IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
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PRECAUTIONS Thank you for purcha sing this Portable DVD player. Please read this manual carefully before operating and res erve i t for future reference. It will be helpful to you if you encount er any operational problem. WARN ING:...
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PRECAUTIONS WA RNING: CA UTION : CAUTION To redu ce the risk o f elect ric sho ck, do not re move c over ( Or bac k). No us er serv iceab le part s insid e. Refer serv icing t o qual ified se rvice person nel. CAUTION : MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT...
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PRECAUTIONS MA CROVISION: This prod uct inc orpora tes co pyrigh t prote ction techno logy FCC NOTICE: DOL BY: DivX: MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT tha t is pro tected by U. S. pate nts an d other intel lectual pro perty rights. Use of this c opyrig ht protection technology mu st be a uthori zed by Macro vision , and i s inten ded fo r hom e and other limited viewing use s only unles s otherwise aut horize d by M acrovision.
INTRODUCTION PRECAUTIONS... TABLE OF CONTENTS... CAUTIONS ON USING THIS PLAYER... PRECAUTIONS FOR BATTERY PACK OPERATION ... Operation of the battery pack...8 Storage... Service life and disposal ... TYPES OF DISCS PLAYABLE ON THIS PLAYER... Marks indicated on DVDs... Playable formats ...9 Disc structure ...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS BASIC OPERATIONS TURNING ON THE POWER... PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS... Loading ..Playing..If a menu screen appears... Stopping playback... Pausing playback... Returning to the previous chapter or track(DVDs, video CDs and CDs)...34 Moving to the next chapter or track(DVDs, video CDs and CDs)...34 Removing the disc...
CAUTIONS ON USING THIS PLAYER Do not move the player during play back Dur ing play back, the disc sp ins at hig h speed. So do n ot lift or move th e player. Doi ng so ma y dama ge the di sc. Transpor t ing the pla yer When transpo rting the player be sure t o remov e the dis c and tur n off the power, then unplug t he powe r cord .
CAUTIONS ON USING THIS PLAYER W h en u sing with c ar po wer cable in ca rs Please tu rn on the engine and then connec t with th e car power cabl e for usin g. Cl eanin g the play er Normally clean th e player with a soft, dry c loth.
PRECAUTIONS FOR BATTERY PACK OPERATION Operation of the batter y pack Charge the battery p ack fully before usi ng it for t he first t ime. Wh en the surroundi ng tempe rature is h igh, the battery p ack may som etimes be unusa ble due to act ivation o f protect ion circu itry.
TYPES OF DISCS PLAYABLE ON THIS PLAYER The discs listed on the t able belo w can be played on this p layer wi thout an adapter. The marks show n on the table below are indicated on the disc's label, package or jacket.
TYPES OF DISCS PLAYABLE ON THIS PLAYER D isc s tr uc ture CDs are divided in units called tracks. (Generally one track corresponds to one song. Tracks are sometimes further divided into indexes.) Tr ac k 1 DVDs are divid ed in uni ts called titles, w hich are further d ivided i n chapte rs. They also in clude menu scre ens that do not b elong to any title.
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USING THESE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Be sure to read the operat ing instructions carefully before using the player. It can ensure you taking maximum advanta ge of all functions of this player. Whe n this player is c onnecte d to a TV or AV amplifier, the setup screen should b e disp layed.
CHECKING THE ACCESSORIES Aft er unpac king, check that all the accessori es listed below are includ ed. AC/ DC adapter AV c able Ear phone Car pow er c able Card-type remote control unit Oper ating ins tr uctions Soft carrying bag Ac c es sorie s b a g Ca r ba g...
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT AND MAIN UNIT PREPARATIONS Notes on using the remote control unit Do not d rop or s tep on th e remote control unit or s ubject it to shock s. Doing so may damage it. Note that the romote con trol unit may not work if t here are obstacles betwe en it and the remote sensor.
Remote control unit operating range The remote control unit can operate within a distance of approximately 5 meters. Note: Most of the player s operations can be done by using the remote control unit. Some operations, however, can only be done by using the main unit buttons. REMOTE CONTROL UNIT AND MAIN UNIT PREPARATIONS Approx.
PARTS AND FUNCTIONS L iquid cr ys tal di splay The portable DVD player is equipped with a liquid crystal display. L iquid cr ys tal d ispla y S peak ers C ontr ol section Control buttons. R emo te co ntrol sens or The remote control signals are received from here.
Pla y/pause button Press it to play. When pressing during playback mode, pause mode is set. Press it again to resume playback. Hold it for about 1.5 seconds to power on the unit. Sto p /off butt on Press it to stop playback. Hold it for about 1.5 seconds to turn off the unit (Standby status).
PARTS AND FUNCTIONS Ear phon e jac k F or conne cting a s tereo ea rphone or an am plifier. Vol ume contr ol Use it to adjust th e volum e of the s peakers or earphone. Vid eo in /out j ack Inpu t or outp ut video signals to conne cted dev ice by se tting AV IN/OUT mode valu e.
Main unit r ear s ide Sup por t The unit can stand with this device. How t o sta nd Pull out the suppor t. Draw out the suppor t to a pro per positi on . Pull dow n the butt on to lock it. Main unit bott om side Hol e for Batter y Pa ck Nut for B atter y Pac k...
PARTS AND FUNCTIONS Re mote cont rol u nit (Freque ntly used butto ns) AUDIO SUBTITLE SETUP PREV PLAY/PAUSE MENU ZOOM REPEAT SHIFT STAN DBY butto n Press this button to turn on or off the power. PREV IOUS /NEX T but ton a nd Use these buttons to search for the beginnings of tracks or chapters.
R emot e con trol unit ( Other butt ons) AUDIO SUBTITLE OPEN SETUP ANG E L SEARCH PREV NEXT STOP PLAY/PAUSE STEP/SLOW MENU TITLE CLEAR ZOOM REPEAT SHIFT AUDIO butt on Press this button to switch the audio language. SETU P but ton Press this button to display setup screen when at stop status.
PARTS AND FUNCTIONS Names of battery parts and their functions DC I N con nect or Con nect the power adapter to recharge(AC/D C adapter). Batt er y k nob Tw ist it to t ighten/d etach the battery pack. Batt er y indicator LED Whe n the ba ttery is d ischarg ing, LED is off.
CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO OTHER DEVICES Before co nnec ting Turn off the power of the player and the devices to be connected. Con necting to a TV Video / audio cable (Included) T o video input jack (Yellow) T o audio input jack (White) T o audio input jack (Red)
CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO OTHER DEVICES Connecting to a Dolby Digital / MPEG decoder or an amplifier with built-in decoder With this play er, you c an enjoy powerful Dolby Digital,M PEG so und. Output the d igital sig nals from the pla yer's dig ital outp ut to a de coder o r amplifi er with built- in decod er.
CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO OTHER DEVICES Connecting to a digital amplifier that is not Dolby Digital / MPEG compatible Output th e digital signals f rom the player's digital output to a digital amplifier that i s not Do by/ MPE G compatible. Main unit left panel Notes: Carefully check the player s digital...
CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO OTHER DEVICES Con nect ing t o act i ve sp eake r sys tems : Signal flow MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT Main unit left side T o video input jack Video/audio cable (Included) T o audio input jacks Active speaker systems...
CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO OTHER DEVICES C onnec ting ear phone Connec t the ear phone' s plug sec urely to the EAR PHONE JACK on the play er. To listen to music th rough th e earphone, firs t use the VOLUM E CONT ROL on t he left side of t he main unit to lower the volume t o the min imum le vel, then adjust t he volume to comfo rtable le vel.
USING THE BATTERY R echa r ging the batte r y pa ck Recha rging th e battery pack as describ ed below. Connect the DC output plug of AC/DC adapter to the batter y pack. Connect the AC adapter to the power outlet. When rechargin g starts, the rech arge LE D lights i s red.
Notes for re charging When the batter y pack is hot, it may take longer time than usual fo r recharging or may sometim es be unable to be recharged. Wait for the battery pack to c ool down before ret rying recharging. If the recharge LED can not be lit , check whether the AC adapter and batte ry pack ar e connected firmly to have perfec t contact .
". " CAUTIO N: Be sure to use the AC adapter provided with the player. Before inserting or removing the DC output plug of the AC adapter, always be sure to turn off the power of the portable DVD player.
Main unit (Front panel) Remote control unit TURNING ON THE POWER Connect the AC adapter to a power outlet. Connect the DC output plug of the adapter to the DC input jack on the main unit. Keep pressing the ON button on the main unit for about 1.5 seconds.
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS L oadin g MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT Pres s OP EN bu tton to op en. The dis c will go out as fig ure 1 sh ows. If no dis c there t hen noth ing happens. P ush t he disc int o disc w indow and the disc will be sl otted in automatically.
Playing Lo ad the disc. One of the following messages appears on the screen: DVD, VCD, CD. For some discs, playback starts automatically when the disc is slotted in. For the disc which had been programmed and stored in memories, playback starts automatically in the programmed order.
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS V ideo CD Selec t your pr eferred item by p ressing the button to switc h to disp lay NUM BER on screen. To display the menu screen The way in which the menu screen is displayed differs from disc to disc. Press the MENU and TITLE buttons during playback of DVDs, the RETURN button during PBC playback of video Cds.
Returning to the previous chapter or track(DVDs, video CDs and CDs) Press the PREVIOUS button during playback. After pressing the PREVIOUS button, playback returns to the beginning of the previous chapter or track. Moving to the next chapter or track(DVDS, video CDs and CDs) Press the NEXT button during playback.
TURNING OFF THE POWER When the power is on, pr ess OFF and hold it for about 1.5S. The power LED becomes red and the standby mode is set. The power can also be turned off by pressing the STANDBY button on the remote control unit.
Sea rchi ng for a sp ecific scen e Press the SEARCH button. Press the number button to input specific time or title/chapter. Press the PLAY button or ENTER button. Playback starts from the specified position. Vie wing in slow motion (DVD s and vide o CD s) Press the SLOW button during playback.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONS C hang ing fr om AV OU T to AV IN You can change the player from AV OUT(Output AV signal to TV, etc) to AV IN(Input AV signal from other device)and use it as a TFT Monitor. The default setting is AV OUT. Press MODE button on main unit and switch LCD mode to AV IN/OUT.
P layin g Div X file s Your player is an Official DivX Certified product that plays DivX.5, DivX.4, DivX.3 and DivX.VOD video content, in compliance with DivX Certified technical requirements. NOT E: To guarantee playback of DivX files the audio must be MP3 format. Divx Certified devices can play any interleaved MP3 audio at any bitrate, both CBR and VBR.
SETUP THE PLAYER G ENER AL S TEPS OF S ETU P 1 P ress the SET UP button on the remote control, the main setup m enu appears . 2 Press the LE FT and RIGH T buttons to highlight the icon of the desired page , then press the DO WN or UP button to activ ate that page .
The system setup opti ons are illus trated below: T V SYSTEM If you want to con nect th e play er to a TV, pl ease c hoose a corr ect TV syste m first. A UTO: Choos e this setting if you r DVD playe r is connecte d to a m ulti-system TV.
SYSTEM SETUP T V TY PE 16 : 9 (Wi de Scr een): Choos e this setting if you r DVD player is con necte d to a wid e scre en TV. If you choos e this setting and y ou do n't hav e a wi de scre en TV, the im ages on the scree n may appea r disto rted due to v ertical com press ion.
PASSW ORD 1.The playe r is loc ked with a default password 00 00 and you c an not chang e the rating. In ord er to c hange the ra ting, c hoose th pas sword option and i n put the correct p asswo rd to u nlock the pla yer.
LANGUAGE SETUP The la nguag e setu p opti ons are illust rated below: O SD L ANGUAGE Highlight OSD LANGUAGE option, and press LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWN to choose the OSD language you prefer. Press ENTER to confirm, then the OSD will be displayed in that language.
S UBTITLE LANG UAGE Highlight the SUBTITLE LANG option, and press LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWN to choose the subtitle language you prefer. Press ENTER to confirm. If the disc you are playing has that language available, it will displays subtitles in that language. There are 7 optional subtitle languages: Chinese, English, Japanese, French, Spanish, Portuguese and German.
AUDIO SETUP A UDIO OUT Highlight the AUDIO OUT option, and press LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWN to choose the audio output mode you prefer. Press ENTER to confirm: There are 3 optional audio output modes: SPDIF/OFF, SPDIF / RAW and SPDIF/ PCM. SPDIF/OFF: Choose this setting to output analog signal, and there will be no signal outputted from optical jack.
The video setup optio ns are illustr ated b elow: B RIGH TNESS Use the UP a nd DO WN buttons to move the scroll and adjust the brightness. VIDE O S ETU P BR IGH TN ES S CON TRAST HU E SATURATION EXIT S ETU P...
VIDEO SETUP H UE Use th e UP a nd DO WN b uttons to mo ve the scroll and ad just th e hue. S ATUR ATIO N Use the UP an d DOWN buttons to move the scroll and adjust the saturation. MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT VIDE O S ETU P BR IGH TN ES S...
The digital se tup options are illustrated below: DY NAM IC RA NG E Choose this setting to adj ust the line out com press ing ratio and get different effects. If adjusting to FULL, the audio signal peak value will be compressed to be m inimum;...
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DIGITAL SETUP DIVX(R) VIDEO ON DEMAND YOUR REGISTRATION CODE IS: XXXXXXXX TO LEARN MORE VISIT WWW.DIVX.COM/VOD [DONE] Note : If you canno t play a DivX VOD file re corded on a C D-R d isc af ter down loadin g it, th e rent al peri od allo cated during purch asing from t he web site may have e xpired .
Handling discs Handling When holding When holding with one hand with both hands Do not use damaged (Cracked or warped) discs. Do not scratch the signal surface or let it get dirty. Do not attach any paper or seals to discs. The player may be damaged if there is any exposed glue, etc., on discs.
TROUBLE SHOOTING Picture is disturbed when playing a DVD recorded by a VCR. This player incorporates copy right protection technology. Some discs include signals protected against copied by a VCR. Such recorded discs can not be played properly. Player cannot be operated with the remote control unit.
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