Audiovox D1800 manuale d’uso

Portable DVD Player with Color TFT LCD Scr een D1800 USER’S MANUAL[...]

1 A BEFORE USING THE DVD PLA YER Important! Please read the following instructions before attem pting to operate the DVD Player B Rain and Moisture W a rning T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance t o rain or moisture.[...]

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3  CAUTION: This unit employs a laser system. T o ensure the proper use of the unit, read this manual carefully and keep it for future reference. T o pre vent direct exposure to the laser radi ation, do not open the cabinet. Invisible laser radiation when the cabinet is opened or the interlocks are defeated. DO NOT stare into the laser beams. Us[...]

4  Regi on Ma nageme nt Infor mat ion – This Player is designed to respond to the Region Management Inform ation recorded on DVDs, The regi on number of this player is “1”. If the region number described on th e DVD does not correspond to the region number of this player , this player cannot play this disc. This Player will play DV Ds mad [...]

5  The Digital Theater System (DTS) is a 5.1-channel surround sound system, which is widely used in mov ie theatres around the world, It allows the bit rate to be increased in order to provid e good sound quality without excessively compressing the da ta.  Linear PCM (LPCM) is a signal-rec ording format used in a CD. While a CD is recorded in[...]

6 C D1800 Main Features • 8 Inch “Slim-Line” Personal DVD Player • Standard Screen (4:3) And W ide Screen (16:9) Displays Are A vailable • Screen Saver , Prevent LCD From Being Damaged • Dolby Digital AC-3 System Developed By Dolby Lab • Parental Lock Makes It Easy T o Control Content (Disc Dependent) • Eight Language Supported OSD [...]

7 D ABOUT THIS MANUAL • This Manual introduces how to use the controls on the unit and the Remote Control. • Please review the sym bols shown in the chart below . E Symbols Used In This Manual MAR K INDICA TION DVD Disc Audio Compac t Disc F PLA Y ABLE DISC FORMA TS TYPE MAR K CONTENT SIZE PLA Y ING TIME About 2hrs (single-side disc) 12cm About[...]

8 A BEFORE USING THE DVD PLA YER ........................................................................... 1 B Rain and Moisture W arning ...................................................... ........................................ 1 C D1800 Main Features ................ .........................................................................[...]

9 GENERAL SETUP ..................................................................................................... 28 SPEAKER SETUP...................................................................................................... 30 DOLBY DIGIT AL SETUP ............................ ............................................................[...]

10 19. GO TO PLA Y DVD CD ..................................................................................... 36 WHILE PLA YING D VD ...................................................................................... .............. 36 WHILE PLA YING AUDI O CD ............................ ........................................................[...]

11 1. ACCESSORIES FOR D1800 DVD PLA YER Before using the D1800 DVD player, please check the contents of the package to make sure nothing is missing or damaged. Contact your dealer with any questions. Supplied D1800 DVD Player Components STANDARD A CCESSORIES FOR PORTABLE DVD PLAY ER: A . P o r t a b l e D V D P l a y e r B. Remote Control (Incl. On[...]

12 2. TERMS FOR DISCS TITLE The images or music contained on a CD are divide d into units. “Tit le” is the largest unit. Each Title is numbered so it is possible to search a disc by Title. CHAPTER A Title is composed of several smaller un it s called “Chapters”. Each Chapter is assigned a number so it is possible to search a disc by Cha pte[...]

13 3. BEFORE OPERA TING THE DVD PLA YER SAFETY INFORMATION • Read all of the safety and operating inst ructions before operating the system and retain fo r future reference. • Do not attempt to service, repair or modify the DVD Player. See your dealer for qualified service person nel. • Do not inser t foreign o bjects into the DVD compartme n[...]

14 For eign Substances Exercise care to prevent dirt and for eign objects from entering the DVD Player compartment. Be especially careful not to spill liquids of any kind onto the media controls or into the system. If liquid i s accidentally spilled onto the system , immediately turn the system OFF an d consult a quali fied service technician . Cle[...]

15 4. DVD PLA YER CONTROLS AND INDICA TO RS DVD PLA YER D1800 DVD Player Controls and Indicators Layout 1. TFT LCD MONITOR. 8-INCH MONIT OR: Displays DVD disc images. 2. SPEAKERS: Provides the audio signal from the DVD Player. 3. DI SC COM P AR TMENT COVER: Protects the DVD disc during play back. 4. POWER ON/OFF BUTTON: Press this button to turn th[...]

16 16. ENTER (PLA Y) AND DIRECTION BU TTON: Used to select or switch a highlighted selection in the va rious DVD Play er menus. 17. AUDIO IN: Allows the user to apply an external audio signal 18. VIDEO IN: Allows the user to apply an external video signal. 19. VOLUM E: Allows the user to increase or decrease the audio sound levels 20. PHONES: Allow[...]

17 5. DVD PLA YER REMOTE CONTROL UNIT CONTROLS D1800 REMOTE CONTROL Remote Contr ol Button Layout 1. DVD DIGEST BUTT ON: ( Menu Button ) Play DVD disc and obtain the play ing status of DVD digest menu instructions. 2. PBC ON/OFF BUTTON: This is selected for playing back control for DISC play mode. 3. NUMBER BU TTON: You can select Tracks or Main Me[...]

18 7. P AUSE/PLA Y BUTTON: When playing a d isc, pr ess the PAU SE/PLAY button to pause the play back of a movie temporarily then press the PAUSE/PLAY button to res tart the play back of the movie . 8. FB BUTTON: This button is used to fast reverse the play back of the movie at 2,4,6 and 8 times the normal playback speed. 9. FF BUTTON: This button [...]

19 Play the previous chapter of a DVD disc or the previous track of an Audio CD. 22. PROGRAM BUTTON: Push to display a screen from which to program th e playback of an Audio CD. 23. REPEA T BUTTON: Press this button once to repeat the current Chapter in play, press the button twice to repeat the current Title in play and pressing th is button a th [...]

20 33. INFRARED TRANSMITTER: The Infrared Transmitte r sends the comm ands from the remote to the unit.[...]

21 6. CONNECTIONS CHARGING THE BATTERY 1. Connect the end of the supplied DC Power Adaptor cable to an AC wall outlet. 2. Connect th e other end of the supplied DC Power Adaptor cable to the 15V DC IN (DC IN) jack on the side of the D1800 jack. When the battery is charging, a red LED will light while charging. Once the charging cycle is complete th[...]

22 CONNECTING THE D1800 TO A TV SET The Audio/Video Output Jacks are used to connect the D1800 to any TV/Mon itor that is equ ipped w ith Audio/Video Input Jacks. 1. Connect one end of th e supplied Audio/Video cable to all three off the color-coded Audio/Video Output Jacks on the back of the D1800 (Yellow=Video, Red and White=Audio). 2. Connect th[...]

23 A B C 7. REMOTE CONTROL OPERA TION Amplifier Connection Refer to the illustration above for th e following battery replacement steps: 1. Open the batt ery compart ment (A) and remov e the old bat ter y 2. Insert one new button battery ( CR 2025 ) into the battery compartment making sure that the “ + ” mark faces up (toward s the backside of [...]

24 8. CUSTOM BA TTER Y P ACK OPERA TION Rechargeable Battery Replacement RECHARGEABLE BA TTERY PACK OPER ATION: A. Insert the battery connective into the joiner of base case . B. Then slide battery s lowly down onto the case. C. T urn on the hinge anti-clockwise with a coin. D. Align the battery case to the four rectangular nubs on the bu tton of D[...]

25 9. BASIC D1800 OPERA TING PR OCEDURES The following describes how to play a disc in the D1800. 1. Press the “PUSH OPEN ” button to unlock and open the disc compartm ent cover . 2. Press the “POWER” button to power on the unit, the Power LED will light up to indicate that the unit is on and is reading the disc. 3. During play : (a) Press [...]

26 10. REMOTE CONTROL OPERA TING PROCEDURES  DVD SET UP SETTING According to the recorded information and external equipment, set the following functions for DVD to obtain the best pla ying status. SETUP Remote Contr ol SETUP Button 1. Press the “SETUP” button to access and configure the SETUP MENU MAIN P AGE. The following menu will be disp[...]

27 PA G E ” . The following sub-menu will be displayed: Speaker Setup Page • Press the  to select “DOWNM IX” t. The following sub-screen will be displayed: Spea ker Setup Pag e • Use the  or  buttons to highlight “STERO ” • Push “ENTER” button to confirm 3. T o exit from menus. Push direction buttons (  ,  ) and ?[...]

28 Setup Menu Main Page • Push  to select “EXIT SETUP” then push “ENTER” button to exit from the m enu. GENERAL SETUP The setting structure of the GENERAL SETUP me nu is as follows: -- GENERAL P AGE -- T V D I S P L A Y > > • NORMAL/PS • NORMAL/LB • WIDE TV TYPE>> • MUL TI • NTSC • PA L PIC MODE>> • AUTO[...]

29 2. NO RMAL /LB This setting is selected when the unit is connect ed to a normal TV . W ide-screen images are shown on the screen, with black bands on the top and bottom. 3. WIDE This setting is selected when the unit is connected with a 16:9 wide-screen TV .  TV TYPE Y ou may select the TV T ype according to the color system of the TV to be c[...]

30 ˙ ON: Start the TFT LCD screen saver . ˙ OFF: rem ove the TFT LCD screen saver . SPEAKER SETUP The setting structure of the SPEAKER SETUP menu is a s follows: -- SPEAKER SETUP P AGE -- DOWNMIX >> • LT / R T • STEREO MAIN P AGE The following describe the functionality of the DOWNMIX setup menus.  DOWNM IX LT / R T: select this when[...]

31  DUAL MONO The is the output mode of the L and R signals of the set audio output. If it is set to "MIXED MONO", the function only works when the DV D being played is 5.1-CHANNEL.  DYNAMIC RNG When the compression mode is set to "LINE OUT", this is selected to adjust linear compression rat e to obtain the dif ferent comp[...]

32  AUDIO, S UBTITLES AND DISC MEN U LANGUAGE SETTINGS If a language mentioned above is r ecorded on the disc, you can select AUDIO, SUBTITLES or DISC MENU languages. If not, the language recorded on the disc is shown.  P ARE NT AL The content of a disc with lock function is evaluated by grades. Y ou may select an age control grade, as needed[...]

33 11. V ARIOUS DIS C PLA Y MODES VOCAL ASSIST PLAY MODE In this mode you may select a desired language from a multi-language DVD. Y ou may also select the right channel or left channe l or stereo from a m ulti-channel CD. PLA YING DVD DVD When playing a DVD press the VOCAL ASSIST button and the follow ing selections will be displayed on the screen[...]

34  FF 6X (DVD/MP3)  FF 8X (DVD/MP3)  PLA Y FAST REV ERSE 2. Press the (  ) button to F AST REVERSE the playback of the disc. The following messages are displayed on the screen each time you push the (  ) button in order .  FR 1X (Audio CD Only)  FR 2X (DVD/MP3/Audio CD)  FR 3X (Audio CD Only)  FR 4X (DVD/MP3/Audio CD) ?[...]

35 The playback of the disc will r emain in this mode until either the unit is tur ned off or step 3 below is preforme d. To R e p e a t A T i t l e : Press the “REPEA T” button twice and the mess age "TITLE REPEA T ON" will be displayed on the screen, then disappear . Th e playback of the disc will remain in this mode until either th[...]

36 17. TURN OFF PBC This function is only accessible when the unit is in stop mode, push PBC until the TFT LCD screen shows " PBC OFF ", then push "Enter button" to select tracks. 18. SUBTITLE PLA Y DVD When playing a multi-subtitle DVD you may select one subtitle to show it on the screen. To enter the “SUBTITITLE” Mode: Pre[...]

37 T itle num ber is highlighted.  Press the number 6 button on the Rem ote Control to se lect T itle 6. The following screen will be displayed:  Repeat the steps above, select chapter 2 in title 6. WHILE PLA YING AUDI O CD When playing an AUDIO CD you can only enter a T ime you wish to s earch for . Example : to play from 00:01:38 of a track[...]

38 tim e and “TITLE and CHAPTER”. 2. Press the “DISPLA Y ” button again and the screen will display the elaps ed time of the TITLE. 3. Press the “DISPLA Y” button on ce more and the screen will display CH APTER ELAPSED tim e. 4. Press the “DISPLA Y” button again and th e screen will displ ay “CHAPTER REMAINING” t im e. 5. Press [...]

39 22. PROGRAM PLA Y Y ou may program the tracks on a disc and play them in the program m ed order . PLAYING DVD 1. After the unit stops and press PBC OFF , push “PROGRAM Button” to select. The following screen will be displayed: 2. Press the nu mber buttons in the order according to the titles (or chapters) to be program med. Example : Push 2,[...]

40 23. MP3 OPERA TIONS Playing MP3 Discs MP3 is a format for storing digital audio. An audio CD-quality song can be compressed into the MP3 format with very little loss of quality, while taking up much less space. CD-R discs that have been encoded in MP3 format can be played on your DV D player. Press the “DISPLAY” button on the remote to Displ[...]

41 Skipping Songs Use the Next ( XX l ) button on the remote control to move to the next song. Use the Previous ( l W W ) button to move to th e beginning of th e currently pl aying song. Pre ss the button aga in to move to the previous song. Using The Repeat Featu re The default mo de for the Repe at feature is OFF. Pr essing REPEAT conse cutively[...]

42 • Example, if you choose the number five song within the folder and it is the first song you have chosen, PRO GRAM P01:05 appears. 4. You can continue to add songs to the list from within the same folder by using the up or down arrow button and then pressing “ENTER” to add it to the list. 5. When you are done creating the list, pre ss “S[...]

43 24. TROUBLESHOOTING Before calling for servic e, it is advisable to refer to the troublesho oting table below. 25. TROUBLESHOOTING T ABLE SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CA USE(s) SOLUTION(s) Load the DISC correctly . Clean the DISC. DISC CANNOT BE PLA YED DISC is loaded Incorrectly . DISC is dirty . DISC is scratched or warped. Replace the DISC V ideo cable i[...]

44 26. D1800 SPECIFICA TIONS DISPLAY • Aspect Ratios ................................................................………..........4:3 / 16:9 • Horizontal Im age Resolution...........................................……….................480 • Pixels ..........................................................................…….....[...]

45 12 MONTH DAY LIMITED WARRANTY Applies to Audiovox Video Products AUDIOVOX ELECTRONICS CORPORAT ION (the Compan y) warrants to the original retail purchaser o f this produ ct that shoul d this pr oduct or any part there of, unde r normal us e and cond itions, be p roven defe ctive in materi al or workm anship wit hin 12 month s from the d ate of [...]