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NextBase SDV17-SQ Operating Instructions Manual

NextBase SDV17-SQ Operating Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 PORTABLE DVD PORTABLE DVD PLAYER PLAYER SLOT-IN TYPE Operating Instructions...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    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.

  • Page 3: Precautions

    Precautions Thank you for purchasing Portable DVD player. Please read this manual carefully before operating and reserve it for future reference. It will be helpful to you if you encounter any operational problem. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, WARNING: DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO...
  • Page 4 Precautions WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures those specified may result in hazardous radiation exposure. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back).
  • Page 5 Precautions MACROVISION: This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Contents Notes on using the remote control INTRODUCTION unit..........Replacing the battery....PRECAUTIONS....Remote control unit operating range........... TABLE OF CONTENTS..PARTS AND FUNCTIONS....CAUTIONS ON USING Liquid crystal display....THIS PLAYER....Main unit control section....Main unit left side......Main unit right panel.....
  • Page 7 Table Of Contents BASIC OPERATIONS SYSTEM SETUP TURNING ON THE TV SYSTEM.......... SCREEN SAVER........POWER......TV TYPE..........PASSWORD......... RATING..........PLAYBACK DEFAULT..........FUNCTIONS....Loading .......... LANGUAGE SETUP Playing..........If a menu screen appears....Stopping playback......OSD LANGUAGE........ Pausing playback......AUDIO LANGUAGE......Returning to the previous chapter SUBTITLE LANGUAGE.......

  • Page 8: Cautions On Using This Player

    Cautions on Using this Player Do not move the player during playback During playback, the disc spins at high speed, so do not lift or move the player. Doing so may damage the disc. Transpor ting the player When transporting the player be sure to remove the disc and turn off the power, then unplug the power cord .

  • Page 9: Cautions On Using This Player

    Cautions on Using this Player When using with car power cable in cars Please turn on the engine and then connect with the car power cable for using. Cleaning the player Normally clean the player using a soft, dry cloth. For tough dirt, apply some neutral detergent diluted in 5 to 6 parts water to a soft cloth, wring out thoroughly, wipe off the dirt, then wipe the player with a dry cloth.

  • Page 10: Precautions For Battery Pack Operation

    Precautions for Battery Pack Operation soot, etc. Operation of the batter y pack When the battery pack is stored for Charge the battery pack fully before a long period, at least once an year using it for the first time. it is recommended to discharge it fully on the portable DVD player, When the surrounding temperature...

  • Page 11: Types Of Discs Playable On This Player

    Types of Discs Playable on this Player The discs listed on the table below can be played on this player without an adapter. The marks shown on the table below are indicated on the disc's label, package or jacket. Types of playable discs and their Diameter/Playable sides Playback time...

  • Page 12: Disc Structure

    Types of Discs Playable on this Player Disc structure CDs are divided in units called tracks. (Generally one track corresponds to one song. Tracks are sometimes further divided into indexes.) Track1 Track2 Track3 Track4 Track5 DVDs are divided in units called titles, which are further divided in chapters. They also include menu screens that do not belong to any title.

  • Page 13: Using These Operating Instructions

    Using These Operating Instructions Be sure to read the operating instructions carefully before using the player. It can ensure you taking maximum advantage of all functions of this player. When this player is connected to a TV or AV amplifier, the setup screen should be displayed.

  • Page 14: Checking The Accessories

    Checking the Accessories After unpacking, check that all the accessories listed below are included. AC/DC adapter AV cable Ear phone Car power cable Card-type remote control unit Operating instructions (this manual) Soft carrying bag Accessories bag Short car bag Battery pack -12-...

  • Page 15: Remote Control Unit And Main Unit Preparations

    Remote Control Unit and Main Unit Preparations Notes on using the remote control unit Do not drop or step on the remote control unit or subject it to shocks. Doing so may damage it. Note that the romote control unit may not work if there are obstacles between it and the remote sensor.

  • Page 16: Remote Control Unit Operating Range

    Remote Control Unit and Main Unit Preparations Remote control unit operating range Approx. 5 meters 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.

  • Page 17: Parts And Functions

    Parts and Functions Liquid cr ystal display The portable DVD player is equipped with a liquid crystal display. 3 4 5 Liquid cr ystal display Speakers Control section Control buttons Remote sensor The remote control signals are received here. Power indicator Off: No power connection.

  • Page 18: Main Unit Left Side

    Parts and Functions Play/pause button Press it to play. When pressing during playback mode, pause mode is set. Press again to resume playback. Keep pressing it for about 1.5 seconds to power on the unit. Stop /off button Press it to stop playback. Keep pressing it for about 1.5 seconds to turn off the unit (standby status).

  • Page 19: Main Unit Right Panel

    Parts and Functions Phone jack For connecting stereo headphone or an amplifier. Volume control Use it to adjust the volume of the speakers or headphone. Video in/out jack Input or output video signals to connected device by setting AV IN/OUT mode value. The included AV cable is connected here.

  • Page 20: Main Unit Rear Side

    Parts and Functions Main unit rear side Suppor t The unit can stand with this device. How to stand Pull out the support. Draw out the support to a proper position . Pull down the button to lock it. UNLOCK UNLOCK LOCK LOCK...

  • Page 21: Remote Control Unit (Frequently Used Buttons)

    Parts and Functions Remote control unit (frequently used buttons) : Forward direction AUDIO SUBTITLE OPEN : Backward direction SETUP ANG E L PLAY/PAUSE button PLAY/PAUSE button Use this button to play or pause SEARCH playback. PREV NEXT STOP MENU button Press this button to display the PLAY/PAUSE STEP/SLOW...

  • Page 22: Remote Control Unit (Other Buttons)

    Parts and Functions Remote control unit (other buttons) (Only for VCD, PBC on) AUDIO SUBTITLE OPEN ZOOM Zoom the picture on screen. SETUP ANG E L Number buttons Press these buttons to input numbers. SEARCH Pressing the SHIFT button to switch from function to number if necessary.

  • Page 23: Names Of Battery Parts And Their Functions

    Parts and Functions Names of battery parts and their functions DC IN connector Connect the power adapter to recharge. Batter y knob Twist to tighten/detach the battery pack. Batter y indicator LED. When the battery is discharging, LED is off. When recharging the battery, LED is red.

  • Page 24: Connecting The Player To Other Devices

    Connecting the Player to Other Devices Before connecting Turn off the power of the player and the devices to be connected. Connecting 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)

  • Page 25: Connecting To A Dolby Digital/ Dts/ Mpeg Decoder Or An Amplifier With Built-In Decoder

    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 powerful Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG sound. Output the digital signals from the player's digital output to a decoder or amplifier with built-in decoder.

  • Page 26: Connecting To A Digital Amplifier That Is Not Dolby Digital/ Dts/ Mpeg Compatible

    Connecting the Player to Other Devices Connecting to a digital amplifier that is not Dolby Digital / DTS / MPEG compatible Output the digital signals from the player's digital output to a digital amplifier that is not Doby/DTS/MPEG compatible. Main unit left panel See Page 22 for details of connections to TV .

  • Page 27: Connecting To Active Speaker Systems

    Connecting the Player to Other Devices Connecting to active speaker systems Main unit left side Video/audio cable (included) : Signal flow T o audio input VIDEO IN VIDEO IN jacks T o video input jack Active speaker systems -25-...

  • Page 28: Connecting Earphone

    Connecting the Player to Other Devices Connecting ear phone Connect the earphone' s plug securely to the PHONE JACK on the player. To listen to music through the earphone, first use the VOLUME CONTROL on the left side of the main unit to lower the volume to minimum level, then adjust the volume to comfortable level.

  • Page 29: Using The Battery

    Using the Battery Recharging the batter y pack Recharging the battery pack as described below. Connect the DC output plug of AC adapter to the batter y pack. Connect the AC adapter to the power outlet. When recharging starts, the recharge LED lights in red. The recharge LED lights in green when recharging completes.

  • Page 30: Notes For Recharging

    Using the Battery Notes for recharging When the battery pack is hot, it may take longer time than usual for recharging or may sometimes be unusable to be recharged. Wait for the battery pack to cool down before retrying recharging. If the recharge LED can not be lit, check whether the AC adapter and battery pack are connected firmly to have perfect contact.

  • Page 31: Ac Power Operation

    Using the Battery If the power is switched on while the battery pack is not fully charged, the player operation may sometimes become unstable. Be sure to charge the battery pack fully before using. The battery pack is being recharged slowly while the player is playing with AC adapter connected.

  • Page 32: Turning On The Power

    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.

  • Page 33: Playback Functions

    Playback Functions Loading Press OPEN button to open. The disc will go out as figure 1 shows. If no disc then nothing happens. Push the disc into disc window and the disc will be slotted in automatically. Notes: Set the disc securely. Failure to set it securely could result in damage.

  • Page 34: Playing

    Playback Functions Playing Load the disc. One of the following messages appears on the screen: DVD, VCD, CD. Next For some discs, playback starts automatically when Number the disc is slotted in. buttons For the disc which had been programmed and stored Shift in memories, playback starts automatically in the programmed order.

  • Page 35: Stopping Playback

    Playback Functions Video CD number buttons number buttons Select by pressing the SHIFT SHIFT after pressing the button to switch to display NUMBER on screen. To display the menu screen The way in which the menu screen is displayed differs from disc to disc. Press the MENU, TITLE button during playback of DVDs, the RETURN button during PBC playback of video CDs.

  • Page 36: Returning To The Previous Chapter Or Track(Dvds, Video Cds And Cds)

    Playback Functions 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.

  • Page 37: Turning Off The Power

    Turning Off the Power When the power is on, press 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.

  • Page 38: Advanced Functions

    Advanced Functions Searching for a specific scene 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. Viewing in slow motion (DVDs and video CDs) Press the SLOW button during playback, the playback speed changes to 1/2, 1/4, 1/6 or 1/7 of the normal speed.

  • Page 39: Changing From Av Out To Av In

    Advanced Functions Changing from AV OUT 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. Default setting is AV OUT. Press MODE button on main unit and switch LCD mode to AV IN/OUT.

  • Page 40: Setup The Player

    Setup The Player GENERAL STEPS OF SETUP 1 Press the SETUP button on the remote control, the main setup menu appears. SYSTEM SETUP TV SYSTEM SCREEN SAVER TV TYPE PASSWORD RATING DEFAULT EXIT SETUP 2 Press the LEFT and RIGHT buttons to highlight the icon of the desired page, then press the DOWN or UP button to activate that page.

  • Page 41: System Setup

    System Setup The system setup options are illustrated below: TV SYSTEM If you want to connect the player to a TV, pls choose a correct TV system first. AUTO: Choose this setting if your DVD player is connected to a multi-system TV. NTSC: Choose this setting if your DVD player is connected to a NTSC TV.

  • Page 42: Tv Type

    System Setup SYSTEM SETUP TV SYSTEM SCREEN SAVER TV TYPE PASSWORD RATING DEFAULT EXIT SETUP TV TYPE 16 : 9 (Wide Screen): Choose this setting if your DVD player is connected to a wide screen TV. If you choose this setting and you don't have a wide screen TV, the images on the screen may appear distorted due to vertical compression.

  • Page 43: Password

    System Setup PASSWORD 1 The player is locked with a default password 0000 and you can not change the rating. In order to change the rating, choose th password option and input the correct password to unlock the player. 2 After the player is unlocked, you can choose the rating option and change it, then you can choose password option and change to a new password with 4-digit numbers and press OK button to lock it again.

  • Page 44: Language Setup

    Language Setup The language setup options are illustrated below: OSD LANGUAGE 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. There are 5 optional OSD languages : English, German, Spanish, French and Italian.

  • Page 45: Subtitle Language

    Language Setup SUBTITLE LANGUAGE Highlight the SUBTITLE LANG option, and press LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWN to choose 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.

  • Page 46: Audio Setup

    Audio Setup AUDIO OUT Highlight the AUDIO OUT option, and press LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWN to choose 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 no signal is outputted from optical jack.

  • Page 47: Video Setup

    Video Setup The video setup options are illustrated below: BRIGHTNESS Use the UP and DOWN buttons to move the scroll and adjust the brightness. VIDEO SETUP BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST SATURATION EXIT SETUP CONTRAST Use the UP and DOWN buttons to move the scroll and adjust the contrast. VIDEO SETUP BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST...

  • Page 48: Hue

    Video Setup Use the UP and DOWN buttons to move the scroll and adjust the hue. VIDEO SETUP BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST SATURATION EXIT SETUP SATURATION Use the UP and DOWN buttons to move the scroll and adjust the saturation. VIDEO SETUP BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST SATURATION...

  • Page 49: Digital Setup

    Digital Setup The digital setup options are illustrated below: DIGITAL SETUP DYNAMIC RANGE: Choose this setting to adjust the line out compressing ratio and get different effect. If adjusting to FULL, the audio signal peak value will be compressed minimum, while adjusting to OFF, maximum. DIGITAL SETUP FULL DYNAMIC RANGE...

  • Page 50: Cautions On Using

    Cautions on Using Handling discs Handling Cleaning discs Fingerprints or dust on discs may reduce When holding When holding sound or picture quality. with both hands with one hand Remove them by gently wiping the disc from the center toward the edges using a soft cloth.

  • Page 51: Trouble Shooting

    Trouble shooting Picture is disturbed when playing a DVD 8cm disc can not be popped out recorded by a VCR. Slap on the player with disc window This player incorporates copyright downward. protection technology. Some discs include Ask qualified technician. signals protected against copied by a VCR.
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