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Page 1: Home Theater System
R E A D A B L E HT-180 OPERATING MANUAL APEX DIGITAL, INC. 2919 E. Philadelphia Street Ontario, CA 91761 909. 930. 1239 • TEL 909. 673. 0660 • FAX www.apexdigitalinc.com HOME THEATER SYSTEM... -
Page 2: Safety Precautions
To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner’s 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. -
Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
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 4 Important Safety Instructions Alternate Warnings - This product is equipped with a three-wire grounding-type plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin. This plug will only fit into a grounding-type power outlet. This is a safety feature, If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet.
- Page 5 Important Safety Instructions d. If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation.
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Page 6: Introduction
TO OBTAIN A CLEAR PICTURE The HT-180 is a high technology, precision device. If the optical pick-up lens and disc drive parts are dirty or worn down, the picture quality may become poor. To obtain a clear picture, we recommend regular inspection and maintenance (cleaning or parts replacement) every 1,000 hours of use depending on the operating environ- ment. -
Page 7: Notes On Discs
• Do not store discs in places subject to moisture and dust such as a bathroom or near a humidifier. • Store discs vertically in a case. Stacking or placing objects on discs outside of their case may cause warping. PLAYABLE DISCS This HT-180 can play back the following discs. Disc Mark Contains... -
Page 8: Table Of Contents
Index of Parts and Controls...8-11 Connecting to a TV...12 Connecting to a TV using an RF Modulator...13-14 Speaker System Hookup...15 Antenna Hookups & HT-180/AV Amplifier Connection for AV Input...16 Playing Back a Disc...17-21 Locating a Specific Title, Chapter or Track...22-23 Playing Repeatedly ... - Page 9 Idex of Parts and Controls FRONT PANEL 1 POWER ON/OFF 2 INFRARED SENSOR 3 OPEN/CLOSE 4 STANDBY/ON INDICATOR PLAY STOP PAUSE 8 VOLUME KNOB 9 MULTI-PURPOSE BUTTON a) NEXT : page down or skip to next track FRONT PANEL DISPLAY When playing back a DVD A P E X D I G I T A L...
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Page 10: Index Of Parts And Controls
Index of Parts and Controls When playing back a Audio CD Playing status When listening to the radio REAR PANEL 1 FM 75 ohms WIRE ANTENNA 2 AM LOOP ANTENNA 3 AV INPUT COMPOSITE VIDEO,AUDIO L,AUDIO R 4 AV MONITOR OUTPUT COMPOSITE VIDEO,AUDIO L,AUDIO R Notes: The terminal printed with “DVD ONLY”... - Page 11 28.PAL/NTSC 29.RESUME NOTES • Please turn on the master power switch on the HT-180. Power button on this remote control unit is for standby power only. • MUTE Cut off sound momentarily. Press again to reinstate sound. • VOLUME+/- controls the audio output from the HT-180.
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Page 12: Index Of Parts And Controls
Index of Parts and Controls PREPARING THE REMOTE CONTROL To operate the HT-180, you must first place the batteries in the remote control. Open the cover. OPERATING WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL Operating HT-180 with the remote control. NOTICE FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BELOW BECAUSE INCORRECT USE OF BATTERIES MIGHT CAUSE THEM TO LEAK OR CORRODE •... -
Page 13: Connecting To A Tv
• Turn off the power and unplug both units before setting up any connections. • If your TV only has a cable antenna connection and no video inputs to connect your TV to the HT-180, you will need to purchase an RF adapter from your dealer. -
Page 14: Connecting To A Tv Using An Rf Modulator
Modulator. If you do not have either of these connectors, then you will need to purchase an RF Modulator from the store where you purchased your Apex Digital Home Theater System or other home electronics retailers. Older televisions use a coaxial connection, which combines all of the video signal from an exterior source into a single line. - Page 15 Connecting to a TV using an RF Modulator Connection 2 Connecting the TV, unit, RF Modulator and Cable or Satellite Box 1) Connect the three-terminal composite video cable to the back of your Apex Home Theater System . This cable has three prongs, one each in yellow, red, and white.
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Page 16: Speaker System Hookup
NOTE: Please refer to “Setup Menu” for parameter setup. HOW TO CONNECT? Your speaker connection is made easy by matching the color coded speaker terminal to the color coded terminals on the back of the HT-180. Connect front speaker with SPEAKER FRONT R and SPEAKER FRONT L. •... -
Page 17: Antenna Hookups &Ht-180/Av Amplifier Connection For Av Input
Press the “FUNCTION” until “FM” appears on the display of the unit to access the radio. Press FM/AM to switch the band. HT-180/AV Amplifier Connection for AV Input The HT-180 allows you to connect other audio/video equipment to playback through the speaker system. For AV: External Source: Press the “FUNCTION”... -
Page 18: Playing Back A Disc
• For the DVD discs, you can highlight the items you want with NOTICE • Moving the HT-180 during DVD playback may cause damage to the disc as well as the player. • To open and close the disc tray, you may only use the OPEN/CLOSE button. -
Page 19: To Stop Playback
Playing Back a Disc 5. To stop playback For DVD discs:press STOP button for the first time, the unit return • to logo. Press the STOP button twice to stop playback completely. • On some special discs, STOP may not function. 6. - Page 20 Press PLAY/PAUSE. NOTICE • The HT-180 may not playback sound and subtitles during scan reverse and forward of DVDs. • The speeds may vary slightly from disc to disc. 2x,4x,6x and 8x speeds are only approximate speeds. • Some MP3 CDs, CDs and DVDs may not function.
- Page 21 1. Press the RESUME button during stop The HT-180 will start playback from the location where you stopped. 2. For DVD disc press the STOP button, then press PLAY/PAUSE. The HT-180 will resume the playback from the location where you stopped.
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Page 22: Playing Back A Disc
Playing Back a Disc SKIP SELECTION You can select the certain chapter very quickly. Press the SKIP buttons repeatedly, you can scan forward/backward the programs very quickly. Notice: The displays may vary depending on the disc. During playing back the directory, when you press the SKIP PLAYBACK FRAME BY FRAME You can playback the disc frame by frame. -
Page 23: Locating A Specific Title, Chapter Or Track
You can also directly locate a specific title by pressing its assigned number with the number buttons. 3. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button This will cause the HT-180 to start playback from chapter 1 of the title selected. NOTICE • Some discs will not respond to this function. - Page 24 Locating a Specific Title, Chapter or Track LOCATING A TITLE OR TRACK For DVD disc: 1. By pressing the GOTO button during playback, the screen will display your current location on the disc . In this mode you have the ability to change chapters by pressing NUMBER buttons. TITLE 01/03 CHAPTER...
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Page 25: Playing Repeatedly
Playing Repeatedly THE HT-180 ALLOWS YOU TO PLAYBACK A SPECIFIC TITLE, CHAPTER, TRACK, OR SEGMENT REPEATEDLY. (TITLE REPEAT, CHAPTER/TRACK REPEAT, A-B REPEAT) HOW TO REPEAT A TITLE, CHAPTER, OR TRACK 1. Select the title, chapter, or track you wish to repeat 2. -
Page 26: Zooming A Picture
Zooming a Picture ZOOMING A PICTURE HT-180 ALLOWS YOU TO ZOOM INTO A PICTURE AS WELL AS SHIFT THE ZOOM POINT. Press ZOOM button, then TV screen displays: The unit magnifies in the center of the picture. The picture will be magnified as follow:... -
Page 27: Selecting The Camera Angle/Selecting A Language
• The angle icon indicator will illuminate while playing back a title that contains at least one scene recorded from multiple angles. HOW TO SELECT A PLAYBACK AUDIO SETTING The HT-180 allows you to select a preferred language and sound recording system from those included on the DVD video disc. -
Page 28: Playing In A Favorite Order
To clear the numbers that have been programed in just now, press CLEAR button. NOTICE • When the HT-180 is turned off or discs are removed, the programmed item will be cancelled. • Depending on the disc, the program playback may not function. H T - 1 8 0... -
Page 29: Selecting Subtitles
Selecting Subtitles THE HT-180 ALLOWS YOU TO DISPLAY THE SUBTITLES FROM THOSE INCLUDED ON THE DISC, ON TO YOUR TV SCREEN. HOW TO DISPLAY SUBTITLES You have the option to select a preferred subtitle from those included on some DVD video disc. -
Page 30: Karaoke
Karaoke THIS UNIT ALLOWS YOU TO ENJOY KARAOKE WITH TWO MICROPHONES HOW TO SETUP THE KARAOKE Make sure that the Karaoke discs is a DVD Karaoke disc, This is the only compatible format that this unit will recognize. 1. Connect the microphone to MIC 1 and MIC 2. 2. -
Page 31: Mp3 Operation
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 onto ones home computer, APEX Digital is the first company to offer in a Digital Home Theater System , the ability to play back CD-R discs recorded with MP3 audio files. -
Page 32: Working With Your Jpeg Files
Working With Your JPEG Files What is a JPEG? JPEG is short for the “Joint Photographic Experts Group”, a group of experts nominated to produce standards for continuous tone image coding. The best known standard from JPEG is IS10918-1(ITU-T T.81), which is the first of a multi-part set of standards for still image compression. -
Page 33: Working With Your Jpeg Files
Working With Your JPEG Files Thirteen slideshow transition modes are provided. Use RESUME button to select the mode you want: Normal Slide Show Presentation Mode NONE: no special transition effect Mode 1: wipe from top to bottom Mode 2: wipe from bottom to top Mode 3: wipe from top / bottom to center Mode 4: wipe from center to top/bottom Mode 5: vertical blinds... -
Page 34: Playing Back Your Kodak Picture Cd
Playing Back Your Kodak Picture CD Normal When a Kodak Picture CD is inserted, an automated slide show is launched. Each picture in the current directory will be displayed consecutively in slide-show fashion and will be scaled to fit most of the TV screen. Thirteen slideshow transition modes are provided. -
Page 35: Using The On-Screen Display
Using the On-Screen Display THE HT-180 ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW THE OPERATIONAL STATUS AND DISC INFORMATION ON TO YOUR TV SCREEN. CHECKING THE OPERATIONAL STATUS A P E X D I G I T A L Press DISPLAY during playback. -
Page 36: Setting The Parental Lock
Setting the Parental Lock YOU CAN USE THE PARENTAL LOCK FUNCTION ONLY WITH DVDS EQUIPPED WITH THE PARENTAL LOCK FEATURE. SETTING THE PARENTAL LOCK DVDs equipped with the parental lock features are rated according to their con- tent. The contents allowed by a parental lock level and the way a DVD can be controlled may vary from disc to disc. -
Page 37: Customizing The Function Settings
Customizing the Function Settings THE HT-180 ALLOWS YOU TO CUSTOMIZE THE PERFORMANCE TO YOUR PERSONAL PREFERENCE. 1.Press the SETUP button, setup menu screen will display the main page. 2.Menu Selection Press the buttons and highinght the item you want. Press the ENTER button. - Page 38 Customizing the Function Settings DISPLAYING THE SETUP MENU SCREEN The Setup menu screen asks you to select a setting category from General Setup, Speaker Setup, Audio Setup, Karaoke Setup and Preferences Setup. The selected category will provide you the setting details on-screen. 1.
- Page 39 4.To number your stored stations,press SETUP,input the sta- tion number,then press SETUP again. NOTICE The default setting status of the HT-180 is DVD playback. A P E X D I G I T A L Tuner Analog In...
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Page 40: Aff Function
AFF Function WHAT IS AFF? AFF stands for APEX Full-screen Function. It allows you to fill the television screen viewing area when using a widescreen formatted DVD. Press the AFF button on your remote control,this will eliminate black bars on the top &... -
Page 41: Memo On Output Sounds
Memo On Output Sounds DISCS AND OUTPUT SOUNDS Sound recording Dolby Digital system SPDIF ANA- SPDIF Audio setting on /PCM /RAW the setting screen ANALOG AUDIO OUT jacks Dolby DIGITAL Digital (48kHz) AUDIO OUT jack bitstream MPEG 1 AUDIO LAYER 3 DISC (MP3) MP3 Audio Disc Play Back Capable A P E X D I G I T A L... -
Page 42: Specifications
Specifications HT-180/OUTPUTS/SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES HT- 180 Power supply Power consumption Mass External dimensions TV Signal system Laser SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES RCA cable (yellow, red, and white) Remote control Batteries (AAA) Owner’s manual AM loop antenna FM wire antenna Speakers Woofer Speaker cords... -
Page 43: Trouble Shooting Guide
• Scratched disc. Brightness is unsta- • Connect the HT-180 directly through the TV and not through any other source. What you’re ble or noises are viewing is the effect of the copy protection circuitry required on all HT-180s. -
Page 44: 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 Digital, Inc. dealer in N. America. Keep your original box and packaging in case your unit needs to be shipped to us. You will need to prepay shipping and APEX will pay the cost of shipping the unit back to you.