Apex Digital AD-1225 User Manual

Apex ad-1225: user guide

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Safety Precautions
The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is
intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"
within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a
risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to
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the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in
the literature accompanying the appliance.
WARNING: DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE, DUE TO THE HIGH RISK OF FIRE
CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, AND
ATTENTION: POUR EVITER LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUE, INTRODUIRE LALAME LAPLUS LARGE DE LA
CAUTION: This Digital Video Disc Player employs a Laser System. To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam, do not try to open the enclosure.
Visible laser radiation when open and interlocks defeated.
Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM.
To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner ís 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.
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FCC NOTICE
WARNING :
CLASS 1
LASER PRODUCT
For Customer Use:
In spaces provided below, record the Model and Serial No. located on the rear panel of your DVD video player.
Model No.
AD-1225
OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN THE CABINET; DANGEROUS HIGH VOLTAGES ARE
PRESENT INSIDE THE ENCLOSURE. ONLYQUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNELSHOULD
ATTEMPT THIS.
FULLY INSERT.
FICHE DANS LABORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LAPRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU' AU FOUD.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device. Pursuant to the part 15 of FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates,uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and,if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions,may cause harmful interference to radio communication.However,there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation.If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on,the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC Caution:To assure continued compliance,(example-use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or
peripheral devices).Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the userís authority to operate this equipment.
Changes or modifications made to this equipment, not expressly approved by APEX or parties authorized by APEX will void all the
manufacture warranties.
THE REGION CODE FOR THE UNIT IS 1.
Since it is very usual for DVD movies to be released at different times in different regions of the world, all players have region
codes and discs can have an optional region code. If you load a disc of a different region code to your player, you will see
the region codenotice on the screen. The disc will not play, and should be unloaded.
Serial No.
Retain this information for future reference.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT O P E N
RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE
AVIS
PAS OUVRIR
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PA RTS INSIDE.
S E RVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
APEX DIGITAL
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Summary of Contents for Apex Digital AD-1225

  • Page 1 WARNING : Changes or modifications made to this equipment, not expressly approved by APEX or parties authorized by APEX will void all the manufacture warranties. THE REGION CODE FOR THE UNIT IS 1.
  • Page 2 Important Safety Instructions 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 3 Important Safety Instructions 17.Power Lines - An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When insta l l i n g a n o u tside antenna system, extreme care should b e taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fata l .
  • Page 4: Introduction

    Do not touch the playback side of the disc. D o n o t a t tach pa p e r o r tape to discs. NOTE: APEX DIGITAL Inc. shall not be responsible for damage that may occur to a disc from being operated in the player.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents S a f e t y P r e c a u t i o n s ..............1 S a f e t y I n f o r m a t i o n .
  • Page 6: Remote Control

    Remote Control THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW DESCRIBE T H E FUNCTIONS ON THE REMOTE CONTROL. POWER NUMBER BUTTONS SHUFFLE PROGRAM KODAK T. E . RESUME SLOW STEP SETUP 1 0 . AUDIO 11 . MENU 1 2 . DIRECTION BUTTONS 1 3 . ENTER/PLAY 1 4 .
  • Page 7 Remote Control P R E PARING THE REMOTE CONTROL To operate the DVD video player, you must first place the batteries in the remote control. Open the cover. O P E R ATING WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL Operating video player with the remote control. 3 0 3 0 B ATTERIES INCORRECT U S E O F B ATTERIES MIGHT C A U S E T H E M TO LEAK...
  • Page 8: Connecting To A Tv

    Connection to a TV G O O D Yellow TV Video Input TV Audio Input Yellow White BEST White TO Y VIDEO IN TO Pb VIDEO IN TO Pr VIDEO IN Refer to the manual of the connected TV. Tu r n o ff power and unplug both units before connecting. If you connect the DVD video player to a video cassette recorder (VCR), or TV/VCR combination, the playback picture will be distorted because all D V D players incorporate copyright protection circuitry by Macrovision Keep the DVD video player away from any tuner or radio to avoid any static or distorted sound interference from a broadcast.
  • Page 9 Connection to Optional Equipment Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound (GO O D) Dolby Pro Logic Surround Enjoy the dynamic realistic sound of 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).
  • Page 10: Connecting To Optional Equipment

    Dolby Digital and DTS programming can deliver surround sound with five discrete full range channels plus a sixth channel for a subwoofer. You can enjoy your APEX DVD with a Dolby Digital or DTS Digita l Surround Sound System. All you need is to connect your DVD player to a Dolby Digital/DTS receiver or a Dolby Digital Ready receiver with an external decoder.
  • Page 11: Aff Function

    AFF Function W H AT I S AFF? AFF stands for Active Full-screen Function. It allows you to fill the television screen viewing area when using a wide screen formatted DVD. Press the AFF button on your remote control,this will eliminate black bars on the top &...
  • Page 12: Normal Playback

    Playing Back a Disc FOR A HIGHER QUALITY PICTURE DVD discs produce a high resolution picture. This may cause some picture artifacts on the TV during playback. The a r t i f a c ts will vary depending on the TV used with the DVD video player. To c o n t r o l p i c t u r e a r t i f a c ts reduce the sharpness setting on your TV when viewing DVD discs.
  • Page 13: Locating A Sp E C I F I C Ti T L E , C H A P T E R O R Tr A C

    Playing Back a Disc P L AYING IN SLOW-MOTION A disc can also be played back in slow-motion. Press the SLOW button during playback The playback speed becomes 1/2, 1/4, 1/6, or 1/7 each time you press the SLOW button. TO RESUME NORMAL PLAYBACK, press ENTER/PLAY.
  • Page 14: Playing Repeatedly

    Locating a Specific Title, Chapter or Track L O C ATING A SPECIFIC CHAPTER OR TRACK This DVD video player allows you to locate consecutive chapters or tracks. Press the SKIP The DVD video player sta r ts playback from the selected chapter or track. How to locate preceding chapters or tracks When you press the SKIP chapter or track.
  • Page 15: Playing In Random Order

    Playing in Random Order THIS DVD VIDEO PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO PLAYBACK TITLES, CHAPTERS WITHIN A TITLE, OR TRACKS IN RANDOM ORDER. P L AYING TITLES IN RANDOM ORDER This DVD video player will automatically choose the titles in a DVD video disc and play them back randomly. 1.
  • Page 16: Playing In A Favorite Order

    Playing in a Favorite Order YOU CAN COMBINE YOUR FAVORITE TITLES, CHAPTERS, OR TRACKS AND PLAY THEM BACK IN A N Y ORDER. (PROGRAM PLAYBACK) HOW TO SET TITLES, CHAPTERS, OR TRACKS IN A FAVORITE ORDER The program playback function will automatically playback titles, chapters, or tracks in the order preprogrammed. 1.
  • Page 17: W M A O P E R A T I O

    W M A refers to a new format of music files from Microsoft available for playback from WMA w e b s i t e s . The compression used allows you to record from your computer up to 22 hours of music on CD-R and play back through your DVD Player. APEX Digita l i s t h e f i r s t compa n y t o o ffer this feature in a home DVD p l a y e r, the ability to play back CD-R discs recorded with WMA a u d i o f i l e s .
  • Page 18: M P 3 O P E R A T I O

    MP3 refers to a new format of music files available for playback over the internet because of the popularity to download music from MP3 websites on to ones computer. APEX DIGITAL is the first company to offer in a home DVD player, the ability to playback CD- R discs recorded with MP3 audio files.
  • Page 19: Playing Back Yo U R K O D A K P I C T U R E C

    Playing Back Your Kodak Picture CD N O R M A L When a Kodak Picture CD is inserted, an automated slide show is launched. Each picture in the current directory will be displayed consecutively in a slide-show fashion and will be scaled to fit most of the TV screen. Six slideshow transition modes are provided.
  • Page 20: Setting The Parenta L L O C

    Setting the Parental Lock YOU CAN USE THE PARENTAL LOCK FUNCTION ONLY WITH DVD VIDEO DISCS EQUIPPED WITH T H E PARENTAL LOCK FEATURE. SETTING THE PA R E N TA L L O C K DVD video discs 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 video disc can be controlled may vary from disc to disc.
  • Page 21: C U S T O M I Z I N G T H E F U N C T I O N S E T T I N G

    Customizing the Function Settings THIS DVD VIDEO PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO CUSTOMIZE THE PERFORMANCE TO YOUR PERSONALPREFERENCES. General DISPLAYING THE SETUP MENU SCREEN The SETUP MENU screen asks you to select a setting category from General, Vi d e o , Audio and Rating. The selected cat- egory will provide you the setting details using the succeeding screen.
  • Page 22: Z O O M I N G A P I C T U R

    Specifications DVD VIDEO PLAYER/OUTPUTS/SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES DVD VIDEO PLAY E R Power supply Power consumption Mass External dimensions Signal system Laser OUTPUTS Video output S video output Component video output Audio output (digital audio) Audio output (analog audio) SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Audio cable (red and white) Remote control (RM1225) Batteries (AA) Video cable (yellow)
  • Page 23: Tr O U B L E S H O O T I N G G U I D

    Troubleshooting Guide S Y M P TOMS 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) Connect the video cable into the jacks securely.
  • Page 24: 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 Digita l , I n c . d e a l e r i n N . America. Keep your original box and packaging in case your unit needs to be shipped to us.
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