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MPD820_I7.qxd 4/2/04 9:10 Registering your model with MAGNAVOX below, so don't miss out. Complete and return your Product Registration I G VOX Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to the "family!'" Dear MAGNAVOX product Thane you for your confidence in MAGNAVOX.
IMPORTANT SAFETY 1. Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Safety Precautions Power Sources This unitoperatesona suppliedACadaptor, car adaptor, o r a rechargeable b atterypack. • Makesurethat the inputvoltageof the AC adaptoris in linewith the localvoltage. Otherwise, t he ACadaptorand unit maybe damaged. • Donottouchthe ACadaptorwith wet handsto preventelectricshock. • Whenconnecting with carpower(cigarette lighter)adaptor, b e surethe inputvoltageof the adaptoris identicalwith carvoltage.
Important Safety Instructions ... 3 Safety Precautions About MPD820 ... Controls Main Unit ... Remote Control ... Power Supply Using the AC power adaptor ... Using the battery pack ... Using the remote control ... General disc information, About Q Basic Operations Playback ...
About MPD820 High Defintion TheplayeradoptsMPEG2 codingformatand bringsthe horizontal r esolutionover500lines. UniqueFunctions Mutli-AngleandMulti-Language capability. Parental l ockmakesit easyto controlthe contentof discs. Zoom Youcanenlargepictures two or threeor four timesthe originalsize. Youcanalsoshrinkpicturesby 25%-50%. Multi - Functions Fastforward,fast reverse, s low play,frame play,repeatplayand program play. Time Search It cansearch a specificparton a disc, especially goodfor watchingactionmovies.
Controls Main Unit Displaypanel Speaker OPEN CHG - batterychargeindicator POWER - powerindicator Infrared for remotecontrol II (PAUSE) • (STOP) (PLAY) Directionbuttons: A , T, I_, _ _qo> OK _tq) MENU ,:_ 2_, RETURN _._ TIP : * DonotadjusttheTV OUT/TIT ONswitchat random.Keep the TV OUT/TIT ON switchin the TIT ON position whenthe POWERswitch is setto ON.
Remote Control DIGEST RESUME PLAYMODE ZOOM MENU TITLE _:iO; ,:i i '_ STOP PAUSE ':h'-- MAGNAVOX <i- OSD(On-Screen D isplay) 0)) LANGUAGE I_(IAUDIO DIGEST RESUME MENU TITLE Directionbuttons:A, T, I_, to;, • /OK ..(STOP) || (PAUSE) REPEAT A - B...
Using the AC power adaptor Connectto power Connect t he player'sACadaptorto the DCIN jackas shown. 2 Plugthe ACadaptorinto a poweroutlet. v/ TIP: Turnoff the playerbeforeunplugging theACadaptorsoasto avoiddamage to the player. The type plate is located on the bottom of the player.
Using the Battery Pack Attachthe batterypackproperlyfollowing the explanationbelow.Make surethat the batterypackis attachedfirmly to the player whenusingit. Otherwise, t he batterymay become detachedand causeinjuryor damage. C hargeyourbatterybeforeusing. Attachingthe Battery Pack Disconnect theACadaptor a ndthepowercord fromtheplayer, before youattach the battery pack. 1 Turnthe playeroff. 2 Turnthe playerupsidedown.
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Using the Battery Pack Power shutdownmode Thepowercircuit in yourplayeris designed with a powershutdownmode.This is activatedonlyduring battery power operation ofthe player when the battery becomescompletely drained.Whenthis happens: 1 Adjust the POWERswitch on the playerto the OFFposition. 2 Connect y ourplayerto the ACpowerwith the suppliedpoweradaptor.
Using the remote control Please remove the protective plastictab (ontop of the batteryinsidethe battery compartment) if youhavejust unpacked the remotecontrolandare usingfor the first time. 2 Tousethe remote control,pointit at the infraredsensor on the player's front panelavoiding obstacles. _W" TIP: Toavoidinterference with otherelectricalequipment, try usingthe remotecontrolwith a mini- mumdistanceof 7 inchesfromthe sensoronthe player.
General disc information, Playable Discs TYPE DISC: LOGO CONTENT audio video (motion pictures) DIGITAL AUDIO • Themarksshownin the followingchartare usedin the manual. MARK When Playing DVDs ManyDVDdiscshavethe following playbackfeatures:Title,Chapter, A udio, Subtitle,Angle, TT(]qtle)Time,OH(Chapter) Time,Repeat,andTime Display. About Q All thefeaturesdescribed in this manual m aynotbe availableon everydisc.If the featureis not availableon the disc,youwill be unable to operatethefeatureon the player, a ndthe icon®...
Basic Operations: Playback POWER ON/OFF Beforeyoubegin,turn onthe powerof yourTV,stereo,andanyotherequipment c onnected to the DVD Player. M akesuretheTVandthe stereo(if applicable) a re setto thecorrectchannel. 1 Slidethe POWERswitchto ONto turn on the player. 2 PressOPENto openthe disctray. 3 Placea disc intothe tray.If the DVDis recorded on onlyone side,placethe discin thetray with the labelfacing upandthe shinysidefacingdown.SomeDVDs are recorded on both sides.Make surethe labelof the sideyouwant to playis facing up.
Language & channel select, DVD Menu Play, Pause DVD Language selection Differentdiscsdiffer in languages. Y oucan selecta languagein a variety of ways: • Usingthe 0SDto enterthe Audio submenu to select.If a languageis includedfromthis Audiosubmenu: English French Spanish Chinese Japanese is recordedon the disc,you can select sounds,subtitlesor disc menulanguages.
Fast Searching Fast Searching 1 Press _,_,to playfast forward.Each time youpressthe buttonrepeatedly, the screen showsin sequence: --_F_I} _ 1 8x '_ _16X '_ _ Press_,_ to fast reverse the disc.Eachtime youpressthe buttonrepeatedly, the screen showsin sequence: --_'_ r q8x '_ _ 3 Press _ (PLAY)/OK t o resume normal playback.
Repeat Play REPEAT Thisbutton canbeusedto repeata title, chapter, track,disc,or a specific portion of a disc. DVD and CD repeat options Youmay repeata title or chapter. | Torepeata chapter, p ressREPEAT. Thescreen will show "\ Chapter Torepeata title, pressREPEAT again. Thescreen will show _' "...
Shuffle, Random Shuffleor RandomPlay BoththeShuffleandRandom optionsallowyou to playthecontents of yourdiscin a different order. Indiscstopposition, p ress PLAY MODE onceor moreto selectshuffleor random play mode. PLAY MODE Thescreen showsShuffle or Random: Press• (PLAY)/OK t o startshuffleor random play. Tocancel shuffleor randomplay •...
Bookmark Bookmark Thebookmark f eature lets youmarka pointon the discthat youcango to quickly.Youcan store upto 12 bookmarks p erdisc.Whenyou turnthe playeroff or remove the disc,book- marksare cleared. Creatinga Bookmark Duringplayback, p ressRESUMEon the remote. --*The Bookmark Menu appears. 2 Whenyou reachthe sceneyou want to mark,press•...
Subtitles Selecting DVD Subtitles Thisoperation w orksonlywith discsonwhich multiplesubtitlelanguage arerecorded. PressSUBTITLE _ repeatedly until the desiredlanguage is selected. Thescreen shows Subtitle 01/03:ENGLISH To cancel subtitle : • PressSUBTITLE _ repeatedly until the screenshows"SubtitleOff" v/" TIP: • Forsomediscssubtitlescannotbe removed. • Differentdiscsdiffer in the language of subtitles.
With this button,youcantogglebetween 3 TIMESEARCH options. Y oumaydirectlyentera time,title or chapter number t o fast search ona disc,andplayfrom that point. How to search a DVD title or a chapter Forexample: S earching t o chapter2 ill title 6. Press TIME SEARCH. Thescreenshows: Title 03/30 Chapter _/04 Press a directionbuttonand move the...
Programming DVD and CD tracks Tousetheprogram playback f eature,youmust enterthe orderin whichyouwantthetitles (and chapters) on theDVD orthe tracksonthe CDto playbycreating a program. Program display options mayvaryaccording t o yourDVD and showTT-- (Title) a swell as61-1--(Chapter). DVDs Duringplayback pressPLAYMODEonceor moreuntil the screen showsthe program box.Forexample : Program: Chapter...
General OSD Operations OSD operation (for DVDs and CDs) TheOn-Screen Display (OSD) c ontainsmany playback features. • Toseethe OSDMenu,pressthe OSD buttononthe remotecontrolwhilea disc is playing.DuringOSDMenuoperation, y our picture zooms out. • Usethe directionbuttons• or • to move throughthe differentplayback featuresin the OSDMenu.Whena playback featureis highlighted, p ress_ (PLAY)/OI( andthe box to the rightwill be highlighted.
OSD: Language Changing the Audio Language If the disc was createdwith different language tracks(recordedin different languages), youcan usethe OSDMenuto temporarilychangethe DVDplayer'sAudio Language setting. Whilethe disc is playing,pressOSDonthe remotecontrolto bringup the Menu. Press the directionbuttons• or • to highlight"Audio". 3 Press _ (PLAY)/OK, the audiolanguages appearonthe screen.
OSD: Angle,TT Time, CH Time, Repeat Changing the Camera Angle SomeDVDscontain scenesrecordedfrom different angles.Thecameraanglewill not changeif the DVDdoesnotcontain sequences recordedfrom different camera angles. | Whilethe disc is playing,pressOSDonthe remotecontrolto bring upthe Menu. Press • or • to highlight"Angle". 3 Press _ (PLAY)/OK, the boxto the right is now highlighted.
OSD: Time Display Changing the Time Disp(Display) Youcallchange thetime displayed onthe screen: ] 1tieElapsed, TitleRemain, Chapter Elapsed a ndChapter R emaining. | Whilethe disc is playing,pressOSDonthe remotecontrolto bringup the Menu. Press • or • to highlight"Time Disp". 3 Press _ (PLAY)/OI(, the time options appears.
General Setup Menu operations Menu Setting Functions mayvery according to the Disc and youradditionalequipmentsuchas connectingwith speakersytstem.Setthe following functionsfor the playerto obtain the bestviewing status. 1 PressSETUPto enterthe SetupMenu. SETUP F ... TheSetupMenuappearson the screen,with iconsacrossthe top of the screen,illustrat- ing GeneralSetup,Audio Setup,LCDSetup Page,Preference Setup,Password Setup,and ExitSetup.
• Press • (PLAY)/OK to confirmyour selection. 3 To exit the SetupMenu,pressTto high- light"Exit Setup"andpress • (PLAY)/OK to exit SetupMenucompletely. General Setup: TV Display TV Display Page Thereare 3 TVdisplaytype optionswhichyou can selectfromthe TVDisplaysubmenu on the General Setup Page. -- General Setup Page Normal/PS SPDIF Output Normal/LB...
SPDIF, Captions, Screen Normal/LB (letterbox) This is selectedwhenthe playeris connected to a standard screenTV. W idescreenimages are shownon the screen,with a blackframe onthe top and bottom. Wide This is selectedwhenthe playeris connected to a widescreenTV. TIP: Youcanalsopressthe MONITORbutton on the playerto change the displaymode between"4:3"and "16:9".
3D Processing, LCD, Password Setup 3D Processing Page Thesubmenustructureis: -- 3D Processing Page - Reverb Mode Audio Setup _'gJ|vill t11_1 I[,._Tt'MI_ I • V SURR(Virtual Surround) Youcanselectto turntheVirtualSurround sound on andoff. • ReverbMode Reverb Mode allowsyouto optimise sound effects. S elect f rom8 options, o r none(off):lift, Concert,LivingRoom, H all, Bathroom, Cave,Arenaor Church Monitor Setup Page...
O fffirst (seepage32,Password) - SomeDVDs arenotencoded with a rating, although the movieratingis printedonthe disccase/packaging. Theparental l ockwill notblockviewingof suchdiscs. - Magnavox cannot g uarantee t he availability of parental c ontrolwith all discs,andthere- foredenies anyliabiltyassociated with unintended v iewing.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 Connecting to additional Youcan connect the player to a TV or an amplifier to enjoy DVDsor karaoke. Connecting a TV and a Stereo/Amplifier (see []) 1 Connect the yellow endof the suppliedcableto the VIDEO IN jackof the TV.Connect t he blackendto the AUDIO/VIDEO jack on the player.
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TVhasonlya singleAntennaIn or RF-Injack Before you begin, make sure you have an RF modulator and extra RF coaxial cables. These are not supplied with the player, but are available from Magnavox or most consumer electronics retailers. Connect the black end of the suppliedcable to the player'sAUDIO/ VIDEOjack.
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MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 Connecting to additional Connectan RFcoaxial cable (not supplied) to the RF OUT, A NTENNAOUT,or TOTV jack on the RFmodulator. TheRFOUT jack maybe labelled differentlyamongdifferent brands. R eferto the instructions provided with yourRFmodulator. Connect the otherend of the sameRFcoaxial cable to the ANTENNA IN or RF IN jack on yourTV.
Operatingtemperature range Power Consumption Dimensions Weight Magnavox reserves the right m make designand specification changesfor product improvementwithout prior notice. This productincorporates copyrightprotectiontechnologythat is protectedby methodclaims of certainU.S.patentsand other intellectualpropertyrights ownedby Macrovision Corporation andother rights owners.Use of this copyrightprotectiontechnologymustbe authorizedby Macrovision Corporation, a nd is intendedfor homeand otherlimited viewing usesonly unlessotherwiseauthorized by MacrovisionCorporation.
MPD820_17.qxd 4/2/04 9:11 Troubleshooting If a fault occurs,first checkthe pointslisted below beforetaking the set for repair. If you are unableto remedy a problemby following these hints,consultyourdealeror servicecenter WARNING: Do not open the set as there is a risk of electric shock. Under no circumstances shouldyou try to repair the set yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty.
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Forthe latestproductinformation& news visit: http://www.magnavox.com Environmentalinformation We havedoneour bestto reducethe packaging and makeit easyto separateinto3 materi- als: cardboard, s tyrofoam, a ndplastic. Yourset consistsof materials which can be recycled if disassembledby a specialized company.Please observe the local regulations regardingthe...
When it is necessary for you to ship the product to Magnavox for exchange, you wilt pay the shipping costs for shipment Magnavox. Magnavox wilt pay the shipping costs when returning a product to you.
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Magnavox at 1-800-705-2000. Magnavox: the cost for exchange. box or a suitable alternative.You will receive For packing details, call Magnavox at 1-800-705-2000. sales receipt, and the proper payment or clip these items togethel: Label the envelope in the box with the product.
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