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 purchasing this P ortable DVD player. Please read this manual carefully before operating and reserve it for future refere nce. It will be helpful to you if you encounter any operational problem. WARNING: AT TENTION: LA SER: LASER Type Wave length...
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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 MACROVISION: This produ ct inco rporat es cop yright protec tion te chnology FCC NOTI CE: DOLBY: DivX: MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT that is prot ected by U.S. paten ts and other intelle ctual prop erty rights. U se of this co pyrigh t prote ction t echno logy mus t be au thoriz ed by M acrov ision, and is intend ed for hom e and other l imited viewin g uses only u nless otherwise auth orized by Ma crovis ion.
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 p layer duri ng pla ybac k During playback, the disc spins at high speed. So do not lift or move the player. Doing so may dam age the disc. Tra nspo r ting the p laye r Wh en trans porting t he playe r be sure to remo ve the d isc and t urn off th e power, the n unplug the pow er cord .
CAUTIONS ON USING THIS PLAYER W h en u sing with c ar po wer cable in ca rs Plea se turn o n the en gine and then co nnect wi th the ca r power cable for using. Cl eanin g the play er Norm ally cle an the pl ayer with a soft, dry cloth .
PRECAUTIONS FOR BATTERY PACK OPERATION Operation of the batter y pack Ch arge the battery pack ful ly before us ing it for the first time. When the s urround ing temp erature is high, the battery pack ma y so metimes be unus able due to ac tivation of protec tion circ uitry.
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 Tr ac k 2 Tr ac k 3 Tr ac k 4 Tr ac k 5...
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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 Operating instruct ions ( This manual) 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 D o not dro p or step on the r emote c ontrol un it or sub ject it to shocks. Doing so m ay dama ge it. N ote that the romo te contro l unit m ay not wo rk if ther e are ob stacles between it an d the re mote 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 For co nnecting a stere o earpho ne or an amplifie r. 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 va lue.
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) OPEN AUDIO SUBTITLE 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 connect or Connect the power adapter to recharge(AC/DC adapter). Batt er y k nob Tw ist it to t ighten/d etach the battery pack. Batt er y indicator LED When the battery is discharging, LED is off.
CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO OTHER DEVICES Before co nnec ting Turn of f the pow er of the player and the d evices t o be con nected. Con necting to a TV Video / audio cable (Included) T o video input jack (Yellow) T o audio input jack (White)
CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO OTHER DEVICES Connecting to a Dolby Digital / DTS / MPEG decoder or an amplifier with built-in decoder With this player, you can enjoy po werful D olby Dig ital, DTS or MPE G sound . Output the digit al signal s from th e player 's digita l output t o a deco der or am plifier w ith built-in d ecoder.
CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO OTHER DEVICES Connecting to a digital amplifier that is not Dolby Digital / DTS / MPEG compatible Output t he digital signals from the player' s digital output to a digita l amplifie r that is not D oby/DTS /MPEG compati ble. Main unit left panel Notes: Car efully ch eck the p layer s d igital...
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 R echargi ng the battery pa ck as described below. Co nnec t the DC ou tput plug of AC adap ter t o the batte r y pa ck. Co nnec t the AC ad apte r to t he po wer o utlet .
Notes for re charging W hen the battery pack is h ot, it ma y take lo nger tim e than us ual for r echargin g o r may so metimes be unab le to be recharged. Wait for the b attery pa ck to cool d own before retry ing recha rging.
". " 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 Pre ss OP EN b utton to op en. The disc will go o ut as fig ure 1 sh ows. If no dis c there t hen noth ing happ ens. Push t he dis c int o disc window and the d isc w ill be sl otted in au tomatical ly.
Playing Load 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.
SETUP THE PLAYER G ENER AL S TEPS OF S ETU P 1 Press the SET UP button on the remote control, the main setup menu appears . 2 Press the LEFT and RIGHT buttons to highlight the icon of the desired page, then press the DOWN 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. AU TO: Choose this setting if your DVD player is connected to a m ulti-system TV. N TSC: Choose this setting if your DVD player is connected to a N TSC 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 image s on t he scre en ma y app ear dis torted due to vertic al com press ion.
PASSW ORD 1 The player is locked with a d efault passw ord 0000 and you can not change the rating. In order to change the rating , choose th password opt ion and input the correct password to unlock the player. 2 Aft er the player is unlocked, you can choose the rating option and change it, th en you can choose pas sword option and change it to a new p assword with 4-digit num bers and pre ss ENTER button to lock it again.
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, Italian and German.
AUDIO SETUP AUDIO 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 Us e the U P and DOW N butto ns to move the scr oll and adjus t the b rightn ess. VIDE O S ETU P BR IGH TN ES S CON TRAST HU E...
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 U P and DOWN butto ns to m ove th e scro ll and adjust the sa turati on. 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 se tting to adju st the line ou t compressing rati o and g et diff erent effects. If adju sting t o FULL, the audio signal peak v alue w ill be c ompressed to be minimum;...
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Handling discs Handling When holding When holding with both hands with one hand 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 copyright 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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