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Summary of Contents for Apex Digital DRX-9000
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Page 1: Operating Instructions
DRX-9000 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS APEX DIGITAL, INC. 2235 E. Francis St., Ontario, CA91761 (909) 930-1239 Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm (California) www.apexdigitalinc.com... -
Page 2: Safety Precautions
To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner’s manual carefully and retain for future reference. Should the unit require maintenance, contact an authorized service location, or contact APEX Digital Inc.Only qualified service personnel should remove the cover. -
Page 3: Safety Information
Safety Information CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. Please carefully study this manual and always keep it available. There are, however, some installation and operation precautions which you should be aware of. -
Page 4: Introduction
Introduction Your DRX-9000 Design combines the functionalities of a DVD player and recorder. As a DVD player, you will be able to enjoy full length movies with true cinema picture quality, and stereo or multichannel sound (depending on the disc and your playback system). Unique features of this player include component video &... -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Safety Precautions... 1 Safety Information ... 2 Introduction... 3 Table of Contents ... 4 Identification of Controls... 5 Connection ... 7 MP3, Progressive Scan...12 Playing Back a Disc ... 13 Playing a Normal Disc ...13 Playing a DVD+RW or DVD+R Disc...14 General Features ...16 Locating a Specific Title, Chapter or Track...18... -
Page 6: Identification Of Controls
Identification of Controls FRONT PANEL STANDBY PREVIOUS NEXT RECORD/OTR STOP PLAY/PAUSE REAR PANEL AUDIO OUTPUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT AUDIO INPUT (REAR LEFT/RIGHT) COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT (REAR) DIGITALAUDIO-OPTICAL OUTPUT AUDIO INPUT (FRONT LEFT) AUDIO INPUT (FRONT RIGHT) COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT (FRONT) S-VIDEO INPUT (FRONT) OPEN/CLOSE DIGITALAUDIO-COAXIAL OUTPUT... - Page 7 Identification of Controls REMOTE CONTROL THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW DESCRIBE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE REMOTE CONTROL. S TA N D B Y MUTE I / P ( I N T E R L A C E / P R O G R E S S I V E ) RANDOM R E P E AT ADD/CLEAR...
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Page 8: Connection
Connection CONNECTION FOR AUDIO OUTPUT Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound (GOOD) Enjoy Dolby Pro Logic Surround by connecting an amplifier and speaker system (right and left front speakers, a center speaker, and one or two rear speakers). Enjoying Digital Stereo Sound (BETTER) Enjoy the dynamic sound of Digital Stereo by connecting an amplifier equipped with a digital audio input and speaker system. - Page 9 Connection CONNECTION FOR VIDEO OUTPUT GOOD COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT (BEST) The Component Video input allows you to enjoy the best picture quality from a DVD video disc. Connect your recorder with Y Video, Pr Video and Pb Video, if TV has Progressive Scan or Component Video Input.
- Page 10 Connection CONNECTION FOR TV TUNER YOUR RECORDER Signal Output NOTE • Refer to the manual of the connected TV. • T urn off the power and unplug both units before setting up any connections. • RF out is signal pass-thru ONLY. Use A/V,S-Video, or Component outputs for playback. For TV without A/V inputs, an Apex RF Modulator Accerssory RF-150 will be required.
- Page 11 Connection THE DRX-9000 ALLOWS YOU TO ENJOY OR RECORD PROGRAMS WITH SIGNAL FROM AV SYSTEMS SUCH AS VCR, DVD PLAYER, ETC. CONNECTION FOR AV SIGNAL (A/V REAR INPUT) TV Set NOTE • Refer to the manual of the connected system.
- Page 12 Connection CONNECTION FOR AV SIGNAL (A/V FRONT INPUT) RECORDER REAR Audio Out RECORDER FRONT NOTE • Refer to the manual of the connected system. • Turn off the power and unplug both units before setting up any connections. EXTERNALSIGNAL AV Video Out Audio In Connect your recorder with the S-Video cable, if the Signal...
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Page 13: Mp3, Progressive Scan
MP3 & Progressive Scan WHAT IS MP3? MP3 refers to a new format of music files available for playback over the internet. The popularity of MP3 allows people to download music from MP3 websites onto ones home computer. WHAT IS PROGRESSIVE SCAN? Progressive Scan creates a picture with double the scan lines of traditional component video pictures and creates a sharper image. -
Page 14: Playing Back A Disc
Playing Back a Disc PLAYING A NORMAL DISC 1. Power on your recorder. 2. Insert a DVD disc. 3. Press direction keys or the number buttons to select the title. Title 1 Title 3 4. Press the SELECT or PLAY button. The DVD video player will start playback from the title selected. -
Page 15: Playing A Dvd+Rw Or Dvd+R Disc
Playing Back a Disc PLAYING A DVD+RW OR DVD+R DISC Index Picture Screen 1. TITLE 01/01/00-12:14PM SP 00:00:20 4. TITLE 01/01/00-12:14PM HQ 00:00:20 1. TITLE 01/01/00-12:14PM SP 00:00:20 1. Power on your recorder. 2. Insert a DVD+RW or DVD+R disc. The index pictures will appear on the screen as above. -
Page 16: Stop Playback
Playing Back a Disc PLAYING A DVD+RW OR DVD+R DISC 3. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button This will open the disc tray and allow for the placement of a playable disc with the playback side down. 4. Use direction keys (UP/DOWN/RIGHT/LEFT) to highlight the item you desired. -
Page 17: General Features
Playing Back a Disc GENERAL FEATURES All playback operation can be realized by the navigation. During playback, press NAVIGATION to access the control bar: Control bar is a collection of icons. Those icons are presentations of commands or information that needed to finish a function. -
Page 18: Fast Forward Playback
Playing Back a Disc GENERAL FEATURES 1. Fast forward playback Press during normal playback. The speed will cycle with each press as: FF2, FF4, FF16, FF32 or play. Press PLAY to resume normal playback. 2. Fast reverse playback Press during normal playback. The speed will cycle with each press as: FR2, FR4, FR16, FR32 or play. -
Page 19: Locating A Specific Title, Chapter Or Track
Locating a Specific Title, Chapter or Track DVD VIDEO DISCS ARE NORMALLY DIVIDED INTO TITLES AND SUB-DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS. SIMILARLY, CD’S (AUDIO, HDCD, and MP3) ARE DIVIDED INTO TRACKS. YOU CAN CONVENIENTLY LOCATE ANY SPECIFIC TITLE, CHAPTER, OR TRACK WITH THIS DVD PLAYER. Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 1... - Page 20 Locating a Specific Title, Chapter or Track LOCATING A TITLE If a DVD video disc contains title numbers, you can locate a specific title by directly selecting a title number. 1. Press GOTO during playback. The control bar will display on the screen. 2.
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Page 21: Playing Repeatedly
Playing Repeatedly THIS RECORDER ALLOWS YOU TO PLAYBACK A SPECIFIC TITLE, CHAPTER, TRACK, OR SEGMENT REPEATEDLY. (TITLE REPEAT, CHAPTER/TRACK REPEAT, A-B REPEAT) HOW TO REPEAT A TITLE, CHAPTER, OR TRACK 1. Press the REPEAT button during playback. The repeat mode changes, each time you press the REPEAT button. -
Page 22: Playing In Random Order
Playing in Random Order THIS RECORDER ALLOWS YOU TO PLAYBACK TITLES, CHAPTERS WITHIN A TITLE, OR TRACKS IN RANDOM ORDER. PLAYING TITLES IN RANDOM ORDER 1. During normal playback press the RANDOM button. The player will start random playback now. 2. -
Page 23: Selecting Camera Angles, Languages & Audio Settings
Selecting Camera Angles, Languages & Audio Settings THIS RECORDER ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT FROM SEVERAL D I F F E R E N T ANGLES AND LANGUAGES. ANGLE 1 ANGLE 2 Selecting the camera angle HOW TO CHANGE THE CAMERA ANGLE If the video on the DVD was recorded with multiple angles, you have the option to change the camera angle of the scene you are watching. -
Page 24: Playing In A Favorite Order
Playing in a Favorite Order THIS PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO PROGRAM UP TO 99 ITEMS INTO MEMORY AND THEN PLAY THEM BACK IN THAT ORDER. (PROGRAM/PLAYBACK) HOW TO SET TITLES, CHAPTERS, OR TRACKS IN A FAVORITE ORDER 1. Press NAVIGATION to access the control bar. 2. -
Page 25: Selecting Subtitles
Selecting Subtitles THIS RECORDER ALLOWS YOU TO DISPLAY THE SUBTITLES FROM THOSE INCLUDED ON THE DISC ON TO YOUR TV SCREEN. HOW TO DISPLAY SUBTITLES Press the SUB-T button during playback to choose one of the subtitle available on the disc, or turn the subtitle off. -
Page 26: Using The On-Screen Display
Using the On-Screen Display THIS PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW STATUS AND DISC INFORMATION ON YOUR TV SCREEN. CHECKING THE OPERATIONAL STATUS With this function, you can view on your TV the following information: - Current title - Current chapter - Time elapsed - Time remain Press DISPLAY button during DVD playback. -
Page 27: Setting The Parental Lock
Setting the Parental Lock YOU CAN USE THE PARENTAL LOCK FUNCTION ONLY WITH DVD’S EQUIPPED WITH THE PARENTAL LOCK FEATURE SETTING THE PARENTAL LOCK DVD equipped with the parental lock function are rated according to their content. The contents allowed by a parental lock level and the way a DVD can be controlled may vary from disc to disc. -
Page 28: Customizing Dvd Function Settings
Customizing Function Settings THIS PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO CUSTOMIZE THE PERFORMANCE TO YOUR PERSONAL PREFERENCES. GNRL PLAY DISPLAYING THE SETUP MENU SCREEN The SETUP MENU screen asks you to select a setting category from General, Speaker, Audio and Preferences. The selected category will provide you the setting details using the succeeding screen. Main Page GNRL PLAY... -
Page 29: Recording Options
Recording Options CHANNEL SEARCH To record TV programs, you should search TV channels first. 1. Press SETUP to access the setup menu. 2. Press RIGHT/LEFT to highlight the icon TUNER and press SELECT to setup it. 3. Press SELECT and UP/DOWN to choose your desired source: Air or Cable, then press SELECT to confirm it. -
Page 30: Normal Recording
Recording Options NORMAL RECORDING 1. Make connections illustrated as page 9-11. 2. Insert a recordable DVD+RW or DVD+R into the recorder. 3. Press RECORD to access the Control Bar. 4. Press RIGHT/LEFT to highlight the icon input source which you have connected as step 1. F-A/V: Front Audio/Video Input (on the front panel) R-A/V: Rear Audio/Video Input (on the rear panel) F-SV: Front S-Video Input (on the front panel) -
Page 31: One-Touch Record
Recording Options ONE-TOUCH RECORD 1. During normal recording, press RECORD, the recorder will auto stop in 30 minutes. 2. The record time will extend for another 30 minutes with each press. The length of recording time is determined by disc capacity and record quality. With your setting, if it will exceed the capacity of the disc, OTR will be canceled, and switched to normal record. -
Page 32: Time Record
Recording Options TIMER RECORD 1. First setup the clock of your system as “CLOCK SETUP” on page 30. It is recommended to setup your local date and time. 2. Press TIMER, the record scheduler will pop up. Note: • If you want to delete a scheule, highlight the one, press ADD/CLEAR. 3. -
Page 33: Editing
Editing EDITING A TITLE OF DVD+RW 1. Insert a recorded DVD+RW on the disc tray. The Index Picture Screen pops up. 2. Use the direction keys to highlight the title which you want to edit. When PREV is highlighted, press SELECT, the previous index pictures will display on the screen. When it reaches the first one, if press PREV again, the Index Picture Screen can only be updated. - Page 34 Editing CHAPTER EDITING From the control bar, select the fourth icon, press UP/DOWN repeatedly, it will cycle as following: When is selected by pressing SELECT, a new chapter marker will be added to the current point. When is selected by pressing SELECT, the marker of the current chapter will be deleted. When is selected by pressing SELECT, all of the chapter markers in the current title will be deleted.
- Page 35 Editing TITLE ICON AND TITLE NAME From the control bar, select the sixth icon, press UP/DOWN repeatedly, it will cycle as following: When you want to set the current frame as the icon of the current title which miniature picture will appear in the Index Picture Screen, press SELECT with T-ICON displayed.
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Page 36: Editing A Disc Of D V D + Rw Or Dvd+R
Editing EDITING A DISC OF A DVD+RW 1. Insert a DVD+RW on the disc tray. 2. Press DISC OPER to access the disc editing bar. 4. With each icon highlighted by pressing RIGHT/LEFT, the corresponding description of each operation will display on the screen, such as Disc Finalization, Delete title, Erase disc, Disc protection, etc. - Page 37 Editing EDITING A DISC OF A DVD+RW OR DVD+R This icon is selected to view the disc information. FINALIZE DISC (DVD+R only) Highlight the icon and press SELECT. It will take a few minutes to finaize the disc. Note: If a DVD+R has been finalized,you can not record or edit the DVD+R any more. If you want to make your disc compatible with the other DVD player, you should go on FINALIZE operation.
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Page 38: Specifications
Specifications DVD VIDEO PLAYER/OUTPUTS/SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER Power supply Power consumption Mass External dimensions Signal system Laser SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Audio cable (red and white) Remote control Batteries (AAA) Video cable (yellow) Owner’s manual Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. 120V AC 60 Hz 4.14 Kg 430 x 65 x 302 mm (W/H/D) -
Page 39: Trouble Shooting Guide
Trouble shooting Guide SYMPTOMS AND CORRECTION Symptom No power • Connect the power plug into the wall outlet securely. No picture • Verify the connection from the DVD video output to the TV video input. Then switch TV to appropriate mode (video 1) •... -
Page 40: Limited Warranty
Proof of purchase is required to receive warranty service such as the original sales receipt showing original date of purchase from an authorized APEX Digital, Inc. dealer in N. America. Keep your original box and packaging in case your unit needs to be shipped to us. You will need to prepay shipping and APEX will pay the cost of shipping the unit back to you. -
Page 41: Attachment
Attachment Support Media (DVD+R) Recommend Maker Max Write Speed: 4x MITSUBISHI YUDEN YUDEN Ricoh Ricoh SONY Maxell Max Write MITSUBISHI Speed: 2.4x DAXON(ACER) BeAll Total ( Recommend) Maker Not Recommend Max Write ProDISC Speed :2.4x Ritek Ricoh Total (Not Recommend) Support Media (DVD+RW) Recommend Maker...