One-year limited warranty........39 Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of a high-quality Insignia product. Your NS-P8DVD represents the state of the art in portable DVD player design and is designed for reliable and trouble-free performance. Important safety instructions...
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16 An apparatus with a three-prong, grounding-type plug is a Class I apparatus, which needs to be grounded to prevent possible electric shock. Make sure that you connect this Class I device to a grounding-type, three-prong outlet. Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player www.insigniaproducts.com...
Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player 17 The wall plug is the disconnecting device. The plug must remain readily operable. 18 Batteries should not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire, or the like. Caution Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.
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STOP button PREV button PLAY/PAUSE button NEXT button SCREEN button OPEN button Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 13 14 15 Description Displays the DVD image and on-screen display (OSD). Press to stop disc playback.
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Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player Component Speakers OK button Direction buttons POWER button MENU button SOURCE button SETUP button Left Component PHONE 1 PHONE 2 Description Provide audio output when the headphones are not plugged in. Press to confirm selections in the on-screen display (OSD).
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Right Component VOLUME buttons PHONE 3 AV OUT COAXIAL OUT AV IN DC IN Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player PHONE-3 AV OUT COAXIAL AV IN DC IN 9V Description Press + or – to increase or decrease the volume.
Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player Remote control Button (Play/Pause) (Next) (Previous) STOP (Fast-reverse) (Fast-forward) Description Press to confirm selections in the OSD. (Direction buttons) Press to make selections in the OSD. Press to start or pause disc playback. Press to go to the next or previous DVD chapter or CD track.
AC power adapter • Rechargeable battery back • Car cigarette lighter adapter Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player Description Press to turn DVD subtitles on or off. Press to select the DVD audio language if the DVD has multiple audio languages.
Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player Using the remote control To use the remote control: 1 Open the battery compartment of the remote control, insert the battery, then close the compartment. 2 To use the remote control, point it at the remote sensor of the player.
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1 Turn the player off. 2 Unplug the AC adapter. 3 Turn the player upside down. Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player • While the charging is in progress, do not disconnect the AC adapter until the CHG indicator turns off. The charging time of a battery pack is approximately 4.5 hours and...
Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player 4 Slide the battery lock switch to the open position, then remove the battery pack. Playback time After the battery pack is recharged, its continuous playing time is: Operating status Play DVD (display on)
2 Plug the headphones into the PHONE 1 jack on the left side of your player. Caution Always turn off your player before you connect or disconnect headphones, or you may damage your player. Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player Right side of player PHONE-3 AV OUT COAXIAL...
Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player Connecting a TV To connect a TV: 1 Plug the mini AV connector into the AV OUT jack on the right side of your player. 2 Plug the yellow connector into the VIDEO IN jack on the TV.
Note If your amplifier has a coaxial digital input jack, you can connect your player to your amplifier using the COAXIAL OUT jack on your player. Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player Right side of player PHONE-3 AV OUT COAXIAL...
Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player Connecting an external audio/video device Audio/Video device To connect the external audio/video device: 1 Plug the mini AV connector into the AV IN jack on the right side of your player. 2 Plug the yellow connector into the VIDEO OUT jack on the external AV device.
2 Press OPEN to open the disc tray. OPEN 3 Place the disc, label side up, into the disc tray. 4 Press the disc tray cover down to close the tray. 5 Press Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player Content Size Audio 12 cm 8 cm to start disc playback.
Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player Controlling disc playback To control disc playback: • To pause playback, press • To stop playback, press STOP twice. • To fast-reverse or fast-forward, press press one of these buttons the fast-reverse or fast-forward speed changes from 2×...
1 Put the DVD in the player. 2 Press 3 Press 4 Select a title with either the number buttons or direction buttons. Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player to adjust the brightness. to adjust the contrast. to adjust the color level.
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Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player 5 Press to go to the next menu. 6 Press the number buttons to directly select a title or chapter, or press to select the title or chapter (for example, 13). Root Menu 7 Press OK to start playing the chapter.
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3 To repeat both the chapter and title, press REPEAT until the screen shows 4 To stop the repeat function, press REPEAT until Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player . Your player repeats the chapter and title. www.insigniaproducts.com . Your...
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Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player To repeat a track or an entire CD disc. 1 To repeat a track, press REPEAT until the screen shows player repeats the current track. 2 To repeat an entire disc, press REPEAT until the screen shows .
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5 Press a number button to select the chapter number you want. After the settings are entered, your player starts playing the DVD from the selected title and chapter. Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player Subtitle 01/03:ENGLISH • Subtitles cannot be turned off on some discs.
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Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player To select a specific starting time on a DVD: 1 Press SEARCH until the screen shows: 2 Press the number buttons to enter the hour, minute, and second for the amount of time you want to skip before your player starts playing.
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4 To exit zoom mode, press ZOOM until the picture is normal size. Setting parental controls To turn parental controls on or off: 1 Press SETUP. The SETUP MENU opens. Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player to move the enlarged picture. www.insigniaproducts.com...
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Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player 2 Press to select PASSWORD SETUP, then press OK. The Password Setup Page opens. 3 Press , then press set to On, you are prompted to enter the password. The default password is 99999.
Reverb Mode. To use the SETUP MENU: 1 Press SETUP. The SETUP MENU opens. Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player to select PREFERENCES, then press OK. The • The disc tray is open. • Or, the disc tray is empty.
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Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player 2 Press SETUP PAGE opens. 3 Press 4 Press to select REVERB MODE. to select AUDIO SETUP, then press OK. The AUDIO to select an 3D PROCESSING, then press OK. www.insigniaproducts.com...
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AUDIO SETUP, then press OK. 9 Press to select MAIN PAGE, then press OK. 10 Press to select EXIT SETUP, then press OK. Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player to select LIVING ROOM. to close the REVERB MODE screen. www.insigniaproducts.com...
Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player OSD menus General Setup Page • TV Display–Lets you select the aspect ratio. You can select: • TV/PS–Select for normal TVs. Wide-screen images are shown on the screen with the left and right sides cut off.
V SURR–Lets you turn virtual surround mode on or off. • Reverb Mode–Lets you select the reverb mode. You can select Off, Concert, Living Room, Hall, Bathroom, Cave, Arena, or Church. Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player ® Digital disc or MPEG disc, the digital output is www.insigniaproducts.com...
Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player Password Setup Page You use this menu to set up a parental password and to change the password. • PW Mode–Lets you turn the parental password feature on or off. When the parental password feature is turned on, the Parental option on the Preference Page is greyed.
Subtitle–Lets you select the DVD subtitle language if the DVD has • multiple subtitle languages. • Disc Menu–Lets you select the DVD menu language if the DVD has multiple menu languages. Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player www.insigniaproducts.com...
Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player • Parental–Lets you set the rating level for DVDs. When you select a rating, that rating and all higher ratings are blocked. You need to enter your password to watch a DVD with a blocked rating. You can select 1 KID, 2 G, 3 PG, 4 PG 13, 5 PGR, 6 R, 7 NC17, or 8 ADULT.
Replace the batteries with new ones. Image rolls and has no color • The color system of the player does not match with that of TV. Select the correct TV TYPE until TV shows normal color. Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player www.insigniaproducts.com...
Insignia NS-P8DVD 8.5" Portable DVD Player Specifications Specifications subject to change without notice. Laser Video system Frequency response Signal/noise ratio Audio distortion + noise Channel separation Dynamic range Output Power supply Allowable motion temperature Power consumption Dimensions Weight Wavelength 650 nm PAL/MULTI/NTSC 20 Hz ~ 20 KHz ±1dB...
Products and parts replaced under this warranty become the property of Insignia and are not returned to you. If service of Products or parts are required after the Warranty Period expires, you must pay all labor and parts charges.
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• Damage due to incorrect operation or maintenance • Connection to an incorrect voltage supply • Attempted repair by anyone other than a facility authorized by Insignia to service the Product • Products sold as is or with all faults •...
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