Polaroid PDM-0714 manual

7” Portable DVD Player PDM-0714 Operation Manual 20051227[...]

2 POWER SUPPL Y : Connect the supplied adapter to the side of the DVD player in the slot marked “Power In”. Plug the two-prong end of the power cord to an AC100-120V outlet. If you have difficulty inserting the plug, turn it over and reinsert it, if the unit will not the used for a long time, disconnect the plug from the outlet. NOTE: Before pl[...]

3 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use near water . 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Ma intain well ventilated conditions around the product, Do not put product on bed, sofa or anything that blocks ventilation. Install in accord[...]

4 CAUT ION: USE OF ANY CONTRO LS, ADJUST MENTS, OR PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. Copyright Protection This product incorporates copyright protecti on technolog y that is protected by U.S. patent s and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technolog y must b[...]

5 High-quality audio and video Advanced Playing Functi ons Other Special Functions Excellent sound: Dolby Digital Decod er delivers great sound. A V In: E xternal Audio, Video input can b e connected to most external A V sources. A V Out: Analog Au dio output and video out p ut. High Resolution: MPEG-2 decodi ng format achieves more tha n 500 lines[...]

6 Accessories List ITEM NAME QTY Owner’s Manual 1 AC adapter 1 Audio/Video Cable 1 Rechargeable battery pack 1 DC Adapter (C ar Adapter) 1 NOTE Accessories and their part s numbers are subjec t to modification without prior notice due to improvements. Accessories[...]

7 DVD Playback C D P l a y b a c k P i c t u r e C D P l a y b a c k Content s …………………………………………..2 …………………………………………...3 …………………………………………...6 …………………………………………...8 ………………………………….……….10 ……?[...]

8 Front V iew 1. TFT LCD 7” color TFT screen presents high resolution picture. 2. Speakers T wo speakers output high quality sound. 3. TITLE button Press to display the disc title menu if the titles are coded in the disc 4. MENU button Press to enter to the disc menu 5.  /  ,  /  button  /  : press the direction buttons to selec[...]

9 6.  /  ,  /  button  /  : press the direction button to select items.  /  : press to play the previous track or the next track. 7. ENT button Press to confirm your selection. 8. MODE button Press to change the aspect ratio or change the brightness, contrast and color level. 9. PLA Y/P AUSE button Press to start playback or[...]

10 Right Side V iew 1. VOLUME Control For regulating the sound level of S peakers or Headphones. 2. Headphone Jack When headphones are plugged into the unit, the speakers will automatically turn off. 3. AUDIO input/ou tput Jack For connecting to an external amplifier or audio source 4. VIDEO input/output J ack For connecting to an external monitor [...]

11 V iew of the bottom 1. Rechargeable Batter y Contacting Point For connecting with the rechargeable battery pack. V iew of Main Unit Bottom[...]

12 z Always ensure that the DVD player , TV and any other electrical equipment that connecting with DVD player is switc hed off and unplugged from the power supply . z Ensure that you observe the color coding when connecting audio and video cables. Connecting to TV Audio/Video connections Please follow the drawings below to connect the DVD player t[...]

13 Connecting to External A V Source The unit supports A V signal input function. Please use the audio/video cable to connect the unit to the external A V signal source such as a DVD, VCR etc. after connecting, switch the DVD/A V IN to A V IN. Note: Noise may occur in speakers when ther e is an external aud io signal input while playing a DVD disc.[...]

14 Using of AC Adapter The player is supplied with an adapter . T ake the following steps to use the adapter . Note: Please turn player 's power off before un plugging. Note:In the cas e of using the adapter, the LCD screen will be lighter than with the rechargeable battery. Using of Car Adapter Y ou can use Car Adapter while in a vehicle, tak[...]

15 About Rechargeable Ba ttery Pack Your portable DVD player comes with a lithium ion rechar geable battery that attaches to the rear of the DVD player. Char ge the battery fully before initial use. Charging time is normally about 5 hours. A fully charged battery delivers about 3 hours of use, but pla ying time varies from disc to disc. If the batt[...]

16 Attaching the Battery Pack Refer to the following steps for attaching the Battery Pack: 1. Make sure the DVD player is po wer off and the AC or car ada pter is disconnected. 2. Place the DVD player on a soft and smooth surface. 2. With one hand on the DVD player to prev ent it from moving, t ake the battery and align the plastic tabs on the batt[...]

17 Detaching the Battery Pack If the DVD Player is not going to be used for long periods of time, the battery pack should first be fully charged and then detached. When t he DVD Player is turned OFF, the DVD Player is still consuming some power in STANDBY mode. This will eventually discharge the battery. Make sure the power is turned OFF and the AC[...]

18 Compatible Disc Formats DISC LOGO DIAMETER PLA YBACK TIME/ PLA Y ABLE SIDES 133 min (SS- SL) 242 min (SS-DL) 266 min (DS-SL) 12cm 484 min (DS-DL) 41 min (SS-SL) 75 min (SS-DL) 82 min (DS-SL) DVD 8cm 150 min (DS-DL) 12cm 74 min CD 8cm 20 min JPEG 12cm Operation methods of some DVD discs are s pecified by the soft ware manufacturer . Please follow[...]

19 PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULL Y BEFORE USING Y O U R D V D P L A Y E R F O R T H E F I R S T T I M E . W ARNING: Do not play poor-qu ality discs to avoid damaging the lens. Pre-operation 1. Connect the unit to power supply through the provi ded AC adaptor . 2. Switch “POWER ON/OFF” to “ON” on the left panel turn on the [...]

20 Use of Some General Buttons (continued) DVD Playback Buttons Operation Playback Operation  S top During pla y bac k , press the  button on ce to stop playback, then pre ss the but ton to resume normal play back from th e place w here it was stopped. Pres s it twice repea tedly to st op playback completely . Play/Pause Press the button to p[...]

21 DVD Playback (continued) Playback Operation MENU button Press the MENU button duri ng play back to display the menu on the screen. Pr ess the MENU again to resume the norm al play back. Press the  (di rection but tons) to sele ct the desired title or disc m enu item, an d press the E NT button to conf irm. Or pres s the 0-9 buttons t[...]

22 DVD Playback (continued) Playback Operation SLOW button Press the SLO W button to start sl ow forward an d slow rewind play back as follow ing: s.f.1/2 – s.f.1/ 4 – s.f.1/8 – s.f. 1/16 – s.r .1/2 - s.r .1/4 - s.r .1/ 8 - s.r .1/16 (s.f.:slow forw ard, s.r .: slow rewind).Pr ess the button to res ume normal play back.  &  button[...]

23 CD Playback Buttons Operation Playback Operation Press the button to pause durin g playback, press it agai n to resum e normal pl ayback. Play/Pause button  STOP During pla y back, press the  bu tton onc e to stop playback, th en press the button t o resume normal play back from th e place w here it w as stopped. Pre ss it twice re peatedl[...]

24 Picture CD Playback Pre-operation Note: Many discs have other items besides pictures. Buttons Operation playP Playback Operation 1. Load a Picture CD in the disc tray , the player w ill search a nd play disc automatically . 2. The scre en display s the Root Fol der with sev eral subdire ctories/sub folders. Use the  ,  buttons l to sele ct[...]

25 Picture CD Playback (continued ) Playback Operation Picture Rotate During brow sing a picture , you can press direct ion buttons  ,  ,  ,  to rotate the current picture . Press the  button to rot ate the current pictur e clockwise, as fol lowing dra wings: P r e s s t h e  button to rotat e the current pictur e anti-clockw ise,[...]

26 General Setup Page Y ou can change t he default s ettings of thi s unit to c ustomize it s performan ce to your o wn preference. R ead this sec tion to lear n how to set up the system. Note: the sy stem shoul d better be set up i n the st ate that no disc is in the D VD driv e or the unit is on the stop mode . Follow the st eps below to set up y[...]

27 General Setup Page System Setup 2.Angle Mark This item is use d to turn th e Angle Ma rk on or of f. Press the  or  button to highlight this i tem. Press the ENT or  to en ter the item. Press the  or  button to choo se angle mark on or off. Press the ENT button to confirm your selection. Press the  direction to exit this item. [...]

28 Speaker Setup Page Dolby Digital Setup The item included in this sub-menu is shown a s the left. 1.Downmix This item is used to set downmix mode. Press the  or  button to highlight this item. Press the ENT or  to en ter the i tem. It includes Lt/Rt an d stereo, stereo by default. Note: The function of Lt/Rt i s to output mixed audio in [...]

29 Dolby Digital Setup V ideo Setup Page System Setup 2.Dynamic This item is used to adjust linear dy namic compression rate to get dif ferent signal compression E ffect s. Press the  or  button to highlight this item. Press the ENT or  to enter the setu p of this item. Then the item will show as the lef t. Press the  or  to ch oose [...]

30 V ideo Setup Page Preference page System Setup 3. Contrast This item is used to adjust contrast level of the Screen. Press the  or  button to highlight this item. Press the ENT or  to enter the item. Press the  or  butto n to adjust to desired lev el. The default level is 00. Press the ENT button to confirm your selection. The ite[...]

31 Preference page System Setup 2. Subtitle This item is used to set the subtitle language. Press the  or  butto n to highlight this item. Press the ENT or  button to enter th e item. The available languages are Engli sh, French, S panish, Chine se, Japanese, Kore an, Russian and Thai. Off by default. Press the  or  button to choo se[...]

32 Letterbox screen This refers t o a scree n on which t he playback p icture of w ide-scree n DVDs appear s with blac k bands runnin g along the t op and bot tom. Pan & Scan screen This refers to a screen on w hich the playbac k picture of w ide-screen D VDs is cut of f at the lef t and right sid es. Title, Chapter (DVD) DVDs are div ided into[...]

33 T ake ste ps desc ribed in the t ables below to sol ve simple pro blems before co ntactin g after-sal es serv ice. If Y ou S uspect Something Wrong, i mmediately tur n the power off. Disconnect t he power con nector and c heck that t here is neithe r smoke nor heat from the unit before as king for re pairs. Never try to repair the unit by yours [...]

34 Other possibilities: S t atic or other external i nterferenc e may cause th e play er function a bnormally . In order to recover normal statu s, please un plug the pow er-supply cord and then plug it into the outlet again to reset the play er . If th e problems still ex ist, please cut of f the pow er supply and consul t your service center o r [...]

35 DESIGN AND SPECIFICA TIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE TFT screen size 7 inches Laser W avelength 780/650 nm Video System NTSC Frequency Response 20Hz ～ 20kHz ± 2.5dB Audio Signal-to-noise Rate ≥ 85dB Audio distortion+noi se ≤－ 70dB (1kHz) Channel Separation ≥ 70dB (1kHz) Dynamic Range ≥ 80dB (1kHz) Audio Out Analog A udio [...]

36 For service, support and warranty information, visit www .po laroid.com or in the US call 1-866-289-516 8, in Canada call 1-866-301- 7922 and in Mexico call 01-800-400-2443. "Polaroid" and “Polaroi d and Pixel” ar e trademarks of Polaroid Corp oration, W altham, MA, USA.[...]