AVD400TA SLOT-IN DVD PLAYER WITH BUILT-IN TV TUNER AVD400TA DVDPLAYER DOLBY Owner's Manual A . Welcome Thank you for choosing the AVD400TA DVD Player. The AVD400TA is designed to optimize the enjoyment of your favorite DVDs in the mobile environment. This DVD Player is constructed to provide years of reliable, trouble-free service. Please read this manual thoroughly prior to operating the player and save it for future reference. B. Precautions EXPLANATION OF GRAPHIC SYMBOLS The lighting flash with 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 risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT EXPOSE THIS DEVICE TO MOISTURE. 2 SAFETY PRECAUTION For safety reasons do not allow children to unfasten seat-belts to change video media or make any adjustments to the system. Enjoy your entertainment system but always remember the safety of all passengers is the number one priority. IMPORTANT NOTICE It is unlawful in most states for a person to drive a motor vehicle which is equipped with a television viewer or screen that is located in the motor vehicle at any point forward of the back of the driver's seat, or that is visible, directly or indirectly, to the driver while operating the vehicle. In the interest of safety, this system should never be installed where it will be visible, directly or indirectly, by the operator of the motor vehicle. 1. OBJECTS AND LIQUID Do not insert objects of any kind into the system through its openings; do not spill or spray liquid on or into the system (this may result in a fire or electric shock). Do not place heavy objects on the unit. To ensure proper ventilation and proper operation, never cover or block the slots and openings. 2. DISASSEMBLY Do not attempt to disassemble the unit. There is a risk of electric shock and/or exposure to Laser Radiation. Contact qualified service personnel if your system is in need of repair. 3. CLEANING UNIT When cleaning, make sure the system is unplugged from the power source. Do not use any solvents or cleaning materials. Clean the DVD player using a lightly dampened lint free cloth to wipe the unit. 3 4. DISCS or (DISC Media) Do not use irregularly shaped discs such as heart or star-shaped discs as they may cause the unit to malfunction. Do not stick paper, tape or glue on the disc. Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources. Do not touch the surface of the disc. Handle the disc by its edges. Clean the disc by wiping the disc from the center out with a soft lint free 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. Unit plays discs according to the disc contents the software producers designed therefore some playback features may not be available. Refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. 5. Powering the DVD Player This system MUST be powered from switched (Accessory) power as indicated on the marking label. Power should be applied to the unit when the ignition key is in the Run and/or Accessory positions. Use only the supplied power cable provided with this set to avoid electric hazards. 6. Operation When the temperature rises dramatically from a very low temperature, moisture may condense inside the AVD400TA and cause the DVD player to malfunction. If the AVD400TA does not operate properly under these conditions leave the AVD400TA turned on for at least 30 minutes for the moisture to evaporate. 4 C. Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1 Main Unit 1 Remote control with one Battery 1 12VDC Power Harness 2 Brackets with 4 Screws 1 Remote IR Receiver 1 AV cable (RCA to RCA) 1 Owner's Manual (not shown) 1. 2. AVD400TA DVDPLAYER DOLBY AUDIOVOX 3. 4. X4 5. 6. 5 D. Controls Main Unit (Refer to Figure 1) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Power Button Play/Stop/Memory Button Mode Button Remote Control Sensor Video Input 1 Left Audio Input Right Audio Input 2 Next Button 3 Previous Button 4 Eject Button IR Input Antenna Input Audio R Output Jack Audio L Output Jack Video Output Jack 19 18 S-Video Output Jack External Remote Eye Input Digital Audio Output DC In 12V Power Supply Connector AVD400TA DOLBY 10 9 8 DVDPLAYER 5 11 6 7 DOLBY FC C 1 17 16 15 14 13 12 Figure 1 6 E. Remote Control View (Refer to Figure 2) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) 26) 27) MODE Button 3 POWER Button MENU Button UP/DOWN/ LEFT/RIGHT Button ENTER/PLAY/ADD Button 4 VOLUME +/- Buttons NUMERIC KEYPAD 5 10+ Button 6 TITLE Button AUDIO Button REPEAT Button 7 SUBTITLE Button DISPLAY Button EJECT Button 8 SETUP Button PAUSE Button 9 STOP MEMORY Button NEXT CH+ Button PREVIOUS CH- Button 10 SCAN FORWARD Button 11 SCAN REVERSE Button MUTE Button GOTO Button ZOOM Button A-B REPEAT Button ANGLE Button SLOW Button 2 1 13 14 15 16 17 4 (Ref) 18 19 20 21 22 23 AUDIOVOX 24 25 12 27 26 Figure 2 7 F. Connections AVD400TA DVDPLAYER DOLBY Front Yellow Video Input (to DVD Player) Red Audio In White Audio In DOLBY C FC 1 Rear TV Antenna Yellow Video Out Red Audio Out (GND) Black (ACC) Red White Audio Out Figure 3 1. Powering your DVD Player ( Refer to Figure 3) Connect the black wire (-) to the vehicle ground. Connect the red wire (+) to a switched (Accessory) 12VDC source. Plug the other end into the 12VDC input jack on the back of the unit. 2. Remote IR Receiver ( Refer to Figure 3) Plug the 1/8" plug on the remote IR cable into the IR IN jack on the back of the DVD player. Place the IR receiver anywhere in the vehicle to allow remote control from any location. 3. Connecting to a Monitor ( Refer to Figure 3) a. Match the color-coded plugs to the appropriate jacks on the back of the DVD Player A/V OUTPUT jacks: Yellow (video) to Yellow, White (left audio) to White, and Red (right audio) to Red. 8 4. Connecting an External Video Source ( Refer to Figure 3) To connect a video game or another audio/video source, plug the A/V cable into the A/V input jacks on the front of the DVD player. 5. Connecting a TV Antenna (Refer to Figure 3) Connect an optional TV antenna to the "TV ANTENNA" jack on the back of the DVD player. G. Playing After connecting power to the unit, press the power button on the main unit momentarily. Insert the disc into the slot on the front of the unit, the unit will load the disc and start playing automatically: If there's a disc inside the unit, press the POWER button, the unit will start playing automatically. 1. BASIC OPERATION POWER EJECT PLAY SLOW PAUSE STOP NEXT PREVIOUS FAST FORWARD FAST REVERSE UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT ENTER Turn the unit on/off Eject/load the disc Start Play/Execute item or setting Play at 1/2, 1/4, 1/6 or 1/7 times speed Still Picture (1 time) Stop at the present playing point / (2 times) Stop playing Go to the next chapter, track or scene during play back Go back to the preceding chapter, track or scene during play back Scan forward at 2, 4, 8 or 20 times normal speed Scan backward at 2, 4, 8 or 20 times normal speed Used for Menu Navigation Execute item or setting 9 1. BASIC OPERATION (CONTINUED) Select item or setting Return Display the root menu of the disc Repeat playing title, chapter, or track Display information (title, chapter, track, time, etc.). Change the angles of a scene Select the subtitle language Select the audio language Enlarge an image to 2, 3, or 4 times the original When the unit is in play mode this button will bring up a display for Brightness + Sharpness adjustment. For DVD playback Setup press stop and then press Setup to select and set items, and exit the setup menu. NUMBERS RETURN MENU REPEAT DISPLAY ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO ZOOM SETUP 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. Contents of the menu will vary depending on the disc content. Press MENU during playback to display the main menu. Some DVDs only allow you to select disc playback options using the DVD root menu. 10 3. DISPLAY 1) Display mode During playback press DISPLAY once to display items 5, and 7. Press DISPLAY twice to display the current disc playback information. Press display again to remove the display. Display Mode 1. The type of disc. 9. The number of total angles. 2. The number of current title. 10. The number of the current audio language. 3. The number of total titles. 11. The number of total audio languages. 4. The number of current chapter. 12. The number of current subtitle language. 5. The elapsed time of title. 13. The number of total subtitle languages. 6. The number of total chapters. 14. Current subtitle language. 7. The remaining time of title. 15. Dolby audio mode. 8. The number of the current 16. Current audio language selected. angle. 11 4. ANGLE During playback press ANGLE to change the current angle of discs containing multi-angles. (You can see item 8 in the display change) If the disc has only one angle, you will see on the screen when pressing ANGLE indicating that no other angles are available. 5. SUBTITLE During disc playback press SUBTITLE* to select the desired subtitle language. (You can see item 14 change) 6. AUDIO During disc playback press AUDIO* to select the desired audio language. (You can see item 10 in Picture 1 change) *NOTE: Some DVD's only allow access to these functions through the DVD menu. 7. ZOOM 2 `Zoom' in Display Mode 2 `Zoom' Display During playback press `ZOOM' to enlarge the picture by 2x or 3x with the current zoom multiple displayed. 8. REPEAT 12 Repeat Chapter `Repeat' Display During playback press `REPEAT' once to repeatedly play the current chapter, press a 2nd time to repeat the current title, press a 3rd time and the repeat function is cancelled and normal playback resumes. Repeat mode sequence:Repeat Chapter/Repeat Title/Off. 9. PLAYING AUDIO CDS When playing an audio CD the AVD400TA will automatically display the disc playback information. The options below show you what information is displayed. Press the `DISPLAY' button to remove the display. 1. The current track. 2. The number of total tracks. 3. Playing time of the disc. 4. Remaining time of the disc. 1 2 Display in Playing CD 4 3 USING THE REPEAT FEATURE The default mode for the Repeat feature is OFF. Pressing REPEAT consecutively changes the repeat options: · Repeat Single- repeats the track that is playing. · Repeat All- repeats the disc that is playing. · Off 13 As you toggle through the options, the repeat option changes. The selected repeat option loops repeatedly until its turned off. 10. PLAYING MP3 DISCS MP3 is a digital audio format. An audio CD-quality song is compressed into the MP3 format with no significant loss of audio quality. CD-R / RW discs that have been encoded in MP3 format are compatible with this device. Insert an MP3 Disc, the DVD player will initialize the disc and the directory (folder) will be shown on the monitor. 00:00:33 ROOT --------28 ----------CD- R M ENU -----Name1 Name2 Name3 Name4 Name5 Name6 Folder Normal 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 M ode `MENU Screen' Display When an MP3 disc is inserted into the unit, the menu screen appears automatically. You can use the menu screen to change folders and songs. The system plays the songs in the order they were recorded onto the disc. 1. Press the or button to choose a folder from the folder list on the left side of the screen. 2. Press ENTER to select the highlighted folder. All songs available under the selected folder will be listed. 3. Use or button to choose a song from the list then press ENTER to play the selected song. Use the ( NEXT ) button to move to the next song. Press the (PREVIOUS) button to move to the beginning of the song. 14 USING THE REPEAT FEATURE The default mode for the Repeat feature is OFF. Pressing REPEAT consecutively changes the repeat options: · Repeat Single(repeat playback of a song) · Repeat All (repeat playback of all folder) · Off (normal playback) Pressing REPEAT a 3rd time will resume normal playback. As you toggle through the options, the repeat option changes. Selected repeat option loops repeatedly until you turn it off. NOTICE · " " sign in front of a file name indicates that this is a folder, not a MP3 file. · " " sign in front of a file name indicates that this is a MP3 file. During MP3 playback, you cannot access "PLAY MODE", folders or songs. 11. Playing a JPEG file 1) Insert the JPEG Disc into tray. 2) You can preview the JPEG file by pressing the MEN ...