Polaroid PDV-523M2 manual

5” Port able DVD Player Model: PDV -523M2 Operations Manual 20040928 1[...]

T able of Contents Import ant Safety Instructions …………………………………………..… Characteristic Features ………..………………………………………….. Disc Information …………………..………………………………………… Description-DVD Play er ………….………..…………………?[...]

Import ant Safety Instructions 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. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to th[...]

Import ant Safety Instructions 4 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. Maintain well ventilated conditions around the product. Do not put product on bed, sofa or anything t hat blo ck[...]

5 Characteristic Features About this play er This player incorporates a DVD player , color LCD screen display , 2 channel stereo audio output functions. When used in a vehicle, this player can be powered with the 12VDC car adapter . High Quality Properties H i g h R e s o l u t i o n MPEG2 decoding format achieves more than 500 lines of horizontal [...]

D i s c I n f o r m a t i o n Disc Format s Supported By This Player DISC LOGO DIAMETER PLA YB ACK T IME/ PLA Y ABLE SIDES 133 min (SS-SL) 242min (SS-DL) 266min (DS-SL) DVD 12cm 484 min (DS-DL) 6 12cm 74min CD 8cm 20min MP3 12cm 600min The operating method of some DVD discs is specified by the software maker . Please refer to the instruction manual[...]

Description DVD Player Front Vie w Open the cover to view the fashionable design of the unit: 7 1. OPEN button Press to open the disc tray . 2. TITLE button Press to display title menu (if present) on the disc. 3.  REV button Press to search backward. 4.  FWD button Press to search forward. 5.  PREV SKIP button Press to return to the previ[...]

Description-DVD Player 12. OK button Press to confirm selections in the menu. 13. MENU butt on 8 Press to turn the menu on/off. 14. Disc tray cover Press the OPEN button to open the tray for loading disc. 15. Speakers Produce high quality sound. 16. Bright adjusting bu tton Press to adjust the brightness of the LCD screen. 17. Contrast adjusting b [...]

Remote Control Use Of Remote Control Prep arati on of remote contro l Remove the battery compartment in the direction of the arrow . Place the lithium battery in the battery compartment. Make sure the polarity matches the marks inside the compartment. Insert the compartment into the remote. 9 Under normal use the battery will last for about one yea[...]

R e m o t e C o n t r o l Remote Control Dra w ing 1. POWER butt on Press to put the unit into standby mode. Press again to put the unit into working mode. 2. INFO button Press for detailed information on the disc playing. Press repeatedly to remove information from screen. 3. TITLE button Press to display title menu if present on the disc. 4. Dire[...]

11 R e m o t e C o n t r o l 8.  PREV button Press to skip to the previous track/chapter . 9.  NEXT button Press to skip to the next track/chapter . 10. SUBT button When a DVD is playing, press to select a subtitle language or the turn subtitle off. 1 1. ANGLE butt on Press to access various camera angles, if the DVD disc contains multiple ca[...]

S y s t e m C o n n e c t i o n s Do not connect the power to the unit unt il all audio and video con nections have been made. Switch A V IN/ OUT to A V/OUT mode for playing discs. Connect the audio/video output jacks to the corresponding jacks on the TV , amplifier or speaker . Connecting to TV Connections should be made as follows: 12 Connecting [...]

S y s t e m C o n n e c t i o n s Connecting to Audio/Video Sources Move the switch “A V IN/OUT” to “IN” position on the right panel to put the unit into audio/video input mode. Use the audio cable to connect the AUDIO socke t of your DVD player with the audio output socket of external A V signal source. Put one plug of the video cable into[...]

S y s t e m C o n n e c t i o n s • When not using the additional LCD display: Connect the rabbit joint end of t he AC adapter to the power cord. Connect the AC adapte r to the side of the DVD player in the slot marked “DC+12V ”. Plug the power cord into an electrical socket. See the below figure: When using the Power Adapter , install the un[...]

S y s t e m C o n n e c t i o n s Connecting T o LCD Display When using the additional LCD display as a video monitor, connections should be made as follows: Connecting T o Head phone Plug the headphone connector into the headphone jack on the right side of the D VD player . See the below figure: • Excessive loud usage of headphones could damage [...]

About Rechargeable Battery Normally the player is powered by connec ting it to an AC power supply using the adapter . When used as a portable player outdoors or when traveling, the unit comes with a lithium ion rechargeable battery that attaches to the bottom of the player . Y ou can enjoy the DVD player wherever you are. Usage of the Rechargeab le[...]

About Rechargeable Battery Det aching Battery Pack Important Note : Detach battery when not in use for an extende d period of time to prolong the battery’s service life. 17 1. Press the tab towards the front of the unit. Hold the tab in the up position. 2. Gently slide the Battery Pack toward the back of the Unit. Carefully lift the Battery Pack [...]

D i s c P l a y O p e r a t i o n s Basic operation Prep arati on After the connections have been made, turn on the relevant equipment and select the desired video input before playback. 18 Open the LCD screen Press the button on the main panel, lif t the LCD screen upward. T urn on the player ’s power T urn on the pla yer ’s power by switching[...]

Disc Play Operations During playback, press the COLOR, CONTRAST and BRIGHT buttons on the front panel of the DVD player or the COLOR and BRIGHT buttons on the LCD display to adjust the picture. During playback, ro tate the earphone/speaker volume knob to increase and decrease the volume. 19 T o interrupt playback press the STOP button once. Press t[...]

Disc Play Operations Audio There are up to 8 kinds of audio languages in a DVD disc. When you play a multi-language DVD disc, press the AUDIO button on remote control to select a different audio language. 20 Subtitle The DVD player can support up to 32 kinds of subtitles. When you play a multi-subtitle disc, press the SUBTITLE button on remote cont[...]

21 Disc Play Operations Press the  direction button to return to the root menu. JPEG Playback 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 m[...]

Playback Functions Stop During CD, DVD playback, press the STOP button on the remote control to stop playing. Press the PLA Y button and then the player will resume play from the point where it stopped. Pressing the STOP button twice will stop the unit completely . Pressing the PLA Y button again will play the disc from the beginning. 22 During MP3[...]

23 Playback Functions Normal playback is resumed when you press the PLA Y button. There is no slow playback function for CD and MP3 discs. Play Press the PLA Y button to start playback. Press the POWER button on the remote control to enter the standby status, and press it again to enter playing status. If there is no operation for a long time, the [...]

System Setup Setup Menu In stop status, press the SETUP button on the remote control and the TV screen will display a main menu. Press the SETUP button to exit the setup menu. 24 Use W / X direction buttons to choose the item, press the ENTER butto n or the ▼ button to enter it. General Setup Use the W / X buttons to select a category . Press the[...]

System Setup Angle Mark In the General Setup Page , use the ▲ / ▼ direction buttons to highlight the “Angle Mark.” Press the X button to access it. 25 Use the ▲ / ▼ direction buttons to select the item you want to set. Press the ENTER button to confirm it and return t o the last level. This function is effect ive only if alternative vie[...]

System Setup - 26 Use the ▲ / ▼ direction buttons to select On or Off. Press the ENTER button to confirm it and return to the last level. When On is selected, the player will display a screen saver picture after playback has stopped for some time. Select Off for no screen saver . Speaker Setup When General Setup has been done, press the W butto[...]

System Setup 27 Use the ▲ / ▼ direction buttons to select the item you want to set. Press the ENTER button to confirm it and return t o the last level. Video Setup When Dolby Digital Setup has been done, press the W to return to the category menu. Use the X to choose Video Setup and press ENTER or ▼ to enter it. Use the ▲ / ▼ direction bu[...]

System Setup  - 28 Use the ▲ / ▼ direction buttons to select the item you want to set. Press the ENTER button to confirm it and return t o the last level. This function is only available for discs that several audio bit streams have been recorded onto. -Preferenc e Page- - A u d i o E N G E n g l i s h Subtitle ENG French D i s c M e n u E N[...]

System Setup Default Reset In Preference menu, use the ▲ / ▼ direction button to highlight the “Default” and bring up the menu. Press the X button to access it. 29 Press the ENTER if you want to recall the factory settings. All programmed settings done so far will be deleted. V ersion In Preference menu, use the ▲ / ▼ direction button t[...]

Description-Additional LCD Displa y The additional LCD display can be connected to any DVD pla yer or other A V signal input sources. Like the DVD player , it can also be powered with a car adapter and is convenient for use in a vehicle or outdoors. T wo speakers produce high qualit y sound and the 5’ Color TFT LCD screen presents a high resoluti[...]

Description-LCD Display Lef t View - 31 - 1. POWER ON/OFF sw itch Switch the power on or off. Right Vie w 1. POWER IN jack Connection for power input. 2. POWER OUT jack Connection for power output. 3. VIDEO IN jack Connection for video input. 4. A UDIO IN j ack Connection for audio input. 5. Headphone jack Connection for the headphone. When the hea[...]

System Connections Do not connect the power to the uni t until all connections have been made. Connecting to DVD Player When using with a DVD player as a displa y , connections should be made as follows; Connecting to Audio/Video Sources Use the audio cable to connect the AUDIO IN socket of the LCD display with the audio output jack of the external[...]

System Connections Connecting to Power Adapter Connect the supplied adapter to the side of the LCD display in the slot marked with “DC12V In”. Using the supplied power co rd , connect the jack marked “DC12V Out” on the side of the additional LCD screen to the jack marked with “DC12V In” on the side of the player , then plug the two-p ro[...]

System Connections Connecting T o Head phone Plug headphone into the headphone jack on the right side of the LCD display . See the below figure. • Excessive loud usage of headphones could damage your hearing. • T urn do wn the volume before you connect the headphones and then raise the volume to suit your level. • When the headphone is plugge[...]

35 Carrying Case INSTRUCTIONS FOR A TT AC HING YOUR PORT ABLE DVD PLA YER CASE IN A VEHICLE Please read and follow these instructions carefully when atta ching t his case inside your vehicle. For ease of installation, do not place the DVD player into the case until after the case is att ached inside the vehicle. CA UTION 1. Do not use this DVD Play[...]

CA UTION Always position the plastic hooks and strap adj ustment slider so that they do not contact the back of the head of the person in the front seat. Att ach the DVD Player Case to a seat back (Photos 1 & 2): 1. Unzip the main compartment that holds the player; locate the set of rings tucked inside the top edge of the case (A) 2. Locate the[...]

Suspend the DVD Play er Case bet w een 2 bucket seat s (Photo 3): 1. Unzip the main compartment that holds the player; locate the set of rings tucked inside the top edge of the case (A) 2. Locate the 2 straps with hooks on each end 3. Hook one end of each strap to the rings at the top of the case (A) 4. Wrap each strap around the headrest or seat; [...]

C a r B a g Y our Portable DVD Player includes a sturdy carrying bag/headrest mount for the ultimate in portable convenience! The bag/m ount is easy to attach and fits on nearly any car or truck headrest (see photo above) 38[...]

39 T roubleshooting Symptom What to check No TFT LC D display Make sure the power is on. LCD is very bright or dark. Use the BRIGHT +/- on the control panel to adjust the brightness. Colors of picture are faded or bloomy . Use the COLOR +/- on the c ontrol panel to adjust the color . The player does not play discs or the display shows: no disc. Mak[...]

Specifications Laser W avelengt h W avelength: 780 /650nm Video System NTSC Frequency Response 20Hz - 20kHz ±2.5dB Audio Signal-to-noise Rate ≥ 85dB Audio distortion + noise ≤ -70dB (1kHz) Channel Separation ≥ 70dB (1kHz) Dynamic Range ≥ 80dB (1kHz) Audio Out Out Level 2V± 0.2 1.0 , Load 10k Ω Video Out Out Level 1V P-P ±0.2, Load 75 ?[...]

41 For service, support and warranty information, visit www .p olaroidelectronics.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 Pola roid Corporation of W alt ham, MA USA and licensed for use on the PDV -523M2 to Petters Consumer Brands, LLC.[...]