look similar may differ in voltage Always replace both batteries at the same time Do not expose batteries to heat or flame Remote Control 7 Description Caution TESTTONE VOLUME button MENU button POWER STANDBY ON button OPEN CLOSE button TUNER button TAPE PLAY button REPEAT button MUTE button Number 0 9 buttons EZ VIEW NTSC PAL b...

Page 6: ...s and sound will not come from them all the time Subwoofer The position of the subwoofer is not so critical Place it anywhere you like Usually it is placed by a corner near the front speakers Front Speakers Place these speakers in front of your listening position facing inwards about 45 toward you Place the speakers so that their tweeters will be at the same height as your ear Align the front face...

Page 7: ...nning method scans one full frame of video consecutively down the screen line by line An entire image is drawn at one time as opposed to the interlaced scanning process by which a video image is drawn in a series of passes The progressive scanning method is desirable for dealing with moving objects Progressive Scan FULL FRAME What is Progressive or Non Interlaced Scanning This function works only ...

Page 8: ...d inside the unit so that the unit can be operated normally The cooling fan is activated automatically to supply cool air to the unit Please observe the following cautions for your safety Make sure the unit is well ventilated If the unit has poor ventilation the temperature inside the unit could rise and may damage it Do not obstruct the cooling fan or ventilation holes If the cooling fan or venti...

Page 9: ...he system on by pressing POWER button TIMER appears in the display The current time is now set 5 When the correct time is displayed press ENTER Increase the minutes Decrease the minutes 4 When the correct hour is displayed press ENTER The minutes flash Increase the hours Decrease the hours 3 Press ENTER The hour flashes Note Checking the Remaining Time CHAPTER REMAIN TITLE REMAIN CHAPTER ELAPSED T...

Page 10: ...and chapter numbers Tracks Video and music CDs Video and music CDs are divided into sections called tracks Numbers are allotted to these sections These numbers are called track numbers Disc terminology 18 Bonus Group Navigating Pages Some DVD Audio discs have an extra bonus group that requires a 4 digit key number to access See the disc packaging for details and the key number Bonus Group When you...

Page 11: ... addition XviD is supported For WMV V1 V2 V3 and V7 formats are possible The initial resolution is 720X480 and may support up to 720X576 Audio compatibility MP3s encoded at bitrates from 80kbps to 384kbps AC3s from 128kbps to 384kbps and WMAs from 56kbps to 128kbps are supported In addition for subtitles this unit will support Text format SMI SPEC VIDEO Compatibility DivX3 11 Up to the latest VERS...

Page 12: ...s appears on the TV screen If this symbol appears on the TV screen while buttons are being operated that operation is not possible with the disc currently being played What is a Track File A section of video or a music file recorded on a VCD CD or MP3 CD Screen Display DVD display MP3 CD display TITLE display CHAPTER display TRACK FILE display AUDIO LANGUAGE display SUBTITLE display STEREO L R dis...

Page 13: ... function works only with discs on which multiple angles have been recorded Note Skipping Scenes Songs DVD VCD MP3 DVD VCD MP3 Briefly press Each time the button is pressed briefly during playback the previous or next chapter track or directory file will be played But you cannot skip chapters consecutively When watching a VCD with a track longer than 15 minutes each time is pressed playback will s...

Page 14: ... or directory MP3 file Press REPEAT button Each time the button is pressed during playback the repeat playback mode changes as follows DVD VCD CD MP3 JPEG Repeat playback operation is not possible with version 2 0 VCD discs if PBC is turned on To use Repeat Playback on a VCD with PBC you should set the PBC to OFF in the disc menu See page 33 CHAPTER Repeatedly plays the selected chapter TITLE Repe...

Page 15: ...ot work if the DVD is recorded with multi camera angle format Black bars may not disappear because some DVD discs have a built in horizontal to vertical ratio Note SELECT ZOOM POSITION A B Repeat Playback 28 OPERATION The A B Repeat function will not work on an MP3 or JPEG disc 2 Press Cursor button to move to REPEAT PLAYBACK display For a VCD or CD press INFO button once 1Press INFO button twice ...

Page 16: ...When playing an MP3 or JEPG disc you cannot use to move a folder To move a folder press Stop and then press DVD VCD CD MP3 JPEG 2 Press Cursor buttons or numeric buttons to select the desired title track and then press ENTER button 1Press INFO button 01 05 001 040 0 00 37 1 1 03 05 001 002 0 00 01 1 1 01 05 001 040 0 00 01 1 1 Moving to a Title Track 4 Press Cursor buttons or numeric buttons to se...

Page 17: ...red with a digital camera or camcorder or JPEG files on a PC can be stored on a CD and then played back with this DVD player Slide Mode JPEG Place the JPEG disc on the disc tray Each time the button is pressed the slide moves backward or forward Press to skip to the next slide 1 Playback starts automatically Each image is shown for 5 seconds before another image is displayed Press the OPEN CLOSE b...

Page 18: ...en PBC ON and OFF When you select the disc menu that is not supported by the disc the This menu is not supported message appears on the screen 1In stop mode Press MENU button Press Cursor buttons to move to DISC MENU and then press ENTER button 4 Press ENTER button 3 Press Cursor buttons to select the desired item PBC Playback Control Function When playing a VCD version 2 0 you can select and view...

Page 19: ...5 Nauru 1521 Tamil 1369 Nepali 1525 Tegulu 1376 Dutch 1527 Tajik 1379 Norwegian 1528 Thai 1393 Occitan 1529 Tigrinya 1403 Afan Oromo 1531 Turkmen 1408 Oriya 1532 Tagalog 1417 Punjabi 1534 Setswana 1428 Polish 1535 Tonga 1435 Pashto Pushto 1538 Turkish 1436 Portuguese 1539 Tsonga 1463 Quechua 1540 Tatar 1481 Rhaeto Romance 1543 Twi 1482 Kirundi 1557 Ukrainian 1483 Romanian 1564 Urdu 1489 Russian 15...

Page 20: ... 4 3LB or 4 3PS option according to Select 16 9 if you have a wide screen TV picture in the full screen n TV n aspect picture in the letter box TV op and bottom of the screen picture in the pan scan TV n of the screen only with the ff t in wide screen age formats they will look different depending on ect ratio setting reen Size SETUP ...

Page 21: ...then ENTER button password a new d confirm new password complete 3 Press Cursor button to move to PASSWORD and then press ENTER button the password hen press R button assword rental rating level setting SETUP error numeric when you inputting password ...

Page 22: ...SETUP 3 rsor move to nd then TER button Press Cursor button to move to LOGO and then press ENTER button MENU o exit the creen evious level en 42 ...

Page 23: ...ove to Audio and then press ENTER button 4 You can set the audio delay time between 0 ms and 300 ms Set it to the optimal status Press Cursor buttons to select the Delay Time of AV SYNC and then press the ENTER button if it is connected with digital TV udio to optimal status to fit the video ...

Page 24: ...r R LS Rear Speaker L RS Rear Speaker R revious level reen 46 SETUP Cursor o move to and then NTER button 3 Press Cursor button to move to TEST TONE and then press ENTER button The test tone will be sent to L C R RS LS SW in that order If the ENTER button is pressed again at this time the test tone will stop ulti Channel Pro Logic Mode Start ...

Page 25: ...SPEAKER Ideal CENTER SPEAKER placement It is desirable to place all speakers within this circle Ideal SPEAKER placement SETUP You can set the delay time for C between 00 and 05mSEC and for LS and RS between 00 and 15mSEC 5 sor ons to move ired nd then TER button Press Cursor to set the Delay time ...

Page 26: ...alance 3 Adjusting Center Speaker Level oofer Speaker Level 50 s SOUND button and press Cursor Press SOUND EDIT button and then press Cursor SOUND button and press Cursor SETUP RDS RT ST TUNED kHz MHz TITLE CHAP PRGM RDS RT ST TUNED kHz MHz RDS RT ST TUNED kHz ...

Page 27: ...52 4 Press Cursor to adjust the DRC e previous level screen SETUP The Cursor button is pressed the greater the effect and the Cursor button is pressed the smaller the effect ...

Page 28: ...rear or more channels multi channel mode will be Pro Logic II button does not work You can select either 0 or 1 Press PL II EFFECT button and then press Cursor buttons to select the mode CMX MPEG TITLE PBC CHAP PRGM RDS RT TA TUNED kHz MHz ST DSP CMX MPEG TITLE PBC CHAP PRGM RDS RT TA TUNED kHz MHz ST Press PL II EFFECT button and then press Cursor buttons to select the mode SETUP ...

Page 29: ...o 9 10 MORY button before pears from the display pears from the display d in memory Press the TUNER MEMORY button TUNER button 6 To preset another station repeat steps 2 to 5 kHz MHz kHz PROGRAM MHz kHz MHz RADIO OPERATION When listening AM SW Dolby Pro Logic II button does not work Note ...

Page 30: ...58 e en stops stops til you TAPE DECK sette playback modes which tte automatically ayback Mode ...

Page 31: ...and press the OPEN CLOSE button to close the CD door ECT button e door insert a close the cassette with the safety 3 lank n Tape 2 ss the button to rom the first SYNCHRO ayback of CD to rom the first part played Load a compact disc SYNCHRO 6 To stop recording press button Note You can use CD SYNCHRO button only in CD Playback Mode 60 In Recoding DPL II doesn t work ...

Page 32: ... Radio Program hoice t has no effect on the recording 3 blank e in Deck 2 in red and Select the TUNER function by pressing TUNER BAND EC PAUSE 6 To stop recording press button 62 Note In Recoding DPL II doesn t work ...

Page 33: ...hile the power is on or while the player is in standby utomatically as shown by the TIMER indication on the display you must cancel it MISCELLANEOUS displayed he timer press TIMER ON OFF again the timer press TIMER ON OFF ...

Page 34: ...ess SLEEP button utton is pressed the selection changes as follows MIN 45 MIN 30 MIN 15 MIN OFF EEP button p Timer Function t the time that the DVD player will shut itself off sleep timer press SLEEP button until on the display s in the display press the button again Function when answering a doorbell or telephone call TE button kHz MHz kHz MHz MISCELLANEOUS ...

Page 35: ...simulate undamental pitch These harmonics extend the 2 octaves below the physical speaker cutoff sed power consumption MAXX BASS function ects You can select the level of low tones you desire 2 Turn the SUB WOOFER LEVEL knob to adjust the sub woofer volume 2 68 MISCELLANEOUS ction OFER OUT SYSTEM CONTROL Jack ...

Page 36: ...y or cause breaks in o scratch discs when handling them m if warm air comes into contact with cold parts n condensation forms inside the player the player tly If this occurs remove the disc and let the hours with the power on aut ep remove the safety tab on the upper edge of the been broken simply cover the opening with adhesive s put it back in its case sunlight where they will not be exposed to ...

Page 37: ...longer than 5 seconds INITIAL appears on the ettings will return to the default values ER button function will erase all stored settings nless necessary wer and hold the P Sound button on the main unit 5 seconds T function will erase all stored settings nless necessary connected properly input signal is weak install an external FM rea with good reception Check Remedy 6 9 DVDs in 16 9 WIDE mode 4 3...

Page 38: ...l audio CD version 2 0 Selected scenes or information can splayed on the TV monitor VD discs are encoded with a region number DVD disc does not correspond to the region number r cannot play the disc bottom of the screen A DVD disc can contain up to d on DVD discs When a disc contains two or more umbered as Title 1 Title 2 etc d to the tracks which are recorded on video and cific tracks to be locat...

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