A. Introduction Thank you for selecting the VBP3900 “Video in a Bag” System. The system's main features include a 5" Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) monitor and a DVD player. The system utilizes the latest state of the art electronics and is designed for use in vehicles, hotels, offices or your home.
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*NOTE: The AC power supply that comes with the VBP3900 can only suply the main unit. If an additional monitor is used, you must use the power supply that is supplied with it. B. Cautions and Warnings 1. Placement To prevent fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
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3. Power This system MUST be powered from the type of switched (Acces- sory) power indicated on the marking label (i.e. not directly from the car battery). Power should be applied to the unit when the ignition key is in the Run and/or Accessory positions. To prevent battery discharge, disconnect the “Video in a Bag”...
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the center out with a cleaning cloth. Remove the disc from the unit and store it in its case after playing. Some playback operations of discs may be intentionally fixed by software producers. Since this unit plays discs according to the disc contents the software pro- ducers designed, some playback features may not be available.
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2. Powering the system in the vehicle (Refer to Figure 2) Figure 2 Unzip the lower compartment of the bag and take the cigarette lighter adapter. Plug one end into the DC 12V jack on the left side of the main unit, then plug the other end into the cigarette lighter socket.
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E. Installation 1.Installing the system onto the seat back in a car (Refer to Figure 3) Figure 3 1) Unfasten the velcro strap on the rear of the bag. Fold the strap into the shape of a triangle and fasten it to the bag. 2) Take one of the supplied straps from the lower compartment.
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2. Installing the system between the driver/passenger seat (Refer to Figure 4) Figure 4 1)Take one of the supplied straps from the lower compartment of the bag, and connect the latch to the upper side metal ring on the left side of the bag. Attach the "S" hook to the same ring after looping the strap around the headrest of the driver's seat.
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4) Unzip the bag and flip down the front flap. Ensure the retain- ing Velcro strap of the bag is fastened to prevent the unit from falling out. Swing the monitor upwards and adjust the screen for the desired viewing angle. 3.
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F. Controls, Indicators, and Connectors 1. Unit View (Refer to Figure 6) Figure 6 1) Headphone Jack 1 12) Power Button 2) Headphone Jack 2 13) Power Indicator 3)Volume Up/Down Thumbwheel 14) Menu Button 4) DC 12V power Jack 15) Previous Button 5) S Video Output Jack 16) Play Button 6) Video Jack...
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1. Basic Operation POWER Turn on/off the unit EJECT Eject/load the disc PLAY Start Play SLOW Play at 1/2, 1/4, or 1/8 times speed PAUSE Still Picture STOP (1 time) Stop at the present playing point / (2 times) Stop playing NEXT Go to the next chapter, track or scene dur- ing play back...
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2. MENU A DVD is divided into sections called titles and chapters. When you play a DVD, a root menu of the disc will appear on the screen of your TV or Monitor. The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc.
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c. Press ‘DISPLAY’ the 3rd time to display the Elapsed Time for the chapter. The heading will disappear automatically in about 3 seconds. Chapter Elapsed Time Screen Display d. Press ‘DISPLAY’ the 4th time to display the Remaining Time for the chapter. The heading will disappear automatically after 3 seconds.
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Angle Screen Display 3) SUBTITLE During disc playback press ‘SUBTITLE’ to select the subtitle language you desire, with the current Subtitle Language Num- ber (1) and the total Number of Subtitle Languages (2) displayed. If there are multiple languages press ‘SUBTITLE’ again to se- lect another subtitle language.
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4) AUDIO During playback press ‘AUDIO’ to select the audio language you desire, with the current Audio Channel Number (1) and the total number of Audio Channels (2) displayed. Press AUDIO again to select another audio language. The audio display will disap- pear automatically if the ‘AUDIO’...
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6) A-B REPEAT a. During playback press ‘A-B’ to set the Starting Point A. A - B Repeat Starting Point Screen Display b. Press ‘A-B’ to set the Ending Point B and the player will re- peatedly play the part between Point A and Point B. A - B Repeat Ending Point Screen Display c.
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7) REPEAT a. During playback press ‘REPEAT’ once to repeatedly play the current chapter. Chapter Repeat ON Screen Display b. During playback press’ REPEAT ‘again to repeatedly play the current title. Title Repeat ON Screen Display c. During playback press’ REPEAT’ a 3rd time to cancel the re- peat playback function and resume normal play back.
4. PLAYING AUDIO CDS When playing an audio CD, the DISPLAY Banner appears automatically. It displays the current track and the amount of the time for that track playing, the total amount of time on the disc and the current time running on the disc. Press the DISPLAY button on the remote to display the DISPLAY Banner.
c. Press ‘DISPLAY’ three times and TOTAL ELAPSED appears along with the current track playing the total time playing on the CD. TOTAL ELAPSED 01/02 00:00:00 TOTAL ELAPSED Screen Display d. Press ‘DISPLAY’ four times and TOTAL REMAIN appears along with the current track playing and the amount of time left on the CD.
5. PLAYING MP3 DISCS MP3 is a format for storing digital audio. An audio CD-quality song can be compressed into the MP3 format with very little loss of quality, while taking up much less space. CD-R discs that have been encoded in MP3 format can be played on your DVD player.
3) USING THE REPEAT FEATURE The default mode for the Repeat feature is OFF. Pressing REPEAT consecutively changes the repeat options: • REP-ONE- repeats the songs that is playing. • FOLDER REP- repeats the folder that is playing. • FOLDER- turns off repeat and returns to regular play mode.
5) PROGRAM PLAY To use the program play option, you must create a playlist of songs in the order you want them to play. Note: Once you begin adding songs from a folder to create your play list, you cannot add songs from a different folder.
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Press ‘DISPLAY’ once, and “TIME ELAPSED” will appear along with the amount of time the song has been playing. “TIME ELAPSED” and the of actual amount of time the disc has been playing, will be displayed on-screen until you press DISPLAY again. TIME ELAPSED 00 : 01 : TIME ELAPSED Screen Display...
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6. SETUP (The contents vary from disc to disc.) Press ‘SETUP ‘to display the Main screen of the SETUP Menu on the screen. Press ‘SETUP ‘again to exit the SETUP Menu and the unit will resume it’s last playback or stop mode. Main SETUP Menu Screen 1) Select ‘GENERAL SETUP’...
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* WIDE: When the player is connected to a wide screen TV, a wide picture is shown on the full screen. b. Select ‘ANGLE MARK’ using UP/DOWN, and then press the RIGHT button to enter the submenu. Choose Angle Mark on or off displayed on the screen using the UP/DOWN and then press ENTER to confirm the setting.
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2) When there’s no disc inside the player, select ‘PREFERENCES’ using UP/DOWN, and then press ‘ENTER’ to enter the prefer- ences page. AUDIO Preference Screen Display a. Select ‘AUDIO’ using UP/DOWN, and then press ‘RIGHT’ to enter the submenu. Select the audio language you desire using UP/DOWN, and then press ‘ENTER’...
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c. Select ‘DISC MENU’ using UP/DOWN, and then press ‘RIGHT’ to enter the submenu. Select the Disc Menu Language you desire using UP/DOWN, then press ‘ENTER’ to confirm the setting. Press ‘LEFT’ to return. DISC MENU Preference Screen Display Note: Language and subtitle selection is only available for discs that are recorded in the above listed languages.
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PASSWORD VERIFY Input Screen Display Enter a 4 digit password, then press ‘ENTER’ to confirm the parental level setting. NOTE: For 1st time use, the default password 3308. e. Select ‘PASSWORD’ using UP/DOWN, and then press RIGHT to enter the submenu. PASSWORD CHANGE Screen Display Press ‘ENTER’...
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NOTE: The Default Password is 3308. This password is always effective even after you have selected your own password and changed it. To avoid others from using the default password to set the parental level and change the password, you can record this default password in another area and delete it from this manual.
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H. Playing a Video Game Figure 8 1. Plug the video output from your game system into the yellow VIDEO jack and the AUDIO L and AUDIO R into the applicable jacks on the left side of the main unit.,Place the Input/Output switch to the IN Position.
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1. Using the MONITOR PORT (Refer to Figure 8 and Figure 9) This system can suport 1 additional monitor by using the ciga- rette lighter adapter in the vehicle. (Please contact an Audiovox dealer for the additional monitors) . (Note: The AC to DC adapter can power only the main unit ).
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2. Using the AV outputs (Refer to Figure 8) Match the color-coded plugs to the appropriate jacks on the left side of the main unit: Yellow (VIDEO) to Yellow, White (AUDIO L) to White, and Red (AUDIO R) to Red, and switch the In/out switch to the “out”...
12 MONTH LIMITED WARRANTY Applies to Audiovox Mobile Video Products AUDIOVOX ELECTRONICS CORP. (the Company) warrants to the original retail purchaser of this product that should this product or any part thereof, under normal use and conditions, be proven defective in material or workmanship within 12 months from the date of original purchase, such defect(s) will be repaired or replaced with reconditioned product (at the Company's option) without charge for parts and repair labor.
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