Polaroid PDV-0800 manual

8” Portable DVD Player PDV -0800 Operation Manual 20040928[...]

- 2 - C o n t e n t s Important Safety Instructions --------------------------------------------------------------------- Precautions with Moisture ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Function Features ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Parts Introduction -------[...]

- 4 - I m p o r t a n t S a f e t y I n s t r u c t i o n The lighting flas h with arrowhe ad symbol,within a n triangle, alert s the user to “dangerous voltage” w hich could cau se electric shock. The exclamation point within a triangle i ndicates to the user to read important operating and m aintenance instru ctions in the manual. NOTES 1) Re[...]

- 5 - P r e c a u t i o n s w i t h M o i s t u r e Under the followi ng circumfer ences, moisture ma y appear on t he lens of th e product, which is the most sensitive part of the DVD play er: • The DVD player is sudd enly moved from a col d place to a warm plac e. • A room is heated while the DVD player starts op erating, or the DVD is plac e[...]

- 6 - Function Features 1. EXCELLENT SOUND Dolby digital delivers great sound. 2 . H I G H R E S O L U T I O N On-screen displa ys in your choic e of English/Spanish /French. MPEG2 decoding format achi eves more than 500 lines of horiz ontal resolution. 3 . S P E C I A L F U N C T I O N S Audio output terminal for connection to audio amplifiers. Su[...]

- 7 - Parts Introduction DVD Player 1. Power switch 2. Disc cover 3. Open disc tray 4. Remote sensor 5. Direction buttons 6. Prev skip button Press to skip to previous c hapter/track. 7. Next skip b utton Press to skip to next chapter/tra ck. 8. OK button 9. Pause button 10. Stop button 11. Play button 12. Menu butt on 13. T itle button 14. Bright [...]

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- 8 - Parts Introduction Right Side Panel 1. V olume adjusting knob Used to adjust the earp hone and speaker volume. 2. Earphone jack HI-FI earphone output, when connecting th is jack, speaker volume is turned o ff. 3. Audio output/input jack 4. Video output/input jack 5. Switch for A V ‘ IN’ and A V ‘OUT’ • Switch to IN to set the player[...]

- 9 - R e m o t e C o n t r o l 1. PWR button Press to enter st andby mod e. 2. INFO button P d P f Pr o P a P P m S b P P o ress for detailed informatio n on the isc playing. ress repeatedly to remov e information rom screen. 3. TITLE button ess to display title menu if pr esent n the disc. ress to select random play whe n pla ying CD. 4. Directio[...]

- 10 - R e m o t e C o n t r o l 9.  NEXT SKIP button P W a o P (i a P b Pr P o P P p 17. P b sume normal playback . P c P t S p a P r P (i l ress to go to next cha pter . 10. SUBT button hen a DVD is playing, press to select subtitle language or to turn subti tles ff. 11. ANGLE button ress to access various camera angles f the DVD disc contains[...]

- 11 - Connections Connecting to a TV Audio/video connections 1. Always ensure that the DVD player , TV a nd any other el ectrical equipme nt you are connecting the D VD player to is switched off and unplugged from the power su pply . 2. The easiest way to connect the DVD player to a television is via the supplied Audio/V ideo connections. Co nnect[...]

- 12 - P l a y b a c k P r e p a r a t i o n s Usage of Remote Control 1. Refer to the drawing a nd remove the empty bat tery receptacle. 2. Prior to shipping, a separating film was appli ed to the battery . Remove this film. 3. Press the battery into the receptacle and insert the r eceptacle into the remote. 4. For best results, aim the remote dir[...]

- 13 - P l a y b a c k P r e p a r a t i o n s Disc Formats Supported by this Player The unit can play discs bearing any of the follo wing logos: DISC LOGO DIAMETER PLA YBACK TIME/ PLA Y ABLE SIDES 133 min (S S-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) D 8 VD cm 150 min (DS-DL) 12cm 74 min[...]

- 14 - P l a y b a c k P r e p a r a t i o n s Usage of Switching Power Adapter The player is supplied with a power switching ad apter . 1. Connect AC adaptor to the power jack marked “ DC 12V IN” on the side of t he DVD player . 2. Connect the rabbit joint end of the AC adaptor to the pow er cord. 3. Plug the two-prong end of the power co rd t[...]

- 15 - Power Supply Using and Charging the B attery Pack Charge the Battery Pack before using it t he first time. Charging ti me is normally 3-4 hours. Do not charge the Batter y Pack more than 4 hours as it could red uce service life. Normally, the B attery Pack can be charged approximately 300 times. W hen fully charged, the Batt ery Pack deliver[...]

- 16 - D e t a c h i n g B a t t e r y P a c k Detaching Battery Pack from the unit: If the player is not going to b e used for a lo ng period of ti me, we recom mend that you detach the Battery Pack. Even if t he unit is powered down, it still consumes some power in ST ANDBY mod e and will discharge the bat tery . Mak e sure the power is t urned o[...]

- 17 - Basic Operation Please read these instructions carefully befo re using your DVD player for the first time. 1. T urn on the play er’ s p ower by switch ing the POWER switc h on the side of the player to “ON”. 2. Press OPEN button o n front panel to o pen the disc cover . 3. Remove the prot ective lens cov er . 4. Load disc with the labe[...]

- 18 - Basic Operation Stop During playback, press the STO P button on t he remote control to stop pla ying. Press the PLA Y button a nd the player will play from the point w here it stopped . Mode During playback, press the mode butto n on the control panel to c hange the aspect ratio on the scre en. Title Me nu 1. Press the TITLE button on the re[...]

- 19 - S y s t e m S e t u p GENERAL SE T -UP Yo u can change the default setti ngs to customi ze perfor mance to your own preference. 1. Remove the disc f rom the DVD drive an d press the ‘SETUP’ button on the remote control, the settings menu will appear . It includes General Setup, S peaker Setup, Dolby Digital Setup, Video Set up and Prefer[...]

- 20 - S y s t e m S e t u p 3. OSD Lang There are five ki nds of differe nt OSD languages f or selection. 4. SPDIF Output This item is used to set th e format of digi tal audio. ‘SPDIF OFF’ turns off the digital audio; ‘SPDIF/RA W’ outputs the original. For example, if t he disc bei ng played is Dolby Digital, then the digital audio out pu[...]

- 21 - S y s t e m S e t u p Video Setup - continued 2. Brightness Use this item to adjust brightnes s level. 3. Contrast Use this item to adjust contrast level. Prefer ence P age 1. Audio, Subtitle, Disc Menu This setting allows you to hear or read subtitl es of a DVD in your choice of English, Spanish or French. 2. Default Reset Use this function[...]

Playback Functions Fast Forwa rd & Rewind Press the  and  buttons to active fast forward or rewi nd. Slow Forward & Rewind Press the SLOW button to slow forward or rewi nd. Repeat 1. Repeat a title, chapter or track. Press t he REPEA T button on the remote control. Repeatedly pressing t he REPEA T b utton will display a menu as follow[...]

Playback Functions Search by time Y ou can use the GOTO button to searc h by time, namely to play from a specific time. During DVD playback, press the GO TO button once and the screen will displa y the title or chapter . Use the n umber buttons to select any on e of them. Press th e GOTO button twice, then y ou can use numb er buttons to inp ut the[...]

- 24 - Playback Functions Playing a JPEG JPEG is a common picture format that requires very little storage per image with a low loss rate in resolution. Hundreds of pictures can be stored on a disc in this format. In order to create digital albums from film pictures, have your film developer make a ”PICTURE CD”, in JPEG format. OPERA TION 1. No[...]

C a r e o f D i s c s How to hold discs When loading or removing discs, do not touch their playing sur faces. - 25 - Cleaning Fingerprints or other dirt on th e disc may affect sound a nd picture quality . T o clean your discs, use a soft clean cl oth to wipe them. If ne cessar y, moiste n a soft cloth with diluted neutral det ergent to remove heav[...]

- 26 - About Rechargeable Battery Y our portable DVD player comes with a lithi um ion r echargeable battery t hat attaches to the bottom of the player . 1. Under normal working conditio ns, the batt ery can be charged and disc harged ov er 300 times. 2. The properties of th e rechargeable battery are: 7.4 Volts, with a capacity of 4200mAh, interior[...]

- 27 - T roubleshooting Symptom What T o Check The player cannot pl ay . • Make sure the A V IN/OUT switch on the side of the player unit is in the OUT po sition for standard play . • Make sure the disc cover is closed. • Make sure a disc is loaded. • Make sure the disc i sn’ t loaded upside down. • Disc should be clean, not dirty or wa[...]

- 28 - Specifications TFT screen s ize 8 inches Laser W avelength W avelength: 780/65 0nm Video System NTSC Frequency Response 20Hz-20KHz ±2.5dB Audio Signal-t o-noise Rat e  85Db Audio distortio n + noise  -70dB (1KHz) Channel Separation  70dB (1KHz) Dynamic Range  80dB (1KHz) Analog Audio Out Out Level: 2V± 0.2 1.0 , Load: 10K Au[...]

Special Notes On Revolving TFT LCD Screen The revolving TF T LCD scree n is one of the o utstanding feat ures about t his product. For proper opera tion, follow these steps. - 29 - Pos A 1. Open the scr een cover to position (A) as shown i n l e f t f i g u r e s o t h e s c r e e n i s v e r t i c a l t o t h e opera tion panel . Pos B 2. The scre[...]

- 30 - For service, support and warranty information, visit www .polaroidelectronics.com or in the US call 1-866-289-5168, in Canada call 1-866-301-7922 and in Mexico call 01-800-400-2443. “Polaroid” is a registered trademark of Po laroid Co rporation of Waltham, MA USA and licensed for use on the PDV -0800 to Petters Cons umer Brands, LLC.[...]