Additional Information
Disc types you can play:
Audio & V
ideo
Disc
size
12cm
Single side, single layer / single side,double layer
P
A
L
and NTSC DVD disc
Playback time 135min/240min max.
Audio
&
V
ideo
Disc size 12cm / 8 cm
SVCD,CD and VCD disc
Playback time 74min. / 24min. max.
Audio
Disc size 12cm / 8 cm
CD disc
Playback time 74min. / 24min. max.
Note:
Only the above types of discs can be played on this unit.
DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CDV
, etc. cannot be played.
Some CDR, CDR
W
disc cannot be played depending on the condition of the player and the disc.
This unit is to be used exclusively with the NTSC or P
A
L
colour system. SECAM system discs
cannot be used with this unit.
DVD disc
DVD discs are divided into titles, and the titles are subdivided into chapter
.
Music CD disc
Music CD discs are divided into tracks.
MP3
MP3 is the abbreviation of “MPEG 1
Audio Layer 3” MPEG
Audio is a compression specification
that compresses the audio portion only
.
This image compression method is used in DVD etc.
The
audio dat
a has been compressed into about 1/10.
Notes on handling discs
•
Do not scratch discs.
•
Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight, high humidity
, or high temperatures for extended periods
of time.
•
Discs should be returned to their cases af
ter use.
•
Do not apply p
aper or write anything on the disc surface.
•
Handle the disc by it
s edge. Do not touch the playing surface (glossy side).
•
Fingerprint
s and dust should be carefully wiped of
f the playing surface of the disc with a sof
t
cloth.
Disc Cleaning
Never use chemicals such as aerosol cleaners, benzene, anti-st
atic liquids or any other solvent for
cleaning discs. When cleaning, wipe gentle with a sof
t damp (water only) cloth from the center to
the edge, avoiding circular motions, which could cause scratches and interference during play-
back. Wipe in a straight motion from the centre to the out
side of the disc.
Specifications
Power requirements:
AC~100-240V
, 50-60Hz
D
C
9
V
-12V
, 1.5A
Power consumption:
1
1W maximium
Signal system:
NTSC / P
A
L
Weight:
1.47 kg. (with battery)
Dimensions:
Player, 225(L) X 170(W) X 43(H)mm (excluding battery)
Operating temperature range:
+5
°C to +35
°C
Operating humidity range:
5 to 90% (no condensation)
Battery charging time:
Approximately 4-5 hours
Battery life(Fully charge):
2 hours
Discs played:
(1) DVD-VIDEO disc
12cm
single-sided,
single-layer
12cm single-sided, dual-layer
12cm double-sided, single-layer
8 cm single-sided, single-layer
8 cm single-sided, dual-layer
8 cm double-sided, single-layer
(2) Comp
act disc
12cm
disc
8 cm disc
V
ideo output level
:
1
Vp-p
Audio output level:
1 V
rms (1 KHz, 0dB)
Audio signal output characteristics:
Frequency responses:
•
DVD (linear audio):
20Hz-20KHz
(48KHz
sampling)
20Hz-20KHz (96KHz sampling)
•
CD audio:
20Hz-20KHz
S/N ratio:
70dB
W
ow and flutter: below measurable level
Pickup:
W
ave length:
655nm
Laser power:
CLASS
1
S
pecifications are subject to change without notice. W
e
ight and dimensions are approximate.
T
roubleshooting
No power
•
Insert the
AC power plug securely into the power outlet.
Play fails to st
art even when PLA
Y
is pressed. Play st
art
s but then stop
s immediately
.
•
C
ondensation has formed: wait about 1 to 2 hours to allow the player to dry out.
•
This player cannot play a disc other than DVD, V
ideo CD and CD.
•
The disc may be dirty and may require cleaning.
•
Ensure that the disc is inst
alled with the label side up.
No picture.
•
Ensure that the equipment is connected properly
.
•
L
INE SELECT is set to “IN” and you are trying to play a disc.
No sound or Distorted sound.
•
Ensure that the equipment is connected properly
.
•
Ensure that the input setting for the TV and stereo system are correct.
Picture is distorted during rapid advance or rapid reverse.
•
The picture will be somewhat distorted at times: this is normal.
No rapid advance (or rapid reverse play).
•
Some discs may have sections which prohibit rapid advance (or rapid reverse.)
No 4:3 (16:9) picture.
•
Choose the correct setup “TV SCREEN” item which matches the
TV set used.
No operations can be performed with the remote control unit.
•
Check the batteries are inst
alled with the correct polarities (+ and –).
•
The batteries are exhausted: replace them with new ones.
•
Point the remote control unit at the remote control sensor and operate.
•
Operate the remote control unit at a dist
ance of not more than 7 m from the remote control sensor
.
•
Remove the obst
acles between the remote control unit and remote control sensor
.
No key operation (by the main unit and/or the remote control unit) is effective.
•
Press POWER to set the player to the st
andby mode and then back to ON.
Alternatively
, press POWER to set the player to the st
andby mode, disconnect the power plug and then
reconnect it. (The player may not be operating properly due to lightning, st
atic electricity or some other
external factor
.)
Play does not st
art even when title is selected.
•
Confirm the RA
TING LEVEL
setting.
Audio sound
track and/or subtitle language is not the disc, the initial settings.
•
If the audio sound
track and/or subtitle language does not exist on the language selected at the initial
settings will not be seen/heard.
No subtitles.
•
S
ubtitles appear only with discs which cont
ain them.
•
S
ubtitles are cleared from the TV monitor perform the steps on portion SUBTITLE to display the
subtitles.
Alternative audio soundtrack (or subtitle) language fail to be selected.
•
An alternative language is not selected with discs which do not cont
ain more than one language.
Angle cannot be changed.
•
This function is dependent on sof
tware availability
. Even if a disc has a number of angles recorded,
these angles may be recorded for specific scenes only
.
The password for rating level has been forgotten.
•
Please cont
act your local sales dealer
.
No menu play
.
•
This function works only for Video CDs with playback control.
When AC-DC adaptor plug-in a while, FULL and CHARGE indicators blink, then CHARGE
indicator light on RED, but rechargeable battery is released.
•
It is a system test for recharge circuit, and then the circuit is powered ON, which is not a
malfunction.
Advanced Playback mode (continue)
PBC function (VCD 2.0 only)
PBC button:
This button switches
PBC
functions on or of
f.
Note: MP3 discs does not support this function.
•
When playing VCD with
PBC
functions,
Y
ou can enjoy simple interactive sof
tware on
TV screen.
•
W
hen playback, there are such functions as track selection, stop, previous/next scene, fast
forward/ backward, return, play/p
ause and karaoke for you to select.
•
PBC
functions can be auto run af
ter the disc is loaded and it
s logo appears on VFD.
•
Desired tracks can be selected by pressing numeric buttons when
PBC
functions are on.
Once selected, automatically player will start playing the desired track.
PBC functions allow you to select programs guided by simple interactive sof
tware.
DIGEST (DVD and VCD)
Note: MP3 discs does not support this function.
1
.
Press
DIGEST
during Playback.
2
.
Choose digest
T
ype from the “Select Digest
T
ype” Menu.
3.
T
wo types of Digest screens can be summarized from all Digest types
from “Select Digest
T
ype” Menu.
•
Playing for “T
rack digest” (T
itle digest & Chapter digest)
The screen shows the st
arting picture of all the tracks on the screen
simult
aneously
. Input your desired track by Number buttons and press
ENTER
to confirm to play from that track onwards.
If the tracks are more than 6, choose (
) to look at the next page.
Choose “EXIT” to leave the track digest screen.
Choose “MENU” to return to “Select Digest
T
ype” Menu.
•
P
laying for “Disc Interval” (T
itle Interval & Chapter Interval)
The screen shows the st
arting picture of all the tracks in 10 minute
interval on the screen simult
aneously
. Input your desired interval track by number buttons and
press
ENTER
to confirm to play from that track onwards.
If the track time is more than 50:00, choose (
) to look at the next p
age.
Choose “EXIT” to leave the disc interval screen.
Choose “MENU” to return to “Select Digest
T
ype” Menu.
DIGEST (CD)
•
P
laying for CD Scan
1
.
Press the
Play
(
X
) button to st
art CD playback from track No. 1.
2
.
Press the
DISPLA
Y
button to display the track Elap
sed time.
3
.
Press the
DIGEST
button to st
art the CD scan function.
The first 6 seconds of each CD track will display on screen until all CD tracks finish playing the 6-
seconds introduction.
MP3 ON SCREEN DIALOGUE BOX FEA
TURES
MP3 Basic Operation
Playback of MP3-Disc
Af
ter disc “LOADING” or read memory card, dialog box will appear
on the screen.
The Root/Folder menu and ST
OP(
) Mode on screen button will
appear on the screen.
e.g.:
Playback track on Root.
Press the NA
VIGA
TION (
,
) button to
select your desired track on the Root, then
press PLA
Y
(
X
) or “ENTER” button, to st
art
playback, the PLA
Y
(
X
) indicator show on
screen, and the player will continous play-
back all tracks in ROOT
, and stop automati-
cally af
ter finished all tracks.
e.g.:
Playback track in folder
.
Press the NA
VIGA
TION (
,
) button to
select the folder
, press NA
VIGA
TION (
)
button or “ENTER” button to enter folder
.
Note:
If had a sub-folder
, repeat above
procedure to enter the folder
.
Press the NA
VIGA
TION (
,
) button to
select your desired track, then press PLA
Y
(
X
) or “ENTER” button to playback, the
PLA
Y
(
X
) indicator show on screen.
The player will continous playback, until fin-
ish all tracks in such folder
, the player will
stop automatically
.
e.g.:
Selecting Folder/T
racks Using the Number Buttons
During playback, press the Numeric buttons corresponding to the track numbers to select your desired
track.
The unit will jump to the new track and then press
ENTER
or PLA
Y
(
X
) button to playback.
OTHER FUNCTIONS
When playing a MP3 disc, the unit has functions like mute, audio mode, pause / step, previous / next
track, and forward / reverse.
Y
ou may operate as you do with a CD on Basic Operations.
Select/Back to Folder Menu
When in the folder
, or in the sub-folder on screen.
Press the NA
VIGA
TION (
,
) button, or press “ENTER”
button, when the cursor highlight
s the folder
xxxxxxx
, the screen will
back to previous folder or repeat the procedure to exit to ROOT
.
If cursor highlight
s the track or named folder
, press the NA
VIGA
TION
(
) button, the screen will back to the previous folder or the Root.
The above functions are also available in PLA
Y
mode.
REPEA
T PLA
Y
T
o
Repeat play a track/file, simply select the track/file as described on
the previous p
age, then press the
REPEA
T
button once; “REPEA
T
ONE” will appear on the
TV screen and the unit will repeat the selected track/file continuously until the
ST
OP
button
is pressed.
T
o
Repeat play all tracks on an MP3 CD, press the
REPEA
T
button a second time; “REPEA
T
FOLDER”
will appear on the
TV screen and the unit will repeat the CD continuously until the
ST
OP
button is
pressed.
T
o
cancel Repeat play
, press the
REPEA
T
button until “FOLDER” appears on the
TV screen.
Initial Setting
1
.
Press the Setup button to display the Setup Menu.
The screen shown right:
2
.
Press the “
” or “
” Navigation buttons to move
the
Y
ellow Disc symbol underneath the icons on
top of the
TV screen to your desired icon p
age.
The following icons represent 5 Setup Page:
— General Setup Page
— S
peaker Setup Page
— V
ideo Setup p
age
— Preference Page
— Exit Setup Page
Select a menu icon using the (
,
) buttons.
Then Select one of the avaliable options using the (
,
)
buttons. Press the (
) button to access the submenu and use the (
,
) buttons to select an option.
Then press ENTER to confirm your selection. Return to a previous menu using the (
) button.
T
o
exit
from the menus, press the
SETUP
button again or select the (
xxxx
) icon and press
ENTER
.
General Setup
The setting structure is as follows:
TV DISPLA
Y
1
.
Normal/PS
Note: “PS” st
and for “Pan Scan”
This is selected when the unit is connected with a normal
T
V
.
Wide-Screen images are shown on the screen, but with some p
art
s cut automatically
.
2
.
Normal/LB
Note: “LB” st
and for “Letter Box ”
This is selected when the unit is connected with a normal
T
V
.
Wide-screen images are shown on the screen, with black belt on the top and bottom.
3.
W
ide
This is selected when the unit is connected with a wide - screen
TV
.
TV TYPE
Y
o
u may select according to the color system of the
TV to be connected.
•
Select “
NTSC
” for a NTSC
T
V
.
•
Select “
PA
L
” for a P
A
L
T
V
.
ANGLE MARK
This only works when there is an angle mark on the disc.
•
Select “ON” the screen shows the angle mark when playing a DVD.
•
Select “OFF” the angle mark is not shown.
OSD LANG
T
o
change language of setup menu, choose the language using (
,
) buttons and press
ENTER
to
confirm.
•
English / S
p
anish / German / French / It
alian
Screen Saver
S
tart the screen saver
, the screen saver image appears
when the unit stop
s
or the image is motionless for approximately 1 minute.
This saver can keep the
screen from being damaged.
•
ON: S
tart the screen saver
.
•
OFF: Remove the screen saver
.
Speaker Setup Page
Select
Audio setup in the Setup Menu and then Select the S
peaker Setup Menu using the (
,
)
buttons to navigate through the menus/screens and press the Enter buton to confirm.
L
T
/R
T
:
The front speakers are in theatrical L
T/R
T
downmix mode.
S
tereo:
The front speakers are in S
tereo Downmix mode.
V
ideo Setup Page
•
Sharpness
–
T
o
adjust the sharpen or sof
ten picture.
Press the (
or
) buttons to select your desired level.
The colour bar appears on the screen. Press
ENTER
to confirm.
•
Brightness
–
T
o
adjust more shining or darken picture.
•
Contrast
–
T
o
adjust increase or decrease picture contrast.
•
Colour
–
T
o
adjust increase or decrease colour intensity
.
•
T
int
–
T
o
adjust increase or decrease the phases of colour
.
Press the (
or
) button to move the cursor to increase or decrease the level. Press
ENTER
to con-
firm.
Preference Setup Page
•
Audio
–
T
o
change the dialogue language, choose the language using the (
,
) buttons and
press
ENTER
to confirm.
•
Subtitle
–
T
o
change the subtitle language, choose the language using the (
,
) buttons and
press
ENTER
to confirm.
•
Disc menu
–
T
o
change the language of menu, choose the language using the (
,
) buttons and
press
ENTER
to confirm.
•
Parent
al
–
Y
ou can control access to the player and the type of discs your family can watch with
the rating function.
There are eight levels of p
arent
al conrol.
Rating Level: 1 KID SAF
2 G
3 PG
4 PG 13
5 PGR
6 R
7 NC-17
8
Adult
1
.
Press the (
)button and then select the rating level using the (
,
) buttons.
2
.
Press ENTER to enter the Password V
erify menu.
3
.
Enter your four-digit p
assword and press
ENTER
, if you have not chosen one yet, the factory preset
p
assword is 1234.
•
Password change
–
This option allows you to set or change the p
assword.
1
.
Press the (
)button and then press
ENTER
to enter the Password Change menu.
2
.
T
o
change the p
assword, enter the current four-digit p
assword in the “Old Password” column.
Then
enter the new p
assword in the “New Password” column.
Y
ou are then prompted to enter it again in
the “Confirmed Password” column to confirm and press
ENTER
.
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims
of cert
ain U.S. p
atent
s and other intellectual property right
s owned by Macrovision Corpora-
tion and other right
s 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 disassem-
bly is prohibited.
Apparatus Claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 4,631,603; 4,819,098; 4,907,093; 5,315,448;
and 6,516,132; licensed for limited viewing uses only
.
Data Discs with pictures in jpeg format
Note: Graphic files must be stored in “jpeg” format (file extension .jpg), otherwise they won’t be
recognized.
When you have inserted a CD with jpeg-files you see a menu showing the folders / files on the CD.
Use the navigations keys(
,
)to select the desired folder, then press ENTER. The files inside are
displayed.
—
Use the navigation keys(
,
)to choose the desired file and the picture preview on the right
frame, if press the ENTER button. That picture will be displayed.
—
This starts your “modern slide show” because the unit will change to the next picture automatically
after a few seconds until all pictures have been shown on screen once.
—
Press the P
AUSE button to hold the current picture on the screen. Use the PLA
Y
(
X
) button to
continue.
—
Use the (
) or (
) key to skip back or forward.
—
Press the (
) button to cancel the picture show and to return to the folder menu.
—
If you press the REPEA
T
button once, the currently displayed picture will const
antly been shown
on the screen. Press this button twice to have all pictures in the current folder repeated.
Press REPEA
T
again to cancel this mode.
Import
ant note: When you’ve selected “REPEA
T
ONE” only that picture will be displayed
const
antly
. Then
you
cannot skip
using the (
) or (
) button.
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